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Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne

In Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne, the player takes on the role of a young boy who is caught up in The Conception while visiting his sick teacher, Yuko Takao, with his two classmates Chiaki Hayasaka and…

20 February 2003

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Atlus, released 20 February 2003 on PlayStation 2.

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What Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne is

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Atlus and released in 2003. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne, the player takes on the role of a young boy who is caught up in The Conception while visiting his sick teacher, Yuko Takao, with his two classmates Chiaki Hayasaka and Isamu Nitta. The young boy is transformed into a demon known as the Demi-fiend and he must survive in the newly created Vortex World with the powers granted to him through Magatama.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Megami Tensei series

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne is the 47th of 151 entries we hold in the Megami Tensei series. The next entry was Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children - Puzzle de Call! in 2003.

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What it launched against

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne launched on 20 February 2003, within three weeks of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, Final Fantasy X-2 and NASCAR Racing 2003 Season.

Released around the same time: Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, Final Fantasy X-2, NASCAR Racing 2003 Season.

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When did Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne come out?
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne was released on 20 February 2003 for PlayStation 2.

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