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[Takao]

Publisher: Bandai Namco
Developer: Tri-Crescendo
Platform: PSP
Release Date: July 19, 2012 (Japan)
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This game is a re-imagining of the first Digimon World with art by Suzuhito Yasuda. An enhanced port was released on 3DS in the summer of 2013. The team plans on translating that next.

Blog:

We have arrived!

Yes you are reading right. After almost 3 years of work, thousands of hours, tears, panic attacks, and all the hardships we had to face, it’s here.

The Digimon World Reigitize Translation Patch! After testing over a period of two weeks, where all of us got little sleep, we are confident enough to release our baby to the world. Every one of us played through the game, I 100%ed my third run today and all I can say is: It’s fun! The game is fun!

We are all extremely proud of our work, in playing through the game there were times when it was hard to remember that this was written by us, that we are the authors of those very same English phrases that you guys are about to read. Incidentally, I’m very happy to release it on this particular day since, as it happens, today is also my Birthday! While we could probably polish it even more, I feel it’s time for you guys to enjoy it. We hope there won’t be any typos or other issues, but on the assumption that there will be, we have added functionality to the patch program to release updates if need be. As the server may have issues if everyone presses that at once, I would ask that you not press it if you are downloading the patch on the day it was release. All of the 1.0 patches are included with the program, so it’s unnecessary anyway.

There’s really not much left to say, if you want to know how it started, what it took to get where we are now I advice you guys read the “Legend of Operation Decoded” post, it’s all there. I don’t want to bore you with more stories, but I assure you this won’t be the last time you hear from of us

P.S
Please keep in mind that we are distributing this under the Creative Common License, as a derivative work we own solely the rights to the translation, neither the game nor any other Brand associated with it.

Tutorial links at the site.

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

Well, shit. Time to import this to play it on PPSSPP

 

[Tan]

This game is a re-imagining of the first Digimon World with art by Suzuhito Yasuda. An enhanced port was released on 3DS in the summer of 2013. The team plans on translating that next.

I had no idea this is what this game actually was. That's nuts.

 

[Speedwagon]

Play-Asia link (currently on sale for <$20)

This link takes me to wordpress.

I was following this translation and am glad to see it finally released. I played quite a bit of the Japanese version, but eventually couldn't continue due to the language barrier. I would love to play the translated 3DS version, but how would that work? Anyway, great news for Digimon fans.

 

[Takao]

This link takes me to wordpress.

I was following this translation and am glad to see it finally released. I played quite a bit of the Japanese version, but eventually couldn't continue due to the language barrier. I would love to play the translated 3DS version, but how would that work? Anyway, great news for Digimon fans.

Sorry about the link. It should be all good now.

As for the 3DS version, you'd need a flash cart like Gateway.

 

[Shizuka]

Play-Asia will probaby sell out their stock soon, if it happens just like it did for Danganronpa.

 

[Hikami]

Sweet, been waiting a while for this.

 

[PreyingShark]

I have close to 30 hours in Decode so I won't be playing this but I really like Decode. So I think those of you who don't know any Japanese but are interested should check this one out.

Here's a diagram thingy with all the Digimon. The yellow ones are Decode-exclusive but you can still get all the blue ones.

 

[GetDigitized]

Digivolution guide here:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/psp/637157-digimon-world-redigitize/faqs/64658

Maybe add to the OP.
EDIT:You don't actually have to watch the whole gym training sequence thing through, just press circle to confirm and press x and you'll recieve the stat boost.

 

[L.O.R.D]

i wish i can play this game in my vita

 

[Sealtest]

So happy this finally came out


Maybe this will push namdai to confirm or deny the cyber sleuth localization.

 

[Watch Da Birdie]

EXCITED!

Wonder if this game is obtuse as the original still is...even in 2015 when I replayed it, there's still tons of variables we don't quite understand. It is, perhaps, one of the most complex and mysterious games ever created by human hands---or was it?

EDIT: Don't forget, even though it's patched for English, it still uses the Japanese weirdness of O being confirm, X being cancel.

 

[GetDigitized]

EXCITED!

Wonder if this game is obtuse as the original still is...even in 2015 when I replayed it, there's still tons of variables we don't quite understand. It is, perhaps, one of the most complex and mysterious games ever created by human hands---or was it?

EDIT: Don't forget, even though it's patched for English, it still uses the Japanese weirdness of O being confirm, X being cancel.

PPSSPP has button remapping, first thing i did. Also, you need a guide for digivolving as you did for the first one. Other than that, this one holds your hands more, at least it does in the start/from what i've played.

 

[PreyingShark]

EXCITED!

