(GARBAGE VIDEO PLS NO WATCH) Digimon World 2 Review - The First One Was Better - Casp

[@jtfromsomewhere]

This is one of my favourite games ever...no joke..... Still playing it to this day!

[@ayra9088]

ok

[@MisterVcc]

Mine as well. I really enjoy the DNA digivolution and ability to transfer parent skills to other digimon. Miss that so hard in all other games.

[@Baqilawati]

MisterVcc same 😢

[@ryokuhasu9699]

I am also still playing it to this day... but only because I keep loosing my memory card and can never get past the 2nd map before something happens that I have to restart...

[@Shootingfoul]

But why thou?

[@donbonilho]

Now picture this, being an 8yo non English speaking child trying to play this game, in a time where there was no internet available in your country and none of the few gaming publications would make a guide regarding this game. It was utter chaos to lear how to digivolve or to progress at all. After years I’ve been able to play it again and completed it. this game had so much potential but at the same time it was so underdeveloped and plagued with bad design choices that it’s just sad to watch. Good video, thanks!

[@Caspicum]

Without internet, I probably wouldn't've figured out how to capture Digimon at all! That sounds like a nightmare.

[@UltimateSupremoV2]

I know the feeling. I dont even know how i learned to play this game without internet back in the day after without knowing english as well.

[@MrRudeboey]

ohhhhh i feel u man i feel you

[@Blast4slayer]

True i know catch digimon from internet, this game has potential like system catch digimon(like a pokemon), its cool cause we can use any digimon and open more any digivolution tree, but the problem is 2. 1 you need tank for explore and that thing suck like seriously i only need 10 step for 1st boss but no no you to much explore and doesnt have gas for you tank so please restart. And 2 same dungeon crawl and not open world like last or next digimon game. And dungeon + tank = disaster I want play this again if they plan remake/remaster it but please atleast discard 1 from that 2 system. I can play with limited moving tank atleast it open world and not same dungeon. Or i can play it in dungeon but atleast its unlimited move i like explore dungeon without math my move. For some reason digimon has problem with number 2 not fan digimon 02 anime or this game

[@rmstylle]

When i was kid, i kill with ninjamon metalgreymon, centarumon and numemon bosses .. after this touhg fight full of healing i manage how to catch digimons. :D RESTART! :D

[@NeoExHades]

hahahahaahaaha this game was pure sadism : so slow but so good you just couldn't give up playing it. Well played Bandai weeeell played. Made me mutitask so much during my childhood , waiting for all the attacks to finish in battle

[@Caspicum]

+Destiny108☆ I became addicted to dickgirls and coffee because of Digimon World 2, now they're saying they want to take my house and my children? Thank you, Digimon World 2 :^)

[@NeoExHades]

+Casp Osaurus It's great on emulator though, you can turbo through the fights : )

[@zimorog]

Got his game when i was 9. Now i'm 24 and i still play it =D My only bug is that battles are too slow. I put my digimons to fight and then do something else for 1 minute xD

[@Caspicum]

If I went for a coffee break every time I was waiting for the battles to play out, I'd be on my 13th heart.

[@zimorog]

haha good one xD Btw nice channel! Nice and honest oppinions on old school games, instead of just playing that new shit like everybody else does. Keep it up =)

[@Caspicum]

I love me some new games too, but I've yet to play something that has anything on old games.

[@leonardo_pandaboff]

I can play pkmn mystery dungeon while I wait.

[@jakeherter]

Your supposed to get a toy plane from the Tamers Club and catch that metalgreymon, as he caps at level 27 and makes your other digimon irrelevant, making it easy to DNA digivolve them many times over, by the time your metalgreymon is maxxed out the other will be boss. Also I can tell you didn't get very far with the footage shown here. I did enjoy the video though.

[@Caspicum]

+Jake Herter Oh shit. I had a feeling you could capture him, but by that point, I had stopped caring. Also, I thought I was near the end of the game. I didn't finish it, but I think I came close. I intentionally avoid using late-game footage for most videos because I encourage people to play it for themselves, and I like to leave something for them to discover. That said, I may have still been early-game. I really had no way to tell. Felt like I was pretty close though. Had a few interactions with that one girl, and stopped playing shortly after the dungeons started introducing a bunch of obstacles. It's also been a little over a year, and my memory is garbage.

[@jakeherter]

Casp Osaurus​ nowhere near it; there are two more maps and the tank upgrades twice. If you got to the part where kim makes the robot giaia then you are about halfway through. Giaia is the last boss and after that is a bonus end game dungeon called the tera domain with 99 floors. I really enjoyed the reviews; especially 4; as your ire reflected my own. I loved digimon as a child and played all three original games enough to compete for the time I've spent playing wow, but had no critical faculties for them; they were digimon, they were infallible. In fact in 2006 I saw a copy of dw4 in a Wal-Mart and my heart started racing as I was in my late teens and never even heard of it. I purchased it and was more disappointed then the first time I had sex with a condom. I shot the game out of a cannon and started playing wow.

[@endeavor3406]

@@jakeherter I really don't understand how they decided it's Digimon World 4 more like Digimon RP

[@jakeherter]

@@endeavor3406 it was just an absolute joke, how in the world do you go from turn based leveling games to a platform jumper that you need to beat entirely just to digivolve the first time.

[@bonetoke]

I totally loved this game, specially the concept of DNA digivolving and getting a stronger lower level digimon, it was a good idea but a very long grinding process

[@Caspicum]

+bonetoke Yeah, it had a lot of solid ideas, and I like that a mystery dungeon-style game had proper combat. If it were a bit faster, it would've worked a lot better.

