<s>
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nocturne	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Atlus	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	B-Application
numbered	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
central	O
series	O
in	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
director	O
's	O
cut	O
was	O
localized	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2004	O
as	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nocturne	I-Application
and	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
in	O
2005	O
as	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lucifer	I-Application
's	I-Application
Call	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high-definition	O
remaster	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
internationally	O
released	O
in	O
2021	O
on	O
those	O
consoles	O
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nocturne	B-Application
follows	O
a	O
high	O
school	O
student	O
in	O
post-apocalyptic	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
transformed	O
into	O
the	O
demonic	O
Demi-fiend	B-Application
after	O
the	O
world	O
undergoes	O
Conception	O
,	O
an	O
apocalyptic	O
event	O
triggered	O
by	O
a	O
sinister	O
cult	O
to	O
enable	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
rebirth	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Tokyo	O
transformed	O
into	O
a	O
Vortex	O
World	O
filled	O
with	O
demons	O
,	O
the	O
Demi-fiend	B-Application
becomes	O
instrumental	O
to	O
the	O
schemes	O
of	O
the	O
Reasons	O
,	O
beings	O
who	O
seek	O
to	O
remake	O
the	O
world	O
in	O
their	O
image	O
,	O
and	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
lord	O
of	O
demons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
conceived	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
If	I-Application
...	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
worked	O
out	O
what	O
they	O
wanted	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
making	O
it	O
appeal	O
to	O
a	O
wider	O
audience	O
than	O
previous	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
science	O
fiction	O
setting	O
of	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Nocturne	B-Application
returned	O
to	O
a	O
contemporary	O
setting	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
things	O
the	O
team	O
changed	O
from	O
previous	O
entries	O
were	O
the	O
camera	O
perspective	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
switched	O
from	O
a	O
first	O
-	O
to	O
a	O
third-person	O
camera	O
perspective	O
,	O
and	O
using	O
a	O
cel-shaded	O
art	O
style	O
to	O
distinguish	O
it	O
from	O
other	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
,	O
primarily	O
composed	O
by	O
Shoji	O
Meguro	O
,	O
paid	O
homage	O
to	O
earlier	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
games	O
while	O
drawing	O
on	O
music	O
styles	O
from	O
the	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
edition	O
of	O
Nocturne	B-Application
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
to	O
strong	O
sales	O
and	O
a	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
limited	O
director	O
's	O
cut	O
proved	O
so	O
popular	O
that	O
Atlus	O
made	O
a	O
second	O
print	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
fan	O
demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
director	O
's	O
cut	O
was	O
the	O
version	O
chosen	O
for	O
localization	O
,	O
making	O
Nocturne	B-Application
the	O
first	O
mainline	O
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nocturne	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
version	O
of	O
modern-day	O
Tokyo	O
:	O
aside	O
from	O
the	O
opening	O
segment	O
,	O
post-apocalyptic	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Vortex	O
World	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
and	O
events	O
of	O
Nocturne	B-Application
take	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
separate	O
continuity	O
to	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nocturne	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
modern-day	O
Tokyo	O
before	O
and	O
after	O
an	O
event	O
called	O
the	O
Conception	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
normal	O
world	O
is	O
destroyed	O
through	O
the	O
actions	O
of	O
a	O
cult	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
stagnation	O
and	O
ultimate	O
demise	O
,	O
as	O
dictated	O
by	O
the	O
Great	O
Will	O
governing	O
existence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
nameless	O
main	O
Protagonist	O
is	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
:	O
generally	O
dubbed	O
the	O
Demi-fiend	B-Application
,	O
he	O
is	O
an	O
"	O
everyday	O
man	O
"	O
who	O
represents	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
events	O
are	O
watched	O
over	O
by	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
,	O
ruler	O
of	O
the	O
demons	O
and	O
the	O
Great	O
Will	O
's	O
sworn	O
enemy	O
,	O
who	O
takes	O
on	O
multiple	O
forms	O
during	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
demon	O
hunter	O
Dante	O
from	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
franchise	O
;	O
and	O
Raidou	O
Kuzunoha	O
,	O
a	O
lead	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
Summoner	I-Application
subseries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finding	O
