Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory Reviews
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker's Memory is a confusing product. It's too complex and longwinded for kids, but too easy, repetitive, and derivative for most adults. The game was made with fans of the original Cyber Sleuth in mind, but will frustrate those same fans with its rampant rehashing. Hardcore Digimon devotes may find something to enjoy here, but most will want to forget Hacker's Memory.
The appeal of Hacker's Memory will hinge greatly on your acceptance of the grind and your appreciation for Digimon as a franchise. It's fun collecting and fighting with the huge range of Digimon available, and it's wrapped up in a story that, while a little slow off the mark, does develop into an interesting exploration of themes. Being squarely aimed at players of the original Cyber Sleuth, it's unfortunate that so much of the world is straight-up re-used from that game.
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory offers an entertaining alternative to Pokémon, but at the same time is too lazy in trying to drag you into its dense cybernetic networks. Despite good battle system and a solid collection of digital monsters, the brainchild of Media Vision lacks interesting ideas, polishing and really captivating story.
Review in Russian | Read full review
Hacker's Memory is a sequel that can only be enjoyed by gamers who played the original Cyber Sleuth.
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker's Memory relies too heavily on everything that was introduced in the entry that came before it. While the new story, characters, puzzles, battles and locations are all commendable elements, the wealth of reused content used in this entry is troubling.
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory brings back too many elements from its predecessor, and in the end it feels like the developers forgot to give their new creature a personality of its own.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Fans of Digimon and the first Cyber Sleuth will surely love Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory, where the digital monsters are the undisputed stars of the film. On the bad side, it's almost exactly like the original game (some locations are the same, and even the soundtrack is reused), and for an JRPG it's pretty average.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
There are aspects of the game that are really annoying, but I don't think that they ultimately get in the way of what is a really good game. If you enjoyed either Digimon or Pokémon way back 18 years ago, there's a lot to discover in this game, particularly if the more child-friendly shows have become a turn off over the years.
If you had your fill with the original Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth, then you won't find much different in Hacker's Memory. However, if you enjoyed the original and want more, then there is plenty to chew on here.
While the battles are fun, the game is clunky to control, it's not beginner-friendly, and it feels unfortunately antiquated.
If you're a Digimon fan, Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory will consume your time and then some. If not, the game won't do much to get you to fall in love with the brand, but its core gameplay loop is engrossing for people with an affinity for collecting.
Hacker's Memory is a solid addition to the original Cyber Sleuth, but as its own game it has little in the way of substance.
Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Hacker's Memory isn't so much the Majora's Mask as it hoped to be, but the story here grabbed me from the start and the pace kept me in. The scope of the game earns it being more than DLC, but the huge leaning on reused assets will quickly tire a returning player. Take it in stride however, and Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Hacker's Memory is every bit the decent RPG that the previous game was.
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker's Memory may not be a true sequel to the 2016 original, but it's a better version of a familiar experience.
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Hacker's Memory has the same pros and cons as its predecessor. The game still makes a pleasant experience in its own genre, but the lack of new content or gameplay mechanics does not leave a good impression.
Review in Polish | Read full review
Hacker's Memory mostly builds upon its capable predecessor, but despite an interesting cast, some tedious content holds it back from true greatness.
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory is an impressive take on the monster collecting Japanese RPG format. Collecting and levelling up the digimon may seem a little too simple for die hard genre enthusiasts, but the typing, elements, and memory limit all help to add extra layers of depth to the gameplay. The DigiFarm and the interactions with your monsters also help create a bond, making them more than just tools at your disposal - something that other similar games miss. Hacker's Memory is an enjoyable romp overall for both Digimon fans and non-fans alike.
This is more Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth which is great but also has a lot of reused assets sadly.
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker's Memory is basicalley the same game as its predecessor. It features almost no improvements and seems to be created for PlayStation Vita, so the versions for PlayStation 4 feel like a missed opportunity. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-ldb4'); });
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory is a perfect game for Digimon franchise fans and the JRPG fans but, in comparison with the previous game, this title don't have anything new in jugability terms. So it's a good game but I hoped more from it
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