Digital Devil Saga: Big Battle [Extended]

Extended version of the Big Battle track from Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga. One of my two favourite battle themes from the game (the other being Hunting - Compulsion).
I think there used to be an extended version that has since disappeared, so I figured it'd be rude NOT to upload one.
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Composed by Shoji Meguro.
Image composed from an in-game screencap by !Anoon./Lks.
SMT: Digital Devil Saga © Atlus.

[@Endugu07]

So are those zippers for when he decides he doesn't need his peripheral vision or something?

[@coatguy2990]

I'd more imagine like those are zippers for exactly when he needs it. Tactical hood for rain / winter conditions and you can open the zippers to see more...yeah I know 6 years late sorry

[@bankadoof9065]

Never too late to induct upon us the forbidden smt knowledge.

[@kontchou5221]

@@coatguy2990 Its a 5cm zipper, there is literally no difference :(

[@SpergusonAutismo]

they're supposed to tighten the hood around your head so a gust of wind doesn't blow it off, i'd assume.

[@alfthetruelord]

@@coatguy2990 but it only ever rains in the Junkyard

[@user-nd7rg5er5g]

Clicked on this video just for the picture, did not regret a thing.

[@esthernunn579]

But why would you do that

[@aravhorn8287]

@@esthernunn579 What do you mean, why? I do not comprehend.

[@Oclur]

What pic? I do not comprehend

[@chriss7]

This thumbnail looks so ahead of its time im not the only one who thinks so right?

[@DenisCreatorBreaker]

I do not comprehend

[@christinablixthenningsson3529]

What is "Ahead of its time" I do not comprehend.

[@StolasEmperor]

She's just pissed because her girlfriend got killed.

[@chaossonic210]

Her girlfriend? What is pissed? I do not comprehend

[@parappatherapper3742]

A Jrpg series about High school is popular though, most students hate going to school. I DO NOT COMPREHEND

[@joking_joker71]

@rockman fan It's joke about Persona

[@joking_joker71]

@rockman fan That's why he added the ''I DO NOT COMPREHEND''. It's a meme from DDS on a video about DDS

[@joking_joker71]

@rockman fan he evades taxes

[@cliffturbo2146]

I do not comprehend how Shoji Meguro could make such Badass soundtracks!

[@chipslight738]

With intrusments.

[@JamieIsJammed]

Most of these comments are from 6-7 years ago, but they all have replies that are very recent which tells me that I'm not the only new fan trying out Digital Devil Saga

[@tronixchl2004]

im in the mansion right now

[@Transfurred]

Started it last month and have become addicted to DDS1&2s music and opening. Great games.

[@irreverentizzy5426]

I just beat it today, so there are new people still trying these brilliant games :)

[@Liteb1]

It's been great so far, I just beat the mansion boss with Heat after ditching him for Gale... big mistake since he was 5 levels under my whole party

[@thepistolon01]

starting dds2

[@HammerGeoLarrup]

Replaying DDS currently and I’m still convinced that this is peak MegaTen.

[@Richter451]

PS2 era for SMT was just something else man

[@sickrandy2946]

@@Richter451 seriously. Kazuma Kaneko was drawing his best designs, Shoji Meguro was easily making his best music, & Katsura Hoshino hadn't abandoned SMT for Persona yet lol

[@Kira22558]

​@@sickrandy2946 yes

[@merinMeriyarin]

@@Richter451 more like PS2 is peak JRPG era and yes, obviously that includes DDS

[@PebblepantsTV]

its honestly between this smtiv and strange journey for me

[@heehomaster]

Her girlriend? What is pissed? I do not comprehend.

[@lucasbittencourtnogueira8412]

what is I do not comprehend? I do not comprehend..

[@kurodyne9692]

What is "Candlejack"? I do no

[@KainTepes]

Kids are infantile goats. I do not comprehend.

[@TDH12]

+KainTepes What are kids? And furthermore, goats and infants? I do not comprehend.

[@AquaFan1998]

heehomaster what is a persona i do not comprehend

[@B-Raven]

I do not comprehend how, even in 2024, these Shoji Meguro bangers still live in my head rent free, dethroning even the best music pieces of all time... I mean, I do kinda comprehend. We talking about Shoji Goddamn Meguro

[@zaqareemalcolm]

good music is timeless

[@nataliecoronado4206]

The theme of *"Goddammit, why are we fighting Bat again?"*

[@Kenpokid4]

What is "Social Link?" I do not comprehend.

