Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers - Demonic Cyberpunk Action - Out now!

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Release Date: April 16th, 2013 (US)

Soul Hackers Official Site
Order @ Amazon, GameStop

Pre-orders (and likely all first-run copies) includes a 6-track Arranged Soundtrack CD.

Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers is one of the "lost" Shin Megami Tensei games; one of the games that, despite some initial localization plans, didn't make it to US shores for its initial release. Originally developed for the Sega Saturn and ported to the PSOne, it seems to be considered among long-time Megaten fans to be a great game, with addictive negotiation and battle systems, great music (Soul Hackers was the second game that Shoji Meguro worked on), good dungeon design, and an interesting story. Soul Hackers goes further into cyberpunk territory than just about any other entry in the Shin Megami Tensei franchise.

Setting
Being a cyberpunk game, Soul Hackers takes place in the future. Amami City is a model city, with a fully-networked infrastructure designed to make the city as efficient and environmentally-friendly as possible. Everyone has wireless access to the Net at any point in the city, along with a portable PC. All of these things, powered by the super-fast Krypto chip, are provided free to citizens courtesy of the project's manager, the Algon Soft corporation.
 
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[quote name='jello44']I'm hoping Best Buy ships my copy out soon (they're getting it ready it seems), so I can have it on Tuesday.[/QUOTE]

many on gamefaqs said their shipped with a EST Of APRIL 18

had this PREORDER just CANCELLED.... Glad i watched the videos... THe 3rd video showing gameplay footage... The background made me feel a little sick (when your in batttle the screen moving in the background...)

too bad you cant turn it off
 
[quote name='whoknows']Mine is coming from Amazon on the 18th since I waited for the last minute to preorder and missed RDD :bomb:[/QUOTE]

can still do ONE DAY and get it if you want to pay 4 bucks
 
Got mine coming from Amazon as well, was a Quick Pick so I was able to save 2 bucks, actually don't know much about this series so I'm not sure what to expect out of this one.
 
[quote name='slidecage']can still do ONE DAY and get it if you want to pay 4 bucks[/QUOTE]

I'd rather wait and save $4 :lol:
 
[quote name='whoknows']I'd rather wait and save $4 :lol:[/QUOTE]

I canceled mine due to the background changing and the fact i got it on my gAMEFLY list and have nothing else on my gamefly for a month (What i should be able to beat this game in)

ALSO i expect gamefly to have a KEEP IT NOW around 29.xx and have a 5 buck coupon that would knock it down to 28... would rather spend 28 and get it weds and hate it and be able to break even then pay 38 hate it and lose 10

was either amazon for 38 tuesday
or
gamefly probally weds with a keep it for 25 (after my 5 code)

i can wait a day to save 13
 
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[quote name='whoknows']The background changed? What do you mean by that?[/QUOTE]

look at the Japanese Gameplay Video a litle few post above this

at the 1.00 mark...

the movement in the background bug the hell out of me ....


getting hooked on overclocked for the 3ds anyways ....

and

HOLY CRAP there is nothing coming out for handhelds for months so maybe i wont BUY IT i just play it and beat it..

on 2 at a time on gamefly and my Q looks like

Soul hackers now
lego under sunday
Soul for the vita on the APRIL 30

THEN

NOTHING Coming on the VITA until END OF JUNE (2 months)
NOTHING coming on the 3ds untll START OF JUNE end of june (animal crossing / project x
AND the poor litttle ds is DEAD nothing until AUG

might just cancel my gamefly account and come back in june
 
I haven't played any of the SMT games outside of the Personas. Is this a hard game? Would I like it? I like the cyberpunk theme.
 
[quote name='2DMention']I haven't played any of the SMT games outside of the Personas. Is this a hard game? Would I like it? I like the cyberpunk theme.[/QUOTE]
Not hard so far, but it's not super easy either. The difficulty is also adjustable!

Yes you would like it.

I like it a lot so far, and you can turn off the voices so you don't have to hear them. They are baaaaad.
 
I'm on the fence about this one. Its my first "Summoner" game (Played the Survivor & Persona games) but im finding myself annoyed trying to capture demons, me giving them items/money, and getting nothing in return while my Mag runs to 0 and all my demons start dying slowly.

Right now im trying to find the balance by just grinding up my levels, and then going and trying to capture enemies (that way my higher level will allow some better fusions). I have nothing else to play til Dead Island next week so i'm going to stick with it unless I get really aggravated with it.
 
I don't understand how people are having problems with MAG going to 0. I've never even gotten anywhere close to 0. FWIW I'm only on the second Vision Quest so I don't know if things get worse later on.
 
I'm only at the planetarium so I'm not that far. My main issue was that since I had 4 demons summoned it was costing me around 180 mag to get to each battle and then only getting 210-225 mag from the results. If I tried talking to a demon and they ran away/joined me, I got 0 mag which meant I'd only be at 30 left and after two steps would be taking damage.

Luckily, I found a few spots where I can grind with only the two main party members so I'm using 0 mag per battle and one-shotting everything. All in all I'm gaining about 250-500 mag per minute.
 
[quote name='Dead of Knight']I have had zero freezing problems and I have 10 hours on the clock, but probably played a few more than that due to casino grindan. :lol:[/QUOTE]

i got the game today via gamefly (should of waited before i paid for it) got froze at the 32 min when a demon hit me with a spell

froze at the 1 hour 3 mins when got hit with a zan spell

froze at the 2 hour mark (game just froze)

3 freezes at less then 2 hours ...
 
[quote name='slidecage']i got the game today via gamefly (should of waited before i paid for it) got froze at the 32 min when a demon hit me with a spell

froze at the 1 hour 3 mins when got hit with a zan spell

froze at the 2 hour mark (game just froze)

3 freezes at less then 2 hours ...[/QUOTE]

Damn that sucks. I will report if/when I get any freezes.

I think I just broke the game though by getting the Emperor Sword at the Casino. :lol: Oh well.
 
I have only played about 2 hours and I have had no problems with freezing. I have the digital version. I have never played a game in this series and I am liking this one so far. Were the voices in the original version? because they seem like they're from 1997...
 
midway though the 2nd vision quest... so far only had the first 3 freezes nothing since.... 40 still seems way too high for this game.. glad m able to rent it off gamefly ....how i understand it it only has one ending ? and no real NEW GAME +

may be wrong
 
Picked this up without looking into it much but it sounded appealing to me, and didn't realize it was a dungeon crawling rpg but I was kind of happy since I tried out the EO4 demo and loved this type of RPG.

Really liking the game so far, but I don't think the voice acting is that bad imo.
 
[quote name='Dead of Knight']There are multiple endings and there is a New Game+ that is required to get an ending.

Where the fuck do you get your information?[/QUOTE]

from my goldfish :) really though i thought that I read it somewhere.. but peopleon GAmefaqs saying new game has many bugs in it if you use the same name or even same save file.
 
dont know if its the HIGH random rate or what but this game is really bugging me... probally be one of the few games i never finish and just send back.. 15 hours in and how FAQ look like im only around 45% done.
 
I do like the game but yes it feels very dated but the story is good but if you like Etrian Oddsey 4. It is a great follow up to play. Im only 20 hours in but its fun if your on the fence rember its a 15 year old JRPG and plays like it with high enemy enconter rates ect.
 
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