SMT: Nocturne is pokemon for insane people (good)

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  • Опубликовано: 4 мар 2021
  • Becoming a pokemon master and birthing a new reality are more or less the same thing when you think about it.
    It's weird I somehow missed this game for so long, it ended up being the exact cross between the persona and pokemon game-feels that I was looking for; mixed with a uniquely liminal setting I really enjoyed. I'm definitely planing on trying out SMT 4, strange journey and apocalypse at some point now and hopefully SMT 5 further off.
    Oh yeah, Dante is in this game I forgot to talk about that, it's the 2 design and he gets cool battle music, I pointed at the screen and shrieked like a howler monkey when I saw him.
    Playlist containing music used: (Thanks to Van Darkholme)
    • Music used for Nocturn...
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  • @NEETKitten
    @NEETKitten 3 года назад +1305

    So, I'm gonna explain a few things to help any newbies getting into this game for the first time (particularly regarding demon fusion and negotiation since those are the first big roadblocks most new players get stuck on)
    *Fusion:*
    So for starters, demon fusion has a few different factors that determine what you can fuse, how you can fuse, and what bonuses they gain. And most of it is based on the phase of Kagutsuchi (the big talking sun at the center of the Vortex World) is at when you enter the Cathedral. For example, sacrificial fusion can only be done during Full Kagutsuchi. And certain demons can only be created during certain phases. Furthermore, some demons can only be created through a sacrificial fusion using specific demons. Take Metatron for instance. For this guy, you need to fuse Michael, another Divine, and sacrifice a Tyrant, on top of defeating a certain boss before this formula is even available to you.
    And if you have an item called a Deathstone, you can fuse the Fiends that previously kicked your ass six ways from Sunday (Red Capote is a lot more fun when you're not on the receiving end of it) with each Fiend having a different requirement for fusion. What I mean is that the Fiends don't have their own unique fusion formulas, but instead trying to create certain demons/races of demons with a Deathstone in your possession yields a Fiend instead. Now on to skills! Skills are learned randomly, and deselecting and reselecting the same fusion materials will make different skills get inherited. What this means is that you're gonna be pressing O and X a lot until you get the skills you want. Something to keep in mind is that certain demons have certain skill affinities, making some skills easier to inherit than others. So it's gonna be real hard to teach high level magic to a demon who's whole gimmick is "me hit things good." And if you want that Unga Bunga Me Smash demon to learn that magic because you want that spell on a magic demon that you can use Grog the Momonofu as material to get, all I can say is good luck and have patience.
    Moving on to stats now. So, if your fusion materials are at a high enough level, you have the right Kagutsuchi phase, the demons you're fusing already have bonus stats, or some combination of the three, you can jack up the stats of the new demon you're making to frankly ridiculous levels. We're talking "level 10 demon with 40 in all stats" kinda busted here. Sacrificial fusion also gives bonus stats and levels btw. Aside from the initial stat boost, there's also a race of demons called Mitama. You get these guys by fusing 2 Elementals together, and they exist solely to buff your demons up. See, fusing a demon with these guys doesn't create new demons; they give stat buffs to that demon. So if you fuse let's say a Pixie with a Nigi Mitama (the blue one) then it gains more points in its magic stat. Red one (Ara Mitama) buffs strength, blue one buffs magic, yellow one (Saki Mitama) buffs vitality, and grey one (Kusi Mitama) buffs agility.
    Also, some demons can evolve. This happens once they've learned every skill available to them, and your level matches or exceeds the level of their evolution. You'll know if a demon can evolve or not if you get the message "Signs of change can be seen on (demon)'s body" after they've learned a few of their skills. This isn't super relevant, as you'll usually be able to fuse the demon your demon evolves into a little down the line, but it's good to take note of if you have a demon that's starting to lag behind, but only has a skill or two left to learn.
    *Negotiation:*
    Oh boy, this system. This is either the easiest thing to understand and exploit, or it's an unintelligible mess of "WHAT?!" There is no in-between. So, here's just a short paragraph explaining the basics in order to get you into the former camp.
    The first thing to know is that a lot of demons have answers they like depending on their alignment, or the specific demon. Knowing your mythology definitely helps as well, since a lot of demons at least loosely behave how they're depicted in their myths. Now, how to tell which demon is aligned with which Reason is as simple as "which places do I encounter them in?" Example: Yosuga demons prefer selfish responses, or ones that demonstrate power. Musubi demons prefer selfish answers that stroke the ol' ego and like it when you reaffirm their personal beliefs. Shijima demons like answers that reflect a way of thinking that focus on objectivity. Alternatively, there are demons that aren't aligned with any reason (Fairies, most Wilders, etc.) These guys are a complete coin toss (as are Yosuga's Brutes, simply because of how dumb they all are) And then some demons have questions and answers that pertain to them more than others. Two examples I came up with are Succubus and Badb Catha. Both are Yosuga demons, but they like answers that pertain to them more than ones that pertain to their reason. Flirting with and complimenting Succubus is almost a guaranteed success. Badb Catha is a Celtic goddess of war, so complimenting her strength works wonders on her.
    Using these two as further examples, some demons ask certain questions more frequently. Both Succubus and Badb Catha ask the same question pretty often: (paraphrased) "Look at my skin. What do you think of it?" For Succubus, you answer "it looks soft", because obviously she wants to be complimented. Tell that to Badb Catha though, and she'll assume that you're calling her weak and get pissed off at you. Demons have different personalities, and playing into them increases your chances of getting what you want. Each race has a common personality type, with a few outliers, and figuring out how each personality type reacts to different answers is what's going to carry you through this game.
    Of course none of this is 100% guaranteed to work and RNG will screw you over no matter what, but this comment should serve as a general guideline on how to increase your success rate.
    And that's my "short", comprehensive guide to understanding demons in Nocturne. There's much more I could have gone into, like Magatama, and how curses affect what you can fuse, but I don't want this comment to scare even more people away with its sheer size. ...And if I have to type the word "demon" again, I'll probably commit Persona 3.

