• mesa@piefed.social
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    1 month ago

    Welp there goes Coromon, Palworld, and a WHOLE lot of indies. Plus wasnt digimon the first not Nintendo?

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      1 month ago

      I think shen megami tensi didn’t before them. Dragon quest might have, but I’m not sure about that one.

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        1 month ago

        Can confirm, DQ5 (1992) had monster catching. Not sure if I’d call it summoning, but Pokemon took clear inspiration from that game in particular.