LTTP - 3DS, new after price cut 3DS owners share your impressions

[Clunker]

So I just picked up Ghost Recon on the 3DS for 8 bucks off Amazon w/ credit. In for a good time I hope?

Also, anyone picked up one of those battery extenders yet?

The Nyko extended battery is fantastic; I kind of wish I had sprung for the extra $10 to buy the charging base, but it wasn't in stock at Best Buy at launch when I bought it.

But now that I have the extended battery and generally leave my wifi off, I can go for days without charging and leaving the system in sleep mode, which is how I roll with my XL and my PSP with the stamina battery. It only adds about an inch of thickness to the system, and honestly I find it much more comfortable to hold due to the larger base and rubbery texture. Best $20 you can spend on a 3DS.

My perspective: I think OoT3D looks fantastic, and the 3D is technically great, but I'm honestly still undecided whether it improves the experience. I think that, in general, 3D has a minimal improvement on first-person/third-person 3D games, where motion already gives your eyes an illusion of 3D even without any stereoscopic effect. My favorite use of 3D on the 3DS is in Shadow Wars, which I'd call a "dollhouse" game (characters laid out on a board), because the perspective is static most of the time so you can appreciate the characters "popping out" more. And it's also a really fun game and a must-have.

I'm playing through OoT right now (my first real try at the game, never finished the original) and I feel exactly the same way. Generally, the 3D is really nice in that game, but a) the ghosting in high-contrast scenes, like the Sage of Light cutscene, is really jarring, and b) the narrow viewing angle means I pop out of the 3D sweet spot just enough to be irritating.

Essentially, 3D itself is all right, but ultimately if I have to spend time and concentration to "maintain" the 3D instead of just relaxing and playing a freaking video game, I'm going to ditch it. I'm about 6 hours into OoT, and I always start with 3D on but always end with it turned off. Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars is the only game I leave the 3D on for, and that's because it's turn-based and not twitchy.

 

[Learn2read]

I'm glad I am no longer a mod because obviously it was constricting my ability to participate in conversations without having everyone say "yo, you're a mod".

BWAHAUAHAHAHAHA

 

[Duane Cunningham]

There are two NES games I'd really like to see made into 3D classics. Rad Racer and 3D World Runner (which are the same engine anyway). Those two can finally make good on their promise.

 

[Neuromancer]

So I just picked up Ghost Recon on the 3DS for 8 bucks off Amazon w/ credit. In for a good time I hope?

Oh yes. You should be very pleased. (Ignore the terrible story/dialogue, though.)

 

[timetokill]

Wow, so the hammer fell.

Kudos to EviLore for the swift justice, and kudos to Amir0x for taking it like a champ, owning up to it and sticking around.

Also, I agree that the home/start/select buttons are oddly hard to press on the 3DS for some reason.

 

[StuBurns]

Thanks for all the replies, it's slim pickings, but I think I'll just get Rabbids. I'll tide me over till Tetris, then Mario.

EDIT: One last thing, I've heard the screens scratch right? But there are these little clear circle things I should buy? Where do I get those?

 

[Duane Cunningham]

There's also 3d Golf I think from uh Gameloft? There's also some video programs, that I can't watch so dunno how they are.

It's "Let's Golf 3D". Let's Golf is an iOs franchise now on it's third installment... it's basically a Hot Shots ripoff. I liked the first two on iOs quite a bit, but here on NeoGAF, people haven't been very positive on the 3DS version, which is why I've avoided it so far.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

I might pick one up if I can find a cheap used one someday.

 

[lowrider007]

I've criticised the 3Ds greatly on here but over the last couple of days I've started to warm to it, it still has it's faults, mainly the battery power and limited field of view for the 3D but with regards to the 3D effect itself after about a days use my eyes seem to 'click' with it, the 3D seemed to improve a lot, I imagine my eyes just got used it, I do actually find OOT more immersive with it on, it makes the screen feel bigger in my mind than it actually it's, it's hard to explain but I'll try, when I've been playing the game for a long time in 3D later that day when I'm thinking about the game my memories of the game are a lot more visceral than that of my memories of 2D hand-held games, it's strange, I'm guessing maybe it's becuase the brain has a lot more information to process so it has a bigger impact maybe but there definitely is a difference for me.

