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  1. Jun 24, 2023
    5
    Jamás tuve interés por las novelas visuales pero me apetecía mucho un juego de digimon y me abrí a la experiencia a ver que encontraba. La primera mitad me gustó mucho, de verdad mucho, me parecía todo de 10. Pero la segunda mitad de la historia pierde interés, los combates se vuelven tramites lentos e incómodos, la captura resulta un infierno, y las evoluciones te desmotivan al ver queJamás tuve interés por las novelas visuales pero me apetecía mucho un juego de digimon y me abrí a la experiencia a ver que encontraba. La primera mitad me gustó mucho, de verdad mucho, me parecía todo de 10. Pero la segunda mitad de la historia pierde interés, los combates se vuelven tramites lentos e incómodos, la captura resulta un infierno, y las evoluciones te desmotivan al ver que todos convergen a unas pocas lineas evolutivas que se repiten idénticas entre distintos digimon: Imagina esforzarte por sacar 3 campeones completamente distintos y ver que los 3 evolucionan solo a etemon y monzaemon, los cuales puedes en ese punto capturar directamente.

    (Acerca de lo de la historia, tengo que mencionar en su defensa que por lo que he leído hay tres posibles rutas en la historia cuando comienza la segunda mitad y yo seguí la ruta con la trama más calmada y aburrida.)

    En resumen. Como novela visual me parece muy bueno. Como juego de estrategia es básico, agradable a la vista pero mediocre en mecánicas. Como juego del género monster taming es malo, muy por debajo de la media. El tiempo de trabajo puesto en desarrollar cada uno de los tres apartados está muy desbalanceado y el resultado no es bueno.

    Me gusta mucho el enfoque narrativo atrevido y arriesgado que han hecho de la saga. Hay un trabajo a reconocer, un claro esfuerzo en algunas cosas, y por eso le doy un 5, pero me temo que la conclusión es que no es un buen juego de digimon. Una historia novedosa que funciona, si, pero no un buen juego. Ha habido cosas que me han gustado, y de verdad la primera mitad la disfruté bastante, pero a no ser que te gusten mucho las novelas visuales no lo recomiendo ni a mitad de precio.
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  2. Jun 24, 2023
    6
    The game is a visual novel with RPG touches. While it is true that it is a linear game, some decisions matter. Review subject to change. It seems that some people did not realize that it is a visual novel and that is why the score is so low.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Jan 8, 2023
    4
    I'm really surprised by the positive reviews for this when this game seems to be lacking in almost every department:
    - Story - it's okay, nothing really exciting. The plot could probably be summarised in a few sentences. And somehow it takes 30 hours to finish this. The dialogues and relations between characters are what keeps you interested, because story-wise this is as mediocre as it
    I'm really surprised by the positive reviews for this when this game seems to be lacking in almost every department:
    - Story - it's okay, nothing really exciting. The plot could probably be summarised in a few sentences. And somehow it takes 30 hours to finish this. The dialogues and relations between characters are what keeps you interested, because story-wise this is as mediocre as it can get.
    - Gameplay - why it takes so much to finish this game? Probably because developers did everything they could to slow down everything. The battle is unplayable without increasing the speed, and half of each battle is evolving and slowly getting to the opponents. And it doesn't help that the game is way too easy. It gets better in latter chapters but still, the battle system itself is very simple. But the "slowing down" doesn't apply just to the battle system. A lot of times during the story you are forced to take part in mundane battles, because you need to "save" each character in the group one by one. It makes the game very tedious.
    - Presentation - I like the art style, but I was expecting better animations during battles.
    All in all, Digimon Survive is... ok, but because of how tedious the gameplay is, the experience is more frustrating than enjoyable. Also, the tactical RPG part is just weak. I hope developers will at least learn from it.
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  6. Nov 22, 2022
    10
    I liked the concept of the game from the very first trailer. While I am not a fan of visual novels, Digimon Survive's tactical battles managed to balance the game between story and gameplay. The characters and their interactions, as well as their take on their situation felt far more genuine than any Digimon media so far, which was a breath of fresh air in my opinion. The multiple endingsI liked the concept of the game from the very first trailer. While I am not a fan of visual novels, Digimon Survive's tactical battles managed to balance the game between story and gameplay. The characters and their interactions, as well as their take on their situation felt far more genuine than any Digimon media so far, which was a breath of fresh air in my opinion. The multiple endings and the need for a second playthrough to get the true ending was actually satisfying. Expand
  7. Nov 13, 2022
    7
    It is not perfect, but the story has pretty dark vibes. Good try in the current gaming market where every game just copy each other.
  8. Sep 20, 2022
    8
    I loved my time with Digimon Survive. The game is a Visual novel with a heavy amount of visual novel and light amount of gameplay. Early on the gameplay is very fun but late game and NG+ it becomes a repetitive time with no challenge. Survive shines with it's story. A Dark Twisted take on Digimon, Survive will have you rethinking your choices and fighting to Survive
  9. Sep 10, 2022
    9
    An innovative mix of visual novel and strategy RPG, Digimon Survive tells the most mature and compelling story of any Digimon game so far. An interesting cast of characters, humans and Digimon alike, pull you through an incredible story full of twists and turns. The gameplay is varied, with a mix of exploring the world, engaging in dialogue, and training a team of Digimon for battle. IAn innovative mix of visual novel and strategy RPG, Digimon Survive tells the most mature and compelling story of any Digimon game so far. An interesting cast of characters, humans and Digimon alike, pull you through an incredible story full of twists and turns. The gameplay is varied, with a mix of exploring the world, engaging in dialogue, and training a team of Digimon for battle. I highly recommend it to any Digimon fan! Expand
  10. Sep 5, 2022
    0
    The only thing interesting about Digimon Survive is how it survived so many delays without being cancelled A visual novel with almost no gameplay, no real battles, no exploration? It would not be an overstatement to say that had this game been cancelled in favor of working on an actual adventure RPG based in the digital world with actual Digimon 99% of fans would would have been happier.The only thing interesting about Digimon Survive is how it survived so many delays without being cancelled A visual novel with almost no gameplay, no real battles, no exploration? It would not be an overstatement to say that had this game been cancelled in favor of working on an actual adventure RPG based in the digital world with actual Digimon 99% of fans would would have been happier. Why waste the resources, on a game no one was excited for and sounded progressively worse every time details were released for the game. Expand
  11. Aug 27, 2022
    7
    The story is good overall, although there are some inconsistencies.

