Digimon World 3

 PlayStation
  • Publisher: Bandai
  • Release Date: Jun 5, 2002
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8.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 250 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 207 out of 250
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 250
  3. Negative: 24 out of 250
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  1. Moochie87
    Aug 6, 2023
    10
    Best Digimon game. Critics back then didn't know what they were doing. It has some flaws ofcourse but overall a great game.
  2. Thumaz
    Apr 24, 2023
    9
    Im a pokemon fan, Pokemon red was my first game ever, and always looked down to Digimon, seeing it as a "cash-grab ripoff", but this game managed to change my view over the franchise for the rest of my life. The pixel art blended with 2000's 3D its beautiful to this day, style later seem by Octopath Traveler, pokemon black etc. there is a ton of digimon to evolve, boss battles and buildsIm a pokemon fan, Pokemon red was my first game ever, and always looked down to Digimon, seeing it as a "cash-grab ripoff", but this game managed to change my view over the franchise for the rest of my life. The pixel art blended with 2000's 3D its beautiful to this day, style later seem by Octopath Traveler, pokemon black etc. there is a ton of digimon to evolve, boss battles and builds are hard but rewarding, the soundtrack and card game are top notch, the story is okay-ish at best, but nonetheless a fun experience for everyone that likes digimon or creating bond with your monster partners… Expand
  3. MarlonMaicon
    Mar 6, 2023
    10
    The game has many Pokémon-inspired mechanics, which is perhaps why it has so many negative reviews of itself. But today, in an era where Catch Monsters is more of an RPG subgenre than an exclusive Pokémon mechanic, I can say that this is the best Digimon game ever made. The vast world, the variety of scenery, the various digivolution mechanics, the championship league, the various bossesThe game has many Pokémon-inspired mechanics, which is perhaps why it has so many negative reviews of itself. But today, in an era where Catch Monsters is more of an RPG subgenre than an exclusive Pokémon mechanic, I can say that this is the best Digimon game ever made. The vast world, the variety of scenery, the various digivolution mechanics, the championship league, the various bosses to face along the way. Everything in this game fits together in such a way that you want to explore the game more and more. It has its difficulties, but it's a matter of time and adaptation to understand the game.… Expand
  4. Koavimon
    Feb 12, 2023
    10
    It is an amazing game if you are a fan of Digimon. It is not perfect and there is space for improvement, but it is not a bad game as the reviewers said back then. Music and graphics are astonishing. Both 2D and 3D are solid and beautiful. Battles are satisfying, animations are appealing, scenaries are vivid and colorful and the evolution system is cool. I started playing recently (45h soIt is an amazing game if you are a fan of Digimon. It is not perfect and there is space for improvement, but it is not a bad game as the reviewers said back then. Music and graphics are astonishing. Both 2D and 3D are solid and beautiful. Battles are satisfying, animations are appealing, scenaries are vivid and colorful and the evolution system is cool. I started playing recently (45h so far) and I just love it. It is a great choice if you like digimon, rpgs or monster games in general.… Expand
  5. Caioguitar28
    Nov 1, 2022
    10
    Digimon World 3 is the game I played most. I tried to complete it about 12 times since my childhood to adulthood until I reach the end. It's a little bit slow in the beggining, but is unforgetabble a has one of the best soundtracks I've heard.
  6. JoseManuel10_
    Sep 2, 2022
    9
    Digimon World 3 is a 2002 role-playing video game for the PlayStation developed by BEC and Boom Corp. and published by Bandai. The game tells the story of Junior, who begins playing an MMORPG called "Digimon Online" with his friends, but when terrorists attack, Junior and the other players are trapped within the game and must find a way out using his Digimon partners.

    + Beautiful    Digimon World 3 is a 2002 role-playing video game for the PlayStation developed by BEC and Boom Corp. and published by Bandai. The game tells the story of Junior, who begins playing an MMORPG called "Digimon Online" with his friends, but when terrorists attack, Junior and the other players are trapped within the game and must find a way out using his Digimon partners.

