One detail I love in DDS is that since everyone in the Junkyard has funky hair colors, Sara is considered unique, hence calling her *the* black-haired girl.
I myself loved the tiny dialogues you get with people all around. Literally after each major cutscene i travelled to all visited areas just to see what do people have to say. But yeah - rarely do you get bew games put such details in. They made sure to hang embryon flag over areas you conquer and you could even see the hole heat punched in ground when facing serph at the top of castle.
Dunno if everyone knows this but the person who wrote the outline for the setting and plot for the games couldn't finish her work due to health issues, and later, eventually released a light novel with how she would've written the plot differently to the game's, and the hair was a slight plot point there, where everyone's hair is basically every outlandish colour but black making Sera unique in that way, and that the eyes were the same colour as their hair, changing to new colours when the characters start getting and displaying emotion, there's other details in the novel that slightly show up in the game, like in the novel Gale was straight up a robot and his hoodie was there to protect exposed circuitry and Sera being essential to control the hunger, though the novel is more f-ed up about it by making her Blood being what let's people control themselves, with Gale essentially making a production line out of sucking her blood and using it as a bargaining chip in negotiations for alliances among other things
You forgot to mention that you should only sell those cells at Max solar noise, since that's when they sell for the most. Except the Jack Cell, that one's a Min sell.
After picking up for the og author who caught a nasty bug so had to stop after 50% done so Tadashi finished the guy's work. Also he's far from perfect some of his sins include.... makeing an anyoing as fuck insert OC with his own name who he used to romance his own waifu from IF with acidental brainwashing, pushing for the remasters of 2 on PSP just for a renewal on his copyright on the charicters in the story before leaveing Atlus in 2012 with a middle finger makeing the Caligula Effect, and finaly shiting on any SMT or Persona game story not writen by him -_- dude has a masive ego hes good but not that good
@@demi-fiendoftime3825 the original writer even got to write her version in a 5 part novel series. We only got 2 out of 5 so far though :( worried we might not get the rest of the series
@@demi-fiendoftime3825 Sigh... no... 1) Yu Godai, the original author, only wrote until the first boss, it says so in her novel of Quantum Devil Saga. 2) The self insert is true but he did it not because of his waifu in If... but because of a real life actress he really admired and thus the whole Tamaki thing happened. He got a massive backlash from fans due to this. 3) Satomi left Atlus after DDS, he didn't push anything for the PSP releases of P1 and P2 since he wasn't part of the company anymore, Shoji Meguro directed those (except Eternal Punishment). He was contacted to write the new Tatsuya Scenario for the PSP release of Eternal Punishment. And has *NO* copyright on none of Atlus's games nor their characters... sheesh... what the fuck... 4) He didn't go with a middle finger, dude... he left on good terms and apparently he didn't write the Caligula Effect, he just wrote the concept of it. 5) And... when has he *ever* shit on stuff not written by him? Has he been on an interview I didn't heard about? What ego? The guy doesn't even have something like twitter or facebook to even "show his ego"... (personally speaking, he's the best writer Atlus had). Where the fuck did you even get this information from? That was a lot of misinformation... that people even liked, Jesus Christ...
@@keyeraboyd6996 I will never understand how you Americans can eat popcorn like that, I get nauseous just thinking about it... Different strokes for different people, but still.
@@mattheweaton832 Thats the best line from Gale. Its still a thing me and my friend say, with the voice and intonation. Glad to know Im not the only one
Cielo is weak to only status ailments. So he can laugh in accessories and cheap status resistance Mantras while everyone else is struggling to deal with their elemental weaknesses.
you don't get the mantra with Null Ailment until late game, and accessories aren't in DDS, and Karma rings on DDS2 don't Null or resist ailments either
Digital Devil Saga was *accidentally* my first SMT game. I was but a wee baby to the jrpg genre and had no idea what I was doing. Never finished it, but I remember it in stark clarity, also because my poor baby ADHD addled mind couldn't figure anything out.
nocturne was the first i attempted as a kid. gave up on it pretty quickly back then but now that i like challenge in my games i wanna try again along with dds.
I am so grateful for this video because: 1) I am going through some hard times right now and (like all of Buns's videos) it made laugh my ass off and thus made me feel better. 2) This is one of my fav games of all time even though I never finished it. 3) The outro has World of Final Fantasy theme in it! I was so happy when I heard it I almost cried. Thank you so much, everyone who worked on this For Beginners, sending love
Am I the only one who absolutely LOVES the presentation in this game? The art style, the HUD, everything. It's so unique and intoxicating. I miss the PS2 SMT aesthetics.
Everything you need to know about your party's relation to the demifiend during the secret boss fight can be discovered by a single fact: The song that plays during the fight? The standard encounter theme from nocturne. Not even the boss theme, just the 'oh boy, another grind battle coming up' theme. As in, for you, he's a super secret, hidden boss... but for him? You're just another random encounter.
