Does this game have multiple endings?

[Nephlabobo]

So I finally finished this game this afternoon and just wondered if there were different endings based on the dialogue choices you made during the game.

What do the dialogue choices actually do?

[Kenji]

Three endings: Law, Chaos, and Neutral (technically, they're called something else, like Chaos is "An Honest Man," but they basically render down to the classic alignments).

And, yes, all of the dialogue choices where the controller rumbles figure into Raidou's personal alignment. Alignment not only figures into the endings themselves, but also unlocks certain demons and, in replays, opens new sidequests.

[Nephlabobo]

So how do I know which ending I got?

[Sleepless Neko]

The ending credits...

[Nephlabobo]

In what way?

[Kenji]

Well, I dunno about the credits, but which high-level demon volunteers to join your party or fight you in the final dungeon is certainly an indication. There's only two, and their alignments are obvious just by looking at them.

If you ever want to know your alignment mid-game, you can use the same trick that's been available since the original Shin Megami Tensei: on the map, look at the way your blue polygonal icon rotates. Clockwise means Law, counterclockwise means Chaos, and oscillating back and forth means Neutral.