NDS 3DS/DS games recommendations

[RageBurner]

NDS:

Sideswiped: Fun Burnout clone, just mindless fun.
Solatorobo: Underrated action RPG.
Knights in the Nightmare: Quirky tactical RPG by Sting. Also on PSP, but probably best played on the DS.
Ghost Trick: Rube-Goldberg machine like puzzle game with a nice art style and story.
Meteos: Fast paced matching puzzle game with a unique premise.

3DS:

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (needs a patch to fix RNG)
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
Monster Hunter Generations/Generations Ultimate (a complete English patch for the 3DS version of GU exists).
Bravely Default: Final Fantasy on the 3DS in all but name.
Bravely Second: Ditto.
Tales of Abyss: Best version of a great Tales game.

 

[kayuz6]

Dragon Quest IX is not only peak RPG, but peak GAMING.

I can't recommend it enough.

Eh it's true, DQ IX is very good. In fact, I've been thinking that they are always looking at it when making new DQ games. Level 5 is an excellent studio

 

[fishboneKiller]

i think someone already said it, but Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey is pretty killer. Contact for DS is also really cool and unique, i think its made by Suda51? so that's always a good sign of quality

 

[ore9]

I recommend Radiant Historia. Excellent game!

so how do you describe Radiant Historia without spoilers

 

[starseeker300]

been mentioned here already but fire emblem echoes: shadows of valentia is soooo good. way better now that you can obtain all of the dlc very easily, unlocking all of the classes & adding some other content.
I still haven't finished it but of the 3ds fire emblem games this is my fav in terms of art direction, character designs (thank u Hidari) & writing. Everything feels just a bit less whimsical and a bit more grounded in a way that fits the series imo.
The gameplay is pretty different than most the other emblem games from being able to navigate dungeons & towns to revised combat mechanics based of the nes original (no weapon triangle, bows shoot further, equipment levels & abilities, etc)

Still on fire emblem, i also recommend the english translation of New Mystery of the Emblem, which aside being the first game with main character customization, also comes packed with remakes of the BS fire emblem Archanea chronicles scenarios from the 90s which you can access from the main menu. (doesnt have the campy voice acting of the original but still very cool)

lastly, and maybe this is a nostalgia pick bcus i played this a lot as a kid, From the Abyss. fun little diablo esque hack n slash with a gimmick of unlocking spells/skills thru absorbing the ones enemies are flinging at you. Story isnt much but you can have pink hair and swing a sword around and at 10 years old what more could you possibly want in a game?

i love fire emblem, one of my favorite series

 

[LightningmanEXE]

Shin Megami Tensei IV and its sequel, SMT IV: Apocalypse are just wonderful JRPGs for the 3DS. Spent most of last summer playing through them both. Would highly recommend!

100% these, and SMT Strange Journey for the Nintendo DS. The SMT games on DS snd 3ds are SO GOOD.
SMT Devil Survivor is also really good if you like SRPGs and SMT in general.
Bravely default is also a really great game, as is dragons quests 5 an 9. (I haven't gotten around to playing the others yet)

 

[Viviana Santos]

 

[Crashbandi]

Final Fantasy Explorers was one of my favorite games on the 3ds, the other being Monster Hunter 4 Generations. MH4 was the game that got me hooked on Monster Hunter games

 

[DanCalibur]

What a coincidence, yesterday I started to play Final Fantasy 3, looks good so far. And of course you can't go wrong with DQ9.

 

[starseeker300]

What a coincidence, yesterday I started to play Final Fantasy 3, looks good so far. And of course you can't go wrong with DQ9.

actual ff3 or ff6 z(which was called ff3 in it original American release)

 

[TamagotchiTamaHero24's iconTamagotchiTamaHero24]

Check out Yo-Kai-Watch 3’s English release. ONLY IF YOU HAVE A MODDED CONSOLE THAT CAN PLAY BACKUPS!
It’s very expensive now, but wildly worth it and was sadly very overshadowed by the console’s utter murder at the hands of the Switch swallowing up its worldwide market.

