Lol. I bought every single PS2 SMT game back 2 years ago. I got them for 20 bucks a game. Paid 100 for smt: dds dds2 nocturne raidou 1 and raidou 2. Would it have been cheaper if I bought them online?
Please share this message with other DDS fans. The novels Quantum Digital Devil Saga will be translated and released to the states. If we see more of them depends how well the first volume fares. For those who don't know. The novels are practically how DDS story was originally meant to be.
ay never heard of them and just recently started playing the games should i try and read the novels if they were translated or just keep playing the games?
Fr, all smt titles on the ps2 were ahead of its time, its really weird how underrated smt as a whole is, i hope the upcoming smt 5 can bring more light to smt besides persona
They're both $10 for the PS3 in the store, I think that's as close as you're gonna get. I wish they'd release a PC port, I REALLY miss the series, but not enough to buy a PS3... :(
If this song wasn’t in this version I, 1: wouldn’t have gotten into this game and 2: wouldn’t have found my favorite band It is a crime that this is just in the US 💀
@@kiri8105probably a far fetched theory but since dds 1 and 2 was originally going to be a single game maybe they had prepped only alive (the second game's op) as the theme song, so instead of creating a new one they used a licensed song for the first game and used the one they created for the second one
Tips: 1) Yes to Magic. Elemental Spells can be boosted and amped, so they do more damage. As an example, final boss, Heat (specs Str) was doing 600 damage Executioner, single target. Gale (specs balanced) was doing 700 damage with a Maziodyne, all target. 2) Devour is keyed to Vitality, so don't neglect it. 3) Buy only what you need, don't rely on too many items. Money is rare and important that you need to save as much as you get. 4) Get Ingest Mana, then Chakra Walk as soon as you see them.
8) Mantra points are actually pretty plentiful if you spend a little time grinding and devouring as many targets as possible. What's more limiting is the amount of money, but it's not too bad for each character to specialize in two elements at least. (Default Element + Opposite Element). If you're willing to grind, you can potentially level up several elements worth of mantras (for example, Gale had Maziodyne, Maragidyne, Mazandyne, and the final Almighty mantras without much work).
To find Field Hunt u have to go to a certain area on every dungeon. To get an enemy frightened, u have to hit it's weakness, making hunt skills more effective(gives more damage) when frightened. Well AP Divide and Mutual Karma takes time to obtain those skills and those will be handy for non-reserves(that are not choosed to be in battle).
“Rend, Slaughter, DEVOUR your pets! There is no other way to survive, you cannot escape your hunger, O Haitians of Purgatory.”- Donald Trump, Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga
Oh, forgot a last tip. 8) When choosing an element a character should learn, try to learn an element that contains that character's weakness. For example, Serph is weak to Fire, so Serph should learn Fire Mantras. Towards the end of the games, Elemental Mantras will give a corresponding Resist, which will allow you to negate a character's weakness. Very important on later bosses.
Better than persona 3 too. Honestly from a standpoint of having no nostalgia bias towards persona 3, 4, and 5, persona 3 is my least favorite. I just didn't enjoy the gameplay parts of it like I did with the others and I didn't really like the characters as much. I'd say I enjoyed dds much more than persona 3. I liked the characters and the story much more.
I say yay. Not meaning to flatter you but thanks to you I enjoy both Persona 3 & 4! I been trying to get myself interested in the other SMT games that I can obtain like Nocturne or Digital Devil Saga so it would be nice if I can see a walkthrough or gameplay of either series before I can purchase them!
YAY!!! LL you're the best. tip: Field hunt: under time limit, keep on slicing purple things until u find a Ara Mitama, hit it and engaged in a battle. Ara Mitamas are weak against ice, if one is frightened use the hunt skill (devour , comsume) to gain a huge atma points to master matamaga easily so u can learn new skills. Also make sure u party members have AP divide auto skill so they all gain Atma points and have mutual karma auto skill so they level up without being in battle.
