Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne

 PlayStation 2
User Score
6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 399 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 252 out of 399
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 399
  3. Negative: 135 out of 399
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  1. Ingleberg
    Jul 5, 2022
    1
    grindy, obnoxious, boring, repetitive, unfair as f*** garbage
    if you aren't a veteran of the series good luck, it will be absolutely necessary to use a guide, but don't bother because unlike the Persona series, it's not fun at any point in it's 100000 hour grindfest with half an hour of story sprinkled in. you were warned. it's like they only remake or re-release the worst of all genres.
  2. P5chad
    Jul 4, 2021
    0
    Pior jogo que já joguei, não passei de 2 minutos e desisti, porém zerei. Matador very easy, jogo fácil. P5 Chad vs Nocturne Virgin. This game is cringe normie bluepill, alt-left, coomer, zoomer, crise existencial, muito bosta, sus, homem do sul. Nota 0. P5 is based kek redpill, alt-right, boomer, honkpill, pepe the frog big chungus, amogus, thanos very based, roblox, apoia tortura emPior jogo que já joguei, não passei de 2 minutos e desisti, porém zerei. Matador very easy, jogo fácil. P5 Chad vs Nocturne Virgin. This game is cringe normie bluepill, alt-left, coomer, zoomer, crise existencial, muito bosta, sus, homem do sul. Nota 0. P5 is based kek redpill, alt-right, boomer, honkpill, pepe the frog big chungus, amogus, thanos very based, roblox, apoia tortura em animal, morador da Bahia. Mapa parece meu scat, graphics from turbogame, worst than Wii Music. Música emo fdp, rap do tauz do crl. I prefer GTA Rio de Janeiro, its very pica.… Expand
  3. Persona2Anime
    Sep 26, 2022
    0
    Completely overrated garbage that's not worth anyone time, at all. Or my time in the slightest
  4. night_ocelot
    Jan 21, 2023
    2
    You keep trying to like it because of art-style and the hope that "soon you'll get it" but it's just BORING!
    VISUALS are REPETITIVE, seriously whole game is like a sequence of look-alike empty corridors, all visual lore of the first hours is quickly dispelled as soon as you realize that basically only colour palette of the empty walls changes.
    And there is NO STORYTELLING, you just    You keep trying to like it because of art-style and the hope that "soon you'll get it" but it's just BORING!
    VISUALS are REPETITIVE, seriously whole game is like a sequence of look-alike empty corridors, all visual lore of the first hours is quickly dispelled as soon as you realize that basically only colour palette of the empty walls changes.
    And there is NO STORYTELLING, you just suppose it's in there but dialogues and cut-scenes are soo rare you lose interest altogether and eventually play the game as some alpha version of Monster Hunter at most cause fight system is ok, but the MASSIVE GRINDING wont keep you for long.
    Meeting Dante from Devil May Cry as a character is the most fun you get, but it cannot save the sinking ship    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#37 Best PS2 Game of 2004
17
#17 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2004
8
#8 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2004

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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 42 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 42
  3. Negative: 0 out of 42
  1. BonusStage
    89
    One of the best and most refreshing console RPGs to come out in years, and is definitely a worthy candidate for RPG of the year.
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  2. GameSpy
    70
    Most of the gameplay aspects are solid, the graphics are beautiful, and the quest is long. However, the relative lack of narrative elements prevented me from truly enjoying the wonderfully bizarre world Atlus has created.
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  3. G4 TV
    100
    Behind the cool art and bizarre story is a fun, addictive and challenging RPG with great gameplay systems and a lot more variety and choice than most of today’s, cinema-heavy RPGs. Games rarely stray this far off the beaten path and actually work out so well, making Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne a must for the adventurous RPG fan.
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