Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory
- January 19, 2018
- Media.Vision
This is more Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth which is great but also has a lot of reused assets sadly.
"Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory" is a turn-based RPG set in a cyberpunk world where the real and digital worlds intertwine. Keisuke Amazawa, framed for wrongdoings, must dive into the digital world to clear his name, protect his loved ones, and uncover the truth. The game features 320 Digimon from the animated series, with classic gameplay including scanning, raising, training, and battling.
Reviews
- Engaging and emotionally involving plot that continues the story from the first game.
- Offers a satisfying gameplay experience with new characters and over 80 new Digimon to collect.
- Maintains the enjoyable turn-based combat system that fans loved in the original.
- Lacks visual variety in dungeons and feels repetitive, especially for returning players.
- Some players found the game to be too similar to the original, lacking distinctiveness.
- Newcomers may struggle with the game's mechanics and direction, making it less accessible.
- story20 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 60 % neutral mentions
- 15 % negative mentions
The story in "Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory" effectively fills in plot gaps from the first game while introducing new villains and side cases, creating an engaging narrative that runs parallel to the original. However, players unfamiliar with the first game may find the storyline somewhat confusing due to its reliance on established characters and plot points. While the plot is generally well-received, some reviewers noted a lack of the original's distinct wackiness and criticized the reuse of assets.
“It fills in a lot of the plot gaps of the first game and continues the story of some side cases too.”
“That said, it has an excellent original plot (and new villains) on top of that.”
“Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker’s Memory isn’t so much the Majora’s Mask as it hoped to be, but the story here grabbed me from the start and the pace kept me in.”
“The game takes place during the events of the first game and lots of characters and plot points cross over, so if you haven't played the first one, the storyline could get a little confusing.”
“The story is boring and the mechanics are stale and boring.”
“Hoping this is a one-off and we get a proper Digimon story game for PS4 next time.”
- gameplay2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The gameplay features familiar turn-based dungeon crawling mechanics, enhanced by the introduction of engaging new characters. However, the overall experience is marred by a lackluster story and repetitive mechanics that some players find unexciting.
“More of the same turn-based dungeon crawling gameplay, but with new, interesting, and fun characters to get to know.”
“The story is boring, and the mechanics feel stale and unoriginal.”
“The gameplay lacks innovation and fails to engage the player.”
“The controls are clunky, making it frustrating to navigate through the game.”
- emotional1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game features an emotionally engaging plot that enhances the overall RPG experience, making it advisable to play the original Cyber Sleuth first for a deeper connection to the story.
“I recommend playing the original Cyber Sleuth before this, but it's a very enjoyable RPG with an emotionally involving plot.”
Critic Reviews
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker’s Memory Review
This is more Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth which is great but also has a lot of reused assets sadly.
70%Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Hacker’s Memory Review – A Glitch In The Digi-world
Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Hacker’s Memory isn’t so much the Majora’s Mask as it hoped to be, but the story here grabbed me from the start and the pace kept me in. The scope of the game earns it being more than DLC, but the huge leaning on reused assets will quickly tire a returning player. Take it in stride however, and Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Hacker’s Memory is every bit the decent RPG that the previous game was.
70%Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker’s Memory Review
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