The 3rd Birthday was actually one of the first titles I bought for my PSP, as recommended by Mark from CGR. I suppose what I like about it so much is that it doesn't... I suppose you might say 'feel' like a handheld game. It's kinda hard to explain. xD It's just a nice game to play.
Yep, idk if it's like this in the PS2 version, but on the PSP, any time you reload, you lose all the bullets in that clip. Now there's a sure sign of a quality game. 
Same here. It's actually one of the games that made me want to get a PSP, partially because I'd hoped Square might be testing the waters on a possible Parasite Eve return. No luck there, but it's something, at least.
I haven't played the PSP GitS game, but it doesn't look too hot. Says it's developed by some company called "G-Artists" that has no real resume apart from that, so my guess is that they're some weird random outsourcing company. Cavia's low budget, and responsible for their share of cack, but between GitS, Nier, Drakengard, and Bullet Witch, it makes me really sad that they're gone.
I'd read an interview recently with Taro Yoko, the director on some of those games, that was kind of disheartening too. He'd gotten to do Drakengard 3 basically as a labor of love, with a small team and tiny budget, but after finishing it, he's basically unemployed again. The game gets a 34/40 from Famitsu, but like, 50-60 range scores here in the US. Go figure.
