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Gollgagh

02-21-2008, 02:56 AM

*update* I now have a functioning DS.

I don't know why this game didn't get a thread. It's easily my favorite DS game.

If you don't know what it is, it's a puzzle adventure game on the DS developed by Level 5, the same people that made the Dark Cloud series, Jeanne D'Arc, and Dragon Quest VIII. You play as Professor Hershel Layton and his apprentice, Luke, as they visit the village of St. Mystere to unravel the mystery of the Golden Apple, which is the key to the dead baron's fortune.

During your investigation, you'll be bombarded with brainteasers from everybody in town, as well as many other objects that remind Layton/Luke of puzzles to tell to each other. It's done in a sort of 7th Guest style, except puzzles are generally minor, and you don't need to solve all 135 to beat the game. The plot is wonderful, the art style is quirky, and the music is very reminiscent of Dark Cloud 2 (accordions, violins, and piano). There really wasn't a thing I didn't like about the game.

Overall, it took me ~21 hours to complete every puzzle (not including the weekly downloadable puzzles), over the course of three days. I'm rarely able to play a game for three hours straight, let alone nine, but I couldn't put this game down.

Buy it if you haven't already. It was only like $35.

Dhsu

02-21-2008, 03:10 AM

I need more Ouendan on the DS. I picked it up after not playing it for awhile about a week ago and I need more.
There's Moeru! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2 and Elite Beat Agents.

Edit: Also osu! (http://osu.ppy.sh/).

vega12

02-21-2008, 06:14 AM

I just finished playing through Professor Layton today.

I beat all the normal puzzles, but haven't tried many of the bonus puzzles yet. It was fun, but I found it leaning a bit on the easy side. That's not to say it was easy, but more often than not I would be able to solve the puzzles fairly quickly. These easy ones though were primarily simple logic ones, ones that could be solved by writing down a couple equations and solving, or by having a good spatial intuition. However, there were also some head-scratchers that I wouldn't have gotten for the life of me if it weren't for the hint system. The story was also pretty good, and I felt the videos and voice acting was used tastefully and added to the game.

All-in-all, definitely recommended; I will be picking up the sequel when it comes out.

I-n-j-i-n

02-21-2008, 06:16 AM

The Penny Arcade guys apparently are pretty frustrated at the difficulty of Professor Layton puzzles. I guess it's typical for non puzzle gamers.

Also, I find myself stuck with Advance Wars Day of Ruin in my DS at all times again. I always keep thinking I'm going to hate the next Advance Wars but end up playing it all the time. I love the quick and easy online play, but I hate how you can't buy stuff and stock up on insane powers like with Advance Wars DS.

Gafgarion

02-22-2008, 01:58 AM

I love the new Mega Man Battle Network 5 for DS. It is both versions of 5 put into one. Simply Awesome.

The Damned

02-23-2008, 04:52 PM

Incidentally, does anyone know the proper name and price of the DS SDK? I know the Wii on is about $2000, but I haven't been able to get any details on the DS one.

Gafgarion

02-24-2008, 03:22 AM

http://nslog.com/2004/12/08/nintendo_ds_sdk

That might help a little.

Imagist

03-01-2008, 08:16 AM

sae

03-01-2008, 11:25 AM

Anybody get Apollo Justice yet? I'm just finishing up Phoenix Wright 3 tonight and wondering if the new stories, characters and gameplay justify the price to buy it new (seeing as I got all the Phoenix Wright games discounted/used).

I thought it was a tad on the easy side. There's touches of new gameplay but much more of the same old. The characters are really written and the sprites convey emotion well. I play it for the case-solving and the story. If you're not dying to play it for the those then you could hold of I'd think.

Imagist

03-01-2008, 09:17 PM

Zup

03-02-2008, 03:31 AM

Apollo Justice was just as amazing as the rest of the Phoenix Wright games. I thouroughly enjoyed it, even though I couldn't help but feel sorry for Phoenix every time I saw him.

Aww, Phoenix.

The Damned

03-02-2008, 03:42 AM

Never mind.

I-n-j-i-n

03-02-2008, 06:49 AM

I went ahead and got it anyway, since I was there to reserve Brawl and had some extra credit.

Also, about the ending of Phoenix Wright 3: the game was, throughout, entertaining. However, at the end of the fourth case and the very beginning of the fifth case I really thought the whole thing would just fizzle out, which was disappointing to me after all the hype about how well it concludes the series. Safe to say, though, that the last case progressively blew my mind again and again. My conclusion is that there is no reason for anyone to avoid playing all three of those games. Together, they are nigh unto perfection.

I don't think most Phoenix Wright fans would agree it was close to perfect. There is some gap in quality between the silly/totally-useless filler episodes to the most dramatic ones.

PW3's final case was great, except the very end just went around in circles with Godot a bit. To me, Apollo Justice is nice because it tries to deviate from the main characters. I think the gameplay really has nowhere to go at this point though. I still think the final case in Phoenix Wright 1 was how it always should have been. Challenging and you actually needed a bit more investigative skills than usual.

Soma

03-02-2008, 07:35 AM

Gafgarion

03-02-2008, 04:26 PM

A new game I just picked up is Mega man ZX. Damn that game is good. For anyone of you who have played Mega Man X, and Mega Man Zero, it is basically both of them combined with more badass added to it.

03-02-2008, 04:37 PM

I don't like phoenix wright games. I think I'm the only one though. I really enjoyed Hotel Dusk but I just can't really stomach Ace Attorney. I've given it a bunch of chances because the story and characters seem cool but I can't get into the gameplay.

>:(

I can understand why you wouldn't like it...I love the series and sometimes I just gets annoying, gameplay wise of course.

BardicKnowledge

03-03-2008, 08:22 PM

I just finished Apollo Justice, and I can't believe that I'm about to say this, but there was a GameFAQs review that got it right: "This is still Phoenix's story."

The storytelling continues to be top-notch, though I must agree with whoever mentioned a quality gap between certain cases (the middle cases, as usual, are not quite as good).

The new characters are all very cool, and Trucy is especially endearing (and not nearly as annoying as Maya).

Gafgarion, take a look at ZX Advent -- it's even better.

Gafgarion

03-03-2008, 10:54 PM

Gafgarion, take a look at ZX Advent -- it's even better.

Dude, awesome. I was going to buy it after I beat ZX anyway, but now you really want me to buy it. Does it continue from the last game?

q-pa

03-04-2008, 02:44 AM

I just finished Apollo Justice, and I can't believe that I'm about to say this, but there was a GameFAQs review that got it right: "This is still Phoenix's story."
Damn, how'd you beat it that fast?

I've been paying all the AA games in succession since July and am only on the 3rd case of Trials & Tribulations! But I've already decided not to rush through it to get to AJ. The cases seem to be more intricate this time around and I want to take my time and enjoy them.

Black Mage

03-04-2008, 02:50 AM

Okay, I've come to the inevitable conclusion that when an Orc Lord, through the swap of a single jewel, executes a 7-move cascade, not once, but TWICE in a row, that there is some chicanery about within the circuitry of PuzzleQuest! God f%ckit, and I was about to crush that bastard's skull in!

BardicKnowledge

03-04-2008, 08:46 PM

Damn, how'd you beat it that fast?

I've been paying all the AA games in succession since July and am only on the 3rd case of Trials & Tribulations! But I've already decided not to rush through it to get to AJ. The cases seem to be more intricate this time around and I want to take my time and enjoy them.

You'll enjoy the end of AA3 immensely. In any case, I just went through AJ like I do a good novel: entire nights consumed by it. Still, it was absolutely brilliant writing, and I can't wait for the next one!

Dude, awesome. I was going to buy it after I beat ZX anyway, but now you really want me to buy it. Does it continue from the last game?

The main heroes from ZX put in an appearance, but it's new heroes and a new Megaman model you play as. Still, quality gaming all around (I think there's 12 different bots you can eventually morph into, if you're curious).

Gafgarion

03-07-2008, 01:35 AM

Holy shit, 12.

Mewtation

03-20-2008, 05:16 AM

bump

So say a person wanted to purchase a decent GBA flashcart (or DS, too, if if could boot GBA ROMs). What are some good ones out there on the market? Links would be appreciated.

Nobinsor

03-22-2008, 06:27 PM

Crystal Chronicles, anybody out there also grab this gem? I'm enjoying it way more than the GC one (I'm even playing on my own!), there's no pot duty, moving through the game world is easier, the VO work is surprisingly well done, and I'm actually enjoying the story.

Only complaint is that it's looking like it'll be too short, but a + game feature will likely extend my playtime.

Thalzon

03-22-2008, 06:58 PM

I just picked it up today, actually. Haven't played it yet, though. I also bought Dragon Quest Rocket Slime. A little late on the take for that one, but I hear it's good stuff.

Dhsu

03-22-2008, 09:25 PM

bump

So say a person wanted to purchase a decent GBA flashcart (or DS, too, if if could boot GBA ROMs). What are some good ones out there on the market? Links would be appreciated.
There are a couple good links in this thread (http://www.ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=14974).

supremespleen

03-23-2008, 05:21 PM

So, I'm looking to pick up a good, deep, engrossing DS game.

So far my options seem limited to Layton and Days of Ruin. Advice? Layton seems cool, but I think the puzzles may annoy me after awhile. I'm worried that Days of Ruin will get difficult to the point where I will become frustrated and quit.

Suggestions?

Steben

03-23-2008, 06:40 PM

Layton only lasts about ten hours. I guess there's another 15 minutes or so with the four or five "DLC" puzzles. I don't know enough about Days of Ruin to make a comparison, though.

The Damned

03-24-2008, 04:41 AM

So, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates. Worth it or not?

I didn't even know it was out, honestly. I sort of liked the Gamecube one, but getting together with the gang and having charged GBAs and link cables was sort of iffy. We did it, of course. We managed several nights scattered over a few months to playing it.

But with reviews going all over the pace, and a lack of WiFi multiplayer, I have to wonder if it's worth getting at all. I doubt that my friends will get it as well, and while I did buy Mario Kart and a few DSs for my friend so we could all play, I doubt that will work again (as well as being rather expensive).

Anyone got it, and if so, what's your opinion on getting it?

Bahamut

03-24-2008, 05:19 AM

I hated FF:CC, so no way they're getting my money for this franchise unless it gets an overhaul.

Thalzon

03-24-2008, 02:29 PM

I bought it on a whim. Nice music, okay gameplay. The combat's good and fast, as long as you use the main character. Everyone else is completely combo-less. The switching between party members to solve puzzles can be a bit of a pain sometimes, especially when it's one right after the other. Maps are a little vague, (save points don't show up on them and you can only view one room map at a time), but still workable. Story's cute, voice acting's decent, I could have done without the annoying dialects, though.

All in all, a pretty good game. Sorta reminded me of Rune Factory in a few ways. Dunno what it's like for multiplayer yet, though.

