Which handheld title reigns supreme and why? YOU HAVE TO EXPLAIN WHY or else this debate is pointless, like the KH1 vs KH2 thread, you can't just justify something by stating 

"That's my opinion".

 

Give reasons, brief or detailed! 

 

The Pros and Cons of BBS:

Visiting the same worlds/locations 3 times.

Combos are slow

Terra's VA is extremely dull and boring

Ventus is uninteresting and cliche. Even data sora has more depth than Ventus. 

Vanitas is a fantastic villain and so is Master Xehanort, Leonard Nimoy does a good job of bringing Xehanort to life.

Some of the worlds are brilliantly designed and look colorful, Disney Town (if anyone took the time to explore it), Neverland and Maleficent's world all look beautiful.

The gameplay is addictive and very rewarding, especially when you get a command style you feel invincible.

The game clears up a lot of mysteries about KH1, KH2 and RE:COM.

The ending is very satisfying 

Worlds feel a bit lifeless

Some attacks can be spammed and are far too OP

Where is Final Fantasy? We visited RG and saw no Squall or Cloud or Cid

Nearly every boss fight feels the same, just spam one attack and that's it

 

 

Pros and Cons of DDD

Story is far too convoluted and almost ruins the series plot.

The game feels a bit short, there should have at least 2 more worlds.

Flow motion makes me feel like spiderman

Dream eaters are useless in battle

Some worlds look incredible e.g Pranksters Paradise

Sora is a moron 

New Square enix properties

The combos feel so slow and disconnected

Boss fights are well designed but suffer from the same issue as BBS

Cutscenes look awful in 3DS graphics

 

 

 

BBS Cons

-Tried to give answers to questions no one asked

-Poor balancing of Keyblade abilities

 

BBS Pros

-Gave a somewhat interesting backstory for Apprentice Xehanort

-Melding system encourages experimentation

 

 

DDD Cons

-Suddenly time travel

-Sora written to be more of an idiot than normal

-Lea's Keyblade at the last minute

-Basically only serves to set up KH3

-Having the "Only Riku is a Master" garbage plot point that is sure to be remedied in the beginning of KH3 with no issues at all

-Riku goes through the same character arch he's gone through since the beginning of the series

-Dream Eaters as party members as opposed to Disney characters/no one

-Took BBS combat and did it worse, somehow

-Abilities and commands are locked behind Dream Eater bonding points or whatever

-Black sheep of the series

 

 

DDD Pros

-The Grid story on Side-Sora

-Darkness of the Unknown remix

-The World That Never Was

-Flowmotion has potential

 

those are all just off the top of my head. i'd say if i think of more i'll add them but i probably won't. in the end if i had to pick, I'd say BBS is the lesser of the two evils. BBS slides by because it's just distanced enough from the main story to where it could easily be written off as just an explanation for the origins of Apprentice Xehanort in KH2. DDD tries to bring it all together but it picks the seemingly most confusing manner and winds up leaving a bad taste in your mouth. 

Edited October 30, 20159 yr by Headphone Jack

Where is Final Fantasy?

 

 

Did you forget about Zack?

Did you forget about Zack?

one character. 1 character. Barely counts.

This is complicated....

 

3DDD

+ Those cutscenes; 3DS praise

+ Addition of the TWEWY Cast...

+ Return of Traverse Town

+ Sora and Riku's new outfits

+ Riku's haircut

+ Command Deck

+ Flowmotion

+ Sora failed... I'm being serious

+ The Dream Eaters

+ Dream Drop

= Drop System, i stocked up on those drop potions immediately

= The Title

- Removal of Flowmotion Slanted slide

- Got bored of the story during Notre Dame

- firetrucking time-travel

- Ridiculously easy

- Worlds short, guess Square thought two different stories would make up for it...

- One secret boss

- That SUPER lame multiplayer

- Sora was so freakiin' childish

 

 

 

 

BBS

+ Introduction of the Command Deck

+ Those shotlocks and D-Links

+ The secret Bosses

+ Online co-op

+ Reasonable cutscenes

+ The keyblades

+ GOD DANG ZACK!

 

= A majority of the worlds SUCKED, but they were also fitting due to it being a prequel...

= The title

 

- Aqua, Terra and Ventus' name... oh god...

- Vanitas face...

