Digimon World, what's next?

[Tanuki Tales]

I have to say that my favorite game for the original Playstation (and still one of my favorite games of all time) was the original Digimon World.

Now here was a game that I personally felt started the revolutionary idea of having both a working clock and a progressing calendar that differentiated what creatures you encountered and what events were unlocked (Pokemon: Gold and Silver had a clock but it came out after the original Digimon World).

But what I really loved about the game (aside from seeing what my Digimon would evolve into) was how you started out in this crappy little crackerjack town and with time and effort you could recruit new Digimon to the town. These Digimon would then take residence in existing buildings to provide services or would make their own brand new buildings for their services.

So you would go from just having a farm for food to having a massive farm, a bank, a 4 star restaurant, a little hobby shop, a coliseum, a hospital, a pristine fountain and even an air port!

This is a feature the later games sadly abandoned.

So, the purpose of this thread, other than to get nostalgia all over everything, is for me to ask:

Which of the Digimon Worlds do you believe is closest to the original?
Are there any other monster raising games you all can think of that are similar to the unique (albeit glitch ridden) game play of the original Digimon World?

[TamerBill]

First of all, I point you in the direction of Digimon World Re:Digitize (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keZxXtPZT3A), a new game built in the same model of the original Digimon World. Apart from that one, which will likely never see an English release, I don't think there's any games that come close to the original's play style. I still play Digimon World today despite its numerous flaws simply because it's a whole little genre to itself.

[Tanuki Tales]

First of all, I point you in the direction of Digimon World Re:Digitize (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keZxXtPZT3A), a new game built in the same model of the original Digimon World. Apart from that one, which will likely never see an English release, I don't think there's any games that come close to the original's play style. I still play Digimon World today despite its numerous flaws simply because it's a whole little genre to itself.

I...I now have a reason to actually own a PSP. I need to go set up a shrine towards this being translated and released state-side.

[TamerBill]

When you play Digimon World, how do you go about raising a good champion? I keep trying to raise my guys stats but he tires out real fast and it seems like I only get a day or three out of him for actually completing objectives compared to how long I needed to work at raising his stats to be able to meet those objectives.

This was asked in a PM, but I figure I'll answer it here in case anyone else is interested. In the spoiler box below is a record I kept of the first eleven-and-a-bit days of gameplay, so one could get a feel for how I go about raising a Digimon.


Started a new game, chose Agumon as my partner.

Day 1

Three hours of Offence training.
Four hours of Defence training.
One hour's rest at Punimon's bed.

Stats at the end of the day: 800/600/104/100/76/80


Day 2

Three hours of Speed training.
Three hours of Brains training.
Fought and recruited Agumon, learned Sonic Jab from him.
One hour's rest at Punimon's bed.
Fought four battles against ModokiBetamon to collect Bits.
Recruited Coelamon to the city.

Stats at the end of the day: 833/637/111/102/102/111


Day 3

Fought and recruited Palmon.
Three hours of MP training.
Three hours of Offence training.
One hour's rest at Punimon's bed.
Four hours of Offence training.

Stats at the end of the day: 835/880/169/110/117/112


Day 4

Fought and recruited Kunemon.
Fought three battles against Dokunemon to collect Bits.
Four hours of Offence training.
Recruited Betamon to the city.
One hour's rest at Punimon's bed.
One hour of Defence training.
Agumon digivolves to... Greymon!
Four hours of MP training.

Stats at the end of the day: 1419/1545/224/168/165/158


Day 5

Fought one battle against Goburimon to learn Magma Bomb, and succeeded.
Fought Drimogemon.
Carried five cartloads of dirt for Drimogemon.
Two hour's rest at Punimon's bed.
Three hours of HP training.

Stats at the end of the day: 1985/1547/262/199/167/159


Day 6

One hour of HP training.
Six hours of MP training.
One hour's rest at Punimon's bed.
Fought five battles against Darkrizamon to learn Heat Laser or Red Inferno, but didn't.
Fought two battles against Tsukaimon to learn Dynamite Kick or Spinning Shot, but didn't.
Recruited Bakemon to the city.

Stats at the end of the day: 2077/2087/276/217/169/162


Day 7

Carried four cartloads of dirt for Drimogemon.
One hour's rest at Punimon's bed.
Fought three battles against Darkrizamon to learn Heat Laser or Red Inferno, and learned Heat Laser.
One hour's rest at Punimon's bed.
Four hours of Brains training.

Stats at the end of the day: 2279/2139/304/240/171/197


Day 8

One hour of Brains training.
Four hours of Speed training.
Fought and recruited Meramon, learned Dynamite Kick from him.
One hour's rest at Punimon's bed.
Three hours of MP training.

Stats at the end of the day: 2325/2504/306/249/203/206


Day 9

Recruited Centarumon to the city.
Fought Tyrannomon.
Two hours of HP training.
Seven hours of Defence training.
One hour's rest at Punimon's bed.

Stats at the end of the day: 2503/2506/312/306/205/221


Day 10

Recruited Unimon to the city.
Fought two battles against Tsukaimon to learn Spinning Shot, but didn't.
Fought one battles against ShimaUnimon to learn Megalo Spark, but didn't.
Fought Patamon.
Fought Patamon again.
Fought and recruited Patamon.
Recruited Biyomon to the city.
Fought one battle against Akokatorimon, by mistake.
Fought six battles against ShimaUnimon to learn Megalo Spark, but didn't.
One hour's rest at Punimon's bed.
Two hours of Offence training.

Stats at the end of the day: 2510/2515/343/311/216/232


Day 11

Fought three battles against Tsukaimon to learn Spinning Shot, but didn't.
Fought and recruited Greymon.
One hour's rest at Punimon's bed.
Seven hours of Offence training.

Stats at the end of the day: 2512/2519/403/315/232/236


Day 12

Mass consumption of Giant Meat to raise weight and...
Greymon digivolved to... MetalGreymon!

New stats: 3756/3759/451/407/366/368

From here I'd probably spend a day or two trying to pick up some better moves, like Megaton Punch, then go after Ogremon, Birdramon, Otamamon, maybe Meteormon.