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{{Infobox VG series
| title                  = Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible
| image                  = Last Bible logo.png
| caption                = Japanese logo
| platforms              = [[Game Boy]], [[Game Boy Color]], [[Game Gear]], [[Super Famicom]], [[Mobile game|mobile phones]]
| developer              = Multimedia Intelligence Transfer, [[Sega]], Menue
| publisher              = [[Atlus]], Sega
| composer               = {{Plainlist|
* Hiroyuki Yanada
* Iwao Mitsunaga
* [[Manami Matsumae]]
}}
| genre                  = [[Role-playing video game|Role-playing]]
| first release version  = ''[[Revelations: The Demon Slayer]]''
| first release date     = December 23, 1992
| latest release version = ''Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible New Testament III''
| latest release date    = September 17, 2010
| parent = ''[[Megami Tensei]]''
}}

'''''Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible'''''{{efn|{{nihongo|'''''Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible'''''|女神転生外伝 Last Bible|lit. ''Goddess Reincarnation Side-Story: Last Bible''}}}} is a [[role-playing video game]] series developed by Multimedia Intelligence Transfer, [[Sega]], and Menue, and published by [[Atlus]] and Sega for multiple platforms. The first game of the series, ''[[Revelations: The Demon Slayer]]'', was released in 1992; this is the only title in the series to have been released in English. After ''The Demon Slayer'', two sequels and five spin-off titles have been released. In the main series titles, players explore the game world and fight monsters in menu-based battles; players can also attempt to recruit monsters to their party, and can fuse two allied monsters into a single new one to try to get stronger monsters. The spin-off title ''Another Bible'' is a [[turn-based strategy]] game, while ''Last Bible Special'' is a role-playing game controlled from a first-person perspective.

The series is part of the media franchise ''[[Megami Tensei]]'', but as ''Last Bible'' was developed for a wider audience, including children, the series is toned down compared to ''[[Shin Megami Tensei (video game)|Shin Megami Tensei]]''. For instance, players meet monsters rather than demons, and most of the ''Last Bible'' titles take place in a medieval fantasy world. The music for the first two games was composed by Hiroyuki Yanada and Iwao Mitsunaga, while Yanada composed the music for ''Last Bible III'' on his own, and [[Manami Matsumae]] composed the music for ''Another Bible''. Critics have been mostly positive to the series, but the games' graphics have received mixed responses. The music, particularly that of the first two games, has been positively received. Several music albums with the games' soundtracks have been released by Sweep Records.

