What are the best games from both the DS and 3DS catalogs?
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I got a 3DS
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What kinds of games do you like? I could throw out random titles but that's not worth much if it's stuff you aren't into. What genres, styles, difficulty, themes, etc.?
I'm usually a casual gamer, but I guess I just want quality games that I won't get bored of in an hour. If they cost more than $20, I'd like to get some repeat value from it. I don't even know where to start
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Well what games do you usually play? What are your favourite genres? What other consoles or handhelds do you own? Do you enjoy Nintendo's standard library of games? Would you enjoy playing some quality retro games on the 3DS virtual console? How do you feel about Indie games?
If you just want a list of the good/popular games you can get that right here (DS and 3DS), but if you want personalized recommendations you'll have to give us something to work with.
If you just want a list of the good/popular games you can get that right here (DS and 3DS), but if you want personalized recommendations you'll have to give us something to work with.
Ok thank you. I'll think about it, and tell you a bit more after I eat. I like tetris like games.. I like older arcade games. I like casual games (remember Lode Runner) but I also like Donkey Kong Country (is the new one good) and most of the mario games, but 3-D mario isn't as fun as Super Mario brothers. I like a good side-scroller, or a good driving game or fighting game.. like Mortal Kombat. I don't know how well the Arkham games translate.. it's so hard to say whether I should spend $35 on a little game..
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Okay, here are a few suggestions then.
Pushmo - 3DS (Puzzle Platformer)
New Super Mario Bros. - DS (2D Platformer)
Super Mario 3D Land - 3DS (3D Platformer)
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D - 3DS (2D Platformer)
Pushmo is probably the game I'd recommend first to new 3DS owners. It's cheap (It's on sale for $5 until June 13th), shows off the fancy 3D effects of the system, is an original IP, and as a puzzle game is perfectly suited for a handheld.
Pushmo - 3DS (Puzzle Platformer)
New Super Mario Bros. - DS (2D Platformer)
Super Mario 3D Land - 3DS (3D Platformer)
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D - 3DS (2D Platformer)
Pushmo is probably the game I'd recommend first to new 3DS owners. It's cheap (It's on sale for $5 until June 13th), shows off the fancy 3D effects of the system, is an original IP, and as a puzzle game is perfectly suited for a handheld.
OMG thank you!
I'm going to write these down.!
I have Super Mario 3D land but I'm not used to it yet. But the others might be easier for me to adjust to!
Thank you
I'm going to write these down.!
I have Super Mario 3D land but I'm not used to it yet. But the others might be easier for me to adjust to!
Thank you
Yeah, also bare in mind that the 3DS is fully backwards compatible with the original DS games as well, so keep an eye open on those as you might find something from the former machine which would suit you.
As far as the Mario 3D Land game goes, I really enjoyed it but I found it much easier to play with the 3D slider turned completely off. I've found this true of most of the games to be honest. The 3D mode is a nice novelty but I'm glad its only optional.
Most of all, have fun! The 3DS is a really great little console.
As far as the Mario 3D Land game goes, I really enjoyed it but I found it much easier to play with the 3D slider turned completely off. I've found this true of most of the games to be honest. The 3D mode is a nice novelty but I'm glad its only optional.
Most of all, have fun! The 3DS is a really great little console.
I'll go ahead and give you some recommendations but you can determine from the descriptions whether you think they'll be for you. For the 3DS:
* Devil Survivor: Overclocked -- This is a tactical RPG. It is quite difficult in parts, but offers many hours of play and is great if you like games in the "capture monsters and use them to do battle" subgenre.
* Heroes of Ruin -- A very accessible action RPG in the vein of the Diablo series. Lots of fun, not that difficult.
* Animal Crossing: New Leaf -- The most casual of casual games. You live in a town full of animal-people and do stuff like fishing, dig up fossils, write letters to the townspeople, improve the town by building new facilities, and you can decorate your house (and your character) with hundreds of different items (furniture, wallpaper, clothes, etc.) This is designed to be played a little bit each day. There's no real challenge to it, you just collect stuff and make your house pretty.
