The 3DS was a juggernaut console in its class, a portable console building on the success of the DS before it ꧃and filling in the space that no other portable console could (sorry, PSP and Vཧita). Nintendo has a history of hitting a goldmine with their more unique consoles like the Wii, Switch, and of course, the 3DS.
But with those unique capabilities comes plenty of games that never actually made the leap to newer consoles. Sometim▨es it might be logistics or changing a game to work with only one screen, sometimes it was a lack of viability and anything in between. There are some real gems hidden on the 3DS though from pretty major franchises.
10 Shin▨ Megami Tensei 4 🌠
The 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Shin Megami Tensei series has become a much bigger name lately due to the success of both the persona series (as much as fans may hate to admit it) and Shin Megami Tensei 5 itself on the Nintendo Switch. And though 3 👍has had its remaster across multiple platforms, 4 is stuck there right in the middle on the 3DS.
Shin Megami Tensei 4, and its sequel Apocalypse, play much like other games in the series, focusing on turn-based combat against demons with plenty of negotiations and fusions. But knowing Atlus' track record of completely nonsensical ports and releases, it's hard to say if 4 will ever see the light of day again.
9 Monsterꦯ Hunter 4 𒆙
168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Monster Hunter has always been a massive series in Japan from the get-go, but it never really hit its stride in the West until the release of Monster Hunter World, which quickly became Capcom's best-selling game ever. It's an incredible feat, the effects of which have carried over to games like Rise and given the series a much stronger hold in the West.
That said, the games have always been released in the West. And though Generations is perhaps the most well-known 3DS entry, it eventua𓃲lly got a Switch port, leaving Monster Hunter 4 as the sole remainder on 3DS. 4 was major for its use of terrain in hunts, and the addition of the insect glaive and charge blade, andꦰ such a foundational game may stay stuck here.
8 💃 Etrian Odyssey
Another game series by Atlus, and one somewhat lesser known than their more major games, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Etrian Odyssey are DS exclusive dungeon crawlers, having you navigate dungeons in first person while creating your own maps with the touchscreen so you don't lose your way, battling monster and avoiding traps all the while.
The series has never had a place outside the DS, and the first 3DS game was 4, released in 2013. It incorporated an overworld and 3D models as opposed to the 2D sprites of previous games and even got a new game as la🐲te as 2018. The series may eventually continue, but as for if the older games will ever be brought forward...
7 Fire Emblem 👍
168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Fire Emblem has witnessed another resurgence on Switch thanks to Three Houses, and though it is a great game in its own right, it's somewhat of a departure for the series in some aspects, focusing more on allowing you to create any party combination you want rather than have to cover all your bases.
Fire Emblem Awakening was a major turning point for the franchise, a last-ditch effort to make it relevant again that was met with resounding success. This was later followed up with by Fates (If in Japan) of three separate games each with a unique story depending on the faction you chose. But outside of remakes, Fire Emblem doesn't have a history of ports.
6 ♊ Bravely Defaul✃t & Bravely Second
Of Square Enix's vast catalog of games, the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Bravely Default series is quite an interesting one. It is a series wholly aware of its inspirations and wears them on its sleeve, happily playing on old RPG tropes while implementing quality-of-life changes to iron out the more tedious elements. They're wonderful games that exude nostalgia.
Bravely Default 2 is a show of Square Enix's love of the series, coming to both Switch and PC, and the currently Japan-exclusive mobile game. But as for Bravely Default and Bravely Second? Though 2 stands mostly independently, there are story beats and gameplay elements impossible to pick up on without the 3DS exclusive entries.
5 ඣ Dragon Quest 7 &🌳amp; 8 Remakes
The history of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Dragon Quest is a funny one, having at times lived in the shadow of Final Fantasy, especially in the West. In fact, that overcast nature is♎ so prevalent that certain entries simply never made it to the West, like the MMO D♏ragon Quest 10, or the 3DS version of Dragon Quest 11.
Dragon Quest 7 was originally released in America as Dragon Warrior 7, while Dragon Quest 8 used the correct name, but was actually the first Dragon Quest released in Europe. But with the 3DS remakes, the game's incorporated many features of the newer games. Though with Square Enix, a port may never come, or be some odd amalgamation of many different versions.
4 Persona Q
Another from Atlus, and the first Persona game to grace a Nintendo console, Persona Q: Shadow of the 𒆙Labyrinth was intended to be a blend of Persona and Etrian Odyssey gameplay. The game was made due to the success of Persona 4 Arena, and the demands for a Persona game on the 3DS.
The game features the characters and enemies of Persona and the dungeon-crawling of Etrian Odyssey, and functions as a crossover of Persona 3 and 4 as well. A sequel came later, Persona Q 2, and was a crossover or Persona 3, 4, 5, and Persona 3 Portable. And just like the Etrian Odyssey ꦜseries, these Persona entries will probably stay where they are.
3 ✃ ♏ Kid Icarus Uprising
Pit is a pretty well-known guy, alongside the Goddess Palutena, but most likely people have mainly seen them in Smash, and not the actual games they come from, though with good reason. The Kid Icarus series only h𓄧as three games. 🌊The worldwide NES game, the 1991 sequel released only in the EU and North America, and then Kid Icarus Uprising in 2012 for the 3DS.
Kid Icarus Uprising is, really, a great game. Mixing rail shooter segments with third-person traversal, it's a dramatic revival of the series, and one that was met with resounding success, though was the only game made by Masahiro Sakurai's studio before shutting down. Since its release however, the series has remained dormant.
2 🅘 Basically Every Mainline Pokemon
Maybe a pretty obvious one, seeing as Pokemon is the biggest media franchise in the world, but when it comes to mainline Pokemon games, the most you can hope 🔯for is a remake. And though only two generations of Pokemon actually came to the 3DS, its backward compatibility gave it access to basically the whole franchise.
With the move to the Switch and the at times severely lacking online service, the only Pokemon games now are Let's Go, the remakes of gen four, Sword and Shield, and Legends Arceus, all of which have very limited interconnectivity. Pokemon Home offers something of a happy medium, but still requires actually owning a 3DS and the games to take advantage of.
1 Metroid🧸: Samus Returns 📖
The Metroid series has always been a little odd for Nintendo, performing far better in the West than it ever did in Japan. And that's funny, considering the number of gaming genres influenced by the games. As such, Nintendo's had an odd treatment of the series, basically halting all 2D games after Metroid Fusion to focus entirely on Metroid Prime, itself halting after 2007.
So after a massive wait (and the not-to-be-remembered Federation Force) the reveal of Metroid: Samus Returns was a beloved return to form. Being a remake of 2, it's funny then that you can play both its prequel and sequel on Switch through the online service, but no way of playing 2, be it the original Game Boy version, or the remake.