Digimon Survive

 Xbox One
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6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 161 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 104 out of 161
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 161
  3. Negative: 53 out of 161
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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. N7Saren
    Aug 2, 2022
    1
    This game is such a disappointment. Was so incredibly excited to have a tactics game to dig into an enjoy. Instead, we get 100 hours of "press A simulator". The marketing should have shown that this is nothing more than a visual novel with VERY light combat sprinkled in. Definitely feel tricked and hope this game does poorly. Im a huge digimon fan but this game gave me worse buyers remorseThis game is such a disappointment. Was so incredibly excited to have a tactics game to dig into an enjoy. Instead, we get 100 hours of "press A simulator". The marketing should have shown that this is nothing more than a visual novel with VERY light combat sprinkled in. Definitely feel tricked and hope this game does poorly. Im a huge digimon fan but this game gave me worse buyers remorse than freakin Battlefield 2042… Expand
  4. ricethief
    Aug 2, 2022
    0
    Anyone paying $60 for this trash is crazy. This is basically a cheap mobile game. I can’t believe anyone actually wasted $ developing this garbage.
  5. redmetal
    Aug 2, 2022
    0
    awful vn with dumb characters, cheap looking sprites and atrocious animations made with a png editor
  6. Azaelgamer
    Aug 3, 2022
    0
    Amazing Game!! Finally a Digimon game for adults! Im excited cause im sure the next game will be better!
  7. 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
  8. The_Sothis_Feet
    Jul 30, 2022
    0
    It would be a Digimon game that I would really enjoy if it wasn't so loaded with those VN elements that are completely out of place.
    Bandai Namco has gone a long time without a worthwhile Digimon 'arcade' game and that this is the flagship that represents the franchise in videogames is disappointing to me.
    The tutorial/intro is very long and the dialogue is excessive. I would like it to    It would be a Digimon game that I would really enjoy if it wasn't so loaded with those VN elements that are completely out of place.
    Bandai Namco has gone a long time without a worthwhile Digimon 'arcade' game and that this is the flagship that represents the franchise in videogames is disappointing to me.
    The tutorial/intro is very long and the dialogue is excessive.
    I would like it to at least have animations like... I don't know, PAST Digimon games.    … Expand
  9. 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.
  10. dy03uf
    Aug 1, 2022
    0
    Wayy too much talking.. not enough action! Disappointed they would go this route when they could have done a decent RPG

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70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. XboxEra
    Aug 28, 2022
    55
    I’m glad I had the chance to play Digimon Survive, but I’ll just keep playing Digimon World 4 and Rumble Arena for my fill of Digi-goodness.
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  2. Everyeye.it
    Aug 23, 2022
    65
    Digimon Survive is an experiment that is only half successful, as when determining the narrative and role-playing and strategic components of the hybrid, the developers have allocated insufficient space to the latter. The result is a dark and mature visual novel, which however we would like to recommend only to the most avid fans of the genre, due to the exhausting long-winded dialogues and excessive repetitiveness that characterize this type of product. If, on the other hand, you are looking for adrenaline and the collectible component typical of the brand, you had better turn your attention to the much more deserving episodes of the Digimon Story series.
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  3. GameSpot
    Aug 15, 2022
    60
    Digimon Survive is a misshapen DNA digivolution. Most of the game is this great visual novel, which starts slow but eventually tackles some intriguing themes that are interwoven into one of the most mature Digimon stories ever told. Sometimes the characters can be a little one-note, but each manages to carry aspects of the story in compelling ways, and I wanted to keep pushing through Digimon Survive to unravel each person's history and ultimately learn why and how they had been transported to another world. But, at the same time, Digimon Survive is regularly dragged down by tedious tactical combat, and it negatively affects other sections of the game too, like exploration and Digimon evolutions. It's not enough to ruin an otherwise great visual novel, but it does put quite a damper on the whole experience.
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