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I think PQ2 did come out for the PSP but some good points there. Sorry I may have to go for now. Back later.
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In my neverending quest to prove how underrated the PSP is on Era, I present an open challenge to those that say the DS is better.
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Yeah, no rerelease of TWEWY has captured the kinetic energy that makes the original so special. Not to mention how it ties to the overall themes of the game. Losing that is such a bummer, even if it could be overwhelming at first. I think that's half of the point. New relationships usually are, before configure out what actually matters for success instead of trying to do everything at once.
Can't believe your racing list didn't include Flatout: Head On, it's regarded as one of the best psp ports out there...
The DS had Arkanoid with paddle controller, and Hotel Dusk. <3
They were both fantastic handhelds once DS Lite released.
They were both fantastic handhelds once DS Lite released.
I was deliberately not including SRPGs, unless you also count Fire Emblem, SMT Devil Survivor 1/2, Luminous Arc 1/2, Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume, Rondo of Swords, FFTA2 on DS, and also Tactics Ogre on PSP. Growlanser always felt like more of a JRPG with strategic battles to me, loved that game. Still, fair point, if we include them all under a tactics banner it's hard to call it either way.
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I am gonna go with the PSP.
It gives you everything you would ever want from a handheld. Tons of unique games and it also has ports from console games to boot. It has something for everyone and that is pretty awesome.
It gives you everything you would ever want from a handheld. Tons of unique games and it also has ports from console games to boot. It has something for everyone and that is pretty awesome.
Uh, what? Midnight Club 3 is identical to the console version. Unless you mean MCLA which was it's own game that had more content.
Emulation doesn't count for any system otherwise the Wii U is the greatest console of all time.
You. I like you.Even if we just narrowed it down to fighting games, DS wins with this title alone
Alternatively, the Bleach games from Treasure were also rad.
Seems like a flawed comparison. Who cares how many genres the PSP has DS "beat" in. DS has way more exclusive games and way higher peaks
You could definitely make a strong case for it, between that and a launch PS3
This is like at least half the reason the Switch is as popular as it is. Believe me, I really appreciated the PSP even though I had a PS3, 360 and a PC. It's not just about "having access to the games", having them available on a handheld completely transforms how you access them and even how often.
Midnight Club 3 has a really bad framerate (like 15 fps) that crippled the game.
Midnight Club LA was a different (and worse) game entirely that had a way smaller LA map than the console game.
There is no reason to play these over their console counterparts.
Honestly disregarding emulation a WIiU pre Wii shop closure was pretty bonkers on its own tbf
That and the Vita will always be the most underrated consoles
I agree that the PSP had a lot of great games, though I will still take the DS and its library every time over the PSP. The DS just has more of the games I like.
Of course it all comes down to personal taste. A lot of those genres you posted I don't care about, which I've left in the quote, which is over half of them.
This list brought back memories of how much I enjoyed games like that on PSP. I had both DS and PSP, but when I look back on the DS library I realize there wasn't that much that I loved. I got a PSP at launch with Ridge Racer, Twisted Metal Head-On, THUG2, and maybe something else. I enjoyed the first Syphon Filter game, SFA3, Gran Turismo, Star Wars Battlefront II, the Metal Gear games, God of War, Prince of Persia, Resistance, Mega Man Maverick Hunter X, and also Rock Band Unplugged.
I never had a PS2, but really enjoyed the flexibility of playing these games on a portable.
I never had a PS2, but really enjoyed the flexibility of playing these games on a portable.
Actually there is because you can play the identical version on the go in MC3 (I also felt the frame rate wasn't as bad as you say.) and can play a very different MCLA from the console version that added a whole new map (Tokyo with it's own cars).
Just playing them on the go is good enough reason and I am not sure why portability ceases to be a reason to play them just because the console version can play better.
This. For me, portable versions are the best versions by definition of being on portable hardware. So many long home console games that I never finished, whereas I used to get through an RPG a month on my commute.
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So yes I get your point about Zelda, Okamiden and Solatorobo, I may be willing to omit the 3D action/adventure games from the PSP for those but then again theyre nothing mindblowing. And i have to disagree about SOTN not being worth the three DS Igavanias, either way its not a sweep. Good point about shmups and MonHun as: well those also strengthen the PSP's diversity.
I think there are more good ones i missed too!
