The Big Third Anniversary 3DS Voting Spectacular with andyman949

Gunman Clive
Points:11
First places1


You say:
"The visual style, the music, and the satisfying gameplay help to overcome the game's shortcomings, like... er... its shortness. Also, apparent Cowboy Bebop references, and a locomotive transformer boss."

I say: A game I've managed to totally miss. Not even heard of it! Better check this out I suppose.

Picross e (1+3)
Points:14
First places0


You say:
"Picross with no soul is still picross. Out of the three, this(e3) gets my vote because mega-picross is great. YES, ZJ, GREAT."
"before I played Picross, it seemed to me that there was some kind of witchcraft involved. Now I'm no longer a muggle (thanks to they superb tutorial system) this is clearly a superior puzzle idea than Sudoku. and I drawed a bunny"

I say: I love Picross, I've not had a chance to pick up 2+3 yet but I loved the first. Always a joy to picross!

VVVVV
Points: 20
First places2


You say:
"Basically it reminds me of the old days (I'm not stupid enough to really think of them as the "good old days"); rooms with individual funny names; a completely illogical enemy roster; cast with a dry English sense of humour. Nicely."
"innovative retro style fun that is despairingly hard? I'm in!"
"Because it's one of the games that I actually played to completion. The soundtrack is exceptional, the 3D is pretty good, it's pretty funny, and it doesn't outstay its welcome."

I say: A brilliant but tough little indie game. A must buy for anyone who likes platformers and a challenge.

Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies
Points: 20
First places 2


You say:
"One of the best Wright Games, plenty of twists although I found that I was surprised very little by the eventual culprits. Athena is a good character but I feel some of the other new characters are very weak. Not on the level of Apollo Justice IMO."
"This game is going to get such a lot of flack in these awards, for being darker and not as good as 1 or 3. True, it's not; but it's still PW. It still has moments of genius writing, the prosecutor is much better than Klavier Eurotrash Gavin, and it has a great remix of T&T's Objection theme. A poor Phoenix Wright remains a good game."
"Hmm... the graphics are good, the voices don't irritate too much, the mysteries are well crafted... but it never quite delivers that dialogue gold that Takumi is the master of. I haven't popped it into my 3DS yet, but I'm certain that Layton/ Wright is gonna blow it away."

I say: As a big fan of the series it's awful that I've not played this yet. Glad to hear it's good though!

Pullblox
Points: 33
First places 4


You say:
"A fabulous little puzzle game that really made you feel like a genius every time you beat a level. Fallblox was a perfect sequel as well."
"Challenging, clever, uses the 3D effect well, what more to say? This game is amazing."

I say:Fantastic little puzzler that drove me mad towards the end. Shame I lost my 3DS before I finished it.

Steamworld Dig
Points: 37
First places 4


You say:
"It dared to put a structure on the mining/looting genre, and succeeded, managing the "just 5 more minutes, I'll just dig out those gems" feeling. Small, but concise. Bonus points for the guy in charge of the company being a nutcase."
"most of the way through playing it, I was thinking "This is s***" - but I couldn't put it down. The story unfolds beautifully."
"Mr Driller X Metroid, and the game is as amazing as that sounds."

I say: A fantastic game that I couldn't put down. It was so addictive despite the very basic nature of the gameplay. Indie perfection!

Super Mario 3D Land Puzzle Rooms
You say:
"There haven't been many great uses of the 3D, but being able to complete these little optically illusionary challenges without resorting to the in-game eye button has been one of the best."
"Still the best use of 3D on 3DS. Going back to 3D World was like losing an eye, given how the 3D effect inspired confidence in us all to make all those daring jumps and moves we wanted to."

Pullblox use of 3D
You say:
"The puzzles are far harder when you turn the 3D off and it just could not have worked anywhere near as well on a 2D screen."

Bravely Default/Norende
You say:
"This little resource management minigame, which has very significant in-game effects, is to my mind the best in-game use of Streetpass. I did more Streetpassing in the hope of getting someone, anyone, in this JRPG-phobic country to contribute to my village and shopping, than I have done for any other paid-for game. Then I resorted to Spotpass in despair."
" It looked fabulous, its painted backgrounds brought to live from 2D (and made much easier to navigate), it had well thought out online and local wireless functionality, and all round felt very accommodating to portable play. Great to see a third party come up with this."
"Building Norende using StreetPass was brilliant. As was sending and receiving summons from other players, and building affinities - I always made sure I updated things accordingly following StreetPass hits even if I didn't play any more of the quest for a while."

Animal Crossing New Leaf/Happy Homes
"Being able to grab houses from nearby 3DSers is such a great idea."
"This game just used every single feature of the console to incredible effect. The streetpass, the QR reader, online multiplayer, the touch screen, the internal clock . . . Animal Crossing was made for 3DS and 3DS was made for Animal Crossing."
"gives every one of the 3DS's features something to do. Incredibly well thought-out."
"Getting houses by StreetPass is a great social feature, but the online mode really shone, particularly in-game text chat as well. Many hours were wasted conversing with fellow forumites."
"visiting the houses of passers by and buying their stuff from the catalogue!"