The Soul Hackers Experience

A full narrated playthrough/discussion of Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers, released originally in 1997 for the Sega Saturn and later brought to America in 2013 for the 3DS.

[@MarshSMT]

Edit: Glad to see you guys here for Soul Hackers 2 - be sure you try this game out before it leaves the eShop, it's one of my favorites and the full thing can't be captured in a video alone. It's the shortest game I've played but somehow the longest video - I found a lot to talk about and that post game dungeon really busted my balls. Might be one of the best games I've played in a while, and it didn't destroy any of my hardware this time.

[@werewook]

❤

[@Patrick-bn5rp]

Hey Marsh, which Shin Megami Tensei game should I start with?

[@P1NKPVNK_]

I'm not Marsh but I can say without a doubt one of these three - Devil Survivor - SMT IV - Strange Journey

[@Patrick-bn5rp]

@@P1NKPVNK_ I'm trying to get DS Overclocked to run on my Android via Citra. I'm building a mid tier gaming computer soon though, so if the phone doesn't work, then I'll just use the PC.

[@byel2844]

@@Patrick-bn5rp you can play the og devil survivors tho, for the ds. any pc can run it, any cellphone can run it. the difference is no voice acting, and no demon compedium, which for me is not really a big deal so even tho i can paly overclocked i jsut went with the vanilla

[@kennylauderdale_en]

Still waiting on that Jack Bros. Virtual Boy video.

[@nore5888]

didn't know you watched Marsh, that ranma fighting game review is never coming

[@notbaldfrost]

AVGN already said Jack Bros was "not half bad". *_Any_* other videos on it whatsoever are thereby redundant.

[@GozuTennai]

sup kenny

[@michaelmckeown5396]

Nice, my favourite anime boomer

[@shrimp0353]

U like SMT ?

[@jonahj9519]

45:13 “I don’t fuck with math.” -Marsh, someone only famous for paying rpgs

[@dolphin2046]

With Rupees?

[@JaredConnell]

@@dolphin2046 no, macca

[@MysteryEzekude]

“Math fucks with me!” - Me, someone who also plays RPGs

[@redpup112]

Let's be frank here, any RPG fan knows not to fuck with math.

[@FEPwner86]

>saying that he ignored sword fusion >also says that his MC is useless Bruh, you did it to yourself.

[@MarshSMT]

Yeah probably should have given it a try, though the game didn't get very hard until the point I had the best one in the game anyway

[@Percival917]

Well, to be fair, the GOOD sword fusion swords aren't easy to find, and you can sometimes find better swords at the shop or in chests, like those that sweep the entire front row, or even all the enemies. I think my favorite is the Plasma Sword- entire front row, more powerful than the best fusion sword I could find at the endgame, ideal for most normal encounters, especially grinding for magnetite at the Primate Intelligence lab.

[@Rougealienpirate]

Tbf this is easily the weakest protagonist in the whole series. He just there as a beatstick/summoner compared to others who are the main damage dealers.

[@Percival917]

@@Rougealienpirate He also has to rely on attack items for elemental damage- which are pretty wimpy if you go by the conventional standard of "level up his STR and Luck." I think they scale off his magic attack power, but IDK for sure.

[@cruelcumber5317]

@@Percival917 Nope, there was a time where I was going to do an attack items and gun heavy playthrough (because guns don't scale off of your stats), and the molotovs were doing the same amount of damage to that relatively early ice boss despite putting something like 5 points into magic.

[@Busterdrag]

"And we meet Masahiro Sakurai, the leader of the spookies." He came a long way from coding Smash games.

[@NotCumin]

@MirrorYen me too

[@BBWahoo]

He tried to add king boo to smash and got more than he bargained for

[@TeeQueueSA]

This was my first thought too. Amazing.

[@dangerouslysafe3]

Man was far too casual stating that the leader was none other than Sakurai himself!

[@christianhumes3733]

4:08 "...and we meet Masahiro Sakurai" Excuse me WHAT

[@DragonGodXIII]

Our boy is a super-hacker.

[@muffet1536]

Myamoto is also in the game I

[@AdamTheGameBoy]

It explains the inspiration for the disturbing final bosses that sometimes bleed or are basically Satan

[@kusanarakeoto325]

damn son our boi sakurai done radd

[@someonehere9778]

The real Sakurai is badass like Soul Hackers Sakurai.

