Too bad they've only done the first one, but maybe they'll do the other Sonics too. I would buy 3D Sonic 2.
Did you just call Space Harrier a bunch of crap?
I've actually never played Space Harrier :P Most of the rest of that is crap tho. I'm sure people will make exceptions for Ecco but I always hated that game :P
Edit: Also, is it wishful thinking to want "3D the Genesis version of the Star Trek: The Next Generation game"? I used to have that, it was cool (also I think the Genesis one had more levels for some reason)
Actually, Sonic Spinball was cool too, where is that in 3D?
Ok, finished Attack of the Friday Monster. It's a bit on the short side, took me 3 hours, but unlike Starship Damrey there's still things to do after that!
To sum it up, its a bit like an interactive Ghibli movie? There is not a whole lot to do gameplay-wise, the card game is really just a little side thing, the story isn't fleshed out too much, it's mostly about being a kid again and exploring a neighborhood. It has great production values and atmosphere, so I'd recommend it.
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I got the new Mii Plaza. Bought it when it first came out. Didn't even know we had a thread.
So far, I'm enjoying it. Though I'm thoroughly disliking that I can't seem to get tags, though I take the damned thing with me everywhere I go. Excluding coworkers, of course.
I find the controls for the SHMUP to be very...awkward. One of the levels requires very precise steering, and I died twice on it, because the controls aren't extremely responsive.
The war thing is fun, though I keep meeting other monarchs with billions and billions of people in their army...to my 120. I really can't even fathom how they get that much.
The plant thing seems to take the longest, and hasn't clicked with me yet.
The haunted mansion is pretty fun too, but I keep meeting my coworker with the one color shirt, so I'll use Uncle Sporky's idea and build around the edge, with the rare random tag in the middle.
In the Haunted House game, I made sure to completely finish the ground floor before moving to the next floor. After that, I can set up large chunks of space for finding treasures. Better still, you can go back to the completed first floor and dismiss Miis so you aren't forced to use their pieces to ruin a nice set-up.
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I've played it for about an hour. It's a light, easy adventure game, with lots of atmosphere. You play as the new kid in a small town in Japan in the 1970s. The twist is that every Friday, giant monsters appear and do battle, just like Godzilla or I guess Pacific Rim. Only without all the terrible destruction, it seems.
The way the game works is that you run around town, talking to people and getting involved in their lives, like helping your dad make deliveries for his business (which aren't really deliveries, but ways to introduce you to other townsfolk). As you run around town, you'll find Glims, or fragments left behind after the monsters. Collecting 7 Glims of one kind gets you a card. Get 5 cards and you can start doing rock/paper/scissors card games with your friends as a way to advance the plot of the game.
About the atmosphere: regular trains roll through town, and there's lots of ambient noise, like birds and insects chirping. The characters are 3d with a nice flat-shading effect, and all the backgrounds appear hand-drawn, with a good amount of 3D effects such as trees, grass, and hanging laundry in the foreground.
It also has Japanese voice acting standard, with no option for English. Everything else is completely translated, and the writing is clever and kind of silly.
Not to oversell it, but it reminds me of a Ghibli movie. It's a super-charming game, and it does its best to transport you to a believable place that you'll want to spend some time in.
I've read that it's only about 2 1/2, maybe 3 hours long, but I can't say since I haven't gotten very far.
It really makes me want to be able to play this director's other games. He's made 4 games that are kind of similar to this, all called something like Boku no Natsuyasumi, or My Summer Vacation, and none of them made it out of Japan. This is his first game to see a translation.
I've played it for about an hour. It's a light, easy adventure game, with lots of atmosphere. You play as the new kid in a small town in Japan in the 1970s. The twist is that every Friday, giant monsters appear and do battle, just like Godzilla or I guess Pacific Rim. Only without all the terrible destruction, it seems.
