3DS eShop Deals - 3/28: Natsume Sale/Resident Evil/Sega 3D Classics Sales, $10 EOU, $8.49 Mutant Mudds SC, & More!

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Here's your one-stop thread for all of the newest deals for 3DS eShop games.

All deals end at 9 AM PT/12 PM ET on the day listed.

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On Sale

3D After Burner II - $3.99 - 33% Off - Ends 4/4

3D Ecco the Dolphin - $3.99 - 33% Off - Ends 4/4

3D Game Collection - $4.99 - 16% Off - Ends 3/31

3D Gunstar Heroes - $3.99 - 33% Off - Ends 4/4

3D Outrun - $3.99 - 33% Off - Ends 4/4

3D Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master - $3.99 - 33% Off - Ends 4/4

3D Space Harrier - $3.99 - 33% Off - Ends 4/4

3D Streets of Rage - $3.99 - 33% Off - Ends 4/4

3D Streets of Rage 2 - $3.99 - 33% Off - Ends 4/4

3D Super Hang-On - $3.99 - 33% Off - Ends 4/4

4 Elements - $3.99 - 33% Off - Ends 6/30

A-Train 3D: City Simulator - $9.99 - 50% Off - Ends 3/31

Aqua Moto Racing 3D - $3.99 - 50% Off - Ends 3/31

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? - $4.99 - 83% Off - Ends 4/18

Azada - $2.99 - 50% Off - Ends 6/30

Azure Striker Gunvolt - $9.99 - 33% Off - Ends 6/1

Big Hero 6 Battle in the Bay - $9.99 - 50% Off - Ends 4/18

Brave Tank Hero - $2.49 - 50% Off - Ends 3/31

Castle Conqueror Defender - $3.99 - 20% Off - Ends 3/31

Classic Games Overload: Card & Puzzle Edition - $14.99 - 50% Off - Ends 4/4
Crazy Kangaroo - $0.99 - 50% Off - Ends 3/31

Darts Up 3D - $0.99 - 67% Off - Ends 4/21

Disney Frozen: Olaf’s Quest - $9.99 - 50% Off - Ends 4/18

Epic Word Search Collection - $5.99 - 25% Off - Ends 4/4

Escape From Zombie City - $2.79 - 30% Off - Ends 3/31

Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl - $9.99 - 67% Off - Ends 4/4

Etrian Odyssey Untold 2: The Fafnir Knight - $39.99 - 20% Off - Ends 4/4

Fantasy Pirates - $0.99 - 67% Off - Ends 4/7

Gabrielle's Ghostly Groove 3D - $9.99 - 50% Off - Ends 3/31

Gabrielle's Ghostly Groove Mini - $1.99 - 50% Off - Ends 3/31

Glory of Generals: The Pacific - $3.99 - 42% Off - Ends 3/31

Goosebumps: The Game - $19.99 - 33% Off - Ends 4/18

Gotcha Racing - $2.99 - 50% Off - Ends 3/31

Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley - $14.99 - 50% Off - Ends 3/31

Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning - $14.99 - 50% Off - Ends 3/31

Harvest Moon 3D: The Tale of Two Towns - $9.99 - 50% Off - Ends 3/31

Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX - $29.99 - 25% Off - Ends 4/4

Hazumi - $1.99 - 33% Off - Ends 3/31

Hidden Expedition Titanic - $3.99 - 33% Off - Ends 6/30

Hometown Story - $9.99 - 50% Off - Ends 3/31

Japanese Rail Sim 3D Journey in Suburbs #1 - $3.99 - 50% Off - Ends 4/7

Jett Rocket II: The Wrath of Taikai - $6.70 - 25% Off - Ends 4/14

Jewel Quest 4 Heritage - $3.99 - 33% Off - Ends 6/30

Jewel Quest 6: The Sapphire Dragon - $4.99 - 16% Off - Ends 6/30

Johnny's Payday Panic - $1.99 - 50% Off - Ends 3/31

League of Heroes - $2.49 - 50% Off - Ends 3/31

Luv Me Buddies Wonderland - $12.90 - 48% Off - Ends 5/15 - NEW

Luxor - $3.99 - 33% Off - Ends 6/30

Monster Shooter - $1.99 - 50% Off - Ends 3/31

Mutant Mudds - $4.49 - 50% Off - Ends 3/31

Mutant Mudds Super Challenge - $8.49 - 15% Off - Ends 4/16 - Cross Buy - Owners of Mutant Mudds Only

