Digimon Survive

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7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 222 Ratings

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  1. ReWorld-D
    May 18, 2023
    0
    Gameplay is very shallow and simple, the RPG aspect could have been explored in a better way.
    It's a graphic novel disguised as a game, so there's a lot of reading to do between the few playable moments, and in my personal opinion, the story could be better.
  2. shin777
    Aug 17, 2022
    2
    The story is very good, but it is so long cause it have a lot of filler, it could be 15 hours instead of 30 whitout all the filler, and it would be more enjoyable.

    The combat system is horrible, but there is barely 20 combats in whole game, so its not a big problem, and whit x3 speed the combat its not that slow at least. Edit: the other 2 routes are so boring, 90% its the same, true    The story is very good, but it is so long cause it have a lot of filler, it could be 15 hours instead of 30 whitout all the filler, and it would be more enjoyable.

    The combat system is horrible, but there is barely 20 combats in whole game, so its not a big problem, and whit x3 speed the combat its not that slow at least.

    Edit: the other 2 routes are so boring, 90% its the same, true ending is so boring as well. it would have been better if you only do just one good final intead of repeat the same route 4 times    … Expand
  3. redmetal
    Aug 1, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. absolutely disapointting so much wait for this, one of the most boring visual novels ever, there is a lot of filler and unncessary dialog, the characters behave like idiots for no reason, the combat system is repetitive and boring, the sprites look cheap and the animations when something important happens in the story are atrocious and looks like they used photoshop and 3 pngs to animate the deaths… Expand
  4. Drash-Digimon
    May 18, 2023
    0
    One of the most boring and tedious games I've ever had the misfortune to play, the game is 80% scripts and dialogue, and not exactly a entertaining dialogue.
    The characters are simply poorly written, and while the RPG system has potential, it's completely wasted.
  5. turox97
    Aug 7, 2022
    0
    Acusing people who actually didnt like of review bombing is not alright, i hope someone who is thinking about buying this game actually knows that its 90% VN and not that much of tactical fights or fights overall, u are taken by the hand even on hard mode, the marketing was focused on fighting while the "gameplay" if u can een call it that, is mostly clicking through text way more than anyAcusing people who actually didnt like of review bombing is not alright, i hope someone who is thinking about buying this game actually knows that its 90% VN and not that much of tactical fights or fights overall, u are taken by the hand even on hard mode, the marketing was focused on fighting while the "gameplay" if u can een call it that, is mostly clicking through text way more than any other digimon game, there is not petting or fightings, which are the 2 most important things in Digimon Games or franchise in general, This game made a poor effort in telling as that it was 90% VN, i have played VN before with minigames, and where much more enjoyable than this, a company that only makes games for their current fans will crash, further more digimon fans are so used to not getting good games that they are resiliant to make honest reviews without removing the fan child they have inside, i have played every single digimon game, but when a game is not good it must be said. This game is selling at a big company game price at 50-60 USD depending on where u buy it, if it is in steam or another app, this game is no where near cyber slouths thats initial price at launch and current price is way below 60 usd, probably arround half. if u can get this game on december at a price tag of 20 usd as VN u can get anywhere else then it is a nice story to read with some minigames(fights) but at the tag price of 60 usd is way of target, and probably thats the reason why a big game didnt went higher than 6k users at launch on a weekend.

    It is shown that this game havent been put any effort or love, what u saw in the trailers are most of the fights in the game, not that many more.. Wait for Decemeber and get it with a discount, any other way, just Dont. Luckily i got a refund even that i played the 4 hours of introduction , so Thanks to Steam .    … Expand
  6. horus_lupercal
    Aug 1, 2022
    0
    awful, boring, it's one of the worst games I've ever played, 4 years for this? and 60$ for a visual novel, it's a joke
  7. Schlumpi
    Aug 1, 2022
    4
    Mild spoilers

    TL;DR: This game fails at every corner, becoming a subpar tactical RPG, and an even worse VN. The long awaited newest Digimon Release is unsurprisingly a massive disaster. The game is split up into two Sections and intertwine: One being a Visual Novel about a handful of Kids lost in a different world, desperate to get back home. the other part is a table top / fire    Mild spoilers

    TL;DR: This game fails at every corner, becoming a subpar tactical RPG, and an even worse VN.

