DIGIMON STORY: CYBER SLEUTH - COMPLETE EDITION is a Lot of Fun

Ever since I was a kid, I have greatly enjoyed both Digimon and Pokémon. Now, I have played Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Complete Edition for a few hours and it feels like a mix of both worlds. I have greatly enjoyed this game and can’t wait to finish writing this review so that I can go back to playing it. That being said, there’s a lot to talk about. It should be noted that I have not played these games before, I have been playing on the Nintendo Switch, and the majority of my time has been in Cyber Sleuth and not Hacker’s Memory.

First, it should be noted that this is not a new game, or rather games. Cyber Sleuth – Complete Edition is a bundle of the two games that originally released on PS Vita. There are some limitations that I believe are the result of this. My biggest complaint about these games is that you cannot adjust the camera angle. Every space has a fixed camera angle, and I always hate that in games. I want to be able to adjust what I can see!

When it comes to graphics, I would rate them as fine. They aren’t mind-blowing or especially good, but they don’t look horrendous. When the game goes to an anime cutscene though, it does look pretty nice. The art style for the game is very pleasing to me and helps me feel like I’m in a Digimon game. The visual problem I have with the game is that instead of the Digital World being a world with an ecosystem and continents like we see in the anime, it’s a bunch of blue and white space designed for avatars. This has to do with the story, but it’s a bit of a disappointment to someone who grew up on the Digital World looking very much like our own.

Let’s talk about that story actually. In the main game, you play an anime protagonist who ends up being threatened by a hacker that if you don’t show up in a particular place, your account will be hacked. Obviously, you and your friends do as the hacker says and then things go wrong. Eventually, you end up back in the real world, but things are different. I don’t want to spoil this part though because it’s really interesting even though it happens in the first hour or two of gameplay. Eventually, you end up working with a private investigator to solve crimes and it’s a lot of fun. Additionally, as you traverse the Digital World, you scan and hatch Digimon to then add to your party and grow so that you can fight the bad Digimon. Yes, it feels a bit like the other popular monster series. There is no way to deny that. However, that’s not a bad thing. There are differences, so it’s not a complete copy and paste job, plus, it’s fun to be able to partner up with over 300 different Digimon.

Now, as I have mentioned, I haven’t played too much of Hacker’s Memory. This is the second game in the series, but it isn’t a sequel. It’s more of a spin-off where you play a character around the same time as the events of the core game. The difference is that you can’t choose your own character this time and you start off as a hacker who has been hacked and wants justice. I’m not really sure what else you do here though. The gameplay is identical, but there are supposed to be more Digimon available in it.

If you enjoy Digimon, I think you’ll be happy with this game. If you don’t care about Digimon, but like anime and/or Persona, you may enjoy it as well. Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Complete Edition is available now on Nintendo Switch and PC.