The game's a critical darling and the original I think sold well. But yeah, the 3ds remaster is certainly underappreciated. Wonder if we could get a sequel. The combat and story mechanics were refreshing.
I wanted that game, but I had too much of a JRPG backlog on 3DS as it was. I'm still not done with Alliance Alive and EO Nexus, but I'm thinking maybe I should see what it costs on Amazon anyway.
Question the eshop isnt all you need to worry about see soon if you dont have the dlc installed or day one patches on the 3ds or they get corrupted some how like is common with alot of newer games well sucks to be you hope you have a back up of a back up ready going into this trash consoles future and reselling those games is non existent so i hope you didnt pay 60$ for that trash
@@mimidotcatOr just buy a 300$ tablet sense your basically saying pirating isnt a problem then why not get something that can play switch too moron heck 300$ i could emulate a ps4 with a intel hades nuc thanks but with such a childish debate like that makes me question where you dropped on your head kid get out of here grown ups are talking
Hot Take: the 3DS version of Captain Toad is the definitive version. Absolutely everything about this game's design feels like it was made for the 3DS. HD graphics are nice and all but this game is right up there with Super Mario 3D Land in terms of demonstrating the value of stereoscopic 3D. It just looks absolutely fantastic.
Samus Returns was done so dirty. If it had released in the place of Federation Force, I think Metroid would have more of Nintendo's attention and marketing due to positive reception, and it probably would have sold better too.
Idk why they took so much time in between Other M and Samus Returns. If Samus Returns had been released in 2015 instead, a lot of the bad blood could have been avoided even before Federation Force. Hell, they could have just dropped a trailer in 2015 promising Samus Returns in 2016 instead to build up hype. I have no idea why they waited so long to put Metroid on 3DS.
@@l.n.3372 My guess is a combination of not enough interest and being busy doing other things. The vitriol surrounding Other M was so toxic (not saying it was unwarranted, but it was still ridiculous) that Nintendo probably didn't want to risk angering its fans even more with another Metroid game. Remember, Other M was directed by Metroid veteran, Yoshio Sakamoto. If he couldn't make a Metroid game to please fans, it's unlikely anyone else could. Except for Retro Studios, who were busy making Donkey Kong Country for 4 years, and definitely couldn't take on another big project and risk both of them suffering.
@@novustalks7525 Regardless, Samus Returns would have been better received because it is a traditional Metroid game, released on Metroid's 30th anniversary. Federation Force was something nobody asked for, and its timing was very poor.
Ironically, Switch games like Fire Emblem Three Houses and Dragon Quest 11 actually made me go and buy games like Fire Emblem Echoes and Dragon Quest 8, because I loved those games, wanted more games like them, and realized that such games were already available on my 3DS.
I bought 2 copies of the FE: Echoes retail a month ago for 5 € each at the german discounter "mueller". They got plenty of them. ~ kind regards Smart86 ~
@paul k people need to stop underestimating the switch's power. Yeah, it's not gonna be running say, assassins creed odyssey, but games like NiER Automata or Kingom Hearts 3 could totally work if the company put some effort in the porting and optimization.
@@ZimVerse Nintendo never gave a damn about fancy graphical tech, and seeing how it led into every major gaming company forsaking stylized visual for hyper realism, neither do I now. If you wanna get technical the Switch is Nintendo's 8th generation of home consoles.
It could certainly use a pro controller support, to help keep my hands from getting too cramped trying to play it for more then 6 minutes. I should get back to try the game again with my bigger hand friendly New 3DS XL, but I haven't yet. Do you happen to know if the analog nub works with this title? *(I would likely still have to use the stand that came with the game still.)
I’d love to see a remaster of Samus Returns and WarioWare Gold on Switch even if we would have to use Gyro controls regarding the Touch Microgames for the latter when docked.
While touch and motion stuff could work on switch, there is no microphone, so those microgames are SOL. Not the biggest loss in the world but i'd rather just see a new game designed for switch, with maybe the original game included or remade.