Mystery Case Files Dire Grove - $3.99 - 33% Off - Ends 6/30

Mystery Case Files Ravenhearst - $3.99 - 33% Off - Ends 6/30

Mystery Case Files Return to Ravenhearst - $3.99 - 33% Off - Ends 6/30

Ninja Battle Heroes - $2.10 - 29% Off - Ends 3/31

OlliOlli - $3.99 - 60% Off - Ends 3/31 - Cross Buy

Parking Star 3D - $1.99 - 33% Off - Ends 3/31

Pick-A-Gem - $1.99 - 50% Off - Ends 3/31

Pix3D - $1.99 - 50% Off - Ends 3/31

Quell Reflect - $2.79 - 30% Off - Ends 3/31

Rage of the Gladiator - $2.99 - 57% Off - Ends 3/31

Reel Fishing 3D Paradise Mini - $1.99 - 50% Off - Ends 3/31

Reel Fishing Paradise 3D - $9.99 - 50% Off - Ends 3/31

Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D - $4.99 - 75% Off - Ends 3/29

Resident Evil Revelations - $4.99 - 75% Off - Ends 3/29

Runny Egg - $1.39 - 30% Off - Ends 3/31

Rytmik Ultimate - $9.99 - 44% Off - Ends 3/31

Secret Agent Files: Miami - $4.99 - 38% Off - Ends 3/31

Secret Mysteries in New York - $2.99 - Ends 6/30

Smash Cat Heroes - $2.79 - 30% Off - Ends 3/31

Soccer Up 3D - $1.99 - 33% Off - Ends 4/21

Soccer Up Online - $2.99 - 25% Off - Ends 3/31

SpeedX 3D - $1.99 - 50% Off - Ends 3/31

SpeedX 3D Hyper Edition - $0.99 - 67% Off - Ends 3/31

SpongeBob HeroPants - $9.99 - 67% Off - Ends 3/30

SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton's Robotic Revenge - $9.99 - 67% Off - Ends 3/30

Stella Glow - $39.99 - 20% Off - Ends 4/4 

Toys vs Monsters - $0.99 - 75% Off - Ends 4/7

Van Helsing sniper Zx100 - $2.99 - 55% Off - Ends 4/7

Yumi's Odd Odyssey - $9.99 - 50% Off - Ends 3/31

Cross Buy Games
Dragon Fantasy: The Volumes of Westeria - $9.99
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars - $19.99 - Opposing Platform's Code on Receipt
OlliOlli - $9.99
Woah Dave! - $4.99
Xeodrifter - $9.99

 
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utopianmachine said:
Some games are good for playing whenever, games that you will come back to again and again, like Animal Crossing and Tomodachi Life.

From what I understand, Starfox is about 6 hours long. I haven't played it yet, but I have it. Those 3DS full games are Club Nintendo are awesome rewards, but I have a ton of unplayed 3DS games on my shelf. I just plan to trade for those games I want. I've been using my Club Nintendo points for all the downloadable games, since I can't trade for those.

But that's just me.
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DNukem170 said:
Like the original StarFox 64, you have a branching pathway system so you only play 6-8 levels at a time. Any that are beaten can be replayed by itself, but there are no collectables or reward system to enhance replay value.
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Star Fox can be beaten on any given path in about 90 minutes or less, which really gives it an arcade-ish feel on a handheld. The replay value IMO (aside from it just being generally fun) is the medal system based on level score. It's true that you don't really gain anything other than bragging rights from getting Gold Medals but for people looking for a challenge, some of the Golds are really difficult to earn. I got them all on the N64 when my 14 year old self had all the time in the world (along with 00 Agent on every Goldeneye level, geesh) but these days I don't have the patience for it.

