Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition

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6.6

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  1. Bondage
    Mar 19, 2020
    5
    The story is pretty bad.

    I'm on chapter 17 (18 total chapters if I'm not mistaken) and been ignoring all the voice acting and just been speed reading the dialogue just so I can finish the game. Especially with the overly cliche characters that has nothing new to add to the table. I had not grown attached to a single character in the game at all. The maps are re-used over and over,    The story is pretty bad.

    I'm on chapter 17 (18 total chapters if I'm not mistaken) and been ignoring all the voice acting and just been speed reading the dialogue just so I can finish the game. Especially with the overly cliche characters that has nothing new to add to the table. I had not grown attached to a single character in the game at all.

    The maps are re-used over and over, there's no feeling of exploration, there's nothing thought-provoking through in-game puzzles/level designs, and don't get me started on the fillers that you have no choice but to go through sometimes just to progress the story.

    There's an "auto-battle" option in every battle too, which at this point, I'm not complaining about so I can put my attention on other things than the repetitive combat.

    I love digimon since I was 6 years old but it seems that's where the childish excitement stem from.

    My girlfriend bought me the game since she knew I've always been a Digimon > Pokemon, but even she got bored watching me play.

    Its an okay game, but maybe something I would've bought for the 6 year old me, or for a kid's birthday gift.    … Expand
  2. ShakesBeer
    Jun 5, 2021
    5
    Picked this up because I was a fan of Digimon in my childhood and was hoping for a great nostalgia trip. But even my past affection for the series can't overcome just how boring and long-winded the non-battling parts of this game are. The story manages to be both totally nonsensical and utterly boring at the same time.

    I would have rated the game higher if there were actually anything    Picked this up because I was a fan of Digimon in my childhood and was hoping for a great nostalgia trip. But even my past affection for the series can't overcome just how boring and long-winded the non-battling parts of this game are. The story manages to be both totally nonsensical and utterly boring at the same time.

    I would have rated the game higher if there were actually anything engaging about the "detective" portions of the game or the quests. But it's basically just wander, talk, wander, get lost, talk, over and over again for 40 hours.

    The somewhat redeeming quality of the game is the actual battling, raising, and digi-volving of the Digimon themselves. Unfortunately, just when you start to enjoy that, you're forced back into fetching coffee, wandering around uninventive areas, and talking to an endless parade of NPCs. It's like 30mins of garbage for every 5mins of battling.

    The 10/10s here must be a joke. You need to be a BIG fan of the series to enjoy this, or totally desperate for a new monster taming game. But for everyone else, just play Pokemon!    … Expand
  3. caysjose
    Jan 5, 2021
    6
    Hey, you can just train your Digimon on farm. Put your switch (do not close the app) and yourself on sleep, and the next morning your Digimon would be LV 30+. Once you re on mission, You obliterate your enemy (played in hard mode) in 1 hit or simply put it on auto. That's destroys the purpose of RPG strategy. We've talked about Pokémon being too easy but this is another level.

    With that    Hey, you can just train your Digimon on farm. Put your switch (do not close the app) and yourself on sleep, and the next morning your Digimon would be LV 30+. Once you re on mission, You obliterate your enemy (played in hard mode) in 1 hit or simply put it on auto. That's destroys the purpose of RPG strategy. We've talked about Pokémon being too easy but this is another level.

    With that aside, you'll have good time especially Digimon and Anime fan. Character is good (anime style). Story is okay. Graphic is okay. Music is good. Everything is just Good/okay but that's the problem with Digimon. Everything is barely changed from games that I've played in original PlayStation 20 years ago. Just better graphic, more Digimon, and gimmick feature that doesn't affect anything. I really hope with the rise of it anime series, Bandai will give Digimon more attention.

    I would say pick it when on sale for at least 50%, it has 2 games and longevity of 100 hours...    … Expand
  4. Akk3d1s
    Jan 1, 2022
    5
    A lot of potential but poor execution.

    This was one of the most boring games I have played in recent memory. The first 10 chapters was a real grind to get through and although things picked up afterwards, it still ultimately failed to climb out of the proverbial hole. I am convinced removing Nokia and all the trivial non critical quests to instead focus on improving the main story    A lot of potential but poor execution.

    This was one of the most boring games I have played in recent memory. The first 10 chapters was a real grind to get through and although things picked up afterwards, it still ultimately failed to climb out of the proverbial hole. I am convinced removing Nokia and all the trivial non critical quests to instead focus on improving the main story cutscenes (especially the non-cgi parts) would have made a much better, albeit shorter game.    … Expand
  5. neko555
    Jul 18, 2022
    5
    No entiendo la nota que tiene este juego. Es tremendamente repetitivo, escenarios muy escasos que tienes que recorrer una y otra vez. Misiones secundarias aburridisimas, incluyendo las que probablemente son las peores misiones secundarias de la historia como son los objetos perdidos (ni si quiera se molestan en que cada objeto sea diferente, es el colmo del relleno).

    La crianza de    No entiendo la nota que tiene este juego. Es tremendamente repetitivo, escenarios muy escasos que tienes que recorrer una y otra vez. Misiones secundarias aburridisimas, incluyendo las que probablemente son las peores misiones secundarias de la historia como son los objetos perdidos (ni si quiera se molestan en que cada objeto sea diferente, es el colmo del relleno).

    La crianza de Digimon, lejos de ser divertida, se hace muy tediosa y representa de la misma forma lo repetitivo del juego, teniendo que retroceder y avanzar de etapa una y otra vez para conseguir un Digimon medianamente decente.

    En cuanto a los diálogos, más de lo mismo, hay una cantidad increíble de diálogos vacíos y redundantes. El juego, en general, podría haber sido exactamente lo mismo en un tercio o menos de las horas que obliga a invertir, y habría sido mucho menos aburrido.

    Lo único que se salva un poco es la historia (que tampoco es gran cosa) y la banda sonora, que recuerda en casi todo momento a otras franquicias como persona, final fantasy o nier (quiero pensar que a modo de homenaje).

    En resumen, solo lo recomiendo a los fans más acérrimos de Digimon, e incluso a ellos les diría que con opciones como el Next order este juego no merece la pena.    … Expand

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Apr 30, 2020
    85
    Two excellent monster-taming games with something for almost every playstyle. [Issue #44 – January/February 2020, p. 70]
  2. Screen Rant
    Jan 27, 2020
    70
    It does nothing with its mechanics or story that allows it to rise to the level of RPG greats like Persona 5 but what it does do is perfectly entertaining in its own right.
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  3. GameCritics
    Jan 15, 2020
    50
    The Digimon Story titles can only blame themselves for the failure to realize the themes they seem to chase. The mechanics are unsuitable for developing a relationship between the player and the Digimon. The cliché-ridden characters and plot defeat the emotional impact of Cyber Sleuth, and poor scripting makes Hacker’s Memory feel irrelevant. What’s left is an astonishing quantity of JRPG grist. While there’s some satisfaction in grinding it down, none of it leaves a lasting impact.
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