the	O
hospital	O
deserted	O
apart	O
from	O
Chiaki	O
and	O
Isamu	O
,	O
the	O
Protagonist	O
searches	O
it	O
,	O
is	O
briefly	O
accosted	O
by	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
in	O
his	O
child	O
form	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
almost	O
killed	O
by	O
Hikawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
immediate	O
aftermath	O
,	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
contacts	O
the	O
Protagonist	O
again	O
and	O
infuses	O
him	O
with	O
a	O
Magatama	O
,	O
wishing	O
to	O
see	O
whether	O
he	O
can	O
lead	O
his	O
armies	O
against	O
the	O
Great	O
Will	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
turns	O
the	O
Protagonist	O
into	O
the	O
Demi-fiend	B-Application
,	O
a	O
being	O
with	O
the	O
powers	O
of	O
a	O
demon	O
and	O
the	O
heart	O
of	O
a	O
human	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
escaping	O
from	O
the	O
hospital	O
,	O
the	O
Demi-fiend	B-Application
begins	O
exploring	O
the	O
Vortex	O
World	O
with	O
help	O
from	O
Hijiri	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Demi-fiend	B-Application
goes	O
in	O
search	O
for	O
his	O
friends	O
and	O
faces	O
these	O
groups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
die	O
before	O
they	O
can	O
realize	O
their	O
wishes	O
,	O
and	O
Takao	O
gives	O
the	O
Demi-fiend	B-Application
an	O
artifact	O
that	O
will	O
enable	O
him	O
to	O
remake	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
Demi-fiend	B-Application
can	O
fulfill	O
a	O
request	O
from	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
to	O
collect	O
eight	O
Candelabra	O
from	O
Fiends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Choosing	O
to	O
support	O
a	O
Reason	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
ending	O
depending	O
on	O
who	O
is	O
chosen	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
each	O
the	O
world	O
is	O
reborn	O
in	O
the	O
image	O
of	O
the	O
chosen	O
Reason	O
after	O
the	O
Demi-fiend	B-Application
fights	O
Kagutsuchi	O
to	O
prove	O
his	O
resolve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chiaki	O
and	O
Isamu	O
die	O
before	O
the	O
Demi-fiend	B-Application
begins	O
and	O
give	O
him	O
their	O
blessing	O
in	O
spirit	O
form	O
,	O
while	O
Hikawa	O
accompanies	O
the	O
Demi-fiend	B-Application
into	O
their	O
new	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Takao	O
's	O
wishes	O
are	O
followed	O
,	O
the	O
Demi-fiend	B-Application
fights	O
Kagutsuchi	O
and	O
the	O
world	O
is	O
returned	O
to	O
its	O
pre-Conception	O
state	O
,	O
resurrecting	O
and	O
restoring	O
all	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
Demi-fiend	B-Application
rejects	O
Takao	O
's	O
wishes	O
,	O
Kagutsuchi	O
curses	O
him	O
for	O
allowing	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
die	O
and	O
departs	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
Demi-fiend	B-Application
as	O
the	O
only	O
survivor	O
in	O
a	O
barren	O
world	O
of	O
demons	O
,	O
trapped	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
until	O
another	O
Conception	O
can	O
happen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
Demi-fiend	B-Application
fulfills	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
's	O
request	O
of	O
collecting	O
the	O
Candelabra	O
from	O
the	O
Fiends	O
,	O
Kagutsuchi	O
attacks	O
him	O
and	O
is	O
destroyed	O
,	O
breaking	O
the	O
Great	O
Will	O
's	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
this	O
,	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
fights	O
the	O
Demi-fiend	B-Application
to	O
test	O
his	O
strength	O
,	O
then	O
declares	O
him	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
ultimate	O
weapon	O
in	O
the	O
upcoming	O
war	O
against	O
the	O
Great	O
Will	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
for	O
a	O
third	B-Application
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
title	O
was	O
originally	O
proposed	O
by	O
Kazuma	O
Kaneko	O
and	O
others	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
installments	O
,	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
If	O
....	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
originally	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
beyond	O
If	O
...	O
,	O
with	O
there	O
instead	O
being	O
plans	O
for	O
an	O
original	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
consoles	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
took	O
a	O
while	O
to	O
decide	O
what	O
they	O
wanted	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
spent	O
time	O
deciding	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
different	O
kind	O
of	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
appeal	O
to	O
a	O
wider	O
audience	O
than	O
its	O
prequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
that	O
they	O
needed	O
to	O
develop	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
to	O
realize	O
their	O
vision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
this	O
delay	O
,	O
Atlus	O
shifted	O
development	O
focus	O
onto	O
Megami	B-Application
Ibunroku	I-Application
Persona	I-Application
and	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
Summoner	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
research	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
created	O
a	O
3D	O
test	O
demo	O
