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Post by oninowon on Jun 28, 2008 12:11:38 GMT -5
Browsing BestBuys after watching Wall-E (awesome movie by the way...), I came across Guitar Hero for the DS. For $50 dollars, it came with a keyboard and guitar pick. Played through all 25 songs on easy level. I'm plowing through medium level at the moment.
I hope there are future releases for Guitar Hero for the DS. I want to jam on the road to more music!
I'm so glad I chose DS over PSP. I love the innovative game devices that various companies have come up with for the DS. I have the Rumble Pack from Metroid Pinball, the Microphone from Wario, and might pick up the web browser software.
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Post by Tommy Brownell on Jun 28, 2008 17:17:31 GMT -5
I have often considered buying a DS...the only reason I have ever considered a PSP is because of some of the extra content crammed into PSP games, like extra hidden characters for games like Marvel Ultimate Alliance.
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Post by oninowon on Jun 28, 2008 18:15:15 GMT -5
My thinking is that if you want a multi system then get the PSP. My decision to get the PS2 was based on it being a multi system (it was my first DVD player).
My decision to get the DS was due to the cheaper price and the potential innovative new ways to experience gaming. The touch screen and the stylus pen make games much more interesting and certain actions easier (such as texting whereas in the PSP, you have to scroll through the alphabet each time you want to type a letter). While the muti system aspect is not built in as the PSP, there are add ons that will allow you to do the majority of things you can do on the PSP (such as internet, mp3 player, pictures, though no movie viewer yet). When I went overseas, I saw many of these devices and it seems like they are coming to the US ever so slowly.
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Post by Tommy Brownell on Jun 28, 2008 21:03:04 GMT -5
I always have the mindset that I'm buying game systems to be game systems...that's why I (initially) chose the GameCube over the PS2 and the XBox (XBox later became my favorite console of the last generation, entirely on games) and why the "PS3 as BluRay player" means squat to me.
So yeah, DS for me.
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Post by oninowon on Aug 29, 2008 23:22:10 GMT -5
So, after my disappointment of not being able to pick up the CthulhuTech supplement, I consoled myself by picking up not one but two electronic games. I picked up Etrian Odyssey II for the DS and Civ III for the PC.
I got Civ III Complete ed because it was only $20 and havig played Civ II to death, I felt it was an opportune time to upgrade (I would have bought Civ IV a long time ago if it wasn't for the system requirements). Still trying to get used to the new changes but enjoying the game.
The real gem was picking up Etrian Odyssey II. It is my first rpg for the DS. I picked it up after hearing that it was geared towards the hardcore gamer, the game was open ended, and contains do it yourself mapping tools! The game is punishing but weirdly not frustrating (I don't have the urge to throw the DS across the room).
The game is a throwback to the Might and Magic and Bard's Tale era without those annoying puzzles. It is a straight up dungeon crawl but it is such a fresh pace from the linear games such as Final Fantasy. Even the graphics are close (although the graphics are sharper) to that era.
What makes this games so much fun is the built in mapping tool. If you ever played M&M or BT, you, like me, probably spent countless hours manually mapping areas on a graph paper. In EO II, the game doesn't automatically map the areas for you either. It is your responsiblity. To help with that, the game has mapping tool in which you use your stylus to map out an area you are exploring.
The other thing is that the characters are very customizable. I don't even mind level grinding because I look forward to shaping my characters.
I've missed the open ended aspect of these types of games and is such a nice change of pace from the linear gameplay that is so prominent with rpgs of today (not saying that they are bad, just that I miss open ended games).
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Post by oninowon on Dec 27, 2008 16:36:34 GMT -5
Going overseas, I picked up Revolution 4 (R4) for the DS. What it is, is a modified disk that fits into DS games port. The modified disk holds micro SD disks.
Anyway, beside the obvious thing a mod chip is used for, it has allowed independent publishers (ie homebrewed) to make their own games. I was ecstatic to find someone who translated the Lone Wolf books into electroic format!
The other thing this chip can do is play mp3 music and play movies.
DS ROCKS!
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Post by Tommy Brownell on Jan 1, 2009 17:50:14 GMT -5
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Nice...that's kinda awesome.
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Post by oninowon on Jan 1, 2009 20:04:52 GMT -5
Apparently there is an American and an Asian version of the chip.
Anyway, there is a website that caters to homebrewed programs for the DS and I picked up a program that makes my DS into an organizer.
What really amazed me were some people made emulators for Apple II (I went nuts on this), Atari, Neo Geo, SNES, and Genesis for the DS.
Another interesting program was a GPS program.
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Post by Tommy Brownell on Jan 1, 2009 20:23:09 GMT -5
Well, give me the link...you might convince me to buy a DS...=)
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Post by oninowon on Jan 7, 2009 19:08:46 GMT -5
Tom, let me know if you got the link I sent you.
I'm not sure if I sent it right.
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Post by Tommy Brownell on Jan 8, 2009 0:34:57 GMT -5
I did, yes...thanks much!
Haven't had much time to peruse it, though...finishing up comic scripts and working way too much at the very "blah" dayjob.
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