[@RealMoneyRay]

WAKE UP BABE MARSH POSTED!

[@uirusux]

GRAB YOUR MUSCLE DRINKS BOYS

[@AsteroSloth]

Wake up, BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY, there’s a 1 hour video to watch

[@KickedBackL]

AHH SHIT

[@TheTD3000]

Hell YEAH

[@HerroVincey]

SHIT I WOKE UP TWO WEEKS LATE LOL

[@Werchiel]

You actually made me play this game, and I'm having a great time. Sometimes... unintentionally. Like my protag getting charmed, attacking himself under the effect of that charm... and dodging that attack. I wish I could have seen it happen in real life.

[@callmezeldaonemoartime]

This is the funniest shit I’ve ever imagined

[@aprinnyonbreak1290]

I like to imagine that at the last moment, he realized how much Nemissa would laugh at him if he actually did it, giving him the strength to step aside and throw his own aim off.

[@souakadpadkid6685]

This is the epitome of Man vs Self

[@conwaysquest6961]

I just imagine him SPINNING.

[@valletas]

Thats like falling for a catfish scam but the scam fails because you dont have enough confidence on yourself to talk to the supposed girl

[@PineappleLiar]

Ah, the 3DS, also known as the SMT Device. Good times.

[@Brian-tn4cd]

I need to find me one goddamn

[@notafbiagent473]

@@Brian-tn4cd I mean you can emulate. Citra is pretty good as long as you have a higher end PC.

[@Brian-tn4cd]

@@notafbiagent473 i unfortunately dont and the 3DS/DS stylus mechanics feel less intuitive on m&k

[@GenMaster]

@@notafbiagent473 "I mean"

[@minimanbeast1014]

Why is it so hard to find one tho, I got lucky and found my little brother's one from like 7 years ago, so i took and now use it for myself so i cant realy complain but like, why are they so hard to get any other way

[@PatchtheReaper99]

The dolphin dies because it absorbs too much of your attacks, overloads, and explodes. You basically force feed it magic until it chokes to death on it

[@Rellik165]

Yep. And the only hint you get towards that is an NPC who says "Dolphins are notorious liars" and then the boss says "Har har, I like magic, feed me more." ...The tale of how I won that fight is by far the stupidest three hours I have ever spent in a video game.

[@matthewa2095]

Just like in that one kungfu panda movie where he defeated his opponent by throwing a shitload of chi and the opponent just overloads and die

[@bloodyfox6707]

WHAT!? I needed all of my mp to stay alive, because of him absorbing the magic attacks. At some point he ran out of mp himself and did near to no physical damage while I tickelt him to death with the low damage i did in over 2 hours. I scraped at rock bottom with my mp and item management.

[@PolybiusArcadia]

@@matthewa2095 underrated

[@taigaaisaka6305]

@@Rellik165 That NPC and hint is actually one of the most random things in the game. He's a kid that suddenly appears after you defat the previous boss and he says "Did you know Dolphins are liars!? They are so crafty! What if they killed the Prime Minister!?" Not the exact quote, but its somewhat along those lines. It comes out of nowhere lmao.

[@appelofdoom8211]

Wait one of the characters is literally called Masahiro sakurai? As in the guy who is responsible for kirby and smash bros?

[@harishramachandra1746]

Same name, very different guy

[@cameronstone4495]

@@harishramachandra1746 Idk, this is kinda what I imagine Sakurai got up to in the 90s when he wasn't making Kirby.

[@hiimmistergay4247]

Lmao

[@ubermaster1]

You guys do know that both Masahiro and Sakurai are both very common names overseas in Japan, right?....

[@cameronstone4495]

@@ubermaster1 That may be true, but it's still pretty funny this random character happened to have the name of a well known game developer. Also, why would an English speaking person know what names are or aren't common in Japan?

[@mrgarneau4895]

Your not done, Leader can be saved on a New Game plus. Choosing "I don't know" with Madame Ginko, and sideing with Leader, will have him survive.

[@MarshSMT]

Oh shit

[@harishramachandra1746]

@@MarshSMT are you gonna make an additional video on this topic?

[@mrgarneau4895]

@@MarshSMT Hives you the option to cover what you missed in your first playthrough

[@BackPalSA]

@Starless Cybershell all over again, oh god.