    • @foulenergy
      @foulenergy  3 года назад +280

      Dudes out here writing prima guides for free

    • @NEETKitten
      @NEETKitten 3 года назад +156

      @@foulenergy Anything to help more people get into one of my favorite franchises ever. Great video, btw!

    • @JulioCruz261
      @JulioCruz261 3 года назад +40

      Even after beating this game, there's stuff I didn't have even the slightest idea how it worked that you explained. Holy shit that was so useful, thank you
      Definetly using this for the remaster's playthrough

    • @NEETKitten
      @NEETKitten 3 года назад +10

      @@JulioCruz261 No problem, happy to help! ^_^ Tbh, it took me like 2 and a half playthroughs before I finally figured all this stuff out.

    • @Bryantzerox
      @Bryantzerox 3 года назад +62

      And sometimes, if you're EXTRA lucky with RNG, a Jack Frost will scoot across the floor at the beginning of the battle to ask you politely for a Life Stone. If you give one to him, he'll be so happy and grateful that he'll part with his most precious item: a Life Stone. Then he'll leave.

  • @LordlyWeeb
    @LordlyWeeb 3 года назад +2000

    Fun fact for everyone, Megami Tensei came out before Pokemon. It's actually the first monster collecting game

    • @ZimVerse
      @ZimVerse 3 года назад +97

      Even Smt Isn't The 1st Monster Collecting Game.

    • @minato_arisato3751
      @minato_arisato3751 3 года назад +11

      @@ZimVerse oh really what was it?

    • @Big_Mas182
      @Big_Mas182 3 года назад +231

      @@minato_arisato3751 yep there were the megami tensei games then the main shin megami tensei games came out

    • @minato_arisato3751
      @minato_arisato3751 3 года назад +18

      @@Big_Mas182 I knew that

    • @minato_arisato3751
      @minato_arisato3751 3 года назад +67

      @@Big_Mas182 Megami tensei was a book first

  • @gummmie
    @gummmie 3 года назад +1076

    i love how any review of nocturne turns into the reviewer's psychotic philosophical ramblings at some point because nocturne just does that to you

    • @smtmonke
      @smtmonke 3 года назад +112

      Well when the game's story literally revolves around psychotic philosophical ramblings over who gets to create the new world, mixed in with a little Lucifer trying to get rich quick scheme, the game just becomes so deep it loops back around to being nonsensical. SMT is the logical extreme of human thought and what it entails about our species, using demons as a juxtaposition to really let it sink in how over the top we can really be.
      That, or it's really just the raving fever dreams of a Japanese game development company named Atlus who just wants to bust the player's balls and give them the most surreal experience they can asspull. Probably both.

    • @logicaloverdrive8197
      @logicaloverdrive8197 2 года назад +26

      @@smtmonke *Both.* Definitely both.

    • @TheSlammurai
      @TheSlammurai 2 года назад +43

      @@smtmonke The irony of you going on a psychotic philosophical ramble in your very response is not lost on me. Lol

    • @Ioun267
      @Ioun267 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@smtmonke I've seen it speculated that SMT 3's plot is partially a reaction to the Tokyo Subway Sarin Attack in 1995 perpetrated by a cult that sought to accelarate the end and reformation of the world. Essentially asking the question, what if they succeeded?

  • @Rellik165
    @Rellik165 3 года назад +1170

    SMT is a series about curb stomping.
    Either you do it to everyone else, or you will very swiftly learn what it's like to be curb stomped yourself.

    • @miwestraveler3986
      @miwestraveler3986 3 года назад +28

      Meta Rocket tag gameplay.

    • @Phikinnie
      @Phikinnie 3 года назад +11

      Perfect explanation

    • @ne0space
      @ne0space 3 года назад +83

      "hmm today I will cast agi on minotaur"
      *clueless ^*

    • @Fattybobatty1224
      @Fattybobatty1224 3 года назад +48

      @@ne0space WALTER STOP

    • @NEETKitten
      @NEETKitten 3 года назад +23

      @@ne0space Behold my demons!

  • @BoostedMonkey05
    @BoostedMonkey05 2 года назад +285

    "don't expect a gaggle of friends to banter with like Persona."
    Me and Manikins Peer Pressuring a Baphomet into summoning Mara

    • @zhaoyun255
      @zhaoyun255 Год назад +1

      With a full Dick joke conversation.

