The first in a five-volume series of novels set in the world of the bestselling “Digital Devil Saga” and “Shin Megami Tensei” roleplaying video games. Six tribes battle in the post-apocalyptic Junkyard, a grim world of demons and evil powers that block entrance to the promised land, Nirvana.
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Great novel based on a great game. They novel expands and holds a different world in the game, think of this more of what Yu Godai originally intended the story to be then what the DDS games ended up as. Writing is superb, characterization is much more well spread out and defined, all around pretty good (even some surprises near the end wink wink).
It's really goodI'll preface this by stating that I gravitated to this because I love Digital Devil Saga; I count the two among my favorite games, period. This is a review of the book, not the games, though. So how's the book? It's bloody fantastic. the story and concepts are fascinating, the characters are very well written, and the translation is perfect; I often forgot what I was reading was originally written in Japanese at all. Before I even finished the book, I thought to myself that I cou It”s really goodI”ll preface this by stating that I gravitated to this because I love Digital Devil Saga; I count the two among my favorite games, period. This is a review of the book, not the games, though. So how”s the book? It”s bloody fantastic. the story and concepts are fascinating, the characters are very well written, and the translation is perfect; I often forgot what I was reading was originally written in Japanese at all. Before I even finished the book, I thought to myself that I couldn”t wait for vol. 2 to be translated, and the ending just magnifies that. I want more, man, because when you get down to it it”s a damn good book …more
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Feb 02, 2016 Maverynthia rated it it was ok
Shelves: jp-books
I gave this book an extra star as it seems to deviate from the game and doesn't kill off it's women like the game.So to set this up, Godai Yu actually was working on the game script as well as the novel in Tokyo, but had to quit due to being sick and unable to adjust to Tokyo life. So ATLUS then took what she gave them and ran with it.However she did write this and it's pretty bad with it's female characters. All of them are shown to be weak in some way, Sera literally so. All are sexualized in I gave this book an extra star as it seems to deviate from the game and doesn”t kill off it”s women like the game.So to set this up, Godai Yu actually was working on the game script as well as the novel in Tokyo, but had to quit due to being sick and unable to adjust to Tokyo life. So ATLUS then took what she gave them and ran with it.However she did write this and it”s pretty bad with it”s female characters. All of them are shown to be weak in some way, Sera literally so. All are sexualized in some way. Sera is the fragile deer that needs and Onii-san to support her, Argilla has a slit up the side of her skirt (in battle?), Jinana is just stated outright. So it fails on that front. Argilla has an added bonus of having her atma have boob mouths… I am not joking. I have seen Sera”s atma and it”s a pink feminized version of Varuna. Gross.Now the story? Knowing what the ultimate “gotcha” is for it, the setup of the plot pretty much screams what the twist is. I mean if you can”t read it in the title of the game. That being said the rest of the story is pretty much “blood and gore everywhere. Entrails. Fighting. More blood. Fighting. Rinse. Repeat. ” oh and I almost forgot “Transformed into their atma. Transformed out of their atma.” There. That”s the rest of the story. “Drank blood, goes a bit out of control, regains control, etc.” Nothing else happens. …more
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Feb 20, 2011 Shiki rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy, sci-fi, action, novel
Bagi saya, novel ini bukan sekedar novelisasi seperti yang biasa saya beli atau temukan di net. Ini jauh lebih kompleks, dan disesuaikan agar benar-benar menjadi sebuah cerita utuh.Banyak perubahan yang ditemukan, di antaranya, cara Sera menenangkan para Shura bukanlah nyanyian, tapi DARAH-nya. Lalu, detail event pun jadi lebih panjang, dan yang paling utamam tentu saja, Serph jadi punya kepribadian jelas. Buku 1 (rencananya akan jadi 5 jilid) ini berakhir dengan pertemuan Embryon dengan Loopa, Bagi saya, novel ini bukan sekedar novelisasi seperti yang biasa saya beli atau temukan di net. Ini jauh lebih kompleks, dan disesuaikan agar benar-benar menjadi sebuah cerita utuh.Banyak perubahan yang ditemukan, di antaranya, cara Sera menenangkan para Shura bukanlah nyanyian, tapi DARAH-nya. Lalu, detail event pun jadi lebih panjang, dan yang paling utamam tentu saja, Serph jadi punya kepribadian jelas. Buku 1 (rencananya akan jadi 5 jilid) ini berakhir dengan pertemuan Embryon dengan Loopa, yang anehnya di sini bukan Leader dari Hounds, tapi seorang Newborn. …more
