The Digital Devil Saga (デジタル・デビル・サーガ, Dejitaru Debiru Saaga)?, also known as the Avatar Tuner series (アバタール・チューナー, Abataaru Chuunaa)? is a series in the Megami Tensei franchise. As opposed to the modern or post-apocalyptic settings of most Megami Tensei games, it takes place in a futuristic dystopic wasteland and has strong Hindu architecture, mythology, and themes such as "reaching the next karma" instead of leveling up.
Development[]
Digital Devil Saga original trailer
Digital Devil Saga is the third game developed by Atlus for the sixth console generation. It reused the 3D graphical engine of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne and reuses the Press Turn Battle system. Shoji Meguro returned as the main composer for his previous success with few additional tracks composed by Kenichi Tsuchiya. Other aspects of the game were outsourced: the artistic concept of the world was provided by Kusanagi studio; Ichirō Itano was hired for the screenplay, renowned for his work on Macross; story was originally penned in part by novelist Yū Godai but was shifted fully inhouse to Atlus writer Tadashi Satomi due to Godai's health issues. Godai later wrote several novels based on the world of the game, namely Dogdays and Quantum Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner.
The game was initially revealed in the Japanese version of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniacs. A special trailer is viewable when choosing between new game or load game. It was advertised as the "New Goddess" (新女神, Shin Megami)? near the end of the trailer.
Games[]
Side Games[]
Novels & Short Stories[]
Manga[]
Music[]
| Characters (Atma Avatars) | |
| Playable | Serph (Varna) - Heat (Agni) - Argilla (Prithivi) - Gale (Vayu) - Cielo (Dyaus) |
| Non-Playable | Sera - Angel (Harihara) - Harley (Hayagriva) - Jinana (Usas) - Bat (Camazotz) - Mick the Slug (Rahu) - Lupa (Cerberus) - Varin Omega (Ravana) - Twinklebell - Schrödinger - Demi-fiend |
| Locations | |
| Junkyard | Ground Zero - Muladhara - Svadhisthana - Manipura - Anahata - Coordinate 136 - Deserted Ship - Embryon Base 2 - Vishuddha - Ajna - Karma Temple - Samsara Tunnels |
| Music | |
| Albums | Original Soundtracks |
| Songs | "Pray" - "Danger" |
| Archives | |
| Terminology | Atma - Embryon - Field hunt - Nirvana - Press Turn - Magnetite |
| Lists | Demons - Bosses - Mantra - Skills (Combos) - Items |
| Other Media | |
| Games | A's TEST Server |
| Publications | Quantum Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner - That's Catch 22 - DOGDAYS - Shinen no Matou |
| Characters | |
| Playable (Avatars) | Serph (Varna) - Argilla (Prithivi) - Gale (Vayu) - Cielo (Dyaus) - Roland (Indra) - Sera (Varnani) - Heat (Agni) - Seraph (Ardha) |
| Non-Playable | Jenna Angel - Margot Cuvier - Fred - Adil - Schrödinger - Serph Sheffield - Heat O'Brien - Argilla - David Gale - Colonel Beck - Meganada - Brahman |
| Locations | |
| Nirvana | Occupied Sector - Underground City - Underwater Cable - Internment Facility - Karma Society Tower - EGG Installation - Power plant - Airport - HAARP Facility - Sun |
| Music | |
| Albums | Original Soundtracks |
| Songs | "Alive" - "Time Capsule" |
| Archives | |
| Terminology | Atma - Berserk Mode - Black Sun - Cuvier Syndrome - Field hunt - Karma Society - Lokapala - Tribhvana |
| Lists | Demons - Bosses - Mantra - Skills (Combos) - Items |