Comments on: Play Impressions (29/4/08) – PSP Edition

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:40:12 +0000

If you haven’t played/played much of the original FF Tactics then definetly Keira, pick this one up for the PSP. I don’t believe that these niggles would hinder such a fantastic experience. Otherwise, yeah I wouldn’t worry about it.

By: Keira

Keira — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:32:54 +0000

I borrow my partner’s - it’s nice having another gamer in the house :3

I was impressed by the remake of Final Fantasy (the original). I was going to pick up Tactics for it too… but I think I might steer clear now.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:37:39 +0000

Korey, you could always do what I am doing and just pinch..borrow one off your brother. In all seriousness though, yeah there is a great selection of PSP titles out and the console itself is relatively cheap. So its a good deal in my mind.

Ugh, that does sound very concerning Solid Squirrel. Hmmm I am not sure if it is worth paying full price just for an excuse to play FF Tactics again.

I plan on picking up Portable Ops Plus sometime as well. All of the Australian copies have probably already shipped and they’ll never see a price reduction so I may as well just pick one up now. Thanks for your insight.

By: Solid Squirrel

Solid Squirrel — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:09:10 +0000

I own all three of these games, and I can say you have made wise decisions. the FFT direct port for the PSP however will be disappointing to you– it runs SLOWER than the original PS1 version. Sound lag behind actions is the key disappointment. Every sound, short of a typical weapon strike (sword, arrow, etc) will lag behind it’s respective animation. Very disconcerting.

If you enjoy MGPO, be sure to pick up MGPO Plus once you’re done with it– take your soldiers online with even more options and the ability to double your roster from 100 to 200 soldiers– infinite mission will also help you be come a master of sneaking and blazing through a level even more– best of all, 16 total taunts for the online portion you can acquire along the way as well as text chat!

By: Korey

Korey — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:41:36 +0000

Thanks for your impressions. I’m currently thinking about finally taking the plunge and getting a PSP. For a long time, with my DS, I felt I had enough portable gaming. Plus I have a small mental block against Sony. But there are finally enough games appearing on my radar that have me very excited, including Jeanne D’Arc and MGS PO, which you mentioned. So sometime, I’ll be joining the ranks of PSP owners. And I’m looking forward to it.