Comments on: Review – 3D Dot Game Heroes

By: Ujn Hunter

Ujn Hunter — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:51:20 +0000

So I just now started playing this game this weekend (actually it was a very productive video game playing weekend!) and I was actually cracking up at a lot of the jokes… I’m only at the second dungeon… but I’ve enjoyed it so far! I can see how this game would be pretty pointless though to someone who didn’t grow up in the NES era…

By: Brad Johnson

Brad Johnson — Mon, 24 May 2010 19:52:24 +0000

You just noticed that now? Aw. Now I’m wondering how many people don’t notice it at all, haha.

By: EdEN

EdEN — Thu, 13 May 2010 17:18:52 +0000

Huh, I just noticed that the screen on the gameboy at the top left actually changes every time you click on to another screen. Small details that make the experience over here better.

I once got a knock off famicom pre-loaded with 300 games (actually 30 copied over and over with “variants” that included invisible characters, garbage sprites or the background being red instead of blue) from an aunt. Had some fun with it until it died a couple of months later at which point I continued to increase my NES collection. I was having fun for free, no need to spend my allowance on new games. I was young and didn’t know about piracy.

By: EdEN

EdEN — Thu, 13 May 2010 17:15:27 +0000

I’ve actually only played the game for an hour or two at my cousins place since at the moment my gaming budget is a big good old zero. It’s on my end of the year list in hope of a great bonus from work that can allow me to purchase the 20+ games already in the list plus those that we know nothing about at the moment. Enjoyed the game so far and the extra modes, while being extra, provide a great experience as well.

Hey, I have to try every now and then to reduce your gaming collection and increase mine. Who knows, you might at one point be drunk enough to say yes and ship a game or two my way hahaha.

By: Jamie Love

Jamie Love — Thu, 13 May 2010 17:14:54 +0000

That was bugging me too, so here’s an interesting note going back through emails and press assets, Atlus’ marketing materials all reference From Software constantly, I believe leading to so many sites listing them as the sole developer.

By: Ujn Hunter

Ujn Hunter — Thu, 13 May 2010 17:05:22 +0000

Santa bought me knock-off Muscle Men one year for X-mas. I remember telling my parents that Santa messed up… now I feel bad for telling them that. ::sniff::

I don’t have my copy of 3D Dot Game Heroes yet… but I’m glad that the “Heroes” you can download from Atlus’ website, and doesn’t require PSN, phew!

P.S. I’m sooo glad you didn’t say “From Software” like EVERY other website out there. It bugs me.

By: Jamie Love

Jamie Love — Thu, 13 May 2010 16:52:28 +0000

Oh Eden, always trying to clean me out of games :)

I’m glad to hear your digging it, I just wrote up my earnest reactions and at the end realized I wouldn’t be super upset if it wasn’t in my collection.

By: EdEN

EdEN — Thu, 13 May 2010 16:46:42 +0000

Well Jamie if you don’t want your copy of the game anymore I’ll be sure to take it from you hahaha.

The game is priced accordingly since it’s definitely not for everyone and at $39.99 it seems like a good slice of nostalgia with the added benefit of extra game modes (I’m a sucker for Tower Defense games so having one of those in the disc helps).

Trying to copy Zelda won’t give you a game that actually “feels” Zelda, but the effort itself gets at least a B+.