[@JunKurosu]

Don't worry you still have honour

[@Kenpokid4]

***** This one was just a joke. And it's not the series I hate, it's 4.

[@HopeAcedia]

***** I like all of them. I've only played Persona 3 FES and seen some small portions of the other SMT games (I know the most about Persona 4, even though I've not played it at all)

[@Jestrath]

***** why do people feel like they have to like one or the other. I like smt too in all but i honestly think that persona 3 and 4 have very strong characters and story. In a lot of the smt games the characters seem really under developed and the story usually feels like its on the backburner. I havent been too interested in most games in the main smt series. But i really loved the look and feel of nocturne. It was a pretty fun game.

[@Jestrath]

***** I find more often than not i like the smt spin offs better. Like dds, devil survivor and persona

[@JBrander]

There are 3 dislikes. Why? *I do not comprehend*

[@cynicismIncarnate]

Jake Branthe 4 dislikes now. *I do not comprehend*

[@amariwilliams3136]

6 dislikes now. *I do not comprehend*

[@balmungkai]

7 dislikes now. I do not comprehend

[@LollipopWNoChainsaw]

8 disses now. *gaea rage*

[@Lu15d4]

10 dislikes *I d o n o t c o m p r e h e n d*

[@parakeet5464]

I can comprehend the sense of dread and drudgery in this music from fighting batboi for the 40nth time after running away from every battle in the dungeon.

[@DeisFortuna]

I do not comprehend how you can comprehend.

[@orange7252]

I just munch on the enemy as i go as i usually do fine

[@HelvecioGomes]

Masterpiece ost for a masterpiece game. Digital devil saga is top tier jrpg.

[@ofilosofoouumfumante5655]

Devo concordar esse jogo tem uma das melhores soundtracks de todas

[@burimuso]

muito real

[@petry491]

@@ofilosofoouumfumante5655 De acordo.

[@robbiecalzonetti8789]

I think I comprehend now. The world is just an anime version of the matrix.

[@prkr07]

You're not far off, just add in a bit more reincarnation and a lot more eating people

[@Windermed]

SPOTIFY RELEASE IS COMING SOON AAAAAAAAA

[@TARINunit9]

Temptation Retribution Retribution God's Breath

[@kertchu]

Wrong music

[@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668]

Me, when I was in highschool

[@E_Hooligan]

Dolphinboi I do not comprehend

[@E_Hooligan]

Like really

[@tobypaet3540]

The demifiend is easy I do not comprehend

[@cynicismIncarnate]

Toby Paet Hitoshura isn't easy.

[@Decadraven15]

hug me

[@Kai-cr1ix]

I'm gonna be hearing this alot. For the past two days, I've been grinding mantra in the Titania Hallway to have everyone Nullify Death. That cursed fly better prepare himself...

[@Windermed]

2 years later and now i'm doing the same. that wretched fly better be ready when i pull up with a null death/phys party

[@westonmeyer3110]

@@Windermed I just nulled attack and he was a joke.

[@jerrysmith8814]

gale face gale face

[@PickledJone]

hot gale

[@Renbuscus]

Gale face? What is hot? I do not comprehend.

[@ayayukio7608]

Thank you OP very cool

[@CurseGames505]

Definitely a theme song to a part of my life.

[@PatchtheReaper99]

"Sick solos"? I do not comprehend.

[@bootesvoid1275]

What do we want? A DDS REMAKE ! When do we want it? NOOOW!

[@nr2676]

Atlus: Here Tokio Mirrage Sessions 2 ... ekhm Soul Hackers 2 :)

[@bootesvoid1275]

@@nr2676 DDS and Raidou didnt grab Atlus attention considering older fans of the franchise. As much as i like Persona but it really developped at the expense of other series. We literally begged before getting SMT IV.

[@DaedalosC9]

Atlus: another Persona game/Persona 3+ spin-off? u got it!

[@nr2676]

@@DaedalosC9 Here you go: Persona 5 Mobile Gacha (FINALLY THEY DID IT !!!)

[@VultureXV]

Hmm... It appears only 2 people dislike the music presented by this video. As that vote make up less than 1% of the overall score of likes and dislikes logic dictates that this video is, in fact, relatively good.

[@HopeAcedia]

I do not comprehend.

[@cynicismIncarnate]

+draconic33 I completely comprehend. Why would someone dislike this? This song is a masterpiece.

[@McCaroni_Sup]

Now that KZbin has disabled dislikes, I do not comprehend.

