What are some of your favorites? A few months ago I pre-ordered a Retroid 5, and while my old 3 is no slouch, this one is better equipped to smoothly run more demanding titles like Smash 3DS or Dragons Crown.
Never had either system, so pretty much totally new to them. Just please don't list any Pokémon games, they're not my thing. Action games/metroidvanias are my preference, but I've also been on a huge racing game kick lately.
Thanks all!
Fire Emblem Awakening - Literally saved the franchise. One of the best installments to date in the series as well. Highly recommend playing it
Metroid Samus Returns - A good Metroid game that came late into the 3DS so not a lot remember it exists. It’s a remake of Metroid 2 and does it well.
Bravely Default - One of the best JRPGs I’ve played and I’ve played a lot. Robust job system. Great story. Love the Brave and Default mechanics built into the turn-based system. Super super highly recommended.
DS games from here
Super Mario 64 DS - I really love this iteration of Super Mario 64 and really wish Nintendo would rerelease it or give it a facelift. 30 extra stars. Four playable characters. Minimap on the bottom screen. Only, and I mean ONLY, downside is d-pad movement.
Avalon Code - Weird ARPG with a strange game system where you can modify most living things in the game. It’s odd but fun. Controls weirdly.
Luminous Arc - Fun SRPG series. It’s been well over a decade since I played 1 and 2, but I remember being very fond of them.
There’s more, but I’m blanking. Sorry if I didn’t super abide by your preferences, but I legit can’t think of too many Metroidvanias that aren’t explicitly Metroid or Castlevania.
I haven't tried it, but there is a mod out there that fixes this.
Oh yeah. I had completely forgotten about this. I’m going to have to hunt it down and load it up onto my 3DS. Thanks for reminding me of its existence.
I played all the way through sm64ds with the touchscreen movement controls back when I first got my ds, it's fine once you get used to it.
Braver than our troops. I was always terrified of scratching the hell out of my touchscreen.