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Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 |OT| Big Dipper and Bigger Boobs
- Thread starter Kazerei
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There's still multiple endings, yup. Story so far has been pretty good, but not as good as Devil Survivor. I'm hoping it'll still turn out great though. They've also added some really nice stuff that wasn't in Devil Survivor, like a Demon Compendium, Fate Links, extra unlockables for new game+ (so multiple playthroughs will actually be rewarding, you don't get everything just handed to you).
Holy shit, Thursday's boss is fucking insane.
It has the ability to
I will enjoy breaking you hehehe
It has the ability to
-hit everyone before the skirmish starts for 130+ damage
-hits twice
-insanely powerful spells
-STARTS WITH A FUCKING EXTRA TURN
thats like... 5 SEPERATE ATTACKS IN ONE TURN.
He also has HUGE RANGE, the map is claustrophobic and there's poison everywhere. You are one cheap boss...
-hits twice
-insanely powerful spells
-STARTS WITH A FUCKING EXTRA TURN
thats like... 5 SEPERATE ATTACKS IN ONE TURN.
He also has HUGE RANGE, the map is claustrophobic and there's poison everywhere. You are one cheap boss...
I will enjoy breaking you hehehe
Deified Data
Banned
Cool - replays in the original were pretty easy and got samey after beating it two or three times. This sounds like a game I can dig right into.
wastedyears
Member
I preordered through Best Buy against my better judgement because I had a gift card. I got an email today saying it was on back order, and when I called to complain they told me that Best Buy wouldn't be getting any copies until 3-23-12. I should have just ordered through Amazon like I was going to do originally.
cj_iwakura
Member
Yep, tough stuff so far. I'm on Day 2, and I expect(if not anticipate!) for it to get even worse.
Deified Data
Banned
I'm a Chaos guy, myself.
Naoya
Cool to hear that Law is finally being given a fair shake. The original Survivor was actually a lot better with Law than most games in the series, so I look forward to what you consider an improvement.
not surprised at all, they have a habit of claiming to stock niche games and then never actually stocking them
fuck those fuckers
mjemirzian
Banned
I was able to complete DS and DS Overclocked (Yuzu Route, duh) on the first playthrough without playing any free battles. I doubt I'll be able to do that with DS2's first playthrough.
DidntKnowJack
Member
I'm probably picking this up tomorrow even though my backlog is becoming huge. But it's Atlas so I have to do it.
This isn't becoming rare already is it?
This isn't becoming rare already is it?
Koroviev
Member
That's my philosophy. As I said in another thread, Atlus pretty much has me covered for pre-orders this year. My backlog is...shameful. I make myself feel a little better by not counting Steam games ._.
SpeedySwaf
Member
Used my reward points to snag this up from amazon. Won't see it for another week at least, sadly 
Supermanisdead
Member
I don't know why I buy SRPGs. I suck at them, but they look so cool.
Megidolaon
Member
I read on the official website that the designer of the bosses is the guy who designed the 3rd angel in Eva 2.0.
I'm an Eva fan, so this is good to me. I just purchased the Rebuild DVDs the same day I bought this game on amazon, so it's kind funny.
It's not ALL bad.
The item Makato gives you before the battle makes a HUGE difference. It cancels out the move it uses at the beginning of the skirmish, and the huge toxic spot in front of the boss is gone. This makes the boss "possible" but its still challenging, since demons spawn like crazy.
Make sure you're MC is at least 39-40 in this fight!
More enemies = more exp. It's so easy... :/
Start of day 3
Koroviev
Member
Male this time, female the next. It was a hard decision D:
CornBurrito
Member
So is the game good or not?
Nope.
I've added a few more reviews to the OP. The fact that this game requires strategy seems to be taken as a positive thing!
If you have (or will have) a N. American 3DS, you should absolutely get DSO.
If you still really want to play both DS1 and DS2, then I suppose you'll have to settle for the original. Or you could just skip it.
CornBurrito
Member
Got my copy in the male.
1st impressions:
This game is looking to be pretty damn good.
How many endings are there?
