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| 24 JUL 2011 at 9:07pm |
FnordSchattenjger
Posts : 2758
Joined: 15 SEP 2008
Location: SE, Stockholm
Status : Offline | I'm done with Layton, and have started to look for a cheap second hand DS for myself. It is by the way incredible what some people consider "minor defects". Here are the ones I came across:
Lower screen does not work
Upper screen does not work
DS game slot does not work (can in other words only play GBA games, but I already own a GBA)
Has issues recharging the batteries/will only last for 30min
One button does not work (does not specify which one).
I also found a wii that can't read game discs (under the DS-console category)
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| 24 JUL 2011 at 9:24pm |
TravellerGuild Master
Posts : 4040
Joined: 3 JUL 2010
Location: US
Status : Offline | Are DS games expensive in general, like Xbox and PS3 games? I might be tempted to look for one myself, if they aren't... it really seems as if there's a lot of AG's availabale for the DS, eh?
Can one save your game, generally, -does it have a reasonable memory card?
* * * Just call me Trav. * * *
“Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk.” - Robert Bloch
"They are not reciprocally sublated--the one does not sublate the other externally--but each sublates itself in itself and is in its own self the opposite of itself" (Hegel, from The Doctrine of Being)..."
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| 24 JUL 2011 at 9:50pm |
DonaJourneyman
Posts : 801
Joined: 19 MAR 2005
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By placeholder (24 JUL 2011 9:24pm)
Are DS games expensive in general, like Xbox and PS3 games? I might be tempted to look for one myself, if they aren't... it really seems as if there's a lot of AG's availabale for the DS, eh?
Can one save your game, generally, -does it have a reasonable memory card?
Well.
Not if you have a flash cart.
But I think the regular game price is around 20 euros.
However, it's a GREAT console for emulating old systems - Sega Genesis, SNES, Gameboy Color, even DOS and there are plenty of useful homebrew programs
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| 24 JUL 2011 at 9:59pm |
FnordSchattenjger
Posts : 2758
Joined: 15 SEP 2008
Location: SE, Stockholm
Status : Offline | I think the games are saved to the cartridge, but I'm not sure. It is not a disc based system (I think the PSP managed to show the world why disc based portable systems can be an issue, the original console had skippin issues and the reader ate a lot of batteries).
A brand new 3DS game costs as much as a brand new PC game here (in other words a good 15€ less than a PS3 or 360 game). I don't know much more about the console, as this was the first game that I played through.
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| 25 JUL 2011 at 2:16am |
MikekellyPrivate Detective
Posts : 618
Joined: 25 JUN 2004
Status : Offline | I am playing "Emily the Strange" on my Nintendo DS - which I imported from England. Very fun and I love the Gothic feel of the game.
Here's some Nintendo facts:
1) My Nintendo DS has been trouble-free and i bought it 5 years ago. My Dsi XL and 3DS are trouble-free too.
2) I buy Nintendo DS adventure games on the average $19.95 US - which is 60% cheaper than an Xbox or PS3 typical release.
3) Every DS game I've bought has ran fine - never a problem with compatibility.
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| 25 JUL 2011 at 6:27am |
DonaJourneyman
Posts : 801
Joined: 19 MAR 2005
Status : Offline | Yes, your progress is saved to the game cartridge, so don't worry about space. There are usually 3-5 save slots. Some games have none (heh).
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| 25 JUL 2011 at 6:03pm |
TravellerGuild Master
Posts : 4040
Joined: 3 JUL 2010
Location: US
Status : Offline | Thanks. The DS doesn't sound like a bad deal. The only problem seems the lack of saving, tho you say one can save some games - this is generally a problem with consoles anyway, though.
* * * Just call me Trav. * * *
“Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk.” - Robert Bloch
"They are not reciprocally sublated--the one does not sublate the other externally--but each sublates itself in itself and is in its own self the opposite of itself" (Hegel, from The Doctrine of Being)..."
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| 26 JUL 2011 at 4:09am |
MikekellyPrivate Detective
Posts : 618
Joined: 25 JUN 2004
Status : Offline | I have 110 Nintendo DS games. 90 of them are adventure games. All of them save to the cartridge and have on the average 3 game save slots. Some have up to ten. All have at least one.
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| 26 JUL 2011 at 1:47pm |
DonaJourneyman
Posts : 801
Joined: 19 MAR 2005
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Mikekelly (26 JUL 2011 4:09am)
All have at least one.
You mean the autosave? I played quite a few that have autosave, but don't let you save on your own.
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| 29 JUL 2011 at 4:02am |
MikekellyPrivate Detective
Posts : 618
Joined: 25 JUN 2004
Status : Offline |
Yes, the game at least had an auto-save slot in the adventure games I played.
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| 29 JUL 2011 at 10:31am |
DonaJourneyman
Posts : 801
Joined: 19 MAR 2005
Status : Offline | Yeah, all of them do. I meant to say, some games don't let you save when you want to, but ALL have auto-save.
DS games are to be taken seriously. I was surprised that most adventures took me 15-20 hours to finish - that's a lot! Especially Layton and Hotel Dusk series.
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| 29 JUL 2011 at 11:25am |
FnordSchattenjger
Posts : 2758
Joined: 15 SEP 2008
Location: SE, Stockholm
Status : Offline | The first Layton game is not very lengthy though. According to the games clock, I have spent 7˝h with it, and that is after I returned to it to search for any additional puzzles. Still, 7h is not that bad for a game that you should be able to pick up for ~15€ these days.
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| 29 JUL 2011 at 1:52pm |
Child Of DunwichPrivate Detective
Posts : 480
Joined: 25 MAY 2011
Status : Offline | Oh, and I thought DS was all Marios, Kongs and boring tetris makeovers....
