Anyone else a bit let down by the 2007 (and now 2008) DS game lineup?

[dmaul1114]

Seemed I couldn't keep up last year, but this year all I've bought so far is Planet Puzzle League.

Looking at the Release Dates on IGN, only Zelda jumps out as a must buy for me. There's a lot coming, just not much that interests me. :(

[botticus]

This year has been extremely light (not counting all the stuff I've sold off)

2006
Tetris
NSMB
Rocket Slime
Clubhouse Games
Contact
FFIII
EBA (bought in 2007)

2007
Phoenix Wright: JFA
Etrian Odyssey
Zelda (preordered)

Not counting the imports in there since I'm not sure of their release and don't really count with the topic at hand.

There are games on the way the last few months that interest me, but I don't know if I'll bite. Only things that look like buys for this year are Flash Focus, PW3, Contra 4, FFXII, and Professor Layton. Few others are somewhat interesting.

In conclusion, the year is going to finish out a hell of a lot better than it started, but doesn't hold a candle to last year.

[looploop]

Ninja Gaiden DS! That will make it a good year.

[pitfallharry219]

The new Chibi Robo should be fun.

[judyjudyjudy]

Looking at my list of 2007 games, I'm pretty content:

Puzzle Quest
Pokemon
Hotel Dusk
Ouendan 2
Phoenix Wright 2 & 3

[dcfox]

I still haven't beaten all the games I got last year. So I'm not too worried if there's only a dozen games I want to get oppposed to two dozen.

What I bought so far in '07

Phoenix Wright 2
Hotel Dusk
Lunar Knights
FF: Chocobo Tales
Pokemon
Planet Puzzle League
and those are the ones I could think of off the top of my head.

[Kaijufan]

OP you need to buy Hotel Dusk. It's easily my favorite DS game.

[dmaul1114]

OP you need to buy Hotel Dusk. It's easily my favorite DS game.

I hate text adventure games. Phoenix Wright bored me to tears. If I wanted to read that much and have that little control I'd just read a book.

[spiwak]

Aren't you always saying you don't have time to play much these days? Seems like Nintendo smiled upon you this year.

[dmaul1114]

Aren't you always saying you don't have time to play much these days? Seems like Nintendo smiled upon you this year.

I'm going to be doing a good bit of coast to coast travel the next several months for work, so that will open up some DS time on flights etc.

[jbuck138]

This year hasn't had as many AAA titles as last years for the DS. I am still very satisfied with the games I have played this year. And there is the holiday releases still coming.

[bob330i]

Yes and no. Still have a 5 game backlog on my DS and 10 game backlog on my PSP. Nothing new was bought for my DS from this year's releases. Zelda will probably be my first for '07.

[Like A Breath]

I've bought

Pokemon Diamond, Picross, Rune Factory, Puzzle Quest, Hotel Dusk, Ouendan 2, Custom Robo, Lunar Knights, Phoenix Wright 2 and some others I've forgotten. It's been a pretty good year, I'm still working my way through the collection.

[Jayayess1190]

Games I've pre-ordered:

Need for Speed
Juiced 2
The Simpsons DS
Zelda: PH
Lifesigns
Phoenix Wright: JFA

Still Want:

My Word coach
My Spanish Coach
Geometry Wars
Race Driver: Create and Race
Mario Party
Dementium: The Ward
Mario & Sonic at the olympics
Proffeser Layton & the Mysterious village

My 2008 Game list has seven games on it. This year for me has been great. Sold a bunch of games, bought some, have these to look forward too.

[laaj]

Few things I might buy:

Panzer Tactics (pre-ordered) [lots of pre-order discounts online on this title]
Zelda (pre-ordered)
Geometry Wars
Race Driver
Dementium
Undercover: Dual Motives
Sinking Island


Jayayess1190: Juiced 2? Have you checked out Race Driver yet?

[Apossum]

Planet Puzzle League = Best DS game until Ninja Gaiden comes out :D

[whoknows]

Sonic is coming out next month so...no...maybe?

[maigoyume]

at least my wallet can breathe easy right now

[pygmy carnotaur]

This has been another great year for the DS, it's just that the good games were spread out better this year. I can't say a year which gave Ouendan 2 and Pokemon D/P was bad, considering those are the two best DS games available IMO. It is looking a little light over the next few months, but it's not like I'm going to have a lot of time anyway considering I still have games from last year waiting to be played.

[Callandor]

I honestly think that the only DS game I've bought this year has been Picross. There have been others that I'd like, but my 360 and Wii have been keeping me busy.

On that note: Go Buy Picross! :D

[SpazX]

So far this year I've gotten Diddy Kong Racing, Planet Puzzle League, Brothers in Arms, Picross, Brain Age 2, Hotel Dusk, and Phoenix Wright 2. Maybe I'm forgetting one or two.

