(Part 2) Top products from r/ShouldIbuythisgame

This is a timely thread. I've been thinking about taking my DSL out of its little corner and playing with it again.

I have some recommendations for you, OP. I will second the suggestions of Animal Crossing: Wild World, Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Professor Layton, and Ghost Trick, but wanted to give special mention to the following:

• Elite Beat Agents - This is a rhythm game where you tap circles and draw lines while following the beat of a song, as secret agents dance in the background and try to save the world. I know it sounds kooky, and it is, but that's half the fun. The Japanese original, Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan, was such a huge cult hit that they came out with the English version in Elite Beat Agents. There are a bunch of great songs on it, and the covers are actually decent (a couple are better than the original). Each song opens with a story that introduces someone in need of your help -- and somehow it's your dancing/cheering which pushes him/her to succeed. The stories are often hilarious, but there is one that will rip your heart out and make you teary. Absolutely love this game. (Screen protector strongly recommended!)
  
  
• Rhythm Heaven - Another rhythm-based game, but these two are just really fun and I decided to recommend both. Rhythm Heaven is different from Elite Beat Agents in that it's more a collection of mini games you need to beat in order to advance. There are about 5 mini games (I think) in a collection, and once you beat each one individually, you are given a 'recap' round that basically mashes them all together. This game looks deceptively simple but can be so damn difficult at times that achieving success is so satisfying! The beats in this game are very catchy.
  
  
• The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - Lovely RPG. I thought the visuals were beautiful, and it was fun to play. Not much to say except it's a Zelda game, an awesome and fun one at that. The game makes use of the DSL's touchscreen. Controls may be kind of a bit hard to familiarize yourself with if you're used to normal console controls for Zelda, but after a while you get the hang of it and it's really fun to slash your sword around.
  
  
• Advance Wars: Dual Strike - Tactical turn-based strategy game where you try to battle it out with enemies and crush them all. I didn't think I'd like it, but I'm SO glad I gave it a try. I remember staying up late into the night playing this. It's really addicting. There's a sequel, Days of Ruin, but I've never played that so can't give a personal opinion on it. It comes highly recommended, though.
  
  
• Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon - Take the original Harvest Moon games that were about farming and raising animals and getting to know people in your town, and add in some RPG-ish dungeon crawling (where you can also tame monsters to help out on your farm), and you have Rune Factory. I will always have a soft spot for Harvest Moon games; this just adds another element to it.
  
  
• New Super Mario Brothers - The DS iteration of Mario. Not sure what to really say except it's a fun platformer, and it reminds me of Super Mario 3 when I played.
  
  
• Mario Kart DS - This is fun, and there's just something addictive about it that kept me coming back for yet another round. I liked this version, though some people do say the controls are a bit off, but I never experienced that.
  
  Other games that have been strongly recommended by others (but I have not played):
  
  
• Final Fantasy III
  
• Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
  
• Dragon Quest IX
  
• Radiant Historia
  
• Kirby Canvas Curse
  
• Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
  
  
  

As someone who's owned a Switch since launch, I say the joycon and comfort grip are fine i'll try to put this in sections.

Controller: You can try the pro controller, but in my experience with the two i've bought, I've found that the left stick if you flick it on direction it bounces back the other direction, you may not find this to be an issue right away, but it caused a lot of issues for me when playing Sonic Mania and other games that require quick stick movement.

Cases: If you can get your hand on the Zelda Special Edition case that'd be great, but otherwise [This](https://www.amazon.com/TAKECASE-Nintendo-Switch-Case-Microfiber-Guarantee /dp/B06XYPPJ6M/ref=pd_cp_63_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=RBHQCTFZSKGBBVMX8GZ2) and This seem to be pretty good hefty cases.

Also This protective slim case should serve as nice armor to protect it from scratches.

Games: Personally i'd reccomend, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Splatoon 2 (my fav), Sonic Mania, Mario Kart 8, Snipperclips (if you have someone to play with), these are all games I mostly enjoy, i'd recommend ARMS as well, but i found the game more frustrating than fun.


