At the time I played this, Pokemon was sucking hard ass for a couple years. This game reminded why those gamecube games were so damn good. The first game is less serious and more focused on team building and gameplay. The second game gets damn emotional and has an insane ending that I probably should think is stupid but I don't.
🏆 51%
please make more man im begging you
If Cyber Sleuth was an amazing game. Then adding the upgraded Hacker's Memories with it's absolutely stellar story, and gameplay to it just makes an already amazing game just perfect. If you want an amazing experience in the digimon series you can't go wrong.
Cyber Sleuth, normal difficulty.
Badly localized, bland or disorienting environments, lots of talky cutscenes, unimaginative story, waifu galore, and they dump a bunch of high end mons and gear in your lap to break the game balance early on. Combat seems like it has potential, but there's also a lot of grind and random encounters. So overall, there's not much to redeem this title.
Badly localized, bland or disorienting environments, lots of talky cutscenes, unimaginative story, waifu galore, and they dump a bunch of high end mons and gear in your lap to break the game balance early on. Combat seems like it has potential, but there's also a lot of grind and random encounters. So overall, there's not much to redeem this title.
The story is pretty straightforward, but it's the framing that really pulled me in. The supernatural detective angle works perfectly for the meeting of the Digital World and reality, and they often take the chance to talk about occult concepts or authors as they go along. It's a very enriching experience that got me excited to take side quests as soon as they showed up.
As for the gameplay, there's a lot of jank and I paid attention to none of it because I got to hang out with Terriermon the whole time. Haven't started Hacker's Memory yet but I suspect the cracks will start to show on a fresh playthrough.
As for the gameplay, there's a lot of jank and I paid attention to none of it because I got to hang out with Terriermon the whole time. Haven't started Hacker's Memory yet but I suspect the cracks will start to show on a fresh playthrough.
Only fully played through base CS.
Still, a lot of fun. First half is rather boring and mundane, but once the game gets going, it's a lot of fun. If not for that better latter half, it'd probably be a 2.5/5. Recommended for people that already are into JRPGs.
Still, a lot of fun. First half is rather boring and mundane, but once the game gets going, it's a lot of fun. If not for that better latter half, it'd probably be a 2.5/5. Recommended for people that already are into JRPGs.
If you get over the terrible and boring dialogue of the game (which does get better in hackers memory at least) you get to play probably the best digimon game ever and a really solid creature collecting rpg inspired by the SMT games.
Digimon World gameplay is overrated, this time of gameplay is better in my opiniĂłn
Digimon: "Hey, can I copy your project homework real quick? I need a good grade for this JRPG assignment."
Megami Tensei: "Yeah, sure. Just make sure to change it just enough so that it doesn't look like you copied me."
The next day...
Digimon: presents this game, gets an A
Megami Tensei: "Oh shit, he actually understood my advice and cooked something special. I'm proud."
Megami Tensei: "Yeah, sure. Just make sure to change it just enough so that it doesn't look like you copied me."
The next day...
Digimon: presents this game, gets an A
Megami Tensei: "Oh shit, he actually understood my advice and cooked something special. I'm proud."
Digimon > Pokémon
Terminei hoje o Cyber sleuth, e QUE JOGO BOMMM, amei muito todos personagens, toda a trama, e a gameplay me agradou bastante também.
Un JRPG que por medio del universo Digimon cuenta una historia de identidad en tiempos de gentrificaciĂłn. Las horas dedicadas dicen mas que lo que yo mismo puedo decir.
For the first game, I really liked it. The combat was really fun and I loved the designs of the Digimon as well as the different animations. The animations felt really realistic which was funny considering the game. Yes, the combat did get pretty grind-heavy but I loved that about it. The story was pretty interesting too. I liked the detective angle and how it changed the gameplay sometimes. The biggest drawback of the game is how much of the game looks really similar thanks to the setting.
For the second game, I found it really fun. I thought the story was an interesting continuation of the first game. A ton of it was carried over from that game too which made it feel like not much of a new experience. Overall, I really like the game a lot but felt it could have had more new content than it did.
