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Much like your critique of the game. 80% of the video isn't talking about the game and 20% is spent complaining about what you thought it was and the rest was Clickbait about sponsors and ads. This video is not what I thought it was.
not everyones gonna like your digimon game get over yourself
I miss old BeatEmUps
Bro your way of ordering this paragraph was so bad
Thank you. Exactly this lol
@@AndresVibin no ur bad
Video/review starts at 6:40.
Holy cow
You save my time. Thank you
Thank you. So much.
The problem with modern TH-cam bruh
I got Digimon survive knowing it was a visual novel. We was told it was when it got announced and throughout development. So I think it was very well advertised so it's your own fault really if you didn't like the style of gameplay. The game isn't perfect but it doesn't deserve all the hate its been getting.
Bandai Namco is a well known brand that run away with customer's money
I get that but why did they need all that extra development time if it is mostly visual novel?
@@mikevisby8744 my man really doesnt know anything about game development
@@Karkuzz Visual novels are the easiest thing to implement though. Have a few artists pumping out the artwork, write a script with some branching paths depending on your choices.The hardest thing is implementing all those branching paths so it feels like the choices you make, matter.
@@mikevisby8744 but the game itself isnt 100% visual novel and we also have to remember about the pandemic, everything got delayed because of that everywhere
It was exactly what I was expecting, exactly what they marketed, and it is awesome. It takes full advantage of what Digimon franchise has become over the decades; a story focused series (even though officially it's a game franchise).
Not really
They always said the game was going to be like this. The market was pretty clear, they litteraly said 70% visual novel, 30% strategy battle.
Yes, but that 30% of the game feels incredibly unpolished. People are boiling down critics for this game as ‘you should have known what you signed up for’ but it’s also a matter of the quality is just not there for 30% of the game.
@@ahmadhegazi8250 Well theres some points that i dont agree. I like the visuals a lot for example. And even if the 30 are not very polished. 30% of a game is not a lot. The main focus of the game is nailed and those 30% are pretty good imo
What's funny is y'all keep saying this (Which completely contradicts the original showcase/reveal of the game before it was secretly canceled), and I have yet to see anyone actually show where Hyde stated the game was more VN than sRPG. Even from the few trailers they've shown off in their horrible advertising of the game, each trailer gives me the impression of story focused in 1 and sRPG focused in another. Which would also lead anyone to believe the game is minimum 50/50 between the two.
Now we can't do anything about the game now since it's already here, but I would at least like to see where people keep getting this info from that Hyde or Bandai outright said this game would be 70% VN, 30% sRPG BEFORE the release of the game. That would be nice/helpful for folks like myself.
@@Iyokuu If you've talked about the game at all on the internet before it came out, you would've known. This is on you.
@@Iyokuu Of course the trailers shows that ratio of the visual and battle. If the trailers showed more of the visual it would give a lot more spoils and ruin the idea of the game. And yeah its on many places that the game would be like this. I dont know what you were expecting honestly, you probably just didnt search enough. When I am about to spend 50 or 60 dollars in a game I try to search everything I can about the game. And of course I dont trust the trailers blindly cause they do it to sell. When i buy a game I have to get every info available, not just trailers, and you clearly didnt do that
Been playing this game all weekend, I went in knowing from a quick google search before I bought it that it was going to be about 70% visual novel based on what the creator said. Getting into it never played a visual novel before and I’m honestly not a big fan of Tactical RPGs, but oh boy if this isn’t the most invested I’ve been in a game since DQ 11. The story really grabbed me and it really had me so immersed that I am analyzing every decision I make like I never have before in a game! Unlike Digimon World or Pokemon, having the heavy narrative element had me actually invested in my little monsters beyond ‘o he looks cool’ or whatever. Definitely get how this game might not be for everyone but it is one of best times I’ve had gaming!
It even says on every website it's a visual novel. It's shocking how people are surprised it has so much text.
@@Ac3YoinkySploinky digimon cyber sleuth had a lot of visual novel elements too, but that was a more fun game because of how you could build your digimon abilities and you were like a digimon detective. I'd be curious what some players that really liked cyber sleuth think about digimon survive.
When you mention visual novels, I recently played Hotel Dusk and it's sequel - The Last Window for Nintendo DS. Really good games.
@@w4it I actually am waiting for that game to come in the mail! It looks really fun.
So simple yet so hard for some people to do
One of the greatest Digimon games and stories ever. This game wasn’t hiding what it is you just had to read about it.
It’s not fun
@@Maikeru101 obviously is not fun if you didnt know that it was a f*cking visual novel dude, habu kazumasa and bandai told that it was about 70 or 80% visual novel
@@Maikeru101 it is so much fun ;)
@@Maikeru101 never played a visual novel before, and yeah some of the reading was pretty darn tedious but overall I quite enjoyed it
Favourite digimon game not going to lie. I really enjoy the darker story!
To be fair in Survive's defense, aside of the creative differences of the game causing the delay, Covid also was a major part. The game was originally meant to be released in 2019. And it wasn't too far off from Hacker's Memory's release. So to answer the "this isn't what Digimon needs" complaint, it's just poorly timed.
It's also not the only Digimon thing coming out. Digimon is first and foremost a visual pet franchise like tamagotchi. And well the Vital hero is launching soon which is what the franchise probably needs/wants.
@@mudawott well their defense, unless you are deep into the digimon community, Digimon Survive is the only thing that you will think that was released after Hacker's memory. And that is why they think that "this isn't what Digimon needs"
but for a person like me, I think I am at the brink of having a burnout with all the things the franchise has been pushing. with all the vpets and digivices from the vpet 20th, pendulum 20th, DMX, Pendulum Z and Vital braclet. Well, digimon is always a vpet from the very start so cant blame them pushing hard on it.
In my opinion digimon survive "is what Digimon needs" to break out of this vicious vpet release, at least for me that is.
@@Kayreal29 I mean I get it, but its important to know the context behind Digimon. It a toy franchise not a game franchise. Its Transformers and Power Rangers. Not Pokemon. Its bandai American cashcow hopeful after they lost the toy rights for Power Rangers. The games are maybe third priority. I mean they dont even have a Vital Hero in them. How are they meant to make money of it?
@@mudawott diff people behind all that stuff
@@randomenvelope Bandai America was the seller of power rangers toys until Hasbro bought the franchise rights.