Anyway, I'm loving oot atm, it's my first time playing the game, controls felt it bit awkward in spots but a great game so far, I know a lot of people always seem to criticise 'mobile console experiences' (Vita being a prime example atm) but I honestly hope we see more big games like this on the system .

 

[civilstrife]

Just saw this thread.

Shameful.

On the plus side, troll taken the fuck down.

 

[NathanMcMahon]

Kato really deserves a tag.

Mod Slayer

 

[Rehynn]

Do you really need to rub it in this hard?:-/

 

[WrenchNinja]

Why are the Start, Select and Home buttons such a pain in the ass to press?

Yeah, I'm having a lot of issues with them.

 

[Jomjom]

Is OOT the best implementation of the 3D so far on the 3DS? From what I've played in stores (SSF4, DoA, Pilotwings, and Lego Star Wars), the 3D effect is definitely nowhere near the glasses 3D I'm used to (movie theaters, 3D on my PS3, Nvidia 3D Vision for games like Portal, ME, Witcher 1 & 2, as well as 3D Blu-rays like Tangled).

Also with the 3DS games I've listed above, no matter what setting I tweak it to, I keep losing the 3D effect no matter how steady I try to hold my head. I'm sure my head isn't completely still, but it's not possible for me to keep it completely still just like I can't keep my hands completely steady when say, taking a picture. Every once in a while the screen will get blurry or I'll see two images. This is with the units in stores where they are locked down by a stiff metal arm, so at least I know the console is steady. Is this just a result of bad implementation in early launch games and OoT has fixed this?

 

[olimpia84]

So...

Is it safe to post this yet?

both replies with the Phoenix Wright stuff were genius xD

 

[Murkas]

Why are the Start, Select and Home buttons such a pain in the ass to press?

Nice to know I'm not alone in this problem, I thought I had a dodgy 3DS that I would have had to take back.

Am I going crazy or do I remember Links Awakening being free on the eShop?

RE:Mercenaries should arrive tomorrow, will order Ghost Recon as well due to the high praise it's getting.

 

[Smellycat]

What happened to this thread??

Just to warm up a couple of "the shit I am making up" because I am just fed up the way you think you can treat people or put people down or blinding them with walls of text and get away with it.

And there are no OT topics going on these first few examples and there will be none. Its all in gaming threads because I am seldom to find in the OT. And just to be clear what you said the same quote again:



The Heavy Rain Thread:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/225/heavyrainliar.jpg/

The thread and reply you edited today. Today of all days in an old thread like that.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/405/editedtoday.jpg/

However you should have been more thorough and edited the reply quoting you.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/685/forgottenquoteedit.jpg/

The thing is. I have more threads in my memory of you calling people liars which go back years because people calling other people liars just to give their opinions any weight annoy me to no end.

The question is are you faster in remembering them en editing them or am I faster in finding and print screening them?

WOW

 

[MikeE21286]

Yeah. Start, Home, and Select were pretty awful from my experience

 

[Clunker]

Is OOT the best implementation of the 3D so far on the 3DS? From what I've played in stores (SSF4, DoA, Pilotwings, and Lego Star Wars), the 3D effect is definitely nowhere near the glasses 3D I'm used to (movie theaters, 3D on my PS3, Nvidia 3D Vision for games like Portal, ME, Witcher 1 & 2, as well as 3D Blu-rays like Tangled).

