Is it worth getting the new 2DS if I never had any of the DS

>>376063529
its worth getting if you dont care about the 3d, and there are tons of games for the 3ds that you yourself have to look into. i find that it has the best library of games in this generation

>>376064170
> there are tons of games for the 3ds
Name 5.

>that you yourself have to look into
I see, so you have no proof.

>>376064250
I know you're just going to go through them and call them shit, so why bother listing them off?

>>376064250
shin megami tensei IV
Kirby Robobot
Monster Hunter 4
Pokemon Moon
Fire Emblem Awakening

>I see, so you have no proof.
i hate your shitposting attitude. i'm saying he should go and see what he likes

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>>376064479
>awakening
>not shadows of valentia

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>>376063529
If you think any of the games it has to offer are interesting to you, then sure.

>>376064780
How up to date is this chart? I like jrpgs so there's some stuff I'm interested in but to be honest less than I hoped for.

>>376063529
>if I never had any of the DS iterations
Yes, 100%. It's worth it to get at least a DS, not sure how much more this would be than a DS but it can play more things than a DS, and I'd say a 3DS of some description is worth owning.
For the DS you have: The World Ends With You, the Castlevania games (Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin, and Order of Ecclesia), Meteos, the Mario and Luigi games, and Dragon Quest IX.
And for the 3DS you have: Shin Megami Tensei IV and IV Apocalypse (not played Apocalypse myself, but I hear good things), Kid Icarus Uprising, and Kirby.
Then on the eshop you have Liberation Maiden (which is really dam short, so maybe wait for a sale, but I like it), a bunch of Picross games, and Blaster Master Zero is on here as well as being on the Switch, not played that one myself, but people on here seem to like it and I'll probably pick it up myself soon.
And then of course a bunch more on both, that's just some stuff
>>376065767
Top right, 31/1/17
There should definitely be a lot of JRPGS on 3/DS off the top of my head, but I wouldn't be the best person to ask about JRPGS

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I never got a 3DS.
I eventually got a 3DSXL.
I have:

>Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Water combat is was a dumb idea)
>Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Best 3DS title)
>Monster Hunter Generations (Casual garbage for garbage casuals)

>LoZ: A Link Between Worlds (Casual non-linear link to the past)
>Ocarina of Time 3D (not the worst remake)
>Majora's Mask 3D (worst remake I have played in my life)

>Animal Crossing New Leaf (Glorified commune management and furniture simulator)

I intend to get Ever Oasis (Kingdom Hearts X Monster Hunter X Legend of Zelda) which comes out on June 23rd.
I have skipped getting a New 3DS, New 3DSXL and original 2DS.
New 2DS XL interests me, but the one and only "new" brand exclusive game I care about is Xenoblade Chronicles and I need more than 1 game to justify laying down $150 for a handheld.

The exact 3DSXL I got was the Animal Crossing one and I was once told by a friend that from a distance it looked like I was staring intently at child's pokadot panties in public.
So I bought some nice cheap black metal faceplates that clip on off amazon.

>>376064479
Good game
Nintendo shit
Japanese Call of Duty
Nintendo shit
Nintendo shit

>>376067357
ALBW is an awesome sequel, OoT 3D is a great remake, MM 3D has a few issues but is ovwrall still an improvement over the original. Also, you missed out on Tri Force Heroes. It's the best co-op game on the system.

>>376063529
Yes you should. I'll take a pic of my collection in a bit if I don't feel too lazy.
>>376064170
This anon is right though. Best library this generation.
>>376067536
This guy is a faggot.

>>376067357
If you care about playing SNES games on a handheld, that might be enough reason to get it. There's also gonna be Fire Emblem Warriors.

>>376063529
What is that gray button on the top left side of the bottom half?

>>376068869
That's the analogue stick thing

>>376068904
So it has a right and left analog stick, so playing Resident Evil Revelations won't necessitate the contral pad addon dealie?

>>376068992
If Revelations can use the Circle Pad Pro I would assume it can use the extra stick the N2/3DS has, don't see why it wouldn't work like that but I don't have one myself

>>376063529
Did they say anything about the n2DS XL's battery life etc.? Does the aystem improve on the n3DS XL in any way?

>>376068992
You could play RE with the add-on controls enabled, yes.

>>376067357
Your friend is a fucking insecure jelly or a fag. Poptart was one of the best 3ds editions and I never got it.

Get it, a pair of 64GB micro SD cards, and a DS flash card. Hack it and have fun

>>376067536
Shit taste

>>376069410
The n2DS XL won't be hackable though.

>>376069838
Says who?

>>376069212
It's 50 bucks cheaper and only loses the 3D for it, that's the improvement.

At this point, the 3DS family is Nintendo's budget line and the Switch is the premium product, but within the 3DS line, what they seem to be trying to do is:
>budget entry-tier model - old 2DS
>half-way point model - new 2DS XL
>premium top of the line model - new 3DS XL

>>376067357
>>Monster Hunter Generations (Casual garbage for garbage casuals)
Elaborate

>>376070252
>no G rank
>shitty show-off hunters arts and styles

>>376069991
will come with the latest update which can't be hacked (yet)

>>376070252
She probably wanted to say that all Monster Hunter games are garbage.

