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Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory

By David Chapman, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 14+

Gritty new Digimon adventure feels just like previous game.

Game PlayStation 4 , PlayStation Vita 2018
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What you will—and won't—find in this game.

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Marie B.
Marie B. Parent of 4-year-old
August 23, 2023
age 8+

Jethacks Restored My Hope

To me Loosing money feels like loosing a part of me, I naturally get depressed when I feel like things are not working out, i retrace my steps and try to make adjustments in other to progress forward and when I started getting the feeling that there’s something wrong with the company i gave my money , I had to put a stop to it.. I had already put in over half a million in deposits with the company and I was willing to keep putting in more and get bigger percentage on ROI but I started having mixed feelings about the whole thing and when I tried to make a withdrawal, it was denied for some silly reasons and right there, I knew I had been ripped so I contacted my lawyer, he already advised me earlier about going into the business but I didn’t listen unknowingly to me he had gone online to research about everything there is to know about online companies like that and that was how he came to know about a credible hacking team JETHACKS and got their official contact details if ever things went wrong , I won’t say I appreciate that he couldn’t trust my instincts but at the same time am glad he did .. how could i ever have recovered back my money if not for the professional team of hackers at JETHACKS… this is really it , this company’s are fake and I have learnt my lesson. Here are the contact details of JETHACKS for anyone that is in a similar situation Email : Jethacks7@gmail . Com Telegram username @ Jethackss

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William P.
William P. Parent of 5 and 11-year-old
August 21, 2023
age 7+

GLAD I MADE IT OUT

The whole experience is one I’d like to get forget In hurry , I’m a gambler and I’ve always been ever since I was in college and I believe in luck but I never take chances on luck … ‘’take risk and prosper ‘’ has always been my motto , well I took this particular risk and I nearly died haha .. luck wasn’t on my side cos this time It wasn’t a fair game , the outcome has already been premeditated, I was targeted just like every other person on here and I had no idea what I was getting myself into , I was just staking my finances hoping they’d pay off as expected but it never did , I was made to keep sending more money until I eventually had nothing to give anymore, at some point I was threatened to either make the required payments or face penalty charges incurred for breaching the terms( this terms I was never told anything about in the beginning) , I was drowning and I didn’t know who to ask for help until I heard about a crypto recovery team JETHACKS on a podcast one Sunday evening , the lady narrated her own ordeal and how she successfully retrieved all of her funds thanks to Jethacks help , i quickly took down the contact details Email : Jethacks7 @ gmail.com Telegram : Jethackss I reached out to Jethacks and my story changed after that day , I had my funds recovered after 2days of launching the recovery exercise , Jethacks is indeed the best out there .

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What’s It About?

The world of DIGIMON STORY: CYBER SLEUTH - HACKER'S MEMORY is a world that relies on connectivity. Nearly every device and every person is connected together via the Eden virtual reality network. Players take on the role of Keisuke Amazawa, a young man whose Eden account has been recently stolen. Things go from bad to worse when Keisuke's account is used to frame him for a crime he didn't commit. Now on the run, Keisuke ends up befriending and teaming up with the digital monsters, or "Digimon," that roam the virtual world, discovering that he's just a part of an even greater mystery. With the help of his new Digimon friends, Keisuke must work both the real and virtual worlds to uncover the truth, clear his name, and quite possibly save the world in the process.

Is It Any Good?

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While this adventure takes a more mature spin on the franchise and the characters of the digital world, it also feels a bit repetitive and unoriginal. When the first Cyber Sleuth game came out a couple of years back, it took the popular series that fans grew up with and crafted a Digimon adventure in a world that grew up along with them. Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory dives back into that world with a brand-new story and a fresh coat of paint. For newcomers to this grittier side of the Digi-verse, the game feels unique and special, like a shot of adrenaline to the franchise. But for fans of the first game, there's also an overriding feeling of déjà vu just under the surface. While it's not necessarily a bad thing to revisit the past and see callbacks to the first adventure, the overall gameplay and flow can't help but feel repetitive to returning players.

The core gameplay remains relatively unchanged from the first game. This means that there's still a lot to do at any given time. Whether you're pushing the story forward, working on side quests, raising and training your army of Digimon, or simply duking it out in the virtual world and grinding for XP, there's not a lot of downtime in the game unless you're specifically avoiding finding something to do. While the visuals have improved somewhat over the original Cyber Sleuth, it's still not exactly pushing the hardware to its limits. Moving around is still a bit stiff and wooden, though the action scenes in the turn-based battles are anything but. While Hacker's Memory does manage to maintain the overall feel of the original adventure and is a great entry for those who missed out the first time around, this sequel's lack of any real standout or finely tuned features may leave Story veterans with a case of "been there, done that."

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