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When I first fired up the 3DS, I was SUPER excited. Here was the sequel to my favorite video game device ever made, with a new Pilotwings as a launch title no less! I anxiously awaited as the menu loaded up, and then with trembling fingers moved the little slider from No 3D to 3D. Before my eyes I saw... a little but more definition and not much else.
To say I was disappointed is an understatement. I'm a positive person, so this was not going to stop me from enjoying the system. Far from it, the games coming down the road were enough to keep my excited for a long time. Still, the 3D did not impress me much and I was sad it didn't have the pop I was expecting.
Fast forward two days later. I finally cracked open the AR cards and WOW. Now I see how 3D can be pretty cool. Watching a dragon pop out of my kitchen counter like it was actually there made me excited again. So maybe this little device has some potential, I thought.
Fast forward, what, two weeks now? How long have I had this puppy? Well, my opinion has done a 180 from day one, that's for sure. I quite literally found myself feeling something was missing when I messed with Pilotwings and Nintendogs in non-3D. Suddenly this feature that hadn't impressed me from the start was ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. I don't want to play games without it now, quite honestly. (Which seems crazy even to me, who didn't care all that much a few weeks ago!) Both Pilotwings and Nintendogs are night and day different when experienced in 3D. The thing is, I didn't even realize it until a ways in. Then, having it taken away from me (switching off the 3D) it became totally apparent that I was hooked.
For me, this is absolutely the future. I'm used to the effect on my eyes by this point, and I adore the extra pop it gives everything. I'm extraordinarily excited for Paper Mario 3DS, combining my beloved 2D with a layered look. From a person who is obsessed with animation and nearly despises the move to 3D movies, gaming is infinitely better in the next dimension.
Bring on more! |
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The 3D is... alright. It doesn't add anything to SUPER Street Fighter 4, which is my favorite game on the system. I play that game in 2D most of the time.
Pilotwings Resort I play with the 3D on, and it's... cool. I'm not blown away by it, but I do like it.
I recently bought Ridge Racer, but I haven't had a chance to play it yet. I'm looking forward to really seeing what that game looks like in true 3D.
Honestly, I'm more impressed with all the other stuff the 3DS does; online Friends List, AR games, the.... uh, sound mode or whatever it is. The 3D is cool, but I admit I'm not blown away by it. Having said that, I wouldn't want to NOT have access to it. |
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It's tough to say if it adds much to the gameplay. I wouldn't want to play Pilotwings without it, because it helps a lot with depth perception, but... I'm sure I could play Pilotwings without it. Face Raiders, Street Fighter IV, and Ghost Recon don't really benefit gameplay-wise at all.
Visually, I love it. It really makes me smile. Even in the above mentioned games where it isn't a gameplay benefit, I still play with it on, because it adds well... something... I can't put my finger on it. I was playing Ghost Recon thinking about how weird it was that when I flipped the 3D off and everything turned flat, it almost seemed unappealing. Like... 3D off, oh, I'm just playing another turn-based strategy game. 3D on... dang, something new! It kind of makes me feel like I'm flying above a battlefield? I dunno. Just that sense of being above this real, living world.
The intial appeal will wear off in a few weeks/months though, so where will I be then? Not sure. Either way I don't think I want to go back to flat screen stuff, it all looks so um... flat?
The only disappointment for me is how small the sweet spot is. It's way to easy to slip out of the sweet spot while playing, often in a crucial moment. I understand that there are real technological limits, but I hope that, moving forward, they can figure out how to get a much bigger sweet spot. |
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anandxxx said:Which genres and upcoming games do you think will make the most of it? |
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