Crossing to the dark side

Lucky7

With my tax return, I have decided that along with my new tv, I will be getting a PSP. Can anyone recommend any good games that are out at the moment for it? I will definitly be picking up the FF games that are going to be released for it and most definitly Castlevania.

:Edit:
I really will play anything. Im not to big into sports or racing games but if they are innovative for the genre (IE burnout) i like most shooters, rpgs, some platformers (jak and daxter).

tulkas

Portable Ops, Valkyrie Profile, and Syphon Filter.

That's all I can think of, really.

Oh, Lumines.

brynstar

Sid Meier's Pirates! is pretty good, especially if you haven't played the PC or Xbox version yet. And it's budget priced.

Fellhand

Get the Katamari game.

tulkas

Fellhand wrote:

Get the Katamari game.

No.

Maybe when you've purchased and played through the priorities, and Katamari can be acquired at a really cheap price. It's didn't translate well to the PSP, in my opinion.

Luftwaffles

My favourite PSP exclusive is Loco Roco.

It's pretty hard to make recommendations if you don't tell us what you're looking for.

www.gamerankings.com is a good place to start if you want to check out highly rated PSP games.

Fellhand

tulkas wrote:

Fellhand wrote:

Get the Katamari game.

No.

Maybe when you've purchased and played through the priorities, and Katamari can be acquired at a really cheap price. It's didn't translate well to the PSP, in my opinion.

Even though I never bought a PSP it's still a Katamari game and you will buy it even if it sits on your shelf like a bible.

tulkas

Fellhand wrote:

tulkas wrote:

Fellhand wrote:

Get the Katamari game.

No.

Maybe when you've purchased and played through the priorities, and Katamari can be acquired at a really cheap price. It's didn't translate well to the PSP, in my opinion.

Even though I never bought a PSP it's still a Katamari game and you will buy it even if it sits on your shelf like a bible.

If the bible we're discussing is The Silmarillion, then okay.

Krunch XP

EA Replay for Mutant League Football, Road Rash 2, and Haunting : Starring Polterguy.

Sega Genesis Collection cause the 20+ games are almost perfectly emulated and are heaven. Sonic 1 and 2, Golden Axe 1,2, and 3. Phantasy Star 2,3, and 4. Kid Chameleon. Decapattack. Bonanza Brothers. Shinobi 3. Shadow Dancer. Seriously, great buy.

tulkas

Krunch XP wrote:

EA Replay for Mutant League Football, Road Rash 2, and Haunting : Starring Polterguy.

Sega Genesis Collection cause the 20+ games are almost perfectly emulated and are heaven. Sonic 1 and 2, Golden Axe 1,2, and 3. Phantasy Star 2,3, and 4. Kid Chameleon. Decapattack. Bonanza Brothers. Shinobi 3. Shadow Dancer. Seriously, great buy.

Yeah, but it's also available on the PS2 for 20 dollars (and, surprisingly enough, includes a game not available in the PSP release).

Woodroez

the MegaMan games didn't sell very well, but if you're a fan of the games, then I know at least Powered Up! should be an excellent choice. Syphon Filter's pretty good as well, if you like shooters. I put a fair amount of time into some games on the Sega Genesis Collection.

I haven't purchased it yet, but Killzone: Liberation's demo was pretty neat.

Darlan

Daxter
Gitaroo Man Lives!
GTA: Vice City Stories
Killzone Liberation
Lego Star Wars II
Loco Roco
Medievil Resurrection
Mega Man Maverick Hunter X
Mega Man Powered Up
Metal Gear Portable Ops
Metal Slug Anthology
Pac-Man World 3
Painkiller: Hell Wars
Power Stone Collection
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
Ridge Racer
Sega Genesis Collection
Sonic Rivals
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror
Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins
MGA1 & 2
MGS Digital Comic
Tekken
Medal of Honor

My personal favorite so far is Syphon Filter, followed closely by Portable Ops.

Edit: Let's see...

Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars
Earthworm Jim
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Silent Hill Origins
Disgaea
FF7:CC

We're all entitled to our opinions, but this whole "all mediocre games" attitude is crazy.

