The Soul Hackers 2 Review

[@destebangm11216]

wow the fact that they made the UI interactable with the mouse is something I didn't expect specially coming from a Japanese studio, pretty nice feature

[@codrin222]

Persona 4 Arena on PC also has that

[@vanilla8956]

“Thank you Altus for doing the bare minimum for a control scheme to function”

[@Kek393]

@@vanilla8956 considering how little they usually do it's a miracle

[@Neucher]

@@vanilla8956 That doesn't make it any more rare. No seriously there are like two other games that have it out of 30.

[@Mates1500]

P4G already had mouse interactable UI. I'm not sure about SMT3 HD, have yet to play that.

[@Sackboi11]

One thing I like to point out is that the three human party members represents classic SMT alignments albeit never directly said . Arrow is Law, Milady is Chaos and Saizo is Neutral. A lot of the soul link choices reflect this

[@DrunkedOwly]

But they don't kill each other :(

[@TraumaCenter13]

​@@DrunkedOwlybut they do have hostile conversations with each other from time to time.

[@linktothafuture]

for anyone who doesn't know this, the loading screens are way faster if you set the option "tips display" in the gameplay options to "display (with skip button)" or "hide". also if you find the camera weirdly centered, you can change the camera position from the default "left" option to "center". also personally i found the camera moving on its own to follow ringo weird, so i changed the camera tracking option to off so i have full manual control with the camera.

[@keerthiannadorai4412]

This might be massive copium but I hope this game does well because I think it's success can pave the way to Devil survivor 3

[@isharaven]

I hope so too they were my first games in the series

[@steveneaddy5298]

that, and/or a Digital Devil saga 3 or HD remake of the originals

[@shinobus.2654]

I'm actually of the opposite opinion as mean as it might sound, I hope it fails because if it doesn't that means they're just going to "Persona-ify" the shit out of other series like Devil Survivor and kill its original identity. The should see that Shin Megami Tensei 5 did really well without having to copy Persona.

[@alexandredelarge1901]

Do you really need a DeSu 3 if it might come out as lazily as SMT5 and this one?

[@FentyMixx]

@@alexandredelarge1901 Calling SMT 5 lazy is straight up disrespectful 💀

[@Screwy]

Quick protip I saw earlier: If you set the tips display in your Gameplay Options menu to either "Hide" or "Display (with skip button)", it'll drastically cut load times down. It seems to ONLY be because of the TIPS screen

[@dionbakerjr.8736]

You just made my day!!!

[@th3n0th1ng5]

thank you!

[@magnificmango336]

Yup. It seems like the game artificially increases load times so you have time to read the tip on the loading screen. Which is the dumbest shit I’ve seen in a while.

[@CrystallineLore]

God damn, fuck me sideways back and forth

[@Sakura665]

This is correct, i think if they are set to (Auto-Advance) or whatever it was called, the game deliberately waits 5 or so seconds for you to read the tip.

[@SmileyGamer13]

"factions aren't established well" I mean that's basically an SMT staple at this point to have different groups and have none of them fleshed out well at all lmao

[@0uttaS1TE]

Idk, SMT IV's factions were pretty well written imo

[@nr2676]

@@0uttaS1TE And SMT II

[@Man-mx2sy]

@@0uttaS1TE I feel like you only say that cause standards are quite low, don't get me wrong I love smt 4 but it's pretty obvious that jonathan and walters characters were kinda twisted and forced to fit into their respective alignments around the end...and isabeau's route is just bland though it's still my favourite cause more content I guess. The best factions in the entire franchise is definitely in devil survivor 1, amazing game, amazing characters and alignments was pretty well made, characters don't feel forced into their respective alignments. I hope we get more games like it in the future. Also, naoya best boy.

[@smtandearthboundsuck8400]

@@0uttaS1TE Only Law lol.

[@The_WIll_OF_D99]

If you played the games you would know how dumb this comment is lol.

[@StephenTheZ]

The way you describe the game, fun combat + a serviceable story + bland dungeon/quest design... actually makes me feel nostalgic. It sounds (and looks based on the videos) like 80% of the JRPGs from the PS2 era. When the genre was still huge and we got all sorts of lower budget JRPGs. Honestly I think I am okay with that. I kinda miss these sorts of releases. I mean I know we still get them here and there, but it's not the deluge like it used to be. I already had the game pre-ordered but seeing the response the game has gotten so far has actually made me look even more forward to it as weird as it sounds.

