Seven to the End

Some people called this game as a copy of The World Ends with You, but I beg to differ. Aside the fact that this game is completely different from TWEWY, Devil Survivor was a really good trip.

To be completely honest, I was and never will be good in Strategy RPGs. But this game? This game is really enjoyable and fun and fast-paced! Just before I realized it, I’ve completely drawn to my NDS screen since the first 30 minutes of the Tokyo lockdown.

Story begins when the Hero, with two of his friends (Atsuro – the computer geek and Yuzu, your energetic average girl) received altered COMPS from Hero’s cousin, Naoya (who apparently is computer a genius) right before an ultimate lockdown happened around the Yamanote line. Unlucky for the trio, not only they get a mail predicting horrid future and being trapped inside the lockdown, suddenly wild demons appeared here and there to attack people. How terrible! However, the trio figured out how to use their altered COMPs and summon demons by themselves. It is hard to write the summary without spoiling the game, but just say that after some investigations they found out that world will end in 7 days.

The game’s graphic is pretty good and fitting. Vibrant colors on the character, accurate depicting on the background location, this game make me wants to return to Tokyo for a while and just sitting in front of Sunshine Building or taking Yamanote train. The music is not helping too, the tracks played inside the game are not the OMG SO GOOD kind of music, but they are so catchy with light techno tunes, I’m sure it will stuck for a long time. I especially want to highlight the designs of the demons because they are simply awesome, after all if it’s about designing Demons, Atlus is the specialist.

Anyway, let’s talk about gameplay. Devil Survivor is a little bit of everything you enjoy in your ol’ RPGs : classic strategic map, face-to-face battle a la dragon quest, breeding demons just like you breed Pokemon (except not really, but you get the point) only with a modern background. Travel around Tokyo, hunting things and investigating while collecting skills and maccas (the game’s currency) to buy and empower your demon’s deck. Like other Shin Megaten games, you can access the skill to fuse your demons to make new or stronger demons. Please note that elements play important role in the battles, you can adjust your demons and your skill through the skill crack.

You can also choose various path and scenarios to determine the ending, there are half a dozen ending you can get in this game along with demons you only can get after several play through, which makes this game has a pretty high replay value, well… at least until you are sick of the battles against Lucifer.

Overall this Devil Survivor is a solid RPG, it has a certain depth that makes you crave for more. It has its funny moments, plot twists and all the cool things. If you are a fan of ATLUS or RPG in general, you really should try this game.

Gameplay : 9.0
Graphic : 8.0
Music : 8.0
Story : 8.0
Replay Value : 8.0
Pros : Fast-paced and compelling story, relatively challenging battle, alternative scenarios, awesome demons’ designs, great music, Tokyo as the backdrop of the game (HO YAY)
Cons : Some characters might be irritating, repetitive battle arena, the bland design of the characters, too fast paced for some, LOLarious character development, no Wi-Fi system for buying more demons D8
Overall : 8.0+++ It’s just a delightful experience to play this game. It’s fast-paced, it’s challenging, it’s fun. I can’t stop praising this game for its enjoyable traits.

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