Do people ever ask you why you're a DS fan? We certainly get it all the time, especially when playing handheld games in public, and inevitably, when the subject comes up, people ask about the best games. In those situations, you have a couple of choices: you can tell them about the absolute best games, or you can evaluate what you know about the person, and guess at the best games for them. We tend to do the latter, and there are a few games we recommend over and over. Professor Layton and the Curious Village is the newest of the lot, but we also often recommend Clubhouse Games, the DS Castlevania titles (of course), Phantom Hourglass, since so many people are familiar with the franchise, and games like Advance Wars for longtime gamers. For those who aren't gamers at all, we talk about things like Brain Age, but also titles like My French Coach and Let's Yoga. When you're in these situations, how do you describe the system's appeal, and what do you recommend?
DS Daily: Spreading the word
Do people ever ask you why you're a DS fan? We certainly get it all the time, especially when playing handheld games in public, and inevitably, when the subject comes up, people ask about the best games. In those situations, you have a couple of choices: you can tell them about the absolute best games, or you can evaluate what you know about the person, and guess at the best games for them. We tend to do the latter, and there are a few games we recommend over and over. Professor Layton and the Curious Village is the newest of the lot, but we also often recommend Clubhouse Games, the DS Castlevania titles (of course), Phantom Hourglass, since so many people are familiar with the franchise, and games like Advance Wars for longtime gamers. For those who aren't gamers at all, we talk about things like Brain Age, but also titles like My French Coach and Let's Yoga. When you're in these situations, how do you describe the system's appeal, and what do you recommend?
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6-02-2008 @ 9:07AM
Flint said...
I recommend The World Ends with You if anyone is interested in RPG's, games that make great use of all the DS's functions or just excellent games in general.
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6-02-2008 @ 9:22AM
C02M0 said...
the only time people ask me about it is when they ask me why i choose DS over the PSP .
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6-02-2008 @ 12:08PM
Brian Stanley said...
I have gotten my entire shift to purchase DS Lite's and copies of Animal Crossing: Wild World. I have started a craze that shows no signs of stopping. All I had to do was explain to them how cool the game is and how much fun it is to play on DS. The rest was a piece of cake.
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6-02-2008 @ 2:48PM
chispito said...
Where are you suggesting they procure a copy of Clubhouse Games?
In general I'd take into account who the person is I'm recommending the game for.
General: NSMB, MarioKart DS, Zelda
Casual: Piccross DS, Phoenix Wright, Brainage (I'm told)
Puzzle: Puzzle Quest, Piccross DS
Action/shooter: Contra, Geometry Wars
RPG: they probably can find games they would like on their own, though I'd be tempted to recommend Shiren
My personal favs: Shiren, Contra, AW:DoR
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