Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster

punch the devil until he likes you

Phew, I played this back in the original release and man, I forgot some things about it. Story is still good and overall an enjoyable game, but holy Hera the amount of fights you get in to is ridiculous. Almost always I have another game in mind where the random encounters are outrageous but I think this game gives Beyond the Beyond a serious run for its money. Get into a fight? Done. Take one step? Another fight..... Boom! 5-7 steps later? Oh yeah another fight. The thing about these fights is that you can win them in less then 3 rounds on autoattack because you're fighting ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. But, 4 steps later........ More ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥..... Going through small areas without fighting at least 4-7 times is rare for me as the encounter radar goes from yellow to red very fast. I know there's a spell to help with that but come on, fighting every few seconds is unbelievable. I will say that I never thought these Atlus games would go on sale, at least to the level they were at the time I purchased, but I stand corrected.

Played the original on PS2 and still own that one. Games good. Always has been. Press turn battles are engaging. My kids like to ask which SMT MC I think they are for fun.

Really fun game. The combat system is amazing and strategising for bosses is a lot of fun. The games difficulty is really well balanced, its not super easy but also not super hard. The late game especially was really fun as there were a lot of bosses with really fun fights.

ultimate slog fest!

Fantastic game. Same as the original in terms of enjoyment.