PSP hippothetical

Ford Prefect · Post by **Ford Prefect** » 2008-03-17 07:36am

Let us assume for a moment that I have purchased a brand spanking new PSP in shiny Piano Black. Assuming that I have done this (hippothetically), what would the people suggest I get to play on it.

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2008-03-17 07:44am

Lumines and WipeOut? Maybe God of War if that's your thing, it's supposed to be the best game on the system.

There's also a cool game called "trade in your PSP for a DS with three awesome games". Hippothetically, of course.

Nephtys · Post by **Nephtys** » 2008-03-17 08:31am

X-COM and Disgaea!

Darth Onasi · Post by **Darth Onasi** » 2008-03-17 09:01am

Nephtys wrote:X-COM and Disgaea!

X-Com for PSP? What? Where? I've heard nothing of this. I demand evidence!!

On topic.. well, if you're into S-RPGs defintely get Disgaea, Jeanne D'Arc and Final Fantasy Tactics and maybe the new Wild ARMs XF.
If you like RPGs in general there's Final Fantasy I & II, Valkyrie Profile, Tales of the World, Tales of Eternia..
Monster Hunter Freedom 2 is pretty good also, as is Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles if you like old school hard-as-nails platforming (along with Symphony of the Night of course).

Finally if you wish to sell your soul to Square Enix's never ending Final Fantasy 7 spin-offery, there's Crisis Core out on the 25th.

TheMuffinKing · Post by **TheMuffinKing** » 2008-03-17 11:37am

Killzone is fun, so is the atari game pack. I also recommend siphon filter and MGS portable ops.

UCBooties · Post by **UCBooties** » 2008-03-17 01:23pm

If you like quirky, rythm/RTS/RPG... things it's hard to go wrong with Patapon for $20. The style is great and it can be a lot of fun. Parts can be frustrating though.

It's a great system if you like SRPGs but don't get Spectral Souls (load times kill everything) and I have a hard time recommending Wild Arms XF because, quite frankly, it's not much fun. Jeane D'Arc, FFT, and Disgaea make up for it though.

On the RPG front things are a little shakier. Tales of the World is a blast and the FF1 and FF2 remakes are nice enough. Brave Story was a pleasant suprise with nice graphics and tongue planted firmly in cheek. Also, I really enjoyed the Valkyrie Profile remake. The Legend of Heroes games are just so... bland. I didn't play Astonishia Story but when the back of the box touts "one button Game-play" as a feature you know it's time to look elsewhere. Blade Dancer and Dragoneers Aria just suck. A lot.

If you like dungeon crawlers the port of X-Men Legends II has a lot of extra content that the console versions lack and overall is just a blast. The Dungeon Siege game, Throne of Agony is also very nicely done. Y's the Ark of Napishtam is pretty good too, but loads are just a bit too long for me to whole-heartedly recommend it. I'd stay away from the Untold Legend games, they're just lame.

Strategy fans need to get WH40K: Squad Command, it's awesome.

God of War is a blast but it's a bit on the short side (6 hours on the first playthrough) Now, being a GoW game there are some nice incentives to replay and it's a worthy edition of the franchise, but you may want to hold out for a price drop. The two Syphon Filter games are also very impressive.

Wipeout Pure was a lot of fun, I never really got into Lumines.

Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron controls for crap so I can't recommend that at all.

Vendetta · Post by **Vendetta** » 2008-03-17 02:35pm

Nephtys wrote:Disgaea!

Disgaea!

Nephtys · Post by **Nephtys** » 2008-03-17 03:49pm

Darth Onasi wrote:
Nephtys wrote:X-COM and Disgaea!
X-Com for PSP? What? Where? I've heard nothing of this. I demand evidence!!

On topic.. well, if you're into S-RPGs defintely get Disgaea, Jeanne D'Arc and Final Fantasy Tactics and maybe the new Wild ARMs XF.
If you like RPGs in general there's Final Fantasy I & II, Valkyrie Profile, Tales of the World, Tales of Eternia..
Monster Hunter Freedom 2 is pretty good also, as is Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles if you like old school hard-as-nails platforming (along with Symphony of the Night of course).

Finally if you wish to sell your soul to Square Enix's never ending Final Fantasy 7 spin-offery, there's Crisis Core out on the 25th.

You can get X-COM working by downloading a ripped copy of the PS1 version. PSP's newer firmwares (and the awesome haxed ones!) have PS1 emulation built in.

Ford Prefect · Post by **Ford Prefect** » 2008-03-17 04:32pm

Thanks guys. Now I have a list of recommended games with which to bleed myself dry with.

PS. Bounty, I already have a DS, basically.

Joviwan · Post by **Joviwan** » 2008-03-18 03:29am

Vendetta wrote:
Nephtys wrote:Disgaea!
Disgaea!

Disgaea!

Sorry, it really needed echoing.

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2008-03-18 06:34am

I am quite fond of Untold Legends, part 1 the second part looked like crap and I didn't bother with it. Playing it was one of the major factors in me buying a PSP in the first place.

Chili Con Carnage is a good laugh too. Very clever game that kept me quite occupied for a while.