Nature's first green is gold,&&Her hardest hue to hold.&&Her early leaf's a flower;&&But only so an hour.&&Then leaf subsides to leaf.&&So Eden sank to grief,&&So dawn goes down to day.&&Nothing gold can stay.
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| 29 JUL 2011 at 6:10pm |
DonaJourneyman
Posts : 801
Joined: 19 MAR 2005
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Fnord (29 JUL 2011 11:25am)
The first Layton game is not very lengthy though. According to the games clock, I have spent 7˝h with it, and that is after I returned to it to search for any additional puzzles. Still, 7h is not that bad for a game that you should be able to pick up for ~15€ these days.
D: I'm terribly slow, then... I have around 17 hours in each of them. I did everything but Weekly Puzles, mind you x)
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| 29 JUL 2011 at 6:16pm |
FnordSchattenjger
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Joined: 15 SEP 2008
Location: SE, Stockholm
Status : Offline | I still have 12 puzzles left that I have not found though. My friend has 20h logged on his main save file and has finished all the puzzles.
Oh, and I thought DS was all Marios, Kongs and boring tetris makeovers....
Nothing wrong with Mario (although my 2d platformer of choice is Metroid)
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| 3 AUG 2011 at 12:05am |
walshSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 384
Joined: 15 DEC 2010
Status : Offline | I've just discovered the Carol Reed games. So refreshing! No cutscenes, long dialogues or slider puzzles. It's exactly what I need.
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| 3 AUG 2011 at 12:37am |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By walsh (3 AUG 2011 12:05am)
I've just discovered the Carol Reed games. So refreshing! No cutscenes, long dialogues or slider puzzles. It's exactly what I need.
Good discovery. Did you start with the first one, Remedy? I'll never get that image of the guy with all the piercings out of my head.
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| 3 AUG 2011 at 3:18am |
walshSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 384
Joined: 15 DEC 2010
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Camaroboy1968 (3 AUG 2011 12:37am)
Originally Posted By walsh (3 AUG 2011 12:05am)
I've just discovered the Carol Reed games. So refreshing! No cutscenes, long dialogues or slider puzzles. It's exactly what I need.
Good discovery. Did you start with the first one, Remedy? I'll never get that image of the guy with all the piercings out of my head.
I started with Blue Madonna so I think I'll work my way backwards. The guy with the piercings was in that one too, as the cleaner. I thought he was hilarious! Is he in all of them?
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| 3 AUG 2011 at 4:21am |
| Deleted User | Can't say for sure on that as I haven't yet found the time to catch up with the whole series even though I could or rather should have paced myself with the fact that MDNA has been diligent in releasing one game per year. My bad. :-[
If, as you say, he appears in Blue Madonna I’ll have to presume that he has been an interesting character (among others) in all of the games in the series from the beginning.
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| 7 AUG 2011 at 9:53pm |
AndromusGuild Master
Posts : 5540
Joined: 6 NOV 2002
Status : Offline | Just finished up the Blackwell trilogy. Rather simple and short, but with a really interesting premise and appealing protagonists that makes me wish the games had been much larger, instead 2-3 hours each. There are a number of unanswered questions at the end of the series, as well as a lot of room for more sequels, so here's hoping Dave Gilbert and the folks at Wadjet Eye pick up this project again sometime.
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| 8 AUG 2011 at 10:03am |
Child Of DunwichPrivate Detective
Posts : 480
Joined: 25 MAY 2011
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Fnord (29 JUL 2011 6:16pm)
I still have 12 puzzles left that I have not found though. My friend has 20h logged on his main save file and has finished all the puzzles.
Oh, and I thought DS was all Marios, Kongs and boring tetris makeovers....
Nothing wrong with Mario (although my 2d platformer of choice is Metroid)
Yeah, but you can't survive on Mario alone...
Nature's first green is gold,&&Her hardest hue to hold.&&Her early leaf's a flower;&&But only so an hour.&&Then leaf subsides to leaf.&&So Eden sank to grief,&&So dawn goes down to day.&&Nothing gold can stay.
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| 13 AUG 2011 at 9:02pm |
markornikovJourneyman
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Posts : 1312
Joined: 28 OCT 2011
Location: BE, Antwerp
Status : Offline | played, completed and loved The Witch's Prison, thanks for the tip Jenny! [smiley=clap.gif]
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| 14 AUG 2011 at 8:32am |
TravellerGuild Master
Posts : 4040
Joined: 3 JUL 2010
Location: US
Status : Offline | Yes, thanks to Jenny's tip, I've also started playing The Witch's Prison, and also enjoying it. I like the fast pace compared to a regular AG, the puzzles are varied and interesting, and the game is pretty enough, for what it is, eh? 8-)
It does make the game a bit too easy if you make use of the hints, but I just pretend there isn't a hint function.
I've started thinking we should start a thread for hybrid games that adventure gamers might enjoy, here in the AG forum.
* * * Just call me Trav. * * *
“Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk.” - Robert Bloch
"They are not reciprocally sublated--the one does not sublate the other externally--but each sublates itself in itself and is in its own self the opposite of itself" (Hegel, from The Doctrine of Being)..."
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| 14 AUG 2011 at 3:21pm |
TravellerGuild Master
Posts : 4040
Joined: 3 JUL 2010
Location: US
Status : Offline | Ooh, that was so much fun! The Witch's Prison seems to have been done with a sequel in mind; I wonder if there was any?
Well, if anyone knows of more games similar to this one, please let us know!
* * * Just call me Trav. * * *
“Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk.” - Robert Bloch
"They are not reciprocally sublated--the one does not sublate the other externally--but each sublates itself in itself and is in its own self the opposite of itself" (Hegel, from The Doctrine of Being)..."
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