Halphas Returns to Soul Hackers 2 With New Daily Trailer

Today Atlus revealed another returning demon that will appear in its upcoming JRPG Soul Hackers 2 with the usual daily trailer.

We get to see Halphas, who returns to the Shin Megami Tensei series after having been skipped in Shin Megami Tensei V. This is certainly appropriate considering that he originally debuted in the first Soul Hackers.

As usual with daily trailers, we also get the horoscope for August 8. Pisces returns to the top of the luck ranking, while Cancer is at the bottom.

You can check it out below.

Soul Hackers 2 launches for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC ( both on Steam and on the Windows Store) on August 26, just one day after the Japanese release on August 25.

You can check out the original trailer, plenty of screenshots, a second gallery, more images, even more screenshots, another gallery, one more, a video explaining the gameplay, another, one more, a fourth, a fifth, and a sixth, on top of tons of gameplay, another trailer revealing the English cast, one about the world, and one about the characters.

You can also watch the previous daily trailers including one showcasing Yamata no Orochi, one revealing Okuninushi, one focusing on Seth, one showcasing Bar Heidrun, one showcasing Baphomet, one showcasing Norn, one featuring Nekomata, one showcasing Ramenya, one revealing Silky, one featuring Inanna, one revealing Doppelganger, one showcasing a Sabbath, and one revealing Nigi Mitama.

Here’s how Atlus officially describes the game:

“Soul Hackers 2 inherits the essence of Devil Summoner: Soul Hacker, while evolving the game concept with a more defined art style, addictive RPG gameplay and ATLUS’s next-level storytelling. Set in the Shin Megami Tensei universe, Soul Hackers 2 follows a brand new story about two Agents of Aion, Ringo and Figure, and their fight to stop the destruction of the world.

Produced and directed by Eiji Ishida and Mitsuru Hirata, other featured staff includes music composed by MONACA, character designs by Shirow Miwa and Production Manager Shinjiro Takata.”