PSP/PS Vita Game Recs

[monina]

Hello, I have finished my backlog entirely and I have been meaning to get more use out of my PSP and Vita. What games should I play?
Favorite Genres; JRPGS, VNs, Hack N Slash, Puzzle, Strategy, and shmups.
(also, for those curious, the next poll is tommorow)

 

[Metroid_Hybrid]

Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (English patched) PSP ISO – The Repo

Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (English patched) PSP ISO Game ID: ULJM-05800. Languages: English Patched. For Sony PlayStation Portable.

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[Stare best girl]

while inferior to Black, Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus is a solid port if you don't have the option to play Black, Sigma Plus is a very good option in fact, the version included in Master Collection uses Sigma Plus as basis

 

[Boo Man]

Medievil resurrection!

 

[SpcDaicon]

VC3. It has a eng patch and you don't have to had played any other VC games before

Valkyria Chronicles 3: Extra Edition (English Patched) PSP

Valkyria Chronicles 3: Extra Edition (English Patched) PSP ISO Game ID: ULJM-05957. Languages: English Patched, Japanese. For Sony PlayStation Portable.

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[Sheepy765]

I have three for each

PSP:
Final Fantasy Type-0
Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions (definitely with the slowdown removal patch)
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together

Vita:
World of Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy X HD Remaster
Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth

 

[nobitakun]

There are many PSP games I would recommend, but I want to stick strictly to exclusive games as much as I can. The only one which was released for PC years later is the Agarest Senki Marriage, but I strongly recommend it. Prinny games are a lot of fun, but prepare to have a hard time with them. I still don't know how I could finish them, since these are quite out of my comfort zone regarding difficulty :O

 

[JoystickV2]

Oh?! Recommend PSP and PS Vita games?! DON'T MIND IF I DO! :V

PSP:
• Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
• Final Fantasy Type-0
• Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
• Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
• Kenka Banchou: Badass Rumble
• Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness
• Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days
• Z.H.P. - Unlosing Ranger vs. Darkdeath Evilman
• Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?
• Prinny 2: Dawn of the Operation Panties, Dood!
• Yu-Gi-Oh GX: Tag Force
• Burnout Legends
• DefJam: Fight for NY - The Takeover
• Kao Challengers
• Wipeout Pulse
• Wipeout Pure
• Tekken: Dark Resurrection
• Tekken 6
• Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX
• Metal Slug Anthology

PS VITA:
• Gundam Breaker 2
• Gundam Breaker 3: Break Edition
• World of Final Fantasy
• Final Fantasy X
• Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
• Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth
• Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Hacker's Memory
• Timespinner
• Super Destronaut: Land Wars
• Super Robot Wars V
• Salt & Sanctuary
• Axiom Verge
• Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus
• Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus
• Muramasa Rebirth
• Dragon Quest Builders

I hope these lists help you out ^^
I know I mentioned a lot of RPGs, but... I love RPGs, sorry xD

 

[polter99]

I'm going to be that one freak guy. Here's to you "Gensou Rougoku no Kaleidoscope"

It's the cutest VN you'll ever read, oh what's that on the bottom left? Just ignore that, I'm sure you play GTA as kids.

Back to normal person again, since other already recommend what I wanna recommend, then I'm going to fill in anything unmentioned. Shadow of Destiny is basically VN (linear storytelling), honestly, so that's fit for your criteria.

 

[Graw]

I liked the PSP port of Tekken. 5 more than the PS2 version. There's also a mod that restores the ps2 soundtrack and textures so you get the new features of the psp port with the superior graphics and music of the ps2 version. There's decent ports of the Metal Slug games for PSP. I also enjoyed a dungeon crawler called Elminage that's very reminiscent of the Wizardry games'

On Vita I liked Mortal Kombat and Dead Or Alive. It also has some good dungeon crawlers, Demon Gaze 1 & 2, Operation Abyss and Operation Babel.

 

[monina]

I'm going to be that one freak guy. Here's to you "Gensou Rougoku no Kaleidoscope"
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It's the cutest VN you'll ever read, oh what's that on the bottom left? Just ignore that, I'm sure you play GTA as kids.