  • @wnabi8469
    @wnabi8469 3 года назад +1388

    the amount of smt fans that probably physically cringed when they heard “it’s just persona with 3 more persona” is astounding

    • @foulenergy
      @foulenergy  3 года назад +560

      I was speaking from the perspective of someone who played persona first (me) I know persona's the spin off please stop throwing tomatamos at me

    • @wnabi8469
      @wnabi8469 3 года назад +225

      @@foulenergy too good of an actor for your own good

    • @MacaroniTurtle
      @MacaroniTurtle 3 года назад +8

      Here

    • @magicmungis8822
      @magicmungis8822 3 года назад +81

      At first I cringed then I was impressed with how well he understood everything about the games

    • @Venom3254
      @Venom3254 3 года назад +29

      Nah I'm good, I'm laughing at the explanation and the editing of it.

  • @Deadpool710
    @Deadpool710 3 года назад +221

    “Like persona but you have 3 personas”
    YOU HAVE ALERTED THE HORDE
    /s

  • @Tater_Soup
    @Tater_Soup 3 года назад +513

    The editing is dumb and appeals to my dumb brain.

  • @concernedfish5574
    @concernedfish5574 3 года назад +795

    Seeing people get into the mainline SMT games couldn't make me happier.

    • @elijahbradley704
      @elijahbradley704 3 года назад +30

      despite only getting into mainline very recently, me too

    • @alsyrriad
      @alsyrriad 3 года назад +4

      @@elijahbradley704 same here

    • @Bryantzerox
      @Bryantzerox 3 года назад +17

      Would be nice to see some love for DDS and Raidou Kuzunoha as well.

    • @tchelikdabril9628
      @tchelikdabril9628 3 года назад +6

      @@Bryantzerox Soul Hackers, Majin Tenseis, Devil Summoner, Megami Tenseis, Devil Survivor as well.

    • @bergonath8851
      @bergonath8851 3 года назад +3

      @@elijahbradley704 It's never too late to hop in. Welcome aboard.

  • @darklordliam
    @darklordliam 3 года назад +814

    It’s only insane because they choose to be ignorant of what Pokémon could be.

    • @MiguelAngel-go4ck
      @MiguelAngel-go4ck 3 года назад +65

      I mean the whole point of pokemon is to be as easy as an rpg gets

    • @Phikinnie
      @Phikinnie 3 года назад +60

      @@MiguelAngel-go4ck sometimes they’re even bad at making it bad

    • @SonnyFRST
      @SonnyFRST 3 года назад +51

      @@MiguelAngel-go4ck Just because it is this way, doesn't mean it HAS to be this way. Pokémon would most certainly benefit from bringing some of the older players back. (I bet they might even outnumber the "fresh crowds" by now)

    • @MiguelAngel-go4ck
      @MiguelAngel-go4ck 3 года назад +19

      @@SonnyFRST i agree but from a corporate viewpoint it makes no sense, if games like nocturne werent that popular is because it wasnt accesible by everyone, games like pokemon can be played by literally everyone no matter their skill level so it is free profit

    • @SonnyFRST
      @SonnyFRST 3 года назад +27

      @@MiguelAngel-go4ck “On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer.” - Satoru Iwata

  • @antiranti
    @antiranti 3 года назад +524

    The editing was hot

  • @faidou9954
    @faidou9954 3 года назад +502

    Just came here to say that SMT literally came before Pokemon, and all monster collecting rpgs.

    • @foulenergy
      @foulenergy  3 года назад +85

      I thought one of the dragon quest games started the trend, does the first MT game pre-date that?

    • @fen6300
      @fen6300 3 года назад +123

      @@foulenergy first MT Game was 1987

    • @wanderin_stud499
      @wanderin_stud499 3 года назад +48

      @@foulenergy Nope, Digital Devil Story got released in '87 but DQuest was in 85'.

    • @Arexion5293
      @Arexion5293 3 года назад +223

      @@wanderin_stud499 The monster recruitment mechanic didn't exist in Dragon Quest until V in 1992. So Megami Tensei does indeed predate Dragon Quest when it comes to this specific mechanic.

    • @wanderin_stud499
      @wanderin_stud499 3 года назад +72

      @@Arexion5293 If so, nice. One more to the mega-ten-did-it-first bucket list.

  • @goleh4044
    @goleh4044 3 года назад +416

    All your interpretation of the nature of demons and their intentions are actually used in the series. The fact that you got all this from nocturne which does not explain shit to player is astonishing. Please play more SMT games.

    • @daevious_
      @daevious_ 3 года назад +108

      The only part that's missing is the whole "Demons are summoned through computers because coding allows people to streamline the long esoteric chants into text" part, and given that Nocturne avoids the modern technology angle, it's understandable.

    • @Antasma1
      @Antasma1 3 года назад +4

      Which game(s) make that clear?

    • @goleh4044
      @goleh4044 3 года назад +31

      @@Antasma1 IV Apocalypse puts the most effort into it.Honestly it's something you should put together reading supplementary material and interviews, some of which have fan translations.

