Along with Dinosaur King, Digimon was another Pokemon knockoff franchise game that I enjoyed in my youth without playing any actual Pokemon games. Digimon is underrated as a franchise. I really like the digimons and their designs, and I remember really enjoying this game and its pixel-y style as a kid. I loved exploring the world, growing and evolving my digimons, feeling the pet-like connection with them as these Pokemon-esque franchises excel at, and fighting the strongest digimon near the endgame of the story. A very satisfying game for the young version of me.