[@isauldron4337]

@@MarshSMT spooky deserves to live the poor guy

[@schufck5272]

"The effectiveness of the sexy-built" is such a funny phrase to me.

[@derrickhaggard]

I went with that build for Nemissa and it worked.

[@yoshimitzu111]

After a horrible year in general, and getting dumped two weeks ago, I was definitely not in the mood for christmas but atleast Ive got quality content to watch. Thanks, Marsh. And happy holidays.

[@scrappy2082]

im sorry to hear dude, hey theres alwasy fish in the sea!

[@Bluecho4]

That's rough, buddy.

[@Eyetrauma]

Keep persevering dude, you'll find someone else.

[@yoshimitzu111]

I appreciate all the nice words from you guys! Thank you very much.

[@Ray-tf5wu]

@@scrappy2082 Yeah man, fishing is a great hobby to help you heal from the pain.

[@finalsurvivor1]

Good. Now more people can learn about the true secret origins of Mashed Potato Samurai. Also, "I can vouch for the viability of the sexy build" is so good out of context.

[@nisbahmumtaz909]

Your narration is the embodiment of a brother that shares similar video game tastes, and also likes to watch you play while cracking some interesting quips and questions alongside you, enhancing the playthrough even further through the power of fraternal bonding.

[@Tarmonkian]

MEM ALEPH GET THE CAMERA MARSH DID IT AGAIN!

[@joshuamedina6807]

I only just now understand these jokes as of recent I used to think they were referring to SMT 2 Protagonist Aleph but now I know the truth and it's much more dissapointing

[@UrshifuYaoi69]

The dolphin boss dies because you fill him with magic. Basically he absorbs so much of it he explodes. The boss hints at this with his dialogue during the fight, but not that well. Though if you kept the insulated jackets that you got before the warehouse dungeon you can put them on right before the fight and the boss can do basically nothing to you and Namissa. So you can just wail on him with physical attacks to slowly kill him and say fuck you to the puzzle

[@listener709]

There is also a npc who hints about it

[@phillemon7664]

When I was at the dolphin I just autobattled with my over leveled zeed and Nemissa heal combo and killed it in 20 minutes if I remember correctly. I was just fed up with that Dolphin so much that I just said “fuck it, guess I’m autobattling”

[@ThatOneLegendEmerald]

"Who would be watching SMT videos at 3 A.M.?" Me: "OH BOY 3 A.M.!"

[@ThatOneLegendEmerald]

Also, I tried getting an iso for this game, but it's so infamously hard to get a decrypted one right now a friend had to give me their copy and a program to decrypt it-

[@kooolainebulger8117]

please stop calling me out on my watching preferences

[@TheNicofu]

it's really not hard to find you just weren't looking in the right place

[@nowtmrb3337]

@@ThatOneLegendEmerald Are you referring to the 3DS version or the PSX?, maybe the 3DS cause there's no translation for the PSX version, You confused me by saying ISO since ISO is only for Discs while ROMs are for Cartridges, but either way Ziperto literally has it dub and undubbed for the 3DS and you can find lots of the PSX version untranslated.

[@ThatOneLegendEmerald]

@@nowtmrb3337 3ds

[@arcuslux516]

Soul hackers an underrated gem even in the SMT community. Thanks for this, since I also just recently finished the game myself.

[@nore5888]

remember, smt if..., devil summoner, and persona can technically take place in the same universe

[@augustocesar5191]

The name of the soul hackers characters are also in Desu and devil children

[@Argonisgema]

I think they actually do.

[@dantemustdie00]

It's obvious when you see Tamaki Uchiha wearing Raiho's outfit and working for the Kuzonaha detective agency in P2

[@harishramachandra1746]

Not technically my man, they definitely take place in the same universe

[@venomhuman5210]

So... madame ginko its lisa?

[@mylesfromreality6376]

28:05 according to the megami tensei wiki, Sukeroku is actually Kyouji and when he says that finnegan has a nice body it's supposed to mean that he'd like to possess one like that in the future. I guess Rei just ditched the protagonist to be Kyouji's partner again. just thought you'd be interested to here this info. nice vid as always, Marsh.

[@bruticus0875]

I took it kinda this way too. But I just thought it was the MC of 1. Guess it could be Kyouji. And hey....Rei can have more than partner....

[@NEETKitten]

My personal headcanon is that the protagonist is off on some other mission and Rei stayed behind to give Kyouji a hand. And the one we fight in the post-game is an illusion.