Just a tip in regards to the dialogue choices: The options do affect stuff in the second game when you transfer stuff over to it. If you choose correctly, you get a party member and some exclusive skills for Gale and Argilla.
Argilla’s Seraph Lore doesn’t seem all that noteworthy though, it’s just Mahamaon but “more likely” (which, if the enemy is weak to expel, doesn't even matter anyway since Hama skills are guaranteed to land on ‘em, plus the benefits don't apply to those with resistances) Gale’s Pyriphlegethon tho 😳
DDS and its world are wild and I Loved both this and it's sequel. While more niche it has a lot of beauty to it and a unique sense of place. I'll be playing it again for sure
If you like Digital Devil Saga, I highly recommend the novelization! There are currently the first two professionaly translated novels in English! There are six novels in Japanese but only a few years ago were they translated into English. They are so in depth and flesh out so much of the story and characters. Please read it if you can.
Some tips: The Cells can be sold at a maximum depending on the Solar Noise. Some sell better at 0/8 and others at 8/8. Also, get the anti-stomachache ability ASAP since you can get a stomachache just before the battle ends, rendering your gained atma negligible.
Yeah it sounds really weird until you get deeper into the game. xD 1) Cells are items that are specifically for selling to gain Macca (the currency). Do NOT sell anything other than these cells unless you are absolutely sure that you can, as every item counts. 2) In Shin Megami Tensei, you usually have something called the Moon phase, which changes every few steps. So you get 9 phases, from 0-8 (New to Full) to 8-0 (Full to New). In DDS, you instead get "Solar Noise" which basically acts the same way. These phases effect various things such as critical rate (if you have the right skill) and how much you can sell the aforementioned Cells. 3) A feature specific to DDS is the ability to eat demons to gain "Atma points" or "AP". You can eat demons with a specific skill that allows you to insta-kill them when they're HP is low enough. Eventually you'll gain a skill that allows you to deal damage on top of eating them. However, what is really annoying, is that if you eat a lot of demons without break, you'll end up getting a "stomach-ache" as soon as you eat a demon (lol realism). This status ailment prevents you from gaining AP, which is used to gain new skills. It's an absolute hindrance if you want to strengthen your characters, as you can randomly get the ailment after the battle ends and not be able to heal it. Equipping the "Anti-Stomach-ache" ability is an absolute must if you want to consistently eat demons. I hope that clears some things up for you. Sorry for the long post. >_
@@Tehmora Thank you very much, this is of a great help. I think I'm going to do a Serph, Argilla, Gale party... Do you know how to get that Iron Stomach passive asap?
She's back!!!! Every time a new vid pops up, I remember the time Buns caught my partner and I fangirling over seeing them at a con and getting a picture together....
I've really been struggling mentally the last week and a bit and then this was uploaded, this was really needed, has honestly been the first time ive actually smiled the last week and a half, thank you for being you Buns
"older sibling" DDS release: 2004 Persona 1 release: 1996 Edit: Before DDS even came out there were already 3 mainline Personas and 1 spin-off. Megami Inbunroku (Persona 1), 2 Innocent Sin, 2 Eternal Punishment, and Megami Inbunroku Persona Digital Collection (Japan only minigame collection for Windows 95)
Wouldn't Digital Devil be the less popular younger sibling since this came out in 2004 whereas Persona was released in 1996? Or are there older Digital Devil titles I've been missing.
2:30 - 3:07 A dystopian fantasy world where everyone gets tattoos branded on them that transforms them into demons, before rescuing a naked girl named Serah? Are you sure you're not talking about Final Fantasy XIII again?
Finally, my favourite Atlus RPG and just general RPG in general. Hopefully this video makes more people play it. If you're in Europe, it's super easy to pick up a cheap and new copy. Ghostlight is still selling them I think.
@@lurighashandarei1318 they had been working on it for only about 3 and a half months and also new engine with new models they'er probably anywhere between 50/75% done at this point depending on the game's size which last year they did confirm did get bigger than they orignaly planed I expected it to show up between 2020-2021
Definitely one of my favorite videos. The jokes had me repeating the video again & again. Y'alls chemistry is so wonderful to enjoy. This video gave the itch to play this game. I can't wait to play it on the ps3. Keep doing what you love.
Fun fact, the artist/co-founder of Atlus is friends with Araki. There is even a interview between the two of them. Both are fans of their work. Game wise and art wise
Lil fun fact for all the PSN gamers, the PSN digital copy of DDS has some kind of V-Sync applied to it for whatever reason, effectively slowing the the game down by about 10%. Not unplayable but still noticeably more crunchy. To disable it: 1. Hold down the PS button, which opens up those settings/display options 2. Hold down L1+R1+Left on D-Pad+Square all at the same time for about 7-10 seconds. 3. Release and press start 4. The menu should now have a few more options, select Configuration. 5. Turn V-Sync Delay Off. Ta-da, game runs as normal. May cause some other oddities from time to time but overall should be much smoother than before.
