RPG with the best monster raising mechanics?

[Halfling Rodeo]

What RPG do you consider to have the best monster capturing and raising mechanics? I did a search looking for threads on the new Pokemon games and not much turned up. But threads for Cassette beasts, Pal world and Digimon games popped up. Such a popular genre has so many games ripping off pokemon (nexomon) and Digimon (Anode heart) but they're always flawed mechanically or written by a fedora wearing edge lord. So what games have the best monster raising systems, where it is a primary mechanic and not some dumb side quest mini game attached to an unrelated main quest.

 

[AdolfSatan]

Digimon 1 for PSX. Fun game, great (and obscure) mechanics, practically no story whatsoever. Also, move this to JRPG, I doubt there’s a non JRPG answer.

 

[Halfling Rodeo]

Digimon 1 for PSX. Fun game, great (and obscure) mechanics, practically no story whatsoever. Also, move this to JRPG, I doubt there’s a non JRPG answer.

Nexomon, Monster sanctuary, ARK Survival evolved, Monster Crown, Coromon. The West isn't shy on monster capturing/raising and it would be a shame to miss out on good Western games by pigeon holeing it into the weeb section.

Anode Heart is supposed to be digimon world 1 like. I haven't tried it myself.

 

[Zlaja]

I don't really know, but it was kinda fun raising your own pet fighter in Dungeon Siege 2. Its diet? Any spare items you find. The more valuable the more exp they get, which helps them grow. To get them you have to buy them from shops as babies.

 

[KDcross]

Dragon Quest Monsters series is pretty fun. You fuse higher level monsters together to create stronger ones starting at level 1. A fraction of stats/skill points are inherited so you need to pay attention to what you're investing in over several generations to get strong monsters. A little grindy for my taste but much more enjoyable than pokemon.

 

[Zarniwoop]

This belongs in the Japaneseru/furfaggotry section. Actual RPG's don't have "monster raising mechanics".

The only thing you should be raising is dem stats.

 

[Yuber]

Siralim 1-4, The Vision Of The Ant

 

[Halfling Rodeo]

I don't really know, but it was kinda fun raising your own pet fighter in Dungeon Siege 2. Its diet? Any spare items you find. The more valuable the more exp they get, which helps them grow. To get them you have to buy them from shops as babies.

Baby shopping sounds fun. Do the shit ones get thrown in the well?

Dragon Quest Monsters series is pretty fun. You fuse higher level monsters together to create stronger ones starting at level 1. A fraction of stats/skill points are inherited so you need to pay attention to what you're investing in over several generations to get strong monsters. A little grindy for my taste but much more enjoyable than pokemon.

How is the series after the DS? I tried the DS one but it was severely limited by being a 3D DS game and how small their worlds tend to be.

This belongs in the Japaneseru/furfaggotry section. Actual RPG's don't have "monster raising mechanics".

The only thing you should be raising is dem stats.

Laughs in roller beetle while playing Guild wars.

 

[REhorror]

Shin Megami Tensei 3 Nocturne.
Shin Megami Tensei Raidou 1 + 2.

 

[octavius]

Why is monster raising a jRPG thing only?
Discuss.

 

[REhorror]

Why is monster raising a jRPG thing only?
Discuss.

Japan really loves collecting bugs and have them fight together.

Bugs = monsters.

 

[Halfling Rodeo]

Why is monster raising a jRPG thing only?
Discuss.

I would say Western games lean more into cards over monsters for their collecting autism but a lot of RPGs have animal companions. Rangers have lots of options for pets, Druids obviously do too. I don't think Japan has the amount of Pokemon clones as the west does these days.

Shin Megami Tensei 3 Nocturne.
Shin Megami Tensei Raidou 1 + 2.

Not sure I'd call them the best but I enjoyed SMT3

 

[Iucounu]

ARK Survival evolved

That's the only one I know of:

- Loot an egg and incubate it.

- Tame adult dinos by shooting them with narcotic arrows/darts, and then feed them for a certain time (capturing them in a trap first helps).

- Allow tamed adults to reproduce (not sure if it needs to be a male and female in this day and age).

- Hyenas are apparently tamed by sneaking up on them and petting them, without being attacked by the whole pack.

- ARK: Survival Ascended seems to spawn juvenile dinos, then you can simply kill any parents and kidnap the offspring.

 

[Fedora Master]

This is clearly a topic for the degenerate forum, not GRPG.

 

[Lord_Potato]

This belongs in the Japaneseru/furfaggotry section. Actual RPG's don't have "monster raising mechanics".

The only thing you should be raising is dem stats.

Geneforge?

When you shape creatures, they're weak and unexpirienced, then you train them into true monstrosities.

 

[belated]

https://rpgcodex.net/forums/threads...ildren-isometric-tactical-korean-srpg.130559/

 

[Halfling Rodeo]

https://rpgcodex.net/forums/threads...ildren-isometric-tactical-korean-srpg.130559/

Game play looks great but how bad are the story elements? It looks pretty weebish to me.

 

[Serus]

This belongs in the Japaneseru/furfaggotry section. Actual RPG's don't have "monster raising mechanics".

The only thing you should be raising is dem stats.

But, but... In some of those games you raise the raised monster stats. Checkmate.

 

[Late Bloomer]

Siralim Ultimate. But it might not be gay enough for you.

 

[AdolfSatan]

Geneforge?

When you shape creatures, they're weak and unexpirienced, then you train them into true monstrosities.

True dat. GF2 also has some amazing C&C. On the downside, combat is so easy it’s not even fun.

 

[luj1]

Geneforge

 

[Zarniwoop]

This belongs in the Japaneseru/furfaggotry section. Actual RPG's don't have "monster raising mechanics".

The only thing you should be raising is dem stats.

But, but... In some of those games you raise the raised monster stats. Checkmate.

But it's not the only thing. Tamagotchi simulators are not RPGs.

Check urmoms mate.

 

[Riddler]

https://rpgcodex.net/forums/threads...ildren-isometric-tactical-korean-srpg.130559/

Game play looks great but how bad are the story elements? It looks pretty weebish to me.

Very Korean.

 

[laclongquan]

There's only MMORPG that take care of monster raising mechanics in western RPG.

World of Warcraft, for instance.

 

[Zboj Lamignat]

Dungeon Siege 2 and Pathfinder games are both OK when it comes to that.