Screen Protector: This one shall do they're all mostly the same, just different price points and popularity, the on difference between some is tempered glass vs plastic.

I say always go with Tempered glass, unless you prefer the plastic for one reason or another

UPDATED: Added more games and comments.

• Skyrim: Legendary Edition (old version, get this if you prefer more mods) or Skyrim: Special Edition (new version, get this if you prefer better graphics over mods). I prefer the old version as there are far more mods that I think are very important to playing the best game possible.
  
  
• Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition Amazing. The best Fallout game. Definitely worth getting.
  
  
• Fallout 4 (with or without the season pass) This is another amazing game and I would definitely get the season pass with it.
  
  
• Hitman (2016). Great game. Would definitely recommend. Some players had connection issues when the game first came out and left bad reviews, but I never had a single problem. Blood Money is still the best Hitman game, but this one is still worth getting.
  
  
• Hitman: Blood Money Best game of the Hitman series.
  
  
• Hitman: Absolution
  
  
• Telltale - Game of Thrones (season 1) if you like Game of Thrones and story-based games
  
  
• Telltale - The Walking Dead (season 1) if you like The Walking Dead and story-based games. There are more seasons if you enjoy the first one.
  
  
• Telltale - The Wolf Among Us
  
  
• Telltale - Batman (season 1) if you like Batman and story-based games
  
  
• Telltale - Tales from the Borderlands if you liked the Borderlands games
  
  
• The Long Dark. The game may appear simple on the outside but it's very difficult and it makes you realize how hard it would be to survive in the wilderness.
  
  
• Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition
  
  
• Firewatch
  
  
• SOMA
  
  
• Risen Franchise Pack
  
  
• Ryse: Son of Rome
  
  
• Dragon Age: Origins or Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition
  
  
• Dragon Age: Inquisition or Dragon Age: Inquisition Game of the Year. Not available on Steam, so check Cheap Shark for the best price, as you should with all games.
  
  
• Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
  
  
• The Forest
  
  
• KHOLAT based on the real mystery of the Dyatlov Pass incident
  
  
• Outlast
  
  
• Murdered: Soul Suspect
  
  
• Layers of Fear or Layers of Fear: Masterpiece Edition
  
  
• Dead Secret
  
  
• 35MM
  
  
• Mafia II
  
  
• Investigator
  
  
• The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
  
  
• Shadows Peak
  
  
• Bohemian Killing
  
  
• The Town of Light
  
  
• I Am Alive
  
  
• The Park
  
  Always check Cheap Shark for the best prices.

Yes, but get the original Legendary Edition with all DLCs from Amazon for only 18 bucks. It has way more mods, no paid mods, and the modded version will look better than the SE. The disk version includes a Steam key, and I bought that same item from Amazon not too long ago -- it arrived quickly and in good condition.

>If you have another game you'd like to recommend, please comment.

Since you are considering which space strategy game to purchase, I will list all the good/great space strategy games that I know of:

Good and/or Great space games, most of which I have played:

NOTE: This comment lists prices and online stores, I last checked the prices some time ago. There may now be a better deal(sale?) or a more trustworthy seller(some of the older games may have been added to gog), please check before purchasing any of them.

Real Time 4x game with both planet surface and space ships parts:

Open Imperium Galactica. You can get it here. (Free)

Imperium Galactica II (I would argue that this is the best strategy game that I have ever played, as you might have noticed, I have played many of them.) - ($22.50)





Light of Altair ($14.99)

Real Time 4x game with space ships part, but no planet surface part:

Distant Worlds - (39.99) (especially with the expansions)



Haegemonia: Legions of Iron - ($9.99)



Sins of a Solar Empire Trinity ($19.99) and the Rebellion expansion ($39.99)

Warpath (old game) abandonware?

