The Let's Play Archive

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne

by Luisfe

Part 1




Copypasted from Wikipedia:
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne is a role-playing game for the PlayStation 2. It is the third main game in the Megami Tensei series. Shin Megami Tensei III was released many years after Shin Megami Tensei II, and was the first Megaten game in the series to be released into the United States.

The player takes control of a half-human half-demon silent protagonist whom the player names. The protagonist is often referred to as the "Demi-Fiend" (or "Hitoshura" in the original Japanese version) among fans to avoid confusion.

A director's cut version, Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax, was also released in Japan. This version has additional features such as the Labyrinth of Amala (an optional multi-layered dungeon), a sixth ending, and Dante from the Devil May Cry series. This is the version that was translated and released in North America as Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne. This version was also released in Europe in June 2005, with the addition of French and German language options, renamed to Shin Megami Tensei: Lucifer's Call due to trademark issues.



Not copypasted from Wikipedia:
This is the third main game in the Shin Megami Tensei series, and as the Wikipedia link said, the first one to get to the United States. It is also, in my opinion, the single best jRPG in the world, and possibly, the single best game on the PS2.
So, unlike the previous game I played, I will ENJOY this damn LP, even if it will be long. Very long.
My previous playthrough took me EIGHTY ONE HOURS, and that was without taking screenshots or anything, well, actually I did have one little time consuming activity while I played it: Taking notes of the enemy weaknesses and strenghts in battle. This is a game where even the NORMAL setting requires that sort of stuff.
It is not an easy game. But when you know how to play it, it allows you to destroy the enemies completely.
It is also a pretty game.

In this Playthrough, I will play the "New Cycle", the NewGame+, in order to make this a bit faster. That way I'll have access to all the demons I was able to summon in the previous playthrough, and the level of the main character will not matter, but there will be a catch: THEY COST MONEY to summon.
So in any case, I will have to grind to get the good stuff once more.
Oh well, at least it will be marginally easier.

OP Videos: INTROS.
The first intro.
The Second Intro
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