    The battle system is solid, but until Chapter 9 the difficulty is non-existent even in Hard Mode. The characters are interesting, but there are times when some of them become unbearable (I used to love Minoru, but there's a part in the game that makes you want to punch him in the face). This is not a game of
    The story is good overall, although there are some inconsistencies.

    The battle system is solid, but until Chapter 9 the difficulty is non-existent even in Hard Mode.

    The characters are interesting, but there are times when some of them become unbearable (I used to love Minoru, but there's a part in the game that makes you want to punch him in the face).

    This is not a game of choices, the choices only serve to determine the evolutions of Agumon, increase affinity and to choose which of the routes to follow in chapter 8. The choices do not change anything in the events, they have no weight.

    New Game+, when the conditions are met to catch the true ending, it has some changes already before the division of routes, but it suffers a lot for not adopting a different story when the script makes room for it. Several actions characters perform during normal gameplay seem to no longer make sense with the new context in which the story finds itself. For example, the disagreement between Minoru and Falcomon doesn't make any sense in the Thrutful Route

    The Wrathful Route is quite disappointing in the sense that Takuma doesn't turn into the anti-hero as imagined.

    The game in general is good, but it's far from perfect. Especially the True Ending, it seems that the writers were too lazy to write it.
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  12. Aug 21, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lame visual novel games. To boring, not scarry at all. To long story telling. Make me want to refund this game.
    Digimon in this game just the bonus to up selling this visual novel game.
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  13. Aug 20, 2022
    8
    Acostumbrados a vivir en la era de la información donde constantemente se nos bombardea con publicidad y marketing a raudales, Digimon Survive se plantó en el mercado sin apenas levantar una leve brisa de aire. Sin apenas publicidad, sin reseñas ni aportaciones de la prensa, con un lanzamiento simultáneo al de Xenoblade 3 y siendo un juego atrasado mas de dos años... casi parecía que laAcostumbrados a vivir en la era de la información donde constantemente se nos bombardea con publicidad y marketing a raudales, Digimon Survive se plantó en el mercado sin apenas levantar una leve brisa de aire. Sin apenas publicidad, sin reseñas ni aportaciones de la prensa, con un lanzamiento simultáneo al de Xenoblade 3 y siendo un juego atrasado mas de dos años... casi parecía que la propia Bandai quisiera ocultar el juego a los usuarios, lo cual podría hacer pensar a cualquiera que el juego iba a ser un enorme desastre. Sin ir mas lejos, personalmente creo que Digimon Survive es un juego que aporta mas cosas positivas que negativas, siendo una visual novel entretenida y, lo mas importante para mi, sorprendente a nivel de madurez para lo que podría esperarse en una aventura de digimon (aunque he de reconocer que es mi primer juego de la franquicia).

