Game Recommendations V.3

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So I was looking for a DS RPG, and I saw Etrian Odyssey; thoughts?

I'm in the same boat, Kitsune.

I'm really looking for good RPGs for the DS, but am failing. =C

Not just RPGs but good games overall.

Originally Posted by brokenjoker

I'm in the same boat, Kitsune.

I'm really looking for good RPGs for the DS, but am failing. =C

Not just RPGs but good games overall.

Some good RPGs for the DS would be Dragon Quest 4, The World Ends with You, Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time, Final Fantasy 4, and Sonic Chronicles.

OHO~

Well let Mike break out his Nintendo Power and see what we have.

Ninjatown, Ni No Kuni: The Another World, World Destruction, Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness, Castlevania: Judgement, Elebits: The adventures of Kai and Zero, Chronotrigger DS, Suikoden: Tierkreis.

.. Dragonball Z: Origins? XD

I'm willing to bet you'd have to wait to get most of those but at least you can look forward to them

Originally Posted by Kitsuné

So I was looking for a DS RPG, and I saw Etrian Odyssey; thoughts?

The World Ends With You, THE WORLD ENDS WITH YOU!

I've been planning on playing Etrian Odyssey for awhile now, but I can only find it at stupidly expensive prices and can't work out why. It looks like my cup of tea, though I've heard it's a very focused expiriance- that is, a huge amount of team development, some level grinding, gold farming, and other activitys that operate under the same hardcore RPG banner.

But as I say, I havn't played it.

I brought Stalker today, in favour of Phantom Hourglass (Stalker was £5 cheaper, and I though I'd try somthing differant. I also havn't heard a lot about Stalker, and I find that freash gaming expiriances can be so much more satisfying) Did I make the right choice?

...you're in England too, and I can get it for £15 pounds at John Lewis. :3

(Compare Etrian Odyssey Prices - PriceRunner any time you're looking for the best price for anything onlne, go to Pricerunner)

Oh my, thank you. For some reason, the only places I have foud it on the highstreet (which are few enough to begin with) always seem to have it listed at £40. For a (fairly) old DS game.

Unfortunatly I can't buy online and the nearest John Lewis to me is in Southapton (I'm on the Isle of Wight), but thanks anyway.

What should I get for my birthday?

I have a Wii, with SSBB, SMG, Elebits, WW:SM, SPM, GH:III, GH: Aero smith, we're getting GH: WT soon, probably for Christmas. I can't get a 360, and remember that the Wii is in the open living room, where my little Brother(9) and Sister(11) are usually at. What should I get?

OH YEAH! I forgot, I have a DS, with PH, Custom Robo, and Kirby Canvas Curse. I was thinking about getting TWEWY, is it any good? (reviews are generally positive).

Originally Posted by Twilight_King11

What should I get for my birthday?

I have a Wii, with SSBB, SMG, Elebits, WW:SM, SPM, GH:III, GH: Aero smith, we're getting GH: WT soon, probably for Christmas. I can't get a 360, and remember that the Wii is in the open living room, where my little Brother(9) and Sister(11) are usually at. What should I get?

OH YEAH! I forgot, I have a DS, with PH, Custom Robo, and Kirby Canvas Curse. I was thinking about getting TWEWY, is it any good? (reviews are generally positive).

If you like point 'n click games and a fantastic storyline, the Phoenix Wright games on DS are superb.

On Wii, de Blob is a fun, creative game with a catchy soundtrack. There's also Okami (excellent action-adventure, very similar to TP), or Boom Blox (an interesting puzzle game with realistic physics). These are all family friendly.

Originally Posted by Avalanchemike

OHO~

Well let Mike break out his Nintendo Power and see what we have.

Ninjatown, Ni No Kuni: The Another World, World Destruction, Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness, Castlevania: Judgement, Elebits: The adventures of Kai and Zero, Chronotrigger DS, Suikoden: Tierkreis.

.. Dragonball Z: Origins? XD

I'm willing to bet you'd have to wait to get most of those but at least you can look forward to them

It ain't Dragonball Z, it's the original Dragonball series.

Left 4 Dead. the demo is amazing.
I played De Blob back when it was an indie game.

I'm having trouble deciding between two DS games. Apollo Justice or Mega Man ZX Advent?

Originally Posted by Godot

If you like point 'n click games and a fantastic storyline, the Phoenix Wright games on DS are superb.

On Wii, de Blob is a fun, creative game with a catchy soundtrack. There's also Okami (excellent action-adventure, very similar to TP), or Boom Blox (an interesting puzzle game with realistic physics). These are all family friendly.

I might try PW, I've played all of the other games. Okami stands out as my favorite of the three, but I don't think I want to buy it. I enjoy adventure games, if that helps.

Originally Posted by Lord Golbez

I'm having trouble deciding between two DS games. Apollo Justice or Mega Man ZX Advent?

I don't know much about Mega Man ZX, but Apollo Justice is decent (if you like point and click adventures, obviously). But nowhere near as good as the PW games, so I'd advise it only if you've played the other three and enjoyed them.

Originally Posted by DrGearHeart

I might try PW, I've played all of the other games. Okami stands out as my favorite of the three, but I don't think I want to buy it. I enjoy adventure games, if that helps.

Then Phoenix Wright is almost definitely a good idea for you. It helps to start with the first game.

It's pretty good for it's days though lacking in certain features. I give it a five/10 even in 1990 standars as I didn't know better back then.

It allows fun and freedom while it teaches you stuff as you can do any thing you want instead of A,B,C.
My favorite is the Keyboard where you play a little game to find the notes and you can listen/make your own songs with realistic instruments. (There is also info about the instrument you are using) (Now days you could probably download your own song into it if they re-made it)

My other favorite is the monoploy type game where you learn about money though dorky nowadays. (small change)

You gotta remember that the PC couldn't do much back then and was lucky to make more then a few bloops and beeps! :O

This just seems like a review/recommendation to me. I'm moving it here.

So I recently got a PS3, can any one recommend some good multiplayer games? Preferably ones that have multiplayer offline as well as online.

Resistance 2 instantly comes into mind in terms of multiplayer. 8 player co-op, 60 player versus -- all of which is class based. As you would imagine, the battles can be incredibly hectic and intense. The single player campaign manages to be quite satisfying as well. I definitely recommend purchasing this game.

Just going to go ahead and say:

DON'T BUY GH4! I decided on it because it was the franchise that had the R.E.M. tunes this go around, but that turned out to be a fairly flimsy reason. First thing:

Instruments: Exceptional, actually. The drums I got weren't broken and felt authentic. The guitar is the love-child of Rock Band's padded strummers and Guitar Hero's clicky ones. I luv it. Mic's are good enough, but still feel way too unrealistic because of their weight, circumference, and length.

The character creator was great, too. The ingredients were there for awesomeness, but they screwed it up with

1.) Not enough songs. Period
2.) Not enough GOOD songs.
3.) The music creator is horrendous in sound quality. You can't tell me a Blu-Ray disc doesn't have enough space for 44.1 Mhz sound at 16-Bits. Christ.
4.) Tour is a joke. You have to purchase venues, for the love of mooses everywhere!

I cannot express my disatisfaction without you hearing my voice and seeing the beating of my wings. If you can buy both games, don't worry; the formula is outstanding and patches with extra DLC could save GH4. However, with Rock Band 2, you'll get all the songs from the first [with a 6 dollar liscense fee] plus a small engine upgrade...but it is still pretty much a carbon copy of the first game.

Just a rant.