Hmm, gameplay-wise and graphics-wise. It's very similar, although the gameplay is A LOT more forgiving. Do not take that to mean easier. However, it's probably more similar to a mainstream RPG, since fusion isn't used, but rather customization is based on mantra (similar to the magatama system from Nocturne, but they don't affect stats/resistances, but you keep all skills you learn and can assign them anytime)
Voting Yay on gameplay vids. A friend of mine owned DDS in junior high and I played it for only one day... now I have no chance of doing it again since he sold his copy. Can't find DDS anywhere to buy it myself. D:
@Corehoofify Don't worry, this spoiler is kinda an optional one. Depending on your choices you can stop it. And it won't be obvious like "Save or Don't save" either. So watch your choices! And about the "origins" of the characters, you get more of a spoiler alert just by watching the intro scene of the second game. So no worries!
my favourite part about the SMT community is, more often than not they're really cool people and don't get really defensive about liking SMT; unlike the FF fanatics
5) Every party member should know at least two Ma~ spells for the elements and corresponding boosts/amps, if possible. This will become a little hard towards the end of the game, but it's a good goal. 6) You will grind. Get used to it. 7) Carry Dis-Aches and/or learn Iron Stomach quickly. Ache is horribly ridiculously annoying, but Iron Stomach may not be worth a Skill Slot. Anyway, it's been a while since I played DDS, so my tips may be a little outdated. It's a fun game though ^^.
sell them to make cash. the closer to full moon the more cash you get. always sell them at full moon and the more you sell the more stuff you can bye in the shops
I really hope they only make a remaster of this duology. I just fear they might ruin the experience that DDS is by adding some dumb OP move or extra female character. Or in the worst case streamline the story making it less interesting. Especially 2 is unlike any RPG you will ever play so i just hope they do not change anything.
...Pal version has Sera (or somebody else) singing as titel intro title thingie... I think I'll go look on youtube if I can find it (to fave) or else I'll just record it myself :o.
Never get tired of hitting "Special" option in Nocturne. Never.
Ross Abyss I do not comprehend.
@@TheVentus91 on nocturne title screen theres a special option which played this op as promotion for dds
@@Scoreos77 at least they got something out of the demi fiend kicking them in the chodes
@@Scoreos77 I do not comprehend
Wish they do something similar in the remaster
Rend, slaughter, devour your enemies! There is no other way to survive; you cannot escape your hunger, warriors of Purgatory!
Damn... dat god danmit feel
*I don't wanna try to fight this love*
“Grind, Slaughter, Devour your enemies” Heck even the op told us how to play dds
Rend, not grind... there, I ruined your joke.
Crok425 “Om Mani Padme Hm”
*fades away*
The Moon *”Om Mani Padme Hum”
:8
Crok425 but why...
@@E_Hooligan because we fucking speak english 😭
So freaking happy that Nocturne and now DDS (as well as Persona 3 and 4) have made their way onto PSN.
Nocturne did too?!
***** yup
Maxwell Bosserman :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
wtf? I could have just gotten a PS3 instead of buying them all on PS2. But then again it's nice to have the physical copies.
Lol. I bought every single PS2 SMT game back 2 years ago. I got them for 20 bucks a game. Paid 100 for smt: dds dds2 nocturne raidou 1 and raidou 2.
Would it have been cheaper if I bought them online?
Fuck. I've been sleeping on Shin Megami Tensei for way to long. I just got this game and I can't even get past the damn opening because it's so cool.
i prefer let it go
Keshi Same here
i mean i know shit's about to happen ok ?
I played Nucturne Smt4 and Persona 3 and 4
It's called "Danger" by Etro Anime. :)
Etro Anime is so damn good
Please share this message with other DDS fans. The novels Quantum Digital Devil Saga will be translated and released to the states. If we see more of them depends how well the first volume fares. For those who don't know. The novels are practically how DDS story was originally meant to be.
ay never heard of them and just recently started playing the games should i try and read the novels if they were translated or just keep playing the games?
You can check the novels another time, you'll do just fine with the games. They're meant to be self-sufficient.
So, are they good?
only one of the novels is currently translated though, as the translator wasn't contacted again for more projects regarding the books... it's sad
@@isthiscereallife actually volume 2 was translated but it stops just short of where the story really starts to branch off from the games
I never skipped this when I started the game up, it's too good.
