Just bought a 3DS: my impressions and open to suggestions

[DerpSandwich]

Samus Aran said:

DerpSandwich said:
Yeah, that battery is terrible. But otherwise it's an amazing little system with a crapload of great games. All the ones you mentioned are awesome, and if you get the chance you should try out Kid Icarus as well. (I'm not going to tell you to blindly buy it, as it's got a particular control scheme that some people don't like, but people who can get the controls down tend to think it's pretty amazing.) Resident Evil: Revelations is a particular favorite of mine.

Yeah, I've seen a couple of reviews of the game. It certainly seems like a game that some people will love, but others will hate. As I like to explore in games I'm not sure if this is a game for me. The airborn sections are on-rails are they not? 

Resident Evil: Revelations looks amazing. Normally Nintendo makes the prettiest games for their consoles, but this time it's not even close! 

Yeah, the air sections are on rails, and the on-foot sections are pretty linear too.  I also like a lot more exploration in my games.  It would be great if Nintendo wasn't so stubborn and would work on a sequel with an expanded world and more open levels.  (Instead they give us what's essentially a new IP and then tell us they have no plans to make another one.  Sheesh.)

And yes, RE:R looks really phenonenal.  It's disappointing that very few devs have come even close to matching that game's visuals.  I like most games with the 3D on, but I think this game looks absolutely terrible in 3D.  The perspective is all weird, and when it's off you get some nice anti-aliasing that really smooths everything out and makes it look amazing.  I suggest downloading the demo from the eShop and playing with gyro controls.  They're waaaay more accurate than using the circle pad.