Topic: 3DS eShop Recommendations thread

Hi guys, I'm new here and I was wondering if you guys can help me decide what to buy with $10.
I already have Crashmo and Twinbee and I was thinking of getting 4 $1.99 games.

I'm on the lines of:
Gunman Clive
Penguin Patrol
Aura Aura Climber
and Bookstore Dream... What do you guys think?

If DSiWare is no problem to you (clearly not) get X-Scape. Then those 2 dollars (in order)

1. Escapee GO
2. Aura-Aura Climber
3. Gunman Clive
Not numbered. Save those up for something better

@RedPandas - Definitely get Aura-Aura Climber; that game is phenomenal. I'd also consider looking into Candle Route and GO Series: Undead Storm for other good $2 game son the eShop.

I realized that I rarely like platformers, probably the only ones I like are Mario, so I took out Gunman Clive. I've decided to choose Aura Aura Climber, and was still wondering what I should do with the rest.

Should I get Ketzal's Corridors (ThruSpace) or Donkey Kong and Mole Mania together?

$8? Get X-Scape fool. Even if you don't like FPS game (and it's not that traditional) this is worth every damn penny. With a couple of extras or some multiplayer this would fit right onto a $35 cart.

@RedPandas - If you're not that big on platformers I'd recommend Ketzal's Corridors, since Donkey Kong (in any form, I'm presuming you're looking into the GB version) is a platformer; a puzzle platformer, but a platformer nonetheless.

@rayword45- Eh, not really my type of game. Sorry, but thanks for the recommendation! Maybe if one of my friends have it (hardly doubt it), and I get to try it out, I might like it.

@Birdman- Hm, that seems about right. I guess I'll get Donkey Kong next time, even though it's a platformer, it has puzzle elements. Thanks dude!

Unlike others I found Dempamen boring. Pokedex 3D pro is cool (as long as you like pokemon or questions) and Tomy cash mobs is also funny.

Heya! Kinda need your help. I've got £4.63 left on the eShop and I don't know what to spend it on! I recently bought the origanal The Legend Of Zelda, Super Mario Bros.: The lost levels and Pokemon Dream Rader. Please help!!!

@HadoukenKyle You could have a look at one of the Wario Land games!

For $2(approx the same price as your store's currency) You can get either Gun man clive, a decent Megaman clone or Bird mania 3D, A decent Endless runner.

For $2, some good DSiWare games would be Aura-Aura Climber, Ace Mathician or Pop Island: Paperfield.

Stay away from Bird Mania 3D.

Get Gunman Clive. It's a great run n' gun platformer that pays homage to classic series, such as Mega Man.

It's not a very long game, but it's very high quality for the price, and there's 3 playable characters (one is a secret unlockable) & multiple difficulty levels, meaning you'll probably want to play through it more than once.

I agree, Gunman Clive is a great game and if you try to get no damage and time badges with all characters, it's actually not that short.

If it doesn't convince you, Super Mario Land 2 and all Wario Land games are great, although I prefer Mario Land.

@Tobias95 yeah, I had high hopes but when I played the demo turned into a no-no for me. Boring battles, bland dungeons and annoying denpa hunting. Good ideas with a weak execution.

Now that I've beaten Crimson Shroud, I'll give it a solid recommendation.

Ties with Denpa Men as my favorite eShop title.

Length: Denpa Men is better here (offering 20-30 hours to beat the game. 40-50 if you want to do all post story stuff), but Crimson Shroud is still longer than most eShop titles (coming in at 8-10 hours to beat, although you have to play it twice to get the good ending, which means it's altogether 16-20 hours).

Story: Crimson Shroud easily wins here, with what's the most involved story I've seen from an eShop game yet, and it's characters are infinitely more interesting than Denpa Men's.

Difficulty: Denpa Men provides a greater challenge, IMO (especially the post story content, which can get pretty brutal), but I've only just started on my second playthrough of Crimson Shroud (which is at a higher difficulty than the first), so I'll have to reserve final judgement on this area.

Gameplay: Crimson Shroud wins here, with a unique turn based battle system, that is more involved than Denpa Men's (the occasional dice rolling is a really cool twist). Still, Denpa Men's no frills aproach to turn based battling is still fun, and will be more approachable to RPG newcomers.

Graphics/Art Style: This is a real tough one. I prefer the colorful world of Denpa Men to the more drab art style of Crimson Shroud, but the whole table top theme of Crimson Shroud is charming in it's own right (while the Denpa Men themselves are a tad more quirky than charming, IMO). Graphically, both titles are really solid.

Both games are really solid, though, and must downloads for RPG fans (I'd actually recommend them to anyone just looking out for a good eShop game to try).

I will third the Gunman Clive recommendation. My 9 year old son really likes it too.

I highly recommend Pokemon Dream Radar! I purchased it on January 24th. It is very fun! I have caught two Pokemon already and transferred them to Pokemon White Version 2!

the only real problem I have with SML1 is that it's way too easy - even on the hardest difficulty after you finish it for the first time! it might be just me though but yeah, I would definitely recommend SML2 over the first one!

Should I get Ikachan? I heard it's really short and kind of disappointing if you played Cave Story, but I've never played CS and I've played through Kirby's Dreamland lots of times, so I don't think the shortness will be an issue for me. But the real question is, is the game itself good?

But anyway, I'd recommend SML 2, both Wario Lands, both Kirby platformers and Donkey Kong for Game Boy. I like Metroid 2 more than Metroid because whereas the original has basically identical halls and rooms, the sequel has actual different environments, which makes for a better sense of exploration.
Freakyforms is good if you're really creative (like me), but I've heard others don't really like the somewhat shallow gameplay.
Gunman Clive is really good, and the unlockable character is worth the price of the game itself.