 

 

I prefer 3DDD

 

Edited October 30, 20159 yr by Gamerazor247

Only thing I'll debate on is DDD's music being better than BBS's.

 

First of all TRAVERSE TOWNS new theme is so damn good!

Pranksters Paradise theme/battle theme is also pretty damn good!

The Three Musketeers theme/battle theme is good!

SICK boss battle themes!

 

 

I'm not saying BBS had bad music, its just that they did not have as much as DDD.

I really LOVED Neverlands and Deep Space's themes in BBS.

BBS Pros:

*Varied characters and abilities for each one

*Shakespearean tragedy of a story

*(mostly) enthusiastic voice acting

*Interesting level design with a lot more incorporated verticality compared to previous titles

*Awesome minigames (yes even Ice Cream Beat)

*Emphasis on utilizing all of your abilities in fights

*Really feels like a prologue, and makes you appreciate the story beats of the previous games

 

Cons:

*"Game's game", designed for handhelds with bite-sized experiences that don't always gel together when played in rapid succession

*Sad - It's sad!

*D-Links, they were just going overboard with the powers at that point

*A bit lacking in enemy diversity, especially with the bosses

 

DDD Pros:

*Flowmotion

*Dream Eaters and everything about them

*Minigames (yes Flick Rush was fun shut up)

*Graphics for a handheld

*Interesting mystery

*Dive mode (although it could have used some tweaks)

*Interesting new worlds and designs

*Symphony of Sorcery and no actual sounds, just musical effects

 

Cons:

*Confusing/chaotic combat

*Final act was... divisive

*Worlds were bigger, but as a result felt emptier

*Enemy design just being palette swaps

*Spellican

*Young Sora... again...

 

I loved them both, but I'd give the edge to BBS just for the tragic nature of the plot and the precision of combat. It was definitely a game first, but then also had a great story on top of it. DDD felt more modern, especially with Flowmotion, but the convoluted ending and being very obviously a prelude to III make it a bit harder to love.

 

Still, though, both great games with great direction, ones I happily replay.

BBS

+ New characters that relate back to previous ones

+ A pretty great tragedy

+ Some of the main story bosses were actually designed pretty well. Terranort in particular. You actually need to try different tactics than normal.

+ Hits most of the beats for a console Kingdom hearts

+ Good development for the main trio, IMO

+ Command melding

+ Braig (and really all the characters from past games as fanservice)

+ Shotlocks

 

=Most of the worlds weren’t especially great, but at least there was more platforming and stuff to make the worlds a bit more varied

 

-Goofy and Donald going to mysterious tower. Dug themselves into a plot hole there.

-The 3 story split kills the pacing. Each story seems like it goes by way too fast, which really brings down the game IMO.

-The base combo sucks. Air combos are nonexistent.

-Worst designed secret bosses of all time.

-Not enough NPCs. At least 1 & 2 tried.

-Fused together fingers.

-Not enough development for the main trio’s friendship

-Command deck system is OP, as is dodge roll/cartwheel.

-“You two would make the weirdest brothers” “HAHAHAHAHAHA”

 

DDD

+ This is Riku’s game. Development comes full circle

+ Definitely asserting Riku as a badass with his one liners, but without making him seem like a dick again.

+ Combos are so much better than BBS

+ Bigger worlds

+ The new costumes, and Riku’s haircut are easily some of my most favorite character aesthetics in the series thus far

+ TWEWY Characters

+ The soundtrack

+ Finally carried the story forward

+ Cutscenes are animated well, and the lip syncing has gotten better than ever.

+ Graphics

 

= Drop system worked better than the split story in BBS, but still wasn’t perfect.

= Dream Eaters were okay, I would’ve preferred Donald and Goofy, though.

 

-Why is the Kingdom Key sharper at the teeth? Not a fan of that.

-Flowmotion being too OP, and making exploration way too easy. I wish there was more legit platforming

-The explanation of time travel wasn’t very good.

-Sora’s lack of common sense that he had from previous games

-The worlds were way too empty, especially for how big they were

-Abilities and commands locked behind dream eaters

-The dream eater affinity level takes way too long to level.

-Doesn’t hit the beats of number KH games (lack of exploration, secret bosses, collectibles, etc)

-Lea getting a keyblade

-Moar fused together fingers

 

So which one is better.... Probably BBS, but I feel as they're both closely matched. BBS does things right that DDD doesn't, and vice versa. I do find DDD's combat to be a lot more fun, though.

