Good games for Nintendo DS

cantius said:
Why are you surprised at the aforementioned games? A lot of people on this site don't read the TC's post and answer by myopic empirical data. (Topic title exclusivity)

Tsuyuu said:
the world ends with you

pokemon black and white 2

elite beat agents

999

Syran said:
Guys fuckin chill!

I asked about good storydriven games with good characters and so forth. I agree with lupadim though, most of the list posted above is, for me at least, a list of what I'm not getting. At what point did Super Mario or Pokemon become good storydriven games?

As for the entire discussion of wether Spice or One Piece is good, please go somewhere else with it. I don't care who started, just don't continue it.

lupadim said:


Said the guy who only plays nintendo games.

Let me explain that to all you guys that are not getting it: You people are like anime fans that have only watched Naruto. Some of you have watched Death Note too, and thinks that is the master of anime. You guys have no idea the NDS game library has more than 200 titles that are 500% better than any Nintendo game you can pick, but have no fame because Nintendo didn't let them grow (they depend on the fans)

ArtemisX said:


Creating a rediclous statement like that is going to get you a shit ton of hate. People will get very defensive. lol I my self won't go into the details cause i don't want to add full to the fire. But i will say TELL ME a list of GOOD games that YOU would consider.

Stay on topic at least if you can manage that.

lupadim said:


Professor Layton series are published by nintendo, but they are hidden gems at the huge nintendo library.

I've played so far Professor Layton and the Curious Village, I just finished it like 30 seconds ago. It was like reading a very good book. I was totally amazed with the complex plot the game had. I had no idea it would have so many twists. I'll start playing Professor Layton and idontremember it. The series got 3 games for DS if I am not mistaken, and some more for 3Ds.

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is the same thing. Totally amazing game, with many mysteries, it remembers me about Baccano; You will find many puzzle pieces, and the mroe you play, the more it makes sense.

Retro Game Challenge is, without a doubt, one of the best games ever made aswell. It is about 80s, 90s and very old games in general, you can acquire while playing. You can also buy magazines with tips and cheats, see interviews, and much more. You will basically feel like if you were at the 90s, playing those totally skill-based games. It ain't got a plot, nor characters, but it is definitely a fun game.

What else?

The World Ends With You
999
Picross (Made by nintendo, yes, but it is a game you have to use your brain, definitely not like those mario/pokémon games that never change)
GTA: Chinatown Wars (for some brainless fun)
Elite Beat Agents: American version of Osu!. Must-buy.

After playing those games, you will understand why I am saying that if you are just going to buy mario and pokémon games for your DS, you are being extremely dumb.

Syran said:
Guys fuckin chill!

I asked about good storydriven games with good characters and so forth. I agree with lupadim though, most of the list posted above is, for me at least, a list of what I'm not getting. At what point did Super Mario or Pokemon become good storydriven games?

As for the entire discussion of wether Spice or One Piece is good, please go somewhere else with it. I don't care who started, just don't continue it.

deadjames said:
Mario games have been story driven since 1985 when Super Mario Bros came out, and Pokemon has always been story driven.

ArtemisX said:



Ok lol first of all pokemon is an enormous franchise and has a very huge fan following in the online community so i can understand alot of people playing them, just like Monster hunter is pretty big to, the most recent one on the wii U and the many iterations on the psp.

As far as your recommendations i personally would not like many of them i don't think, but then again i am not one to judge a game i have not played. But i will say i am not much of a fan of puzzle games. My favorite type of genres would probably be RPGS, action and adventure. I do occasionally like platforms to. OUt of all of those the only i ever played was the "world ends with you" i absolutly enjoyed the dialogue, the story and the gameplay is very unique.

Don't diss mario as a reto gamer my self, i grew up playing mario games and donkey kong, i love how those franchises kind of respwned newer generation titles. They are so much fun to play and really brings back to the roots of gaming when it was actually challenging. Now a days with new innovation in the industry, the challenge level of games has dropped drastically. I understand how people's love for pokemon might be overrated in some people's eyes but that does not mean that is ALL They play, i am sure most fans that play pokemon have quite the variety of other DS titles to.


Anyways a list i would consider to be good would be like
Dragon Quest series,
Megaman Zero Collection,
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn,
The legacy of Ys, Books I and II
Okamiden,
The legend of Zelda (one of my absolute favorite franchises of all time)
Radiant Historia
I would add KIngdom hearts but alot of their spin off have been pretty bad. I would say KH 3d but thats for the 3ds, my favorite portable KH game is still birth by sleep.


My DS collection is not entirely HUGE like my other collections of games, namely ps2, ps3, psp. But out of those ones those i would pick as my personal favorites. Honestly speaking i really need to get more games for my DS, i have around 650 games in total and only like 20 of them are DS and yes the majority of these are pokemon versions. But i need to expand my DS library for sure. I know their loads of other games out their i would latch onto.

Nux_Walpurgis said:
Hotel Dusk: Room 215

Clous said:
So hipster it hurts, jesus fuck.

999, the phoenix wright series, animal crossing, and soul silver get my vote. I have also heard alot of good things about the world ends with you but have not played it personally.