[@RevBomb600]

I love DW2 it was my favorite in the series and easily one of my most favorite ps1 games ever

[@Caspicum]

+DoramaRx I think I'd probably feel the same if I played it when I was younger. I am a notorious Digimon World apologist, and I think it's heavily nostalgia-based. Same thing goes for a few other games.

[@sjb_92]

I absolutely loved DW1. When I was in school and found out a DW2 was out, I was ecstatic. Then it turned out to be a dungeon crawling mess. The feelings of disappointment cannot be understated.

[@harrihaffi2713]

This game series seems to like mixing things up for every new game

[@caladeuka7319]

I'm probably the only european big fan of digimon who actualy like this . like.. best game of digimon i can play and play again. LOL.

[@unborndead8387]

+Calad Euka i agree i like this one much more then dw1 if u only got past the slow battle it grow one u after u get a amazing digimon with all the skills from the old one, take like day but that is the fun of it, try running a end level and find u are missing the mag missile after lvl 20 and have to restart

[@caladeuka7319]

It's slow pace, but everything is sweet when u do the right stuff. i loved even more when i disovered about the arena. nostalgia fact aside thou it's soo different from DW 1 that sayng "DW 1 is better then DW2" is sayng I think FIFA is much better then Final fantasy 6 . XD it's strange, you are the first one sayng that dw2 is your favorite. LOL

[@MarcusRalphson]

It didn't come out in Europe tho

[@caladeuka7319]

MarcusRalphson Hey bubu, i had a pirated version of it. Since i'm italian. Not even Pal games sells in italy. like FF 7, bomberman fantasy race etc. Infact the reason i know how to speak english is thanks to my ps1 and my devotion to FF7. *still thinks that FF9 and 12 are better.

[@caladeuka7319]

Oh , the reason i had it, it's because the Italian pal version of Digimon world 1 is bugged. and i wanted the full experience. i cried for months about it. XD

[@SpiriTracE]

This was a game that I took years of a break from, then went back to finally beat. I have such mixed feelings about it, because it could be fun and likable, but so frustrating of a grind. Easily the worst part was having to constantly DNA digivolve back to nothing in order to progress all over again. The system actually had depth when you figured out how to use it to get rare digimon, but having to do that multiple times for each party member just destroyed the pacing for me. If it was just once and then optional, I think it would have been better. You could argue that the first game also had the "reset to scratch" thing going on, but I still found that to be more of a tolerable routine.

[@Caspicum]

The guts of combat and progression aren't *too* bad, the speed of gameplay just destroyed any hope it had of being even remotely playable. As a kid with nothing better to do, I probably would've loved it. As a big boy who puts his own diaper on, I gotta spend that time putting diapers on.

[@JetZV]

Honestly, I like this game infinitely more than World 1. I didn't like the randomness that the first game had to offer and I like the dungeon crawl style of gameplay. Something that irritated me throughout this review was your lack of research into the DNA Digivolution mechanic; yes, the DP is influenced by the amount of times the event happens. For every DNA Digivolution, the DP of the result goes up. Certain Digimon get better evolutions with higher DP. For instance, the only way to get Omnimon is to digivolve a MetalGreymon that has 20 or higher DP. Anything lower is WarGreymon, so you're not stuck with trash; I honestly think the mechanic is smart and I think your lack of knowledge about it was simply due to a small amount of play time.

[@JetZV]

Christ, it's been a year and I have more issues, but it's mostly about your humor. Honestly, 8:14 "Have autism"? Screw off with that crap, the mechanic is done to prevent guaranteed captures and gives the game an edge. Also, I greatly overestimated how far you got into the game overall. FUN FACT: You get to visit File Island from the first game about two-thirds of the way in. As for how the maps look... what did you expect? The game is a Dungeon Crawler, it's supposed to be cramped and linear. With how much you hate it here, you probably loathe most tabletop games, too.

[@J.W.J.]

Agreed and also DW2 was my favorite in the series.

[@HazeEmry]

To you

[@pancakerzzz]

He also made a big deal about the game "not telling you how to catch new digimon," when that's literally the entire point of the dungeon where you first meet Metalgreymon. that dungeon is the tutorial on catching new digimon.

[@HazeEmry]

Also, he didn't leave or even finish the first island ffs. Why did he make the review again?

[@omegacloud20]

Would LOVE if they remastered the first three games and made them run better/tweeked some stuff. *sigh* dream big or go home, right?

[@Caspicum]

Dream bigly, expect littly.

[@ktvx.94]

Well, Digimon Story has the best of Worlds 2 and 3. When I bought it I was BLOWN AWAY

[@alphs2673]

yep can confirm Digimon Story slaps

[@Esperboy8]

Maybe it's not a perfect game but it's soooooo addictive, also I love to play this game and make another things.

[@tunedelaghetto4560]

I don't even know how I played this game when I was younger, the leveling up system was disgusting. Lol

[@Caspicum]

I don't know either. I really don't know.

[@tunedelaghetto4560]

The sad thing is I got really far and the game just broke me lol I remember the 3rd one being way better

[@Caspicum]

I've heard the third one is just as bad, but I find that *really* hard to believe. MAYBE IT'LL END UP IN A REVIEW!

[@tunedelaghetto4560]

Ehh, I dont remember disliking it. They even fixed the 3 on 3 format and made it a little like pokemon

[@Caspicum]

Ooooooh. Maybe I'll try it sooner, rather than later. I just had a look, and I much prefer the art style.

[@ClydeJHatbird]

This was one of those things I fell in love with as a kid. I didn't realize it at the time, but I actually loved party based rogue likes. The game play here was basic and clearly didn't hold up, but I do enjoy it for the grindy flow state it offers. Monster games more about building your party than whatever the hell the plot's going on about.

