>>47628132Part of what I like most about Digimon as far as the anime incarnation is that they're not pet monsters that you rack up a collection of like pokemon, they're more like a soulmate partner for their specific kid. Like how the neurotic wimpy bookworm kid got a mischievous dumbass seal buddy to help round him out and loosen up a little
The only problem is most of the digimon games did just reduce them down to being collectable pets rather than distinct characters in their own right, Digimon Survive if it ever comes out is the first one I've seen to really capitalize on the digimon being a person and your one and only partner
