The World Ends With You
SMT: Devil Survivor
SMT: Strange Journey
999 (Definitely play this if you're not going to play any another games)
Professor Layton series (If you're into puzzles)
Golden Sun DS (Some complained it was too easy though)

*Jump Ultimate Stars is really fun too (Think of it as Shonen Jump meets Super Smash). It's a Japanese game, but there are translated versions out there...

Hoon

Brazil891 Posts

April 07 2011 03:51 GMT

#22

On April 01 2011 05:18 OriginalName wrote:
The World Ends with you
Probably the best square RPG in the last 5 years, combat revolves around pins that you collect lots of customizability although the controls can sometimes be a teensy bit wonky

Elite Beat Agents
Check out the Osu! thread on TL its basically the exact same game.

Pokemon
If you havent played a pokemon game in god knows how long grab Heartgold or Soulsilver finish those then play Black/White (unless you never played Gold or Silver in which case just skip to B/W)

Mario Games
New Super Mario Bros. - Awesome platformer all around
Mario 64 DS - A slightly enhanced port of Mario 64
Mario kart DS
Mario + Luigi Patners in Time and Bowsers inside story are great fun if your into RPGS

Professor Layton
Never played myself but always gets praised

I got HeartGold in my birthday and I'm wondering why should I play it before getting Black / White.
I've just played Pokémon Yellow for the GBC.

Edit: Wrong quoting. :p

Torte de Lini

Germany38463 Posts

April 07 2011 03:56 GMT

#23

Rune Factory 1-2-3, truly superb games that last forever. They mix Harvest Moon with basic RPG fighting-elements, a real blast!

Netherlands12045 Posts

April 07 2011 04:04 GMT

#24

cannot miss the world end with you! Best of the bests among the DS games.

the new pokemon black and white also worth to check out due to its 3D graphic.

all the mario games also good.

Torte de Lini

Germany38463 Posts

April 07 2011 04:07 GMT

#25

Oh, get the classic Final Fantasy games

GET FUCKING ADVANCE WARS, THE LATEST ONE

My top 10 games hands-down.

1a2a3a[MB]

United States297 Posts

April 07 2011 04:09 GMT

#26

Pokemon & Mario Bros.

Zaxro

United States261 Posts

April 07 2011 04:40 GMT

#27

This list is pretty good and a fairly varied selection, make sure you go past the top 25 and into the rest of the article because he talks about even more DS games.1up.com DS List

My Personal Best DS games list as of this post

1. The World Ends with You-Has been recommended in this thread several times, and I could not agree more. Personally I think it is possibly the best RPG Square has released since the SNES (And I don't make that statement lightly, I love Square Enix even if their RPG quality has dipped a bit in recent years)

2. Pokemon Black & White-The Best New Pokemon Games since Gold and Silver imo, just great.

3. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks-Its a really fun and charming game like everything in the Zelda series. I'm personally a big fan of the Windwaker-esque graphics. The other Zelda on this DS, Phantom Hourglass, is basically the same (and also quite good) but has a couple of big flaws that they got rid of in Spirit Tracks.

4. Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow-I'm a big fan of Metroidvania games in general, and this is one of the best games of that style. In my opinion it is the second best Castlevania game (after Symphony of the Night on Playstation). Its only real problem is it has a couple of pointless-tacked on touchscreen stuff that they put in since it came out within the first year of the DS's release, but they are only very minor annoyances. Also having a second screen for the map is so incredibly nice in this style of game

5. Kirby: Canvas Curse-Really the first game that made me think that the DS was really a brilliant concept that could add really fun and innovative gameplay elements. Any summary of its mechanics in this short a post would be doing it a disservice, but essentially it is a 2d platformer that you control by drawing paths on the touchscreen.

I could go on past 5, but for my personal favorites I'll just leave it at that many.

And those are just the games that I have played, there are tons of other great games on the system that I have yet to play (I personally have like 10 games for it up on my shelf that I really want to play and I think would have a decent chance of making that top 5 when I do get around to playing them, and there are plenty of others that I have yet to obtain).

Also it has a number of re-releases, but the only one that I can personally vouch for the quality of the remake/port is Pokemon Heartgold/Soulsilver which is great. It also has a number of Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy remakes that I have heard good things about. Also, it has Chrono Trigger (which is basically just a port from what I've heard) which is arguably THE best JRPG ever, and one of the best games ever of any Genre (I've played the SNES version).

