PlayStation Network Thread (Vita/PS3/PS4) | August 2014

Should I feel bad if I'm liking J&D: The Last Frontier A WHOLE LOT more than Jak II? I've tried like 2 times to play that game and I hate it.

Did not play Toukiden though. Never even heard of it.

Then you know what to do. That game is awesome.

Nick Accordino (@nikoro, SCEA producer) said to keep an eye on the blog this week after asked about the release date listed on Amazon (10/28). So maybe we won't need to wait that long.

Hopefully we'll get date and price for EU too. Seriously, I want to preorder the damn thing, let me buy your games, Sony!

Everyone buy this game. I have 80 hours on my Asian import copy and I still haven't beaten any of the 2 arcs, nor have I touched the 30hr patched content. Game is craaaaazy huge, a lot of meat on this bone. If you enjoy RPGs, stats, and want to try a different type of gameplay (skill based with cool downs, like MMOs) you can't go wrong. I'm calling it right now, this is going to be the next Persona 4 Golden.

In terms of hours played? Maybe. In terms of praise? I don't think so. There is a certain sector of people that for some reason feels an unreasonable hate about everything with its name. It's quite curious, to be honest xD.

I watched the show and enjoyed it, well

enjoyed Arc One, Arc Three

Hated Arc Two

But this game sounds amazing!!

You seem a reasonable person, though.

I'd like to buy the game, but I'll wait a little. Maybe when it's under 25€ I'll get it.
 
Debating getting a Vita solely for remote play--I plan on going full digital next Fall on my PS4. Does anyone think this is a bad idea? Is remote play not that good? (I will probably try to buy a used Vita)
 
Yup the game is that good, and I would place it right next to P3P and P4G as my favorite handheld game of all time, period. Got this back in May when it launched in Asia, and I have been playing ever since then until now, that's almost 3 months. I usually don't spend more than a couple of weeks on games due to getting bored, but this game just packs so much stuff to do, that every day I set myself a different goal in order to progress.

Hope that those buying it enjoy it as much as much as me, and trust me, if you go over to the game's OT (which btw is getting more and more lively as the launch approaches), everyone that played either the JP or the AS copies will tell you that the game is sublime. The patch that got released recently (which the US will get in September!) not only adds another 30hrs, it also fixes the minor things the game had making the game even faster paced, more fluid and accessible. It also raises the level cap to 250 (you start at 99 or something) and balances weapons out, as well as improving the Heroine's AI.

This is my personal opinion on the game. And about those hating SAO, you know how it goes. "I hate thing because everyone is watching it". Sure the second arc isn't perfect (I'd say this game would make a better second arc than ALO but I digress) but I don't understand the hate for the series. I for one loved it, and I'm not ashamed to say it *shrugs*
 
This is my personal opinion on the game. And about those hating SAO, you know how it goes. "I hate thing because everyone is watching it". Sure the second arc isn't perfect (I'd say this game would make a better second arc than ALO but I digress) but I don't understand the hate for the series. I for one loved it, and I'm not ashamed to say it *shrugs*

I think you can hate SAO the anime, and still love this game. The combat is really interesting/engaging and the amount of content is impressive as hell. If you like really big RPGs and open worlds, I think this game is worth checking out. Regardless if you are a fan of the series.

I do think that the game expects you to have seen up to episode 14, but I still think this is just a great game overall, that any fan of the genre would really like.
 
Debating getting a Vita solely for remote play--I plan on going full digital next Fall on my PS4. Does anyone think this is a bad idea? Is remote play not that good? (I will probably try to buy a used Vita)

probably just a waste for remote play only, Vita has plenty of good games by itself

but I finished the BF4 SP campaign through remote play lol
 
Any thoughts on Counterspy?

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I am looking forward to it!
 
What else can they add, really?

I'd actually love an Activity Log similar to the one on the 3DS.

I think you can hate SAO the anime, and still love this game. The combat is really interesting/engaging and the amount of content is impressive as hell. If you like really big RPGs and open worlds, I think this game is worth checking out. Regardless if you are a fan of the series.

I do think that the game expects you to have seen up to episode 14, but I still think this is just a great game overall, that any fan of the genre would really like.

I agree with this statement despite not having played the game yet. I watched the first SAO season and it was just "okay" for me but after watching some gameplay videos I had the impression that the game could be really fun especially since I can normally tolerate story/character flaws when the gameplay is great (Star Ocean 4).
 
Does anyone know when the review embargo is up for counterspy??


