First off, if you don't already own this game, it is going to be nearly impossible to find. I actually got it when it first came out and paid the standard price of 49.95, now if you can find a used copy in a gaming store it is still that price and if you see a new copy online it is over one hundred dollars. Is it worth that much? Well if you enjoy role playing games, but would like to try something a tad different in terms of story and characters then perhaps. I enjoyed this one for the most part myself, it was very challenging and the story was quite insane and chaotic. So what is the story you ask? You and your friends go to this hospital at the request of your teacher, once there you meet a strange guy who means to kill you. Your teacher intervenes then prompts you to come to the roof where you witness the destruction of the world as you know it. You then awake to find a young boy and older woman over you, the boy takes a certain pity on you and infuses you with the power of a demon. You are no longer human, you now have great power, power enough to traverse this new warped land that spreads out before you. During your quest you must recruit demons and angels into your party as they now roam freely among the land, while humans are reduced to nothing more than souls for the most part. Your two schoolmates, the guy who tried to kill you, and a reporter being the exceptions. You must unlock the mysterious of the land, and you must customize your main character so that he may conquer all the rival demons vying for control of this twisted world. Yes, this game is a challenge, as you are attacked nearly everywhere. You do get to talk to various demons and souls too. At times though it can be to hard, which is why I did not score it higher...and it may have been a tad better had the characters talked aloud instead of the word boxes...still this one is a keeper.
Review of Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
(2003 Video Game)
Let's just say this role playing game is different...
2 February 2008