[@tylerlackey1175]

I looked it up because I thought it was supposed to release in November and one of the first things I see is a video calling it a disappointment lol

[@luckydulla]

I feel exactly the same way. I don't need every JRPG to be an amazing experience that redefines my life. I'd even say I'm more likely to return to a 'good', comfy, 30/40 hour long JRPG than I am to an 80+ hour 'great' JRPG that's higher brow. I've been playing SH2 for a few days now and I feel like it'll be a game I return to over the years, like I have with DDS.

[@TheZaketsu]

A lot of atlus games in the ds/3ds are similar in dungeon design and I don't hate it, I agree with you about the not "great" thing, I just finished xc3 and I don't need another emotional roller-coaster that soon

[@The_Vible]

people who don't have that nostalgia for old jrpgs simply see dungeon design like this as not aging well. People aren't going to plat smt2 and games with similar design to it nowdays

[@tylerlackey1175]

@@The_Vible smt 2 is actually really good, and I genuinely hate old jrpgs. Smt 1 and if on the other hand, I refuse to finish

[@bigrathole]

7:10 A note to potential buyers, An update for the game was pushed after this vid released which added sprinting and a high speed mode for battling. So complaints about sluggishness are somewhat mitigated. Here's the notes: Dash Function - Added a “Dash” function to Ringo’s movement in dungeons and fields. You can switch between “Normal” and “Dash” as you like. (With the addition of the Dash function, the effect of the Summoner Skill “Assassin’s Stride” has been changed to, “Become undetectable to enemies for a fixed distance.” High-Speed Battle Mode - Added a “High-Speed” mode to battle. You can switch between “Normal” and “High-Speed” as you like.

[@rinyahto3852]

I honestly wanna see a new spinoff from the Kuzunoha branch of things. And you singlehandedly convinced me to buy this.

[@joehayes8795]

I'm loving it quite a freaking bit so far. I really love the art style, it's this gorgeous watercolor look. Very unique and looks incredible in 4K. The gameplay is fun right from the start and the characters are pretty great. I love the voice acting, especially Ringo. The stores are so beautiful! And GIANT BLACK FROST??

[@Ike_of_pyke]

I believe every Megaten game should do something different with protagonist, from the silent protagonist to this type of defined characters.

[@onebadduc1937]

I hope this sells well so that my one true love Raidou Kuzunoha can get a new game

[@kingty2550]

This aged well

[@ericwilliams7945]

Never played the first soul hackers but I really like smt and love persona so im definitely gonna pick this up later this week.

[@TheBlackSeraph]

Virtually no one did. The original releases for the DC and PS1 were Japan only. It did get a worldwide 3DS remake, but between region locking and the fact that third party titles on Nintendo platforms are a pr*ck to find a week or two after release, it's not surprising. Don't know which region you're in, but in PAL territories getting any of the 3DS MegaTen games costs significantly more than a 3DS.

[@vinegar4556]

@@TheBlackSeraph The game is like, a tenner on the EShop right now if you don't mind going digital.

[@addex1236]

@@vinegar4556 e shop down in March remember

[@Txur_Itan]

Nobody: Nyarly at midnight: This is a good time frame for a video!

[@TheAckeePlant]

It’s when the review embargo ended for a lot of KZbinrs, that’s why a lot are uploading right now.

[@Drophinoia]

A Note about the Loading Screens: Set the loading screen to button press. I think the autoload allows for time to read the box. button press allows you to advance the loading screen after 1-2 seconds

[@sor3999]

This should've been the default option. I have a speedy hard drive so there is literally no loading time. I think you're right they baked in the loading time so you could read the tips or story summaries.

[@redhood7778]

"They're boring ass locations." Okay, but so is Nocturne

[@iwannaseehowlongyoucanmakethis]

Gremlin first appeared a 3d model in Dx2, where it always whizzes around. Viewing the model can crash lower end devices.

[@callmezeldaonemoartime]

Lmao awesome

[@laidesman1997]

I just got the game, around 5 hours in. I'm digging it so far! I honestly do love the 4 party dynamic. Let's you get close to the members (which P5R had too many at once and SMTV having no party members) I am looking at getting the older demon summoners in the future after I'm done this.

[@therationalnational]

Pretty much agree with your review minus your criticisms of the music - I absolutely adore the soundtrack, even the first 5sec of your video the music you played gave me instant nostalgia of my play-through last year. I hope they continue the series and at the very least continue Ringo as a character, because I agree I think she was a fantastic protagonist and it’s because she actually has a voice and personality. I’m never all that satisfied with silent protagonists.

[@morriganrenfield8240]

Well you resold me on it.. After seeing just how shit the dungeons were and a few other things it caused me to cancel my preorder, i still am not getting the game but once it goes on a good discount by Black Friday i might just cop it!

