Help Sushi choose backlogged games!

[Sushi_b]

Well, I have a bit of an issue. I'm faced with a fairly large number of games and I don't know what I want to play next.

I'm currently deciding between the following games:

Dragon Quest: Swords (Wii)
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (Wii)
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin (DS)
Sonic Chronicles (DS)
Dragon Quest IV (DS)
Rhapsody (DS)
Jeanne D'Arc (PSP)
Shining Force II (VC Genesis)
Mass Effect (Xbox 360)
Tales of Vesperia (Xbox 360)

Shining Force II was given to me as a gift but I've played through it a few times in the past, just not for a number of years. Mass Effect I've played through 3 times, but I'm thinking of trying it on the Insane level. I am thinking about playing one handheld game and one console game at the same time. Any suggestions as to where I should start? All of the non-replay games I haven't even bothered to open yet.

Feel free to use this thread for your own suggestions as to what you want to play as well. :D

[Phakiel]

Sonic. I would so play that if i had a DS.

[LunarGriever]

Not that I've played anything else on that list, but I really enjoyed Jeanne D'Arc.

It wasn't genius or revolutionary, but it does everything right so it ends up being a pretty great game.

[Contagion]

Sonic Chronicles and Dragon Quest: Swords are pretty short, so I would play those first. Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn is pretty tough compared to Path of Radiance, but maybe around 30-40 hours, unless you're OCD about not losing anyone. Tales of Vesperia is most likely the longest game outta all of them, so I would save the best for last.

[DrunkSwashbuckler]

Advance Wars: Days of Ruin is pretty awesome.

[Trillian]

Play Sonic Chronicles. If I had the funds I would invest in that game, but I've been spending too much money on making up for all those years I missed out on playing Guitar Hero. So play that game and give frequent updates so I can try to live the game vicariously through you. That sounds like a plan :D

[Sushi_b]

Sushi made a bit of a mistake in that he forgot that Eternal Sonata has been in the pile unopened for a year now. I also picked up Crackdown and Viva Pinata. Only because they were 15 dollars a piece brand new and sealed.

I think I'm going to fight through Rhapsody, Crackdown and Dragon Quest:Swords because Contagion said it was short.. Rhapsody because no one suggested it and Crackdown because I just got it and I want some more action after finishing RE 4. Thanks for the input everyone. :)

[Blackdragon]

Save the handheld titles for when you're out the house or bored at work. I wouldn't even stress over beating those.

I'd say go with Fire Emblem > Mass Effect > then Tales of Vesperia (since it will take the longest out of the three. The others I haven't really played other than Crackdown, but that can be played on and off and be beaten eventually if you just go through the story mode. I was OCD about it and went about maxing out all my stats and doing most side missions.

[Sushi_b]

I'm often on a train on the weekends and I try and fire through the handheld games then, but I occassionally do play at home. Rhapsody seems nice a short and worth playing. So I'll stick with it.

I'm contemplating Fire Emblem, but Dragon Quest seems a little more interesting at the moment. Maybe I'll play Dragon Quest IV at the same time as Swords.

[Brian]

Go for rhapsody. Makes your week perfect and like real good rpgs, it's sort of unforgettable o.o.