Should you take the Girl's hand in Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance? 

Your journey as Nahobino will be decided by the choices you make, such as taking the girl's hand in Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance. This is the first decision that you will have to make, and it will ultimately decide which path you walk once you reach the post-apocalyptic world of Da'at. Vengeance offers two storylines for you to select before you can even start the game.

Taking the girl's hand in Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance is tied to which story you will want to experience. If you want to experience the original Canon of Creation, you should not take her hand. But if you are looking forward to the new Canon of Vengeance, you will need to take the girl's hand in Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance.

This article will cover what entails in each route of the two stories that the game offers based on your choice to take the girl's hand in Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance.

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You start the Canon of Vengeance if you decide to take the girl's hand in Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance

This choice determines the story you will experience (Image via Atlus)

One of the many things new to Atlus' latest RPG is the Canon of Vengeance storyline. The original Shin Megami Tensei 5 received harsh criticism over several narrative aspects, which Atlus seems to be looking to correct with the latest Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance.

The Canon of Vengeance offers a fresh narrative with new gameplay mechanics, demons, and more. Although it will initially follow the storyline of the original SMT 5, you will soon notice changes to the story, including the appearance of new characters and antagonists.

Taking the girl's hand in Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance not only allows you to experience the new storyline but also significantly alters the gameplay. The new route has a plethora of QoL (Quality of Life) features like the Magatushi Rails that help in quickly navigating through the post-apocalyptic Da'at.

If you wish to play the original storyline before embarking on the path of Vengeance, you can do so by choosing not to take the girl's hand. This will start the Canon of Creation which will tell the story from 2021's SMT 5.

Both storylines will start similarly but will be drastically altered as you progress. We recommend playing the Canon of Vengeance as it is the definitive story that the developers wanted to tell and Creation's storyline is significantly weaker due to some plotholes. The gameplay will see minor changes as most of the features can be accessed in both routes, with the exclusion of a few like the new Demons.