== Games ==
{{Timeline of release years
|title=Original release years
|1992='' [[Revelations: The Demon Slayer]]''
|1993='' Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible II''
|1995a='' Last Bible III''
|1995b='' Another Bible''
|1995c='' Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible Special''
|2008='' Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible New Testament''
|2009='' Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible New Testament II''
|2010='' Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible New Testament III''
}}
* '''''{{visible anchor|[[Revelations: The Demon Slayer]]}}''''', originally developed in Japan as '''''Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible''''', is the first game in the series. It was released for [[Game Boy]] on December 23, 1992 in Japan,<ref name="lb1 famitsu">{{cite magazine |date=December 23, 1992 |title=女神転生外伝 ラストバイブル (ゲームボーイ) |url=http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=13320 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912132919/http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=13320 |archive-date=September 12, 2015 |access-date=June 14, 2015 |magazine=[[Famitsu]] |language=ja}}</ref> for [[Game Gear]] on April 22, 1994 in Japan,<ref name="lb1 gg famitsu">{{cite magazine |date=April 22, 1994 |title=女神転生外伝 ラストバイブル まとめ (ゲームギア) |url=http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=16008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913221334/http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=16008 |archive-date=September 13, 2015 |access-date=September 14, 2015 |magazine=[[Famitsu]] |publisher=[[Enterbrain]] |language=ja}}</ref> and for [[Game Boy Color]] on March 19, 1999 in Japan and in August 1999 in North America.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atlusnet.jp/catalog_nw/d1_det_56.html |title=(GBC) 女神転生外伝・ラストバイブル |publisher=[[Atlus]] |language=ja |access-date=September 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024164926/http://www.atlusnet.jp/catalog_nw/d1_det_56.html |archive-date=October 24, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="lb1 rev ign">{{cite web |url=http://ign.com/articles/1999/08/28/revelations-the-demon-slayer |title=Revelations: The Demon Slayer |author=Cleveland, Adam |date=August 27, 1999 |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |access-date=June 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140126060955/http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/08/28/revelations-the-demon-slayer |archive-date=January 26, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> The game follows El, a boy who studies magic with his teacher Zodia.<ref name="lb1 manual">{{cite book |title=Revelations: The Demon Slayer (manual) |publisher=[[Atlus USA]] |page=5 |date=August 1999 }}</ref>
* '''''{{visible anchor|Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible II}}''''' is the second game in the series. It was released for Game Boy on November 19, 1993,<ref name="lb2 famitsu">{{cite magazine |date=November 19, 1993 |title=女神転生外伝 ラストバイブルII (ゲームボーイ) |url=http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=21299 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914195033/http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=21299 |archive-date=September 14, 2015 |access-date=June 15, 2015 |magazine=[[Famitsu]] |publisher=[[Enterbrain]] |language=ja}}</ref> and for Game Boy Color on April 16, 1999.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atlusnet.jp/catalog_nw/d1_det_58.html |title=(GBC) 女神転生外伝・ラストバイブルII |publisher=[[Atlus]] |access-date=September 12, 2015 |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517161552/http://www.atlusnet.jp/catalog_nw/d1_det_58.html |archive-date=May 17, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> The game follows Yuri, a boy who was raised by monsters.<ref name="hcg101"/>
* '''''{{visible anchor|Last Bible III}}''''' is the third numbered game in the series. It was released for [[Super Famicom]] on March 4, 1995.<ref name="lb3 famitsu">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=15293 |title=ラストバイブルIII (スーパーファミコン) |magazine=[[Famitsu]] |publisher=[[Enterbrain]] |access-date=June 15, 2015 |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611052528/http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=15293 |archive-date=June 11, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> The game follows Ciel, a boy who leaves his home town to travel to go on a journey.<ref name="hcg101"/>{{Vague|reason=a "journey" is undescriptive|date=April 2022}}
* '''''{{visible anchor|Another Bible}}''''' is a spin-off game.<ref name="hcg101 pg2">{{cite web |url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/megaten/lastbible2.htm |title=Last Bible |page=2 |author1=Kalata, Kurt |author2=Snelgrove, Christopher J. |publisher=Hardcore Gaming 101 |access-date=December 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151205054631/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/megaten/lastbible2.htm |archive-date=December 5, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was released for Game Boy on March 4, 1995,<ref name="another famitsu">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=13005 |title=アナザ・バイブル (ゲームボーイ) |magazine=[[Famitsu]] |publisher=[[Enterbrain]] |language=ja |access-date=June 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914195237/http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=13005 |archive-date=September 14, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> and for mobile phones on June 18, 2009.<ref name="another mobile"/> The game follows Rashiel, a boy who saves a girl from bandits and goes on adventures with her.<ref name="hcg101 pg2"/>
* '''''{{visible anchor|Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible Special}}''''' is the fifth game in the series. It was released for Game Gear on March 24, 1995.<ref name="special famitsu">{{cite magazine |date=March 24, 1995 |title=女神転生外伝 ラストバイブルスペシャル (ゲームギア) |url=http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=16035 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914195348/http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=16035 |archive-date=September 14, 2015 |access-date=June 15, 2015 |magazine=[[Famitsu]] |publisher=[[Enterbrain]] |language=ja}}</ref> The game takes place during biblical times, and follows a hero named Mahtel.<ref name="hcg101 pg2"/>
* '''''{{visible anchor|Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible New Testament}}''''' is a series of [[mobile game]]s released in Japan in three installments on September 10, 2007,<ref name="lbnt1 rd">{{Cite web |date=September 11, 2007 |title=iモードに新RPG『女神転生外伝 新約LastBible-ラストバイブル-』配信開始 |url=https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2007/09/11/23428.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240321202212/https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2007/09/11/23428.html |archive-date=March 21, 2024 |access-date=November 15, 2024 |website=Inside Games}}</ref> August 18, 2008,<ref name="lbnt2 rd">{{Cite web |date=August 18, 2008 |title=『女神転生外伝 新約ラストバイブル』第2弾がiモードに登場 |url=https://dengekionline.com/elem/000/000/099/99655/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002011133/https://dengekionline.com/elem/000/000/099/99655/ |archive-date=October 2, 2023 |access-date=November 15, 2024 |website=Dengeki Online}}</ref> and September 17, 2010.<ref name="lb3 mobile"/>

== Gameplay ==
[[File:Revelations battle scene.png|thumb|left|A conversation with a monster during a battle in ''Revelations: The Demon Slayer'']]

