Digimon Survive Gets New Gameplay Footage

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Digimon Survive finally received an official release date last month. Fans were rightfully relieved since it had been four long years and multiple slips that caused worries the game might be stuck in development hell. Bandai Namco producer Kazusama Habu even apologised for the long silences between updates. But worries were allayed and things are gearing up for the July 29 launch, with a new trailer being released (via Gematsu).

Bandai Namco and developer Hyde showed off new gameplay footage during Rulicon 2022. The clip featured Japanese voiceover work as Digimon spoke, and a battle taking place in the turn-based tactical RPG. Movement, menus, and stats were shown, as well as a battle between Dokugumon and Agumon, with the latter evolving into Greymon. The animations look very similar to the famed anime series, which is quite impressive.

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Digimon Survive was first announced in 2018, but has been delayed due to a combination of pandemic-related troubles and as development changed to a new team. The game sees you playing as a group of high schoolers on a camping trip who then stumble into the world of Digimon. When wild Digimon attack, the students are saved by friendly Digimon who then team up to help the students find their way home. The new clip (below) comes via Ruliweb, with gameplay footage starting at the 2:23-minute mark.

While Digimon Survive has potential, our lead features editor Jade King worried the delays could've left a fatal scar on the game. "The project has seen a change in developers, a lack of communication with players, and enough delays to make Cyberpunk 2077 blush, so part of me worries it will be dead on arrival", she wrote. However,