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Soma on 16 April 2012

Ninja Gaiden DS was really good, there's also Chrono Trigger if you haven't played it before. I also recommend Hotel Dusk, but be warned this is more of an interactive novel, that means a LOT of reading, the game is slow paced. If you like to read I recommend it, but it's definitely not for everyone. At least try to play it up to the second chapter, cause the first one is more of a tutorial and a bit boring, then the story gets more interesting and I couldn't put it down.

Also, 999 I read is similar, but I haven't played it yet. Oh, and any Castlevania, I loved Dawn of Sorrow and Order of Eclessia.



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homer on 16 April 2012

Chrono Trigger
Mario Kart
Secret of Mana
Professor Layton titles



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Funtime on 16 April 2012
Salnax said:
Funtime said:
F0X said:
The World Ends With You
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Okamiden
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

And just because it has a special place in my heart...
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney


What seperates Bowser's Inside Story from NSMB or the MArio 64 remake on DS in terms of fun factor or overall quality? I probably can't afford to buy all 3....

Also, can anyone tell me how the Mario 64 remake controls? I remember it played amazingly well with the N64 analog stick, but if I'm correct here, the DS version was controlled using the d-pad? Since I'd be playing it on 3DS is there any way to use the analog stick for it instead of the d-pad?


Bowser's Inside Story is a Reconstruction of the JRPG. Basically, the plot is funny instead of angsty, the world can be explored, the combat is both turn based and action packed, and the entire thing has the classic Nintendo charm. Plus, you get to play as Bowser. In a starring role.

Bowser as a playable character in an action-RPG is beautiful.

 

Oh, and don't bother with SM64DS. The controls sucked.

Thanks. You guys have really built up Bowser's Inside Story so I guess that's a must have and I will order it tonight. 

Out of curioisity, how are the the graphics on DS games? I'm not a graphics whore by any stretch. My favourite current gen games are Mario Kart wii, and Halo 3 as I really do put playability and fun factor at the top of my priority list. I'm just curious as to what I should expect visually when I fire up my first DS game. What gen are the graphics comparable to? 



Funtime on 16 April 2012
Soma said:
Ninja Gaiden DS was really good, there's also Chrono Trigger if you haven't played it before. I also recommend Hotel Dusk, but be warned this is more of an interactive novel, that means a LOT of reading, the game is slow paced. If you like to read I recommend it, but it's definitely not for everyone. At least try to play it up to the second chapter, cause the first one is more of a tutorial and a bit boring, then the story gets more interesting and I couldn't put it down.

Also, 999 I read is similar, but I haven't played it yet. Oh, and any Castlevania, I loved Dawn of Sorrow and Order of Eclessia.

Holy shit! Chrono Trigger is available on DS? I never got a chance to play it as a kid because I as a Sega fanboy! Will have to grab this for sure just to see what all the hype is about. Is it a direct port of the original or has anything been tweaked or added?



Funtime on 16 April 2012
homer said:
Chrono Trigger
Mario Kart
Secret of Mana
Professor Layton titles


Secret of Mana? That sounds familiar....is that a port of an older game?



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Rath on 16 April 2012
Funtime said:
Salnax said:


Bowser's Inside Story is a Reconstruction of the JRPG. Basically, the plot is funny instead of angsty, the world can be explored, the combat is both turn based and action packed, and the entire thing has the classic Nintendo charm. Plus, you get to play as Bowser. In a starring role.

Bowser as a playable character in an action-RPG is beautiful.

 

Oh, and don't bother with SM64DS. The controls sucked.

Thanks. You guys have really built up Bowser's Inside Story so I guess that's a must have and I will order it tonight. 

Out of curioisity, how are the the graphics on DS games? I'm not a graphics whore by any stretch. My favourite current gen games are Mario Kart wii, and Halo 3 as I really do put playability and fun factor at the top of my priority list. I'm just curious as to what I should expect visually when I fire up my first DS game. What gen are the graphics comparable to? 

In terms of power the DS is probably a bit better than the N64, but due to it being a handheld the games usually use a different perspective to N64 games (lots of sidescroller/top down) so it's not really directly comparable.



Salnax on 16 April 2012
Funtime said:
Salnax said:


Bowser's Inside Story is a Reconstruction of the JRPG. Basically, the plot is funny instead of angsty, the world can be explored, the combat is both turn based and action packed, and the entire thing has the classic Nintendo charm. Plus, you get to play as Bowser. In a starring role.

Bowser as a playable character in an action-RPG is beautiful.

 

Oh, and don't bother with SM64DS. The controls sucked.

Thanks. You guys have really built up Bowser's Inside Story so I guess that's a must have and I will order it tonight. 

Out of curioisity, how are the the graphics on DS games? I'm not a graphics whore by any stretch. My favourite current gen games are Mario Kart wii, and Halo 3 as I really do put playability and fun factor at the top of my priority list. I'm just curious as to what I should expect visually when I fire up my first DS game. What gen are the graphics comparable to? 


Imagine a universe where the N64 was mostly used to make 2D games. That's roughly the DS. It is in some respects superior and inferior to the N64. The resolution is smaller for DS games, and the N64 has a few more polygons per screen, but the DS has better framerate, and more horsepower per pixel.

The thing is though, most DS games use 2D graphics, and the relatively few 3D games tend to be very clean looking, so the DS looks more powerful than the N64, even if it isn't.



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Soma on 16 April 2012
Funtime said:
Soma said:
Ninja Gaiden DS was really good, there's also Chrono Trigger if you haven't played it before. I also recommend Hotel Dusk, but be warned this is more of an interactive novel, that means a LOT of reading, the game is slow paced. If you like to read I recommend it, but it's definitely not for everyone. At least try to play it up to the second chapter, cause the first one is more of a tutorial and a bit boring, then the story gets more interesting and I couldn't put it down.

Also, 999 I read is similar, but I haven't played it yet. Oh, and any Castlevania, I loved Dawn of Sorrow and Order of Eclessia.

Holy shit! Chrono Trigger is available on DS? I never got a chance to play it as a kid because I as a Sega fanboy! Will have to grab this for sure just to see what all the hype is about. Is it a direct port of the original or has anything been tweaked or added?

Well it has touchscreen support, some menus were changed although you have the option to play it with traditional menus and controls. They added the cinematics from the PS2 and there are some new weapones and sidequests added, and 1 or 2 new endings, don't remember very well.



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kain_kusanagi on 16 April 2012

New Super Mario Bros. (Classic Mario fun)

Super Mario Kart DS (One of the best Mario Kart games ever)

Zelda Phantom Hour Glass/Spirit Tracks (Just as much fun as the console games)

Monster Tale (Take the cool art and word of the Monster Land/Word games and combine it with Metroidvania gameplay and Virtual Pet. Totally worth your time)



italo244 on 16 April 2012

Phantasy Star ZERO! fuuuuuuuuukin amazing! :D:D:D:D