Wonder if this game is obtuse as the original still is...even in 2015 when I replayed it, there's still tons of variables we don't quite understand. It is, perhaps, one of the most complex and mysterious games ever created by human hands---or was it?

I could understand Japanese guides just fine when playing Decode. There's really nothing weird this time around but you do want to look up digivolution requirements and a few other things.

 

[Luigi87]

Omg need

 

[Mr. Nice_Guy]

Awesome news! Don't know much about this game, will need to check it out.

 

[Sandfox]

I have close to 30 hours in Decode so I won't be playing this but I really like Decode. So I think those of you who don't know any Japanese but are interested should check this one out.

Here's a diagram thingy with all the Digimon. The yellow ones are Decode-exclusive but you can still get all the blue ones.

The amount of digimon in this game is kinda lacking.

 

[Hitlersaurus Christ]

I got this back when it came out for PSP but never got too far in it since I sucked at raising strong digimon. It's a pretty great game and you guys should all check it out!

Maybe this patch being released is a sign that I should get back to translating the manga series...

 

[cj_iwakura]

I dig Yasuda's art, so kinda interested, never been into Digimon though.

Here's screens:

Wow, you'd almost think they were reskins of Devil Survivor characters with those expressions.

 

[Muskieratboi]

The amount of digimon in this game is kinda lacking.

Raidramon, but no Flamedramon? pfff screw dat.

At least we get this Badass Sexy Mofo.

 

[GetDigitized]

Oh my god they changed fishing. It's now just pressing x when a ! appears rather than having to throw it at the right spot with the right fish and being stuck in a push/pull match with the fish.

 

[threelights]

Yeeeesss!!!!

Now all I need is Cyber Sleuth.

But man, I'm so hyped to finally be able to play this!

A million thanks to everyone involved in making the patch!

 

[Watch Da Birdie]

This game...isn't fun.

So far. It's very linear at the beginning, I've been shuffling down corridors and fighting Bosses and listening to weird plot stuff, and I've felt no incentive to really train much. I guess I'm still in the tutorial at this point, but so far I'm not feeling it...Digimon World 1 was so addicting because it didn't pull punches, and dropped you in the middle of things with very little direction. Here I feel like I'm told what I need to do, and without the difficulty and risk, the game comes across as a bit of a grind.

Hope it gets better.

 

[Taker34]

Finally! I've been following this blog for almost a year and I can't believe it's done. Now I have to switch between this and ESO...

Their next project is translating Decode for the 3DS, so please be excited.

 

[zulux21]

Finally! I've been following this blog for almost a year and I can't believe it's done. Now I have to switch between this and ESO...

Their next project is translating Decode for the 3DS, so please be excited.

I too had been following this for about a year.
I don't really care about digimon in general but my wife does.
I never let her know this was going on, and today I was able to finally tell her it was a thing and she could be excited and play it. sadly it didn't release 2 days ago otherwise it could have been a birthday present.

 

[PreyingShark]

This game...isn't fun.

So far. It's very linear at the beginning, I've been shuffling down corridors and fighting Bosses and listening to weird plot stuff, and I've felt no incentive to really train much. I guess I'm still in the tutorial at this point, but so far I'm not feeling it...Digimon World 1 was so addicting because it didn't pull punches, and dropped you in the middle of things with very little direction. Here I feel like I'm told what I need to do, and without the difficulty and risk, the game comes across as a bit of a grind.

Hope it gets better.

If you just do what the game tells you then you are going to have to grind a fuckton of prosperity later on.

 

[tensuke]

Awesome! I've wanted to properly play this for so long. Wish this, Adventure, and Cyber Sleuth would see English releases on Vita.

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

lol, sporky was acting like it was still a ways to go just the other day

well played

 

[Watch Da Birdie]

If you just do what the game tells you then you are going to have to grind a fuckton of prosperity later on.

Yeah, I got to the Guardromon that says I need 5 Prosperity...now I guess things are opening up a bit more.

Don't really like that, though. Digimon World 1 never had any obvious blocks like that...sorry, I just feel in World 1 there was way more freedom at the beginning.

By the way, is the first Digimon set to evolve through the Greymon line?

 

[GetDigitized]

Getting to ultimate & mega seem easier as well - got marineangemon on my second digimon/first egg - I didn't need to get all of the conditions for marineangemon either...My first digimon died at champion ;_;.

 

[wanders]

YES I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR SO LONG

 

[GetDigitized]

For those of you playing on PPSSPP, you can map a button to fastforward the game - less time spent running to poop. It's R2 by default for me - using a DS4.

 

[Watch Da Birdie]

Also, the game seems so much more forgiving when it comes to care mistakes which I'm thankful for...

