anyways, i've already beaten Persona 3 and after playing it on and off for about a year, i'm trying to finish Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne...i love the pacing of this game. it just plays fast. i'm about 36 hrs into it and i'm at the Tower of Amala. i've gone through two of the thrree temples, halted that and went back to Labyrinth of Amala to go further into the 3rd kalpa and i'm getting chased by Dante, wooo! i'm at lvl. 58. i think i like this game better than Persona 3 because it doesn't drag as much.