http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3156904
RONDO. OF. BLOOD. RERELEASE.
Not Drac X, RoB.
With a full 2.5-D makeover, MMPU/MMHX style.
And a pixel-for-pixel port mode.
And a port of SotN (It sounds right now like it's going to be the SAT version!).
Yeah. 'Bout time.
Boooo... PSP sucks
There've been more than enough games released for the PSP that I would want. At this point I'm seriously considering getting one if the price goes down before this comes out.
Kairyu wrote:There've been more than enough games released for the PSP that I would want. At this point I'm seriously considering getting one if the price goes down before this comes out.
I have one for sale. Check my thread. :O Personally I hope this comes out on PS2 cause I'd prefer to play it on the big screen, but this is definitely a HUGE addition to the PSP's library.
MottZilla wrote:I have one for sale. Check my thread. :O Personally I hope this comes out on PS2 cause I'd prefer to play it on the big screen, but this is definitely a HUGE addition to the PSP's library.
QFT
But yeah, other than this, the only PSP game that has interested me is Mega Man: Powered Up and that's really just a remake of the first game. It's a little sad that the only games I've seen that look good are remakes :P So, still not enough reason for me to get one, not even counting the general growing dislike for Sony ATM..
So it's finally making it's way to the US shores.
It's about damn time.
Welp so a dozen people get to play a Castlevania that any serious fan has already played through emulation (and hahahaha the "Oh but emulation is not as originally intended" doesn't work here because it's a port onto PSP which is not the original system)
Also I swear you can already play SotN on PSPs.
I'm with Mott I wish they'd do this on the PS2 instead so an actual market of gamers can play it instead of a bunch of homebrew guys that want to play emulated games on a handheld.
AtmaWeapon wrote:Welp so a dozen people get to play a Castlevania that any serious fan has already played through emulation (and hahahaha the "Oh but emulation is not as originally intended" doesn't work here because it's a port onto PSP which is not the original system)
AtmaWeapon wrote:Also I swear you can already play SotN on PSPs.
AtmaWeapon wrote:I'm with Mott I wish they'd do this on the PS2 instead so an actual market of gamers can play it instead of a bunch of homebrew guys that want to play emulated games on a handheld.
Kairyu, why pay for the PSP and this game when you could without emulating pickup a PC-Engine DUO or TurboDUO and play Dracula X. And on the big screen too. Likewise for the Saturn version of CV SotN. You're right though, for the average joe this is THE option. But only because they haven't yet announced a PS2 version, which they had better. PS2 is infinitely a better platform for CV DX.
Because there's at least half a dozen other games I'd buy for it too- I certainly would buy a PSP just for one game.
Kairyu wrote:Because there's at least half a dozen other games I'd buy for it too- I certainly would buy a PSP just for one game.
There's over a dozen games for PC-Engine and PCE CDROM to buy it for. Far more than PSP.
Um, okay... but they probably aren't the games I would want to buy a PSP for...
I have this weird feeling that I'm missing something about this conversation. Is it just anti-PSP day and nobody told me?
He's saying PC-Engine has better games than the PSP, so just buy the PC-Engine instead :P Though of course, all of those games are in Japanese as well :P
Trailer - http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/8913
1up.com preview - http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/8907
I'm estastic about this! DRACULA X: RONDO OF BLOOD!
This'll get me to buy a PSP when it comes out this fall.
Would rather it come to PS2 or Wii though. Seriously though, this is one of the best things to happen to the series in a while. Dracula X: Rondo of Blood Remake, the original Dracula X: Rondo of Blood, and Symphony of the Night with a touched up localization.
I had planned to get a Turbo Duo or PC Engine someday and Dracula X, but this seems to be a much more convenient and affordable option.
Dracula X: Rondo of Blood http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&satitle=dracula+x+pc
Turbo Duo system http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&satitle=turbo+duo+system
PC Engine system http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&satitle=pc+engine+system
Too bad I have next to no desire to own a PSP... But Rondo of Blood! It would have convinced me to buy a Wii and a DS, but I don't know about getting a PSP just to play this one game. Might just get the game while I can and wait for the PSP to fell into obsolesance so I can get one for cheap.