 

-Black sheep of the series

 

 

 

That's opinion m8.

BBS Cons-Tried to give answers to questions no one asked-Poor balancing of Keyblade abilities BBS Pros-Gave a somewhat interesting backstory for Apprentice Xehanort-Melding system encourages experimentation  DDD Cons-Suddenly time travel-Sora written to be more of an idiot than normal-Lea's Keyblade at the last minute-Basically only serves to set up KH3-Having the "Only Riku is a Master" garbage plot point that is sure to be remedied in the beginning of KH3 with no issues at all-Riku goes through the same character arch he's gone through since the beginning of the series-Dream Eaters as party members as opposed to Disney characters/no one-Took BBS combat and did it worse, somehow-Abilities and commands are locked behind Dream Eater bonding points or whatever-Black sheep of the series  DDD Pros-The Grid story on Side-Sora-Darkness of the Unknown remix-The World That Never Was-Flowmotion has potential those are all just off the top of my head. i'd say if i think of more i'll add them but i probably won't. in the end if i had to pick, I'd say BBS is the lesser of the two evils. BBS slides by because it's just distanced enough from the main story to where it could easily be written off as just an explanation for the origins of Apprentice Xehanort in KH2. DDD tries to bring it all together but it picks the seemingly most confusing manner and winds up leaving a bad taste in your mouth.

Riku being the only Keyblade Master is easily remedied because only one passes the Mark of Mastery exam. Much like the exam with Terra and Aqua, where only Aqua passed.

I would say KH3D reigns supreme because the Flowmotion makes the battling even better with more action compared to BbS where you don't flow in battle and you have to do a separate attack each time instead of letting it all come together. Also, story-wise, KH3D enriches the series by saying everything from BbS to then was part of a big plan. That's another reason. BbS only shows how it began. Yes, it makes everything else easier to understand, but KH3D shows that BbS has a back story.

Riku being the only Keyblade Master is easily remedied because only one passes the Mark of Mastery exam. Much like the exam with Terra and Aqua, where only Aqua passed.

 

wait really? huh. i mean yea that solves the problem but then what was the point of them both taking it if only one of them could pass? might as well have done a coin toss and just given the winner the title of Master to try and intimidate Xehanort. Unless I'm missing something?

That's opinion m8.

well yea this whole thread is full of those 

 

well yea this whole thread is full of those 

Thing is, others put actual pros and cons regarding the game, you too, but "black sheep of the series" is NOT a con but more of an opinion rather than fact.

Edited October 31, 20159 yr by Awesome Sauce

Thing is, others put actual pros and cons regarding the game, you too, but "black sheep of the series" is NOT a con but more of an opinion rather than fact.

"A pretty great tragedy."

"Interesting level design..."

"Young sora..."

"Good development for the main trio, IMO"

"DDD's music is better than BBS's"

 

yes here we have some pros and cons which are definitely not opinions. my favorite is the one that abbreviates "In my opinion." that's the sign of a cold hard fact, when it's followed by "IMO." 

I'm in a pretty difficult place trying to decide if BBS is the best, or if KH3D is the best!  Luckily, these two games are two of my favorite entries in the series, but still!

 

We have Birth By Sleep, which is practically a tragic telling of the fall of three Keyblade Wielders, all thanks to the machinations of Master Xehanort, a man who wants to unravel the mysteries of the Keyblade War!  When I played this game back in 2010, I fell in love with it so bad!  It's one of my favorite entries in the series, and the story is just amazing, and it does a great job in filling in the blanks of certain events in the series' history, while at the same time providing some mysteries regarding the characters in BBS!  God...I'm the kind of guy that loves grim endings more than happy ones!  I mean sure, happy endings are great and all, but grim and tragic endings are surprising and unexpected, so I definitely love those!  Which is why I have to say, I loved the grim ending Birth By Sleep had!  All three characters met their demise, and now, they await till Sora awakens them!  Gah!!!! Oh, and just in case I didn't mention it, I frackin love Vanitas, he's a frickin insane badass!