Drack

03-24-2008, 03:55 PM

So I beat Apollo Justice

Spoiler? --> Where the FUCK are Maya and Pearl? I understand they weren't gonna be around, but there was no mention of the Feys in AJ -AT ALL- That struck me as odd. On a different note,I liked how they used music from the previous games when you were playing as Phoenix

BardicKnowledge

03-24-2008, 11:27 PM

^Agreed -- hopefully that's fixed in the next installment...

Nobinsor

03-24-2008, 11:29 PM

Don't forget to mention that the AI in Crystal Chronicles is pretty much useless. I just beat the game yesterday and was pretty satisfied. The "+ game" afterwards ramps up the difficulty and changes the drops that enemies leave behind, making the not-too-complex crafting mechanic a bit more addictive. If nothing else, it's definitely worth your time as a rental, don't miss this game because the GC game was balls without 3 friends and a lot of patience.

Malaki-LEGEND.sys

03-25-2008, 12:28 AM

So Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword tomorrow.

Who's excited?

Rayza

03-25-2008, 12:44 AM

Layton only lasts about ten hours. I guess there's another 15 minutes or so with the four or five "DLC" puzzles. I don't know enough about Days of Ruin to make a comparison, though.

There are 162 extra puzzles on the cart. They're already there, the download content simply unlocks a puzzle a week.

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/22/professor-layton-dlc-already-on-the-cartridge/

Hale-Bopp

03-25-2008, 02:03 AM

So Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword tomorrow.

Who's excited?

I can say that I'm somewhat excited. I played the demo and thought it was ok, but I'm waiting for the real meat and potatoes of the game to see if it's as good as I'm hoping it'll be. I have it pre-ordered at Gamestop's website, so I'll just wait for it to show up at my doorstep.

Antipode

03-25-2008, 03:00 AM

Just in case y'all OCRemixers haven't seen it - check this out. AQ Interactive is developing the Korg MS-10 synth for the DS! This is going to be pretty amazing. Unfortunately it's also only coming out in japan (this july), but keep your hopes up!

http://techdigest.tv/korg_ds-10.jpg
http://techdigest.tv/2008/03/korg_ds10_synth.html

Bigfoot

03-25-2008, 03:14 AM

Coulda sworn I read somewhere it's coming to the states too(as well as other regions).

Edit: Here ya go: http://www.ds10blog.jp/?p=35

Antipode

03-25-2008, 03:24 AM

Hmm, your link isn't working for me. Still, that's great news. I'll keep my eyes open.

Bigfoot

03-25-2008, 03:59 AM

Hmm, your link isn't working for me. Still, that's great news. I'll keep my eyes open.

Hmm, must be down. It came back up...sorta. Just the text of the website came up. This is what he said:

"Hi there! my name is Tomi from AQI Inc.and I’ll be in charge of this product for international territories. For those of you out there wondering the release of DS-10 other than Japan, well, here’s a good news. YES, we will release DS-10 worlwide and currently we’re making an adjustment with each territory. So please be patient. Your support means a lot to us and we’ll keep you all with the latest update of the international release as soon as possible."

Dhsu

03-25-2008, 08:12 AM

How

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SPARTA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxcypIR5X8I)

That said, I was actually trying to find Lift Attack videos. My high score is 5200...I haven't even beaten this freakin' mode yet! How do I stop failing so much?

And don't even get me started on Garbage Attack. I can break 200 on a good day...how many points do you need to beat it?? Please don't say 1000...

vega12

03-26-2008, 02:23 AM

Snap... that's about double my high score :shock:. I managed to chain the entire thing (50 something chain I think), but that person's ability to multi-chain, and get tons of bonuses along the way really bring that score above and beyond what I've seen.

Dhsu

03-26-2008, 02:43 AM

:O :O :O (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLl1KnUo0C4)
Same guy.

Looking at these videos, it occurs to me that multi-chains is probably exactly what I need to improve my lift attack score. I have such a hard time keeping track of even one chain though. :(

Malaki-LEGEND.sys

03-27-2008, 03:32 PM

So I might have asked this question WAY back(I don't remember >.>;), but I was wondering if any of you fine gents(and ladies) might know of a way to fix scratches on the DS. Note that I don't have any on the screen(I should by a screen protector just in case anyway), but on the actual system itself.

If I didn't have the Lite and it weren't so glossy it might not be so bad, but my system isn't purdy now!!! :'(

I was thinking that I could probably just use some kind of surface cleaning deal akin to my CD doctor I used to have, but is there anything else that might work?

Neo Samus

03-27-2008, 06:04 PM

Three words, Novus Plastic Polish. Amazing product. Don't buy from there website though, kinda pricey. I got mine from detailing4less.com good deals.

BardicKnowledge

03-27-2008, 08:04 PM

Anyone have an opinion on Ninja Gaiden yet? I want to hear an actual person's opinion before I go spend precious money...

Dhsu

03-27-2008, 08:32 PM

http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/938848.asp

Reed Spacer

03-27-2008, 11:35 PM

Rune Factory is pretty good; quite a bit more flashy than I expected (voices for characters and the FMV opening), and dungeon-crawling is a nice addition to managing the farm (which, to be fair, can get monotonous).

Hale-Bopp

03-28-2008, 11:55 AM

Anyone have an opinion on Ninja Gaiden yet? I want to hear an actual person's opinion before I go spend precious money...

I have it. So far I've gotten through 2 chapters. The action (mostly hacking/slashing) is neat. The rest is mostly fluff. The pre-rendered backgrounds look neat, but since you can't really interact with them, they're just kinda there. I've never been a fan of pre-rendered backgrounds. Talking to other characters is sort of generic, but I didn't really expect much there anyways. Platforming is kept at an absolute minimum. So far, I've only battled on large, flat areas. Not sure what else to say about it.

I think I need more time with the game before I pass any real judgment on it. I'm still waiting for it to get exciting. I hope it does.

Malaki-LEGEND.sys

04-03-2008, 09:26 PM

Three words, Novus Plastic Polish. Amazing product. Don't buy from there website though, kinda pricey. I got mine from detailing4less.com good deals.

Is it good at getting off light to medium scratches and abrasions off screens?

Neo Samus

04-03-2008, 09:52 PM

Is it good at getting off light to medium scratches and abrasions off screens?

Light scratches, yes. Medium mostly, but that might have been on my part at not being very good at waxing. It might take a few processes, but it will remove the scratches, not fill them. Which is a nice.

Black Mage

04-18-2008, 08:05 PM

Heh, I just popped in Animal Crossing after 10 months of hibernation...my town is full of weeds and my house is the abode of many a roach. :razz:

Bigfoot

04-23-2008, 03:22 AM

A DS Golden Sun game coming in the future? We can only hope so.

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=133982

The Damned

04-23-2008, 03:58 AM

I liked the first one, but I never could get anywhere in the second one. It just seemed so... futile. The desire to complete the quests just disappeared.

Bigfoot

04-23-2008, 04:11 AM

I never played the first one, but I really enjoyed the second one :P

I-n-j-i-n

04-23-2008, 02:33 PM

Penfold

04-23-2008, 04:08 PM

Finally got hands on the copy of The World Ends With You. Not only is this a finally some form of innovation in the DS in quite a while (thanks to all the rather rote sequels, as great as they are), but for all RPGs.

Maybe it's just my love of J-Pop, but the game just might have one of the best soundtracks of the year so far. I'm sure GTA4 will blow it away in that department but it's great so far. Oh yea, the story and gameplay are amazing. That's really hard to say in RPGs in general but I'm saying it.

I'll be picking this up later today. I'm really excited for it, especially the battle system, though I'm still not even halfway through Okami and don't want to start anything new until I'm finished with that. Another incomplete I'll be adding to backloggery :P.

cobaltstarfire

04-23-2008, 04:28 PM

I liked the first one, but I never could get anywhere in the second one. It just seemed so... futile. The desire to complete the quests just disappeared.

It's well worth completeing, even if wondering around outside is so...blarg the world is too huge with very little direction in some ways. I had trouble finishing it too, and decided to just use a guide to show me where to go on the overworld.

The puzzles in the dungeons are very enjoyable though, and the end was nice...although it drove me mad for a few days because the game ends, but in a way the story is left wide open and unfinished.

Malaki-LEGEND.sys

04-23-2008, 05:08 PM

Penfold

04-23-2008, 05:48 PM

If I didn't just grab Megaman Powered Up, Maverick Hunter X, and Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles for ma PSP, I would have picked up the World Ends With You along with Revenant Wings. Too bad I lurv me some sidescrollers...

Off-topic I know, but I'd be really interested in hearing how Maverick Hunter X is. MMX was probably my favorite entry in the X series for various reasons, so I've been curious how the remake stacks up.

Malaki-LEGEND.sys

04-23-2008, 06:43 PM

I shall give you my impressions with much haste in the PSP thread once I get the game sometime this week(ordered it from Amazon along with the others), but suffice to say that I loved the hell out of MMX, and being that it's relatively unchanged I think(gameplay-wise), in 3D, has anime cutscenes, remastered music, and now you can play as VILE, I'm sure it will rock out loud.

You can grab it new off Amazon for $15. In fact, Amazon is probably the best place to grab PSP stuff right now save for new releases and the like. Gamestop has almost nothing for it.

Although in terms of better remake, I think MM: Powered Up is more of a winner, but then I'm a goober who likes that kind of crap.

Edit - Wow! My Megaman Powered up and Castlevania stuff already got here. No Megaman X yet I'm afraid(shipped separately). Should be here tomorrow though.

However, I shall give impressions on the first two either tonight or tomorrow. Huzzah!

PlastikBag

04-23-2008, 06:44 PM

There's been too much speculation on a new Golden Sun. It better come... The Golden Sun games were some of the best games on the GBA. They had great graphics, an amazing soundtrack, and really fun gameplay. The character development was my only gripe with the game, but the sense of adventure and exploring new, interesting lands always kept me going. Camelot needs to do something anyway. It's been quite some time since I've heard anything from them.

Malaki-LEGEND.sys

04-23-2008, 06:47 PM

I tried getting into Golden Sun, and I think I made it a fair deal through the first one, but I dunno... It just wasn't doing it for me. I guess I thought it was too simplistic in scope.

Brycepops

04-23-2008, 06:53 PM

Penfold

04-23-2008, 06:54 PM

They need to either remake Beyond the Beyond, or make a sequel ;o.

I still haven't finished the game, but I have to absolutely agree!

Unstable Hamster

04-23-2008, 09:37 PM

Off-topic I know, but I'd be really interested in hearing how Maverick Hunter X is. MMX was probably my favorite entry in the X series for various reasons, so I've been curious how the remake stacks up.

Same as Megaman X with story, anime prequel, and playing as vile, with nice beefed up tracks. If you loved Megaman X, You'll love this one.

