Pokemon Fan plays Digimon and hated it

Let's be real, a large chunk of people aren't Digimon fans because of the games, they are fans because of the show.

I love how Jaiden came out of this being like "I hated this so much, it was agony! But Digimon's kinda cool." which apparently is every Digimon fan's opinion on it.

"Big Worm starts off as a lizard! That is the opposite of how evolution works!" Wait until she finds out where snakes came from it'll blow her mind.

I will say, 'landing in a mysterious land and fighting for you life while strangers who love you cheer you on' is more or less how the digimon show starts

As a Digimon fan, you have no idea how right you are about the "fandom that has been hurt over and over, trying to hang on to something good"

Jaiden went from being an animator who likes pokemon to a pokemon player who likes animation

Man, after working so hard to learn how this game worked, it sure is quite a thing to see someone experience THAT FEELING OF "WHAT IS HAPPENING, WHAT SHOULD I DO?!"

I really hope you give this series another chance with games like Cyber sleuth, and digimon survive. I also agree with the guy suggesting Shin Megami Tensei.

"I played the game, hated it but somehow still like Digimon" is honestly a great summary of what it's like being a Digimon fan.

As a fan of both pokemon and digimon they are very different in my opinion. Id say give digimon survive a chance. Its an amazing game but mostly a visual novel. It doesn’t require any prior knowledge of digimon and is an incredible story. Though my advise is if you do play it avoid any spoilers. Its a one of a kind experience

Cyber Sleuth is a good game, particularly on the switch where you can cheese XP by leaving your system on. The only complaint I had about it was some very spotty localization. The Golden path through the story is fine but any side road you travel, and you have to travel on a lot of them, get very "all your base are belong to us" very fast.

“When it comes to monsters and creatures, I have to admit, I am an edgy bitch” that’s it, Jaiden’s greatest quote.

You've learned the real lesson of Digimon games: You don't find a Digimon game you like playing, you allow a Digimon game to rewire your sense of fun until you're the kind of person who likes the game that's been driving you mad for hours.

Yeah... A lizard turning into a sea snake isn't the weirdest digivolution you can see...

Digimon cybersleuth and hacker's memory are both good digimon games. I would love to see and animashion of you playing cybersluth and your reaction to the story. 10/10 good game.

when she said that the Digimon fandom is just hurting and desperate for a good video game, i felt that way too much

as someone who grew up with this game, i went from “oh she didn’t like it?” to “yeah i remember that…oh yeah i remember that too…” amazing what the child brain puts up with

Digimon World is a chill game. It is an accurate representation of the Digimon concept. Everything you do in the game does advance your progress. A mon dying is a part of it. The cycle of raising a mon effectively is the main gameplay loop. Then there's exploration that results in getting things that make raising a mon much easier. I would recommend going in blind, but having a guide ready if you ever feel a little stuck or confused. In general the game gives you a lot of info if you talk to everyone in the city. The slow upgrading of the city is also really rewarding. Raising mons may feel like a bit of a grind, but you get into a comforting daily routine.

The show is the one true thing that holds the fandom together, I never even looked into the games because I just knew they were terrible after one itsy bitsy look at them

"When it comes to monsters and creatures, I have to admit, I am an edgy bitch" that's it, Jaiden's greatest quote.