What do you get when you mix Stranger Things, Shin Megami Tensei, and classic Digimon? Hyde and Bandai Namco’s Digimon Survive is here to answer the question. While playing through this dark and unique entry in the Digimon game pantheon, I went through flurries of excitement, sadness, and frustration. The extent to which you’ll experience those emotions may vary depending on whether you’re interested in and ready to play through a visual novel and strategy game hybrid that often slacks on the tactical front. Digimon Survive tries to provide players with an excellent story and intense tactical RPG gameplay. While it succeeds as a narrative experience, those familiar with strategy games will find the game a bit lacking. To get the most out of Digimon Survive, players should focus on storytelling, know when to change their difficulty settings, and be ready to learn the rules of Digimon. While many gamers are familiar with the extensive storytelling present in JRPGs, Japanese visual novels...
Interesting story; Enjoyable characters; Plenty of replay value;
Lackluster exploration; Lack of difficulty;