Ah I dunno, could be. I'm not that up on all the game "journalists" like some people seem to be 
Gaming Nintendo 3DS vs PS Vita thread.
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I can't claim to be an expert, but I know Jim Sterling (and his army of fanboys/girls) because of his videos on The Escapist.
Yeah I know Jim (mostly because of his videos too), but that's about it when it comes to Destructoid (or most sites in general actually).
Both will come in PS+ at some point next year. I'm actually awaiting Soul Sacrifice, it's already been made free in the US, now it's Europe's turn (I reckon it's going to be available for free before March).
Played the Bravely Default demo a little bit. I have no idea what I'm doing. I really need to try and learn some things about RPGs, because apart from the odd few I have no idea how to play them.
I didn't realise there was a demo out, I will download it promptly.
I used to have no clue about RPGs, now it's one of my favourite genres. You need time to get used to mechanics in every game but once you get the hang of it it becomes a spectacular experience.
I wonder when I'm going to have my Zelda delivered. Next Friday would be a decent bet but I'm hoping it'll be sooner - perhaps shipping on Wednesday and delivery on Thursday.
Nintendo are fecking crazy. I can understand if they don't feel like the Xbox One launch consumers are generally the same market, but they're pitting 3 games against eachother.
Zelda and Mario Party on 2/3DS and Mario Land on Wii U.
I don't think anybody gives a shit about Mario Party.
Zelda and Mario Party on 2/3DS and Mario Land on Wii U.
I don't think anybody gives a shit about Mario Party.
I think with most RPGs it's the turn based battles/random encounters that annoy me. I think the battles take me away from the game too much generally. With action RPGs, games like Secret of Mana I can enjoy because you fight the enemies as you go, so it all seems like part of the adventure without going in and out of fights all the time.
Probably just a case of getting them all out in time for the busy shopping weeks, and the added bonus of someone buying those games instead of an Xbox.
But you're a massive Pokemon fan, right? :P
Yeah but all on the same day? Also a week after PS4? Crazy.
I can see Mario Party sales suffering. Zelda has a core fanbase I guess and what Wii U owner is going to ignore 3D Land after being starved for good games.
Btw.. I've only ever played a little bit of 2D Zelda in my life. I'd ask am I missing out but I know what the answer will be.
Any of you out there prefer the 2D Zeldas over the 3D ones?
Any of you out there prefer the 2D Zeldas over the 3D ones?
Yep, I really enjoy the Pokemon games, but I enjoy them even more when I've got loads of repel
Too frequent random encounters annoy me in Pokemon too. The turn based battles are alright though as I actually know what the feck I'm doing most of the time.I don't know what I prefer, I think it depends on what kind of game I want to play.
What 2D one have you played?
Actually, I lied. I played 2, but one was only on a friends GBA and I believe it was A Link to the Past? I got one on my own GBA because of it, just done some research and it was Zelda 2: Adventure of Link. I never got into it, and instead played Pokemon, Wario and for some reason Shaun Palmer Snowboarding.
Yep, I really enjoy the Pokemon games, but I enjoy them even more when I've got loads of repel
This is more of an issue with JRPGs though. What about Western RPGs?
That's the most different Zelda game of all
If you didn't give LttP a proper go, you should do that. Also play Link's Awakening. Those two are probably the best places to start with 2D Zelda.Did you get the Ambassador 3DS games? If so, you should download Minish Cap. While perhaps not as great as the previous ones I mentioned, it's another good one to play.
I have Mass Effect 2 but I literally nearly fell asleep when I played it. Couldn't enjoy it at all. Don't remember playing any other western RPGs.
The annoying thing is, when I see a JRPG, for example Dragon Quest VI that I got about a year ago, I like the style of the game, I like the music, I like walking around doing things and going to the different places, I like most of it... but then when I'm walking somewhere, a gang of knobhead monsters pop up out of nowhere, kills me straight away. Then after the game restarts and I make my way back there again, they show up once more, I might luckily kill them, but then I take three more steps and their stronger mate pops up and kills me because my health is so low from the previous battle.
That's the most different Zelda game of all
Did you get the Ambassador 3DS games? If so, you should download Minish Cap. While perhaps not as great as the previous ones I mentioned, it's another good one to play.