I really wish Miyamoto would stop trying to reinvent the wheel and just make a direct sequel to SF64 with more great level design, branching paths, etc. I know the Gamecube game was more traditional than other series entries but something about it didn't quite feel the same.

 
squishface said:
Who all has Tetris ultimate ?
I got axis and wondering how that compares to it. I think ultimate it is still on sale.
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RollingSkull has it and said its good. I broke down and grabbed it. I haven't played it yet. I also have Axis which I didn't like much and only put a few hours into. I'll see if I can give Ultimate a try today. I'm willing to bet it's the best 3DS Tetris, but that's not saying much. :)
 
Echotech83 said:
So I think I'm going to cave and get the new 3ds xl. But before i do that I need to swap my 32gb card for a micro of the same capacity. I've been eyeing this one.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00M55C0NS/ref=pd_aw_fbt__vg_img_3?refRID=1S7RBG61MMK77DY0QW1T

If anyone has a better or cheaper reccomendation I'd be glad to hear it.
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http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Class-Adapter-MB-MG64DA-AM/dp/B00IVPU88U

It has Morebetter Fastspeeds (90 MB/s, the one you linked has 48MB/s) in it. From my experience using it on my J-n3DSXL it's pretty nice.

 
I'm not sure that review is on the money. There are only three songs in the game, locked to their modes. I really like the moody solo mix of the Tetris theme but, yes the rest are stinkers.

What Ultimate does have that axis reportedly lacks (ultimate is my only Tetris since Tetris and Dr. Mario) is balanced items in versus and i think more customization. Can choose randomization styles (bag (iterates all 7), double bag (iterates 2x7), full random.) turn on/off piece holding, previews, queues, the SRS system, etc. Plus, Ultimate has sprint which is ideal for short bursts: time Attack clear 40 lines.

I don't know if it's worth double dipping or how much of this was in Axis but I can only confirm that Ultimate is a very solid implementation of Tetris with not quite enough flash to be memorable.
 
Here are the new deals for today:

Christmas Wonderland 3 - $4.99 - 38% Off - Permanent Price Drop

Code of Princess - $14.99 - 50% Off - Ends 2/16

Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars - $19.99 - 50% Off - Ends 2/16

Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan - $14.99 - 50% Off - Ends 2/16

Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millenium Girl - $14.99 - 50% Off - Ends 2/16

Halloween: Trick or Treat 2 - $4.99 - 38% Off - Permanent Price Drop

Mystery Murders: Jack the Ripper - $4.99 - 50% Off - Permanent Price Drop

Mystery Murders: The Sleeping Palace - $4.99 - 38% Off - Permanent Price Drop

Shin Megami Tensei IV - $14.99 - 50% Off - Ends 2/16

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers - $14.99 - 50% Off - Ends 2/16

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked - $14.99 - 50% Off - Ends 2/16

 
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FlyingMonkey9 said:
As a newcomer to the series, why Etrian Odyssey game should I get?

Or should I just spend the money on persona q?
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Really depends on you. IV is the easiest, with the most refined gameplay. Then III, then II, then I. Best one in the series IMO is II.

Persona Q is easier than even IV, but it's got the appeal of all the Persona 3 and Persona 4 characters.

Can't really recommend any of them to you because I don't know what you're actually looking for.

 
Jesse_Dylan said:
It doesn't. :) It is like a weird cross of Ys and Zelda 1 but without much/any story and a progressive kind of level-up system thing. I found it enjoyable and relaxing.

