So I finally got around to getting a flashcard for my DS (Not 3ds compatible)
What does TL recommend for some good plays? Golden suns, Dragon Quest, Shin Megami Tensei, Ace Attorney series, Radiant Dawn, 999, and Okamiden are what I have right now.
edit: wish I had noted I own the actual world ends with you lol.
I got everything recommended in the thread that I haven't played already, thanks everyone
Advance wars:days of ruin is probably the best game ive ever played on ds, ive at least spent 10 hours playing it, reallly good strategy game that allows you to make your own maps etc etc
On July 27 2011 13:52 blabber wrote: 999 Phoenix Wright series Professor Layton series Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Never played 999, but the other 3 I can definitely vouch for, very fun and addictive. Ghost Trick was a total blast, not too much replay value afterwards though, but it's still a lot of fun. Definitely get those games.
All the Castlevania games. Maybe it's just me, I can't get enough of them though. When's the next one?
I heard Radiant Historia is good if you're the type to like old school RPGs like Chrono Trigger and such. I haven't got around to playing it yet though. It got a lot of high marks.
On July 27 2011 13:42 Milkis wrote: Puyo Puyo Fever.
Turn the voice to japanese and gl hf. Do not play with english voices, it will make you deaf.
Puzzle games are awesome :3
If you're willing to sit through japanese menus then Puyo Puyo 20th Anniversary works too.
I didn't know DS had that. Sometimes I think I'm too out of touch with gaming in general.
I loved Kirby's Avalanche... I'm going to have to hunt this down before my next trip. I love puzzle games on the go.
DS has one legendary game that everyone needs to play regardless of your video game preference: The World Ends With You. It's an action RPG, and probably considered one of the greatest rpgs across any platform.
As for other games, it depends on your style.
Turn Based Strategy: Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising - I've played 300+ hours on this game over the course of 2 years. That's how good it is. It's a GBA game, and I found it to be the best in the Advance Wars/Super Famicom Wars series. If you enjoyed it, feel free to play the two DS ones.
Music: Elite Beat Agents - Kinda like in the DDR/Guitar hero genre, but you touch the screen with the stylus.
Racing: Mario Kart DS - Probably the best Mario Kart game in the whole series. Great multiplayer as well.
Puzzle: Professor Layton - Basically a collection of random puzzles. It's a lot of fun if you want something with no action but a lot of thinking Scribblenauts - Definitely one of the funnest games on DS. Basically, you are given a simple scenario that you have to complete such as moving object A to point B, killing a certain creature, etc. The fun part is that you can do anything you like to complete it. You type in the name of an object and you get to use it. For example, let's say the mission tells me to kill a zombie. I can simply type in Tank, and run the zombie over. Or I can be more creative by getting a space shuttle, attaching it to the zombie with a tow rope, lifting it up and then dropping in onto spikes. There are tens of thousands of objects you can use, including memes like ceiling cat, or the large hadron collider.
Adventure: 999 - Very suspenseful game with a great storyline
RPG: Chrono Trigger - I only played the SNES version, but this is still one of my favorite rpgs. I enjoyed it almost as much as FF7 and The World Ends With You
Dragon Quest 9, sick rpg. Excellent production value, very worth playing, although it's pretty difficult because the lead producer expects you as a player to "use the internet, because it's there."
Dawn of Sorrow, awesome castlvania game. Beat it 20+ times, absolutely adored it, although i haven't played the other ones.
Advance Wars Dual Strike, just playing it now but I'm having a lot of fun thus far. Awesome turn based strategy game.
Chrono Trigger speaks for itself of course
Mario Kart DS, I've played this DS game more than any other in my collection, never gets old. Easily 500+ hours of enjoyment.
FFTA2 is fun if you're new to the genre, but to be honest it's shit compared to Tactics Ogre and FFT on the PSP(and psx). FFTA1 is a good pick up if you're not using a 3ds, i liked it a lot more than the 2 second version of it.
I've never played The World Ends With You, so I can't comment on it =/
Final Fantasy 4, Tactics A2, 3. Chrono Trigger. Castlevania: any of the three games... although Order of Ecclesia is better than Dawn of Sorrow and Portrait of Ruin, imo.
On the ds there exists a game I have unfortunately never seen another living soul play, it is fiendishly difficult and easily the funnest 2d sidescroller i have ever played on the system. It has challenging/hilarious bosses, a story that is incredibly quirky (yet still manages to be really awesome) and game play that literally combines your typical puzzle game ala tetris/puzzle quest with a beat em up sidescrolling game in a non gimmicky way. Not to mention the game is the perfect mix of tea ,crumpets, robots and rock and roll.