Because the Switch doesn’t fit into my pocket, I still take my 3DS out and about with me sometimes! Last year I even bought Cut The Rope Triple Treat for it, due to the original iOS versions of those games being replaced by freemium retoolings! Smartphone gaming has become a joke. After over 12 years of iPhoning, I may get a Nokia KaiOS phone as my next handset.
I really liked EverOasis. I thought it was a great game and I liked that you could play dungeons over again with harder enemies as you built up your town more and more.
I remember seeing Ever Oasis during a Nintendo treehouse and immediately falling in love. I spent so much time playing it, but I never hear anyone mention it when talking about 3ds games. Absolutely one of the platform’s best.
As an Aussie, I’ll tell you... it was partially looked upon when it was promoted on TV along with the new ‘New’ 2DS XL model coming out first. (And early too!)
I just finished it and the story is very nice. I had so much fun playing it! I really loved the side stories and all the characters that you can discover on quests. I appreciated that end game allowed the players to indulge in the side stories a bit more. I still come back to it because I love to learn more about the characters.
This could not have come out at a better time, literally just decided to swap the shell on my 3DS XL and bring it back to life. What an awesome little console, miss the 3DS days!
@@ZimVerse I know. I own both copies. What's your point? The Mario and Luigi games listed in this video were also originally DS games. Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux is another remake that gets very little love.
Miitopia is a weird game. On paper, it sounds like the worst RPG ever. The gameplay is laughably simplistic. Yet... It brought me so much joy! I made Mii's based on my drinking buddies and watching them fight, get mad at each other, etc was hilarious.
I can't believe I had to search for a comment about Miitopia! It was the #1 game I thought of when I saw the title of the video- love that game! \(^ヮ^)/
Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology was another late 3DS release that a lot of people slept on. It came out early 2018 and was a turn-based JRPG from Atlus. Sure, it's essentially a remake of the same game that came out on DS years ago, but it does include some new content now. I highly recommend this game if you haven't played it!
Well I had the original DS version of Radiant Historia already so I saw no real reason to buy it again on the 3DS, updates or no. That's why I slept on it.
Lol I just bought it a few weeks ago. Never heard of it before but I love JRPGs. Sadly I never got hooked on Fire Emblem. I'm just too big of an idiot to play them. ;)
I can't reccomend the 3DS remake. It cuts the money you get after every battle by a fraction. Like 1/4, 1/8 or 1/10, cant remember which, but they then sold a money grinding DLC. Pretty scummy selling DLC to fix a problem that wasnt even present in the original game. Not worth supporting atlus for this absolutely scummy move, so I recommend either getting the game used (good luck with how hard it is to find a used physical copy), or getting the original DS version instead, which is much easier to locate.
Jon's "Hey Everyone" gets louder and more comfortable every single new video. I'll wait until he will basically leap out of the screen to greet me! I love it!
There was the Luigi's Mansion rerelease on 3DS which I really enjoyed, It gave people an easy way to play that great game without busting there butts on a Gamecube to access it, and seeing as Dark Moon worked so well handheld it just made sense to bring this one over.
The beautiful graphics took a hit and the co-op was removed but those were small prices to pay since it still looks good and the co-op was too frustrating anyway. The fact that it included those Poochy auto-runner levels, the cute stop-motion animation videos, and costumes for the amiibo that released after the Wii U version was certainly a nice bonus.
I started playing Ever Oasis recently and OH BOY does it scratch a certain itch, it's a style of game that was already so rare. I was expecting RPGish dungeon crawling but it in fact has much more Zelda-like puzzle-based dungeons, and other than that it fits the mold of Dark Cloud more than anything else.
I played almost all of these games, except Q2, fire emblem, and wario ware gold, & they are all my favorites for the system and I believe they are severely underrated
I really hope that we will get a successor to the Etrian Odyssey series on the Switch. It's a perfect dungeon crawler, which aren't as popular nowadays. Etrian Odyssey 3 Untold on the Switch would be great introduction point for newcomers.
Arrrrgh, this SO much, dood. EO is such a grand adventure and unapologetically old-school. I love creating a story out of my guild and the journey around them. With a Switch version, I still hope that cartography is still a thing. I don't care what anyone says- making maps is totally awesome and it adds to the journey.
