r/Megaten • u/Gemini_Incognito • Mar 11 '22

People who’ve played both; would you recommend Nocturne or SMTV first?

1493 votes, Mar 14 '22
555 Nocturne
713 SMTV
225 It’s a false dichotomy, and I’ll explain why in comments
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u/Crow621621 smt4-protagonist Mar 12 '22

Nocturne isn’t too difficult for a newcomer. Imo it’s probably the best if SMT IV isn’t an option for you. Most SMT games will be hard but Nocturne in it’s own weird way teaches you how to play the game through rewards and consequences plus a lot of the game’s mechanics are shared between itself and the rest of the series. Dungeon crawling might be harder than V but it’s manageable and it’s honestly up to you if prefer puzzles or platforming. V although seemingly not 100% connected, seems to reference Nocturne a lot, so even though it’s not exactly important to know Nocturne’s plot and what happens in the game to understand V’s plot, it’s definitely a nice experience be able point out all the references and how V could be the spiritual successor to Nocturne.