Digimon Survive (デジモンサヴァイブ Dejimon Savaibu?) is a visual novel video game that also has elements of a tacticial/strategy survival role-playing game.[3] It is developed by Hyde (having been originally developed for two years by Witchcraft) and is published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It released in Japan on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 on July 28[4] whilst the localized versions released on those two platforms, as well as on Windows and Xbox One on July 29.[5]
Plot[]
The game does not take place in the Digital World, and will instead take place in a completely different world.[6]
Takuma Momozuka, Minoru Hyuuga, Aoi Shibuya, Saki Kimishima, Ryo Tominaga, Shuuji Kayama, Kaito Shinonome, Miu Shinonome, and others are on a historical studies extracurricular activities camp during spring break. On the second day Takuma, Minoru and Aoi visit a famous local temple to investigate the legend of the Kemonogami where a festival to celebrate them will take place. As they explore, they come across Koromon, then hear screaming. Koromon and the group run to the source and find their class mates being attacked by other Digimon. Koromon digivolves to Agumon and scares the Digimon away. It is at this point, that Takuma and the others discover they are in another world.[7][8]
Development[]
The inspiration for the game was taken from the bonds between characters and their Digimon partners from the various Digimon anime series. The staff wanted players to experience this for themselves by making choices that would effect the Digimon's growth. In addition, game producer Kazumasa Habu talked to Digimon Adventure director, Hiroyuki Kakudo about his interpretation of the origins of Digimon, that being that Digimon were not born as a result of humans creating computers, and instead always existed, living alongside humans, though in another dimension, becoming visible to humans once they created computers and digital technology. Digimon may have been manifested through magic or sorcery, through the ancient art of Onmyōdō, subjugating them as shikigami, yōkai, or demons, but is now accomplished digitally, making them Digital Monsters. This inspired Habu to make Digimon Survive.[6]
The western version of Digimon Survive has English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese subtitles.[9]
Survive was originally scheduled for release in 2019,[10] but faced a series of delays—to 2020,[11] January 2021,[12] fiscal year Q3 2022,[13] and most recently to July 28, 2022 (Japan)/July 29, 2022(Worldwide).[4][5] Bandai credited the various delays to re-reviewing the game system,[14] production difficulties owing to the COVID-19 pandemic,[15] a change in the game's engine,[16], and a change in developers from Witchcraft to Hyde.[please confirm] and apologized for missing commitments on providing updates on the game's status.[15][17][18]
In July 2022, shortly before the release of the game, Habu stated that they had changed the development studio as his original intention was to create the game with a small team on an indie game budget, rather than the budget a Digimon game would usually get, but as the project went on he realized this wasn't possible and had to switch to a bigger studio with a bigger budget to be able to achieve his vision for the game. He also stated he was lucky that the smaller studio (Witchcraft) hadn't used much budget as it allowed him to convince Bandai's stakeholders not to cancel the game.[19] As Witchcraft were using a custom made engine that Hyde could not access, development of the game had to be restarted from scratch which caused the game's development time to double from two years to four years, with development switching from the custom engine to Unity.[20]
Habu also that he used his prior work on the Summon Night franchise as inspiration for the game, as well as taking inspiration from the Utawarerumono franchise.[19]
Agumon was chosen as Takuma Momozuka's partner as Bandai did a survey asking fans what Digimon would they want to be their partner, which saw more than 60% of the answers say Agumon. So in choosing Agumon, this allowed Bandai to please the highest amount of fans possible with said choice.[21]
Gameplay[]
Digimon Survive is visual novel/Survival RPG hybrid with strategy and roleplaying elements.[3][1] Player choices influence the direction of the story, including the Digimon's digivolution process. Multiple playthroughs can result in different paths and different digivolutions. The game will feature multiple endings and should wrong choices be made, characters will be killed.[22] The game is split into multiple types of gameplay, such as "Drama Parts", "Search Action", "Free Action", and "Free Battle". During "Drama Parts" the game proceeds as a text adventure to tell the story. In "Search Actions", the player searches for a way to survive. In "Free Action", the player chooses where to go and who to talk due in a limited window of time. During "Free Battle", the player can enter certain areas to train their Digimon and collect items.[23]
Characters[]
Credits[]
- Chief Producer: Kenichi Toida
- Producer: Kazumasa Habu
- Assistant Producer: Katsuaki Tsuzuki[24]
- Composer: Tomoki Miyoshi[25]
- Character Designer: Uiti Ukumo[25]
Cast[]
All voice actors are sourced to the game's credits unless stated otherwise.