[@SparkstarScope]

Can confirm on the performance. I'm playing on a bloody integrated graphics card and STILL getting solid 60fps. Some stutter when loading battles, but my PC runs on an HDD, so it's to be expected. Sega games don't usually have this level of optimization and polishing when ported to PC, but seeing how the P4G port was I was pretty much expecting good out of this one. And I wasn't disappointed. Also, the game is really good. Fun stuff.

[@battledrill]

I'm so glad I found your channel. I was so exhausted from IGN and 50 ads. You do great work!

[@27tmangs]

Looks interesting will get it whenever it goes on sale.

[@Fantasygod930]

Yeah I'll say Soul hackers it's a good game has some flaws but it's okay game and I feel like Atlas is making games to get people into the series they have and make them a little easy which is honestly perfectly fine as long as they don't do it too much it's perfectly fine it's a good way to get new people into the smt series as well of its spin-offs though you might have to worry about the fan base but that's a whole different story

[@danboii1657]

I've been playing VERY HARD mode (free DLC) and so far it's been a really good challenge, even comparable to that of Nocturne HARD mode imo

[@moonpresence9707]

Also not every game needs to be GOTY. I think a lot of people forget (or weren't alive) back even in the PS2 era when most ganes were just alright, it made the incredible ones stand out as all time classics I'm perfectly fine with an okay game if like you said, it brings people into the series or genre even

[@elechain2441]

I thought this game would be hot garbage but it's relieving to hear they nailed so many aspects. Music might be called mediocre but I love cyberpunk style music anyway so anything scratches that itch, sad the dungeons looks so boring though

[@KyngD469]

Interesting comment. What did they nail exactly? Because you listed 2 negatives about SMTs usual strengths: the music and dungeons.

[@EdElric15652000]

@@KyngD469 having played over 32 hours so far, the story, combat, and music are all amazing. The characters have a lot of depth as well. The only downside is the dungeons, especially the vision quest dungeon. They’re all bland hallways for the most part but there’s a dungeon or two that I liked. Overall the game is good, like 7/10.

[@joseluiscamacho5168]

I was kinda worried because of the reviews, but it’s actually really great. Having a lot of fun with it. I love Ringo, she’s funny. The way you equip Demons reminds me a lot of Persona Q 1 and 2. Also, surprised by Arrow-was expecting him to be a generic, pardon the term, patsy surrounded by badass women, but I am glad Atlus did not go that route for this game. He’s pretty cool, and a nice change of pace from Yosuke/Kanji/Ryuji being unreasonably afraid of the girls in P4 and 5, that got old quick. Love the lore of this game, too. So far, enjoying it a million times more than SH1, which made me want to pull my hair out (I mean, any game with random encounters has that effect, really, but still, even the story for SH1 was pretty weak, with the only strong character being Nemissa).

[@alyssarasmussen1723]

at least junpei actually had a love interest xd

[@chadachi3970]

@@alyssarasmussen1723 Junpei is the goat, best of the best friend characters of the modern Persona games as he has major story development rather than it all being locked behind social links that feel like they barely go anywhere 70% of the time.

[@GG256_]

Well, the characters actually being adults helps, so they don’t have to utilize the “I’m a teenager that still somehow hasn’t learned to talk to girls in 17 years” anime trope. Nah the characters in this game are great, all other criticisms aside, Saizo, Arrow, Milady, and especially Ringo, all have a great dynamic.

[@joseluiscamacho5168]

@@chadachi3970 Junpei’s pretty cool. My personal favorite is Yosuke, but Junpei is second, for me, yeah. Junpei was good, I think, because he wasn’t just the best friend, like, he actually had a life outside of Makoto, which made him feel more real, as you said. Still enjoy Yosuke more because he’s hilarious, intelligent, and also The Scene of P4G with the mail man-they really displayed how Yosuke can get and he led the charge in setting the tense mood.

[@joseluiscamacho5168]

@@GG256_ Yeah, it’s a breath of fresh air, lmao. I don’t mind a character being stupid with girls, but I do mind when said girls are just as powerful as the boys, and yet the boys fear the girls. That’s dumb to me, lol. Like, why is Ryuji afraid of Makoto Niijima? Isn’t she afraid of the dark? That’s who you’re going to be afraid of? Also, she’s your teammate? Come on, LOL. But yeah, they do have a great dynamic in SH2, I enjoy this game quite a bit.

