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Vahraan
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So I'm looking at getting a new DS in the very near future, and I'd like to know of some games that are totally rad for it.
Any genre and old games work alright too.
So please, start listing anything that you might think should be played!
Any genre and old games work alright too.
So please, start listing anything that you might think should be played!
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chair to Creation and then suplex the Void.
The last 10 pages or so of that thread have sold people on the DS.
Just get Order of Ecclesia. The third one.
I'm playing GTA Chinatown Wars right now and I'm having a ball. The smaller city makes the sandbox more fun to play in. I can't do a triple barrel roll yet but I know it can be done ...
Dawn of Sorrow if you like exploration and lots of zany abilities.
Order of Ecclesia if you like relatively straightforward games that are hard enough to melt your face off.
Portrait of Ruin is middle ground, not as good as either of the other two, though still pretty good. With an awesome last boss.
New Super Mario Bros. is good if you love your Mario games.
All three of the games I mentioned are on Slashsignal's list, and there are MANY more on there that are definitely worth picking up.
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Might not be a bad time to grab a few titles.
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Final Fantasy 4
Final Fantasy 5
Final Fantasy 6
Breath of Fire
Breath of Fire II
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars
Castlevania
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Fire Emblem
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Golden Sun
Golden Sun: The Lost Age
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland
Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament
Klonoa: Empire of Dreams
Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning
Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night
Legend of Zelda
Legend Of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Lufia: The Ruins of Lore
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Mario Kart Super Circuit
Monster Rancher Advance
Monster Rancher Advance 2
Ninja Five-O
Pokemon Emerald
Pokemon Fire Red
Pokemon Leaf Green
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team
Pokemon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
Pokemon Ruby
Pokemon Sapphire
Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts 2002 78
Super Mario Advance 2001 84
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 3: Super Mario Advance 4
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Super Monkey Ball Jr.
Super Puzzle Fighter II
Summon Night: Swordcraft Story
Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2
Sword of Mana
Wario Land 4
Wario Ware, Inc.:Mega Microgame$
WarioWare: Twisted!
Yggdra Union
Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars
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Anyway, here are my recommendations:
GTA: Chinatown Wars
The World Ends With You
New Super Mario Bros
Kirby Super Star
Looking through slash's list should be good enough to occupy you for awhile though. Can't really go wrong there.
One of the best looking and most fun games on DS. It's an absolute shame this game has not gotten a sequel.
Also, get Picross.
PoR has a really strong soundtrack and has more in relation to canon in the series than the other two. It's weakpoint is not-as-good level design.
OoE is probably the strongest of the three DS titles. Great soundtrack, there isn't a clutter of items at all (maybe the accessories, but barely). If there's a weakpoint, it would have to be Shanoa's personality.
If anyone tells you to pass up on any of the games, they're stupid. I try to refrain from saying such things about opinions but come on now.
Edit - Oh, another strong point about PoR and OoE (but moreso PoR) - the english voices and such for enemies are actually varied quite well and takes many many steps away from the bullshit anime "HIYA" and "HA!" kind of crap that you'd hear in most games prior in the series. But if you want you can switch to the Japanese voice track. I consider this a strongpoint because it shows effort in enemy design. And I'm tired of heavy anime themes.
If you like oldschool RPG leveling systems and brutality, get Etrian Odyssey (I would say get part one for perspective, and then get part 2 for even more awesomeness). Final Fantasy 3 isn't too bad either.
You can't go wrong with the Ace Attorney series (and for the love of God, if you do get into them, start with the first, because the continuity matters).
I'd recommend Mega Man ZX if you want a taste of Mega Man series, but this game is kinda goofy. It's hard to navigate your way around to levels, since it's a large map to explore, and the weakpoint thing on bosses has some people frustrated because it affects power meters for your other abilities. I haven't played the sequel.
Instead of wishing for a sequel, get Soul Bubbles. I've only played the demo of it while it was on the Wii's Nintendo Channel, but I totally loved it.
It's not an easy game to find, though. It was a Toys R Us exclusive when it came out quite a while ago.
Other games that are "totally rad": Ouendan 1/2/ Elite Beat Agents.
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It's still my favorite DS game. I can't recommend it more. That and Ossu, Tatakae, Ouendan (don't let the import thing scare you off, it's fun for normal people). There's an english version called Elite Beat Agents but it's not quite as fun.
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Clubhouse Games - Just for the fact that it has 40 or so different games on it, full on 7 player multiplayer, and its just a good pick me up game for when you arent playing something else. I actually got my partner hooked on it and he has never touched a DS til now. I gave him my Phat when I picked up my DSi, and that stays in it at all times now.
Final Fantasy III - I absolutely love this version, its just the perfect amount of grindin' and the new visuals on it make it very easy on the eye.
Animal Crossing Wild World - Although there arent too many people playing it online anymore, you can try to get a resurrection thread going if you want to play this online, other than that it has enough open ended stuff to keep you busy for a while, and every day something new pops up.
Pokemon Platinum - In my opinion the best out of the three Poke' Games on the DS. If you havent played a Pokemon game start off with this one and you should be good to go.
Magicians Quest : Mysterious Times - This is basically Animal Crossing with Wizards, I am currently playing thru this right now, and I am actually enjoying it alot. I am a HUGE Animal Crossing fanatic so when I saw this I knew I had to get it. This game has a bit more to offer than AC:WW, but AC will always be better no matter what.
The World Ends With You - An awesome RPG, with some awesome play mechanics, if you can find it, grab it. At first the game pissed me off to no end, then it "clicked" with me and I could not put it down for a long time.
There is a few more, but Slashsignal did a better job at listing shit than I could ever do..
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (and all of the following Ace Attorney games)
The World Ends With You
Elite Beat Agents (and the Ouendan games, if you like this one and don't mind importing)
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Retro Game Challenge
Pokemon Platinum
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2
Final Fantasy IV
Tried to put the less obvious games on the top, but yeah. Whatever genres you like, there should be lots of games you'd like on the DS.
The guy listing GBA games for DS/DSlite owners forgot the Mega Man Zero. My recollection is fuzzy, but I recall 2 being the best of the bunch. I think any one of them would be better than either of the (blah) ZX games.
Unless you are already a big SOTN-style Castlevania fan, I would just get Order Of Ecclesia, as everyone seems to think its the best of the bunch. The games are pretty samey, and if you play them all, you may be burned out on the gameplay by the time you get to OOE.
professor layton and the curious village
advance wars: days of ruin
final fantasy tactics a2
phantom hourglass was good no matter what anyone says
Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword is probably the best DS game I've played so far. It's fun and it offers some nice challenge.
Summon Night Twin Age is also a good title to pick up. It doesn't get talked about enough and I was addicted to it when I first played it.
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia is the best platformer on the system.
The first three Phoenix Wright games are also amazing.
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Now I didn't get very far into this, perhaps only 3 hours or so but I have a very short attention span so errr. Ok, right, the game was very charming - in a quirky humorous way that [strike]you[/strike] I don't see too often. Sort of like Zelda meets Zeno Clash(?)
I feel bad that a lot of games are sitting on my shelf, but a lot more heart ache goes out to Freshly Picked Tingle then to say metal gear acid or ninja town (which was actually pretty fun..shit)
Also, The World Ends With You and Phoenix Wright and Mario Kart DS.
This is simply one of the best and most technically astounding games for the DS.
Take a classic style GTA game, blend in the good story-telling of the recent games, mix in some elegant touch-screen controls and minigames (like car jacking! 5 seconds of heart pounding fun!) and add a dash of DrugWars as you buy and sell drugs around town for extra cash.
This game is a superb blend. I played it during my recent trip constantly (thats saying a lot since I had my brand new iPhone with me too to play with).
Satanic Jesus, you are missing one of the best DS games on that list.
Also, get a DSi if you don't have one. There is a lot to love in it. You wouldn't think a camera, some nifty sound software, and an online store add much, but it does!
Meteos is probably my absolute favorite DS game for local multiplayer. It was incredible.
It's also got a good amount of single-player content, but I think there's a bunch of better DS games in that regard, now.
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God, reading the description of that game makes it sound like a BioShock-style dystopian critique of unbridled capitalism rather than a charming kids game.
And this thread makes me want to bust out my DS again.
Edit: And Elite Beat Agents can't be hyped enough. I'm afraid Rhythm Heaven may have stolen all chance for there to be a EBA 2, though.
Except it isn't. Only the DSiWare shop is, and god forbid japan gets a couple puzzle games before we do.
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If you'd like to experience a more forgiving, quality Rogue-Like I recommend the Izuna series. Difficult, but not as punishing as Shiren, with light humor (mainly about boobs, which is a big positive IMO), and a story that DOESN'T have anything to do with saving the world (another big plus IMO). The first Izuna all takes place in one village, has a great little system for buffing and grinding up weapons and scales up the difficulty very well. The last dungeon is the true meat of the game. The second Izuna adds an Overworld map, more dungeons, more quests, a bigger story, about a dozen new playable(!) characters and a tag team system complete with tag team attacks. Still hard, but like the previous game light hearted and fun times. Playing the first game isn't necessary to really enjoy the second one either, which is good, because it's hard to get a copy of the original.