Regardless though my bringing up of Transformers and Power Rangers is that they are made by toy companies to sell toys, like Bandai is, they primarily make toys. Unlike Pokemon which is a game franchise
4 chapters in and actually really enjoy the game tbh. I take it like the original digimon adventure but with mature story and characters. 8 kids, yeet into unknown world full of monsters, you're afraid, have ptsd, foods are scarce. It is gritty digimon, but occasionally funny and emotional. Visual is fantastic, voice acting is great, and the small sprites... so adorable!
most mature comment as well
The Joe is abusive to his partner
@@leonardofarias8843 such a jerk indeed 😮💨
I think this is probably the more realistic dive into being transported into the digital world, and the fact that there isn't any plot armour to keep characters alive and no matter how perfect your first play through is you will at least lose 2 characters which is really great for replayability. Loved how the characters interacted with eachother and their digimon especially with a couple not exactly accepting their digimon to be their partners. I can't wait to see what bandai do next for the franchise cause there's definitely another game in the pipeline
I'll be honest I like the story as well, currently on my second playthrough. Also first playthrough I lost Ryo and Shuji. Although I did kind of hate Shuji due to his treatment of his partner.
Is this a return to digimon 1 play style?
@@meesteranonymous8177 no, absolutely not
I think it's funny how the review is "I didn't like this game" and the comments are all "I love this game"
Something I haven’t seemed mentioned is that Digimon Survive is meant as the pilot game of a new Digimon game series along with World and Story, which means that it is a Digimon game in the truest form.
I don't know how so many people thought this game was going to be different. I think it was pretty well advertised that it was going to be mostly visual novel. The fact that it's getting review bombed for it kind of sucks. It's a really good story, has good characters and is adequately dark. As long as you don't have anything against reading, and you enjoy a good story, you'll enjoy the game.
Reading seems to be the bane of most players.
I was watching a Kingdom hearts gameplay where the youtuber labeled it as "Story mode", and he was going around skipping dialogue. No wonder people get confused about the franchise's story.
Either way, I just started chapter 3 of Survive and it's being great. Takes me back to the OG Digimon anime, and that is high praise.
Well tbf I watched few trailers for this game and nether of them say that this is Visual Novel
@@nikeneon3188 They showcase it pretty well visually + it's in the tags for every system + it's in the game description.
What more do you want? Do you need a big neon sign which says ,,THIS IS A READING GAME! DON'T BUY IF YOU DON'T WANNA READ!!"
Just inform yourself SOMEWHAT before buying the game. Even if it's just looking at tags (which should be the most basic thing to do when you buy a game).
@@kamikaze5528 I mean... KH's story is a mess even if you do pay attention and take notes lmao!
That said, yeah. People who play video games most times pay attention at like... 10% capacity.
A lot of people need WAAAAAY too much stimulation to enjoy something. People gotta be a lot more chill about slower experiences. Not everything needs to be designed around the attention span of a nat.
People just don't like paying attention.
@@robotoboy30 While I agree that it's a bit convoluted due to the various games in different platforms and some lack of foresight, people go around saying it completely incomprehensible and nonsense.
it's not. It follows it's internal logic very well, and it tells a very cohesive story if you're paying attention.
Most people can't, it seems.
Thinking is too hard, it seems. They just want to see Godzilla destroy everything without thinking about what they just saw.
There is nothing wrong about wanting a button masher once in a while. I like musou games with an excuse plot to destress, too. The problem is thinking these are the only type of valid experiences.
Honestly, I already knew it was a visual novel when the dev of the game himself said that it was 70% visual novel and the rest being strategy rpg elements. And I understand perfectly why there's people who don't care for this game. I spent my whole weekend playing it and I loved it, but I loved t for the same reason I love Persona.
I grew up with the anime, so I had zero issue with the visual novel style. The story clearly took a lot of inspiration from Adventure 01 and Tamers, easily the best of the original 4 seasons. I thought the art style was very appealing, and yes while the battle segments aren't very detailed, I much prefer the anime inspired 2D art style over the 3D models of the recent Pokémon games. I went in looking for a classic Digimon story that could have been a new season of the anime, and an art style to match, and that's exactly what I got. I cared about a majority of the characters and even though the ones that died were really pissing me off before hand, their deaths were still shocking and by the end, I wanted to go back and see if I could save everyone. I only wish they had done an English dub, but that's not a big deal. Also the subtitle translations were very wonky at times.
Never played a visual novel, super limited experience with tactical rpgs but I love digimon so I decided to give it a try. I was suuuuuper bored with it through part 1, by part 2 I was mildly intrigued and towards the end of part 3 I was falling in love with the game. On part 7 rn and it's a fantastic story and I'm surprisingly invested in it. I really thought I was going to hate it but I'm surprised to say I love this game.
I also knew fully well going into it what I was getting though, there were a ton of articles warning people it was a limited action visual novel. They did a crappy job marketing it maybe, but if it's not what you expected I kinda feel like that's on you.
The creators and anyone who has been following updates about the game have known about the visual novel aspects and the amount of it since at leas the beginning of the year. I feel like if people don’t bother looking into a game at all and then blame the game for not being what they wanted, really that blame should be put on themselves.
100% true.
Wood: ,,Let me buy a virtual book and give it a negative review because I don't like virtual books!"
That's just so...(sorry, no offense) stupid.
100% agree I was hesitant and I bought it. Barely on part 2 and I’m taking my sweet time going through everything I can and grinding up my levels it’s so much fun. Love the story too it’s the adultish game that I wanted digimon to be with hard topics as well
The thing is, BeatEmUps' did blamed himself for setting himself up for disappointment. That said, there some things that Digimon Survive just doesn't deliver as a modern Digimon game nor as even a VN game that still can disappoints many. It's just too generic and mediocre. I have fun with it but that's because I'm a massive sucker for Digimon. But even then, it was pretty fogettable.
@@freddice8156 Sure.
Your opinion is pretty standalone but wording every sentence you write as an objective truth will surely help anyone to agree with you.
How about using words like ,,in my opinion" instead of stating everything as a fact despite being pretty much alone with your opinion?
Besides that:
If he doesn't like Visual Novel games and he notices that the game is a Visual Novel, why DOES he review the game? He could just...not review it? You know?
If a reasonable person notices ,,I don't like this genre and I didn't expect this genre" than a reasonable person would say ,,I'm not gonna say anything about it."
So no.
Any ,,I blame myself for this" doesn't help if he still puts out a negativ review. People will just look at this any say ,,Oh, so Pokemon is still better, okay!"
Because people are stupid like that.
And encoureging people to be stupid by being stupid is really not helpful to the overall Digimon fanbase.
But hey, bashing on Digimon.
Because beating on a franchise which often doesn't sell enough to release their games in the west surely will help in releasing all new games to the west.
Surely stupid reviews like this one won't convince Bandai of just saying ,,No Digimon games outside of Japan anymore!!"
@@tadaokou4919 Also, if you think that this review is enough to push away potential fans from the Digimon franchise well the game isn't a big help either. Because, VN is the last thing that most global gamers outside japan that isn't otaku would interested on playing to begin with.
Digimon review starts at 6:30
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Absolute legend
Tip, don't Best game ever, the G.O.A.T.
