Getting a DS...

[Flarecobra]

Like the title said, I'm getting a DS, and wanting to pick up a couple of games for it. Any suggestions?

[betachris_00]

Phoenix Wright, New Super Mario Bros., and Final Fantasy 3 are all fun.
Plus, they're all I was able to afford, and therefore all I can mention.

[Arlia Janet]

Mario Kart DS. It is one of those games that I have played so much that I wouldn't be surprised if the cartridge melted, but it is just as fun today as it was the day I got it.

[h4x.m4g3]

Elite Beat Agents- rediculously funny.
Castlevania Portrait of Ruin- Castlevania the best its been since symphony of the night. Cause nothing beats Symphony of the Night.
Metroid Prime Hunters- Its Metroid Prime with better combat control.

[Flarecobra]

Well, I'm fairly bad at rythem games like DDR and Guitar Hero (Don't ask.) so how much like that is EBA?

[Kenryoku_Maxis]

Originally Posted by Flarecobra

Well, I'm fairly bad at rythem games like DDR and Guitar Hero (Don't ask.) so how much like that is EBA?

EBA isn't like DDR and Guitar Hero, eventhough people say it is. Its only similarity is it takes timing and uses Music with gameplay. However, my suggestion is not to get EBA and to get the game that spawned it, Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan!

There's a field of debate a mile long about which game is 'better' and truly, the same team did both games. However, eventhough both games are very different and EBA is aimed towards the 'American audiance' and features songs hand selected by the creators they thought the Americans would like over the Japanese ones, the fact remains the reason EBA was made was because 500,000+ people IN America were importing Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan! from Japan, which couldn't be obtained in English and only for $55+ dollars, reguardless of this fact.

Clearly the Japanese version had something to it that made it very good. And this whole explination has just been my long round about way of saying I think EBA isn't as good as Ouendan. In song selection, senarios or keeping the comedic quirks the Japanese one had.

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Anyway, my whole boring shpeal overwith...

Must have DS Games:

Kirby Canvas Curse (Don't let anyone tell you otherwise, this is possibly still one of, if not the best DS game out there)
New Super Mario Bros
Pokemon Daimond/Pearl
Castleania Dawn of Sorrow (and Portrait of Ruin if you are a mediocre to large CV fan)

Games I warn against:
Children of Mana (Grindfest and every level is the same thing)
Pokemon Mysterious Dungeon (Same exact layout as Children of Mana/Dragon Quest Monsters and Grindfest)
Metroid Pinball (I love pinball games...but this one was a letdown)
Sonic Rush (Dancing Sonic...Tails with a horrible girls voice.....Only 2 playable characters....Bad use of 2 1/2D graphics....Easy gameplay added to rediculously stupid level design.... Man just stay away.)

[Mirai Gen]

It's a rythm game, true and true.

Portrait of Ruin, Metroid Prime Hunters, Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow and Portrait of Ruin, Mario Kart DS, FUCKING PUZZLE QUEST!, Pokemon Diamond, Yoshi's Island DS, Trauma Center: UTK, and...um...New Super Mario Bros.

I think that's about it. Plus Puzzle Quest just started it's second production run, so there'll be copies in stores pretty soon.

[gurusloth]

Originally Posted by Mirai Gen

FUCKING PUZZLE QUEST!

Ditto. It's good because you can play it in extremely small increments and still make progress in the game. And it's just plain fun.

[Kenryoku_Maxis]

Originally Posted by gurusloth

Ditto. It's good because you can play it in extremely small increments and still make progress in the game. And it's just plain fun.

They brought Diablo II to DS and renamed it to Puzzle Quest? What an odd name...

Lol, seriously though, that's exacty how I describe Diablo II. Its like an MMORPG. Only fun, with actual action based combat and you can progress through the game without having to spend 3-10 hours each day of your life to it for 2-10 years.

Man...suddenly the thought of them making a follow up to Diablo II on the DS is just....ok. Not going to even try to go there because it will never, ever happen. We have a better chance of the original Chrono team coming back to do a third Chrono and Lara Croft getting a breast reduction then Diablo III being done by the staff that did Diablo I and II, let alone on DS.

I'll settle for someone making a good Seiken Densetsu III clone.

[Flarecobra]

Dunno about Trauma Center.....spent enough time in hospitols to know that I hate going to them.