RPGwise, which is better the PSP or DS?

[Setharion]

Pretty close if you ask me, at one point I may of without a thought said DS but i gotta say the PSP i have found lately especially to really be the RPG machine. Its ashame alot of the rpgs on it dont get much love, but i think the PSP kicks some series ass in the world of rpgs.

Id be willing to say though its very close, id have to sort of lay it out which system has the better RPG selection.

Now keep in mind im not talking graphics, not talking FULL library, just rpg choices betwee the two.

Ill give a definitive answer once i gave a good look at my collection, curious about your thoughts though.

[Kinikko]

I go with the DS hands down. The only psp rpg I have that has ever gotten any love would be Crisis Core. I have a couple dozen RPGs for the DS though b

[Setharion]

Well the list of PSP gems without lookin at my collection i can start by saying:

Ys 7
Ys Oath
Crimson Gem Saga
Trails in the Sky
Mana Khemia
Jeanne D'Arc
Tactics Ogre
Brave Story
Final Fantasy 1 and 2
FF IV
Blade Dancer

Theres alot more im forgetting, ill have to look at my collection!

[Phoenix S117]

The PSP has a great rpg library, but personally I have played and enjoyed DS rpgs a lot more.

[Setharion]

I'd say it may be 50/50 for me... I've really enjoyed both systems rpgwise.

[CastlevaniaNut18]

I'd have to go with DS, personally. Just more on it I love, like the FF remakes, Crystal Chronicles, Dragon Quest games, Suikoden, Shin Megami Tensei, etc.

PSP is pretty awesome, too, though.

[hainesdogg]

Jun 19, 2011 17:26:54 GMT -5 Setharion said:

I'd say it may be 50/50 for me... I've really enjoyed both systems rpgwise.

Agree with that 100%. I really can't choose between the two handhelds for the best rpgs.

[GameDadGrant]

Subjectively speaking, DS wins hands down since it has a remake of Chrono Trigger. Which is not only the best RPG ever made, but the best GAME ever made!

Of course, that point becomes somewhat moot once the PSOne Classic of Chrono Trigger hits the PSN.

Still, the DS then has all those DragonQuest games, Final Fantasy games, Shin Megami Tensei games, and Nintendo's own games like Mario & Luigi, Pokémon and the SRPG Fire Emblem.

Both systems are the kings of RPGs though. The consoles lost that crown this gen.

[Setharion]

Yea Dragon Quest games DO give the DS an upper hand, its my all time fav series!

[CastlevaniaNut18]

Jun 19, 2011 22:24:27 GMT -5 Setharion said:

Yea Dragon Quest games DO give the DS an upper hand, its my all time fav series!

QFMFT!

[Setharion]

Dragon Quest VIII NEEDS to become a PSP game, i may have to take a run through it eventually here again...i put in least 150 hours into DQVIII.

[CastlevaniaNut18]

Hey, I'm ok with Nintendo having it exclusively for a while!

Seriously, it's overtaken FF for being my favorite JRPG series. FF just seems to change itself too much constantly, where I know I can always count on DQ for a solid, classic JRPG adventure every time.

[Sondiame]

PSP for story and hardcore graphics and action. but DS for the Remembrance and the just silky smooth game play; it brings it back to basics.

[Manny-Calavera]

I never played a DQ game :x

[StarSlicer]

DS has a longer list by far, to be honest. And just about all of their games are slammin'.

However, the problem is that the DS has the variety and the quality to back it up, while PSP just has the quality.

I got both of them, simply because both consoles had such good RPGs that you just have to get both.

[Avariel]

This is a really hard one.

DS
Chrono Trigger
Dragon Quest 5
Final Fantasy 3
Final Fantasy 4
Final Fantasy Advance 2
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates
Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon
Golden Sun
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Maro and Luigi Bowser's Inside Story
Nolstalgia
Pokemon Black Platinum White etc.
Sands of Destruction
Shin Megami Tensai: Devil Survivor
Suikoden
Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier
Tales of Heart
Tales of Innocence
The World Ends with You
Zelda Phantom Hourglass
+ GBA classics if you have a DS Lite or Older.


PSP
avatar: legend of Aang
Brave Story
Crimson Gem Saga
Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7
Disgea: Afternoon of Darkness
Dissidia 1 and 2
Dragoneer's Aria
Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions
Final Fantasy 1-2
Ghost in the Shell:Stand Alone Complex
Gurumin
Hexyz Force
Jeanne D'Arc
Legend of Heros
Lunar Silver Star Harmony
Mana Khemia
Monster Hunter Freedom 1-2
Persona 3
Popolocrois
Phantasy Star Portable
Puzzle Quest Challenge of the Warlords
Riveria The Promised Land
Star Ocean 1-2
Tactics Ogre
Tales of Eternia
Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology
Trails in the Sky
Untold Legends
Vahalla Knights 1-2
Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth
Valkyria Chronicles 2
Wild Arms XF
Ys 7

Custom firmware PSP wins though since you can play all the old Playstation, SNES, NES and Genesis RPGs on it. Final Fantasy 1-9, Grandia, Phantasy Stars, Suikodens, Wild Arms