PartridgeSenpai wrote:
I had no idea ALL the Art Style games were good! I bought my DSii second hand, so it had a couple games downloaded on it already. PicoBits was one of them, and that game is so fun! One of the best newer puzzle games I've played, for sure! If they aren't on the 3DS eShop, I'm definitely picking those bad boys up today. Same goes for that sequel to X, and that there Spotto thing as well, possibly. Next time the Art Style game go on sale again, I'm gon' buy aaaaall dose little buggers
($5 per is a bit steep, but I'd totally buy the 6 I don't gots for 3 or 2 bucks a piece).
Yeah, most DSiWare will still be on eShop, but it definitely looks better on a DSi screen.
I wouldn't count on a sale on the Art Style games. I don't think there has ever been a sale on DSiWare before.
My ratings of the Art Style games:
Pictobits/Picopict - This is probably the best one. Fast paced and fun with an awesome soundtrack.
Boxlife - This one is deceptively simple, but really challenging and really tests your brain. Pretty great.
Digidrive/Intersect - This is probably the most complicated game mechanically, but it's also the most frenetic and fast paced of the bunch. This one is super compelling. It's between Boxlife and Intersect for the 2nd best on on DSiWare.
Base 10/Code - This one is pretty fun too. You have to match up numbers that add up to 10. Swapping the numbers around lets you move them, but the numbers flip over each other, meaning that they change - 2 becomes 5 when you flip it horizontally, 8 works in any direction, 6 becomes 9 if flipped vertically. It's quite slow overall, but I like it.
Precipice/KuBos- This one kinda reminds me Intelligent Qube in style, although it doesn't quite play the same. It involves a 2d tower of blocks you must ascend, moving blocks to create platforms to climb. It's a bit slow, and not my personal favourite, but some people claim it's the best one so it'd depend on your tastes.
Aquia- This one is a pretty traditional match 3 block puzzler, but it is HAAAARD. I like it though.
Nemrem/Zengage - I said that all 7 DSiWare Art Life games were worth buying,. but I lied. This one kinda sucks. You just slide rows and columns around until the right coloured balls sit on the right coloured squares. I found this dull and frustrating.
Check out the 5 WiiWare Art Styles if you get the chance too - there's not a dud in that selection. Rotohex is a favourite.