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Jan 30, 2018 Nico D. rated it really liked it
Om mani padme humSet in the dystopian Junkyard, a world where the cycle of conflict is unending as the bodies of the dead are absorbed by eternal rain only to be reborn and perpetuate more conflict, until one tribe attains complete dominion over the entire land .To that tribe will be the ultimate reward: Nirvana. Our protagonists are from the up-start Embryon tribe, whom we follow through a bloody battle which leads to three anomalies to occur in the Junkyard all at once:1.) The warriors– dubbe Om mani padme humSet in the dystopian Junkyard, a world where the cycle of conflict is unending as the bodies of the dead are absorbed by eternal rain only to be reborn and perpetuate more conflict, until one tribe attains complete dominion over the entire land .To that tribe will be the ultimate reward: Nirvana. Our protagonists are from the up-start Embryon tribe, whom we follow through a bloody battle which leads to three anomalies to occur in the Junkyard all at once:1.) The warriors– dubbed children of purgatory– awaken to hence unknown emotion.2.) An enigmatic, dark haired girl appears unconscious in the center of the battlefield3.) The warriors are forcibly transformed into demonic states and must devour their enemies in order to avoid a berserker madness and being devoured themselvesThis sets the stage for an interesting and unique take on the cyber punk sci-fi novel, with lots of character moments and a hefty dosage of references to Hinduism. It should be noted that this book may not be for the faint of heart. There’s a wondrous amount of body horror (which, if you’re like me and you’re all about that life, you’ll be very pleased) to keep the stomach turned. Even those who are less-inclined to enjoy the more horrific elements may find the overarching mystery compelling enough to make this a real page turner. Just keep in mind that this first “arc” occurs between this and Vol. 2, so the ending of Vol. 1 feels a lot like a midseason cliff-hanger. If you’re halfway through this and enjoying it, I’d recommend picking up the second book with it so you can read it as soon as you’ve put the other down. Just my two cents. …more
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I read a fair number of pulp video game fantasy and science fiction novels, and although I greatly enjoy them, they usually don’t really make me think at all. Avatar Tuner, much like the game it shares its setting with, is quite a bit more contemplative than other fiction like it, exploring some of the philosophy behind the game world. Although its writing is fairly unsubtle, it has some nuance, and it diverges from the plot of the game enough to make even a seasoned player wonder what’s going t I read a fair number of pulp video game fantasy and science fiction novels, and although I greatly enjoy them, they usually don’t really make me think at all. Avatar Tuner, much like the game it shares its setting with, is quite a bit more contemplative than other fiction like it, exploring some of the philosophy behind the game world. Although its writing is fairly unsubtle, it has some nuance, and it diverges from the plot of the game enough to make even a seasoned player wonder what’s going to happen next. It’s not nearly as gory as I expected, but there’s still some gore in it, so if that’s a hard pass for you, I’d avoid this one; what gore there is feels well-integrated and not overly gratuitous. I like the attention played to characterizing Cielo, who didn’t get a lot of spotlight in the games, although Argilla, Heat, and Serph definitely form the core of the cast.All of that said, the author is kind of obsessive about conventional gender roles (though knowing what I know about the background of the novel, I imagine and hope that this will be subverted later on in the series), and the whole thing does come off as kind of… hot for cannibalistic monsters, and that may or may not be your thing: :p …more
