It's hard to think back to a time when the all-consuming success of Nintendo's DS was in any doubt. But, as with so many new and different things, videogame consumers at first struggled to put their faith in what appeared to be an unfocused hotchpotch of whimsical design ideas.
The first iteration of the machine was ill-served by its chunky, plasticity Fisher-Price build quality and with its strange dual screen set-up and on-board microphone it looked as though Nintendo had spent their money in all the wrong places. Less generous commentators claimed the company were consolidating their position as out-of-touch toymakers offering little more than a gimmicky toy. Had a mistake been made in ignoring consumers' perceived desire for faster, sleeker, more technically impressive handheld specifications (those the rival the PSP so eloquently embodied)?
Revenant Wings made significant, brave changes to the Final Fantasy formula and it's for that reason that it should be reintroduced to the fanbase.
Square couldn't be bothered remaking the DS KH games for the collections so it's safe to say they won't bother with this game ever again
They ported The World Ends With You to two other devices so there’s always a possibility even if it’s small
I love how we never got a nice little sequel/prequel for VIII or IX but somehow XII and XIII did...boggles my mind
Maybe Square didn't deem them good enough to have a continuation? Also, wasn't XIII planned as a 3 part series from the beginning?
But XII was?
I liked XII, don't get me wrong but if VIII and IX wern't good enough then I don't know how XII was
I think FF13 was planned as one when they wanted to milk the shit out of it after launch, using cut assets
Zelda games are all incredible, but the series shines particularly bright on handhelds.
The future could be filled with revived Nintendo DS classics. Hopefully it happens!
My kid yesterday proclaimed he liked the DS more than the Switch because the controls work on the go. Then I asked if he would rather have Monster Hunter Stories 2 on Steam or Switch and he chose Steam. So proud!
