#playthrough ideas

[demon64]

SMT Party Ideas for Digimon Time Stranger

So... I've been attempting to create a party in Time Stranger of Digimon that I feel could work for some characters from across Shin Megami Tensei. Only about four characters though, as I'm still figuring out Digimon due to basically getting back into the series with Time Stranger. Which characters? Demi-Fiend, Yoko, Tao, and the Nahobino.

I'd like to try this with the groups from SMT IV and SMT IV Apocalypse, just basically gotta get back into those games. So, the main character of SMT Nocturne and the protagonists of SMT V/Vengeance, specifically Canon of Vengeance with SMT VV... Alright! Let's us begin!

DEMI-FIEND: Keramon > Kurisarimon > Infermon > Diaboromon. Initially, I had him ending as Apocalymon, but as I thought about things felt Diaboromon fits Demi-Fiend better... mostly because I cannot see Demi-Fiend as a Piedmon, which from what I can find is the only Digimon in Time Stranger that can become Apocalymon. I feel that Piedmon fits Tanzo Kubo from Neo TWEWY a bit better, who funnily enough I initially wanted to make into Diaboromon. I also kinda think that Demi-Fiend would take a bit of a liking to Keramon and his Crazy Giggle, I know I did!

YOKO HIROMINE: Falcomon > Peckmon > Crowmon > Kuzuhamon. At first, I thought to make her into LadyDevimon, so that she could DNA Digivolve with Tao. However, when asking for opinions in a Discord server, someone suggested just going with two "Goddess" Digimon. Decided to check what Deity Digimon were in Time Stranger, Kuzuhamon and Sakuyamon popped up on a list, and I just kinda went "Yeah, that works." That's just one reason though. I would have liked an overall darker in color scheme Digivolution line, but I felt the consistent theming of birds works. It's also a bit funny to me to have Peckmon named Yoko Hiromine.

TAO ISONOKAMI: Tapirmon > Kyubimon > Taomon > Sakuyamon. At first, I thought to make her into Angewomon, so that she could DNA Digivolve with Yoko. Kuzuhamon and Sakuyamon are similar enough yet different enough visually that I think they work for Yoko and Tao respectively, especially when kinda taking their own similar enough yet different enough Panagia forms. Some may be wondering why not start Tao as a Renamon... I already had an idea of using a different character with Renamon and while I'm primarily telling myself just make the final forms different, my brain also goes that making it a different Digivolution line isn't bad.

NAHOBINO: Kudamon & Coronomon > Lobomon & Agunimon > Beowulfmon & Aldamon > MagnaGarurumon & EmperorGreymon > Susanomon. Whichever one is Kei and whichever one is Aogami is up to you, though I do think Kudamon's eyes feel similar to Kei's while the red lines of Aogami's body are similar enough to the orange of Coronamon's fur.

And so... that is all I got for this post! I might add more to this later though. The plan so far is to do a self reblog whenever I come up with ideas for say the groups of the aforementioned SMT IV & SMT IV Apocalypse. We'll see whenever that comes up though.

[demon64]

FF9 Party Idea for Digimon Time Stranger

So... I've been really quiet for the past however long. Been busy playing Digimon Story Time Stranger lately and really enjoying the game. I have been trying to come up with various Digimon that I could name after the main party of Final Fantasy IX, looking for Mons that I think could work well on various levels. Digimon that could work for multiple reasons, such as visually and/or in terms of lore.

Not all of these are ones I used for this first playthrough of mine, but ones I want to use in late playthroughs. I will list not just state the form that I primarily will be keeping them in but also going through their Digivolution path I got planned. Some of these will make plenty of sense, some may be a bit of headscratchers. Going to do my best to explain my reasons, though I am not always the best at explaining my thought process... Alright! Let us begin!

GARNET: Kudamon > Sorcermon > Piximon > Ophanimon. I think the two of them would be a really interesting duo and so this is my choice for Garnet as a Digimon. For the first playthrough, I pretty much gave up and "cheated" for my choice for Garnet... I just decided to make my started DemiDevimon end as Lilithmon and decided to name her Garnet since I was having trouble with ideas, as I'm pretty much getting back into Digimon after a while of not interacting much with the series.

ZIDANE: Shoutmon > OmniShoutmon. Mostly because I think the tow of them on a heroic journey together could be pretty cool. I think Zidane & Etemon would be a more likely duo and Etemon is my choice for a Zidane on the first playthrough, I also want to try something different on a second.

VIVI: Dracmon > Wizardmon. They are mages with a soft side and potentially terrifying power. I'll likely keep this going forward for various playthroughs, as while I'm not the biggest Vivi fan, I still think he's an interesting character overall.

STEINER: Tsunomon > Zubamon > Buraimon > Duramon > Gallantmon. Steiner as a Gallantmon is just obvious and what I went with for the first playthrough and despite kinda thinking I could change some things, I really just think this is too good of a choice to ignore.

QUINA: Crabmon > Gawappamon > ShogunGekomon > Bacchusmon. This idea came about due to remembering how Quina learns skills by stealing them from enemies through their Eat skill and how the Diaboromon line has a habit of eating any data it wants. Both are gluttonous in different ways but felt that works fine enough in a way. Also, the contrast of friendly yet not so smart Quina and the chaotic nature of Diaboromon is kinda funny to me and so sometimes I have weird ideas because of that... but I changed it to Bacchusmon because I think of them a bit more similar visually and think it's fun to imagine Bacchusmon with Quina's hat.

FREYA: Renamon > Reppamon > Chirinmon > Valkyrimon. This is not the choice I went with for Freya in the first playthrough, that would be her ending as Minervamon, but I want to try something different when that second playthrough starts.

EIKO: Kiwimon > Sirenmon > MarineAngemon. I was having so much trouble coming up with a Digimon for Eiko and was tempted to just give up and go with someone else's idea of ExTyrannomon, but then I did the MarineAngemon side quest and just kinda went "This works." Not the first idea I would have gone with but one I want to keep going forward.

AMARANT: Gabumon > Garurumon > WereGarurumon. Another I was having trouble with, but eventually as I was playing Time Stanger, I ran into WereGarurumon and got inspired.

And so, that is all my choices of Digimon for a sorta FF9-themed party! I'm thinking about creating a post of a party "themed" as SMT characters, specifically a few from SMT V/Vengeance. For that I already know that the Player Nahobino would become Susanoomon, I'm just figuring out some others at the moment.

Also, before I forget, I am open to hearing ideas for other party themes in a way. Guilty Gear, The World Ends With You, Darksiders, Hollow Knight, and even others if you wish to share. Hell, I'd even take other media ideas and not just video games. I'd love to make a playthrough of New X-Men themed Digimon idea, just gotta find the right Digimon that could fit.