The official DS v PSP fanboy thread

Devil_forever

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DS rocks, hell yeah. Never thought I'd spend so much of my time playing a hand held console, it offers something different when it comes to gameplay and the novelty (As some may call it) is far from wearing off.

I got bored of the PSP having borrowed it from a mate for 2 months which lead me to buy a DS and it seems as if I made the right choice:p:D


Judging by the sales, surely the majority of the caf prefers the DS right?
 
I have both and prefer the PSP, I like games like Tekken, Crisis Core, God of War, Virtua Tennis more than Cooking Mama, Brain Training, Pokemon etc. Although I do like New Super Mario Bros and Zelda.
 
Ixion said:
I have both and prefer the PSP, I like games like Tekken, Crisis Core, God of War, Virtua Tennis more than Cooking Mama, Brain Training, Pokemon etc. Although I do like New Super Mario Bros and Zelda.
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New Super Mario Bros is smoking hot. Made me feel ten years old again (I may be 27 but i have the mental age of a 12 year old so it wasn't that greater jump!).
 
The DS wins hands down, better games and I think it more approachable to pick up and play.

I like the PSP gadget itself but in terms of games theres possibly only 2 PSP games which im glad I paid money for.
 
Redlambs said:
How very Weaste of you to compare the best PSP games to the worst DS ones.

:rolleyes:
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Didn't the games I mention all sell loads? Didn't they all recieve good reviews? I didn't list of the 'worst' DS games. I was simply comparing the types of games and using the best known examples that came to mind.
 
Heres a list a made on another a thread:

  • Mario Kart DS
  • Advance Wars: Dual Strike
  • Yoshi's Island DS
  • Final Fantasy IV
  • The World Ends With You
  • Professor Layton and the Curious Village
  • The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
  • New Super Mario Bros.
  • Elite Beat Agents
  • Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
  • Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
  • Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
  • Metroid Prime: Hunters
  • Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2
  • Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword
  • Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
  • Bleach: The Blade of Fate
  • Pokemon Diamond /Pearl
  • Lunar Knights
  • Animal Crossing: Wild World
  • Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
  • Hotel Dusk: Room 21

Ixion how come you only mentioned the childish games ahead of the games on this list?
 
RedKaos said:
Heres a list a made on another a thread:

  • Mario Kart DS
  • Advance Wars: Dual Strike
  • Yoshi's Island DS
  • Final Fantasy IV
  • The World Ends With You
  • Professor Layton and the Curious Village
  • The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
  • New Super Mario Bros.
  • Elite Beat Agents
  • Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
  • Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
  • Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
  • Metroid Prime: Hunters
  • Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2
    [*] Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword
  • Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
  • Bleach: The Blade of Fate
  • Pokemon Diamond /Pearl
  • Lunar Knights
  • Animal Crossing: Wild World
  • Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
  • Hotel Dusk: Room 21

Ixion how come you only mentioned the childish games ahead of the games on this list?
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Got that today and only one word.....WOW.

Add to that list the following:

Super Mario 64
Nintendogs (the psp offers nothing like this!)
More brain training (^^)
Mario and Sonic at the olympics (man my wrist hurts playing that all day)
Tiger woods (great gameplay)

There are many others but those are the other big hitters.
 
RedKaos said:
Ixion how come you only mentioned the childish games ahead of the games on this list?
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Because I own or have played all the games I listed (amongst plenty of others), seems better than comparing ones I haven't played.

I didn't say the DS sucked or had bad games, I simply prefer the games I own for the PSP. I grow bored of my DS games much quicker.
 
It's an immense aggrevation to say the least that i will be unable to play the remake of FF3 and FF4 without getting a DS.

feck.
 
The PSP is a great handheld, but games let it down big-time if I'm being honest. Only a great few games for it but Sony are working to try and rectify that. Recently bought echochrome for the PSP, fecking addictive!!
 
esmufc07 said:
The PSP is a great handheld, but games let it down big-time if I'm being honest. Only a great few games for it but Sony are working to try and rectify that. Recently bought echochrome for the PSP, fecking addictive!!
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Did you buy a PSP because you wanted to stick with sony and their brands or did you play them both and GENUINELY like the PSP more?
 
Devil_forever said:
Did you buy a PSP because you wanted to stick with sony and their brands or did you play them both and GENUINELY like the PSP more?
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I've never played a DS, plus I like the connectivity that the PSP/PS3 offers. To be honest the only DS games that interest me are the FF ones and Metroid Prime, the others don't really interest me at all.
 
esmufc07 said:
I've never played a DS, plus I like the connectivity that the PSP/PS3 offers. To be honest the only DS games that interest me are the FF ones and Metroid Prime, the others don't really interest me at all.
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That was the attitude I had but you'll amazed how fun some of the games on the DS actually are(the time I spent interactiving with my animated dog was worrying considering I'm 16:nervous:). Its very good to have something different to what you usually play. Fair enough that you like the PSP because of the connectivity with the PS3 but if you can afford to, you should definately buy a DS or just borrow it off one of your friends for a bit.
 