>>376070438
There's still over 2 months before it actually comes out.

>>376063529
Just look through a list of games it's not that hard.
Keep in mind screen is 240p though and it tries to do 3D graphics without AA in a lot of games.

>>376063529
Only must plays
Kid Icarus Uprising
A link between world

But theres good stuff like
Luigi mansion
3D land
Pokemon if thats your thing
Fire emblem if thats your thing
Monster Hunter if thats your think
Shin megami tensei if thats your thing
other jrpgs
multiple ports like dong country, starfox, oot 3d, majora 3d
Hidden gems like resident evil revelations

>>376070460
>4U (best 3ds title)
>wants to call monster hunter garbage
...

>>376070252
Generations rivals P3rd for being the most casual game in the series

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>>376070608
>he didnt post the Kirbies
nigga.

i dont want my 3ds to die

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>>376070698
I didnt play them yet cause theyre still full price :X

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>>376070831
>paying for 3ds games

>>376063529
probably not.
3ds had some security flaws that let you play homebrew and pirate.

it requires hardware revision to fix them.

>>376070831
pirate them then

>>376071284
>>376070950
Rather have the physical copies because autism

>>376071383
i would rather have physical copies for my ps4 and vita, but there is just something with the 3ds that feels so right hacking it

>>376063529
>New 2DS
You can get a standard 2DS for half the price ($75-$80) if you are looking at a budget, and I'm seeing a few New 3DS XL available for $180. I suppose if you were on a budget but really want the Amiibo reader in the device then it would be a good deal, but that seems a bit situational.

>Does it have any must-play titles that justify it?
BoxBoy series, Kid Icarus Uprising, Legend of Legacy, Puzzle & Dragons Z, Rune Factory 4/Story of Seasons, and Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call are probably the top games exclusive to the system. You certainly want to play Theatrhythm and Kid Icarus, at least.

>>376071654
I feel you

Nintendo deserves to get cracked

I just like having the carts. I feel when I crack games, I never finish them.

>>376071667
People seem to view TFF CC on here pretty favourably, I should probably go check up some of the music on YT cause I've never played FF but I have spent like an hour and a half on the demo so I'm probably going to enjoy this.
Also what's BoxBoy like, heard of them but never looked at them

>>376071667
>I'm seeing a few New 3DS XL available for $180
Don't forget that it doesn't come with the charger

>>376072160
Theatrhythm is honestly fairly easy, especially compared to most rhythm games. The hardest difficulty is a bit challenging, but honestly there is enough room for error that you could get through any song without too much trouble. The big draw of the game are the dungeons, though: you're basically playing through 10 random songs in a row or so with the same meter, and putting together your party to deal with it, so it's fun to do.

Also, the rhythm patterns are fairly well handled. Lots of moving the directional buttons back and forth for "slashing" during action scenes, good application of the timing for button presses, and so on.

>BoxBoy
Puzzle platformer. You sprout boxes out the sides of your character (number of boxes limited by the stage) and can toss them down, push them, and hop on top of them. You can only do that once - although specific stages and later games let you do it twice - so it requires figuring out which form you need to use to get past the situation. Some forms required involve something tricky, such as extending the boxes to make a platform beneath you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM0AppRa6mQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTeJgtip0uY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P60cMyXxlDE

>>376069410
>a pair of 64GB micro SD cards
Why not just one 128?

Why can't it just be $100? Why is nintendo such a jew?

>>376063529
>Budget version of a handheld
Ask yourself where life went so wrong.

>>376072821
>Don't forget that it doesn't come with the charger
You are thinking the New 3DS. The New 3DS XL systems generally do come with a charger. Although if you get one used, you will want to be sure that it has a charger.

Although, does the New 2DS XL come with a charger?

>>376073032
Oh right, one for the 3DS, one for the flash cart. I should read more carefully before posting.

64 is overkill for DS games, though.

>>376071873
All consoles deserve to be cracked gaming should be free desu.

>>376073330
You don't need 2 64GB cards, but it's better to have it and not use it. Not like they're very expensive at all nowadays.

>>376072924
Have you played Mirai, how does the difficulty compare to that? Dungeons sound pretty cool, how does the party system work? I know it exists but that's about it, I don't know what it does.
Yeah, from what I've played of the demo the patterns do seem pretty cool, haven't managed to clear it on the highest difficulty but JENOVA at the start with the slashes is really cool, kind of surprising how fun it is despite it not requiring specific button presses, but it does have the stick movements I suppose.
BoxBoy looks pretty neat, I'm going to have to give that a look. Would starting with the demo of the third give me a good idea of the first game, cause I'd probably want to start with the first but the third is the one with a demo

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>>376073290
>The New 3DS XL systems generally do come with a charger.
no it doesn't, unless you know something that i don't
>does the New 2DS XL come with a charger?
yes it does.

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>>376072924
>he thinks force your way on ultimate is easy

>>376070412
>west fag doesn't understand how mh game releases work
no wonder capcom didn't release every mh game to the west

>>376073165
is it not...? the new 3ds is 200 and came out around a year ago tho

>>376063529
>speakers on the bottom
>where your fucking hands cover them

You can't make this up.