Thank you very much I've been fast forwarding for a while.
literally gave him a thumbs down for never starting the review
I knew this game was a visual novel strategy going into it and im loving every minute of it.
I understand that people aren’t into visual novels but the visual novel aspect was what got me excited for digimon survive. I haven’t played through the other switch digimon game yet though. That will probably be next for me after survive.
The other digimon games on the switch is basically using the Dragon Ball Fusions gameplay where the harder/stronger the attack, the longer the wait time till that digimon gets its turn again, its a good risk/reward game and lots of digimon you can digivolve, just remember to play Cybersleuth before hacker
@@blootube97 wait is that really how the turn system works? I thought it was just based on a stat. And it keeps that position in the rotation. Never knew good to know for my next play through
I still find it baffling/ironic that people are willing to sit and binge-watch an anime series with 100+ episodes in subs but they can't stand playing 80+ hours of VN games.
@@allen2reckless676 my bad I remembered wrong, that gameplay revolved around the Digimon game that takes place in all of Season 1 of the anime, you were right about Cyber
Just read a book if visual novels are your thing cause clearly you don't want to play a game you want to read instead
Why are youtubers shocked by what Digimon survive is when the trailers and any information about it is very clear?
THIS RIGHT HERE finally someone with some common sense they were very clear how this game was going to be
For this same reason the game has got bad reviews. People are stupid sometimes.
Probably because of other older games but it was pretty clear from the start what we were going to get on this one. It may be someone's cup of tea, or not, but it is what we know it would be.
I know, it’s been very clear that the game is mainly a story based visual novel. It’s not a heavy combat focused game
Because its not clear. It was presented as a visual novel and a tactics game, but the tactics side is barely represented at all.
Also I already said this in the video and you've commented right as I uploaded so I assume you didn't hear me out yet
Visual novels are common in Japan where the game is from. I am sure the are thinking of the fan base there and also provided this localization which is considerate. Most of the time other countries are left out so I'm happy to play the game.
Digimon seems to usually be aimed at the Japanese audience as opposed to US or EU, but those audiences are vocal enough that we get things over here like the TCG
dont fall for the scam
@@Nartoi7564 you’re a scam
Oh, I love this face that you made in the thumbnail! Out of the two faces you make, this one is the best!
"This isn't what Digimon needs right now"
Yeah it is. We have plenty of variety in Digimon. From VPet to Racing and Platform Fighter, we've got a bit of everything and that's what makes it so enjoyable.
Digimon doesn't have to make a comeback, it never went anywhere! The new card game is more successful than ever, the anime right now is solid. The Virtual Pets have been so popular they release outside of Japan now. The games are picking back up over here now that CyberSleuth is available in more places. We'll see more "World" style games eventually. But we don't desperately need them at this time.
Digimon isn't pokemon, it isn't TRYING to be pokemon. It doesn't need to push a mainline game every year or two. Whatever "mainline" means to you. Digimon Survive IS a Digimon game, just one you happen to not enjoy, and that's alright.
yes it did what are you on about? this series was almost dead were it not for the reboot in Digimon Adventures and Cybersleuth/hacker's memory (and even then Toei was adamant about Digimon content being covered they straight flagged a lot of people for just talking about the anime, while also giving little budget to the anime, which is why we got some MS paint animations at time in the episodes). Digimon isn't pokemon, it's competing with Pokemon. Just as BOTW is competing with other open world games, so is Digimon with monster catching and raising games, however the only ones that everyone remember about those are Digimon and Pokemon.
it doesn't need a comeback, because it already made the comeback like 2-3 years ago. giving it the track it needed to even warrant an Anime reboot (and those don't easily come in or are even approved. so even then it's a miracle Toei even approved it).
@@AlejandroRodriguez-cy8ee It may shock you to hear this but, Digimon and Pokemon are not competing for the same player base. The inclusion of monsters does not make them the same genre, not even remotely so. That's like implying Pokemon is competing with dragon quest because they're both JRPGs... Nah bruh.. nah. Shin Megami Tensei is my favourite pokemon competitor!
2020 reboot got approved after the success of; Kizuna, Tri and the VPet reboots, even featuring designs from the latter as protagonist digivolutions. Those got approved because of continued success in Japan and support from fans, both domestic and international.
The franchise didn't need to make a comeback, the west is not the whole world, and not every series needs to be in everyone's pocket. They're doing fine and have been for awhile. If you want, you could call it a "Western Comeback", but domestically, and to fans that have been following the franchise, the series never went anywhere.
@@shipool 1. as i said, the one's you remember when talking about Monster catching/collecting games are Pokemon and Digimon. I never said those are the only ones, just that they are the most popular ones.
2. and then we went dry because the only thing that we even knew about was the V-watch with digimon on it, the gacha game and cybersleuth/hacker memory. and then it became a quiet night........until 2020 came and gave us the reboot (Also correct me if i'm wrong but didn't people dislike some of Tri's episodes?)
3. Pretty sure people were talking more about pokemon, monster hunter, nintendo, Elden Ring and Covid in japan. It's like beyblade, yeah the series is till going, but nowhere as popular as it is now. and i wager my entire pants, that Digimon did not garner the same amount of fans as pokemon has prior to this games release.
these same people are always the ones crying that Pokemon is staleat the same time lol. You just can't win.
Agreed with evrything except the anime...i did heard ghost game seems better than reboot 2020 adventure bt running into the same problem
People that aren't in the Loop with Digimon might not know this but Digimon Games in the Past fell in to two different series
1: Digimon Story games that have a heavy emphasis on RPG Elements
2: Digimon World Games that have a heavy emphasis on the Tamer Aspect
Digimon Survive is now a completely new type of Genre for Digimon which doesn't fall into either of those Series. A lot of people just assumed it would be an RPG and are now review bombing it for not living up to that. The Marketing that did exist always mentioned that it would be a Visual novel at the Core, with light Tactic RPG Elements. For those who just want another Monster Collecting RPG Digimon game, don't worry another Story game is already in the works. So please stop hating on Survive for not being what you falsely thought it would be.(not directed towards Wood but the Review Bombers)
This is actually incorrect. The initial trailers had no mentioning of it being a primarily visual novel game anywhere. That version of the game was cancelled and remade into what we have now.
@@wolfiemuse You're the one that's incorrect. It was revealed in a 2018 issue of Jump and even there it was described as a Visual Novel with SRPG elements. They got a new development team but they didn't make a completely new game they just had to redo a lot of it.
"Habu: I did. For Survive, we were thinking of approaching it as a game focused more on story while also “laying out Digimon background lore and depict a new kind of Digimon story through the games”, so we decided on having it be a visual novel from the very beginning."
