Normal Battle ~Amala Network~ - Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne Music Extended

[@FrederykStrife]

>Get stuck in the Amala Network >Have the best battle theme in the game >Leave the Amala Network >Never shows up again

[@somethingsomething259]

Shows up in the outside of Amala Temple, so there's that.

[@poopoo-dk4hu]

@@somethingsomething259 and the shrine of masakados

[@major_havok7854]

It shows up in the Amala temple too lol

[@FSVR54]

Town battle theme is better though

[@benjamindyslilaplaige8986]

Wrong amala temple at the halfway mark of the game

[@LuizSilva-ul1ee]

The theme of not being able to walk 6 steps uninterrupted

[@AliDiCarbone]

Michelle hi

[@LuizSilva-ul1ee]

@@AliDiCarbone I see that you are a man of culture as well

[@zephyrprime8]

You don't like random encounters you say? *Puts encounter rate to overdrive*

[@rexailos475]

Why did you make him get the sword

[@devilbuster20xx37]

The theme of not being able to walk through a door without getting assaulted by a gang of 8 creatures.

[@cisnese6969]

Demi-fiend: "Hijiri..." Hijiri: "What..?" Demi-fiend: "Where's the door hole?"

[@arctohru]

"It's right there, I drew it using the terminal's magatsuhi"

[@justaguy2182]

@@arctohru Naoki:“Oh really? Open the door then.” Hijiri: “Dude, I’m gonna!”

[@maskn3026]

​@@justaguy2182*door disappears* Hijiri: "I see the problem"

[@Caution954]

​@@maskn3026Demi-Fiend: "OH DO YA?!"

[@amennnz]

I dunno but this is so funny to me

[@bruhbruh4473]

Drake, where's the door hole?

[@Missingnokillred]

advanced joke

[@junovicz]

could you explain this, i don't have big brain here.

[@jimmybuba2683]

@@junovicz in SMT nocturne, the Amala network dungeon has the tendency to Vanish doors

[@frozbytee4001]

@@junovicz and the "Drake, where's the door hole?" is from an old show called Drake and Josh

[@chainsawplayin]

Hijiri, where's the door hole?

[@julien2983]

This is the most "SMT" song in the game imo

[@ReverofEnola]

Makes sense. This is actually from SMT if(PSX). It plays during two boss fights when playing Akira's route.

[@slothrop9345]

Ginza is the most SMT song in the game because it's literally a remake of one of the most used songs in SMT1.

[@kakizakichannel]

@@slothrop9345 I hear that song in my nightmares

[@emanuelkristian8432]

i realize I'm quite randomly asking but does anybody know a good place to stream newly released movies online?

[@emanuelkristian8432]

@Axton Frank Thanks, I signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :D I really appreciate it!!

[@BiggusWeeabus]

I like how ATLUS always gives throwbacks from the previous games

[@vineal101]

Persona 1+2 Fans: *laughs in forggottenese

[@creeperwithstyle]

@@vineal101 Well Persona 3 referenced Persona 2, right? And there was Persona 1 and Persona 2 Innocent Sin DLC for Persona 5 so... that's something at least...

[@manuelmateo3392]

@@vineal101 P1 and P2 are regularly referenced within the series.

[@sauro8299]

That didn't age so well considering how P5R outright disrespected P1/P2 lore in exchange for absolutely nothing

[@macafromthewired]

@@sauro8299 what

[@ShinigamiXZEROX]

Me: Please, i just wanna get to the next area Sewer Demons: No

[@AaronWhatIFTran]

Lowkey though Ikebukuro Tunnel and Yurakucho Tunnel was straight up painful to get through

[@diegoreyes5019]

@@AaronWhatIFTran so many game overs for me... i have ptsd

[@YEP753]

@@diegoreyes5019 so im new to the game question Which is better (Tanky and hit like a truck) Phys build or Mag build?

[@diegoreyes5019]

@@YEP753 you can pull off a magic build in the early game, but later going phys is honestly better. Especially if you plan on going the extra ending route, TDE, then physical is almost necessary. Moves like Divine Shot and Freikugel will carry you

[@YEP753]

@@AaronWhatIFTran Invisible teleporter cuz WHY not

[@cypher838]

Demifiend opens the door and offers choccy milk. Do you accept?

[@thecountercounter9127]

I accept the choccy milk, cuz I'm epic

[@KingHydros-pu1el]

Fuck yeA

[@quasimodokiwi1500]

_it was a magatama in disguise_

[@shuumatsunojoshua]

@@quasimodokiwi1500 EVEN BETTER

[@Helios810]

@@quasimodokiwi1500 HELL YEAH!

