No idea how well the controls will work, so faster-paced games like Star Wars Battlefront might be out the window. I got a lot of mileage out of Jeanne D’Arc back in the day with my PSP. It’s a fun JRPG tactics game, à la Final Fantasy Tactics.
The first one if you really love some jank in your third person ARPG games and are a bit of a(huge) masochist. The second game is the real must have imo, a lot less jank but I’d still recommend being a bit of a masochist or at least enjoy fast “stamina” based action combat like FromSoft titles.
Persona 2 Eternal Punishment (look for the English translation of the psp version) (IS and EP are 2 parts of the same story you have you play them in that order)
Persona 3 Portable (p3p is more beginner friendly then p2 but imo the p2 duology is better)
God of War (chains of Olympus and ghost of Sparta)
What are some must have ROMs?
Ridge Racer
Gran Turismo
GTA Liberty City Stories
GTA Vice City Stories
God of War Ghost of Sparta
Maybe Tekken 5 DR if you can stand playing it on a portable device.
Loco Roco
And if you’re into Yugioh - Tag Force are some of the best games in the series.
That’s my list OTOH.
Loco Roco is the game I grew up with. It’s a really cute game where to pass a level is easy, but to ace a level hard. Give it a try!
The SOCOM and Syphon Filter games are great if you want some shooters.
Ratchet and Clank Size Matters rocks too
Medal of Honor : Heros
Patapon and Lumines are my votes.
Warning: Papaton is borderline impossible when you combine Bluetooth headphone and controller lag.
Monster hunter portable 3rd with the English patch if you play with a controller. Phantasy star portable infinite 2 is good too
Outrun 2006
Mega Man Maverick Hunter X and Mega Man Powered Up are my two favorites.
Disclaimer: I’m a huge Mega Man fan.
No idea how well the controls will work, so faster-paced games like Star Wars Battlefront might be out the window. I got a lot of mileage out of Jeanne D’Arc back in the day with my PSP. It’s a fun JRPG tactics game, à la Final Fantasy Tactics.
Rengoku: Tower of Purgatory
The first one if you really love some jank in your third person ARPG games and are a bit of a(huge) masochist. The second game is the real must have imo, a lot less jank but I’d still recommend being a bit of a masochist or at least enjoy fast “stamina” based action combat like FromSoft titles.
Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker
Patapon 2/3
Persona 2 innocent sin
Persona 2 Eternal Punishment (look for the English translation of the psp version) (IS and EP are 2 parts of the same story you have you play them in that order)
Persona 3 Portable (p3p is more beginner friendly then p2 but imo the p2 duology is better)
God of War (chains of Olympus and ghost of Sparta)
Kingdom hearts birth by sleep
GTA liberty city stories and vice city stories
Crimson Gem Saga if you enjoy JRPGs.
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