Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth Review

After great demand the latest RPG entry into the Digimon franchise finally arrives on Western Shores.

[@ngegamekuy2264]

Digimon is one of the Old monster training game that actually grow with their fans... unlike the other old franchise that make games more easy everytime they release new game

[@starneko]

I love Cyber Sleuth. Yes, it has it's flaws, but as a Digimon and Megaten fan this game really hit me in all the right places. but I am a little bitter that I spend 133 hours on the game, cause I wanted to fill out the field guide, and the game gives you absolutely NO RECOGNITION for accomplishing this. Not even a stupid trophy, seeing as the last collector trophy is given when you have collected 200 Digimon.

[@redranger807]

im interested in this game because of how much it feels like persona, though the battle animations aren't as cinematic as persona, it still feels like a fun dungeon crawler to go through.

[@tigerfestivals5137]

Nuclear Ranger it's pretty fun if you liked the monster collecting and combat aspects of persona.

[@gravityhero2227]

The sidequests can get pretty dark at times.

[@johjoh9270]

yeah, the dolls one was pretty dark

[@zigakoren8490]

I got this today for 30€ with my PS4, so it is kinda the only game I have right now. I love it, the only complaint is that there isn't any character costumization

[@The_Viscount]

ABI stat is actually dictated by how high a digimon is when you digivolve it. The higher the level of a digimon when you de-digivolve it, the bigger the stat increase.

[@Scoreos77]

Lmao their high

[@tubadude07]

Played Digimon world 2 and 3 so much growing up. Black friday sale is 18 bucks, considering this...The leveling up system reminds me of DW2 DNA digivolving,

[@demonic_myst4503]

Its apart the digimon story series which take inspiration from digimon world 3

[@gelatin25]

ABI is not just a digivolution requirement, it also increases stat cap for training.

[@AVAL2775]

hackers memory trys to fix the silent protag thing by allowing us to see the characters thoughts

[@chaossin7425]

ABI also increases the amount you can train the digimon's stats in the farm.

[@reed1645]

the art style and concept of this digital world looks very similar to that of summer wars. looks interesting though. i always loved digimon

[@ShadrackMeduson]

one thing i love about the game is how accessible all digimons are, if you know what digimons to focuse on training and leveling up you can build a killing team in just 10 hours of gameplay,

[@mistersweetheart4454]

I'm playing this game now, and I agree with everything you said.

[@MartuDaArtist]

Oh my god. It is 2022 and I now found this game! 3 digimon squad reminds me old Digimon World 2 days. I miss those xD And hope to see remastered game. I will try this game out now! Thank you!

[@nelforeign]

Did you try it? What were your thoughts

[@MartuDaArtist]

@@nelforeign I like both games and I know that 3rd is in making.

[@nelforeign]

@@MartuDaArtist interesting!

[@Teemoslav]

i just played it too and its the best digimon game so far imo

[@capcomman1]

Oh man I remember playing Digimon World 1 on PS1 when I was in high school over 10 Years ago..This gives me those vibes again.Seeing a black WereGarurumon and a blue Greymon is mind-blowing.90's FoxKids remember for sure.

[@deadpoolnerd]

the thing I admit I didn't like was for how story driven and character driven the game was I would've gotten into it a lot more had there been real cutscenes for dialogue and not the scrall of text. sometimes it was ok for short bits but when dialogue would go on for 5 minutes I would loose interest just wanting to go back to my digimon the stars so I'd rush through text just wanting it to end only to end up in the mall wondering wtfuck do I do now. and I agree not speaking made me ad a protagonist feel more background than I should.

[@MajinLordVegeta]

deadpoolnerd I completely agree, the dialogue went on forever and after a while you just didn’t care and rush thru it. I want to replay both games but I won’t because of that.

[@trickster398]

I had this game prior and was dead near the end until I had to sell my vita.. You could say it became a 'hackers memory' two years later I finally have a vita again. I'm having a really hard time downloading it , just remembering how profuse the dialogue is .. Game action is perfect but I would tediously have to go through all the text.. I may go through it again Edit: my younger self knew I would have a vita again sometime.. Somewhere. I stored my memory card in a small case and left it in my garage for a time. I even moved and there was a great change I could've lost it. I rummaged for my slick vita grip accessory (no lame blatant labels,just a sleek vita grip that complements the vita theme with triggers) and surely I found my grip. Something told me to keep rummaging in that particular box as I know myself to help myself for future references... Sure enough I was shocked I had my old memory card. My entire file was found! Moral of life story. Do what I have always done. Give yourself the chance to succeed.