    + Beautiful Graphics
    + Great Animations (Digivolution are Amazing)
    + Card Battle Mini Game
    - Loading Screens
    - Luck Gym Points    … Expand
  7. Eroxod
    Aug 1, 2022
    10
    Bel gioco. La gente non sa apprezzare i grandi titiloli, purtroppo. Il mondo gira al rovescio
  8. Bulwai
    Apr 4, 2022
    10
    This game literally perfected what Pokemon tried for decades.
    It's got a huge open world with many secrets and NPCs to find. Cities to explore and a great card game.
    The music is extremely catchy and fun. Animations are hella cute and the story is just as funny as it is good.
    This is the ultimate Digimon game.
  9. Bruninho1997
    Oct 13, 2021
    8
    Um ótimo RPG de turno, com notórias semelhanças à franquia de jogos Pokémon.
    Visualmente é bem bonito, possui uma boa trilha sonora e uma ótima jogabilidade.
    Esse jogo possui 2 versões, a Digimon World 3 e Digimon World 2003, a maior diferente é que na 2003, que seria a europeia, possui um pós game, enquanto na americana não há nada após a batalha final.
  10. manu232324
    Apr 6, 2021
    10
    Juego largo , divertido y adictivo tan solo era difícil y aburrido para los fanboys de cierto juego de Nintendo. :@ (0_____.._____0)
  11. Yasamaru
    Sep 11, 2020
    10
    Neta que poca la calificación le dieron, no merece tan baja es un titulo muuuy bueno y tiene una dificultad bastante difícil y buena, no es para todos, yo cuando era niño si me hizo pensar en varias cosas por que me perdía pero al final encontraba y empece a leer mas y no perderme nada de lo que me decían para no perderme más, es un gran juego y vaya que tiene unas ramas evolutivasNeta que poca la calificación le dieron, no merece tan baja es un titulo muuuy bueno y tiene una dificultad bastante difícil y buena, no es para todos, yo cuando era niño si me hizo pensar en varias cosas por que me perdía pero al final encontraba y empece a leer mas y no perderme nada de lo que me decían para no perderme más, es un gran juego y vaya que tiene unas ramas evolutivas buenas las mejores son difíciles de sacar, mas que nada se ocupa tiempo y farmeo como en cualquier juego, y eso me gusto… Expand
  12. Neverender69
    Sep 2, 2020
    10
    I honestly can't be mad at the critics reviews of this game.

    As for myself, I love this game. Both Digimon World 1 & 3 are fantastic games in my mind because neither of them hold your hand. They expect you to pay attention & also not be afraid to just guess your way through certain aspects of the game. DW3 straight up becomes murder mode later in the game. I love the challenge &    I honestly can't be mad at the critics reviews of this game.

    As for myself, I love this game. Both Digimon World 1 & 3 are fantastic games in my mind because neither of them hold your hand. They expect you to pay attention & also not be afraid to just guess your way through certain aspects of the game. DW3 straight up becomes murder mode later in the game.

    I love the challenge & ambiguous nature of these games. I can also see why people would dislike the game. It has a decent amount of backtracking, just so you can talk to one character on the other side of the map.

    For myself though, I enjoy that aspect of the game.

    It's a nostalgia trip, while I'm sure the critics whom played this back in 2002 just found it to be a knuckle dragging experience.