I grabed The World Ends With you and I can finaly say that this is an original RPG game in a while. I love this game, the game play is fast paced and keeps you on your toes. Your controlling two people at once, one with the touch screen at the bottom, and the other with the D-pad on top. Very sweet stuff, you get pins which have different attacks, some pins might just conflict with other pins when trying to use them though, so be careful of your combination of pins. The top character does not get pins, you just have this input of the bottom screen on attacking, you can press left or right a bunch of times, or mix it up and go up or down while in the combo. There is a reason for changing this up as well, you acquire a card to do this sort of dual team attack thing, yet you must pick the correct card in the right order to get the dual attack.

There's a lot of continence to this game. You can save whenever you want. Eventually, if you die on a boss or a creature, you can just escape, or retry, not having to go through another stupid long cut scene every time. There is no random encounters, you just simply search for enemies when you want to. More fun things they add is the ability to make your level go lower than what it can be. This sounds stupid, yet it lets you have a much better chance at picking up items and other useful things.

The music is great, fits the mood perfectly. Have not beat it yet, but the story is pretty cool so far.

There is a few downsides to this game, getting pins to level up take either Shutdown PP (You get it for how long your DS is off.) or Mingle PP (You get this from scanning for DS's that are on wireless). You can just get a friend to have his DS on pictochat and keep raking in pp, yet I'm not sure if your pin will evolve another way if you get more Shutdown PP. Eating to get stats up is also a pain, as you can only eat so much in the game for one full normal day (24 hours) Oh, and it takes an insane amount of concentration to play both the top and bottom screen.

Yet all in all if your an RPG fan, or loved Kingdom Hearts for the GBA but hated the card system, this is for you.

q-pa

04-23-2008, 09:47 PM

Maybe it's just my love of J-Pop, but the game just might have one of the best soundtracks of the year so far. I'm sure GTA4 will blow it away in that department but it's great so far.
Is GTA4 licensed music?
Doesn't count...

But yes, finally some J-Pop in the West!

04-23-2008, 10:12 PM

I'm kinda hitting a DS lull right now, maybe because i've been doing so many mixes. :/

I picked up the new advance war game and kindof got bored; i think maybe i'm just advance wars-ed out. Right now the only game that really appeals to me that i've heard of is the FF4 remake, though I am pretty certain that i'll play the hell out of it.

The World Ends With You sounds really good actually, almost all of those features appeal to me, since I play tetris via wifi, turn my DS off, and also LOVE LOVE LOVE to multitask. I think the character designs are kindof ugly, but if the game is fun, it's fine.

I-n-j-i-n

04-24-2008, 06:36 AM

Is GTA4 licensed music?
Doesn't count...

But yes, finally some J-Pop in the West!

Even then, the comedic original music and themes and radio too.

The World Ends With You just doesn't let up with the cutesy J-pop. Reminds me of Jet Grind Radio in that aspect.

Black Mage

04-24-2008, 03:36 PM

A DS Golden Sun game coming in the future? We can only hope so.

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=133982

I would love to see Golden Sun DS. I really got into both games on GBA. They didn't really break much in the way of new ground for RPGs, but they were fun and enjoyable.

Personally, though, I think I'd like to see a greater emphasis on alchemy in any new games, and less on the Djinn. Having to collect ingredients to transmutate elements to make and upgrade weapons, making precious gems from rocks and turning beavers into gold...yeah, it'd kick ass.

BardicKnowledge

05-04-2008, 10:39 PM

Nobinsor

05-05-2008, 01:41 AM

I just got The World Ends With You, and it's amazing. First of all, a Square RPG that has a completely original storyline? Awesome. Second, the combat is fiercely good, and completely original -- I find myself trying new things almost every fight.

A question for the others who have it though: How much leveling is necessary? For the first three days, I killed every monster on every screen...which now in Day 4 seems crazy. I currently have all pins mastered except for the ice one, which is at level 3. Am I on pace or way ahead of the curve?

Leveling up is really up to you. It increases your bravery and helps you digest food, but isn't suuuuper necessary to completing the game. If things are going to easy, just slide the level slider down, increasing the difficulty, drops, and awesome factor.

And the pigs, kill the damned pigs!!!

ILLiterate

05-10-2008, 04:14 AM

Thanks to my neat skills in a local Brawl tournament, I now has a DS. Horray!

I was wondering what peoples thoughts where on the online games for the handheld? I am really looking forward to Dragon Quest 9 but right now I'm wondering about Custom Robo or anything else with good online play.

Dunnowhathuh

05-10-2008, 05:08 AM

Got myself a DS last week. Haven't played The World Ends With You too much though (probably cuz I find the protagonist a bit of a dickhead though I'm sure that changes the further you get through the game?). I think I've been playin tetris a bit too much, it's as if I went and got a DS just for that.

I-n-j-i-n

05-10-2008, 06:42 AM

Brushfire

05-10-2008, 12:06 PM

I'm playing Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers od Darkness right now. It is all right. Turns out I am a Totodile by personality.

The Damned

05-11-2008, 07:00 PM

Yeah, so CoroCoro magazine in Japan had it's new article announcing a new Pokemon game for the DS leaked, and it's looking like we got our third version already. Platinum will feature some new stuff, almost entirely cosmetic, and will sell a million copies on it's first day in each market it's released in.

http://www.serebii.net/index2.shtml

Blurry scan, but it's enough to make it seem legit. Expect more (and clearer) scans as the week progresses.

I might get it... I've never bought any of the 3rd versions before, and it might be good to upgrade to the eventually better version with wi-fi Underground support.

Still not buying into the whole "Gold/Silver/Crystal remake OHMYGOD!1!!!#" rumors, though.

AzureZeal

05-13-2008, 03:25 AM

Just set up a reservation for Etrian Odyssey II. It looks to be a promising sequel seeing all the previews and info about it.

Poke'G

05-13-2008, 01:29 PM

Yeah, so CoroCoro magazine in Japan had it's new article announcing a new Pokemon game for the DS leaked, and it's looking like we got our third version already.

It's not that fast, a two year hiatus is fairly on par with the third games of the other releases. Weird to think about it like that though, D/P does still feel pretty new.

Malaki-LEGEND.sys

06-05-2008, 04:09 PM

BardicKnowledge

06-05-2008, 04:23 PM

I've played the first two chapters of Ninja Gaiden, and I'm a little underimpressed. From what I've seen, it's almost all constant battles, with next to no "platforming" (jumping puzzles, cool agility things, etc). Not terrible, but not great either.

The combat's pretty good though, so if that's what you're all about, by all means give it a shot.

Gollgagh

06-05-2008, 04:33 PM

Penfold

06-05-2008, 04:58 PM

Wow... I am seriously impressed with The World Ends With You. I mean, I know I should be going through the story, but the battles are just so damned fun. This game really takes the DS functionality to a serious high. I'm also really digging the atmosphere. Bravo, Tetsuya Nomura and Jupiter. Bravo.

Also, has anyone tried out Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword yet? I'm thinking of grabbing it next, but I haven't really gotten that much feedback on it yet other than ratings on IGN n' stuff.

A friend who usually just likes to go through RPGs for the story and gets bored of the grind pretty quickly has actually been playing The World Ends With You more to battle than anything. Pretty impressive, considering the game doesn't force you to grind right?

They have a Dragon Sword demo that seems to come and go on the Nintendo Channel, which would be a good way to check it out if it's on there currently. Otherwise, just try going to like a Game Crazy and if they have a used copy they usually let you try it out before buying it. I played through the demo a little while back, and it was pretty enjoyable for what it was I thought. Just from the demo, I agree with BardicKnowledge that it seems to be just fighting, which I'd imagine could get boring after too long.

Gollgagh

06-05-2008, 05:29 PM

A friend who usually just likes to go through RPGs for the story and gets bored of the grind pretty quickly has actually been playing The World Ends With You more to battle than anything. Pretty impressive, considering the game doesn't force you to grind right?

You can play the entire damned game at level 1, and I am intent on beating every boss as such.

Malaki-LEGEND.sys

06-05-2008, 05:36 PM

Well given that I'm addicted to the combat of TWEWY, then I'm pretty sure I'd enjoy Ninja Gaiden DS for what it is.

I'm gonna need to grab a screen protector now...

Sinewav

06-05-2008, 07:03 PM

Ninja Gaiden has always been all about the combat though. I played the demo at GameStop, and while it isn't nearly the masterpiece that Ninja Gaiden on the Xbox was, I found it to be rather enjoyable. The controls are slightly awkward at first, but they work really well once you get used to them. It's definitely on my backlog of games to buy.

BardicKnowledge

06-06-2008, 12:25 AM

Any advice on beating bosses on Hard in TWEWY? I can't get some of those reports, even if I crank my level high. Specifically, fighting (Beat) is terribly difficult for me and I don't know why. Any advice on pin setup etc would be helpful.

Also, how do I get the 5th and 6th pin slots? I think (haven't played for a week now) I'm still stuck at 4.

Thalzon

06-06-2008, 05:48 AM

You need to buy the extra pin slots in certain shops in the game. I can't remember which.

But for Beat on Hard, I recommend mastering a strong healing pin, and using the ice tower one. The Ice Tower can stop him dead in his tracks, which gives you a second or so to switch your attention to the top screen and give Joshua some attention so he stops getting his ass kicked.

Also, if you want a really easy time of it and don't care about post-battle prizes, crank your level up to its maximum before the fight.

Malaki-LEGEND.sys

06-14-2008, 04:19 PM

Gollgagh

06-14-2008, 05:17 PM

On the topic of TWEWY, is there a general scheme to determine how certain pins will evolve? Like for example, pins you can buy evolve through shutdown or mingle PP while pins you get through events or battling evolve in their own ways, etc.

Anything like that? 'Cause seriously, I don't want to have to go through a damned Wiki chart every time...

No. Your best bet is the Pin FAQ (http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/ds/file/935689/52532) and Ctrl-F

Any advice on beating bosses on Hard in TWEWY? I can't get some of those reports, even if I crank my level high. Specifically, fighting (Beat) is terribly difficult for me and I don't know why. Any advice on pin setup etc would be helpful.
Right now, the best thing for you to do is to start jacking your stats like crazy. Items like the Viper Drink (Att +6) [at the Shibu Dept Store], Royal Jelly Q10 (HP +40), and Mako Sinnergy (Def +6) are your friends.

Before you can stock up on these super items, you'll want the Ultimate difficulty sticker from Shibu-Q level 3. This one's tricky because Adamantites and Orichalcums are nigh inaccessible to someone without the ultimate difficulty.

What you'll want to do first is to go to the first chapter and fill up on Rare Medals and Tektites, which can be had from the crows in the area behind Hachiko. Get about 10 of each. find an area with a bunch of Shrew Waves (Week 3 Day 5) and beat them on hard with a pin drop multiplier of 20; this'll get you the adamantites. Get six of them, then head over the Shibu-Q Heads floor 3 and trade in the adamantites for the Orichalcums. After that, you should have all the ingredients for the Ultimate sticker.

Now you can go back to the first chapter and whack the porcupines there on ultimate for adamantites, which are vital for the items. All other ingredients can be bought at the Shibu Dept. Store herb place.