Woodroez

is metal slug anthology out? i have it for the wii, but still, i thought it was delayed.

Anyway, I just remembered that I originally bought the psp in anticipation of D&D Tactics, which has since slipped back to...March? Something like that. Also, last time I was Best Buy (some time ago) they had Death Jr. laying about for like ten bucks. I don't know much about it, other it's supposed to be pretty unusual.

maximumzero

Darlan wrote:

Daxter
Gitaroo Man Lives!
GTA: Vice City Stories
Every Extend Extra
Killzone Liberation
Lego Star Wars II
Loco Roco
Lumines II
Me & My Katamari
Medievil Resurrection
Mega Man Maverick Hunter X
Mega Man Powered Up
Metal Gear Portable Ops
Metal Slug Anthology
Pac-Man World 3
Painkiller: Hell Wars
Power Stone Collection
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
Ridge Racer
Sega Genesis Collection
Sonic Rivals
Socom US Navy Seals Fireteam Bravo 2
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror
Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins
Wipeout Pure
MGA1 & 2
MGS Digital Comic
Tekken
Medal of Honor

My personal favorite so far is Syphon Filter, followed closely by Portable Ops.

Edit: Let's see...

Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars
Earthworm Jim
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Silent Hill Origins
Disgaea
FF7:CC

We're all entitled to our opinions, but this whole "all mediocre games" attitude is crazy.

The hell? You stole my list!

Edit: Ah well, I added a few games I already own on the list.

Darlan

maximumzero wrote:

The hell? You stole my list!

Edit: Ah well, I added a few games I already own on the list.

Heh, it was a good list. I'm not so crazy that I'd type out all of that.

Luftwaffles

I think the problem with the PSP lies with the fact that it doesn't have a killer app but just a number of above average games. It's holding it back from becoming a runaway hit.

maximumzero

Darlan wrote:

maximumzero wrote:

The hell? You stole my list!

Edit: Ah well, I added a few games I already own on the list.

Heh, it was a good list. I'm not so crazy that I'd type out all of that.

For comparison, here's my DS list:

DS Want List:
Asphalt: Urban GT 2
Bomberman Land Touch
Big Brain Academy
Contact
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Dragon Quest; Rocket Slime
Dragonball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2
Elite Beat Agents
Gunpey
Hotel Dusk: Room 215
Kirby: Squeak Squad
Mario & Luigi Partners in Time
Mario Hoops 3-on-3
Mario vs. DK 2
Megaman ZX
Pac-Man World 3
Pac 'n Roll
Pac-Pix
Pheonix Wright: Ace Attorney
Pheonix Wright: Justice for All
Pokemon Ranger
Puyo Pop Fever
Scurge: Hive
Super Mario 64
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Mutant Nightmare
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
Trace Memory
Warioware Touched

Unreleased:
Baten Kaitos DS
Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol
Custom Robo Arena
Diddy Kong Racing
It's a Wonderful World
Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Mega Man Star Force
Meteos: Disney
Pokemon Diamond or Pearl
Rayman Raving Rabbids
Simcity DS
Theme Park
TMNT
Wario: Master of Disguise

JihadJesus

tulkas wrote:

Fellhand wrote:

tulkas wrote:

Fellhand wrote:

Get the Katamari game.

No.

Maybe when you've purchased and played through the priorities, and Katamari can be acquired at a really cheap price. It's didn't translate well to the PSP, in my opinion.

Even though I never bought a PSP it's still a Katamari game and you will buy it even if it sits on your shelf like a bible.

If the bible we're discussing is The Silmarillion, then okay.

But...some people actually read the Silmarillion.

yalborap

Luftwaffles wrote:

I think the problem with the PSP lies with the fact that it doesn't have a killer app but just a number of above average games. It's holding it back from becoming a runaway hit.

No, what's holding it back is that Sony is utterly retarded. :P

But yeah, good choices suggested so far. I'd also suggest looking into the homebrew scene, since they've done some crazy shit(figured out Sony's PS1-on-PSP setup, and their compression scheme, so you can rip your own PSX games and play them on the PSP) that makes the machine well worth the money, in my opinion.

