Alright. I'm thinking I might actually just pick up 999 in addition to DQIX, rather than instead of. Haha. I know I should be saving money, but I keep hearing such good things about both. I'm in the mood for DQIX, but don't want to miss out on 999. The type of game 999 is seems like it might lend itself well to a long plane ride, too...and I've got two of them coming up soon.
Rhythm Heaven, Super Scribblenauts and M&L: Bowser's Inside Story are all awesome. I highly recommend them all.
Rhythm Heaven is plain old fun. A single button press (actually press-and-flick) is all that's required for all of the games. You'll need a good sense of rhythm to finish them because they can get quite tough. The games are really varied and the music is great. If you like quirky Japanese titles this will appeal a lot.
Super Scribblenauts isn't about platforming. It's about puzzle solving in the most creative ways you can conjure. Even just milling around in the free play mode making up stuff is really fun! The Super version has less repeat items although there are still plenty. But a spotted winged bathtub is just really cool. And a red gentlemanly velociraptor. And a hairy evil ladder. And a giant striped bazooka. PINK NINJA FAIRIES!! ...And so on.
Even if you don't like RPGs, Bowser's Inside Story will satisfy imo. It's not complex and the gameplay is almost action-like where you have to time button presses. There aren't many complicated stats and it's all presented in a way that's easy to figure out. It is turn-based but during the enemy's turns you can time button presses to guard against their attacks too. The battle system is great fun. You should check out some videos or something and see what you think.
I recently played cave story on the pc and really enjoyed it. I was wondering if there is something simular for the ds. I know cave story can be downloaded as dsiware but since I've played the pc version I am looking for something new but simular.
Games like Cave Story are side-scrolling run and gun games - though Cave Story is by no means the originator of the subgenre.
The DS has a few: Contra 4, Metal Slug 7 and Commando: Steel Disaster. I'd recommend Contra 4 highest of those, it's a fantastic and very hard old-school game and it's the only of the three which has multiplayer. DSiWare has Chronos Twin which is pretty good. The GBA has a number of them, most notably Metroid: Zero Mission and Gunstar Super Heroes - but of course you'll need a Phat or a Lite to play those.
Rhythm heaven is great fun if you just have a few minutes here and there to pick up and play. The music is catchy and the minigames are charming and quirky. It's a very simple game, but I've found it difficult to master (and not in an unfair way...in a challenging way), and I have a pretty good sense of rhythm. I'd definitely recommend it.
Bowser's Inside Story has great humor too I think. Another quirky title. Battles are turn based, but more engaging than the average RPG. You choose an attack, and then you have to execute it. If you time your button presses right, attacks can last longer and/or be more powerful (and if you mess them up, they won't be very effective). You can also defend/dodge attacks with good timing. My only complaint was that it was a little on the easy side. The story's no Chrono Trigger, but it's cute and funny (very appropriate for Mario).
I haven't played the other games, but hopefully that will give you a bit of an idea to help choose.
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@TokenGirl Ah, I knew I forgot to mention something about Bowser's Inside Story. The humour is really great. It's very reminiscent of Paper Mario and a number of times I laughed aloud at the hilarious things that were going on. The story and presentation are very atypical for an RPG - but you could say that about all of the Mario RPGs, couldn't you? Oh, and giant Bowser battles are amazing.
@WaveBoy Hmm, Picross didn't hold my attention very long. It can get frustrating at times - on the later puzzles they're so overwhelming it's almost like just guessing where the tiles should go. People seemed pretty impressed by Picross 3D though, but I haven't tried it. Tetris DS (the older one) on the other hand is a blast and one of the best Tetris incarnations to date. However it's supposed to be pretty hard to find these days.
I've only played Pokemon TCG on Gameboy Color, and one of the Pokemon games that were published for the very same console. I skipped all GBA titles, but now I'm planing on buying one for the DS, as I found them for a very low price at around 5-10 dollars. So, my obvious question would be: Which one should I buy? I'd like to hear your experiences with Pokemon DS games, and if you're so kind as to explain to me the differences among the titles, I would be ever so grateful.
For the dude who had their thread locked by TBD, I reckon that the pokemon games come down to one of two choices. Platinum of Soulsilver/Heartgold. Platinum is a better version of Diamond/Pearl, and also has the VS Seeker which increases the longevity of the game (as you can battle regular trainers on a more regular basis). In my opinion, the VS seeker makes this a very desirable game. On the other hand, Soulsilver/Heartgold have 16 Gym leaders (hence an increased number of more 'epic' battles) and 2 different run throughs of the elite four.
Personally, I think the fact there are 16 badges outweighs the VS seeker, but one of my mates hates soulsilver for the lack of vs seeker and only plays the older ds gen games as a result.
^ ^^ Thank you both. I have one more question, what about the Ranger and other titles, that are supposedly a bit different from Heartgold/Soulsilver etc...
@noblo601 Just FYI the VS Seeker exists in Diamond/Pearl too.
@Nightwalker Pokemon Black and White are coming out in March so it may be worth waiting and picking up one of those. The people who played the Japanese versions had some good things to say about them.
@HolyMackerel - haha yeah I know, I suppose I didn't write clear. That it was missing from Heartgold and Soulsilver is pretty bad though... would have added heaps to the adventure because I hate the phone calls...
So, I'd like to play a tactical, or strategy game on my DS, seeing as there are many cheap options available . Can you recommend some, excluding Civ: Revolution and Dawn of Discovery? As an example, I'd mention Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Thanks in advance.
another 'strange' game i highly recommend is 'soul bubbles' which was put out as a special game from Toys R Us, i guess. i got it cheap on ebay just because it was so cheap and LOVE it. it's got a good learning curve and gets difficult enough to be interesting. the music is good also.
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