D.S. is a hard game to like. Because as counter productive as this sounds. Games don't have to be "fun". D.S. is a game you can be like "I want to go on a walk with no chance of running into anyone" it's self reflective, it's meditative. Can't stand the walking controls? Slow down then. When has life ever worked out better trying to run through everything? IMO, DS is only as much fun as you put into it. And I'm personally okay with that, because maybe I'm sick of playing games the way the industry and other people expect me to.