Also with the 3DS games I've listed above, no matter what setting I tweak it to, I keep losing the 3D effect no matter how steady I try to hold my head. I'm sure my head isn't completely still, but it's not possible for me to keep it completely still just like I can't keep my hands completely steady when say, taking a picture. Every once in a while the screen will get blurry or I'll see two images. This is with the units in stores where they are locked down by a stiff metal arm, so at least I know the console is steady. Is this just a result of bad implementation in early launch games and OoT has fixed this?

If you're talking about losing the 3D effect due to shifting your hands or head left or right slightly, that's a limitation of the hardware itself -- no game is ever going to have a "wider sweet spot," as it were.

 

[Dash Kappei]

Amir0x new tag is way too good for him

 

[Wrekt]

I bought mine from the preemptive Wal-Mart price drop for the 20 free games. I turned it on, connected to the e-shop, then turned it off. It hasn't been back on since then.

Although today I picked up Street Fighter 4 from Amazon. Lately they've been taking weeks to get things shipped to me though so I won't really be able to weigh in until September.

 

[plagiarize]

i'm not surprised Ami lost his modship over this 3D issue he has... but i'm very glad he's sticking around. he's passionate and i enjoy talking and debating with him immensely.

given how many arguments over this very issue the two of us have though, i find it impossible to resist another trip down memory lane.

seeing all this debate over Amirox calling people liars (and then being caught out lying himself... even if it was unintentional) reminded me of something from the distant distant corner of my mind.

one of my favourite threads of all time contained this gem of a post by ami himself.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=5946872&postcount=140

if you haven't read the famous 'So umh' thread, now might be a good time. put aside a few hours though, because you'll need them.

Ami, yes, i'm ribbing you a little, but don't think for one second that i don't still respect you. cause i do. not because you were a mod, but because you didn't hold back. i see how that upset some people who felt like they couldn't fully engage with you, but i'll say this one thing in your defence.

Ami and i got into it fairly seriously many times and he never banned me. i've been banned a couple of times for stepping over the line, but not by Ami.

 

[Neuromancer]

Thanks for all the replies, it's slim pickings, but I think I'll just get Rabbids. I'll tide me over till Tetris, then Mario.

EDIT: One last thing, I've heard the screens scratch right? But there are these little clear circle things I should buy? Where do I get those?

Target has them, or Home Depot, or anywhere really. Only hard part is figuring out what to call them!

 

[WickedLaharl]

Man i thought the 3DS just exploded in sales because of how fast the page count went up in the past day lol.

 

[RealMeat]

One last thing, I've heard the screens scratch right? But there are these little clear circle things I should buy? Where do I get those?

I found some in the hardware section at Wal-Mart. I think they're made for cupboard doors and stuff like that, but they work great.

 

[EvilMario]

The little 'rubber feet' from the 360 worked for me, in regards to propping up the screen enough so it doesn't scratch. They look 'okay' on the black screen as well. Before we did this, a small screen / glasses cleaning cloth between the screens did the trick.

 

[Jinfash]

Man i thought the 3DS just exploded in sales because of how fast the page count went up in the past day lol.

Any publicity is good publicity, I say.

 

[ZedIndyLil]

Essentially, 3D itself is all right, but ultimately if I have to spend time and concentration to "maintain" the 3D instead of just relaxing and playing a freaking video game, I'm going to ditch it. I'm about 6 hours into OoT, and I always start with 3D on but always end with it turned off. Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars is the only game I leave the 3D on for, and that's because it's turn-based and not twitchy.

Yeah, there's this constant tension with me between not having to worry about that sweet spot and feeling like I'm not getting the "full" 3D experience. I've been sticking with the 3D on OoT for now. Although 3D + gyro is an absolute disaster for me; it seems to serve no purpose other than to make you go cross-eyed. So I only use one or the other.

 

[Kosma]

This thread is good.

 

[snesfreak]

Amir0x was demodded?
Just according to keikaku.

I said this might be the greatest thing to happen on GAF since the Zelda Williams/Chinner thread, heh I was right.

Anyway, how bout that 3DS?