For the second game, I found it really fun. I thought the story was an interesting continuation of the first game. A ton of it was carried over from that game too which made it feel like not much of a new experience. Overall, I really like the game a lot but felt it could have had more new content than it did.
no spoilers, & this is for hackers memory & thoughts after both games
these games are just really fun~ my feelings about this second installment are very similar to my feelings about the first, so I won't go on about those as u can just read my other log in here if u want.
as for hackers memory specifically, I found the lil quality of life improvements to be welcome. the music ofc still slaps! the story is alright, similar in quality to the first mb a bit better, tho it was a bit of a bummer sumtimes to have to play a guy, I missed how much queerer it felt to play as a girl in cyber sleuth. it got better towards the end, even stirring up sum emotions at sum points which I didn't expect. I didn't appreciate the ableist aspects of the narrative though (or the slight seasoning of misogyny that popped up here n there), it's cool that one of the main characters is Disabled but u can tell that whoever wrote it still has a lot of ableism to unlearn. I also really like Yu as a queer character, tho they kinda dropped him at one point that felt jarring, & ur interactions with him didn't leave u any agency to decide how u relate with him unfortunately seeing as u are playing as a more specific character in this game.
oh, there was a certain animated sequence toward the end at one point that I absolutely loved, wud love to see more experimentation like what they did there, v psychedelic!
I liked the addition of 3-person battles to shake up the approach to combat every now & then, but sum additional things like territory battles & the whole taking-friends-on-quests thing felt a lil uninspired. I liked a lot of the additional digimon designs, tho sum are just really hard to achieve without lots of grinding...
once I beat the game, it was really confusing how continuing ur game or new game + worked... & for sum reason u can only transfer digimon from your Digibank in Cyber sleuth into hackers memory, not any of the party or farm digimon... which is really frustrating as far as I can tell there is no way to go back into cyber sleuth & move digimon into your digibank, so I don't have access to most of my Digimon from the first game- bad design. there are still a few digivolutions I haven't gotten yet & am not sure if i will be able to find a fun way to keep playing to achieve them.
overall, I highly recommend this series! despite its flaws the two combined kept me engaged for longer than most games have, and it's definitely a way better monster-catching game & overall experience (better gameplay, story, characters, queer representation, evolution system etc) than pokemon main-line games, so pls check it out if u haven't yet! i picked it up for like $15 or sumthin, it goes on sale for cheap. I hope they do another game like these- better accessibility settings, difficulty settings (something other than super-easy & grindy-hard) & better story would take this to a whole nother level!
these games are just really fun~ my feelings about this second installment are very similar to my feelings about the first, so I won't go on about those as u can just read my other log in here if u want.
as for hackers memory specifically, I found the lil quality of life improvements to be welcome. the music ofc still slaps! the story is alright, similar in quality to the first mb a bit better, tho it was a bit of a bummer sumtimes to have to play a guy, I missed how much queerer it felt to play as a girl in cyber sleuth. it got better towards the end, even stirring up sum emotions at sum points which I didn't expect. I didn't appreciate the ableist aspects of the narrative though (or the slight seasoning of misogyny that popped up here n there), it's cool that one of the main characters is Disabled but u can tell that whoever wrote it still has a lot of ableism to unlearn. I also really like Yu as a queer character, tho they kinda dropped him at one point that felt jarring, & ur interactions with him didn't leave u any agency to decide how u relate with him unfortunately seeing as u are playing as a more specific character in this game.
oh, there was a certain animated sequence toward the end at one point that I absolutely loved, wud love to see more experimentation like what they did there, v psychedelic!
I liked the addition of 3-person battles to shake up the approach to combat every now & then, but sum additional things like territory battles & the whole taking-friends-on-quests thing felt a lil uninspired. I liked a lot of the additional digimon designs, tho sum are just really hard to achieve without lots of grinding...
once I beat the game, it was really confusing how continuing ur game or new game + worked... & for sum reason u can only transfer digimon from your Digibank in Cyber sleuth into hackers memory, not any of the party or farm digimon... which is really frustrating as far as I can tell there is no way to go back into cyber sleuth & move digimon into your digibank, so I don't have access to most of my Digimon from the first game- bad design. there are still a few digivolutions I haven't gotten yet & am not sure if i will be able to find a fun way to keep playing to achieve them.
overall, I highly recommend this series! despite its flaws the two combined kept me engaged for longer than most games have, and it's definitely a way better monster-catching game & overall experience (better gameplay, story, characters, queer representation, evolution system etc) than pokemon main-line games, so pls check it out if u haven't yet! i picked it up for like $15 or sumthin, it goes on sale for cheap. I hope they do another game like these- better accessibility settings, difficulty settings (something other than super-easy & grindy-hard) & better story would take this to a whole nother level!