The PSP is a fine piece of hardware... and there are finally a few nice games out. If I wasn't so damn poor, I wouldn't have sold mine, but games like katamari, Lumines, and Loco Roco make it worth owning. Not to mention the emulation capabilities... damn I want mine back. Oh well.
Kairyu wrote:Um, okay... but they probably aren't the games I would want to buy a PSP for...I have this weird feeling that I'm missing something about this conversation. Is it just anti-PSP day and nobody told me?
No, I'm just very supportive of PC-Engine and the CD-ROM system add-on and hold it in a very high reguard. To me PSP along with many systems have absolutely no chance of matching the PCE ever.
Warlock wrote:He's saying PC-Engine has better games than the PSP, so just buy the PC-Engine instead :P Though of course, all of those games are in Japanese as well :P
No they aren't Warlock unless you get technical on the name. The PC-Engine is also the TurboGrafx, so english versions of many games exist. Plus for most games the japanese is not a problem.
I really like my PSP and I'll be picking this up. The PSP's library has been getting bigger lately. I didn't like the fact that I had to buy a PSP to play Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops and the upcoming FFVII game, but after getting some other titles for it, I decided that it wasn't so bad. Mega Man X Maverick Hunters is pretty cool, as is having a PS2 quality portable NHL game.
Warlock wrote:Boooo... PSP sucks
Play MegaMan Maverick Hunter X or MegaMan Powered Up. Both excellent games.
Look, I heard that there's a Final Fantasy Tactics sequel coming out for the PSP. That's enough for me, thank you.
If I'm not mistaken, there is a FF Tactics game coming out for both the DS and the PSP... the DS version being a sequel to Tactics Advance, and the PSP version being a remake of the original PS Tactics. I look forward to both. Tactics is just the kind of game tht works on a handheld format.
MottZilla wrote:No they aren't Warlock unless you get technical on the name. The PC-Engine is also the TurboGrafx, so english versions of many games exist. Plus for most games the japanese is not a problem.
I thought PC-Engine was the CD version which was Japanese-only I think. Or at least, I thought Rondo was only for the CD version...
...which I'm playing through right now. (and yes, it is) That game is fun as hell. I could really care less that most of the text and voices are in Japanese, heck... it might help me learn the language a little bit.
Warlock wrote:I thought PC-Engine was the CD version which was Japanese-only I think. Or at least, I thought Rondo was only for the CD version...
PC-Engine = TurboGrafx 16
PC-Engine CD-ROM = TurboGrafx CD-ROM
PC-Engine Super CD-ROM = TurboGrafx Super CD-ROM
PC-Engine Arcade CD-ROM = No USA Release
Many games like you said were only released in Japan, however no CD games have any regional lockout. And "most" games can be played without being able to read or understand japanese.
So yeah, you've still got to get the CD version and it's still in japanese though :P
What's the problem with Dracula X being in japanese? The whole what 3 scenes with talking are that important to you? And you don't "have" to get the CD, you could burn it like everyone else. And don't feel bad about it either until Konami rightfully releases Dracula X on a home console.
You were saying instead of getting the PSP and this new Dracula X Chronicles, get the PC-Engine and that version of Dracula X because PC Engine has better games. Except you *have* to get the CD version if you're getting Dracula X, which means you're getting Japanese titles for that. I don't know if the CD version plays normal American TGFX16 games, but assuming so you could get those in English I guess.
All I'm pointing out is that all the PCECD games you're getting are going to be Japanese. Whether you care or not is up to you :P
Warlock wrote:You were saying instead of getting the PSP and this new Dracula X Chronicles, get the PC-Engine and that version of Dracula X because PC Engine has better games. Except you *have* to get the CD version if you're getting Dracula X, which means you're getting Japanese titles for that. I don't know if the CD version plays normal American TGFX16 games, but assuming so you could get those in English I guess.All I'm pointing out is that all the PCECD games you're getting are going to be Japanese. Whether you care or not is up to you :P
The PC-Engine CD systems play all CD games. So that means you can play american CD games on japanese consoles and japanese games on american consoles. The only possibly exception is the Arcade CD games which would require you run the Arcade Card through an adapter or rewire it as there is no american version of the arcade card. Anyways, PCE owns PSP easily.
The second episode or 1up.com's Retronaut's Bonus Stages is about the Saturn port of Symphony of the Night. It doesn't sound like we'll be getting that version for the PSP.
http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/8951
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