Digimon Masters Online
Intense overall intensityWhat's in it
The game runs on power-creep progression, limited-time achievements tied to new releases, deck buffs that require multiple high-cost Digimon, and monthly spend-threshold events that steer heavy spending toward large ongoing outlays.
A real-money cash shop sells Digi-eggs, mercenary Digimon, boosts, and character equipment central to progression and endgame power.
Stylized real-time combat where players direct their Digimon to battle other digital monster creatures; no blood, gore, or human injury.
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What it is
A no-cost MMORPG drawn from the Digimon anime, this title casts the player as a Tamer who teams up with a single creature and takes on wild ones in live combat to finish quests, gain levels, and transform (Digivolve) their partner into tougher versions. Fighting happens creature-versus-creature in a stylized way, without bloodshed, wounds, or harm to people; when a Digimon loses, it breaks apart into data. Amassing and hatching additional creatures forms a large part of the loop, running on luck-based egg incubation together with a store that takes actual currency. The setting is a shared online space populated by other people, featuring public chat, private messages, friend invitations, and the exchange of items. According to those who play, the in-game economy revolves around costly content available only for a window, escalating stat requirements, and large outlays needed to keep pace among the strongest players.
How it's framed
In keeping with the Digimon anime, the title casts its fights as a heroic tale of taming creatures — the player forms a bond with a companion and battles to become mightier, while opponents are shown as data instead of creatures that visibly bleed or perish. Violence carries no ethical significance here. Where the framing exerts the strongest pull is on the wallet rather than the story: both the structure and the events push players toward continued spending of real currency, dangling items available only briefly and stat boosts as goals worth pursuing.
Details
- Developer
- Move Games Co., Ltd.
- Publisher
- MOVE ON USA CO.
- Released
- Nov 3, 2016
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