featuring	O
the	O
demon	O
Cerberus	O
to	O
test	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
was	O
created	O
before	O
Nocturnes	B-Application
contents	O
had	O
been	O
decided	O
upon	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
test	O
on	O
modelling	O
and	O
animating	O
demons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nocturne	B-Application
was	O
among	O
the	O
first	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
titles	O
to	O
use	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
alongside	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Nocturne	B-Application
began	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Alpha	O
builds	O
to	O
determine	O
how	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
would	O
move	O
around	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
finalized	O
their	O
desired	O
aesthetic	O
look	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
created	O
internal	O
tech	O
demos	O
using	O
3D	O
models	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
previous	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Katsura	O
Hashino	O
,	O
his	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
such	O
a	O
position	O
within	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
making	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
considered	O
,	O
Kaneko	O
wanted	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
contemporary	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
science	O
fiction	O
aesthetic	O
of	O
its	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
it	O
was	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
more	O
than	O
just	O
the	O
third	B-Application
numeric	O
installment	O
,	O
a	O
subtitle	O
was	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
final	O
subtitle	O
,	O
"	O
Nocturne	B-Application
"	O
was	O
added	O
,	O
other	O
subtitles	O
were	O
considered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
third-person	O
camera	O
perspective	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
first-person	O
dungeon	O
crawling	O
of	O
earlier	O
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
requests	O
given	O
by	O
Okada	O
was	O
to	O
simplify	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
especially	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
demon	O
fusion	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
become	O
fairly	O
convoluted	O
by	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nocturne	B-Application
expanded	O
on	O
the	O
general	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
theme	O
of	O
people	O
lacking	O
excitement	O
in	O
their	O
everyday	O
lives	O
,	O
with	O
Nocturne	B-Application
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
extraordinary	O
events	O
people	O
could	O
not	O
experience	O
in	O
real	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
wanted	O
Nocturne	B-Application
to	O
feel	O
like	O
a	O
"	O
journey	O
into	O
hell	O
"	O
comparable	O
with	O
Dante	O
Alighieri	O
's	O
Divine	O
Comedy	O
and	O
Francis	O
Ford	O
Coppola	O
's	O
1979	O
film	O
Apocalypse	O
Now	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
reason	O
was	O
that	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
had	O
already	O
explored	O
a	O
world	O
governed	O
by	O
Law	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
seemed	O
natural	O
to	O
swing	O
the	O
other	O
way	O
and	O
depict	O
a	O
world	O
ruled	O
by	O
Chaos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Kaneko	O
stated	O
that	O
Nocturne	B-Application
was	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
movement	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
single	O
unified	O
mythos	O
for	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scenario	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Shogo	O
Isogai	O
,	O
whose	O
main	O
task	O
was	O
to	O
take	O
Okada	O
and	O
Kaneko	O
's	O
vision	O
and	O
turn	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
story	O
that	O
would	O
fit	O
into	O
the	O
framework	O
of	O
a	O
traditional	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
overall	O
concept	O
was	O
so	O
grand	O
that	O
it	O
seemed	O
at	O
times	O
too	O
ambitious	O
,	O
and	O
involved	O
the	O
layering	O
of	O
multiple	O
interactions	O
between	O
different	O
factions	O
and	O
ideals	O
,	O
alongside	O
incorporating	O
the	O
common	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
narrative	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
multiple	O
endings	O
and	O
the	O
modern-day	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
of	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
designed	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
standard	O
villain	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
as	O
a	O
gentlemanly	O
observer	O
who	O
sets	O
tests	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Nocturne	B-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Shoji	O
Meguro	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
work	O
by	O
Kenichi	O
Tsuchiya	O
and	O
Toshiko	O
Tasaki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
included	O
tunes	O
from	O
previous	O
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
titles	O
composed	O
by	O
Tsukasa	O
Masuko	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