[@BYERE]

Wait... Did I see that right? Cyclonemon and Hyogamon (both champion level) DNA digivolved into Goblimon (Rookie level... which, ironically, digivolves into Ogremon)?

[@setteplays]

Well I just realized that this game is a roguelike! Many elements similar to the Mystery Dungeon games, such as random procedural generated dungeons and a kind of permadeath with that DNA digivolve mechanic. The thing that turned me off was the DNA digivolve, because seeing a flashy scene with two badass digimon becoming a little shit was so... non rewarding. The opposite of that. And Ultimate digimons having a hard time with a gizamon. But I actually like the setting. Like you said, there was indeed a good foundation. Just poorly executed.

[@SebiBubble]

I was showing digimon world 1 to a buddy of mine a few days ago and after about 2 hours watching he just says: so it's a rougelike but 20 years old! And I was fucking baffled, how did I not realize it all the time, the old digimon world games (1 and 2 at least) were the pioneers of rougelikes!!

[@SebiBubble]

@Weston Meyer as I said I mean digimon world 1 and 2

[@The_Kaichu]

So, I haven't watched this yet, but out of the first three Digimon World games (the only Digimon games I played aside from the Joymax MMO, briefly), this was my favorite. ♥

[@patrickwillumsen201]

Rule of DNA Digivolving (Digimon 1 lv) + (digimon 2 lv /5) it's a lot of grinding yes, and very slow. But overall the best of all the digimon games out there.

[@yully89]

Patrick Willumsen nah cyber sleuth or the ds story games are probably the best

[@Caspicum]

Yeah, so far, I gotta say Cyber Sleuth and Digimon World DS are the best picks for conventional JRPGs. The best V-Pet game thus far is clearly RE:Digitize, but hopefully Next Order will dethrone it.

[@Mcguinness3]

Strongly Disagree. Literally my least favorite in the entire series.

[@Boy10Dio]

i would say that world 2 is the most rewarding to have a long play session with. i mean...i remember getting raidramon in my hunt for imperialdramon and i was so ecstatic i almost jizzed my preteen pants, getting that 8dp was so fucking hard but holy shit was it worth it in the end.

[@stupidreligionz]

doesnt Cyber Sleuth has elemental system similar to pokemon games? plz someone reply.

[@TheLonelyGoomba]

I didnt know this game existed. Digimon world was pretty unique, even if I didnt like it as a kid. This one just looks very generic and dull

[@Caspicum]

Yeah, man. Nothing says "We're confident in our product" like a generic, slow JRPG.

[@dani4ever]

And it goes up until 4 I think. Digimon World was never done justice.

[@dani4ever]

***** LOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

[@dani4ever]

***** You mean like you proved your point? lol

[@dani4ever]

***** Don't waste your time with me. You won't get nothing out of it.

[@Tentacle]

This game seems so backwards compared to what I played in the first game. Its like a pre-Pokémon Mystery Dungeon title, without any depth or charm you find in those titles.

[@Caspicum]

Exactly. I had a comment about Mystery Dungeon in there, but I think it ended up being cut. How the fuck do you ruin a Mystery Dungeon-esque game? ASK FUCKING BANDAI, BECAUSE THEY ARE THE KINGS! Also, if you've still got those 'stalgias for the first game, check out Re:Digitalize. Looks so good. Just need dat sweet Engrish patch.

[@renaldisaputra91]

oh c'mon, the battle of DW2 is pretty deep

[@user-ic9ho6hk6y]

For me, DW2 was the best by far. I tried all of the PSX DW games and just wasn’t attracted to their gameplay. DW1 seemed like it didn’t want me to play it, and DW3 was a cluttered version of DW3. When you get down to it the game teaches the world and it’s mechanics a lot better

[@doppelganger7771]

The battle graphics is great(the framerate isn't so bad when 1 digimon is shown attacking during attack scene), that what made me finish the game, the worst thing about this game is the time needed, it's so fucking slow for a grindy game. I have read an article where that DNA digivolution stat increase is not significant, it's better to go for higher EL(Level) limit for better stats.

[@Caspicum]

***** Yeah, I can't stand the speed. If it were a bit faster, I could get on-board with it.

[@kanchomerocks12]

I'm starting to see why this wasn't released in Europe

[@OtakuJuanma2]

I personally like this one over the other Digimon World games, for the target audience is waaaay more comprehensible, plus the DNA evolutions are quite comprehensible. You'll always see that Digimon of X family + Digimon of Y family = Digimon of Z family, with X Y and Z being always the same. There are a few exceptions where you can fuse X and Y to get X or Y, which makes it easier since you know what to capture to make your digimon stay the way it was (I had a Veemon using Agumon + Biyomon (both evolved), and kept fusing Veemon/Veedramon with the version of Biyomon that corresponded. Alternatively I Grabed the "free" Metalgreymon you're given and made him some random virus mon, and from there back to the agumon line over and over.)

[@synchrxny]

I spent a lot of time in this game. I liked the combat and the leveling and DNA Digivolving, even if it did mean a ton of grinding. It was cool to end up with a much stronger Digimon than you started with. I also really enjoyed trying to map out the best way to end up with a Digimon I wanted with the best moves. The inventory, dungeons, and Digi-Beetle management were all pretty awful, though.

[@Hayastantzi92]

not the kind of Review i would give it a Like to, Digimon World 2 is my Childhood Game and will always appreciate the Music, it's Gameplay and tons of Unique Digimon!

[@Caspicum]

Hey, man. I'm not out for likes, so that's fine by me! Hell, I don't even care about dislikes, so if you feel strongly enough, go for it. I know a lot of people love Digimon World 2, but I hate pandering, and I found a lot of things that needed improvement. It's totally cool to disagree, and if you can make a case to the contrary, I'd love to hear it! Thanks for taking the time to check it out though!