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>No IPS displays

>>376075452
>playing with the sound on
BING BING 1-UP WAHOO

Do any games even use the ZR/ZL buttons? Whenever anyone, including Nintendo themselves, talk about the new buttons n3ds added it's always just the c-stick.

Why did they even add them?

>>376074835
>2015 was one year ago

>>376071667
I got my N3DS XL used a couple months ago for $130 from a local person via offerup after seeing it mentioned in a thread. Even had the charger.

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PLAY VIRTUE'S LAST REWARD.
BETTER TO LEAVE THREAD IMMEDIATELY IF YOU HAVEN'T.


I don't understand how people can play a game like Monster Hunter on a handheld. Controls for 3D games are borderline abysmal and even for 2D games the d-pad is far from perfect.

If I didn't get a good gamepad grip, I wouldn't be able to play with this thing (3DS XL) at all. I don't even want to play anything that needs precise inputs.

Also, the 3D is worthless.

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>>376076116
>I don't understand how people can play a game like Monster Hunter on a handheld

None of us want to. It's just Capcom won't release it on a sensible system.

>>376076270
The Switch MH is going to be comfy as fuck and 720p on a 6 inch screen is heaven after the mess that is the 3DS display.

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>>376064250

>>376076116
999 and VLR interest me, but I have no clue if I'd like them or not, plus copies of 999 I've seen are like £40 which is a bit steep.
And I disagree on 3D being useless, it's pretty cool in some things, Shovel Knight is one of the best I've played I'd say

>>376076483
>but I have no clue if I'd like them or not
Then play the demo...?

>>376073979
>Have you played Mirai, how does the difficulty compare to that?
It's more challenging than Mirai. I do like the jPop songs in Mirai, but outside the six Super Hard songs and that one skeleton dance, everything is exceptionally easy. The biggest real complain I have with Mirai, though, is that getting a 100% perfect isn't difficult, but you don't get any special notice for getting 100% Cool (all notes perfect timing). That would've been something to work towards.

Theatrhythm does note both when you perfect string a song and when you manage to 100% Critical it (all notes perfect timing), so there is more to work towards. And while the hardest might not be on the level of Super Hard Mirai songs in how they throw notes at you, they can still be quick and require a pattern that is easy to flub up.

>how does the party system work?
You select four characters. Each character has stats, and stills they can equip - up to four, and characters have "skill points" which limit how many they can use at once. Character stats for the most part influence stuff not relevant to the song, such as damage dealt to monsters or distance traveled during walking songs. Their HP is totaled for the "meter" or how much you can mess up before you fail a song. So if you want to kill a bunch of monsters (for treasure drops) or something the stats and character levels matter more.

Character skills generally just trigger specific attacks, or healing as certain points. Some can be negative with a positive benefit, such as "Dark" increasing STR but you take more damage.

>Would starting with the demo of the third give me a good idea of the first game
Apparently, the demo for Bye-Bye BoxBoy includes stages from all three games, so that would be a great place to check them all out.

>>376063529
Pokémon
Fire Emblem
Ace Attorney
Zelda
Shin Megami Tensei
Monster Hunter
Kid Icarus
Luigi Mansion
Zero Escape VLR

>BoxBoy
As fun as it is, it's way too easy.
Sometimes I felt like I cheesed the game, but I wasn't even sure because it was so easy.

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>>376063529
>Not using the best feature of 3DS

Water is wet. Plebs gonna pleb.

>>376074245
>he thinks force your way on ultimate is easy
Relatively speaking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdYaRGnsGy4

>>376076687
If it's more challenging than Mirai that's perfect, and that party stuff seems fairly interesting even if it's not that impactful. And yeah the demo is called BoxBoy series demo so that would make sense, so gonna try that out, and I'll probably end up getting TFF CC as well, thanks.

>>376077481
No problem, sorry for the late reply to your post. Enjoy.

only after 11.4 gets hacked

>>376077148
sure of course that weeb series based on rhythm is going to have harder modes and notes to hit.

I've heard the 2ds screens look better than the 3ds, any truth to this?

What's the point of hacking a 3DS? Can you play N64, DS, and PSX games if you do? If not I don't care.

So, taking advantage of this thread, how good is bravely default 2? I liked the first one a fair amount, but i did get slightly bummed about the game just being a rinse repeat affair. Did 2 ever fix this?

>>376078694
From what I heard, you only loop once (to make the choices you didn't pick the first time, or to talk things over rather than fight one) but the problem was that the story wasn't that good. Still, I didn't play Bravely Second, so can't say for sure.

>>376067536
try not moving the goalposts next time you fucking coward

>>376078629
Free games is a good incentive

>>376078694
haven't beaten the game but put in 20 hours couldn't get into it I'd say a major reason why is the OST

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>>376064641

Can this thing play DS games?

>>376078629
I think being able to play DS games on a hacked 3DS without a flashcard is a possibility that is being worked on, but I don't think it's being worked on much given you can just get a flashcard

>>376082426
Yes, the 2DS can play DS games.