    • @Antasma1
      @Antasma1 3 года назад +10

      @@goleh4044 When it comes to outside the games, I don't like needing to read the back of a cereal box to understand the lore

    • @Antasma1
      @Antasma1 3 года назад +6

      @@goleh4044 I'm impressed even Persona 5 made that clear with a line from Morgana

  • @butchdeadlift7551
    @butchdeadlift7551 3 года назад +67

    "Teleport them to the Liveleak dimension"
    Brilliant line lol

  • @ils4844
    @ils4844 3 года назад +115

    Expanding on that "fictional characters in a Vortex World-y" place recently the SMT gacha mobile game "Dx2 Liberation" recently had a crossover event with SONIC THE HEDGEHOG as an actual demon to use, and there's an ACTUAL PLOT TO IT. It's as ridiculous as it sounds but yeah it's a thing. Basically though some dude decided to hook up their demon summoning program to an old game cabinet and that somehow summoned Sonic.

    • @foulenergy
      @foulenergy  3 года назад +53

      It's probably someone trying to communicate that sega accidentally made sonic real and that's where the vtuber sonic model came from.

    • @neaosmt1562
      @neaosmt1562 2 года назад +11

      Dante exists in the shin megami tensei mulitverus

    • @ils4844
      @ils4844 2 года назад +7

      @@neaosmt1562 he don't but he's semi-canonically reinstated in Dx2 iirc.

  • @ultrakleptomania
    @ultrakleptomania 3 года назад +84

    Angels, Demons, and *Thor*
    I love the way he says it, like Thor is just kind of his own category

    • @foxtopuscreations6046
      @foxtopuscreations6046 8 месяцев назад +6

      He's part of the American Ambassador archetype (really play smt 1)

  • @delphidelion
    @delphidelion 3 года назад +326

    Full kagatsuchi will also allow you to recruit demons you don't have the language for yet. You can use this to get a Petra in the initial hospital which will carry you for a while.

    • @foulenergy
      @foulenergy  3 года назад +91

      At one point I was going to mention the demons who can't understand you/ won't join you but I couldn't find a good place to include it.
      I remember specifically the "raptor" type demon who's the only one in that lineage so it looks like he just made the family name up to use as an excuse to not join you.

    • @bancon666
      @bancon666 3 года назад +22

      @@foulenergy you can also learn a skill that allows you to talk to them

    • @miwestraveler3986
      @miwestraveler3986 3 года назад +39

      You can also make the demons shit their pants and ask you for forgiveness in exchange for their eternal loyalty.
      I got a slime that way, anyway.

    • @hayaokakizaki4463
      @hayaokakizaki4463 3 года назад +5

      Full Kagatsuchi also lets you get rare items like stat incense

    • @Chr1s_1986
      @Chr1s_1986 2 года назад

      But be carefull with that in my version (Lucifers call the European one) if you talk to demons that you normaly cant speak to the game gets stuck and you have to reset the ps2 xD.

  • @glenmoody-elias1040
    @glenmoody-elias1040 3 года назад +42

    "And Kidnap is strong against child."
    I knew that's exactly where the joke was going, and it still got me.

  • @Ganmorg
    @Ganmorg 3 года назад +82

    I don't think I've ever seen someone jump into SMT blind and completely understand everything about its design and meaning and reason for being the way it is so quickly. Great vid

  • @alucas705
    @alucas705 3 года назад +76

    Nothing will ever feel as good as getting my shit stomped by matador for hours and then coming back to that fight with a new bug and all new demons only to 2 turn him out of exisistance.

    • @wilcoxway
      @wilcoxway 3 года назад +4

      Or in my case, my first match against Matador being a 1 hour struggle of just me whittling him down with my tank build.
      Fun fact: My first playthrough was on hardmode.

    • @PlayMadness
      @PlayMadness Год назад +2

      Hello Matador, have you met my friends? This is Hifumi, this is Nekomata, and this lovely lady is Ame-no-Uzume. I'm sure you'll get along SWELL.

  • @JohnGaming55
    @JohnGaming55 3 года назад +81

    That ending bit is godlike.

  • @MrDrCthulhu
    @MrDrCthulhu 3 года назад +222

    SMT always seemed cool, but a bit too imposing for my tiny lizard brain, but this video was really cool and motivated me to give it a shot! Love to see some more from you.

    • @foulenergy
      @foulenergy  3 года назад +40

      Thank you!
      Just go into it ready to spend some time learning how things work and be prepared to die a couple of times. They're hard games and even when you start getting a hang of things you're pretty likely to die a few times to each boss in order to learn how they work and figure out what kind of a team you need to make to counter them.

    • @delphidelion
      @delphidelion 3 года назад +26

      If you are taking the dive just remember that these games are not difficult, they are essentially puzzles. If you take your time, strengthen demons against their weaknesses and make sure to buy all the different magatama you will have very little difficulty with the game.

    • @Noodlepunk
      @Noodlepunk 3 года назад +20

      Just a tip debuffs and buffs are very very important.

    • @NEETKitten
      @NEETKitten 3 года назад +2

      @@delphidelion ...As long as you don't play hard mode. Then you're spending an hour in the tutorial because of unlucky crits.

