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Touch! - Games that wouldn't be the same without a Touch Screen
UncleBob:
So - this topic comes up every so often... and it has surfaced again.
I'm a fan of the touch screen for gaming. I was before the DS came out - I would play those MEGATouch machines you see in bars/pizza places and I knew then that touch screen gaming would be awesome.
That isn't to say that there hasn't been a lot of missteps in the world of touch screen gaming. Super Mario 64 DS comes to mind.
But there have been a large number of games that have greatly benefited from the ability to use the touch screen. I'd like to throw out a few, then, I'd like y'all to mention some of your favorites.
In no particular order:
Brain Age 1 & 2 - I can't imagine trying to play these without the quick strokes of a pen to answer questions.
CrossworDS - I'm sure there are a few other Crossword puzzle games on the DS, but this is the only one I've played. I LOVE being able to just write the words... I couldn't stand such a game if I had to select letters on a fake keyboard or such.
Planet Puzzle League/Puzzle Quest - Possible with a cursor? Sure. Not nearly as fun though.
Professor Layton - So many of these puzzles just wouldn't be possible without a touch screen.
Trace Memory/Hotel Dusk/Last Window - After replaying Uninvited on the NES recently, I really, really am thankful for the touch screen interface for point-and-click type adventures. Heck, even Another Code R isn't as enjoyable using the Wii Remote vs. the touch screen.
Elite Beat Agents - Best rhythm game ever. Don't tell me touch screen gaming is useless.
Nemo:
Meteos and Kirby: Canvas Curse were both really fun.
NWR_insanolord:
I've been playing a lot of Mario's Picross on the 3DS VC lately, and I'm really missing the touch controls of the DS version. And while touch controls improve traditional Picross, I'm not sure how you'd do Picross 3D without them.
But since this is in response to an Ian Sane post, and he would dismiss most of these titles for being "casual", as ludicrous a description as that would be for Ouendan/EBA, I'll give him this one: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The touch screen elements added to the 3DS remake make it the best version of the game, and would be tough to pull off in any other way.
lolmonade:
--- Quote from: NWR_insanolord on May 22, 2012, 10:41:56 PM ---But since this is in response to an Ian Sane post, and he would dismiss most of these titles for being "casual", as ludicrous a description as that would be for Ouendan/EBA, I'll give him this one: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The touch screen elements added to the 3DS remake make it the best version of the game, and would be tough to pull off in any other way.
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The Ocarina of Time Remake is one of the reasons i'm most excited for Wii U. The touch screen menu navigation and item swapping changed the way you played that game for the better, and makes it hard for me to sit with it on my Wii.
BlackNMild2k1:
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