"Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II" and "Shin Megami Tensei" both appeared on "Famitsu" 2006 "Top 100 Favorite Games of All Time" audience poll at No. 58 and No. 59, respectively. RPGFan's "Top 20 RPGs of the Past Decade" list was topped by the two "Digital Devil Saga" games, followed by "Persona 3" in second place, while "Persona 4" ranked fourth place. Kalata, writing for Gamasutra, referred to "Nocturne" as one of the 20 essential RPGs for players of the genre. GameTrailers cited the Press Turn system as one of the best JRPG battle systems in existence, with particular reference to the version used in "Shin Megami Tensei IV".