Nintendo DS Games with Character Creation

The DS has a surprising number of games with deep character creators. Here are the standouts by genre:

RPGs – Full Custom Protagonists

• Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies: Create your hero (gender, face, hair, colors, voice) and three party members. Class system allows respec.
• Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time: Race (Clavat, Lilty, Yuke, Selkie), gender, appearance, job.
• Golden Sun: Dark Dawn: Customize Matthew's look and starting djinn/elemental focus.
• Rune Factory 4: Gender, portrait, voice, birthday (affects events), and extensive farm/house customization.
• Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon / New Mystery of the Emblem: Avatar unit (My Unit) with class, stats, appearance, and support conversations.
• Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (3DS, but relevant): Deep hunter creator (face, hair, voice, armor pigments).

RPGs – Set Protagonist, Customizable Party

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky: Play as a Pokémon (species + partner).
• Etrian Odyssey I/II/III: Create a full guild of 5 from 10+ classes; portraits, names, colors.
• 7th Dragon 2020 / 2020-II: Full party creation (classes, voices, portraits).

Simulation / Life

• Animal Crossing: Wild World: Human villager (face via questionnaire), house, town tune, flag, clothes.
• SimAnimals: Play as various animals; customize den, appearance.
• MySims / MySims Kingdom / Agents: Chibi avatar with deep clothing/furniture crafting.

Action / Adventure

• Metroid Prime Hunters: Bounty hunter avatar (species, suit color, voice) for multiplayer.
• Elite Beat Agents: Unlock costumes/hairstyles for agents.
• Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective: No creator, but unique "possess objects" mechanic feels like character interaction.

Creative / Sandbox

• Scribblenauts / Super Scribblenauts: Write any object to solve puzzles—limitless "creation."
• WarioWare D.I.Y.: Create microgames, graphics, music, comics.

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