MAKING MONEY FAST:

Discover the best methods for earning Makka quickly in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster, including Extortion, Begging, Stone Hunting, and more.

Arguably one of the most difficult points of the game is getting money quickly--summoning demons through the Akuma Zensho is convenient, but very expensive. There are several ways to make money reasonably quickly--here are a few ideas.

Extortion:
The best way to make money is via extortion with the Blackmail skill. The user must be a substantially higher level than the demons you're trying to extort, but it works very well--toward the end of the game you can get over 4000 Makka per demon, and easily make more than 10,000 Makka in a single battle. Sometimes they'll give you Maharagi or Mahazan stones instead, but there's a way around this--once you have 99 of a given item, whenever a demon tries to give you that item in negotiation they will give you money instead. So to expedite the process, you can buy 99 Maharagi/Mahazan stones before you start your extortion spree.

Begging:
Begging with the Beg skill is a better option for low-level characters--it is effective like Blackmail, but when low-level demons are doing the speaking. The downside of course is that if you fail or get interrupted, there's a good chance your Begging character will be creamed as they will be substantially weaker than the demons they're begging from.

Requesting:
This is on par with Begging--have a "child-type" demon with Request ask for the money. The down side is that like with Begging, if you fail or get interrupted, there's a good chance you'll get your Requesting character killed as most "child-type" demons are pretty weak. If you're playing Maniacs, this isn't a problem, as Jaaku Frost, one of the toughest demons in the game, is also a "child-type" demon and thus is a prime candidate for this skill.

Stone Hunting:
This is a little more convoluted, but with the Stone Hunt skill you can get gemstones out of demons. If you use it on very low-level demons, you won't have to pay too much for them, and can then turn around and use the gems to buy expensive items at Rag's, which you can then sell for large amounts of cash.

Treasure Hunting:
Use of Treasure Hunt with Estma is another option. If you have a character with high luck and Treasure Hunt, keep them in your party and run around doing nothing on the overworld, casting Estma to keep monsters from fighting you. You can find valuable items like Hogyokuwas or Somas this way, which can sell for a lot of money. Quite frankly I find this method a little tedious, but some people swear by it. (I personally like to keep the items I find)

Maniacs--Warp Zone diving:
Warp Zone diving is the best may to make money fast if you're playing Maniacs. Getting through the upper Calpa tunnels with Perfect ratings can net you tens of thousands of Makka quite easily. The downside (as compared to negotiation) is that the types of items you get will be much more limited.