Topic: 3DS game for train travel :)

Hello community,

I missed a lot of 3DS games in the last years, but I am eager to play a big game on the small screen again
I am going to travel a lot per train in the next weeks. I want to visit friends, families and do some hiking trips. I am not in the mood to read a book the whole time and want to play something.

A fast-pace game à la Mario Kart is not very good while travelling. I need something more relaxing such that I can look out of window every time I want. However, Ace Attorney is fun but then I could just read a book instead..

I thought, that Fire Emblem could be the perfect fit, but I do not see trough the many 3DS games in the series now. The last Fire Emblem is played was Path of Radiance in 2006. Do you recommend, one of the Fire Emblems for me? Or maybe an other series and game?

Thanks in advance!

You could try...

-a Pokémon
-Yoshi's Woolly World
-a Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons
-Link-a-Pix
-a Puzzler World (PW XL is a cheap DSiWare with a stupid amount of content, including many link a pix puzzles and hundreds and hundreds of word searches)
-any of the Picross E games.
-Farming Simulator (the most recent one)
-one of the fire emblems, of which there's probably more on the 3DS than in any other console ever. You have Awakening, Conquest, Birthright, (The third fates path), Shadows of Almia, Warriors (spin off), and Sacred Stones if you get an ambassador 3DS.
-an Etrian Odyssey.

There's many many turn based rpgs in the system and other laid back games to try.

Thanks for the fast answer!

I have the ambassador program, yes. Which one would you recommend?

Well in that case you already have one fire emblem game.

The only ones I have really played are birthright and warriors, and of those the only one I actually liked is warriors.

The gameplay is very different form regular fire emblem though, being a warriors game. Not are if you'd like it.

It's excellent to pass time though.

@Chandlero
Try these :
1. Animal Crossing New Leaf / Welcome Amiibo
2. Disney Magical World 2
3. Fantasy Life
4. Nintendogs + Cats
5. Miitopia

Oh yeah Animal Crossing is excellent, and you can even unlock full featured mini games, Panel de Pon/Puzzle League and a turn based island survival game, both of which would be good enough on their own.

Fantasy Life sounds perfect for your needs

Animal crossing

Monster Hunter Stories. All the action is turn based, and it's the best Pokemon game on 3DS!

Fire Emblem Awakening is an outstanding game on 3DS. Animal Crossing New Leaf Welcome Amiibo is also very relaxing and fun. Despite what @lunt claims, Pokemon XY or Pokemon ORAS are both great titles, and Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow/Gold/Silver/Crystal are all also on the virtual console.

Hey, I never said they were bad. Just that MHS is better.

Thanks for all the answers. There are too many games, I have to play

I will go with Story of Seasons since I love to play a Harvest Moon game on the go again.

what about that train simulation game from japan?

@lunt World of Final Fantasy was the best Pokemon I've ever played, but MH Stories seems really awesome too. Only played the demo.

As for the topic, how about Link Between Worlds? If you haven't played it already, that would be a nice pick for the train ride. I know this because I had a great time playing it on the train myself!

The freedom the game offers means you don't have to do the puzzles and dungeons if you don't feel like it on the train. Roaming around and collecting stuff is fun as heck.

@NotAceAttorney Thanks for you answer. Actually I played Link Between Worlds two years ago, also while travelling in trains

@Chandlero For quick bouts and turn-based, you could also try the in my opinion excellent game Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars:

As a Fire Emblem fan myself, I found this game to be surprisingly entertaining and immersive.