Soul Hackers 2
By David Chapman,
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Characters drive this mature collect-'em-all-style tale.
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What’s It About?
In the neon-fueled, cyberpunk future of SOUL HACKERS 2, the world is secretly being safeguarded by a sentient AI known as Aion. When Aion's calculations predict a coming apocalyptic event, it creates two artificial human agents, Ringo and Figure, to stop it. They won't be trying to stop the end of the world alone, though. Through the use of their special soul hacking abilities, the duo can resurrect the recently dead to aide in their fight. These resurrected Summoners, in turn, can contract strange and powerful supernatural beings to battle at their side. With total annihilation just around the corner, the fate of humanity lies with this motley crew and their demonic army. Together, they must uncover the source of the pending apocalypse, fend off oblivion, and maybe discover something about themselves in the process.
Is It Any Good?
It's taken two and a half decades after Soul Hackers first launched in Japan and a decade after hitting the global market for the Megami Tensei spin-off to finally get a sequel. Thankfully, Soul Hackers 2 is more of a reboot than a sequel, not bogged down by too many ties to the original. It also borrows heavily from other games in the Megami Tensei franchise. On the one hand, this makes it feel more familiar to fans of those titles. On the other hand, it also holds Soul Hackers 2 back from developing much of its own identity. Recruiting and collecting demons. Fusing them together into other creations. Pitting certain elemental traits against others to gain an advantage. It all feels like just about any other Megami Tensei game that's come before, which, it has to be said, winds up feeling much like a mature-themed Pokémon game.
The gameplay of Soul Hackers 2 is pretty much left to a cycle of exploring dungeons to encounter demons, contracting those demons to either fight for you or be sacrificed for better demons via ritual, triggering a bit of plot advancement, then heading back to another dungeon. Wash, rinse, and repeat. Still, in spite of the overall monotony, it's fun to sway a particularly powerful creature to your side. And even when you fail to, the sometimes snarky letdowns are worth a chuckle. Finally, the biggest draw for Soul Hackers 2 has to be in its character development. You meet most of your team relatively early on and forge bonds with them throughout the game. Each also has special personal revelations that not only unlock new skills, but also give deeper insight into their former lives. This brings a surprising level of humanity to a game loaded with inhuman forces, giving you incentive to keep playing so you can learn more about your crew.
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Game Details
- Platforms: Xbox One , Xbox Series X/S , PlayStation 5 , PlayStation 4 , Windows
- Pricing structure: Paid ($59.99)
- Available online?: Available online
- Publisher: Atlus
- Release date: August 26, 2022
- Genre: Role-Playing
- Topics: Magic and Fantasy , Adventures , Friendship , Monsters, Ghosts, and Vampires
- ESRB rating: M for Blood and Gore, Partial Nudity, Strong Language, Violence
- Last updated: December 1, 2022
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