Board 8 > Need help finding a DS game to get for my sister

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KCF0107
10/17/11 7:19:00 PM
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She hinted that she would like for me to give her a DS game for Christmas during her year-long employment in South Korea. She's 23 and she likes quirky platformers and games influenced by Eastern Asia. I know a lot more about the former and am leaning towards de Blob 2. However, I do not know much about the latter and would be open to suggestions that are potentially better than my idea

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GranzonEx
10/17/11 7:20:00 PM
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B/W

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LeonhartFour
10/17/11 7:21:00 PM
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The World Ends With You

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KCF0107
10/17/11 7:22:00 PM
#4:


Oh, I forgot to mention that non-Mario RPGs are no good. She's not into the genre and prefers games that she can play in short spurts

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LeonhartFour
10/17/11 7:23:00 PM
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From: KCF0107 | #004
Oh, I forgot to mention that non-Mario RPGs are no good. She's not into the genre and prefers games that she can play in short spurts


It's very easy to play TWEWY in short spurts.

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WhiteLens
10/17/11 7:24:00 PM
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quirky platformers and games influenced by Eastern Asia.

So, uh Mario?

Actually Kirby Mass Attack could probably fit this, but it's all touch-based so take that as you will for a platformer.

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KCF0107
10/17/11 7:24:00 PM
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Okamiden may be up her alley in terms of what it is about. I don't know about save point frequency and how long cutscenes last. Those could be deal-killers if they aren't at appropriate levels

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KCF0107
10/17/11 7:28:00 PM
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She's pretty much played every Super Mario game since I own them all. Kirby Mass Attack is a nice choice as well

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KCF0107
10/17/11 7:32:00 PM
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From: LeonhartFour | #003
The World Ends With You



She would probably like the theme, but I doubt that she would enjoy playing it

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WhiteLens
10/17/11 7:32:00 PM
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You could always look through this list since it should be every DS platformer according to GameFAQs:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/ds/list-56?region=1

Though other than Mass Attack, there's The Legendary Starfy and Yoshi's Island DS (though the latter is somewhat hard to find these days).

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Coffee Ninja
10/17/11 7:33:00 PM
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Super Princess Peach

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AdmiralZephyr
10/17/11 7:33:00 PM
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My first thought was The Legendary Starfy, thinking that this was for a little girl. Even though I was wrong, after seeing her taste in games, I stand by my pick.

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KCF0107
10/17/11 7:36:00 PM
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I actually bought The Legendary Starfy with her in mind last year for Christmas but she said that she didn't want a DS game then so I just kept it for myself.

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TheRock1525
10/17/11 7:37:00 PM
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Coffee Ninja posted...
Super Princess Peach

Good luck finding it for cheap.

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KCF0107
10/17/11 7:38:00 PM
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Yeah, I just looked that up on Amazon and it was listed for $45

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Grand Kirby
10/17/11 7:40:00 PM
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Second Mass Attack. It's awesome.

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KCF0107
10/17/11 7:40:00 PM
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My sister currently owns:

WarioWare D.I.Y.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
one of the Cooking Mama games

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do_ob_tpkillr
10/17/11 7:44:00 PM
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That's it. She needs herself some Ace Attorney.
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Mr Crispy
10/17/11 7:44:00 PM
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She's 23 and she likes quirky platformers and games influenced by Eastern Asia.

>quirky
>asian

Umihara Kawase Shun Second Edition?

It's an import and obviously not in english but it's a cult physics based platformer where you hook onto objects with a fishing pole and swing/bounce off of them to get past obstacles. There's multiple routes through the game, and multiple ways of approaching levels based on your skill level. And there's a replay feature. Also I think it's supposed to have all the levels from the SNES and PSX versions of the game.

a trailer:


I guess there's also Solatorobo: Red the Hunter, although that kind of skews towards a younger demographic and is rather simple/easy.

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Grand Kirby
10/17/11 7:51:00 PM
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Also Rhythm Heaven. Not a platformer, but it's quirky, it can be picked up and played at any time, and it's really fun.

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Emporer_Kazbar
10/17/11 7:52:00 PM
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Kirby: Superstar Ultra?

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KCF0107
10/17/11 7:52:00 PM
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I remember watching my sister playing Rhythm Heaven in a store several years back. That is not an option

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SHINE GET 64
10/17/11 7:54:00 PM
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Layton

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KCF0107
10/17/11 8:01:00 PM
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She actually inquired about Professor Layton. I am only worried that there will be plenty of puzzles that will frustrate her to the point of destroying property and/or quitting (I'm looking at those games where you have to rearrange blocks so that one object moves from one end to the other).

Otherwise it would be the clear-cut #1 choice. Right now I am considering (in no order):

1. de Blob 2
2. Kirby Mass Attack
3. Kirby Superstar Ultra
4. Professor Layton title (probably will be the one coming out soon)
5. Okamiden
6. Legendary Starfy

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agesboy
10/17/11 8:52:00 PM
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Elite Beat Agents.



If this isn't quirky enough for her, I dunno what is!

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Azp2k32
10/17/11 9:08:00 PM
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Not Okamiden. It may be East Asia influenced... but god damn is it an awful game.

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Kamekguy
10/17/11 9:10:00 PM
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Henry Hatsworth

Not Asian-influenced, but it doesn't get much quirkier than that.

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KCF0107
10/18/11 4:27:00 AM
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Henry Hatsworth would be too hard for her in the later levels

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KCF0107
10/18/11 4:28:00 AM
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Elite Beat Agents would probably work out fine if she wasn't terrible at rhythm games

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kurtfisto
10/18/11 6:12:00 AM
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Why aren't you considering Phoenix Wright?

also Ghost Trick

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Takfloyd_mkII__
10/18/11 7:54:00 AM
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My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute

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KCF0107
10/18/11 11:41:00 AM
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From: kurtfisto | #032
Why aren't you considering Phoenix Wright?

also Ghost Trick



She prefers more player interaction in video games. I have no doubt that the Ace Attorney games would be perfect otherwise. I am more inclined to get her Ghost Trick

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KCF0107
10/19/11 7:43:00 AM
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Could you guys explain The World Ends With You a bit more in detail? I know that I dismissed that as an option at first but that's only because I heard that you fight two separate battles on two screens.

Is that true? If so, how simple is it? My sister won't mind difficult games but complexity is another thing. If it's too complicated, it will just be a waste of time to her

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Mr Crispy
10/19/11 7:34:00 PM
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There are two characters and they share the same HP bar. You control the main character with the touch screen. The partner is on the top screen, and they attack/dodge based on pressing the control pad/buttons to attack and dodge. They pass a light baton between them as they successfully land attacks and the one holding it does more damage or something so you can tell which screen to focus on.

Though you can set the partner to auto control, and you can adjust the difficulty level at any time to make things as easy or hard as you like (and there's different item drops on various difficulty levels and you can increase the drop rate by temporarily lowering your level, so there's reasons to do this)

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KCF0107
10/20/11 10:26:00 PM
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up

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KCF0107
10/21/11 1:45:00 PM
#38:


In no order:

1. de Blob 2
2. Kirby Mass Attack
3. The World Ends With You

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