[@PixyEm]

@@McCaroni_Sup extensions bring it back, it's currently sitting at 15 dislikes, 7 year later

[@thestarfromyugioh]

​@@PixyEm "I do not comprehend."

[@riddlewrong]

1:25 make you wanna punch a giant bat

[@2black2bwack]

Man this beat is one of the best game themes ever that guitar and drums goes in.

[@wecon4521]

1:25 i came five times

[@denshiwow6357]

fucking same

[@IBL15]

I do not comprehend.

[@christinablixthenningsson3529]

i do not comprehend. what does "i came" mean?

[@yonny3346]

why does he not comprehend that i do not comprehend that he does not comprehend that i do not comprehend? i do not comprehend

[@user00061]

i do not comprehend

[@chocoboknight83]

this is Epic battle music ever made for RPG battle theme period......

[@retardedwoman420]

he do not comprehend

[@alinepiroutek8932]

Theme of 100000th time you battle Bat

[@PebblepantsTV]

BANGER

[@noahbotello7399]

This is amazing compared to the persona games, don't get me wrong, I love Persona, but the SMT games top them completely in my opinion.

[@PlutiaHeart]

And then it came full circle, P5 reminds me most strongly of Digital Devil Saga.

[@ashemabahumat4173]

Reila Nimu the mid boss and final boss themes have similar composition, iirc

[@HassouTobi88]

Well yeah, it's still good ol' Shoji Meguro.

[@kie2]

I respect that, but also I don't agree. Have a great day, fool

[@ofilosofoouumfumante5655]

@@kie2 passive agressive

[@brikengjika8654]

Perfection. 🎸🎸

[@canadmexi]

DD Saga apparently have the best stories in SMT outside Persona, is that right?

[@GageOnFire]

Honestly I'd say the story is even better, it's the pinnacle of SMT as a whole

[@nr2676]

Strange Journey and DDS ahve the best story in all Megatens including Persona, except maybe P2 Duology.

[@ofilosofoouumfumante5655]

I don't know i didn't finished this game but persona is not in the best series of megaten

[@nigele8625]

Persona? The best stories?

[@ofilosofoouumfumante5655]

@@nigele8625 yeah this guy is on drugs

[@plegia4540]

I do not comprehend

[@rdu239]

Beelzebub, the great fly roars, like a beast

[@GDranzer1]

I love you for this!

[@penttikoivuniemi2146]

Is "I do not comprehend" the "music plays" of the SMT fandom? I do not comprehend.

[@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668]

What is "comprehend?" I do not understand.

[@coronelfalk]

...what is "understand"? I do not comprehend

[@igustilanangngurah8490]

What the hell you talking about

[@coronelfalk]

@Raccoon Boi "Do you understand? *He doesn't understand* "

[@FZBoyz]

great song that i I do not comprehend

[@linustg]

He does not comprehend

[@markhovscrch4050]

I do not comprehend why Smt bosses have rare weaknesses compare to persona 5

[@twelve4878]

lol

[@GuilhermeMiranda89]

This boss theme hit hard as fuck.

[@irrelevantschmuck2182]

Please explain the joke? I never played the game so I do not comprehend anything in this video.

[@CykaBlyatAlex]

the character on the video Gale's "catchphrase" is "i do not comprehend". he says i do not comprehend almost every cut scene even when it doesn't really make sense

[@irrelevantschmuck2182]

Oh. I really wonder why the developers felt the need to do that to him.

[@HM454D]

Lance Popdinetz In the game, the characters start as complete drones. As the game progresses, they start gaining emotion, and Gale(the guy in the picture) is the last one. So, being a guy who works purely trough logic(kinda like Spock), he doesn't comprehend why his conrades keep acting the way they do, thus the catchphrase.

[@irrelevantschmuck2182]

Ah. I see. Thanks for the explanation, not a Persona player.

[@tslv]

Lance Popdinetz This is not a persona game, it's a Digital Devil Saga game. Another SMT spin off, in this one, u didnt summon demon, u turn into them

[@Endangeredworlds]

As a just-Persona fan (for now), I'm constantly being reminded of Mega Man X8 because of this song.

[@McCaroni_Sup]

Shin Megaman Tensei

[@KittyKatty999]

Why would they split the plot up into two games? I do not comprehend.

[@tonyknighton4019]

Limited Disk space.

[@KittyKatty999]

@@tonyknighton4019 Ah.