Here are some shots of Sony Bend's (syphon filter) 3rd person Resistance: Retribution for PSP.

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Devil_forever said:
That was the attitude I had but you'll amazed how fun some of the games on the DS actually are(the time I spent interactiving with my animated dog was worrying considering I'm 16:nervous:). Its very good to have something different to what you usually play. Fair enough that you like the PSP because of the connectivity with the PS3 but if you can afford to, you should definately buy a DS or just borrow it off one of your friends for a bit.
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I may pick up one when I have some spare cash, they're pretty cheap anyways. What are the best games?
 
I have both, my PSP collects dust but I play my DS all the time. Mainly because I have a card I can download games and put on to :D
 
esmufc07 said:
I may pick up one when I have some spare cash, they're pretty cheap anyways. What are the best games?
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FF
Mario Kart
Nintendogs
Ninja Gaiden Dragon sword
Super mario 64
Mario and Sonic at the olympics
Tiger woods
New super mario brothers
Brain training
Phoenix wright ace attorney
Metroid prime hunters
The Legend of Zelda, Phantom Hourglass
Trauma center

Out of all the games I own on the DS those are the ones worth buying a DS for. There are many other very good games out there for DS but I don't want to recommend them as I haven't played them
 
WeasteDevil said:
Here are some shots of Sony Bend's (syphon filter) 3rd person Resistance: Retribution for PSP.
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ahhh Weaste don't turn this into a thread about which console has the prettiest graphics because handheld gaming is not about graphics (Graphics only really matter for next gen consoles). The PSP maybe X times more powerful but its so boring.
 
Devil_forever said:
ahhh Weaste don't turn this into a thread about which console has the prettiest graphics because handheld gaming is not about graphics (Graphics only really matter for next gen consoles). The PSP maybe X times more powerful but its so boring.
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Don't you at 16 years of age try to lecture me on the worth of graphics. I've played games on systems from CBM8296 to ZX81 to Atari 2600 to C64 to Amiga to Sega Game Gear to PS3, I'm quite aware of what graphics are and are not, and the same goes for sound.
 
WeasteDevil said:
Don't you at 16 years of age try to lecture me on the worth of graphics. I've played games on systems from CBM8296 to ZX81 to Atari 2600 to C64 to Amiga to Sega Game Gear to PS3, I'm quite aware of what graphics are and are not, and the same goes for sound.
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I wasn't trying to lecture you Weaste:(. Its just that usually most of the threads you post in about gaming turns into a debate about what each machine can do, which is more powerful blah blah blah. I thought by posting those screenshots (which look impressive, graphics wise for a handheld), you were going to start a discussion about graphics and PSP's superiority in that aspect.
 
Devil_forever said:
I wasn't trying to lecture you Weaste:(. Its just that usually most of the threads you post in about gaming turns into a debate about what each machine can do, which is more powerful blah blah blah. I thought by posting those screenshots (which look impressive, graphics wise for a handheld), you were going to start a discussion about graphics and PSP's superiority in that aspect.
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I'm only really interested in hardware and what hardware can do to be honest, and couldn't really give a flying crap about mobile gaming, so that is my perspective on things. You are the one that called this a fanboy thread and failed to include any idea about this thread being about software. Any game on DS could be done on PSP, but then again you would have to change it if it used the DSs unique features, and that would change the way the game is played. The opposite can be said, and graphics are part of that. If it were not for advances in graphics and audio hardware, then you'd still be playing games such as space invaders, defender, and pac-man. What you do not realise here is that advances in audio-visual technology opens up new avenues for new types of gameplay that were not previously possible, just as a double screen and a touch screen can.
 
WeasteDevil said:
I'm only really interested in hardware and what hardware can do to be honest, and couldn't really give a flying crap about mobile gaming, so that is my perspective on things. You are the one that called this a fanboy thread and failed to include any idea about this thread being about software. Any game on DS could be done on PSP, but then again you would have to change it if it used the DSs unique features, and that would change the way the game is played. The opposite can be said, and graphics are part of that. If it were not for advances in graphics and audio hardware, then you'd still be playing games such as space invaders, defender, and pac-man. What you do not realise here is that advances in audio-visual technology opens up new avenues for new types of gameplay that were not previously possible, just as a double screen and a touch screen can.
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This. Both sides of the argument could learn from this post.