[@zdp-189]

I own almost every SMT game and offshoot- and even emulated/patched the SNES ones with English fan translations, I can honestly say it's a great offshoot- I'm playing 1st Soul Hacker on 3DS again also (which itself is Sega Saturn remake). If I can look forward to some mainline Shin Megami every few years, a Persona in between , and now one of these (or Strange Journey/Devil Survivor/etc.) in the off years also- Atlus will give us a nice steady supply. Sure they reuse demons and some assets some games, but each story and changes made to mechanics is enough to warrant playing these games if you like this style. SMT universe is up there with Ys, Phantasy Star, Star Ocean, and Final Fantasy for me as far as long running, branching RPG like franchises.

[@DanteCrowlley]

I believe I can play it when it gets old enough to have accessible prices for my currency, probably 5 years+

[@smtandearthboundsuck8400]

Lol expecting modern games to ever lower in price or go into decent sales🤡. Just pirate it.

[@arfanik9827]

@@smtandearthboundsuck8400 they'll go on sale, might take a couple of years, but they will

[@blaze8097]

My biggest gripe(besides the DLC) is the Demons that you have equipped when they attack they are just a black outline behind the target...The demons look so good but your never get to see your demons in combat.

[@Amonkira1029]

You get to see them every single turn in the Sabbath??

[@Diego35HD]

I'm glad that the TMS team got another chance and did a good job, I'll be paying more attention to whatever they make next

[@ThePhil-Osopher]

No wonder the two games felt so similar, didn’t realize it was the same team. If only they got a little bit bigger budget for the dungeons and the game could’ve been way better.

[@robdiquattro5590]

Just beat it last night. Load times were near instant on PS5. Ringo is such a great character. Hard game to suggest to others because of the dungeons, even if I liked them. I fell in love with the OST but it was a slow burn. Great review! I definitely agree it is a flawed game. I missed true ending by 2 soul points with Arrow and that felt particularly bad haha

[@TheBenjamin109]

Honestly happy for Atlis to branch out again with the Megaten games. I want this game to succeed even though it seems like it was low priority. There’s no harm in AA games making a return.

[@JNCGaming]

Honestly persona 5 was AA...

[@ThePhil-Osopher]

@@JNCGaming Maybe AA in budget but it outclasses most AAA games honestly because they focused on the things that mattered.

[@nicktourville9398]

"I hope to Record Scratch" got me

[@accountwontlastlong1]

I want this game now. As a fan of the first Soul Hackers, not getting the DLC that includes Nemissa sucks but I should try my hardest to resist because those DLC practices are the worst. I hope I can get it this week.

[@luckymoongaming]

I literally got the dlc because of nemissa

[@hxntaiguy3318]

I'm new to the soul hacker game didn't play the first one but for just starting and just beat the first dungeon I like the game so far, plus I really like Ringo too, she has a fun and sassy personality but still level headed and doesn't come off as mean or annoying, plus I enjoyed her rap against r.s had me smiling

[@Glaugan]

10 seconds for each loading screen? My man that absolutely nothing, have you played Jade Empire? Most loading screens take almost a whole minute or more, sometimes you could have the same problem with going to another area by mistake and waiting for both loading screens to pass to keep playing

[@knock090]

I like the change to ailments I almost never use them because they always miss I feel like an easy way to balance them would be to make them a good bit weaker as a damaging ability or make non ailment attacks do more damage to promote more incentive either way I think they should keep it in future titles, sucks we don't get mudo or hama though

[@inkkid376]

6:52 "I see this as an absolute win!"

[@canonsprite]

I think the game is a nice breathe of fresh air. It feels like Persona but with adults and that's something I've been asking for a long time.

[@JNCGaming]

Play persona 2

[@canonsprite]

@@JNCGamingI’m talking about modern releases. I’ve played persona 2. Besides, tthe series has been drowning in the high school anime aesthetic for a long time.

[@flintlockbeithir4823]

@@canonsprite just dosn't feel like a devil summoner game it feels too much like a pop idol fest i would lump this with the fire emblem crossover game. it's okay if you like generic anime rpg's reminiscent of vita titles

[@MisterMelvinheimer]

Play yakuza 7. The gameplay is closer to dragon quest than smt. But if your looking for a jrpg about adults, that's the ticket.

[@NotThatJonesShow]

Nyarly and Macca at the same time goddamn

[@sor3999]

The one good thing about the sabbath mechanic vs Persona is that it's still relevant during boss battles. I hated how a good chunk of mechanics aren't usable in Persona 5 because they're too powerful for boss fights. P5R fixed that a bit, but only for some fights.

[@Rajin90]

Yeah, and I feel it's also more challenging in normal battles. Because Sabbaths are powerful (and definitely required), but not an outright "I Win!"-Button... unlike All-Out-Attacks.

