Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne - PlayStation 2

“Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne may be one of the most disappointing games I've played in the last years.

When I started playing I expected a game with philosophical elements that made me think and good plot, due to all the praise SMT gets for being more "serious and dark" and the praise for the good writing, but I can't say I got what I expected.

I'll talk about four elements: gameplay, characters, technical side and narrative.

Gameplay: the core gameplay concept in Shin Megami Tensei is really good. Shin Megami Tensei III grabs the more clunky gameplay in previous SMT games and completely shakes the foundations introducing the press-turn combat. This adds dynamism to the core gameplay concepts in other JRPGs, from turn management, to buffs and debuffs, etc. I l” read more