One common theme this week among our selection of top community posts that didn't hit the front page: gaming while traveling, a classic combination.

Ys Seven Unpacked
By Reggie Carolipio
XSeed wants to reward die-hard Ys fans with a special edition of Ys Seven. Reggie picked the bundle up last week and documented the unpacking process for all of us.

Disappointed With Perfection
By Jesse Cherry
Heavy Rain and Mass Effect 2 have taught Jesse a valuable lesson: Sometimes the death of a character can enhance the gaming experience. He played the above titles and didn't let anyone die, but now he's worried that he missed some of their most emotional moments.

The Travel Collection: The Long Flight With a PSP
By Greg Heapy
Long trips are the best time to catch up on portable games, especially if you're stuck in an airplane. Greg put together a list of the PSP titles he feels are best suited to various types of trips. I'm happy to see Persona 3 Portable featured here. That game got me through the nightmare flight back from E3 this year.

The Traveler's Game
By Jonathan Engel
Jonathan's DS is more of a travel companion than a game system. He's taken his DS around the world, though he rarely plays it in the field. His problem with the current state of portable gaming is that most are just too long for the five hour bursts of playtime he puts into them. Perhaps handheld games should be shorter?

Why Sony Really Wants You To Buy An Xbox
By David Hughes
Anyone who owns a PlayStation 3 can tell you that the install times for games and updates is absolutely atrocious. These mandatory periods of downtime discourage me from turning my PS3 on at all. Thankfully I have a 360 to play during that downtime.... This post might be a little biased towards the 360, but David still makes some excellent points.