 

[Pachterballs]

came for Amir0x lying posts. No impressions to post but my "after price cut" story is this:

Was in the USA (LA during the walmart pricedrop) - drove to one and they didn't have any 3DS in store or any 3DS games... and went to gamestop and they didn't sell at the reduced price yet. Kind of maybe wanted one at the new price - and I wouldn't mind a US handheld despite it being region locked as games will be MUCH cheaper than from australia anyhow. So, no stock... and then I had to fly out on the 12th so I never got my cheap 3DS. Was hoping they would sell them at the airport but no luck either.

 

[Stallion Free]

one of my favourite threads of all time contained this gem of a post by ami himself.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=5946872&postcount=140

 

[Pyccko]

Crap dammit, I got so caught up reading the whole thread I forgot to snipe an ebay auction I was watching. Fudge.

Oh, well, back to saving my pennies for that 3DS.

Spoiler

(ON TOPIC RECOVERY ENGAGE)

 

[Rush2thestart]

Wow this topic exploded. Nice to see some justice served. Though I think this should've happened much earlier than it did. His treatment of users, just cause he was a mod, was terrible. Hope this humbles him a bit.

Anyway, so how are you guys enjoying your 3DS's? I think the analog nub is great for DS BC.

 

[superbank]

Thank you Kato. That shit was WAAAAAAY overdue. You should get a nice tag for your trouble.

 

[Gospel]

Yeah. Start, Home, and Select were pretty awful from my experience

Placement aside, they were just too stiff for me the first week I had the 3DS. I've eased into them now long ago and they work great now.

 

[Pachterballs]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=5946872&postcount=140

if you haven't read the famous 'So umh' thread, now might be a good time. put aside a few hours though, because you'll need them.
.

Omg. ... so unstable

 

[malingenie]

Speaking of DSiware: Boxlife. I saw a screenshot and now I want it.

...What exactly is it about?

Get it! It is the most addicting experience and tailored to the ds strengths like no other.

 

[Jomjom]

If you're talking about losing the 3D effect due to shifting your hands or head left or right slightly, that's a limitation of the hardware itself -- no game is ever going to have a "wider sweet spot," as it were.

Yeah but problem was I wasn't shifting my head left to right. I'm just saying it wasn't perfectly still just as its impossible to keep any body part from being perfectly still due to breathing and whatnot.

 

[Narpas Sword0]

Cool, i can put amirox on my ignore list. Now if we cold all agree not to quote his posts...

 

[FrostuTheNinja]

Cool, i can put amirox on my ignore list. Now if we cold all agree not to quote his posts...

Classy...

 

[Neiteio]

I hope all you new 3DS owners download the free Pokedex 3D app, even if you're not a fan of Pokemon. The lovingly rendered models, all fully animated, are great. It's addicting collecting three a day, simply by putting your system in Sleep Mode. The viewer really allows you to appreciate the creative monster design. It also lists the flavor text, evolution chains, abilities, move sets, TM/HM lists, etc, for each specimen as well. I had many hours of fun with this app.

 

[PhoenixDark]

To be frank, I find it disgusting that many here can defend a rapist film director while calling for the head of a mod who made a mistake on the internet. What Ami did was wrong, but he didn't sexually assault a young girl. This is the type of mindset that caused the 3DS to struggle in the first place. People just can't do a cost benefit analysis and say hey, it's not perfect but it does some good things too. All of Ami's posts weren't good, but like any good console or handheld he provided enough good to make up for any flaws.

 

[Gamer @ Heart]

I am so glad Ami was humbled. There is having a conversation/debate, then there is berating you for disagreeing or having a different opinion. Glad that era of GAF is over.



Anyway, has anyone contacted nintendo about the scratched screens? Do they have some plan in place for dealing with people who contact them about it, like mailing out rubber pads or actually fixing it?

