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absolutely little to no yearning for a world beyond the cycle of creation and destruction in the text). At the same time, there is assumedly no place for humans in this ending, or maybe even life itself. Demons are established as spirits in stasis, incapable of change, in the extra content for this route, meaning to be human in SMT Nocturne is to be capable of change. That's a really interesting wrinkle in light of my previous analysis - the capacity to change is what makes humans both so good and also so evil.
The cool thing about Nocturne is that it's also a great JRPG. It's the first game to have the press turn system, which is a staple of the series now, and it's easy to see why. By letting both your party and the enemy manipulate turn economy, and by tuning the numbers so tightly, it gives battles a savage texture to them. Being at a disadvantage is a shortcut to a game over, while you get to feel powerful and replete with power if you get to hammer an enemy's weakness or proc a lot of crits. Perfect for a game full of demons on both sides.