Don't blame me. I just put 'Dear Santa, Pokeball Zelda Gameboy Go' or something - maybe with a picture.
I know that obviously it's the same franchise and it's still Link and you still have Princess Zelda and what not, but do you really stand them together when you think about it? To me, 3D and 2D Mario are still both Mario - they're both platformers at the end of it. But 2D and 3D Zelda seem wildly different from where I'm sitting, but then I haven't really played the 2D ones.
Yeah.. I agree completely actually, the random battle sequences have always been a barrier for me enjoying a JRPG. Obviously, I've got into plenty and loved them - but it's always been something which miffed me off and occasionally stopped me from playing a game. They can't win with me either, they're either forced and you feel it's the same every time (same enemy, same place, same time, fight goes pretty much the same way except dice rolls) or they feel so random that it's unpredictable and a game of luck.
They're especially annoying when you're simply traveling and don't want to be halted every few steps (especially in an area you've already been to and cleared) or when you're on some already tedious side-quest and these battles are just prolonging it. In the games where you can skip, you're just spend loading up a fight to flee it again and wasting a ton of time so you'd rather just do the battle than waste your time constantly fleeing.
What was the Pokemon game where you could drink a potion to ignore random encounters? Or is it on all of them (haven't played the recent ones).
I've always though that the 2D and 3D Zelda games are their own thing. While the characters and overall ideas might be similar I think each one delivers a totally different experience. I think that with most games though. Even with Mario I think that both are quite different.
Yep.
I think I'll try to stick to action RPGs for the most part. Still need to restart Secret of Mana some time.
Repel. That's in all of them, and I use them a lot
I've always though that the 2D and 3D Zelda games are their own thing. While the characters and overall ideas might be similar I think each one delivers a totally different experience. I think that with most games though. Even with Mario I think that both are quite different.
Yep.
I think I'll try to stick to action RPGs for the most part. Still need to restart Secret of Mana some time.
Repel. That's in all of them, and I use them a lot
Have you played X Chronicles on Wii? That would probably be somewhat better. I haven't played Secret of Mana, infact I know nothing about it. I love Dragon Quest though, especially 8.
Yeah, that's the impression I get from it. I really should try out the 2D Zeldas sometime. Reckon I should go back and try out some of the older titles then like you suggested earlier or just go ahead and grab the new one?
REPEL! That's the one. Yeah, I'd have put a lot less time into Pokemon without it.
Atleast the encounters in Pokemon have some meaning to them. In other games, they need to give me a reason to care about these encounters, but I've rarely felt 'oh, please run into some dude so I can try out that new spell/combat move'.
I have it sitting on my shelf but I haven't played it yet. Been meaning to get to it though. You should play Secret of Mana, I reckon (based on absolutely nothing at all) that you would enjoy it.
I'd just say wait for the new one now that it's close, and if you enjoy it then go back and try some of the others after.
I guess some people enjoy the random battles for leveling up, experience and all that, but I'm not one of them.
Just looked it up, it looks interesting for sure. I'll make sure to check it out, apparently it's available on the virtual console too
Yeah, I'll pick it up for sure. Will buy it straight after I finish Wind Waker, I've been wanting to replay that game for so long!
What about Mother 3? I know you played Earthbound. Can you imagine that/Earthbound in a 3D style? That'd be awesome I think.
Oh that's cool and handy, didn't know it was on there.Just looked it up, it looks interesting for sure. I'll make sure to check it out, apparently it's available on the virtual console too
Yeah, I'll pick it up for sure. Will buy it straight after I finish Wind Waker, I've been wanting to replay that game for so long!
What about Mother 3? I know you played Earthbound. Can you imagine that/Earthbound in a 3D style? That'd be awesome I think.
They were working on a 3D Earthbound for the N64, but ended up doing Mother 3 instead - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EarthBound_64
Sony have announced three new Vita bundles, each of which includes the new 'Tearaway' game.
http://www.polygon.com/2013/11/14/5...-a-trio-of-tearaway-ps-vita-bundles-in-europe
The UK bundle is available to pre-order at Game now, priced at £189.99 and includes the machine, Tearaway, Little Big Planet and a 16GB card. Pretty good deal, I think.
http://www.polygon.com/2013/11/14/5...-a-trio-of-tearaway-ps-vita-bundles-in-europe
The UK bundle is available to pre-order at Game now, priced at £189.99 and includes the machine, Tearaway, Little Big Planet and a 16GB card. Pretty good deal, I think.