@@wolfiemuse Nope even the initial trailer talked way more about the Story than anything regarding the Strategie Gameplay. I admit that in that first trailer they didn't outright state the 70/30 split like they later would, so one could assume that at that stage the split might have been more of a 50/50. But if someone makes up their whole mind about a game from the very first Announcement Trailer, i strongly believe it's their fault in the end when the Game isn't what they thought it would be.
@@KaiserGX you’re literally referencing a physical magazine that I would say less than 20% of Nintendo Direct viewers actually read as your evidence.
@@MrRealyLP when there is never another trailer that clarifies that, what do you expect the average consumer who DOESNT go into the deep gaming magazines and TH-cam shows etc to believe? The first trailer or the random chance that it will be a primarily visual novel when that hasn’t been the way previous digimon games were done?
This is one of the best games I’ve played this gen. Best one thus far this year. Story, Characters, world building, and the music is top notch. It’s so engrossing and addicting. Every time I sit down and play it time simply flies by. There’s nothing wrong with it being a visual novel specially since it’s absolutely one of the best we’ve had in recent years. Heck tbh I wouldn’t say it is a visual novel it’s superior. It is it’s own breed: Visual Novel, Point and Click, Social Links, Survival game, and Turn Based tactical rpg. It’s an experimental and ambitious masterpiece! A must for any gamer and specially for us Digimon fan!
In addition we fans all knew how it would play since the devs stated it Day one. It shouldn’t surprise anyone. It’s a miracle how the devs delivered a 9.5/10 masterpiece after the delays. They surpassed my expectations something many games have failed at.
Hardcore disagree with the video.
Glad I'm not the only one who disagrees with the video, it literally is more of a add video for something else than a quick survive review, I 100% can just say the same you did, I played this game twice and enjoyed every hour spent in it.
I never was a big fan of visual novels but since this had a element of SRPG even though it's only around 20-30% of the game, I have to say it's great and I really enjoyed it. The darker aspect really threw me off but I loved it.
If you didn't know what these game was gonna be like on release you didn't research it hard enough. It was VERY clear what this game was going to be like. They word for word said it was 70% a visual novel and 30%trpg. Not to discredit your review bc I adore your content,but anyone who went into Survive not understanding that...it's kind of your fault. And I don't mean YOU specifically. I mean the babies review bombing the game bc its not what they wanted.
100%
Most people by game based on trailers, none of the game trailers (at least that I saw) show that this is visual novel.
@@nikeneon3188 yes they do lmao almost every with the exception of 2 or 3 do. even a google search classifies it as a visual novel.
@@nikeneon3188 literally every trailer beside maybe one makes it clear it is primarily a visual novel.
@@RayOfTruth then why the one?
The idea of a digital novel has never ever appealed to me. But I bought this because it was Digimon and went in with an open mind. I'm blown away so far. I think the format really allows for superb immersion, I literally feel like I'm playing a Digimon anime.
Same it's like an anime reading subtitles. Some times it does get tiring reading. The story it self keeps me like what gonna happen next what do I do what happens when I do this. It evens feels like I'm reading a stop motion comic with some rpg if that makes since.
do you know how many hours the game is?
@@whysoserious4464 I seen tons of video it's a long as game also you can replay it cause the story can change.
Omg yes same. I really love how you have partner Digimon here.
@@drkmgic NGL, I'm not big into VNs but as a Digimon fan, this is exactly what has been missing from other digimon games. One of the best aspects of this franchise is Digimon as their own characters. They are not just superpowered pets, they are sapient. I love that this game is capitalising on that aspect. Its what sets digimon apart from pokemon.
Now you have planted the idea of a Pokemon digital novel in my brain. Why does that sound amazing??
I went in knowing it was 70% visual novel. It's really excellent and the story is wonderful never played a visual novel before. It is the best digimon or Pokémon story I've ever read, saw or played. The tactical game play is also very fun. Digi Evolution mid battle never gets old.
It’s disappointing the game isn’t what most wanted but it’s not a scam. If you followed it beyond a single trailer you would know they were making it a slightly more interactive visual novel. The tactics gameplay was clearly not the highlight of the game even in the trailers. It’s using the now over done HD2D graphics gimmick just so they could focus more on the story and animations. It’s not what we wanted but that’s not what they set out to make in the first place
....you didn't watch the vid did you?
The title is a little confusing, but I think the scam thing is about the scam comments not the game.
@@AlejandroRodriguez-cy8ee no one did apparently
You didn't watch the video. You're just commenting on a title.
@@GeorgeOrellana09 I did watch it and my point still stands that his misinterpretation of the game via the trailer should not be a negative toward the game. He does say it’s not for him but then he continues to give it a bias negative review.
I’d say it IS about 70-80% visual novel and the rest animation and combat. You just had to read on it or follow it the slightest bit over the last few years to know what it was gonna be. And it is the darker more mature story, just not in the format YOU or others personally may have wanted. Doesn’t make it a bad game. It’s got a lot of creativity and charm, among other great aspects. Especially for its format/genre, I’d say it excels. Does not deserve the review bombing it gets.
I would say it does make it a bad game, Visual Novels don't mix well with other genres.
Take Danganronpa which is a VN and mixes it with puzzle elements which fits the style of a VN. Same with Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney. These play to the strengths of VNs instead of adding some battle system which doesn't add to things.
By mixing an VN with RPG elements you get a messy system which divides. This is what makes a bad game. Not impossible to enjoy but bad.
@@Buglin_Burger7878 I guess it really just boils down to personal perspective. You’re POV is totally valid, but I enjoy what it does. Maybe it’s not for everyone, and to each their own! Everyone will like or dislike things others may like or dislike, and that’s cool. 👍🏼
@@Buglin_Burger7878 Persona (especially Persona 3: Portable), Utawarerumono, and 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim may disagree.
Maybe also Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters, if they hadn't chosen very obtuse Visual Novel *and* RPG interfaces. There's a very interesting game there, buried underneath accidentally licking everyone and guessing where invisible enemies are located.
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Dont let this video turn you away from digimon survive, its probably one of the best digimon games to date with one of the best stories. I also gotta say its one of the most beautiful visual novels ive played and the battles are actually quite frequent, especially if you do free battles as wel to recruit new digimon / train.
Not worth $60 should been $20
@@InfernoHydro007 Took me 22 hrs to finish, price depends on the country as it cost me £32 which is around 36 dollars, fantastic game
@@InfernoHydro007 have you seen what visual novels cost? They can defiantly be more than $60.
Don't let this comment convince you that Digimon Survive is worth buying. Just go read a book if you're into visual novels cause clearly you want to read and not play video games.
but it's a visual novel.. I have no interest in visual novels, that alone is a dealbreaker. srpg arpg turn based rpg action adventure fps platformer just anything other than a visual novel where the gameplay is just reading. If I wanted to read I would finish sir gawain and the green knight, which I really need to do anyways..
