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Decided to try SMT 3 after beating SMT 5. Played the entire game on Hard on New Game Chronicles and beat the game with TDE ending.
Here's my review of the game:

Pros:
- Absolutely beautiful demon designs
- Press turn battle system is fun
- Satisfying boss fights (minus final TDE battle rng-hell)
- Amazing music (Shoji Meguro is goated)
- Inheriting skills is not RNG anymore, great QoL

Cons:
- Remaster didn't even include 60-fps, not acceptable for a $50 game
- Poor sound quality even for a remaster
- Random Encounters without a save-anywhere feature is archaic game design.
- No buff/debuff status indicators even on this remaster is just lazy.

Overall, Nocturne is still a classic and a great JRPG. I recommend getting this game on sale, and for maximum enjoyment, play this game on Normal. If I replayed this game, I probably wouldn't go for Hard anymore.

Great JRPG for those looking for a challenge. The game has two different story paths, giving you double the playtime since you need to finish the game twice to experience the entire game.

The game's difficulty is great for those looking for a challenge. I've played through CoV on Normal at first, then played new game again from scratch on CoC (true neutral), this time with Hard difficulty.

Overall, whether you play on Normal or Hard, the game will give you a good challenge.

I think this was a decent Tales game. Liked it more than I hated it. Overall rating is a 6/10.

Pros:
- Beautiful start. I think the beginning section of this game was done really well.
- Liked the armatization mechanic for combat and the weakness mechanic.
- Best music in any Tales game I've played.

Cons:
- 60 FPS doesn't come native with this game. You have to use a mod lol.
- Equipment mechanic is the worst in any JRPG I've played. The grind to max it out is unreal also.
- The mid and end portion of the game isn't as good as how it starts.
- Camera is really bad during combat.

Great Tales game. Now I understand why Yuri is the most popular Tales MC.

feels like castlevania, plays like castlevania

thumbs up

Great collection with all 3 DS Castlevania titles, with improvements that make it better than the emulated version. Must-have for Metroidvania enjoyers.

Order of Ecclesia: 9/10
Dawn of Sorrow: 7/10 (play Aria of Sorrow first)
Portrait of Ruin: 6/10

Been playing JRPGs since I was a kid, and I honestly think this game tops them all.

A strong 10/10 for me. Atlus really outdid themselves. I went in thinking it's going to be a Persona-wannabe that would never find its own identity and it turned out to be even better. The game never shies away from tackling sensitive or controversial topics, and it also never had a dull moment from beginning to end. Masterpiece.

Great game! Tons of lore drops that explain what's happening in Nier Automata. There are 5 different endings, but not a fan of having to replay half of the entire game 3-4 more times with 95% of the content being unchanged.

Overall, a fantastic experience with great story, great music, great gameplay (minus the repeating the entire game part).

Pretty good visuals and story, but there is a lack of content once you're done with the main stuff.
But the addition of new P2W stuff like halos are what killed the game for me honestly.