They aren’t bad games, but I don’t really get excited at the thought of playing them either.
Wild Arms 5 – 20 hours in, maybe? The last scene I recall was riding my monowheel into Twelbit… and there was some fountain or the other in the middle of town. Can’t remember if I saw anything after that. Having the monowheel really helps with getting around the confusing overworld without being mauled by monsters, but there isn’t much to do on the map so it doesn’t matter that much. I got a sixth party member, but of course he’s been benched like everyone else. Waste of time and space. I’m about ready for the remaining mysteries to be revealed so this game can end already.
Avalon Code – Haven’t made much progress. I’m a little into Chapter 4, IIRC. Tia got kidnapped by an old lady in the desert and ran into a short dark and handsome stranger I wouldn’t mind dating in a better game. I’m ready for this one to end quickly as well.
In more dire news, two days ago, a black line of dead pixels appeared on my DS top screen. At first it was only a thin line running half the length of the screen, but yesterday I noticed it was running across the whole DS screen. Now this morning the line is starting to get thicker. I’d already suspected that my dear old DS was on its last legs, but it’s painful to have to watch it die. Happily enough I’ve already played most of the things I want to play on it. IIRC apart from Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow, I only have Covenant of the Plume (which I’m not that enthusiastic about) and the remake of the first Tokyo Majin game (which I’m even less excited about) left to play… oh! wait! Izuna 2! And Fuurai no Shiren 5! Ack! Okay, I’d better stop wasting time on Avalon Code and get started with those, then. Hang in there a few months longer, DS-chan!
there is always Desmume when your DS implode
*sniff* It’s not the same *sniff*
I feel your pain when old tech …just falls apart despite everything. The good news is most of the past gen portables have decent emulators. It’s very weird to go from playing Vita to PSP though despite well it’s not that old either but the screen and everything looks aged.
I definitely feel the difference every time I come back to the DS after playing with a 3DS for a while. Maybe the death of the DS will help me make a clean break.
I totally sympathise with you! To have one of my system dying on me, thus rendering a whole library of games virtually useless, is one of my greatest fears. It happened back in the days with my Megadrive/Genesis, and to prevent this annoyance from repeating itself, I’ve purchased an extra model of each one of my systems. There are still some brand new DS to be found out there, so maybe your case is not so desperate! 😀
As for Avalon Code, well… I don’t mean to discourage you in any way, but you’re not even past the halfway mark, since the game has ten chapters. Better to know what to expect, he he.^^
I’ve played just about everything I want to on a DS though, so it’s not too bad. But wow, buying two of every system? That takes dedication!
This boils down to the fact that I love replaying games every now and then; and as you rightly pointed out, using emulators doesn’t feel as good as playing on the original systems. And I’m a bit of a collector, so that helps too. 😛
Come to think of it I don’t usually replay anything except SRPGs, so getting 2 consoles would be definite overkill for me.
My DS still seems to be going strong despite being a few years old, I think.
I’m really not sure what I’m going to do if it dies. It’s so small and compact in the way that the 3DS isn’t.
You’ll move on and forget about it. It’s the human way. Though I did have a mega “AWWW” moment when I saw my nephews playing with an old GBA the other day.