That is a good price.
They should totally do it - they could do it with 2d cut-scenes too.
Mother 3 was crazy, that's the one where you can sync your combat with the beat of the music right? Like nobody has ripped that off yet!
Tearaway could be fantastic if they pull it off, it's available next week for a low price (£20 on PS Store). I'll pre-order it next week and download it first thing in the morning next Friday.
Yeah that's the one.
I don't think we'll see a new Mother/Earthbound game
Shigesato Itoi (the creator of the series), has said multiple times he's not interested in making a new one.Kirby: Triple Deluxe and is out in Japan on January 11th. From that I'll predict that it'll be out here around the end of March.
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/balj/index.html
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/balj/index.html
Ok, so I just played DQ VI for a few minutes and figured I better ask for some help instead of moaning like the other day. How am I supposed to beat multiple enemies in a battle? If it's just two or maybe three then that's ok, but just now I encountered four arseholes, and each of them dealt 5-6 damage to me straight after each other. Before I even get to my turn that's half of my HP gone. Even if I do get to attack I only get do deal a tiny bit of damage to one of them before they all attack me again, and after the second wave of attacks, or maybe third if I'm lucky, I'm dead.
Wish i could help you but i've never played a DQ. Yer man for that sorta thing had got to be Quakey i reckon!
I'm wondering when this Sonic Transformed is going to be on PS+...
I'm wondering when this Sonic Transformed is going to be on PS+...
Do you keep your stats when you restart?
Yeah the stats are kept. Didn't know that actually, had to play it and find out.
For any new/soon to be 3DS owners in Europe... if you register a 3DS XL and one of the 15 games below on Club Nintendo between November 27th and January 13th 2014, you can get Super Mario 3D Land for free;
http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Campaigns...R-MARIO-3D-LAND-Welcome-Promotion-831595.html
http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Campaigns...R-MARIO-3D-LAND-Welcome-Promotion-831595.html
That list reminds me I've still got loads to play on my 3DS.
Keep plugging away then. I found it similarly frustrating at the start of Earthbound when everything within a 10 metre radius attacks and kills you frequently! After a few deaths, you level up and start killing the assailants with ease.
smh. Bought mine earlier this year and registered it thinking that kind of deal was on according to whatever I bought it on....then it wasn't.
Can't wait for the new Zelda tomorrow. Too much shit happening, Elder Scrolls Beta, Xbone, and then Nintendo just swiftly comes in and wins the weekend.
Can't wait for the new Zelda tomorrow. Too much shit happening, Elder Scrolls Beta, Xbone, and then Nintendo just swiftly comes in and wins the weekend.
Has anyone tried to register more than two 3DS consoles on their Club Nintendo account yet?
I already have 3D Land, and I've already registered a regular 3DS and 3DS XL. However, I have another 3DS XL now which is really my girlfriend's, but I'm in a spot where I'd want to register everything on my account rather than register the 3DS XL and either Pokémon or Layton on a new account (even if it means a free game).
Obviously, I only ask as the promotion doesn't start for a few days yet and I haven't registered the new 3DS XL yet.
If it works, I'll be able to offer the 3D Land download code to someone else.
I already have 3D Land, and I've already registered a regular 3DS and 3DS XL. However, I have another 3DS XL now which is really my girlfriend's, but I'm in a spot where I'd want to register everything on my account rather than register the 3DS XL and either Pokémon or Layton on a new account (even if it means a free game).
Obviously, I only ask as the promotion doesn't start for a few days yet and I haven't registered the new 3DS XL yet.
If it works, I'll be able to offer the 3D Land download code to someone else.
I haven't registered my 3DS XL...
Gutted... got 3d land already... shame there's not a promotion for the other way round where you register 3d land and get one of those games. I'm not sure I can wait for Xmas when I (my son officially) get Pokemon!