Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne HD Remaster Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry Series

With its announcement last month, the upcomingShin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne HD Remasterthrilled fans of the long-running RPG series with a remastered take on a classic title. While fans are still waiting for more details on the next mainline installment of the series withShin Megami Tensei 5, theSMT3remaster will seem to hold over fans with its release on PS4 and Switch early next year. However, Atlus has confirmed that alongside the revival ofSMT3, the publisher also has announced that we’ll get to see the return of a classic meme with it. Yes,SMT3: Nocturne HD Remasterwill, in fact, be featuring Dante from theDevil May Cry™series.

Developer Atlus has announced that Dante will be available as a DLC pack forShin Megami Tensei 3: NocturneHD Remasterwhen the game releases in Japan this October. The publisher shared a new trailer showing Dante in action in the RPG remaster, with details confirming that he’ll be available through the “Maniax Pack” for 980 yen (about $10 USD).

Dante was originally included inShin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne Maniax, the second iteration ofSMT3which was ultimately released to Western markets such as the US and Europe. This of course wasthe birth of the infamous meme that touted Dante’s inclusion in the game, despite having a trivial role in the game itself, but presumably played up to appeal to gamers that were more familiar with the demon-killing badass from theDevil May Cryseries.

TheSMT3remaster was officially revealed last month during the Nintendo Direct Mini, where Nintendo showcased some of its upcoming third-party titles coming to the Nintendo Switch. Atlus seemed to make the biggest impressions by not only confirming theSMT3remaster’s release, but also showcased a new trailer forShin Megami Tensei 5and confirmed that the long-awaited RPG (which wasone of the earliest games announced for the Nintendo Switch) is finally coming next year.

Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne HD Remasterwill release for PS4 and Nintendo Switch in Japan in October, and will follow with a worldwide release sometime in spring 2021.