Digimonfans have been waiting to playDigimon Survivefor years, and unfortunately, the wait has been a long one.Digimon Survivehas suffered through a rough development cycle, with the game pushed back multiple times and changing hands between various developers. After years of waiting,Digimon Surviveis finally out and available for the masses, but the game’s release has proven to be controversial.
Digimon Surviveis currently being review bombed on Metacritic, with the PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One versions of the game all being slammed with 0/10 review scores. The main point of contention seems to be fromDigimonfans who were unaware thatDigimon Surviveis mostly a visual novel gameas opposed to a traditional turn-based RPG or strategy game. These fans aren’t impressed with how much the game revolves around its cutscenes and dialogue.
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Digimon Survivehas tactical RPG elementsblended with its visual novel setup. The developers have been upfront that the game is primarily a visual novel experience, though, but it seems some fans feel tricked and thought the game would be different. In any case, those who enjoyDigimon Survivehave helped rally the game’s Metacritic scores and bring them up from the overwhelmingly negative levels they were at, so now the scores are 7.4 on Switch, 6.9 on PS4, 6.7 on PC, and 5.9 on Xbox One.
Digimon Survive Reviews
Digimon Surviveuser reviewsare about all that anyone has to go off of at this point in time. There are not many critic reviews forDigimon Surviveyet, so it’s possible these review bombing efforts will have a greater impact on the game’s sales than these things normally do. However, all that remains to be seen. It’s possible theDigimon Survivereview bombing will mean nothing when it comes to the game’s bottom line, so fans just have to wait and see what happens.
It will be interesting to see if the reaction toDigimon Surviveinfluences the nextDigimonvideo game project. It’s possible the nextDigimongame will move away from the visual novel aspects entirely to offer a more action-packed gaming experience, but it’s also possible that fans will get a sequel toDigimon Surviveinstead.
Another possibility is Bandai Namco revisiting a classicDigimongame that would potentially be less divisive. There have been rumors over the years of aDigimon Worldremake or remaster, though nothing official to that effect has actually been announced at the time of this writing.
Digimon Surviveis available now for PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