''[[Revelations: The Demon Slayer]]'', ''Last Bible II'', and ''Last Bible III'' are [[role-playing video game]]s which all have similar gameplay.<ref name="hcg101"/> Players explore the game world and fight various types of monsters.<ref name="np guide"/> During battles, players choose commands for their characters to do from a menu. Players can attack with both physical attacks and magic spells;<ref name="lb1 rev ign"/> different kinds of magic are effective against different types of monsters. Characters in players' party learn new spells throughout the course of the game. By defeating monsters, players gain [[experience point]]s and money. As characters gain more experience points, players get access to points which he or she can add to the characters' attributes; for instance, players can add points to a character's speed attribute, which allows that character to move earlier during battles. Players can use money that they've earned through battles to buy armor, weapons, and items, in shops found throughout the game world.<ref name="np guide">{{cite magazine |date=September 1999 |title=Revelations: The Demon Slayer |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] |publisher=[[Nintendo]] |issue=124 |pages=118–123 }}</ref>

Players can choose to talk to monsters instead of fighting them, in order to attempt to recruit them to their party. They can choose which of their characters they want to use to recruit monsters; the different characters vary in how easily they can recruit monsters. Players can also choose from their allied monsters when deciding which character they should use to recruit monsters. Players can use a type of magic called "Combine" to fuse two allied monsters into a single new monster; by doing this, players can get access to stronger monsters.<ref name="np guide"/> In ''Last Bible II'', players can increase the strength of their allied monsters by giving them accessories.<ref name="lb2 mobile"/> In ''Last Bible III'', players have access to a gauge that shows how the answers they give during conversations affect the monsters.<ref name="hcg101">{{cite web |url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/megaten/lastbible.htm |title=Last Bible |page=1 |author1=Kalata, Kurt |author2=Snelgrove, Christopher J. |publisher=Hardcore Gaming 101 |access-date=September 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629152453/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/megaten/lastbible.htm |archive-date=June 29, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''The Demon Slayer'' includes an unlockable multiplayer mode in which two players can let their respective parties fight each other.<ref name="np guide"/>

''Another Bible'' is a [[turn-based strategy]] game in which players move their characters on tiles and fight enemies.<ref name="hcg101 pg2"/><ref name="another mobile"/> The gameplay loops through three types of segments: preparation for battles, battles, and towns. During the preparation segments, players choose which characters they want to send out, and during the town segments, players buy and sell items and collect information that is required for getting to the next area.<ref name="another mobile"/> Similarly to the numbered ''Last Bible'' titles, players can recruit and fuse monsters in ''Another Bible''.<ref name="another famitsu"/><ref name="another mobile"/> ''Last Bible Special'' is a role-playing game that is controlled from a first person perspective, and in which players aim to travel through four dungeons.<ref name="hcg101 pg2"/><ref name="special famitsu"/>