| Voice Actor | Role(s) |
| Kohei Amasaki | Takuma Momotsuka |
| Chika Sakamoto | Agumon |
| Kaede Hondo | Aoi Shibuya |
| Yukiyo Fujii | Labramon |
| Atsushi Abe | Minoru Hinata |
| Hiromu Miyazaki | Falcomon |
| Yohei Azakami | Ryo Tominaga |
| Ryohei Arai | Kunemon |
| Minami Takahashi | Saki Kimishima |
| Shino Shimoji | Floramon |
| Yuya Hirose | Shuuji Kayama |
| Naomi Ohzora | Lopmon |
| Kengo Takanashi | Kaito Shinonome |
| Cota Nemoto | Dracumon |
| Misaki Watada | Miu Shinonome |
| Asami Takano | Shakomon |
| Kazuhiro Yamaji | Professor |
| Mayumi Yamaguchi | Garurumon |
| Konomi Kohara | Miyuki Minase |
| Masami Suzuki | Haru/Renamon |
| Bin Shimada | Jijimon |
| Akio Otsuka | Piemon |
| Wakana Yamazaki | Archnemon |
| Etsuko Kozakura | Pinochimon |
| Hidekatsu Shibata | Master |
| Kenji Nojima | Haruchika |
| Ryoko Shiraishi | Yukiha |
| VOLCANO OTA | Xuanwumon |
| Yasunori Masutani | Qinglongmon |
| Ikuto Kanemasa | Zhuqiaomon |
| Kohsuke Tanabe | Baihumon |
| Yasunao Sakai | Unspecified roles |
| Shogo Sakata | |
| Kousuke Oonishi | |
| Chihaya Terasaki | |
| Satsuki Miyoshi | |
| Akiko Utsumi | |
| Arisa Kori | |
| Momo Ishibashi |
Gallery[]
Other Notes[]
Digimon references
In the opening movie, Miu hums Boléro, which was used as background music in the Japanese version of Digimon Adventure.
External links[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 V Jump, September 2018 issue.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D28RUH4Zwe4
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 ESRB: Digimon Survive"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gematsu: "Digimon Survive launches July 28 in Japan"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Gematsu: "Digimon Survive launches July 29 in the west"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Bandai Namco Entertainment America, Youtube, The Future of Digimon Panel - Anime Expo 2019 (2019, July 22)
- ↑ Dual Shockers: "Digimon Survive Gets New 1080p Screenshots and Details Showing Characters and More"
- ↑ Romano, Sal. Digimon Survive details story, Takuma and Agumon, Aoi and Labramon, and Minoru and Falcomon (2018, September 14), Gematsu
- ↑ BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment DE (@BandaiNamcoDE) Deutsche, englische, französische, spanische und italienische Untertitel. 2018-07-31 Tweet.
- ↑ Sato. "Here's A First Look At Digimon Survive's Visual Novel-Style Story And Strategy RPG System" (2018, July 18), Siliconera.
- ↑ Romano, Sal. Digimon Survive delayed to 2020 (2019, July 6), Gematsu
- ↑ Toei Animation: "Licensing January 2021, New video game : Digimon Survive"
- ↑ 東映アニメーション株式会社 2022年3月期 第１四半期決算 (2021/4～2021/6)"
- ↑ ハブ (@habumon). "ご心配をおかけし申し訳ございません。デジモンサヴァイブは開発体制を見直し、スケジュールの仕切り直しを行っております。関係各所調整し、状況を近々ご報告させていただく予定です。楽しみにしていただいている皆様には大変恐縮ですが、今しばらくお待ちいただけますよう宜しくお願い申し上げます。" October 8, 2020, 6:29 PM. Tweet.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Digimon Games (@digimon_games). "Digimon fans, we have an important message from #Digimon game producer, Habu Kazumasa:" October 15, 2020, 3:00 PM. Tweet.
- ↑ デジモンゲーム公式アカウント@Digimon_game "デジモンサヴァイブ 発売時期延期のお知らせ この度、発売時期を2020年内から2021年内に変更させていただくことになりました。 お待ちいただいている皆様には、心よりお詫び申し上げます。 延期に伴い、羽生プロデューサーのコメントを公開しております。"
- ↑ Digimon Games (@digimon_games). "#Digimon fans, please read this message from Digimon Game Producer, Habu Kazumasa:" October 28, 2021, 15:00 PM. Tweet.
- ↑ Digimon Games (@digimon_games). "デジモンサヴァイブ 発売時期延期のお知らせ この度、発売時期を2021年内から2022年内に再度変更させていただくことになりました。お待ちいただいている皆様には、心よりお詫び申し上げます。" October 28, 2021, 15:00 PM. Tweet.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Noisy Pixel: "Digimon Survive Interview – Producer Reflects on Crafting This Unique and Dark Digimon Experience".
- ↑ One More Game: "Digimon Survive Producer Talks About Development Challenges, Storytelling, and What Fans can Expect"
- ↑ 「デジモンサヴァイブ」インタビュー。人間とデジモンの心の成長を，ダークな要素も含んで描く“異聞奇譚”の開発経緯や世界観を羽生Pに聞いた
- ↑ Wong, Alistar. Digimon Survive's First Trailer Revealed (2018, July 29), Siliconera.
- ↑ Gematsu: "Digimon Survive details Saki Kimishima, Floramon, and Free Action"
- ↑ https://withthewill.net/threads/20487-Digimon-Thanksgiving-Livestream-Event-Announced-Plus-New-Game-Announcement-Incoming
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Romano, Sal. "Digimon Survive official Japanese website opened [Update]" (2018, July 21), Gematsu.
| Digimon Survive | |
|---|---|
| Main characters | Takuma Momozuka | Aoi Shibuya | Minoru Hinata | Ryo Tominaga | Saki Kimishima | Shuuji Kayama | Kaito Shinonome | Miu Shinonome | Akiharu "Haru" Minase | Miyuki Minase |
| Kemonogami | Agumon | Labramon | Falcomon | Kunemon | Floramon | Lopmon | Dracmon | Syakomon | Garurumon | Renamon |
| Other characters | Yukiha Minase | Byakko Boy, Genbu Boy, Seiryu Boy, Suzaku Boy, and the Four Sovereign Monsters | Other characters |
| Antagonists | Haruchika Minase and Master | Kenzoku | Piedmon | Arukenimon |
| See also: | Digimon | Kemonogami |