[@ThetrueHeero]

The review I’ve been waiting to see

[@dotv2359]

I finally got around to playing this game recently and I liked it a lot. It runs really well on PS5. I bought the DLC when it was on sale ($13 for all of it) but still feel like I didn't get my money's worth. Such is life.

[@GeaForce]

It's a fairly good game, but appart from Victor and some Kuzunoha guy, the story and gameplay have little to do with the prequels. If they had called it anything else, it would have sold better

[@eggy4880]

So I’m like 15 hours deep in this game and I gotta say that this game is literally just ok. I think all the 7/10 reviews are pretty spot on.

[@sleipnir_8364]

my problem with ailments is that they always make Bosses immune to everything. so they always end up as DPS checks. it would be nice if bosses had ailment weaknesses you could exploit for synergy.

[@kamer7687]

I was leaning no from the general reviews, but after watching a fellow Megaten fan discuss it in depth, I will probably give it a try. Also kind of starving for some plot after SMT 5.

[@Rex13013]

Holy hell SMT 5 needed a lot of more plot, yes the gameplay was awesome but the story and character development was basically non existent

[@AzumangaFan13]

SMT5 had as much plot as Nocturne which wasn't a lot. Characters are just ideals that lead to different endings. I personally think there isn't anything SMT5 did that Nocturne didn't do.

[@renren47618]

@@AzumangaFan13 The difference it's that Nocturne alligments since the beggining were nothing more than concepts and so were their reps Smt V had a development hell in the story part, and at some point the writters changed so i think that while the original idea was for a minimalistic but still developed cast, It ended up with the game throwing way too much shit for characters written like Nocturne characters and this felt weird Even more with the endings being cleary rushed and weird V's story isn't that bad at all and honestly, i find funny people calling It terrible when they like Nocturne's story(that it's not bad, but also it's not that good, the whole plot is literally Demi Fiend surviving the conception and crushing however is in his way untill you reach the reason that supports your ideals or just go TDE for the content)

[@alexandermckay9521]

Saizo isn’t a simp, what?

[@frostr6]

If you do all the soul matrix stuff you find out that he literally (or at least likely) SPOILERS * * Has a kid with Ash lol

[@alexandermckay9521]

@@frostr6 oh I know, I did it all. Doesn’t make him a simp though haha. He was actually a player as stated by Ash. I don’t see how going steady or remaining faithful to someone makes you a simp. That word is thrown around too loosely.

[@StarPebblit]

@@frostr6 having a family doesn't make you a simp

[@DatHarlequinOni]

I genuinely just don't understand why this game is named Soul Hackers 2. It's so different from the rest of the Devil Summoner subfranchise. It feels like a spinoff title that they lacked confidence in and used name recognition to sell it, like Sonic 4 did. Like really, you named this Soul Hackers 2? Really? This?

[@kohiek]

The loading screens have a timer for reading the tooltips. You can turn that off, then loading screens for me are 3 seconds or less.

[@fefyfona4318]

Most demons had 3D models first appear in Dx2

[@xriptidez7980]

Game is okay, would’ve preferred something old school out of Soul Hackers. Altus pls make DeSu 3

[@FindingCreatures]

The aliments are my favorite I like the fact that you can do damage with them like in dds

[@X_Blake]

I'm not sure if I want to get the game, but I still want it to succeed. I don't want Atlus to only create SMT and Perona series only. They should continue to diversify their future roster. So here's hoping the game sells well.

[@wrestlerdude6955]

Are you planning a spoiler review for the story?

[@SeraphJo]

i can see they were looking to pay homage to first person tile based megaten games like the original soul hackers, but missing the option to switch to first person was a mistake .. hope patches fix that!

[@harrisonwhaley7872]

It’s crazy how much this game is just Tokyo Mirage Sessions 2 in terms of mechanics

[@calebgoodman3028]

Well... it is the same developers...

[@harrisonwhaley7872]

@@calebgoodman3028 I’m well aware lmao I just meant it was bold considering they want this to be their new pillar of the company and that game underperformed… chill out 😂

[@V2ULTRAKill]

@@harrisonwhaley7872 i mean its more like strange journey 2 with a weird persona 2 influence

[@harrisonwhaley7872]

@@V2ULTRAKill lol okay? Demon Coop and Sabbath may be similar but the overworlds are basically the same in terms of design. The way you fast travel to an area and explore a tiny street is like identical to how that same team did Tokyo in TMS. And since sessions were enjoyed but their duration wasn’t, it’s kinda easy to see how they made that into the sabbath and let it only have a set occurrence rather than on each party member’s individual turn

[@MooeysAura]

I'm playing this game on a ps4 pro and the loading screens never even go past 3-4 seconds you have to go to the settings and turn the loading screen message to press to continue. It lasts long on purpose so you can read the message on screen.