While collecting adamantites, make sure you're eating as much regular stuff as you can. [B]If you have three spare scarlitites, I'd suggest getting the Hollow Leg sticker from the Shibu-Q Heads BEFORE YOU GET ANYTHING ELSE

THIS IS KEY TO GETTING WHACK STATS

Oh, and get a healing pin, like Thalzon said.

Also, how do I get the 5th and 6th pin slots? I think (haven't played for a week now) I'm still stuck at 4.

The stores with Extra Slot stickers are as follows: 104 Building-Edoga the Shop, and Shibukyu Main Store-Dragon Couture

Sam I Am

06-18-2008, 10:57 PM

So I'm leaving for Europe soon, and I'm in the process of seeing if all my electronics stuff can take the higher voltage. Turns out the DS is stuck with 110 volts...anyone know a way besides a convertor to charge a DS in Europe? Like, maybe a EU charger?

Also, I'm torn between TWEWY and FFTA2 to buy for the plane. Leaning towards FFTA2 because I can grind on the plane rides.

Gollgagh

06-18-2008, 11:23 PM

anyone know a way besides a convertor to charge a DS in Europe? Like, maybe a EU charger?

you just answered your own question

Sam I Am

06-18-2008, 11:25 PM

you just answered your own question

Know where I can get one?

Gollgagh

06-18-2008, 11:28 PM

http://www.amazon.com/International-Nintendo-DS-Lite-DSLite/dp/B000XGS6EI/

http://www.amazon.com/UK-Travel-Charger-Nintendo-Lite/dp/B000RSOEMU

how soon do you need it

Hector

06-19-2008, 01:16 AM

Trust me, a converter is more useful. The EU DS charger is only for the DS. But a converter can be switched between your electronics as you need each one.

Gollgagh

06-19-2008, 01:23 AM

well how many other electronics is he going to be bringing?

SirChadlyOC

06-19-2008, 02:41 AM

Well you've got to be bringing an mp3 player or something, or else you wouldn't be active on this site. Trust me, a converter is the way to go. You should be able to buy one at most mega stores like Target. Just make sure you don't accidentally buy an adapter instead of a converter.

Imagist

06-19-2008, 03:00 AM

Well you've got to be bringing an mp3 player or something, or else you wouldn't be active on this site.

This is a very common fallacy around here... not everyone who frequents the forums is (at least, currently) interested in OC ReMixes. And also, not everyone listens to music on the go.

Sam I Am

06-19-2008, 05:17 AM

Here was my plan:bring one adapter, and plug a power strip into it and have the US-friendly plugs for my voltage-flexible appliances. Since I was able to find an actual convertor for $16 at a local travel store, I think I'll go with that and a power strip, because I'd rather the multi-tasker after reading some of this stuff. Thanks a ton for the help and also to Gollgah for finding the chargers for me!:-D
And yep, I have an iPod I'm bringing. Love the music here too.

Steben

07-03-2008, 03:55 AM

Okay, so I bought The World Ends With You about a week ago... I am incredibly happy with it - both with its gameplay and soundtrack.

The story is, well, I guess I didn't expect much anyway. Neku (is that the protagonist's name?) was a total dick, of course, but now that I just got to week two I'm beginning to LIKE him, at least in comparison to Joshua. I actually expected the game to end after Shiku (again, is that her name?) Day 7, though, with only the prospect of a New Game+ or something to keep me going, so I guess I shouldn't complain too much about getting twice as much (at least?) gameplay out of it.

I am still terrible at managing both screens... playing on Hard is downright ridiculous, especially when trying to learn Josh's slightly altered controls. Then again, I usually play at level 1 as well, so that helps make things rough.

Anyway, I totally want the IABW + TWEWY soundtrack... I think the CD releases later this month?...

Gollgagh

07-03-2008, 04:02 AM

Linkjing Donuts

07-03-2008, 04:31 AM

Shiki

Also, even better than New Game+, you can skip to any day that you want once you finish, making ever so much easier to CATCH EM ALL (pins I mean)

Also, I have over 3000 HP for my level 1 and nearly 200 base attack and defense for both Neku and Shiki. Extreme mode is a snap for everything but the end of the game. <3 the hollow leg sticker
wait, 200 base attack and defense? i thought the max was 100, unless you're combining both neku and shiki

hollow leg is awesome. i got both beat and neku's attack and defense up to 100, and joshua's attack to 100. i'm something around 5400 esper points and i don't have the patience for another 4600. ahahah i'm so bored of the game, yet i still play it when i have nothing else to do. i need a new game

Imagist

07-03-2008, 05:03 AM

So I'm almost at the end of Week 1 and I haven't been feeding my characters or buying them clothes. Am I doing it wrong?

Gollgagh

07-03-2008, 05:12 AM

wait, 200 base attack and defense? i thought the max was 100, unless you're combining both neku and shiki

uhhhh

you're prolly right as I haven't touched the game in a week (FFT addiction)

So I'm almost at the end of Week 1 and I haven't been feeding my characters or buying them clothes. Am I doing it wrong?

it helps a fuckton past week 1

week 1 can be played on extreme with no upgrades at all with little fear of death iirc

Imagist

07-03-2008, 05:21 AM

it helps a fuckton past week 1

week 1 can be played on extreme with no upgrades at all with little fear of death iirc

i just have this problem where i go to the store and there are so many choices and i'm like uhhhh and then i notice the clerk acting all haughty and i'm like eff this and i walk out and then the clerk makes a snooty comment about window shoppers and i never want to go back

except the natural puppy store, the clerk there is nice and kinda cute and the name puts me in a happy mood where i like to spend money on things i don't need

Linkjing Donuts

07-04-2008, 05:18 AM

i just have this problem where i go to the store and there are so many choices and i'm like uhhhh and then i notice the clerk acting all haughty and i'm like eff this and i walk out and then the clerk makes a snooty comment about window shoppers and i never want to go back

except the natural puppy store, the clerk there is nice and kinda cute and the name puts me in a happy mood where i like to spend money on things i don't need

ahahah that is pretty much the only reason i 100%ed every clerk

Pretty much what I was going to say.

I just love the presentation that the game gives.

What are everybody's current collection rates and stuff? I've beaten the game though and am working on the secret reports.

In 45 hours of gameplay (you can check by pressing L and R on the save screen) I've gotten:
ESP'er Rank of Conducter (not sure how that's determined)
ESP'er Points - 1573 (again, not sure what's being counted)
Noise Types - 77 types, 80.2%
Pin Mastery - 115 types, 37.8%
Item Collection - 421 types, 89.1%
and I haven't tried the Final Time Attack yet
like i said, extremely bored with nothing else to play

esper rank angel
esper point something around 5500
noise, pin, item 100% star
hella hours of play, something over 150
final time attack like 12 minutes or something
all secret reports, all noise beat at every difficulty, all noise beat at level 1 except for two pig noise where i fucked up and accidentally put it at lvl 50

but i finally stopped playing and started touch detective 2.5. what a cute game. i also tried playing pokemon mystery dungeon time version, but i don't really like the battle system as much as the original pokemon stuff. then someone recommended mystery dungeon: shiren the wanderer and i find out its the EXACT same thing as pokemon mystery dungeon, granted they are both from chunsoft, but wow, they are so similar. then i got guitar hero on tour. fun, expert was actually pretty hard [for me] even with 4 buttons. hard to find a way to hold the ds comfortably without straining or cramping my hand after half an hour.

Abadoss

07-04-2008, 08:35 AM

So, I've been playing Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble lately. It was recommended to me by a guy at GameStop and it was only $7, so I figured I'd try it. It's actually pretty good. Has anyone else played it yet? What are your thoughts?

Linkjing Donuts

07-04-2008, 05:07 PM

viewtiful joe games are always fun, and you'll see why some people wanted him in smash bros. they get hard at points, but that's most of the fun!

wait, which one was the gamecube one? double trouble right? that was hard, the ds one, not so much

Thalzon

07-04-2008, 05:11 PM

Viewtiful Joe 1 and 2, and Red Hot Rumble(that crummy smash bros ripoff), were on the GC. Double Trouble's on the DS.

Dhsu

07-04-2008, 05:14 PM

Double Trouble was decent, worth the $7 at least. Otherwise it's a pretty solid rental.

Linkjing Donuts

07-04-2008, 05:26 PM

Viewtiful Joe 1 and 2, and Red Hot Rumble(that crummy smash bros ripoff), were on the GC. Double Trouble's on the DS.

oh, then the ds one is fun. i liked it a lot.

Abadoss

07-05-2008, 02:21 AM

Dhsu

07-05-2008, 05:56 AM

If you're referring to the buttons and d-pad, those aren't analog. :P Anyway, I remember the game giving you a fair amount of leeway with the touchscreen, so I never had any problems. It really doesn't take that much time to whip out the stylus from the back. If you're really in a pinch though, you can always use your fingernail (or thumbstrap if you have one).

Abadoss

07-05-2008, 09:20 AM

Yeah, I know they aren't analog... I just needed a word that covered the traditional controls and I couldn't think of anything else at the moment.

Palpable

07-05-2008, 09:07 PM

The main trouble I'm having is switching between the analog controls and the touch screen stuff. I have to hold the stylus in my mouth while I'm doing everything else, so I can quickly use it when I need to.

I had to do that with Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, with those stupid seals you have to draw. I must have looked so dumb to anyone watching me.

The Damned

07-15-2008, 05:25 PM

So, the Nintendo conference at E3 is over, and they didn't show a new DS model. Yay.

But they did announce a GTA game for the DS, so that's... sort of something. Not my sort of thing, though.

So unless Nintendo is holding back a new DS in case Sony does something absolutely amazing at their conference, I can't see new hardware happening anytime soon.

Maybe at TGS, or even next year if Nintendo does a Spaceworld. But considering it's been seven years since the last one, I can't see that happening either.

atmuh

07-15-2008, 05:46 PM

see that post about gta ds would have sufficed!

Darth GourryGN

08-11-2008, 11:31 PM

So the R4 has gotten a lot cheaper. I heard there was a piracy crackdown going on and that it was gonna be more expensive. Or maybe that was only in Japan?

Dhsu

08-12-2008, 04:00 AM

Meh, you can do much better than the R4 for the same or less money these days.

SirChadlyOC

08-13-2008, 03:09 PM

Ooh, a DS thread bump!

I played my DS like crazy while on vacation, playing The World Ends with You, Final Fantasy III and Children of Mana. My thoughts:

TWEWY was amazing. Easily breaks into my top 3 DS games, behind Elite Beat Agents. I'm going to pick up the players guide sometime to help me finish the "game after the game." I highly recommend it to all hardcore gamers, yet I'd tell casual gamers to stay far away because it's too hard and too different for the average gamer. "NEO-TOKYO WTF?"