Star Ruler ($19.99)

Turn based 4x game with space ships and planet surface part:

Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition - ($19.99)



Space Empires IV and V - ($19.99)



Turn based 4x game with space ships, but no planet surface part:

Master of Orion 2 - ($9.99)



Sword Of The Stars Complete Collection - ($19.99)

Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter ($29.99) (NOTE: This game was almost unplayable at launch but has been fixed since then.)

or get both for $39.99


Endless Space ($29.99)

Turn based 4x game, with only planet surface parts:

Alpha Centauri and Alien Crossfire expansion - ($5.49)



UFO Afterlight(Only XCOM inspired game, there is like twenty of them, not set on earth) - ($9.99)


or get it as part of the 1C pack ($39.99)


Real Time Strategy game with space ships, but no planet surface part:

Homeworld - ([$9.54](http://www.amazon.com/Homeworld-Pc/dp/B00001LDCK/ref=pd_bxgy_vg_img_y
))


Homeworld Cataclysm - ($26.50)



Homeworld 2 - ($10.29)



Offworld Resource Base - ($7.32) (a lot like homeworld)



Genesis Rising - ([$4.99](
http://store.steampowered.com/app/3230/?snr=1_7_7_151_150_1)) (also a bit like homeworld, just nowhere near as good)


Conquest: Frontier Wars - ($20.00)



Space Pirates and Zombies ($9.99)

Real Time Strategy game , with only planet surface parts:

StarCraft - ($14.99)



StarCraft 2 - ($39.99)



Dune 2000 - ($13.00)



Emperor: Battle for Dune - ($33.00)



Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War Platinum - ($29.95)



Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War II - ($19.99)



Universe at War: Earth Assault ($19.99)

Supreme Commander - ($14.99)



Supreme Commander 2 ($14.99)


In case you just like space games(not just strategy ones) the rest of my good/great space games list is posted below.(It used to be posted as a response to at8mistakes but it got deleted for being too long.)

Idk how old she is so My recommendation is to get here one of those nintendo gift cards that she can use in the shop. That way you don't have to worry if she will like what ever game you get her & she can pick out what interests her the most. May I also recommend a carrying case and a SD card. I will link both if you want to take a look and figure something out. The reason I posted the 400 gig sd is because you want to (even though it's not necessary) future proof for when those downloads start to stack up.

Case: https://www.amazon.com/Orzly-Carry-Case-Compatible-Nintendo-Switch/dp/B01NAUKS62/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=Nintendo+switch+case&qid=1567021561&refinements=p_72%3A2661618011&rnid=2661617011&s=gateway&sr=8-3

SD card: https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-400GB-microSDXC-Memory-Adapter/dp/B074RNRM2B/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?keywords=Micro+SD+card&qid=1567021659&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFLM0szQllHMUFTRzMmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTAzMTk1MjkxVklHVjJXMjNTREJLJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA0NTgwNjMxNlpMUE5RRVZVU08md2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

Original Xbox is going to be harder to find stuff for at this point, as it was two full console cycles ago.

You'll have better luck on the Wii. Ghostbusters is for the Wii, Lego Batman 2 features all the DC characters including Superman, and basically any of the Lego games are sure to be big hits. There are a ton of them.

https://www.amazon.com/CYBERPOWERPC-Master-Gaming-3-2GHz-GMA8980CPG/dp/B07W62CJCQ/

I have no clue about the actual quality of the PC, might be shitty, but it's cheaper than the one you listed and specs-wise it's WAY better. Like its not even close. The one you picked out won't run a lot of the latest games on any setting. The one in the above link will, and it'll max out the settings on a fair number of them.

You should check out Shadow Warrior - it's on sale for $7.99 right now and it's at least 20 hours of solid FPS gameplay (or maybe i take a long time playing it..). Its a remake of the 90's game by the way, but quite extended and the graphics are great.

Here are a bunch of games on sale at the moment (assuming you're on PC). Hopefully something sparks your interest.

Shadow Warrior $7.99

Tomb Raider $7.00

BioShock Infinite $7.49

Payday 2 $9.99

XBox 360 controller for Windows

Plug and play. Mine has been working perfectly for 3 years so far.

I would hold off. I've played all the C&C games to date. Although this deal isnt on Steam, its origin, I would get this: Command and Conquer The Ultimate Collection

It encompasses nearly all of the Command and Conquer games all in one bundle. Although that deal is restricted to the US, I did see it drop 50% (from its regular $19.99) to $9.99. A much better deal considering it's got all the games.