[@1SecondToLight]

there are very few demons in this game compare to previous titles and not a single new one (!!!), and they decided to put some of them into fucking dlc! This is so outrageous, the very few I can forgive is Nemissa and another variation of Jack Frost. Fuck Altus with this practice

[@100spiritlink]

I need to ask so i can know the mindset i have to go in..but. can i switch demons in battle. at all at some point? i need to know if i'm just screwed if i have to commit to a demon in a fight or not.

[@codywhite6337]

I am enjoying it so far and I am new to the Devil Summoner series. It's quite good and I am sure I am going to keep enjoying it to the very end. Not to mention super excited for Persona 5 Royal to release in October.

[@kingkonork2641]

Thank you for this review. I like to see hat some people have kinda neutral opinions about it instead of very negative ones. I have the same feelings about this game despite I only played around 12 hours... Is a bit dissapointing, especially in the exploration but I don't have so much experience in SMT games so I think maybe I can take better the bad points of the game than a hardcore fan.

[@TheBlackSeraph]

I'm just grateful that it's a non-Persona MegaTen game that's available on the PS4 - SMT4 & SMT5 were Nintendo exclusives so I was worried that Atlus were abandoning Sony.

[@lubbo5261]

SMT3 Remaster is also on PS4

[@TheBlackSeraph]

@@lubbo5261 yes, but it's a remaster of an older PS2 game (and not a very good one from what I hear).

[@lubbo5261]

@@TheBlackSeraph it depends the game itself is great, but it was a very lazy Remaster with the only differance to the original being the added voice acting.

[@TheBlackSeraph]

@@lubbo5261 Didn't know about the VA- I bought it, but haven't opened it yet. It is an interesting discussion as to whether a remaster/remake/rebuild constitutes a new game, and where the line is drawn. Still not sure if I'd class SMT3HD as a new game but I'm still grateful for it.

[@gotinogaden]

I am still on the fence, but the sales right now make it look like a very attractive buy. So, is it worth it?

[@Lukja08]

nah

[@Nakatomi_Kagehisa]

No, you better Buy SMT V vengeance or any other atlus Game, anything is better than this

[@sdgundum990]

I want some barely changed ports of past games. I want to play Devil summoner legit, Persona 1 and 2, etc.

[@Archdjinn]

it's weird how similar this feels to TMS#FE hopefully it at least has a better story than that

[@SerabiiBot]

I'd say it's just adapting Soul Hackers to the cyberpunk vibes of the 2020s as opposed to the 90s.

[@oswaldthedarkknight]

Can't wait to see the challange you will do on this.

[@brandonchicki2367]

Soul hackers two was honestly one of if not my favorite atlus games ive played i don’t know if thats cope talking but it was such an amazing game experience

[@DrDraws]

Raidou 3 when?

[@Ethonra]

A villain going around collecting rainbow sperm is...definitely unique. Well, up until the end the world part. Who hasn't tried ending or ruling the world by now? Either way, I doubt I'll forget that anytime soon. So many jokes, so little time...

[@shenmuemasta]

Is the lag bit during sabbath attacks only on PC?

[@daiyahigashikata]

that's just him, i don't get that

[@revcodessare]

Thanks for the review, I have better opinion of it. Will probably buy it if they discount 30% or more for the ultimate edition. At RM370 (my currency) it's too much. Average triple A game here is only 200+

[@Hitoshuratdn]

My personal gripe is with the voiced protagonist, player choice and immersion in JRPG's is already limited enough (Especially compared to their western counterpart).

[@FindingCreatures]

I’ll support atlus in anyway they make great games and never disappointed. The games not the best atlus game but I think it’s a nice chill game to play in the mean time.

[@smtandearthboundsuck8400]

👅👞

[@sergiosalazar8702]

SH2 seems like a good game, idk why people hating on it

[@V2ULTRAKill]

@@sergiosalazar8702 smt fans want nocturne and the media wants persona 5 again Both sides think it leans too far in the direction they dont want Theres your answer

[@sergiosalazar8702]

@@V2ULTRAKill Ig that makes sense

[@ma70er]

Unfortunate about the limited budget this game got. Thinking about it now, what a stinking waste that live-action reveal trailer was when those funds could've also gone into the game. Might've actually gotten a flashier demon fusion sequence, along with the random enemies being the actual demons roaming around instead of just random blobs.

[@appledroplarry]

I really wanted to like this game. I didn't hate it. Radou is an awesome character. Why go away from him as the protagonist. Ringo should have her own series.

