The battles in Digimon World: Next Order are weird. This was reflected in our ability to work as a team in combat too, which wasn’t ideal. For the first few hours my Gomamon refused to eat any of the grub I offered it, and despite my constant babying and praise it detested me. This is all well and good, but especially early on (and without a whole lot of help from the game itself) pleasing the little bastards is a nightmare. To balance this mechanic though you’ll also have to keep your partner’s mood, tiredness and toilet needs (yes you read that right) in check, which is easier said than done.ĭigimon World: Next Order essentially combines a Pokémon game with a Tamagotchi, and puts a real emphasis on treating your monster right if you want to succeed. By picking the stats you want them to raise you’ll instantly power up your ally, and will get them closer to that all important next step in evolution. While you can go out and battle wild digital monsters to get stronger, it takes much longer than spending time in the gym. Once you’ve chosen you’ll need to raise them to evolve into a stronger monster so they can help this village become prosperous again, so it’s off to the gym for the lot of you. Your first task is to choose the type of egg you want, be it one that hatches into a puddle of slime or a little dinosaur. Your powerful allies have taken too much punishment, and end up reverting to their egg form. It doesn’t go well, and as a result the three of you end up teleporting to a village in the middle of nowhere. Fortunately his two partner Digimon have him covered, and go into battle with a big metal monster without his support. Well another year means more Digimon landing on my review pile, so let’s see what wonders Digimon World: Next Order has in store shall we?Ī remaster of a Playstation Vita game released in 2016, Digimon World: Next Order begins with our main character (who is a “Digidestined”) getting struck with amnesia in the middle of an epic battle. It turns out Digimon games are absolutely wild, as I discovered playing the death filled visual novel/tactics game Digimon Survive last year.

When I finally did, I couldn’t believe what I saw. As a child who spent most of his younger years infected with a hefty dose of Pokémania, it took a long time for me to peek over enemy lines at the Digimon games.

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