PSP Your favorite PSP games?

[TheWanderer]

in terms of narrative, would you recommend it as a first .hack? i was curious about the series but it has so many entries and i imagined the psp one being like a spin off or too much of a side story.

I would not recommend it tbh .hack//link is a good game but it will be more appreciated if you played the other games. Why?
Well because .hack//link basically tells the story of a dude that traverse through time
And you go through the story of every other .hack//game Soo it kinda spoilery
If you wanna get into .hack I think the best way (according to the timeline by link)
Would be .hack//sign => the 4(3?) games of .hack (where the protagonist is a dude wearing orange) => .hack//G.U games => link
Although you can play link and enjoy it anyways
You don't need to play the others before link
But playing link first could have it's disadvantages

 

[GVSE]

I would not recommend it tbh .hack//link is a good game but it will be more appreciated if you played the other games. Why?
Well because .hack//link basically tells the story of a dude that traverse through time
And you go through the story of every other .hack//game Soo it kinda spoilery
If you wanna get into .hack I think the best way (according to the timeline by link)
Would be .hack//sign => the 4(3?) games of .hack (where the protagonist is a dude wearing orange) => .hack//G.U games => link
Although you can play link and enjoy it anyways
You don't need to play the others before link
But playing link first could have it's disadvantages

The 4 games on PS2 you can play in order. But usually each .Hack series is it's own thing. Same for the anime.

got ya

i feel like i have too much games to play before i die so maybe i'll start by link, since it can be comprehended alone and will give me an overview of the rest of the series.

 

[Vebent]

I don't know if I have favorites. I guess if I had to choose based on replayability then it would be Rock Band Unplugged, Tekken Dark Resurrection, and Lumines. I always end up going back to those games.

 

[akumajobelmont]

The PSP was the first console I ever imported pre-launch! WipEout Pure and Ridge Racer at launch got me bad.

With all that said, I never ended up really falling in love with WipEout Pure. I clocked it and really dug into it at the time, but I've since realised that I like the OG PSX trilogy the most. I got Hot Shots Golf at launch, and really loved it.

I really can't go past Ridge Racers/Ridge Racer 2 though, it's in the top 3 games of the whole series.

I also really, really enjoyed the Prinny games on the PSP, despite being not entirely familiar with the Disgaea games as a whole.

Miami Vice is a fantastic cover shooter that I didn't expect to like, but it ended up being one of my favourite games on the PSP for some reason.

And Tekken Dark Resurrection is still the best fighter on the system for my money

 

[Gorse]

I got Hot Shots Golf at launch

I had this too, and it was great! I couldn't give less of a shit about golf if I tried, but Clap Hanz makes some of the best sports games in the world, and they've never let me down. If you're looking for a more recent and equally-excellent golf game, Easy Come Easy Golf on Switch and iOS is a very worthy successor to Hot Shots.

 

[akumajobelmont]

I had this too, and it was great! I couldn't give less of a shit about golf if I tried, but Clap Hanz makes some of the best sports games in the world, and they've never let me down. If you're looking for a more recent and equally-excellent golf game, Easy Come Easy Golf on Switch and iOS is a very worthy successor to Hot Shots.

Thanks, I'll have to check it out!!!

Yeah, I'm the same, I really don't care about Golf as a sport, but there's a handful of games out there I adore because they're just great games with awesome music

 

[Smiley Cat]

The wipeout games for sure!

Although I'll be honest, I've always preferred the PS1 originals (especially 2097/XL and Wo3:SE).

And speaking of the PSP, the TR ports were really good too. Although I'd recommend playing them on other formats if possible, just due to the PSP's limited buttons.

 

[nachito]

Hexyz Force. The only jrpg I finished on psp and I had a lot of fun with it.

 

[Smiley Cat]

Hexyz Force. The only jrpg I finished on psp and I had a lot of fun with it.

I keep meaning to play that. It looks really fun.