[@chaosapiant]

This game looks like a cross between SMT IV and Tokyo Mirage Sessions. Which sounds awesome to me.

[@nr2676]

More like Persona 5 (but with adult characters, and without Dating Sim) + TMS (similar artstyle, and dungeon design) + bit of Strange Journey Redux (Commander Skills)

[@jake4179]

Just beat the game myself, and pretty much everything you said was spot on

[@WillTheGreatest]

I got my email earlier this week about my japanese special edition coming soon but boy howdy that collectors delay for the western one SUCKS

[@Anon9729X]

Yeah, I guess I’ll wait for it to go on sale.

[@smtandearthboundsuck8400]

In 8 years

[@redshepherd32]

Sadly with how many people (from this comment section alone) are saying they will wait is only gonna hurt the chances of a sale happening in the immediate future. Most of the time games only get a sale when they already sold enough for the people in charge of pricing to see lowering the price as a means to squeeze more money out of hesitating buyers. But if more people refuse to buy from release then they will keep the price as is. Don't get your hopes up.

[@aaryamanpiplani5672]

Any other way to get the persona 5 costumes other than pre order ?

[@Alexxb8059]

Crazy fact, disabling tips decreases loading times by 95%

[@haisex3]

What gaming laptop do you have Narly? I’m thinking of getting the Asus Tuf Dash F15 soon

[@ps3wizard45]

Seems like they did a lot with a little in terms of budget. Pretty impressive in my opinion.

[@ExpandDong420]

That is the Atlus way

[@sergiosalazar8702]

Hopefully it sells well so they can make a another entry or spinoff with much more budget. I think that they didn’t want to risk it

[@matthewkozlov928]

Seems like they did a lot with a little in terms of budget and then sold it for full triple A price with day 1 DLC.

[@fabolousjada5070]

@@matthewkozlov928 that’s what you have to do to make a new franchise cause they need to show the investors the game made enough money to invest in it just like when directors take a 10 million budget and turn it to 80 mil

[@callmezeldaonemoartime]

@@fabolousjada5070 but Soul Hackers isn’t new…

[@roxaskuzunohaxiii1682]

I’m hoping to every deity under the confines of conceptual reality that this game sells well so that more SMT spin-offs get made with a higher budget. I’m personally hoping for a third Raidou Kuzunoha game but that’s wishful thinking.

[@Valkbg]

More realistic than Last Bible

[@feelsgoodman2171]

Im praying for this too.

[@puer4787]

well this game will sell little because of its small budget, it's a chicken and the egg thing

[@art-cs6us]

@@puer4787 so..what? Indie games tend to have a small budget and can still sell decently well. Budget isn't always correlated to how much its going to sell

[@puer4787]

@@art-cs6us no im saying the game is going to sell little especially in japan it will be a disaster, and i think it's because thebudget was so small that people are disappointed that atlus released something of this quality in the year of 2022, after they became a huge name with p5

[@thequietbisharp]

Soul Hackers 1 did a good job at making mundane, real life locations into threatening, mysterious dungeons. Crawling factories, hotels, office buildings, airports, and more was really fun for me. Makes me sad that 2 drops the ball.

[@kaimcdragonfist4803]

Man even the warehouses in SH1 were threatening. That’s peak cyberpunk lol

[@DaedalosC9]

THIS! But that's a thing that Atlus lost with time... a feel that will proly stay in the 90s era and 90s atlus game remasters ):

[@anthonytoledo9493]

Am I missing something about Soul Hackers 1? The dungeons never blew me away and how Narly described the dungeons in this game is exactly how I felt about the dungeons and overall setting of Soul Hackers 1.

[@thequietbisharp]

@@anthonytoledo9493 Perhaps? Stuff like the vision quests allowing you to visit the same location at multiple points in time was interesting. The music would change based on the time period, the moon phase, and the state of the dungeon (like lights on/off in the factory). And I think creating labyrinths out of stuff like supermarkets and office buildings was ahead of its time and really encapsulates cyberpunk. It’s a world familiar, but futuristic and dangerous. Not every dungeon was a winner but I think they really fit with the themes and setting.

[@anthonytoledo9493]

@@thequietbisharp I see. Personally speaking I found all the dungeons that take place outside of Paradigm-X to be pretty boring and uninteresting, even in Vision Quests. Like they’re just empty hallways with an NPC on a tile sometimes. Never really understood what was so “cyberpunk” about it. To me it looks like any other game taking place in a modern day city. Maybe it’s cuz I played the game for the first time when the 3DS version was still somewhat new (and being born and raised in New York City), but I never understood all the praise for the setting.

