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A call for PSP RPG suggestions.
Roager \| 10:11 PM on 10.28.2009	12 comments

Keep in mind that I've played Crisis Core, Disgaea/2, and can't stand grinding. Monotonous battles get boring, especially when the go on for seemingly forever.

So, for a grind-hating RPG newbie, are there options?

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12 comments | showing # 1 to 12

armless-phelan

This is a topic more for the forums, but I'd recommend Gurumin. More Zelda than RPG, but it's still a lot of fun despite the slightly childish premise.

garison

Try Half Minute Hero.

Y0j1mb0

No disrespectful but this needs to be in the forums. In the forums you will get more than enough suggestions and or recommendations. Here this will just get flamed.

ScottyG

You hate grinding but played Disgaea? :\

Diverse

Anything published/developed by NIS/ATLUS.

garison

Or, you could just like Google it or something.

stevenxonward

Tales of Eternia is one of my favorite games, though I haven't played it on the PSP. I played it as Tales of Destiny 2 on PS1. Ys 6: Ark of Napishtim was a pretty fun game as well. It plays like a faster zelda with more rpg elements. Again, I didn't play the PSP version. Lunar: Silver Star comes out for PSP on November 12th. I'd hold out 'til then, unless you can find a copy of Eternia somewhere. You might have to grind a bit in Lunar if they haven't adjusted the difficulty, but you shouldn't in Eternia or Ys. Lunar is my favorite of the three.

Also, I think I remember Sterling saying he liked Astonishia Story.

Kraid

What about that sassy Tactical RPGs with Plane-girls and Tank-Girls. AWWWWWWWWWWW YEAH!

Roager

Disgaea wasn't monotonously grindy. It stayed engaging, which is the realp problem with rpg grinds that I've had to deal with.

pedrovay2003

Persona's great, also, and I haven't really had to grind much at all so far.

garison

Oh, Valkyria Chronicles is coming out for the PSP at some point, if it's anything like the original, you shouldn't have to grind much at all in that.

PanOpticon

PSP RPG suggestions:

Star Ocean: First Departure - classic game, especially fun if you missed it the first time.

Crimson Gem Saga - Old School JRPG fun without the grinding and great updated sprite graphics.

Brave Story - Classic RPG story with great graphics for the PSP.

Jeanne D'Arc - awesome turn-based strategy RPG. More playable than Final Fantasy: Tactics.

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