 

[PhrawzT]

Final Fantasy Tactics: War of The Lions
Untold Legends
Lumines
Wipeout
Mercury
Crazy Taxi
Kollon
Pangya Fantasy Golf
Power Stone Collection
Little Big Planet
Soul Calibur

 

[PaulBizkit]

My favorite ones from back in the day were the usual suspects: crisis core, birth by sleep, peace walker and the gows.

This is my new favorite, valkyria chronicles 3. Amazing game, and it's full of content (dlc missions, extra missions from post-game, password characters).

This is for when i need some arcade action. Ridge Racer 2 is pure gameplay, and the music is top tier

Those are the ones im constantly playing, i have some more than i need to finish or currently going thru.

 

[Sayo]

My favorite ones from back in the day were the usual suspects: crisis core, birth by sleep, peace walker and the gows.

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This is my new favorite, valkyria chronicles 3. Amazing game, and it's full of content (dlc missions, extra missions from post-game, password characters).

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This is for when i need some arcade action. Ridge Racer 2 is pure gameplay, and the music is top tier

Those are the ones im constantly playing, i have some more than i need to finish or currently going thru.

Ridge Racer 2 is criminally overlooked. It might be one of the best entries in the entire series, it features a load of content, gorgeous visuals and a nice framerate. I probably played that for a good six years on and off as one of my go-to racers on the PSP.

 

[PaulBizkit]

I would not recommend it tbh .hack//link is a good game but it will be more appreciated if you played the other games. Why?
Well because .hack//link basically tells the story of a dude that traverse through time
And you go through the story of every other .hack//game Soo it kinda spoilery
If you wanna get into .hack I think the best way (according to the timeline by link)
Would be .hack//sign => the 4(3?) games of .hack (where the protagonist is a dude wearing orange) => .hack//G.U games => link
Although you can play link and enjoy it anyways
You don't need to play the others before link
But playing link first could have it's disadvantages

You are absolutely correct, but there's no chance in hell that im going to play 7 .hack games before this one. Besides, the dvd that came in the special edition (of link) is precisely a summary of everything that came before. Btw, i watched hack sign and it's pretty cool

 

[PaulBizkit]

It might be one of the best entries in the entire series, it features a load of content, gorgeous visuals and a nice framerate

yes, totally. And the game can be hard sometimes, it requires perfect driving because if you hit someone from behind you can say goodbye to surpassing him. Great game, and a strong contender to best racing on the psp (which is something)

 

[Sayo]

yes, totally. And the game can be hard sometimes, it requires perfect driving because if you hit someone from behind you can say goodbye to surpassing him. Great game, and a strong contender to best racing on the psp (which is something)

Yeah it's actually pretty challenging, I found it probably about as challenging if not harder than RRT4.

 

[Sham_blue404]

Gitaroo-man lives. it was a port of a PS2 game, Gitaroo-man. It's short, but it has remained with me for years, the music and visuals alone make it essentially an earworm in the form of a game. The devs,
iNiS corporation are also responsible for Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan which inspired OSU! A fan made successor to Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan.

Gitaroo-man's visual alone made me pick it up, i think there was a project to recreate it in unity, but it's been some time since ii looked into it.

 

[Yousef]

As an avid psp nutjob this is a surprisingly easy question to answer.

FAVORITE EXCLUSIVE:

Almost needs no introduction given some already gave it the attention needed. This was a great game from front to back.

FAVORITE PSP ORIGINAL:

I tend to play the enhanced ps2 version with camera controls but this was, and still is my jam. Banger soundtrack, only gta with both Arab and Indian music, authentic songs too that came straight from the motherland, phenomenal British humor and story, great characters and really fun gameplay. I still go back to it even today.

FAVORITE PS2-to-PSP port:

Ironically, 2 was a lighter hand than 1. But that Doesn’t take away from how banger of a port this was. It’s practically the ps2 game from front to back, minus a different font and less voiced dialogue. But all in all? For a musou on the go? This was peak.

 

[Parasite_Steve]

The psp truly had a lot of gems. I still have mine but I've switched to emulation exclusively a while ago because ergonomics-wise I can't stand it.

