- Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked

It's a great JRPG, a great SRPG, a great SMT game, and a lovely improvement over the original DS version! Most of the features from Devil Survivor 2 made their way into this upgrade of the first game (except DeSu2's Fate system, sadly) and it really helps. I used to think, before these recent remakes, that DeSu had the better story while DeSu2 had the better gameplay - this remake evens the playing field a bit. As such, this game combines great gameplay with useful features/additions and a great atmosphere-driven story with interesting characters. That said, since this is a Shin Megami Tensei spin-off, be warned: it's difficult. Patience is not only a virtue but a must with these games. Certain monsters can and will one-hit you, and some bosses will need to be repeated until you get your strategy down. That said, the game is really fun once you get over that learning curve, and the story and characters really help push you along in that regard. The game is set in a modern-day Tokyo, where you and your companions have just been trapped in a government lockdown/quarantine of the area. You quickly learn that this has to do with the demons you discover, and in fact acquire through strange portable electronic devices (called "COMPs," but clearly resemble a Nintendo DS/3DS) that are able to summon them. Communication is severed, demons start causing chaos, people start to panic, and your party finds themselves simply trying to survive day-to-day. This leads you to finding the cause of the lockdown, the origin of the demons, the COMPs, etc. and your decisions ultimately decide how, or even if, you try to fix things and end the lockdown or not. There are quite a few endings as a result that are, again in typical SMT fashion, often alignment-based (e.g. chaos, law/order, neutrality, etc.). You can even get a bad ending, but that's easy to avoid if you pay much attention at all. The gameplay is divided into two parts: non-combant and combat. Non-combat gameplay has a list of areas you can go to in the lockdown, with people you can talk to or events/battles to partake in. This all happens according to a 24-hour clock, meaning certain people can only be talked to at certain times and battles likewise can be time-limited. As such, you can leave characters to die if you know in advance they are in danger at a specific time and refuse to help them out. Your choices in this regard, i.e. who you talk to and such, will help shape and determine the course that your game takes and the final route and ending you get. So a general idea is to talk to plenty of people early on until you have an idea of who you agree with and ultimately want to help achieve their goals the most. And don't worry - you're not locked into a decision or anything until much later in the game, and it's black-and-white when you do finally decide what route you'll take. And also out of combat you get to buy demons (via "Auction" or the compendium of your past/current demons), fuse them (two demons become a third demon, with you losing the two you fused), changing up your teams/skills, etc. Combat gameplay takes place in individual skirmishes or fights that are made up of a local area, overlaid by a grid that determines movement. The flow is turn-based, with each player character (up to 4 at a time) and enemy character taking turns according to their speed. So you don't control all of your characters at once before ending your turn, and you don't get to choose which character of your goes when. This adds a need to strategize, of course. Once your character engages in combat with another, the gameplay momentarily departs from traditional grid-based SRPG games as it opens into a turn-based JRPG combat where you choose the actions for your character and their demons (up to two) and it happens at the same time as the enemy's actions - chronologically carried out by each individual's Agility stat. The actual fighting involves a very interesting (even if sometimes frustrating) system of elements, resistances, and "extra turns" (i.e. extra actions, usually gained through critical hits or hitting an enemy's elemental weakness). This is something you'll definitely have to get a handle on in order to get through the game without rage-quitting. While it's a game where you absolutely need to have patience and be willing to learn the ins-and-outs of combat, I would recommend it to anyone that likes RPGs, JRPGs, SRPGs, or even other SMT games.

As the title says, publisher and developer Atlus has once again created an entertaining, if not somewhat inaccessible, entry into the JRPG category. Shin Megami Tensei is synonymous with quality for the most part, and if you have experience with strategy and the series in general, there is a lot to appreciate here. If, on the other hand, you are planning on making this your introduction point, I would suggest Persona 3 FES, which is a little more forgiving than Devil Survivor. Strange words that mean "fire magic" or "heal magic" abound, and while the game does a decent job at describing all this ridiculous lingo, newer players might find themselves bogged down in the menus and jargon. Also, this is a remake (I hesitate to use the word port) of basically the same game that released on the original DS back in 2009. If you have played that, there isn't a lot more to see here. 3D isn't even fully utilized, and the voice acting that has been tacked on probably isn't going to win any awards. But if you didn't get a chance to play the first go-around and you enjoy challenging strategy JRPGs, I would certainly recommend this game to you.