    Si pasamos directamente al análisis del juego, Digimon Survive es una visual novel no muy compleja ni elaborada, donde tenemos 3 posibles caminos y uno oculto para el cual no es necesario haber desbloqueado los otros antes. El camino que tomamos está marcado por el tipo de decisiones por las que optamos durante la aventura y que están diferenciadas por colores (decisiones morales, iracundas o armoniosas). En base al número de cada una de ellas que acumulemos llegados a ciertos momentos, se nos presentarán, o no, ciertas decisiones que marcarán las difererentes rutas. Hay que decir que el juego está totalmente traducido al castellano, algo que no sucedía en la franquicia desde hace bastantes entregas.

    La 1a partida está dirigida a impactar y lo consigue con creces, con una banda sonora que no destaca especialmente pero que, en los momentos de tensión, consigue ponerte los pelos de punta. El sistema de combate es un sistema de turnos muy clásico y desarrollado sobre una cuadrícula (similar a un triangle strategy, FF Tactics, etc.). Personalmente considero que el combate cumple de sobra con lo que propone, de forma sencilla pero tremendamente entretenida. Contamos con mas de 100 digimons jugables y muchas ayudas de calidad de vida (omitir textos, velocidad del combate hasta x3, etc.). La duración media de cada historia la estimaría mas o menos en torno a las 15 horas, siendo el final verdadero algo mas largo. Como referencia, he necesitado 40 horas para el platino, aunque de no hacerse ciertos guardados en momentos puntuales podría extenderse varias horas mas.

    En definitiva, Digimon Survive no es una revolución dentro del género de las visual novels pero cumple con creces todos los objetivos que se propone. Con una historia sorprendentemente adulta, un combate simple pero entretenido, muchas ayudas de calidad de vida y una banda sonora que, por momentos, consigue poner los pelos de punta a cualquiera... Digimon Survive es un juego que personalmente considero de notable y que ha sido una muy buena apertura de entrada al resto de juegos de la franquicia.
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  14. Aug 18, 2022
    6
    5/10 if you don't care about Digimon, 7/10 if you do. A lot of folks focus on the idea that somehow this game is great as long as you recognize that it's a visual novel, but that's simply not the case. Not to say it's bad either, it's just a very middle of the road title. In all honesty, the story and characters are enjoyable, which is obviously a big plus for this sort of game. The5/10 if you don't care about Digimon, 7/10 if you do. A lot of folks focus on the idea that somehow this game is great as long as you recognize that it's a visual novel, but that's simply not the case. Not to say it's bad either, it's just a very middle of the road title. In all honesty, the story and characters are enjoyable, which is obviously a big plus for this sort of game. The presentation is also very easy on the eyes, with expertly drawn artwork, a mild amount of animations, and great looking Digimon rigs in battle. Some people may see the number of available Digimon and be disappointed when comparing to games with larger rosters, but the scope and progression of the game really make that a non-issue, the number of Digimon units you can recruit and evolve feels just right. However, where the game begins to lose points is in the gameplay itself, both the visual novel and tactics gameplay. Starting with the battles, there is absolutely nothing new brought to the table here. If you've played a strategy game on the PS1, then you know exactly what you are getting into. Maps are big but units don't always have movement options to account for that, so you can end up sending 4-5 turns just trying to reach an opponent, or more if said opponent is programmed to just run to the far corner of the map. It's pretty uninteresting overall, especially when playing on lower difficulty levels. I hear some people say that auto-battle makes that a non-issue, but if the preferred way to play a game is to not play it at all, then there is likely something wrong here. Similar to games like Fire Emblem, you can attempt to recruit opponents depending on the battle type, though this process is very tedious, and begs you to just use a guide. Whether you have the chance to recruit depends on whether you guess the right answers to 3 questions, with the mediocre translation making your responses nonsensical at times (a running theme in the game). Not that it matters, as there is absolutely nothing to indicate what the correct answer should be, it's a complete guess if this is your first time hearing that enemy give that question. Even if you do get every answer right, you can still lose out on recruiting simply because you only have a percentage chance to be successful, depending your character's current alignment, so some Digimon will always just be more difficult to get depending on the route you are attempting to take.

