Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (PAL)

Great game with way more voice acting than I expected. Classic SMT exploration with interesting demon conversations and fusion. Still getting the hang of combat and surviving. Game is tough, but I enjoy the challenge.

Versión: USANO trae CDRealmente, cualquiera que piense en comprarlo físicamente ya sabrá o tendrá una vaga idea de qué trata la historia, jugabilidad y demás; Y solo le importara cómo se enviará actualmente, así que bueno... Ahí está xD

Ok, where do I start? The game has a considerable amount of features and the amount of demons is just staggering! I have never played a SMT/Persona game before besides the SMT: Imagine MMO a few years ago so I can't really compare it to others in the series so I don't have much to compare it to. It plays similar to Dragon Quest or Pokemon but the gameplay is faster and considerably more complex, it is easy to get overwhelmed and I can't see how anyone under the age of 16 could decipher it all, hell I am 24yrs old and it took me around 6 hours to fully figure it out. The game itself isn't hard at all on medium difficulty as long as you fuse your outgrown demons into stronger ones as you level up, I had a weak level 4 demon called a Knocker when I started and kept it until level 10 and by then enemies were 2 shotting it so I fused it with a fairy to make a fairy named Heqet that was level 9 and was back on track. So obviously every 3-5 levels you will need to fuse away to get anywhere. Once you get a grip of the mechanics the game gets much better. Prior to buying it I was worried about healing my character, saving, and about how your demons can die if you run out of Magnetite (demon fuel gained from battles and stuff) but it's much easier than it sounds, trust me! There are plenty of save spots all over and an item that lets you save anywhere if your an extra cautious person, healing spells cost very little mp and there are in-dungeon healing spots that are cheap if your demons run low on mp for healing spells, there is also a restaurant that you can use in town between missions as well so your never really stressed unless you fight a boss it seems. Magnetite is easily gained from killing/talking with demons and I have yet to have less than a thousand of it at any time and usually have plenty to stockpile in my bank just in case after half an hour of gameplay. The graphics aren't really that bad considering the age of the game and if you are interested in buying a game like this graphics are clearly not your priority anyways. My only real gripe is that demons are awfully tough to recruit and that demon natures can be bothersome, I especially hate it when I get a high damage demon that just wants to guard all the time. Another small issue is that my party will occasionally switch battle spots on their own leaving things less than desirable but as long as I make sure to swap them around before a boss fight I have no problems. Overall the game is great and better than Pokemon/Dragon Quest could ever be in my opinion, it also has it's own unique style, it almost looks like a sort of sci-fi gothic theme and they pull it off very well, it's easy to feel cramped and claustrophobic when your not in the overworld but I think that adds to the game instead of weakening it. You just never feel completely safe in a dungeon for some reason and I haven't really felt that to the same extent as this game delivers. It's hard to describe it but this game definitely delivers in the ambience department. It's very old school, I could definitely see this bridging the gap between easier turn based games and something like Wizardry which takes dated gameplay mechanics to a whole new dimension lol! The reason I gave it a 5 is because it really does everything right, sure the story isn't mindblowing but I think it's engaging enough and the game is fun, what else do you need? You could dock a point for graphics but seeing as it's a port of a game from 1997 I think it's easy to let that slide. ;)

Whenever I buy an older game online theres always a worry that its gonna be missing something or kinda busted up, but the game came in perfect quality and even still had the manual! Soul Hackers is one of my favorite Megaten games, and I'm so happy to finally have a physical copy for the collection.

Otro buen shin megami tensei. Para coleccionistas.