Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2

Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2
Developer(s) Atlus, Sega
Publisher(s) Sega
Director(s) Keiichi Ono
Producer(s) Furuichi Norio[1]
Designer(s) Tatsuro Iwamoto
Programmer(s) Tatsuhide Nakakita
Platform(s) iOS, Android[2]
Release
  • JP: 22 January 2018
  • WW: 24 July 2018

Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 is a Japanese role-playing game developed by both Atlus and Sega, and published by Sega for iOS and Android. Dx2 is an entry in the Shin Megami Tensei (SMT) game series, itself a subseries of the Megami Tensei series. The game's plot follows a player customised protagonist who battles various demonic characters by use of a smartphone app. Dx2 is the first game developed by Atlus to have involvement from Sega since the former became a subsidery of the later. The game was first unveiled during the 2017 Tokyo Game Show with a special VR presentation in the Sega booth.

The game was initially released in January 2018, in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, but later released worldwide. A mode similar to Pokemon Go was later added after the game's launch, showing demons in augmented reality.

Plot

Dx2 follows a player, that becomes a member of the secret Liberators organisation, a group of people with the ability to control demon-like beings in Akihabara, Japan.[3] Anyone with this power, is known as a Devil Downloader (Dx2); and are split into two factions, the liberators and acolytes.[4][5] The player is tasked with uprooting the Acolytes, who are targeting members of the public who have high empathy.[6] The plot follows several characters, including schoolgirl Rika Ryuzouhi, professional media stremaer "Megakin" Taro Fuse, Boxer Jeng Yun Tsai, computing student Shiang Sun, light novelist Ririn Ueda, idol Shiori Koden, retired soldier Gakuto Inoue and fung shui master Seiran Saikawa. Each of these characters are members of the liberators organisation.

Release

Dx2 was released in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau in January 2018, following a short private beta. The game was eventually released worldwide after a public beta in July 2018.[7] In an interview with producer Yamada Riichiro of Sega, Riichiro commented that he immediately wanted to work with Atlus within the SMT series, and presented a plan to the company for a new release.[8] Riichiro commented that he saw the mobile platforms as a way to expand the audience for SMT, and also to "take advantage of the F2P (Free to play) model".[8]

The final release of Dx2 saw 3-Dimensional models of over 180 demons in the game at launch.[8] Whilst some of these models were reused from other games in the series, over 40 were developed by Sega for the release.[8]

Gameplay

Dx2 is a role playing game, featuring game mechanics found in gacha games, as well as the Shin Megami Tensei series. Battles are turn based, and follows the "press turn" battle system founded in Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne.[9] Under the press turn battle system party members can gain additional moves from exploiting enemy weaknesses.[8] Dx2 is a free to play game, with microtransactions, featuring a single-player, and a combative player verses player mode.[10]

Dx2 features over 160 demons that can all be recruited through normal play, without microtransactions, and have a player rating system in place.[11]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic77%[12]
Review scores
PublicationScore
148Apps80%[13]
Pocket Gamer80%[14]

Dx2 received "Generally favorable reviews" according to media review aggregator website Metacritic.[note 1][12] The game received high praise for it's high graphical content, and its adaptation of the Shin Megami Tensei gameplay. The Verge commented that Dx2 did an "admirable job" of retaining the "soul of SMT", and praised the game for it retaining the same battle mechanics found in other SMT games.[4] Ethan Gatch of Kotaku commented that the game succeeded in being a "console gameplay experience on smartphones".[15]

Dave Aubrey of Pocket Gamer was positive about the game, but felt that it didn't reach the same levels as those of the mainline series of SMT. Aubrey commented that despite the cast being "beautifully designed", the characters were not "not as interactive or likeable" as those in other SMT games.[14]Matthew Sholtz of Android Police compared the game to Pokemon, with similar experiences to the series, such as a strength/weakness system, and the ability to catch and evolve monsters.[16] Zack Reese of website RPG Site commented on the poor story, in comparrison to regular SMT games, but also stated that Dx2 is "worth playing especially if you’re a series fan."[17]

References

  1. ↑ Based on 7 reviews
  1. ↑ "Interview with Furuichi Norio, Chief Producer for Shin Megami Tensei Liberation Dx2 - GameAxis". GameAxis. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Shin Megami Tensei Liberation Dx2 now available worldwide | AndroidPIT". AndroidPIT. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "10 minutes of Dx2 Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation English gameplay - Gematsu". Gematsu. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Cult RPG Shin Megami Tensei is surprisingly great on mobile". The Verge. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Shin Megami Tensei Liberation Dx2 - IGN.com". IGN. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Shin Megami Tensei Liberation Dx2 Review - You'll Never See It Coming - GamerBraves". GamerBraves. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Shin Megami Tensei Liberation DX2 will be releasing in English This Week". IGN Southeast Asia. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Andriessen, CJ. "Shin Megami Tensei Liberation Dx2 wants to be the complete console experience, but on smartphones". destructoid. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Persona and Shin Megami Tensei Fans Should Look Forward To New Game, Liberation Dx2". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  10. ↑ "Talk it out with demons in Shin Megami Tensei Liberation Dx2, out now on Play Store". Android Authority. 24 July 2018. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "Shin Megami Tensei Players Are Writing The Funny (And Horny) Demon Reviews". Kotaku Australia. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  12. 1 2 "Shin Megami Tensei Liberation Dx2". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 October 2018. 24 July 2018
  13. ↑ "Shin Megami Tensei Liberation Dx2 review | 148Apps". 148apps.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  14. 1 2 "Shin Megami Tensei Liberation Dx2 Review". Pocket Gamer. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  15. ↑ Gach, Ethan. "The Shin Megami Tensei Mobile Game Embraces The Hell World Of Social Media". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018. console gameplay experience on smartphones
  16. ↑ "Download some devils in Sega's new gacha JRPG 'Shin Megami Tensei Liberation Dx2'". Android Police - Android news, reviews, apps, games, phones, tablets. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  17. ↑ Reese, Zack. "Shin Megami Tensei Liberation Dx2 Review | RPG Site". rpgsite.net. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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