FFIII is just OK. I miss controlling characters with character. I was playing through with a guide (cuz I got one for free), and I never realized how unhelpful and inaccurate most guides are. I constantly said things like, "The map doesn't actually look like that," "This room doesn't connect to this room" and "Why does it not tell me that a dragoon takes off 5000+ damage off the boss while everyone else takes off 200?" Not very helpful, especially considering most people spent $17 on it.

Children of Mana was a pleasant surprise. It turned out to be kind of like Diablo II because you hacked and slashed your way to treasures. Many many many optional sidequests. Magic was pretty useless though. The biggest problem was the horrific storyline written by a third grader. "O P.S. I'm not really the bad guy. All that crap I was doing to you earlier should be discarded. Go kill the real bad guy." A fun rental, but not worth owning. I beat it (much to my relief) after about 18 hours, after I quit doing side quests and just charged through the main quests.

Still no word on Fire Emblem DS outside of Japan, right? I have very high expectations for it. If Fire Emblem DS improves Fire Emblem GBA in the same way that Advance Wars DS improved Advance Wars GBA, it should be an amazing game/series.

atmuh

08-13-2008, 03:11 PM

Meh, you can do much better than the R4 for the same or less money these days.

if youre just looking for a slot 1 solution than the r4 is cheap and ridiculously easy to use (my 11 year old sister has one and loves it)

also rofl @ piracy crackdowns

Overflow

09-22-2008, 03:01 AM

Is there someplace here where we could set up Metroid Prime Hunters matches?

q-pa

09-22-2008, 03:29 AM

Is there someplace here where we could set up Metroid Prime Hunters matches?

http://ocr.anticlan.net/
And boy, am I happy to see this thread revived! :-D

Sooo...
Anyone play any good DS games lately?

cobaltstarfire

09-22-2008, 03:34 AM

With any luck Sonic Chronicles will be good, sadly I won't be able to buy it till long after everything has been discovered about it.

I guess at least by then though I'll know if it's any good or not. :p

Overflow

09-22-2008, 03:38 AM

Hotel Dusk, room 215 is pretty good. And now it's only 20 bucks at futureshop, worth the buy if you're into mystery stories and point and click adventures.

q-pa

09-22-2008, 04:15 AM

Hotel Dusk, room 215 is pretty good. And now it's only 20 bucks at futureshop, worth the buy if you're into mystery stories and point and click adventures.
I'm still working on Apollo Justice, and also Metal Slug 7.

I also find it extremely funny that DS-Scene.net announced "Playmobil : Pirate Aboard" on Talk-Like-a-Prate Day!
http://www.ds-scene.net/?s=viewtopic&nid=6136

Edit: I'm also excited for this, Japanese or not:
Haruhi Suzumiya DS (http://www.ds-scene.net/?s=viewtopic&nid=6126)

Gollgagh

09-22-2008, 04:46 AM

I'd tell casual gamers to stay far away because it's too hard and too different for the average gamer.

wait what

I thought I was an average gamer and I thought it was easy

I mean, I play on ultimate difficulty and full manual control with the top screen because anything less is too damn easy

Imagist

09-22-2008, 05:49 AM

hahaha oh man

Incronaut

09-22-2008, 07:08 AM

I think the Nintendo DS is one of the greatest things thats happened to me in my life (and also one of the most frustrating)

I didnt think The World Ends With You was THAT easy, I thought the bosses put up a great fight (and a long one too sometimes in harder difficulties) but yeah, maybe youre just talented? haha

I played a bunch of retro games lately and I loved Rune Factory... and Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (GREAT games imo)

Kureejii Lea

09-22-2008, 08:10 AM

I'm starting to think that TWEWY is some kind of mass urban myth. I've checked over ten stores in two countries and have yet to see any physical hint of the existence of this thing...

I-n-j-i-n

09-22-2008, 09:39 AM

I've seen stacks of The World Ends With You around stores. Also, if all fails, online is the way to go. Also, as for the difficulty, of course it's a bit easy-ish. Typical of Square games and actually most JRPGs nowadays. But you can still scale the difficulty so that you can die with a few hits.

With any luck Sonic Chronicles will be good, sadly I won't be able to buy it till long after everything has been discovered about it.

I guess at least by then though I'll know if it's any good or not. :p

From all indications it's going to be the second coming of SMRPG and I wonder if that kind of insane hype will be good. But the developers are amazing, so I'm waiting for a game review (preferably GameTrailers or IGN) and if it gets a slate of 9.0's I'm getting it.

Also I LOVE how they're adding in multiple response trees like with most Bioware RPGs and I hope it even has multiple endings. I love how they say you can act like a total asshole with Sonic. It's about time.

Battousai

09-22-2008, 10:16 AM

I got me one of those things that go in the game slot but aren't games themselves... hope it arrives in the mail tomorrow. Then I can start enjoying Puzzle Quest on my own DS!

LuketheXjesse

09-22-2008, 11:06 AM

I'm looking foward to Sonic: The Dark Brotherhood.

VerSus22

09-22-2008, 01:04 PM

I hope the remake of Chrono Trigger comes to the DS.

TheHands

09-22-2008, 01:19 PM

I no longer have time for any consoles, the DS has helped keep me in the gaming world. Granted, the only games I ever seem to want to play aren't ones that just came out (Metroid Prime Hunters, Tetris DS, Brain Age, and Civilization Revolution [the exception]), but it's nice to be able to play on the way to work and class again.

BardicKnowledge

09-22-2008, 01:52 PM

Civ Revolution sucks because I can't save. I don't have time to play DS for hours straight...and even if I did, my wife doesn't.

As a result, my DS time is taken up with FFTA2 instead (having already beaten TWEWY, which was awesome).

Gollgagh

09-22-2008, 01:57 PM

Civ Revolution sucks because I can't save.

wtf

there go my plans to get it

Kanthos

09-22-2008, 02:10 PM

I hope the remake of Chrono Trigger comes to the DS.

You mean the remake that has been announced for the DS? What else would it be coming out for?

wtf

there go my plans to get it

Um, last time I checked, you could save. Not only that, the game prompted you to save when you enter each new era. Failing that, why not close the lid on your DS to conserve power (although that obviously doesn't work if you want to play something else mid-game).

LuketheXjesse

09-22-2008, 02:12 PM

As unlikely as it ever will be, they could always make a console remake. That would be awesome...maybe. But hey, classic remakes are always on DS. i.e. Kirby Super Star Ultra

Gollgagh

09-22-2008, 02:17 PM

I got me one of those things that go in the game slot but aren't games themselves... hope it arrives in the mail tomorrow. Then I can start enjoying Puzzle Quest on my own DS!

you can say flash cart

it's okay

LuketheXjesse

09-22-2008, 02:19 PM

Flash cart. Someone told me about those at school. Where do you obtain them?

Gollgagh

09-22-2008, 02:26 PM

95% of the time, it's going to be online

I got mine from some shady little site and it was bit of trouble.

atmuh

09-22-2008, 02:50 PM

ive bought 3
2 from one site that i dont remember 1 from jandaman or smth like that
all were no problem at all

SirChadlyOC

09-22-2008, 03:18 PM

wait what

I thought I was an average gamer and I thought it was easy

I mean, I play on ultimate difficulty and full manual control with the top screen because anything less is too damn easy

I said it would be too hard for CASUAL gamers, and by that I mean people who play video games very rarely. Like my girlfriend. If you go to a video game music site on a nearly daily basis, you are probably not a casual gamer.

As for Civ Rev, I totally don't understand how you can't save. Last I checked, it was "press start, choose 'save game'." If you're still having trouble, I'll post step-by-step directions, because it's too sweet of a game not to play it. Very highly excellent portable game. Can be played for hours and hours, or can be played for 15 minutes.

Gollgagh

09-22-2008, 03:24 PM

you used the word "average"

Imagist

09-22-2008, 03:32 PM

didn't you hear? nintendo has changed the demographic of the "average" gamer

(also do you play at level 1 the whole time, because if not, then you're still not challenging yourself!)

Gollgagh

09-22-2008, 03:42 PM

sho nuf

SirChadlyOC

09-22-2008, 05:09 PM

you used the word "average"

Oh, I guess I did. That was about 6 weeks ago so I kind of forgot my exact words, but either way, I meant casual, which I also used in the same sentence. My bad.

q-pa

09-22-2008, 10:56 PM

I'm starting to think that TWEWY is some kind of mass urban myth. I've checked over ten stores in two countries and have yet to see any physical hint of the existence of this thing...It took me literally months to find it too. I finally found it in Harrisburg when I was visiting my parents Labor Day weekend.

Truthfully... it hasn't grabbed me yet. I'm only on Day 2, but so far the plot seems artificial and I haven't gotten used to the battle system yet--even on the bottom screen. Maybe after I give it some more time...

BTW, if any of you have the capability of running homebrew and are looking for another dual-screen challenge, check out Dual Pac Man http://www.playeradvance.org/forum/showthread.php?t=19182

Kizyr

09-23-2008, 01:44 AM

I'm still working on Apollo Justice, and also Metal Slug 7.

I'm nearly done with Trials and Tribulations. Looking forward to getting my hands on Apollo Justice right after this.

After I'm through with all the Phoenix Wright games out so far, I'm not sure what I'll turn to next... I still have a large backlog of older (SNES, Genesis, and Saturn era) games to work through.

Oh, right... Civilization Revolution. KF

TheHands

09-23-2008, 01:50 AM

Civ Rev keeps me so occupied it's not even funny. I'm working through each civ on King difficulty right now.

Imagist

09-23-2008, 04:49 AM

Truthfully... it hasn't grabbed me yet. I'm only on Day 2, but so far the plot seems artificial and I haven't gotten used to the battle system yet--even on the bottom screen. Maybe after I give it some more time...

The plot is a little artificial, and it'll be a while before Neku is a sympathetic character... like at all... but there are delicate intricacies behind it all, most of which begin bubbling in the second week and rise to the surface in the third. There are even many details you won't truly grasp until after you've "beaten" the game and work through the endgame, so if you're still on day 2 definitely don't give up yet.

Re: the battle system. I played through the whole game without ever using the top screen, except when it was required. Only after beating everything did I bother trying to coordinate both screens at once. The bottom screen is easiest if you take some time to experiment with many different pin types and find the ones that work for you, then try to stick with similar ones. It probably took me most of the first week to really get used to it, because it is pretty different, but again, stick with it.

Jam Stunna

09-24-2008, 11:46 PM

http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=9024

Greatest DS game ever?

Thalzon

09-25-2008, 01:44 PM

Considering no gameplay, art, music, characters, or concept is available at this time.... Sure, why not?

Penfold

09-25-2008, 05:17 PM

http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=9024

Greatest DS game ever?

I was reading news about that on IGN...I have pretty high hopes, since Studio Ghibli as a whole has proven its prowess at storytelling and characterization. Always thought they'd be good at games, so I guess we'll see how it goes.

Kizyr

09-25-2008, 06:13 PM

http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=9024

Greatest DS game ever?

This is a game that's being designed as a game from the start, and not based on an existing movie, right?

