A demanding raising RPG where your Digimon live, age and die. The breeding loop rewards patience but its rigidity can repel. For those who accept its rules, the depth is rare.
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Category
RPG1 player12+
Description
A tamer rebuilds the town of Floatia after a disaster, raising two partner Digimon and exploring a digital world in peril. Published by Bandai Namco, released worldwide in 2023. Life cycles, digivolution shaped by care, over two hundred Digimon, active combat and town rebuilding.
Digimon World: Next Order review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
MAX
Story
★★★★★
"Masterful"
A digital world teetering on chaos, where loyal partners age, pass away and are reborn over time. Beyond the raising of creatures, this tale probes attachment and grief through the bond between tamer and partner. Rebuilding a town and reviving hope lend the adventure a gentle melancholy that sets it lastingly apart.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Raising Digimon means accepting that they age, die and are reborn: each life cycle pushes you to start training over in pursuit of better evolutions, in an endless loop of attachment and experimentation. Rebuilding the town of Floatia, recruiting partners and unlocking dozens of digivolutions stretch an already demanding journey. That constant care routine, which rewards patience above all, is the root of its lasting appeal.
Technical info
💾5 GB📅22/02/2023
Published by Bandai Namco
Digimon World: Next Order (Nintendo Switch) price, value & rarity
A Digimon-raising RPG, it hands combat to two partners whose AI acts according to their personality, forcing you to raise them rather than directly pilot them. The bosses demand anticipating your creatures' behavior and steering their orders at the right moment. This unusual distance from combat creates fights where trust in your raising matters as much as raw strategy.
