Best Digimon game to start with for someone who knows nothing about the series

[Jayonnaise6105 Jayonnaise6105]

Ok, since we're really digging this argument, then: Adventure for PSP is 37 hours long averagely. Adventure anime it's 18 hours of full binging. Jeez, I wonder which one requires less free time to finish.

Sorry, I wasn't trying to start an argument I just meant more that it's a lot of extra content in addition to whichever game they choose to play first.

 

[Nickakyoin]

I'll probably just watch the first season to start with. I'm sure I'll still miss out on some references, but that's ok.

Yeah, no offense, but not really imo. It's a very questionable choice, but you do you.
All this reminds me of a random Pokémon fan youtuber that tried to start the series with the videogames and the result wasn't stellar since Digimon as a videogame franchise (even if it's born as the Tamagotchi's brother) is sadly notoriously inconsistent and choppy compared with Pokémon mainline games and even spin-offs.

Sorry, I wasn't trying to start an argument I just meant more that it's a lot of extra content in addition to whichever game they choose to play first.

I appreciate the sincerity (and sensitivity also since some of those lol reacts to the last replies made me rise my eyebrow), I just wanted to express my sincere opinions on these choices. Especially since binge-watching an anime takes definitely less effort than playing a whole and longer JRPG.

 

[Jayonnaise6105 Jayonnaise6105]

I appreciate the sincerity (and sensitivity also since some of those lol reacts to the last replies made me rise my eyebrow), I just wanted to express my sincere opinions on these choices. Especially since binge-watching an anime takes definitely less effort than playing a whole and longer JRPG.

Yeah, sometimes I forget how tricky context and intent can be to properly convey on the internet, especially through emotes. My silly nature can also make that come off worse than I intend. That's my bad

 

[TruxtonTatsujin]

Yeah, no offense, but not really imo. It's a very questionable choice, but you do you.
All this reminds me of a random Pokémon fan youtuber that tried to start the series with the videogames and the result wasn't stellar since Digimon as a videogame franchise (even if it's born as the Tamagotchi's brother) is sadly notoriously inconsistent and choppy compared with Pokémon mainline games and even spin-offs.

I don't watch much of anything these days. I'd rather spend my free time playing games. It's also kind of an attention span thing, I can get through a 20 hour game no problem but a 2 hour movie I start to get fidgety.

 

[Izzy]

The last one is a great entry, but it's not on the easy mindless difficult like Pokémon most of the time is. In any case, as already told, you should start the series with the anime with Adventure 01. That is where the series shines best and you realize how little it has in common with Pokémon.

Not to mention, to get the entire plot that we never truly got as the dub hardly told us anything about.