[@septiantripangestu9406]

getting "smt : if" costume DLC just to have this as a battle theme on persona 5

[@CrazyFriendlyGamerAlex]

Already have preordered all DLCs for P5R^^ This track would be cherry on top of huge cake:D Didn't think they would include it in the DLC albeit it's not this remix but original...still I'm happy)

[@camharkness]

I got the smt if... Dlc because I love smt if... Having this was a very nice plus

[@daltonharmon1018]

This is an smt if remix though. Of old enemy akira volume

[@pikaarceus]

@@daltonharmon1018 Wich is the same music... In fact, the version used in Persona 5 is even closer tl SMT 3 than SMT if

[@macafromthewired]

@@pikaarceus because shoji meguro is the composer for nocturne and p5 there are bound to be more similarities because of his personal style

[@Squiddy0912]

I really love the part from 1:00 to 1:15 The build-up and instrumental tone shift, ended with that ghostly wail is so fucking awesome 😍

[@dracodancer3262]

Literally kept replying that part, it's so good!

[@Joueur_3030]

It's my favorite part

[@reevennn]

that part felt like castlevania for me

[@norman20100]

no best is from 0:06

[@ghbarbu]

@@reevennn i always thought it sounded like golden sun 1 & 2

[@SilverSkiver]

This is more like a smt battle theme than most of the game battles themes at the start of the game.

[@cynicismIncarnate]

+SilverSkiver This is a remake of the first game's battle theme.

[@cynicismIncarnate]

Roman Dass I learned that recently. Thank you.

[@janrasmussen6273]

Actually isn't it a remix of smt if...'s old enemy theme from the akira route?

[@cynicismIncarnate]

Jan Rasmussen it is. That battle theme is a mash up of SMT 1 and 2's theme

[@janrasmussen6273]

That's what i meant. I worded it better in the comment i posted bellow, after i posted that one.

[@HayatoEvoker]

Remember when Shoji Meguro got possessed by Motoi Sakuraba? I do

[@MarxasThomas]

Lol that comment made my day 🤣

[@crzymage]

To my side my noble demons!

[@xenshizo8475]

i dont think this particular track was composed by shoji

[@GorditoCrunch343]

@@xenshizo8475 Yeah, it was a Kenichi Tsuchiya track. Meguro really only started to do sole duty on soundtracks by Persona 3.

[@lowhp_comic]

But then why has Meguro composed like the other 90% of this games OST?

[@mattn.8279]

this theme is the only thing that prevented me from going mad in amala the first time i played. so good.

[@amozite]

I can't not hear this song's intro without hearing the demon spawn sound effect and envisioning the word "Ambushed!"

[@nightsedge24]

Bro same. Low AG be like

[@TheActualMrLink]

Shit, this is the NORMAL battle music?!

[@nr2676]

yes

[@WolfGamers100]

Only in the amala network

[@gg-iv7mz]

That's SMT for ya!

[@pikachucetthesecond4296]

In the Amala Network The REGULAR Normal Battle Theme is even more intense

[@bladmun5718]

Normal battle implies the existance of crazy battle

[@CatManThree]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJOlaaCZgsSriZo

[@Joker_The_Trickster]

🗿

[@greatvegetables358]

does that mean smt strange journey also implies the existence of smt normal journey

[@diegobrando2750]

And what even is a "normal" battle in SMT?

[@b6oy1004]

To a guy like me… crazy battle is just normal battle…

[@thatgamingauthor]

This was the song that made me fall in love with this game. Once I heard this, I knew I was in for an amazing ride.

[@frozenwrath1352]

Same, every time i hear a new battle theme i just stand there hearing it, i remember this one in particular i would leave for minutes, i overextended my welcome in amala network for sure.

[@CrazyFriendlyGamerAlex]

@@frozenwrath1352 Except battles there were no joke....still love the game though:D

[@indecision6326]

Hijiri really went all-out on the sound system. I can see why Isamu wanted to stay.

[@yieschu]

That bassline going fucking insane tho

[@lunatechdesignsmedia]

fuck yes

[@justaguy2182]

Fun fact, this isn’t even the only SMT If reference in the game. In the very beginning of the game, if you look closely at the back of the Occult Magazine while Chiaki is reading it, you can see an advertisement for NOVA, the fortune teller game you used to determine your starting build in SMT If.

