Its not so much that Sylphia is a better game, but rather that it actually is a game at all, as opposed to a middle of the road digital comic like DotB.
If you collect games just because they are rare you are going to end up with a whole lot of garbage. Are the top 5 rarest PC Engine games even what would be called "playable"? Conversely, the top 5 best PC Engine games are probably less than $20 each.
Yeah i realize that a lot of those pricey games are dumb, im not exactly looking to buy Go Go Birdie or anything lol.
I'm at the point where I have a pretty big collection and the games i play the most are the games that are relatively cheep ( r-type, prince of persia, space harrier, gradius 2). There are a few pricey games still on my want list such as DotB, Tonma, Gekisha Boy and dynastic hero.
And speaking of DotB, i've read abotu the english/french translation that has been int he works for years, is that still going to surface eventually? If only that snatcher project wasn't dropped...