MichaelLC

Games seem pretty well covered.

Are you goiong with the Offical Upgrade path, or are you going for homebrew?

tulkas

JihadJesus wrote:

tulkas wrote:

Fellhand wrote:

tulkas wrote:

Fellhand wrote:

Get the Katamari game.

No.

Maybe when you've purchased and played through the priorities, and Katamari can be acquired at a really cheap price. It's didn't translate well to the PSP, in my opinion.

Even though I never bought a PSP it's still a Katamari game and you will buy it even if it sits on your shelf like a bible.

If the bible we're discussing is The Silmarillion, then okay.

But...some people actually read the Silmarillion.

I know The Silmarillion inside and out.

It's my bible.

Magus`

What? Silent Hill 0rigins? Not only is it not out, all the videos I've seen of it make it look terrible x3000.

Avoid it like the plague.

Mr_Grinch

tulkas wrote:

JihadJesus wrote:

tulkas wrote:

Fellhand wrote:

tulkas wrote:

Fellhand wrote:

Get the Katamari game.

No.

Maybe when you've purchased and played through the priorities, and Katamari can be acquired at a really cheap price. It's didn't translate well to the PSP, in my opinion.

Even though I never bought a PSP it's still a Katamari game and you will buy it even if it sits on your shelf like a bible.

If the bible we're discussing is The Silmarillion, then okay.

But...some people actually read the Silmarillion.

I know The Silmarillion inside and out.

It's my bible.

The writing in that book made my eyes weep, I thought it was truely terrible.

That said I finished the Silmarilion, I can't say the same about the bible!

Back on topic...I have nothing to give to this thread. I've fixed a few PSP's for friends, the screens seem rather easy to crack so be careful.

Oh and if you want any UMD movies, HMV have them. Lots of them.

redstormpopcorn

Tales of Eternia.

Do it.

Darlan

Magus` wrote:

What? Silent Hill 0rigins? Not only is it not out, all the videos I've seen of it make it look terrible x3000.

Avoid it like the plague.

We're jsut listing some things a new PSP owner should keep his eye on...and um, rebuttal:...I disagree? It sounds pretty cool to me. Differing opinions gooo!

tulkas

Mr_Grinch wrote:

tulkas wrote:

JihadJesus wrote:

tulkas wrote:

Fellhand wrote:

tulkas wrote:

Fellhand wrote:

Get the Katamari game.

No.

Maybe when you've purchased and played through the priorities, and Katamari can be acquired at a really cheap price. It's didn't translate well to the PSP, in my opinion.

Even though I never bought a PSP it's still a Katamari game and you will buy it even if it sits on your shelf like a bible.

If the bible we're discussing is The Silmarillion, then okay.

But...some people actually read the Silmarillion.

I know The Silmarillion inside and out.

It's my bible.

The writing in that book made my eyes weep, I thought it was truely terrible.

That said I finished the Silmarilion, I can't say the same about the bible!

Back on topic...I have nothing to give to this thread. I've fixed a few PSP's for friends, the screens seem rather easy to crack so be careful.

Oh and if you want any UMD movies, HMV have them. Lots of them.

I respect your opinion and all, but your opinion sucks.

Magus`

Darlan wrote:

Magus` wrote:

What? Silent Hill 0rigins? Not only is it not out, all the videos I've seen of it make it look terrible x3000.

Avoid it like the plague.

We're jsut listing some things a new PSP owner should keep his eye on...and um, rebuttal:...I disagree? It sounds pretty cool to me. Differing opinions gooo!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGROzNgf_mY

Darlan

Magus` wrote:

Darlan wrote:

Magus` wrote:

What? Silent Hill 0rigins? Not only is it not out, all the videos I've seen of it make it look terrible x3000.

Avoid it like the plague.

We're just listing some things a new PSP owner should keep his eye on...and um, rebuttal:...I disagree? It sounds pretty cool to me. Differing opinions gooo!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGROzNgf_mY

How inspiring is gameplay footage of the character walking through the town/daytime buildings in ANY SH? With these games, one has to trust they will do awesome, scary things in the "dungeons," so to speak. And I rather liked the way the camera angle tilted in the alley, it tells me that they will sometimes use that crazy angle effect (like with the wheelchair in previous SHs) even though it has a behind-the-back camera. It's fine that you aren't, and I'm not saying you're wrong to think it looks terrible, but I'm still excited for it-I've yet to play a SH I didn't love.

