This is part one of my favorite story and concept in the genre. This game does a lot right with how it builds it's characters from one note robots to people who slowly regain their humanity and characteristics back, a lot moments in this game are here to build up the story for Digital Devil Saga 2 and honestly it's great but also a little faulty. Since this game is a huge setup, but even then the game still drags you in with it's mysteries and setting. Honestly it has it's own highlights that make it stand out between the two games. You figure out what's going on around you along with the characters and it's a game that has an extremely overbearing atmosphere with it's dead, gray, barren, futuristic locales. Dungeons aren't anything like Nocturne but they have their highlights with interesting artistic direction and fun designs. A very great experience with an even greater first half story rooted in Hinduism, a very unique and honestly fucking wild take on the religion. Very replayable to just max out everything over and over again. You can break this game in half with the skills and tactics you can do to level up quickly. It's a a little grindy towards the end, overall though the game is a lot of fun and challenging, with a lot of side bosses, quests, and enemies to earn unique skills and upgrades.

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