    The long awaited newest Digimon Release is unsurprisingly a massive disaster.

    The game is split up into two Sections and intertwine: One being a Visual Novel about a handful of Kids lost in a different world, desperate to get back home. the other part is a table top / fire emblem esque RPG.
    First off: The actual combat of this game feels bland at its best. There is virtually no difficulty here either, even when turned to hard. Even when you're just farming for necessary Items to advance your Units you'll most likely end up so horribly over leveled that the entire twist of this game style is immediately lost. On the other hand these exact Items On the note of necessary items - The way they are hidden is beyond cryptic. On a blind playthrough you'll maybe stumble into one or two of these but good luck finding the required amount to actually get the Digimon you really wanted. All in all it feels like a very very poor copy of original Games using this gameplay mechanic. The boss fights never pose any challenge at all, as the player is given so many tools to power up their units and Items are so abundant that nothing really can stand in the players way.
    This bland and sometimes blatantly boring design could be easily dismissed if the Story would hold up.

    But it doesn't.

    The Visual novel part takes up about 60% to 70% where your choices mildly affect the story on your first go. It's appreciated that they tried to implement a much much heavier tone into this game, something I always enjoyed in the Digimon franchise.
    However the writing in this game is very dry. Characters feel more like cardboard than actual human beings. Each of them lacking common sense in more then one department. The character twists are either obvious or just mind numbing.
    Many times you'll find characters act in a certain, completely unrealistic and even stupid, way just so the game can drag on for another 40minutes, so you can fix the issue. By the end of the story each and every character has grinded my patience to the ground. I cannot stress enough how bad this writing is!

    Honestly if you're a hardcore digimon fan I would recommend getting this in a sale. There is some around the corner throwback to the og series.
    BUT if you're not a Digimon stan then stay the hell away.
    This VN is devastatingly bad and the rest of the game doesn't make up for it.

    Very sad to see yet another subpar Digimon release...

    Edit: The Ost of this game is a banger tho!    … Expand
  8. iqfortwo
    Aug 1, 2022
    2
    Being a visual novel is never a problem when a skip button is there to ignore all the filler dialogue, but when you get to the actual gameplay element and it is not at all good to look at it.

    The UI and layout mixed with the lackluster 2D sprites gives me a good amount of grief waiting and hoping for the next Story/World game. What made them decide to go in this direction is baffling    Being a visual novel is never a problem when a skip button is there to ignore all the filler dialogue, but when you get to the actual gameplay element and it is not at all good to look at it.

    The UI and layout mixed with the lackluster 2D sprites gives me a good amount of grief waiting and hoping for the next Story/World game. What made them decide to go in this direction is baffling because instead of improving and learning from the previous iteration of games, the developers decide to go off in a completely different direction from the core fans. And as a core fan of the Digimon IP, I would never recommend someone new to franchise to ever pick up a game like this because the World and Story games are undeniably the better option and entry points.

    It's almost like playing Hunie Pop except Hunie Pop is a million times more engaging in all aspects.
    Just because it's a visual novel, doesn't mean it shouldn't have proper game elements.
    Persona did it right, Fire Emblem did it right, Disco Elysium did it right

    Sorely disappointed that with numerous delays that this is the result we get.
    Just make Story, implement a good story with the relationship building and branches. Profit.
    The world building of Digimon doesn't need to be overcomplicated in a game.    … Expand
  9. Kurito
    Jul 31, 2022
    2
    Decisions and deaths is the scoop of this visual novel, but is a fallacy. Events occur by default regardless of the player's decisions or parameters they have obtained.
    Always in your 1st game certain characters will die with their digimon and certain characters will live, even if you send them to the battlefield as a sacrifice.
    So it seems that the only real decision is to buy this    Decisions and deaths is the scoop of this visual novel, but is a fallacy. Events occur by default regardless of the player's decisions or parameters they have obtained.
    Always in your 1st game certain characters will die with their digimon and certain characters will live, even if you send them to the battlefield as a sacrifice.
    So it seems that the only real decision is to buy this title or not.