[@EXHellfire]

if you wanna compare it with Pokemon you can, it's basically a great substitute for the horrid Sword and Shield anyway

[@ledgrayson7267]

This digimon plays a little like Persona I think But yeah I did not like poke sword/shield

[@saphiriathebluedragonknight375]

I like Sword and Shield, but this game is way better. I've started my second playthrough using only Digimon used by the main cast of the various seasons of the anime. Because of that Growlmon is my only virus type.

[@Tasaq313]

Gameplay sounds a lot like digimon world 2, but better.

[@Ar0474]

This is awesome! I came here after finding out this game will be coming to Steam soon! Ive always been insterested in Digimon since I was a kid, and even owned a Digivice, but I never really watched the Anime!

[@weszly]

thanks for the heads up, i would've bought it on ps4 pc ftw

[@ralphcoronado1548]

I always like Angemon and Imperialdramon.

[@Makoto03]

It was a really great game but i really hope Namco doesn't be lazy again with the next game and offer us an english dub option. It makes no sense for smaller publishers like Nisa and Koei to be able to offer dual audio for their rpgs (Neptunia and Atelier series), but Namco can't be bothered. :(

[@ThePotionShop]

+Ryumoau Yeah I suppose they want to see if it sells well before they pour money into it, even though it indeed is kind of bullshit.

[@IMRavnos]

+Ryumoau English dubs are horrible most of the time. Yeah every once in a while a tales of vesperia comes around but have you ever seen a game where they give a Japanese character a Texas accent? I have it's horrid and thus Subs for me. Luckily I know how to read.

[@kingdemon89]

English dub, ha ha ha .... ha. Can't believe there are people beg for that horrible "stuff"

[@821lancevance]

sorry about the anime snobs in this comment section

[@saloz9483]

sad to see the next CS game will be sub only right after they just dubbed the last digimon game.

[@statesminds]

Thanks man gonna get the complete edition on switch

[@Hollowalone1]

Just picked it up at gamestop for $12

[@AtelierGod]

The ABI stat is not random it’s based on your level and dedigivolving gives double what digivolving does, it’s a bit of a pain I do agree but it does serve a purpose of a few things such as digivolution and your training stats are limited by your ABI.

[@demonic_myst4503]

It apears random because it is impacted by like variables of five Stage + level devided by 5 so its not allways easy to predict

[@strohhuttv8848]

Thr gameplay is basically the Nintendo DS digimon games like Digimon World DS, Digimon Dusk and Dawn... I like this tyoe of gameplay and I think it suits perfectly to Digimon the graphics are much better on cosnoles now :) I can't wait for play it on my pc this month :)

[@KD-kb4wv]

I enjoyed Cyber Sleuth and Hackers Memory however, I feel there are things they could work on to make the next games better. 1. Like Pokemon take us to other countries outside of Japan. I'd love to see not only US but Australia and Egypt and so much more. 2. To make the game more mature forgo the swearing and show that there are consequence for disputable actions. (I.e in Hackers Memory Ryuji should have been arrested or taken to a mental hospital but instead thanks to the world reset he got off the hook.) Show teens and adults that there are consequences for these things. More thoughts from other folks here that brought up some good points: @t 3. English/Spanish and other language dubbing. 4. More Digimon only 340 were in both Cyber Sleuth games for the Nintendo Switch version. If they can't put in all the Digimon they should have put at least halve in there I hear there's over 1000 or so. So not even 500 is disappointing. 5. More clothing options. Thought it was dumb to not have the Cyber Sleuth OC not able to were a Jacket like the character in Hackers Memory. 6. Copy and past dungeons and not enough background detail for the server dungeons. Kalwoon looked like it was ripped right out of Disneys Tron series as well so much blue. I'd give this game 8/10 would recommend some things of course need work.

[@randomenvelope]

I find the dialog badly translated and include dialog options in places that shouldn't have them.