Fun fact; there is now an english patch for this game.
https://gitlab.com/Neurochitin/miko_kaleido_patch

Post automatically merged: May 18, 2026

Fun fact; there is now an english patch for this game.
https://gitlab.com/Neurochitin/miko_kaleido_patch

ryukishi writing this is probably not even one of the most bizzare things to come out of it

 

[Burzuru Burzuru]

i really haven't played many psp games in a while. the ones i did back in the day i don't remember too fondly or they where already mentioned in this thread.

as for birth by sleep, its ok. the psp has to load for a few seconds for the form shifts. the hd versions just feel better to play with with a greater frame rate and better controls. if you really want to play that version then sure. i think the non final mix version has an exploit with the tornado spell, but im not sure. you should really play an english patched version of final mix, it has an extra episode.

 

[Lokgamer]

Jrpgs for PSP: Tales of phantasia x, tales of eternia, final fantasy type 0, cladun, nayuta no kiseki

hack and slash for PSP: God of war ghost of Sparta, God of war chains of Olympus, x men origins wolverine, Dante's inferno, undead knights, ghost rider

Other games I recommend for psp: Hatsune Miku project diva (all), dead head Fred, pursuit force, Kenka banco, snoopy vs red varón, fate unlimited codes, Naruto ultimate ninja impact, twisted metal head on, assassin's Creed bloodlines, guilty gear judgment, gurumin a monstrous adventure, kuro hyou 1 and 2, god eater, lord of arcana, mortal Kombat unchained, manhunt 2, marvel ultimate alliance, silent hill origins, resistance retribution, soul calibur broken destiny,

 

[4C374552A1CA2638]

Warning, wall.

I've posted two links to /v/'s recommendations site. Given the source, be advised about language used, but I've yet to find another source for recommendations in this format. A setup like GameFAQs' Game Rankings only tells you what is 'good', but 'why' will require digging through user reviews. Use these for a good place to start, anyway. Remember to check the tabs at the top for PlayStation Network and Japan-only titles.

PSP list

PS Vita list

I don't have any personal recommendations for the Vita since I've never played it, but for PSP...

JRPGs

• Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII (action RPG; set before the events of Final Fantasy VII)
• Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (action RPG; has three playable protagonists who follow their own plots in the same worlds at different times; Final Mix has more content and an English translation)
• Final Fantasy (turn-based)
• Final Fantasy II (turn-based)
• Final Fantasy IV - The Complete Collection (Active Time Battle; includes the entirety of FF4 and The After Years plus a short Interlude chapter) I haven't beaten this one, but it's very bang-for-your-buck.
• Persona 3 Portable (turn-based) I haven't beaten this one either, but I did beat P3FES on PS2. Has two protagonists with their own set of events over the course of the game.
• Phantasy Star Portable (action RPG, related to Phantasy Star Universe on PS2/PC)
• Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity (includes base game and Japan-only expansion; has English translation)
• Star Ocean: First Departure (action RPG; remake of the SNES game in Star Ocean 2's style)
• Star Ocean: Second Evolution (action RPG; sequel to above but with entirely new cast, also has two protagonists with their own scenes that follow the same plot)
• Tales of Eternia (action RPG; port of the PS1 game, unsure of changes)
• Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology (action RPG; big series-wide crossover; sequels lack a translation)
• Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth (sidescrolling dungeons with turn-based RPG combat that is reminiscient of fighting games(???); has some focus on the humans who die to become your party members since you're gathering souls to fight in a war of the gods and can be bleak and depressing at times. Also on PS1)
• Ys Seven (action RPG with three party members and 3D platforming; I remember the final boss was especially difficult because of how healing items work no it can't be my lacking game skills to blame)

VNs

• -- (got nothing, sorry)

Hack N Slash

• Alien Syndrome (I haven't played this in forever, but I think it was kinda Diablolike. The game's surprisingly long, and you have a support robot you can feed your junk to in order to make new items, at least. I liked it, but it didn't impress most)
• Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony (Diablolike RPG with three playable characters and includes a branched class-change system plus single AI ally)
• Dynasty Warriors (quasi-strategy too, very cut-down from console versions, but this isn't a port? Instead of wide open maps, you move node to node and spend a time resource in the process, getting into fights)
• Dynasty Warriors Vol. 2 (mostly same as above, but doesn't feel like a launch title)
• Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce (has open maps and super mode transformations, but movesets are greatly reduced compared to other games; also gets a tremendous difficulty spike in the last section that detracted from the experience as a whole)
• Warriors Orochi (port of the console versions, open maps, crossover between Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors characters in a new setting with original generation antagonists)
• Warriors Orochi 2 (same as above but with a slight bit more content than the PS2 version)

Puzzle

• All I can suggest here is Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, though the PSP version has non-functional allies, not that they do much. It's a Match-3 RPG, so hope you really, really like gem swapping.