I will have to wait for Tetris Ultimate to have a better sale price and then give it a shot. I am pretty desperate, though not desperate enough to have enjoyed Tetris Axis... which I don't think is even on the eShop anymore. I've spent more time on the Game Boy original via Virtual Console. And that isn't as good as the Game Boy Color version. Nobody does Tetris like Nintendo, and it's a shame they didn't keep the license. Maybe it wasn't worthwhile economically. I would have loved a Nintendo Tetris RPG.

As for the argument, I was never arguing and didn't see much point in it. I think I was also on the toilet and on a phone and had screwed my quotes up. So I actually put in twice as much effort as you and three times as much if you count the poop I was taking and at least 10 times the amount of effort if you consider all the food I'd eaten and digested in order to have my fluffy, nice poop that put me on the toilet in the first place where I read your hate-speech.

(Tetris DS) Exactly! It was just simple, had everything you needed/wanted without any extra fluff. I will admit I never got to appreciate the window-dressing because I was so busy actually playing. Maybe if you get good at Tetris you could actually watch all the Nintendo characters and stuff. Maybe I should just buy Tetris DS again. No idea where my copy went, and it seems like I won't be satisfied with any other version of Tetris.

Ys I and II had the bump combat and still do in the remakes. None of the other Ys games ever had it. Ys III was a side-scroller instead of top-down, in fact.
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OMG I read too much of this...

 
FriskyTanuki said:
Etrian Odyssey Untold is more friendly to newbies, as it's a remake of the original with a story mode that gives you a set of party members to start with.
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Yep, that's my recommendation, too. EOU, then IV if you still want more. Both are great for their own reasons, but I think EOU works better for someone unfamiliar. IV was my first that I played in-depth, and holy moly was I confused about party builds, strategies and everything. EOU side-steps a lot of that if you want, and then once you know what you're doing, it's a lot more fun to play IV or replay EOU in the traditional mode (less story, more customization).

 
Jesse_Dylan said:
Yep, that's my recommendation, too. EOU, then IV if you still want more. Both are great for their own reasons, but I think EOU works better for someone unfamiliar. IV was my first that I played in-depth, and holy moly was I confused about party builds, strategies and everything. EOU side-steps a lot of that if you want, and then once you know what you're doing, it's a lot more fun to play IV or replay EOU in the traditional mode (less story, more customization).
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Thanks for this; I tried playing one of the NDS Etrian games before and I had no idea what was going on. I'm going to snag Untold while it's on sale and see if it goes better.
 
msteapot said:
Thanks for this; I tried playing one of the NDS Etrian games before and I had no idea what was going on. I'm going to snag Untold while it's on sale and see if it goes better.
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No problem--it will definitely go better! I had the same experience but found EOIV way more friendly than I-III. But like I said, even with IV, I was really confused by the intricacies... :) EOU really helps you along better, if you want it to, because your party is pre-made and it's just generally friendlier. They're both great, though. I'd recommend buying them both during the next sale if you have any interest at all.

And even after beating IV and putting in more than 100 hours and doing a lot of the bonus content (but not finishing the bonus content), I still find EO I-III rather taxing and confusing. EOU (the remake of I) is different though, while still retaining the difficulty if you want it. I'd expect their remake of II (EOU II?) to be similar.

Anyway...
 
I maintain Code of Princess is mediocre. A tone deaf, almost cargo cultlike attempt at recapturing the magic of Guardian Heroes only without any of the stuff that made GH fun and a bunch of stuff that has the opposite effect like persistent stat grinding.

 
EldritchOnRye said:
I second that Code of Princess is mostly mediocre and largely repetitive. Some folks will enjoy it but its not for me.
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If you haven't played Guardian Heroes, try the demo on XBLA. It's a hoot. Basically, imagine Code of Princess's odd mix of brawler and fighter, only STUFF HAPPENS. The wizard boss is lighting up the screen with explosions and lightning and all sorts of madness juggling your pathetic butt around, the dark prince is on your butt like he's the spawn of Vergil and Alma on meth.