== Development ==
''Last Bible'' is part of the ''[[Megami Tensei]]'' media franchise; however, it was made for a wider audience, including children, and is toned down compared to the ''[[Shin Megami Tensei (video game)|Shin Megami Tensei]]'' games. For instance, players meet monsters rather than demons,<ref name="technologytell importables">{{cite web |url=http://www.technologytell.com/gaming/50862/important-importables-shin-megami-tensei/ |title=Important Importables: Shin Megami Tensei |author=Lada, Jenni |date=November 13, 2009 |publisher=Technology Tell |access-date=September 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913100228/http://www.technologytell.com/gaming/50862/important-importables-shin-megami-tensei/ |archive-date=September 13, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the games take place in a medieval fantasy world.<ref name="hcg101"/><ref name="technologytell importables"/> Several companies have been involved in the production of the series: the numbered titles were developed by Multimedia Intelligence Transfer;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mitjapan.com/works/index.html |title=MIT / 作品紹介 |publisher=Multimedia Intelligence Transfer |access-date=September 12, 2015 |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722091600/http://www.mitjapan.com/works/index.html |archive-date=July 22, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.siliconera.com/2012/09/05/megami-tensei-gaiden-last-bible-ii-headed-to-3ds-virtual-console-in-japan/ |title=Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible II Headed To 3DS Virtual Console In Japan |author=Ishaan |date=September 5, 2012 |publisher=Siliconera |access-date=September 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130109215404/http://www.siliconera.com/2012/09/05/megami-tensei-gaiden-last-bible-ii-headed-to-3ds-virtual-console-in-japan/ |archive-date=January 9, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> the Game Gear version of ''Revelations: The Demon Slayer'' was developed by Sega;<ref name="hcg101"/> and the mobile "New Testament" phone entries and ''Another Bible'' were developed by Menue.{{efn|Prior to August 1, 2010, Menue was named Bbmf.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://menue.co.jp/en/PDF_files/2010080101kanri.pdf |title=Announcement of Change of Corporate Name |date=August 1, 2010 |publisher=Menue |access-date=September 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924162247/http://menue.co.jp/en/PDF_files/2010080101kanri.pdf |archive-date=September 24, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}<ref name="lb1 mobile">{{cite web |url=http://dengekionline.com/data/news/2008/1/11/2abb718782b90bdf64cbba3cc7db6dbf.html |title=『女神転生外伝新約LB』がYahoo！ケータイとEZwebで配信 |date=January 11, 2008 |publisher=Dengeki Online |access-date=September 12, 2015 |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914195614/http://dengekionline.com/data/news/2008/1/11/2abb718782b90bdf64cbba3cc7db6dbf.html |archive-date=September 14, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="lb2 mobile">{{cite web |url=http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20090420_127866.html |title=Bbmf、EZweb「女神転生外伝 新約LastBible -ラストバイブル-II 始まりの福音」 敵やアイテムの数が大幅に増加。既存のシステムもパワーアップ！ |date=April 20, 2009 |publisher=Impress Watch |language=ja |access-date=September 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628213559/http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20090420_127866.html |archive-date=June 28, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="lb3 mobile">{{cite web |url=http://www.inside-games.jp/article/2010/09/16/44450.html |title=2年振りの新作、『女神転生外伝 新約LastBible-ラストバイブル-III』9月17日iモードに登場 |date=September 16, 2010 |publisher=Inside Games |access-date=September 16, 2015 |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226054714/http://www.inside-games.jp/article/2010/09/16/44450.html |archive-date=December 26, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="another mobile">{{cite web |url=http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20090617_294399.html |title=Bbmf、EZweb「アナザ・バイブル」を6月18日配信開始 「真・女神転生」の外伝シリーズ「アナザ・バイブル」の移植作 |date=June 17, 2009 |publisher=Impress Watch |access-date=September 12, 2015 |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629010855/http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20090617_294399.html |archive-date=June 29, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Atlus]] published all the games except ''Last Bible Special'' and the Game Gear version of ''The Demon Slayer'', which were published by [[Sega]].<ref name="lb1 famitsu"/><ref name="lb1 gg famitsu"/><ref name="lb2 famitsu"/><ref name="lb3 famitsu"/><ref name="another famitsu"/><ref name="special famitsu"/> Atlus also localized and published the Game Boy Color version of ''The Demon Slayer'' in the US;<ref name="lb1 rev ign"/> this is the only game in the series that has been officially released in English,<ref name="technologytell importables"/> although [[fan translation of video games|fan translation]]s of some of the games have been released.