Topic: The grass may not be greener on the other side...

[Lumi Kløvstad]

...But until I get there, I will never know.

For a long time, I've wanted a stateside release of Nocturne in the Moonlight. Yes, I've heard a lot about it going both ways. Yes, I've seen the youtube videos. But as a completion freak, I will not sit still until I have a chance to properly play it.

I'm weird that way.

If Nocturne were to be released stateside, would you buy it?

[thernz]

If you mean the Saturn port, no. None of the additions interest me.

[Lumi Kløvstad]

Nocturne IS the Saturn Port, yes.

[Ahasverus]

A XBLA port, why not?

[Lumi Kløvstad]

A XBLA port, why not?

And PSN for good measure.

[Chernabogue]

If you mean the Saturn port, no. None of the additions interest me.

Same here. The additions aren't great at all.

[Super Waffle]

Nocturne IS the Saturn Port, yes.

Oh, it's another one of YOU PEOPLE.

The "Nocturne in the Moonlight" name is not exclusive to the Sega Saturn.  "Nocturne in the Moonlight" (or, more properly, "Gekka no Yasokyoku") is the name of EVERY version of SotN on EVERY system it was released on in Japanland.  Konami changed the title to "Symphony of the Night" when they localized the original PS1 version in '97.  The whole "Saying 'Nocturne in the Moonlight' automatically means I'm referring to the Saturn port" thing is something the fanbase invented to tell the Saturn version apart from the rest.

[Lumi Kløvstad]

And this is an issue worth bringing up because...?

No really. How is this important?

[JR]

Yeah, I'd buy it if it were released in the US. But I hope they don't.

[VladCT]

Eh, the novelty of playing as Maria-Sue Renard wears off after a while, the extra areas aren't that great, and Richter's new outfit is just downright fugly. The only thing worth praise in the Saturn port is the exclusive track Guardian, played during the fight against Maria.
Just wait for Esco's "hack" project to be done and you'll be in for a much better treat.

[Lumi Kløvstad]

It's not about what's better, at least for me. It's the fact that the game is out there, just out of reach.

It's TANTALIZING YO.

I can't get it in the proper format, at least not easily, and that just makes me want it more.

[Gecko]

Eh, I'm not a huge Symphony fan myself, so I probably wouldn't bother. I still need to get back the portion of my Castlevania collection that was stolen in my apartment break-in. I might not get PoR again though, because it gets so boring in the second half of the game, so I guess that makes me less of a completionist anyway.

[PFG9000]

And this is an issue worth bringing up because...?

No really. How is this important?

Because it's obnoxious when somebody mentions Nocturne in the Moonlight and assumes we know they're referring to the Saturn port.  And because it's even more obnoxious when they act snooty after that, like we're the ones that don't know any better.  And because you did both.  Cripes, thernz was just clarifying that he was on the same page as you, because you didn't specify which game you were talking about.  The way you phrased it, you could have been talking about the original Japanese PSX version of SotN, which had notable differences from the US release, and which wasn't ported to the US until recently in the Dracula X Chronicles cut of SotN.

[beingthehero]

Nope. The additions weren't good, and the only worthwhile musical additions was maria's battle theme and chaccone. Also, the graphical effects were downgraded badly from the original PS1 game. The only thing going for it is a small degree of mystique, and beyond that it's simply disappointing.

Also Richter's sprite looks like he's wearing one of those Russian fur hats.

[darkwzrd4]

I wouldn't buy it.  It's just SotN with 4 extra areas (2 in each castle) and a overly broken god-like Maria.  On the other hand, some of those moves look kind of cool.  Still, it's not enough for me to buy it when I already own the original SotN and DXC.