The controls are horrible on the iPhone.

 

I just fumble with the joystick/buttons all the time. I always hit the wrong button or go the wrong direction. I can't stand not having actually buttons.

Am I playing the wrong games?

 

I'd just like to point out that the iPhone's best game is Phoenix Wright, which doesn't need much in the way of simulated analog controls. So you guys complaining about the controls are missing out. :lol:

 

I love Street Fighter IV for the iPhone...plays great on my 3Gs.

Meanwhile my PSP collects dust. Maybe one of these days I'll blow it off and play the new MGS and GoW games...maybe.

 

Peace Walker and Ys Seven should entertain.

 

I'd ask Mor if he loves his Iphone so much he should just **** it, but we all know the answer to that.

 

I've got like $16 to spend on games for my iPhone. I'm really looking for an old school-style RPG to waste time with. I was just gonna go with FF1 but Chaos Rings looks awesome too.

Any suggestions?

 

Vay.

Direct port of a Sega-CD JRPG.

 

That seems awesome too.

What's the difference between JRPGs and a normal one? The artwork I assume.

 

Depends on what you mean by "normal." If you mean Dungeons & Dragons, then the difference is pretty obvious. If you mean PCRPGs or their descendants like Oblivion, the big difference is linearity: JRPGs tend to give you a predefined character whose role in the heavily scripted story is already set, and your actions merely guide him down that line. PCRPGs tend to let you create your own character and then you can do whatever the heck you want in the game world.

There's also a big difference in presentation style, nature of the world and the story, graphics, and then there might be some cultural things from JRPGs that don't carry over to English very well. For example, a lot of people get annoyed with the vocalized sounds of expression in FF13. What would have been written as a "........" or "!" in the script of a PS1 JRPG has, with the introduction of voice acting, turned into a sort of muted gasp or sigh. I think Mor got pissed with this when playing FF13, but I don't see a problem with it. It's not like we English speakers do anything different: "tsk, tsk, tsk" anyone?

Games like Mass Effect sort of strike a balance between the JRPG and PCRPG; you can customize your character and you have a lot of leeway, but there's still a story and still an endgame objective to work towards.

Also, not a JRPG, but do yourself a favor and buy Phoenix Wright for the iPhone.

 

Surprising. Wonder if developers will use the iPhone as a gateway to the PSP and vice-versa. That would be a boost for both platforms.

Then again, I doubt games like Ys Seven, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, or GoW: Chains of Olympus would be as good on the iPhone. Graphically, yes. Control-wise, nah.

 

Ys Seven is technically feasible, just as MGS and GoW are. But the controls wouldn't work. Too fast-paced for the inaccuracy of analog touch emulation.

 

Just incase you guys didn't know, a PSP phone might be out with the year or two. Here are a few links about it.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100812/tc_pcworld/sonyplanningpspphoneandroid30gamingplatform

http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/11/exclusive-sony-ericsson-to-introduce-android-3-0-gaming-platfor/

 

iPhone RPG

Zenonia

http://www.148apps.com/reviews/zenonia/

 

That's not quite a PSP phone, despite the guess in the first headline. :lol: It's a gaming handheld with Android as the OS. Think of it as Sony's response to the iPod Touch, not a PSP phone (which was rumored a few years ago, before Android was ever announced, and never came out).

Played the demo of this months ago. It's basically Zelda with touch controls, and Zelda is an action-adventure game, not an RPG.

 

http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/08/11/sony.playstation.phone.gets.major.leak/

that's the link I should of used originally.

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