Same lol
one thing i love about atlus is their music openings, i love the feeling of opening a game and hearing a whole new genre everytime
The best jrpg i ever play. Maybe not perfect, but this game touch my very deep soul. Unique.
Damn.. back here after ten years to hear this banger again
"Your @$$ is mine!" - Heat's best quote ever. To this day I shall forever remember.
First time I heard that I wondered if I understood that right haha.
Just say ass dude
The one time in history where it was okay to change the op in a localization
Love this opening movie and its music. Jesus Christ its great
chris villatoro wish granted :)
Probably one of the best games ever made of ps2, with shadow hearts, persona and
hack series
Fr, all smt titles on the ps2 were ahead of its time, its really weird how underrated smt as a whole is, i hope the upcoming smt 5 can bring more light to smt besides persona
This was my first SMT game. After that opening i became an SMT fanboy for life.
I really really love this opening, especiall the part 1:45
Just drove 2 hrs. to get mine....best buy i've ever made,I absolutely love this game!
Did you beat it?
@@queencrimson8224 I did 🤣 I had many years to get it done. It’s still a great game.
@@RockmanPro Kudos to you for keeping the same account all these years! Glad you enjoyed the game.
@@RockmanPro so how's life been nowdays
Got any girl?
@ Yes indeed my man, got a wife.
Happy 20th anniversary peeps!
I remember this song just came into my spotify and I just got so hooked
Oh, DDS.
Serph is a nice lead, you'll come to appreciate the crew.
So hyped for SMT on the Switch. Finger Crossed.
hell yea!
We're going back to full 3d SMT and it's going to be glorious. DDS was all I ever wanted from SMT
Yeah haha :')
@@SmegmaBandit that comment didn't age well
*Ryan Gosling voice* GOD DAMMIT
I wished they rerelease Digital Devil Saga and Digital Devil Saga 2 as a complation on the PS3 and PS4.
Maybe some day kid, maybe some day....
They're both $10 for the PS3 in the store, I think that's as close as you're gonna get. I wish they'd release a PC port, I REALLY miss the series, but not enough to buy a PS3... :(
Me 2
I wish for a collection including DDS 1&2, Nocturne, Persona 3 FES and Persona 4 Golden for PS4
Anthony Pierri yeah your right my son your right
Only after watching this opening after years Ive noticed that this game Is dark As hell
Rend, slaughter, devour your enemies. There is no other way to survive, you can not escape your hunger, warriors of purgatory.
I DON'T WANNA TRY TO FIGHT THIS LOVE
@@GrubQueenMarisa I'M DANGEROUS
@@qorrn holy shit 2021 was 3 years ago
@@GrubQueenMarisa and 2018 was 6 years ago :'(
If this song wasn’t in this version
I, 1: wouldn’t have gotten into this game and 2: wouldn’t have found my favorite band
It is a crime that this is just in the US 💀
Honestly I wonder why and how they choose a licensed song instead of the original intro, still I'm glad that we get this version instead
@@kiri8105probably a far fetched theory but since dds 1 and 2 was originally going to be a single game maybe they had prepped only alive (the second game's op) as the theme song, so instead of creating a new one they used a licensed song for the first game and used the one they created for the second one
This song is jazzy as fuck
Peak 2000s aesthetics
Tips:
1) Yes to Magic. Elemental Spells can be boosted and amped, so they do more damage. As an example, final boss, Heat (specs Str) was doing 600 damage Executioner, single target. Gale (specs balanced) was doing 700 damage with a Maziodyne, all target.
2) Devour is keyed to Vitality, so don't neglect it.
3) Buy only what you need, don't rely on too many items. Money is rare and important that you need to save as much as you get.
4) Get Ingest Mana, then Chakra Walk as soon as you see them.
love that first few seconds
8) Mantra points are actually pretty plentiful if you spend a little time grinding and devouring as many targets as possible. What's more limiting is the amount of money, but it's not too bad for each character to specialize in two elements at least. (Default Element + Opposite Element). If you're willing to grind, you can potentially level up several elements worth of mantras (for example, Gale had Maziodyne, Maragidyne, Mazandyne, and the final Almighty mantras without much work).
this sounds just like the ohhh my good vine
One day a DDS anime would be amazing, its been sooo long, and Persona got anime adaptations, so wheres the love for Nocturne, DDS, and some others?!