    As a 11 year old boy, I didn't know any better so this was a blast to grind through!    … Expand
  13. Delementalz
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    One of the best ps1 games ever with lots of content fun and outstanding ambientation, totally shows how epic digimon is
  14. AkaySama
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    I probably spent more than 500 hours in this game, In PSX, ps2, PC, PSP, and even phone, and sadly never beat it always had a corrupt game that crash near the end, and that never stopped me from playing it over and over, and after all these years and after all that time I spent, I always discover something new
  15. slaystoned
    Apr 3, 2019
    10
    Best digimon game ever made!
    Hopefully we see one like this in the future, today is 4/3/19 and I'm still waiting for a good digimon game. One thing I LOVE about this one is I DO NOT have to feed or take my digimon to the bathroom in this game. Please stop making digimon games as baby/pet simulators. If I have angels and mega missile shooting animals fighting for me and giving me advice,    Best digimon game ever made!
    Hopefully we see one like this in the future, today is 4/3/19 and I'm still waiting for a good digimon game. One thing I LOVE about this one is I DO NOT have to feed or take my digimon to the bathroom in this game. Please stop making digimon games as baby/pet simulators. If I have angels and mega missile shooting animals fighting for me and giving me advice, its just unthinkable that you have to babysit these guys and take them to poop. This game was an old fashion rpg where you navigate through the story finding secrets, collecting digimon, and training those digimon. Couldn't be better.    … Expand
  16. lukagaraujo
    Jan 30, 2018
    10
    Não sei porque esse jogo é tão subestimado. Sinceramente é um dos melhores RPGs que joguei na época do PS1. O melhor Digimon da franquia, na minha humilde opinião.
  17. LunarD3ATH
    Jan 6, 2018
    9
    A turn-based RPG that involves a lot of grinding (easily bypassed with cheats on emulators or using a Game Shark), but has a neat sprite-based overworld (compared to the 3D overworld of the first two Digimon World games) and 3D-modeled combat. Each digimon can earn numerous different digivolutions and you can store any three of those digivolutions to use, of any variety. You have to earnA turn-based RPG that involves a lot of grinding (easily bypassed with cheats on emulators or using a Game Shark), but has a neat sprite-based overworld (compared to the 3D overworld of the first two Digimon World games) and 3D-modeled combat. Each digimon can earn numerous different digivolutions and you can store any three of those digivolutions to use, of any variety. You have to earn each digivolution, as (excluding Veemon), all of your rookie digimon only earn three forms through leveling alone and the rest must be earned by having appropriate stats and leveling your more powerful forms.

    In short, you can make Guilmon and Veemon into Beelzemon if he's your favorite and you want more than one for some reason, but this only shows during combat. You can equip your favorite digivolution for use at the start of combat. It's not immediately obvious how to do this, but you can access it from the status screen, then you just click over to the right and select which equipped form you want that digimon to start out as, assuming you have unlocked a new form at the time.

    Lastly, while the combat is fairly basic and without a walkthrough you'll probably get lost a lot in the story, it is relatively fun. I'd rate it lower, but as far as a Digimon RPG goes, it's about as good as it gets. It's not horrible, but isn't the pinnacle of gaming, either and it depends on what you want out of a Digimon game. If you want a glorified Tamagotchi simulator with combat, get the first game. If you want an RPG experience with digimon and a good mix of aesthetic, then get this one. If you want to fight with more than one digimon at one time like a Final Fantasy RPG, the second game might appeal more to you.

    It's not perfect, but it is enjoyable. Just don't go in expecting a flawless game. For what it is, it's fun. I won't lie, though, I liked it more as a kid because I had lower standards, but even so, I still play it and not because of nostalgia.    … Expand
  18. XJoseManuel10X
    Dec 25, 2017
    9
    Digimon World 3 is a 2002 role-playing video game for the PlayStation developed by BEC and Boom Corp. and published by Bandai. The game tells the story of Junior, who begins playing an MMORPG called "Digimon Online" with his friends, but when terrorists attack, Junior and the other players are trapped within the game and must find a way out using his Digimon partners.

    + Beautiful    Digimon World 3 is a 2002 role-playing video game for the PlayStation developed by BEC and Boom Corp. and published by Bandai. The game tells the story of Junior, who begins playing an MMORPG called "Digimon Online" with his friends, but when terrorists attack, Junior and the other players are trapped within the game and must find a way out using his Digimon partners.

    + Beautiful Graphics
    + Great Animations (Digivolution are Amazing)
    + Card Battle Mini Game
    - Loading Screens

    My Score: 9/10    … Expand
  19. Wilson_RS96
    Jul 15, 2017
    8
    É um bom jogo. Porém, você precisa de coragem e muita paciência pra terminá-lo.

    Complicado, mas intrigante. É um mundo aberto no ps1! Tem um universo nonsense, mas ao mesmo tempo plausível dentro da realidade de Digimon. Um mapa gigantesco, muitaaaas side-quests, o jogo de cartas paralelo, a variedade de digimons, os treinamentos, o gráfico e uma história com várias reviravoltas!    É um bom jogo. Porém, você precisa de coragem e muita paciência pra terminá-lo.

