Is it any good? Also, Ive only played the Persona games that are related to SMT but I suspect that this is nothing like those games, right?

Yes, it is good. Only play it if you plan on playing the sequel also though. And no, this is nothing like Persona. If you are looking similar to Persona, Nocturne would be your best bet.

" Yes, it is good. Only play it if you plan on playing the sequel also though. And no, this is nothing like Persona. If you are looking similar to Persona, Nocturne would be your best bet. "

No. Nocturne is its own entity, it has nothing to do with Persona, DDS, or Devil Summoner. It is an actual SMT game. If you are familiar with Persona, you will feel right at home with Nocturne. It is my favorite rpg on the ps2. Heads up though, normal mode on Nocturne pisses all over hard mode in P3/P4. You will be getting your ass kicked regularly, unless you are using a faq.

And you are lucky, Amazon has it for $45 right now. It seems like a lot, but that is a steal!

" No. Nocturne is its own entity, it has nothing to do with Persona, DDS, or Devil Summoner. It is an actual SMT game. If you are familiar with Persona, you will feel right at home with Nocturne. It is my favorite rpg on the ps2. Heads up though, normal mode on Nocturne pisses all over hard mode in P3/P4. You will be getting your ass kicked regularly, unless you are using a faq.

And you are lucky, Amazon has it for $45 right now. It seems like a lot, but that is a steal! "

" No. Nocturne is its own entity, it has nothing to do with Persona, DDS, or Devil Summoner. It is an actual SMT game. If you are familiar with Persona, you will feel right at home with Nocturne. It is my favorite rpg on the ps2. Heads up though, normal mode on Nocturne pisses all over hard mode in P3/P4. You will be getting your ass kicked regularly, unless you are using a faq.

And you are lucky, Amazon has it for $45 right now. It seems like a lot, but that is a steal! "

The Sequel to Digital Devil Saga is Digital Devil Saga 2. Nocturne does not have voice acting. Digital Devil Saga does.

No problem Venatio. A lot of people only have exposure to P3 and P4, they are missing out on some truly classic games Atlus games.

Devil Summoner definitely  is not for everybody. I can tolerate it in small doses, but I have not found myself playing for hours on end like the PS2 Persona iterations or Nocturne. P1 and P2 are meh to me, I had them both way back in the day, I don't recall beating either one.

You will enjoy DDS. I really do recommend Nocturne though. If you can beat that on default dificulty, you will have no problem beating P4 or P3 on hard mode.

I suspect that most people getting into SMT games as a result of the endurance run are going to like DDS 1 & 2 more than Nocturne or Devil Summoner, mostly b/c of the voiceovers and modern look.  Both Nocturne and Devil Summoner are very UNLIKE P3 and P4, have no voice work, and I find the artstyles of Nocturne and Devil Summoner 2 kind of grating.  Also, Matador is a bitch.

Finally, if you have a DS I think SMT Devil Survivor is one of the best games you can get for it.