What are the best Nintendo DS/2DS/3DS games where breeding affects gameplay?

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Best Nintendo DS/2DS/3DS games where breeding affects gameplay	Price	Platforms	Genre
-- Shin Megami Tensei IV	$19.99	Nintendo 3DS	Role-Playing, Dungeon Crawler
-- Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux	$39.99	Nintendo 3DS	Role-Playing, Dungeon Crawler, Horror
-- Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	$32.98	Nintendo 3DS	Role-Playing, Dungeon Crawling
-- Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	$49.95	Nintendo DS	Role-Playing, Dungeon Crawler, Horror
-- Pokemon X & Y	-	–	–

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My Recommendation for Shin Megami Tensei IV

My Recommendation for Shin Megami Tensei IV

You get to collect and control many types of demons and angels to fight in battle

Harsh learning curve in the first dungeon

Highly challenging, yet rewarding turn-based combat

Uneven level of difficulty

Philosophical story where you shape the fate of the world

Finding where you need to go on the world map is a pain

Your moral choices branch out to multiple endings

Annoying and obtuse demon negotiation mechanics

Brilliant music with a unique sound

The Law and Chaos alignments are black-and-white

Unusual and clever setting

My Recommendation for Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux

My Recommendation for Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux

You get to collect and control many types of demons and angels to fight in battle

Incredibly hard, especially if you take the Law or Neutral routes

Philosophical sci-fi story that speculates on the consequences of human vices

Your destinations are too often behind hidden doors

Highly challenging, yet rewarding turn-based combat

Some of the puzzles can take a long time to figure out

Your moral choices branch out to multiple endings

Intense and foreboding soundtrack with classical influences

Hardcore dungeon crawling that keeps you on-edge

Features some new additions over the original Strange Journey

My Recommendation for Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

My Recommendation for Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

You get to collect and control many types of demons and angels to fight in battle

The story puts too much emphasis on your tropey companions

Highly challenging, yet rewarding turn-based combat

The Peace and Anarchy endings are flawed

Brilliant music with a unique sound

The Law and Chaos alignments are shallow and black-and-white

Philosophical story where you shape the fate of the world

Spoils Shin Megami Tensei IV right from the start

Your moral choices branch out to multiple endings

Accessible to newcomers to the Shin Megami Tensei series

My Recommendation for Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

My Recommendation for Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

You get to collect and control many types of demons and angels to fight in battle

Incredibly hard, especially if you take the Law or Neutral routes

Philosophical sci-fi story that speculates on the consequences of human vices

Your destinations are too often behind hidden doors

Highly challenging, yet rewarding turn-based combat

Some of the puzzles can take a long time to figure out

Your moral choices branch out to multiple endings

Intense and foreboding soundtrack with classical influences

Hardcore dungeon crawling that keeps you on-edge

My Recommendation for Pokemon X & Y

My Recommendation for Pokemon X & Y

Deep breeding mechanics

Story feels the same as always

Easy to get started

My Recommendation for Fire Emblem Awakening

My Recommendation for Fire Emblem Awakening

Interesting use of relationships

Amount of options may be too much to grasp

Very customizable

My Recommendation for Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers

My Recommendation for Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers

Quirky cyberpunk story and setting with an old school feel

Somewhat dated

Enjoyable and challenging turn-based combat

High random encounter rate

You get to collect and control many types of demons and angels to fight in battle

Not an ideal choice for newcomers to the Shin Megami Tensei series

Intricate dungeon crawling played in a first-person view

If your main character gets hit with an instant kill spell, it's game over

Features some nice additions as a remake of the original Soul Hackers

My Recommendation for Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked

My Recommendation for Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked

Tense and strategic turn-based battles in an isometric view

The art style doesn't quite look right

You get to collect and control many types of demons and angels to fight in battle

Only playing the game once doesn't give you the full experience

Interesting story about an outbreak of demons in modern Tokyo

Some of the voice acting is grating

Your choices lead to multiple different endings that shape the fates of those around you

The main screen is the smaller, bottom one instead of the top one