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Solar_Crimson
11/20/20 8:20:18 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akuFm5Fty3w

  • Voice-acting was added, and the visuals were updated, but the CG cutscenes are ripped directly from the PS2 version and still in their original 4:3 aspect ratio.
  • There was no attempt at all to update the UI, not even adding small icons for demons and skills on the menu screen and in battle.
  • Skill inheritance in Fusion is still randomized like it was in the original, instead of being able to pick your skills like in recent SMT games (hell, even Persona 4 Golden allowed this when the original game used random inheritance).
  • The music, particularly in battles, use the compressed PS2 versions instead of the higher quality ones on soundtracks.
  • The Switch version suffers major performance issues in some battles, with the framerate dropping to staggeringly-low levels.
  • The new Merciful difficulty level is pathetically easy, where it makes enemy's attacks miss more often and if they do hit, they do a pathetic amount of damage, and you do more damage in return. The guy in the linked video above beat the infamous Matador without healing once, and that's him playing on the Japanese version of the game that he can't read or understand.
  • Once again, there is day-one DLC for things like changing the music to use themes from other SMT games, which had no business being DLC to begin with. Dante himself is also DLC for around the equivalent of $9, but the difference between Dante and Raidou is completely aesthetic (especially now that Dante can have a Pierce skill); you're paying $9 for a glorified skin swap.
I was excited when it was first announced, but seeing how it turned out is giving me serious pause in purchasing it. Atlus did say that they are looking into the issues that were raised by the Japanese players, but I don't think they will fix anything but the Switch's performance issues and maybe the CG cutscenes and the compressed music.

Atlus, you're really disappointing me as of late.

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g0ldie
11/20/20 8:21:49 PM
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that sucks.

Nocturne is probably my favorite JRPG, and a remaster with proper effort put into it would have been amazing.

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IndustrialTrudg
11/20/20 8:22:00 PM
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Why do we need a remaster?

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Middle hope
11/20/20 8:24:01 PM
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Garioshi
11/20/20 8:25:54 PM
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Solar_Crimson posted...
The Switch version suffers major performance issues
Stop the presses

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Ushiromiya
11/20/20 8:38:06 PM
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kinda don't want to support a lazy port...v_v

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Solar_Crimson
11/20/20 8:41:13 PM
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g0ldie posted...
that sucks.

Nocturne is probably my favorite JRPG, and a remaster with proper effort put into it would have been amazing.
Yeah, Nocturne deserved better than this.

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Solar_Crimson
11/22/20 7:37:46 PM
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Bump

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