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plasmabeam posted...

I'm almost at the end of Devil Survivor Overclocked. Bummer to hear DS2's story is THAT bad.

I really didn't like DS1's story that much either which the SMT fans seem to revere so much. It was a very standard fare SMT plot and maybe it is my fault for going in expecting something different. However, after playing DS2, I'm looking more fondly upon DS1's story because goddamn is the story such a drag in 2.

I'm in day 6 of Devil Survivor 2 and while I commend Atlus for trying something different (a mixture of SMT and Persona) it was a very half baked attempt. The plot feels like 70% filler and while they really tried with the characters, the presentation of the plot and dialogue falls really flat. There is way more humor and light-hearted dialogue in what is a post-apocalyptic when it should have embodied a darker tone to raise the stakes of the situation the party is in. Instead more than half the time you have to contend with juvenile comedy and script that feels like it is taken out of a poor Visual Novel.

Plot aside I am really enjoying the game though. I think Atlus struck gold with their strategy turn based battle hybrid with the series. DS2 has a lot of improvements over DS1 in gameplay and QoL but if you're playing Overclocked I don't think you'd notice.