What are your guys’ favorite PSP games and why? We’ve all seen the Top 10 lists and those games are amazing, but are there any gems that specifically called out to you that didn’t get much coverage? How did they make you feel and did you have any fond memories of playing the PSP when you were younger?
I dug out my old soft modded PSP GO (not pictured) from a drawer at my parent’s house and immediately went on a definitely legal buying and installing spree and think I have a pretty good library of games, but wanted to kind of compare notes.
Patapon
Those games were such a fever dream. I genuinely have no memory of what happened in any of them, I just vaguely remember controlling an army of eyeball men with drums
PATA
PATA
PATAPON!PON PON PATA PON
!!FEVER!!
DON DON DON DON DON Oh god here we go again
Loco Roco! It’s not a well known game, and honestly I wouldn’t even say it’s a must-play game, but I’ve got so many good memories with it that it’s got that nostalgia factor for me. When I got my Steam Deck, that was one of the first games that I emulated
One of the best handheld games of all time tbh.
Definitely this! I think it’s a must play tbh. The sound track is ingrained in my brain. Which makes each day just a tad brighter :)
Loco Roco and Loco Roco 2 had so much character, great games.
Came here to say this, loved Loco Roco!
Monster Hunter was absolutely perfect as a handheld game. Played way too much of it back in the day on my psp during road trips.
Me too! PSP for me is playing Monster Hunter on the crapper until my legs are numb lol
Oh absolutely did that a few times! 😂
Patapon was always my favourite, seems simple but you need to think quickly while having a good sense of rhythm.
Patapon and Rock Band Unplugged is what cemented my love for rhythm games. Can’t think about Message in the Bottle without seeing the track when I close my eyes to this day!
I enjoyed games like SOCOM and Monster Hunter, but my favorite memories came from the homebrew scene.
The PSP was the first thing I learned to “hack” as a kid. Installing dark_alex’s M33 CFW (I hope I’m remembering that correctly) was just incredibly exhilarating and exciting. It was like unlocking a whole new aspect that didn’t exist before and the whole experience was just fucking cool.
I still maintain my original PSP-1000 to this day, and fire it up once in a blue moon just to relive that nostalgia.
Played so much SOCOM with my buddies back in the day. I miss doing those crawl through wall glitches.
I did that with my PSP-Go, a mate pulled one out of his pocket and showed me it with custom firmware and that was it I went out and got one.
The formfactor of the Go was basically perfect for a portable, I only moved up into a Vita when development had hit it’s limitations but I still have a PSP Emulator on it.
Daxter
Definitely! My first game that I got with my PSP Value Pack. Played it in summer holidays in the back of a rented camper we drove in our vacation.
I literally bought a second hand PSP for one game and one game only - Monster Hunter Freedom Unite. Played the absolute shit out of that one. It’s actually the only PlayStation console I’ve ever owned.
Did you find your unit in a good shape?
It was pretty reasonable! No box and some light scratching on the screen, but I was less concerned with vintage value back in those days. It’s probably not worth as much as my other vintage consoles that I’ve kept in far better condition.
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FF7 Crisis core is my favorite game ever. The gameplay, story, voice acting and music are all top notch.
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DEF Jam Fight for NY is another PSP favorite for me. I really liked the combat and customization options for your character. It was just an enormous fun game.
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Daxter was the first PSP game I played and it was also just an really fun and good game.
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Dissidia Final Fantasy is als just a really good game with an amazing combat system.
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The naruto games were really good. I think it was the ultimate ninja heroes games that had this interesting gameplay and also a story mechanic with an floor system that you had to climb and play through.
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Bleach heat the soul series are fun fighting games. I think not all of them were released in the west but I recommend them because the gameplay was super fun.
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Lumines was such a great game. Soundtrack is S-Tier and gorgeous visually.
Patapon stands up too
There was a tactical rpg (think FFT) called Jeanne D’Arc that I enjoyed quite a bit. It was like a fantasy retelling of the story of Joan of Arc but with a bunch of fantasy anime stuff. I’m not even usually a big anime guy but it was a super fun tactics game.
Jeanne D’Arc is definitely an underrated game. I enjoyed it way more than I thought I would.
Damn! Glad I’m not the only one that remembers that one! Brought back a ton of memories reading that name. The gameplay was really solid.
I loved Jeanne D’Arc! It was one of the better tactics games on the system. Along with Spectral Souls.
I met my best friend through playing Liberty City Stories together every lunch time in high school while sitting on a window sill.
A lot of great memories on the PSP, have been heavily considering a modded one!
Midnight Club 3 Dub Edition & Death Jr. were the first two games I had, along with a UMD of Click, lol.
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles
GTA: Liberty City Stories
Kingdom of Paradise - the PSN re-release some months ago was such a nice surprise
Marvel - Rise of the Imperfects and the first Ultimate Alliance
PaRappa!!!
Rengoku: The Tower of Purgatory
Crisis Core and Dissidia were my absolute favorite PSP games.
Crisis Core had me bawling by the end and the music in it is fantastic. Combat was insanely fun for me.
Dissidia is possibly my most played game of all time. The combat was so fun and was what I dreamed of as a child when thinking of an action Final Fantasy. Loved all the RPG elements and summons you could equip as well as all the unlockable tracks and costumes.
Dissidia Duodecim was even better but I really wish they didn’t drop the ball on Dissidia NT. Such a let down.
I remember liking the arena/coliseum thing from the original Dissidia better. Probably because it was easier to get equipment for my skill level.
Patapon, LocoRoco, Peace Walker, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, and Ace Combat were some I played of the hell out of during the PSPs heyday,
I did remember trying Killzone Liberation, and it was better than I expected even if it wasnt an fps like the original, but a top down shooter.
I have fond memories of Lumines and the Wipeout games.