[@werevin649]

for those that dont know, i believe this is supposed to be a reference to battle - old enemy from smt IF...

[@hexadecimal_]

yup

[@zadalmelik011]

When I heard the 1st. battle theme I was like: "Atlus, where's that classic Power Metal I used to listen?" .... The moment this battle theme came: "FUCK YES!"

[@NEETKitten]

And then you never left the Amala Network ever again.

[@sethsmiddy5751]

This sounds like the desert battle theme from Golden Sun

[@LaerHeiSeiRyuu]

YES

[@DocSleepy]

Which battle theme are you talking about, specifically? I've looked through all the battle themes I could find, and I'm having a hard time spotting any kind of resemblance...

[@andreaswibowo6177]

@@DocSleepy Lamakan desert from gs1

[@SleepyTomoko]

Not hearing it

[@nagiku99]

Bruh YES. I was trying to figure out what this reminded me of and that's it.

[@LazyGales]

Love that they recycled the melody from Akira Volume from SMT if... for this.

[@____orphevs]

it's because it's the same fucking song

[@PickleAndPearBTBM]

@@____orphevs i mean, not really. it was more like “remade”

[@geoshmeo1900]

@@PickleAndPearBTBM i mean doesn't that mean they are the same song, just re-done?

[@alexjones50]

it's such a shame this theme isn't used more often in the game.

[@MitsurugiR]

“Are you serious, my brotha?”

[@RoninOwin1738]

Really wish I could recruit the elementals. They looked so cool

[@ShatteredPedestal7]

Wish they had like evolution forms, Flaemis becomes molten lava, Erthys becomes pure metal, Aeros becomes a Cyclone, and Aquans is a Tsunami.

[@lolface2384]

Welcome to the switch smt 3

[@billclinton2165]

this track sublimates everything that comes before it canonically and sets the pace for nocturne the game as an experience. it is a remix of the old (shin) megami tensei battle theme. it's glorious here too. the soundtrack without a doubt was a huge part of the experience. like being in a fight on a crowded moving subway car with all the doors open

[@godfrey4461]

"We Mitama are happy in the Amala."

[@sebastianmendoza8707]

Wait, this is a remix from If...? Awesome!

[@giantdad1661]

The "Get ready to get your fucking ass kicked if you didn't grind enough" battle theme

[@SchwayGoose]

It took me a long ass time to realize that this is a remix of Old Enemy from SMT if

[@Mngalahad]

man, that final boss at musubi was really hard, right guys? this game has a normal setting but did you know it has a hard one? thats just insane. and an optional dungeon? for the love of god.

[@yurilowell4878]

this is should have been the boss theme for the evil pharaoh in that Valkyrie profile dungeon.

[@Hikaru0kamiki]

Thats exactly what i was thinking holy shit im not the only one XD

[@GentlemanAeon777]

Nice to see other Valkyrie Profile fans. :D

[@saiklex1961]

Was gonna say it sounded like La Mulana music, but from the comments it seems it'd be more accurate to say that this and La Mulana sound like original SMT music! Super cool

[@darklordyianni4463]

Nostalgic. REMASTER THIS, ATLUS!

[@coatlessali]

Persona 5/R (DLC) - Old Enemy - Akira Volume (Shin Megami Tensei if...)

[@haydencoleman6545]

no

[@coatlessali]

Oh and also Old Enemy (Akira Volume) - Shin Megami Tensei Imagine

[@haydencoleman6545]

@@coatlessali weren't Imagine's servers taken down

[@coatlessali]

@@haydencoleman6545 The soundtrack is on KZbin. And also private servers.

[@Y00bi]

I've always wondered what this track reminds me of. BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE IT CAME STRAIGHT OUT OF HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2

[@WednesdayMan]

the magician theme?

[@Y00bi]

@@WednesdayMan yeah

[@Kira22558]

​@@WednesdayMan yeah

[@MotherGapshin12]

Or would you say Magician's theme sounds like Shin Megami Tensei boss music?

[@YaBoiGiovanni]

Underrated track

[@valletas]

Imagine what was passing in the mind of demi fiend when he realized that hijiri just got him stuck in the fuckin internet and he has no idea how to let him out

[@someonehere9778]

This really looks like a Golden Sun music.