Plus it's arcade length. 30 or so stages but you only hit eight in a playthrough.

 
linkstart said:
Which Shin Megami would you recommend a newbie to start with?
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Well SMT4 and Soul Hackers are dungeon crawlers, Devil Survivor Overclocked is more like a SRPG. More or less the same battle system.

Soul Hackers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScJH_sylBq4

SMT 4:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukmC7dCVOAI

Devil Survivor:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyUCYrWF5qY

 
linkstart said:
Which Shin Megami would you recommend a newbie to start with?
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Now there's a fuck ing big question.

The thing you have to know about the Megami Tensei franchise is that it's actually composed of several different IPs, many of which have been going for at least three console generations now, so there's a lot of variation, even if they all have quite a lot in common. I'm just going to focus on the series with relatively recent releases, and this will cross platforms, so keep that in mind.

Now I'm going to hit you with a wall of text. If you don't want to be hit with a wall of text, I recommend not clicking this [customspoiler=button.]

The basic things common to most, if not all, games in the Megami Tensei over-franchise are these: you will almost always be able to ally yourself with mythological (and sometimes literary) figures that are (usually) collectively referred to as demons (though they may be gods or heroes in the mythology they come from). Demon here is not used in the traditional Christian/Western context, but I think more in the sense of the original Greek δαίμων (daimon), which is essentially a powerful supernatural being. Usually you gain them as party members for alliance in battle, though some IPs have forgone that formula, and often you have to negotiate with them or pay for their services before they're willing to join you. Another key feature in most MegaTen games is fusing these demons as you progress to create stronger demons with stronger (and sometimes entirely different) abilities.

Megami Tensei (which I will sometimes abbreviate as MegaTen) games usually have a mature tone (though there have even been entries marketed as Pokemon competitors), and are almost all turn-based, party-based JRPGs (though there have been a couple action RPGs and a few SRPGs). Many are grind-intensive, with several series, old and new, having a bit of an uncompromising attitude about moving on from gameplay theories of yesteryear. Until the start of the 6th generation, most games in the series had at least part of the gameplay take place in first person, as the roots of the franchise originate in old-school first-person dungeon crawling. Even the most recent series, Devil Survivor, features battle screens in first-person (like old school Dragon Quest).

The oldest of the series that's still being developed for is Shin Megami Tensei. Unfortunately, Atlus USA has decided that tacking the words Shin Megami Tensei on to every US MegaTen release is a good idea, so what's actually a part of that series is a bit confusing. For the record, excluding some of the more obscure Japan-only entries, the Shin Megami Tensei proper IP consists of:
  • Shin Megami Tensei (SNES)
  • Shin Megami Tensei II (SNES)
  • Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne (PS2)
  • Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (DS)
  • Shin Megami Tensei IV (3DS)
It's probably one of the hardest of the current series to get into, as even the most recent entry in the series, IV, is still essentially rooted in the design philosophy of the SNES games (and even that of their immediate predecessors, the Megami Tensei series for NES), though IV does a lot of subtle things to help modernize it. Still, I wouldn't recommend a MegaTen newbie starting with 4 unless the 3DS is your only available platform, and even then, it's a tossup between that and Devil Survivor.

Devil Summoner is the next oldest series that's gotten a relatively recent release, and that's actually a port of a much older game. What we know as Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers is actually a 3DS port of the second game in the series, released originally on the Sega Saturn in 1997. The games in this series are:
  • Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner (Saturn)
  • Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (Saturn)
  • SMT: Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army (PS2)
  • SMT: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon (PS2)
While Soul Hackers received a moderate few updates for its 3DS port, it's still very rooted in a pre-FF7 game design mindset, so again, I'm not sure I'd recommend it to initiates. On the other hand, it was probably the most narrative- and character-heavy of the 5th-generation MegaTen titles (Persona 2 being the other major contender), but we aren't talking about Final Fantasy VI or Persona 3 by any stretch of the imagination. If you're familiar with oldschool JRPGs outside of Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest and you like those formulas, it's definitely not a bad game, though I'd still recommend SMTIV over it in that scenario.

