Atlus Announces Soul Hackers 2 Is Arriving This August

Atlus introduced the following entry RPG might be a follow-up to its cult-favorite Satan Summoner: Soul Hackers, aptly dubbed Soul Hackers 2. 

In Soul Hackers 2, the world faces an apocalypse. An entity named Aion duties two AI brokers, Ringo and Figue, to halt Earth’s destruction. The pair should observe down and resurrect slain Satan Summoners, people able to summoning and commanding demons, utilizing their Soul Hack skill. These Satan Summoners signify completely different Satan Summoner factions and their murders performed a job in triggering Earth’s downfall. It’s as much as Ringo and Figue to find why that’s and cease it. 

In Atlus vogue, spending time with social gathering members in social settings strengthens your relationships and the crew as an entire. Fight resembles the traditional Shin Megami Tensei turn-based battle system however exploiting enemy weaknesses prompts the brand new Sabbath skill, an enormous assault that summons demons to eradicate scores of foes without delay. 

The primary Satan Summoner recreation in Japan in 1996. Although it was by no means localized, its follow-up, Soul Hackers, launched in 1997 and was translated and re-released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2013. In her evaluation of the 3DS model of Soul Hackers, editor Kimberly Wallace gave it an 8.75 out of 10 writing “Soul Hackers is not a straightforward battle, however it’s price each second that it beats you down. It turned my dependancy; I used to be fully enamored with besting bosses, recruiting demons, and discovering out the place the storyline would go subsequent. I nonetheless cannot consider {that a} recreation that got here out in 1997 feels so contemporary and thrilling over 15 years later.” 

Soul Hackers 2 launches August 26 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Collection X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. To see extra of the sport, take a look at the gallery of screenshots beneath.

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