    • @dahitmann
      @dahitmann 3 года назад +3

      @@foulenergy "couple times". Sir, that is such a huge understatement, you have rolled it right back into just being a statement.

  • @ikhwananimationsbeyondweeb4528
    @ikhwananimationsbeyondweeb4528 3 года назад +103

    The recommendation has blessed us with this wonderfully edited vid

  • @foulenergy
    @foulenergy  3 года назад +82

    Music used:
    Rocket slime OST - Tank battle 0:00
    SMT Nocturne OST - Large map Real universe 1:13
    SMT 4 Apocalypse OST - Enemy of god 2:03
    SMT Nocturne OST - Mystery 2:07
    gotye-somebody that I used to know, wokeuplikethis remix 2:31
    Macintosh plus - [just search the guys name, the song title is in japanese and I have an American keyboard] 3:01
    Rain world OST - Bio-engineering 3:08
    Dead rising OST - Mall music 3 5:17
    Xcom 2 tactical legacy pack OST - Covert operations 5:55
    DMC 5 OST - any special orders tropical remix 6:56
    Half life 2 OST - Apprehension and evasion 7:00
    Danganronpa V3 OST - DX Training Plan 8:19
    Pac man championship edition 2 OST Pac tropica 9:23
    Persona 3 OST - Deep Breath 11:49
    Persona 3 OST - Mass destruction : 11:58
    Persona 5 OST - Last Suprise 12:00
    SMT Nocturne OST - Boss battle 12:30

    • @ShaimingLong
      @ShaimingLong 3 года назад +16

      Thanks for providing the music list, too many RUclipsrs don't bother.
      Incidentally, now I have that Dead Rising mall music stuck in my head, and after all that SMT music that is surely a crime!

    • @foulenergy
      @foulenergy  3 года назад +6

      I'm pretty inconsistent about doing it, Van Darkholme had to ask for it before I remembered. He also put together a playlist for it that I put in the description.

  • @scuffed7648
    @scuffed7648 3 года назад +181

    This implies pokemon fans are not already insane. Also amazing review you deserve more subs.

    • @TheBrutalSax
      @TheBrutalSax 3 года назад +35

      SMT fans are insane in the same way as dark souls and ninja gaiden fans are
      Pokémon fans are insane in the same way meth addicts are, but instead of a substance their body depends on, it’s over a children’s game.

    • @rpgfanatic9719
      @rpgfanatic9719 3 года назад

      @@TheBrutalSax A children's game that is far more popular than any turn based rpg and for good reason.

    • @TheBrutalSax
      @TheBrutalSax 3 года назад +15

      @@rpgfanatic9719 wasn’t even dissing the game. I’m just saying, a lot of the fandom doesn’t realize they are not the target demographic for that series.
      Like Mfers complain the games are too easy, bro the game is literally designed to be potentially somebody’s gateway into video games. Of course it’s gunna be easy dude.

    • @rpgfanatic9719
      @rpgfanatic9719 3 года назад

      @@TheBrutalSax It's designed for all ages. The campaign is easy as hell with the AI using basic tactics, but that doesn't mean advanced tactical strategies can't be used, and the game...at least gen 6 and 7 have free multiplayer to encourage players to play with others using advanced strategical moves and passive abilities the game provides. I do agree that people are dumb for complaining about how easy the AI is. Do people complain about smash bros having dumb AI? No, because they play a lot among themselves too much not to care. I do not know why people do not feel the same with Pokemon, especially since it's one of the most multiplayer focused RPGs out there that isn't an MMO.

    • @TheBrutalSax
      @TheBrutalSax 3 года назад +8

      @@rpgfanatic9719 it’s designed for all ages yes, but the children are still the primary demographic. Nothing wrong with that, nothing wrong with being older and enjoying it. Older people are still encouraged to play it to some extent, and that’s why it’s not a baby game. But they are secondary to newcomers, mainly younger newcomers. That’s why they haven’t really tried to reinvent the wheel with that series like Nintendo is known for doing (or trying). Zelda is another series designed for all ages, but the primary demographic is the longtime fans, while still retaining the family friendliness, they’ve done stuff like going for stories that might be relatable to the older audience in some of the later entries. They feel like they don’t need to play it safe with that series.

  • @pinksoda9714
    @pinksoda9714 3 года назад +33

    This went from a fun review to some kind of well-edited fever dream

  • @Nocturne989
    @Nocturne989 3 года назад +19

    Thank you for this dissertation on why CWCville is a Vortex World and the comic is the Bible for Chris-chan's Reason

  • @snailthelostcow63
    @snailthelostcow63 2 года назад +4

    "probably anyone relevant enough to get a wikipedia page might manifest as a demon in the vortex world"
    Well... I mean... there's that spear wielding guy with cool looking sunglasses in Persona 2 so.... probably

    • @chiefbawor_thegr8966
      @chiefbawor_thegr8966 Год назад +1

      To be fair tho' the rule in Persona 2 and SMT 3 is a bit different

  • @banjo304
    @banjo304 3 года назад +41

    This is quite literally the best SMT content I've seen on the internet in years.

