Digimon Survive Reviews
Digimon Survive is the latest entry in the series that takes a surprising twist with its setting and visual novel/strategy RPG hybrid. The result is a fresh take that’s fun, challenging, and a familiar treat for those who like monster collecting. Longtime fans should definitely give this a shot, and newcomers who haven’t played any of the previous Digimon games shouldn’t have a problem following the story or any of its proceedings. Despite the unfortunate delays that the game has experienced over the years, Digimon Survive is another worthwhile entry in the long-running series that won’t disappoint.
Digimon Survive has lived up to its long-incubated hype. The story is intriguing and pleasantly mature, the gameplay is simple but enjoyable, and the performances are rock solid. It can be a bit repetitive, but I’d still recommend the game to anyone with a passing interest and a love for narrative-heavy mon games.
Digimon Survive really just gets in its own way. Fans of the anime will find it familiar, but will be able to appreciate what the extra layer of violence adds to it. Getting through it is the tougher ask. Dialogue options leading you away from where you want to go (and potentially disconnecting you to the characters), key battles being few and far in between, and asking you to jump back in multiple times despite all of that seems like rubbing salt in the wound for those who already had notable issues.
Digimon Survive presented a beautiful and wonderful story and diverse characters, but when you look at the gameplay style, it was very boring and frustrating and may not suit everyone.
Review in Arabic | Read full review
Digimon Survive offers a unique spin on the franchise and one that I can appreciate, but it’s a shame the final product turned out like this after all this time.
Combat is fun, but it is in the shadow of the story, so if you are looking for Digimon fighting action, this is not the title in the series you should be grabbing, but I personally love the making choices that impact the storyline. The characters are great to interact with, and while there are clearly some standout characters players will dislike, as the story progresses, players will easily get hooked on all how they develop.
An unexpected mix of game genres that results in a emotional experience for all Digimon fans.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
As an avid Digimon fan, I'm disappointed to say that Survive did not meet my expectations at all. The combat is extremely superficial, the writing is as deep as a puddle, and the world is one of the most uninteresting the series has ever produced.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
While the tactical gameplay of Digimon Survive feels almost like an afterthought, the story does enough heavy lifting to ultimately make the experience worthwhile.
Digimon: Survive is one of the adventures of the year and offers the possibility of reliving under the eyes of a child what we once saw as such.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Hyde wrote a nice story with plenty of nice characters. The tactical RPG part feeling more like something pulling the overall duration of the title and less like an organic part of the game
Review in Greek | Read full review
Digimon Survive played with my slight prejudice and inexperience with the series and fooled me extraordinarily well. Its combat is simple but solid, but it's as a visual novel that manages to carry a story with dense, calculating overtones, turning the experience into an extremely competent project full of new routes of connections and choices to explore.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
While a departure from the normal monster collecting and battling, it tells a captivating story within that universe
Digimon Survive certainly won’t be for everyone, but it delivered just what I wanted from it. Providing a solid and rewarding story, a fun and strategic combat system and a mature take on a world many of us have loved now for over 20 years. It took a while to finally release but for those of you that are fans of both Digimon and visual novels, it was well worth the wait.
Digimon Survive is a talk-heavy game that expects you to spend a lot of time reading, and a little bit of time fighting. That may not be the most enjoyable thing if you just want a Pokémon substitute, but as visual novels go, it's one of the better ones.