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Holy shit. This deserves it's own thread imo.:lurk:

Balthier and Freya needed to be in the plot, yes. Since the ship you ride in is THEIRS. Penelo and Vaan add nothing to the story.

I think most handheld rpgs suck for the most part , at least in comparison to their console and pc counterparts.

Never played Shantae unfortunately. :( I'm sure I would be more excited for Contra IV if I had played it.

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Hmm. What will the Europeans get then? A French mime? A guy with an English accent who likes tea?

SE, you spoil us.

That would be awesome. The English guy would slap enemies with his glove and the French guy would kill them with ihs awful stench.

Good point, but some people mix up "original" with "extremely Japanese".

This. On point, Lycan.

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It's true that ds games are more original, but I don't think for a minute that original = better. It always depends on how it's delivered. In many cases, I've found that "original" games simply have original concepts, but the delivery often feels half assed and not to polished. Case in post: Okami, Bully;etc. ad infinitum.

Oh yeah, I forgot one that's coming to the psp that gets my pants tight: Castlevania Dracula X.

I love Vossler.

Are you in Europe?

I remember when the game was first announced and they were like,"this game will appeal to all rpg fans, on both sides of the pacific. On one hand there's a the girly, animu, emo character for the Japanese of our native country; and for the Americans we have a huge muscular, and extremely boring looking character. I'm sure everyone will enjoy it because you can pick who you want to be."

It was kinda insulting that they actually think every rpg fan in America wants to play as a generic muscular goofball. I would rather play as a normal person than either of those two character types.

Actually, this new license system overhaul will make the game MUCH better. One of the biggest problems with FFXII is that, if you're like me and make every character use certain abilities and assign jobs, you have to wade through and learn unnecessary skills your characters won't learn. It makes creating a personalized party a chore. Having seperate license boards will make this so much more fun and addicting.

Ah, I reside in the opposite camp. Not much of a fan of sports games or racing, except for Burnout or Hot Shots "Anything".

I hate normal sports games, unless they're Virtua Tennis (which is also on psp). I like ARCADE sports games. Things like Burnout and Wipeout put a smile on my face. Things like Hot Shots turn me into a Cheshire cat.

Awesome, I'll look forward to buying it.

I can see where Himuro is coming from in regards to Nindy fanboys. Many people on my course say the DS is brilliant and the PSP is shite. But guess what? They all own PSPs. I know three people that have DS' and around six people that have PSPs (excluding myself). Now, this is just my personal experience, but whenever I ask people why the DS is better, the answer usually is "Because Nintendo made it" or "The games are more original". In the end, it's all up the personal preference - I like playing RPGs, so I bought a PSP - but keep in mind this is the first handheld console Sony has made (I think) and I think it's doing pretty damn well against handheld veterans Nintendo and the DS.

From my experience people who say psp is "shit" are Nintendo fanboys and if that's the case, I usually don't even bother because there's no reasoning with a Nintendo fanboy.

When I said that, I generally meant in regards to my tastes. When I play portables, I want to play arcade games and games I can play over and over. DS has barely got shmups, worthwhile racing games, and the like. I prefer those over, say, adventure games when it comes to portable games, and especially big name franchises like Dragon Quest. I would rather play Dragon Quest IX on a tv than on a ds.

As for the games you bring up:

It's A Wonderful World - I don't like Nomura games. They're usually style over substance.

Contra IV - Contra IV is a possible buy, but that is not assured as of now because I'm wary of the developer. It's not by the people who made Shattered Soldier or Konami. No, it's developed by the people who brought us Sigma Star Saga and Ping Pals. Ugh.

FFCC:Rings of Fate - I think FFCC was average, so I don't really want to bother with the new game.

Front Mission - I'm not a Front Mission fan.

Phantom Hourglass - The touch controls look gimmicky and non Nintendo diehards have said that the game is pretty boring. I'd rather believe them than the Nintendo die hards.

Ninja Gaiden - This game looks horrible and gimmicky. It looks like they wanted to make a shooter in the Kikikaikai vein, but it looks so mind numbingly dull and boring. Why they opted to make it that instead of traditional side scroller Ninja Gaiden or an actually decent 3d Ninja Gaiden for the psp where they can actally use the technology to its advantage, I don't know.

It doesn't really need overwhelming support.

When it comes to the compilations, I think that's a good thing, because a lot of the games on them are great for handheld gaming. Sega Genesis Collection in particular. Phantasy Star II and IV on the go? Yes please.