    Complicado, mas intrigante. É um mundo aberto no ps1! Tem um universo nonsense, mas ao mesmo tempo plausível dentro da realidade de Digimon.
    Um mapa gigantesco, muitaaaas side-quests, o jogo de cartas paralelo, a variedade de digimons, os treinamentos, o gráfico e uma história com várias reviravoltas!

    Entretanto, é irritante, em certas partes, a quantidade de batalhas (as vezes é impossível mover o personagem) e também ter que ficar procurando estas mesmas batalhas que irritam, para evoluir os seus digimons (há monstros ABSURDAMENTE FORTES).

    Vale ressaltar também a extrema dificuldade do jogo e o longo tempo de campanha (eu zerei em 112 horas. Mas era um save que comecei ainda criança, quando não sabia nada de inglês). Se você acha que é um jogo simples e infantil, recomendo que passe longe deste jogo.

    Um bom jogo!    … Expand
  20. cesar021
    Jan 26, 2017
    9
    best digimon game ever 2017!.......................................................................................................................................................
  21. Antonio7vlel
    Dec 7, 2016
    9
    Mi queja con este juego, es con los tiempos de carga y la velocidad con que se ejecutan los movimientos ( las animaciones son lentas ), sumando eso a la lenta subida nivel,el grindeo puede llegar a ser frustrante.
    sin duda no es un juego digerible para todo el mundo.
    La mayor dificultad del juego radica en lo mismo, el grindeo HARDCORE para mejorar y personalizar tus digimon,en    Mi queja con este juego, es con los tiempos de carga y la velocidad con que se ejecutan los movimientos ( las animaciones son lentas ), sumando eso a la lenta subida nivel,el grindeo puede llegar a ser frustrante.
    sin duda no es un juego digerible para todo el mundo.
    La mayor dificultad del juego radica en lo mismo, el grindeo HARDCORE para mejorar y personalizar tus digimon,en estadisticas y conseguir las evoluciones mas raras lo cual demanda MUCHO MUCHO tiempo. Cada digimon es como un mapa que se ramifica en distintas evoluciones, una cosa que a algunos les molesta y piensan EY ESTAN MAL LAS EVOLCIONES ESTE NO EVOLUCIONA ASI Y AZA, pero no ,es que de eso se trata
    este mismo sistema de digievoluciones es el mismisimo nucleo del juego,llega a ser complejo y es lo mejor
    pd : tiene el mejor minijuego de cartas visto en un jrpg :,D
    pd2 : la traduccion al español del juego,es un asco hay que decirlo XD es tan mala que es memorable y me llega a gustar de lo mala que es LOL    … Expand
  22. Mailou
    Oct 12, 2016
    10
    Took me more then 100h to complete it . For digimon fans a very good game I loved it and played it more then once. Hope they will do a remake of it :)
  23. Peetja
    Sep 15, 2016
    10
    Honestly i think This is one of the best games on ps1. i remember playing it as a child and coming back to it as an adult how not disappointed me! love the combat system and love how many digimon you can evolve into and the recruiting side missions to get all the base digimon are fantastic
  24. XxJoseManuelxX
    Aug 16, 2016
    9
    Digimon World 3 is a role-playing video game created by Bandai for the PlayStation.

