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3ds version has a better GUI than the original PSP version but there is no new or additional content. If you own both a PSP
and a 3DS
and a PC? Obviously the PC version is the better one by far in every single category (including GUI).
If you don't own a PC (how are you posting?) or for some reason plan to exclusively play E: Original "on-the-go" then frankly there's no reason to get the PSP version as the 3DS version is better in every single category that matters.
If we're talking
emulation however, and for some reason you are planning on playing E: Original on an
emulated PSP on your PC, then I recommend the PPSSPP emulator instead of using CITRA solely because of the amount of great digital filters and shaders you can use to spruce up the visuals.
TL;DR "Is the steam version worth it over the 3ds ver?"
- PC version is not locked to 3DS' 20fps.
- PC version utilizes high-definition art assets, and this is almost entirely 2d art so this makes such a huge difference words can't even.
- PC version GUI, while not as intuitive to its native hardware as the re-tooled 3ds GUI is to
its native hardware, supports:
a) keyboard-only play
b) keyboard
and mouse play
c) mouse
only play
d) controller support (steam controller, 3rd-party PC controller, xbox or ps3/ps4 controller, arcade fight-stick, etc)
Simply put the answer to your question is that the Windows PC port of Elminage: Original is superior in every single way to the existing PSP or 3DS ports.
The only reason not to get the PC port of E: Original over the PSP or 3DS versions is if you've
already bought those, since there is no new actual content (no new items, no new dungeons), and even then I'd still recommend getting the PC port as it would make for a fantastic 2nd or 3rd playthrough (the high-definition graphics alone would make this 2nd or 3rd playthrough so much more enjoyable, and the unlocked fps means you will
fly through the dungeons and battles though I recommend locking it to 60fps).