[@sirlongapplin7863]

I too uses my eyes to see musics

[@supportbrah4912]

How many singular bass notes are played in one cycle of this song? Cuz it's goin a mile a minute here😳

[@onettboyhd5632]

raw asf

[@turbo6754]

これ好きだった

[@ivanastorga1641]

1:01 came for this

[@pazdavis12]

All i imagine is me grinding at amala temple when i hear this lol

[@maclovio9015]

Never played SMT1+2. But this theme has 90s RPG battle theme vibes ALL over. Sources: Was there during the SNES RPGs golden era. Yes, all the best I played.

[@pazdavis12]

" Amala temple grinding flashbacks"

[@reedman1337]

feels like fighting satan in cyberspace. hackerman style

[@Tar4de]

wow old enemy sounds good :D!

[@SuperFusionAJ93]

I'm always reminded of Move Forward Fearlessly from DBZ Budokai listening to this.

[@pixelsilzavon77]

I WAS JUST THINKING THAT

[@aidangolembiewski1225]

Me too.

[@bortloverfan5780]

where did hazama go

[@Kira22558]

Stay in demon world

[@bluesquirt7117]

i love this smt if old enemy theme(akira route) remade in nocturne

[@fluxthemagician7928]

Yahahaha ketemu lu

[@bluesquirt7117]

@@fluxthemagician7928 halo bro wkwkwk

[@45mcolt]

You cannot escape!!

[@robthecook1905]

*Dark Might*

[@t-universegamer7609]

Ppl saying megaman here and there, i simply cant see it in this song, and im a diehard fan of that series, what this DOES sounds like to me is castlevania, and lot

[@smushilad8324]

I kinda feel the Megaman vibe, maybe because this theme originated from SMT IF which was a snes game using the guitar sound-font where Megaman X 1-3 uses alot.

[@hendix2200]

Você aqui

[@t-universegamer7609]

@@hendix2200 eu

[@t-universegamer7609]

@@smushilad8324 Pretty sure this song (the one this is based off, at least) is PS1 exclusive, though, so I don't see how that's the case here.

[@rajin_1136]

*LET'S ALL LISTEN TO THIS AGAIN BUT REMASTERED IN HD* But compressed just like the ps2 version yay...

[@parkouremaster]

Sike, the soundtrack is the same compressed version of the original; so you're gonna end listening to this exact same song.

[@rajin_1136]

@@parkouremaster time to edit...

[@PickleAndPearBTBM]

the tracks without lyrics arent as compressed as the ones with lyrics. so it’s basically gonna sound the same

[@pixelsilzavon77]

You're in luck! There's a mod to fix the compressed music! All the battle themes have been fixed.

[@TM521HS]

My favourite battle theme in the game

[@Manavine]

what I like is that the amala network is a VERY similar idea akin to smt if's akira path. And it gets this song for normal battle.

[@iennefaLsh]

Huh. I remembered this to be the original, for some reason. Not because I didn't know of if... already; perhaps the instruments used in the song?

[@tibiafibiafie]

This track just seems like SMT

[@CrazyFriendlyGamerAlex]

Cause it is)

[@tibiafibiafie]

Classics Gamer Alex Yeah but it gives off more SMT vibes than its other tracks.

[@PaynePlayz_]

Well I mean, It is a remixed version of the SMT if...'s "old enemy" theme.

[@steveintentionallyleftblan3398]

This is really, really good. My only complaint is the clickiness of the kick drum.

[@ShinLarc]

Stop crying. You couldn't even drum your way out of a paper bag.

[@deus-x_851]

L33tLogan He simply, very politely, expressed his opinion about a song. Also, this song was made digitally, no one is playing the instruments.

[@ShinLarc]

Drew459 _ dude chill out drew. People ARE playing these instruments! Yue and is called laiD back Devil. Get good pcm

[@deus-x_851]

L33tLogan I’m cool. Anyway, i didn’t know real people actually played this, it didn’t sound like it to me. Still, he just said he didn’t like how the drums sounded, he just expressed his opinion without shitting on the song, he didn’t say anything about the song being bad, there’s no need to be an asshole to him.

[@LapisLaser]

I always thought that was the charm of it, honestly.

[@cheecanpeecan1838]

You know, that instrument in the background kinda sounds like a lawnmower getting swung around

[@christian03y]

I thought this was the battle theme in Amala Temple?

[@pastqr]

When i first heard this i got major smt 1 vibes.

[@AronTheWolfu]

3:42 is just MMM~ P E A K

[@roycemoltisanti1469]

this theme always reminded me of valkyie profile

[@LaerHeiSeiRyuu]

that good ol sakuraba vibes

[@maramba32]

Love this remix from SMT IF...