You might want to give the Digimon Cyber Sleuth games a shot if you didn't already. They're not mind blowing but they're still a fairly fun "persona-like" experience set in the digimon universe.
Never even heard about visual novels until this game was advertised and even then I knew what I was getting into. Some of the reading is a bit much but the story was awesome and gameplay was fun
I sure didn't expect half the video to be an Ad. Got me there.
I’m not going to throw shade, instead I will say that when a game says it’s going to have visual novel elements I just assume it’s going to be a majority of the gameplay, that way I will instead be caught off guard by it in the other direction if at all.
The game series “Utawarerumono” it’s mainly a visual novel BUT it’s got tactical RPG gameplay included, and I love it, the same as Digimon Survive.
Just food for thought, thanks for reading.
yeah, i disagree with this video. in my opinion this is the best Digimon game in forever as it captures the spirit of the first 3 seasons of the anime better than any Digimon game or show in about 2 decades. the story and characters are excellent. but sure, I'm biased on the visual novel stuff and I'll admit the turn-based strategy gameplay could be more imaginative.
Yea it really reminds me of the first 2 season and tamers.
same it feels like I've gone back in time and remember why I love the franchise so much
Came to say the same, loved the experience.
Yeah... imma be honest. It sounds like you expected something like Digimon World Next Order, with an actually explorable Digital World. I think they made it clear as day a VN-style adventure was what Survive was gonna be when it finally resurfaced. The concept is intriguing, but something bugging me is... I feel like the game had a different lead Digimon rather than Agumon at some point during development.
I felt like this video barely even talked about Survive, it took over 6 minutes to even mention it then the whole end was just perfect pickup
Not for everyone but in my opinion Digimon Survive has the best story out of all the games as well as similarities to adventure and so forth. I really do wish they release another quality story like this with a better polished gameplay or keep the battle system like cybersleuth.
I think Survive is a really good game if you're a Digimon fan, I think you'll enjoy it. The story was so engaging, Shuuji's relationship with Lopmon is not something we've seen before. It had some really fresh story elements, and as always, it's so fun to raise a Digimon from Child level all the way to Ultimate.
Your review is very disappointing and out of touch with the fan base. Digimon was well-received by us Digimon fans.
If this isn't what anyone expected going in...then they really need to blame themselves for not being able to do basic research on a game. The game has been openly about this for years. I can't even feel sorry for anyone that got something they didn't expect.
The game knew what it wanted to be and has done a fantastic job of being exactly that. A game with a lot of story, some point and click exploration, drama, and some tactical battles. It's everything promised and exactly what it needed to be. I don't mind if people don't like this kind of game since there are plenty of games I don't like. But it's not the game's fault people didn't know what they were getting.
Funny that ad for octopath traveler had more party interaction then the original game
I loved Digimon survie. I spent a week playing it and I lost 5 people on my first run. Sure the visual Novel playstyle was annoying at first, but it works for this game. Also, the game was heavily advertised as a Novel based game, has been for last year. Final Fantasy Tactics is one of my all-time favourite games and I was ecstatic to see the classic style of combat back, I loved that the Digimon evolve differently based on choices you make. Not just your main character but all the other characters too.
I thought Cyber Sulth was great but this game topped my expectations. the Dark themes, the fact that every conversation matters along with almost a dozen different endings...this game is exactly what Digimon needed. I will admit there are some elements to the game that could have been done better, I won't say what to avoid spoilers and there were 1 or 2 plotlines that I would have like to see resolved(hopefully I will see them resolved in runs where I don't kill the characters off) and grinding for Evo items is a pain. But you take the good and the bad, Digimon Survive was in my opinion mostly good and well worth it. The game is all about Survival, there are no second chances unless you start a new game or savescum.
I think the main issue some people have with it is it's so different from the games we are used to playing. It's not actions based, it's not easy, it's not light and friendly and it is certainly not a kids' game. It's dark. gritty and done in a gameplay style not seen in the west. It's unique and quite frankly I hope to see more Digimon games like it in the future.
Every conversation matters?
Also to mention, they repeated the 70-30% ratio of visual novel not only in the press release, but I can remember at AX, they said it was mostly a visual novel. Not only that, if you google the game you would very easily find that same information.
Its actually sad and funny, I remember a guy in Twitter being so paranoic saying "Im so scared, people wont know its mostly a visual novel, even if we've covered the topic many many times, and the game will get backlash"
I remember thinking "naah it would be fine!".... yeah LMAO
Probably the best digimon game that builds on key features in a reallly good way while keeping the dark tone its known for. I really missed the gritty dark tone as its been missing in recent digimon games. Keep this tone going forward.
*me looking at hackers memory and it's ending*
.....you and I played very drastically different games.
@@AlejandroRodriguez-cy8ee ngl I've forgotten hackers memories ending. Gonna have to refresh myself.
Edit: okay yeah i remember. I guess in visual novel format you can convey darker tones through more solid animation and such so it looks crisper.
@@AlejandroRodriguez-cy8ee problem being, get to the ending of hackers memory without dying of boredom.
@@leegregory7893 i think that's an advantage all VN have that is not necessarily exclusive to this game (like you said, the format makes it easier to portray it without losing much).
@@Yoe617 ok yeah, getting through the mid story sections (when you are forced to do missions) is boring and the lack of bgm in the human world drives anyone insane. but it a good ending (good as in, everything is executed well for a depressing ending).
It was incredibly hard to miss that this was a visual novel. Everyone I told already knew it. Also, they can afford to do it cause this is only one of many branches of digimon games, the newest one. There's the raising mons- world, the jrpg- story, the vn one- this, the v-pet line, the v bracelet, the tcg
So as someone who missed it I can tell you how I did it was mainly to do with the fact that I only saw the IGN trailer and nothing more I literally hadn’t heard anything about the game and did zero research cause I wanted to not be spoiled or whatever so today I randomly was oky let’s see what people are saying and found out it’s a visual novel which isn’t bad I’m gonna support it even if it’s not my cup of tea cause it’s getting me out of my comfort zone
Wrong. It was a scam
It was indeed very hard to miss that it's a visual novel, but you have to remember a vast majority of people are complete idiots, just look at them saying it's a scam with such confidence
@@fulgurobaboon1321 no it wasn’t very well advertised as a visual novel, it’s advertised as an tactical game first. You have to dig in to find out it’s a visual novel
@@lampzhade Nope always advirtised as a visual novel, you had to just look at images to delude yourself into thinking it was a tactical
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Personally I don't like visual novels but i got really deep into digimon survive. It has a great story, characters do die. But I agree in that it could've used more polish to the combat. I will say it's a game not for everyone, but I don't think that means it's a bad game. Just isn't targeted to people who can't get engrossed in the story.
Well, he did say he hates reading, so of course he's not gonna like it.
People talking about how a Visual Novel game is not what the Digimon franchise needs right now clearly don't know how popular Visual Novels are in Japan. You know, the country Digimon originally came from.
It might not hit it off as much in the West, but I can guarantee you the game is going to sell well in Japan, which is the number one priority for Bandai Namco and Hyde here.
For comparison, the entire Fate franchise (Fate/Stay night, Fate/Zero etc.) was birthed from Visual Novels. And the games sold so well over there, Type-Moon didn't even bother to port them to the West.
Japanese developers are always going to develop games primarily for the Japanese market.
Didn't bother to port them to the west cause they knew it was bad
@@zangzhiao8374 L take but okay. Whatever gets you through the night bud.
@@TheRealmOfTF I'm not your bud.
@@TheRealmOfTF He’s right though. Japan literally only focuses on their own market first and the rest of the world second. They only create games/anime based on how popular it is in Japan, so if a game sold poorly in Japan but became successful in the west, they still won’t make a sequel, cause they only cater to themselves.
I think the game is great, it's kinda exactly what I was hoping it'd be and as I went through it I was rushing battles to get back to the story even. And I mean that as a positive. This sort of story and presentation, imo, was almost perfect in execution outside of localization issues. My biggest issue was I accidentally got a really good ending and I thought my decisions didn't affect the story much, and they do lol
5:51 the review actually starts for those wondering.
Also, I am somebody that hates reading. I struggled through The Call of Cthulhu even though I enjoyed it. But I really enjoyed the story of this game. I'm usually a monkey brain about games and want shooty bang bang. But I enjoyed the story and characters, maybe that’s because I played Persona 5 before and that kind of got me used to reading a lot in games? Idk. And idk if this was just me, but I played on ps4 and the graphics and such were fine. There was barely any stuttering for me.
Also, maybe it’s not what “Digimon needs right now” but it’s a Digimon game. Digimon for so many years have made games that use the monster raiser type thing in what I feel are really fun ways. Digimon Cyber Sleuth was a fun JRPG with fun mechanics, Digimon Dusk and Dawn had a great style and amazing cast of Digimon to select. Digimon world brought that Tamagotchi aspect to Digimon games. And now Digimon Survive has created a Digimon Visual Novel with tactical RPG elements. Sure, the trailers and such didn’t really show that, but then bash the trailers and marketing. I enjoyed the game and I’m just happy to be getting more creative Digimon content.
And to be honest, I was surprised too when I started playing, but I got over it quickly. I just enjoyed it because I was able to see Agumon on the screen talking and being goofy. I started enjoying the game and tried getting out of the mindset of “Digimon games should always be RPGS or JRPGS”.
Also, quick tangent, no hate, but don’t be mad at people saying you only review games you hate to get clicks. Because let’s be honest, this title is very loaded with bait. But I digress.
My message to Digimon fans on the fence is, do the research before you get a game to make sure you enjoy it. You might not enjoy this game, and that’s fine, but please. Don’t ruin the enjoyment for the rest of us. As a Digimon fan since I was younger, I hate when Digimon fans have this idea of what Digimon games “should be” because that’s different to all of us. To some it’s this mystery filled world, to some it’s a monster collect-em-all, and to some it’s a Pokémon rip off (saddening). Just enjoy what you enjoy, but don’t be slinging buzzwords and harsh criticism for no reason (not saying this guys doing it but I’ve seen people doing it) because the Digimon fandom is already kind of disliked by other fandoms, and we don’t need the reputation of being gatekeepers that are never pleased. Let us discuss these things calmly and with understanding of both sides.
Let us be the best us we can be, and be the lovers of Digimon we are.
Also Also, something I didn’t add because length was the fact that if you were following along with development and such it should have been obvious it was heavily a Visual Novel.
It was marketed as mainly visual novel with tactical battle. Sounds pretty clear to me.
Also digimon is know for having different gameplay format, digimon world, next order, cybersleuth, hacker memory. So it's fine.
It's is a digimon game still even if it is a visual novel.
A lot of people seem to have trouble seeing what this game is... which suggests it isn't clear and marketing a game as a "visual novel with tactical battle" sounds counter intuitive since VISUAL NOVELS are about READING and not doing stuff.
It is like saying I'm going to give you a cold glass of water... and I fill the cold glass with hot water.
@@Buglin_Burger7878 tbf there's actually quite a few visual novel that does stuff besides just reading. Bt also tbf my visual novel games r mostly things like zero escape series, ace attorney series and danganronpa series.
It not really counter intuitive. Also in the interview and advertisement, it clearly said visual novel game with tactical battle.
Also free battles in the game actually minimize the issue of ppl wanting to do stuff.
@@Buglin_Burger7878 no more like seeing someone jump in to a freezing lake and be fine, because they like doing ice dips/swims, and assuming "Oh it must be warm if they can do that" and then being mad it's not warm water.
To be fair, I have this ordered and still waiting for it to come, I fully expected the visual novel element to be quite frequent. As long as there's a decent amount of gameplay I'm happy. I'll wait and see. I feel like my expectations are more accurate.
From the beggining since 2019 they had said that the game is a 70% a visual novel and like 30 a tactical rpg
Im sure it wont dissapoint, the introduction to the game, doesnt have many battles and is a bit long, but once you get past that, there are plenty of battles and you can do free battles whenever you want, ive been having a great time with this game and im sure you will too!!!!
@@ThunderflySc2 Yeah I think I've heard that a few times too. Don't get me wrong I'd much prefer those numbers to be flipped but at least I do know more or less what to expect going in
@@jacobreed8753 great to know I can't wait to play it when it gets here 😁
@@EmpireGamingWynter Oh yeah I mean If some doesn't like it is understandable Tactical RPGs arent for everyone A visual novel with few Tactical RPG elements have even a smaller public. That said have fun :P
Ngl, with how little advertisement there was for this game, the ONLY thing I knew was that it was a visual novel.
Just finished my first play through one wrathful, this game was fantastic and fans of this type of game should definitely get it.
I don't get the "this isn't what Digimon needs right now" this game was supposed to come out in 2019 and we all already know the main next titles are in the works anyways. I don't get this statement
I absolutely love this game! I don’t usually have a big attention span so the fact that it’s difficult for me to put down Digimon Survive shows how gripping the story is. Despite it being advertised that it’s 70-30 in terms of story and gameplay, I find myself playing around 30-45 mins (sometimes more) for each battle. Then again, maybe it’s because I’m not used to tactical RPGs so it takes a while for me to “strategise” and because I read pretty fast so I go through the visual novel aspects pretty fast 😁 either way, I find it even. I hope Digimon/visual novel/tactical RPG/mystery genre fans will give it a try with an open mind.