Worth noting, if you have a system that can play PS2, games is that the Raidou Kuzunoha games are actually action RPGs. I still have them backlogged, myself, and I'm sure by modern ARPG standards they're fairly archaic at this point, but if you like ARPGs, that might also be a good way to dip your toes into Megami Tensei.

The Persona series is the standard recommendation for newcomers to Megami Tensei—specifically Persona 3 and 4, and it's one that's hard to argue with: they're both excellent games—easily some of the best ever made—, with appealing casts and more accessible tones. The story dominates over the gameplay, and while grinding is still mandatory to some extent, it's generally much less than in most other games in the MegaTen franchise, and is broken up by well-written, enjoyable relationship-simmish activities around town and in school. If you have a PS2, PS3, PS4, PSP, or PS Vita, you kind of owe it to yourself to try them out. I would avoid starting with earlier entries in the series, though: Persona 1 (especially) and Persona 2 are much more in keeping with other series in the MegaTen franchise, with a greater reliance on grinding, complex demon negotiation mechanics, and/or a less pervasive story. There are also no significant plot or character connections between those games and P3 or P4. Persona 3 FES is the definitive edition of P3, and Persona 4 Golden is the definitive version of P4, but you really can't go wrong.
  • Revelations: Persona (PS1)
  • Persona 2: Innocent Sin (PS1)
  • Persona 2: Eternal Punishment (PS1)
  • Persona 3 (PS2)
  • Persona 4 (PS2)
  • Persona 4: Arena (PS3/360)
  • Persona 4: Arena Ultimax (PS3/360)
  • Persona Q (3DS)
  • Persona 5 (in development)
If you're familiar with dungeon crawlers, and especially with Etrian Odyssey in particular, Persona Q for 3DS might be a pretty decent place to jump in mechanically, but I can't actually recommend starting with it. While the mechanics and gameplay should feel fairly familiar to any EO veteran, it really is more Etrian Odyssey than it is Persona, and where it is Persona—the story and characters—it's a weird fan-servicey crossover between P3 and P4, meaning you won't get much out of it if you haven't already played those games. Oh, and the P4 Arena games are fighters and direct sequels to Persona 4, so they wouldn't exactly be good introductions to MegaTen, and it'd be a good idea to hold off on them until after completing P4 (and probably P3, since a lot of characters from P3 also get involved).

Finally, there's the Devil Survivor series, which is the newest IP under the MegaTen umbrella, and so far only has two games. It's probably the second best place to start, after P3 and P4. It's less newcomer friendly than those games, but because it has the least amount of holdover from the old days, it's more streamlined than Soul Hackers and less intimidating than SMTIV. Like Persona 3 and 4, in whose wake its creation sort of followed, it's got a more explicit and pervasive plot, and it's a bit less grindy than many other games in the franchise (though I actually wound up grinding a lot in the original).

They (or at least the original—I haven't played DS2 yet) are also very unforgiving SRPGs—I'm not talking "You should have played Final Fantasy Tactics or Disgaea before this," but more like "You should have played old-school Fire Emblem before this" (okay, not that bad, but it's tending more towards that than the former option). Both games feature several different endings, and to see them all, you're going to have to get through some very disadvantageous battles, which will require a lot of grinding or some good party management and tactics.

If you're going to play one or both of them, I would recommend starting with Devil Survivor Overclocked (the 3DS remake of the original with extra content) or DS2 Record Breaker (the 3DS remake of Devil Survivor 2 with extra content), which will be coming out relatively soon. I don't believe their stories are significantly connected—excepting the P3/P4 sequel/crossovers, there's been very little in the way of direct sequels in the MegaTen franchise.[/customspoiler]

Anyway, that's muh wall of text. It's not quite 1500 words and 3 pages single-spaced, 12-point font.