Newer technologies can open up new avenues for gaming, be they graphics, sound or some new kind of control. Unfortunately it doesn't happen often enough and you get people just using the better graphics as a technological showpiece over gameplay, or the newer controls are just used as a gimmick rather than intriguing new ways to play games.
 
I've got both.

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The large majority of DS games are crap tho'.

I've just finished FF 7 CC on PSP it's ace, I'm on FF 6 right now.
 
[Hellboy]17 said:
I've got both.

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The large majority of DS games are crap tho'.

I've just finished FF 7 CC on PSP it's ace, I'm on FF 6 right now.
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:wenger: , which games have you played mate?

If anything out of the PSP games ive tried, ive only seemed to enjoy 3. I dont get Crisis Core either, to me the combat system seemed horrible. God of War is great though.
 
FFTA 2 FF CC and FF 12 Revenant Wings are average. FF 3 is fecking shit.

There a some very good games like say Zelda, Yoshi's Island, New Super Mario Bros, Trauma Center and some original games like Nervous Brickdown, Ninja Gaiden DS, Trauma Center, but no game have really struck me really on it. Same goes for PSP anyway but the good thing about PSP is there are various emulators (PSX GBA NEO GEO etc.) and the hardware is good.

I loved FF 7 CC because of it's scenario, the gameplay isn't that good, but the characters and all :drool:
 
[Hellboy]17 said:
FFTA 2 FF CC and FF 12 Revenant Wings are average. FF 3 is fecking shit.

There a some very good games like say Zelda, Yoshi's Island, New Super Mario Bros, Trauma Center and some original games like Nervous Brickdown, Ninja Gaiden DS, Trauma Center, but no game have really struck me really on it. Same goes for PSP anyway but the good thing about PSP is there are various emulators (PSX GBA NEO GEO etc.) and the hardware is good.

I loved FF 7 CC because of it's scenario, the gameplay isn't that good, but the characters and all :drool:
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Just to point out to anyone who might not realise, the FF3 on the DS is an actual remake of the REAL FF3 and not the USA/EU Snes release of FF3 which was infact the series' high point, the mighty FF6.

FF3 the original wasn't (and isn't) shit and neither is this remake, although the series was just finding it's feet (and square were pumping them out too quickly), and this 'new' version is somewhat hampered by the 3D aspect. It's good to play, but only because it's cheap and proper FF history.
 
Redlambs said:
Just to point out to anyone who might not realise, the FF3 on the DS is an actual remake of the REAL FF3 and not the USA/EU Snes release of FF3 which was infact the series' high point, the mighty FF6.

FF3 the original wasn't (and isn't) shit and neither is this remake, although the series was just finding it's feet (and square were pumping them out too quickly), and this 'new' version is somewhat hampered by the 3D aspect. It's good to play, but only because it's cheap and proper FF history.
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I'm a life long FF fan, you won't teach me anything about it. :)

FF 6 is the greatest FF ever alongside FF 7.

I'm talking about the shit one on DS of course, it's not a remake of the original FF 6 whatsoever. In Europe, FF 3 = FF 3, FF 6 = FF 6.
 
I've been toying with the idea of geting a psp of late. Have played my friend's DS and it just didn't do it for me. Is Pro Evo any good on PSP?
 
redspoony said:
I've been toying with the idea of geting a psp of late. Have played my friend's DS and it just didn't do it for me. Is Pro Evo any good on PSP?
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If you havent got an iPod video then its ok, but if you want to buy it for games then dont bother.

DS > PSP on the gaming front, and yes I do own both.
 
redspoony said:
I've been toying with the idea of geting a psp of late. Have played my friend's DS and it just didn't do it for me. Is Pro Evo any good on PSP?
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I like it, not the greatest football game ever made, but still enjoyable. Remote Play is a superb feature and the DS cannot come close to the PSP on that front. (Obviously if you don't have a PS3 then that feature is useless!)

There are some very good games out for it, Echochrome, GTA:LCS, GTA:VCS, FF: Tactics, ALL the Metal Gears, Crisis Core and God of War. Plus you can download PS1 Classics of the PS Store. Add to that Resistance: Retribution is in development and Sony are working hard to improve the games line-up that the PSP will have.

All in all it is a very good handheld for the price you pay.
 
I've got a PSP and have played the following games on it -

FIFA 2008
Burnout Dominator
Daxter
Smackdown vs Raw 2007

Only play FIFA and Burnout - and that too only when i'm travelling to and from work. Let me warn you that the way the console is designed, it is not easy on the fingers ... they get seriously fecked after an hour of gameplay.
 
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