[@DistrarSubvoyikar]

Why does this kinda give Golden Sun vibes? Enough that it got reccommended to me from a video of one of Golden Sun's battle themes...

[@Hikaru0kamiki]

Sounds like valkire profile lenneth here

[@rowanatkinson3594]

I love how the like comment is frozen at 666

[@MapleLoopCat]

welcome back

[@flamingreddeoxys]

Everyone hearing MegaMan-esque stuff, I’m hearing JJBA Heritage To The Future kind of stuff

[@WednesdayMan]

a SMT style or Persona style JoJo game would be cool.

[@skunto]

@@WednesdayMan Theres persona 4 arena but that doesnt play like how heritage for the future does

[@WednesdayMan]

yeah, they're very different gameplay wise. I'd prefer a Persona fighting game that plays like Heritage for the Future.

[@heytoon_]

I mean both Megaman and Jojo Heritage are made by Capcom, so it makes sense

[@Wevegottrouble]

Place was always lit up like the lamp section at an IKEA to me

[@NViewtiful]

*Akira appears randomly in amala* mani fucking hate this place! Naoki: you literally just got here Akira: i know WHAT THE FUCK!

[@GPhoen1x]

Grinding outside Amala Temple just to listen to this.

[@Shadiiko]

This track sounds like the themes you'd hear from golden sun battle ost

[@indigo5577]

This is something out of Megaman or Super Smash Bros Melee

[@thatgamingauthor]

I could totally hear this song being in Melee.

[@lssjgaming1599]

That Gaming Author same

[@fucktardickis]

Nah you know what this is from FFVII

[@fuckitweballin759]

#DemiFiendForSmash

[@nothingtoseehere6142]

@@fuckitweballin759 Someone from SMT, even Jack Frost would've been better than Joker considering the history on Nintendo. I personally would've gone with the Strange Journey soldier since his helmet is so cool.

[@BoostedMonkey05]

When I heard this I was thinking of Megaman X4.

[@joshmccalip6053]

Sounds like something you'd hear in a shoot'em up.

[@PlayDANMAKU]

This looks like a song Made from Capcom somehow

[@frostingorb2181]

"looks"

[@BiggusWeeabus]

Sounds*

[@zatodoge9369]

This sounds like it came from the first Marvel vs Capcom game.

[@Undercooked676]

This song sounds like if they combined Splatterhouse with House of The Dead for one track.

[@jamgrams3244]

They should play this during the nexr presidential debate. Harris comes out with the speakers blaring 'Kamala Network battle'

[@tutteredboast1268]

Funnily enough there's a soul in one of the kalpas in the amala link named Kamala

[@omarsuarezcorujo8482]

Doesn't this sound kinda desertic like?

[@MRxLOKI]

Certified classic

[@nidgithm]

ngl this reminds me of classic sonic music (like sonic 1,2,3,cd (jp&pal ver))

[@kaizoku8087]

This sounds like a boss theme

[@nr2676]

Because its remix from SMT If Akira Boss Battle (PSX version)

[@Kira22558]

Good remix

[@sider0130]

Shoutouts to Akira

[@rac1equalsbestgame853]

I simp for SMT If music and this is a SMT If remix of the higuest cality 👌

[@RhydeShingami]

1:13 Reminds me of House of the Dead.

[@4karma860]

the song wwiii from kmfdm has a riff very similar to this if you guys like this/akira theme

[@sjl057]

hello there persona 2

[@Yeshua996]

megaman x on the ps1 vibes

[@Vitor20XX]

Sounds like a megaman x boss theme

[@zadalmelik011]

Darkslayerx01 Kinda, but not close.

[@Vitor20XX]

Its more closer than you think.

[@froziax3417]

Darkslayerx01 true

[@dmas-uncut8450]

I barely hear it. Sounds closer to Castlevania or early Persona.

[@autumn2876]

It does sound like something from megaman xd

[@youraveragesub]

This gives me SMT 1 vibes

[@ripperzkof3213]

This is a remixed version of Hazama's theme in smt if

[@kk-qo2uk]

早く長田耕始さん復活して❗

[@kk-qo2uk]

岡田耕始の間違いです(/o＼)すいません

[@venomchicken1028]

1:14 to 1:28 is so fucking great

[@nightslasher9384]

Fighting troll music!!

[@randychavez1979]

Kinda stuck out to me because it sounds a little like valkyrie profile

[@SuperDuperSigmaMale]

The original jogun.

[@silxm]

devil beater x anyone? anatis kirche and has vs ezah (act 72)

[@kuvony6609]

fuck yes.