Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster

The Improved Version of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster

The improved version of the third part of the distinctive Japanese RPG game Shin Megami Tensei has finally come to us after its release last year in Japan. This game had a major impact on the development of Japanese RPG games when the original version was released, and many of its gameplay mechanics are still used in the various versions of the games in the series. But today, has Atlus been able to deliver an experience that suits the current generation and preserves the valuable essence of the game? We will find out in the next lines of our test report.

The story of the game revolves around the character of a student who witnesses the end of the world with his own eyes and events unfold in such a way that he acquires demonic energy to embark on an adventure to determine the fate of the world in the process He witnesses the competition of the remaining people to bring it back in the way that suits them according to their circumstances and psychological experiences. The game also gives you many options to determine the ending. You will get it.

One of the most striking features of the series and the original version of the game is its high level of difficulty, or let’s call it “Grand Challenge”. The game will not give you a helping hand from the start and you will have to learn the basics and details of the game on your own. You will find many obstacles, traps and differences in the difficulty of enemies that you will not tolerate at all and will work to… exploit your mistakes and weaknesses to eliminate them and return to your last save points, giving a unique experience full of caution and the desire for continuous development in order to continue playing and overcome obstacles and enemies. Despite the beauty of this method for some, it was the reason for the reluctance of many to purchase the original game on the PlayStation device. 2 or they have not completed the game, so in this version a new difficulty level called Merciful has been introduced for those who want to play the game and also enjoy its story and game system, but without suffering from the extreme difficulty of some fights, especially with the bosses.

The Vast and Dark Game World

The game world is varied and you will visit different Japanese areas on your journey, whether abandoned shopping malls, suspicious gardens or dark underground tunnels… Well, did we forget to mention that the game is a bit dark and bloody? Well, you can easily find out from our description of the play areas.

The game is characterized by a large number of trenches and labyrinths, which can take a lot of time to explore. The developer does not hide his love for traps, complex stages and labyrinths with a high level of difficulty here. Unfortunately, there is a big discrepancy in the level of the levels. Sometimes you explore one of the palaces with false doors and have to find the right way, and sometimes you find yourself in a tunnel. Dark, very long and full of traps, an experience that many players will not enjoy.

The Strategic Turn-Based Combat System

The combat system in the game is based on a turn-based system in which your character uses various types of strikes and magic with the help of a series of monsters or demons that you have convinced to join you in fierce battles in an attempt to target the enemy’s weak points discover. Exploiting the enemy’s weak points gives you the opportunity to score an extra hit, and your mistakes will result in the enemy being injured. Because you lose one of the game roles in which you fall into a constant search for the ideal, diverse team from which you can benefit at different times.

You can include different monsters in different ways. One of them is to negotiate in the middle of battles and fulfill the monsters’ wishes, which can lead to them joining you or at least receiving some equipment from them. You can also visit one of these stores in the game, which work on merging monsters together to get a new monster in a style similar to what we currently see in the Persona series, which is still used today.

Improved Graphics and Voice Acting

The extended version features the option of Japanese and English voice acting for the first time, which is a special addition that gives the characters greater dimension, especially with the elaborate Japanese voices. All English conversations have also been reworked to allow for more accurate rendering and a clearer experience in meaning for the player.

In this version of the game, the graphics for the characters, backgrounds, and levels were improved, but the improvements were not sufficient in many parts of the game. The surfaces have little detail in many areas and sometimes feel strange. At some moments in the story, some cinema performances appear in their original, old, inferior version, which… The question arises as to the reason for their existence. Is it laziness on the part of the developers or a specific artistic vision?

Well, our experience was on the PlayStation 5 device for the PlayStation 4 version through pre-compatibility and we encountered a number of technical issues such as: B. a discrepancy in the number of frames and the occurrence of some problems such as: B. Repeating In some areas, a black screen appears when moving.