Like in World 1, if your Digimon got tired, that was it---that was a full Care Mistake, meaning you basically had to be very cautious when training. But apparently in this, you have a grace period to get them rested up before it counts against you. Seem to have more of a grace period in general when it comes to feeding and pooping.

My main gripe still is the battles are way easier, yet aren't anymore interesting than the original, which make them a chore. The Digimon seem harder to avoid too, whereas in Digimon World 1 a big strategy was basically going Solid Snake and choosing your battles wisely, or really, just avoiding them period. Here I can't seem to do it because the camera makes it so I can't see my Partner, and an enemy runs into them.

I wish Suikoden III didn't come to PSN because both these demand my time!

 

[PreyingShark]

I can avoid most battles without too much trouble in Decode, but I read that they changed the camera in this one so you can see your partner a lot easier and stuff. I usually don't have much trouble seeing my partner so that's probably true.\

 

[Watch Da Birdie]

Battles are more useful in this though, way more stat payout and you get a generous amount of Bits...money doesn't seem like it'll be tight in this game.

 

[texhnolyze]

Oh my, it's been 3 years isn't it?

 

[Qwark]

Fyi, if anybody gets a blue crash after setting your trainer name, you might have to rerun the patch with Dub instead of Sub, that fixed it for me.

They had been really quiet on the translation blog so this was a nice surprise. Glad I had imported this one in advance.

 

[Qwark]

These guys really did a great job with the translation. A couple hours in and I'm just nostalgia-ing all over the place. I'm really disappointed that Bamco just didn't localize it (or any other digimon games) themselves.

Know why this game is better than the original? Because it has Gomamon.

 

[Aureon]

These guys really did a great job with the translation. A couple hours in and I'm just nostalgia-ing all over the place. I'm really disappointed that Bamco just didn't localize it (or any other digimon games) themselves.

Know why this game is better than the original? Because it has Gomamon.

It isn't, though.

Bringing back digimon and find out they DO NOTHING in the city is the worst thing ever.

... And most of them do nothing!

 

[PreyingShark]

It isn't, though.

Bringing back digimon and find out they DO NOTHING in the city is the worst thing ever.

... And most of them do nothing!

In Decode you can make those guys go join a hotel. That hotel's not in the PSP version unfortunately.

 

[Mets9]

Also, the game seems so much more forgiving when it comes to care mistakes which I'm thankful for...

Like in World 1, if your Digimon got tired, that was it---that was a full Care Mistake, meaning you basically had to be very cautious when training. But apparently in this, you have a grace period to get them rested up before it counts against you. Seem to have more of a grace period in general when it comes to feeding and pooping.

My main gripe still is the battles are way easier, yet aren't anymore interesting than the original, which make them a chore. The Digimon seem harder to avoid too, whereas in Digimon World 1 a big strategy was basically going Solid Snake and choosing your battles wisely, or really, just avoiding them period. Here I can't seem to do it because the camera makes it so I can't see my Partner, and an enemy runs into them.

I wish Suikoden III didn't come to PSN because both these demand my time!

To be honest, tiredness in digimon world 1 was a mistake only if you made your digimon train while tired and get only 1 point in the trained stats. Getting just the bubble isn't considered a care mistake as far as I know.

 

[PreyingShark]

To be honest, tiredness in digimon world 1 was a mistake only if you made your digimon train while tired and get only 1 point in the trained stats. Getting just the bubble isn't considered a care mistake as far as I know.

Just getting the bubble was considered a care mistake.

 

[Takao]

Play-Asia will probaby sell out their stock soon, if it happens just like it did for Danganronpa.

Well, I don't think they've sold out but the price has certainly been bumped ...

 

[Dambrosi]

Yo, OP, the link to the patch is dead. Re-upload?

 

[The Yo Tornado]

Huh, never noticed the character art was done by the same artist as Devil Survivor. Neat. Anyway, liked the original when I was a kid even though I had no idea what was going on, so I'll have to try this out sometime.

Edit: This is the latest version of the patch from the translation team's blog.

 

[Shizuka]

Well, I don't think they've sold out but the price has certainly been bumped ...

Play-Asia is one of the smartest retailers in that regard.

 

[Luigi87]

It's discounted at Play-Asia again.
So now that people have been playing it, thoughts?

 

[Canis lupus]

Nice, will order a copy once I'm back from vacation.

 

[Aureon]

It's discounted at Play-Asia again.
So now that people have been playing it, thoughts?

Not as good as Digimon World 1.

May be that i'm trying too much with the 'Advanced' trainings, though... they pad out the experience a truckton.

 

[Lucumo]

I dig Yasuda's art, so kinda interested, never been into Digimon though.

Here's screens:



Wow, you'd almost think they were reskins of Devil Survivor characters with those expressions.

The human characters look awful though.