 

And then we have Dream Drop Distance!  This game is also frackin amazing because it's basically the prelude to the ginormous showdown that'll take place in Kingdom Hearts III!  The game does an excellent job hyping up the final battle between light vs. darkness, and the various plot twists the story had were pretty good! I l loved Young Xehanort, he was a total badass!  The whole concept of time travel and bringing back different versions of Xehanort throughout time was definitely intriguing, and I loved that this game was basically the culmination of Riku's journey of redemption!  He's suffered quite a lot in the series, and he's sacrificed much, and he's done all in his power to master the darkness inside him and prove his worth as a Keyblade Wielder!  And that he did, because he proved that he could master his darkness!  Even Young Xehanort acknowledged it to be so!  I also loved how Sora was trapped in a dream inside a dream, being haunted by Xemans and Young Xehanort at every turn!  Many callbacks to former games of the series were also a nice touch, and my favorite scene in the game, most definitely, is when Xehanort explains his final endgame plan to Riku and Mickey! 

 

So yeah, I can't really pick between the two.  They're both just such great games! X3

Dream Drop Distance

Pros:

The worlds were refreshingly new and the experience felt really different because of the flow motion ability. Some would say the story is way too complex but it's really great because it shows that Sora is not just a perfect invulnerable character, and that even he needs to be rescued sometimes. This title also allows for character development on Lea's side and Riku's.

Cons:

Attacks rarely stagger enemies, primarily bosses, and I believe this has already been said but spirits are the only living things you can react with in gameplay, as Disney characters are really just in cutscenes.

 

Birth By Sleep

Pros:

Aqua, Ventus, and Terra are diverse in all the right ways, Terra's attacks feel like hard hitters and I know that's what the developers were going for. While Ven is more agile, and Aqua focuses on defense and magic. Disney town is way more fun than Disney castle imo. The gameplay is solid, for the better part, and the command melding system isn't way too complicated (like Level 5 games are) and the story is one of the best in the series I think. Additionally, BBS has a LOT to do after story completion which means a lot in my book.

Cons:

the worlds do get repetitive, the third time through. Battles such as the Mysterious figure and lingering sentiment and No heart are great battles! But the requirements to beating them weigh more on thunder surge, dodge roll, and good timing. The loading screens are really long (but this only applies to the psp version)

Conclusion:

Both are great games, but I think Birth by Sleep is the superior title.

wait really? huh. i mean yea that solves the problem but then what was the point of them both taking it if only one of them could pass? might as well have done a coin toss and just given the winner the title of Master to try and intimidate Xehanort. Unless I'm missing something?

Well what's the point of giving the title of Master if there were no test? It's just how the Mark of Mastery exam works. Sora didn't exactly fail. Riku just showed more qualities, if you know what I mean. Oh and nothing will intimidate Xehanort.

 

 

That's opinion m8.

 

yes here we have some pros and cons which are definitely not opinions. my favorite is the one that abbreviates "In my opinion." that's the sign of a cold hard fact, when it's followed by "IMO." 

 

That's opinion m8.

 

 

It's OKAY to give an opinion! It's not okay to justify your opinion with

"That's my opinion so that's why it's good" or something like that! 

That's what i meant aha

 

I'm in a pretty difficult place trying to decide if BBS is the best, or if KH3D is the best!  Luckily, these two games are two of my favorite entries in the series, but still!

 

We have Birth By Sleep, which is practically a tragic telling of the fall of three Keyblade Wielders, all thanks to the machinations of Master Xehanort, a man who wants to unravel the mysteries of the Keyblade War!  When I played this game back in 2010, I fell in love with it so bad!  It's one of my favorite entries in the series, and the story is just amazing, and it does a great job in filling in the blanks of certain events in the series' history, while at the same time providing some mysteries regarding the characters in BBS!  God...I'm the kind of guy that loves grim endings more than happy ones!  I mean sure, happy endings are great and all, but grim and tragic endings are surprising and unexpected, so I definitely love those!  Which is why I have to say, I loved the grim ending Birth By Sleep had!  All three characters met their demise, and now, they await till Sora awakens them!  Gah!!!! Oh, and just in case I didn't mention it, I frackin love Vanitas, he's a frickin insane badass!

