Underplayed Gems

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne - Hardtype (2017)

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne - Hardtype cover
Developer
zombero
Platforms
PlayStation 2
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Main story
about 69 hours
The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A brutally recalibrated turn-based grind that demands mastery and punishes the slightest miscalculation.

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About

Introducing Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne - Hardtype! This is a hack of the original game designed with several primary goals in mind: 1) Rebalance many aspects of the original game. 2) Create a gameplay experience that is challenging to veterans of the SMT series. 3) Add in some fresh new enemies and skills to revitalize the gameplay experience. This hack is intended for people who have already played (and generally mastered) the original game, and is designed to be played on Hard mode. For those who don’t fit this profile, or don’t want a more challenging experience than the original, then feel free to play on Normal mode.

Screenshots

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