[@elishachua6263]

Oh god, Darren's so cute, I'd get this game now just for him! 😍 Ok lol but yeah, I kinda miss Digimon suddenly

[@James-gj8rn]

Would this be a good place for a complete newcomer to all things Digimon to jump into the franchise? (I’ve been very interested in getting this when I saw it on PSN)

[@ryynerwicked2762]

James yeah I say it would im a veteran to the series an I can say they do a good job on creating a new story an explaining the concept of Digimon so u u DNT have to no anything from the old games an shows to still enjoy it

[@James-gj8rn]

@@ryynerwicked2762 ok thanks, i appreciate the reply and yeah i might get it at some point

[@drone124]

it plays like Shin Megami Tensei? TAKE MY MONEY

[@thespianmask]

The most exposure I got to Digimon was back on the PS1. Digimon World 2, 3, and Digimon Card Battle were my jam. I watched some of the anime, but it was a weird English dub because their accents were very clearly either locally accented English, or some other Southeast Asian English accent.

[@HerotsLament]

Digimon World on PS4 if only....

[@ZeroGunzRoyCHP]

So...basically digimon Dawn/Dusk on a PS4?

[@Ayoutubeaccount3]

is this better than next order? not sure which one to get

[@Caadran]

Hey man, great review.

[@RockdownPlus]

The battling is excellent. The dialogue is especially boring. An option to skip the long talking sections would have been great.

[@angryicecube3684]

I like stories so this game was fun

[@RockdownPlus]

Anime is The best the story got better in the later chapters. I am glad that you like it. I wish they would make a sequel.

[@angryicecube3684]

They are making a sequel but only for ps4

[@Rtickong]

Well you're in luck

[@BigBoss-ys1ix]

this game or digimon world: next order? what should I buy??

[@RPGSiteNet]

+Big Boss Can't say anything about Next Order since it's not out. This one and then maybe Next Order later? lol

[@WilliamHungVEVO]

For what it's worth now, I'd pick it up. It's not the best it could be, but isn't exactly terrible or unbearable either, but I wouldn't regret buying it. The game can feel rather slow but I managed to invest over 90 hours on my first playthrough, pretty much getting everything I wanted, and it's fairly easy with a little trick. To my surprise, the game was actually pretty enjoyable. Next order appeals more to fans of the original Digimon World game, so if you like that, get that too.

[@BZgA]

TYRONEYUNASTY what trick?

[@WilliamHungVEVO]

BZgA Platinum Numemons + USB Tactician = massive exp. Makes the final boss a joke lol

[@dylanmitchell3988]

Is this game worth buying for $30 for somebody who has never played a digimon on game nor the anime.

[@RPGSiteNet]

+Little Anarchist Absolutely!

[@NoctLightCloud]

Is Hacker's Memory better than this? How many Pokemon are there in Hacker's Memory?

[@AtelierGod]

NoctLightCloud the two are linked plot lines each supporting each other without directly interacting with each other, neither one or the other is better, hackers memory has more Digimon so that’s a bonus and you don’t need to play them in any order so play them as you wish.

[@Watamel0n]

@@AtelierGod What game would you recommend?

[@NewportBox100s]

Going back to level 1 is gonna suck.. why can't I just keep a high leveled team throughout the game? I just bought this for 23 bucks.

[@illusion274]

OmegaWeaponFFVIII your base stats carry over to the next evolution stage so even though it's level 1 it will still be pretty powerful and maintain its current skill set

[@NewportBox100s]

I ended up selling it after getting stuck on the first major boss. The clown looking guy who started with a J. Game was just too hardcore for me. I'll stick with Pokemon.

[@edgymemer1598]

OmegaWeaponFFVIII the game was pretty easy how could you get stuck on the FIRST major boss

[@NewportBox100s]

Edgy Memer Cause I didn't understand how to properly train a team. I sold it.

[@josephbartholomew]

I'm kinda surprised you don't suck at Pokemon too.

[@Yor148]

They can evolve, they do attacks, the combat system is almost identical. How can we NOT compare it to pokemon?

[@adolfopaezdiaz4371]

"They can evolve" Like any monster catcher in existence "They do attacks" You think pokemon invented attacks? "The combat system is almost identical" Because this an RPG "How can we NOT compare it to Pokemon" It's like comparing Street Fighters with Mortal Kombat, same genre different styles

[@FaiyaRay]

I just hope this isn't like the DS where the dungeons are repetitive, unimaginative and boring. Whilst the DS ones the gameplay was ok but the dungeon crawling kinda makes you want to quit the game. Anyhow I'm trying this game since it's released on steam now

[@AVAL2775]

The game was built for the vita, sorry but the ps4 version is nothing in comperison

[@lyhthegreat]

seems like alot of grinding is needed in this game..

