Digimon Survive gets new gameplay trailer: All features explained
Bandai Namco's upcoming RPG Digimon Survive is one of the most highly anticipated games from the Japanese publisher. Developed under a studio called Hyde, the project is notorious for being in development hell. But thankfully, things are coming along fine as it is set for release later this month.
A brand new trailer for the game was also shown off recently. While it doesn't showcase anything that players did not know before, it does dip its toes into the game's intricacies. Here is everything fans and newcomers both need to know.
The core gameplay is divided into two sections: exploration and combat.
The latter sees players traverse between areas on the map screen, from the school floors to outdoor segments. Each area can also be investigated using the phone's camera to scout for clues and anomalies.
As it has visual novel elements, it is a heavily story-driven experience. Various characters, both human and Digimon, can be conversed with, allowing players to learn more about the characters and their personalities.
This also results in decision-making crossroads where the response can play a role in how the story plays out, as well as Karma and Affinity (with other characters). There are multiple endings, and the decisions made can even affect the Digivolutions of certain Digimons.
There are over 100 of these creatures, each with unique forms and many skills to pick from. This brings us to combat, the key element of the game. Battles take place across grids and are a turn-based affair.
But if players wish, they can also talk their way out of trouble with a feature similar to the Megami Tensei series' Demon Negotiation; picking the right options when talking with enemy 'mons can cause them to become party members. Further,
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