 

And then we have Dream Drop Distance!  This game is also frackin amazing because it's basically the prelude to the ginormous showdown that'll take place in Kingdom Hearts III!  The game does an excellent job hyping up the final battle between light vs. darkness, and the various plot twists the story had were pretty good! I l loved Young Xehanort, he was a total badass!  The whole concept of time travel and bringing back different versions of Xehanort throughout time was definitely intriguing, and I loved that this game was basically the culmination of Riku's journey of redemption!  He's suffered quite a lot in the series, and he's sacrificed much, and he's done all in his power to master the darkness inside him and prove his worth as a Keyblade Wielder!  And that he did, because he proved that he could master his darkness!  Even Young Xehanort acknowledged it to be so!  I also loved how Sora was trapped in a dream inside a dream, being haunted by Xemans and Young Xehanort at every turn!  Many callbacks to former games of the series were also a nice touch, and my favorite scene in the game, most definitely, is when Xehanort explains his final endgame plan to Riku and Mickey! 

 

So yeah, I can't really pick between the two.  They're both just such great games! X3

3D gets me more excited since it's a prelude to KH3, it has better emotional moments as well. Some moments in BBS came across as cringeworthy e.g

You two would make the weirdest brothers

Was my Master? No, my father not enough for you?

 

Post GAME CONTENT

BBS has far better stuff to do, KH3D felt like KH2 vanilla version. I have no interest in fighting the same bosses again. BBS had mirage arena, mysterious figure, vanitas and Eraqus armor (I think in the original?)

But the downside was fighting the same optional boss 3 times, especially with Terra.

 

I'm going to rant about him and Ven because they can be so infuriating..

Ven, ventus has nothing that separates him from Sora, he's far more whiny than Sora and overall just a crybaby! His playstyle is alright tho, if you level him up right he can be very fun to play as. Besides that, all he can do is moan about his friends and how they treat him like a child. Eraqus should have killed that fool, he's pathetic. 

 

Terra:

BLAND voice acting at it's finest, Nomura was trying to for an Anakin Skywalker here which is cool. BUT EVEN Anakin isn't as dumb as Terra.

 

Remember that episode of South Park where the Japanese man was competing with the Chinese Guy?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAnGYocNP7I

Then the Chinese dude would walk off rubbing his hands together and plotting evil schemes? And the Japanese dude wouldn't notice a thing? Even though the Chinese dude was directly in front of him?

The chinese dude is Xehanort and the Japanese guy is Terra.

Terra is a blast to play as besides the fact he runs like a snail. His VA is terrible tho, just awful, his dialogue is corny . I do like his concept but the execution was lazy. He sounds like he can't be bothered. Even his portrayal seems off, if it wasn't for Terra's stupidity we wouldn't be in this mess. 

BRUH if Terra hadn't turned around when XEHANORT SAID LOOK THIS WOULD ALL BE OVER. THAT IS THE OLDEST TRICK IN THE BOOK AND TERRA FELL FOR IT. EVEN SORA ISN'T THAT STUPID. Lol. Just shows what type of person Terra is...

 

Oh and the last thing, Terra has been training as a keyblade wielder for years and years. Been fighting unversed for like a week before he battles Xehanort yeah?

WHY DOES HE THINK IT'S A good idea to run directly at Xehanort? Smh.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8RCNgZWAeQ

Edited October 31, 20159 yr by TheNinjasJoint

3D gets me more excited since it's a prelude to KH3, it has better emotional moments as well. Some moments in BBS came across as cringeworthy e.g

You two would make the weirdest brothers

Was my Master? No, my father not enough for you?

 

Post GAME CONTENT

BBS has far better stuff to do, KH3D felt like KH2 vanilla version. I have no interest in fighting the same bosses again. BBS had mirage arena, mysterious figure, vanitas and Eraqus armor (I think in the original?)

But the downside was fighting the same optional boss 3 times, especially with Terra.

 

I'm going to rant about him and Ven because they can be so infuriating..

Ven, ventus has nothing that separates him from Sora, he's far more whiny than Sora and overall just a crybaby! His playstyle is alright tho, if you level him up right he can be very fun to play as. Besides that, all he can do is moan about his friends and how they treat him like a child. Eraqus should have killed that fool, he's pathetic. 

 

Terra:

BLAND voice acting at it's finest, Nomura was trying to for an Anakin Skywalker here which is cool. BUT EVEN Anakin isn't as dumb as Terra.