[@Lovehandels]

The reason I have fond memories of this is because it was the only dungeon crawler I finished all the way through out of the 3 I've played in my entire gaming life so I'm going to hold on to that one good memory of it.

[@Uchihascuall]

DW 2 best part of a series

[@grim_bbx2241]

Digimon world 3 then 1 then 4 then that's all

[@invertbrid]

1, then 3, then maybe cyber sleuth

[@Shootingfoul]

Favorite part: you have to fuse 2 digimons to start from lv 1 again and again.

[@MeelisMatt]

if this was irony dude or dudedde, this wasn't the worst. if there weren't so much rolling around with a tank in dungeons that fact wouldn't even matter because would be faster processes.

[@foxyman9449]

I never enjoyed Digimon World 1. This game is still one I enjoy playing off and on. DNA Digivolving was tedious but it was rewarding with learning which moves work well together to make the best team possible. It does get really tough at the end. It would've been nice to see some more research put into this review, especially with DP. It is important for getting certain Digimon (Omnimon requires 20+ DP. That's a lot of DNA). All in all, an enjoyable video.

[@zx1a2]

From what I understand, I don't think the abrupt change in game style was simply a random choice. In Japan, there have long been two main digimon series...Digimon World, and Digimon Story. The Digimon World games have been the ones that are like upgraded and expanded versions of the tomagachi toys. The Digimon Story games are the ones that have been more RPG like. I think what happened is that the games we know in the US as Digimon World 2, 3, 4, DS, and Dawn/Dusk are likely all called Digimon STORY in Japan and that the games that are called Digimon World in Japan, such as Re: Digitize and Next Order, are the more exploration and caring for your digimon ones.

[@Caspicum]

Nah, I'm pretty sure the first Digimon Story game was Digimon World DS. Digimon World 2 is Digimon World 2 in Japan. Same with 3. 4 was Digimon Evolution-X or some gay shit.

[@Tum0spoo]

I'm really looking forward to your new/updated video on this sweet little grind machine. I replay this ol' girl once a year at least.

[@PranataNusa]

This is the first Digimon Games that let you get ANY Digimon you want and there are so many to choose. Unfortunately in Digimon 3 you cannot do this anymore. I still love this game so much tho.

[@ArabianFreedom]

Memories playing this game as a kid. Thanks to my friend, who got me into this game. It's not great, but I think the soundtrack is so memorial.

[@Caspicum]

+Koko the Arabian I dislike a lot of games from the Digimon series, but I honestly can't think of a single one with a bad soundtrack. Say what you will about the quality of the game itself, the OSTs are spectacular, and so different to most things that were happening at the time.

[@duelponzac]

Digimon World 2 was my first digimon game entry in my life (and my first RPG too, btw - i miss the day when i finnaly had my psone). I played this game when i was yonger, but i never got past the first mission (my reckon about how MP and EP works were but nothing, so i always got my ass kicked). One day, PSone broke and only a couple years latter i could bet this game through emulation. Played it to get almost every possible inch of experience that i could not have back in my "golden days". Enjoyed it at its very end, but what kills this game is how repetitive it gets, specialy if you want to go for the super digivolutions (omnimon, diaboromon and bahumon, if think those are the names). just so that u know - in order to get those, you would need to spam a 20+DP on a specific digimon and evolve it to mega evolution just to get like a super ultra rare model and its unic move/attack. (wich means u would need to perform 20 DNA-evolutions... if u played this game, u know how tedious and time consuming it was to perform a single DNA-evo, imagine 20....). So basicaly, unless if you you are like me, just play the game for the "roof levels", where u are obligated to DNA-evolve in order to get to higher levels, and ONLY then get DNA-evos, otherwise u would be stucked on a certain portion of the game forever.

[@cozmicvideos702]

This was one of the first games I played on my PS1. Loved it back then, still love it to this day, and all of the things you dissed about the game are things I like about it. Yes, even the grinding (to a certain extent). Bottom line: 10 minutes of my life wasted on a bullshit review. PS: I do like World 3 better, just saying. But World 2 is still awesome.

[@SandLion]

Same, DMW3 and DMW2 is pretty awesome for me too. I hated DMW1 and DMW4, those two are what I'd call as an abomination.

[@trainerredcharizard7982]

Looks fun game thugh..I TRIED to play DW 3 but since i could not save i coulnt play it so well..and i didnt know what to do..this can be Emulated nowdays?

[@adyy78]

I've played this game quite a lot,and i think it is still one of the best digimon games ever,it has such a low system requirement and is still a nice rpg.I just love it.

[@nightwalker2570]

Don't know why i love this sadistic game still play it once in a while till today.the review spot on probably i got hooked by this game awesome soundtrack.

[@신-r2r]

My first run was in a japanese game... I had a fking handbook full of doodles and the possible outcomes of every option meaning in english!! Nerver again!! I never learned japanese, not even now.. they were just symbols to me but ended up clearing the game somehow......

[@omigawdd]

Digimon world was clearly the best in the series. I personally grinded for hours, days, and weeks at digimon world 2 and still loved it. Easily one of my most memorable and favorite childhood games.

[@Biz_God]

I'm watching it anyway 😂 are you gonna remake these older videos?

