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Nostalgia - Nintendo DS

Brand: Ignition Entertainment

Platform : Nintendo DS |

Rated: Everyone 10+

3.9 80 ratings

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High quality 3D graphics that push the envelope of the DS' visual capabilities
Unique real-world locations including London, New York, Cairo, Tokyo, South Africa and Russia
A handy notebook feature, which helps players keep track of people, monsters, airships, quests, and other items encountered.
Customizable Airships (weapons, armor, special skill attacks) for further interactivity and immersion
A multitude of trap-filled dungeons to explore, including several optional hidden labyrinths

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Product information

ASIN

B002DC8GWW

Release date

October 27, 2009

Customer Reviews

3.9 80 ratings

3.9 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#75,651 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
#846 in Nintendo DS Games

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Product Dimensions

7.31 x 6.72 x 0.63 inches; 4.44 Ounces

Type of item

Video Game

Rated

Everyone 10+

Item model number

40044

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

Yes

Item Weight

4.4 ounces

Manufacturer

Ignition Entertainment Ltd

Date First Available

June 11, 2009

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Product Description

From the developers who brought Final Fantasy III and Final Fantasy IV to the Nintendo DS comes the next epic handheld role-playing game — Nostalgia! Set in the 19th century — "The Age of Adventure" — Nostalgia immerses gamers into a world filled with treacherous airship battles, elusive treasure hunts, and action-packed dungeon combat. Prepare to visit popular cities such as Tokyo, London, New York and Cairo as you embark on a quest in search of a world yet unknown…

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From the developers who brought Final Fantasy III and Final Fantasy IV to the Nintendo DS comes the next epic handheld role-playing game — Nostalgia! Set in the 19th century — “The Age of Adventure” — Nostalgia immerses gamers into a world filled with treacherous airship battles, elusive treasure hunts, and actionpacked dungeon combat. Prepare to visit popular cities such as Tokyo, London, New York and Cairo as you embark on a quest in search of a world yet unknown…

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Story
It is the age of the Airship. A the end of the 19th centurym ina place much like our own, the bold and courageous loaded their dreams upon these flying machines and ventured out into the skies above. one such adventurer was known around the world for his audacity and daring. The legendary Gilbert Brown was the most famous explorer in all of England. However, tempting fate one too many times, he crossed paths with a mysterious organizaton and was never seen again. Years later Eddie, Gilbert's son, boards the one thing his father left behind: his airship, the Maverick. Leaving the only place he's ever known, Eddie departs London in search of his missing father and embarks on a n adventure of his own...

Key Game Features:

High quality 3D graphics that push the envelope of the DS’ visual capabilities
Unique real-world locations including London, New York, Cairo, Tokyo, South Africa and Russia
A handy notebook feature, which helps players keep track of people, monsters, airships, quests, and other items encountered.
Briskly-paced gameplay accompanied by a robust mapping system
Branching skill tree allows for a more customizable combat experience
Customizable Airships (weapons, armor, special skill attacks) for further interactivity and immersion
Beautiful in-game cinematic cut-scenes
A multitude of trap-filled dungeons to explore, including several optional hidden labyrinths.

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B. Baltz

Great Game

Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2010

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This is a classic style RPG, but it should not be compared to other RPG's when rating it (the game was designed how it was on purpose and not to try to beat out other RPG's). Describing the story would be boring so I will just give a review based on the IGN rating system.

Presentation: 5/5
The case looks standard and does not give any false implications that the game is amazing without earning it. As the back of the case states, the game takes place in an alternate 19th century time period, and it mixes mythology into real and fake locations. ESRB rates the game at everyone 10+ so there is no blood or inappropriate language. The game manual has all necessary information and even tells what character stats mean (not mentioned in the game) and is in English and French. The in game menu features an "Adventuer's Notebook" which stores some random game data as well as completion percentages for aspects of the game. Also on the menu is the option to Save game on 2 slots or Quick save and quit.

Graphics: 5/5
It is made for the DS (so expect DS graphics...) and features "3D" graphics, there is nothing to complain about. There are no skips in FPS rates, no bugs I have found. Really if they spent all their time on graphics then the gameplay would be garbage like is done with most games.

Sound: 5/5
Once again it is a DS RPG so you can't expect what is found on other systems. The sound is fine and upbeat, and the only complaint that people might find is that the music does not change when revisiting areas, but that is common in a supermajority of games.

Gameplay: 5/5
The controls arent complicated at all. Grinding (leveling in one spot for a long time) is not necessary for most of the game but helps for some bosses and does not usually take very long. There is usually a save point right before the bosses so you have plenty of health and infinite do-overs. Save often though because some bosses are unexpected. Some people think that the ship battles are too hard but they are not. Most leveling in the game wont be done during air battles and at a certain point you can just instantly flee from the battles anyway. The story is awesome, fairly self-explanatory, and pretty original. It's hard to rate originality when games share a lot of the same characteristics, so don't expect it to blow your mind.

