The Wii-U and 3DS
both have some amazing games. There is lots of fun to be had with
Nintendos consoles. But they also overlap a lot. Super Mario 3D World
is just a bigger and more beautiful version of Super Mario 3D Land.
And while I love both of those games, many gamers are happy with just
one of them. In the light of my recent Thoughtpiece about this
problem I want to share today my Top 5 Nintendo 3DS games, which
don't have an equivalent on the Wii-U. So no Mario Kart, Smash Bros.
or New Super Mario Bros. 2. Instead I want to talk about five games,
which are truly exclusive to the 3DS.
First let's make
some rules for this list. I will only feature one game per Franchise
and Genre. Also I won't talk about Games that weren’t released
outside of Japan. And lastly this is highly subjective, so please
don't take it personal if my taste doesn't align with yours.
So let's jump
right in.
5: Kid Icarus
Uprising
Seeing
this game for the first time was a real eye opener. I never thought
the 3DS could provide such great graphics. Especially in Motion this
game looks amazing for a 3DS title. And all that in 3D and
with smooth FPS. Smash Bros. father Masahiro Sakurai proved that he
can do more than just make amazing brawlers. He and his Team from
Project Sora, which was only founded for this project, delivered a
fresh, funny and entertaining action title for the small screen.
Of course the control scheme requires
some time getting used to, but I honestly didn't think it was as bad
as many called it. To me it feels intuitive and responsive and
especially the ground battles are a blast if you get the hang of it.
Storywise it's also great with a much
deeper plot than most other Nintendo games and a lot of humor.
Palutena, Kid and Hades are a blast, with honorable mentions going to
Viridi. The game is a little bit hard to come by, but if you haven't
played it you should definitely give it a try. It's an experience you
can't find on other consoles.
4: Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros.
The Mario & Luigi Series has long
been a staple for great Nintendo RPGs, and with Paper Marios Shift
towards an action adventure it's the sole representative of classic
turn based strategy from them. And even though the last installment
Paper Jam Bros. has been a little bit lackluster, this one isn't.
Starting with a cool premise of Luigis
Dream World and an actually interesting story that makes Bowers look
threatening, this game offers great RPG entertainment from start to
finish. Especially the Dream World segment, where there are no
logical boundaries, are a lot of fun to play. The game has it's
weaknesses of course and in my opinion doesn't quite manage to reach
the heights of Bowsers Inside Story, but it is nonetheless one of the
best RPG on the 3DS.
3: Luigis Mansion: Dark Moon
Another game staring our favorite
second fiddle. The original GameCube game is short, but entertaining
classic. This sequel however improves on the original in nearly every
sense. More varied and bigger locations to discover. Challenging and
cool boss fights. Well the story is pretty much the same with Mario
missing once more, but you can't really expect much.
Control wise they managed to solve the
problem of a missing second circle pad quite well and I never had the
feeling of being held back by the system of choice. The graphics of
the game are colorful and charming and the artstyle is great fit for
a smaller screen.
Ghost variety is the only thing that is
a little bit lacking, but the great variety of rooms and puzzles make
you forget that fact pretty fast. If you're looking for an
entertaining and well crafted adventure game then you don't need to
search any further. It's fun, it's entertaining and you won't find it
on the Wii-U.
2: Fire Emblem: Awakening
I must admit that I haven't played
Fates (and probably never will because of the translation fiasko) so
I can't give you an answer which is the better title. What I can tell
you however is that Fire Emblem Awakening is great. Not simply good
but great. This title single handily save the franchise and revived
it. And while some older fans don't like the Anime Waifu direction
the series has taken since Awakening, I absolutely love it.
Awakening introduces some nice quality
of life improvements to the Franchise, which opened it up to newer
players. But no matter what you do, don't turn of the Permadeath
feature. This is one of the defining traits of Fire Emblem and
playing a game without it just isn't right.
Fire Emblem Awakening is turn based
strategy at its best and shouldn't miss an any good 3DS Library.
1: Pokemon X&Y
No Surprises at the top spot. Pokemon
is the defining handheld franchise from Nintendo. It was born on the
Gameboy and it's core concept has been molded as a perfect fit for
mobile gaming. Of course the rise of the Internet has made many of
these concept obsolete, but still there is hardly anything more
satisfying than seeing the face of your opponent after your Snorlax
delivered the final blow.
Even after 20 years Pokemon still
works. It still sells millions upon millions of copies. The two
version system still creates the incentive to go out and trade with
other people. The easy accessibility still ensures that newcomer can
enjoy the game, while it also offers enough complexity for
competitive play.
Pokemon is a brand that brings young
and old together. And it's an experience that you only get on your
Nintendo 3DS.
So what are unique 3DS games do you
enjoy? Let me know in the comments.
And as always
thanks for reading
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