Shout commands into the microphone (if yours still works and isn’t filled with dust), and brush up your knowledge of the story alongside the many comics and Anime series based on the game! Use the stylus to carry out epic moves and try to make sense of what on earth is going on as you fight to stay alive.

Unlike many games where gameplay only takes place on one screen, the epic battles in The World Ends With you occur on both screens. This game really puts the DS through its paces and proves what an epic console it still is. They don’t seem to get any choice about whether they are picked for the challenge either, with kids being transcended to a battle realm at the drop of a hat! Souls of the living are picked to compete in a competition to make it back to the real world and their old bodies. Taking inspiration from the vibrant youth scene and street culture of Shibuya, this game has a bit of a Running Man meets Hunger games feel. Set in a shopping district in Tokyo (definitely a normal place for a game to occur), this title brings urban street feels to the world of role-play games. The World Ends With You takes the 8th spot in our list of the best DS RPGs ever to grace the world of gaming. Still, once you get into the heart of the game you’ll be wondering why you can’t take the annoying code out of that person on the bus that just won’t stop talking loudly on their phone! 12. It’s all clever stuff and takes some thought to get used to. These ‘ill’ code segments can be removed to create a strong sword, and players can then attach them onto monsters to reduce their health and make them weaker in battle. Like the code of a strand of DNA, certain elements mean certain things and can, with a tactical mind, be altered.Ī rusty sword has parts of its code that denotes the rust. The ‘code’ part of the title is one of the main draws of the gameplay. … that should make things a little easier! It almost feels like a humongous cheat code, as the book allows players to change pretty much every element of the game, including the attributes of enemies in battle… This magical RPG sees players controlling the keeper of the Book of Prophecy. When I tell you that Avalon Code comes from the same people that made the epic Harvest Moon series and also the studio responsible for some of the best Final Fantasy games on the DS, then it shouldn’t be a surprise that it’s one of the best RPGS around. It might be an unlucky number, but you’ll have nothing but good times playing this game. Avalon Code takes the 13th spot in this list of the best DS RPGs of all time.

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