DerNebel

Denmark648 Posts

April 07 2011 04:48 GMT

#28

I really enjoyed GTA: Chinatwon Wars. There was some touchscreen bullshit, but the game itself definetly felt like a GTA game.

HuskyBear

United States44 Posts

April 07 2011 05:38 GMT

#29

super robot taisen og saga endless frontier, try this rpg probably the only game where I actually played new game+ to the end again lol. oh yeah heres a combo video for u to see the gameplay.

sigh they also released a sequel in japan but nobody has bought it over here...fking altus.

pastrami

United States12 Posts

April 07 2011 05:59 GMT

#30

If you're into games with more story emphasis than gameplay persay, definitely look into.

999
Ace Attorney Series (Start with Phoenix Wright, Ace Attorney)

Eruaphadion

Canada78 Posts

April 07 2011 06:07 GMT

#31

I am actually not a fan of the Zelda games on the DS. (Which is a carefully considered position, given that I have loved every title since playing the original). The controls just don`t do it for me, probably because I`m old fashioned

MeteorRise

Canada611 Posts

April 07 2011 06:13 GMT

#32

The world ends with you is seriously the best game i've played in my life. Maybe tied with starcraft. It felt you with that inspirational feeling you get when you read an amazing book, or have that perfect moment. It's great. Not to mention it's hellaz fun.

Also professer layton games are sooo fucking good. Good story, fun puzzles, epic badass characters. AMAZING MUSIC.

But yeah... play the world ends with you. it's great.

vek

Australia936 Posts

April 07 2011 06:14 GMT

#33

Ace Attorney is one of my favourite series on the DS.

Can't go wrong with Pokemon either.

The FF4 remake for DS is great if you love JRPGs too. They did an amazing job modernising it while keeping true to the original SNES version.

MintBerryCrunch

United States73 Posts

April 07 2011 06:31 GMT

#34

Advanced wars! My favorite gba/ds game series.<3

shin ken

Germany612 Posts

April 07 2011 06:34 GMT

#35

Advance Wars
Castlevania: Dawn Of Sorrow
Castlevania: Portrait Of Ruin
Castlevania: Order Of Ecclesia
Chrono Trigger
Dragon Quest remakes
Dragon Quest 9
Elite Beat Agents
Final Fantasy remakes
Final Fantasy Tactics
Ghost Trick
Golden Sun
GTA: Chinatown Wars
Henry Hatsworth: A Puzzling Adventure
Hotel Dusk
Inazuma Eleven
Infinite Space
Kirby Power Paintbrush
Lunar Knights
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Mario Kart DS
Megaman ZX Advent
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes
New Super Mario Bros.
Phoenix Wright
Picross DS
Pokemon
Professor Layton
Puzzle Quest
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
Space Invaders Extreme
Suikoden Tierkreis
Tetris DS
The World Ends With You
Trauma Center: Under the knife
Viewtiful Joe - Double Trouble

All Games/Series of Games which are well worth their money. The DS libary is just awesome and there should be a game for everyone (and especially: there should be an rpg for everyone ^^)

Saturnize

United States2473 Posts

April 07 2011 06:54 GMT

#36

Dragon Quest 4,5,6 and 9

MichaelJLowell

United States610 Posts

April 07 2011 06:56 GMT

#37

This list should begin and end with Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure. I am going to jam this game into the ears of people until 1) the ears of six billion people bleed, or 2) people admit they were fucking assholes for praising Super Meat Boy while complaining Henry Hatsworth was "too hard".

Lunchador

United States776 Posts

April 07 2011 07:18 GMT

#38

Just finished Okamiden, sequel to the original Okami for PS2/Wii.

It's Capcom's "Legend of Zelda"-ish adventure featuring the awesome and cute son of Amaterasu, Chibiterasu. Soundtrack and art style stand out notoriously there. Check it out for sure!

theBlues

El Salvador638 Posts

April 07 2011 07:20 GMT

#39

maaaaaaaaaaaaan why no one has mentioned Plants vs Zombies DS, that shiznit is fo sho 20 hours+ fun, you'll get to the place you are going and you will keep playing it!

Arnstein

Norway3381 Posts

April 07 2011 07:25 GMT

#40

Here are all the DS games I have. I love them all, but maybe especially Chrono Trigger and Professor Layton:
http://backloggery.com/games.php?user=arnstein&console=NDS