Ways to Earn Anomaly Points in Digimon Story: Time Stranger

In Digimon Story: Time Stranger, acquiring Anomaly Points is crucial for your progress and overall power. These points not only provide access to powerful Agent skills but are also essential for unlocking Digivolutions, making their accumulation a top priority for players.

Strategies to Boost Your Agent Rank in Digimon Story: Time Stranger

Agent Ranking Up — Image courtesy of Prima Games

To elevate your Agent Rank, you’ll need to earn and wisely allocate Anomaly Points in the Agent Skill tree. To accomplish this, open your Digivice, navigate to the “Agent” menu, and select “Agent Skills.”

Within this menu, you’ll find five distinct categories of Agent Skills: Bonds of Loyalty, Bonds of Valor, Bonds of Philanthropy, Bonds of Amicability, and Bonds of Wisdom.

Invest any available Anomaly Points into these skills to enhance your Agent Rank. A strategic recommendation is to focus on the experience (EXP) or leveling nodes found in the Bonds of Loyalty category on the left side. These nodes prove to be invaluable, especially for leveling your Digimon.

Anomaly Points Side Missions — Image courtesy of Prima Games

Since your Anomaly Points are finite, acquiring more becomes essential. The primary methods for earning these points include progressing through the main storyline and completing specific side missions that reward you with Anomaly Points.

Completing each main story mission grants Anomaly Points, with some missions featuring numerous cutscenes that continuously reward these points. This means actively engaging in the narrative is beneficial.

Can You Return to Complete Side Missions in Digimon Story: Time Stranger?

Scene from Digimon Story Time Stranger — Image courtesy of Prima Games

While the linear nature of the main story restricts your Anomaly Points, side missions offer more flexibility. Upon first encountering these side missions, players are informed that there will be opportunities to revisit and complete them. As the game states:

“Also, there is no need to stress out about side missions that could not be completed due to progressing in the main mission. The opportunity to complete them will come in due time.”

This statement refrains from giving away spoilers, and it’s advisable to finish all side missions before advancing the main storyline. Many side missions offer Anomaly Points as rewards and can take an extended period before you can revisit earlier timelines. Since Anomaly Points have a significant impact on your overall power, engaging in these missions is crucial.

For example, you may find yourself battling a formidable boss in the Abyss or the Gear Forest and struggling to secure strong Digimons. Some Digivolutions are locked until you achieve “Agent Rank 5” for accessing specific Ultimate Digimons. Completing those side missions that award Anomaly Points accelerates your progress, facilitating smoother story advancement.

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