[@Hella_Animations]

Innocent sin and eternal punishment say hi

[@kieranray5340]

@@tonyknighton4019 I love that they made a game so epic in scale they couldn't fit in on one disk. This really is peak Megaten in so many ways.

[@ravioli4601]

7 people did not comprehend.

[@AquaFan1998]

What is youtube i do not comprehend

[@izzuai1969]

Psycho rage

[@alinepiroutek8932]

Bat

[@leonhart5990]

*Rage* *Dekunda* *Psycho Rage* *Zotzilaha Bane* *Curse* *Spiral Edge* ^Guard*

[@realkingofantarctica]

1:26 _When they start using Seraph End_

[@B.von.Bentzen]

I'm colonel Beck.

[@eyeapple13]

"What is 'joking'?"

[@airbornezombie7655]

"Well as far as I know, it means you're not serious."

[@themis2208]

dekaja tarukaja makakaja dekunda

[@ivonnesaysmiau]

Starman makes everyone hungry for some McDemon's

[@syunikiss666]

epic!!

[@Arcadeus-00]

I haven't played Digital Devil Saga. Therefore, I do not comprehend.

[@SpideyfanX]

+Dat-Dude-Is-An-Arcade-Syk0 A basic explanation for both sides of new players: SMT: You become full-on Demons, unlike Demi-Fiend, who is Part-Demon. Persona: Instead of summoning Personas, you transform into them. Regardless, turning into a demon/persona sounds awesome!!

[@prkr07]

If I had any modding knowledge, instead of making a "hardtype" hack, mine would be every time an enemy uses Rage/Psycho Rage/Beast Eye/Dragon Eye, one of the party members would run up and slug the enemy, canceling out that cheap nonsense.

[@HopeAcedia]

The beginning sounds like something out of the old spyro games

[@BIuesunshrike]

TylerTheDragon I’ve seen you somewhere before

[@Amonimus]

The only good thing in Beelzebub's fight.

[@Kenpokid4]

+Amonimus How much worse is Fly form than Humanoid form?

[@Amonimus]

Kenpokid4 Let's just say, either instant party kill or heavy damage each turn if you don't have right skills + high level.

[@Kenpokid4]

Amonimus ... Don't tell me I need to block Dark *and* Light every turn

[@Amonimus]

Should I spoil?... fine All human form skills + Expel/Death-types reflect, Void all elementals, buffs removal, heavy electic force and physical attacks, guarantee kill everyone without death-type defence

[@GOSMTPersona]

Amonimus Beelz in both forms is a absolute pushover, debilitate+null death+mind charge agidyne, hes dead in like 15 minutes

[@MrGrey321]

Sounds more like someone's background theme then a boss battle track, but that's just me

[@davysamir2289]

First time it was for me as you saw it the second time it was annoying bit after i started a new game after 2 years it became not only a boss theme but also one of the mist memorable boss themes

[@MrGrey321]

+Davy Samir It is a good theme don't get me wrong.

[@rusdyfrans3679]

death flies!!

[@jacobdduvall]

Why does the intro make me think of old Spyro games?

[@CatManThree]

*Psycho Rage*

[@Mngalahad]

this game would be a lot more fun if you could get dekaja and dekunda early.

[@Jobulejobies]

A bit late, but you can get the dekaja and dekunda fusion spells as early as you unlock the angel mantra

[@Mngalahad]

@@Jobulejobies yeah, i was noobing it up when i wrote this.

[@denifromdiscord]

yoooooooo

[@abcd0164]

Isnt that they remixed this song in smt 5?

[@BranJohn98]

Why does this thumbnail look like a meme?

[@axtrophaancontinium9285]

BranJohn98 I do not comprehend.

[@helenfotopoulou5125]

It IS a meme. Let's just say that this dude is completely incapable of figuring out emotions.

[@galgalimeyes91]

meme? i do not comprehend

[@kichiroumitsurugi4363]

Because it is, since Gale by this point hasn't gotten his emotions

[@coronelfalk]

1000th like.

[@canadmexi]

理解不能だ.

[@livingnight9754]

And people think persona has good music

[@nr2676]

P1 and P2 yes, but rest is generic

[@HammerGeoLarrup]

Year late but imo this is peak Meguro.

[@high440]

i do not care

[@PlayDANMAKU]

This song is a bit boring...

[@galgalimeyes91]

boring ? what is boring? *i do not comprehend*

[@infentdegree2117]

Boring? * I do not comprehend.*

[@pagapollo5601]

I disagree, cute Rena pfp though

[@HammerGeoLarrup]

Absolute heresy