PS (N)One.

Unlike all of the thoughtful, poignant stuff I usually have been writing about....or trying to write about at least, this time I'm just gonna complain. Yup, its just time for me to gripe. And the direction from which I spew forth my venomous rage comes straight towards Sony. That's right, you guys and your utterly sorry collection of crap games for download off of the Playstation Network. Thank God Virtual Console isn't the embarrassing joke PS One Classics are. But you know, the Japanese PSN store has a bigger selection and much better games. Here's a few of the highlights we have yet to receive...

Alundra

Ape Escape

Arc the Lad

Baroque

Bomberman Land

Brave Fencer Musashi

Brigandine

Bushido Blade 1 and 2

Dead or Alive

Ehrgeiz

Einhander

Final Fantasy Origins

Front Mission 3

Guilty Gear

Intelligent Qube

Jade Cocoon

King of Fighters

Last Blade

Metal Slug X

Real Bout Fatal Fury

Samurai Showdown

Threads of Fate

Vagrant Story

Xenogears

You have no excuse Sony. They have a grudge and a bone to pick with the rest of the world, and it is clear. If the masters at Sony DO happen to toss a scrap or two to us dogs it'll be in some cases two whole years after the Japanese already got it. Like with the Wild Arms games and I think there's a rumor going around that they're going to release Xenogears in America....maybe.

I only listed games that were already released in English, much less the awesome games Japan has on their store that sadly never came to our shores because of Sony's idiotic policy regarding 2D games years ago. But come on guys, these were already in English! Someone really hates us. What’s worse is that when we do get something, for example, Grandia, like I said it literally takes years for it to reach us than it does Japan. If Japan gets something we get first, it most likely takes barely a month. One of the most ridiculous examples of this is how it took the original Metal Gear Solid over a year to reach our shores when Metal Gear is more popular in US than in Japan. This is very frustrating stuff. Now an important thing to bear in mind is to remember is that I only listed games that were Japanese exclusives which also got initial US releases. I have not included all of the Japanese games that never made it to our shores, which I don’t fault Sony for, but in terms of volume and quality they have us beat hands down. Most of the few “exclusives” we get in America was shovelware crap that wasn’t very good even when it first released much less now. In any case, there are still tons of great games that haven’t gotten releases at all, from either side of the Pacific. This then is my call to Sony to get these games on PSN now! This is my top 5 games that aren’t on PSN but should be.

5. Tomba: One of the best and most inventive 2D platformers like, ever. Definitely a rare gem that didn’t get the respect it deserved and a game I would love to play on the go.

4. Chrono Cross: The fantastic sequel to Chrono Trigger with an incredibly unique battle system and one of the best musical scores of all time. Yeah, the ending sucked but the rest of the game was gold.

3. Klonoa: See Tomba.

2. Persona 2: Okay, this is one of the greatest RPGs of its era. Now that the Shin Megami Tensei games have gained a bit of a following it’s time to at least give this a PSN rerelease. Unlike P1, this game actually has aged very well and displays many of the concepts that carried over to other great RPGs like P3 and P4.

And my number one game that isn’t on PSN but should be is….

Suikoden II: Seriously, guys. People are waiting. If you ask people what the greatest Playstation game of all time is, this game almost always shows up somewhere high on that list and for good reason. Sadly, not many gamers know about it as it got a very, very limited release and goes for upwards of 200 dollars on Ebay. So do the gaming world a favor and put this on PSN already! Many gamers got the chance to experience the first Suikoden for the first time now let them carry over their data into the vastly superior sequel. Suikoden II isn’t just one of the greatest PSX RPGs of all time it’s one of the greatest RPGs of all time, period.

You now have work to do Sony. Get busy.

Grandia's voice acting sucks and other obvious statements.

So Grandia is available for purchase and download as a PS One classic on PSN. I urge all those with PS3s to download this not because it's a great game (it is by the way) but because you can all finally shut the fuck up with your nitpicky bullshit about how bad the voicework in Persona or Final Fantasy games are. Seriously, play Grandia and weep.

In other news...Bobby Kotick is an idiot. That is all.

Playstation NOTwork

Well, I guess I can finally catch up on all those RPGs I have yet to beat on my PS2 if push comes to shove and I have to wait a long time for them to get their shit together.

UPDATE: Apparently everything is in working order now. Guess those RPGs will have to wait.

Now you can "Draw" on the go!

Yup, FF8 is now available on PSN for download. Now for only the low, low price of $9.99 can you draw endless magic from the same goddamned enemy over and over and over! Thrilling! Don't forget it's exciting ability to amaze with awesome cool weaponry like the GUNBLADE! Yes, now you too can waste a bullet on an enemy up close thereby negating the ENTIRE PURPOSE of using a gun! Don't waste time folks, this is a limited offer so get your Final Fantasy 8 on TODAY!

P2 IS EP AS DLC?!?

I just picked up my copy of Persona 1 at Gamestop today, it was there as "Ashley" promised and of course I'm the only one that pre-ordered it. How ner.....awesome am I? They were nice enough to even package the original soundtrack in with the game. Great! Unless you're one of those whiners complaining about how "THEY RUINED TEH MUSIC IT WAS SO MUCH BETER IN THE ORIGINL TEH JPOP SUXORS". You're just shit out of luck I guess. Anyway. Hopefully this game does well particularly as DLC on the PSN when it releases on 10/1. Why? Because as I've stated a long time ago, I think Atlus will look at the sales for this game for any possible re-releases of Persona 2, which is an even better game than this one. Seriously, even if you didn't pre-order, pick it up off of the PSN and at least give it a shot. You might be surprised. It's aged surprisingly well since 96. Good sales will hopefully finally = Persona 2 Innocent Sin FINALLY getting a translation and perhaps a remake of Eternal Punishment. At the very least the original Eternal Punishment will be available as DLC.