Here's a bonus tip the Bun don't want you to know: Sell your Cells at full Solar Noise and you'll get the most money from them. Except the Jack Cell, which, for some arcane reason, sells more on the lowest Solar Noise that the biggest one.
Perfect timing! i've recently got the game and have been planning to get the second one. Praise our lord and savior as Buns has blessed us with a new video!
All good advice, though I would add that you shouldn't ignore luck entirely. The success rate of certain attacks depends heavily on this, most importantly incoming inatakill (hama and mudo) and status attacks work much more often if your luck is low and you will rarely get lucky with crits. A high luck build can be very potent, not many enemies have super high luck stats so a decent luck rating guarantees at least one hit of a multi hit physical attack will crit thus granting an extra turn. Also, way more item drops and significantly higher chances of rare drops. I'd also add, don't really worry about guns for all your teammates it is a complete waste of money. Have a couple dedicated gunmen for the rare gun weak enemy or hama user (humans are immune to light based attacks, a bit helpful against certain bosses) and buy only for them.
@superbutterbuns I wonder if you've noticed this as well but... The intro music for DDS 1 is titled 'Etro Anime - Danger' Etro is the main goddess of the Final Fantasy XIII series. And Digital Devil saga has many similarities to that installment in the series, not limited to tattoos, transforming into demons, getting magic powers from a god-like entity. Neat coincidence...
I’m soo late to the SMT club and your channel. Your videos are just amazing. I love the info the skits and references. I have spit out my coffee at least 3 times.
I personally thank this video for introducing me to mainline Shin Megani Tensei, without it, I probably would’ve never attempted anything other than persona
Okay, this straight up became one of my favorite videos, ever. I enjoyed every moment watching it. The fun editing and jokes were great. Of course the topic is what brought me, but the prior noted is what kept me chuckling.
Hello from 2022, where this game is somehow, inexplicably available brand new on Amazon for about $30. Ditto the sequel. Meanwhile all the 3DS SMT games are 70 or 80 bucks.
The moment where Clemps is introduced in this video with the accompanying "Shut up!" is one moment that's been living in my head rent free for quite some time now.
Here's a rough description of my reaction to watching this video. "Hmm, I feel like I've played this before. Yes, I've definitely played this. Now that I think about it, I remember loving this game with a passion. Why would I forget something I enjoyed so much?" The repressed memories come flooding back. The SMT Nocturne battle music. The Demi-Fiend standing before my party as our battle began. "NO! NNNOOOOO! GET HIM AWAY FROM ME! OH GOD PLEASE NO! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!" *sets self on fire and jumps through the window*
yep, pretty much. hell, i tried to beat him with a team with maxed stats... cielo. with maxed luck. ouch. possibly the only time in a game where you're like "for the love of god, please put me to sleep"
I lost it at Sir Papium xD Dyslexia is both a blessing and a curse, and fortunately for Buns, Seraphim is the only one I could tell Buns had horribly mispronounced, so good job! :)
Thank you SO much Buns for having me on, this was such a fun experience and I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I enjoyed participating in it!!
Clemps ily
when you getting around to Gravity Rush 2?
Mr "Big Mac Equivalent" Clemps
You are a snacc btw
I was enjoying the video until your skit started, it just wasn't funny at all. If it were a few seconds then it would have been fine.
I literally just thought today “I wonder how Buns is doing.”
Soras Harkness Same
Like seriously missed mah SuperButtaBuns
Hold my beer
Same
Same!
I'm back from summer break!
Also Digital Devil Saga 2 For Beginners coming soon ;)
SuperButterBuns so In a year 😂?
Nice to have ya back! :D Just please take your time and don't stress yourself. Take as much time as you need so that you dont get toasted.
So electric boogialo?
Will be looking forward to it. Take your time.
poo poo pee pee tho
Here's a trick on how to fight Demifiend when you finally unlock his encounter
Step 1: DOn't
Zenith Tempest Hey. Hey kid. Ya want some Gaea Rage?
~distant sounds of raging in gaea~
Oh. Right.
Excuse me, I need to forget this boss fight existed again. (So damn hard, for the 'good' half of the wrong reasons.)
I did... never again... not only because of the fight but also because of the constant Noise grind.
Oh I don't know, being able to do 9999 damage to all party members when your max hp is 999, that seems fair.... -__-
One detail I love in DDS is that since everyone in the Junkyard has funky hair colors, Sara is considered unique, hence calling her *the* black-haired girl.
I myself loved the tiny dialogues you get with people all around.
Literally after each major cutscene i travelled to all visited areas just to see what do people have to say.
But yeah - rarely do you get bew games put such details in. They made sure to hang embryon flag over areas you conquer and you could even see the hole heat punched in ground when facing serph at the top of castle.
