Specter Fate
CAGiversary!
I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I can't think of where it would be a better fit so sorry in advance if it's in the wrong place!
Anyway, I'm wondering if I could get some help from you guys for a birthday present for my boyfriend.. He's turning 23 and he's as much of a gamer as I am, though he rarely strays from his 360. The only handheld console he's owned outside of a Gameboy Color is the Star Wars PSP and he was not much of a fan, so I've been considering nabbing him a 3DS or a DS Lite (owning a DSi currently I see no reason to get one over a 3DS as it has the same capabilities plus more, and the DSL is on my radar purely because of the backwards compatibility.) So, CAG:
What option would you go with, and what games do you recommend?
He likes Zelda, FPS games, JRPG-like games, and sidescrollers. Unless they're really cool niche games he tends to avoid fighters (the only one that he's played recently he decided he "liked" was BlazBlue, though I've heard bad things about the port.) I'm sure there are other genres that he likes I'm not thinking of.. one of his favorite games is the Mass Effect series (I've never played) if that helps. He also likes Halo, Sonic and Phantasy Star.
I'd like to keep the tab for this under 200$ if possible, under 180$ preferably. I'm aiming for a console and at least 2 games. Links to thinks would be awesome, and thanks in advance guys!
Anyway, I'm wondering if I could get some help from you guys for a birthday present for my boyfriend.. He's turning 23 and he's as much of a gamer as I am, though he rarely strays from his 360. The only handheld console he's owned outside of a Gameboy Color is the Star Wars PSP and he was not much of a fan, so I've been considering nabbing him a 3DS or a DS Lite (owning a DSi currently I see no reason to get one over a 3DS as it has the same capabilities plus more, and the DSL is on my radar purely because of the backwards compatibility.) So, CAG:
What option would you go with, and what games do you recommend?
He likes Zelda, FPS games, JRPG-like games, and sidescrollers. Unless they're really cool niche games he tends to avoid fighters (the only one that he's played recently he decided he "liked" was BlazBlue, though I've heard bad things about the port.) I'm sure there are other genres that he likes I'm not thinking of.. one of his favorite games is the Mass Effect series (I've never played) if that helps. He also likes Halo, Sonic and Phantasy Star.
I'd like to keep the tab for this under 200$ if possible, under 180$ preferably. I'm aiming for a console and at least 2 games. Links to thinks would be awesome, and thanks in advance guys!