Replayed this game awhile back and it still is one of my fav SMT titles ever. I always come back for the embryon and their character arcs. Also best SMT soundtrack imo especially because I loved Danger by Etro Anime so much.
The theme of wild instinct taking over human morals is so cool to me. I really appreciate that with the introduction of their demonic abilities their emotions also brings an instability within the characters. Seeing a world where 'culture' doesn't exist and watching the characters experience all of these emotions was really intriguing.
Something I've always enjoyed about SMT is that it's the first game franchise I've seen that's handled morality choices in a way that isn't corny or overplayed. Your first party members being Heat and Argilla serve as the duality of differing morals within the game; Heat believing in adaptability in order of survival whereas Argilla believes in the chance to regain humanity without sacrificing their morals and comrades. It would be easy for them to be oversimplified as good vs. evil but you can see their actual intentions with dignity.
Gameplay wise, I really enjoyed having your party BE the demons and utilize their abilities to kill off your enemies. I especially loved the meta of the hunger mechanic in battles and how your party goes into a berserk status making it easier to mow down your enemies and the chance to instantly 'devour' demons if they have the 'fear' status.
I also thought DDS had the coolest visual design and background setting ever from SMT, just because I really enjoyed the crossover of futuristic cyber elements and traditional buddhist imagery and architecture. I think kaneko has always been successful in using unconventional inspirations to create original 'cyber' designs.
The theme of wild instinct taking over human morals is so cool to me. I really appreciate that with the introduction of their demonic abilities their emotions also brings an instability within the characters. Seeing a world where 'culture' doesn't exist and watching the characters experience all of these emotions was really intriguing.
Something I've always enjoyed about SMT is that it's the first game franchise I've seen that's handled morality choices in a way that isn't corny or overplayed. Your first party members being Heat and Argilla serve as the duality of differing morals within the game; Heat believing in adaptability in order of survival whereas Argilla believes in the chance to regain humanity without sacrificing their morals and comrades. It would be easy for them to be oversimplified as good vs. evil but you can see their actual intentions with dignity.
Gameplay wise, I really enjoyed having your party BE the demons and utilize their abilities to kill off your enemies. I especially loved the meta of the hunger mechanic in battles and how your party goes into a berserk status making it easier to mow down your enemies and the chance to instantly 'devour' demons if they have the 'fear' status.
I also thought DDS had the coolest visual design and background setting ever from SMT, just because I really enjoyed the crossover of futuristic cyber elements and traditional buddhist imagery and architecture. I think kaneko has always been successful in using unconventional inspirations to create original 'cyber' designs.
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6 months ago