I wanna get into non Nintendo stuff. What are some good PSP games in generals.
Pretty open to genres
Mainly action games, also open to RPG games and shooter games
Any genre really
Are action RPGs okay? If so, Ys: Oath in Felghana. It’s a remake of Ys III, which is also available on other platforms. However! The PSP version has features that other platforms do not, the main two being voice acting (other ports just have beeps when text is displayed) and a whole new mechanic, which is reminiscent of Final Fantasy’s Limit Breaks.
One potential caveat, though: this is probably the hardest entry in the series. Fights are hard, but never cheap. If you’re okay with that, you should have a good time.
Sounds fun :3
Aaaa choice paralysis
Daxter and MediEvil Resurrection are two of my favorites.
Sir Daniel Fortescue back from the dead once agaaaiun.
Your mean resident evil? Never heard of MediEvil
It’s a remake of an older Playstation 1 game. It gets a lot of hate but I honestly think it’s very charming.
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Maybe try Phantasy Star Portable 2
I enjoyed Metal Gear Ac!d games which were a sort of card game / turn based spin off in the metal gear world.
I’m currently playing Persona 3 Portable so if you are into those kind of games it is pretty great.
I think someone else mentioned it but Valkyria Chronicles is worth checking out, another turn based delight.
Persona is a series I’d like to get into, where do I start?
Personally, if platform doesn’t matter Id say 4 golden, 3 Reload, then 5 Royal. Purely from a mechanical and dungeon standpoint I think you will progress the most naturally from worst to best from there
4 Golden is now the oldest “modern” Persona game, I personally feel that 1 and 2 are just a little too old for you to get as much out of them as 3 forward, but that’s my take, if you’re very tolerant of older games you may wanna start older. Each entry has an independent story and characters, so I don’t think that order matters as much as the progression of quality of life and dungeon mechanics.
I haven’t played 1 or 2 personally but would echo what is being said here for the rest.
I played p4g first and fell in love with it. P3P is pretty similar really but with slightly less QoL things going on but I don’t find it too much of a downgrade to be honest.
Either way each one has its own story then with similarities like in spell names and the like, similar to how final fantasy is.
K, so it’s a start anywhere series? That helps :3
I’d say so, my order was 4, 5, 3, and I love it all the same
Star Ocean Second Evolution for me, faithful port of the original PSX RPG. It’s very good, but if you do play it, it is worth researching which two skills help you power through the game lol.
metal gear portable ops 😎
K, tho is there an order for metal gear games? Where do I start? I have metal gear solid (the gameboy colour port)
You might want to wait on Mgs 3 if you have a modern console or modern PC
Metal Gear Solid Delta is coming out this year which is a complete remake of MGS 3 Snake Eater in the FOX Engine
not really, portable ops is pretty much self contained as a story. just hop in and enjoy ma cyber friend 😎
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions is an obvious one.
This is a beautiful game, kind of sad that my attention typically lost around Chapter 2.
I should play ff
Patapon
The soundtrack to that game got burned in my head forever…
Pata pata pata pon. Dunka dunka dunka don. Pon pon pata pon.
Same for me, I have only beaten the first title, and I struggled a lot, I think the latter titles are even harder… Oh boy.
METAL GEAR SOLID: PEACE WALKER
Seconding. It’s rather easy since the levels have to be so small for the PSP, but goddamn it it’s a fun game.
Throwing in Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (has an English patch), Rengoku 2 (sort of action looter dungeon crawler where youre a robot and the loot replaces your arms and head and shit with weapons).
SOCOM tactical strike is one I rather enjoy, the Armored Core games as well.
I wanna get into metal gear, where do I start?
I also recommend Metal Gear Solid 1, it’s a fantastic game and it works well on PSP!
Big metal gear fan here, prepare for what might be a bit much:
There are a couple of good startig points depending on what you as a gamer want, and I’ll try to explain them without spoiling things because figuring out MGS is part of the fun (I’m quite proud that I have an encyclopedic level knowledge of this stupid series)
Metal Gear 1 (MSX) - Either grab an emulator or a copy of MGS3 remake and you can play the very first game in the series. It’d get reconned massively but playing it still gives you the info you need to understand basically all the background story. But, tbh, it’s not a very fun game and if you don’t want to play it having someone like me explain the story to you would work just as well
Metal Gear Solid (PSX) - The first 3D game in the series (solid) and where a lot of us started. Probably the most common starting point and I would likely recommend it as the best. Won’t say too much cuz it’s better to go in blind.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - The earliest game in the timeline, so starting here with Naked Snake (big boss) would let you see the series unfold chronologically, but you’ll also have plot points from later games spoiled and explained before you get to them, ruining the effect somewhat I’d say.
