Digimon Story Time Stranger: Best Beginner’s Guide

This beginner’s guide for Digimon Story Time Stranger will cover everything a new player should know before diving into the Digital World.

Digimon Story Time Stranger Beginner's Guide (Image via Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Digimon Story Time Stranger Beginner’s Guide (Image via Bandai Namco Entertainment)

If you are a beginner to Digimon Story Time Stranger, or just the Digimon franchise in general, you are likely overwhelmed by the number of mechanics and features present in the game. However, you need not worry.

This beginner’s guide will help you be up to date with early game choices and mechanics, which will help you in the long run. You’ll definitely want to know these early, instead of a couple of hours into the journey.

Best Beginner’s Guide For Digimon Story Time Stranger

Know everything about ensuring that you make the best choice (Image via Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Know everything about ensuring that you make the best choice (Image via Bandai Namco Entertainment)

Apart from being familiar with the controls, here are some tips to get started:

  • Choose a Good Starting Digimon
  • Manage Your Stats Carefully
  • De-Digivolving is Important
  • Use the Digifarm
  • Raise Your Digimon Bond

Choose a Good Starting Digimon

The best Beginner Digimon for Digimon Story Time Stranger (Image via Bandai Namco Entertainment)
The best Beginner Digimon for Digimon Story Time Stranger (Image via Bandai Namco Entertainment)

Making a good start is crucial to having the best start. When you first start your journey, you are given the option to choose between three different Digimon. Each of these has its own advantages and disadvantages you should consider before making a choice.

However, if you wanted a starter that would give you an advantage in the long run, then Patamon would be the one to select. The other two can either be found easily in the starting areas or become obsolete really quickly. This gives Patamon an edge over the competition.

Manage Your Stats Carefully

Your stats affect your future Digivolutions (Image via Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Your stats affect your future Digivolutions (Image via Bandai Namco Entertainment)

Stats are a core part of most RPGs. This is no different in Story Time Stranger. Instead, it’s even more important to manage your Digimon’s stats in this game because their Digivolutions depend on these stats. Some Digimons can only Digivolve into others if they reach a minimum stat requirement.

This is going to be a boon if you can manage your stats and plan out which Digivolution or De-Digivolution to aim for.

De-Digivolving is Important

De-Digivolution is crucial to increasing your level, stats and getting new Digimon (Image via Bandai Namco Entertainment)
De-Digivolution is crucial to increasing your level, stats and getting new Digimon (Image via Bandai Namco Entertainment)

Normally, you might think that De-Digivolving has no use outside of acquiring a new Digimon. However, this misconception should be removed. De-Digivolving is crucial if you want to acquire certain Digimons, but it also lets you increase the level cap of your companion.

On top of this, they also retain a portion of their current stats as bonus stats, which are highlighted in the blue bracket section of the stats menu. These factors help you immensely when tackling higher level encounters later on.

Use the Digifarm

Digifarm (Image via Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Digifarm (Image via Bandai Namco Entertainment)

The farm gets unlocked fairly early on in the game. And you should use this place to easily train your Digimon’s stats and increase their bond on its own according to various training plans. Selecting the correct training plan will be crucial for seeing the best benefits.

Another thing to note in the same breath would be the messages feature. Whenever your Digimon training comes to an end, you receive a message. So, ensure that you remain up to date on those. Moreover, you can start the same training plan again without having to visit the farm, which saves you some time.

Raise Your Digimon Bond

Raise your Digimon bond (Image via Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Raise your Digimon bond (Image via Bandai Namco Entertainment)

This is an important mechanic that needs to be noted while learning about the above two mentioned mechanics. Every Digimon has a bond stat, which increases over time through various activities. These include putting them in the aforementioned Digifarm, talking to them, or just deploying them as active battle members.

A higher Digimon Bond means that your companion will be able to retain a larger part of its stats when De-Digivolving. This means that they have a higher base stat when starting at a lower level, allowing their max stats to rise even further when they reach their current level again.

That was the complete beginner’s guide for Digimon Story Time Stranger.


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