    Most of the characters have cartoon personalities and do not make decisions that a human would make in reality and it doesn't feel like a mature story at all, but the death scenes can be disturbing for the little so I don't understand what audience it could be directed.

    For other part, Takuma doesn't compl as a character or as an avatar, and it's hard to connect with him. There is no female lead character as in the case of Cyber ​​Sleuth or Next Order.

    Regarding the story, it is poorly worked and the translations in parts are poorly done.
    I feel that 4 years gave them time to think well about the plot, but not respected the basic concept of digimon (digital beings) and treated them as ghosts/spirits.
    The twist of the story is not surprising at all, many events are too predictable, which makes the story feel heavy, for taking so long on something obvious.

    Regarding the SRPG, it is an interesting proposal but still green, however, it has potential.

    The balance between digimon does not exist, and some have a clear preferentialism and others have been very disadvantaged.

    The price for what it offers is not correct.

    I would say that it greatly influences how you get along with the characters influences whether you like the title or not, so if you do not check the deaths and survivors you can run into an unpleasant disappointment of the title, as I said the deaths are default and unavoidable.
    And I mention it because if you dislike both characters that will survive in all the routes, the game becomes torture for completed and can access to NG+...    … Expand
  10. Nightmarish420
    Jul 30, 2022
    4
    Was planning to just skip the story like it was an mmo but i kinda got hooked in. Digimon fans definitely try it and visual novel fans definitely try it too.
  11. Vicioso69
    Jul 31, 2022
    1
    Esta claro que mejorar o igualar Digimon World 3 y Cyber ya parece que será imposible pues aun siguen sacando basura y encima ha un precio Irrisorio de 50-60€ para el contenido que ofrece un juego de smarphones donde te tiras el 90% del tiempo leyendo y el otro 10% luchando con un sistema de combaste bastante simple y con una carisma que poco les pega ha cada personaje donde claramente seEsta claro que mejorar o igualar Digimon World 3 y Cyber ya parece que será imposible pues aun siguen sacando basura y encima ha un precio Irrisorio de 50-60€ para el contenido que ofrece un juego de smarphones donde te tiras el 90% del tiempo leyendo y el otro 10% luchando con un sistema de combaste bastante simple y con una carisma que poco les pega ha cada personaje donde claramente se ve que son un copy & paste de los niños elegidos de la serie original pero cambiando algunos aspectos básicos que parece que no ya no saben que inventar(lo mismo que pasa con el anime Ghost Game), de verdad tan difícil es hacer un buen juego de Digimon? 4 años para esto? devolución por steam y menos mal que no me enrolle leyendo ha sabiendas de lo que me esperara si pasarían las 2h...Hola Codex.… Expand

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83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. TheSixthAxis
    Sep 6, 2022
    70
    Digimon Survive is an exciting alternate take on the tone and style of the Digimon series. It doesn't execute things flawlessly - those opening chapters are a bit of a chore and the tactics gameplay is simple with a capital 'S'. Still, when things kick off and the story starts to come together, it's a suspenseful and gripping journey that I'm glad I got to experience.
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  2. The Mako Reactor
    Aug 22, 2022
    75
    Blending a pure visual novel with a turn-based tactical RPG combat, Digimon Survive is one of the best surprises of this year so far despite its issues. It is held back by some localization issues, but feels great to play on PC including Steam Deck after a post-launch patch addressed most of the issues. Digimon Survive also serves as a nice entry point into the franchise for newcomers as long as you aren't turned off by the structure.
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  3. GameGrin
    Aug 9, 2022
    95
    Digimon Survive has both a well-made story and a deep combat system that will engage players through each route they may take, but the first few hours are ill-paced with long breaks away from combat.
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