Topic: DS Recommendations Thread

okay so i took a look today at the E3 demo of "castlevania lords of shadow - mirrors of fate" for the 3DS and i wanted more. i wanst interested in that game but it actually looks really cool!

---> i never played a castlevania game so what might be the best DS part of the series to start ?

i really liked metroid fusion (ambassador-game for my 3DS).
i dont want something complicated like 10.000 different weapons and magicspells. and it shouldnt be too hard. i often end up frustrated on hard games

Don't play Castlevania if you don't like hard games.

but...but i....

seriously? tell me which oone of the DS-games is the easiest for beginners and a will try. they dont cost that much used

I remember Portrait of Ruin being moderately easier than Dawn of Sorrow (which, btw, is a direct sequel to Aria of Sorrow, although I personally think it's not a big deal if you haven't played the previous game), but it's been 5 1/2 years since I last played the former. Order of Ecclesia was definitely the toughest of the three, in my book.

I've been playing some Order of Ecclesia, and so far I'm not thrilled with it. It is hard, but I think that's mostly due to Shanoa's lame abilities. They just feel so underpowered. Three hours in and I finally got a decent glyph. Maybe this game will pick up once I get to the castle.

So would I be best starting with Portrait of Ruin or Order off Ecclesia? I'm not worried about difficulty and from what I understand story shouldn't matter but what's your guys opinion?

What do you consider cheap?

Anyway, Dragon Quest IX is the most recent so I'm not sure if it is cheap. I would check out IV or V. Both are good but I personally really got into V. The story is the best of the DQ series for me and it spans 3 generations so you know it will be a long but very involved game.

Another rpg I highly recommend is Golden Sun Dark Dawn. That game was amazing and I didn't even play the first 2. You don't need to play the previous installments to understand what's going on. Their story is revelealed to you in books you find on your journey and they are written in such a comical way. This game has a kind of monster collecting element also. These monsters change the characteristics of your characters' powers so its fun trying out certain combos. The story is pretty epic and while it gives a satisfying ending, it also hints at another installment to come.

Lokks like Portrait of Ruin might be your cup of tea since the game gets a bit easier as you level up.

You must play Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey. Right now you can find it at your local gamestop for 14.99. i haven't seen it more expensive than 18.99 to be honest. It's my favorite game on the system by the way.

Other than that I can say Radiant Historia, even though Strange Journey is my favorite game, I find Radiant Historia to be the best RPG on the system. And the best one since the PS2 era.

But take that as a grain of salt that's just my opinion.

Fossil Fighters 10-20$ with over 100 hours of play time.

Define "cheap". Less than $30? Less than $20?

At Amazon, Dragon Quest VI, Dragon Quest IX, Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light and Golden Sun: Dark Dawn are all notable RPGs around $15 (I've only played DQIX from that group, but that one game can last you a long time), Final Fantasy IV is $20, Dragon Quest V is about $25, and Radiant Historia and Chrono Trigger are $30 each (I whole-heartedly recommend any of those last four).

He said "cheap to buy". I'd recommend those above any other game, too, if they were actually readily available for under $40 at anywhere besides the 5 or so gamestops in the entire country that still have them in stock.

I wouldn't call a DS game cheap until it drops below $20.

I've been playing a very inexpensive RPG called Magical Starsign. Some gamers seem to have a keen dislike for this game. I'm not exactly sure why. Maybe it's due to the random encounters and turn based combat--but those are kind of drawbacks to almost every RPG. It's made by Brownie Brown, those guys responsible for Secret of Mana. I think that Mana style really shows up in the monsters and characters of this game. The things they say can be pretty funny and the bestiary has some amusing descriptions. Outside of combat each character has an elemental magic they can use to solve little environmental puzzles. I haven't beaten it yet, so I can't say how long it is, but I'm enjoying it so far.

I bought Strange Journey for 14.99 with a box on gamestop like a year ago true, but on amazon you can get it used for around 15 too. I know Radiant Historia ain't cheap but that game will never be cheaper than $30 and it's the best rpg of the system. I'm just recommending games he probably hasn't heard of yet. Cause I know he knows Chrono Trigger, Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, Pokemon and Bowser's Inside Story....everybody does! 80% of DS RPG recommendations will be those titles. Although great games, if you're a fan of the genre you already have knowledge of their existence.

That's like somebody recommending a puzzle fan Tetris.

Whoa, I looked a month or two ago and Strange Journey was really expensive. That's easily the best RPG on the DS. Get it!

Has anyone played Tales of Hearts? I've heard some good things about it, but there isn't a lot of information (in English, anyway) about it that I've found.

I'll probably end up ordering it, but I'd be interested to hear opinions of anyone who has played it.

I've heard nought but good things about it, but I highly doubt it'll be good for non-English players unless you know a lot of Japanese...or you have a guide.

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I've heard a lot of praise for it, most say its the best DS Tales of game and I've even seen quite a few people who have played most of the mothership titles (in the Tales of series, main series games are called mothership titles and the rest are called escort titles) ranking ToH very highly and often putting it in their top 5. A fan translation is being made so I suggest you wait for that. They have been working on the project for quite a while now and it seems like it could still take a while to be finished. BTW, the progress bar isn't an indication of how far along the project is.

It seems as though not that many people have actually played it, but I think I will go ahead and get it. I keep telling myself that I'll learn Japanese one day (at least enough to get by in video games) so I'll probably keep it on the backburner until I either learn a little bit or just give up

Though the more Japanese games I buy (so far I've got Soma Bringer, Ni No Kuni, Ouendan 1+2, Game Center CX 2, Super Robot Taisen L & Tingle's Balloon Fight) the more I feel an incentive to make some progress with learning it.

Does Radiant Historia get better as the game goes on, because I've played about the first 6 hours and I'm finding it quite... boring.