DnB x SMT goes crazy hard wtf
SMT V Vengeance now has some elements of DnB, it’s pretty neat stuff 😊👌
DnB has been in MegaTen before, be it only some instances. Like Maken and P2 👍
To find Field Hunt u have to go to a certain area on every dungeon.
To get an enemy frightened, u have to hit it's weakness, making hunt skills more effective(gives more damage) when frightened.
Well AP Divide and Mutual Karma takes time to obtain those skills and those will be handy for non-reserves(that are not choosed to be in battle).
I hate openings that give spoilers but damn, I love this song~
Because spoilers are a western thing. There's no such thing as a spoiler in Japanese culture
Intruders
@@fillerbunnyninjashark271????????
@@fillerbunnyninjashark271 Can you please tell me what ネタバレ means then
@@fillerbunnyninjashark271 🤨
I love etro anime so much
Phenomenal
Yay for sure, and I always wanted to know more about this game, since I have access to a copy.
this opening is fucking clean
This shit slaps so hard like a train
Just started this game. This openimg is awesome.
Its 2020 hearing the intro brings back painful chuunibyou memories
Based
Yay!The cell-shading graphics are just amazing!
oh how i envy you
@@Desqera hi, hello, why?
“Rend, Slaughter, DEVOUR your pets! There is no other way to survive, you cannot escape your hunger, O Haitians of Purgatory.”- Donald Trump, Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga
@@shadestrider1033 I'll admit, this completely caught me off-guard
@@themasterll I had to make a joke about the recent debate and this felt appropriate.
Masterpiece
Oh, forgot a last tip.
8) When choosing an element a character should learn, try to learn an element that contains that character's weakness. For example, Serph is weak to Fire, so Serph should learn Fire Mantras. Towards the end of the games, Elemental Mantras will give a corresponding Resist, which will allow you to negate a character's weakness. Very important on later bosses.
DDS2 is my favourite game ever. So good
I play this in ps2, 10 years ago...
Looks amazeing.
I want this on ps2. Cannot believe how cheap it is compared to persona 3.
How about now? Cheap?
Better than persona 3 too. Honestly from a standpoint of having no nostalgia bias towards persona 3, 4, and 5, persona 3 is my least favorite. I just didn't enjoy the gameplay parts of it like I did with the others and I didn't really like the characters as much. I'd say I enjoyed dds much more than persona 3. I liked the characters and the story much more.
where tf are etro anime and why aren't they producing more bangers like this
Danger by Etro Anime
Amazing Artsy Graphics Love it
i love playing this on the pcsx2 emulator gotta love x 3 speed
These two games were a couple of Atlus's best ever. They really need to do a remaster or something. I have friends that need to play it.
Thats right! Great song, nice album.
damn this is just a cool AMV
From the very first bits on this intro, you KNOW the game's story's gonna be messed. UP.
YAY!!!
This game series needs a pc port
I already ordered it too ^w^ I got the Deluxe Box Set so I'm waiting for it to arrive XD so excited
damn i envy you
this... looks...EPIC
I shall vote for yay as well.
Shin Megami Tensei games are awesome.
Rend
Slaughter
Devour Your Enemies
There is no other way to survive
You cannot escape your hunger
Warriors of Purgatory
Just ordered this game this morning...it comes monday, can't wait
has it arrived yet
@@zg9 Ye
I love this game, you are so lucky! Digital Devil Saga in our are cost $150 in some stores. They say its really rare.
the true Mass Effect!
I say yay.
Not meaning to flatter you but thanks to you I enjoy both Persona 3 & 4! I been trying to get myself interested in the other SMT games that I can obtain like Nocturne or Digital Devil Saga so it would be nice if I can see a walkthrough or gameplay of either series before I can purchase them!
Anyone want an anime of this?
yes
yes
The girl i'll mary will have to play this game
Marry? I do not comprehend.
