Digimon Survive: Everything We Know About The Upcoming Role-Playing Strategy Game
After encountering numerous delays and seeing a change of developers mid-development, Digimon Survive is finally coming out this year. The upcoming role-playing game tells its story in visual novel-like chapters, while combat plays out in turn-based strategy battles.
As we approach Summer Game Fest and all the Not-E3 summer events, there's a chance we learn even more about developer Hyde and publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment's new game. But, for now, this is everything we know about Digimon Survive.
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Now Playing: DIGIMON SURVIVE — Teaser Trailer
Digimon Survive has two release dates. The game will initially launch in Japan on July 28. It will then release to the rest of the world on July 29.
Digimon Survive begins with a group of students on spring break visiting a temple in order to learn more about the legends surrounding the local mysterious beast gods. The group is suddenly transported to another world where they run into a Koromon, who aids the lost humans by digivolving into Agumon when they're attacked by other Digimon. Each of the students decides to work together in order to find their way home.
In Digimon Survive, you can team up with and train 113 different Digimon. Though you can outright fight anything you go up against, Digimon Survive allows you the option to talk with your foes, as well--listening to your opponents and answering their questions in a way they find satisfying can also lead to victory, and occasionally result in a would-be foe becoming another ally.
In between combat, the game
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