COMPU73E ❄️Jul 20, 2024

inspired by @hk I have decided to play a DS game today, and I picked #RadiantHistoria off the shelf. I have played though this before, got right to the end and then shamefully never finished it. so I've wiped my save from the cart and started again

feels good to be playing on the DS, I'm torn between the DSi XL or the OLED Switch for my favorite console of all time, and I really can't decide

#NintendoDS

Show threadCOMPU73E ❄️Jul 21, 2024
the music in this game is so good, I got the manual out of the box to look up the credits, and yeah... that'll be why
Show threadCOMPU73E ❄️

just how good is Radiant Historia. I've forgotten most of the plot, but am remembering more as I go on. this game is so clever and mechanically brilliant, the way you can jump around the timelines completing quests and manipulating events. just genius

one of the very best DS games without a doubt

Jul 24, 2024 at 10:53pmWeb
Show threadAkariJul 25, 2024
@COMPU73E I feel like this gem went so under the radar with bad launch timing twice. Original global launch right at the end of the DS lifecycle and then a 3DS remaster with extra story etc right as the switch launched  Great game with great music tho, really wanna go back and play through the whole thing someday.
Show threadRuth / AnarchaeJul 25, 2024
@COMPU73E From searching my own tumblr, I actually 100%ed this game twice in the DS version and again in the 3DS remake so obviously I agree. I wasn't impressed with the 3DS remake and its additional content so I don't think you're missing anything there really.
Show threadCOMPU73E ❄️Jul 25, 2024
@anarchaeopteryx thanks! I don't really know what they added for the Perfect Chronology version, but the prices it goes for these days always put me off. I find it hard to think what they would actually need to improve from the DS version
Show threadRuth / AnarchaeJul 25, 2024
@COMPU73E According to Past Me, they added a few new little story nodes that had poor writing, gave Eruka long hair, changed the UI a bit, and added a battle mechanic and some side quests. Also a couple new difficulty levels. Definitely not worth it for today's prices.