Since some of the games are quite older, they do come with some inherent challenges getting them to run. Here are some links with workarounds should you choose to buy.

http://www.commandandconquer.com/forums/index.php/topic/26695-fixed-launchers-for-the-ultimate-collection/

http://answers.ea.com/t5/Command-Conquer-The-Ultimate/Common-Problems-Read-This-Before-Posting/m-p/222052#U222052

Happy Command & Conquering!

Amazing. ME2 is an all time classic imo. I think the 3 of em are on sale as a package right now too (15 bucks..)

http://www.amazon.com/Mass-Effect-Trilogy-Online-Game/dp/B009XDMQ0W/ref=sr_1_1_twi_2?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1424958714&sr=1-1&keywords=mass+effect+trilogy+pc

in regards to red alert 3, this pack on amazon contains it:

https://www.amazon.com/Command-Conquer-Ultimate-Collection-Online/dp/B009IR1SR0

i grabbed it for $5 about 3 years ago now.

Freelancer might interest you., though I'm not sure how well it's aged

Ohh man did I have a favorite. Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee was just the best game. Fighting kaiju against kaiju in the middle of a city.

The Mass Effect Trilogy is currently on sale for $20 on Amazon US.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009XDMQ0W/ref=cm_sw_su_dp?tag=childsplaycha-20

this is the charge stand you want http://www.amazon.com/Nyko-Charge-Base-3DS-Nintendo/dp/B004SJFJUA/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1410641355&sr=1-1&keywords=nyko+power+3ds

This one here I assume? I read the description and it said it's a high-definition remaster of FFX and FFX-2. Are those two different games?

Those sites don't sell the games, they just have info/reviews about them. Try this:
http://www.amazon.com/Ghostbusters-Video-Game-Nintendo-Wii/dp/B000ZK6946

http://www.amazon.com/Superman-Returns-Xbox-360/dp/B000F1UK3Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1462274734&sr=1-1&keywords=Superman+returns

Make sure you scroll down and click Xbox for Superman Returns and Wii for Ghost busters.

If your ps3 is backwards compatible, you can just get the PS2 version

i bought mine earlier this year from Amazon.com.
you need the physical copy.

here is a link to a used copy for you. All you need is the PHYSICAL cd. You just need to download the client from it.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000067FDY/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used

I believe this is what you are looking for. I'm not sure if a demo is available.

i prefer the 3ds because it folds so it fits better in my pocket. also, if your charge port is fucked up you can get this which i don't think there's an equivalent for on the 2ds.

Freelancer, Darkstar One, Galaxy on Fire 2, EVE Online, Privateer or its little newer version, Evochron Legacy

I guess I'm going against the grain here, but Dark Souls. Skyrim lost it's magic really quickly and I got bored. I've got 180 hours on Dark Souls and is the only game I've hit 100% achievements on Steam.

The difficulty it throws at you will change the way you game. It's tough, but fair. You'll seek out harder games. You'll crave it. You'll never pick "Easy" or "Normal" again. Even my brother said "Dark Souls ruined all other video games" for him.

Grab an Xbox controller for $25 and call it a day: http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Xbox-360-Controller-Windows/dp/B004QRKWLA

Black Ops II is the best recent one, I think that'd be the wisest choice. It's $20 on Amazon right now with the first map pack, pretty good price.




My favorite CoD is still Call of Duty 4, followed by World at War but those are completely dead on consoles. CoD4 is still fairly strong on PC though.
Modern Warfare 3 and Ghosts are the worst in the series.

Are there any other recommendations you're looking for outside of shooters? As far as other games go I'd look into:

God of War Saga - 5 out of 6 God of War games (missing Ascension) $9.99 on Amazon sale (seriously just buy this now)

And some of these are on sale. Amazon links for convenience

Mass Effect Trilogy

Bioshock 1 & 2

The Last of Us

LA Noire

Tomb Raider

Killzone 3

And if he likes JRPGs

Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster