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Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne Director Interested In A Remake
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I'm gonna say 75% chance. I think we'll see the first real trailer for it, and either no release date or winter 2019 for Japan.
Ah, SMT, the one series that lets me punch fairies right in the face and fire lasers at gods.
I await thee return, Nocturne.
I await thee return, Nocturne.
Yeah, my concern with a remake over a port would be it possibly losing its original aesthetic and overall vibe.
The other concern of course is going from glorious Kazuma Kaneko art as seen here:
To Masayuki Doi art (anime Kaneko) as so~
Morale of the story is...
The other concern of course is going from glorious Kazuma Kaneko art as seen here:
To Masayuki Doi art (anime Kaneko) as so~
Morale of the story is...
Come back to us Kaneko-sama ;-;
Kaneko hasn't done character art since the original SMT: Strange Journey in 2009 so that would almost certainly be out the window if they did a remake and not a remaster.
He still is the main demon designer for Atlus (worked on both SMTIV and Persona 5) but he has pretty much stepped back from character art and any PR facing role.
Hmm, as far as I know, while his demon designs were contributed to all future MegaTen titles, he hasn't drawn any new demon art either in quite a while.
(hence main demon designer)
Any new demon designs for SMTIV were handled by outside artists or Doi himself. As for Persona 5, it'd be Soejima I'd imagine.
Doi art is better thoYeah, my concern with a remake over a port would be it possibly losing its original aesthetic and overall vibe.
The other concern of course is going from glorious Kazuma Kaneko art as seen here:
To Masayuki Doi art (anime Kaneko) as so~
Morale of the story is...
Come back to us Kaneko-sama ;-;
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True, he hasn't done any actual new demon designs in a while, he might be in more of a supervisor role now as he was specifically credited for "Demon Design & modeling Supervisor" in Persona 5.
He might be overseeing the conversion process for a lot of his original designs into hd 3d for the first time.
No, because liking someone's art more shouldnt be something I would be ashamed
I don't think there's need for a full on remake. With it's art style, just making it 4K alone would have it looking gorgeous. It'd be nice to see all of the PS2 SMT games get a similar treatment, I've enjoyed all of what I've played.
Well, at least there's someone on the company openly talking about a interest in bring the game. That means that the chance for a pitch is much higher.
But with how Atlus is with HD development and how there's now two big games being developed for HD consoles, I doubt that this one would come soon.
But with how Atlus is with HD development and how there's now two big games being developed for HD consoles, I doubt that this one would come soon.
Yeah, my concern with a remake over a port would be it possibly losing its original aesthetic and overall vibe.
The other concern of course is going from glorious Kazuma Kaneko art as seen here:
To Masayuki Doi art (anime Kaneko) as so~
Morale of the story is...
Come back to us Kaneko-sama ;-;
Both are "anime", just with different artstyle by different artists. lol
I'd really hope they wouldn't pull a Strange Journey Redux with this if it happens. The original didn't have 2D portraits, and unless they go completely Doi-style cel-shading or something, I'd imagine it surely would keep the original art style.Yeah, my concern with a remake over a port would be it possibly losing its original aesthetic and overall vibe.
The other concern of course is going from glorious Kazuma Kaneko art as seen here:
To Masayuki Doi art (anime Kaneko) as so~
Morale of the story is...
Come back to us Kaneko-sama ;-;
Strange Journey Redux was such a bizarre decision to redraw all the humans. While on the plus side of it, we got actual portraits for all the minor characters, and some more major characters such as Jack and Ryan, but at the cost of having all the other humans downgraded for some reason. It's even weirder when they didn't redraw major demon characters like Mastema or Bugaboo, both of which having a humanlike figure.
I really hope this happens as I've heard nothing but good things about Nocturne but don't wanna track down a copy/hook up a PS2
I seriously don't understand the handwringing over Doi art ruining the game. Nocturne has no 2D portraits.
All it'd amount to is a change in the style of the boxart. The New Girl's design probably won't jar against the rest of the cast when homogenised to a 3D model either.
All it'd amount to is a change in the style of the boxart. The New Girl's design probably won't jar against the rest of the cast when homogenised to a 3D model either.
In my case, save anywhere ruins all tension and sense of danger, which is essential in these games. It sucks to have it in SJ Redux and it's especially baffling to have it there.
Sure it's optional, but knowing that it's there subconsciously makes me feel safer and like I can be more reckless, which it's the opposite of what I want in a dungeon crawler.
It's never truly optional too, which is the biggest problem. I have no issues with others using it but I'd like to disable it myself. Suspend saves are so much better too.
I mean, it goes without saying that a remake would include new 3D models and it's not that crazy to speculate they'd be redesigned with Doi's style instead. It's entirely possible.
Deep Strange Journey Redux is allegedly a remake - I think that sort of port is what they actually mean.
The biggest update I'd expect would be voice acting - maybe even in English this time?
I don't think it is being disputed that SJ Redux is a remake, many changes were made to the game overall to be more than a remaster. Its visual look has also been changed.
The question is: does it deserve to be changed in Nocturne, or does it only need to be upscaled ? My opinion is the latter
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They can add more content if they want to, like the womb, but its art needs to remain untouched
Nocturne for the new generation needs a LOT of tweaks tho so I will be more than Ok with a remake.
- Fusion System based on the newer games.
- Balancing of the last act of the game.
- Better camera controls.
- Voice acting (that will be optional in case someone wants the old style)
- Replace Loki design with the ones of the newer games =3
Also replace Dante with Raidou so that character slot will be useful (imagine balancing the optional True Ending around a single skill and then not giving your guest party member said skill... wtf?)
And as much as I like Doi art I doubt they are going to remake all the character models with his new style so...
- Fusion System based on the newer games.
- Balancing of the last act of the game.
- Better camera controls.
- Voice acting (that will be optional in case someone wants the old style)
- Replace Loki design with the ones of the newer games =3
Also replace Dante with Raidou so that character slot will be useful (imagine balancing the optional True Ending around a single skill and then not giving your guest party member said skill... wtf?)
And as much as I like Doi art I doubt they are going to remake all the character models with his new style so...
Boy let me tell you, I am All In on New Atlus.Yeah, my concern with a remake over a port would be it possibly losing its original aesthetic and overall vibe.
The other concern of course is going from glorious Kazuma Kaneko art as seen here:
To Masayuki Doi art (anime Kaneko) as so~
Morale of the story is...
Come back to us Kaneko-sama ;-;
I dislike Kaneko's art (sorry) and I enjoy modern QoL conveniences that respect the player. If that's blasphemous then so be it, but I'm totally down with the remake of your nightmares
Oh crap, I forgot about this. I don't wanna see Lucifer's Call getting Doi'd D:Yeah, my concern with a remake over a port would be it possibly losing its original aesthetic and overall vibe.
The other concern of course is going from glorious Kazuma Kaneko art as seen here:
To Masayuki Doi art (anime Kaneko) as so~
Morale of the story is...
Come back to us Kaneko-sama ;-;
There's a big difference between SMTxFE that was revealed as just random character jpegs, before the first trailer was shown as TMS#FE, and SMTV which was revealed as a dark showing of demons (and being a throwback on SMT 1) before getting this trailer giving strong Kaneko vibes...
Doi could never, sigh. I'm convinced he is straight up the worst thing about SMT nowadays.I don't think it is being disputed that SJ Redux is a remake, many changes were made to the game overall to be more than a remaster. Its visual look has also been changed.
The question is: does it deserve to be changed in Nocturne, or does it only need to be upscaled ? My opinion is the latter
They can add more content if they want to, like the womb, but its art needs to remain untouched