This game is bland most of the time, full of grinding, the story is mediocre.. but when I set all that aside and make this my comforting dollar menu fast food game, I love it. I played it for over a hundred hours and don't regret it, even if I don't think the game is objectively good.
Arata is by and large the highlight of the first game for me, and with the exception of the main character, the cast of Hacker's Memory are all pretty good. Hackers' Memory improves on Cyber Sleuth in a lot of ways, but I can't help but wish it was it's own game. HM feels very tacked on, which doesn't let it's own characters shine. That said, I appreciated the deepening of Arata's character that HM allows for.
Arata is by and large the highlight of the first game for me, and with the exception of the main character, the cast of Hacker's Memory are all pretty good. Hackers' Memory improves on Cyber Sleuth in a lot of ways, but I can't help but wish it was it's own game. HM feels very tacked on, which doesn't let it's own characters shine. That said, I appreciated the deepening of Arata's character that HM allows for.
i would never have expected this game to be so good
Gosto muito de digimon e sendo sincero esse jogo Ă© bem mediano
Continuing the legacy of being the better Pokemon game then Pokemon
I still really like this duology, but I just can't get past the constant long-ass grinds and kinda whatever story. If you've never played this before and you're upset at Game Freak or whatever I do recommend this, but it is hard for me to play again, even considering how difficult I find replaying things.
Gomamon best mon, btw.
Gomamon best mon, btw.
I finished the Cybersleuth part of this game and it was amazing! Definitely coming back to the Hacker’s Memory
this is my most played game ever there is something wrong with me
The best Digimon game in a decade, which isn't saying much.
However, as a Digimon fan, you learn to appreciate even the mediocre.
However, as a Digimon fan, you learn to appreciate even the mediocre.
really good haven't finished it yet
yo soy megafan de digimon asà que probablemente a la persona promedio no le guste tanto este juego pero a mi me encanta me lo pase genial jugándolo
creo que el mayor problema que tiene es que el gameplay no es nada del otro mundo es rpg estándar sin demasiada dificultad pero hay alguna que otra pelea interesante creo yo
y quizás es algo largo aunque bueno longitud normal para un jrpg
pero la historia es TREMENDA creo que de lo mejor que he visto en digimon y no solo porque me parece que la trama principal esté bastante bien escrita y que te creas lo que les pasa a los protas sino porque todas las misiones secundarias están super chulas, hay una al inicio del juego en la que hay un personaje no binario y en general este juego tiene bastante representación lgbt lo cual está muy guay
creo que este juego no es para todos porque le tienes que echar muchas horas pero si te interesa mas o menos digimon y te puedes tanquear un juego largo lo recomiendo mucho me lo pasé muy bien me gusta mucho este juego
eso si solo me he pasado la historia del cybersleuth base no se como será hackers memory
creo que el mayor problema que tiene es que el gameplay no es nada del otro mundo es rpg estándar sin demasiada dificultad pero hay alguna que otra pelea interesante creo yo
y quizás es algo largo aunque bueno longitud normal para un jrpg
pero la historia es TREMENDA creo que de lo mejor que he visto en digimon y no solo porque me parece que la trama principal esté bastante bien escrita y que te creas lo que les pasa a los protas sino porque todas las misiones secundarias están super chulas, hay una al inicio del juego en la que hay un personaje no binario y en general este juego tiene bastante representación lgbt lo cual está muy guay
creo que este juego no es para todos porque le tienes que echar muchas horas pero si te interesa mas o menos digimon y te puedes tanquear un juego largo lo recomiendo mucho me lo pasé muy bien me gusta mucho este juego
eso si solo me he pasado la historia del cybersleuth base no se como será hackers memory
Cyber Sleuth:
As a longtime Digimon fan, this was an experience so powerful that it managed to give me the same joy of watching Adventure for the first time. The world and the grand nature of this story was conveyed in such a way that truly blew me away, integrating franchise lore while keeping a fun personality, imaginative world, and great characters, it's Digimon in EVERY sense and I adore it for that.
Hacker's Memory:
Hackers' Memory gave me the same kind of enjoyment I felt playing Cyber Sleuth, with much of the same gameplay with slight new twists, but it does just feel like a glorified side story in comparison to Cyber Sleuth's grand story. Though, it still manages to pull off a personal story with one of my favorite characters in the franchise. That ending screwed me up.
As a longtime Digimon fan, this was an experience so powerful that it managed to give me the same joy of watching Adventure for the first time. The world and the grand nature of this story was conveyed in such a way that truly blew me away, integrating franchise lore while keeping a fun personality, imaginative world, and great characters, it's Digimon in EVERY sense and I adore it for that.
Hacker's Memory:
Hackers' Memory gave me the same kind of enjoyment I felt playing Cyber Sleuth, with much of the same gameplay with slight new twists, but it does just feel like a glorified side story in comparison to Cyber Sleuth's grand story. Though, it still manages to pull off a personal story with one of my favorite characters in the franchise. That ending screwed me up.
This review contains spoilers
I am pretty fond of the Digimon Story games, though I started playing them when they were still called “World” in the US. Digimon World Dusk was a favorite of mine as a kid that I replayed probably at least 3 or 4 different times, so I was already very used to the Story gameplay by the time a close friend recommended I get Cyber Sleuth last year. If you’re not used to the gameplay, it can be definitely an adjustment though; the complaints of tediousness in these games mostly do not feel as such to me, but given that both games combined will almost definitely clock you over 100 hours of game time, I can see why a lot of people would find elements of it monotonous over time. Thankfully this game has quality of life upgrades that Dusk did not, such as gradually gaining the ability to reduce and then remove random encounters entirely if you want. I am very biased to sprite work, and the DS games were gorgeous looking, but there is something to be said about how good the 3D models and attacks look in this game, I never really got to the point where I wished there was a skip button because the attacks still looked so cool even after seeing them for the thousandth time. There were some Digimon I was expecting to be in this game and very sad to learn weren’t, but 90% of the main staples are here and I even learned about some cool new ones through playing both games in this collection.
The thing that stands out to me even more than the gameplay was the ending to Part 2(Hackers Memory), which I do not exaggerate when I say feels like it has to be the saddest ending of any game I’ve played. The game overall is not particularly heart wrenching, but I cannot think of another game that not just kills off a major character, but rewrites the whole continuity of the in-game story so that they never existed in the first place and none of their loved ones even remember who they were. When the player character goes into what used to be her room but sees it became a regular old closet and starts breaking into tears, I felt that in my bones 100%. You’re almost mad at the writer’s team for making something so cruel but then you remember that the fact that they got you that invested in a game about weird collectible dinosaurs speaks to their accomplishment. It will always hold a special place in my heart for that reason, even if I probably will not go back to it every year like I do with something like Pokémon Emerald.
The thing that stands out to me even more than the gameplay was the ending to Part 2(Hackers Memory), which I do not exaggerate when I say feels like it has to be the saddest ending of any game I’ve played. The game overall is not particularly heart wrenching, but I cannot think of another game that not just kills off a major character, but rewrites the whole continuity of the in-game story so that they never existed in the first place and none of their loved ones even remember who they were. When the player character goes into what used to be her room but sees it became a regular old closet and starts breaking into tears, I felt that in my bones 100%. You’re almost mad at the writer’s team for making something so cruel but then you remember that the fact that they got you that invested in a game about weird collectible dinosaurs speaks to their accomplishment. It will always hold a special place in my heart for that reason, even if I probably will not go back to it every year like I do with something like Pokémon Emerald.
You have to grind so much to get the digimon you want and a lot of things are time based so you can be doing nothing for 30 mins waiting for your digimon to finish training. Story wise Cybersleuth is pretty basic but, Nokia is GOAT. Hacker's memories on the other hand is more intimate and nowhere near as grandiose as cybersleuth still Hacker's memories story is the best one and the emotional moments hit hard
Completed
A fun creature collector that feels like playing an anime, for better or for worse. Long episodes with lots of filler BUT some really cool moments and designs. The actual battle system is a bit "eh" though but toying around with getting the different Digimon is definitely addicting.