Recommend a Good RPG on DS?

[burningdoom]

I need a good RPG on the DS to keep my attention for a while. I just picked up Final Fantasy III, but I'm really turned off by the sheer cutesiness of everything. Anything you guys could recommend that's not so "cutesy" looking?

And I already have Chrono Trigger.

[scott]

Radiant Historia? I dig it and it hasn't left my DS since I started playing it. They story is kinda neat and it features a time travel/ history altering mechanic. Plus the battle system is neat.

[scott]

Also, you can't go wrong with any of the Dragon Quest games. But they may be too "cute".

[disgaeniac]

Maybe...Infinite Space and/or SRW: Original Galaxy
or
Izuna 1 or 2 or Shiren the Wanderer if you like dungeon-crawlers
or
Any of the DS-Disgaea games for SRPG's...

[pacpix]

If you like old school dungeon crawlers The Dark Spire is really cool!

[desocietas]

SO MANY GOOD RPGS ON THE DS.

It really is an amazing console considering its library.

Etrian Odyssey is great for the old school dungeon mapping/crawling stuff.
Lunar Knights is pretty excellent.
Phantasy Star 0 was pretty fun
Another vote for Radiant Historia (all Scott's talk about it has got me interested in giving it another go)
Dark Spire and Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey are difficult and old school as well but intriguing Atlus titles
The World Ends with You is kind of an RPG...?  there's so much other stuff going on with it, too...

I hope you find something that you'll enjoy!

[redblaze57]

Golden Sun Dark Dawn
Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon
Sonic Chronicles

[disgaeniac]

Speaking of SMT games...you've also got the 2 Devil Survivor games

[burningdoom]

As soon as I looked up Radiant Historia and read what it was all about, that was my decision. It sounds like the storyline is right up my alley with time travel and alternate timelines. Just got back from GameStop with it! Thanks guys!

This will also be my first Atlus RPG.

[soera]

I would also like to recommend http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B001INDEOW/?condition=used

And if your DS is one of the older ones (like mine) you can play GBA games which offers a ton more amazing RPG options.

[darko]

Radiant Historia is an excellent game. I would also recommend the Devil Survivor games if you want a good SRPG.

[disgaeniac]

This will also be my first Atlus RPG.

Uh Oh!

If you're anything like me...prepare to get hooked (on Atlus RPG's) & discover the aggravation induced by the effect of the dreaded "Low-Print-Runs" on the buy-later / re-sale values of anything Atlus (*Especially* RPG's)

[scott]

Congrats on getting Radiant Historia! I hope you like it. when I first picked it up I thought the timeline thing was going to be overwhelming, but it really works pretty well. And I've yet to breakdown and look for solutions with a FAQ either.

[desocietas]

This will also be my first Atlus RPG.

Uh Oh!

If you're anything like me...prepare to get hooked (on Atlus RPG's) & discover the aggravation induced by the effect of the dreaded "Low-Print-Runs" on the buy-later / re-sale values of anything Atlus (*Especially* RPG's)

Yes, Radiant Historia had this issue and sold out fairly quickly.  I made the mistake of not picking this one up at launch, and this was one of the low-print titles that included a soundtrack.  Thankfully, they reprinted it (but without the soundtrack :'( ) so that more folks (like us) could play this awesome game!

I'm packing it up with me to take to the bf's house.  I want to give it another go.  Like Scott, I initially was overwhelmed by the timeline aspect but I know I just gotta break past that fear.

[jcalder8]

For me the best ones that I've played on the DS are the Dragon Quest ones.