History VideoGame / DigimonWorld

** BubblegoopSwamp: Geko Swamp

Critical reception was mixed and sales weren't strong, but the game has turned into somewhat of a CultClassic. It was followed by [[DigimonWorld2 a variety]] [[DigimonWorld3 of different]] [[DigimonWorld4 sequels]], as well as a card battle spin-off. [[DigimonWorldReDigitize A sequel also came out, this one closer to the original gameplay]]

Critical reception was mixed and sales weren't strong, but the game has turned into somewhat of a CultClassic. It was followed by [[DigimonWorld2 a variety]] [[DigimonWorld3 of different]] [[DigimonWorld4 sequels]], as well as a card battle spin-off. [[DigimonWorldReDigitize Another sequel is coming out, this one closer to the original gameplay]]

** For whatever reason, [[http://www.spriters-resource.com/psx_ps2/digimonworld/sheet/32147 the intro screens]] for the different cups were left untouched in the international versions. The result is {{Engrish}} in spades, including such gems as "WHO's A MOST COOLER ?", "COME TUGETHER !!" and " [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar "CRAPPER's" CUP]]".

This game has examples of the following tropes:

* AnticlimaxBoss: Numemon. Seeing as how you can fight him right after you defeat Giromon, there's no way you can really lose. Chances are you'll take him out in one blow.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Giromon's finisher. Supposedly the most powerful one in the game, but due to this (and possibly to compensate for the fact that Giromon is one of the easier ultimates to obtain), the way it functions prevents it from being useful a lot of the time. Essentially, unlike most finishers, which when pulled off successfully, are guaranteed to hit the enemy, Giromon's creates a bomb he throws into the ground and which the enemy has to run into for them to be damaged. The thing is that the distance Giromon throws the bomb at never changes, and due to the way battles work, you have no control over where he tosses it, so in smaller areas it's very likely that it'll get tossed into the scenery (or even off-screen) where the enemy can't touch it, making it useless.
** Another example, as well as another candidate for strongest finisher is Digitamamon's finisher, Nightmare Syndrome. It attacks by creating a ghost that inflicts damage by contact. The problem is that it flyes randomly, so it either hits the enemy, runs out of power or hits ''yourself''.
* BadExportForYou: Almost every PAL version of the game has a bug that prevents you to enter a dungeon in the desert, preventing you to recruit Whamon and Shellmon. This makes the game hard to win since, without Whamon (who takes you to several new areas ripe with quests and recruitable Digimon) and Shellmon (whose Bulletin Board is needed to provide updates on some quests), you miss many champion and ultimate-level Digimon. Since the final dungeon is unlocked after you gained a certain number of "points" (earned by recruiting Digimon ; the higher their level, the more points you gain), you have to scrap to unlock it.

* BalefulPolymorph: The Flat status affliction causes a Digimon to revert to a 2 dimensional state reminiscent of the old Digimon virtual pets. Until they change back, they are limited to a weak attack and cannot block, though they're invincible during the change animation.

* HundredPercentCompletion: Getting all the medals.

* PaletteSwap: Mainly used on things like [=ModokiBetamon=], but many of the 'NPC' versions of playable Digimon are slightly different to the playable characters. The toy versions of Agumon come in two variants - they're not palette-swapped, but one is ''partly transparent''.

* MirrorMatch: Possible but rare; you can fight a recruitable verion of your Digimon.

** [[spoiler: Not to mention the BigBad is a human and pretty much a predecesor to [[Anime/DigimonSavers Akihiro Kurata.]]]].

* DynamicLoading: Every time you switch to a new area.
* EndlessGame: Probably. 10 year Glitch sometimes makes the game unable to reload a saved game after the 10th year of gameplay.

* BecomingTheCostume: This is what happens if you have a Numemon and take it to the stuffed Monzaemon toy in Toy Town. The transformation has no negative effects on your Digimon, though, in fact it turns a ([[LethalJokeCharacter usually]]) useless monster into a potential DiscOneNuke. It's virtually the only time when the game will give you an Ultimate level Digimon as a Partner.

* CurbStompBattle: Given that the only indicator of a Digimon's power is where they are or what level they are at, ones like Piximon tend to tear rookie and champion digimon apart if you aren't aware of what they're capable of.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Many of the recruitable digimon need to be fought first. Afterwards, they'll magically regain their memories and agree to join the city.

