What RPG games are coming out for Nintendo DS in 2009?
Oh, far too many for me to ever purchase, that’s for sure. Right off the bat are two great RPGs that came out in this month called “Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon” and “Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride”. Both are remakes, but of games never released in English before. The former is an enhanced remake of the original Nintendo Entertainment System Fire Emblem game starring its hero Marth, likely most famous outside of Japan for his role in the Super Smash Bros. series. The latter is basically a remake of the game of the same name, with significant enhancements, most notably in its visuals; while it appears to be in two dimensions, much of it is rendered in three dimensions beautifully, and even much of the two dimensional graphics are great. It is also the first game to introduce “capturing and raising monsters”, and allows players to have a party of up to three monsters with the hero. The art work is done by Akira Toriyama, of Dragon Ball fame. A more obscure mention is of Retro G