[@RiderWithTheScarf]

This'll do over Majin Tensei for the time being. Especially after the trip that was Megami Tensei II. Nice to see that Masahiro Sakurai has a future outside of churning an infinite amount of characters for Smash, good on him. "Sexy gives her and Electric and Almighty build" - Ah, now I see we're playing by Dragon Quest 4 rules with the sexy Heroine getting Raidein / Gigadein and the almighty Gigaslash. I suppose even the more edgy and alternative cool guys at Atlus couldn't help getting charmed by Dragon Quest after all. Love the Evangelion reference with the "Pardigm X" logo, kinda makes me wonder if Kazuma Kaneko was riding high on that sweet Eva crack at the time and if that helped him agree to do full-on mecha designs later for Banpresto. 7:24 WHAT? Nishi is the villain? Preposterous! Next thing you'll be telling that with a hairstyle like that he's Lucifer or something. Ah, I see that this game is also the origin story of Hitomi Tanaka, what with you choosing the sexy personality. As for Finnegan, I think he's a reference to James Joyce's Finnegan's Wake, since he seems to favour electric type abilities as a way to tie him to the poem and the sound the thunder makes during the titular wake, as a hundred lettered word. Also "Gomaden", the 90s really were trippy for Japan it seems. As for the japanese voice actors, a lot of them were selected with reverence since many, like Dr.Victor were references to something, which is why his japanese voice actor is Banjou Ginga, the voice actor of Doctor Ban from Galaxy Express 999 who himself is a reference to Victor Frankenstein, not unlike the Dr. Victor charcter in the MegaTen games. Yeah, they went THAT deep. 28:17 - OH MAN, I wonder who that mysterious Sukeroku guy is. We'll probably never of him ever again. And I do not know if it's deliberate or not but putting Dolphin rape and the weird insinuations Nemissa makes in a back-to-back manner, makes me wonder if Atlus was on a high that day after watching Eva and playing Rance or something. As for the villain, I think this is the only japanese game EVER, to have native american gods and spirits as demons and bosses in a game, especially Manitou, the almighty Totem of the world. Heck, the entire game is basically "what if the Native American / Algoquinan(?) legends came to Japan and made you enact the Kinap legend, except Kinap himself assumes the forms of the Great Totem(Coyote, Rabbit, Vulture etc)" As for Raido, he isn't silent because he isn't the character you play as(at least for Raidou 1). You play as Raidou Kuzunoha the XIII, the scarred one is Raido Kuzunoha the XIII, an alternate universe Raidou that is basically slightly more badass due to having battle scars. Come Raidou 2, Raidou also starts "speaking" and the double team from alternate universes becomes iconic. I guess Kaneko really loved this idea after working on Super Robot Wars Alpha 3. "Souless God Ohmagatsu. Yeah, Souless. Whoever made this is definitely lacking one." *Kazuma Kaneko laughing in the background intensifies*

[@jamfingers55]

Weird comment to make, but seeing anyone mention Rance warms my heart

[@jacobsomebody9266]

The Native American connection was interesting to say the least

[@Jikkuryuu]

Nishi transforms into Azazel! _I'm shocked!_ Seriously, I would have described his disguise as "a man who looks like Azazel." I was completely surprised that _his disguise was that bad._

[@justanotherguywithamoustac8893]

I really love the Devil Summoner games because it's about how everything on the surface seem fine, but if you dig a bit deep you'll find out just how bad things are It's just like real life

[@nr2676]

22:37 ,,This is farewell to Carol J, the greatest Megaten villain ever''

[@MysteryEzekude]

To be fair, Carol J. looks and sounds pretty cool. He could’ve been an Ultra-Super Guitarist like Akira Otoishi from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure.

[@blackcatdreams2011]

"It really makes you *FEEL* like you're inside a building." - 9:17

[@MarshSMT]

Yeah man these buildings are the shit, in MT2 an office building will have like 37 floors and a spike pit

[@redpup112]

@@MarshSMT What, the office buildings you've gone to *don't* have those?

[@brotbrotsen1100]

​@@redpup112I think only the Activision, EA and Blizzard hqs have those.

[@OnDavidsBrain]

Welp now that Soul Hackers 2 is coming this year I'm gonna bet that this video going to get some sizable traffic.

