Digimon World: Next Order

Critic reviews

• Hey Poor Player

  Heather Johnson Yu · Mar 17, 2023

  7.0

  As a game, this can be huge and intimidating, but it can also be someone’s comfort game to melt into at the end of a long day. As a port, Digimon World: Next Order should be praised for its continuous improvement as it jumps from one platform to the next, but its pricetag hasn’t improved in its 7 year run, which can put off some players who have become accustomed to purchasing ports at a lower pricepoint.

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• ZTGD

  Terrence Johnson · Mar 14, 2023

  4.0

  The game turns into a fight simulator, where players can pan the camera for better views but that’s pretty much it. After a battle XP is earned and items that will help to rebuild the town that players are tasked with completing. This new version of the game adds this mostly useless open world and a lot of filler which comes way of requiring tons and tons of grinding.

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• Way Too Many Games

  Leo Faria · Mar 09, 2023

  5.5

  Digimon World: Next Order is nowhere near as good, fun, engaging or memorable as these other titles. Sure, it might be a love letter to a PS1 classic (?), but there’s a reason as to why not a single other Digimon World besides that first game had Tamagotchi-based gameplay, it just wasn’t fun. Digimon World: Next Order isn’t fun either. A grindy, monotonous patience test, just ignore this one. Even if the fact you can make your monsters poop sounds too enticing to be ignored.

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• Noisy Pixel

  Angelus Victor · Mar 07, 2023

  7.0

  Digimon World Next Order feels and plays fantastically on the Nintendo Switch. But unfortunately, it relies on you being familiar with its established gameplay mechanics, which can be daunting for newcomers.

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• TheGamer

  Joe Parlock · Feb 27, 2023

  4.0

  Next Order is still just a slightly enhanced port of a Vita game from 2006. A sprint button is a useful addition, and character models look impressive enough, but areas can be small and sparse, animations look incredibly stiff, and each area is broken up with loading screens to make zipping around Floatia feel more awkward than it should.

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• Destructoid

  Alissa McAloon · Mar 30, 2017

  8.0

  Next Order isn’t without flaws, but it's exactly the kind of game the Digimon World series needed after a regional hiatus. While the unconventional combat and grind-heavy skill training aren’t likely to deter fans of the franchise, newcomers might find some of the game's quirks unwelcoming. As such, Digimon World: Next Order likely won’t appeal to everyone, but the game is something longtime fans of the series will have no problem dumping hours upon hours into.

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