    + Good Digimon Design
    + Addictive
    + Digivolution
    + Music
    + Good Graphics
  25. josesueiro
    May 13, 2016
    9
    Digimon World 3 is a role-playing video game created by Bandai for the PlayStation. The series is the third installment in the Digimon World series and it was first released on June 5, 2002 in the US and then on July 4, 2002 in Japan and November 29, 2002 in Europe. The game tells the story of Junior, who begins playing an MMORPG called "Digimon Online" with his friends, but whenDigimon World 3 is a role-playing video game created by Bandai for the PlayStation. The series is the third installment in the Digimon World series and it was first released on June 5, 2002 in the US and then on July 4, 2002 in Japan and November 29, 2002 in Europe. The game tells the story of Junior, who begins playing an MMORPG called "Digimon Online" with his friends, but when terrorists attack, Junior and the other players are trapped within the game and must find a way out using his Digimon partners.… Expand
  26. fernandinands
    Dec 20, 2015
    9
    It just don't get maximum score because of the repetition, that will make non die-hard RPG players get away from the game at half of it. What rocks is the Amount of digivolutions and available Digimons.
  27. FullmetalWeeabo
    Sep 5, 2015
    10
    Okay. I AM DONE WITH ALL THE FLACK THIS GAME GETS. YET, SOMETHING LIKE COD IS TREATED LIKE THE HOLY GRAIL OF GAMING??? God... Okay onto the review. This is my favorite video game of all time. It was also one of the first video games I've ever played (Not counting Sonic 3 and Knuckles) I am only 13, but my gaming experience is plenty. So, I might be a little nostalgia blind, but maybe I'mOkay. I AM DONE WITH ALL THE FLACK THIS GAME GETS. YET, SOMETHING LIKE COD IS TREATED LIKE THE HOLY GRAIL OF GAMING??? God... Okay onto the review. This is my favorite video game of all time. It was also one of the first video games I've ever played (Not counting Sonic 3 and Knuckles) I am only 13, but my gaming experience is plenty. So, I might be a little nostalgia blind, but maybe I'm not. Perhaps I'm speaking the truth?

    Anyways, Onto the review.
    The story is bad? NO WAY!!! there will be spoilers here for the story so be warned...
    It starts out with your character trying to be the world champ, but then terrorists called the A.O.A. attack and have plans to release Galacticmon. There is a lot more I'm missing but I want to make this short. The plot works well, but what really makes the game good is the mood. There are so many different areas in the game and each one gives you a distinct atmosphere. I even felt a bit creeped out if you play this at night...

    Game play sucks? Good joke, play the whole game before reviewing
    Now the grinding may be an issue to some, but I personally feel that is part of the fun in a jrpg! There is also a lot of backtracking and the game doesn't really tell you where to go, but once you find it you'll feel like, "Ahhh, finally!" You'd be very accomplished. Also, I find it fun to explore! The battling is great too! Fighting digimon feels soo good and the game gives you many techniques and digivoloutions to learn!!

    I also love the anime style music and the graphics are average.
    Overall, this gets a 10. Stop hating. Please.    … Expand
  28. maliik14
    Sep 1, 2015
    10
    This game was a being point for me in the franchise of Digimon, also the game was a good follow up to Digimon World 2. It was also the second open world Digimon game, it beat World 2 in graphics, and the story was more fun. The game also had brought more of the anime and manga into it.
  29. CallMeMrGeek
    Jul 31, 2015
    8
    It´s the best Digimon game for the PS1. The rpg elements are improved when comparing to Digimon World 2. It has more speed, more characters, the dna evolution can be made in-battle something like the TV-series. And It´s a good RPG. The kiddy image that Europe and the US wanted to show on the cover wasn´t positive for the game. Also, the idea of building your own team and growing yourIt´s the best Digimon game for the PS1. The rpg elements are improved when comparing to Digimon World 2. It has more speed, more characters, the dna evolution can be made in-battle something like the TV-series. And It´s a good RPG. The kiddy image that Europe and the US wanted to show on the cover wasn´t positive for the game. Also, the idea of building your own team and growing your digimon is much more easier and fun from the previous "World" games. The graphics aren´t the best but you can´t ask much more from a PS1. Somewhere in the game you can find it repetitive or really fun.… Expand
  30. Shireke
    Nov 26, 2014
    10
    Don't listen to the negative reviews. Digimon World is a beatiful and big game, with a smart battle and digivolving system, and also a card game as secondary battle system. In my opinion, it's better than most Pokemon games, and I'm a big fan of both franchises. Give it a try and don't be a hater.
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47

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 3 out of 6
  1. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    40
    The third time is definitely not the charm. [July 2002, p.128]
  2. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    50
    Profoundly mediocre, the kind of game that only hardcore Digi-fans will like. [June 2002, p.102]
  3. GamePro
    40
    Despite some impressive world-map graphics and extremely catchy anime-style music, Digimon World 3 disappoints in countless ways.
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