Soul Hackers 2 Announced for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, and PC - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 05 March 2022 / 1,864 Views
Atlus has announced Soul Hackers 2 for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. It will launch in Japan on August 25 and worldwide on August 26.
The game will support English and Japanese voiceover options, and English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) subtitle options.
View the announcement trailer below:
Read details on the game via Gematsu below:
Story
A story set in midst of the 21st century, a little further in the future from now.
“Demon Summoners” live in dark societies and harness the supernatural powers of “demons.” And “Aion,” a being that watches over the world, detects the world’s forthcoming ruin.
To avoid ruin, Aion’s Ringo and Figue descend upon the human world. They head for protect the two people needed to avert destruction, but both had already been killed.
Ringo deploys Aion’s special ability “Soul Hack” to revive their targets. Working alongside the Devil Summoners, Ringo and Figue pursue a mystery with the future of the world at stake.
Will you be able to avert destruction…?
Characters
Ringo (voiced by Tomoyo Kurosawa)
An agent of the next-generation cyber lifeform Aion. A newborn being, she has a strong curiosity about human society and emotions. She stands on the front lines with Arrow and the other Devil Summoners, and fights to avoid ruin.
Figue (voiced by Nanako Mori)
An agent of Aion, like Ringo. Cool and discreet, she is like an older sister to Ringo, who pushes forward at her own pace. Figue also has an interest in and admiration for humanity, and is extremely friendly towards humans. She specializes in information analysis, and handles logistical support.
Arrow (voiced by Kaito Ishikawa)
An agent of the Devil Summoner society Yatagarasu. One of the “targets to protect to avert the end of the world” detected by Aion. He was killed while undercover, but was revived by Ringo’s Soul Hack. He is usually a quiet young man who does not say much. But he is also honest, passionate, and highly values morality. Because of this, he and Milady often clash.
Milady (voiced by Ami Koshimizu)
An agent of the Devil Summoner society Phantom Society. She was killed by an ally for an unknown reason. After being revived by Ringo’s Soul Hack, she accompanies Ringo in pursuit of the reason behind her death. She is calm and rational. She places a lot of emphasis on rationality and efficiency, and can sometimes make ruthless decisions, but her past experiences seem to play a part.
Psyzo (voiced by Masaya Matsukaze)
A freelance Devil Summoner. He was killed by an agent of Phantoms Society, but was revived by Ringo’s Soul Hack. He accompanies Ringo and the others in pursuit of a certain objective. He is a romanticist, charmer, and show off. Since he can read the air and act accordingly, he is often the mediator between Arrow and Milady. He keeps the team running smoothly.
Keywords
Aion
A beyond beyond human understanding, born from the farthest reaches of technology. It watches over the human world in the shadows. One day, it detects the world’s impending doom, and dispatches agents Ringo and Figue to prevent it.
Devil Summoners
Humans who form contracts with demons and use their astounding abilities to solve problems beyond human understanding. There are also a few Summoners, on the other hand, that use their powers for evil, such as assassination and crime. A Ringo and company fight to avert destruction, they become involved with the opposing Devil Summoner societies Phantom Society and Yatagarasu.
Demons
Spiritual beings that have existed alongside humans since ancient times. They are not necessarily evil beings, and even gods and fairies fall under the name of demons. It is said that in a certain place, there is a secret art of fusing demons to form new demons.
COMP
A gadget that assists in summoning demons. Each user’s COMP has a different form and can be modified to resemble their favorite item or decoration. Ringo and company’s COMPs were modified with Aion’s technology, allowing them to directly equip demons to the COMP itself.
Soul Hack
One of Aion’s functionalities. It is the ability to intervene in and improve a person’s mind and soul. Ringo uses Soul Hack on those who have just died, and intervenes in their memories at their time of death. It allows the person to be revived by drawing out their regrets for dying, and by their strong desire to live.
Sabbath
Attack the enemy’s weak point for an all-out attack!
Enjoy an even more exhilarating battle system based on the familiar Press Turn systems of the Shin Megami Tensei and Persona series.
Realms—Secret Cities
In the cities inhabited by humans, there are secret cities called Realms that only Devil Summoners can enter. In those cities, demons walk alongside Devil Summoners, and there are many Summoner-dedicated facilities such as demon fusion, COMP upgrades, and information gathering.
Staff
- Production Manager: Shinjirou Takata (Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor, Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, Shin Megami Tensei V)
- Producer and Director: Eiji Ishida (Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers, Shin Megami Tensei IV), Mitsuru Hirata (Radiant Historia, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE)
- Character Design: Shirow Miwa
- Composer: MONACA
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Thank you for the Xbox release Atlus. Hope to see more come to Xbox!
I’ll get it for my Series X. But still upset at the absence of Switch. This looks to be made in the same vein as Tokyo Mirage and Persona when it comes to graphics. Not as intense as SMT V. Not sure why they made this decision.
Honestly, with Atlus I don't consider graphics a handicap anymore. Last few years their releases have become very bizarre. They released P5 Stickers on Switch, without allowing their users to play P5 first. Same with P4 Arena. Now they release SH2 on all consoles except the one where SH1 was exclusive, and without re-releasing SH1 on PS4 and Xbox....
They boycott their own games like no other XD.
I have never heard that Atlus prevented Switch owners from playing Persona 5 on PS3 or PS4. You sure your information is correct?
Also I think you can't blame Atlus for not releasing Soul Hackers 2 on other consoles than the ones where Soul Hackers 1 was "exclusive", meaning Saturn, PS1 and 3DS since these are dead systems by now.
What I want to say is: please, by god, stop with this stupid port begging. If you wanna play the old games then get them on the systems they were released on. Not every game has to be ported to every system. The situation with all this recycling is bad enough as it already is.
He didn't even port beg.
I'm not talking about making a random port, I'm talking about accessibility. Not everyone can afford to buy a second platform, no matter how much they want to. Especially if it's an out of circulation platform, like the 3DS.
Let people ask for ports, this only means one good thing: people are interested in the game. If making a game more accessible means it sells well, it's a win-win for both players and the company. A distribution like SH2, on the other hand, is a lose-lose.
Well it's on PlayStation so sure why not, haven't played one of these devil summoner games in a while.
No Switch version? But Xbox? Wierd. But I'm in regardless.
I imagine it will come to the switch eventually
Sad it's not day 1 though.
Atlus is making the most nonsensical business decisions constantly.
What else is new? It's like they throw darts blindfolded at a dartboard labeled with the names of the various platforms.
Completely different for every game. Maybe they use a randomiser.
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