Strategy

• Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness (enhanced port of the PS2 game that includes a new Etna Mode campaign and an abuseable glitch in Foresight/Tainted Staff items)
• Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days (enhanced port of the PS2 game that includes a new Axel Mode campaign and has paid DLC characters, but the western release has fewer DLCs than Japan's)
• Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions (enhanced port of the PS1 release; get the slowdown patch and look at several of the hacks floating around)
• Metal Gear Acid (turn-based strategy and collectible card game; it somehow works!)
• Metal Gear Acid 2 (same as above; I felt that Acid had a better story but Acid 2 had better gameplay)
• Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (has three branching storylines that converge with a high number of event variations based on who's alive and/or in your party, plus a postgame and an optional dungeon that's longer than some entire games; plays differently from the SNES/PS1 release and Reborn even though the latter was based on this version; has the One Vision mod that rebalances the game)

Shmups
I've only lightly played these, but these are three collections of Konami shmups.

• Gradius Collection
• Parodius Portable (Japan only)
• Salamander Portable (Japan only)

Whew, wall over.

 

[Kovlak]

Flying Hamster

 

[What's His Face]

Here are a few games I enjoyed on PSP. Keep in mind that I don't care for games like Monster Hunter all that much. Same with Puzzle games. I may add a listing of Vita games I enjoyed later. Yes, I have played each of these.

