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Devil Survivor: Overclocked |OT| - And on the Eighth Day...
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Femmeworth
Banned
I think Devil Survivor has my favorite plot, but the character writing leaves something to be desired.shadyspace said:
Mockingbird
Member
I had it pre-ordered for $37.99 at amazon but cancelled it because the price is a bit too high for an enhanced port. Was hoping for some credit or pre-order bonus but none came. Will definitely buy during the fall buy one get two sale though.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
God, I would buy this if it was $30. Never played the original, but $40 is a steep price for this game.
Looks like I'll be waiting a month or so.
Looks like I'll be waiting a month or so.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Your loss man. One of the best RPGs of the generation.Fantastical said:
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thepotatoman
Unconfirmed Member
This is the only retail game I could find that I'm interested in playing for the 3DS anytime soon so I'm completely hyped for this game. Pre-ordered before I even heard about the fully voiced thing so even more hyped.
I think ill play easy mode first time through too.
I think ill play easy mode first time through too.
gatotsu911
Member
Want to buy this to play at some point and support Atlus now, but I have a downright colossal backlog of handheld RPGs (including Tactics Ogre, which I haven't even started yet) and not so much money, so I may end up having to pass on this one.
CornBurrito
Member
Easy mode is for babies. Just get Drain on all your demons and the game becomes piss easy.
Ok maybe not piss easy since bosses will still wreck your shit. And those fucking starfish demons. THOSE FUCKING STARFISH DEMONS.
But thankfully New Game+ mode is easy as fuck once you have all the broken endgame demons.
Ok maybe not piss easy since bosses will still wreck your shit. And those fucking starfish demons. THOSE FUCKING STARFISH DEMONS.
But thankfully New Game+ mode is easy as fuck once you have all the broken endgame demons.
SolarKnight
Member
IF any stores here finally stock a SMT game for once, I'll try to sacrifice as many games as I can to get trade-in credit to buy this. The only "SMT" game I've ever seen them stock is Persona. Not 3, 4, or 3P, just Persona =/
The fact it was listed in their magazine thing gives me hope, but I'm not gonna hold my breath...
The fact it was listed in their magazine thing gives me hope, but I'm not gonna hold my breath...
Gentleman Jack
Member
Obsessed said:
Besides saying you did, is there any benefit to playing it on normal/harder difficulties?
CornBurrito
Member
Gentleman Jack said:
Yeah, a challenge.
I like a challenge in my RPG.
Actually, I dont think the extra Macca and XP will make that big a difference honestly. The bosses will still fuck your shit up if you don't take advantage of their weaknesses, and cover your own weaknesses.
Figure out how to get extra turns and deprive your enemy of extra turns (or prevent them from getting extra turns in the first place). That is basically the secret of the battle system. Until New Game+ that is and then you can just brute force everything including the final boss.
But the bonus boss can't be brute forced...
Also: DO NOT INVEST IN STR AT ALL AS THE MC. DO NOT INVEST IN STR.
Magic is plentiful and powerful. Physical attacks are scarce and shitty especially towards the endgame.
SolarKnight
Member
The action is on the lower screen, so the top screen is all 3D menus IIRC.
shadyspace
Banned
So the bottom screen that's the same resolution as the DS bottom screen? That blows.SolarKnight said:
SpaceBridge
Member
shadyspace said:
Huh? Is this for real? I thought both screens had better resolutions than the original DS screens?
graywolf323
Member
$40 feels a bit steep to me as well but it's the only game I really want on 3DS so I'm buying it
also Atlus has earned my hard earned cash
also Atlus has earned my hard earned cash
CornBurrito
Member
Teknoman said:
Don't worry. The game is so fucking awesome you won't even care that the battles aren't in 3D.
shadyspace
Banned
Yeah, my bad. The DS touchscreen was 256 x 192 and the 3DS touchscreen is 320×240. Still, sucks that it's not on the way better top screen.SpaceBridge said:
charlequin
Banned
Obsessed said:
This is my biggest sadness about this game. I'd actually be willing to pay for this game again to see the eighth day content, but I don't want to slog through the main game again without my overpowered NG+ party.
SpaceBridge
Member
Should I preorder just incase my local stores dont carry copies or incase they sell out.
CornBurrito
Member
charlequin said:This is my biggest sadness about this game. I'd actually be willing to pay for this game again to see the eighth day content, but I don't want to slog through the main game again without my overpowered NG+ party.
Spoilers about NG+ parties:
Did you manage to get Metatron with All Resist (or some variant)? I did and whatever he didn't nullify or reflect, he resisted. Made bosses a piece of cake by ensuring they'd never get an extra turn. Also Ameterasu was a god tier healer. Oh and Asura was amazing.
And I look forward to the challenge again. If you really don't want to deal with the challenge (or as much of a challenge) just do
Yuzu's route, the easiest route.
cj_iwakura
Member
It's a good story assigned to Atlus' second string devs, sadly. Mediocre artwork and decent-bad music. Would've been a masterpiece if Kaneko and Meguro had been involved, but it's just really good as it stands.
charlequin
Banned
Obsessed said:
It's not really the challenge, it's more the time. I spent a pretty long time on it and unlike most of the RPGs I enjoy replaying I don't honestly think I would approach my party build or most of the boss fights any differently a second time around.
I honestly don't remember what my final party was like in the DS version, just that I had some really stupid overpowered demons, lol. I'm sure I could (and occasionally still consider) go back and get the other endings very quickly.