    Battles of course are only a third of the equation, possibly less depending on how you play. The game is first and foremost a visual novel and it really likes to draw that out. The scenarios exist largely to waste your time, as it can take a significant amount of time for anything meaningful to happen. Characters waste time repeating information constantly, and not just single sentences. A perfect example is chapter 4, where the exact same 5-minute situation plays out at least 3 times, with no progression of any kind, followed by the most drop-dead uninteresting exploration I've ever experienced. It's clear they were really trying to include gameplay elements for the sake of simply including gameplay elements, but these portions of the game would have been MORE interesting without needless player interaction. Meanwhile for cases where player choice does matter, the localization is once again very hit and miss, making it sometimes difficult to choose an answer you would actually agree with. The free-time segments are probably where the visual novel aspect shines, as despite the confusing translation, you generally do end up at least getting to know the characters better.

    All of these complaints are mostly harmless, but they do add up to make an experience that isn't by any means new or interesting. There are much better visual novels, there are much better tactics games, go play those instead if you haven't. If you really like Digimon (which I do), then you may at least find value in this being an enjoyable Digimon narrative.
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  15. 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
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  16. Aug 15, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The website keeps giving me 404 errors trying to post my review, so here it is via Google Docs instead

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_wfAcNgA29tmN0zXRZQXfLDRKU7f5c0Bv8kGl5W4ZGk/
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  17. Aug 14, 2022
    8
    I enjoy the game for what it is -- a visual novel with tactics-esque battles and a darker, mature story compared to pokemon.
    With more polish on both the storyline and battle system, this could have been a total home run.
    I truly appreciate them trying something different and enjoyed the playthroughs.
  18. Aug 13, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Digimon fans wait for that moment and the game is just kinda meh, well is a visual novel with rpg tactic but together fails Expand
  19. Aug 13, 2022
    7
    Un buon gioco per gli amanti dei Digimon, non per tutti ma saprà regalarvi diverse emozioni con una bella storia, un cast caratterizzato alla grande e tanti Digimon!
    Si, è soprattutto una visual novel, ma hai la possibilità di combattere quando vuoi dopo il prologo, quindi il gameplay c'è eccome.
  20. Aug 11, 2022
    3
    Digimon Survive is a visual novel/SRPG hybrid. It's a bit darker than other Digimon games, but what really makes this game not so fun is the fact that all the characters talk in circles. You go on for hour and hours with very little story progress. It doesn't help that some of the characters are extremely unlikeable. As for the SRPG portion, it really sucks that all enemies start off theDigimon Survive is a visual novel/SRPG hybrid. It's a bit darker than other Digimon games, but what really makes this game not so fun is the fact that all the characters talk in circles. You go on for hour and hours with very little story progress. It doesn't help that some of the characters are extremely unlikeable. As for the SRPG portion, it really sucks that all enemies start off the battle being very far from you which means every battle is just mindlessly moving forward for a bunch of turns. The Digimon capture mechanic is fine but very flawed; the type of Digimon you can capture is affected by your alignment. Speaking of your alignment, it only actually affects gameplay (what Agumon Digivolves into to) and affects story very little. I've made choices that were opposite to where the story was heading only for the story to not acknowledge my choice at all. It also had a lame amnesia plot going on too. If you came across a boy who looks exactly the way you did when you were that age, how do you not recognize that? That's a dumb plot twist right there. Expand
  21. Aug 10, 2022
    7
    Story driven digimon game, it is a tad slow but if you take the time to invest yourself into the world and the characters it is quite compelling. Combat is pretty good and team building can be fun. Lots of digimon to collect as well
  22. Aug 9, 2022
    9
    Me ha encantado que fuera una novela gráfica, cruda y dura. Al punto que me llegó a frustrar demasiado algunos caminos que toma el juego. Si bien algunos dialogos se podrían evitar perfectamente e ir más al grano. Me parece el mejor juego de Digimon en la historia, me hizo sentir un niño nuevamente viendo/leyendo una nueva aventura. Por lejos supera a cualquier anime de Digimon después deMe ha encantado que fuera una novela gráfica, cruda y dura. Al punto que me llegó a frustrar demasiado algunos caminos que toma el juego. Si bien algunos dialogos se podrían evitar perfectamente e ir más al grano. Me parece el mejor juego de Digimon en la historia, me hizo sentir un niño nuevamente viendo/leyendo una nueva aventura. Por lejos supera a cualquier anime de Digimon después de Digimon Frontier.

    No le doy el 10, por que realmente algunos diálogos me parecieron innecesarios y por que aun no me lo he terminado.
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  23. Aug 8, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD! YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!



