The Turn Based Lovers checked out the Megami Tensei series:

A DEEP DIVE INTO THE SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI SERIES

In the past few months, turn-based lovers have been spoilt by choice. In just the last few weeks alone, gamers have got not one but two great turn-based games from SEGA; both have set records and are well-regarded among fans and newcomers alike. Not only that, but both are sequels to successful series that have lasted for years.

One of those games is also notable for being a spinoff series to an even larger series known as the Shin Megami Tensei series. If you haven’t heard of the series before, that’s expected, as Shin Megami Tensei isn’t put before the titles as much anymore. Instead of Shin Megami Tensei Persona, the series is now only referred to as Persona. 

If you are a gamer who strives to know more about a series you have started at some random number, then you have just stumbled to the right place; you are in for a treat as we discover more about the main series from which Persona 3 Reload hails from, the Shin Megami Tensei series.

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Thanks Couchpotato!

The Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster has been relerased:

Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster

Reawaken your inner demon in a modernized version of the acclaimed ATLUS classic, Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster.

What begins as a normal day in Tokyo turns out to be everything but, when the Conception—an ethereal apocalypse—is invoked. The remains of the world are swallowed by chaos, as a demonic revolution descends into a broken city. Caught between a battle of Gods and demons, the choices you make can bring life, rebirth, or death, and determine who triumphs.

This genre-defining, infamously punishing RPG is back and now includes:

• Remastered 3D models and backgrounds
• Additional difficulty settings
• Suspend save: save your progress whenever you need!
• Voiced audio: choose between Japanese and English VO
• Steam Achievements and Trading Cards

Bloody-Disgusting checked out the remastered version of Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne:

‘Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne HD Remaster’ Brings Back a Fascinating Demon-Slaying RPG

When critically acclaimed games look set to be marooned on older systems and eventually lost to entire generations of players, you’d be willing to accept any kind of port that keeps time alive and prominent for future prosperity. Turn-based RPG Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne is one such game that is welcome to have back and readily available, but its relatively straightforward remaster shines a bright light on its age. It’s pretty much the game it once was, warts and all, but maybe it could have been a bit more than that.

Originally released back in 2003 for PlayStation 2, Shin Megami Tensei 3 sees you as a Tokyo high school student who finds themselves thrust deep into the events of an apocalyptic cult’s reconstruction of Earth known as the Conception. Becoming a Demi-fiend, the player ends up serving demons in their task to reshape the world for Lucifer.  Exactly how that world is shaped is up to you though.

The game’s opening quickly builds the looming apocalyptic event, learning about rumored cult activity whilst at a medical center, and seeing clues to the truth of it unfold as time goes on. Eventually, the event happens and the mysterious and weird becomes all-out bizarre as Tokyo is encapsulated in a bubble that turns it into a 'Vortex World' full of demons to both defeat and recruit.

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Score: 4/5

The J-RPG Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster will be released on May 25:

Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster

Reawaken your inner demon in a modernized version of the acclaimed ATLUS classic, Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster.

What begins as a normal day in Tokyo turns out to be everything but, when the Conception—an ethereal apocalypse—is invoked. The remains of the world are swallowed by chaos, as a demonic revolution descends into a broken city. Caught between a battle of Gods and demons, the choices you make can bring life, rebirth, or death, and determine who triumphs.

This genre-defining, infamously punishing RPG is back and now includes:

• Remastered 3D models and backgrounds
• Additional difficulty settings
• Suspend save: save your progress whenever you need!
• Voiced audio: choose between Japanese and English VO
• Steam Achievements and Trading Cards

Thanks Henriquejr!