[@SpergusonAutismo]

Marsh: "oh no, what could be worse than 1 Raidou kuzunoha!" Atlus: "i know!" *FFFFFWOP* Atlus: "Two raidou kuzunohas!"

[@Brian-tn4cd]

Technically 1 is Raidou and the other is Raido, alternate universe dude who actually talks and got into a lot more scraps that left him scarred (for note a "U" in Japanese is enough to have a completely different name, a common difference I've been told for name is "Yuki" meaning Snow, and "Yuuki" meaning Bravery or Courage)

[@theonlybilge]

@@Brian-tn4cd Raidou was the one that was replaced with Dante for the original release of SMT3, right?

[@Brian-tn4cd]

@@theonlybilge yes, kind of, see Nocturne had 2 re-releases (only one made it out of japan) the first re-release "Maniax" included Dante and was the basis for US/European version, the second i cant remember the name of but that one included Raidou, this one didn't come out of Japan until the HD remaster

[@apollyonnoctis1291]

Marsh: "Atlus!?" Atlus: "Yes Marsh?" Marsh: "I don't think this battle can get any worse!" Atlus: "Nonsense! : )" *Raidou Duo Summon f$#@ing SOULLESS GOD OUMAGATSU* Marsh: "ATLUS NO!"

[@rocoX1234]

​@@Brian-tn4cdWas it maniax?

[@edsainmuramasa4751]

You can get Singh's demons by looking in the trash compactor close to the shuttle. His ghost gives you access to the saxophone comp and talks about his regrets.

[@TheKHC]

Once again a fantastic video, though I'd like to mention that the first Raidou to appear is very specifically Raido from the first Raidou game who's not actually Raidou but a more serious alternate universe version of Raidou. The other one being the real Raidou and their double summon is actually the final boss of the first raidou so that's cool.

[@TrueAuraGuardian]

A few things worth mentioning that weren't talked about. Very specific demons can be fused depending on if it's a full moon or new moon and this includes Zoma fusions. It gives you access to demons like Siegfried, Yoshitsune, and Jeanne d'Arc and many more. Specific demons associated with a type of weapon will often transform into that weapon if you use them in Sword Fusion. Sly Demons, when their loyalty is maxed can make use of the Mystic Change Feature at the Goumaden and become special Armor or weapons. All of which are very useful to have on hand. The downside of the Sword fusion is that you can only have one fusion sword at any given point in time, but there's a sword compendium that you have access to. The Elemental Muramasa Swords are for the MC only, the Ailment Muramasa Swords are Nemissa only and I don't recommend them for Nemissa but highly recommend them for your MC. There's also specific skills based on the moon phase which can be ignored, but learning them makes for an easier time. The best examples of this are Sneak Attack, which will hit the entire enemy party 4 times in a row on a new moon, and Crescent Slash, which hits 3 times on all enemies in a row on a waxing crescent moon but is most powerful on 3/8ths waxing. I believe I got everything I wanted to talk about that others in the comments may not have mentioned yet.

[@genekwagmyrsingh9433]

28:11 Sukeroku was the name of a character quite popular in Edo-era theater. He was a dandy but still a bad ass. The stereotypical "Ladies love him, men want to be him" type nonsense. They called him "The Cherry Blossom of Edo" or something to that effect. The role was highly associated with the Icihikawa Danjuro lineage, iirc.

[@aprinnyonbreak1290]

I'm a MegaTen guy. I will show up to Lucifer's palace wearing casual slacks and a pocket knife. I'll throw myself into nightmare slogs of demons that could be the final bosses of lesser games. I will internalize god being real, and that his ass needs a kicking in under a few seconds. I will look a living embodiment of humanity's fear of the unknown and crack jokes. But math? I don't fuck with math.

[@redaim25]

I remember reading somewhere that Sukeroku is supposed to be Kyoji's soul possessing the guy, like he does with the owner of the detective agency in Persona 2. But this was the megaten wiki so I'll take it with a grain of salt. Excellent video man keep it up!

[@chaosgreyblood]

Actually, you're correct. Sukeroku IS basically Kyoji in a new body, since his soul has to go to one body to another in order to keep his existence.

[@darkhorse744]

This is gonna be a great watch after I wake up!

[@toryficarola]

Ditto.

[@wildrose8053]

Same here!

[@mariagalleriaxi8632]

Yeah same

[@quizlaire]

As a mexican I really appreciate this game having La Llorona in it.