[@Caspicum]

100x yes

[@kurokammi_Akio]

I guess you're not supposed to know this as a kid but: - The new level of the DNA digimon is the current level of the first + the current level of the second divided by 3. So 15+15 = 18 max level. - There are forms to predict the digimon you'll DNA digivolve into, they depend on the type advantage. Vaccine + Virus = Vaccine. - DP doesn't account on max level. DP serves to determine your evolution. Did you not think it weird for Patamon to evolve to Ninjamon, and not Angemon? DP. - You can upgrade the parts of your tank. So the first part you get can actually have 500 EP, turning EP into a non-issue. - Guard heals exactly 10% of your MP, rounded down, so 159MP = 15MP healed. 160MP = 16MP healed. This is really important because the abilities can cost a lot after Perfect form. There's also heals and an ability called "Necro Magic" that sucks the MP of a dead digimon. - There's an arena where you battle other tamers and upgrade your patent, even if I don't really know exactly what benefits you get. There are some good items, and iirc the last tournament is against the three leaders, if you win, you are the new leader of your team. I think there are some missions later on that need you to be at a certain patent to accept. No EXP there, tho. - You got nowhere close to the end of the game. The story is pretty good with some twists and turns and even a visit to the digital world. A big number of dungeons that force you to grind some DNA evolutions to be able to pass them, some nice bosses too. I think the game can go on for more than 100 hours easily depending on how much you grind. Anyways, good review for someone spending little time in the game, I guess. But there is a reason for it to be the favorite dungeon crawler for some.

[@yeisonalvarez5776]

There is a KZbin channel in Spanish that has copied and pasted the format and scripts of your videos. Many KZbinrs from countries where almost nobody speak English are doing this using videos from more advanced English speaking KZbinrs as a base. For me who understands both languages find this funny and sad at the same time from the part of the Spanish speaking KZbinrs. Keep with the good job👍

[@andrewsallee]

I still fricken love this game. So much!

[@RayquaSr.]

"this is some of the most obtuse shit i've ever seen in a video game" oh what a pure soul, a time before digimon world 4 and their upside down topsy-turvy, way too curvy, pirate scurvy, stupid freaking requirements for digimon.

[@AvalancheReviews]

They can't all be angemons, am I right??!!!

[@AvalancheReviews]

Holy shit, that's dumb

[@Caspicum]

Avalanche Reviews Bahahahaha. You've really out-done yourself this time.

[@AvalancheReviews]

I need an app that doesn't post my late night youtube comments till I review them the next morning.

[@stupidreligionz]

Avalanche Reviews thats so true! hahaha

[@cfehunter]

Respect to the devs for actual C++ code in the background of the start menu :p

[@Caspicum]

Oh shit. That means it'd be stored in plain text somewhere as a text box, or as a graphic or something. *we could effectively rebuild some of Digimon World 2 in an extremely authentic manner*

[@ultralucario9152]

Omg XD

[@MrSuckeragi]

this was my first digimon game, and I love it. I don't mind the grind as a frequent JRPG player. there are a number of tricks you can use to speed up the DP process. a lot of in game "secrets" which are perfectly solvable without resorting to google. the combat mechanics are really good, attack, interrupts and counter attacks on top of virus/vaccine/data and elemental system. the degree of customization you can have over your digimon is also great. I did not mind the dungeons because this game is rogue like. this game is pure gameplay over everything else, my kind of game. you can find the skill that lets you steal MP (its necessary for the after game tower), you can catch the very first ultimate you encounter early on in the game... etc lots of things to discover. the tank is also fun. it seems weak at first but you can upgrade the storage, the EP so much and it feels really rewarding when your tank becomes OP. the trainer can also "participate" in battles using items - which actually help a lot if you are doing speed run (no grinding as much) through the game. that being said, the only way I play this now is via EMULATOR to speed up the battles. yeah the animations are slow, but hey this was way back in PS1, not an excuse but the gameplay kept me through it the first few times. now I play this once in a while via emulator, i suggest you guys try it on emulator as well.

[@picohan3029]

I've started to play it a bit and holy the psx emulator is a savior i wouldn't have lasted 10 min with how slow combats animations are x) and i've played several times through the 1st Digimon world x)

[@Beray02]

Comparing it to the first one of course there are no real comparisons as the first world game was a masterpiece, however I really enoyed this game it was one of my favorite games growing up. I felt it was a great early take on a different style RPG separate from the first one. You had to guess a lot less at who or when your digimon will be evolving, your digimon don't randomly die halting a lot of progress to the game. There are of course many flaws with this game but I thought it was really fun, gave a great look at what building a team of digimon would look like, yes at times was repetitive and slow moving forward but there was a feeling of always forward momentum which was a big issue with the original.

[@Caspicum]

There's no denying the original was infuriating at times, especially when you were trying to make significant progress, but the idea was so fresh, so clean. It was truly a special experience that you couldn't have anywhere else, even with all of the grating issues, and I'd argue it's still not an experience any game has captured since. Digimon World 2 is very safe, and is a fairly decent mix of a mystery dungeon title, and a generic, turn-based JRPG. While mystery dungeon titles were still fresh in the late '90s/early 2000s, the JRPG had preceeded it by well over a decade, and it was nothing special by any stretch.

[@brandongibbins1026]

This is my favorite PS1 game of all time. Its biggest shortcoming is the painfully long battle sequences, but if it's run on an emulator, it's a lot more bearable. I've somewhat recently come across a hard mode hack and it completely changed the way I used to do each playthrough. All of the attacks that were pretty much useless or the exact same as other attacks are much more unique and useful. Bosses are actually challenging and force you to strategize instead of just spamming Duo Scissor Claw and any other 3-target attack. Some Digimon that are in the game's files, but not in the final release, were added back in including Kimeramon. You can tame the Chaos versions of Wargreymon, Metalseadramon, and Piedmon. Evolutions follow other media much more closely, i.e. Patamon evolving into Angemon at lower DP levels instead of Ninjamon. I could keep giving examples, but I'm not going to. It's just a much better version of the game and I don't think I'll ever go back to playing the original again.