Lasting Appeal: 3.5/5
How long you stay with the game is dependant on a lot of factors but it has plenty of appeal. There are side quests to do, and optional bosses to fight even after the main game is over. The low score is because of lack of replay value, which doesn't matter to some people anyway on an RPG like this, simply get the most out of it that you can on the first playthrough.

Overall: 9.5-10/10
Just keep in mind that the game was made how it is intentionally. I'm not sure but I would say that the developers spent plenty of time on it and it shouldn't be missed just because it is not well known.

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Randall Pfeifer

"Is it any good?" Yes

Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2009

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Nostalgia would be a nice throwback to old-school JRPGs...if there weren't already old-school JPRGs like Final Fantasy III and Dragon Quest V. Regardless, this game is by no means bad.

In case you didn't know already, Nostalgia takes place in an alternate 19th Century, where a boy named Eddie searches for his missing father and deals with a secret society searching for ancient tablets.

The biggest feature that appealed to me is that the world is actually based on Earth, so you can visit familiar sites like New York City, Cairo, and Tokyo, and visit some less-than-familiar places like Cape Town, Mt. Ararat, and Easter Island. It's teaching you geography, but without the watered-down experience of an edutainment game (though it isn't entirely accurate) Another feature is the airship battles, which function just like normal battles (albeit with different tactics). A third new feature is a Skill Point system, which you gain by fighting enemies, to level up whichever spells you want.

On the downside, the difficulty feels unbalanced. Since your airship doesn't level up, it can feel like you're hitting a roof when you run out of weapons and upgrades to buy. Also, again, this game tries to throw back to the old RPG days, so people will say the game "plays it safe", or it can even feel cliché. However, as someone who doesn't play many modern RPGs, I feel at home here.

So go ahead and pick this up if you're in for an RPG fix. And if it helps any, I've heard comparisons to Skies of Arcadia.

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Aya

Fun, fun...FUN!!!

Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2011

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I read alot of reviews for this game and let me tell ya it`s a blast! At first I thought "What the heck? Indiana Jones?!" but thankfully that dies really fast and the game suddenly opens with it`s own unique story line. I thought it was funny that the game was called Nastalgia, mainly because it reminded me of alot older rp games like: Evolution, Grandia 2, ect. Which made me enjoy it even more.
Personally, I found the game fairly easy but not so easy that it was boring. There were a few random bosses towards the end that I actually found challengin but again this is just me. The game settings are really easy to figure out too, also the fact that you can save anywhere you want (except dungeons) made it easy for me to bring the game to work and play on my lunch breaks. lol
I loved the story, though it didn`t go into full depth, it gave enough info for you to assume your own answers and be satisfied. The characters are kinda corny, but the way the game`s set made it charming. You`ll end up attached to all of them never the less.
Plus, if your giving it to your kid, the game teaches decent lessons regarding friendship, revenge, nobility, honesty, ect. Really overal, this was a fun and very enjoyable game. Easy enough for relaxed gameplay but interesting enough to keep you hooked on the development of characters and story. Buy it! -^_^-

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Mamandada

Great Throwback

Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2011

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This game could have been PERFECT. It feels a lot of like the lovechild of Final Fantasy and Indiana Jones, especially in the beginning. As per usual FF, you essentially have your four main character classes (Knight, Thief, White Mage, Black Mage), but it's mixed into our own world with archaeologists and guns. This game is really fun IF you enjoy the style of earlier Final Fantasy games.

However, there is a huge but. Unlike FF where you get the airship after some significant time into the game, you get the airship immediately and upgrade it. Unfortunately, you get hassled by super strong monsters while in the air. I got wiped out more than once in an airship battle, but never lost a 'real' battle with all of my people. The airship part was what ruined it for me, especially since there's an after game and a fair amount of quests.

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L. Ingram

Really fun

Reviewed in Canada on November 20, 2011

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I've actually found this to be among the better RPG's on the DS!

Alright, so it doesn't have hugely amazing graphics. It doesn't have animated scenes.

What it DOES have:

-Cute characters
-Hidden items
-Turn based play
-Riddle-like dungeons (with surprises)
-A victorian style/Steam punk theme
-An interesting Skill system.

One of the things other people have mentioned- Is, yes. You get attacked a lot in dungeons. But that's pretty normal. I've found it on the whole to be fun- and a good way to kill time. It was really worth buying!

Orsh

Not a very good game.

Reviewed in Canada on June 8, 2019

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This game has essentially 1 thing going for it: A somewhat charming world. The RPG gameplay is very very repetitive and neither the characters nor the story are interesting enough to keep you engaged. The combat gets exceedingly slower and more difficult as the game progresses, making the already repetitive battles take even longer. I couldn't end up finishing it after around 15 hours in, as the story progression was getting too cryptic and the need to grind money in order to upgrade your weapons every short period of time was very annoying. There are better RPG games on the DS to play.

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