@@JannetFenix nn
Hi Madison
Dunno if everyone knows this but the person who wrote the outline for the setting and plot for the games couldn't finish her work due to health issues, and later, eventually released a light novel with how she would've written the plot differently to the game's, and the hair was a slight plot point there, where everyone's hair is basically every outlandish colour but black making Sera unique in that way, and that the eyes were the same colour as their hair, changing to new colours when the characters start getting and displaying emotion, there's other details in the novel that slightly show up in the game, like in the novel Gale was straight up a robot and his hoodie was there to protect exposed circuitry and Sera being essential to control the hunger, though the novel is more f-ed up about it by making her Blood being what let's people control themselves, with Gale essentially making a production line out of sucking her blood and using it as a bargaining chip in negotiations for alliances among other things
Racist??
"Are you sad?"
"What is 'sad'?"
Sounds like a line from a Kingdom Hearts game
Kingdom Hearts 2 has screwed us again
“Haha, I too am a little boy, don’t we have fun”
Mmm... Not enough Darkness
I can certainly hear Xemnas or even Saix saying that.
@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley your forget Roxas from 365/2 days
Digital Devil Saga's story.
"I do not comprehend."
Digital Devil Saga 2's story
"Some things must be felt, not comprehended."
Ah the DDS drinking game.
Status effects aren't that bad
(Healer gets charmed)
(Healer uses full heal on the boss)
Bribed man to play game quits game
The very reason i shoved marin karin onto half of my team
@@djoshawott2850 *snort*
Have fun with Strange Journey.
Ouroboros uses Disaster Wave!
Protagonist gets petrified!
GAME OVER
*Cielo is poisoned*
Cielo: This feels familiar mon
You forgot to mention that you should only sell those cells at Max solar noise, since that's when they sell for the most.
Except the Jack Cell, that one's a Min sell.
If I had known that it would've saved me a lot of trouble.
.....
This needs the pin.
Dadgummit...If I had known when I recently started playing the game almost a week ago...; Lesson learned
I just put 6 hours onto the game today for the first time and have not sold any cells yet, thanks for the advice.
What if you
wanted to go to heaven
but god said
*I do not comprehend*
You become ardyn from Final Fantasy 15
What is .... heaven?
@@KyngD469 "as far as i know it's a place you go after you died"
but... what is....... compression
@@crusty_ It's like making something smaller but still usable.
Digital Devil Saga did the cannibalism thing a decade before Tokyo Ghoul did.
Satomi Tadashi, the writer for Persona 1 and 2, has also written the script for this game. Seriously, what a beautiful man.
After picking up for the og author who caught a nasty bug so had to stop after 50% done so Tadashi finished the guy's work. Also he's far from perfect some of his sins include.... makeing an anyoing as fuck insert OC with his own name who he used to romance his own waifu from IF with acidental brainwashing, pushing for the remasters of 2 on PSP just for a renewal on his copyright on the charicters in the story before leaveing Atlus in 2012 with a middle finger makeing the Caligula Effect, and finaly shiting on any SMT or Persona game story not writen by him -_- dude has a masive ego hes good but not that good
@@demi-fiendoftime3825 the original writer even got to write her version in a 5 part novel series. We only got 2 out of 5 so far though :( worried we might not get the rest of the series
@@demi-fiendoftime3825 Sigh... no...
1) Yu Godai, the original author, only wrote until the first boss, it says so in her novel of Quantum Devil Saga.
2) The self insert is true but he did it not because of his waifu in If... but because of a real life actress he really admired and thus the whole Tamaki thing happened. He got a massive backlash from fans due to this.
3) Satomi left Atlus after DDS, he didn't push anything for the PSP releases of P1 and P2 since he wasn't part of the company anymore, Shoji Meguro directed those (except Eternal Punishment). He was contacted to write the new Tatsuya Scenario for the PSP release of Eternal Punishment. And has *NO* copyright on none of Atlus's games nor their characters... sheesh... what the fuck...
4) He didn't go with a middle finger, dude... he left on good terms and apparently he didn't write the Caligula Effect, he just wrote the concept of it.
5) And... when has he *ever* shit on stuff not written by him? Has he been on an interview I didn't heard about? What ego? The guy doesn't even have something like twitter or facebook to even "show his ego"... (personally speaking, he's the best writer Atlus had).
Where the fuck did you even get this information from? That was a lot of misinformation... that people even liked, Jesus Christ...
Quick. Sacrifice all you butter in the hope of pleasing her enough for her to not leave us alone again for 3 months.
I'd give up ALL my dairy products for Buns!
Wait all of my butter, but my popcorn will be DRY... Only for you Butter Senpai
now don't think about the kids and there popcorn
@@keyeraboyd6996 I will never understand how you Americans can eat popcorn like that, I get nauseous just thinking about it... Different strokes for different people, but still.
@@aidamou screw that. I like her stuff but I don't like it enough to give up milk
*Demi-Fiend has entered the server*
*Objective*
*Survive*
This is why the Persona kids have it easy. They never had to fight Daddy Demi-Fiend
...
@@Solqueen86 or even bullshit critical minotaur and bullshit ouroborous petrify
The Dark Souls of SMT bosses.
