Nocturne: Rebirth (English)

Vampires are creatures that live amidst the darkness of eternal night. They have absolutely no regard for human lives and treat them like stones to be kicked away.

One night, a girl was running in a forest while being chased by three bandits. Then a black-clothed man passed by and subsequently took them down easily. The girl, who thought she was saved by him, wanted to repay him and thus invited him to her village.

......The man, who was actually a vampire, smiled and accepted her invitation. After all, the more prey, the merrier......

Nocturne: Rebirth (月夜に響くノクターン Rebirth) is a popular 10 to 20-hour (story-wise) dark fantasy JRPG originally created using RPG Maker XP in 2009 by Shou (or Cogwheel) and translated into English by me, eplipswich. It is actually the remake of the game Nocturne created using RPG Maker 2000 way back in 2002. The differences between the two include new graphics and a new battle system, with only the story virtually unchanged. This version serves as the English version of Nocturne: Rebirth. It is also my second game translation after Seraphic Blue.

Nocturne: Rebirth is notable for

- A highly original ATB battle system

- Touch-based enemy encounters

- Slick battle animations

- A highly versatile character levelling system via skill upgrades

- Unique Familiar Summon System

- Almost 100% custom graphics

- Characters that players can sympathize with

- Unique soundtracks

and so much more!

You can view playthroughs of this game below:

Fragbug (Boss Only Playthrough)

Fragbug (New Game + Full Playthrough)

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And for the curious, here's the TVTropes page of Nocturne: Rebirth (thanks Bugfragged for creating the page!).

Also, check out my alternative Tumblr site for my translated games here.

And to top it off, have a go at listening to OSTs of the game here.