Magus`

I've still got a bad taste in my mouth from Konami's decision to put it on the PSP. A game like SH almost requires a big screen with surround sound speakers to give you the proper effect.

It's still got a lot of development time to go, and it might not suck, I just think this is the wrong way to do it.

Also, the monsters look silly.

Darlan

Magus` wrote:

Also, the monsters look silly.

...yeah, I'll give you that one, at least for the kind we've seen so far.

Eight Rooks

Darlan wrote:

Magus` wrote:

Darlan wrote:

Magus` wrote:

What? Silent Hill 0rigins? Not only is it not out, all the videos I've seen of it make it look terrible x3000.

Avoid it like the plague.

We're just listing some things a new PSP owner should keep his eye on...and um, rebuttal:...I disagree? It sounds pretty cool to me. Differing opinions gooo!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGROzNgf_mY

How inspiring is gameplay footage of the character walking through the town/daytime buildings in ANY SH? With these games, one has to trust they will do awesome, scary things in the "dungeons," so to speak. And I rather liked the way the camera angle tilted in the alley, it tells me that they will sometimes use that crazy angle effect (like with the wheelchair in previous SHs) even though it has a behind-the-back camera. It's fine that you aren't, and I'm not saying you're wrong to think it looks terrible, but I'm still excited for it-I've yet to play a SH I didn't love.

Well, I don't remember shitty animation, hideous screen tearing, poor texture quality, music that consisted of what sounded like the same five-second loop over and over again and horrible fixed camera angles in SH 2, 3 or 4. But maybe that's just me. :P

Seriously, I'll probably never own a PSP anyway - not because I dislike it, just that I'll simply never be able to afford one along with everything else I want more - but that video wouldn't sell me on anything, game or hardware platform. If you're excited, good for you, I guess. For once I'm with Magus' on something. <shrugs>

EDIT: Oh, so it is an early video? Well, that's not so bad. Still looks awful though.

Kyougu

Syphon Filter is easily one of the best games for the system. It just feels so complete, and it's so darned fun.
My psp got stolen a couple of months ago, so I never gotten to play Metal Gear. The Acid games specially 2, where fun if you're into strategy games.
And of course, they did just announce the Castlevania X collection.

Dublo7

Or you could get Hotel Dusk.

That would require you buying a DS.

RainbowDespair

For all the flack that the PSP gets, it seems like a decent enough system. Yeah, a lot of the best games on the system are ports and collections, but then again, ports & collections make a lot of sense on a portable system.

If I was to get a PSP, I'd get the Sega Genesis Collection first (so many good games on it) followed by Loco Roco. The Gradius Collection would soon follow. Despite owning the 360 version already, I'd pick up Lumines 2 since Lumines is puzzle heaven. And of course, the Castlevania collection that was just announced. Although I hear it wasn't as good as the original simple webgame, I'd like to try Every Extend Extra. Top that all off with that RPG made by the Megaten guys that is supposed to be really good and maybe the European version of Breath of Fire 3.

Yeah, I don't get all the PSP hate. If they ever release a version 2 of the system ala the DS Lite that is lighter, cheaper, and has better battery life, I'm there.

Lew Zealand

What the what? Page two and only TWO mentions of Lumines? Lumines is definitely a must buy.

And if you go with a GTA game, go with Vice City Stories. It has better everything.

Lucky7

Thanks for all the input! Definitly have some ideas for my first few games
how is socom fire team bravo?
And i am interested in homebrew. What kinda options do i have for that? Ive heard things that the newer firmwares dont allow for various homebrew options. Any info on that would be cool (minding we dont go into emulation territory due to rules)

Lunker

Lucky7 wrote:

And i am interested in homebrew. What kinda options do i have for that? Ive heard things that the newer firmwares dont allow for various homebrew options. Any info on that would be cool (minding we dont go into emulation territory due to rules)

I was just coming in to ask this. I've been toying with PSP purchase for a while now, and I'm sure I'll get one eventually, but can any PSP owners point out references to PSP firmwares and what's required? Or any Web sites that are must-reads?