Right now I'm looking forward to Zelda (duh), Sonic Rush Adventure, maybe Chibi Robo, and Phoenix Wright 3. Not too bad, not too great. I still want to get puzzle quest and I'm sure there are some new releases that I can't think of.

[q 3]

Hmm... Thus far this year for me:

Etrian Odyssey
Hotel Dusk
Justice for All
Pokemon

And forthcoming:

Front Mission
Contra 4
Trials and Tribulations

No complaints here.

[Wet Ninja]

I'm still catching up from 2006, so the lighter 2007 lineup hasn't bothered me.

So far this year, I've bought:

FF Fables: Chocobo Tales
Hotel Dusk
Picross
Pokemon
Puzzle Quest


I've been playing Advance Wars, Elite Beat Agents, Puzzle Quest, Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime, Pokemon, and Picross; I haven't had time for any more games.

Of the games released this year, I still want to get:

Glory Days 2
Heroes of Mana
New York Times Crosswords
Rune Factory


That list doesn't count games coming out this fall or games released in 2005 or 2006 I still haven't picked up, so I have plenty of DS games to keep me busy. I can see though where there's a lack of big titles this year, especially compared to last year.

[Pestilence]

How come no one has said Worms 2 yet?

I mean, its worms, with every weapon from all the worms games, and WiFi.

Im so gonna be getting this next week when it comes out (9/4 for those that dont know)

[dmaul1114]

To be clear, I didn't mean to imply there were no good games....there just haven't been games that interest me.

I don't like Pokemon, have had my fill of puzzle games on the DS--so no interest in Picross right now, don't like text adventure games so no Hotel Dusk or PW3 for me, like platformers but never cared for Sonic games so that one's out, hated EBA so no interest in inmporting Quendan 2 etc. etc.

It's just been a poor year for my tastes, after last year where we had NSMB, Rocket Slime, Clubhouse Games, Mario Kart still going strong etc. etc.

[SpazX]

To be clear, I didn't mean to imply there were no good games....there just haven't been games that interest me.

I don't like Pokemon, have had my fill of puzzle games on the DS--so no interest in Picross right now, don't like text adventure games so no Hotel Dusk or PW3 for me, like platformers but never cared for Sonic games so that one's out, hated EBA so no interest in inmporting Quendan 2 etc. etc.

It's just been a poor year for my tastes, after last year where we had NSMB, Rocket Slime, Clubhouse Games, Mario Kart still going strong etc. etc.

Have you played Picross? It's a lot different from the other puzzle games. I know you know that, but I mean it makes you think differently so playing it is more enjoyable (to me) and very different from the dropping-block-type puzzle games. If you're just completely burnt out on any kind of puzzle game (or at least blatantly a puzzle, since all games are essentially puzzles) you won't want it, but if there's a way for you to demo it then you should.

[snakelda]

I've only bought:
PW 1 and 2,Advance Wars DS,EBA,Pokemon Diamond,Big Brain Academy and Brain age 1 and 2.

[Chris in Cali]

I very disappointed by both the DS and the Wii line-up. There are only two games for me... Zelda Phantom Hourglass, and Mario Galaxy. I'm sick of all the brain game/mini games nonsense. One or two are fine, but do we need one or two every week? No. Nintendo needs to go back to making real games.

[SL4IN]

I don't think 2007 has been bad for the ds at all. here's my purchases:

Pokemon Diamond
Pokemon Pearl
Hotel Dusk Room 215
Puzzle Quest
SNK vs Capcom Card fiighters

And here's my waitlist of games till coming out this year for the ds:

Final Fantasy Tactics A2
Final Fantasy XII Revenant Wings
Dragon Quest Monsters Joker
Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations
Geometry Wars Galaxies
N+
Contra 4
Ultimate Mortal Kombat III
Zelda Phantom Hourglass
Bleach: Blade of Fate
Sonic Rush Adventure
Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword
Worms 2 Open Warfare
Drawn to Life
Jam Sessions

oh the ds has been good to me this year.

[Monsta Mack]

Yeah it was a bit of a slow year but not too bad really. Could be worst, could be launch all over again.

This year

- Planet Puzzle League (Didn't buy it, prolly will down the road)
- Pokemon Pearl/Diamond (Amazon DOTD $20 FTW)
- Puzzle Quest (Waiting for XBL or Wii version)
- Lunar Knights (Gota grab this someday)
- Hotel Dusk (Own it and It's great.)
- Phoenix Wright 2+3 (Beat 2, first was better but looking forward to Part 3 a lot more then I did with 2)

Everything else... eh.

