PSP games that I have enjoyed
if you read a review and it mentions load times being trash, overclock and running them off a memory card fixes that 9/10 times. also remember it plays literally every PS1 game no problem. also if you get your Vita all hacked up, grab the "Adrenaline" homebrew which just turns it into a PSP with slightly worse battery life and like 99% compatibility.
RPG's and stuff
- Trails FC/SC/Third (Cannot overstate how good these are. Third is only translated on PC)
- Trails Zero/Ao (JP - beta fan tl, probably best to play on PC)
- Nayuta no Kiseki (fan tl, ARPG. Technically a Trails game but has literally 0 to do with the rest of the series, stands alone just fine)
- 7th Dragon 2020 (fan tl)
- Ys 1/2 Chronicles, Ys: The Oath in Felghana, Ys : The Ark of Napishtim, Ys SEVEN (ARPG's)
- Disgaea 1/2
- Gurumin : A monstrous Adventure (cute!)
- Fate/Extra (maybe wait for the new version)
- Star Ocean 1 / 2
- Brave Story : New Traveller (Not amazing but it's like 60mb so fits on small memory cards no problem. oh and it's full of catgirls, so it has that going for it)
- Lunar : Silver Star Harmony
- Final Fantasy IV (Actually the best version, has every expansion built in)
- Mana Khemia (I thought it was good!)
- Persona 1 / 2:Innocent Sin / 3 (2:Eternal Punishment on PS1 is after 2 on PSP, it's a sequel!)
VN's
- Never7 / Ever17 / Remember11 (fantl's)
- Disgaea Infinite (play Disgaea 1 first)
- Corpse Party
- Little Busters
- AIR (fantl)
- honestly the PSP is a bit of wasteland if you're into english TL'd visual novels, the Vita is better for that tbh
- think I played Tsukihime on a PSP too, but that might have been a fan port
- wait holy crap check this out; https://cdromance.com/english-patched/?search=&platform=psp
anime tie-ins that are actually good;
- Initial D Street Stage (jp, Racer)
- Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's portable: The battle of the Aces: Gears of Destiny (fantl, Fighter, GOD plays better than BOA, just play GOD if you're not in it for the story)
- Sora no woto (fan tl, VN, haven't played myself, hear good things about it)
- Oreimo (fan tl, lol)
- Black Rock Shooter (no continuity with the show or OVA, edgy)
- Idolmaster SP
- Madoka Magica Portable (unfinished fan tl)
Other stuff
- Metal Gear Solid Portable ops / Peace Walker (I ain't into this series but had fun with these two, especially PW)
- Outrun 2006 (perhaps the comfiest racing game ever? maybe!)
- Darius Burst
- me and my katamari
- Ape Escape
- Crazy Taxi (put original soundtrack mp3's in /psp/music folder and enable custom soundtrack from menu)
- i can't fucking believe they put a Miami Vice game on this, and it's good!
- Lumines
- Locoroco
- this puyo puyo thing seems good
- Super Monkey Ball
- Space Invaders Extreme
- God of War
- Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins
- Kenka Bancho Badass Rumble (Yakuza-lite but with delinquents, pretty good!)
- Castlevania : Dracula X