[Keywords] Digimon Adventure and Togetherness

Where monster-catching series (and their merchandise) were laser-aimed at kids, they predictably had some soft core Aesop around “teamwork” or “friendship”. But I don’t believe that a single one of them executed on it half as well as Digimon.

Gaming role (playing) models

The Luminary, Dragon Quest XI's silent protagonist doesn't say a whole lot. But, like a lot of JRPG protagonists both silent and otherwise, actions speak loudest. What I find really interesting is how the gameplay build informs the character. The gameplay is what...