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Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 14 hours ago by BurntWits@sh.itjust.works to c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

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Sorry for the late post, been a busy week.

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[–] DupaCycki@lemmy.world 7 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

Just recently got a 3DS for the first time. Currently playing through some NDS and GBA games before I get to their 3DS sequels. Almost done with Castlevania: Circle of the Moon and Pokémon Platinum (which will also be my first finished Pokémon game).

Great use of a 3DS, I know. But I like to explore game series from the beginning, or reasonably close to the beginning. Also getting an R36S for a more accurate Game Boy experience.

[–] iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Just the same. Got a Japanese 3DS. Had to do the region change just to be allowed to change language. Really enjoying Link between worlds. I have some Zelda n64 ports to play too. Coming from the steam deck, the battery in this thing is endless.

[–] definitemaybe@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 hours ago

Circle of the Moon is the Castlevania game I've played the most. Such a great game. The alt modes that unlock after beating the game on normal mode are all great fun, too.

I had a lot more time to play games back then, so idk if it actually is exceptional or if it was just the right game at the right time for me. Since you're freshly into it, what do you think? Rise tinted glasses or is it actually great?

[–] BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

How are you liking Pokemon Platinum? I find Gen 4 tends to be either loved or not cared for depending on the person. I personally loved those games, though HeartGold/SoulSilver is my all time favourite.

[–] DupaCycki@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

It's been a lot of fun so far. Very impressive for a 2008 handheld game. The plot isn't amazing, but still better than I expected. The distortion world was crazy and I totally didn't see anything like that coming.

However, as a newcomer to Pokémon, at times I felt a little overwhelmed with the various mechanics (e.g., underground, contests) and skipped them for the most part. Of course, being an NDS game, it's a little clunky, but that didn't really bother me.

I probably should have started with an even earlier game, but at the same time I didn't want to go as far back as GBA, since even without those all the games will take me a long while to complete. Now that I'm approaching the end, or at least I think I do, I'm definitely going to go back and properly try everything.

Can't wait to see what other Pokémon games are like. I've read that HeartGold/SoulSilver is often considered the best game. I'm also hyped for X and other 3DS ones, even if they're not that good, because I'm loving the 3D effect.