CornBurrito
Member
cj_iwakura said:
The music wasn't anything special, but I don't remember listening to anything I would mark as bad.
charlequin said:
Ah that I can understand. I personally don't remember how I tackled the bosses initially so I don't mind the time.
And you never got all the endings? Damn. You do know that
certain demons can only be unlocked by completing certain endings,
charlequin
Banned
Obsessed said:
Oh, yeah. I had something else I wanted to play right away when I was done with it and I just never got around to going back. This thread is making me think I should though, hmm....
Femmeworth
Banned
You consider your Shinjiro Takada second string? Some Growlanser fan.cj_iwakura said:
I wish the Devil Survivor series had a better character designer, though. Soejima would be a better fit for the script than Kaneko. Of course either one would be better than Yasuda.dr3upmushroom
Banned
Just how hard is this game? I don't like slogging through easy RPGs, but all the talk about the difficulty is starting to get me worried. I'm guessing it's just exaggeration, but is really harder than other SMT games? If I got through Strange Journey, I'm guessing/hoping that I'll be able to make it through this, right?
Anyway, I'm pretty excited for it, never played the original and I've loved every SMT I've played so far (just Personas 3 &4 and SJ, but still, consider all three some of my favorite games.) A lot of people talk about StarFox being the first title to end the 3DS drought, but this is it for me.
I've said this in other threads, but if I do end up liking this (and I don't have any reason to believe I won't), it's going to suck deciding whether to buy the sequel or see if they do another 3DS remake next year.
Anyway, I'm pretty excited for it, never played the original and I've loved every SMT I've played so far (just Personas 3 &4 and SJ, but still, consider all three some of my favorite games.) A lot of people talk about StarFox being the first title to end the 3DS drought, but this is it for me.
I've said this in other threads, but if I do end up liking this (and I don't have any reason to believe I won't), it's going to suck deciding whether to buy the sequel or see if they do another 3DS remake next year.
Related to this, Target and other stores like that will get this, right?SpaceBridge said:
Sseklebeast
Member
Devil Survivor is not my favorite SMT title but I like it enough to get Overclocked and to support Atlus. <3 you guys!
Erm...well need a 3DS first!
Erm...well need a 3DS first!
Femmeworth
Banned
I would put the difficulty a little bit higher than Persona 3 & 4. I didn't play much of Strange Journey, so I can't compare the two. You should be fine.dr3upmushroom said:
SpaceBridge
Member
ninj4junpei said:
I played Strange Journey, but I found Devil Survivor easier. Then again, I got only as far as 3 or 4th day.
boiled goose
good with gravy
an excellent game.
challenging, decisions and action that HEAVILY impact story, great fun.
and not just that. a GREAT PORTABLE GAME.
The way the game is designed is perfect for on the go and short play sessions. the gameplay is deep yet the modular design is great for a handheld.
if u havent played it. GET IT.
lets just say the difficulty towards the end ramps up quite exponentially.
challenging, decisions and action that HEAVILY impact story, great fun.
and not just that. a GREAT PORTABLE GAME.
The way the game is designed is perfect for on the go and short play sessions. the gameplay is deep yet the modular design is great for a handheld.
if u havent played it. GET IT.
SpaceBridge said:
lets just say the difficulty towards the end ramps up quite exponentially.
dr3upmushroom
Banned
ninj4junpei said:
Alright cool. Strange Journey definitely wasn't an easy game, but so long as it's only a little tougher than P3&4 I think I'll really enjoy it.SpaceBridge said:
polyh3dron
Banned
I just preordered, but what the fucking fuck.... Gameplay on the bottom non-3D screen? REALLY ATLUS?
onlyindreams
Banned
Fuck it, I preordered too. have a feeling this will get a low print run and I'll end up missing out.
charlequin
Banned
dr3upmushroom said:
Devil Survivor is harder overall than Strange Journey, but nothing in DevSur comes even remotely close to the cavalcade of bullshit that is SJ's final boss.
It's super-great and totally worth it though! Plus it has an easy mode or whatevs now.
Pureauthor
Member
I just wanted to chime in and say that that is some awful cover art.
mocolostrocolos
Member
So, there is not a single chance that us (eurogaf) will be getting this?
dr3upmushroom
Banned
Yeah, this is a really weird decision. Personally I've never seen any big appeal in using the touch screen for RPGs, it's really not that much quicker. Having all the menus and demon-fusing stuff on the touch screen is nice, but they dropped the ball a bit putting the main gameplay down there.polyh3dron said:
Well, that sounds pretty darn hard. I'm curious, are the battles themselves hard or is there difficulty in managing the SRPG aspect as well? Like, can you do pretty much whatever when you're moving around the grid as long as you're winning battle, or it there strategy there too?charlequin said:
charlequin
Banned
dr3upmushroom said:
By far the most challenge is in terms of movement on the grid; if you don't make aggressive use of your demons' movement abilities you get in the soup pretty quick.
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thepotatoman
Unconfirmed Member
This game gives me hope that not every game will decide to use the top screen as the main screen no matter what. My biggest worry was the touch screen going to waste after the 3D was announced.
mjemirzian
Banned
Most non-boss fights are just generic filler where the best strat is to move forward as far as possible and spam your best attacks. if you've set up a decent team you can faceroll through everything except the boss fights. It's a relatively easy and simple game both in customization and combat.