![]() While the series has moved to Wii for now, Sony can be content that the best title in the series - this - is only on their handheld. Monster Hunter is something of a phenomenon in Japan, and is partially responsible for the success of the console over there. All this, combined with its 'designed for handheld' approach make Monster Hunter Freedom Unite a delicious prospect for PSP owners, and a must-own game for RPG fans. The action-RPG gameplay is addictive, the soundtrack is superb and the amount of content in the game is simply astounding. Thanks to that fact the game's graphics are positively gorgeous and the gameplay itself split into shorter missions, designed for handheld play in shorter bursts. Monster Hunter Freedom Unite couldn't be further from the previous title on the list, with action-RPG gameplay built specifically for the PSP from the ground up. Everything that made the original great is still there including the hard-as-nails, addictive SRPG gameplay - it just looks, sounds and reads better. ![]() ![]() Square Enix even went as far as to add some newer FF cameos into the game along with the ones in the original.įFT: The War of the Lions is a chance to experience a classic without having to deal with the bits that time hasn't been kind to. We can be thankful for War of the Lions, then, a version of the title for the PSP that goes beyond a port with a full retranslation, new scenarios and pretty new animation stories to help flesh out the storyline. With a hammy translation and low resolution, the game was difficult to play in the modern age. Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lionsįinal Fantasy Tactics is considered by many to be one of the best strategy RPGs ever made, though the biggest negative mark against it was how badly the PS1 original had aged. All of the games in this section are well worth your time, and borderline must-have - so go get 'em. It may not quite be top five material, but Dissidia is definitely a must-have for all FF fans.įinally we have some space RPGs - the pairing of Star Ocean First Evolution and Second Departure, great remakes of the first two titles in the Star Ocean series, and Phantasy Star Portable, a well executed portable version of the online classic. Chief amongst these is Nippon Ichi's Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days, an incredibly competent and complete handheld port of the PS2 title that actually comes out better than the original game.Īlso there on the near misses list is Dissidia: Final Fantasy, missing out partially due to the fact it isn't a strictly traditional RPG and partly due to the fact the storyline is bare bones. Picking out this list was a difficult process, and a few absolutely incredible RPGs didn't make the cut as a result. Before we get to our top five, here are our Near Misses. I find myself knowing that this list is missing some of the best RPG offerings on the console, but slimming that large library down to five was not easy. ![]() Thanks to that fact, compiling this list was no easy feat. The PSP is seemingly something of an overlooked RPG behemoth, with RPG series such as Monster Hunter, Disgaea, Star Ocean, Final Fantasy and Phantasy Star swelling its RPG ranks to the point of bursting. Despite personally owning a PSP library made up of at least 50% RPGs, I never realized how incredible an RPG machine the PSP was until I began to compile potential candidates for this list.
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