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Top 10 most expensive 3DS games in the UK, ranked
If you're a JRPG fan and want a big 3DS game collection in the UK, your wallet might be crying out in pain as its HP dwindles. Strangely, most of this list consists of Atlus titles that are difficult to get your hands on in the British isles. NOTE: This information is based on UK store CeX’s pricing. We have also covered the most expensive PS2 games in the UK! 10. Barbie Groom and Glam Pups https://youtu.be/wITyJ8Nhh3s Publisher: Little OrbitRelease Date: August 15, 2013Price on CeX: £95/$119 One random tie-in game that has appeared as one of the most expensive 3DS games in the UK is Barbie Groom and Glam Pups by publisher Little Orbit. It's a port of a Wii and DS title. In a similar fashion to Nintendogs, you're raising one of six little puppies as you train them and dress them up for contests. The dogs will be dancing and walking down the runway in style. The publisher was known for shovelware tie-in games on Wii, Wii U, DS, and 3DS. This game must not have released a lot of copies as it's scarce to find. It's way more expensive in the United States as Pricecharting states that three copies sold over the past year have an average price of $2,860.91. 9. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked Image via Atlus Publisher: AtlusRelease Date: August 23, 2011Price on CeX: £100/$126 The first of many Atlus games on this list is Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked. This series is a cult hit, but its JRPG audience seems relatively small compared to big games like Zelda and Mario. This 3DS port of the DS RPG classic features a new eighth chapter of the game alongside voice acting for every character featured in Devil Survivor Overclocked. Thanks to the handheld's extra power, it also includes a new 3D mode with updated artwork and graphics. 8. Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth Image via Atlus Publisher: AtlusRelease Date: November 29, 2018Price on CeX: £105/$132 Launching as a very late 3DS installment in the Persona series (it launched even later in 2019 for Western territories), this spinoff is difficult to access in the UK used games market. It's a dungeon-crawler take on the JRPG franchise that features characters from Persona 3, Persona 4, and Persona 5. It's a fan's dream to see all of these characters interact. The game received an 8/10 from Destructoid's review. "Combat is very traditional but satisfying, as you start with party members who can fulfill every traditional niche, and the weakness/scan system keeps you interested even in the most menial fights," said the article. It's too bad it's one of the most expensive 3DS games as seeing all three casts crossing over in one game sounds like a cool concept. 7. Inazuma Eleven 3 Team Ogre Attacks https://youtu.be/x7KLWy9lsbg Publisher: NintendoRelease Date: December 27, 2012Price on CeX: £110/$138 Level-5 is also a developer that creates illusive games in the UK used games market. This time, the football RPG title Inazuma Eleven 3 Team Ogre Attacks costs just over £100 at CeX. In this entry, you can play the perspective of Canon Evans, a kid from the future, while the prior two Inazuma Eleven 3 titles took on two other protagonists' storylines. It's similar to how Fire Emblem Fates was released, with multiple versions of the game being launched at the same time. You'll be able to recruit over 2,000 characters throughout the storyline and utilize over 350 in-game special moves. 6. Etrian Odyssey Nexus Screenshot via Atlus website Publisher: AtlusRelease Date: August 2, 2018Price on CeX: £120/$150 This Atlus game is another dungeon-crawling RPG, but the genre fits so well for the 3DS, especially with Etrian Odyssey Nexus. It lets you use the stylus to map where you've been in each labyrinth so far. This game also brings back the character creation from the fifth game, letting you create the anime-like protagonist you've dreamed of becoming. Like the other titles on this list, Atlus may not be shipping as many copies because of the limited audience for this niche title, which was a late-cycle release for the aging 3DS platform as of 2018. 5. Shin Megami Tensei Strange Journey Redux Image via Atlus Publisher: AtlusRelease Date: October 26, 2017Price on CeX: £120/$150 Like Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked, this game is another remake of a DS title, and it's -- surprise, surprise -- one of the most expensive 3DS games in the UK. It includes a new character within the story, more endings, and an additional dungeon to explore. This entry in the series is a bit peculiar as it has sci-fi tones to the narrative and setting. You play as a force of characters sent in by the United Nations to tackle a demonic anomaly in the Antarctic. It's certainly a unique setting, I'll give it that. 4. Radiant Historia Perfect Chronology (£120/$150) https://youtu.be/mSng9jvTo4o Publisher: AtlusRelease Date: June 29, 2017Price on CeX: £120/$150 This is the third remake of a DS g
If you're a JRPG fan and want a big 3DS game collection in the UK, your wallet might be crying out in pain as its HP dwindles. Strangely, most of this list consists of Atlus titles that are difficult to get your hands on in the British isles.
- NOTE: This information is based on UK store CeX’s pricing.
We have also covered the most expensive PS2 games in the UK!
10. Barbie Groom and Glam Pups
Publisher: Little Orbit
Release Date: August 15, 2013
Price on CeX: £95/$119
One random tie-in game that has appeared as one of the most expensive 3DS games in the UK is Barbie Groom and Glam Pups by publisher Little Orbit. It's a port of a Wii and DS title. In a similar fashion to Nintendogs, you're raising one of six little puppies as you train them and dress them up for contests. The dogs will be dancing and walking down the runway in style. The publisher was known for shovelware tie-in games on Wii, Wii U, DS, and 3DS. This game must not have released a lot of copies as it's scarce to find. It's way more expensive in the United States as Pricecharting states that three copies sold over the past year have an average price of $2,860.91.
9. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked
Publisher: Atlus
Release Date: August 23, 2011
Price on CeX: £100/$126
The first of many Atlus games on this list is Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked. This series is a cult hit, but its JRPG audience seems relatively small compared to big games like Zelda and Mario. This 3DS port of the DS RPG classic features a new eighth chapter of the game alongside voice acting for every character featured in Devil Survivor Overclocked. Thanks to the handheld's extra power, it also includes a new 3D mode with updated artwork and graphics.
8. Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
Publisher: Atlus
Release Date: November 29, 2018
Price on CeX: £105/$132
Launching as a very late 3DS installment in the Persona series (it launched even later in 2019 for Western territories), this spinoff is difficult to access in the UK used games market. It's a dungeon-crawler take on the JRPG franchise that features characters from Persona 3, Persona 4, and Persona 5. It's a fan's dream to see all of these characters interact. The game received an 8/10 from Destructoid's review.
"Combat is very traditional but satisfying, as you start with party members who can fulfill every traditional niche, and the weakness/scan system keeps you interested even in the most menial fights," said the article. It's too bad it's one of the most expensive 3DS games as seeing all three casts crossing over in one game sounds like a cool concept.
7. Inazuma Eleven 3 Team Ogre Attacks
Publisher: Nintendo
Release Date: December 27, 2012
Price on CeX: £110/$138
Level-5 is also a developer that creates illusive games in the UK used games market. This time, the football RPG title Inazuma Eleven 3 Team Ogre Attacks costs just over £100 at CeX. In this entry, you can play the perspective of Canon Evans, a kid from the future, while the prior two Inazuma Eleven 3 titles took on two other protagonists' storylines. It's similar to how Fire Emblem Fates was released, with multiple versions of the game being launched at the same time. You'll be able to recruit over 2,000 characters throughout the storyline and utilize over 350 in-game special moves.
6. Etrian Odyssey Nexus
Publisher: Atlus
Release Date: August 2, 2018
Price on CeX: £120/$150
This Atlus game is another dungeon-crawling RPG, but the genre fits so well for the 3DS, especially with Etrian Odyssey Nexus. It lets you use the stylus to map where you've been in each labyrinth so far. This game also brings back the character creation from the fifth game, letting you create the anime-like protagonist you've dreamed of becoming. Like the other titles on this list, Atlus may not be shipping as many copies because of the limited audience for this niche title, which was a late-cycle release for the aging 3DS platform as of 2018.
5. Shin Megami Tensei Strange Journey Redux
Publisher: Atlus
Release Date: October 26, 2017
Price on CeX: £120/$150
Like Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked, this game is another remake of a DS title, and it's -- surprise, surprise -- one of the most expensive 3DS games in the UK. It includes a new character within the story, more endings, and an additional dungeon to explore. This entry in the series is a bit peculiar as it has sci-fi tones to the narrative and setting. You play as a force of characters sent in by the United Nations to tackle a demonic anomaly in the Antarctic. It's certainly a unique setting, I'll give it that.
4. Radiant Historia Perfect Chronology (£120/$150)
Publisher: Atlus
Release Date: June 29, 2017
Price on CeX: £120/$150
This is the third remake of a DS game on this list from Atlus. Radiant Historia is a beloved time-themed RPG that received a graphical touchup and new story content featuring a character named Nemesia alongside a third timeline with Perfect Chronology. It also has newly added voice acting and even an opening animation by A-1 Pictures (Sword Art Online, Fairy Tail, Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day)
"I’m happy Altus is doing what it can to get more people to try out Radiant Historia because the game absolutely holds up and remains a pinnacle of original JRPG storytelling," said our review. If you have a copy of the original game, however, it may not be worth it. "Perfect Chronology is easy to recommend if you didn’t play the original but it doesn’t do nearly enough to make the argument for a return trip to Vainqueur," the review explained. A copy of the original game is around £50-70 on Amazon if you want to save some money.
3. Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Publisher: Atlus
Release Date: February 10, 2016
Price on CeX: £130/$163
Atlus cranked out so many Shin Megami Tensei titles on the Nintendo 3DS, and this is the most expensive out of them all. Don't let the name fool you; it's not like Persona 5 Royal, where there's additional content. This game is a direct sequel to SMT IV with an alternate main character and almost 450 demons to find, fight, fuse, and recruit in this epic story-focused RPG. According to the Amazon store listing, these demons are from a "wide selection of cultures and religions."
"Apocalypse is a great RPG, with a limitless sense of progression and party choices," said our review. This sequel is hard to get, making it one of the most expensive 3DS games out there in the UK.
2. Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth
Publisher: Atlus
Release Date: August 4, 2016
Price on CeX: £150/$188
Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth is another dungeon-crawling RPG from Atlus on this list, and Destructoid said in its review that it "refined the formula to near perfection." That is almost to a fault, however, as the fifth game "makes no strides to further advance the series," according to the article. However, it did bring in character creation for the first time in the franchise. There are also Adventure Episodes, which let you make choices in the story and gain experience points. This cult-favorite RPG is one of the most expensive 3DS games you can get today.
1. Yo-Kai Watch 3
Publisher: Nintendo
Release Date: July 16, 2016
Price on CeX: £220/$276
The most expensive game on the Nintendo 3DS by far (at CeX, at least) is Yo-Kai Watch 3. This RPG came at a time when Hasbro suffered "declining sales" of its Yo-Kai Watch toys in North America (via Licensing International), and the franchise became less known around western territories like the United States. Even Japan's flagship Yo-Kai Watch store closed in 2019. The Western launch of this game came very late in the 3DS cycle, on December 7, 2018, in Europe and on February 8, 2019, for North Americans.
The third game, possibly as a result, had a lower print run from Nintendo that many on Reddit and GameFAQs communities at the time complained about. The Nintendo eShop closing has also not helped the situation, skyrocketing the price to a series some may be nostalgic about nowadays. We have yet to see a Yo-Kai Watch 4 release for Western territories, unfortunately.
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