Some of my personal favorites (there's probably more):
Daxter. Feels like a better continuation of Jak & Daxter than the mainline Jak games on ps2. Just very cozy and fun to play and it looks fantastic too.
MGS Peace Walker. What an incredible game, I hold it in higher regard than some of the main MGS titles. I prefer the ps3 version these days because it plays more smoothly, but I appreciate just how ambitious and expansive this game was.
Wipeout Pulse. Every Playstation console needs a good wipeout game.
Motorstorm Arctic Edge. Some people like sim racers, I'm more of a give me ramps and mayhem kinda gal. Just pure fun.
Final Fantasy Tactics/Tactics Ogre. I'd put those on the same pedestal. I never really got into the Disgaea series so these are my psp tactical rpg kings/queens.
Gitaroo Man Lives. Already my favorite underrated PS2 gem so it figures it becomes my favorite underrated psp game too. A very unique and creative title with a great soundtrack. The gameplay to me as a guitarist is the closest approximation to playing guitar I've seen. Hear me out. Whereas guitar hero/rock band emulated the instrument well mechanically it never really felt like playing guitar to me, oddly enough, gitaroo man is what I see in my head when I try to shred.
The god of war psp games. The second one is just nuts. It's fun on the handheld but play it on the big screen if you can. Borderline the best 128-bit god of war.
A timid endorsment of Tenchu: shadow assassins. I'm a sucker for this franchise as there's to this day nothing quite like it, but there was a series of very odd choices that have been made during the creation of shadow assassins that may hamper your enjoyment. Iirc it was originally a rather gimmicky wii title before it made its way to the psp. The Japan-only ports of Tenchu 3 and Kurenai aren't bad either but the controls suffered greatly in conversion.
3rd birthday, dissidia, kingdom hearts, crisis core as mentioned before. I'm not quite as enamored with crisis core as I am with the other ones but Squeenix were undoubtably masters of the hardware. What they put on the screen borders on black magic at times.
Tony Hawk's Underground 2 remix. Pure distilled joie de vivre. The ps2 and pc versions play much more smoothly due to the larger number of shoulder buttons but having this kind of game on the go back then was mindblowing.
Castlevania Dracula X Chronicles. Polygonal remaster of Rondo of Blood. Spiffy in its own right. Includes the original Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the night as unlockables.
Me & My Katamari. Just lovely.
Metal Slug Anthology. Compilation of the first 6 and a half Metal Slug games. There are now much better ways to play them but back then it was amazing to have the them all portable.
Burnout Legends/Dominator. One of the most fun arcade racing game series period.
Favorite fighting game on the system is a tie between Tekken 5 and Blazblue 2. Soulcalibur broken destiny is fun too and graphically impressive but the lack of any storymode diminished my enjoyment.

 

[RetroLaw]

Phantasy Star Portable 2
Cladun 1&2
Castlevania X Chronicles
Final Fantasy Dissidia 1&2
Black Rock Shooter

 

[stealthRUSH]

Umihara Kawase Portable and Panic Bomber

 

[Darklink]

Ys The Oath in Felghana is easily my overall favorite game on the PSP. The music is awesome, the gameplay is solid, and while I do find the characters and story a bit lacking, it also didn't get in the way much.

Tokobot is a game that while I never finished, has a lot of nostalgia for me. It was my first PSP game, and I remember the little white and orange bots fondly. I did recently learn that it had an enhanced port to the PS2, which I'll probably play sometime soon.

 

[Karnik]

Super Robot Taisen A Portable. Period!

 

[Sora]

PSP is such an awesome console man. So many countless memories in these games:

Persona 3 PORTABLE

Patapom series

MGS: Peace walker

Silent hill shattered memories (The ending still breaks me man )

Manhunt 2

Syphon filter Dark mirror

Parasite eve Third birthday (The hate for this game is forced!!)

Final fantasy Tactics

Rengoku

 

[RetroLaw]

Don't forget Rengooku 2

 

[Sora]

Don't forget Rengooku 2

This thing is I don't remember which one I played. Maybe I should replay it someday.