Topic: 3DS eShop Recommendations thread

^They have a brief paragraph on their thought's on each game, but I'm on my 3DS, so unfortunately I can't post a link (figured if people are curious as to why IGN liked or disliked a game, they'd just go there).

Personally, I disagree with a few spots, but I figured people might like to know what major sites are saying about eShop games.

I got Art of Balance last week (blessed discounts) and so far I'm enjoying it more than pullblox. It's not as strategic and luck is often involved but I still have more fun.

I left pullblox around puzzle 110aprox and in AoB I'm already beyond 100.

Really? 6 hours? It took me around 10 to complete AoB and then I still have yet to complete the achievements (damn you Endurance mode for being so addictive yet so difficult). That, and the gameplay was much more appealing, as even the hardest challenges kept me trying for a long time, while Pushmo I just decided at a certain point to say "ah, screw it" and stop playing.

Both Pushmo (Pullblox) and Art of Balance are great. Pushmo requires pure skill though, where AoB levels often involve some luck.
Sometimes I feel like I beat an AoB level a way I wasn't supposed to. Or as the third green light comes on, my tower is crashing to the ground.
I highly recommend either game.

Getting a new game today but can't decide between freaky forms deluxe (loved the first), crossword plus (love crossword puzzles), or Layton (never played any of the past games)

To be honest, I would get Layton. I have not played, but heard it is very good

Is liberation maiden good?

Even though I haven't played it, i've heard enough of it to understand that it is a very entertaining and fun game to play, with very high production values, but It's a little too short for it's big price tag and has very little replay value...
So I guess It's up to if you don't mind blowing big cash..

lol, who said it has low replayability? It's a score based arcade style shooter, replayability is the point (it's the reason why literally every review I've read has said the short length is of little concern).

Well I just remember someone saying that it has replayability. Like I said, I haven't played it, so I didn't personally pick it up. And I know it sounds stupid considering it's a score-based shooter. And a lot of reviewers actually did say that the short length WAS of concern here...

^Yes, the reviewers did say the short length was a negative (naturally), but said the replayability goes a long way in alleviating the problem.

The biggest knock I've saw against the game (and usually the deciding factor about how low a score it gets), is the control scheme. Somewhat resembling KI:U's ground sections, and not having a lefty friendly option.

BTW, I'm not trying to pick on you or anything Sorry if I'm coming off a little rough.

It's all right. I shouldn't have given a recommendation on it anyway because I haven't actually played it.
But It does look like a lot of fun, so I think I'll pick it up when I have the spare cash...

Alright, so I heard that the eShop will be getting several Mega Man games. I'm thinking about giving the series a shot and thought games 1-3 would be the best way to go. Can anyone recommend a better selection or is this fine?

I only played 1 &3. Played 1 recently, played 3 a long time ago. I remember having great fun with 3. It's quite hard though. I had real trouble with jumping on time..

I would say skip 1, it is the most aged out of the NES Mega Man games and doesn't really hold up today. 2 and 3 are fantastic games though, well worth checking out

I would recommend getting Mega Man 2 and 3 first. I played these on the original NES back in the day and both are among the best. The first game is shorter and brutally difficult, but still worth the money. I would get the second game first as it is much more balanced and will get you used to how Mega Man games generally work.

Being a huge fan of the Megaman series and the fact that I have played most of them several times since the days of the NES I would say if you are new to the series go with Megaman 2, 3, and 4. Those are by far the best of the series IMO. One is nice cause it shows you where it all started but as many people said can be brutally difficult (I am looking at you Iceman stage) and the difficulty can be a turn off to some players. Still if you are into that, one is a good game just not as polished as 2 3 or even 4.

im searching for a nice game with online leaderboards.
i do not want these games:
-birdmania
-liberation maiden
-pinball games

is there any cool shmup maybe?
no dsiware games either

They should make a NEW game.
A game that has EPIC online features.
A game with a LENGTHY story line.
A game with LOCAL PLAY.
A game that is not a 2D side scroller.
A game with AMAZING visuals.
A game with amazing 3D.

Super Mario Sunshine 2 is the answer :3