We still have the following out before the year ends though
- Ninja Garden: Ryu's Sunny Sunflowers of Doom (if it doesn't get delayed)
- My Sims Wi-Fi (EA will probably screw this up though)
- Sonic Rush Adventure (Isn't this the Bioware project game?)
- Megaman ZX Advent
- Contra 4
- Dragon Quest Monsters
- Zelda

Few others titles that I forget...

[Strell]

Disappointed?

No, motherhucka. I am not. (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=142144)

[jer7583]

I wish the FF4 remake was this year. That's the next DS game I'm really hyped about. Even more than Phantom Hourglass.

[Parathod]

Games that I think look good in 07:

Already Out:

Brain Age 2
Hotel Dusk
Picross
Puzzle Quest
Planet Puzzle League
Phoenix Wright 2


Future Releases:

Front Mission
Chibi Robo
Layton
Contra 4 (with NES Contra and Super C)
Phoenix Wright 3
Zelda

Games I have no interest in, but you might:

Mario & Sonic at the Olympics
Pokemon Diamond/Pearl
Rune Factory
Mario Party DS
Sonic Rush Adventure
Heroes of Mana
Mega Man ZX Advent
Touch Detective 2 1/2
Jam Sessions
Geometry Wars
DK Jungle Climber
Ninja Gaiden
FFXII: Revenant Wings
Ultimate Mortal Kombat


I just named 26 games (not counting alternate versions or imports like Ouendan 2) without writing a game that is truly questionable and not likely to purchased by at least a few CAGs. At the very worst, there has to be at least 12 games that interest you in that list (given the right price). That's 1 game per month.

[laaj]

Seemed I couldn't keep up last year, but this year all I've bought so far is Planet Puzzle League.

Looking at the Release Dates on IGN, only Zelda jumps out as a must buy for me. There's a lot coming, just not much that interests me. :(

Maybe you burned yourself out last year and need some break from games. Before this year I haven't owned any console for 5 years.

[botticus]

Disappointed?

No, motherhucka. I am not. (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=142144)Sorry, bloke, but that's Europe. And terrible. :hot:

[Strell]

Sorry, bloke, but that's Europe. And terrible. :hot:

Import.

And no. You are wrong.

[botticus]

Import.

And no. You are wrong.I wish you would not object to my uninformed opinion. It's quite rude.

[Strell]

I wish you would not object to my uninformed opinion. It's quite rude.

A detective with an uninformed opinion!

What a Dick!

Ho ho ho!

[botticus]

A detective with an uninformed opinion!

What a Dick!

Ho ho ho!http://i2.tinypic.com/67njqyf.jpg

[alongx]

Releases from this year that I've bought already: Pokemon, Picross, Puzzle League, Brain Age. I'm looking forward to Zelda, FFXII: Revenant Wings, and Prof. Layton. All in all, I'd say this year is good enough.

[dmaul1114]

Maybe you burned yourself out last year and need some break from games. Before this year I haven't owned any console for 5 years.

Not at all. I've played more games this year than last probably...just less on the DS.

There just haven't been many/any triple A games in the genre's I like, where as there were a handful last year.

[dmaul1114]

Sorry, bloke, but that's Europe. And terrible. :hot:

Agreed, don't think I've ever seen a game I've ever wanted to play LESS than that gay piece of shit. A whole game on quite possibly the worst character in video game history? No thanks.

[Strell]

Agreed, don't think I've ever seen a game I've ever wanted to play LESS than that gay piece of shit. A whole game on quite possibly the worst character in video game history? No thanks.

Man you people are narrow.

That's the whole goddamn point. You get to control him, so you get to kill him over and over and over.

That's the BEST possible thing to do with him.

Cripes people are short.

[dmaul1114]

Man you people are narrow.

That's the whole goddamn point. You get to control him, so you get to kill him over and over and over.

That's the BEST possible thing to do with him.

Cripes people are short.

Sorry I'd rather avoid it. Now if they make Manhunt 3, and the whole game is ripping his nuts off with pliers I may reconsider....

Just killing him isn't enough to tolerate looking at him. Has to be sheer unadalterated mutilation.

Not to mention buying the game just support the character and gives Nintendo more incentive to keep him around, lessen Zelda games with his presence etc.

[Strell]

I still think it's funny you are named after Darth Maul.

[Masterkyo]

September

DK Jungle Climber
Sonic Rush Adventure

October
Zelda: The phantom hourglass
Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword
Chibi Robo: Park Patrol
Bleach: The Blade of Fate
Mega Man ZX Advent
Panzer Tactics
Front Mission
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 3

November
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker
Contra 4
Ontamarama
Mario Party
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
Nintendo Magic

[dmaul1114]

Like I said, a lot coming, but just nothing but Zelda that's a must buy for me. But to be fair I do have relatively narrow interests--really just platformers, action-RPGs (i.e. Zelda), sports games (suck on DS), FPS games (suck on portables), the occasional puzzler and RPGs (though less now that I have a hard time finding time to get through 40 hour games).

