Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga & nocturne?

[Caine]

well i get the DDS 1 & 2, but dont have nocturne yet, are they coneected?
clear to speak, is nocturne the prequel or a standalone game?

[Eusis]

Standalone, though there is a Nocturne cameo in DDS1 and they share the combat system and several enemies.

[ZE GRAND MASTER]

Where's the Nocturne cameo in DDS 1? Is it

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the Demi-Fiend?

[AJR]

Yep, that's the cameo.

[Robert Boyd]

Nocturne is in the main SMT series.  Digital Devil Saga is a spin-off of that series.

[Eusis]

AJR's right. Also SMT:N AKA SMT3, is not directly connected story-wise to 1 and 2, which are directly related. However, it is suggested that a character from 2 is in 3. To be specific,

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Hijiri is suggested to be Aleph, the lead from 2

, and to go more in depth,

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Hijiri was cursed by YHVH to always watch the struggle between law and chaos. This apparently corresponds to threats he made to Aleph at the end of 2's neutral path.