Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne

Part 13

Update 12

Strenght it is.

The way is open.
VIDEO!
Again, things don't turn out as expected
I suppose that this was not in the original release of the game.

Since the main reason for the video there was to a) show the moving magatsuhi things and b) the MUSIC, here it is in screenshot form as well.

This certainly is not Ginza. Ginza is an underground mall thing, not some sort of organic... place.

Indeed. And that brings Insert Name to the presence of what may be something really, really dangerous.

There is chattering and noise.

That stops the very moment the man opens his eyes...

Notice. There is a negative picture of The Conception there. Kagutsuwhatever being formed.

Hooray! It was just a temporary change of plans then.

And with that, Insert Name will ATTRACT all the freaking Fiends. HOORAY!

GASP WHAT WILL HAPPEN NOW?

Wuss. Warning: Don't read this spoiler. From fucking KILLING YHVH to NOT BEING MADE FOR FIGHTING? Well, fuck you, Hijiri, fuck you
Repeat warning: Do not read this spoiler, for it is spoily and will be evident in like a gazillion updates.

Now the Terminals can be used for travelling purposes, that is a great thing.
There is no "transport to Terminal" spell, though. And that's bad.

Ooo... Kay?
That means: DESTROY THE PLACE, or something. Unfortunately, since this game is not quite nonlinear or as interactive as one would like, that is not possible. It would certainly make some things much easier.

You would probably be useless.

Uuuh. Okay.

This will be important information in the near future. There is something that Insert Name will requiree from there.

Well... Maybe the info was no good for you? Surely, Fonzie could get juicy stuff from there.

A CHATTERSKULL!
Since I am lazy, I will do THIS:

Creeeepy.

Unfortunately, no Curse/Expel spells available... Yet.

Time to ingest another magatama.
In the Magatama screen, when a magatama is twitching and glowing, it is ready to give another skill. The skills are locked by level, so one could actually improve other magatamas while waiting to get the appropriate level for the next skill.
Just don't do what I did the first time I played the game: I tried to max out the first one (Marogareh) and wasted like 10 levels trying to get the last skill.
NO. WRONG.
Marogareh is unlocked in the Fifth kalpa. Don't make my same mistake if you are playing the game.

Just pick what you need, damnit!

Hooray!
It drives weak enemies away and lowers the encounter rate. It is a good thing.
On the other hand, there are times when one WANTS to increase the encounter rate.
And the encounter rate is pretty crazy without increasing it, believe me.

BONDAGE ANGEL ALERT!

Will try to recruit one. Seduce did not work, and messed up with Nag. THEY ARE MATERIALISTS! That's just wrong. I thought that the spiritual/nonmaterialist option would please the angel. It did not.

Eeeh. Whatever.

The drops even in the Full Kagutsuchi are pretty rare.
In the Jewlery, one can trade gems for useful items, useful Elements (they increase or decrease the rank of a demon), or VERY USEFUL Mitama (they increase the stats of a demon).
Right now everything is out of Fonzie's reach, though.

That Loki will lose his stuff then.
And he will deserve it, asshat killed Baldur and whatnot.

Yeah, right. Whatever,Eligor.
Or is that Berith?

Southwest, eh?

Shall do so! Eventually. First need to recruit more minions.

Back to the Jewlery.

CRAP. And that's the last Element I need to have a full set of Elements on the Compendium.
Level cap was removed for the Compendium summons. Not for store-bought demons.
DAMNATION.