The way the game works is that you run around town, talking to people and getting involved in their lives, like helping your dad make deliveries for his business (which aren't really deliveries, but ways to introduce you to other townsfolk). As you run around town, you'll find Glims, or fragments left behind after the monsters. Collecting 7 Glims of one kind gets you a card. Get 5 cards and you can start doing rock/paper/scissors card games with your friends as a way to advance the plot of the game.
About the atmosphere: regular trains roll through town, and there's lots of ambient noise, like birds and insects chirping. The characters are 3d with a nice flat-shading effect, and all the backgrounds appear hand-drawn, with a good amount of 3D effects such as trees, grass, and hanging laundry in the foreground.
It also has Japanese voice acting standard, with no option for English. Everything else is completely translated, and the writing is clever and kind of silly.
Not to oversell it, but it reminds me of a Ghibli movie. It's a super-charming game, and it does its best to transport you to a believable place that you'll want to spend some time in.
I've read that it's only about 2 1/2, maybe 3 hours long, but I can't say since I haven't gotten very far.
It really makes me want to be able to play this director's other games. He's made 4 games that are kind of similar to this, all called something like Boku no Natsuyasumi, or My Summer Vacation, and none of them made it out of Japan. This is his first game to see a translation.
Interesting. I might check it out next month when my wallet has regenerated from the Steam damage.
Unrelated: I'm pretty sure us PAL hobos will be seeing an EO4 demo in a week or 2 I'm rather psyched about that.
Attack of the Friday Monsters is awesome. I can't recommend it enough. I felt so good while playing it, that I can say I'm just glad games like it exist.
I've played it for about an hour. It's a light, easy adventure game, with lots of atmosphere. You play as the new kid in a small town in Japan in the 1970s. The twist is that every Friday, giant monsters appear and do battle, just like Godzilla or I guess Pacific Rim. Only without all the terrible destruction, it seems.
The way the game works is that you run around town, talking to people and getting involved in their lives, like helping your dad make deliveries for his business (which aren't really deliveries, but ways to introduce you to other townsfolk). As you run around town, you'll find Glims, or fragments left behind after the monsters. Collecting 7 Glims of one kind gets you a card. Get 5 cards and you can start doing rock/paper/scissors card games with your friends as a way to advance the plot of the game.
About the atmosphere: regular trains roll through town, and there's lots of ambient noise, like birds and insects chirping. The characters are 3d with a nice flat-shading effect, and all the backgrounds appear hand-drawn, with a good amount of 3D effects such as trees, grass, and hanging laundry in the foreground.
It also has Japanese voice acting standard, with no option for English. Everything else is completely translated, and the writing is clever and kind of silly.
Not to oversell it, but it reminds me of a Ghibli movie. It's a super-charming game, and it does its best to transport you to a believable place that you'll want to spend some time in.
I've read that it's only about 2 1/2, maybe 3 hours long, but I can't say since I haven't gotten very far.
It really makes me want to be able to play this director's other games. He's made 4 games that are kind of similar to this, all called something like Boku no Natsuyasumi, or My Summer Vacation, and none of them made it out of Japan. This is his first game to see a translation.
That sounds like it's right up my alley. I'll definitely get it once I'm done with Mario & Luigi.
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Jupiter has brought PICROSS e2 to North America and Brazil
Kyoto, Japan – July 19, 2013 – Jupiter Corporation, famous developer behind 'It’s a Wonderful World' published by Square-Enix for Nintendo DS, has revealed North America and Brazil publishing plans for PICROSS e2, picture logic puzzles also known as Nanogram or Griddlers, digitally in the Nintendo eShop on the Nintendo 3DS™ system.
Slated for release at the end of July 2013 in the Nintendo eShop, PICROSS e2 offers a player an exciting yet addictive feeling. The puzzles made by cells in a grid must be colored or left blank according to numbers at the side of the grids to reveal a hidden picture.
