SMT III: Nocturne HD Remaster Dated for 25th May on PS4

Featuring Dante from the Devi May Cry series.

Three considerations:
1. Well this is too close to Mass Effect Legendary Edition for my mental health.
2. I do hope they fixed those bugs the JP version seemed to have at launch.
3. They really missed on adding Bayonetta in, being this SEGA...perfect fit.

Day one on Switch. Kinda cool it's releasing on PC as well. I bet there'll be some interesting mods for it, and it's pretty much a given that any lingering technical issues will be ironed out by fans, so I might have to pick it up on that platform down the road. Hell, if the PS4 version has a reasonable trophy list, I might even snag it in a sale down the line.

£44.99/$49.99 for an HD remaster (a poorly one to say the least) of an 18 years old game is a robbery.... this game should be no more than £15.99/$19.99.

If you are going to charge that much then at least remake it instead.

@rpg2000 Very much Atlus pricing isn't it? $30 would be a much better price point for this, and even that seems a bit expensive.

@rpg2000 maybe they looked at Nintendo and decided to try the same

To nail it home: Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age is an outstanding remaster, both graphically and mechanically. Originally a PS2 game like Nocturne. $39.99. Come on, Atlus.

I was really excited until I saw that price. I had no idea it was going to be that much. Jeez. Plus there’s DLC. Atlus do my head in.

For reference, I own the original on PS2. This wouldn’t be a ‘new’ game for that price.

@nessisonett I was expecting $59.99, so I'm satisfied with it not costing quite that much. The $69.99 price for the Digital Deluxe Edition is bananas, though.

But yeah, kinda disappointing, because I imagine this pricing will probably drive a lot of people away from this release, at least initially. And with SMT V coming out, they should want as many people as possible being introduced to this franchise.

Ah 66 Canadian bucks with DLC

Atlus. Why are you so...yourself

Will this be released retail?

@Ralizah

Thanks to you, NEStalgia, and clvr this is one I'm super looking forward to. Thanks again!

@TheFrenchiestFry And the FrenchiestFry. Why did I forget the FrenchiestFry? Inexcusable.

@Snake_V5 Yes. It's getting a physical release on both PS4 and Switch same day

@LordSteev Awesome! You should post your impressions in the forum. Be sure to tag me if you do.

@Ralizah Sure thing! What thread?

Nice. I might get it at some point, but I'm in no rush due to completing SMT IV Apocalypse recently.

@Feena Sega doesn't own Bayonetta the character, they just have publishing rights to the first game. Nintendo published the second and is likely publishing the third.

@ShogunRok Zodiac Age is $50 also, same price.

I'm kind of in agreement here though. $50 is steeeeep for this. I love this game but I'm not paying the same price I paid nearly 20 years ago again. Same reason I'm skipping Skyward Sword HD. These games should be $40, tops.

Does anyone know if the PS4 version is significantly different from the Switch take? I'm leaning towards the Switch for handheld play if they're the same.

@Ralizah I was expecting full price, too. Atlus games have never been cheap as far as I remember. But I always feel they are worth it. I've loved every Atlus game I've played.

@JasmineDragon I actually asked my friend who played the Japanese switch version and he said that it has random slowdowns when traversing a dungeon. Not sure if that is patched though.

@RudeAnimat0r It’s the other way around. Sega owns the character, Nintendo has the publishing rights for the second (and third) game having funded the development.

Woah, that's a steep price for a remaster game. This makes the mass effect collection feels significantly cheaper considering it contains 3 full games. What irks me more is that there is a bloody paid dlc for it as well. Understandable due to the fact that Dante is a licensed character but still...eww.

Nice, about a month apart from Nier Replicant. Makes it that much easier for me to get both day one

Hope the trophy list is reasonable yet offers a decent extra challenge

@JasmineDragon @Leon_93 My understanding is that, post-patch (the December one, that is), the PS4 version is a bit more stable overall, but the worst performance issues have been addressed in both console versions. Given they both target the same framerate, the biggest difference is likely to be load times, which are a little longer on Switch.

I think the only version that will be substantially improved over the others is going to be the PC release, because even if the base port has issues, there's going to be a small army of programmers interested in perfecting that version of the game.

With that said, I expect the performance will be good enough on consoles when the game is released in May. Although, if there are still issues in either console version, that'll quickly come out when people start receiving their copies of the game.

@LordSteev

I made a thread dedicated to the game in the PS4 subforum.

@Feena Huh. Thanks for the clarification.