So you can tell if a game is good or not in a few minutes?
I'd rather complete said game first before deeming it as crap or not.
You see, when you have played almost every game in existence, you tend to realise quickly if a game is worth your time or not. You don't need to actually waste your life just to be sure...
Plus, i don't give a damn about a game's plot. I enjoy good stories, but if the gameplay sucks, then there is no reason for me to suffer in order to find out about how the story unfolds, there are plot summaries on the web, it is faster and a time saver... Especially if the story is just some anime bullsh1t no one above 15 years of age could find attractive...
Rating = Quality?
That's great to hear, I thought that people could enjoy games even if they weren't GOTY material.
Also, The 3rd Birthday, Final Fantasy T-0 and Gods Eater are niche? For anime fans?
We might as well say that Dante's Inferno is a game for 3 year olds.
This topic speaks about the best games on the PSP. Of course people can enjoy even awful games, but they wouldn't dare to put them on "best of" lists, would they? For example i enjoy Fallen Enchantress Legendary Heroes, but i don't visit forums yelling "best game evah", it is not. It is just my cup of tea...
Also, you put a big list of games, most of them niche. By cherry picking some you consider more mainstream, you can't invalidate my argument, you are just confirming it... But yeah, even Gods Eater is a niche title, it is just a poor man's Monster Hunter, it targets a specific niche that although likes this type of gameplay, prefers anime style of graphics and not "realistic" graphics. Thus, it is just a niche game...
What? Mana Khemia and Naruto Ultimate Ninja Impact are mediocre?
Try to play them for more than just a few minutes.
Yeah. They are indeed mediocre games, and i am really generous with them. Also, the critics agree with me, and the vast majority of PSP users agree with me. And common sense agrees with me too. They are mediocre games. You might like them, more power to you, although i can't for the life of me understand why... Time is limited, games are plentiful, not much time to enjoy all of them. Why waste your time with mediocre titles when you can play the best?
Yes of course, let's compare 3 numbered Final Fantasy games for a home console that sold 102 million units against a spin-off for a handheld that sold 80 million units.
May I remind you that FFVII and FFVIII were released on Steam recently and that FFXIII was a multiplatform?
I don't understand what your objection is. Based on your numbers, AAA squareenix titles should have 80% of PS1 sales. Especially considering that on the PS1, competition on the software side was immense, with plenty of AAA releases to fight for the gamers money... Dissidia only getting 1 million sales, being one of the few AAA exclusives on a 80+ million established base, is a disgrace, not something that could even hope to pass for a success...
So I'm an anime lover because I like a good story with my games?
Suuure.
And I'm positive that you couldn't just spam X (the basic attack) and walk around in FFVII-FFIX.
With 10 minutes of grinding I could kill every boss in those games because my characters got so overpowered.
Dissidia on the other hand rewarded players with skill and tactics.
Please, by all means, try to defeat Minerva by smashing the attack button. I'm sure that'll get you killed.
First, you don't like good stories, because most jrpgs have none. Unless you consider stupid anime as good stories. There is no originality or diversity also. Typically, most jrpgs feature the same plot, you are some kid or teenager, usually orphan, with amnesia, or some other handicap, and you go to save the world from a terrible menace, only a kid like yourself can combat, all adults, and all state armies are useless before you... Those types of plots are great if they make you feel like you are somebody special, but they suck otherwise...
Second, if you want a good story, try the Mass Effect series, Baldur's Gate, Planescape Torment, or even Suikoden II (and I). Those are good stories.
Third, just because after many hours of grinding using the X button, you get to fight a boss that may require pressing the square button, doesn't make the game more interesting... I am against every type of game, that makes the gamer suffer and waste valuable hours of his/her life doing mindless grinding, only to face some interesting boss for 10 minutes...
Monster Hunter Portable 3rd sold 4.6 million copies and it's the PSP game that sold the most.
But oh well. Nostalgia over innovation I guess.
Fun fact: Monster Hunter Portable 3rd was never released in the West. 4.6 million sales are all from japanese gamers who don't know any better. They are quite nationalistic about their game preferences, even though their games tend to suck the last 5-10 years on all platforms, they are still buying their homeland-produced games and not the vastly superior western ones...
In fact, most of jrpgs only sell well in japan, and present a false picture of success. They are niche titles, catering to japanese teenager's tastes, and NO ONE ELSES(apart from some jrpg fanbois who are a small minority in the West).
Just admit it, it is ok to like jrpgs if that make you feel good, but they are not good games. Most of the world hates them for a reason, they suck. Try some true rpgs and make a comparison...