 

Remember that episode of South Park where the Japanese man was competing with the Chinese Guy?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAnGYocNP7I

Then the Chinese dude would walk off rubbing his hands together and plotting evil schemes? And the Japanese dude wouldn't notice a thing? Even though the Chinese dude was directly in front of him?

The chinese dude is Xehanort and the Japanese guy is Terra.

Terra is a blast to play as besides the fact he runs like a snail. His VA is terrible tho, just awful, his dialogue is corny . I do like his concept but the execution was lazy. He sounds like he can't be bothered. Even his portrayal seems off, if it wasn't for Terra's stupidity we wouldn't be in this mess. 

BRUH if Terra hadn't turned around when XEHANORT SAID LOOK THIS WOULD ALL BE OVER. THAT IS THE OLDEST TRICK IN THE BOOK AND TERRA FELL FOR IT. EVEN SORA ISN'T THAT STUPID. Lol. Just shows what type of person Terra is...

 

Oh and the last thing, Terra has been training as a keyblade wielder for years and years. Been fighting unversed for like a week before he battles Xehanort yeah?

WHY DOES HE THINK IT'S A good idea to run directly at Xehanort? Smh.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8RCNgZWAeQ

 

Haha, yes, 3D is basically the hype machine that gets us pumped up for Kingdom Hearts III!

 

As for the characters of Birth By Sleep, I loved all of them!  I felt sad for Ven's character because he was struggling to be with his friends, all the while being taunted by Vanitas into forging the X-Blade!  And the fact that Ven doesn't even have any memory of his homeworld is just sad! D:

 

Terra was just awesome, and I loved how he felt he had something to prove to Eraqus.  He wanted to prove that he could master his darkness, and that he could be able to make it his ally!  Unfortunately, he failed at the end because of Xehanort's machinations, and I just loved the whole Darth Sidious/Lord Vader relationship Master Xehanort and Terra had!  Xehanort screwed him over in the end, and that was badass!  And honestly, I found his voice actor to be pretty good!

 

Aqua was obviously amazing,and she was the type of character that felt conflicted because she was put in the middle of this sticky situation with Terra, and with the worlds being in danger, that didn't help matters!  She wanted to do her best to help Terra, but in the end, things screwed up bad, and even when she tried bringing him back from possession of Xehanort, she failed and then sacrificed herself to save Terra!  That was just heart wrenching!  And I loved it!

 

As for their playstyles, Terra was amazingly strong but unfortunately slow when it came to dodging, Ventus was agile and adept at dodging, and Aqua was the sweet middle point!  She's easily one of the best characters in Birth By Sleep!  And I loved the post game content as well, especially battling the secret bosses!

 

Overall, Birth By Sleep is pretty damn badass! But so is Dream Drop Distance! X3

BBS:

 

Main Pro: A bunch of new and interesting characters.

Main Con: Questionable executions of said characters at times.

 

DDD:

 

Main Pro: Flowmotion.

Main Con: Beyond-convoluted plot twists that only seem to derail most of the aforementioned BBS characters.

Story: BBS - I'm afraid this one isn't even close, DDD just completely convolutes the plot into an absolute time-travelling mess, but BBS is simple, tragic and effective.

Combat: DDD - One of my main problems with BBS was how unbalanced its combat was, I felt Terra was much more overpowered than the other two were, plus flowmotion was REALLY cool.

Characters: BBS - DDD didn't really offer us that many new MAIN characters, just expanded on some of their current ones, meh. I think all three of the prequel heroes have likeable and individually unique qualities.

Worlds: DDD - While BBS gave us a look back on Radiant Garden, DDD went all in with Quasimodoland and in my opinion, one of the best Disney worlds - if not THE best - in Fantasia.

Soundtrack: DDD - I mean Shimomura really blitzes the soundtrack on this one, Sacred Distance, the Fantasia world and L'Impeto Oscuro to name a few are absolutely fantastic listens to the more orchestrally tuned among you.

Visuals: BBS - Some might see this as unfair as this is PSP vs 3DS more than game v game but I just felt that The Land of the Depatured and the Keyblade Graveyard were just really cooly designed.

 

Conclusion: N/A - I know some of you might really hate to read this but despite them both being handheld games, they're both completely different and in a way, uncomparable. It rather depends on your personal choice.

If you prefer style - you'll go for DDD.

If you prefer substance - you'll go for BBS.