composing	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
Meguro	O
attempted	O
to	O
express	O
his	O
feelings	O
when	O
he	O
saw	O
the	O
world	O
while	O
remaining	O
true	O
to	O
the	O
styles	O
established	O
by	O
the	O
original	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meguro	O
also	O
introduced	O
orchestral	O
elements	O
which	O
were	O
absent	O
from	O
previous	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
scores	O
,	O
using	O
it	O
to	O
emphasize	O
the	O
gameplay	O
's	O
constant	O
shifts	O
between	O
movement	O
and	O
stillness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
an	O
album	O
,	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nocturne	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
on	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
album	O
containing	O
the	O
tracks	O
composed	O
for	O
the	O
director	O
's	O
cut	O
,	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nocturne	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
extra	O
version	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
hinted	O
by	O
an	O
Atlus	O
spokesperson	O
in	O
November	O
1999	O
,	O
who	O
stated	O
that	O
Atlus	O
was	O
planning	O
an	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
franchise	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
eventually	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2002	O
by	O
the	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
clarified	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
previous	O
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
games	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
spin-off	O
Persona	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atlus	O
had	O
high	O
hopes	O
for	O
Nocturnes	B-Application
success	O
,	O
preparing	O
estimated	O
shipments	O
totaling	O
500,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
budget	B-Device
series	I-Device
release	I-Device
on	O
August	O
5	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lead	O
character	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
series	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
Dante	O
,	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
guest	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
inclusion	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
suggested	O
by	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Atlus	O
staff	O
who	O
was	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
idea	O
was	O
approved	O
due	O
to	O
how	O
Dante	O
's	O
job	O
as	O
a	O
demon	O
hunter	O
would	O
fit	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
Nocturne	B-Application
and	O
thus	O
Atlus	O
created	O
a	O
movie	O
where	O
Dante	O
confronted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
hero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
version	O
of	O
Maniax	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2008	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
Japanese	O
limited	O
edition	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
Summoner	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Raidou	I-Application
Kuzunoha	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
King	I-Application
Abaddon	I-Application
:	O
in	O
this	O
version	O
,	O
Dante	O
is	O
replaced	O
by	O
Raidou	O
Kuzunoha	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
third	B-Application
and	O
fourth	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
commemorate	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Maniax	O
,	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
memory	O
card	O
decorated	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
's	O
tattoos	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
localization	O
of	O
Nocturne	B-Application
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Atlus	O
USA	O
,	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
branch	O
of	O
Atlus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
were	O
encouraged	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
by	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
mature	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
such	O
as	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Maniax	O
edition	O
would	O
give	O
western	O
players	O
the	O
most	O
complete	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
Nocturne	B-Application
the	O
first	O
main	O
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
title	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
later	O
popularity	O
and	O
recognition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
result	O
in	O
Atlus	O
attaching	O
the	O
"	O
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
"	O
moniker	O
to	O
later	O
Western	O
releases	O
of	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
titles	O
to	O
aid	O
in	O
identification	O
and	O
marketing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
uses	O
the	O
"	O
Nocturne	B-Application
"	O
name	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
under	O
license	O
of	O
Terminal	O
Reality	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
Nocturne	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
compensation	O
,	O
DoubleJump	O
Books	O
offered	O
free	O
priority	O
shipping	O
worldwide	O
for	O
