silasoftrees

silas of trees

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i am into accessibility and game design. i go by sysopod on other platforms as well

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y’know what was a good console? the DS

i was originally gonna write a long post about why this is my favourite console despite (and because of) its foibles, but instead i'm just gonna be standard here and say: good damn console.

neat gimmicky experiments and solid games mixing and mingling together to form a weird era of game design that carried over the spirit of the GBA by combining 4th-7th gen game design aspects into a melange that can only be described as "nintendo ds :)"

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birdtitled
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Mine has to be Big Bang Mini, a weird SHMUP where you shot by swiping the touchscreen in the direction you wanted to shoot and also moved your ship separately, with it just serving the function of a hitbox. Since you couldn't shoot and move at the same time, this is a game that could only really work on a non-multitouch touchscreen

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trashcataria
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rhythm game basic bitch coming in with Rhythm Heaven and EBA

(honorable mention to Lego Rock Band for the Amplitude/Frequency-like gameplay, and bonus points to Guitar Hero World Tour for the cool peripheral, but minus points cause it was uncomfortable)

pieartsy
@pieartsy

ghost trick!!!!!!!!!!!

or drawn to life?? or pokemon rangers???

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silasoftrees
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TWEWY was great but only at cons, for me. The one that truly feels like a forever game for me is Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, on the original DS and DS Lite with the GBA slot for Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, because it got you extra gubbins, and also it was just cool that you could do that.

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caramel-sundae
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The DS was the best. There are heaps of great ds games. I think I spent hundreds of hours playing the ds and I'm sad that I can't play it anymore because the screens are too small for me now.

Among the best games are chrono trigger, ace attorney trilogy, professor layton, and dragon quest 4. Also a couple worth mentioning even though I didn't finish them: Radiant Historia and Soma Bringer. But there are so many more great games.

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caro
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It's a game where you manage a clothing boutique, coordinating outfits for the customers based on their style requests. In the original, you hold the DS sideways so you can see the characters' full bodies, and it turns out like a little fashion magazine! The three sequels were normal 3ds titles. the upcoming game Fashion Dreamer for the switch is a sort of spiritual successor

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mouri-sunlight
@mouri-sunlight

ooooooh, I gotta tell my sister about that one! she has a bit of a nostalgia thing for fashion games that came out when we were kids with interesting functional gimmicks, though she doesn't get to hear about as many of them as she'd like to. might try to get it on my hacked 3ds and bring that to her place idk, have a day with her and her family and show her a game.

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Alard
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Radiant Historia is the DS game that jumps to my mind first. An excellent RPG, with great writing and a rather fun battle system. Always feel like it deserves more love, even though it got rereleased on the 3DS. Hell, it could stand to be released on more platforms. If you ever wanted an RPG where the MC has multiple brain cells and uses them, it's a great a pick.

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