[@faidou9954]

As much as I love this game, I sure hope that ATLUS hasn't completely forgotten or cancelled Project Re: Fantasy.

[@morriganrenfield8240]

I don’t think they have, the p5 director is on that game and he has a LOT of good will due to making the studio go from niche to borderline mainstreamed

[@LukijsFroGo]

They said on last christmas card they reached big internal milestone. Im sure its coming, atlus is not just one team, making one game at time

[@nr2676]

Re Fantasy is developed by very small studio Studio Zero (Catherine). Thats why development of this game take too long.

[@vanessachowjiaying4423]

@@nr2676 Atlus themselves have 3 internal studios; P-Studio for Persona, Team Maniax and Studio Zero. In terms of size and budget, they are quite small in Japam standards, with 300 employess.

[@arthurfarias7662]

Probably not, Studio Zero is just a bit more elusive. Pretty hard to atlus drop the project, as it has Director Katsura Hashino ( Modern Persona - Nocturne) and Designer Shigenori Soejima ( Persona - Soul Hackers).

[@smilingman4299]

A nice little detail that I really like in this game, is the interaction between the party member in combat. Like they don't just say some random lines, they actually respond to each other.

[@tristen9736]

Btw, there is a setting that will reduce the loading screen times. It's a set amount of time. I believe it's something to do with tips. It's pretty dumb but at least you can reduce it

[@Alexia-ys6yx]

Honestly, after 100%ing P4G recently, I'll take empty hallways and rooms as long as they have an actually fixed design. Anything is an improvement for me at this point.

[@candybird]

Wdym? I loved most of the dungeon designs in P4G

[@craigtrish2011]

@@candybird Doesn't mean everyone else did does it? I hated the randomly generated corridors. Ill take these bland yet fixed dungeons any day.

[@smtandearthboundsuck8400]

Lol it’s copypasted from P5

[@FentyMixx]

@@smtandearthboundsuck8400 You're so weird dude

[@kotarouriderblack6118]

@@candybird dungeon in p4g is like tartarus and mementos

[@jakestocker4854]

Combat actually looks pretty fun. I wasn't sure how I'd feel about this game but think I'll give it a go on sale. At that point the Persona games will probably be on switch and PC though so might be a while before I get to it.

[@MIGU3L2K]

It is fun, but it’s very basic imo. I’m also at 3-4 hours in, so maybe it’ll get more complex later hopefully. Game feels very easy.

[@murasakifjc]

looks alright, might be a good steam deck title. was really excited to play on release, but after seeing the bland gameplay outside of combat and all the day one dlc, gonna wait for a sale...

[@jonnytan9054]

Good to see an immediate review, love this channel

[@oscarzxn4067]

I enjoyed TMS at the time and this looks somewhat similar, so I'll have it on my radar, however I'm not buying it yet because there are games that interest me more coming out. I hope it does get released on Switch in the future though.

[@dantemustdie00]

Same guys who made TMS made this game, so yes theirs a lot of similarities to TMS

[@ben_sisko2149]

Ringo's butt is the real reason they made this game after all.

[@fullmetalmasify]

>gets a soul hackers 2 ad during the review Guess even KZbin wants me to get this game 😅

[@themanboycave122]

It didn’t sound like you were being harsh. Just giving an honest review. I’m looking forward to playing it.

[@thepit7868]

>says dlc practices are bad >still buys super deluxe premium edition It's poetry really... I'll just wait till it's cracked to play it.

[@arthurfarias7662]

The average Chaos fan:

[@smtandearthboundsuck8400]

Won’t even bother pirating it. Those 40-60 hours are best spent on a good game.

[@karotconcarne3325]

@@smtandearthboundsuck8400 Cool, hope you enjoy whatever it is you enjoy. For the record, any recomendations?

[@renren47618]

@@karotconcarne3325 this guy above has half of his activities online being hating Megaten for ages, i see this guy hating Smt for more than 2 years i swear This guy literally has no meaning in life other than hating a Videogame series

[@Hitoshuratdn]

@@karotconcarne3325 Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous.

[@MrRikkles]

Ya know, a guy like Saizo can just be a hopeless romantic and want a loving relationship without being labeled with internet terms. Thanks much, Mr Internet Lingo.

[@chasesmay7237]

Man, even if they swung and missed on some aspects I’m just so grateful this game got made. Now if we can get a strange journey 2 and a devil survivor 3 I’ll be set:) Soul Hackers is probably my second or third favorite smt game, the cast and storyline were always going to be hard to follow. Can’t wait to get this when it gets cheap on Black Friday or something:)