Dont fall for it ^
I do respect the review, I do love the game, and they did advertise it a mainly visual novel with some tactic combat in it. It does have a really nice story and characters are really nicely made. You can't really compare it with Pokemon, which has more of a global appeal to it, they have different fan base types and different ways they have been going since the start ( in series, games, tcg, etc)
I feel like if you have not played the cyber sleuth games, you should definitely try those, they would be more to the taste of JRPGs.
I got the Cyber Sleuth Complete Edition on Switch just this year, it was on sale for $15 (and since I beat both games on PS4 it was great deal) and I’d say it’s the best way to play the first one since it has a few of the improvements that Hacker’s Memory did.
I really don't agree with that description. Like it is way more interactable than any visual novel I've played. There is almost always at least one choice in pretty much every conversation. And you as the player have more character than I have seen before. It reminds me way more of Persona than say Doki Doki or Policenauts. And as far as I can tell the choices matter A LOT.
He might also like Digimon World: Next Order if he's nostalgic for the first PS1 game.
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Dude I literally saw the ads with your face on it, I took a screenshot if it too!
Survive is not the game everyone might have wanted but it's the story we all deserved.
11 hours in and this is so far my second favorite game of the year. It's insane. Also, not actually a visual novel. It's more point and click honestly, and the strategy element just gets bigger. Don't be fooled by the opening. This is a JRPG after all
@I'm a Bear Well Elden Ring is not getting beat. But I am surprised Digimon took both Kirby and Sifu which were my 2 and 3.
@I'm a Bear He ain't wrong I'm on my second Playthrough and feels like a new game, digimon or not the game is also utterly gut wrenching
@@laurencethe1st629 dude every time I see a character die that I grew attached is gut wrenching.
I wouldn't call it point and click since you can literally rotate through anything discoverable. It's a VN, that isn't up for debate. They modeled a lot of things from other traditional VNs like the auto skip dialogue options. That's not necessarily a bad thing but nobody is wrong calling it one or disliking it because it is one. It's a text based and story heavy game with very very easy battle mechanics. It's certainly not going to appeal to everyone but I'm more than happy to call people out for being dumb about not looking up very basic facts about a game before buying it.
Digimon survives story is the greatest story of any digimon game ever. It's not whay I expected either and yes it's rough around the edges but I've thoroughly enjoyed it so far. I disagree with your take Wood and really sad you didn't like it but it's okay for us to have different opinions. Love ya Wood
That's an incredibly strong and honestly misguided statement, considering both Cyber Sleuth and Tamers exists.
@@nolchannel4950 tamers is the best season of Digimon and cyber sleuth was a fun game but its story wasn't as engaging as survives. Having seen and played all of them. I stand by my statement. Also I was specifically referring to games not the show
@@nexasmerideus9760 I'm sorry, were we playing the same game?
Even on the merits of being a visual novel, Survive fails. Hard. I'm remembering a section that was literally walking around a square room in a castle, and each bend had its own room, and its own loading screen. And I'm sorry, New Game + not having story checkpoints and requiring to replay the ENTIRE game from the start is something we abandoned in 2010 with Nier and echoed in 2017 with Nier Automata.
Its poorly paced, repeats itself over and over and over, and has next to nothing to say other than a very dangerous "moral" that internet conspiracy groups keep the Digital World alive (what?). The Survive aspect is also pretty much ham-fisted as there's nothing you can do on a first pass of the game.
Four people WILL DIE, regardless of your route. That don't change unless you're in New Game +, where suddenly those same choices don't matter at all so long as you suck up to the two important ones.
There's nothing at all thought-provoking here.
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"Being messed up isn't a theme. Darkness is not a narrative. Violence on its own is not mature".
@@nolchannel4950 apparently we didn't play the same game because I disagree with most of your statements, but hey that's cool we don't need to agree. Just because I love the game doesn't mean anyone else has to.
This game is Visual Novel, basically constantly spoken about and shown.
**Buys**
"WTF THIS IS A VISUAL NOVEL SCAAAAAAMMED"
10:17 bro really just said that if a franchise went six years without a game and then took a drastic shift in the tone and genre that people would be disappointed. Skyward came out in the 2011 and breath of the wild came out in 2017.
The creator said it was going to be majorly story. Little game play, but a strong emphasis on story. Why are people going into this like it’s news? This game has been slated for release and we’ve been given teasers for years.
Digimon Survive is the only digimon game in year that looks decent and that I actually want to play (as a digimon fan )
As a Digimon fan, you'll love it. Especially since youll go in actually knowing what kind of game it is.
@@That1DogGuy Im planning on asking it for my birthday in somes months, I can't wait :)
i usually watch your content if I'm unsure of buying a game or not and your are informational. Thank you
First off I love your videos! And I love your new podcast channel too! I'm sure I missed the giveaway now.... but I have been hunting online and in stores since the release of PS5 and haven't been able to find one. They are always sold out or they are not receiving shipments when I check. I need your hunting skills! How did you manage to find one????
I’m actually interested in this game I know some people have different opinions on this game but idk why from what I’ve seen I can’t wait to purchase it this Friday
Go ahead! Ive been playing hours every day and have been having a great time! The beginning/introduction is a bit slow but once you get past that there are loads of battles.
I'm really enjoying Digimon Survive. It's pretty great.
I don´t think a lot of the arguments told on this video make sense. First of all, the game always was advertised as a VN with some Tactical-RPG elements. Even the lead developer said it would be around 70-30%. Now, saying that Bandai should not do these kind of projects is also wrong, since a Digimon World is under development and a Cybersleuth also. This was also confirmed, since this game was mostly delegated to another studio that did most of the game since they have different development groups for different games. I agree that sometimes the game feels slow, but it doesn´t look bad and less if you compare it to Legends Arceus for instance.
IKR? It felt like he was intentionally being obtuse there so eh could claim scam/misleading as a clickbait. It really made me lose a lot of respect for him.
Bro watching Wood get frustrated at everyone was hilarious lol!
I didn’t look at ANYTHING in terms of trailers and all that because I don’t like spoiling myself about anything the game has. So for me, it was totally **my fault** that I had no idea that this game was a VN. But I’m a massive reader (I literally have four bookshelves in my house filled to the brim with books) so I honestly don’t mind the VN aspect of the game. And once you unlock the “Free Battle” or whatever it’s called, that helped me enjoy the game more as well. Because I could do a few battles, then do a bit of story, rinse and repeat. But I can’t fault people for not liking the massive story content, even if they knew going in that the game was a VN. We all have our personal tastes when it comes to games and again, I can’t fault people for not liking a VN
Just imagine
@@zangzhiao8374 Imagine what?
@@hufflepuffleshuffle imagine deez nutz
It's funny because every trailer aside from maybe one made it clear the game was more visual novel than SRPG.