[@raascalwill6922]

+lyhthegreat hardly any is needed tbh

[@ghost5175]

+lyhthegreat Only if you want the best digimons!

[@dothackjhe]

+lyhthegreat If you were able to play Digimon World 2 back on PS1, you would get the idea on how grindy this game could be since both probably share the same leveling mechanics.

[@adrianmanriquez2960]

Is this game as good as World Data Squad?????

[@Sctvita]

Spin off to Digimon Cyber Sleuth Called Digimon Cyber Sleuth Hacker's Memory?

[@Ladywizard]

Side story... basically follows a kid in Zexon while this is going on

[@Vman286]

Does this game have local multiplayer?

[@RPGSiteNet]

+Vman286 No, it's a single player only game

[@rubenplonus3583]

The switch remake does

[@BoredbroDotCom]

great review. just one thing should maybe try to give a score out of 10 at the end of your videos.

[@RPGSiteNet]

+BoredBro.com We actually have those on our site for that purpose www.rpgsite.net/review/4761-digimon-story-cyber-sleuth-review

[@pvt.prinny759]

Numbers dont really tell you anything about the game tho

[@lueoverwatch5715]

is this the successor of digimon world 3?

[@giomongta6961]

Nope

[@gravityfel7896]

I've always had complaints about ABI system on this game, except it serves as an "excuse" by the developers to encourage the players to try out more Digimon than they really should....

[@leadpoisioning345]

The battles remind me of final fantasy

[@Depresso1]

will i like this game if i liked digimon world data squad ? on the ps2

[@rawrdino7046]

So the game isn't hard?

[@imamsetiaji3442]

Is it me here that bothered by the girl name? I mean her name is Nokia

[@lunaprimus3956]

does this game need wife too play the story mode

[@redranger807]

......WHAT?

[@MagnaNoctua]

I'm unmarried and play it just fine, in fact I could say better since I hear no complaints about time spent playing!! I assume you meant wifi* and no you dont need it

[@mikejonesnoreally]

All games play better with the Wife! :D (It's like Neo-T.V. with you guys as the actors. It rocks.) :3

[@doktorfloh179]

dijimom

[@lainsoundtrack8309]

"plays nothing like pokemon" well...

[@thedeerking7220]

Blue Burns Orange no please, show me the Pokémon where you have three in every battle, can evolve to multiple forms at will, and can use your monsters to get items and bonus missions.

[@Mngalahad]

but it seems that like pokemon, battles are too easy and for the most part, a waste of time.

[@thedeerking7220]

Mngalahad Not a lot of the eater boss battle. Seriously, Eater eve has a move that not only deals massive damage but also puts all your digimon to sleep giving you no chance to heal them and most likely loosing three of your twelve.

[@Mngalahad]

Zenix 29 I mean, maybe, but I would assume just the first time around. Did you play the game? How many attempts would it take you to win? When I've played hard games, It could take me 2 tries if I can't change my party (persona 5) or up to 8 if I have the wrong customizable team and I'm an idiot who doesn't want to keep grinding (SMT nocturne).

[@thedeerking7220]

Mngalahad My first play through I beat that boss on the first try, but on my new game plus on hard mode it took me like five tries because I was trying to get a trophy and had a lot of low level digimon in my party and my only strong ones were my first three. Even after I rectified that though I still lost my first three because that stupid sleep move.

[@willadair8057]

I am watching this video while my parents are getting divorced.

[@DeathDrager]

oh god PLEASE STOP MAKING UNSKIPPABLE CUTSCENES AND UNSKIPPABLE CONVO BUBBLES.... no replay value.

[@skinnytoadd1820]

Xd sooooo it’s final fantasy XVI

[@flamemon11]

damn only Japanese voice acting. Might have to refund it.

[@ThatMans-anAnimal]

Digimon games have always been awful. Is this one actually good?