[@Caspicum]

That's crazy. I'm about to remake this video so it's not garbage, I should consider mentioning the hack. Did they speed up the battles at all? I'm about to play the original version on legitimate hardware and not looking forward to kissing 100 or so hours of my life away from slow animations.

[@AppsPlusBlog]

I'm disappointed that throughout this entire video you never pointed out that Brad is LITERALLY STREKKS

[@Caspicum]

God damn it. HOW DID I MISS THAT? FUCKING BRAD!

[@overlordzeno2590]

Used to play this game alot as a kid. Got really far a couple times but the grind to increase your max level by combining different Digimon would just wear me down. Even all these years later I still want to go back and beat this game...but I just refuse to do so. Great memories though.

[@Baqilawati]

the mistake people make here is comparing to Digimon world 1, I still love this game , it is weird game and one of its kind

[@Caspicum]

It is called Digimon World 2, you'd kinda expect it to be at least somewhat similar. It's very similar to a series of games called Mystery Dungeon though, it's far from one of a kind! If you love the style, you might dig the other Mystery Dungeons, there's a bunch of them.

[@DarkBluefire91]

This was my childhood game and my best digimon game and still is. Yes it has problems like all games, but if you stop and take a moment you can see how fun this one is. But yea let's face it the whole leveling thing was very confusing back then...99999999999999....

[@Caspicum]

I'm really not a big fan, hell, I'm not even a small fan. The game is too slow, and I hate the sub-genre, but I'm glad you enjoy it! I'd love to see them take another crack at a game like this, without the PS1 bloat.

[@DarkBluefire91]

Casp O'saurus Give it time, I know this one is not for everyone but other of the 4 there is something to hold on. If this gets a remake like Next Order witch am playing I love to see what been change or improve on.

[@GamerLord821]

The MC from the first game is called Hiro not hayabusa desuba

[@Caspicum]

+XrosBlader821 But I named him Hashubatsi Desuba!

[@CloudStrife893]

The worst part by far of for this game is the drudgingly slow DP you get from dna digivolving. Takes so fucking long to get a mega in that game. It's nuts.

[@Caspicum]

+CloudStrife893 I didn't even get a Mega before I stopped playing from sheer boredom. I think I got an ultimate, but it's been a long time, I can't really remember.

[@CloudStrife893]

the time limit on your save profile stops at 99:99 and when i was kid I guarantee i put in that much time in the game x2 and still never got a mega ha

[@Rukalin]

7:02 I beg to differ, my lower jaw can reach the speed of light with just the smallest hint.

[@Vrinara]

This I feel is my favorite Digimon game as a kid. Such a wide choice of digimon. Something sadly was missed in DW3. I do hate the DNA digivolving aspect. Feel it kinda crushed the fun of having digimon

[@Foxywaterable]

I loved this game as a child but man is it hard to go back and play today. It’s so slow it’s almost impossible to play today. And man the whole buy items and then transfer form the server idea is just sadistic.

[@michellepark8192]

I remember I was playing this while trying to lose weight. So I'd command my digimons to attack and do squats during the meanwhile XD

[@Caspicum]

Your legs must've been like well-oiled trees.

[@DATyphlosion]

Don't know why they would take out basically the main mechanic of a game, and then claim this game was a sequel. This means no more Angemon shits, right?

[@Caspicum]

Yeah, it's very bizarre. It was a thing that old vidya did though. It's nice that they took a chance to be something 'more', but at the same time, it fucked up royally. And yeah, no more Angemon shits. :(

[@TheLaughingMagician]

idk but i really like this game lol

[@Bencooob]

This was one of the very first games I've played. So despite how shitty of a game I realize it is now, I have so much nostalgia and love for it.

[@longarmsshow]

I was always really curious with Digimon as a kid. I only ever watched the show a little bit, but I do remember liking it, and seeing games of it whenever I'd be at the rental store and was always curious to see what the games were like (in retrospect I probably should have rented one of 'em. I guess I wasn't that curious =p). You definitely gave this a very solid review, Casp! No stone was left unturned, and you brought up a lot of points I would never think about! Good job, brah! =)

[@Caspicum]

MARC! And now, my brother, I pass the savings on to you. The uhh... video... savings.

[@M3rtyville]

I am glad you reviewed this game. I hope it was because of me asking it a few month ago. That would make me feel special :P

[@Caspicum]

It totally was! HOW SPECIAL DO YOU FEEL RIGHT NOW?

[@M3rtyville]

Casposaurus VERY SPECIAL! Thank you.

[@lkmdude8094]

Literally the only reason I like this game is nostalga, I will admit that this is a guilty pleasure. And even then I only play on emulator nowadays.

[@Caspicum]

I tend to not use speed-up when I do videos just so I'm getting an 'authentic experience', but I wish I did.

[@bluewulv]

I do believe this game can be fixed for the modern day. 1. Digibeetle working like a 2d zelda 2.digivolve and digivolve for more evolve options to CHOOSE from 3. All digimon having two signature moves as well as learning other moves 4. Recruiting new Digimon like in a Pokemon game. 5. Keep the visual style and music of the human stages the same but replace the character models with sprites

[@Caspicum]

It wouldn't take a lot to fix it, tbh. There's a solid foundation, just needs a bit of fine-tuning.

[@nagdm69]

Question How does this not have more views? I mean, this is a really good review. Even just on it's own. Why does this not have more views?!

[@Caspicum]

At the time of writing this, it's displaying about 940. Assuming that even half of those are unique views, I've shared my opinions and views with nearly 500 people. It might not be a lot in terms of KZbin, but I'd struggle to fit that many bodies in my house, and when the police come knocking at your door, trust me, you find a way. I appreciate the kind words!

