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[IbizaPocholo]

Side by side comparison between the original Nintendo DS version and the PSP version of GTA Chinatown Wars. Both versions were emulated in HD.

 

[FStubbs]

Is it me or does the DS version actually look better?

 

[squidilix]

Is it me or does the DS version actually look better?

Don't worry, it's you

 

[Rean no Kiseki]

Is it me or does the DS version actually look better?

It was originally made for the NDS with the the game's gimick being it's use of the NDS touch screen which was lost obviously when it was ported to the PSP.

 

[FStubbs]

Don't worry, it's you

I don't like the brown washed out graphics of the PSP version, but if that's your thing, you do you I guess.

 

[Bonfires Down]

One of my favorite PSP games. The DS version holds up surprisingly well in high resolution here.

The game should be ported to PC and modern systems, but I guess it's hard to get Rockstar to pay attention to anything but GTA Online these days.

 

[squidilix]

nvm

 

[Stitch]

PSP has some neat lightning effects for the police but looks blurry and.. brown.



I like the android Version.

 

[R6Rider]

This game was such a blast. I have it on my PSP and might play it again soon.

 

[amigastar]

One of my favourite GTA's.
I'm just sad there was no successor on the 3DS. Imagine the 3d Effect on looking down the city.

 

[BlackM1st]

Played it on Vita. Amazing game.

 

[xrnzaaas]

I played the game on a DS emulator and had a lot of fun. Sadly I didn't pick up a PSP version, but I might still do that since they're quite cheap even as new copies.

 

[Marcus Aurelius]

Damn such a great game.

Back in the da when R* actually made a bunch of games

 

[TVexperto]

Damn such a great game.

Back in the da when R* actually made a bunch of games

Yeah those were good times, I loved the table tennis game.

i wonder how all those rockstar employees feel about only releasing a game every 7 years

 

[nkarafo]

Don't worry, it's you

Also me.

I prefer my games without piss filters, thank you very much.

 

[bad guy]

Have it for NDS and PSP. I don't like the PSP version.

 

[phil_t98]

whats with the yellow tone on the PSP version?

 

[PumpkinPie]

I like how they used Woll Smoth as the main character.

 

[Birdo]

PSP wins for no touch-screen crap.

Man, I really miss the DS/PSP era of handhelds

 

[CamHostage]

whats with the yellow tone on the PSP version?

It's just the time-of-day system, I believe? The DS is fairly flat throughout in "lighting" ( it changes the color tones a bit to have a day/night cycle, but the lighting stays mostly the same I believe), whereas the PSP has some lighting/dimming techniques used for time or smog or mood or whatever effects they're going for. (It is unfortunately overdone, to some tastes; the Android version appears to have dialed back some color overlay uses, and combined with the improved resolution after scaling improvements on newer hardware, it's easier to look at.)

You can see the complexity of the PSP's lighting system versus the simplicity (albeit visual clarity) of the DS implementation if you jump to the alleyway cop encounter. The DS sequence is not fully at night, but the DS does not have those big light flairs when alarms are blaring.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

 

[TheContact]

i remember hating the perspective but watching these videos, it doesn't look as bad as i remember

 

[th4tguy]

Is this footage captured from an emulator? You can see the texture seams in the water on the DS footage? Usually this pops up when game is up-ressed via emulation.