4Gamer Details Seven New Locations from Digimon World -next 0rder-, Material Harvesting & Town Development

January 14th, 2016. Tonmiha of 4Gamer reports that Bandai Namco Entertainment's latest press kit contains thirty new screenshots on the upcoming Digmion World -next 0rder-, detailing the game's material gathering, town development, camping, and training mechanics. Although -next 0rder- is only two months away from its Japanese launch date, until now little information was given on the actual game mechanics. 4Gamer also has more info on the new character Tsuzuki Shouma, who was previously introduced in last month's issue of V Jump magazine. The personal quote and profile given for Shouma differ significantly from his official profile, giving a look into more of Shouma's personal traits.

Tsuzuki Shouma/津々木ショーマ
「…特別な権限を持っているのはキミだけじゃないということさ」
"...You're not the only one with a special power."

"A young man whose communication is lacking, but whose true nature is gentle.
In contrast to his love for Digimon, his tenacity is unusually strong.
Because he's poor at talking with people, he often wears headphones to listen to music with.
He's no good at exercise."

The Digital World of -next 0rder- is configured into various areas, such as grasslands, volcanoes, and snow fields. Along with their two Digimon partners, the player can collect various food and materials in these fields to solve the problems of the Digimon they meet in their journey. Unique to -next 0rder- is the camping mechanic, which allows them to recover their strength in the field, organize collected materials, and increase their partners' parameters with the food they cook. (This last point is similar to the restaurant mechanic of Digimon World, which increased a Digimon's stats but could only be used while they were hungry.) The player can camp anywhere in the field, not limited to any particular location.

Server Desert

The screenshots given below show several new areas of the Digital World, in order; the Server Desert (サーバー砂漠), Lo-Gic Blaze Mountain (ロン・リ炎山 Note that "computer logic" is written 論理 ronri in Japanese, but the English word "Lonely" ロンリ is phonetically identical), Absolute Zero (アブソリュートゼロ), Ooguino Wasteland (オーグィノ荒野), MOD Shop Cape (MODシップ岬), Great Fault Ex Machina (大断層エクスマキナ) and Bone 'O Resort 2 (ホネ・オ・リゾート２).

Update: Famitsu has reported an eighth area, Oath Grassland (チカイノ草原).

Lo-Gic Blaze Mountain

Absolute Zero

Ooguino Wasteland

MOD Shop Cape

Great Fault Ex Machina

Bone O' Resort 2

Shiki harvests 1 DigiStone, 3 DigiSand, 1 DigiLight, and 1 DigiRock.

At collection points (採取ポイント) the player can collect the materials that have spawned, which can later be used to help develop the Village of Beginnings. Food items can also spawn at these points, to be used in cooking. This is similar to other harvesting systems in role-playing games like Etrian Odyssey, but -next 0rder- distinguishes itself by tying the system to city development.

While the Village of Beginnings initially starts out as a small town, as the player invites Digimon to rejoin the Village it will gradually develop into a lively city with commercial, agricultural, research, and entertainment districts.

The town prior to development.

Post-development: central district.

Post-development: Commerce district.

Digimon World -next 0rder- will launch in Japan March 17th, 2016, on the PlayStation Vita for 6,980 yen (7,539 JPY after tax). It is the latest entry in the World series, succeeding directly from Re:Digitize Decode on the 3DS, Re:Digitize on the PSP, and World on the PSX. Those that preorder the game will get access to five special DLC Digimon, a remastered copy of the 1999 Digimon World soundtrack, and two original Vita themes, "ver. Nostalgic" and "ver. Dot." Theme ver. Dot features a montage of original Digimon LCD sprites, while theme ver. Nostalgic turns the screen into the layout of a Digital Monster virtual pet.

A food item spawns at a collection point.

One of the training gyms used to increase a Digimon's stats.

Clockwise from the top right; Digimon have Offense, Defense, HP, MP, Brains, and Speed stats.

Digimon do not necessarily have to train the same stats at the same time. V-mon is focusing on Speed, while Tentomon focuses on Attack. Both Digimon experience smaller boosts in the stat their partner is training.

Training eventually leads to evolution.

Susanoomon is just one of several DLC Digimon.

Susanoomon & Mastemon Shown Off in New -next 0rder- Screenshots

January 8th, 2016. The official Digimon World -next 0rder- title site updated today with a new batch of screenshots, showing off the first print DLC Digimon Susanoomon of Frontier fame. The screenshots also include a view of Mastemon, previously leaked in Weekly Shounen Jump, as well as the Royal Knight Alphamon, Imperialdramon Fighter Mode, and Cherubimon Virtue.

Digimon World -next 0rder- will launch in Japan March 17th, 2016, on the PlayStation Vita for 6,980 yen (7,539 JPY after tax). It is the latest entry in the World series, succeeding directly from Re:Digitize Decode on the 3DS, Re:Digitize on the PSP, and World on the PSX. Those that preorder the game will get access to five special DLC Digimon, a remastered copy of the 1999 Digimon World soundtrack, and two original Vita themes, "ver. Nostalgic" and "ver. Dot." Theme ver. Dot features a montage of original Digimon LCD sprites, while theme ver. Nostalgic turns the screen into the layout of a Digital Monster virtual pet.

Digimon World -next 0rder- Becomes Amazon's #1 Bestseller in Vita RPGs, New Screenshots

December 22nd, 2015. Amazon Japan put up a preorder listing for Digimon World -next 0rder- which quickly became their bestseller in the Vita role-playing category, outstripping Dragon Quest Builders and Odin Sphere Leifdrasir. The listing includes a new batch of screenshots showing the game's version of the Village of Beginnings, as well as the previously-teased camping feature. Two different versions of the Village appear, the basic version, and a paved version of the village with Edo period architecture. This month's V Jump already revealed that players can upgrade the Village of Beginnings by finding items in the field, so it seems this is one possible evolution the Village can take.


