Customers often highlight that they are enjoying the story and gameplay of Digimon Story: Time Stranger. Many players feel it is the best modern Digimon game they have played. There are no cons listed for this product.
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Gameplay, Overall performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Quite a Digi-Revival for the more niche series.
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Digimon has always kinda held second candle to the much more popular Pokemon series. Despite this, Bandai Namco always seems to deliver with their games.
Without getting into spoilers, I will give the positives on this game, as well as one or two minor nitpicks.
First, the positives
The game has a deep and mature storyline, involving war between Digimon, references to death and loss, as well as the occasional innocent swear word (namely the D and H words).
The game runs smoothly, though it is locked at 30 FPS on PS5, it does jump to 60 on the Pro model.
The biggest praise, the Digimon collection and raising mechanics. Unlike Pokemon, you can raise a Digimon to have different stats (typical HP, Attack, Defense, and the like), but here's where it gets interesting. Depending on the stats your Digimon have, they can digivolve into different Digimon. Even better, to account for the different options when digivolving, you can also "de-dogivolve" to enable your Digimon to grow new stats and branch out to become a different Digimon.
Also, the battle mechanics are top notch, as all Digimon don't only have elemental typing, but also one exclusive to Digimon, in the Data>Vaccine>Virus, as well as other types (spoiler territory, there) which allows moves and skills to deal up to 400% damage. This allows for all new methods of strategy and planning I've never experienced in an RPG before.
Now, the few gripes.
One, the main character isn't voiced, which is odd, considering whichever main character you *don't* choose does get a voice, as they take the role of the Operator, who essentially gives direction to you as the character whom you play. This usually isn't an issue for me, but I don't understand why they felt it necessary to have your character's mouth move when you make dialogue choices, only to have them be completely mute.
Last gripe, as mentioned before, there are ways to raise your Digimon and their stats through a Digimon farm, where you can train Digimon in specific stat builds to get where you need them to trigger Digivolution, the problem.... You cannot see where your Digimon stats stand until you
1. Finish their training
2. Pull them out of the farm to see how much more they need to train to get where they need to be.
I was able to manage this issue by making notes on my phone, but it was a little discouraging having to do extra homework to properly train my Digimon.
Despite these issues, they don't take away from the experience.
I've had "a-ha" moments, I've had moments of sadness and feelings, along with moments of frustration in the story that kinda force a battle because *plot*.
I can't recommend this game enough for people who want a new twist on their monster collecting games.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
nostalgic
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
great graphics..legit game has all the digimon.. not at all pixelated
I would recommend this to a friend
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Gameplay, Overall performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Digivolution!
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Being a fan of the cyber story games, I was very excited to play this one with english voice acting and seeing how the gameplay really evolved from the old games. So far, i'm really enjoying the story and the gameplay. It's a very familiar with lots of life improvements, and seeing the digital world comes to life is very amazing.My only complaint is the frame rate on PS5 isn't what I thought it would be at.I really would have wanted a constant 60 fps, but we didn't get that. Excited to see all the digimons and unlock my favorite digivolutions!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Digimon is what pokemon wishes it was
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Never thought I'd say this but pokemon has nothing on this digimon. The gameplay the visuals the story. This one is one for the books a must play
I would recommend this to a friend
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Almost there
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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Excellent game, a lil clunky but spectacular overall, if you're into rpg's full of upgrades etc. And the mechanics of pokemon, this game is worth a try! Way better than the same old adventure like the title suggests, it's time to evolve; are you ready?
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great JRPG game so far
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I never seen or played any Digimon games before. First time playing this game and I was surprised. It is almost like a cozy JRPG but it can get a little hard on some boss fights, which makes it challenging and fun. It can seem a little overwhelming at first because they have so many options and upgrades you can do. The more you play the more you figure out what everything does.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Overall performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Digimon - Time Stranger (The Best)
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Best Digimon game ever. Everything about is refined and truly enjoyable.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Amazing
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By far the best digimon game yet! I have over 100 hours in my first playthrough and am gunning for new game plus. So much passion in this game that fans and others will love
I would recommend this to a friend
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great game!
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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One of the best Digimon games you ever play.
Gives you the option to explore Hands-On with your Digimon partner similar to the classic Digimon games
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome
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The game was awesome. It love different choices digimon you digi evolve or who recruited to your team. The story is is good and it has some funny line.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Best Digimon to date
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One of the best Digimon games to date. It’s only missing one star because it’s still a budget title and I’d love to see them not hold back at all. If you’re on the fence just get it it’s worth your time.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Greart JRPG
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The game is very good. One of the better games I played that released in 2025. If you like JRPGs with lots of party options I recommend it. The game arrived later than expected, but that was the courier's fault, not Best Buy's.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best digimon game ever
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
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Awesome game have spent over 70 hours playing it the best game so far far exceeding my expectations of it
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
A must for digimon fans
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The game itself is really good the mechanics are great, you can get really get invested in the story and there are over 450 digimon in the base game plus more with dlc, all in all a great buy.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Digimon time stranger review
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Quality product delivered on time. The product plays pretty well and has been extremely fun.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Gameplay
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Digimon Digital Monsters
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This game is amazing, the designs, the missions and the customization is great.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Digimon time stranger
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Best game in the world I am glad I played it is 10/10
I would recommend this to a friend
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Game!
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Great digimon game. You can see the effort and care that went into creating this game.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Must have
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A solid entry in the digimon series. You can essentially digivolve into any digimon.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Time Stranger
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Best modern digimon game I have played, hope they keep it up with the next one