Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster launches in North America this spring, developer Atlus announced today. It will be available for PlayStation 4, Switch and Steam on May 25, almost seven months after its Japanese release. Those who purchase the Digital Deluxe Edition will be able to play four days earlier on May 21.
The cult classic PlayStation 2 role-playing game follows a normal Japanese high school student who suddenly finds herself in a war between heaven and hell in post-apocalyptic Tokyo. Like Atlus’ more popular Person series, battles revolve around befriending, educating, and ultimately fusing a litany of demons, made up of mythological figures from history and folklore. To think American gods but with very little sentimentality from Neil Gaiman.
Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster updates the 17-year-old game with remastered 3D models and backgrounds, as well as introducing new difficulty levels to make it harder or easier depending on your own inclinations. Following in the footsteps of the original ‘Director’s Cut’ and ‘Maniax Chronicle’ revisions, Dante from the Devil May Cry series and Devil SummonerRaidou Kuzunoha will be released, the first in the main game and the last as downloadable content.
in contrast to Person, whose recent games tend to prefer social interaction gameplay over hardcore dungeon crawling, actually Shin Megami Tensei games are known for providing a healthy challenge to even the most diehard min-maxers. That said, the style and atmosphere is well worth a bit of frustration. As a one-time player of the original, I can’t wait to jump back into the shoes of the Demi-devil myself.