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I'm not saying it makes the PSP library inherently better, just more well rounded like I said in the OP. And having a more diverse library is definitely worth a lot in my book. DS does win on exclusives; higher peaks NO WAY imo. Nothing on the DS can match Tekken Dark Resurrection or Ghost of Sparta.
The Series X is in the running then, too. You can even go up to the GC/Wii/PS2 on Retroarch on it
A better version of Tekken is available on console and Ghost of Sparta is one of the worst God of War games lmao
I feel like this is just a case where you're gonna have to accept that your tastes fall into a minority
Again it depends on your favourite genres though. I've got zero interest in fighting games and 3D action games, I'd take Etrian Odyssey III and Last Window over both of those.
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Actually i think you're in the minority on that one. I'm pretty sure PSP Tekken DR is the best fighting game on a dedicated handheld and since when has Ghost of Sparta been decided bad by majority opinion woah
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I quite like almost any genre so that's why I loved both. Both complemented each others libraries tremendously.
I think the PSP in general never gets it's due.
The library on that thing was fantastic. I forgot it got multiple Burnout games.
The library on that thing was fantastic. I forgot it got multiple Burnout games.
Quality over quantity but actually why not both? The psp will forever be the system that made
My pinkies go number in under ten minutes. Love patapon tho
My pinkies go number in under ten minutes. Love patapon tho
Agree entirely with you there- I had a huge collection for both, often alternating between the RPGs/SRPGs on them. Just endless timesinks.
I thought Ghost of Sparta was considered widely as a good/great game.
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Sorry i forgot to reply to this. Yes I totally get your point. But the PSP also excels in many of the areas the DS is renowned for; RPG'S being the prime example. Again i dont really care if DS is better or not, I just wanted to highlight the PSPs strengths yet again cause I feel it gets overlooked all the time.
I am not sure what Ghost of Sparta you played because the majority does like it and consider it one of the best in the series. Also the Tekken 5 on the PSP isn't worse, it is better.
With that said, isn't the PSP a handheld? The point is to play PS2 quality games on the go. Having a "better" version on console doesn't mean anything.
My takeaway from this thread is that MFers out there really thinking the 360's better than the PS3
Point and done.
The PSP definitely had its strong points. it just had less iconic moments (a lof of its strongest are less marketable (no cool/fun/cute character to market), or offshoots of franchises that worked better on consoles.
Which does not make it worse. There are some great games there.
Its just less remembered because of that.
But for fans of those genred (or portable consoles) i would wholehartedly recomend a PSP.
Kingdome Hearts Birth By Sleep is the best kingdome hearts game and mops the floor with all Both DS entires.
FF Dissidia is probably the best 3D arena fighter i played.
Loco Roco is the definition of a "quierky mobile game". FFT was great from what i heard. And its the platform where monster hunter grew its fanbase before it moved to 3DS.
For my tastes a DS was still better (just more games i liked), but the PSP had a strong run.
Arguably in this case it ages worse, since you can get that beter on consoles, while people just cant get DS games on a console in the way they where designed.
At the same time with that argument the GBA looses a lot of its titles since you can play them somewhere else way better. Take it or leave it =D
Ghost of Sparta is fucking great. No idea what that poster is talking about.
Eh I can believe it.
360 at the start of the gen was the one to get. Sony were messing up so hard and that image never went away until the end of the gen when they turned it all around (that they were able to do this still blows my mind):
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PS3/360 is not so one sided either imo
Agreed entirely <3
I didn't say that Ghost of Sparta was bad. Just that it's on the lower end of God of War titles. Likewise, didn't say that Tekken was bad, just that a better version of the same game is available on console. And really if we're gonna be throwing opinions on individual games around like this, then I could easily claim stuff like Ghost Trick or Pokémon HGSS are better than anything on PSP, and you can't really disagree since it's all subjective. I could probably agree that PSP is more well rounded, but like I said I think that's a bad measure. If we go by number of highly acclaimed exclusives I don't think it's close at all
EDIT: Maybe I'm wrong and the PSP version of Tekken is better, idk. Rest still stands since it's down to personal taste
DS had the wider and broader library not counting all the casual stuff.
The one thing PSP had over DS were console quality games but it controlled poorly due to one analog nub and launching in 2005 instead of 2002 or 2003. When it really would have wowed people
The one thing PSP had over DS were console quality games but it controlled poorly due to one analog nub and launching in 2005 instead of 2002 or 2003. When it really would have wowed people
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Personal taste is where its at <3
Tee hee hee.