I really enjoy digimon survive, the story telling, voice acting, and tactical rpg. It’s definitely not for everyone. It’s kinda like triangle strategy where a lot of dialogue, but that’s because your decisions in both games matter.
This video literally starts at 5:45 ... wtf
Did you try out Digimonstory Cyber Sleuth Collection and Digimon World: Next Order?
They sound like exactly what you wanted and were extremely/fairly well regarded, respectively, despite being budget titles from the Vita era, while Survive was always advertised as a niche spin-off title that was mostly a Visual Novel. Next Order is even being ported to the Switch this coming February.
I’ve literally been waiting for a video explaining what the digimon survive game was cuz I couldn’t figure it out with their marketing.
Ive always thought they did a good job advertising it as a visual novel with extra gameplay. Ai Somniun did something interesting with visual novels too it has some extra gameplay bits too.
Well, from a lover of live actions, Digimon Survive is actually a pretty solid game :)
I've been playing the game for 70 hours, the game responds to everything you expect from it if you are going to live the story. It has so much to enjoy.
I think I'm maybe halfway through the game, I think.
I'm so glad people are loving this game and not letting the initial outrage machine get to them.
When they already told you it would be 70 percent visual novel I don't get why people complain guess some people don't do research on the games they buy.
And people wonder why we rarely get digimon games in the west hopefully we still receive them after all of this.
Speaking of not reading: my mind was COMPLETELY BLOWN when I picked up my copy of Star Fox: Battle for Atlantis because I didn't know the Arwing "model" actually connected to the game itself and was interactive! A positive example of what usually leads to disappointment.
I was surprised how catched I was with it. Definitly one if not the favorite game of the franchise of mine.
I watched the first and second trailer and it was clear from that point on that it was a Visual Novel... Absolutely not my type of game. I hate story. But this game actually grabbed me when I started playing it a week after dropping. The story is amazing.
Had us in the first half ngl
Your miss. Story is great. Probably the best Digimon piece of media we've seen in years. At least storywise.
Honestly, I'm super excited to get the game, I will soon. I absolutely love the visual novel aspects shown, I want to connect with the characters, humans AND Digimons, beyond a basic single personality trait or a cool look. I want a Digimon evolution to feel like they felt on the series, high stakes, feels, and be ultimately excited even if a battle is too short or long. The marketing was definitely lacking in amount, but the game is what it said it would be, and it showed little to keep most cool stuff and decisions a secret. I'm suuuper hyped!!
I respect that you were let down because it didn't meet your expectations, but there's something to be said about having nostalgia or affection with a world or characters in a series when approaching a game style you aren't familiar with. I had a similar experience with Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Darkness/Time introducing me to roguelike (something I would otherwise never have even wanted to try) and it was pretty cool having that experience. Maybe put it aside for a bit, and try it later when you know what you actually bought lol! VNs come in a lot of styles, but while there certainly are heavy novel-like lite on choice/action VNs that are practically books, Survive strikes me as more similar to watching a anime season with subtitles on, except you also can make choices to change the story and play out battles. I'm pretty excited to get my copy! I'm avoiding spoilers but practically everything that I have seen sounds like the type of experience I personally really love to settle into and fixate on for days.
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I'm confused, how did you not expect a visual novel to be a visual novel? Every media that covered it and even the devs explicitly said it multiple times: 70% VN, 30% game
This is my first visual novel, by the way, and this mix works perfect for me!! Also, this is soooo Digimon, more like any other game ever since Digimon Adventure
I have allot of switch games and this is the first time hearing about vn. The trailers lookd just like a normal game and that is not what you get.
You are lying. Never has said it been said in a trailer
@@mathiasm8489 I love how you said "I have a lot of switch games..." like you were saying "I'm a doctor and..." lmao. You clearly don't know the Switch very well because it's full of VN, including Steins; Gate.
Literally the first line of the game page: "Digimon Survive presents a hybrid visual novel and tactical RPG"
@@Drake00000010 First line of the game page: Digimon Survive presents a hybrid visual novel and tactical RPG...
LOL. Also, the trailer puts a lot of emphasis on the dialogues screens and choices
@@mathiasm8489 the trailers show a lot of visual novel, no clue what you mean. It tells you that your choices impact story, and the way it looks scream visual novel. It's not the creators fault if someone cant recognize a game genre when it literally shoves it in your face.
Luckily, they supposedly are making a new Digimon Story/World game in the nearish future. And releasing Re:Code in english (though it probably won't be as good of a translation as the fan patch). So hopefully Digimon will have a comeback.
Yeah, Habu said a Digimon Story game focusing on the Olympos XII was being developed alongside Digimon Survive, but Survive getting delayed also delayed the Story game.
That's weird, I actually like the free battle experience in this game. Not bad for a novel focused game.
What you buy, what you get, the perfect story movie..... The chosen one, pick you dialogue carefully!
I did look it up before buying and I expected the visual novel aspect of it
I personally have a big library of visual novels so this won't want a difference to me so I'm happy so far playing it
I'm loving Digimon Survive mostly for the story and characters. Like the tactical RPG stuff is there and it is fine but I have been playing on the hardest difficulty and have failed a stage maybe twice. The thing is I'm not a visual novel person. I have tried to get into several whose premises seemed interesting and they always put me to sleep, but with this game I feel like I am getting a high quality Digimon story where I actually care about the partner Digimon unlike most Digimon games that treat them like pets or Pokémon substitutes that I switch out of my team as soon as I get something stronger. I'm also excited about the branching narrative paths as from what I have gathered it is possible to prevent certain character deaths on subsequent playthroughs and given how impactful those moments are on the story I'm curious to see how that changes the narrative. That said it is far from perfect. The tactical RPG elements feel tacked on and could have been better fleshed out, there is a severely limited roster of available Digimon to recruit, and I have noticed several grammatical and spelling mistakes in the English localization which I feel like if you are going to lean heavy into visual novel territory should be something that you are meticulous about. It probably also helps that I am playing this alongside Xenoblade Chronicles 3 so when I hit the point of visual novel fatigue I can switch to a more standard JRPG. The one thing I didn't quite understand about Wood's review is that he wasn't expecting it to be mostly visual novel, and I will agree that there wasn't a ton of marketing for this game. But everything I saw made it seem pretty clear that we were getting a text heavy visual novel with tactical RPG stages mixed in. I can still respect his opinion, but would encourage anyone looking for a darker Digimon story that doesn't mind a lot of reading to give this a go.
I agree. I came across some character deaths and it is extremely gorey. The VA really did an amazing job realizing the game's lack of graphic/visual capability
I miss Digimon World. 🥺 It was so much fun. Thanks for the info Wood and fun.
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I'm kind of surprised that they didn't give out any review copies at all
I think they did I've seen people on TH-cam who already have beaten the game 4 times and 1 route would take about 40 to 50 hours(they beat the game on ng+ 3 times)