their	O
Nocturne	B-Application
guidebook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publishing	O
rights	O
in	O
Europe	O
were	O
picked	O
up	O
by	O
Midas	O
Interactive	O
,	O
who	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
their	O
then-newly	O
formed	O
subsidiary	O
Ghostlight	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lucifer	I-Application
's	I-Application
Call	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nocturne	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
title	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Classic	O
in	O
both	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
:	O
it	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
6	O
,	O
2014	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
May	O
20	O
,	O
2015	O
for	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
edition	O
,	O
titled	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nocturne	I-Application
HD	O
Remaster	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
during	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
Mini	O
:	O
Partners	O
Showcase	O
on	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
alongside	O
the	O
release	O
year	O
for	O
Shin	B-Device
Megami	I-Device
Tensei	I-Device
V	I-Device
.	O
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Maniax	O
Chronicle	O
Edition	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
voice-acted	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
dual	O
audio	O
and	O
additional	O
difficulty	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japanese	O
,	O
Traditional	O
Chinese	O
and	O
Korean	O
on	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2020	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
a	O
worldwide	O
release	O
and	O
Windows	O
version	O
on	O
May	O
25	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewers	O
were	O
generally	O
positive	O
about	O
their	O
experience	O
:	O
despite	O
some	O
comments	O
about	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
polish	O
in	O
environments	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
character	O
design	O
,	O
aesthetics	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
story	O
all	O
came	O
in	O
for	O
general	O
praise	O
,	O
with	O
multiple	O
reviewers	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
worthy	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
modern	O
setting	O
and	O
dark	O
storyline	O
from	O
Nocturne	B-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
found	O
refreshing	O
for	O
contrasting	O
common	O
RPG	O
storylines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
also	O
noting	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
quite	O
challenging	O
,	O
Beckett	O
found	O
it	O
significantly	O
easier	O
during	O
its	O
last	O
third	B-Application
with	O
the	O
total	O
play	O
time	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
players	O
 '	O
choices	O
when	O
leveling	O
up	O
and	O
obtaining	O
new	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
good	O
critical	O
response	O
in	O
reviews	O
,	O
Nocturne	B-Application
received	O
recognition	O
by	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
RPGamer	O
's	O
awards	O
from	O
2004	O
it	O
was	O
ranked	O
third	B-Application
in	O
the	O
Readers	O
 '	O
"	O
Best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
"	O
category	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
honorable	O
mentions	O
in	O
the	O
categories	O
for	O
the	O
similar	O
Readers	O
 '	O
"	O
Best	O
Storyline	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Graphics	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Overall	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
IGN	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
2004	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
runnerup	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
RPG	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Story	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Gamasutra	O
listed	O
Nocturne	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
"	O
Essential	O
20	O
"	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
noting	O
how	O
challenging	O
the	O
title	O
could	O
be	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Nocturne	B-Application
sold	O
185,000	O
units	O
which	O
were	O
equal	O
to	O
75.7	O
%	O
of	O
its	O
shipment	O
,	O
topping	O
sales	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
Ghostlight	O
representative	O
that	O
Nocturne	B-Application
had	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
Digital	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
duology	O
,	O
"	O
met	O
with	O
great	O
success	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
reprints	O
in	O
2008	O
and	O
2009	O
caused	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
games	O
on	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remastered	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
sold	O
52,481	O
physical	O
copies	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
second	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
third	B-Application
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
throughout	O
the	O
same	O
week	O
,	O
with	O
48,830	O
copies	O
being	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