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.siliconera.com/2017/08/17/game-gear-megami-tensei-title-receives-english-translation/ |title=Game Gear Megami Tensei Title Receives English Translation |author=Couture, Joel |date=August 17, 2017 |publisher=Siliconera |access-date=August 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818001424/http://www.siliconera.com/2017/08/17/game-gear-megami-tensei-title-receives-english-translation/ |archive-date=August 18, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.siliconera.com/2018/04/13/megami-tensei-spinoff-last-bible-iii-gets-english-patch/ |title=Megami Tensei Spinoff Last Bible III Gets English Patch |author=Wong, Alistair |date=April 13, 2018 |website=Siliconera |publisher=[[Curse, Inc.]] |access-date=April 14, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413233834/http://www.siliconera.com/2018/04/13/megami-tensei-spinoff-last-bible-iii-gets-english-patch/ |archive-date=April 13, 2018 }}</ref> Both of the Game Gear ''Last Bible'' games are planned to be included on the red variant of the microconsole [[Game Gear Micro]], which was released on October 6, 2020 in Japan.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2020/06/game-gear-micro-announced-launches-october-6-in-japan |title=Game Gear Micro announced, launches October 6 in Japan |author=Romano, Sal |date=2020-06-03 |website=Gematsu |access-date=2020-06-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603055514/https://www.gematsu.com/2020/06/game-gear-micro-announced-launches-october-6-in-japan |archive-date=2020-06-03 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The music in ''The Demon Slayer'' and ''Last Bible II'' was composed by Hiroyuki Yanada and Iwao Mitsunaga,<ref name="lb1 ost"/><ref name="lb2 ost"/> and includes [[progressive rock]] music.<ref name="lb2 ost rev sqem">{{cite web |url=http://squareenixmusic.com/reviews/don/megamitenseibible2.shtml |title=Megami Tensei Gaiden Last Bible II Soundtrack :: Review by Don |author=Don |publisher=Square Enix Music Online |access-date=September 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225220536/http://squareenixmusic.com/reviews/don/megamitenseibible2.shtml |archive-date=December 25, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Yanada also composed the music in ''Last Bible III'', but without Mitsunaga; the music in it includes examples of [[bossa nova]].<ref name="lb3 ost rev rpgfan"/> The music in ''Another Bible'' was composed by [[Manami Matsumae]].<ref name="another ost rev sqem">{{cite web |url=http://squareenixmusic.com/reviews/don/megamitenseianother.shtml |title=Megami Tensei Gaiden Another Bible Soundtrack :: Review by Don |author=Don |publisher=Square Enix Music Online |access-date=September 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206144226/http://squareenixmusic.com/reviews/don/megamitenseianother.shtml |archive-date=February 6, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Sweep Records has published albums several of the games' soundtracks as part of their ''Discovery series'', in which they release soundtrack albums for game music that had previously not been released on an album.<ref name="lb2 ost rev rpgfan"/> The album ''Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible Soundtrack'' was released on September 15, 2010;<ref name="lb1 ost">{{cite web |url=http://www.squareenixmusic.com/albums/m/megamitenseibible.shtml |title=Megami Tensei Gaiden Last Bible Soundtrack |publisher=Square Enix Music Online |access-date=September 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120410094647/http://www.squareenixmusic.com/albums/m/megamitenseibible.shtml |archive-date=April 10, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible II Soundtrack'' was released on October 7, 2010;<ref name="lb2 ost">{{cite web |url=http://www.squareenixmusic.com/albums/m/megamitenseibible2.shtml |title=Megami Tensei Gaiden Last Bible II Soundtrack |publisher=Square Enix Music Online |access-date=September 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120410065240/http://www.squareenixmusic.com/albums/m/megamitenseibible2.shtml |archive-date=April 10, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Megami Tensei Gaiden: Another Bible Soundtrack'' was released on January 19, 2011;<ref name="another ost">{{cite web |url=http://www.squareenixmusic.com/albums/m/megamitenseianother.shtml |title=Megami Tensei Gaiden Another Bible Soundtrack |publisher=Square Enix Music Online |access-date=September 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120410060947/http://www.squareenixmusic.com/albums/m/megamitenseianother.shtml |archive-date=April 10, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and ''Last Bible III Soundtrack'' was released on October 5, 2011.<ref name="lb3 ost rev rpgfan">{{cite web |url=http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/lastbible3/index.html |title=Last Bible III Soundtrack |author=Gann, Patrick |publisher=RPGFan |access-date=September 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905213022/http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/lastbible3/index.html |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Reception ==
{{Video game series reviews
| game1  = [[Revelations: The Demon Slayer]]
| fam1   = 25/40<ref name="lb1 famitsu"/>
| game2  = Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible II
| fam2   = 23/40<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=21169 |title=女神転生外伝 ラストバイブルII まとめ [ゲームボーイ] |magazine=[[Famitsu]] |publisher=[[Enterbrain]] |access-date=June 20, 2016 |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620190457/http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=21169 |archive-date=June 20, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| game3  = Last Bible III
| fam3   = 29/40<ref name="lb3 famitsu"/>
| game4  = Another Bible
| fam4   = 24/40<ref name="another famitsu"/>
| game5  = Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible Special
| fam5   = –
}}

