Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker's Memory

Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker's Memory
Developer(s) Media.Vision
Publisher(s) Bandai Namco Entertainment
Producer(s) Kazumasa Habu
Artist(s) Suzuhito Yasuda
Composer(s) Masafumi Takada
Series Digimon
Platform(s) PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
Release
  • JP: December 14, 2017
  • WW: January 19, 2018
Genre(s) Role-playing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker's Memory[lower-alpha 1] is a role-playing video game developed by Media.Vision and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita as part of their Digimon series. It is set during the events of 2015's Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth, and was released in Japan in December 2017, and worldwide the following month. The game shares elements and locations from its predecessor, while featuring a new story and an expanded amount of Digimon creatures the player can collect.

Gameplay

Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker's Memory is a role-playing game, played from a third-person perspective where the player takes control of Keisuke Amazawa, a Digimon tamer who can command up to three of his companions in battle against other Digimon. The player can choose between either Gotsumon, Betamon, or Tentomon as their partner at the start of the game, with more obtainable as the story is progressed.[1]

It features 341[2] creatures in total, including all those present in the original version of Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth, plus an additional 92. It also contains many of the original areas and maps found in its predecessor along with new additions.[3]

Plot

Hacker's Memory takes place in the same world and timeline as the original Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth: a near-future version of Shibuya, Japan where an advanced form of the internet known as Cyberspace Eden which users can physically enter. The story revolves around a boy named Keisuke Amazawa (天沢ケイスケ, Amazawa Keisuke), whose Eden Account is stolen in a phishing attack. After the identity theft leaves him accused of a crime he didn't commit, he joins a group of hackers called "Hudie" and delves into the depths of Eden to find the real culprit. Along the way, he befriends a number of Digimon, digital lifeforms who inhabit the information world.[4] Keisuke is assisted in his mission by Erika Mishima (御島エリカ, Mishima Erika), a shy, reclusive member of Hudie who possesses a genius mind that can link directly to Eden itself, and her Digimon partner Wormmon.[5] Characters from the original Cyber Sleuth such as Fei and her partner TigerVespamon from the hacker group Zaxon also appear, showing a previously unseen side of their story from the previous title.[6]

Development

Hacker's Memory was first announced in a March 2017 issue of Japanese V Jump magazine as the follow-up to the original Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth, where it was released on December 14, 2017.[7][8] The Japanese PlayStation 4 version is bundled with the previous Cyber Sleuth title, which was originally a Western-exclusive port.[9] Bandai Namco described the game as an "other side" story that tells the events leading up to and including the previous entry from the perspective of a new character.[3] It also re-uses many assets from its predecessor, including maps and Digimon, while adding many of its own.[3] On December 28, the Japanese Digimon games account tweeted that if their tweet got more than 2018 retweets before January 5, four new Digimon would be added to the game as free DLC. The amount was achieved in a few hours.[10] Famitsu later revealed the four Digimon would be Owryumon and his evolution line.[11] They later added a stretch goal of 10,000 retweets to add one more Digimon.[12] The retweets reached 10,000 one day before the deadline.[13] The first four DLC Digimon were added on January 24.[14] The final DLC Digimon was revealed as Apocalymon with it being added at some point in February.[15] Apocalymon was added on February 13.[16] The Sistermon Noir/Blanc pre-order DLC was censored in North America, due to Noir being a nun and this not being suitable in North America, so Noir was changed from a black cat like nun Digimon, into a blue mouse like nun Digimon as Namco USA had forced the change.[17] Every other region however was unaffected by the censorship and had access to Noir, rather than the censored Ciel.[18]

An English version was released on January 19, 2018.[19][9][20][21] As with the previous game, the game's soundtrack was composed and produced by Masafumi Takada, and with character designs by Suzuhito Yasuda.[22]

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PS4PS Vita
Famitsu35/40[23]35/40[23]
Game Revolution4/5[24]N/A
Hardcore Gamer3.5/5[25]N/A
PlayStation LifeStyle8/10[26]N/A
Aggregate score
Metacritic73 / 100[27]N/A

Both the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 versions of Hacker's Memory received a 35 out of 40 total score from Japanese magazine Weekly Famitsu based on individual scores of 9, 9, 9, and 8.[23]

Hacker's Memory received average to mixed reviews upon its English release, earning a 73 out of 100 average from aggregate review website Metacritic.[27]

