Ys: The Ark of Napishtim PSP

[Adol.Christin]

we already know that it's comming out on PSP but now I read this gamespot forums :

actaully the PSP version is a port of the PC version, they kept the 2D sprite and anime cut scene, ps2 has been replace with 3D character models and CG cut scene, but the PS2 version gets extra dungeon and stuffs that the other version doesnt get.

the original sprites and sound and anime cutscene on the PSP version? can anyone verify that? and I also read on gamespot forums that's it's comming out in May 2005 in Japan....

this game will be the primairy reasin for me to buy a PSP ^^

[FM-77AV]

I think everybody knew that already. At least I did. They are also planning on adding new areas to the PSP version.

[Paine]

will us americans see the psp version as well?

[linkboy]

This is a picture of the game from IGNs Ys PSP page.

It does look different from the PS2 version, so maybe Konami did stick with the sprites.

I was wondering how they were going to do this. The PSP's media can only hold 1.8gb (as opposed to the 4.9gb of the PS2's DVDs), Konami wouldn't have been able to fit all of the PS2 stuff on the PSP.

Also, sprites based games don't sell very well on consoles anymore , but they still have a home on handhelds, so I can see Konami's reasoning for changing the PS2 version.

[FM-77AV]

It looks pretty much identical to the PC version - this has nothing to do with the PS2 version, the PC version is about 1GB. That's why it will fit on a UMD disc.


Edit: This game is 3D! The characters and the enemies may be in 2D, but it's definitely not noticable (not much, at least).

[linkboy]

I went and ordered the PSP version off of gamestop today (for some odd reason, they don't have the PS2 version for sale , I'd buy it from them, they don't charge sales tax to California).

I hope the may release date holds, I'm going into Air Force boot camp in July and I want to play the PSP version before I go.

[CrazyJo82]

great... does that mean i HAVE to buy a PSP now???

[linkboy]

Crazy, I bet this picture won't help

I found a better picture of the PSP version of Ys on Gamespot.



compared to a picture of the PC version (which I'm pretty sure most of you guys have already seen)


It really does seem like the PSP version is a port of the PC version.

[CrazyJo82]

yup... that means i gotta spend some money on buying the PSP... maybe I'll be able to wait long enough (like a few years!!!!!) when the price fall... like the PS2... lol

[Gillian Seed]

And the characters arts in the psp doesn't seem as pixellated as the ps2 version too !