G-type | 2,482 Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 I mentioned in the "What are you playing?" thread how I was drawn towards games that made good use of the touch screen. I'm talking about more than just touching a button on a menu, but games where you couldn't have done them any other way. Here's a few that I thought were notable: Pac-Pix Elite Beat Agents Kirby Canvas Curse Warioware DIY Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword Zelda Phantom Hourglass Trauma Center Under the Knife Nintendogs Soul Bubbles Other games I still need to play more, but were interesting: The World Ends With You Ghost Trick Phantom Detective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,952 Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,405 Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Picross. Whatever that it's entirely feasible on Game Boy. Still better on DS. Picross 3D even moreso. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,533 Editorials Team · Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Picross and Canvas Curse were the first things that came to mind. The finickyness of Ninja Gaiden drove me nuts. Drawing the dungeon map in Etrian Odyssey is also strangely satisfying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,952 Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 (edited) Shit you're right. Etrian Odyssey actually wins out here. To the point where I can't imagine the next one they'll eventually make ever feeling as good as the DS and 3DS ones. I can't believe I forgot about them. Edited August 25, 2022 by Sumez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj_robot | 542 Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Another thumbs up from me for Etrian Odyssey As for Picross, I actually much prefer just using the D-pad and buttons. Moon was a pretty cool first-person shooter that made good use of the touch screen for the aiming. I'm assuming Dementium I & II are as good, although I haven't played those myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,405 Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Thanks for this thread. I looked up 3D Picross and didn't realize there's a physical release of 3D Picross 2 I don't have! It's all of three dollars CIB. Collecting games is so easy. What are people even talking about when they complain about prices. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickman | 3,986 Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Henry Hatsworth has great use of the screen. Highly recommend that game, it is a puzzle platformer of sorts. The Professor Layton games also used the stylus well, although they could easily make the games without it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,533 Editorials Team · Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Just now, Brickman said: Henry Hatsworth has great use of the screen. Highly recommend that game, it is a puzzle platformer of sorts. The Professor Layton games also used the stylus well, although they could easily make the games without it. inb4SumezhatesonHenryHatsworth! Fun game! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 985 Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Bomberman was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,934 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Sure Picross and Picross 3D work, a game like that by design is faster and smoother using a stylus, finger, mouse even. And with that so do those Brain Age/Training first party games too. Feel the Magic is pretty thin, but it's all touch and makes the game work quite well for how it was designed. But to me one that stands out above much else is Trace Memory/Another Story. That one uses the touch panel in so many amazing and unique ways, not just that but the dual screens too right down to using the reflection on the lens glass(plastic) to figure out a puzzle. A follow up Hotel Dusk did as well, less creatively and intelligently, but it still stands out above fair many others. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankos | 441 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 I think that Big Bang mini is pretty fun, and it is almost entirely touch screen controls. It's sort of like a bullet hell game where you drag your ship to control it, and can fire off shot from any part of the screen by flicking in the direction you want to shoot at. It penalizes you for missing by having missed shots explode into more bullets you need to dodge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,952 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 6 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said: inb4SumezhatesonHenryHatsworth! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wongojack | 215 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Maybe Scribblenauts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,884 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Great seeing the Soul Bubbles namedrop here. That game is gorgeous! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ifightdragons | 234 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 (edited) I'd say the Zelda games definitely "made use" of the touch screen, but not in a good way. The improvement hacks that introduce D-pad controls for both DS Zelda games are infinitely better and more natural to play. Edited August 26, 2022 by ifightdragons 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,884 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 13 minutes ago, ifightdragons said: I'd say the Zelda games definitely "made use" of the touch screen, but not in a good way. The improvement hacks that introduce D-pad controls for both DS Zelda games are infinitely better and more natural to play. I like the DS Zelda games, and the way they control. Definitely willing to die on this hill! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,952 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 I'm absolutely willing to lay an attack on that hill. And I'll take down Henry Hatsworth while I'm at it. Spirit Tracks's forced touchpad controls feel awful 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickman | 3,986 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 1 minute ago, Sumez said: I'm absolutely willing to lay an attack on that hill. And I'll take down Henry Hatsworth while I'm at it. Spirit Tracks's forced touchpad controls feel awful Henry Hatsworth is a good game, you just have bad tastes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,952 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Brickman said: Henry Hatsworth is a good game, you just have bad tastes Puzzlers and platformers are two of my favourite genres. Hatsworth's idea of combining them is a really fun and novel concept, and I should love it. But when it manages to be both a bad puzzle game and a bad platformer in the process, that's like a double whammy of badness. I wouldn't recommend anyone wasting their time on it Edited August 26, 2022 by Sumez 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacepup | 2,404 Administrator · Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 16 hours ago, G-type said: I mentioned in the "What are you playing?" thread how I was drawn towards games that made good use of the touch screen. I'm talking about more than just touching a button on a menu, but games where you couldn't have done them any other way. Here's a few that I thought were notable: Pac-Pix Elite Beat Agents Kirby Canvas Curse Warioware DIY Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword Zelda Phantom Hourglass Trauma Center Under the Knife Nintendogs Soul Bubbles Other games I still need to play more, but were interesting: The World Ends With You Ghost Trick Phantom Detective I highly highly HIGHLY recommend Ghost Trick! It is one of my favorite DS games and I absolutely love it. Recommend 1,000% 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,884 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 22 minutes ago, spacepup said: I highly highly HIGHLY recommend Ghost Trick! It is one of my favorite DS games and I absolutely love it. Recommend 1,000% Sounds good, I'll keep an eye out for it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,482 Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share Posted August 26, 2022 12 hours ago, OptOut said: Great seeing the Soul Bubbles namedrop here. That game is gorgeous! Its like a spiritual successor to the very first PC game I bought: Bubble Ghost 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kguillemette | 1,544 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 I'm not gonna lie. I enjoy Cooking Mama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captmorgandrinker | 1,649 Administrator · Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Touchmaster. Same games as on those machines in bars at the time, and I'm pretty sure the first one is dirt cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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