Atlus, the acclaimed developer behind some of the most beloved JRPG franchises of all time, including Persona, Catherine, and Shin Megami Tensei, is back for more.
Soul Hackers 2 is a new sci-fi mystery, rebooting the classic Devil Summoner series with Atlus' modern expertise. In a war that threatens to bring about the end of the world, hive-mind AI Aion creates two new agents in an attempt to avert this disastrous fate.
One of those is Ringo, who you'll play as as you attempt to discover the cause of the apocalypse. Aion's first creation, Ringo is essentially newborn, with all the naivety and curiosity that you might expect from someone newly arrived in our world. Headstrong and sure of herself, Ringo is also fascinated by the humanity that she's charged with saving; society and culture captivate her, but nothing is more engrossing to her as human emotion.
That naivety, however, doesn't mean that Ringo can't look after herself in battle. Handy in a fight, she's particularly adept at Electric skills, which means her partnership with early devil companion Pixie is especially powerful. Ringo can handle herself, but she can also buff her allies during combat, and call in a wide array of summoned devils in order to turn the tide in her favour. Perhaps most important of all Ringo's skills, however, is her ability to Soul Hack - by reaching into the memories of the recently-deceased and triggering their sense of regret at having died, Ringo can resurrect her fallen friends. Although an extremely powerful tool, the secret of Soul Hacking is still a mystery to Ringo.
As Ringo explores the bright lights and dark corners of Soul Hackers 2's cyberpunk take on Japan, she'll be far from alone. For one thing, you'll be working
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