  • @alexanderbrooksify
    @alexanderbrooksify 3 года назад +23

    the editing is very powerful, very cursed, very good
    Peter Griffin surrounded by wheels with eyes / 10

  • @ils4844
    @ils4844 3 года назад +158

    Yeah Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse explains how all the demons are able to exist at once. Although people didn't like that since the game's story was written rather poorly for the most part.
    On another note a Vortex World filled with famous people or fictional characters could be totally possible given how SMT II and Megami Tensei II feature bootleg demons of characters from popular horror films.

    • @captainlastreo5160
      @captainlastreo5160 3 года назад +1

      How dare you

    • @ils4844
      @ils4844 3 года назад +28

      @@captainlastreo5160 IVA is poorly written in the sense that instead of coming up with actual normal justifications to go with Anarchy since it IS the better route overall they instead make the cast sucky annoying garbage.

    • @captainlastreo5160
      @captainlastreo5160 3 года назад +6

      @@ils4844 oh wait, nevermind, just reread your comment
      characters weren't the best, that I'll give you

    • @TheDsLeet
      @TheDsLeet 3 года назад

      @@captainlastreo5160 I thought the characters were fine for the most part with like one or two exceptions

    • @captainlastreo5160
      @captainlastreo5160 3 года назад +1

      @@TheDsLeet Don't tell anyone, but I don't mind the characters, I only said that so that they wouldn't talk to me any further.

  • @Pomokuri
    @Pomokuri 3 года назад +148

    Great as always, though describing SMT as "Persona except with 3 personas" will undoubtedly earn you the ire of some people if taken a bit too literally.
    Also, if you plan on playing SMT4, definitely don't read too much about it before playing it. The game has (in my opinion) one of the most impactful twists in gaming rather early on, and it would be a shame to spoil yourself on it.

    • @foulenergy
      @foulenergy  3 года назад +42

      Thank you, glad you liked it.
      I try to not say things that will annoy people to the point of making them find my house and put doodoo in my mailbox but "persona with 3 personas" was genuinely what I thought I was getting into at first. I even thought the moon cycles were supposed to be the date and you'd have a time management aspect to the game.
      Hopefully I haven't already been spoiled on 4 but I think I half know about the twist, hopefully not enough to lessen my enjoyment of it.

    • @Pomokuri
      @Pomokuri 3 года назад +24

      @@foulenergy You'll still very much enjoy the game even if you know the twist, but I'd be a shame to miss out on such a "holy shit" moment.

    • @kirbythekirb59
      @kirbythekirb59 3 года назад +36

      @@foulenergy the only spoiler i'm gonna tell you is that you should learn bufu in the first part of the game

    • @NiGHTSnoob
      @NiGHTSnoob 3 года назад +2

      @@kirbythekirb59 And Zan for immediately after that. I honestly think she is even harder than him.

    • @kirbythekirb59
      @kirbythekirb59 3 года назад

      @@NiGHTSnoob she is, tbh i never understood why the minotaur boss fight is so famous, wile medusa's one isn't

  • @riam850
    @riam850 3 года назад +29

    We need Nostalgia Critic demon in SMT V.

  • @kainthedragoon8081
    @kainthedragoon8081 3 года назад +10

    I love how the video just....ends without and closing remarks

  • @NeviTheLettyFan
    @NeviTheLettyFan 3 года назад +27

    The part with Joel killed me holy shit

  • @stopasking968
    @stopasking968 5 месяцев назад +2

    Okay the 'screaming pony orb tulpa' joke made me laugh like I haven't in a long time, thank you.

  • @firepuppies4086
    @firepuppies4086 3 года назад +15

    Fun fact... Michael Jackson was in SMT. Literally called Mr Thriller

  • @goatles9423
    @goatles9423 2 года назад +12

    This video was my first significant look into mainline SMT, and it played a big part in my decision to play this after 100% completing P5R. I adore both Nocturne and this video, and even after watching it multiple times I still find new things in the ludicrous editing. Thank you for making this video. In my opinion it still stands as one of, if not the most comprehensive analyses of SMT

  • @cameronkahn3317
    @cameronkahn3317 3 года назад +17

    everyone playing this game remember to not get rid of the pixie you get at the start of the game trust me

  • @wonder6835
    @wonder6835 3 года назад +6

    this vid is amazing. "its persona except you have three out at once" was also one of the things that got me into mainline smt from persona. i love that line.

  • @MarshmallowToilet
    @MarshmallowToilet 3 года назад +9

    I'm stunned that quality editing like this doesn't have more views.

  • @Burgorton
    @Burgorton 3 года назад +3

    I saw the dimensional merge gag and instantly subbed

  • @kryptidsilver8004
    @kryptidsilver8004 3 года назад +7

    Just came here to say that the thumbnail looked like Pikachu was licking the protagonists finger and it made me chuckle.

  • @arcuslux516
    @arcuslux516 3 года назад +7

    Remember that in Shin Megami Tensei 2 you can fuse HUMANS and DEMONS together.

  • @alexbarclay7876
    @alexbarclay7876 3 года назад +20

    Yeah, I’d totally watch you summarize more games like this one.

  • @Ciretako
    @Ciretako 2 года назад +5

    4:20 My man Foul Energy's talking about the concept of hyperstition!