We have seen only 5 of the 7 Yggdrasils stablished in Untold, not counting the Yggdrasil of EO 3 because it has a completly different origin, so I'm pretty sure we'll see the remaining ones on Switch entries
@Nhat Anh Hoang Doesn't mean you can't get it to work? You could always swap screens- make it so the main screen becomes secondary while you draw the map out. The buttons can be swapped with a hotkey table, and even touch controls. It's not like they're gone, lol.
If they are never going to have a Virtual Console on the Switch than they need to port a good chunk of the 3ds library. Most of them just being upscaled to higher res and faster frames would look great. Just being able to play them on the Switch’s nicer screen would be amazing. Games like Samus Returns that’s amazing but came out late in the 3ds life I think most people missed it. With Zeldas anniversary how about port the 3ds games over. God I would kill for A Link Between Worlds in HD. That game was beautiful as it was.
Honestly I think it's the best version. It's content complete, more portable (which is crucial for a game of its type) and the Switch version plays terribly docked anyway. I own all 3 systems it's on, I went with the 3DS version and I don't regret it. The Wii U might be a better experience but is missing levels and I can't justify owning both :P
I'm really disappointed with the use of Miis on the Switch. They're used in only a few games like MK8D & SSBU and don't get love like they did from WII to 3DS. Games like Wii Sport, Wii Party, Tomodachi Life & notably, Miitopia, a late 3DS games, are a lot of fun. I find it always great to play as Miis and they're such generic characters that they can be in any style of game.
I actually bought it, but gave up on it after only an hour or two of playing. Yo-kai Watch 1 was the only one I completed, and while I liked that game, I wasn't a fan of the battle system, so when the second game was anounced and looked very similar to the first one, I passed. Then the third game came around and it actually looked like they changed the battle system quite a bit, so I was very excited and picked it up immediately. However, upon playing it, I found that these changes didn't actually amount to very much and the battle system still felt very similar, so I wasn't motivated to keep playing and eventually gave up on the game. With Yo-kai Watch 4, they made the switch to an entirely action-based battle system, so maybe if that ever comes here I'll give it another try... although then again, I wasn't really a big fan of Level 5's action-based combat systems so far, either (I think both Yo-kai Watch Blasters and Ni no Kuni 2 had their shortcomings). I really want to love this series (and I do in many ways), but unfortunately gameplay-wise, no Yo-kai Watch game was quite for me so far. :/
I highly recommend giving it a go if you've never played it. There's a few flaws, but the positives far outweigh the negatives imo. It has a lot of content if you end up really liking it. (also Blasters was overlooked as well)
Miitopia would be right at home on this list! I still open up my 2DS XL to work on the post-game stuff and see what antics my Miis are up to. Great game!
The 3DS is honestly one of my favorite consoles of all time. So many underrated classics that I hold close to my heart. And I'm still not finished with all it's games! It's gonna be a wild ride replaying them!
Fantastic video! All the Nintendo handhelds have brought me so much joy since I was a kid with my 1st gen Gameboy- I had kind of stopped gaming by the end of the DS era, but I decided to get a used 3DS a few years back and was/am suuuuper glad that I did!
I love the Switch’s library, and I love all the recent ports I can play on it. Best home console because of its portability. But the 3DS library is absolutely something special.
I think switch will have a great library in time, it’s still new. Ds has been around for awhile so naturally the game library will be more impressive. DS games definitely have their own charm to them, very nostalgic games for many people. That’s why I won’t move to switch unless my DS dies. I can’t let go, I love it too much. 😂
@@poudink5791 That’s still really new for a console. The switch is the newest Nintendo console so yes, in relation to all consoles before it, it’s new. I doubt the DS library was as impressive three years into its release.
They are also remakes of the second game in each of their respective series. Fire Emblem has never had higher production value in its voice acting and art direction than Shadows Of Valentia. Not even Fire Emblem Three Houses comes close.
@@zev-gb8dk they could just have both screens on one screen. Ds games can be played on wiiu despite it basically only having one screen. There is a virtual console setting that allows you to have both games on one screen
I’m surprised you haven’t mentioned Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology. It’s a great game and has extra content that wasn’t there for the ds version. I played the 3ds version and it was so good. It has time travel and multiple endings with some voice acting.
