Postby Shia Kyosuka » Sun Oct 08, 2006 8:17 pm
To be honest, I'm really bored with my DS.
It's most likely because of my game choice.
Jump Superstars = no real gameplay, bad AI, only fun when facing off against someone else. No online play to compensate.
Metroid Prime = horrible single player campaigne, only good when online. great when multiplayer LAN, but I've never done it before.
Mario Kart DS = Horribly easy single player, only fun when playing online, but even then, it only puts me up against people who've only played like 5 times or less most of the time. More easyness.
These games have all become boring.
I only got Metroid Prime Hunters to play online with, but the only thing you can play online is Deathmatch, unless somehow you're able to get millions of friends in your local area, and add them all to your friends list AND regularly set up times with them to play CTF and stuff. Ya know, the REAL MPH Online. And don't even get me started on the horrible maps, and (sometimes) one sided weapons and power-ups (DeathAlt?! Come on!).
I got jump superstars, because I thought it would be at least somewhere as fun as SSB. I was wrong. One button is in charge of super moves, one for medium attacks, and one for weak attacks. Basically, it brings button-masher to a whole new level. The AI doesn't even try to be a challenge. It sits there (Even when on Tsuyoi mode in exibition) and waits for you to pull off your strongest combo. Not Cool.
I got Mario Kart as the first DS game I've ever gotten. ONLY because of the online play, which sucks. I can only take going against people who've just played MKDS for the first time 5 minutes ago, for so long. Too many noobs. It's because I used to let my friends play online sometimes, but when I try and restore my rank, it doesn't help at all.
Now, let me explain my situation to you guys.
My friends all like the DS. they love it infact, and every chance we get, we borrow my sisters' DS's and they play against me (I'm using my own, btw).
Problem #1: My sisters don't have the same games as me. so, I can't play the full versions of games against my friends. It's always the stripped down version like:
a. MKDS: they can only pick random Shy Guys, while I use Yoshi.
b. Metroid Prime Hunters: They can only pick Samus and we can only play Deathmatch on limited maps.
c. Jump Superstars: Only play on ONE stage, using the weakest 3 decks I've ever seen!
Problem #2: My friends don't have DS's, and since they need to use my sisters' DS's, it doesn't always work out. Either my sisters are already busy with their DS's or They just wanna be strict and say that they can't use them.
So, My DS continues to collect as much dust as it can. Horrible Single player, AND Online play, due to friend code limitations. It's the least boring thing my DS ever does, so it goes right ahead!
So, anyway, Let's see how my games score on the "Catering to my gaming needs while on the go!" chart!
MPH: 2.5/5
MKDS: 2/5
JSS: 1.5/5
I dunno what to do. when the DS first came out, I wanted it so badly, but now... No matter how much I try to convince myself otherwise, I'm bored of it. Bored out of my mind.
Now, there are better games out, yeah, but not too many of them use the online feature, or have a good single player campaigne.
The new StarFox is something I've had my eye on, but I heard that single player is amazingly boring, just like my other DS games.
Bleach DS. That's out in Japan, and looks like a good online game.
Problem: If I import it, I'll just play with collasal lag, as I'll only be playing against people in Japan. That's wireless connection, with a small, weak, handheld device, pushed all the way to the other side of the world. Lags anonymous.
Problem #2: It should be coming out in USA, in not too long. Like at the end of the year, I predict. Thing is, I can't wait that long!
My DS is boring me out of my mind! That's why!
I went to gamestop, and I didn't find any particularly epic titles. maybe I'll find better ones, somewhere else, I dunno, but the ones I saw there were puzzle games (not my type), liscenced movie games (do I really have to say anything?), and other things. maybe I wasn't looking hard enough (even though I stood there for a pretty good amount of time, comparing and finding titles I haven't seen before), I dunno, but nothing there was interesting enough for me to buy it. :/
Maybe you guys can help me.
Wii's coming out soon. Maybe I should just trade it in.
Maybe I should just wait... i dunno. :/
Tell me what I should do.
had enough.