Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster

当時の記憶頼りにプレイしましたが面白かったです（思い出補正込） ただセール待ちでいいです。そしてMODの導入を強く推奨します。これは大前提です。 MODで60FPS動作かつ倍速プレイは大前提でいいです。 ステお金系は入れないとしても、月齢調整アイテム、 特に御魂合体時のスキル継承変更は導入すると理想の悪魔作成がかなりラクになります。 実績コンプに全ED回収が必要ですが一つのデータでやる必要はありません。 ムービースキップも出来ない中で6周はかなりの苦行でした頑張ってください。

C obra de arte Acabé

Shin Megami Tensei 3 is a real cult classic. I'm glad it's finally gotten its' flowers of late, it was an incredibly ambitious game for Atlus to produce. There's a reason people haven't stopped talking about it for twenty years. It's one of the most influential JRPGs of the 2000s! The gameplay foundation built in this game is present in almost every Atlus RPG afterwards. The combat in this game is turn based, but it's the most satisfying and fast paced turn based combat on the market. Beyond that, the game has a great sense of atmosphere and a very compelling story. The presentation is really unique, and it helps the game rock it's early 3D aesthetic in a way that still manages to impress decades later. I think the game is worth revisiting for even for fans who've played the game on PS2. From a technical standpoint, this version of the game is quite a bit glitchier (sometimes leading to visual distraction) but I found the voice acting to add a lot to the experience. I think I'd recommend it for that, as well as the more developed skill inheritance system added to demon fusion. Hopefully Atlus puts more of their back catalogue on modern hardware.

One of the best JRPGs ever made. Very cool game with great art design, deep philosophical themes and challenging gameplay. This port has some minor issues and isn't as good as it could have been at reintroducing this lost classic to the modern era but it's acceptable and a decent way to experience this masterpiece. Highly recommended.

日本のRPGでの最高傑作のひとつ。 決して楽しいストーリーではないけれど、女神転生ならではの独特な世界観に浸ることができたならば思い出の一本になるでしょう。 他の未移植の女神転生シリーズがsteamなりPCで遊べるようになることを祈ります。

7.0/10 Retrogaming

SMT3天下第一

My innate gullibility? Taken advantage of.

For starters, I seriously love this game, played it back in the PS2 era. People often praise this installment for its atmosphere alone, and I’m one of those people who agree with that sentiment (although I still prefer IV). You can hear Shoji Meguro in his earliest phase as a composer here, and believe me, the industrial rock soundtrack is solid. I can guarantee that some of the more melancholic tracks will carry a sense of familiarity for Persona fans. All of this contributes heavily to the game’s dark and oppressive atmosphere. Gameplay-wise, it’s similar to Metaphor: ReFantazio, using the Press Turn Battle System for those unfamiliar with SMT III’s core mechanic and its future installments. The fusion system is largely the same as well, so Persona fans will feel right at home. There’s nothing drastically different here, aside from the lack of quality-of-life features that later entries introduced. Some players may find the game too difficult even on Normal. One thing for sure, the game doesn’t hold your hand. Once you can fight, you’re expected to figure things out on your own. There’s no guide, no in-game manual, and very little instruction. Random encounters can feel tedious and frustrating, especially in certain areas where the encounter rate spikes. Encounters themselves are also a gamble, as enemies can ambush you from behind (ambushes grant them guaranteed critical hits). If that happens, you’d better hope they miss, or you’ll get wiped in seconds. Even if they don't ambush you, there's still a chance that they take the first turn. In hard mode, yeah you better be mentally ready because it is just asinine how often you get ambushed. Thematics aside, this so-called “remaster” is excruciatingly minimal. The only thing that truly qualifies as a remaster here is the higher-resolution textures. Other technical aspects, such as the framerate, remain locked at 30 FPS, requiring mods that uses frame interpolation to reach 60 (or you can just use Lossless Scaling but hey, modding is free). Even the PS2 soundtrack, particularly the battle themes, was compressed, and that compression still carries over into the remaster. Some skills have also been swapped around, with altered requirements to obtain them, likely a human error not a turn of direction. All in all, the game is a classic and has a following for a reason. The experience it offers is unlike any JRPG, even compared to today’s releases. That said, it still carries many of the same frustrations and missing QoL features you’d expect a remaster to fix, so this is definitely one to grab on sale rather than at full price because some smart alec in ATLUS thought it'd be a good idea to release a barely touched remaster at borderline triple A pricing.