Review2022-08-16

Digimon Survive review: A gripping finale can’t save shallow writing

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Josh Broadwell Polygon
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Digimon Survive
Genres · adventure, rpg, simulation, strategy, tbs
Release · Jul 28, 2022
Developer · Hyde,Inc.
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5 articles 8 writers 7 reviews
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Jordan Ramée GameSpot·15 Aug 2022
Digimon Survive Review - Digital Devolution
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Travis Northup IGN·9 Aug 2022
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Isaiah Colbert Kotaku·5 Aug 2022
Digimon Survive Is A Painfully Boring Tactical RPG
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Robert Ramsey Push Square·5 Aug 2022
Digimon Survive - Darker Digimon Story Carries Some Flat RPG Elements
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