Dublo7

RainbowDespair wrote:

For all the flack that the PSP gets, it seems like a decent enough system. Yeah, a lot of the best games on the system are ports and collections, but then again, ports & collections make a lot of sense on a portable system.

If I was to get a PSP, I'd get the Sega Genesis Collection first (so many good games on it) followed by Loco Roco. The Gradius Collection would soon follow. Despite owning the 360 version already, I'd pick up Lumines 2 since Lumines is puzzle heaven. And of course, the Castlevania collection that was just announced. Although I hear it wasn't as good as the original simple webgame, I'd like to try Every Extend Extra. Top that all off with that RPG made by the Megaten guys that is supposed to be really good and maybe the European version of Breath of Fire 3.

Yeah, I don't get all the PSP hate. If they ever release a version 2 of the system ala the DS Lite that is lighter, cheaper, and has better battery life, I'm there.

I've been playing my neighbour's PSP for a week or two now, and that thing, I must admit, really is a great device. I liked it.
It just had/has so much potential and it's a shame it's not being nourished.
Even playing a tennis game on it was great fun. I was on it for hours the other day.

But yeah, I chose a DS instead.

yalborap

Lunker wrote:

Lucky7 wrote:

And i am interested in homebrew. What kinda options do i have for that? Ive heard things that the newer firmwares dont allow for various homebrew options. Any info on that would be cool (minding we dont go into emulation territory due to rules)

I was just coming in to ask this. I've been toying with PSP purchase for a while now, and I'm sure I'll get one eventually, but can any PSP owners point out references to PSP firmwares and what's required? Or any Web sites that are must-reads?

I don't have any particular articles, but the basic idea is this:

For ideal homebrew, you want a unit at 2.80 firmware that's the older motherboard. You get one of those, you're golden, since then you can downgrade to 1.50, then switch to the custom firmwares that're out now and be at 3.03 OE-B(NOT official 3.03, a completely custom one with its functionalities, DON'T UPDATE TO 3.03 FOR THE LOVE OF GOD). That gives you all the 3.03 functionality, including playing PSX games, and full homebrew capability. From there, pretty much go crazy. I've seen some interesting stuff done, including streaming media setups, improvements to the web browser, etc. I personally used to really like this game called Squarez, but I haven't looked into that one in a while. Should still be good, though.

Silvanos

The PSP is the Virtual Boy of portables.

Lunker

yalborap wrote:

Lunker wrote:

Lucky7 wrote:

And i am interested in homebrew. What kinda options do i have for that? Ive heard things that the newer firmwares dont allow for various homebrew options. Any info on that would be cool (minding we dont go into emulation territory due to rules)

I was just coming in to ask this. I've been toying with PSP purchase for a while now, and I'm sure I'll get one eventually, but can any PSP owners point out references to PSP firmwares and what's required? Or any Web sites that are must-reads?

I don't have any particular articles, but the basic idea is this:

For ideal homebrew, you want a unit at 2.80 firmware that's the older motherboard. You get one of those, you're golden, since then you can downgrade to 1.50, then switch to the custom firmwares that're out now and be at 3.03 OE-B(NOT official 3.03, a completely custom one with its functionalities, DON'T UPDATE TO 3.03 FOR THE LOVE OF GOD). That gives you all the 3.03 functionality, including playing PSX games, and full homebrew capability. From there, pretty much go crazy. I've seen some interesting stuff done, including streaming media setups, improvements to the web browser, etc. I personally used to really like this game called Squarez, but I haven't looked into that one in a while. Should still be good, though.

So 1.50 is still the gold-medal firmware, right? And 2.80 has a one-step shortcut to go down to 1.50 and move on from there?

Is there a reference to SKUs or serial numbers that can tell you about what firmware new systems ship with?

(This is my main barrier to getting a PSP, aside from price -- having to figure all this shit out. :x)