A few of the Digimon appear to be reprising their roles from past World games. Patamon is seen running the local item stand, a similar role to how he expanded the item shop in World. Birdramon stands next to a booth with a road map in screenshots, and may be running the same Birdra Transport as in World and Re:Digitize. Additional screenshots provided below show Dukemon Crimson Mode and the DLC evolution Susanoomon in action, camping as Shiki, and the game's training gym. Note that the game's field interface has changed considerably since it was first shown; weekday information is in English rather than Japanese, and the order of icons has been reshuffled.

Digimon World -next 0rder- will launch in Japan March 17th, 2016, on the PlayStation Vita for 6,800 yen prior to tax. It is the latest entry in the World series, succeeding directly from Re:Digitize Decode on the 3DS, Re:Digitize on the PSP, and World on the PSX.

Takuto's V-mon and Tentomon get a "friendship bonus" and "time bonus" while training their Speed and Offense.

Jijimon: "Ah, it's a success."

-next 0rder- Will Let You Have an Agumon & Gabumon Voiced by Their Original Actors

December 19th, 2015. The official -next 0rder- title site updated with information on the game's preorder DLC, revealing that the special pair of Digitama that tamers will be able to download contains a talking Agumon and Gabumon voiced by Sakamoto Chika and Yamaguchi Mayumi, the original Japanese voices of those Digimon from the 1999-2000 Digimon Adventure.

The DLC Digitama follow a special fixed evolution path, rather than evolving differently depending on how the player raises them. Agumon's path proceeds through the traditional Botamon > Koromon >Agumon > Greymon > Wargreymon line, with the Agumon-up stages voiced by Sakamoto. Gabumon evolves through Botamon > Tsunomon > Gabumon > Were Garurumon > Metal Garurumon, likewise being voiced from Child level and above. However, these versions of the characters are not fully evolved when they reach War Greymon and Metal Garurumon; they can be further Jogressed into an Ultimate-level Omegamon, which is jointly voiced by Sakamoto and Yamaguchi simultaneously. (This is why the Metal Greymon and standard Garurumon stages are absent from their lines.) Omegamon can also be made to appear through ExE-volution using the special War Greymon & Metal Garurumon.

In addition to a copy of the 1999 Digimon World soundtrack, those that preorder the game will get two original themes, "ver. Nostalgic" and "ver. Dot." Theme ver. Dot features a montage of original Digimon LCD sprites, while theme ver. Nostalgic turns the screen into the layout of a Digital Monster virtual pet. Each theme comes in two variants, black and blue for ver. Dot, and blue and red for ver. Nostalgic.

The preorder DLC also includes an item set, the "training Start Dash set," containing items used to enhance the effects of training on a Digimon's stats, as well as to 30 pieces of Big Meat to feed one's Digimon. Each item lasts for 6 in-game hours, and increases the impact of training on a stat by 1.2x. There are three items; the Challenge Carrot buffs increases to MP and Offense, Sakura Bird Radish to HP and Speed, and the Hidden Onion to Defense and Brains.

Finally, those that preorder will also receive evolution items that will unlock Susanoomon, Omegamon, Imperialdramon Fighter Mode, Dukemon, and Shine Greymon in the game. By speaking with the Poyomon in Jijimon's house responsible for the Different Dimension Box, the player can receive specific Core items for each Digimon;

Omegamon - Strongest Cavalry Core (最騎核)
Imperialdramon Fighter Mode - Imperial War Core (帝闘核)
Dukemon - Spear Cavalry Core (槍騎核)
Susanoomon - Contract Speed Core (建速核)
Shine Greymon - Sunshine Core (陽光核)

These are consumable items which disappear on use. While it hasn't been explained whether their effects are immediate or if they only make it possible to evolve with that Digimon, their description is very similar to the classic evolutions items in Digimon World that would instantly evolve one's partner into a different Digimon.

These various announcements and the most recent trailer have already garnered strong reactions in Japan, with some fans prematurely labeling it a "god-tier game" (神ゲー kami gē) in the same ranks as Final Fantasy VII, Super Smash Bros., and the original Digimon World. The inclusion of both Frontier and Xros Wars Digimon has sparked a massive positive response on the Japanese side; speculative numbers put -next 0rder- at including more than 300 unique Digimon, potentially 400, while Cyber Sleuth only sported 240 in its roster.

Digimon World -next 0rder- will launch in Japan on March 17th, 2016, for the PlayStation Vita. It will retail for 6,800 yen.

Digimon World -next 0rder- Launches March 17th, Susanoomon to Join the Roster

December 15th, 2015. According to Japanese fans that have acquired early copies of this month's issue of V Jump magazine, this newest issue includes the final release date and preorder content for Digimon World -next 0rder-, which will launch in Japan on March 17th, 2016. The game will retail for 7344 yen (approx. $60 at the current exchange rate), and will come packaged with these preorder items;

• A reprinted soundtrack for the first Digimon World game.
• Two original themes for the PlayStation Vita.
• A "start dash" set that will aid in raising Digimon.
• Special Agumon & Gabumon Digitama.
• Download codes to unlock five mystery Ultimate evolutions.

The issue also confirms that Susanoomon from Digimon Frontier will be available in the game, and that a new character named Tsutsuki Shouma (津々木ショーマ) will appear. Previously, Frontier's Spirit Digimon had been confirmed for -next 0rder- by a new batch of screenshots showing Agnimon as a potential Digimon partner.

Last month's issue showed a new antagonist greatly resembling the original main character of Digimon World, popularly known in the west by his fan name "Hiro," and in Japan as "Analog Boy" (アナログ少年 Anarogu Shounen).