Spoiler: To keep people from whining about the length

1. .hack//Link​
2. 3rd Birthday, The (Nah, just kidding! This turd sucks)
3. 7th Dragon 2020
4. 7th Dragon 2020-II
5. Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception
6. Aedis Eclipse: Generation of Chaos
7. Akiba'S Trip
8. Alien Syndrome
9. Astonishia Story
10. Black Rock Shooter: The Game
11. Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light
12. BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Portable
13. BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II
14. Blazing Souls: Accelate
15. Bomberman
16. Brandish: The Dark Revenant
17. Brave Story: New Traveler
18. Brave: A Warrior's Tale
19. Breath of Fire III
20. Bust-A-Move Deluxe
21. Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded
22. Capcom Classics Collection Remixed
23. Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles
24. Cave Story
25. Corpse Party
26. Corpse Party: Book of Shadows
27. Corpse Party: The Anthology - Sachiko no Renai Yuugi - Hysteric Birthday 2U
28. Crash Tag Team Racing
29. Crimson Gem Saga
30. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
31. Dante's Inferno
32. Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower
33. Daxter
34. Dead or Alive Paradise
35. Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness
36. Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days
37. Disgaea Infinite
38. Dissidia: Final Fantasy
39. Dissidia 012 Prologus: Final Fantasy
40. Dissidia 012: Duodecim Final Fantasy
41. Doki Doki Literature Club!
42. Dragoneer's Aria
43. Echo Night: The First Voyage
44. End of Serenity
45. Ever17: The Out of Infinity Premium Edition
46. Fate/Extra CCC
47. Fate/Tiger Colosseum
48. Fate/Unlimited Codes
49. Final Fantasy
50. Final Fantasy II
51. Final Fantasy III
52. Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection
53. Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
54. Final Fantasy Type-0
55. Generation of Chaos
56. Generation of Chaos: Pandora's Reflection
57. Genso Suikoden: Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki
58. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
59. God of War: Chains of Olympus
60. God of War: Ghost of Sparta
61. Gradius Collection
62. Grand Knights History
63. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
64. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
65. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
66. Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time
67. Guilty Gear Judgment
68. Guilty Gear XX #Reload
69. Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus
70. Gungnir
71. Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure
72. Hammerin’ Harry
73. Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law
74. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva
75. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Extend
76. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva 2nd
77. Hexyz Force
78. Hot Wheels Ultimate Racing
79. Ikki Tousen: Eloquent Fist
80. Ikki Tousen: Xross Impact
81. Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings
82. Jeanne d'Arc
83. Jikandia: The Timeless Land
84. Justice League Heroes
85. King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga
86. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
87. Knights in the Nightmare
88. La Pucelle: Ragnarok
89. Legend of Heroes: A Tear of Vermillion (Gagharv Trilogy I)
90. Legend of Heroes: Song of the Ocean (Gagharv Trilogy II)
91. Legend of Heroes: Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch (Gagharv Trilogy III)
92. Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
93. Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC
94. Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails
95. Lunar: Silver Star Harmony
96. Mana Khemia: Student Alliance
97. Mega Man Maverick Hunter X
98. Mega Man Powered Up
99. Metal Gear Ac!d
100. Metal Gear Ac!d 2
101. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
102. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
103. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus
104. Metal Slug Anthology
105. Metal Slug XX
106. Mimana Iyar Chronicle
107. Never7: The End of Infinity
108. Onechanbara Special
109. OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
110. Pangya Fantasy Golf
111. Parodius Portable
112. Patapon
113. Patapon 2
114. Patapon 3
115. Phantasy Star Portable
116. Phantasy Star Portable 2
117. Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity
118. Phantom Brave: The Hermuda Triangle
119. PoPoLoCrois
120. Power Stone Collection
121. Prehistoric Isle
122. Princess Crown (No English translation on PSP yet)
123. Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?
124. Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood!
125. Queen's Blade: Spiral Chaos
126. Queen's Gate: Spiral Chaos
127. Ragnarok Tactics
128. Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
129. Remember 11: The Age of Infinity
130. Ridge Racer
131. Riviera: The Promised Land
132. Samurai Shodown Anthology
133. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona
134. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2 - Innocent Sin
135. Shining Hearts
136. Shinseiki Evangelion: Battle Orchestra Portable
137. Shinseiki Evangelion: Koutetsu no Girlfriend Tokubetsu-Hen Portable
138. Shinseiki Evangelion: Koutetsu no Girlfriend 2nd Portable
139. Silent Hill: Origins
140. Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
141. SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny
142. Spectral Souls: Resurrection of the Ethereal Empires
143. Spectral vs Generation
144. Spider-Man: Friend or Foe
145. Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
146. Star Ocean: First Departure
147. Star Ocean: Second Evolution
148. Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron
149. Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
150. Star Wars Battlefront II
151. Star Wars: Lethal Alliance
152. Steins;Gate
153. Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX
154. Summon Night 5
155. Sweet Fuse: At Your Side
156. Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
157. Tales of Phantasia X
158. Tales of Eternia
159. Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology
160. Tales of VS.
161. Tehra Dark Warrior
162. Tekken 6
163. Tekken: Dark Resurrection
164. Thrillville
165. Tomb Raider: Anniversary
166. Tomb Raider: Legend
167. Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins
168. Unbound Saga
169. Unchained Blades
170. Valhalla Knights
171. Valhalla Knights 2
172. Valkyria Chronicles II
173. Valkyria Chronicles 3: Extra Edition
174. Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth
175. Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble
176. What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord!?
177. What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord!? 2
178. Wild ARMs XF
179. WipEout Portable Collection
180. X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse
181. Yarudora Portable: Double Cast
182. Yggdra Union: We'll Never Fight Alone
183. Ys I & II Chronicles
184. Ys: The Oath in Felghana
185. Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim
186. Ys Seven
187. Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki: Alternative Saga
188. Z.H.P. Unlosing Ranger vs Darkdeath Evilman
189. Zenonia

 

[QrtzQdrnt]

PSP:
Ridge Racer & Ridge Racer 2
Coded Arms
Lego Batman
Colin McRae Rally 2005
Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max

Vita:
Dead or Alive 5 Plus
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana
WRC 3
Need for Speed Most Wanted

 

[PSVitaForever]

For Puzzle, you should try "Lumines" (I recommend psvita title, but while different it's also on psp).
It's puzzle + music.

 

[Roy U. OmOm]

Bro isn't gonna play any of this

 

[hazys]

If you like hack-'n-slash, Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity and Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD can keep you busy for a lifetime.