* Shin Megami Tensei IV -- Same general idea as Devil Survivor, but with a different setting. The mechanics are very similar, though there is no tactical grid to play on, just straight-up battles. Also a difficult game!
* Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate -- Another action RPG, though without much of a story. The thrust of this one is to hunt and kill monsters, then upgrade your gear so you can kill bigger and nastier monsters. Rinse and repeat. Very popular game but perhaps not everyone's cup of tea. It can be rather difficult.
* Fire Emblem: Awakening -- Arguably the best tactical RPG on the 3DS. Great story, great characters, and you can put your characters together to have kids with unique powers. Don't get me started. Not terribly difficult, in my opinion. It's at least easier than the Shin Megami Tensei games!
* Bravely Default -- If you liked the oldschool Final Fantasy games--I'm talking about 1 through 6--then you'll like this. It's the old formula with some interesting new twists and a decent story. It's also potentially more forgiving because it has adjustable difficulty, which the old games did not.
For the DS:
* Front Mission -- This is a port of the original SNES game. It's a tactical RPG with mechs that you can customize. Also has a pretty heavy (military-themed) story as such things tend to go.
* Chrono Trigger -- Another SNES port. This is a very story-driven role-playing game. If you never played the original, you are in for a treat. If you have, then enjoy the nostalgia. Still a great game after all these years. Not very tough, either.
* Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes -- This is what they call a puzzle strategy game. It's a lot of fun, pretty casual in general. I normally hate puzzle games but this one's very entertaining.
* Disgaea DS -- This is a port of a game from the PlayStation. Another tactical RPG. While I enjoy a wide variety of games, on the DS consoles I am a big fan of tactical RPGs. This one has a fun, often darkly comic, story. It also has very deep mechanics that will take some time to wrap your head around, but it's very much worth it.
* Infinite Space -- This one is hard to pigeonhole. It superficially looks like a space combat game, but it's more of a space combat strategy game, in that you aren't really controlling your ship in the sense of flying it around with a joystick. Instead, you command a crew and complete missions, and sometimes you get engaged in battle, which is almost a rock-paper-scissors affair in which you need to anticipate the enemy's next move so you can properly counter it. It's fun and has a good story, though it can be quite difficult.
* Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy IV, and Nostalgia -- Separate games, the first two are both remakes of SNES-era games and the third is an original game using the same engine. Between them, I'd say IV is the best, owed mostly to its story. At this point I'd say III is redundant if you're going to get Bravely Default, since both use a similar job system that serves as the main gameplay attraction and Bravely Default's story is slightly less generic. Nostalgia has its own pretty decent story but I'm not sure anything else about it is unique enough to warrant a buy unless you are an obsessive RPG player.
* Radiant Historia -- This one, however, is a unique enough RPG for me to give an unqualified recommendation. It has a lot in common with Chrono Trigger, mostly in that it's a game about time travel. It has its own twist on the mechanic, though, and it's very intriguing. Difficulty-wise, it's tougher than Chrono Trigger, so you may want to start with CT.
I don't have my kids' games handy right now. They might have some stuff you'd find appealing--there are LEGO Star Wars games and things like that. I can check when I get back home next weekend.
Anyway, I hope you find at least one or two good recommendations in there.
* Devil Survivor: Overclocked -- This is a tactical RPG. It is quite difficult in parts, but offers many hours of play and is great if you like games in the "capture monsters and use them to do battle" subgenre.
* Heroes of Ruin -- A very accessible action RPG in the vein of the Diablo series. Lots of fun, not that difficult.