    Solid Story, great characters, well made ost. Karma System is fun and can grant unique dialog and special interaction with the story. Digimon Survive took season 1's premise and threw in folklore horror for a new unique recipe that I'm loving as an older fan.

    Only real Negatives I have is the auto feature speeding through unspoken dialog, playing hard mode doesn't feel particularly rewarding and the hard locked deaths in the 1st playthrough.

    If you only want to fight and power level Digimon this isn't the game for you. If you don't like sitting through dialog this isn't for you. If you want a vast open world to explore this isn't for you.

    If you're looking for a good story this is for you. If you wanna see characters at their best and worst this is for you. If you're looking for an easy to follow introduction to Digimon then this is for you.
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  24. Aug 8, 2022
    8
    Translation's a little wonky and the latter half of the story is a bit generic, but the characters are fantastic and the combat is fun. It's essentially Digimon Adventure for older teens/adults and it does its job well.
  25. Aug 8, 2022
    3
    I believe people had great expectations for this game and it turned out to be a really boring game. We can't even call this a video game. It is a visual novel with pieces of gaming.
    I know this type of novel is a great deal in Japan and people actually like it but I think we were expecting something more action/RPG oriented.
    I will be honest I was expecting something different and
    I believe people had great expectations for this game and it turned out to be a really boring game. We can't even call this a video game. It is a visual novel with pieces of gaming.
    I know this type of novel is a great deal in Japan and people actually like it but I think we were expecting something more action/RPG oriented.

    I will be honest I was expecting something different and since I'm not into this novel thingy I need to be honest with my score. It is a 3/10.
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  26. Aug 7, 2022
    10
    Digimon Survive não só inovou ao trazer uma jogabilidade de RPG tático a franquia como também inovou ao trazer um enredo mais sombrio e voltado para um público mais adulto, definitivamente esse jogo não é adequado a crianças, a história é excelente, a arte e as animações também. Sem dúvida alguma é um jogo que vale muito a pena de ser jogado.
  27. Aug 6, 2022
    9
    Coming in to digimon survive I wanted too see the nostalgia I felt from the anime back in the 2000
    I wanted the emotional rollercoaster the awesomeness that comes from seeing the digimon digievolve
    I wasn't prepared to love it this much not being a visual novel fan myself I found myself enjoying this so much the thing I thought would be the weakest link ended up being the strongest
    Coming in to digimon survive I wanted too see the nostalgia I felt from the anime back in the 2000
    I wanted the emotional rollercoaster the awesomeness that comes from seeing the digimon digievolve
    I wasn't prepared to love it this much not being a visual novel fan myself I found myself enjoying this so much the thing I thought would be the weakest link ended up being the strongest digimon survive is a visual novel first and a tactical rpg next even though it's the weakest point I still feel they gave it a lot of love a lot of digimon to collect if you are like me and are put back by the visual novel aspect jump in you might be surprised
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  28. Aug 6, 2022
    9
    Best Digimon game in years! Filled with nostalgia and great characters. Visual novels are not usually my thing but this one is just
  29. Aug 5, 2022
    10
    Fantastic game! Story and writing keeps me up at night! Lots of people expected and are playing the wrong game.
  30. Aug 5, 2022
    9
    Muy buen juego para los fans de Digimon o visual novels. La peña que se queja, es porque no saben leer. ES UNA VISUAL NOVEL CON COMBATES RPG. Historia muy interesante con toques mucho más adultos que cualquier juego de Digimon, creo que la única pega que puedo darle es que los combates, en el final, se me hicieron bastante fáciles y tampoco que que hubiese farmeado demasiado
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70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 28
  2. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Feb 13, 2023
    80
    Although its east to miss the dizzy heights of the Cybersleuth series, it's to be applauded in what has been attempted here and with an easily accessible series, will convert even the most hardened hater of visual novels. With the superb presentation and the relaxed approach, many Digi-destined (which sounds way better than trainers too) will be happy for the series to continue in this style of digi-volution.
  2. Jan 23, 2023
    85
    The story in Digimon Survive is an example of why fans of Digimon flock to the series. Fans enjoy the themes of the series presents to fans about the pressures of growing up. While the gameplay in this outing is limited and lacking in complexities when compared to its predecessors. As a visual novel, it more than holds up as a Digimon anime entry and is a great game that any Digimon fan could enjoy.
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    Oct 15, 2022
    60
    While Digimon Survive is an underwhelming Rookie in the SRPG genre, if the developers continue to evolve the series, a future title could become a Champion. [Issue#19, p.88]