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[snapty00]

I may be remembering another game...but aren't there two new Boktai games being made: one for DS and one for GBA? I wouldn't have even thought about it, except I remember thinking that was so bizarre.

 

[JackFrost2012]

BTW, I take it Mr. Crow won't be indulging in the DS Boktai, because Konami will turn it into a bunch of minigames and remove all the depth of the previous games in the series.

BLOW! on the radiometer to charge Django's gun!

 

[Jonnyboy117]

i'd probably play it if i could stand to look at the gba screen.

Just play it on your DS.

 

[drohne]

i'd play it on my ds if i'd suffered severe enough brain damage to buy a ds.

 

[Fongul]

If you're looking for the game on the cheap, I've seen quite a few of them at a few Gamerush stores around town (we have 8 within 10 miles) I picked one up there myself complete (with box and instructions) in mint condition for $16.99 (did a buy two get one free with Dual Hearts and Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes). Right now as well if you buy one used game, you can pick up a second game for 50% off.

 

[Kiriku]

Does the game work well on the DS? I mean, since the GBA cart slot on DS is located differently, can the sun still reach it? :/

 

[Mike Works]

Boktai 2 seems a heckuva lot deeper and bigger than any SNES action RPG I've played. Same goes for Golden Sun 2, Minish Cap, Metroid Fusion and even Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. The best GBA games are easily as good or better than their SNES equivalents. So when did this bullshit about preferring handheld games to be shallow start?

Because we're not playing our super nintendo entertainment systems anymore old man! Welcome to the new millenium!

 

[Drinky Crow]

The sun can reach it as well as it can on a GBA SP.

 

[Tsubaki]

Anyway, it got me to thinking about the retards that say that handhelds shouldn't or can't have games as deep as their console brethren.

I play my GBA more than any other system now, and while I don't agree with the above statement, what is true is that "handhelds do not have games as deep as their console brethren". As much as I'd love to believe otherwise, most of them, even ones I love, have been simplified, shortened, etc on the trip to portable.

There are, however, some stellar-GBA only games like Advance Wars.

Boktai 2 seems a heckuva lot deeper and bigger than any SNES action RPG I've played. Same goes for Golden Sun 2, Minish Cap, Metroid Fusion and even Final Fantasy Tactics Advance.

aRPGs - Chaos Seed is a deep, complex "aRPG" on the SFC that emphasizes strategy over stealth or puzzles. Also try the SS upgrade.

RPGs - Sorry. I'd take Chrono Trigger over Golden Sun garbage anyday. I'd pick MMBN over GS personally, cuz at least Capcom had a flash of brilliance on that one.... and then proceeded to drive it into the ground with countless sequels. It's the Capcom way, right?

SRPGs - Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together & Front Mission >>>>>>> FFTA.

The best GBA games are easily as good or better than their SNES equivalents.

No, the best GBA games are easily better than the average SNES game. But there are occasional instances where it can run with the best of them.

Don't misinterpret what I'm saying. I believe the GBA is the savior of 2D gaming, which is why I play it so much. But it sure ain't perfect, as long as developers continue to treat the portable market as subpar.

 

[Crankenstein]

boktai 2, much like the psp, rocks! nintendo ds, much like shenmue and/or xenogears, does not!

hey Drinky, gonna pick up Xenosaga for the DS? :Runs: :lol

 

[Drinky Crow]