I may enjoy writing about Megami Tensei too much.
 
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RollingSkull said:
If you haven't played Guardian Heroes, try the demo on XBLA. It's a hoot. Basically, imagine Code of Princess's odd mix of brawler and fighter, only STUFF HAPPENS. The wizard boss is lighting up the screen with explosions and lightning and all sorts of madness juggling your pathetic butt around, the dark prince is on your butt like he's the spawn of Vergil and Alma on meth.

Plus it's arcade length. 30 or so stages but you only hit eight in a playthrough.
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The XBLA version also has the original sega saturn version of the game in case you ever wanted to play an emulated version of such. Still plays great actually!

 
RollingSkull said:
I don't know if it's worth double dipping or how much of this was in Axis but I can only confirm that Ultimate is a very solid implementation of Tetris with not quite enough flash to be memorable.
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Part of it for me is that Axis just feels so cheap and weird and silly that I never play it. I think I'll like Ultimate more.

AFRO insomniac said:
Picked up EO:U and SMT:IV.
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Now buy EOIV, SMT:DS Overclocked and SMT: Soul Hackers too. :)

RollingSkull said:
If you haven't played Guardian Heroes, try the demo on XBLA. It's a hoot. Basically, imagine Code of Princess's odd mix of brawler and fighter, only STUFF HAPPENS. The wizard boss is lighting up the screen with explosions and lightning and all sorts of madness juggling your pathetic butt around, the dark prince is on your butt like he's the spawn of Vergil and Alma on meth.

Plus it's arcade length. 30 or so stages but you only hit eight in a playthrough.
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I don't know how I never know Guardian Heroes was on Xbox 360. I went and bought it now. I haven't turned my 360 on since 2011, and that was only to play Oblivion again out of obsession (after playing it hundreds of hours in 2006 on 360 and a hundred more hours at some point on PC). Before that, I hadn't turned it on since 2009!

I actually really like Code of Princess. I think it is disappointing when compared to Guardian Heroes, because what would be cooler than a really good, new version of Guardian Heroes or something like it? I also think Guardian Heroes itself is a little disappointing when compared to Guardian Heroes. It really needs a faithful reboot. The GBA version was not very good.

linkstart said:
Which Shin Megami would you recommend a newbie to start with?
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I know there is a big, encycolpedic answer above, but I'm going to assume you want to narrow it down to the ones on the eShop. I like them all a lot (and, as was said, they all have basically the same great combat system), but I would actually think Overclocked would be a good one to start with. That's my recommendation, anyway. Or maybe Persona Q, but if you've never played the Persona games, I doubt it will be as much fun for you as if you had. SMT IV is not a bad place to start either if you keep in mind it's hard and that after you die a few times, you can switch to easy mode. Get all three and play Overclocked first. :)

filmthedead said:
How does Mario & Luigi Dream Team compare to other Mario RPG titles?
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They are all on my backlog, so I don't feel qualified enough that I should reply, but I am anyway. :) They all have that clever writing, and I think it's more of the same. I don't think the actual design here is quite as clever as Bowser's Inside Story, but I still think it's great. I love all the Mario and Luigi RPGs. Great series that continues being awesome where Paper Mario has somewhat dropped the ball, in my opinion. Some complained that Dream Team has too much tutorial and handholding to accomodate new players. I think this is probably true, but so many Japanese games do this in general these days anyway. At least in this game you'll know what you're doing. What blows my mind is the Japanese games that hold your hand for hours upon hours, and then you still somehow have NO IDEA what you're doing even after all that. There is nothing anywhere near that convoluted in Dream Team. It's full of variety, great writing, and is just a darn lot of fun. I really like the combat system, too.

 
Can I just say, Etrian Odyssey IV has two of the best battle tunes in the history of gaming.  I'm not crazy about the boss battle tune, but the two basic battle tunes (it switches to a new one somewhere near the halfway point) are fricking awesome.  They're so long, too and just go on and on.  none of that looping a one-minute song for the entirety of the game crap.