 

[DanCalibur]

actual ff3 or ff6 z(which was called ff3 in it original American release)

The actual FF3?

 

[Jotaro]

 

[starseeker300]

The actual FF3?

i played the 3d remake and honestly its been my least favorite mainline ff so far, 5 does the job system way better, and most of the bosses are super gimmicky in the worst way possible, requiring you to do super specific builds. I do hear the pixel remaster version is a lot better though so maybe ill give that a try at some point

 

[Don Patch]

I may have recommended these on another thread, so sorry for the redundancy.

Dragon Quest IX

Metal Max 2: ReLoaded

(There's a fan translation hosted in the repository)

Ever Oasis

Final Fantasy Explorers

(Better with friends)

Hope this helps you out.
Have fun and let us know what you picked up/ liked.

 

[DanCalibur]

i played the 3d remake and honestly its been my least favorite mainline ff so far, 5 does the job system way better, and most of the bosses are super gimmicky in the worst way possible, requiring you to do super specific builds. I do hear the pixel remaster version is a lot better though so maybe ill give that a try at some point

Thanks, that's the only classic FF left for me to beat.

 

[Don Patch]

View attachment 14847This game is a hidden gem and I'm glad it's getting more attention recently.

Just looked this up. NGL, it looks dope. May have to give it a shot here.

 

[jesterfart]

anyone have any recommendations for these?

 

[RustySK]

Both of those systems have dozens upon dozens of gems on 'em. The DS library in particular is just chock-full of fantastic games.
Do you have any genre preferences? Are you looking for platformers, RPGs, Puzzle games etc.? Would help with finding a good recommendation.

Without anything specific to go off and off the top of my head - I think all the Dragon Quest games on either console are a good go-to. Same for the Etrian Odyssey and Ace Attorney series.

 

[NobodyHere]

Mentioned it before but ‘Lock’s quest’, the ‘fossil fighter’ games are a great time too

There’s also the ‘Style savvy’ series, ‘Rune Factory’, ‘Tomodachi Life’

‘Pokémon Conquest‘ and ‘Pokémon Rumble Blast’

It’s about (more or less) 60% trash 40% pure gold for their game libraries, it can be a bit intimidating looking through it all, totally worth it though. There’s really something for everyone.

 

[psvitaforever]

"Okamiden" for DS.

 

[jesterfart]

Both of those systems have dozens upon dozens of gems on 'em. The DS library in particular is just chock-full of fantastic games.
Do you have any genre preferences? Are you looking for platformers, RPGs, Puzzle games etc.? Would help with finding a good recommendation.

Without anything specific to go off and off the top of my head - I think all the Dragon Quest games on either console are a good go-to. Same for the Etrian Odyssey and Ace Attorney series.

preferences are definitely rpgs, racing games, and platformers

 

[RustySK]

preferences are definitely rpgs, racing games, and platformers

Ah gotcha!
In that case I'll definitely recommend all of the DQ and EO games again and I'll add Radiant Historia and SMT: Strange Journey (I'd recommend the DS versions over the 3DS ones) for RPGs and Super Mario 3D Land, Kirby Super Star Ultra and Kirby: Planet Robobot for platformers (Nintendo, cliché, I know, but those games really are fantastic) - racing games aren't my forte, sadly.

 

[jesterfart]

Ah gotcha!
In that case I'll definitely recommend all of the DQ and EO games again and I'll add Radiant Historia and SMT: Strange Journey (I'd recommend the DS versions over the 3DS ones) for RPGs and Super Mario 3D Land, Kirby Super Star Ultra and Kirby: Planet Robobot for platformers (Nintendo, cliché, I know, but those games really are fantastic) - racing games aren't my forte, sadly.

thats entirely ok! thank you for the recommendations

 

[KholdStare24]

Mario Kart 7 and Diddy Kong Racing DS are fun racing games