This review is coming from a 32 year old woman who prefers simple side-scrollers like Mario. I usually don't like RPG's, but this game had such great reviews I decided to give it a try. Plus there were a limited number of 3DS games out there at the time and I wanted to expand my library. Firstly, you should know that this game barely utilizes the 3D function of the 3DS. It is only used in the opening scene and when you fuse demons. I found this very disappointing at first, but the sheer awesomeness of the game soon made me forget about the 3D. I don't play video games much now that I'm an adult and don't have a ton of free time, but this game has me ADDICTED! I haven't been this addicted since Pokemon first came out. The story is fantastic and keeps you engaged, they teach you the controls gradually so it's not too complicated to learn, and the demon auction and fusion keeps the 'addictive collector' in me satiated. The voice acting is terrific; usually you don't get this much dialogue in a game. I like that you don't have to read all of the dialogue if you don't want to; just sit back and let the characters talk. I will say there is a learning curve as with most games. After having to re-start 2 times already, I've learned to save my progress multiple times just in case I make a stupid decision when fusing demons or bought the wrong demons or something. It's a pain to start over after putting in 8 hours of gameplay. It can be easy to 'paint yourself into a corner' so to speak if you don't know what you're doing at first. So I hope my review helps you decide if you want to purchase this game. Really, I don't think you can go wrong with this one!

I tried to play the game as soon as it had arrived, but the game just will not load. I suspect it is because the game I recieved is US version instead of European one.

Ich habe dummerweise2 Versionen davon bestebestellt beide übern Amazon msrketplace, ka wieso, is aber nunmsl so. 3ds Versionen. Keine geht bzw. Wird vom 3ds erkannt. Ich habe über die Jahre hinweg keins der beiden Versionen läd. Is bestimmt ne ntdc version oder so das würde erklären warum mein in Deutschland gekauft er 3ds das spiel nicht erkenntntinzwischen mehre 3s Versionen versucht. Alle eu Versionen des 3ds Dank der Dummheiten von Nintendo. Keine meiner 3ds Systeme erkennt das Spiel im slot. Sodas is mir noch nie passiert. Nu hab ich spiel das mein 3ds nicht erkennt obwohl s laufen müsste. Zurückschicken is keine Option. Lehr Geld bennte man das mal. Englisch wäre kein Problem, aber wird nicht erkannt , da bin ich ratlos mein System ist auf dem neuesten Stand. Irgendwo habe ich schon gelesen das das Spiel nicht läuft. Tja manchmal sollte man auf andere hören.nu habe ich 2 mal eine 3ds Software gekauft in Amazon mstketplace mit der ich nix anfangen kann. Hät ich meine Kohle für Koks und nutzen aus gegeben hätte ich wenigstens m bodsle Spaß dran gehabt. Und vitalen enr sinoller investiert. xD Nu muss ichs mir m3tes mal akaufen, abeeinmal nicht aufgepasstbe Nu hab ich den salatstimmt nicht von Amazon. Marktplatz Aus smerica. Ich musste für den Mist sogar Zoll bezahlen, dafür das es jetzt im beste nfall als staubsauger dient. Das alte kauf Layout war besser vor 2018, das aktuelle id nix wert . Ganz klar Finger weg von rsrewsves USA Spiele von da laufen nicht auf deutsche n 3ds. Ich habe den Laden nicht mal aktiv rausgesucht wR bei jetzt kaufen dabei und wurde vom System ausgesucht das us 3ds spiele in europäische n 4 3ds nicht gehen dafür kann rare esvrs nun auch Mix warum keine eu Version nach Deutschland kommt allerdings schon sollte es keine geben muss das gesagt werden und vor allem gar nicht erst angeboten werden.

Al inicio hubieron detalles mínimos con el envío del producto (que no me importaron ya que el juego es difícil de conseguir en México). Aun así, no se excedieron del tiempo inicial programado, incluso llegó antes. Juego y vendedor recomendados!

the devil survivor series is a spin off of the main shin megami tensei series. The story is the main reason to play it. gameplay is a standard tactical rpg on a grid and not particularly special. What makes this game special to me is the branching story with several endings and in the overclocked edition of the game there are also epilogues for some of the endings. it's a game with a lot of dialogue choices with many consequences. There is a lot of information you won't get on your first playt hrough. I would recommend this game if you like a good mystery and are willing to take become invested in it. But if you come for the gameplay mechanics you might find it a bit, I don't want to say disappointing, maybe average?

Didn't work as it was a usa version but got full refund