[@linuxwizzerd5908]

there's also a ton of Native American lore in the game, it really goes out with more obscure demons

[@chaosgreyblood]

You might miss out on Quetzalcoatl. He appears in two different designs on some of the SMT games.

[@quizlaire]

@@chaosgreyblood La Llorona just has a bit more impact for me, everyone in my family knew the story, and my uncles were always telling stories of hearing her at night or coming face to face with her. (They probably didn't.) I do love Quetzalcoatl though, especially the humanoid design.

[@ArleThePoss]

Marsh: The Angry MegaTen Nerd.

[@n64central]

He’s back ladies and gentlemen! When we needed him the most! Can I recommend a strange journey redux experience?!?

[@Shinigami13133]

The dungeons in SJ are brutal

[@derrickhaggard]

@@Shinigami13133 Yes they are with the worst one being Sector Eridius.

[@redknight5974]

The soundtrack of this game is good and fits the game. However the tracks are really short and become repetitive.

[@SimplyDad]

best game ever made

[@Hajber]

fuck yea

[@nabeela.7341]

of course

[@Thehillsfamily2009]

My dad has taste

[@thomaslillig260]

What a great way to celebrate devil summoner’s 25th anniversary.

[@estanislaojosegadea8253]

A personal advice from me to anyone who tries the Game, the guys who give you the COMP upgrades will eventually sell you a program that allows you to recruit Dark demons, which is really neat in my opinion.

[@gabrieldevoogel6225]

I know I’m late but does this apply to light demons too? Or are they auto recruitable

[@estanislaojosegadea8253]

@@gabrieldevoogel6225 Been a while since I played, but I think Dark demons (as in Dark-chaos, Dark-neutral and Dark-Law) are the only random encounters that are non reclutable by default.

[@gabrieldevoogel6225]

@@estanislaojosegadea8253 cool, also do you think it’s worth is to run a Nemissa build outside of sexy? Because you get more almighty skills on that path but the others are still good seeming when I see the skills they have

[@estanislaojosegadea8253]

@@gabrieldevoogel6225 Honestly, I went blind on My first run and used the fire one, which was pretty cool. My favourite is still the sexy one since I never use Insta Death spells, but it all depends on personal opinion.

[@gabrieldevoogel6225]

@@estanislaojosegadea8253 I jsut wanna start using the insta death more, try it and see how I can further incorporate it into other games it’s in

[@jebibones4282]

Oh boy, I was waiting for this. My 3DS charger died two weeks ago so I couldn't finish Soul Hackers.

[@AshleysBallistics]

You are easily becoming my fav KZbinr as of late ,😊 I'm so glad I found your channel

[@MapleMilk]

Marsh, I just clicked on this video. But I have been waiting for this video since I subbed. I've always been curious about the stylish cyberpunk SMT game and it's original version. I always thought this game just looked neat. So uh thanks :)

[@manuelcamara6400]

Gotta say the fact the supernatural blends in with the mundane makes this game one of my favorites of all time. It's not exactly a new concept, but the way the game blends the cyberpunk metropolis setting with the esoteric nonsense of megaten is beautiful.

[@Hawkatana]

Something you missed is that Kinap is Redman from the previous game. Just though I'd let you know.

[@carlitosmedina922]

Anyone here after soul hackers 2 was announced?

[@Matt-vx1mz]

Yeah and I personally don't like the art direction, seems a Persona ripoff with generic anime artstyle, I pass.

[@itsbrunhilda9704]

Delicious. Finally, some good fucking food.

[@mrgarneau4895]

Zeed is actually a very useful party member, I beat the game using MC, Nemissa and Zeed only for the non boss fights. If you fuse Zeed during a new moon, it reverts back to the Dolly Kadmon. This helps not only to reset Zeeds skills, but quickly and easily bring Zeed up to MC and Nemissa's levels.

[@inanedreamz673]

Second video of yours I’ve seen, love this casual ‘let’s sit down and talk about this game’ style of reviewing (as opposed to the stuffy formulaic approach of typical journalism)

[@chietalks]

I'm here after the announcement of Soul Hackers 2, Anyone else? Btw nice video to watch before playing Soul Hackers and preparation! :)

[@AnarchicArachnid]

prepare for SH2 "what happened last time" views

[@Kidynamo123]

Wait, like Masahiro Sakurai the video game developer? That's a funny coincidence

[@rockyjmoon3]

I’m here because of Soul Hackers 2

[@-PLAYER0NE-]

Such a shame… i can get a japanese copy for super cheap but… don’t speak japanese! Being a saturn collector right now is fucked.