@@Solqueen86 my fingers and eyes are bleeding from all the edge I had to endure by replying to your comment. Nice edge dude. Totally worth it.
“All those loose ends get tied up and thrown into the sun.”
Cracked me up.
FORESHADOWING
Oh god, the soundtrack of this game. Shoji Meguro is a freakin divine beast
EVERY battle theme is blood pumping jam. Well... The Omoikane battle theme is a bit funky but I still love it.
P5 soundtrack is inspired from DDS guitar riff. Nostalgic, you'll see the similarities
Divine beast Vah Meguro
"I do not comprehend."
@@mattheweaton832 Thats the best line from Gale. Its still a thing me and my friend say, with the voice and intonation. Glad to know Im not the only one
4:26
“Gotcha! This is a collab episode!”
Me: I NEVER SAW IT COMING!
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Cielo is weak to only status ailments.
So he can laugh in accessories and cheap status resistance Mantras while everyone else is struggling to deal with their elemental weaknesses.
you don't get the mantra with Null Ailment until late game, and accessories aren't in DDS, and Karma rings on DDS2 don't Null or resist ailments either
Lol
“One-way doors that mock me” *Buns’s PTSD kicks in*
Digital Devil Saga was *accidentally* my first SMT game. I was but a wee baby to the jrpg genre and had no idea what I was doing. Never finished it, but I remember it in stark clarity, also because my poor baby ADHD addled mind couldn't figure anything out.
nocturne was the first i attempted as a kid. gave up on it pretty quickly back then but now that i like challenge in my games i wanna try again along with dds.
It's not SMT, it's a completely different thing. Western name is a lie.
Lemonov it is SMT, just not mainline series
@@marcetteb6064 It's Megami Tensei, not Shin Megami Tensei. SMT=mainline.
@@lemonov3031 If you really must be so pedantic, it's not even Megaten. It's Avatar Tuner
Not only did you post a video, but it’s about an SMT game!! Really been missing these lately, welcome back!
I am so grateful for this video because:
1) I am going through some hard times right now and (like all of Buns's videos) it made laugh my ass off and thus made me feel better.
2) This is one of my fav games of all time even though I never finished it.
3) The outro has World of Final Fantasy theme in it! I was so happy when I heard it I almost cried.
Thank you so much, everyone who worked on this For Beginners, sending love
I'm so happy you liked it!!
Am I the only one who absolutely LOVES the presentation in this game? The art style, the HUD, everything. It's so unique and intoxicating. I miss the PS2 SMT aesthetics.
@Randy Ferrell A shame, considering DDS was a point in the series when Kaneko literally got top billing in the credits.
Man I miss Kaneko-era style
7:57 "DDS2 or DDS PART 2 is where all those loose ends get tied up and thrown into the sun." Very subtle Buns.
Spoilers man cmon, I'm still playing part 1
Everything you need to know about your party's relation to the demifiend during the secret boss fight can be discovered by a single fact:
The song that plays during the fight? The standard encounter theme from nocturne. Not even the boss theme, just the 'oh boy, another grind battle coming up' theme.
As in, for you, he's a super secret, hidden boss... but for him? You're just another random encounter.
Indeed, for you it is the most important day of your life but for him it's just Tuesday!
so, for you it's like "WAIT A FUCKING SECOND WE'RE FIGHTING THE GOD-DAMN DEMIFIEND?!?!"
but for him it's like. "godddamit, another fucking demon?"
Finally a beginner guide for something I DIDN'T PLAY
Looking cool Joker
From Persona 2 .
Which one: Joker-sama or JOKER?
@@daevious_ Yes
And Sunglasses Hitler
If only P2 and P5 Joker ever met each other
@@mahiru20ten So Jun and Joker?
"What exactly is human form?"
-Any person with anxiety
Me with my past body image issues
-artists trying to draw any buff characters accurately
Soon
Just a tip in regards to the dialogue choices: The options do affect stuff in the second game when you transfer stuff over to it. If you choose correctly, you get a party member and some exclusive skills for Gale and Argilla.
Argilla’s Seraph Lore doesn’t seem all that noteworthy though, it’s just Mahamaon but “more likely” (which, if the enemy is weak to expel, doesn't even matter anyway since Hama skills are guaranteed to land on ‘em, plus the benefits don't apply to those with resistances)
Gale’s Pyriphlegethon tho 😳
@@ArshadZahid_nohandleideasSeraph Lore cuts 80% of HP, compared to Hamaon's 66%
@@kichiroumitsurugi4363 That's in DDS 1, in DDS 2 Hamaon and Mahamaon are also 80%
@@ArshadZahid_nohandleideas Huh. Interesting to know
I love DDS aesthetic, might be my favourite of the SMT umbrella
I'm sorry, but that bit about DDS2 wrapping up loose ends and throwing them into the sun broke me.
If you don't understand why, go play the damn game!
I only played DDS2 and it was great xD. I absolutely love this game like SMT Nocturne.
same. me: "haha literally wtf just happened to the plot?"
