Hello everyone 
. For a long time, I've been out of the Nintendo loop; not owning a Wii U and 3DS made me miss out on many great Nintendo games. When Smash Bros. U came out recently, I couldn't help but really want that....but between the game, the GC adapter and a Wii U, it was just too much money .
So, I looked into a 3DS system, considering it was cheaper and had a larger library of Nintendo software (Pokemon X and Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Satfire, Zelda Link Between Worlds, FE: Awakening, KH3D, ect). I looked into a number of reviews and based on those alongside my experiences playing the 3DS game local GameStops....it just felt way to uncofterable to use. The sharp edges of the shoulder buttons and the 3D bothering me a lot (it mostly was just fuzzy ; the only game that really worked well with it to me was Kirby Triple Deluxe), made me find the 3DS XL not for me.
But I remembered about a system called the 2DS; much cheaper than a normal 3DS and it looked more conferatable to use too (its look reminded me a lot of a Game Boy). Then I found out about a 100$ dollar version of the system; the see-through Cyrstal models. Between the cheap price and it looking quite cool (I love how it looks like a Game Boy Color), I traded in games and money my family was nice enough to give me over thanksgiving to get these .
I fell in love with the system after playing it for a week now. The system has to be the most conferrable handheld next to the Game Boy Advance SP and the way the Circle Pad/Buttons are placed (not to mention the huge but excellent triggers) makes playing games a treat on the system.
The game I played the most was of course Smash Bros and I love how the game plays. It feels like a great mix between Project M and Brawl...and that is all I can ask for in a Smash Bros game :'). The new characters are great to use (my favorites have to be Little Mac and Pac-Man), the Smash Run mode is okay and the new Classic Mode is really replayable (the multiple paths you can take make many runs of it fun). Even the online is solid in the 3DS game, really surprising considering how bad Brawl's online was.
I didn't play just Smash Bros though, as I got a few demos and a GB game via Club Nintendo (290 points from all the Nintendo games I never registered + the 2DS and Smash). I got demos of the following:
-KH: Dream Drop Distance
-Mario and Luigi Dream Team
-Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal
-Sonic Lost World
-Nano Assault Neo
-FE: Awakening
-Bravely Defalt
-Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion
Most of them are quite fun; KH 3D has a great combat system that really encourages consistent movement (a great shake-up from the systems used in Re:Coded), M&L is as great as expected, Sonic Boom is a lot better then critics give it credit for (though it isn't anything that special :l), Lost World is a lot of fun, FE was really great (didn't know that I was decent-ish at SRPG games), BD is good so far (man it is a huge demo) and EM just pissed me off (great core gameplay but ruined by really forced usage of the painting mechanics).
I got Metroid 2 with the NC points I had (and may get the Kirby Pinball game latter....still debating whenever or not to save my points or not) and it is good so far.
Overall, I love my 2DS and am so happy to be part of the Nintendo circle once more.
When the holidays come, I have a few ideas of what to get next (either some cheap DS games, some eshop credit for Shovel Knight, Shante and some VC games), or a big 3DS game (one of the Pokemon tittles or Dream Team; something with tons of content).
If you guys have some recommendations, feel free to tell them. If Gaf proved me anything is that you guys give great suggestions ; Vita Gaf is the reason I own almost 180+ Vita games XD!
. For a long time, I've been out of the Nintendo loop; not owning a Wii U and 3DS made me miss out on many great Nintendo games. When Smash Bros. U came out recently, I couldn't help but really want that....but between the game, the GC adapter and a Wii U, it was just too much money . So, I looked into a 3DS system, considering it was cheaper and had a larger library of Nintendo software (Pokemon X and Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Satfire, Zelda Link Between Worlds, FE: Awakening, KH3D, ect). I looked into a number of reviews and based on those alongside my experiences playing the 3DS game local GameStops....it just felt way to uncofterable to use
. The sharp edges of the shoulder buttons and the 3D bothering me a lot (it mostly was just fuzzy ; the only game that really worked well with it to me was Kirby Triple Deluxe), made me find the 3DS XL not for me. But I remembered about a system called the 2DS; much cheaper than a normal 3DS and it looked more conferatable to use too (its look reminded me a lot of a Game Boy). Then I found out about a 100$ dollar version of the system; the see-through Cyrstal models. Between the cheap price and it looking quite cool (I love how it looks like a Game Boy Color
), I traded in games and money my family was nice enough to give me over thanksgiving to get these .
I fell in love with the system after playing it for a week now
. The system has to be the most conferrable handheld next to the Game Boy Advance SP and the way the Circle Pad/Buttons are placed (not to mention the huge but excellent triggers) makes playing games a treat on the system. The game I played the most was of course Smash Bros and I love how the game plays. It feels like a great mix between Project M and Brawl...and that is all I can ask for in a Smash Bros game :'). The new characters are great to use (my favorites have to be Little Mac and Pac-Man), the Smash Run mode is okay and the new Classic Mode is really replayable (the multiple paths you can take make many runs of it fun
). Even the online is solid in the 3DS game, really surprising considering how bad Brawl's online was. I didn't play just Smash Bros though, as I got a few demos and a GB game via Club Nintendo (290 points from all the Nintendo games I never registered + the 2DS and Smash). I got demos of the following:
-KH: Dream Drop Distance
-Mario and Luigi Dream Team
-Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal
-Sonic Lost World
-Nano Assault Neo
-FE: Awakening
-Bravely Defalt
-Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion
Most of them are quite fun; KH 3D has a great combat system that really encourages consistent movement (a great shake-up from the systems used in Re:Coded), M&L is as great as expected
, Sonic Boom is a lot better then critics give it credit for (though it isn't anything that special :l), Lost World is a lot of fun, FE was really great (didn't know that I was decent-ish at SRPG games), BD is good so far (man it is a huge demo) and EM just pissed me off (great core gameplay but ruined by really forced usage of the painting mechanics). I got Metroid 2 with the NC points I had (and may get the Kirby Pinball game latter....still debating whenever or not to save my points or not) and it is good so far
. Overall, I love my 2DS and am so happy to be part of the Nintendo circle once more
. When the holidays come, I have a few ideas of what to get next (either some cheap DS games, some eshop credit for Shovel Knight, Shante and some VC games), or a big 3DS game (one of the Pokemon tittles or Dream Team; something with tons of content).
If you guys have some recommendations, feel free to tell them
. If Gaf proved me anything is that you guys give great suggestions ; Vita Gaf is the reason I own almost 180+ Vita games XD!
