Digimon Story Time Stranger review

Recommended

by Rogueh

Version RAWG (anglais, compacte & opinionated) Review Digimon Story: Time Stranger is a solid, complete RPG that gets the essentials right without reinventing anything. Media.Vision replaces the old random encounters with visible symbol encounters, giving far more control over pacing, and adds a genuinely useful auto-battle option for lighter fights and farming without sacrificing depth in boss encounters. Over 450 collectible Digimon and a satisfying digivolution system give the collection loop real weight, and light action-adventure segments with mini-puzzles keep the pacing varied between battles. The one real knock: it lacks a strong, distinctive identity. It ticks every box expected of a creature-collector RPG without ever truly surprising you. But context matters here — measured against recent Pokémon environments and designs, Time Stranger absolutely holds its own, and the digivolution system remains something genuinely satisfying that has no direct equivalent elsewhere. Also worth noting: this is the first Digimon Story entry with full English voice acting and translation into 11 languages including French, a real step up for the franchise's international ambitions. A serious, complete, well-executed RPG. Not a genre-definer, but a genuinely good one. Full French review: https://rogueh24.fr/test-du-jeu-digimon-story-time-stranger/