A few weeks ago the European publisher Ghostlight opened the preorder campaign for the lovely Nintendo DS JRPG by Atlus Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2. Unfortunately due to lack of retailer interest, they had rely on preorders themselves in order to be able to print and distribute the game. The number of preorders needed to achieve the goal is 1800.
Ghostlight’s Ross Brierley just sent in an update on the numbers.
From the review: "This update to a DS classic doesn't give you much in terms of hardware upgrades, but the additional campaign and gameplay changes make Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker worth playing for a second time, or a first time if you skipped the first release."
Technology Tell writes, "The Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor games are probably the most innovative offshoots of the SMT series. Sure, Persona is much more popular, but it also is a fairly typical JRPG. Games like Devil Survivor Overclocked and Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker shook up the formula, not only because they’re strategic RPGs, but because the visual novel elements and freedom of choice can really make playthroughs feel different."
Well done, Europe—you’re getting Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2. Publisher Ghostlight announced this morning that the game has met its pre-order goal and will be released in European territories.
Would be a shame to see it fail
Man I feel bad for the European fans that actually pre-ordered the game.
So far it seems that the rest of them who constantly clamor online for Atlus game releases in Europe can't put their money where their mouth is.
Needs to be a shooter or FPS in order to sale in EU, other than that EU is a lost cause.
@ Menchi no. How the f are you going to import with a region locked system. You're telling me a system that sells really good in Europe can't get that many preorders ?
This is pathetic.
what the....???
have i traveled through time or something...?
i live in europe and this game has been available for a while now....is this just in some european countries or something?
i can't be crazy....i've played Devil Survivor 2 before...
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