1st impressions:
Glad the female isn't the pathetic coward this time around.
I like the death clip concept a lot more than the Laplace Mail.
Woah! Some actual physical skills? Yessssssssssssss. Though my MC will still be going the magic route, at least the first time around.
I dislike the auction system this game uses. Why can't I bid after seeing my opponents bid
I like the death clip concept a lot more than the Laplace Mail.
Woah! Some actual physical skills? Yessssssssssssss. Though my MC will still be going the magic route, at least the first time around.
I dislike the auction system this game uses. Why can't I bid after seeing my opponents bid
This game is looking to be pretty damn good.
How many endings are there?
OH MY GOD.
Just finished Day 6... I got the scare of my fucking life.
Make sure always create backup saves, ALWAYS.
As an aside, i've finally hit my stride, and my characters are really strong.
MC / Daichi / Io / Joe is my point team, with some little mixing up here and there. I fucking love how demon skills level up...
Just finished Day 6... I got the scare of my fucking life.
There's a very strong chance one of the main characters will die.
Make sure always create backup saves, ALWAYS.
As an aside, i've finally hit my stride, and my characters are really strong.
MC / Daichi / Io / Joe is my point team, with some little mixing up here and there. I fucking love how demon skills level up...
Some evil wave users can get a new ability that increases your range by 4 (6 in total!!!) I CAN EVEN OUTRANGE CERTAIN BOSSES
Yes, I can't remember anything like that from the first game.
Also, in the first half hour I thought "Hey, Shin Megami Tensei: Final Destination?"
It is a positive thing indeed. However, it does make the game harder than the first one which required less strategy. I had to adjust and really pay attention to what I was doing after losing the first free battle I did.
My early impression is a "yes".
mjemirzian
Banned
Made it to day 4 with no free battles. The first 3 days are definitely more difficult under those conditions than DS1.
Young, well-endowed woman plus push up bra is pretty close to Io.
CornBurrito
Member
Woah wait, this game is more difficult than DS1?
Granted, only the boss battles were difficult in DS1.
For this, I have massive respect. I am the sort of gamer to just grind grind grind when he can just to avoid a game over in a hard battle. However, stuff like that when overdone can also quickly kill a game by making the game too easy.
Yes, this game is harder but only if you are like me, and lack strategy
No wonder dude, Joe and Daichi have terrible stat growth
Well, Joe and Daichi are just solid all around characters. High speed + magic/str. Daichi in comparison to Keita / Hanako is only ever so slightly weaker, so he's more of a flavor character. Fumi I find is an overrated glass cannon; I don't really like her much, but lategame she's probably good. Jungo is 1 dimensional, and isn't that good. The best physical attackers are fast, since they get to abuse the broken multistrike skill. Otome is pretty fucking beastly, thats true but I honestly prefer Joe's speed.
I'll admit that Daichi doesn't have a niche, but I don't really mind that. Joe on the other is a legitimately good mage with incredible speed. Shame his low vit stat means he can't learn force boost related skills :/. Io is the worst of the 3 since her (unique) stat growths don't really let her compete against the faster mages and she's also slow as dirt, which can be really annoying. I still use her anyway since she's a really good tank (since STR = DEF in this game...) In short, I basically use those 3 characters because they're my favorites, and the gap between characters isn't that big.
There wasn't a single point in the game where I felt like "damn I might have won if I used X character."
Sadist said:
Wish I could "like" gaf posts.
I'm really trying to enjoy this game, but, I'm only at the fight "Demon Hacked" and every monster is just kicking my ass. Do I have to sit back and fuse demons with demons with demons? Do I have to level up? Why does it feel like they're still stronger than me? Do I need to have reserves of demons?
I'm about to just drop it and trade it in, I'm really not in the mood for watching myself lose over and over.
I'm about to just drop it and trade it in, I'm really not in the mood for watching myself lose over and over.
What level are you, I just beat it with people around level 12/13? Also it never hurts to have reserve demons just so you have extra characters, also make sure that you're not using the same demons from lower levels. Fuse them into higher level demons and you should be good.