[@Михаил-к9о7ь]

Literally the VRchat expirience, with Furries replaced by demons.

[@nghieplamchan4390]

Playing this game, I find it kinda busted that the add-on for more rare items is as good as it sound, it actually give you the rarest drop from any demons extremely easy, I was able to get a lot of weapon drops, ended up selling them for more money to buy even more stuff. Also, the demons in this game actually have more dignity than those in smt 4, they actually feel bad after scamming you and join you if you found them later. This game was so fun to playthrough, thanks Marsh for this great video!

[@DragonaxFilms]

This game has made me extremely suspicious regarding the Metaverse.

[@officegossip]

Buying cheap sake at the gift shop and giving it to your demons to max loyalty just takes a whole shit on the loyalty mechanic if anyone is turned off by the mechanic.

[@Frostdragonn]

SOUL HACKERS 2 LFG

[@heeho3360]

The prophesied holiday video is finally here

[@SMAXZO]

Wait...Masahiro Sakurai? So instead of working on Kirby and Smash....he decided to run a hacking group...

[@toryficarola]

Comparing SMT Nine to Paradigm X & the Virtual Museum actually makes it sound kinda amazing

[@Momo-qu5th]

I didn’t know it was so hard to find, I found it at a flee market for 30$, the lady selling it probably didn’t even know what it was. The cover was faded from being out in the sun for so long.

[@dsshocktrooper7523]

Soul Hackers 2 anyone? 😏👌

[@Ubermensch9240]

15:44 That's because she's Laura Bailey. Critical Role veteran. In fact, Shin Megami Tensei has almost every voice actor from Critical Role.

[@eriklarson5874]

WAKE UP BABE WE GETTING SOME MORE

[@spork5528]

Vergil says your video quality has really improved keep up the good work remember might controls everything.

[@jockkroser6755]

SOUL HACKERS 2 CONFIRMED BABYYYYYYY!!!

[@thecthuloser876]

This game... I remember being excited about it, back in the 90s, when it was orginally supposed to come out on the PS1... Before the dude who was in charge of Sony's American branch decided he didn't want 2D games on the system and it got cancelled. When it finally came out on the 3DS, I had to get it... And I loved it, although it also felt a little bittersweet. Since it was a game that I loved, even in 2013, but had I played it when it came was supposed to come out... Well, it likely would have been my favorite game of all time.

[@Benjamin-ml7sv]

You know Soul Hackers has this AESTHETIC

[@denzellzepeda4275]

Carol J became a street artist you can meet him around algon afaik

[@crazyMLC]

28:04 - He must be saying he has a nice body as a joke about possessing him. Really caught off guard by the things you call unimportant. Never got a single encounter in the primate intelligence lab because of the "unimportant" EL-115. :p

[@lukane333]

31:50 What happens at this point is something I would love to see in Atlus's current games. Just be like yea I'm bored from not being used so see ya.

[@nroland99]

Spoilers Leader/spooky survives in NG+

[@KNPS-MAGIO]

Ah yes, sexy, the origin of almighty

[@LongTran-kp3kz]

The first Raido is actually the alternate reality one you can face as an optional boss in the Raidou Kuzunoha games. Raidou, the MC we're used to playing as, is still silent just like 'kyouji'. You can tell from the scar on Raido's face.

[@boogershifter]

Kamen Rider OOO has a villain whose backstory is inspired by Six's. Except it gets even darker somehow.

[@byel2844]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, YEAH BABY, THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, WOOO!

[@smirksperly1655]

oh man i just woke up and i found this gem in my subscriptions tab, i already know i'm gonna have an hour and 17 minutes of good time

[@Vexillifer]

My inaugural SMT experience on the 3DS.

[@alexeidoell]

i'm gonna start soul hackers tomorrow lemme just spoil the whole thing worth it tbh

[@godofconquest4026]

Love the hard work you put into these videos

[@Barrylocke]

I did the Calm build because I'm a sucker for Ice and water powers in media (and you at least learn Megido on that path anyways) and I found Mudo spells to be shockingly effective on enemies weak to it, the only downside was that a LOT of enemies resisted or nulled mudo. Meanwhile there seemed to be far more enemies weak against Hama so if I ever replay I may try the Upbeat build. Also, I'm still watching the video so idk if it comes up, but I actually thought the 3D effect for this game was some of the best in the system. The way it made the dungeons pop in felt really clean and low key compared to a lot of games and it was a real treat to the experience.