[@nagdm69]

Just keep up the good work. You're awesome *thumbs up*

[@Caspicum]

YOU'RE AWESOME TOO!

[@megabyte5726]

they gain exp cap depending on the highest lvl in the combo. a lvl 13 combined witha lvl 27 gives the new one a lvl 29 cap. Might not be exact numbers been years since i played it

[@SoulUnion]

Oh my god. I completely forgot this game existed. Like, I knew it was there but forgot about it. You shouldn’t label it “Do not watch” Because I still enjoyed it. :)

[@sigurdtheblue]

Looks like your expectations are the only thing that powered this negative review. When I first played Digimon World 1, I wanted a game like Digimon World 2. Digimon World 2 was really fun for me and it really had a nice cyberpunk theme. The beginning of the game was slow, but things like DNA Digivolving and managing a tank got me interested. It was a tie to themes about being a parent, just like in World 1 where you take care of a growing Digimon. The game definitely feels like Digimon to a kid who watched a lot of the show and loved it but didn't really ever care about the baby forms and who wanted the rookie forms first. It seems like you based your view entirely on Digimon World 1 and wanted it to be very similar when that game was such a chore and didn't actually feel like Digimon too much. Not playing with a team was a huge problem and it was impossible with the setup they chose in the original game. It was interesting, but nonsense in the context of the series, to play as the only human in a world of Digimon. It also got rid of so much character by forcing us to only interact with Digimon when our own Digimon was acting less unintelligible as a dog.

[@Caspicum]

I thought the sequel to the first game would be like the first game but better. I think that's a fair assumption to make. As for my opinion of the game, I'd feel the same if it had any other name. I find it tedious, slow and grindy. It's intrusive, and tries to cock-block progression at every turn to pad game time. I don't disagree that Digimon World 1 isn't reflective of the show in a great capacity, but I don't think many games have captured that correctly. Digimon World 1 was likely derived from the Tamagotchi line moreso than the show, which is why it's less like Adventure, and more like what it is. Not playing with a team was far from impossible though. It has major flaws, in that sometimes it barely works, but it's far from impossible. I think that's why I love RE:Digitize. It captured most of the good shit, and made it better.

[@hypnotoad28]

You'd have a _heart attack_ from that much caffeine, lol. This game's combat was slow; that's my main problem with it, but I do plan to eventually beat it. Using an emulator is convenient for the battle animations, you can use the emulator's turbo option to speed through them. I never really got into the first Digimon World game. My favorite was probably the third, but I never beat that, either.

[@Yoursavior450]

Hypnotoad link to the rom please? I can’t seem to find it.

[@hypnotoad28]

@@Yoursavior450 coolrom.com.au/roms/psx/38694/Digimon_World_2.php (Make sure you click the "alternative download link" under the main download buttons to download the file directly rather than installing their downloader)

[@zealous404]

This game, I felt the most nostalgic for compared to DW1/3 because I spent the most time being frustrated at this game's mechanics with my brother during the time where guides/internet faq wasnt a thing Game is full of weird design problems but it has very memorable soundtrack that I always go back to give a listen to once in a while

[@napadaanlng69]

So much memories playing this game as a kid. I upgraded my tank to the max and literally step on traps and have machinedramon and skull greymon as my favorite monsters. Also I fap to Angewomon lol. I also finished the game but I forgot what's the story all about in this game.

[@jeffreyhoon]

Found your video through some recommendations and I have to say that I personally half agree and disagree with your review. Let's start with agreeing; Definitely an obtuse leveling 'cap' system and somewhat tedious but yeah, keeping track of it is much easier. Battle animations I say about maybe 50/50. Probably more suited to casual gamers. Room variations, sure it's repeated but in game it's not like you'll go to many other places since there are so few. Only colourful exception was the adoption centre. Item management. Ooh boy, this really hurts since it's also a pain early on when you have to carefully manage your 'gift' items, recovery and etc all in one. Those vehicle upgrades at least help in that regard, making lower tier items/traps obsolete. Now let's see disagree; Dungeon design. It may be blandish and linear but once you get into the rhythm of it you'll know what you want to look for. 'Capturing' the digimon. They literally have an explanation in game, not a full fledged tutorial mind you but they at least tell you as in game dialogue early on. In that regard, the tank reason also fits, explained in game. Music is awesome for the boss battles though I also agree that some of the attack 'calls' are... over the top? Your explanation probably fits better here. This game along with Card Battle are actually my first Digimon games so I would say those hold a special place in my childhood memories but hey, this is just personal criticism and not meant to be rubbed the wrong way. You do produce interesting content though.

[@dinovoldo544]

It's a good thing that when this game came out, Blockbuster was still around. RIP Blockbuster, you shall be missed.

[@Caspicum]

It was thanks to stores like that, that I was introduced to Digimon World in the first place. I do miss them tbh.

[@GoldenBatAnimeHero]

I remember loving all these games but every time I moved my ps2 broke so I could not play anymore. I misses these games I hear they might be getting remakes very excited for that. I will spend months playing them then cycle back again no doubt.

[@lurighashandarei1318]

came back, after seeing they decided to show only digimon world 2 in the new ad for their digimon world project. lmao

[@Caspicum]

Nah man there was DS or Dusk/Dawn. It was on one of the big screens in the background! Probably others I missed too.

[@icecoldduff2176]

Black sword for life, this is my favorite digimon. Finish this with the ps1, but the best way to play this is using an emulator and hitting the speed up tab.

[@swefrostofficial3007]

This is a favorite game of mine. I didnt beat it cause of its repetive pace but remembered that i really enjoyed the game. The music the voice acting of the digimons. It was fun.