* DiscountCard: You get a small discount from the city's shop if your Digimon is Fresh or In-Training.

** ShockAndAwe and BlowYouAway: Air Techs

** MakingASplash and [[AnIcePerson An Ice Digimon]]: Ice Techs

* AnticlimaxBoss: Numemon. Seeing as how you can fight him right after you defeat Giromon, there's no way you can really lose. There's even a chance you can one shot him entirely.

* BalefulPolymorph: The Flat status affliction causes a Digimon to revert to a 2 dimensional state reminiscent of the old Digimon virtual pets. In this state, they an only use a weak attack to damage an enemy until they revert back.
* BecomingTheCostume: What happens if you have a Numemon and take it to the stuffed Monzaemon toy in Toy Town. The transformation has no negative effects on your Digimon, though, in fact it turns a ([[LethalJokeCharacter usually]]) useless monster into a potential DiscOneNuke.
* BigEater: Many digimon, such as Numemon and Tyrannmon, tend to demand large amounts of food to stay happy. Because of this, beginners and even veterans might find it difficult to support these two in the early stages of the game, having to spend a good amount of time looking for food and training their Digimon.

* LuckBasedMission: In order to recruit Monochromon, you must make about 3065 BITS worth of profit working in his shop. Failure to do so essentially results in 8 digi-hours wasted (although, you do get paid a small wage for your troubles). Even with save states, there is nothing you can do but hope that the customer Digimon accept higher and universally standard prices without storming out, that they ask for Medicine and don't ask for meat, and that they are not [[PrecisionFStrike goddamn]] [[{{Jerkass}} Weedmon]].
** It's not a bad idea to Sleep/Save outside of the shop so that you can reload and try again if the game decides to be a dick. Naturally, you can do this as often as you like. Naturally, it quickly becomes tedious and annoying. Not having proper control over just how high or low prices can be set doesn't help.

* LuckBasedMission: In order to recruit Monochromon, you must make about 3065 BITS worth of profit working in his shop. Failure to do so essentially results in 8 digi-hours wasted (although, you do get paid a small wage for your troubles). There is nothing you can do but hope that the customer Digimon accept higher and universally standard prices without storming out, that they ask for Medicine and don't ask for meat, and that they are not [[PrecisionFStrike goddamn]] [[{{Jerkass}} Weedmon or Muchomon]].

* LuckBasedMission: In order to recruit Monochromon, you must make about 3065 BITS worth of profit working in his shop. Failure to do so essentially results in 8 digi-hours wasted (although, you do get paid a small wage for your troubles). There is little you can do but hope that the customer Digimon accept higher prices without storming out, that they ask for Medicine, and that they are not [[PrecisionFStrike goddamn]] [[{{Jerkass}} Weedmon]]. Having the game randomly choose just how much more or less prices of items are when selecting the option to do so doesn't help in the slightest.
** It's not a bad idea to Sleep/Save outside of the shop so that you can reload and try again if the game decides to be a dick. Naturally, you can do this as often as you like. Naturally, it quickly becomes tedious and annoying.

* LuckBasedMission: In order to recruit Monochromon, you must make about 3000 BITS worth of profit working in his shop. Failure to do so essentially results in 8 digi-hours wasted (although, you do get paid a small wage for your troubles). There is little you can do but hope that the customer Digimon accept higher prices without storming out, that they ask for Medicine, and that they are not [[PrecisionFStrike goddamn]] [[{{Jerkass}} Weedmon]].

** It's not a bad idea to Sleep/Save outside of the shop so that you can reload if the game decides to be a dick.
* MegatonPunch: The second most powerful battle tech in the game.

* LuckBasedMission: In order to recruit Monochromon, you must make enough profit working in his shop. There is little you can do but hope that the customer Digimon accept higher prices without storming out, that they ask for Medicine and that they are not [[PrecisionFStrike goddamn]] [[{{Jerkass}} Weedmon]].

* SidetrackedByTheGoldSaucer: There are multiple things to do besides beating the normal game. Most notably the medals, which include getting all the cards, breeding every single Digimon, getting all the fish, competing in Tournaments and getting a perfect 10 in [[ThatOneSidequest curling.]]