Oprainfall writes: "When we like a certain genre, we need to support it. Of course, I am not saying to go out and buy everything that is available even if you wont play it. That would be absurd. When we’re given games that at least on the surface look to be very appealing and then we don’t buy them, what message does this send? Would we be more likely to get a wider variety of games if the sales numbers were better?"
App Trigger: "It's almost 2018. The Nintendo Switch has surpassed the Wii U's sales in Japan and is going on a year old. Its voice chat stinks, but Nintendo needn’t look far for a fix."
I can’t take Nintendo’s online efforts seriously when it lacks basic universal standard functionalities such as this
The 3DS has an extensive library of games, but due to the consoles low sales initially, a lot of great games flew under the radar of most gamers. Fear not though, as Shawn Long of Nintendo Enthusiast takes a look at some under appreciated 3DS releases from the earlier years of it’s life that you should be sure to check out. Whether you enjoy a good platformer, fighting game, or 3D adventure, there should be something for every 3DS owner to consider in this video.
Good choices. I didn't know the 3DS version of Sonic Gen had different levels than the console versions.
HelenBaby writes : "During the summer of 2012 the 3DS was truly blessed, for those sorcerers at Square-Enix unleashed a trio of titles for it that, as a whole, served to elevate the console’s library (not to mention generate heaps of interest among those who had previously been on the fence about purchasing the console). Those titles were Theatrythm, Kingdom Hearts 3D and Heroes of Ruin. Sadly, every family has it’s black sheep, and the latter title proved to be the degenerate of this bunch.
Developed by n-Space, this action RPG showed so much promise. It’s graphics and playstyle led many of us to believe that this was going to be something of a pocket World of Warcraft. Sadly the game fell far short. Yes you can play 4-player both online and off (which was rare in those days), and even talk to other players online using the 3DS microphone".
I bought the game day one and fell in love with it. I wish it came to the Vita, even if it was download only. The game is not that long and I don't think it was released on the right console. Not saying the Vita would have sold it any better, but maybe a PS3/Wii U release with cross platform play with It's handheld counterpart and more online functionality.
This is not a surprise. Many gamers (like myself) who were really hyped for this game never bought after they read other gamer opinions of it. N-Space developed a game for a genre that they didn't understand. Imagine playing a game released in 2012 that had gameplay mechanics first produced in 1995. The game doesn't allow you to re-fight any bosses. Your level doesn't scale with dungeons after you beat the campaign. "Loot" collection doesn't really matter, because there is nothing to fight that you haven't seen already in the end game. In fact, I'm not sure why the final boss drops any loot at all given that its useless from that point on. The game is clearly designed to be re-played with each of the character types, but there is no point in improving anything other than four skills out of the trees. You'll never use more than one or two. It is buggy as well. Their website (which they hyped immensely) never worked for many users.
That is what Heroes of Ruin is and why it didn't sell. It alienated its core audience by the dev thinking that they knew a genre that they clearly didn't.
I really regret this because I wanted to like this game, but it became clear in dealing with N-space that they weren't interested in making an up-to-date genre game, they were interested in making a game that would sell, period. Many devs can do both.
If ppl dont support 3rd party titles like this, devs will stop making em on nintendo systems.. New Super Mario bros 2 (which isnt all that great) sells MILLIONS & stays atop the charts months after release but games like this dont even have one week of success.. smh
They shouldve developed a game like this on vita instead.. Im sure they learned their lesson from this..