 

[Lothars]

I hope all you new 3DS owners download the free Pokedex 3D app, even if you're not a fan of Pokemon. The lovingly rendered models, all fully animated, are great. It's addicting collecting three a day, simply by putting your system in Sleep Mode. The viewer really allows you to appreciate the creative monster design. It also lists the flavor text, evolution chains, abilities, move sets, TM/HM lists, etc, for each specimen as well. I had many hours of fun with this app.

How do you get more Pokemon added? When I opened it, I could only find a dozen or so Pokemon.

 

[brucewaynegretzky]

To be frank, I find it disgusting that many here can defend a rapist film director while calling for the head of a mod who made a mistake on the internet. What Ami did was wrong, but he didn't sexually assault a young girl. This is the type of mindset that caused the 3DS to struggle in the first place. People just can't do a cost benefit analysis and say hey, it's not perfect but it does some good things too. All of Ami's posts weren't good, but like any good console or handheld he provided enough good to make up for any flaws.

There are absolutely zero value judgments someone could disagree with in this post. Also, the suggested punishments for both parties mentioned would be the exact same thing. This is by far the most reasonable, well thought out post I have seen in forever.

 

[StuBurns]

To be frank, I find it disgusting that many here can defend a rapist film director while calling for the head of a mod who made a mistake on the internet. What Ami did was wrong, but he didn't sexually assault a young girl. This is the type of mindset that caused the 3DS to struggle in the first place. People just can't do a cost benefit analysis and say hey, it's not perfect but it does some good things too. All of Ami's posts weren't good, but like any good console or handheld he provided enough good to make up for any flaws.

What rapist film director? Maybe I missed a page.

Phil Spector is a murdering scum bag, it doesn't stop Be My Baby being pop perfection.

 

[Narag]

What rapist film director? Maybe I missed a page.

Phil Spector is a murdering scum bag, it doesn't stop Be My Baby being pop perfection.

Check the Polanski thread in ot.

 

[Neiteio]

How do you get more Pokemon added? When I opened it, I could only find a dozen or so Pokemon.

Well, Pokedex 3D starts with about a dozen Pokemon by default. To get more, each day put your system in Sleep Mode (in other words, close the system while it's still on). Do this in a Wi-Fi-enabled area. Then, after 30-60 seconds, open your system. On the Home Menu, there will likely be a blue dot on the Pokedex 3D icon. Open the dex, and it will ask you if you want to add a new Pokemon. Say "Yes." Then boot out of the pokedex, and enter again. Each time you enter the dex, you will get a new Pokemon, for a total three new Pokemon a day.

Also, if you want a specific Pokemon, go to serebii.net, look for Pokedex 3D listed in the column on the left, and then look on the column on the right for "AR Markers." Bring up the list, find the Pokemon you want, and click on the option for its AR Marker. This will bring up a QR code, which you can scan through the Pokedex by hitting Select and bringing up the camera. Once you've scanned an AR Marker, your chances of receiving that Pokemon the next day (or day thereafter) skyrocket.

 

[Lothars]

Well, Pokedex 3D starts with about a dozen Pokemon by default. To get more, each day put your system in Sleep Mode (in other words, close the system while it's still on). Do this in a Wi-Fi-enabled area. Then, after 30-60 seconds, open your system. On the Home Menu, there will likely be a blue dot on the Pokedex 3D icon. Open the dex, and it will ask you if you want to add a new Pokemon. Say "Yes." Then boot out of the pokedex, and enter again. Each time you enter the dex, you will get a new Pokemon, for a total three new Pokemon a day.

Also, if you want a specific Pokemon, go to serebii.net, look for Pokedex 3D listed in the column on the left, and then look on the column on the right for "AR Markers." Bring up the list, find the Pokemon you want, and click on the option for its AR Marker. This will bring up a QR code, which you can scan through the Pokedex by hitting Select and bringing up the camera. Once you've scanned an AR Marker, your chances of receiving that Pokemon the next day (or day thereafter) skyrocket.

Awesome, Thank you so much