[@Doralga]

5:10 I agree with soul hackers team Lightning/Electricity is sexy

[@cancer4cure483]

You can emulate 3ds games on two monitors, if anyone is interested. Normally Citra does not allow you to do that, but you can use OnTopReplica app (wich is free) to split the image of a any application in two windows, it sounds complicated but it's actually not. You can drag second window on your second monitor, or android device. Great video as always, was worth the wait. I actually beat this game in 60 hours, no kidding, because I was explore a lot, grind a lot and fuse demons a lot. Mechanically this game is much more deeper than something like SMT4, and demons have more personality. Like for example - Scathach and Cu Chulin are one of the best mid game combination of demons. One can buff attacks, other debuff defence and both can deal a lot of damage, plus Scathach is a great healer. They are perfectly synergies with each other, because in the actual mythology they related to each other (Scathach is a trainer of Cu Chulin). Also you can turn Scathach through a sword fusion into Gae Bolg, legendary spear of Cu Chulin.

[@prawn_emporium]

heyyy nice mic dude. love this game, it oozes late 90's (in a good way)

[@cybercop0083]

Kinap is Redman from Devil Summoner. He was renamed in the localization because calling an indigenous american „redman“ has a bad look to it

[@BAIGAMING]

4:08 Hey isn't Masahiro Sakurai the guy who made Smash Brothers? 😅

[@felman87]

I'll be honest, I don't know why people rank this one so highly. I mean, it's a fun game, don't get me wrong. But A-tier? I just don't get what others find to appealing about this. Maybe it's me and I like the newer flavor of Megami Tensei games and Soul Hackers is just a bit too old school for my taste. I'd rank Strange Journey Redux above this one. Oh well, at least I bought the game new so I didn't have to pay over 100 for a physical.

[@MarshSMT]

The appeal for me is that I found it to have a really interesting setting and plot, and it made a nice platform for some classic dungeon crawling without being overly long or frustrating. The main idea of the plot isn't really groundbreaking, we've all seen a sort of "evil corporation" story before, but the mythology it incorporates and the strange dungeons make it really interesting. None of the dungeons really felt annoying or designed to waste a lot of time, which is a big thing in some of the older games. Of course this is all subjective though. Strange Journey is just as good in my mind, though a lot longer and slower paced.

[@TheKrypticCode]

This game is incredibly fun and stylish. I am really glad to have played it. It's a great introduction to classic SMT without having to jump to a SNES title.

[@DDS-NET]

i jsut beat the game like an hour ago it should be illegal to make a game this peak

[@estanislaojosegadea8253]

In fact, the hinokugutsuchi is not the best weapon in the game. That title goes to the Trishula, which you get if you sword fusion Shiva. It only hits a row, but it has a power of 190, while the hinokugutsuchi only has around 130.

[@JennyBlaze253]

I feel like either the devs were really big fans of Kirby, or naming the leader of the Spookies Masahiro Sakurai is an absolutely hilarious coincidence on par with the Raidou games creating the Narumi Detective Agency 3 years before Kamen Rider W used the same name. XD

[@EdenNeedsAYoutubeHandle]

Paradigm X's aesthetic feels very in line with early-mid 2000's virtual worlds like Second Life and IMVU. Also, I bought and played this on the 3DS years and years ago, I got about 2/3 of the way through it before ultimately forgetting about it... Interesting to know I could make a few hundred bucks selling that cartridge, haha.

[@sagabread8126]

Dude I got this game physical copy for like 20$

[@Sceppyo]

Uh yeah the dub is good, they got Cassandra lee Morris as Hitomi, Laura Bailey as Nemissa, Sam Riegel as Six, the man himself Patrick Seitz(aka Franky from one piece and Ragna the Bloodedge) for like half the cast including Victor and Matthew Friking Mercer as Raidou Kuzonha backed once again by Patrick Seitz once again as Gouto, if this doesn’t scream a good dub I don’t know what does

[@SonnyFRST]

Sakurai was in this game? Holy shit...