3DS XL for Fire Emblem

Posted by McBonJon (150 posts) - 3 months, 28 days ago

A week ago, I asked around on the forums on whether to buy a 3DS XL or the Fire Emblem bundle to prepare for the release of Fire Emblem Awakening. I just bought one today and am enjoying the system. I got the demo for Awakening and Adventure Time.

I just have to buy a screen protector for the thing and some other games as well. What are some good ones to pick up? I plan to get Fire Emblem when it's available on February 4. I also plan to get Adventure Time as well. I have already played Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 already. Any suggestions would be awesome.

#1 Posted by McBonJon (150 posts) - 3 months, 28 days ago

A week ago, I asked around on the forums on whether to buy a 3DS XL or the Fire Emblem bundle to prepare for the release of Fire Emblem Awakening. I just bought one today and am enjoying the system. I got the demo for Awakening and Adventure Time.

I just have to buy a screen protector for the thing and some other games as well. What are some good ones to pick up? I plan to get Fire Emblem when it's available on February 4. I also plan to get Adventure Time as well. I have already played Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 already. Any suggestions would be awesome.

#2 Posted by TopSteer (447 posts) - 3 months, 28 days ago

I'll always recommend Tales of the Abyss. Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is a fantastic rhythm game. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars is a pretty cool game that's kinda similar to Fire Emblem if you want more games like that.

#3 Posted by McBonJon (150 posts) - 3 months, 28 days ago

@TopSteer How different is the 3DS version to the PS2 version, is there a significant one?

#4 Posted by TopSteer (447 posts) - 3 months, 28 days ago

@McBonJon: It's a straight port. There's only some minor differences between the two like the 3DS version having shorter load times and the PS2 version having slighter better graphics and framerate.

#5 Posted by wchigo (441 posts) - 3 months, 27 days ago

@McBonJon: Being a longtime fan of the Final Fantasy series, I agree with @TopSteer about Theatrhythm and Tales of the Abyss. The great part about ToA is that they got rid of the ANNOYINGLY LONG load times from when you finish a fight with a mob on the world map. In terms of retail releases, I've also enjoyed Super Mario 3D Land a whole lot (it's actually the only 3DS game I've finished thus far.)

If you're not adversed to picking up digital releases, I'd very highly recommend Pushmo. I haven't yet played its sequel, Crashmo, but I did purchase it and would like to get to it soon.

#6 Posted by TruthTellah (3545 posts) - 3 months, 27 days ago

@McBonJon: How are you liking the 3DS XL? I'm curious about upgrading from my DS this week, too. Fire Emblem is beckoning, and since Best Buy has it for $20 off, I'm intrigued.

Nintendo 3DS

The Nintendo 3DS is a portable game console produced by Nintendo. The handheld features stereoscopic 3D technology that doesn't require glasses. It was released in Japan on February 26, 2011 and in North America on March 27, 2011.

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