  • @EA-bv8zk
    @EA-bv8zk 3 года назад +107

    The voice that screams one more god rejected sounds like an emo kid that just went through puberty

  • @wwesvr46
    @wwesvr46 3 года назад +5

    i can't stop watching the jack frost's slapping daisoujou bit it's just so good

  • @perfect_rain9611
    @perfect_rain9611 3 года назад +7

    "persona but you get 3 personas" has the be the most offensive, and yet accurate way you can describe SMT:3

    • @wilcoxway
      @wilcoxway 3 года назад +2

      It's only offensive if you're an SMT fan with zero respect for the Persona spinoff series.

    • @umcaraqualquer3640
      @umcaraqualquer3640 3 месяца назад

      ​@@wilcoxwayWhich tends to be about 90% of the 17 SMT fans out there

  • @grubfriend
    @grubfriend 3 года назад +9

    That ending had me doubling over in laughter oh my god. Also I'm glad someone said the whole "the battles are the fun part of SMT" thing because I felt a little crazy that SMT is the only turn-based JRPG I can stand because the grinding is fun??

  • @Crybatty
    @Crybatty 3 года назад +12

    the manikins freaked me out so bad, honestly the whole ginza underpass did

    • @southofheck
      @southofheck 3 года назад +4

      I thought they were kinda goofy and cute in a weird abomination kinda way.

  • @GreenerJoe
    @GreenerJoe 2 года назад +6

    Lost it all when I saw Joel as a scandinavian, great video my friend, made my day.

  • @hadriennogueira3726
    @hadriennogueira3726 3 года назад +21

    This deserves waaaay more views

  • @Arexion5293
    @Arexion5293 3 года назад +11

    This is probably the best SMT review I've seen so far. The editing is fantastic!

  • @JulioCruz261
    @JulioCruz261 3 года назад +5

    Thanks for the new recommendation RUclips, goddamn this editing was great and you summarized Nocturne in an extremely friendly way, hope this actually gets to anyone wanting to buy the Remaster next month

  • @danield.6452
    @danield.6452 3 года назад +11

    This video is SO GOOD!
    Please review more SMT! You will LOVE the conversations with the demons in SMT IV...

  • @pureevil9496
    @pureevil9496 3 года назад +10

    Oh my God I wish I could collect Doug Walker in a Megaten game

  • @Lex_Blade
    @Lex_Blade 3 года назад +3

    SMT 3: Nocturne is like the Pokemon Colosseum of the SMT franchise. Both games are underrated and are probably the darkest on their own particular franchise that holds deep meaning of how grim the world can be in their own atmosphere.

  • @ghost_neeko8107
    @ghost_neeko8107 3 года назад +5

    This is such a well put together video, great job dude

  • @ArshadZahid_nohandleideas
    @ArshadZahid_nohandleideas 2 года назад +4

    basically isamu's reason is the wet dream of discord moderators

  • @VannMunson
    @VannMunson 3 года назад +3

    This deserves more attention. One of the most consise yet in-depth reviews on this game I've seen. You really hit all the bases

  • @helpgirlimhavingalifecrisis
    @helpgirlimhavingalifecrisis 3 года назад +6

    I like this video a lot, the editing is severely damaging my brain and I enjoy it immensely. Not to mention it’s hard to find smt reviewers that like both persona and smt, which isn’t a bad thing but I do like hearing other perspectives sometimes.

  • @koifishtheatre
    @koifishtheatre 2 года назад +5

    This is the first video I've seen from you and the editing alone made this video amazing. Subbed.

  • @SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14
    @SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14 Месяц назад +2

    OK now I want a creature collection game but all the creatures are manifestations of 2000s youtubers

  • @neuralinferno1765
    @neuralinferno1765 3 года назад +3

    Normally a review of a game wouldn't keep me for even 5 minutes but this video is so well edited and filled with jokes as well as actual information on the characters, real-world inspirations, world, and plot of SMT: Nocturne that I sat all the way to the abrupt cutoff at the end. It makes me happy to see mainline SMT getting some popularity because of the remaster of Nocturne and Upcoming SMT V after I myself got into it through SMT IV: Apocalypse not so long ago. For a channel with so few subscribers you definitely deserve more for the great work. Keep it up! 👍

  • @TainoMoya
    @TainoMoya 3 года назад +1

    The editing is incredible. An inspiration. Playing through smt rn and its been fun

  • @bass2126
    @bass2126 3 года назад +5

    Great review & amazing editing, glad a fan of Persona got into the mainline series, this whole franchise really deserves more attention, not just Persona, it's literally the pioneer of the monster collecting genre.

  • @NeviTheLettyFan
    @NeviTheLettyFan 3 года назад +6

    That ending was wonderful, you really understand SMT

  • @crypto_luigi
    @crypto_luigi 2 года назад +4

    One of the most underrated channels. Love your editing.

  • @mh-lh7jr
    @mh-lh7jr 3 года назад +1

    God tier editing, music choices, etc. subbed. Welcome to SMT

  • @someguyparagon5273
    @someguyparagon5273 3 года назад +26

    Funny enough how recently a new trailer for Nocturne is coming out...
    *Now Nocturne can be experienced for steam!!!*
    I'm ready for Nocturne on PS4!