[@reivunrantington9425]

Not the first digimon world, digimon world 3 and dusk/Dawn. Those were fantastic. 2 was okay too but Christ the grinding wasn't fun later on in the game. Cyber Sleuth is a nice touch though. One of the few games where I find grinding fun. This game makes the character feel exactly how the title is. Its Definitely different than the older ones.

[@DasMegaman8LP]

The game is ass boring. End of story.

[@FaZaFurhod]

no it wasn't

[@thedeerking7220]

ShadyTrigger Or maybe you just find narratives driven by story boring. Nine times out of ten when something is boring to a person it's a problem with a persons preference rather than a problem with the actual product.

[@thedeerking7220]

Deso Awi Lark Again, all of that boils down to preference. What you call annoying I call a character quirk. What you call awkward I call realistic. Just because you don't like something doesn't make it a flaw. Also the game is driven by narrative. That's what "going" as you put it is. The narrative is split into chunks, aka the chapters, and a lot of it flows together. Like how they hint atlot of the stuff with the demons and Jimiken early by having a lot of female characters not shut up about him. Again it's all down to preference and this is my opinion and you can feel free to disagree with it. But you shouldn't present stuff you dislike personally as if they are fundamental flaws with the game itself.

[@thedeerking7220]

You claim im turning facts into opinions but your trying to do the opposite. The best quote for this is from yourmoviesucks and is as follows "what most people find spectacular i find average". That i why im saying this is your opinion rather than facts. Your holding this game to a different standard than i am. Somebody who expects every game to have a story like chronotrigger wouldnt like pokemon games stories. Somebody who wants everything spelled out for them in a story would love those same pokemon games but hate the hinted and barely told story of games like bloodborne. You obviously prefer stories with a more cohesive formulaic narrative as opposed to cyber sleuth's more scattered narrative. Its all about a person's preference. The art of storytelling has very few cardinal sins because it is such a subjective art form. As for the dialogue you have a point but not really. Yes the dialogue is not normal or realistic.... For Americans. You gotta remember this is a Japanese game translating Japanese dialogue with Japanese euphemisms, slang, onomatopoeia etc. This is very hard to translate into English accurately which can usually be blamed for alot of awkwardness in subtitles. Thats half of it. The rest can be attributed to character quirks. Arata's bluntness, Niko's tendency to go off topic and be loud, Kyoko and her tendency to go off on tangents about folklore and legends. This makes characters just that, characters. You may call unrealistic and awkward but i call i a cultural difference. I understand that this game has flaws. The Abi stat has no real purpose other than to pad out gameplay, The element and type system can be easily abused to maek fight ridiculously easy, the evoloution paths can have ridiculous requirements for certain digimon that again pad out run time etc . However notice that all the flaws are gameplay, something that does have clearly laid out cardinal sins and problems. I am not beyond reason because i understand that not all stories are driven the same way. I would agree that this story was a leaf in the wind if it didnt have connections between its elements. To go back to my earlier example of Jimiken. if he had just come out of nowhere that first time you fight him and the characters said "oh yeah this is a super rockstar that is super famous" then the story would be a leaf in the wind with no driving force, but that isn't what happened. Alot of characters talk about jimiken before he evr shows up so you understand the importance when he does. Another example is the building Kamishiro conspiracy with building blocks between the hospital, your first meeting with suedo, The jimiken incident, your first entrance into the nakano underground, all to build the idea that kamishiro has some great plan before we even find out about paradise lost. Now i will admit its not perfect there are certain elements that just are as you describe them. Anytime Nokia's digimon digivolve for no good reason, Fei's weird obssesion with Yuuko, over half the sidequests that try to tie into the story but really dont, Mirei's weird hacker sidequests. However i dotn feel these are enough to write the whole story off as undriven. Again this all circles back to what standard you decide to who the story to. this isn't chronotrigger or final fantasy 7 but when compared fairly to other digimon stories or stoies that try to do similiar i feel it is a par story dare i say a great story. You are fre to have your opnion that you persoanlly based on your scale feel that it is undriven but i say again that it's a opnion and story telling has very few cardinal sins because everybody likes something different from a story.

[@thedeerking7220]

Deso Awi Lark And that's how I know you have no arguments. No addressing of any of my points or any opposition just "you beyond reason, I don't know why I tried" how can I be beyond reason if you never even try to oppose me? Is it really so hard to either A. Admit you were wrong or B. Admit that other people may have different view points and what you say isn't gospel?