If so, then yeah, I'd say there's good reason to get your hopes up. KF

cobaltstarfire

09-28-2008, 06:32 AM

It looks like, just glancing at the wiki page that everyone liked Sonic Chronicals except for IGN, but I'm too tired to really read any of the reviews at the moment and compare and get a feel for the rating break downs.

baconbonanza

09-28-2008, 07:59 AM

Am I right in thinking Away: Shuffle Dragon is a DS game to watch out for? That looks to have great potential. And it's not too far off either.
details (http://ds.ign.com/objects/110/11067290.html#aboutThisGame)

The Damned

09-28-2008, 03:35 PM

OK, so by now, I'm sure some of you have heard it.

http://kotaku.com/5055944/report-new-nintendo-ds-coming-this-year-with-camera-music-playback

New DS with built-in camera and SD card, supports musics, blah, blah, blah. May be DS 2.0, may be new system altogether.

Aaaaaaand, discuss!

audio fidelity

09-28-2008, 03:53 PM

it seems like this news is only really pertinent for the japanese - not much hope for the states.

the music player is nice - not so sure about using the camera.

it also supposed to have a bigger screen too

more info: http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/28/rumor-new-ds-to-feature-camera-music-playback-sd-slot/#more-44916

q-pa

09-28-2008, 04:42 PM

New DS with built-in camera and SD card, supports musics, blah, blah, blah. May be DS 2.0, may be new system altogether.

Aaaaaaand, discuss!
You mean 3.0 How easily people forget...
http://elle87.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/nintendo_ds.jpg

Considering any flash card (R4, CycloOne, etc.) will let you play music via MicroSD and let you use homebrew to do cool online things, I guess it'll come down to the exclusive games for me. Although that second article did promise a bigger screen...

Hawkwing

09-28-2008, 04:49 PM

I don't want my DS to take pictures and play music. I already have stuff to do that.

The SD card does open up a lot of possibilities though.

The Damned

09-28-2008, 04:58 PM

You mean 3.0
No... DS Phat was 1.0, DS Lite was 1.5. Same hardware, refined and shrunk down. Adding new hardware features makes it a 2.0.

Abadoss

09-28-2008, 05:00 PM

I don't want my DS to take pictures and play music. I already have stuff to do that.

The SD card does open up a lot of possibilities though.

Save-states, perhaps?

The Damned

09-28-2008, 05:28 PM

I hear "Gameboy Virtual Console downloads" from several places.

baconbonanza

09-28-2008, 11:59 PM

I wonder if the SD card functionality means the ability to play VC games on it? I don't see any of the systems, expect maybe certain N64 games ,being a problem for the DS.

The Damned

09-29-2008, 12:18 AM

Actually, the DS doesn't handle N64 games very well at all. Mario 64 DS had to be redone from the ground up. Lots of people seem to think that the DS is a portable N64, when that couldn't be farther from the truth. It's a bad comparison.

While there are games that are visually equivalent to the N64, the two have very different hardware.

NES, SNES and Gameboy games, sure... but anything else is going to require massive reprogramming or complete redoes to make it work.

TheHands

09-29-2008, 12:35 AM

That's what it's supposed to be though. It is it's own system. Pretend it's a console small enough to carry with you, and you've got the DS.

Gafgarion

09-29-2008, 05:18 PM

The Damned

09-29-2008, 05:43 PM

Downloading games is how companies that make good games go out of business.

Fuck you and your flash cart. Seriously. I'm not kidding.

SirChadlyOC

09-29-2008, 06:00 PM

I just bought three DS games during GameStop's buy 2 get 1 free sale this weekend. I bought Disgaea, Trauma Center 2, and LEGO Indiana Jones for $48.xx. (All originally $24.99)

(I work at the GameStop, so as soon as some crazy person traded in Disgaea, my manager put it in the "hold" drawer knowing I'd want it without me even being there.)

I finally removed Civ Rev to put in LEGO Indy (so I can finish it and return it within 7 days to buy used Okami Wii instead) and it's a pretty fun little action game. The LEGO games are so great for little kids because it has great action and decent problems to solve without having too much violence or text. And while I'm sure an 8-year-old would love finding everything and getting to 100% completion, I'm planning on just playing through it once and getting rid of it, just so I can say I've played it. (INDY series is not my favorite)

I'm still super stoked I found a used Disgaea DS only 4 days after it came out.

Gafgarion

09-30-2008, 04:31 AM

Downloading games is how companies that make good games go out of business.

Fuck you and your flash cart. Seriously. I'm not kidding.

I don't blame you actually. I really don't. I buy games still, but this is actually a way for me to test the game, to see if I like it or not.

Antipode

09-30-2008, 04:42 AM

Downloading games is how companies that make good games go out of business.

Fuck you and your flash cart. Seriously. I'm not kidding.
A lot of people I know who do this only download games they wouldn't have bought anyway. In those cases nobody loses money and nobody gains money. I'd say the portion who download everything are the actual problem. And frankly, people who download games aren't going to care if you're angry on the internet, so why bother?

TheHands

09-30-2008, 04:49 AM

So I recently picked up an R4, and it is truly a device every hardcore DS fan must have. I downloaded pokemon platinum, and it already seems better than diamond and pearl, despite that I can't read Japanese.

I've been looking for an R4 for a while now (I'm a fan of home brews and the possibility of apps for my DS, like a very limited MP3 player), but they're really expensive where I live.

As for the pirating:
Having a ROM of a game isn't the same as having the game. Tetris DS is fun and all, but having the actual cart is amazing, even if for bragging rights. And honestly, if you only try it out but wouldn't've bought it anyway, then what's the point of downloading it if you knew you weren't going to buy it? That kinda seems like downloading something just because you can, and not because it's something you can't normally do.

Drack

09-30-2008, 04:35 PM

Dhsu

09-30-2008, 08:37 PM

It is my assumption that those who download "games they wouldn't have bought" are using it like a rental service, to dispel (or confirm) the hype and reviews they've seen about a game before deciding whether to purchase it.
That's kind of a cheapo reason, because there's legitimate ways to go about that like GameFly and Gamerang. Flashcarts are for the stuff that you'll never have access to otherwise, like a DS IRC client, or an English version of Jump Ultimate Stars.

Bleck

09-30-2008, 08:42 PM

Downloading games is how companies that make good games go out of business.

no actually most of the companies that make awesome games and go out of business are because nobody buys the games at all because people are too busy playing fucking halo and pokemon

WHY DIDN'T ANYBODY BUY PSYCHONAUTS GOD DAMN

Dhsu

09-30-2008, 09:00 PM

I'm guessing probably because it wasn't Jesus and a bag of chips like everyone said it was. Still haven't finished it because the neighborhood fetch quest level gives me headaches.

Schwaltzvald

09-30-2008, 09:05 PM

no actually most of the companies that make awesome games and go out of business are because nobody buys the games at all because people are too busy playing fucking halo and pokemon

WHY DIDN'T ANYBODY BUY PSYCHONAUTS GOD DAMN

More like

WHY COULDN'T I FIND A COPY OF PSYCHONAUTS GOD DAMN

I bet the retail fuckers at the time hid their copies behind "barbie's horse riding adventures" and other shit shovelware...

In fact ever since that day, whenever I'm search for a title in a retail shop, I ALWAYS look past what I see first in case I missed it. Not to mention shove the shitware behind the actually GOOD games for the good of gamers in my area...

TheHands

10-01-2008, 02:03 AM

no actually most of the companies that make awesome games and go out of business are because nobody buys the games at all because people are too busy playing fucking halo and pokemon

WHY DIDN'T ANYBODY BUY PSYCHONAUTS GOD DAMN

There was never the love for Raz that there should've been.

I want a 2D platforming version for the DS.

I must speak with friends who can make this happen.

audio fidelity

10-02-2008, 12:19 AM

man guy, no one's mentioned this but guess who's having a press conference in japan tomorrow!

http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/01/nintendo-holding-press-conference-tomorrow-revealing-new-ds/

***note the picture is an old mock-up***

Abadoss

10-02-2008, 01:27 AM

It looks like a dual screen iPhone...

audio fidelity

10-02-2008, 01:55 AM

ha - i was feeling a psp thing too

Lyrai

10-02-2008, 05:16 AM

http://kotaku.com/5057870/nintendo-announce-new-ds-the-nintendo-dsi

SD slot, camera, MP3 player, no GBA slot.

Hm.

Drack

10-02-2008, 05:20 AM

http://kotaku.com/5057870/nintendo-announce-new-ds-the-nintendo-dsi

SD slot, camera, MP3 player, no GBA slot.

Hm.
Launches November 1st according to the pic.

I'm not getting one. Even if I hadn't just preordered a Pandora, I wouldn't replace my Lite with a DSi.

GBA games are *still* being developed! I wouldn't call this an upgrade over a lite; it's more of a sidegrade.

Edit: Also, what about things like the Opera browser, or the Guitar Hero DS game, which need something inserted into the GBA slot? Or pokemon imports? Or that rumble pak? There are plenty of DS games that use the GBA slot.

SephAguraki

10-02-2008, 06:08 AM

I-n-j-i-n

10-02-2008, 07:57 AM

I honestly see no point with the new version. It's like they're making it for the hell of it and not because they need to get anything accomplished. And a bit disappointing that the top screen isn't touch-sensitive like rumored.

Are they feeling threatened by the iPhone or what? DSi? Come on...

Black Mage

10-02-2008, 01:01 PM

The thing that has my attention about the DSi is the SD slot and online store. I certainly would like to download, say, MegaMan 3 onto an SD card and play on my DS(i). Plus, I wonder if there is the possibility for future ROM-age?

Hale-Bopp

10-02-2008, 01:35 PM

Launches November 1st according to the pic.

I'm not getting one. Even if I hadn't just preordered a Pandora, I wouldn't replace my Lite with a DSi.

GBA games are *still* being developed! I wouldn't call this an upgrade over a lite; it's more of a sidegrade.

Edit: Also, what about things like the Opera browser, or the Guitar Hero DS game, which need something inserted into the GBA slot? Or pokemon imports? Or that rumble pak? There are plenty of DS games that use the GBA slot.
Yeah, personally I don't understand taking away desirable functionality and replacing it with not-so-desirable functionality, unless there's a whole new DS demographic out there that I'm not aware of.

I use the GBA slot for all kinds of games, so it's pretty ridiculous that they're doing this. I think they're only going to confuse average consumers, especially those who buy games that require the GBA slot.

I'm also tired of seeing Nintendo jump on various bandwagons, almost reluctantly, then doing a half-assed job with things. I'm talking peripherals, online functionality, whatever.

Jam Stunna

10-02-2008, 02:13 PM

I could see myself buying a DSi at some point in the future, since I still have my original brick DS. But the people who bought the DS Lite are getting royally screwed over.

In general though, this hardware revision nonsense needs to stop. How many versions of each system do we have?

DS- 3
PSP- 3
PS3- 5
360- 4

I think I'm off by a few, but this is just getting out of hand.

