I credit the PSP for bringing back Wipeout in a big way. After the bungled PS2 Wipeout Fusion, Pure and Pulse got the series back to fighting form and paved the way for Wipeout HD.
I guess this is the best place to post thisâŚI feel like my gaming enthusiasm has been reignited since getting a PSP again!!! For awhile now Iâve only been enthusiastic about playing FFXIV and pretty indifferent toward other games. But having this PSP in my hands, feeling the UMD spinning, idk it has just really been making me excited. Iâm playing so many different genres on here, it feels like I have an endless library in front of me. It's amazing. PSP 4ever.
The PSP is the only portable system that has Yakuza games! Yakuza Black Panther 1 and 2. The sequel has been localized by a team earlier this year with plans for the first game in the latter half. Whatâs great is that these can be played on both a modified PSP and Vita.
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@âexodusâ#p75365 it has my favorite font!
@âsabertoothalexâ#p75320 heck yeah, what have you been playing?
@"JCP"#p75354 I didn't know that translation was completed! I'll have to track that down!
@"exodus"#p75365 ooh I started this recently, I should go back to it.
@"tomjonjon"#p75381 SHININ SHININ SHININ SHININ
@âwhatsarobotâ#p75041 I keep thinking about this tooâŚ
@âtomjonjonâ#p75298 I realize this is an extremely hot take but as someone whoâs studied the series intently and spoken with many of the different designers/studios from the different entries over the years . . . I think Pure is probably still my favorite, and I might go as far as calling it the best WipEout game. Itâs no exaggeration to say that WipEout Pure is the reason I became a graphic designer, and one of the main reasons Iâm in gamedev now. Hell, half the reason Iâm at Bungie is because the people that are now my teammates were once people I geeked out about WipEout on twitter with lmao.
At the end of the day, while the phrase "PSP Aesthetic" conjures very different images in my mind, WipEout Pure might be the actual like, pinnacle of PSP Aesthetic in my heart lol.
@âandrewelmoreâ#p75490 and I thought I was going against the grain by claiming W3SE was the best entry! Most wipeout fans I know claim 2097/XL as âthe bestâ, but Iâve never really agreed with that. I much prefer the feel of the handling in 3, and I love the risk/reward mechanic of consuming shield for extra boost.
I bought Pure immediately upon launch and loved it, and spent countless hours in the Wipeout HD packaging together of Pure and Pulse. Mechanically, I dislike the addition of the barrel roll - it turned the whole game in to a hunt for the smallest bump or angle to get just enough air to sneak another roll in. Sideshift was interesting at least, but I still think my ideal would be the w3 handling model with the full set of newer tracks.
I adore Zone mode, however.
I will stake my flag down and say that Wipeout Pulse is my favorite of the series. I like 3SE a lot and played it mostly on PSP due to it being a PAL only release, but the game quickly breaks down on the harder difficulties when you realize the computer is playing a completely different game than you are. Pulse offers a wide variety of things to do, controls very tightly. Looks amazing. And in terms of being revolutionary for me at the time, allows you to use a custom soundtrack that is fully integrated into the game.
did any of you wipeout fans persevere with PACER? i just could not get into it at all.
I tried it when it was known as Formula Fusion, and bounced right off. I was excited, the news that ex-psygnosis people were working on it had me thinking that finally a ânew wipeoutâ might appear. Alas, it just didnât really hit the mark. I canât even recall why any more, I donât recall thinking it was bad, more that it wasnât great.
I also tried Redout, to much the same effect.
Looking now, I see that Redout 2 was released last week. I may need to give it a look.
@âandrewelmoreâ#p75483 Iâve been playing Virtua Tennis 3, Outrun 2006(333hz CFW CPU speed baby!!!), Jeanne DâArc, and most recently I started an NHL 07 season and wow that is a really good hockey game!!! Not the epitome of realism or anything but itâs fast and controls really well. Finally making my dream of Paul Kariya on the Sharks a reality.
@ârootfifthoctaveâ#p75504 I like PACER a lot! Itâs best played after a break from Wipeout as some of the differences are more stark than one would initially think, especially with items and weapons, but I put a whole load of hours in and still play it occasionally.
@"rejj"#p75508 I believe it transpired that the only ex-Wipeout person involved was like an accounting guy or something, possibly hired to add false pedigree to the team.
@"robinhoodie"#p75501 @"andrewelmore"#p75490 Pulse and Pure are my two favourites too, closely followed by 3.
@âandrewelmoreâ#p75490 Iâm not sure if I could pick a definitive personal favorite, but Wipeout 3 is in the running because Xpander is one of the greatest bits of trance Iâve ever heard. Omega collection is also up there because its such a great collection and the VR is fantastic.
I agree that Pure is peak PSP and would add the original games are peak PSX style. Pretty much set the tone for the entire playstation brand going forward. As a graphic designer myself I have to say the Designers Republic is a huge influence. Starting my design education in late '99 it was Designers Republic, Emigre and David Carson that set the tone and demonstrated what was possible.
Iâm so happy @andrewelmore made this thread. Iâd always thought the PSP was cool but never had one. I ended up buying a Go brand new three months after I bought my Vita at launch in 2012. I slowly went backwards through some of the catalog, spending a ton of time with Patapon and even grabbed the official dock with component cables to make the weirdest PSX setup. A few months back I ordered a white PSP 3000 from Japan and started revisiting the library again. I played a bit of Persona during a trip after reading through @Privately_Attack's essay on it.
Lately, I've been trying to find the most Sega-esque games to play and PSP just has a certain Sega flavor to it at times. I haven't quite scratched that itch yet but otherwise I've been having fun with Dissidia, WTF, Me & My Katamari, and this Wipeout thing everybody seems to be talking about.
I think the thing I love most about PSP is how great it was to have a multimedia device that did everything and _wasn't_ a phone. I really miss when gaming technology was a little less connected but still pushing the boundaries toward the future. There's a sweet spot in the PSP that we'll never have again.
@âdraculaâ#p75542 it was a time when technology felt advanced without feeling invasive.
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@âhellomrkearnsâ#p75571 Ken Kutaragi hover hands!!!