You can say that again the plot was left me like huh
Iconic quote discovered
“It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s SOUP!”
She got lost in Hyrule! It's been 11 months since we've heard a beginner's guide from you. We missed you!
I legit didn’t not realise it had been almost a year
I mean, she did one for Joker in Smash, but I guess that one doesn't count xD
"jrpg is a term broader than my underwear" BUNS PLS
“If you had as much style as Joker maybe your game would be popular!” Was that K.T.? I feel like he knows everyone.
DDS and its world are wild and I Loved both this and it's sequel. While more niche it has a lot of beauty to it and a unique sense of place. I'll be playing it again for sure
I have literally been playing this game for a whole week now. I'm addicted.
If you like Digital Devil Saga, I highly recommend the novelization! There are currently the first two professionaly translated novels in English! There are six novels in Japanese but only a few years ago were they translated into English. They are so in depth and flesh out so much of the story and characters. Please read it if you can.
Unfortunately: F*cked-up prices
SMT Digital Devil Saga 1&2 deserve a modern re-release, but before all that, I'll use this guide when playing Digital Devil Saga 1 via emulation.
Some tips:
The Cells can be sold at a maximum depending on the Solar Noise. Some sell better at 0/8 and others at 8/8.
Also, get the anti-stomachache ability ASAP since you can get a stomachache just before the battle ends, rendering your gained atma negligible.
all of them except for the frost or whatecer its called cell sell highest at full moon
iron stomach for the win!
New to the turn-based RPGs and just started DDS today... Selling cells? Sun/Moon phases? Stomach issues?
You people are speaking Greek to me.
Yeah it sounds really weird until you get deeper into the game. xD
1) Cells are items that are specifically for selling to gain Macca (the currency). Do NOT sell anything other than these cells unless you are absolutely sure that you can, as every item counts.
2) In Shin Megami Tensei, you usually have something called the Moon phase, which changes every few steps. So you get 9 phases, from 0-8 (New to Full) to 8-0 (Full to New). In DDS, you instead get "Solar Noise" which basically acts the same way. These phases effect various things such as critical rate (if you have the right skill) and how much you can sell the aforementioned Cells.
3) A feature specific to DDS is the ability to eat demons to gain "Atma points" or "AP". You can eat demons with a specific skill that allows you to insta-kill them when they're HP is low enough. Eventually you'll gain a skill that allows you to deal damage on top of eating them. However, what is really annoying, is that if you eat a lot of demons without break, you'll end up getting a "stomach-ache" as soon as you eat a demon (lol realism). This status ailment prevents you from gaining AP, which is used to gain new skills. It's an absolute hindrance if you want to strengthen your characters, as you can randomly get the ailment after the battle ends and not be able to heal it. Equipping the "Anti-Stomach-ache" ability is an absolute must if you want to consistently eat demons.
I hope that clears some things up for you. Sorry for the long post. >_
@@Tehmora Thank you very much, this is of a great help. I think I'm going to do a Serph, Argilla, Gale party... Do you know how to get that Iron Stomach passive asap?
Damn, you really are giving the gays everything they want, everything we need.
She's back!!!! Every time a new vid pops up, I remember the time Buns caught my partner and I fangirling over seeing them at a con and getting a picture together....
The DDS duology is such an underrated masterpiece, and a roller coaster of a journey.
Best video of yours yet. The sound quality for the joke clips were amazing. Laughed so much, which isn’t hard when watching your videos.
Yay, a video about another SMT game-
*Is about cannibalism*
...W....What?
*Yes, eating people!!*
. . . Why? ;-;
Same reason Persona 3 involved copious amounts of symbolically shooting yourself in the head over and over.
Because *E D G E* .
We need a new Digital Devil Saga, or at least post both games to modern consoles.
Also, this part makes me sad. 9:46
probably not very likely. glad i held onto my ps3 so i can just buy them on there for $10 a piece.
I've really been struggling mentally the last week and a bit and then this was uploaded, this was really needed, has honestly been the first time ive actually smiled the last week and a half, thank you for being you Buns
Digital Devil Saga : Persona's less popular older sibling
It more like smt and persona third wheel cousin
"older sibling"
DDS release: 2004
Persona 1 release: 1996
Edit: Before DDS even came out there were already 3 mainline Personas and 1 spin-off. Megami Inbunroku (Persona 1), 2 Innocent Sin, 2 Eternal Punishment, and Megami Inbunroku Persona Digital Collection (Japan only minigame collection for Windows 95)
Adam Smith we all know that Persona 3 was the first persona game. Want proof? The 3 in Persona 3 stands for 3d because the game has 3d graphics
Shit dude DemiKids is older than Digital Devil Saga
Wouldn't Digital Devil be the less popular younger sibling since this came out in 2004 whereas Persona was released in 1996? Or are there older Digital Devil titles I've been missing.
2:30 - 3:07
A dystopian fantasy world where everyone gets tattoos branded on them that transforms them into demons, before rescuing a naked girl named Serah? Are you sure you're not talking about Final Fantasy XIII again?
