Is the DS lacking quality games?

DS games just aren't getting very high ratings.Metroid827

Handheld games naturally have lower scores on average, but that doesn't mean they are inferior* to console games. I think part of your problem is you judge the games by a number, instead of trying them for yourself. One part of enjoying games is to be your own critic.

*Maybe in graphics, but I find 80%+ of the handheld games I play last me much longer than most console games nowadays, have a story on par or better than its console counterparts, and are just as solid overall.

The DS has quite a few games imo. If you're just looking at reviews then you won't find any games. Sure the reviews tend to be worse than console games, but as mentioned earlier they do tend to have long stories, and great gameplay regardless. I've found a handful of games that were rated poorly, but to me looked interesting. One worth mentioning was Gunpey. It's a puzzle game that I guess people didn't like very much, but I found it to be very fun, and extremely difficult actually. Definitely a steal at the $9 I spent on it.

I would say rather than reading reviews find a game genre you're interested in, and then watch gameplay videos of some games, and read customer reviews on it. It's a lot more helpful to read 100 customer reviews than 1 guys's review after he only played for an hour or two. That's what I do, and I haven't found an unsatisfying game yet for my DS :)

Lol, wut?Master-Thief-09

Exactly.

The DS has quite a few games imo. If you're just looking at reviews then you won't find any games. Sure the reviews tend to be worse than console games, but as mentioned earlier they do tend to have long stories, and great gameplay regardless. I've found a handful of games that were rated poorly, but to me looked interesting. One worth mentioning was Gunpey. It's a puzzle game that I guess people didn't like very much, but I found it to be very fun, and extremely difficult actually. Definitely a steal at the $9 I spent on it.

I would say rather than reading reviews find a game genre you're interested in, and then watch gameplay videos of some games, and read customer reviews on it. It's a lot more helpful to read 100 customer reviews than 1 guys's review after he only played for an hour or two. That's what I do, and I haven't found an unsatisfying game yet for my DS :)

treedoor

[QUOTE="Master-Thief-09"]Lol, wut?awssk8er716

Exactly.

[QUOTE="Master-Thief-09"]Lol, wut?awssk8er716

Exactly.

same here, it's really obvious that the TS didnt know what he's talking bout

no way. the ds has some of the greatest games. I think you should be posting this on the Wii board.crispyo

I agree.:P

Well, there were a few small little games that made a tiny blip on the game radar you know? like Cadtlevania Order of Ecclesia, The World Ends With You, Chrono Trigger and Mario Kart DS, but I can see why you would think they're no good games out.

/sarcasm

[QUOTE="treedoor"]

The DS has quite a few games imo. If you're just looking at reviews then you won't find any games. Sure the reviews tend to be worse than console games, but as mentioned earlier they do tend to have long stories, and great gameplay regardless. I've found a handful of games that were rated poorly, but to me looked interesting. One worth mentioning was Gunpey. It's a puzzle game that I guess people didn't like very much, but I found it to be very fun, and extremely difficult actually. Definitely a steal at the $9 I spent on it.

I would say rather than reading reviews find a game genre you're interested in, and then watch gameplay videos of some games, and read customer reviews on it. It's a lot more helpful to read 100 customer reviews than 1 guys's review after he only played for an hour or two. That's what I do, and I haven't found an unsatisfying game yet for my DS :)

meiaman

I guess its just me, then. I've looked pretty hard and all I see are RPGs, RPGs and RPGs, which don't interest me.Metroid827

I guess its just me, then. I've looked pretty hard and all I see are RPGs, RPGs and RPGs, which don't interest me.Metroid827

I can't remember when the last time was when I saw a DS game I was interested in. It sure wasn't last year. The last time I got one was in the beggining of 07. DS games just aren't getting very high ratings. I hope they fix this problem for the DSi.Metroid827

What that guy said^^^

Over the last few months i have been playing my ds more than my 360 and wii combined, even with fallout 3.

Also to the above poster- jin kicks ass.

most quality games that the DS have are RPG'siamthe1ne

[QUOTE="Metroid827"]I can't remember when the last time was when I saw a DS game I was interested in. It sure wasn't last year. The last time I got one was in the beggining of 07. DS games just aren't getting very high ratings. I hope they fix this problem for the DSi.Bigboi500

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[QUOTE="Metroid827"]DS games just aren't getting very high ratings.darkwolfyboy

Handheld games naturally have lower scores on average, but that doesn't mean they are inferior* to console games. I think part of your problem is you judge the games by a number, instead of trying them for yourself. One part of enjoying games is to be your own critic.

*Maybe in graphics, but I find 80%+ of the handheld games I play last me much longer than most console games nowadays, have a story on par or better than its console counterparts, and are just as solid overall.

In the last 12 months, the DS had 23 games scoring 8.0 or higher on this site alone. You're not looking hard enough._BlueDuck_

Damn. Nice stat.

Well, it needs more than Nintendogs clones and those "Imagine" games.garathe_den

Here are some games I liked or look interesting on the DS that came out rather recently: The world ends with you, Final Fantasy 4, Dragon Quest 5, Trauma Center 2, Apollo Justice, Big Bang Mini, Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, Air traffic chaos, Professor Layton and the Curious Village, Chrono Trigger, Bleach: Dark Souls, Dragon Quest 4, Bangai-O Spirits, N+, Advance Wars: Days of Ruin, Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings, Bleach: The Blade of Fate, Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Pheonix Wright: Trials and Tribulations and Contra 4. These all came out after the middle of 2007, and are all part of different genres. So....