Sales

In Japan, Hacker's Memory suffered lower than expected sales.[28] According to Media Create sales data, the Vita version sold 24,636 copies in its debut week, with the PlayStation 4 version selling 20,890 copies, becoming the ninth and tenth highest-selling software titles, respectively for that period in the region.[29] In the UK, Hacker's Memory was the tenth best selling game in the first week of its release on the PS4.[30]

Notes

  1. ↑ Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker's Memory (デジモンストーリー　サイバースルゥース　ハッカーズメモリー Dejimon Sutōrī: Saibā Surwūsu: Hakkāzu Memorī)

References

  1. ↑ "『デジモンストーリー サイバースルゥース ハッカーズメモリー』作品の世界観やキャラクター、システムなど最新情報を公開！" (in Japanese). Famitsu. April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  2. ↑ https://i.imgur.com/9ttSZQ3.jpg
  3. 1 2 3 Sato (March 21, 2017). "Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Hacker's Memory Shares More On Its "Other Side" Story". Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ Sato (April 5, 2017). "Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Hacker's Memory Protagonist Starts As A Victim Of Identity Theft". Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  5. ↑ Romano, Sal (April 20, 2017). "Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Hacker's Memory 'Erika Mishima and Fei' screenshots". Gematsu. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  6. ↑ Sato (April 19, 2017). "Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Hacker's Memory Introduces New Character Erika Mishima". Siliconera. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  7. ↑ Sato (March 20, 2017). "Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Hacker's Memory Announced For PS4 And PS Vita". Siliconera. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  8. ↑ Romano, Sal. "Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Hacker's Memory launches December 14 in Japan". Gematsu. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  9. 1 2 Frank, Allegra (April 7, 2017). "Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth is getting a sequel". Polygon. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  10. ↑ https://twitter.com/Digimon_game/status/946269217631997952
  11. ↑ https://www.famitsu.com/news/201712/28149159.html
  12. ↑ https://twitter.com/Digimon_game/status/950651182489378816
  13. ↑ https://twitter.com/Digimon_game/status/949148517209026561
  14. ↑ https://gematsu.com/2018/01/digimon-story-cyber-sleuth-hackers-memory-version-1-03-update-now-available-adds-four-new-digimon
  15. ↑ https://gematsu.com/2018/01/digimon-story-cyber-sleuth-hackers-memory-add-apocalymon-via-free-update-mid-february
  16. ↑ http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2018/02/13/digimon-hackers-memory-apocalymon-added/
  17. ↑ https://twitter.com/habumon/status/923044835791028229
  18. ↑ https://www.resetera.com/threads/psa-us-release-of-digimon-hackers-memory-to-be-censored-eu-copies-wont-be.14937/
  19. ↑ "Hack your way to the truth in DIGIMON STORY: CYBER SLEUTH - HACKER'S MEMORY!". Bandai Namco Europe. March 21, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  20. ↑ Romano, Sal (April 6, 2017). "Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Hacker's Memory teaser trailer". Gematsu. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  21. ↑ Sato (March 21, 2017). "Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Hacker's Memory Headed Westward In Early 2018". Siliconera. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  22. ↑ "First trailer for DIGIMON STORY: CYBER SLEUTH - HACKER'S MEMORY!". bandainamcoent.eu. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  23. 1 2 3 Romano, Sal (December 5, 2017). "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1514". Gematsu. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  24. ↑ Perez, Cody (January 23, 2018). "Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Hacker's Memory Review – New Faces; Same Old Places". Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  25. ↑ Dunsmore, Kevin (January 25, 2018). "Review: Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker's Memory". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  26. ↑ Gravelle, Cody (January 26, 2018). "Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker's Memory Review – Life on the Peripheral (PS4)". PlayStation LifeStyle. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  27. 1 2 "Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Hacker's Memory for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  28. ↑ Treese, Tyler. "Japanese Sales Chart: Yo-Kai Watch Dominates, Digimon Makes Middling Debut". Playstationlifestyle. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  29. ↑ Lite-Agent (December 22, 2017). "[Japan] Media Create sales for Week 50, 2017 (December 10th – December 16th) [Top 50]". Perfectly-Nintendo. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  30. ↑ http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fsoftware%2Fuk%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=110015&arch=t&lyr=2018&year=2018&week=3
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