Play this game"Henry Hatsworth in the puzzling adventure"
On July 27 2011 15:32 Endymion wrote: Dragon Quest 9, sick rpg. Excellent production value, very worth playing, although it's pretty difficult because the lead producer expects you as a player to "use the internet, because it's there."
Dawn of Sorrow, awesome castlvania game. Beat it 20+ times, absolutely adored it, although i haven't played the other ones.
Advance Wars Dual Strike, just playing it now but I'm having a lot of fun thus far. Awesome turn based strategy game.
Chrono Trigger speaks for itself of course
Mario Kart DS, I've played this DS game more than any other in my collection, never gets old. Easily 500+ hours of enjoyment.
FFTA2 is fun if you're new to the genre, but to be honest it's shit compared to Tactics Ogre and FFT on the PSP(and psx). FFTA1 is a good pick up if you're not using a 3ds, i liked it a lot more than the 2 second version of it.
I've never played The World Ends With You, so I can't comment on it =/
The newest Advance Wars beats that x1000000000000000
On July 27 2011 15:32 Endymion wrote: Dragon Quest 9, sick rpg. Excellent production value, very worth playing, although it's pretty difficult because the lead producer expects you as a player to "use the internet, because it's there."
Dawn of Sorrow, awesome castlvania game. Beat it 20+ times, absolutely adored it, although i haven't played the other ones.
Advance Wars Dual Strike, just playing it now but I'm having a lot of fun thus far. Awesome turn based strategy game.
Chrono Trigger speaks for itself of course
Mario Kart DS, I've played this DS game more than any other in my collection, never gets old. Easily 500+ hours of enjoyment.
FFTA2 is fun if you're new to the genre, but to be honest it's shit compared to Tactics Ogre and FFT on the PSP(and psx). FFTA1 is a good pick up if you're not using a 3ds, i liked it a lot more than the 2 second version of it.
I've never played The World Ends With You, so I can't comment on it =/
The newest Advance Wars beats that x1000000000000000
Maybe it's just me from playing Advanced Wars since the first game, but I didn't like the new CO stuff in Days of Ruin. 5 range Battleships also kinda annoyed me. Campaign didn't take much brains to S rank either, and there was no hard campaign either.
Anyway. My personal list:
Advanced Wars - Entire series is fun and if you have friends, multiplayer is really great. Probably one of my favourite series on Nintendo games.
Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon - made by same developer as Advanced Wars. Also very fun. I missed some elements from the older GBA games though.
Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan - English Version is called Elite Beat Agents. Amazingly addictive rhythm game. There's also a PC Freeware Clone too.
Taiko no Tatsujin - Not sure what the English name is. Also another fun rhythm game. Played a lot in Asia at arcades too.
Chrono Trigger - The remake for the DS was pretty good at keeping what made the original fun.
Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced A2 Grimore of the Rift - I played it and had some fun, but I preferred the older versions. Still decent though.
Pokemon Silver/Gold Remake - Jhoto was my favourite universe so this goes on here no questions asked. Haven't played Black/White so idk.
Phoenix Wright Ace Attourney - Great series overall and is pretty engaging.
Professor Layton - Really good series as well. Definite recommend.
Advanced Wars, both the GBA and the DS versions. Play them all. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (GBA) and FFTA2 Grimoire of the Rift (DS) Mario Kart DS Fire Emblem (GBA), Fire Emblem The Sacred Stones (GBA) and to finish it off Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon (DS). Castlevania is also great on the DS, I'm playing through Portrait of Ruin, and while really odd (maybe I'm just not used to the series) it's intensely fun. Sonic Rush and Super Mario 64 DS should also rank highly on the buy list. It's kinda weird that this topic came up, I literally cracked out my DS for the first time in a year 3 days ago, and wouldn't be able to give as many answers if the games weren't splayed out in front of me right now. GODDAM IT I love handheld gaming, only problem is that it's taking away from my SC2 play time. Ah, decisions decisions.
On July 27 2011 14:00 Tatari wrote: Only Pokemon Black/White for the Pokemon games.
Blasphemy, Black and White have a lot of short comings, you shouldn't overlook HG or SS they have a lot more play time compared to the newer ones. of course both games have infinite play time if you go online but doing so will give you a desire to punch a small child in the face.
As far as games go I would recommend the Chrono Trigger DS port which is actually the PS1 version of chrono trigger without the horrible load times. Great benefit to this is that you get to see all the great cutscene movies done by the Akira Toriyama, creator of Dragonball and Dragonball Z.
World ends with you, Castlevania games, Megaman ZX Advent was fun, Advance Wars Dual strike, The pokemon games if your into that, FF Tactics Advance 2, Chrono Trigger, Lunar Knights