8.0
Impressive effort with a few noticeable problems holding it back. Won't astound everyone, but is worth your time and cash.
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory
Media.Vision · Jan 19, 2018
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Get ready to dive back into the digital world in Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory.
Set in the near future, the line between the real and digital worlds is blurred and logging into cyberspace is a part of everyday life. In the shadows lurk hackers utilizing computer viruses called Digimon to commit mischief and crimes. Framed and accused of wrongdoings, Keisuke Amazawa has no choice but to dive into the digital world to not only clear his name and prove his innocence, but to protect his loved ones.
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- 7.0If you’re a Digimon fan, Cyber Sleuth - Hacker’s Memory will consume your time and then some. If not, the game won’t do much to get you to fall in love with the brand, but its core gameplay loop is engrossing for people with an affinity for collecting.
- The dungeons look and feel the same. Whole areas are carried over, and the few that I don’t recognize are mere recolors of other dungeons. It includes the same 249 Digimon from the original and an additional 91 unique to Hacker’s Memory. Five more Digimon will be included in a future update following a successful retweet campaign. Hacker’s Memory makes no pretense about being an expanded version of its predecessor, but without significant improvements to gameplay or meaningful story progression. The addition of new battle modes and ‘hacks’ like increased encounter rates or faster movement speed do little to mitigate the fundamental issue with Hacker’s Memory: I’ve been to this place before.
- 7.7All in all, Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Hacker’s Memory is a worthy successor. It is not a jaw-dropping, life-changing piece, but it is an enjoyable experience especially for a Digimon fan. The story is engaging from the first minute of gameplay and I personally found it difficult to turn the game off to go to bed. Overall, Hacker’s Memory is addicting and extremely satisfying, and here’s to hoping for a similar title in the near future.
- 7.0Digimon 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.
- 8.0That leaves Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker’s Memory in a weird place. It’s a truly interesting game that handles its characters with care and affection, and the dungeon crawling elements are excellent. Without familiarity with the past game, however, it also alienates potential players in a way that seems unproductive. I think Hacker’s Memory is a very good game, but be warned that it might also be the kind of game that is exclusively for those who enjoy the Cyber Sleuth titles.
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