RPGs for the DS?

[Anthony Wells]

Nostalgia..get it. Be warned its it a pretty simple jrpg. bbut its fun...it has a nicely told story with a few twists here and there. Overall i really enjoyed playing it when i had it (i need to pick it up again).




Edit: to clarify on being simple...it is very easy. but i played it for the unique concepts and well told story. I only recommend it if you like games that have a good story and interesting mechanics over difficult fights and battles

 

[McMarbles]

I almost forgot about Black Sigil. It was pretty good, though buggy as all heck and very easy to break. And when I say "easy to break", I mean there's an infinite money exploit AND a store that sells stat-increasing items.

 

[Corinthian]

Thanks again for all the replies.

Pretty jazzed right now. Just got back from Gamestop (I know, I know) where I picked up copies of FFIV DS and Nostalgia for less than $20.

Never heard of Black Sigil but I'll keep my eye out. Right now, looking for a copy of Radiant Historia that isn't too crazy expensive.

 

[ModReap]

Do yourself a favor and grab The World Ends With You and 999: 9 Hours 9 Persons 9 Doors.

Yes I know 999 isn't really an RPG.

I also don't care.

This is for your own good.

 

[Corinthian]

The World Ends With You looks really, really cool.

However, reading about the combat... yeesh. Stupid question, but any lefties have any issues with it?

 

[ItsNotRudy]

Do yourself a favor and grab The World Ends With You and 999: 9 Hours 9 Persons 9 Doors.

Yes I know 999 isn't really an RPG.

I also don't care.

This is for your own good.

Personally I think TWEWY is rather overrated and more praised for it's style than solid gameplay. When you get over the cool animu graphics and novelty of controlling 2 characters at once, it's not that great. Narration so-so, actual battle mechanics so-so. I gave the game an honest shot but after a few hours it just felt so repetitive.

 

[EstrogenicMuscle]

Well, I was going to advise Dragon Quest IX, but it seems you already have it.

If you have a Nintendo 3DS, definitely go after Tales of the Abyss. It isn't quite as good as Tales of Symphonia, but it is still a great game with lots of content and story. You can put a lot of hours into that game. And it has an addictive combat system and good pacing.

The main character, Luke, is obnoxious. And you may want to yell at the characters for being so secretive and causing a lot of problems by just not opening their mouths when they ought. But if you can get past that, it is a really endearing game with a lot of good stuff to do worth replaying several times.

Like most Tales games, it has a New Game+ and a very good one. New Game+ has additional content and to do everything will take several playthroughs. Also, on the harder difficulties are some tough as nails bosses that are a lot of fun. Tales of the Abyss does not want for challenge or content as long as you are willing to put the game on harder settings. Also some content is limited to those who best the game on harder difficulties.

 

[TakeyB0y2]

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner - Soul Hackers just came out last week.

There's also Devil Survivor: Overclocked, and an enhanced port of Devil Summoner 2 will be coming out soon, as will Shin Megami Tensei IV.

 

[Elementary - Dear Watson]

Nostalgia..get it. Be warned its it a pretty simple jrpg. bbut its fun...it has a nicely told story with a few twists here and there. Overall i really enjoyed playing it when i had it (i need to pick it up again).




Edit: to clarify on being simple...it is very easy. but i played it for the unique concepts and well told story. I only recommend it if you like games that have a good story and interesting mechanics over difficult fights and battles

I agree with everything you say there! Did you find though, that there was possibly too much combat in the dungeons... sometimes only letting you run 1-2 paces before you had another 'mash a to win' fight?

Magic wise, apart from the attack buffs, I only used it to make fights more interesting... It was also kinda annoying that the 'harder' boss fights were not really extra challenge... they were just longer!

The airship fights were good though... and they had a bit of challenge when you were trying to transition to a new height level! (Some of the highest level fights you still have to run away from until the very end!)

 

[TheEvilCheese]

The World Ends With You looks really, really cool.

However, reading about the combat... yeesh. Stupid question, but any lefties have any issues with it?

Not a lefty myself, but the majority of control is stylus-on-screen. The controls are symmetrical (ABXY do the same as the D-Pad). The worst of it is probably menu placements favoring right handers, but that's a pretty small gripe to be honest.

I'm another vote for trying TWEWY, it's really not for everyone but if you enjoy it you'll be blown away.

Good choices so far, pokémon is my go-to recommendation (of course) Black and White probably being the best place to jump into the series. Chrono trigger, the FF remakes... DQ9, the mario RPGs...

There's a lot of note on the ds / 3ds. I'd be all for fire emblem awakening, but if you don't enjoy the gameplay it's not worth powering through.

 

[aegix drakan_v1legacy]

The World Ends With You looks really, really cool.

However, reading about the combat... yeesh. Stupid question, but any lefties have any issues with it?

I'm a lefty and I had no issues at all. They made sure we southpaws were accounted for.

The only difference is you have to use the ABXY buttons to combo with the top screen character instead of the Dpad.

Honestly, you need to pick it up. Like, pronto. It's incredible.

 

[PedroSteckecilo]

Alrighty...

1)Radiant Historia: This is flat out one of the best RPG's for the DS/3DS... whatever, it's a well made, plot filled, exciting RPG that recalls the best of the SNES/PS1 era.

2)The World Ends With You: A unique action RPG from Square with some bonkers as hell plot developments and a battle system that is as crazy as it is entertaining. Highly recommended.

3)SMT: Devil Survivor A weird cross over of traditional RPG and Tactical RPG (More tactical than Trad at the end of the day) with a really cool plot. Only down side is that this sucker is HARD.

4)Bowsers Inside Story This game is pretty gawdem amazing, it lacks a little on punchiness of plot but it makes up for that in hilarity. Also the gameplay is amazing, both as The Mario Bro's and as Bowser himself, especially when you get to grow to giant size and fight equally massive enemies in Kaiju style battles...

5)Suikoden: Tierkries: A fun game that tries to capture the Suikoden Vibe in handheld form. It doesn't entirely succeed but it has a pretty interesting plot and some fun characters, the downside is that it is very easy (which you can offset by never purchasing healing items... which is what I did).

6)Infinite Space: If you can find it this is a really neat Space Opera RPG and utterly unlike anything else on any platform to be honest.

Anyway, that's what I've got for you!

 

[Sir Christopher McFarlane]

I couldn't stand the battle system in TWEWY. Dividing my attention between the two screens would only ever work in turn-based combat. In action combat it's just a terrible game experience. I also advise against it.