With this puzzle, everyone can enjoy it with its simple and easy to understand rules. In this puzzle, the numbers are a form of discrete tomography that measures how many unbroken line of filled-in squares there are in any given row or column. For example, a clue of '3 8 3' would mean there are sets of three, eight and three filled squares, in that order, with at least one blank square between successive groups.
'Developed by team of Picross development veterans, PICROSS e2 came back to the Nintendo eShop more addictive than ever', commented by Norichika Meguro, a Director of PICROSS series at Jupiter. 'There are 3 points, I would like to point out. First, there is a Navigator System implemented. For the beginners of PICROSS e2, it will be useful to understand the puzzle. This convenient feature uses blue numbers to show the users the next square to be colored and columns with squares to be marked with an x. This allows the users to narrow down the columns s/he needs to check. For the experts, this system could be turned off from the Option. Second, use of the stylus is smoother than ever. The improved resolution of Nintendo 3DS allows the users without scrolling the puzzles even with 15*15 cells. The usage of the buttons are also allowed. Third, the version contains over 120 puzzles. Some are 5*5, some are 10*10, and some are 15*15. Thus, the size of the puzzle doesn’t represent the difficulty. There are challenging ones even smaller sized puzzles. Complete the puzzles within limited time. When the puzzle has been completed, it will be colored. If the users will use 3D depth slider, the illustrations even have depth. This allows the beginners to experts to have their own fun. This is an addictive puzzle, you must have for this summer'.
PICROSS e2 is set to release July 2013 in North America and Brazil. PICROSS e has already been released in North America and Europe. PICROSS e3 is also set to be released in September 2013 for both North America and Europe. For more information, visit;
www.jupiter.co.jp/e/3ds/picrosse/index.html
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I ordered a refurb 3DS XL from the online Nintendo store. Has anyone else here bought a console directly from Nintendo? How long does processing and shipping generally take?
I haven't even finished Picross 3D yet, or purchased Picross-E. So many puzzles....
I'm trying to get a virtual farm going here people, I don't have enough time in the day to solve all these puzzles too!
Speaking of, I put Luigi's Mansion down for a bit. I completed the first mansion, but the 30ish minute levels with no save don't work well for staying in my 3DS all the time. Harvest Moon is much better for "I have 2 minutes, I can get a game in real quick." and being able to save and use Swapnote and Streetpass without losing progress.
I ordered a refurb 3DS XL from the online Nintendo store. Has anyone else here bought a console directly from Nintendo? How long does processing and shipping generally take?
where is the nintendo online store i cant seem to find it on the site.
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Great! Both versions of the 3DS (regular and XL) are $169.99 until tomorrow night. In addition, there is an in-store coupon for "$30 off any $150 or more purchase". That makes your 3DS only $139.99!
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I ordered a refurb 3DS XL from the online Nintendo store. Has anyone else here bought a console directly from Nintendo? How long does processing and shipping generally take?
where is the nintendo online store i cant seem to find it on the site.
Too bad they've only done the first one, but maybe they'll do the other Sonics too. I would buy 3D Sonic 2.
Did you just call Space Harrier a bunch of crap?
I've actually never played Space Harrier :P Most of the rest of that is crap tho. I'm sure people will make exceptions for Ecco but I always hated that game :P
Edit: Also, is it wishful thinking to want "3D the Genesis version of the Star Trek: The Next Generation game"? I used to have that, it was cool (also I think the Genesis one had more levels for some reason)
Actually, Sonic Spinball was cool too, where is that in 3D?
Space Harrier and Altered Beast are pretty fun. Only played Streets of Rage 2, but I'd give the first one a shot. I never cared for Ecco either, but calling that list a bunch of crap is pretty silly. Wish they had done 3d classics Columns instead of porting the game gear version.
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Altered Beast is kind of crappy. It was one of those games that looked impressive because it was one of the first "16 bit" home console games back before the SNES was actually out.
Altered Beast is kind of crappy. It was one of those games that looked impressive because it was one of the first "16 bit" home console games back before the SNES was actually out.