As great as the battle tunes in FFIV and VI in particular are, why are they so damn short?

 
If nothing else, Tetris Ultimate feels solid and professional, with the fundamentals and no glitz or dumb stuff. Everything looks Spartan and professional. No nonsense Tetris.

As for Guardian Heroes, I actually don't think a new version would work. Guardian Heroes is a flash in a pan, something that can only come together once. It's barely balanced at all. Just a huge layer after layer of crazy systems that come together to make something absurd and stupid that somehow works. Hell, they tried to rebalance it to make it less dumb in the XBLA remake rules but those were generally harder and less fun than the original rules.

Plus, the people of this day and age think an 8 hour game is "short." Imagine how livid they would be if you took away persistent grind.

Well I guess you could just call it a roguelike with perma death and remove the continues. That seems to be a fad to rival zombies these days.

Either way, I am not entirely convinced even the developers of GH knew what they were doing at the time they made it. Mad genius like that is right less often than a broken clock.
 
WTF I just bought Etrian Odyssey 4 for 30 like 2 days ago.  I never ever buy things on impulse and this is exactly friggin why.

Does Nintendo have a 7 day price guarantee/match thingy like actual stores do? 

 
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EldritchOnRye said:
How you even managed to do that is amazing, the games are on sale for half off more often then they're not.
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Just never had any interest in my 3ds and even less interest in the eshop. It's only the second game I even own for it. Happened to be bored and I work a lot these days so just said screw it and bought it. 20/20 hindsight at it's finest.

 
Ribkage said:
Just never had any interest in my 3ds and even less interest in the eshop. It's only the second game I even own for it. Happened to be bored and I work a lot these days so just said screw it and bought it. 20/20 hindsight at it's finest.
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Well for future reference Atlus stuff is on sale all the time.

 
motaku96 said:
It took awhile for conception to go on sale. I'd say give it 9 months to a year. Bet PQ will be on sale by then.
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I doubt that, as SMT IV took about three months to go on sale on the eShop (July release, October sale). That first deal was only 20% off ($40), so it's not going to drop as quickly as some might expect.

 
I know this isn't a thread for New 3DS discussion, but there are more knowledgeable people in here and folks I like and trust.  So, feel free to ignore this non-deals, non-games post.

Basically, I had planned to buy a New 3DS at Gamestop on Friday, do the system transfer, then bring both systems back in to get my $100 credit for trading my old system.  However, they have sold their stock and will not have any systems on Friday except pre-ordered systems.  He said I could still trade in my old XL for $100 off a new one but that I'd have to wait for a week to get my new one.  I said, but I have to do a system transfer.

He said that a co-worker had spoken with Nintendo, and they said you can basically "back up" your 3DS, then trade it in, because all you need is your SD card and the serial number from your system to get all your stuff back on a New 3DS XL.

Obviously this sort of sounds like B.S. at best and a freaking disaster at worst.  I probably have $500-1000 of stuff on my 3DS.  Sure, I might not have paid that much for it all (deals, yay), but it would cost me $1000 to replace it all, I bet.  I don't want to risk losing my stuff.

Thoughts?

It just sucks, because I really wanted to take advantage of trading my old one in for $100.  It has a crack in it, so I can't actually sell it for $100.  I don't want to rip anyone off (but I didn't mind ripping off Gamestop).  He said I could be there at 7am when the store opens in case they have extras, but I have to be to work at 8, and it seems a little iffy (about as iffy as his "back up your old 3DS and trade it in" method outlined above).

 
If you have your 3DS product code, yes, in theory you could get the games. Here's how you'd do that: you'd call up Nintendo's Customer Service and then argue with them until you got someone to agree to transfer the games to your new system. They don't want to do it, they generally tell you they can't, and then you have to argue them down into doing it. It's not something they officially do. The GS employee is telling you something that is technically possible to do, but not realistic.

 
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