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Digimon Survive(JP) is a tactical role-playing game released for the Nintendo Switch in 2022. It is a spin-off of the Digimon series. The game is largely driven by player choice with the choices affecting how the story goes and even how the Digimon digivolve.
Gameplay[]
Player choices influence the direction of the story, including the Digimon's digivolution process. Multiple playthroughs can result in different paths and different digivolutions. The game features multiple endings and should wrong choices be made, characters will be killed. The game is split into multiple types of gameplay, such as "Drama Parts", "Search Action", "Free Action", and "Free Battle". During "Drama Parts" the game proceeds as a text adventure to tell the story. In "Search Actions", the player searches for a way to survive. In "Free Action", the player chooses where to go and whom to talk during a limited window of time. During "Free Battle", the player can enter certain areas to train their Digimon and collect items.
Plot[]
Development[]
The game was originally revealed in 2018 in an issue of V-Jump. Sparse information came through with the next update occurring in July 2019, delaying the game to 2020. The opening cinematic was released that same month. In October 2020, the game was delayed again as the game's producer announced that the game had restart with a change in game engine as well as the COVID-19 pandemic. The game's release date was finally confirmed on April 18, 2022.
The original development plan, according to the game's producer, for this game was that it was to be developed on an indie game budget using the small developer, Witchcraft, but realized that this was not possible. Since the developers had yet to use much of the budget, he was able to convince the stakeholders to allow him to switch developers and restart development. However, the original game was developed using a custom engine so, the developers, Hyde, switched development to Unity.
Reception[]
Digimon Survive received “generally favorable reviews,” according to review aggregator website Metacritic.
The Nintendo Switch version of Digimon Survive was the second bestselling retail game during its first week of release in Japan, with 28,536 physical copies being sold. The PlayStation 4 version was the twelfth bestselling retail game in Japan throughout the same week, selling 7,757 copies.
External links[]
- Digimon Survive at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Digimon Survive at GameFAQs
| Digimon series | |
|---|---|
| Console games | Digimon Rumble Arena 2 • Digimon World 4 • Cyber Sleuth • Digimon Survive |
| Handheld games | Battle Spirit • Battle Spirit 2 • Racing • World DS • World Dawn and Dusk • World Championship • Story Lost Evolution • Super Xros Wars • World Re:Digitize • Universe: Appli Monsters |
| Related | Bandai Namco Entertainment • Pokemon • Monster Rancher • Tamagotchi • Yo-kai Watch |