[ananag112]

I am let down by the DS as a whole.

Still, Zelda:PH will be good and I am hoping for the best with Ninja Gaiden.

[Rocko]

DQ: Joker and DK Jungle Climber are the only ones that interest me other than Zelda, which I already preordered from FV.

[sying]

With the titles that everyone else has listed as well as Zelda and a online Worms 2 game, Duck Amok and Jam Sessions. I think its a very good year. Right now my DS$$$ > PS3 $$$

[gators625]

It's hard to follow up Clubhouse Games, New Super Mario Bros., Mario Kart, Elite Beat Agents, etc. But there have been a few games this year that are a bit different.

This year, the games that I've bought are The New York Times Crosswords, SimCity DS, Picross DS, and Brain Age 2. That's probably it for me for the year.

It's still a good year, but it would have been a stellar year with F-Zero DS and Mario Tennis DS(wifi).

[wizardofcoz4126]

Honestly its been a good year. Besides the already mentioned games, I am looking forward to Bleach DS, Phoenix Wright 3, Prof. Layton, and Zelda.

[gunm]

I picked up Brain Age2, Puzzle Quest, and Pokemon Pearl for DS this year.

I have Zelda on pre-order, and will probably get Ninja Gaiden DS too.

I'm glad there aren't too many games or I'd be even more broke than I am already. :p

[dmaul1114]

Had to bump this rather than starting a new thread....

2008 has been just as bad for me. Only thing I've bought was Space Invaders, that I already shipped off on Goozex as I got sick of it fast.

I went to a couple stores while in California last week to see if I could find something to play on the flight back and had no luck. Seems like all the good games coming out are JRPGs which I have no interest in, or touch screen stuff like Trauma Center which I also have no interest in.

Only thing coming this year that I'm interested in is Castlevania. Hopefully that will turn out well. As from above Zelda: PH was all I was looking forward to around this time last year and I ended up hating that (though I forced myself to finish it).

So the DS is just getting used occasional for some Suduko, Planet Puzzle League and Picross. I'm not going to sell my DS as it's not worth it, but I definitely wouldn't replace it if it broke. It's just disappointing as I played it so much from late 2005 through 2006.

[Chacrana]

I'm interested in the Square RPGs, despite that they're either ports or remakes, but apart from those, I think the only thing I'm interested in for the rest of the year is Castlevania, so yeah, I'm pretty much in the same boat.

[h3llbring3r]

IDK, my wife took over my DS (damn you cake mania 1 & 2). So it's the only thing I have played less than my PS3. However, he GTA chinatown wars that Wombat scooped the video game press on this week sounds interesting though.

[62t]

with Apollo Justice, Etrain Odyseey, FFIV, FF Tactics A2, The World Ends With You it has been a great year so far

[dmaul1114]

Again, if you like JRPGs....which I don't. Also don't like text adventure games.

I think that's my main problem, I really don't like much of anything coming out of Japan these days. There's some good articles in the newest EGM about the decline of japanese games, how developers there are stuck in 1998 etc.

It pains me to say that as I used to be totally about Japanese games and bash western games, but I grew sick of gaming over the last generation or two and had nearly quit and it's 100% (with a few exceptions) western games on the 360 that have rejuvenated my interest in gaming over the past few months (since last fall).

But that's a whole 'nother can of worms, and I made a thread for that topic in general gaming:

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=193172

[Jesus_S_Preston]

Yeah, I'm playing my DS more now then I have in years.

[missingno81]

Dissapointed in the US releases, yes. I have over 50+ games that I like playing in the past 2 years but they're mostly the Jap editions that will probably never be licensed here. Try going online and buy either Jump Superstars or Jump Ultimate for your DS.

[maigoyume]

Nope not disappointed at all, keeps my wallet happy and my budget in check.

Plus it gives me a chance to work on "zeh baklog"

[LeafPanda]

Nope not disappointed, once it hits september and disgaea and rhapsody come out, Wow just wow

[Alastor]

I've gotten tons of good DS games this year to be disappointed. And the future lineup for the rest of the year looks amazing as well.

[q 3]

You should check out Contra 4 (technically from last year but who's counting?). Best, or at least most challenging, 2D action game on the system. It was actually developed in the US, too, fwiw.

[dmaul1114]

Never liked the series--not big on hard, action games. Like I said, it's not that there isn't any good games on the DS the past couple of years. Just not much in genres I like.