I think I might be one of the remaining 4 people looking forward to Monster Hunter Stories 2! I had a lot of fun with the first one and the simple combat with the rewarding item gathering loop let me sink a lot of time into it by playing on my breaks at work.
This is great! I started playing that Dragon Quest game recently and definitely want to pick up that Fire Emblem game too. I actually got the Dragon Quest game when it came out because I didnt want to get a switch yet! I had too many 3ds games to play still. Hah
One of the last 3DS games I bought was Jake Hunter: Ghosts of Dusk (late 2018). It's hard to get super excited over a visual novel, but it was huge improvement over the Jake Hunter released on DS. I ended up enjoying it quite a bit.
I agree, a lot of games came out between 2017- 2019 for the system but the games were not given the attention they deserved. It really doesn't help that the Switch is not backwards compatible with previous handheld games.
*Monster Hunter Stories,* without question, is the *BEST GAME* on this list. I never liked or cared for the "traditional" Monster Hunter games, but THIS game, was something else. Not only did it put Gen 7 Pokemon games to shame at that point in time, but it was such a blast to play and I just CAN'T WAIT for *Munster Hunter Stories 2* in 2021! Monster Rider forever! :D
I'm loving all the 3ds love lately. The last 3 years of the had some fantastic titles. My favorite was Warioware Gold. It made me giggle so much. The 3DS is my favorite console, and it holds a special place in my heart. Its what got me back into console gaming after not playing anything but pc for many years.
Recently played through Bravely Default, Stella Glow, Dragon Ball Fusions, and Liberation Maiden on my 2DS XL. And I’ve bought maaany more. The library has SO many good exclusives.
Dragon Quest games typically first launch on non-Nintendo systems, then much later, an ENHANCED version of the same game is released on a Nintendo-made system. Here's a 3DS example: In the original release of Dragon Quest 7, you didn't get the Monster Munchies (an item very crucial to "befriending" monsters in Dragon Quest games that have it) till MUCH later in the playthrough. However, Dragon Quest 7 on the 3DS, gets you access to Monster Munchies MUCH earlier than intended initially. Meaning you can befriend monsters far earlier, to prepare you for having a selection of monsters to craft effectively mini dungeons once you have the Monster Haven unlocked later down the line. Allowing you to craft mini dungeons IMMEDIATELY after getting the Monster Haven actually unlocked. You can visit the Monster Haven earlier than that, but it doesn't do you any good till later in the game.
I loved Ever Oasis! I had to support the people that make Secret of Mana. I can't wait to see what else they make next besides the remakes that are so great as well.
I would love to see Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer and Tomodachi Life come to Switch! They're two of my favorite 3DS games! (Before the Nintendo Direct, I'd have included Miitopia, too, but now I don't have to!)
@Robert Kenny you're very right Am2r was/is a good game but that don't mean because of what Nintendo did I won't support the metroid series.Again good point
The Mario & Luigi RPG series is totally one of the my best games on the 3DS. And MK7 too. These two DSiware games that I also like is Mighty Milky Way and Birds & Beans. Mighty Milky Way will be 10 years old pretty soon.
I actually did get Ever Oasis, but for some reason didn't get very far before I put it down, I really should resume play as I actually loved the character designs and gameplay.
I have the Metroid game and let me tell you, Buy it. Do it. It is so worth playing and so much more fun than you would think. I rarely pay full price for a game or for anything really new but this was a must buy for me. Same with Monster Hunter Stories. I got both at the same time with Radiant Historia and SMT Apocalypse. MHS isn't for everyone but if you really like rpg's, MH and Pokemon this game is for you.
No joke - the voice acting and localization for Shadows of Valentia is probably the best in the FE series, and maybe even one of the best from any game in general. Add to that great music and presentation and I knew we were in good hands for Three Houses. The gameplay and map design sticks closely to the original roots and so is somewhat outdated, but still, give it a try if you had any affinity for Three Houses - I think you'll like it.
