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I went into the festive period armed with exactly £35.00 in eShop credit. Just two games downloaded so far:

1. 3D Shinobi III was an insta-download, and has turned out fantastically well. It's my favourite in the series, and a great game in it's own right.

2. Attack of the Friday Monsters! isn't what I thought it was going to be. My memory of it (from a Nintendo Direct, maybe?) was of oversized monsters battling in rural Japan. Rural Japan is still there, but my time thus far has been spent exploring a town in what's mostly been an interactive storybook, with some leveling-up and a few odd card games chucked in. Maybe the monster-fighting will come. Anyhoo, for someone who freely admits his dislike of JRPG-type games, this is actually quite pleasant. I was surprised in a bad way, then surprised in a good way. There's quite a few of you on here who should download it.

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The eShop is being an absolute git at the moment, so I can't be downloading anything else for now. That said, I'd quite like to hear some opinions (good and bad) on the following: Steamworld Dig, Bugs Vs. Tanks and Swords and Soliders 3D. I'm thinking about getting those while they're on sale. Ta.

Here's what I posted about Steamworld dig else where on the forum:

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Short and sweet, the mechanics are really clever as you essentially mine for loot to upgrade your character. I do wish it had a bit more action to it just to break up the mining a tad but otherwise definitely worthy of being a part of your e shop collection.

Swords and Soldiers 3D is meant to be a really bad port riddled with framerate issues. Avoid (if you're fine with playing it on another platform).

SteamWorld Dig's great. It never outstays its welcome and constantly introduces new equipment/mechanics for you to play with. And the central premise of digging to go deeper never gets old regardless. It's so good I bought it twice on 3DS and PC, and it's a great game to speedrun through too.

Not to sure about Bugs Vs. Tanks, but it's reviewed poorly so exercise caution unless it looks like something you'll really enjoy, I guess.

Man alive, SteamWorld Dig is good. I'm only about three hours in, but early impressions are very promising. This and Attack of the Friday Monsters for under a tenner represents fantastic value for money - if you don't have them, grab them while they're on sale!

I can't wait to play Steamworld Dig but I need to get my Christmas money into an eShopable format!

Edit: Steamworld Dig is amazing! I also bought Crimson Shroud but that won't be getting played for a while.

Good to see the SteamWorld Dig love. The jewel in the eShop crown. 

This Week

3DS Virtual Console

Mario Bros. £4.49

3DS Retail Download

Cooking Mama 4 £24.99

3DS eShop Temporary Discounts

MYST £8.99 until 31st January, normally £12.99

Aqua Moto Racing 3D £5.39 until 23rd January, normally £7.19

3DS eShop Permanent Discounts

Gabrielle's Ghostly Groove 3D £3.59, was £12.59

Tangram Style £2.69, was £5.39

Judging from NES Remix, we should be avoiding Mario Bros. like the plague with a neatly coiled poo on top. 

ZeroJones wrote:

Judging from NES Remix, we should be avoiding Mario Bros. like the plague with a neatly coiled poo on top. 

Agreed. When you think about it, Super Mario Bros. is one hell of an advancement in the franchise - if this happened today, the news sites would still be writing articles about this.

This is a surprise but "Weapons Shop De Omasse" has just been rated for release in Australia.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=748151

Quite excited about this - this is apparently the missing Guild01 game created by a Japanese comedian where you work in a shop and supply RPG characters with weapons. I never expected this to be localised.

Looking forward to this one. Hope it's good though.

Sounds interesting.

I am finally downloading SteamWorld Dig, after being bullied into it by the forum. You should all be ashamed of yourselves.

Did you get it at the sale price?

Don't think so, sadly. I hope it's WORTH EIGHT POUNDS nonetheless.

Eight SQUIDS!?!? Worth it.   

None of them have made me buy it,  

Go stare into the eyes of Rusty in the art gallery thread then come back with your answer.

This Week

3DS Virtual Console

Castlevania II: Simon's Quest £3.59

3DS Retail Download

Mario Party: Island Tour £34.99

3DS eShop Temporary Discounts

Dress to Play: Magic Bubbles! £0.89 until 6th February, normally £3.59

Dress to Play: Cute Witches! £0.89 until 6th February, normally £3.59

That is a line-up that screams "Clear some of your backlog, Zero!"

This Week

3DS Virtual Console

Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom £3.59

3DS Retail Download

Bella Sara 2: The Magic of Drasilmare £29.99

3DS eShop Temporary Discounts

Rage of the Gladiator £3.19 until 6th February, normally £6.29

Fractured Soul £3.59 until 6th February, normally £7.19

3D Game Collection £5.99 until 9th February, normally £11.99

Funfair Party Games £6.99 until 9th February, normally £17.99

Gardenscapes £5.99 until 9th February, normally £14.99

Murder on the Titanic £4.99 until 9th February, normally £14.99

Secret Agent Files: Miami £5.79 until 9th February, normally £6.99

Jewel Match 3 £4.99 until 9th February, normally £5.99

3D Mahjongg £3.29 until 9th February, normally £4.49

Boulder Dash-XL 3D £2.49 until 30th January, normally £7.49

Alien Chaos 3D £1.59 until 30th January, normally £4.99

AiRace Speed £2.69 until 13th February, normally £4.49

All over Boulder Dash XL at that price, and I might finally make the time for Fractured Soul. It looks like Rage of the Gladiator has just been released on Google Play as a free download...

This Week

3DS Discounts

Urban Trial Freestyle £3.15 until 13th February, normally £6.29

BIT.TRIP SAGA £8.99 until 6th March, normally £17.99

Girls' Fashion Shoot £14.99 until 6th March, normally £29.99

Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward £9.99 until 6th March, normally £19.99

Shifting World £8.99 until 6th March, normally £17.99

Super Black Bass 3D 8.99 until 6th March, normally £17.99

Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi £14.99 until 6th February, normally £29.99

Jewel Master Cradle of Rome 2 £8.99 until 6th March, normally £17.99

Jewel Master Cradle of Egypt 2 3D £8.99 until 6th March, normally £17.99

Beyblade Evolution £14.99 until 6th March, normally £29.99

3DS Retail Download Demo

Animal Hospital

DSiWare

Hidden Expedition Titanic £7.19

And the Pokebank

masofdas wrote:

Animal Hospital

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVLJ0-mYy5g