* Animal Crossing: New Leaf -- The most casual of casual games. You live in a town full of animal-people and do stuff like fishing, dig up fossils, write letters to the townspeople, improve the town by building new facilities, and you can decorate your house (and your character) with hundreds of different items (furniture, wallpaper, clothes, etc.) This is designed to be played a little bit each day. There's no real challenge to it, you just collect stuff and make your house pretty.
* Shin Megami Tensei IV -- Same general idea as Devil Survivor, but with a different setting. The mechanics are very similar, though there is no tactical grid to play on, just straight-up battles. Also a difficult game!
* Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate -- Another action RPG, though without much of a story. The thrust of this one is to hunt and kill monsters, then upgrade your gear so you can kill bigger and nastier monsters. Rinse and repeat. Very popular game but perhaps not everyone's cup of tea. It can be rather difficult.
* Fire Emblem: Awakening -- Arguably the best tactical RPG on the 3DS. Great story, great characters, and you can put your characters together to have kids with unique powers. Don't get me started. Not terribly difficult, in my opinion. It's at least easier than the Shin Megami Tensei games!
* Bravely Default -- If you liked the oldschool Final Fantasy games--I'm talking about 1 through 6--then you'll like this. It's the old formula with some interesting new twists and a decent story. It's also potentially more forgiving because it has adjustable difficulty, which the old games did not.
For the DS:
* Front Mission -- This is a port of the original SNES game. It's a tactical RPG with mechs that you can customize. Also has a pretty heavy (military-themed) story as such things tend to go.
* Chrono Trigger -- Another SNES port. This is a very story-driven role-playing game. If you never played the original, you are in for a treat. If you have, then enjoy the nostalgia. Still a great game after all these years. Not very tough, either.
* Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes -- This is what they call a puzzle strategy game. It's a lot of fun, pretty casual in general. I normally hate puzzle games but this one's very entertaining.
* Disgaea DS -- This is a port of a game from the PlayStation. Another tactical RPG. While I enjoy a wide variety of games, on the DS consoles I am a big fan of tactical RPGs. This one has a fun, often darkly comic, story. It also has very deep mechanics that will take some time to wrap your head around, but it's very much worth it.
* Infinite Space -- This one is hard to pigeonhole. It superficially looks like a space combat game, but it's more of a space combat strategy game, in that you aren't really controlling your ship in the sense of flying it around with a joystick. Instead, you command a crew and complete missions, and sometimes you get engaged in battle, which is almost a rock-paper-scissors affair in which you need to anticipate the enemy's next move so you can properly counter it. It's fun and has a good story, though it can be quite difficult.
* Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy IV, and Nostalgia -- Separate games, the first two are both remakes of SNES-era games and the third is an original game using the same engine. Between them, I'd say IV is the best, owed mostly to its story. At this point I'd say III is redundant if you're going to get Bravely Default, since both use a similar job system that serves as the main gameplay attraction and Bravely Default's story is slightly less generic. Nostalgia has its own pretty decent story but I'm not sure anything else about it is unique enough to warrant a buy unless you are an obsessive RPG player.
* Radiant Historia -- This one, however, is a unique enough RPG for me to give an unqualified recommendation. It has a lot in common with Chrono Trigger, mostly in that it's a game about time travel. It has its own twist on the mechanic, though, and it's very intriguing. Difficulty-wise, it's tougher than Chrono Trigger, so you may want to start with CT.
I don't have my kids' games handy right now. They might have some stuff you'd find appealing--there are LEGO Star Wars games and things like that. I can check when I get back home next weekend.
Anyway, I hope you find at least one or two good recommendations in there.
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It's not totally casual
. Especially fishing and catching bugs. There's a method to both. Yea it's casual to other RPG's though, but still worth picking up.
For EShop downloads:
Super Mario Bros. 3 -- well worth getting for the 3ds. Been playing it on my 3ds and it's been a blast
.Super Mario Land -- old school, but well worth getting.
Kirby's Dream Land -- easy on first play through, but there's a hidden harder mode... it's worth getting too.
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