Shin Megami Tensei If... yɛ saa weird, moody SNES RPGs no mu baako a ɛnyɛ Japan akyi da —a ɛyɛ aniwuo, ɛfiri sɛ ɛwɔ saa Eerie High School horror vibe yi a ɛrekɔ so. Wofi ase sɛ osuani a ɔtaa kɔ hɔ kosi sɛ obi a ɔpɛ sɛ ɔyɛ ne yɔnko a ɔpɛ tumi no bebue portals akɔ adaemone ahemman mu (efisɛ nokwarem no ɛyɛ), na mpofirim ara wo sukuu no akwan no ne mmoa a wɔyɛ keka rewea. SMT adaemone nkitahodi ne fusion nneɛma a wɔtaa yɛ no wɔ ha, nanso tebea no ma ɛyɛ te sɛ nea ɛyɛ ankorankoro de kɛse —te sɛ, woregye ahonhommɔne ma wɔako atia wo kwan wɔ apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ anaa ɔdan atifi mmom sen sɛ wobɛfa generic dungeon bi.

Ɛyɛ janky wɔ saa classic '90s megaten kwan so, nanso biribi wɔ hɔ a ɛfa wim tebea ho a ɛbata wo ho. PS1 remake no asiesie anoano a ɛyɛ den no bi, nanso SNES version no wɔ saa grimy charm no. Sɛ woabɔ Persona agodie a ɛbɛba akyiri yi a, ɛyɛ wuram sɛ wobɛhwɛ baabi a sukuu-asetra mu nneɛma a ɛboro so no bi fii ase.