Digital Devil Saga 2: GO TO HELL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Review & score:
http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/digitaldevilsagaavatartuner2/index.html

Digital Devil Saga 2 finally realizes the promise of the saga's compelling storytelling, and while it's not without flaws, this demonic adventure still has a lot going for it.

The Good: Dark, demon-filled world and characters are still great; easy-to-use, open customization system for molding your characters; battle system is engaging and complex.

The Bad: Encounter rate is high; necessary resources like money can get scarce easily. The Shin Megami Tensei series' demonic tradition continues with Digital Devil Saga 2, a game that brings about a conclusion to the events chronicled in the original Digital Devil Saga. It's a delightfully dark and bizarre ride through the realms of spirituality, technology, and the human spirit that takes some neat twists along the way in both plot and gameplay. The high enemy-encounter rate and some income issues mar the experience somewhat, but this is a journey that is still well worth taking for fans of Japanese role-playing games itching to embrace their inner demons.

Digital Devil Saga 2 picks up directly where the first game left off, and if you haven't played the original, you'll be left with a bit of narrative catch-up work to do. The young members of the Embryon tribe, whom you controlled in the first game, have left their shattered, war-torn world of the Junkyard behind them. They've ascended to what they believe is Nirvana, only the truth of Nirvana turns out to be something they didn't expect. It's a world not too different from their own, in that the demonic Karma Association forces reign supreme over a cowed human population that's been forced underground. They were forced there by the sun, which turned black and menacing and started sending what people call "bad data" to the lands of Nirvana, turning everyone its rays touched to stone. If that weren't enough of a weird turn of events, the old world of the Junkyard is revealed to be nothing more than a complex war simulation, a field upon which those in Nirvana tested various combat artificial intelligence data. All your characters--the solemn Serph, the emotional Argilla, the icy-cool Gale, and the rest of the crew--are simply AI constructs from that program that have somehow been brought out into the real world through a girl named Sera.

This kind of immersion is only helped by the attractive, distinct style of the game, which once again features Kazuma Koneko's unique and compelling artwork. From the somber and striking main characters, to all the crazy, great demons you'll encounter in the game, there's always something fascinating to feast your eyes on. The demon designs remain both incredibly fluid and terrible (in a good way) to look upon, and though you'll recognize a number of them if you've played the original game, they all still look great. The game's sound complements the world well and is once again an aural gumbo of all different styles of music, from the battle themes' addictive rock, to a variety of mystical, more ominous tunes, and even some pop thrown in for good measure. It all somehow works, tying the strange and ruined world that you wander through together with a distinctive look and sound.

The game has a lot of content to work through at a fairly rigorous level of difficulty, and it has a number of hidden bosses and such that you can seek out should you wish to test your mettle. Once you've beaten the game (and it easily fills out the standard 30 hours or so for a typical RPG), you'll have the ability to play a new game with your learned abilities or even take on hard difficulty if you feel you're up to the challenge. For those who played the first Digital Devil Saga, you can import your saved data into this game, netting yourself some stat bonuses depending on what mantras you trained in. Some of the choices you might have made in that game can affect how certain characters in the sequel interact with you, but it's nothing that has a dramatic impact on the story or the ending.

Digital Devil Saga 2 finally realizes the promise of the saga's compelling storytelling, and while it's not without flaws, this demonic adventure still has a lot going for it. The fascinating cast and world, combined with the absolutely great atmosphere and feel, make it an interesting and able competitor in a crowded RPG market. If swords and sorcery have left you a little fantasy-weary, there are always this game's demons and deities to supply a nice change of pace.

Score: 8.3 1/0

Atlus legal line

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Entertainment

Tags:

• hell
• satan
• digital
• devil
• saga
• shin
• megami
• tensei
• DDS2
• atlus

[Krystallwolvelt]

This game is incredible I've had these two Digital Devil saga games for a long time the story line in part 1 was so griping that I could not wait for the sequal to come out cause it was so amazing.

1 million out 10 I give this XD

[danteMdie]

Dds2 is way better than the first. Soundtrack, gameplay dept, storyline (huuuge improvement). However, if you're thinking about buying the second without playing most of the first you will be throwing your money to the garbage, because the game won't suck you in...Anyway, this one is great

[Froggatt]

is this set in a post apocalyptic world? whats the basis of the story do the people you control turn into demons?

[dzsidu]

@Krystallwolvelt Nocturne is much better

[VetaEXZ]

If it wasback in the days again then i would of played this game

[xxxOMGSweetxxx]

Meh,I believe the first had slightly more comedic value,with DDS2 it's all 'bout HINDU HERMAPHRODITES!!!!

By the end,one of the characters (YOU KNOW WHO) constantly acts like Tea from YGOTAS,which greatly annoyed me.

[Xephon0930]

The only part of the game I really bitched about was the Kubanda boss.

[MugenYomi]

Long description

[heatmorama010]

can you like get it in ENGLISH

[heatmorama010]

u can get it online i did