The good: The Sony PSP is finally here!
The bad: It is launched with a small library of games and most are in Japanese.
OK, so the PSP is finally here. Granted that the system is quite a wonder to behold and the graphics are great, the Singapore launch is actually a bit of a letdown.
First, there are only a small number of launch titles... Ridge Racer, Ape Escape, Tales of Eternia... where is Total World Soccer? Where is the fighting game Darkstalkers Chronicles? Where is Lumines? The launch titles are so disappointing that it is not worth getting the PSP at launch. That is unless you're willing to cough up more for imported titles.
Next is the lack of English titles. Most of us speak English but why does Sony has to release the Jap versions of the games? Ape Escape is in Jap. Hotshots Golf is in Jap. And worst of all, the RPG Tales of Eternia is in Jap (see picture above)! Come on, it's a RPG title and if it's in Jap, how do you except me to understand the story? Granted that the graphics and artwork of the game is nice, but not being able to understand the story takes the whole fun out of the game.
Let's hope more titles will be made available in the near future, and English ones, please.
2 comments:
Sony probably does need to put more work into localising these games for the US release of the PSP.
On the other hand, I'd be really excited to play Tales of Eternia on the PSP, since I've already played it in English on the PSX (aka Tales of Destiny 2), and since I do understand Japanese to a limited extent. It'd be fun, I'm sure... if I could only afford the damn thing.
Don't buy.
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