I second/Third/whatever Jeanne D'Arc for the PSP.


For the PC, I don't know if you have ever played it but Princess Maker 2 is an addictive game that is free to download online in the English language(though a couple of the, 500+ possible ending combinations, aren't fully complete in English). Takes about 2-4 hours to complete a full run through the game... so it isn't long either. One big issue is you pretty much must run it in DOSBox if you want it to work properly. A bit of an Old game(1993) but a real good one despite that and its faults.

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Other PSX game that you have probably played, but is still pretty good is Vanguard Bandits. It is a humorous SRPG. Girl wins Ancient super powerful giant Mecha in a chess match when she had only played one game before . Not to mention the person she beat was the international chess champ(which is why he was willing to bet his mecha... really what are the chances... she doesn't even know the name of the pieces... and she forgot how the 'horse-thing' moved during her first match).

Just some quotes

Milea "No, Bastion! I won it from him, fair and square!"

Bastion "You WON this ATAC from Alden?! Now I'm more confused than ever!"

Milea "Because it was my fault that the Ultragunner was stolen, I wanted to find a substitute for you. And I realized that Alden's ATAC was a perfect choice. The Altagrave is one of the excavated ATACs! After I recuperated from my injuries, I asked Alden what it would take for him to let me borrow his ATAC. He laughed at first, but eventually realized that I was serious, and so he made me an offer. Alden said that if I could defeat him at chess, I could use the Altagrave for a period of one week."

Bastion "Chess?! You've never played that game in your life, Milea!"

Milea "That's true, but he explained the rules very patiently to me, and it didn't take me long to catch on."

Reyna "So what you're saying is that..."

Milea "I beat him in our second game. It should've been the first game, but I forgot how to move the horsies."

Andrew "You mean the knights."

Bastion "Please don't be offended by this question, Milea, but is Lord Alden really that awful at chess?"

Andrew "Not at all, buddy. He's considered the best player on the Continent by many. The gods know I've watched Dionne lose to Alden more than a few times."

Bastion "You're serious."

Andrew "About as serious as I am physically capable of. He's undefeated at chess. At least, he WAS."

Bastion(Incredulous) "So what you're telling me is that Milea is a chessmaster?! Did you have any idea of Alden's skill level, Milea?"

Milea "Not really, Bastion, although he DID seem a little surprised when I won."

Puck "I always told you Milea was smart, Bastion! NOW do you believe me?!"

Milea "I don't know if I'd say that, Puck. After all, it was only a game."

Reyna "You don't understand, Milea! Alden has been playing chess since he was a child and yet you defeated him!"

Milea "In any case, once I won the use of the ATAC, I left the castle and headed for Avalon to find you Bastion."

Bastion "Yes, I've been wondering about that. How did you learn to drive an ATAC?! Not that I'm jealous. Uh, not at all. Merely curious."

Milea "Well, I had to learn how to control the ATAC to bring it to you, Bastion! Alden and Melior taught me."

Bastion "Who ARE you?! Do you know how long it took me to move an ATAC without smashing into every tree within a mile's radius?"

Milea "Oh, Bastion, you were just a child when Kamorge started teaching you. Of course it took you a while!"

Bastion "I appreciate your words, Milea, but I'm not drawing comfort from them."
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Reyna "You see Bastion? not only is Milea in fine health, but her tumble off the cliff has turned her into a genius!"
Ione (While feeling up the Imperial soldier): "Hrmph. It's a little smaller than average, but here it is: the key to Galvas's cell.