FuriousFure

10-02-2008, 02:20 PM

It's supposedly not supposed to "replace" the DS Lite. It's a third tier. HAY, REMEMBER WHAT NINTENDO ORIGINALLY SAID ABOUT THE DS? AND THEN THEY KILLED GAME BOY.

don't worry!

by 2015, it will have gone full circle and we'll have the Gameboy, one with a 6 inch high definition screen that folds upon itself,
full control set up with a b x y left and right triggers,
two telescoping analog sticks and a regular awesome directional pad. and games that run at wii+ quality.

you may wonder why they just rerelease the same thing over and over. its that they are biding their time,
and waiting for the right time to strike amazing-ness on the people of the world.

Gollgagh

10-02-2008, 02:44 PM

if this means that new DS Lite will be sold cheaper, then why the hell not?

I definitely ain't buyin' this shit since it won't have a GBA slot.

I like my GBA interconnectivity, thanks.

Jam Stunna

10-02-2008, 02:51 PM

if this means that new DS Lite will be sold cheaper, then why the hell not?

I was thinking that too. That's literally the only good thing that can come out of this.

Dhsu

10-02-2008, 03:36 PM

Also, what about things like the Opera browser, or the Guitar Hero DS game, which need something inserted into the GBA slot? Or pokemon imports? Or that rumble pak? There are plenty of DS games that use the GBA slot.
Is it so hard to believe that some people would rather get a bigger screen, smaller form-factor, music player, camera, and DSiWare than the ability to import their Pokemon? It's the same type of deal as the GBA Micro, which didn't do that well, but it still had a niche market.

NeoForte

10-02-2008, 03:47 PM

Launches November 1st according to the pic.

I'm not getting one. Even if I hadn't just preordered a Pandora, I wouldn't replace my Lite with a DSi.

GBA games are *still* being developed! I wouldn't call this an upgrade over a lite; it's more of a sidegrade.

Edit: Also, what about things like the Opera browser, or the Guitar Hero DS game, which need something inserted into the GBA slot? Or pokemon imports? Or that rumble pak? There are plenty of DS games that use the GBA slot.

GBA games are still in develpment but are so few and far btween that it doesn't matter much to Nintendo anymore it seems. The DS is their main platform and want to focus on improving it. Yea it cripples some game but honestly the GB Micro was a much better GBA player. The Opera browser won't be missed much seeing as DSi has a built in one. People with pokemon imports should already have an old DS to use. By the way the DS games have been selling I am sure everyone who wanted to import their GBA pokemon have done so already.

q-pa

10-03-2008, 03:07 AM

GBA games are still in develpment but are so few and far btween that it doesn't matter much to Nintendo anymore it seems. The DS is their main platform and want to focus on improving it. Yea it cripples some game but honestly the GB Micro was a much better GBA player. The Opera browser won't be missed much seeing as DSi has a built in one. People with pokemon imports should already have an old DS to use. By the way the DS games have been selling I am sure everyone who wanted to import their GBA pokemon have done so already.

According to the DS/Wii/GBA portal gbatemp.net (http://www.gbatemp.net/?showforum=102) a new GBA game hasn't been released since April.

Gafgarion

10-05-2008, 05:06 AM

I don't see the point in the DSi really. I think it is for people who just want cool gadgets, but for the gamers the DS Lite is the way to go. I mean, come on, I know they stopped releasing GBA games, but they took out the GBA slot.... WTF is that?

jayc4life

10-10-2008, 08:55 PM

TWEWY was amazing. Easily breaks into my top 3 DS games, behind Elite Beat Agents. I'm going to pick up the players guide sometime to help me finish the "game after the game." I highly recommend it to all hardcore gamers, yet I'd tell casual gamers to stay far away because it's too hard and too different for the average gamer. "NEO-TOKYO WTF?"

By all means don't. Reccommend it to ANY gamer, or just about anyone who owns a DS. I'd only heard about it recently when i seen a Wikia portal about it and thought, "Right, this is the same team that done the Kingdom Hearts GBA game (which i don't have myself, but a few friends thought it was great), and Tetsuya Nomura done the characters, so why not?" and proceeded to order it off Amazon. Mainly because none of the game shops around here had actually heard of it.

So yeah, i thought it was a great game. It made me stop playing FF4. I'm still playing it, trying to get all the pin drops on all difficulties and all the secret reports, but it's a great gaming experience and I don't have a bad word to say about it (except the sometimes misreading touch commands). If you really enjoyed Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, and are into any S-E titles at all, you will definitely enjoy it.

cobaltstarfire

11-12-2008, 11:56 PM

Hmm, my cousin mailed me a gaming magazine with the food she sent me, and one of the pages has this.

Good morning, Chrono!

November 25, 2008 A.D.

www.goodmorningcrono.com

[E10+] SQUARE ENIX NINTENDODS

Maybe old news I dunno, I tried searching and got a bunch of remixes, so sorry if it is. :P

The Damned

11-13-2008, 12:16 AM

It's pretty old, the whole thing's been up since... what, mid October? Still a cute little reference.

cobaltstarfire

11-13-2008, 12:18 AM

Yeah, I wasn't really sure cause normally you guys are gushing over chrono trigger, but nothing was ever said in this case or I managed to totally miss it when I was sick. But yeah. :P

Gollgagh

11-13-2008, 12:41 AM

yeah, you missed it

Gollgagh

01-11-2009, 08:12 PM

Hey guys, I've been thinking of getting a new shell for my Lite, but I've seen a dozen different sites with varying reviews (from fair to shitty) of the sturdiness of the shells.

Has anyone here done anything with shell replacement and/or know a place that sells good shells?

Ajax

01-11-2009, 08:28 PM

I'd say www.dealextreme.com.

I've ordered stuff from them before, so I believe that they are reliable, though the main reason to order stuff from there is that everything they have is CHEAP.

Just make sure to read the reviews, because some of the stuff is really cheap for a reason.

Also, make sure to pick up a tri-wing screwdriver, or you wont be able to get into your ds.

zircon

01-11-2009, 08:53 PM

Unrelated to the current line of discussion, but Civilization: Revolution DS is awesome. It's the perfect portable Civ game. Can be played in little increments, takes only 1-2 hours per game (tops), challenging, varied gameplay.

MichaelTheCrow

01-11-2009, 09:41 PM

Recently picked up a copy of Dragon Quest Monsters. Been playing it for hours at a time, great game, excellent graphics for a DS game too. You either like it or you don't but I wouldn't call it a 'pokemon clone' as some reviews have.

Pokemon should be more 3D and be in 3rd person also 3D battle system, adventuring would be so much more fun! Pokemon clone though? I think not, but it is the Pokemon of Dragon Quest.

Gollgagh

01-12-2009, 01:39 AM

Well, I think I've ordered from DealExtreme before as well, so I'll check out the products.

Thanks.

Also, make sure to pick up a tri-wing screwdriver, or you wont be able to get into your ds.

Oh, I've disassembled almost all of my electronics several times now, DS included.

I've got one.

The Damned

01-12-2009, 03:20 AM

Recently picked up a copy of Dragon Quest Monsters. Been playing it for hours at a time, great game, excellent graphics for a DS game too. You either like it or you don't but I wouldn't call it a 'pokemon clone' as some reviews have.I'm going to let you in on a secret: whenever someone says a game is a "(insert other game title here) clone", they are doing so because it's easier to make the comparison and quicker than a real in-depth analysis. Reviewers don't have lots of time to get into larger games, because they only get a day (if that) to try it out and write up a review.

You also have random idiots that don't have any idea what they are talking about and compare things to what little experience they have with something vaguely similar.

Pokemon should be more 3D and be in 3rd person also 3D battle system, adventuring would be so much more fun!They did. Two Gamecube games, Pokemon Colosseum and Gale of Darkness. They were not exactly great successes, as evidenced by their (http://vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=1761&region=All) sales (http://vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=1770&region=All). It should be noted that those games were made by a different company, Genius Sonority, not GameFreak, the original creating studio, under the Pokémon Company banner.

The games were cited as bland, boring, run-of-the-mill games, which I can attest to, having owned the first and played a fair bit of the second. They tried to do something different with the franchise, and as we all know, that means no one liked it.

There had been hopes that the Pokémon games for the DS would make use of 3D models, seeing how the storage capacities of DS cards are higher than that of GBA carts, and with the much better hardware (which we know is capable of decent 3D, just check out the new Dragon Quest game, the FF4 remake, Moon, and a few other 3D games), we would finally have it. But sadly, it seems that GameFreak is unwilling or unable to make the effort into keeping up with the current market. Sadly, I think this, plus the poor writing, is the series' biggest problem. The art style hasn't rally changed much from the second series, and all we have seen is slight improvements while other games blow us away with lush, detailed worlds.

Overflow

01-12-2009, 03:42 AM

Speaking of Moon, anyone heard anything about this game? I've really been looking forward to it. It comes out this week, right?

The Damned

01-12-2009, 03:59 AM

So I hear... but there is very little info on the game. In fact, if a site I frequent hadn't made a small mention of it, I would have forgotten all about it.

Now, their last game, Dementium, wasn't that bad. The boss was a fucking bitch (to this day, I still can't beat it... I do everything I can think of, I check the guides on Gamefaqs, but to no avail... ), but the rest of the game was pretty decent.

If Moon is the much better version of Dementium, then I think it will be worth the purchase.

SirChadlyOC

01-12-2009, 04:29 AM

I've heard extremely diverse reviews on Moon so far. Like, either total waste of money, or one of the best DS games available. Nothing in between, it seems. Hmmm...

In a barely related theme, the last game I've been playing on my DS has been "Dokapon" for GBA from 2003. I bought it used from GameStop for $5 after purchasing "Dokapon Kingdom" just to see if there are any similarities.

The game is brutally difficult, especially at the beginning, but I'm still playing it for some reason. If you die, you lose all your stuff. Like, money, equipment, and items. If you die, you can't load an old save point. You go back to the beginning with no stuff, but you keep your experience points.

To make matters worse, the battle system is based on rock-paper-scissors (or Rochambeau) so if you pick the wrong random choice too many times, you'll die. And lose all your stuff.

Supposedly there's some sort of monster capturing mechanic, but it's too difficult to use (despite it being one of the big selling points of the game) and I have yet to figure out how to capture any of the monsters.

I would probably not recommend this game to anyone except other fans of Dokapon Kingdom who want to play a slightly similar one-player campaign. But I still won't stop playing it until I beat it, I fear...:<

Bigfoot

03-25-2009, 06:38 PM

New Legend of Zelda title announced: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/25/gdc09-train-your-eyes-on-the-legend-of-zelda-spirit-tracks/)

Trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65uKGGbOwTg

Thalzon

03-25-2009, 07:41 PM

Yay Zelda.

So he's had a sailboat, a steamboat, and now a train... Wind Waker Link really likes his vehicles. Next up: dune buggies!

cobaltstarfire

03-25-2009, 07:52 PM

I...I don't know how I feel about a Zelda game with trains...