Adam Cleveland at [[IGN]] called ''[[Revelations: The Demon Slayer]]'' a fun but not innovative game.<ref name="lb1 rev ign"/> The American game magazine ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' did however find it innovative; for instance, they cited the automatic battle option.<ref name="np rev"/> Cleveland disliked the monster conversation system, which he found irritating; he said that players never know what answer they should give a monster, and that the questions the monsters ask feel monotone due to how often they are repeated.<ref name="lb1 rev ign"/> Writers for the Japanese game magazine ''[[Famitsu]]'' thought the monster fusion system was fun.<ref name="lb1 famitsu"/> In their review of ''Last Bible III'', they commented on how different the game is from the ''Megami Tensei'' series, and instead compared it to ''[[Final Fantasy]]''.<ref name="lb3 famitsu"/> Kurt Kalata and Christopher J. Snelgrove wrote for Hardcore Gaming 101 that while ''The Demon Slayer'' was not by any means an outstanding game, it was one of few competent role-playing games on Game Boy. They found ''Last Bible III'' to be the best game in the series.<ref name="hcg101"/>

Cleveland liked the graphics in the Game Boy Color version of ''The Demon Slayer'', and said that it reminded him of the "8-bit wonders of years ago".<ref name="lb1 rev ign"/> ''Nintendo Power'' said that the graphics in the Game Boy Color version looked good, but that they lack the richness of most new games on the system. They disliked the backgrounds, which they called "very bland".<ref name="np rev"/> ''Famitsu'' thought the graphics in ''Last Bible III'' were good,<ref name="lb3 famitsu"/> but that the graphics in ''Another Bible'' looked cheap.<ref name="another famitsu"/> Kalata and Snelgrove called the color palette in the Game Boy Color versions of the first two games awful, but said that the Game Gear version of the first game looked much better, and that it was very nice for a handheld game; they specifically pointed out its cinematic sequences, which they called impressive. They thought the character designs in ''Another Bible'' were "overly adorable", and said that there are graphical issues in the game when players move. They appreciated the backgrounds in ''Last Bible Special'', and commented that some monster designs in ''Last Bible III'' were strange.<ref name="hcg101"/><ref name="hcg101 pg2"/>

''Nintendo Power'' called the music in ''The Demon Slayer'' surprisingly good.<ref name="np rev">{{cite magazine |date=September 1999 |title=Revelations: The Demon Slayer |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] |issue=124 |pages=153 }}</ref> Cleveland also liked it, and said that it always fits in with all the situations it is played in.<ref name="lb1 rev ign"/> Kalata and Snelgrove called it catchy.<ref name="hcg101"/> Don at Square Enix Music Online said that ''The Demon Slayer'' has a solid soundtrack for a Game Boy role-playing game, and specifically highlighted "Opening" as a well-composed piece, with its "exotic and mysterious" atmosphere.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.squareenixmusic.com/reviews/don/megamitenseibible.shtml |title=Megami Tensei Gaiden Last Bible Soundtrack :: Review by Don |author=Don |publisher=Square Enix Music Online |access-date=September 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922004038/http://www.vgmonline.net/reviews/don/megamitenseibible.shtml |archive-date=September 22, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Patrick Gann at RPGFan said that ''The Demon Slayer'' has fantastic and under-appreciated music, but that the soundtrack is short.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/lastbible/index.html |title=Megami Tensei Gaiden Last Bible Soundtrack |author=Gann, Patrick |publisher=RPGFan |access-date=September 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905220825/http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/lastbible/index.html |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Don found the soundtrack of ''Last Bible II'' to be better than the first game's, and said that several pieces, including "Temple", "Field", "Boss Battle", and "Dungeon", were better than their counterparts in the first game. He said that "Gaia", the piece that is played during the final boss battle, probably was the best of all pieces in the first two games.<ref name="lb2 ost rev sqem"/> Gann did also find ''Last Bible II''{{'}}s music to be better than the first game's. He liked that the soundtrack was longer than the first game's, and how he could not find any melodies that had been "borrowed" from ''The Demon Slayer''{{'}}s soundtrack.<ref name="lb2 ost rev rpgfan">{{cite web |url=http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/lastbible2/index.html |title=Megami Tensei Gaiden Last Bible II Soundtrack |author=Gann, Patrick |publisher=RPGFan |access-date=September 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905220455/http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/lastbible2/index.html |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Gann found ''Last Bible III''{{'}}s [[sound font]] to be weak, but liked several of the compositions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/lastbible3/index.html |title=Last Bible III Soundtrack |author=Gann, Patrick |publisher=RPGFan |access-date=September 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905213022/http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/lastbible3/index.html |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Both Don and Gann thought that ''Another Bible''{{'}}s music was worse than the music in previous games in the series.<ref name="another ost rev sqem"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/anotherbible/index.html |title=Another Bible Soundtrack |author=Gann, Patrick |publisher=RPGFan |access-date=September 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905081629/http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/anotherbible/index.html |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Don did however appreciate several pieces, including "Beginning Moment", which he thought was catchy and had a fantastic melody, and "Hiding All Feeling Inside", which he found to be the most successful piece in the game's soundtrack.<ref name="another ost rev sqem"/>

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