Or Digimon Frontier/JJBA Part 5
But this one is good!
AND NOT A STRAIGHT LINE!!!
Or digimon frontier
@@ramsey276 It helps you aren't playing as Public Enemy No.1-6.
Finally, my favourite Atlus RPG and just general RPG in general. Hopefully this video makes more people play it.
If you're in Europe, it's super easy to pick up a cheap and new copy. Ghostlight is still selling them I think.
I bought nocturne for only 18 euros.(20$) compare it to US Amazon that it literally cost 60 bucks. Europe is the best!
Bless you for collabing with Clemps, this is definitely one of my favorite games
I just love that you review SMT games you're the best .
IVE NEVER CLICKED FASTER FOR MY BUN QUEEN!!!!!!
IKR!!
BUN QUEEN!!!!
@@rembrime9678 Cuz she's always watching... 5:08
Why won't they add this and nocturne to the ps4 digital store i hope they remastering them or something
i gotta hurry up and buy them on the ps3 store while they're still there.
They're on the PS3 store at least but the PS3 downloads and installs at the speed of a dead slug so y know
Lol
@@AstralPhnx It took over a day for Sonic Unleased to download for me. Persona 3, 4, and DDS aren't that long
23:48 I come back to this video very often just to see the iCarly/ Miranda Cosgrove getting flashed to death so imma leave a bookmark for myself
Oh man I can't wait for a shin Megami tensei V... so uh... where is it?
apparently, corridor rumor is that the game started working on only after the second trailer.
In the same Hyperbolic Time Chamber that Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker visited for three years.
neVer
@@lurighashandarei1318 they had been working on it for only about 3 and a half months and also new engine with new models they'er probably anywhere between 50/75% done at this point depending on the game's size which last year they did confirm did get bigger than they orignaly planed I expected it to show up between 2020-2021
@Randy Ferrell play the lost child its good smt
Timing. I was literally just thinking about picking this game up.
Do it
It's really good
It’s incredible with one of the best soundtracks I’ve ever heard
@@flowerkillerXXX JUST DO IT!!!! MAKE OUR DREAMS A REALITY!!!!
Literally just finished shin megami tensei strange journey redux, this was my next option as well lmao
This Game is Rated M for Mother-
- I luv u❤
Definitely one of my favorite videos. The jokes had me repeating the video again & again. Y'alls chemistry is so wonderful to enjoy. This video gave the itch to play this game. I can't wait to play it on the ps3. Keep doing what you love.
.
You know it was smt when you have a walkthrought and STILL get lost at the dungeon
Buns, I gotta be real with you, I love your voice so goddamn much.
I kinda hate it lol
Was not expecting a Trapped in the Drive Thru reference but I'm HERE FOR IT
4:26 MY GLOVE LOVE MR CLEMPS!!!!
Oh how I love when y’all collab
Loved the video! Wonderful execution, great humor. 06:00 most creative joke ever... XD
Can't wait for the inevitable Tokyo Mirage Sessions video. Love that game!
Same, the SMT fans I've shown the game to all at least didn't hate it
0:56 Ah, Nocturne. I hear that game featured someone from another game series, which one, which one...
OH YEAH, the guy from Onimushsa!
Why does everyone in this game look like part 6 jojo characters
Fun fact, the artist/co-founder of Atlus is friends with Araki. There is even a interview between the two of them. Both are fans of their work. Game wise and art wise
Because Kazuma Kaneko and Hirohiko Araki drew inspiration on each other to design their characters.
It was also made during the time Part 6 was in publication and released a year after it finished, so it was appropriate at the time, I suppose.
SolarDusk Hell, Jojo is all over the place in Persona. Hence my nickname for Persona, Jojo’s BizzaRPG.
@@hypedrifter1715 personas aren't inspired by stands actually, the rest of it is true tho
One thing you missed, the cells can be sold for a LOT more when solar noise is at max. It helps a ton with getting mantras.
2:06 that looked really hard to edit. Just wanted to express my appreciation for it, Buns. 👍
Lil fun fact for all the PSN gamers, the PSN digital copy of DDS has some kind of V-Sync applied to it for whatever reason, effectively slowing the the game down by about 10%. Not unplayable but still noticeably more crunchy.
To disable it:
1. Hold down the PS button, which opens up those settings/display options
2. Hold down L1+R1+Left on D-Pad+Square all at the same time for about 7-10 seconds.
3. Release and press start
4. The menu should now have a few more options, select Configuration.
5. Turn V-Sync Delay Off.
Ta-da, game runs as normal.
May cause some other oddities from time to time but overall should be much smoother than before.
P.S you will have to do this process every time you start the game, but that’s a small price to pay
OH MY GOD! I missed your beginner videos! Missed you Miss Super Butter Buns!
2:45 Something about KT's voice makes him perfect for sassy disembodied god-beings.
This video came out in good timing because I'm about to get Digital Devil Saga 1 this week.