MGS1 is likely the best bet. MG1 is good if you can handle what it is, worth giving it a shot at least. MGS3 is good, too, if you’re more concerned than the one 5about understanding the series without needing to replay the games after beating them all so you can see how shit connected.
As for which games you need to play, some aren’t canon, so just avoid: MG1&2 on the NES, Twin Snakes remake on GC, the GBA game, and Acid! The details of Portable Ops aren’t canon, but the general story is, that one is up to you if you wanna play it, I think peace walker is so much better that it’s a skip, personally.
Always down to answer questions or discuss MGS if you need it, shits amazing
Which platform is the first one, the only mg game I played is the GBC one, and well, its either very hard or I suck at it
I listed the consoles next to the games (forgot MGS3, which is PS2 originally)
MSX is an old Japanese computer, and why I recommended emulation or the copy that comes with MGS3s remakes
PSX is the original PlayStation
If you found the GBC one hard then the very first Metal Gear on MSX will be even worse. MGS1 shouldn’t be too bad, though.
Yea, prolly wind bother with msx
You’re not missing much. I would honestly just stick with the order in which they were released, starting with Metal Gear Solid 1 on the ps1. It holds up well.
I personally disliked mgs2 a lot, but found 3 to be fantastic. 4 I also disliked for story which just draaaags, and 5 has the most fluid gameplay, which I did find fun, but the story was pretty meh on that one, and it ends pretty jarringly since they fired the creator mid production.
If you want just the highlights, play 1, 3, and 5.
The two PSP games are chronologically after mgs3, so I’d recommend playing that first to get the most out of them.
Mgs5 is basically a direct sequel to peacewalker on the PSP.
Making a new comment off my other reply because I have more niche recommendations: Carnage Hearts EXA, you program robots to fight each other, actually quite in depth.
Good RPGs: Valkyrie Profile Lenneth, Legend of Mana (originally PS1)
Phantasy Star Portable 2: pretty decent PSP version of the phantasy Star online game.
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy, kind of a weird “fighting” game, very unique mechanics, but really fun, lots of fan service, and tons of really really excellent music from across the final fantasy series
SoulCalibur Broken Destiny: solid entry in the series even on portable
And Castlevania Symphony of the Night (originally PS1)
Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?
It’s not amazing, but as far as side-scrolling platformers go, it was fairly compelling.
Also the PSP can play PS1 games, so you have access to a pretty big library of classics.
Cool :3
The Armored Core Portable games are really good, if you can live with thr wonky controls. There’s Tekken 5 Dark Ressurrection, great port of the same.fighting game of the PS3. Gran Tourismo Portable is nice, alongside Wipeout Pure and Pulse, and Ridge Racer are all nice racing game options. And I cannot go without mentioning Monster Hunter Portable 3rd! One of the best in the series, easy to get into and has a fan translation available.
Highly recommend emulation on those or playing on a vita for the nearly unplayable controls on original PSP
If you’re into racing games, I would suggest ATV Offroad Fury Pro. I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately; it’s one of my favourites for that system
EDIT: Also, Monster Hunter games are a classic! I’ve never played any for the PSP, though
I hope I don’t derail the thread, but I feel like this is an opportunity to ask about a couple of games myself:
How are the two PSP Valkyria Chronicles games and do they perform well on PPSSPP? Preferably Android (Snapdragon 670, Adreno 615, if that helps), but PC is fine as well.
I really enjoyed the first on PC and bought IV ages ago, but I haven’t played it because I kind of want to play the others first (which were never ported to PC or any other console for whatever reason).
From what I understand, all the games are more or less self-contained, so I can play IV without missing much but I’d really like to give II and III a shot if I can.
Was actually gonna ask lol, what PSP emulators are good. The fdroid ppsspp is from 2015
Lol, I saw the same thing when I hopped onto F-Droid.
I think the better options there are probably RetroArch or Lemuroid, which seem to be better maintained and can both use PPSSPP as the backend (though I think you need to add the libretro core for the emulator in RetroArch).
Hopefully their versions of PPSSPP are more up to date, but I’m not certain.
Edit: Actually best option seems to be the official site where they have a standalone APK, so you don’t need to use Google Play (also, there’s no difference between the “Gold” and regular version, it’s just an option if you’d like to donate).
Yea I got the apk
I’ve got to recommend Monster Hunter Freedom Unite. One of the most legendary games in the series for its sheer amount of content. It might feel a bit dated if you’ve played World or Rise, but still good
Only played stories, might as well play a real mh game
It also looks astonishingly good for the platform, at the cost of having very small areas.