[@MaikoGabrielKinzelEngelke]

I never forget the cd reader screeching with each attack animation on my PSOne, thus battles took even longer

[@sylvie9704]

I enjoy this game from my childhood so it might be nostalgia talking but I can wait to play this again and see if it was as good as I remembered.

[@Caspicum]

I genuinely hope you enjoy it just as much as you did. Good luck!

[@jamiebaron91]

Great work, fair, honest review.

[@SamuraiSam]

I see they were going for a "roguelike" design with this one, but it seems it didn't turn out too well. Good review.

[@Caspicum]

+SamuraiSam Cheers, lad! Yeah, it was certainly inspired by dungeon-crawlers of old. The slow nature of the PS1 chopped it down. I'd love a simplified/tweaked remake for 3DS/Vita/PS4/PC

[@SamuraiSam]

+Casposaurus - The Channel That Hugs Back Yeah, I think the turn-based RPG battles in general don't fit very will with roguelike gameplay, since it affects the pacing negatively (let alone SUPER-slow turn-based battles!!)

[@Hoffmanjay]

Definitely a little rough compared to your current content, but I still enjoyed the insights. I'm sure that five nights at Freddy's joke at the opening cutscenes makes you cringe now though.

[@Firemac]

When I was younger, I remember loving the crap out of this game, but now that I'm older I definitely see its shortcomings.

[@faisalalialazmy9920]

Admit it was really hard game

[@Firemac]

+Hostshot _qo yeah it was, pretty sure i didn't complete it

[@professorsponge1554]

I loved that digimon could have almost any attacks from any other through data digivolving, and I liked being able to have the ultra edgy team of Devimon, LadyDevimon, and SeaDevimon.

[@Caspicum]

You're speaking to my soul. Devimon has always been a favourite of mine.

[@EmilForsberg_GRYBO]

You know i gotta watch a video that tells me to not watch it

[@Caspicum]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@kleberson777]

I love Digimon World 2. I love the digimon catching and dungeon crawler with survival & resource management concept. The only problem I have was slow battle and maze style of dungeon

[@makotoshirogane]

What makes me tick till this day is the fact that I have to transfer items I bought from server to digibeetle every fucking time. And I have to do this manually all the time. I always forgetting to feed my newly supplied ammos to my digibeetle and forced to autopilot. Wasting my fucking time

[@DespairMagic]

I've pretty much played every Digimon Game existing on Consoles and Handheld but sadly never got to play DW2 since I'm living in Europe Germany. But after watching this Video I think I haven't missed much tbh. Thanks for this. Just realized that the Map and movements look extremely like Pokémon mystery dungeon.

[@Caspicum]

This video is really old, and also quite poor, so I'd recommend fact-checking me. That said, it was definitely the least stand-out title, despite its mystery dungeon-esque design.

[@DespairMagic]

@@Caspicum yeah started binge watching your digimon stuff so I'm stumping across your older stuff and since I love your honest attitude I'm really enjoying everything. And just seeing the gameplay is most likely enough for me 😂 but thanks for the reply tho 👍👍

[@PixelCat]

The only Digimon World I've played is Digimon World 3. Really glad I didn't play this one. Great review as always though Casp!

[@Caspicum]

OH, YOU! Digimon World 3 seems to be the hottest shit, so I guess I'd better play it. Maaaaaaaaaaaan.

[@sy-1765]

I have to know exactly ,when did you play this game?? anyways , I enjoyed this game a lot, so I don't know what you're talking about.

[@Caspicum]

When did I play it? like 4 or so years ago, I think.

[@sy-1765]

Casp exactly, if I played it at the same time as you did, I would've said the same. But when you are little you don't notice such small details and even if the dungeons are the same it didn't matter to me. Just saying.

[@RadiusNightly]

You can use Guard to restore MP...

[@quinnlee-miller9792]

I got this game at blockbuster when I was like 7, and the whiplash of it being nothing like 1 made me not only return it immediately but I to this day get annoyed by any game sharing a similar style

[@Caspicum]

based

[@xDinomanx]

Agreed, I think it had some good ideas but the fact that dungeons were practically the same save for a few re-skinned areas here and there, battles that became very repetitive and a grinding system where you had to literally de-digivolve your digimon in order to make them go higher is some of a number of reasons why I am not a huge fan of it. I will say though the music was decent at least.

[@Caspicum]

Yeah, I can't think of a Digimon game with a *terrible* soundtrack. Even Digimon World 4 had some fantastic music.

[@xDinomanx]

Agreed, though I only played the first three Digimon Worlds back on PS1 (DW1, DW2 and DW2003). Okay in terms of favourite soundtrack of the three, it's a tie between 2 and 3 with 1 shortly behind them. That said, it's nice that with Digimon World Re: Digitize that they brought back all of the soundtrack from the first game for those that preordered it. Really wish Bandai would put it up on Steam.

[@Caspicum]

Mate, you should look at the soundtrack to Next Order. Prepare to have your mind blown.

[@xDinomanx]

Well one of these days I hope to play it. Hopefully if it ever comes on the PS Store if not Steam. But yeah I'll give the soundtrack a look at later. Thanks mate.

[@Caspicum]

I thought it was on PS Store! I would definitely prefer it on Steam though. I wonder why Bamco haven't done that shit yet. Dark Souls and Naruto ended up on Steam. Come on, lads!

[@MediocreLP]

7:02 LOL. Instant like because there isn't a LOVE button. I love how casual you were with that comment too.

[@Caspicum]

OH, YOU! If you love that sort of thing, you should check out a channel called TigerFuckingUppercut. Run by Jules and Mark, great mates of mine, and I'd be lying if I said that comment wasn't inspired by them. I will definitely appeal to KZbin for a "Love" button though.