DISCLAIMER!:
1.This thread is for JRPG fans. If you are a Console/company fan that cannot put his biased aside to participate in intelligent discussion you are not wanted here!
2.As a JRPG fan: Rather you only own a DS, only a PSP, or neither.... you should still be able to come to a conclusion on what library you believe offers the best Xxperience.
3. This discussion is based on the overall JRPG library NOT one game example: PSP has Star Ocean therefore it wins <------ Not Xxceptable
End disclaimer
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TALLY POLL:
PSP:
DS:
Rules
1. Explain why you picked your console of choice
2. Explain what holds the other back from being your favorite
*My answer*
Im going with the Playstation Portable, in order to understand my choice ihave to explain why the DS JRPG library annoys me.
Why i did not choose the DS:
I have a multitude of of issues with RPG library for DS that all relate back to same main problem.
DS RPG's are composed in 2 ways:
1. RPG's from 10 years ago that are remade for DS
or
2. New RPG's that are made from a mindset from 10 ago
basicallly when i play DS RPG's i feel like im playing SNES or PS1 RPG's everything about them is just old.
shamelessly cliche:
settings
story
characters
art style
( you can tell the personality of the character just by lookin at his art)
music
even KH feels old and boring,just everything just feels tired
2nd to Last DS rpg that i bought..was very boring
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you this baby right here? this is the only made for DS RPG i can think of off the top of my mind
DS has SOOOO many features that could help RPGS for the sysytem stand out by being more interacrtive..but what do developers go for? SNES/PS1 level
it erks the shit out out me.
*Why I choose PSP*
I noticed that developers attack both consoles differrently.
DS is seen as a extension of the SNES where developers can live in the past while PSP is actually seen as current console that they put current mindset efforts on for example:
while SE has remade nearly every game in thier catalouge for DS
they have cntinued series on PSP( KH, CC, third birthday)
or created fresh/ new series games( dissida, agito and masters of arcana)
Falcom is contining there series with YS7 and The legend of heros
CAPCOMS 1st RPG in years the The Last Ranker
lots of creative unique content:
NIS has been the masters of this
Cladun
Z.H.P
Criminal girls
prinny
then theres also
yuusha 30
basically a great asortment of games that really help to get the genre fresh
overall I think the PSP has the better quality... at 1st DS was killing the PSP with its nostalgic approach but unfortunately it never grew out of that phase... ive played the originals and are tired of the "been there done that" in the rest of RPGS on the
so i choose PSP