I’ll jump into this after I’m done with persona 2 duology
I love the beginning:
Rend, slaughter, devour your enemies; There is no other way to survive. You can not escape your hunger, warriors of purgatory !!
YAY!!! LL you're the best.
tip: Field hunt: under time limit, keep on slicing purple things until u find a Ara Mitama, hit it and engaged in a battle. Ara Mitamas are weak against ice, if one is frightened use the hunt skill (devour , comsume) to gain a huge atma points to master matamaga easily so u can learn new skills.
Also make sure u party members have AP divide auto skill so they all gain Atma points and have mutual karma auto skill so they level up without being in battle.
@yaoilovertash Serph only talks in Digital Devil Saga 2.Not when he was an embryon
Hmm, gameplay-wise and graphics-wise. It's very similar, although the gameplay is A LOT more forgiving. Do not take that to mean easier. However, it's probably more similar to a mainstream RPG, since fusion isn't used, but rather customization is based on mantra (similar to the magatama system from Nocturne, but they don't affect stats/resistances, but you keep all skills you learn and can assign them anytime)
I have the game but I don't remember if that option was abailable...
What I can say is that the game is great and you won't regret buying it!!
Voting Yay on gameplay vids. A friend of mine owned DDS in junior high and I played it for only one day... now I have no chance of doing it again since he sold his copy. Can't find DDS anywhere to buy it myself. D:
Yay Yay Yay
Do it master!
@Corehoofify Don't worry, this spoiler is kinda an optional one. Depending on your choices you can stop it. And it won't be obvious like "Save or Don't save" either. So watch your choices! And about the "origins" of the characters, you get more of a spoiler alert just by watching the intro scene of the second game. So no worries!
This shit goes hard my nigga
yay!x9000 LL-sempai!!and you too Izanagi-san!!!!
I vote YAY for gameplay vids, i always wanted to play this game but cant seem to find it around here ._.
Thanks XD yeah, I'm looking into getting both games. hopefully I can get them at the same time.
Pilomotor reflexes went over the roof
wow this music so good
Thsi is the american opening for DDS1, named Danger, by the band etro-anime
my favourite part about the SMT community is, more often than not they're really cool people and don't get really defensive about liking SMT; unlike the FF fanatics
Are they? That'd be good to know, since I'm just a simple Persona fan. I've been interested in Nocturne and DDS 1 and 2 and arguably others.
@@Mechassault_Man same here ff fan dragon quest and persona now smt thanks to persona
Its been 8 years, P5 didnt exist yet Xd
Etro Anime - Danger
Yay!!! Because these games are full of win!
This is way better than the jp intro
What is this song called? I'm really diggin' it, and it sounds like it goes on longer than it does.
Danger by Etro Anime. And yes, it does go on for longer.
Apologies for the long wait!
@Mariesun true
i guese YAY for the intriging story.
The first dungeon (the Vangard base), I don't know it's has a field hunt or not.
I’m genuinely upset the sequel doesn’t live up to this intro
good luck finding this it's almost impossible to find this
5) Every party member should know at least two Ma~ spells for the elements and corresponding boosts/amps, if possible. This will become a little hard towards the end of the game, but it's a good goal.
6) You will grind. Get used to it.
7) Carry Dis-Aches and/or learn Iron Stomach quickly. Ache is horribly ridiculously annoying, but Iron Stomach may not be worth a Skill Slot.
Anyway, it's been a while since I played DDS, so my tips may be a little outdated. It's a fun game though ^^.
Peak fiction
sell them to make cash.
the closer to full moon the more cash you get.
always sell them at full moon and the more you sell the more stuff you can bye in the shops
I really hope they only make a remaster of this duology.
I just fear they might ruin the experience that DDS is by adding some dumb OP move or extra female character.
Or in the worst case streamline the story making it less interesting.
Especially 2 is unlike any RPG you will ever play so i just hope they do not change anything.
...Pal version has Sera (or somebody else) singing as titel intro title thingie... I think I'll go look on youtube if I can find it (to fave) or else I'll just record it myself :o.