Request nds & 3DS rpg recommendations

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Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin. More of a Metriodvania, but has RPG elements.

The Fire Emblem series (if you like strategy with your RPG) Both Awakening and Fates are really good (if you can get over the bad story).
 
I've seen a lot of good recommendations, here are some of mine!

Kid Icarus uprising, Unchained Blades, Conception 2, MH stories, Radiant Historia, Stella Glow, Rune Factory 4, Ever Oasis <-- this one especially! Monster Hunter 3U, 4U, maybe XX if you're willing to play the translation patched one. There's way too many good games!
 
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Zoids Saga for NDS is pretty cool and has an english translation

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For NDS, the remakes of Dragon Quest IV-VI are all fantastic, as is Strange Journey (NDS version is best here).

As for 3DS, Etrian Odyssey Untold 2 was pretty good, same for Radiant Historia (with this one the 3DS version is the better one).
Isn't radiant historia on the 3DS a sequel or a remake
 
Rpg Recommendation? Definitely a long list their....mmh top 3 games i would recommend are

Etrian odyssey series, both on ds and 3ds
Super Robot Wars OG Saga (and W if you like Srpgs)
Fossil Fighters...I really enjoyed the first one, but not so much the 2nd and 3ds one. They weren't bad, just first one i really liked and wanted them to be sequels.

Also if you don't play Kingdom Hearts Re:coded and 356/2, that would be very sad...mostly cause they are left out on the Kingdom Heart bundles. Sure you can see they hd cutscenes, but THE GAME MAN, for the love of the mouse man. You hd DDD but not these Square ENIX....WHY!!!!!
 
Rpg Recommendation? Definitely a long list their....mmh top 3 games i would recommend are

Etrian odyssey series, both on ds and 3ds
Super Robot Wars OG Saga (and W if you like Srpgs)
Fossil Fighters...I really enjoyed the first one, but not so much the 2nd and 3ds one. They weren't bad, just first one i really liked and wanted them to be sequels.

Also if you don't play Kingdom Hearts Re:coded and 356/2, that would be very sad...mostly cause they are left out on the Kingdom Heart bundles. Sure you can see they hd cutscenes, but THE GAME MAN, for the love of the mouse man. You hd DDD but not these Square ENIX....WHY!!!!!
i don't understand why square enix didnt remake re:coded & 358/2 days either but it is what it is but thanks for the recommendations
 
Ignoring the Pokemon titles (which I do very often)...

DS:
7th Dragon
Ash: Archaic Sealed Heat
Atelier Annie
Avalon Code
Black Sigil (better than it looks)
Blue Dragon Awakened Shadow
Blue Dragon Plus
Chrono Trigger
Dragon Quest IV (get the one from here that restores party chat)
Dragon Quest IX
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 1 & 2
Dragon Quest V
Dragon Quest VI
Etrian Odyssey I-III
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Fire Emblem: Shin Monshou no Nazo - Hikari to Kage no Eiyuu
From the Abyss
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn (unresolved cliffhanger, though...)
Infinite Space
Izuna 1 & 2
Knights in The Nightmare
Luminous Arc 1 & 2
Lunar Knights
Magical Starsign
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (Also on 3DS)
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Nora to Toki no Koubou: Kiri no Mori no Majo (now in English!)
Nostalgia
Phantasy Star 0
Radiant Historia (Also on 3DS)
Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure
Rune Factory 1-3
Sands of Destruction
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 1 & 2 (Also on 3DS)
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (Also on 3DS)
Soma Bringer
Suikoden Tierkreis
Summon Night: Twin Age
Summon Night X
Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Mugen no Frontier EXCEED
Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume
The World Ends With You
Ys Book 1 & 2

3DS:
7th Dragon III Code: VFD
The Alliance Alive
Bravely Default
Bravely Second
Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars
Dragon Quest VII
Dragon Quest VIII
Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 3 Professional
Etrian Odyssey IV
Etrian Odyssey V
Etrian Odyssey Nexus
Etrian Odyssey Untold
Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold
Ever Oasis
Fire Emblem Awakening
Fire Emblem Echoes
Fire Emblem Fates
Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance
The Legend of Legacy
Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Persona Q 1 & 2
Project X-Zone 1 & 2
Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology
Rune Factory 4
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner - Soul Hackers
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux
Stella Glow
Tales of the Abyss
Xenoblade

Yes, I "own" all of these games. Yes, I've played all of these games (though not to completion in some cases). Yes, I loved all the above games.
 
Kinda surprised no one has mentioned Fantasy Life for 3DS. It's one of the few RPGs I've seen that emphasizes on the RPG element.

Also other Level-5 games:
Yo-kai Watch series (3DS)
Inazuma Eleven series (DS and 3DS)
LBX: Little Battlers eXperience (3DS)
Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn (DS)
 
Oh Boy do I ever

DS:
Chrono Trigger
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team
Pokemon Conquest
Pokemon Black/White
Pokemon Black 2/White 2
Pokemon Ranger
Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon
Fossil Fighters
Fossil Fighters Champions
Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals
Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time
Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
The World Ends With You
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

JP DS:
Fire Emblem New Mystery of the Emblem

3DS:
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
Fire Emblem Awakening
Fire Emblem Fates
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentina
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Mario and Luigi: Dream Team
Bravely Default
 
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?
 
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Lots of great suggestions. I'm happy to see Stella Glow popping up so much, I thought I was the only one who liked that game. I don't think I saw Front Mission for the DS mentioned. Otherwise, Metal Max 2 - Reloaded and Metal Max 3 for the DS are worth a looksie. There's also Tales of Hearts, Tales of Innocence and Tales of the Tempest on the DS. They all have fan translated English patches now! Finally, Pokemon Black/White 2. The last games in the series that had actual charm before they switched to the boring 3D sprites with maybe 2 animations each. They are made even better with romhacks. I can't remember the name of the one I played though.
 
Yo-Kai Watch is a solid series of monster collecting games if you don't mind the childish sense of humor.
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There's supposedly a decent meta for the multiplayer if you're into that sort of thing. Don't know how you can still experience it though.
 

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