I want to be fully clear; I was able to max Luck by level 42. It's my 7th playthrough of Nocturne from the point of view of having played 4 full playthroughs of Nocturne in its PS2 form on my 60 GB PS3 back in the early 2010s and my third playthrough of the PS4 version of the HD Remaster. I had to level up vitality for the hospital to clear the hospital dungeon faster, but after that I only ever increased Luck and relied upon NG+ bonuses of higher level demons to get through the game. So, by level 42, Demi-fiend had a maxed out Luck Stat.
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The General Concepts within Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
An Improved Thematic Analysis of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne. The General Concepts.
After beating it, the Raidou version of TDE just became my favorite ending in SMT3: Nocturne and the MegaTen PS2 Era became my Favorite Lucifer depiction in all of fiction
This will contain massive spoilers to the Raidou version of the True Demon Ending / Rejection route of Nocturne.
Rethinking the Reason Endings of SMT3 Nocturne and Why They’re Not Useless: Musubi
Nocturne Table of Contents and Personal Masterlist My Old Attempt at a ThematSic Analysis General Concepts of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Character Analyses of . . . Hikawa Yuko Takao Isamu Nitta Chiaki Tachibana Demi-Fiend Christian Kabbalah References: The Qliphoth References (From Debunking Series) Who was the Lady in Black? Personal Theories and Arguments: … Continue reading Rethinking the Reason Endings of SMT3 Nocturne and Why They’re Not Useless: Musubi
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Analysis and Response to The 4th Snake: Yuko Takao is The True Villain
Toxicity as villainy. How SMT Nocturne presents a well-written toxic human being as arguably the true villain of the main plot of SMT Nocturne.
Is the Shin Megami Tensei Series Anime? A Friend of mine takes a shot at answering that question
Be warned it spoils SMT1, SMT2, SMT3 Nocturne, SMT4, and a bunch of animes made by Go Nagai and Megazone 23.
Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs King Abaddon had one of Atlus’s Best Plots By Far
Note: This'll contain Major Spoilers for Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha versus King Abaddon and Major Spoilers for Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne.
My Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster Playthrough Preparation List:
Don't mind this, just me being a total nerd. lol
SMTIII: Nocturne HD Remaster and Successfully Replacing Siliconera with Gematsu as my go-to website for JRPG News
One of my favorite games ever is getting an HD Remaster and I couldn’t be more excited! >:)
Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne Theory: Who Was the Lady in Black?
Examining the unresolved mystery in SMT Nocturne: Who was the Lady in Black? Surprisingly, it probably isn't Paimon. Read and find out why. Here are my best guesses based on my research into the best kept secret of SMT Nocturne.
A Thematic Analysis of Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Warning: This topic contains immense spoilers for the video game, Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne, and other Shin Megami Tensei games. The main focus will be upon SMT Nocturne but information may verge into comparisons with other SMT games. Notable works: SMT Essay by Sam Hatting This work is a brilliant artistic analysis on the plot, story, … Continue reading A Thematic Analysis of Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne