The gameplay gets gradually worse in every conceivable way as you go on, it entirely stops being fun at the end, and instead just becomes some grind to make the protagonist overpowered with a team of Holy Dance users. At least the game's aesthetic, with the music and the premise, is pretty cool.
A really good srpg because there's barely any strategy, just make your main character broken and win.
Also Yasuda kino
Also Yasuda kino
one of the few turn based strategy jrpgs (is there not a better acronym for these?) i've beaten multiple times and for good reason. gameplay has a few niggles and it can get a little grindy but it all comes together to an amazingly replayable and addictive package
Everyone sounds like theyre on Nyquil, its bad, Yuzu sucks, but becoming Satan fucks
Vtuber apocalypse.
This review contains spoilers
My favorite Megami Tensei game. The SRPG gameplay was enjoyable, and demon fusion is just as fun as ever. Main cast was good (even the cosplay girl), and I personally liked the music a lot, especially near the end of the game. The story was really cool, and the King of Bel route in particular is so fucking hype.
People say this is a good SMT game to start on but I still had a pretty hard time grasping everything. Fun game for sure!
Might be my favorite SMT game
This is a decent port of an excellent game. The added voice acting was much appreciated and definitely enhanced my gameplay experience. While there are plenty of QOL improvements, I do wish Atlus had taken advantage of the 3DS's stronger hardware when making this.
It's alright. The character designs are nice and the combat is good but everything else is kinda bad. The presentation is not great, the story tries really hard to instill a sense of urgency but it falls completely flat, none of the characters are particularly interesting or entertaining; the soundtrack is also not good.
I might give it a second chance at some point, I did enjoy a few hours out of the 20-ish that I played.
I might give it a second chance at some point, I did enjoy a few hours out of the 20-ish that I played.
The story beats doesn't always works for me and the char design is not much to my taste but this game does so much things right. Great OST, blazing fast pace, lean and perfect gameplay and at the time bring great things for SMT as a whole as the search system for fusions. The chars can be a bit of hit or miss and the atmosphere isn't as good as it could have been with the tone set for the game but still is a pretty great game. A hard but a fair one. Loved it.
One of my favorite games in the series. A fantastic mix of SRPG with traditional RPG battle turns taking place of standard SRPG attacking. The story is top notch with each route actually offering something interesting to see, making 100% completion not feel like any sort of chore. It also has one of the most agreeable Law routes in the series in my opinion.
Do Japs unironically sleep at 7 pm
Potentially interesting idea but with boring gameplay.
No me gustó mucho su gameplay, la historia es interesante si. Pero no puedo con ese gameplay. unu
As my first megaten game it's still one of my favorites tbh.
Like the feeling of dread you get in the game through the lockdown are super nice.
Gameplay is quite unbalanced but it's still satisfying enough, difficulty until the endgame is perfect. New game plus is super boring though.
Gameplay additions like demon compendium are nice I guess but really not needed, and is honestly kind of a noob trap. It's way cheaper to just fuse a demon through the demon auction again!
Like the feeling of dread you get in the game through the lockdown are super nice.
Gameplay is quite unbalanced but it's still satisfying enough, difficulty until the endgame is perfect. New game plus is super boring though.
Gameplay additions like demon compendium are nice I guess but really not needed, and is honestly kind of a noob trap. It's way cheaper to just fuse a demon through the demon auction again!
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The original DS remastered and giving you the 8th day which expands on some endings. Punch a bunch of demons and Gods in the face as you try to end this lockdown and survive! This is easily one of the best Megaten games of all time!
bad soundtrack
Bel
A great re-release that cleans up the visuals and re-balances the game to be a more interesting experience. The new scenarios are nice, but they tend to fall for the trap of undoing a lot of the negative consequences of your actions just to give the player an unearned perfect ending.
Insane amount of fun going through this. Very enjoyable gameplay system with a solid story and some decent characters to boot. There's some roughness but it's otherwise an enjoyable experience.
This is the definitive version of DeSu, it's still the same as the original DS version, which means it retains all its strengths and weaknesses, but the added voice acting and slightly higher resolutions portraits and sprites do make it a better experience, not to mention the new demons that got added. It's still a fantastic Strategy RPG with a phenomenal story and memorable characters, I really want to go back to it and get the different endings. My only issue with it is the difficulty, even by MegaTen standards it will beat your ass
My favourite smt game.
10/10
This might be the best game i´ve ever played and the only one where i had the patience to do 100%.
Devil survivor overclocked is one of those games where i had no idea what to expect since i barely see people talking about it, which is one of the reasons why it was so good. Since at the time i did not see anyone talking about it, i went with 0 exception and my god was it fascinating.
History: Ha yes, a game where your choices matter, my favorite. As in every megaten, this game has a history that shapes according to your choices of dialog and who do you decide to spend time with, just like persona. First, lets talk about dialog decisions. I dont know why i love this, but is it satisfying having the player being punished for being a jerk. Making the wrong choices can influence so much in the history, like killing a character or blocking you from getting different endings simply because you were not careful and i love this so much, since i was punished because of this in my first time playing cause i thought it would be cool to act cold and quirky. The result? had to play the whole game again to get the ending i wanted. Normally i would be mad about it, but being able to be punished for that makes me so happy cause proves that other characters are human too, and as we all know, being a jerk irl does not work most of the times, and these game apply that perfectly.
Well, as i said before, besides the dialog options, you also have to decide with which person will you spend your limited time, just like persona. This is important because for you to have certain endings, you´ll have to get along with certain characters, and that makes the time management amazing since you´ll have to decide what persons will you want to know more about in order to progress for certain endings. Not only that, but there´s always the fact that if you don´t pay attention to your time management, you might end up killing characters simply because you forgot what you were suppose to do at that specific moment of the day. It´s somewhat of a well made punishment mechanic, where is up to the player´s attention if they´ll get the ending they want or not.
Besides decisions, there also the pace of the history, which is really good. Being a game about a lockdown where people are stuck and want to get out, seeing how the game represents the population slowly losing their minds, while using not only human nature to do that but also different mechanics of the game makes this so amazing.
Finally, im going to talk about the routes, a common thing in megaten, where according to your decisions, you´ll be able to do different endings, like what i´ve talked about before. These game have 5 routes in total, being each connected to one or two characters. I´m not going to talk about each of them in detail since it would be spoiler, but here´s a quick review of them:
Yuzu´s route: Even tho these route is probably the worst, i still cant bring myself to not liking it, since it makes sense to the situation where the characters are. The fact that these route is the only one that the player has access to no matter what his choices are and the fact that the idea comes from one of the characters i dislike the most in the game kinda makes it worst than it actually is. The 8th day of this route is kinda of interesting, since it turns these route into what looks like a bad ending to something "better", i say "better" cause even tho the extra day gives more bosses and a more satisfying ending, it also defeats the purpose of what made the characters choose this ending.
Atsuro´s ending: It´s not the best ending, but definitely one of the most interesting endings because it turns the demons into what they look like to me as a player.
Naoya´s ending: One of the best two endings just because no matter the megaten, caos is always my way to go. Also because i love Naoya so much and, just like every other ending, you can see the protagonist go side with demons. The 8th Day is amazing just because you can become two different beings with the power you have and this day represents both paths fantastically. Also, the final boss of this day being one of my favorite demons in the franchise makes it even better.
Haru´s ending: My god, i love this ending so much. This path is so god damn good because its the only ending where you can see all characters liking your ideals, or at least, not wanting to murder you for your choice, and also because its Haru and Gin and i love them.
Amane´s ending: This ending is one of the reasons why i love the game, not because its the best ending, but because this might be the only game where i would do the law ending without getting mad for doing it, since i can´t bring myself to hate Amane as a character. Well, the 8th day on this one its really not that great tbh, i dont think its bad and i like it, but the only reason to exist is to make Naoya approve your decision, which is a no-go to me.
Characters: Oh boy, the characters. Well, since there are too many of them, so i wont describe one by one, but i´ll say my favorites and why all of them are great in their own way. All the characters in these game are so well made, since everyone has a different way of how do they view things and each one of them has a unique personality (besides one of them). Every single one has their own problems with the lockdown, which you can explore by choosing to pass more time with that person. As i said before, Naoya and Haru are certainly the characters i love the most. Naoya is such a great character to me for two reasons, he hates angles and he wants a reasonable revenge. As for Haru, i love her cause her backstory is fucked up and she is the perfect example of "what happens to you in the past will forever remain in your head". There are other two characters that i love simply because of their relation and interactions with the protagonist, Yuzu and Atsuro.
Well, the reason why i love the connection between these 3 is because, even in a fucked up situation like the lockdown, they will help each other, when 1 gets upset or mad, the other 2 will calm that 1 down, making them maintaining their sanity during the situation.
Ok, individually, i still love Atsuro and the only reason being that he´s your bro until the end, since no matter your choice, he will follow you and support your decision. Now, as for Yuzu, she´s still pretty good, even tho she´s the worst of the cast, does not mean she´s awful, my problem with her is that shes the only one who does not have a unique personality, since every line of her is exactly what you would expect from a girl form high school, which would be okay, if not for the fact that its IRRITATING AS FUCK. Still, pretty good most of the time cause she fits well in the situation.
For last, as for character designs, i think they all are incredible. Everyone has a unique and remarkable design, while also not being ridiculous nor stupid.
Gameplay: In gameplay, i will say, if it wasn´t for my love in pokemon and for the beautiful gameplay that SMTIVA gave to me, this would be the best gameplay i would ever had the pleasure to experience.
It was my first tactical RPG and it was just amazing in every aspect. It was kinda hard and the fact that had so much customization made it fun as fuck. Also, having variety in missions makes this game pretty entertaining, and not only in missions, but the amount of demons present in the game is immense, and since everyone of them has unique skills makes sure that the game has a super fun teambuilder aspect to it.
Soundtrack: Well, here we go for the thing that makes me think this game was made for me. Having a soundtrack based on hard rock ? Really Atlus? i can´t love you more than i already do. Every. Song. Is. Amazing. All of them go so well with the theme of the game and makes you jam in every possible situation, while also helping creating a perfect ambiance to the game. The only thing that they fucked up in overclocked compared to the original was switching the main theme song and even the new one is good enough. My favorite tracks would be:
"Sunset" is the theme that plays at the end of everyday, and my god, the melancholic theme fits perfectly. "Garuda" is also one banger that plays in the final boss which fits also perfectly since its intense but also super fast.
"Reset Vocal" that, sadly, isn´t in this game (just the instrumental) but god damn its fucking amazing as a intro.
"Confusion" playing in the battlefield for the final boss of the 8th day in Amane or Naoyas route, and fucking god i was feeling so god damn well listening to these on my first time beating Naoyas route. ITS SO SATISFYING.
Replay Value: After all that said, you can probably guess that these game has an immense replay value for a lot a reasons:
1º - In 1 playthough of these game, you wont be able to see all the story of all the characters due to the time limit given in everyday.
2º - Every route is worth exploring since all of them have different points of view, but also, you can also explore the reactions of different characters according to the path you choose.
3º - The gameplay is so versatile that you will always find different ways to play the game with different demons.
Finally, its over, my god was it long. Well, this shit was not worth it and i regret the amount of time i´ve spent on these, but well, these are the reasons why i love these game so much and why you should play it.
If you read all of these, im sorry little one and i hope you live a happy life.
This might be the best game i´ve ever played and the only one where i had the patience to do 100%.
Devil survivor overclocked is one of those games where i had no idea what to expect since i barely see people talking about it, which is one of the reasons why it was so good. Since at the time i did not see anyone talking about it, i went with 0 exception and my god was it fascinating.
History: Ha yes, a game where your choices matter, my favorite. As in every megaten, this game has a history that shapes according to your choices of dialog and who do you decide to spend time with, just like persona. First, lets talk about dialog decisions. I dont know why i love this, but is it satisfying having the player being punished for being a jerk. Making the wrong choices can influence so much in the history, like killing a character or blocking you from getting different endings simply because you were not careful and i love this so much, since i was punished because of this in my first time playing cause i thought it would be cool to act cold and quirky. The result? had to play the whole game again to get the ending i wanted. Normally i would be mad about it, but being able to be punished for that makes me so happy cause proves that other characters are human too, and as we all know, being a jerk irl does not work most of the times, and these game apply that perfectly.
Well, as i said before, besides the dialog options, you also have to decide with which person will you spend your limited time, just like persona. This is important because for you to have certain endings, you´ll have to get along with certain characters, and that makes the time management amazing since you´ll have to decide what persons will you want to know more about in order to progress for certain endings. Not only that, but there´s always the fact that if you don´t pay attention to your time management, you might end up killing characters simply because you forgot what you were suppose to do at that specific moment of the day. It´s somewhat of a well made punishment mechanic, where is up to the player´s attention if they´ll get the ending they want or not.
Besides decisions, there also the pace of the history, which is really good. Being a game about a lockdown where people are stuck and want to get out, seeing how the game represents the population slowly losing their minds, while using not only human nature to do that but also different mechanics of the game makes this so amazing.
Finally, im going to talk about the routes, a common thing in megaten, where according to your decisions, you´ll be able to do different endings, like what i´ve talked about before. These game have 5 routes in total, being each connected to one or two characters. I´m not going to talk about each of them in detail since it would be spoiler, but here´s a quick review of them:
Yuzu´s route: Even tho these route is probably the worst, i still cant bring myself to not liking it, since it makes sense to the situation where the characters are. The fact that these route is the only one that the player has access to no matter what his choices are and the fact that the idea comes from one of the characters i dislike the most in the game kinda makes it worst than it actually is. The 8th day of this route is kinda of interesting, since it turns these route into what looks like a bad ending to something "better", i say "better" cause even tho the extra day gives more bosses and a more satisfying ending, it also defeats the purpose of what made the characters choose this ending.
Atsuro´s ending: It´s not the best ending, but definitely one of the most interesting endings because it turns the demons into what they look like to me as a player.
Naoya´s ending: One of the best two endings just because no matter the megaten, caos is always my way to go. Also because i love Naoya so much and, just like every other ending, you can see the protagonist go side with demons. The 8th Day is amazing just because you can become two different beings with the power you have and this day represents both paths fantastically. Also, the final boss of this day being one of my favorite demons in the franchise makes it even better.
Haru´s ending: My god, i love this ending so much. This path is so god damn good because its the only ending where you can see all characters liking your ideals, or at least, not wanting to murder you for your choice, and also because its Haru and Gin and i love them.
Amane´s ending: This ending is one of the reasons why i love the game, not because its the best ending, but because this might be the only game where i would do the law ending without getting mad for doing it, since i can´t bring myself to hate Amane as a character. Well, the 8th day on this one its really not that great tbh, i dont think its bad and i like it, but the only reason to exist is to make Naoya approve your decision, which is a no-go to me.
Characters: Oh boy, the characters. Well, since there are too many of them, so i wont describe one by one, but i´ll say my favorites and why all of them are great in their own way. All the characters in these game are so well made, since everyone has a different way of how do they view things and each one of them has a unique personality (besides one of them). Every single one has their own problems with the lockdown, which you can explore by choosing to pass more time with that person. As i said before, Naoya and Haru are certainly the characters i love the most. Naoya is such a great character to me for two reasons, he hates angles and he wants a reasonable revenge. As for Haru, i love her cause her backstory is fucked up and she is the perfect example of "what happens to you in the past will forever remain in your head". There are other two characters that i love simply because of their relation and interactions with the protagonist, Yuzu and Atsuro.
Well, the reason why i love the connection between these 3 is because, even in a fucked up situation like the lockdown, they will help each other, when 1 gets upset or mad, the other 2 will calm that 1 down, making them maintaining their sanity during the situation.
Ok, individually, i still love Atsuro and the only reason being that he´s your bro until the end, since no matter your choice, he will follow you and support your decision. Now, as for Yuzu, she´s still pretty good, even tho she´s the worst of the cast, does not mean she´s awful, my problem with her is that shes the only one who does not have a unique personality, since every line of her is exactly what you would expect from a girl form high school, which would be okay, if not for the fact that its IRRITATING AS FUCK. Still, pretty good most of the time cause she fits well in the situation.
For last, as for character designs, i think they all are incredible. Everyone has a unique and remarkable design, while also not being ridiculous nor stupid.
Gameplay: In gameplay, i will say, if it wasn´t for my love in pokemon and for the beautiful gameplay that SMTIVA gave to me, this would be the best gameplay i would ever had the pleasure to experience.
It was my first tactical RPG and it was just amazing in every aspect. It was kinda hard and the fact that had so much customization made it fun as fuck. Also, having variety in missions makes this game pretty entertaining, and not only in missions, but the amount of demons present in the game is immense, and since everyone of them has unique skills makes sure that the game has a super fun teambuilder aspect to it.
Soundtrack: Well, here we go for the thing that makes me think this game was made for me. Having a soundtrack based on hard rock ? Really Atlus? i can´t love you more than i already do. Every. Song. Is. Amazing. All of them go so well with the theme of the game and makes you jam in every possible situation, while also helping creating a perfect ambiance to the game. The only thing that they fucked up in overclocked compared to the original was switching the main theme song and even the new one is good enough. My favorite tracks would be:
"Sunset" is the theme that plays at the end of everyday, and my god, the melancholic theme fits perfectly. "Garuda" is also one banger that plays in the final boss which fits also perfectly since its intense but also super fast.
"Reset Vocal" that, sadly, isn´t in this game (just the instrumental) but god damn its fucking amazing as a intro.
"Confusion" playing in the battlefield for the final boss of the 8th day in Amane or Naoyas route, and fucking god i was feeling so god damn well listening to these on my first time beating Naoyas route. ITS SO SATISFYING.
Replay Value: After all that said, you can probably guess that these game has an immense replay value for a lot a reasons:
1º - In 1 playthough of these game, you wont be able to see all the story of all the characters due to the time limit given in everyday.
2º - Every route is worth exploring since all of them have different points of view, but also, you can also explore the reactions of different characters according to the path you choose.
3º - The gameplay is so versatile that you will always find different ways to play the game with different demons.
Finally, its over, my god was it long. Well, this shit was not worth it and i regret the amount of time i´ve spent on these, but well, these are the reasons why i love these game so much and why you should play it.
If you read all of these, im sorry little one and i hope you live a happy life.
I love everything else about this game expect how difficult it is
8.5/10
Liked a lot
8.5/10
Liked a lot
My absolute favorite Megaten game in the series! I love the atmosphere, the ost, and the characters. It may not be the best sjrp but I love it to death
they forgot the "s" part of srpg
Combine the demons and story structure from SMT with the strategy of Fire Emblem, Throw in all of the anime tropes, and stir with an engaging soundtrack to get this tasty Yuzu Recipe
masterpiece of a game