The Genesis version was crappy. Wish they had brought the Arcade version of Altered Beast.
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Also Altered Beast is about 10 minutes long and the character sprites are all too big for them to do anything interesting with the combat. It should've been a beat-em-up with a diagonal view path, but instead it's a 2D side scroller with nothing interesting happening in the levels.
You mean I ritually sacrificed those innocent children to the God of Spinning Icons for nothing?!?
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Are there any good 3DS dungeon crawlers? I'm thinking along the lines of the first three DQ games for NES. Maybe Shining in the Darkness.
All I have been able to find is the Adventure Time one. And while awesome, I have my doubts that it's really what I'm looking for.
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Are there any good 3DS dungeon crawlers? I'm thinking along the lines of the first three DQ games for NES. Maybe Shining in the Darkness.
All I have been able to find is the Adventure Time one. And while awesome, I have my doubts that it's really what I'm looking for.
Adventure Time is basically like Zelda II (but less clunky). It's pretty awesome, but short.
Only thing coming to mind at the moment in terms of traditional RPGs are the Denpa Men games. I'm sure there are others I'm not thinking of though....
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How is it like Zelda II?
It contains an overworld and then you go into dungeons which has a separate view?
Is there much inventory/resource management?
Are there any good 3DS dungeon crawlers? I'm thinking along the lines of the first three DQ games for NES. Maybe Shining in the Darkness.
All I have been able to find is the Adventure Time one. And while awesome, I have my doubts that it's really what I'm looking for.
Adventure Time is basically like Zelda II (but less clunky). It's pretty awesome, but short.
Only thing coming to mind at the moment in terms of traditional RPGs are the Denpa Men games. I'm sure there are others I'm not thinking of though....
Yeah, the Denpa Men games are quite traditional turn-based RPGs, they might fit the brief.
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How is it like Zelda II?
It contains an overworld and then you go into dungeons which has a separate view?
Is there much inventory/resource management?
Yeah, there is a top down overworld which has random enemy encounters via little black ghost things that you can bump into. All the combat is side scrolling just like Zelda 2.
There is an inventory that is present on the touch screen, but it's largely for food. You can tap food at any time to eat it and restore health. There are also a couple items that are like stat boosts - like one that makes you attacks do more damage for a short time, and one that lets you run fast for a short time, one that makes your attacks shoot throwing stars, etc. There's also a weird condiment system where, like, you can put ketchup on a burger and then the burger heals you for more health :P
You level up three stats - Attack, Hearts (Health), and Speed (lets you run faster). But unlike Zelda you just level them up by finding special items that auto-level you (there's no XP). There are exactly enough of them in the game to max out all three stats :P
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I've actually never played Space Harrier :P Most of the rest of that is crap tho. I'm sure people will make exceptions for Ecco but I always hated that game :P
Edit: Also, is it wishful thinking to want "3D the Genesis version of the Star Trek: The Next Generation game"?
Actually, Sonic Spinball was cool too, where is that in 3D?
To sum it up, its a bit like an interactive Ghibli movie? There is not a whole lot to do gameplay-wise, the card game is really just a little side thing, the story isn't fleshed out too much, it's mostly about being a kid again and exploring a neighborhood. It has great production values and atmosphere, so I'd recommend it.
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So far, I'm enjoying it. Though I'm thoroughly disliking that I can't seem to get tags, though I take the damned thing with me everywhere I go. Excluding coworkers, of course.
I find the controls for the SHMUP to be very...awkward. One of the levels requires very precise steering, and I died twice on it, because the controls aren't extremely responsive.
The war thing is fun, though I keep meeting other monarchs with billions and billions of people in their army...to my 120. I really can't even fathom how they get that much.
The plant thing seems to take the longest, and hasn't clicked with me yet.
The haunted mansion is pretty fun too, but I keep meeting my coworker with the one color shirt, so I'll use Uncle Sporky's idea and build around the edge, with the rare random tag in the middle.
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The way the game works is that you run around town, talking to people and getting involved in their lives, like helping your dad make deliveries for his business (which aren't really deliveries, but ways to introduce you to other townsfolk). As you run around town, you'll find Glims, or fragments left behind after the monsters. Collecting 7 Glims of one kind gets you a card. Get 5 cards and you can start doing rock/paper/scissors card games with your friends as a way to advance the plot of the game.
About the atmosphere: regular trains roll through town, and there's lots of ambient noise, like birds and insects chirping. The characters are 3d with a nice flat-shading effect, and all the backgrounds appear hand-drawn, with a good amount of 3D effects such as trees, grass, and hanging laundry in the foreground.
It also has Japanese voice acting standard, with no option for English. Everything else is completely translated, and the writing is clever and kind of silly.
Not to oversell it, but it reminds me of a Ghibli movie. It's a super-charming game, and it does its best to transport you to a believable place that you'll want to spend some time in.
I've read that it's only about 2 1/2, maybe 3 hours long, but I can't say since I haven't gotten very far.
It really makes me want to be able to play this director's other games. He's made 4 games that are kind of similar to this, all called something like Boku no Natsuyasumi, or My Summer Vacation, and none of them made it out of Japan. This is his first game to see a translation.
Interesting. I might check it out next month when my wallet has regenerated from the Steam damage.
Unrelated: I'm pretty sure us PAL hobos will be seeing an EO4 demo in a week or 2
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That sounds like it's right up my alley. I'll definitely get it once I'm done with Mario & Luigi.
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I'm trying to get a virtual farm going here people, I don't have enough time in the day to solve all these puzzles too!
Speaking of, I put Luigi's Mansion down for a bit. I completed the first mansion, but the 30ish minute levels with no save don't work well for staying in my 3DS all the time. Harvest Moon is much better for "I have 2 minutes, I can get a game in real quick." and being able to save and use Swapnote and Streetpass without losing progress.
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Great! Both versions of the 3DS (regular and XL) are $169.99 until tomorrow night. In addition, there is an in-store coupon for "$30 off any $150 or more purchase". That makes your 3DS only $139.99!
Gentlemen...now is the time.
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Space Harrier and Altered Beast are pretty fun. Only played Streets of Rage 2, but I'd give the first one a shot. I never cared for Ecco either, but calling that list a bunch of crap is pretty silly. Wish they had done 3d classics Columns instead of porting the game gear version.
The Genesis version was crappy. Wish they had brought the Arcade version of Altered Beast.
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All I have been able to find is the Adventure Time one. And while awesome, I have my doubts that it's really what I'm looking for.
Adventure Time is basically like Zelda II (but less clunky). It's pretty awesome, but short.
Only thing coming to mind at the moment in terms of traditional RPGs are the Denpa Men games. I'm sure there are others I'm not thinking of though....
It contains an overworld and then you go into dungeons which has a separate view?
Is there much inventory/resource management?
There's also Unchained Blades on eShop.
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Yeah, the Denpa Men games are quite traditional turn-based RPGs, they might fit the brief.
Yeah, there is a top down overworld which has random enemy encounters via little black ghost things that you can bump into. All the combat is side scrolling just like Zelda 2.
There is an inventory that is present on the touch screen, but it's largely for food. You can tap food at any time to eat it and restore health. There are also a couple items that are like stat boosts - like one that makes you attacks do more damage for a short time, and one that lets you run fast for a short time, one that makes your attacks shoot throwing stars, etc. There's also a weird condiment system where, like, you can put ketchup on a burger and then the burger heals you for more health :P
You level up three stats - Attack, Hearts (Health), and Speed (lets you run faster). But unlike Zelda you just level them up by finding special items that auto-level you (there's no XP). There are exactly enough of them in the game to max out all three stats :P