Certainly not interested though :?

The Damned

03-25-2009, 08:38 PM

The first thing I thought of when I heard that it was going to take place on a train was that Link had somehow fell into the Resident Evil universe and woke up on the Ecliptic Express.

Penfold

03-25-2009, 09:00 PM

I...I don't know how I feel about a Zelda game with trains...

Certainly not interested though :?

Haha, that wouldn't be a reason for me to be disinterested in it. I really liked Phantom Hourglass, so it looks like I'm gonna be enjoying this as well.

Gollgagh

03-26-2009, 12:15 AM

are you freaking serious

we were just talking about how awesome it would be to have a train complete with steampunk in the next Zelda game in remod a few weeks ago

Hylian Lemon

03-26-2009, 12:22 AM

If the ingame music is as good as the trailer music, then yay! Already better than Phantom Hourglass in one category.

Though I don't know about the whole train thing. Hopefully there's still opportunity for some free exploration...

So was that just me, or were some of the bosses fought in 3D?
Phantom Hourglass was like that too. Not all of them, but some. Assuming you mean "not in top-down view."

The Mutericator

03-26-2009, 02:02 AM

are you freaking serious

we were just talking about how awesome it would be to have a train complete with steampunk in the next Zelda game in remod a few weeks ago
The problem being, "complete." Trains don't mean steampunk, they're just one element of it. And the trailer shows a large lack of any other steampunk ideas.

Gollgagh

03-26-2009, 02:05 AM

whoops

where did my "needs more steampunk" post go

The Author

03-26-2009, 02:11 AM

How about we call it "Steam fantasy" and leave it at that.

Thalzon

03-26-2009, 02:42 AM

It really just looks like the trains will be used as a mechanic to connect distant areas, perhaps for once justifying a Zelda game's geographic diversity.

Bigfoot

03-26-2009, 03:17 AM

Level 5 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Level_5) intends to localize the entire Professor Layton series. This is awesome. Japan is on what, their 4th title, and we've been stuck with only 1. :P

http://gonintendo.com/?p=76827

Ferret

03-26-2009, 03:58 AM

http://media.fukung.net/images/3534/I%20Cant%20Believe%20Shit.jpg

TehDonut

03-27-2009, 07:05 AM

Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume <---- did anyone pick it up yet?

Schwaltzvald

03-27-2009, 11:02 AM

Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume <---- did anyone pick it up yet?

Almost picked it up but instead went for the $50 PSN card :(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y138VtaG3i4&feature=related

Gonna order it on amazon if I don't see it again at the local retail shops...

imo looks interesting enough.

Penfold

03-27-2009, 03:55 PM

Rhythm Heaven demo on Nintendo Channel was a lot of fun. Thinking about picking it up along with the DSi on launch day.

BardicKnowledge

03-27-2009, 04:26 PM

Penfold

04-06-2009, 10:40 PM

Picked up a DSi this weekend, as well as Rhythm Heaven, and also downloaded WarioWare: Snapped.

DSi is really nice - the more Wii-like UI is better IMO, pressing the power button to return to the system menu is really handy, and the cameras work pretty well for what they are. The slightly bigger, brighter screens are nice as well. That black matte finish is an improvement as well. No complaints from the upgrade from the DS Lite.

Rhythm Heaven just gets more awesome the more I play it...I think if somebody liked Elite Beat Agents and/or WarioWare, they'd enjoy that game.

WarioWare: Snapped is...akward. The camera doesn't always seem to work right when doing the initial calibration and is just way too slow between each microgame when you have to position yourself to start the next one, yet no problems during any of the microgames. It's fun, but it's no longer fast-paced like the rest of the series is and is also extremely short. I think the best part, though, is after each "roller coaster," where it shows you the pictures of yourself as you played the microgames, since the pics tend to look pretty funny.

Looking forward to more worthwhile DSiWare games to come out (my reason for buying DSi in the first place), and really hoping they extend the VC to DSi - it'd be really great to transfer VC games from the Wii to play on the go or be able to download GBA games, though who knows if that's gonna happen.

Overflow

04-06-2009, 11:48 PM

Hum4n After All

04-07-2009, 01:38 AM

DSi is really nice - the more Wii-like UI is better IMO, pressing the power button to return to the system menu is really handy…

Oh definitely. Probably the best feature besides the redone menu/entire system.
It's great when playing a game during the day and saving to go to the menu and brightening the screen as the day goes into the evening and resuming your game.
Especially when playing Pokemon Platinum.

Blue DSi FTW!
Beautiful color.

Bigfoot

04-07-2009, 02:03 AM

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Penfold

04-07-2009, 07:09 AM

I got a DSi too, but I can't get it to connect to my internet. For some reason, it won't accept the password (According to Support.Nintendo), even though the same password works with my DSlite. I've gotta wait until sunday when my family gets back from florida to change the password and see if that works. :(

What kinda router do you have? Linksys WRT51G perhaps? I actually had the prob you're describing with that router, and ended up getting a Linksys wireless N router for my b-day the next day, and now it works perfectly (my old router was dying about once a day lately, so it was time for a change regardless). I tried various things with the old router to get it to work (disable WEP, etc) and still nothing...about the only thing I didn't try was a hard reset to restore the factory settings, which might be a good thing to try if your router keeps giving you trouble.

Man, looks like I missed the deal you were talking about, Bigfoot. Oh well, hopefully I'll see it for cheap again at some point...it had pretty positive reviews.

Overflow

04-07-2009, 03:28 PM

What kinda router do you have? Linksys WRT51G perhaps? I actually had the prob you're describing with that router, and ended up getting a Linksys wireless N router for my b-day the next day, and now it works perfectly (my old router was dying about once a day lately, so it was time for a change regardless). I tried various things with the old router to get it to work (disable WEP, etc) and still nothing...about the only thing I didn't try was a hard reset to restore the factory settings, which might be a good thing to try if your router keeps giving you trouble.

Yeah, see, I have no idea what model it is. we got it from Telus, and I can't find any model name on it or the box, and I can't find the manual. If we CAN get a new router that works with the plan we've got going with telus, that would be awesome.

SirChadlyOC

04-07-2009, 04:36 PM

Soma

04-07-2009, 05:08 PM

I picked up a DSi yesterday on a complete whim. I was utterly against it in principle but had owned a Fat and a Lite. I traded in my Lite for $70 at gamestop and 5 DS games and pretty much got the system for free. I picked up the blue one along with DQ5. I downloaded brain training off the DSI ware store for free since I have never done brain training. I'm pretty impressed with the revision. Also I was disapointed in DQ5's graphics until I noticed you can rotate the camera.

Dhsu

04-07-2009, 06:26 PM

I played a demo of Rhythm Heaven the other day, and I have some concerns. Maybe some people who have played the full version can assist:

I noticed that there wasn't much feedback. No scoring, no "300" or anything. At the end of the stage, I got an "just OK" despite only missing one thing. The first time I tried, I missed like 6 things and got a "just OK."

Does the full version have more feedback? High scores? Other types of replay value?

I loved Elite Beat Agents, but I am so far disappointed in RH so far, but again, it was just a demo. Anyone care to give more detailed analysis?
If it's anything like the GBA game, the characters will give you visual feedback telling you how close you were to the beat. E.g. if you did it right they will smile, if you barely made it they'll look at you funny, and if you totally screwed up they'll fall down or something.

Penfold

04-07-2009, 09:15 PM

I played a demo of Rhythm Heaven the other day, and I have some concerns. Maybe some people who have played the full version can assist:

I noticed that there wasn't much feedback. No scoring, no "300" or anything. At the end of the stage, I got an "just OK" despite only missing one thing. The first time I tried, I missed like 6 things and got a "just OK."

Does the full version have more feedback? High scores? Other types of replay value?

I loved Elite Beat Agents, but I am so far disappointed in RH so far, but again, it was just a demo. Anyone care to give more detailed analysis?

There's no score or anything, but besides your result (I've seen "try again" "just ok" [the biggest range, btw] and whatever the best one is..."superb" or something), the feedback at the end they give you hints at where you did well...not particularly useful. Like Dhsu said, though, during the level itself it gives you some feedback as to how you're doing (the first level is pretty binary so it's not so applicable with that, but is with the rest as far as I've played). The demo is pretty indicative of the game, so if you didn't like that you prob won't like the full version.

Bigfoot

04-08-2009, 02:44 AM

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Sag Ee Mana

04-11-2009, 04:14 AM

Hi guys, there's a little question :

I've got a European DSi so the power supply shows PRI. : 230V~50Hz, and I travel to Canada for two weeks.
Do you think I can plug it in 110 V and it'll work ?
For my PSP, it's written "AC 100-240V", but for the DSi there is only "230V".
Of course it's lower in Canada than on my french island (240) so there's no risk but I hope it'll work ^^

cobaltstarfire

04-11-2009, 04:37 AM

Well, it doesn't matter too much because unless Canadian outlets are shaped the same as European ones I don't think you'll be able to plug anything in.

I know in the US our plugs have flat prongs, but Europe has round ones doesn't it? It's been a really long time since I was there, and all I remember is having to use transformers for everything to work!

So you might want to get an adapter.

I also asked one of my friends that actually knows all that electrical mumbo jumbo, and he says that it probably won't work even if you can plug it into the wall without a way to boost the voltage or something to that effect.

Overflow

04-11-2009, 04:56 AM

Here in Canada we've got the 2 flat prongs as well. You'll need an adaptor for sure, but whether or not you'll need a converter is something to check out at your local electronics store. If I remember correctly, Europe has a much higher energy output, so I had to buy a converter that would lower that output so it wouldn't fry my computer. I'm sure you can buy one that would do the opposite.

SirChadlyOC

04-11-2009, 05:08 AM

GET A CONVERTER. If you get just an adapter, you might be able to charge your DSi, but you'll do permanent damage to your battery, significantly reducing its battery life per charge.

If it doesn't charge, you run the risk of bricking your brand-new system.

Also, US and Canada have the same type of power, so if it says that it'll work in the US, it'll work in Canada.

Soma

04-11-2009, 05:20 AM

I'm super paranoid to ask but is the hinge on the DSi a bit looser than the DSlite? Mine certainly is and so was the other unit I tried to exchange it with.

Hum4n After All

04-11-2009, 09:01 AM

If anything that's a good thing.
Because the DS Lite was stiff and was more likely to break.
The fact that the hinge doesn't make that snappy sound when you open it all the way means they probably sorta fixed that problem.
That's what I think.

Sag Ee Mana

04-11-2009, 02:22 PM

Thank you very much for all those answers!!!
I already got an adaptor for flat prongs, I am French-Canadian so I'm used with the two systems :).

But this is the first time I have this problem so I prefer ask for some help.

So I found the answer : an old phat DS with a "Dragon" power supply compatible for GBA/DS, as I did last year. It has 100~230 on it.

And yes, as I see in some posts, it seems that only 230V power supply can become too harm so I won't take it.
So bye people !