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Digital Monsters Become Reality Again
Bandai Namco continues to please us all with an all new Digimon game. Developed by Media.Vision, this Digimon game is the eleventh in the ‘Digimon World’ series that started with the cult classic, Digimon World for the PlayStation. As the first Digimon game to be on the PlayStation Vita, it celebrates the fifteenth anniversary of the television show, “Digimon Adventure”. Let it be known early buyers of the game get free post-game DLC. It was released on March 12, 2015 elusively to Japan, however, there is a petition to get the game localized.
The game itself is visually stunning. It demonstrates how powerful the the Vita truly is, with compelling graphics that run extremely smooth. This just proves how much of a powerhouse the Vita is despite struggling to beat out competition in the handheld market. The gameplay is enticing and geared towards older fans of the series. Coupled with young adult humor, female characters in the game look more seductive than ever before seen in the series. Not to mention the deep plot for the player to follow which is becoming more and more rare in today’s age of gaming.
Moving on to the game, you obtain a ‘Digimon Capture’ device as a secret gift. From there, you decide to venture into the digital world to see if the rumors of hackers using monsters was true. The system malfunctions, leaving your body half digitized. Because of this bizarre phenomenon, you have the ability to jump through the real world and the digital world at will almost. Meeting with the odd bunch of Terriermon, Palmon, and Hagurumon, they become your first Digimon partners as a cyber detective. Unitizing various Digimon, you quest to solve mysterious crimes and schemes. You’re able to create a plethora of teams, ranging from a one man army to a legion of four or more Digimon. From the classic Agumon to the almighty Jesumon to some newer ones. This RPG is one of a kind and a gem that will most likely go down as one of the best games for the system.