$10 on psn if I remember correctly
Here's a bonus tip the Bun don't want you to know: Sell your Cells at full Solar Noise and you'll get the most money from them. Except the Jack Cell, which, for some arcane reason, sells more on the lowest Solar Noise that the biggest one.
Perfect timing! i've recently got the game and have been planning to get the second one. Praise our lord and savior as Buns has blessed us with a new video!
just as i was getting obsessed over DDSaga you release this video
Great Video buns!
All good advice, though I would add that you shouldn't ignore luck entirely. The success rate of certain attacks depends heavily on this, most importantly incoming inatakill (hama and mudo) and status attacks work much more often if your luck is low and you will rarely get lucky with crits. A high luck build can be very potent, not many enemies have super high luck stats so a decent luck rating guarantees at least one hit of a multi hit physical attack will crit thus granting an extra turn. Also, way more item drops and significantly higher chances of rare drops.
I'd also add, don't really worry about guns for all your teammates it is a complete waste of money. Have a couple dedicated gunmen for the rare gun weak enemy or hama user (humans are immune to light based attacks, a bit helpful against certain bosses) and buy only for them.
Not the most relevant, but Hama skills in this game ain't insta-kill
"Supreme Nacho Dip Platter" That sounds pretty good and now to look it up.
I was just rewatching old for beginners :DDDDDDDDD
@superbutterbuns I wonder if you've noticed this as well but... The intro music for DDS 1 is titled 'Etro Anime - Danger'
Etro is the main goddess of the Final Fantasy XIII series. And Digital Devil saga has many similarities to that installment in the series, not limited to tattoos, transforming into demons, getting magic powers from a god-like entity. Neat coincidence...
I’m soo late to the SMT club and your channel. Your videos are just amazing. I love the info the skits and references. I have spit out my coffee at least 3 times.
Never too late to enjoy a great game series
This was the most tripping shit I played back in high school along with Persona 3 FES. The OST was mind-blowing for me at the time.
I personally thank this video for introducing me to mainline Shin Megani Tensei, without it, I probably would’ve never attempted anything other than persona
YES, THE BEST SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI SPIN OFF!!!!!
Okay, this straight up became one of my favorite videos, ever. I enjoyed every moment watching it. The fun editing and jokes were great. Of course the topic is what brought me, but the prior noted is what kept me chuckling.
That iron giant scene was always my favorite and that meme you made out of it only solidified it as my favorite scene even more
YAS! Our buttery queen has graced us with an upload
Hello from 2022, where this game is somehow, inexplicably available brand new on Amazon for about $30. Ditto the sequel.
Meanwhile all the 3DS SMT games are 70 or 80 bucks.
Buns, I praise you on high for making a god damn Iron Giant reference like holy shit i thought that movie has been lost among time
Never forget
The moment where Clemps is introduced in this video with the accompanying "Shut up!" is one moment that's been living in my head rent free for quite some time now.
A video on Digital Devil Saga. I do not comprehend
One of my personal favorite Megami Tensei games!
Also Argilla is my favorite character.
I always liked gale
@@justsomeemokidfrompersona3825 I can comprehend that.
What about my mahn cielo
@@grubkiller7612 cielo is a bro
Heat is the best boy. Fight me.
“ are you sad?”
“What iiiiiis...sad?”
No one is sad now that you’re back! Girl we missed you.
Regards,
The world
Here's a rough description of my reaction to watching this video.
"Hmm, I feel like I've played this before. Yes, I've definitely played this. Now that I think about it, I remember loving this game with a passion. Why would I forget something I enjoyed so much?"
The repressed memories come flooding back.
The SMT Nocturne battle music. The Demi-Fiend standing before my party as our battle began.
"NO! NNNOOOOO! GET HIM AWAY FROM ME! OH GOD PLEASE NO! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!"
*sets self on fire and jumps through the window*
yep, pretty much. hell, i tried to beat him with a team with maxed stats... cielo. with maxed luck. ouch.
possibly the only time in a game where you're like "for the love of god, please put me to sleep"
"You know whats BUUUUUULSHIT?" thanks for the intro song. Got the bullshit man stuck in my head. Cinemassacre is contageous.
Eeeeekkk yes, I was hoping you'd do this! Spread the DDS love
The editing in this video is spot on! Lol.
I lost it at Sir Papium xD
Dyslexia is both a blessing and a curse, and fortunately for Buns, Seraphim is the only one I could tell Buns had horribly mispronounced, so good job! :)
Time for Bun to disappear from UA-cam for another 3-7 months.
It’s been 11 now. ;(
@@vanguardofthevoid740 What is 'sad'?
She has reappeared. ^^
@@cyrusardyn I wonder, Could the Kingdom's Heart be stolen by the Phantom Thieves?
My bae butter is a really talented UA-camr. I usually get bored and close a video after 5 minutes. Not with buns. Great video
Every now and then i come back to this video, and it never fails to cheer me up. Thank you for the amazing content