It might have been the first game, but I’m pretty sure it was the second game I played. I don’t remember any real details about the game though outside of the basic premise.

My sister used to work at Babbages, so she could basically rent used games for free for a week or so, and Monster Rancher was always the game she brought home for me. I played a newer one at some point a few years ago, but I couldn’t get into it for whatever reason.