    • @foulenergy
      @foulenergy  3 года назад +18

      Wow, It doesn't seem real, Atlus were so bad about porting stuff since forever and now P4G and nocturne are on steam.
      Hopefully SMT5 will follow and not be limited to switch exclusivity for 15 years

  • @kgmstudent0783
    @kgmstudent0783 3 года назад +1

    This video was recommended to me all of a sudden and I can't believe it took me this long to see it. You had me with your editing style, god how long has it been since a youtube video literally caused me to enter a coughing fit from how hysterical it is. That said, the content of the video is really well written and engaging too! Properly explaining some ideas in Nocturne that even I didn't pick up during my (short) initial playthrough. I'm excited to see what future content you make, you've really wowed me.

  • @keebee46
    @keebee46 3 года назад +1

    Man the favor and charm this video emits is so surreal I love it and it fits so well. SMT Nocturne got the atheistics with them demons and Kodamas and Dionysus. 10/10.

  • @alexanderC5673
    @alexanderC5673 3 года назад +4

    As a very cold swede I can confirm this

  • @MakoTenseii
    @MakoTenseii 3 года назад +3

    Eyy cool video man. Love the editing

  • @gulpirak
    @gulpirak 3 года назад

    Man, this is a really good video. Your thorough understanding of the mechanics gets through without you sounding smug about it, and it was entertaining. Great job.

  • @fierypickles4450
    @fierypickles4450 3 года назад

    Ok. Im sold. Plus this editing is acid goodness. Subbed

  • @SapphireLibra3
    @SapphireLibra3 Год назад +2

    You actually explained SMT Nocturne extremely well.

  • @followertheleader
    @followertheleader 3 года назад +4

    Left a like because of the image at 11:45

  • @Goks70707
    @Goks70707 3 года назад

    Beautiful editing, my eyes are pleased 😳
    I also love the dead rising bgm, nice touch!

  • @makingmusiccrippled9581
    @makingmusiccrippled9581 3 года назад +1

    Jesus christ this is so well made i was expecting you to have like at least 600k subs or like a few million but 3k? dud youre gonna grow very fast I feel it

  • @Finalblue1234
    @Finalblue1234 3 года назад +2

    God DAMN I love your editing style. You definitely deserve more subs.

  • @Orbitthemaster
    @Orbitthemaster 3 года назад +5

    This video actually has more depth and explains some of the game mechanics way better than some hour long reviews about this game.

  • @gimlichan1391
    @gimlichan1391 3 года назад +5

    ONE MORE GOD REJECTED

  • @zay.a
    @zay.a 3 года назад +3

    your videos are so underrated, instant sub!

  • @Tony4You
    @Tony4You 3 года назад +2

    Great video that deserves more views! such high effort, keep it up!

  • @togglebott7748
    @togglebott7748 3 года назад +5

    Pokemon: bad
    Megaten: good
    That’s all there is to it tbh

  • @NarffetWerlz
    @NarffetWerlz 3 года назад +1

    I've enjoyed this game for most of its nigh-20 year existence and you've perfectly captured its essence. Bravo

  • @TyroneCLove
    @TyroneCLove 5 месяцев назад +2

    When I played nocturne for the first time way back on PS2 I described it to my brother as black metal pokemon.

  • @ballsacjohn8842
    @ballsacjohn8842 3 года назад +4

    I'm living for the editing.
    Grade A SMT content.

  • @heinokunzelmann8967
    @heinokunzelmann8967 3 года назад +2

    Your editing style is super interesting. Good video!

  • @LunaticTrumpet
    @LunaticTrumpet 2 года назад +3

    I’m new to smt and I decided to start with Nocturne (yes I’m insane) but I’ve been loving it.

  • @plbster
    @plbster Год назад +1

    I first watched this video a year and a half ago and yet 7:50 still lives in my fucking head. I cannot hear someone say "goodbye" with that cadence without hearing that screaming sound effect.

  • @pipemarinmontes
    @pipemarinmontes 2 года назад +1

    i literally just got TDE on Nocturne and watching this video is the best thing ever. The editing is GODLIKE

  • @FeelsGrimMan
    @FeelsGrimMan 3 года назад +1

    Another one of those videos where the editing is great, was good at covering the topic, & was just enjoyable altogether. Yet has very little views & only found it through blind luck. Always happy to find stuff like this. Would be cool if you covered more smt stuff since it's a great series with not too many people behind it & your editing style fits it perfectly.

  • @BlackKanye
    @BlackKanye 3 года назад +3

    Your editing style just speaks to me on a primal level

  • @3g01st2
    @3g01st2 3 года назад +2

    The editing of this is way too good lol great video

  • @aaronborgstrom2696
    @aaronborgstrom2696 3 года назад +1

    The editing is beautiful. The video was great as a whole but I really give it up to the editing.

  • @wave81210
    @wave81210 3 года назад +6

    The edit is golden.

  • @ShivaM-dc4xe
    @ShivaM-dc4xe 3 года назад +1

    Man this content is lit. I am subbing. Wishing you luck in the future