The Soul Hackers 2 Review

wow the fact that they made the UI interactable with the mouse is something I didn't expect specially coming from a Japanese studio, pretty nice feature

Quick protip I saw earlier: If you set the tips display in your Gameplay Options menu to either "Hide" or "Display (with skip button)", it'll drastically cut load times down. It seems to ONLY be because of the TIPS screen

This might be massive copium but I hope this game does well because I think it's success can pave the way to Devil survivor 3

Soul Hackers 1 did a good job at making mundane, real life locations into threatening, mysterious dungeons. Crawling factories, hotels, office buildings, airports, and more was really fun for me. Makes me sad that 2 drops the ball.

One thing I like to point out is that the three human party members represents classic SMT alignments albeit never directly said . Arrow is Law, Milady is Chaos and Saizo is Neutral. A lot of the soul link choices reflect this

for anyone who doesn't know this, the loading screens are way faster if you set the option "tips display" in the gameplay options to "display (with skip button)" or "hide". also if you find the camera weirdly centered, you can change the camera position from the default "left" option to "center". also personally i found the camera moving on its own to follow ringo weird, so i changed the camera tracking option to off so i have full manual control with the camera.

The way you describe the game, fun combat + a serviceable story + bland dungeon/quest design... actually makes me feel nostalgic. It sounds (and looks based on the videos) like 80% of the JRPGs from the PS2 era. When the genre was still huge and we got all sorts of lower budget JRPGs. Honestly I think I am okay with that. I kinda miss these sorts of releases. I mean I know we still get them here and there, but it's not the deluge like it used to be. I already had the game pre-ordered but seeing the response the game has gotten so far has actually made me look even more forward to it as weird as it sounds.

Seems like they did a lot with a little in terms of budget. Pretty impressive in my opinion.

A nice little detail that I really like in this game, is the interaction between the party member in combat. Like they don't just say some random lines, they actually respond to each other.

I’m hoping to every deity under the confines of conceptual reality that this game sells well so that more SMT spin-offs get made with a higher budget. I’m personally hoping for a third Raidou Kuzunoha game but that’s wishful thinking.

Honestly, after 100%ing P4G recently, I'll take empty hallways and rooms as long as they have an actually fixed design. Anything is an improvement for me at this point.

"factions aren't established well" I mean that's basically an SMT staple at this point to have different groups and have none of them fleshed out well at all lmao

7:10 A note to potential buyers, An update for the game was pushed after this vid released which added sprinting and a high speed mode for battling. So complaints about sluggishness are somewhat mitigated. Here's the notes: Dash Function – Added a “Dash” function to Ringo’s movement in dungeons and fields. You can switch between “Normal” and “Dash” as you like. (With the addition of the Dash function, the effect of the Summoner Skill “Assassin’s Stride” has been changed to, “Become undetectable to enemies for a fixed distance.” High-Speed Battle Mode – Added a “High-Speed” mode to battle. You can switch between “Normal” and “High-Speed” as you like.

As much as I love this game, I sure hope that ATLUS hasn't completely forgotten or cancelled Project Re: Fantasy.

>says dlc practices are bad >still buys super deluxe premium edition It's poetry really... I'll just wait till it's cracked to play it.

Btw, there is a setting that will reduce the loading screen times. It's a set amount of time. I believe it's something to do with tips. It's pretty dumb but at least you can reduce it

Gremlin first appeared a 3d model in Dx2, where it always whizzes around. Viewing the model can crash lower end devices.

Nobody: Nyarly at midnight: This is a good time frame for a video!

Ya know, a guy like Saizo can just be a hopeless romantic and want a loving relationship without being labeled with internet terms. Thanks much, Mr Internet Lingo.

Ringo's butt is the real reason they made this game after all.