Retr0gamer wrote: » I will safely say that everyone is wrong when they talk about what the best game system of all time is because they always forget the true best game system of all time, the DS. Seriously though, it really is for me the best games system ever made. Just so many gems on it and such a vast and wildly diverse selection of games on it. It's a real shame that for the vast majority of videogame publications don't even acknowledge that handheld gaming exists let alone should be celebrated.
Retr0gamer wrote: » Tactics isn't on Gameboy Advance. FF Tactics Advance 1 and 2 are but.... they aren't great. The original PS1 Tactics is the game to go for and the best way to play that is the PSP or Android version as they have a translation that isn't badly translated gibberish. FF4-6 are on GBA. It's a good version of 6 on there, just the music is much weaker than the SNES version. FF4 is good as well but I prefer the PSP version which is the definitive version of that game. The DS/PC version is great as well but it's more a remix of the original game with extra difficulty.
skerry wrote: » Must keep an eye out for any good 2DS deals for Black Friday. Was toying with the idea of a PSP a while back but looking at the 2DS line up I'm thinking there's more enjoyment to be had there with Fire Emblem, SMT IV, Bravely Default and the likes.
nix wrote: » I'd advise checking into the games you want to play, the DS is great and all, but i found the games were massively over priced. I have a 3DS and wanted to play Bravely default myself, but it wasnt sold in most places and those that did were selling it for like €50+. Not a price I would pay for a handheld games myself, which i suspect was most other peoples reasoning, which is likely why the system isnt held in the highest regard it might deserve.
megaten wrote: » I'd be interested in the modern port of FFIX. The characters are great but the loading times kill the pace of the game.
Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: » Picked up Grandia HD yesterday evening, the game is as good as it always was but this port represents the barest of bare minimums of what's acceptable. These are only issues I've experienced myself in the 4 hours of playtime: Wrong audio track playing during spoken cutscenes Fps drops and syncing issues during every cut scene The HD filter suddenly disappearing, revealing the original textures that GungHo didn't bother their hole making accessible to us Fps drops during battles Partial controller support for a console game released in mid-late 90's. This is particularly baffling. all that said though the its still Grandia, but if you're tempted to pick this up, I'd just emulate. Its more stable and you have more options available to you.
megaten wrote: » I don't think SMTIV ever came out physically in the EU. Not that its hard to hack your 3DS to be region free these days.
megaten wrote: » Apollo justice despite its problems is still better than the ho-hum tepidness of the 3ds games. I can't forgive Spirit of Justice for walking back on how Ema turned out as an adult. I've been seriously considering getting a DSi XL for all the games I missed out the first time round.
Evade wrote: » I never get the love for FFIX, I've tied it a few times and thought it was pretty boring.
Deleted User wrote: » Completely forgot I bought tactics on android years ago
Retr0gamer wrote: » Found Grandia to be one of the better looking PS1 games
super_furry wrote: » About seven hours into Dragon Quest XI on the Switch and really glad I waited. Unlike other DQ games it's grabbed me from the very start and the music is a big part of that, really don't think the original midi soundtrack would be as engrossing.
skerry wrote: » Got back to Octopath Traveler the last 2 weeks and finished up all 8 characters stories last night. Had about 50 hrs done from a few months back and finished up with about 80 played. It's a pity that the stories aren't up to much really but I did enjoy the battle system and the game looks class so it definitely made up for some shortcomings on the story front. The way I worked through it was to do each chapter for all 8 characters and then work up to the next one. Ended up a few of my characters being fairly OP for the last few chapter 4 bosses though which made the fights fairly trivial. Would be nice if they made a sequel with a more thought out narrative.
Xenji wrote: » It is the Ni No Kuni of Switch games and is probably the most overated JRPG in the last 5 years, honestly if they made a sequel it would be even worse as seen with Bravely Default 2, the people behind it actually managed to take the worst parts of both Bravely Default games and somehow made them even worse, plus Acquire have not made a good game in nearly 20 years and it's baffling as to why they were even involved.
PostWoke wrote: » So that DQXI demo on Switch, is it really 10 hours of the game? Can the save file be kept if I want to go with the physical version down the road? How big is the demo?
Retr0gamer wrote: » Anyone playing Atelier Ryza? I bought it last night on steam when I was planning to wait. Friend of mine was on to me raving about how good it is. Says the game loop is really fun and the battle system takes a lot of cues from Grandia where it's a real time meter and you can interrupt attacks. He said the protagonist Ryza is one of the best protagonists as well, she is a real tomboy who does the exact opposite of what her parents say. Also said the game engine is a massive upgrade over the previous engine, the last few games used the 'Musou' engine but this game looks gorgeous and the PC isn't hobbled with a bad port of the Vita version with graphical issues. Sounds like a return to form for the series after the disappointing Mysterious trilogy.
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