"Pokémon Legend: Z-A" will be released in a week, but for many RPG fans, a better collection and development game has already appeared - it is "Digimon Story: Spacetime Stranger".Some players who were disappointed with Pokémon saw the new Digimon game as sweet relief, but others realized a deeper truth: The two series are inherently different, and—surprisingly enough—you can actually like them both.

"'Digimon Story: Spacetime Stranger' is so much better than any Pokémon game I've ever played," streamer DansGaming said in a tweet. "It's a pity to think that the Pokémon series had a chance to reach such heights, but ended up in the hands of another studio."

"Pokémon players may want to 'judge' me, but I truly think this new Digimon game is the best monster taming/battle game in its genre," streamer Mightykeef wrote in another tweet. "It's really taken it to the next level."

The review atmosphere of "Digimon Story: Spacetime Stranger" on Steam is roughly the same."How can a team with a fraction of your budget make a game so much better than yours, Game Freak?" asked player Flareono in a comment. "This game is exactly the monster development game that players who are disappointed with Pokémon have been waiting for - it perfectly balances the more relaxed tone of Pokémon with the more mature style of "Shin Megami Tensei"."

And this comparison with "Shin Megami Tensei" just reveals a not-so-secret truth behind these "cross-series comparisons": Despite the similarities in names and core settings, Digimon and Pokémon are actually completely different works; you can like them at the same time because of their different highlights.In fact, some players are even dissatisfied that the success of "Stranger" is "always framed in comparison with Pokémon."

"The only thing that makes me a little uncomfortable about the good response of "Spacetime Stranger" is that once again, it seems that everyone can't 'only praise it and not compare Digimon with Pokémon'," the anchor Wayneisboss said on Twitter. "You can like both, or better yet - appreciate Digimon as an independent IP."