And also was there no NEW info on singstar PS4 from gamescom?? Only seen one video from ign and the focus was on a girl's a** in the background. Lol kinda wanted to know more about the game itself.
 
Oh, I haven't watched the show -yet?-, is still worth buying? Retail version in Europe (or online pass/multiplayer option?)? I do like long games on Vita (that sleep mode is just glorious, I am planning to buy Disgaea 4 and some Aterlier's games even though I already own them for PS3), but I am not sure if I will follow the story or enjoy completely the game... but judging solely for your comments, it is like I need this game.
I am curious about the sales in Japan too.
 
SAO would be perfect if it had a dub, will still buy however...

Eugh, given the quality of the text translation I can only imagine how little effort would be put into, and thus how cringe worthy a dub would be. That is actually the reason I prefer a lot of japanese games subbed to dubbed. I can tell when an actor speaking in English is doing a bad job, phoning it in, or overacting and it can really ruin the game/show for me. But I don't speak Japanese, so they can be terrible actors all they want and I don't notice. Sounds silly, but I have seen so many awful anime dubs that outright ruin the show because of poor quality VA work that I actually play most games in Japanese audio if they have that option. I am also apparently more critical than most, I absolutely hated Chie's VA in the P4G dub, and it prevented me from playing the game for a while at first because she was one of the main people you interacted with early on.
 
Oh, I haven't watched the show -yet?-, is still worth buying? Retail version in Europe (or online pass/multiplayer option?)? I do like long games on Vita (that sleep mode is just glorious, I am planning to buy Disgaea 4 and some Aterlier's games even though I already own them for PS3), but I am not sure if I will follow the story or enjoy completely the game... but judging solely for your comments, it is like I need this game.
I am curious about the sales in Japan too.
There will be references/characters and little things you won't get, but I wouldn't say its absolutely necessary to watch the show first to enjoy the game. The game has a short recap as far as explaining the setting too.

As for Japan sales, it's the overall 4th best selling Vita game
 
Oh, I haven't watched the show -yet?-, is still worth buying? Retail version in Europe (or online pass/multiplayer option?)? I do like long games on Vita (that sleep mode is just glorious, I am planning to buy Disgaea 4 and some Aterlier's games even though I already own them for PS3), but I am not sure if I will follow the story or enjoy completely the game... but judging solely for your comments, it is like I need this game.
I am curious about the sales in Japan too.

SAO? It is worth buying but you would get more out of it by at least watching eps 1 - 14 but that said, the game is pretty good as a whole I'd say.

No Retail or online pass but there is ad-hoc MP along with SP MP with AI folks.

Sales in Japan are over 200k, think someone posted the exact number in the OT but I don't have it on hand atm.
 
Oh, I haven't watched the show -yet?-, is still worth buying? Retail version in Europe (or online pass/multiplayer option?)? I do like long games on Vita (that sleep mode is just glorious, I am planning to buy Disgaea 4 and some Aterlier's games even though I already own them for PS3), but I am not sure if I will follow the story or enjoy completely the game... but judging solely for your comments, it is like I need this game.
I am curious about the sales in Japan too.

from the OT discussions, it sold like 240k+ in Japan, good enough for top 4th overall

It is still recommended to watch the anime but the game itself has a short recap I think
 
So I have watched the whole first season of SAO a long time ago but never watched the movie, and I want to brush up on the story a bit before playing the game. Would the movie be enough of a recap to familiarize myself with events/characters important to the game, should I re-watch up to episode 14 of the anime or does the recap in the game cover enough that I would be fine?

E: If it matters, I run on a treadmill 45 minutes in the morning 45 minutes in the afternoon while watching shows on my iPad, so I could get through the first 14 episodes in about 4 days if I watched it while running, so time isn't really a factor.
 
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I don't even know what's the PS3 store like anymore(other than crap, I mean), just use the PC store for everything

About the issue, does it occur with SR4 only? If so, try to download it again

Luckily i found the cable(recently i threw away old computer stuff, i had the fear that i threw the DS3 cable too), i hope it works because i really don't want to (re)download anything anymore on PS3 :(
 
So I have watched the whole first season of SAO a long time ago but never watched the movie, and I want to brush up on the story a bit before playing the game. Would the movie be enough of a recap to familiarize myself with events/characters important to the game, should I re-watch up to episode 14 of the anime or does the recap in the game cover enough that I would be fine?

E: If it matters, I run on a treadmill 45 minutes in the morning 45 minutes in the afternoon while watching shows on my iPad, so I could get through the first 14 episodes in about 4 days if I watched it while running, so time isn't really a factor.

You could get away with the movie yeah. You've already seen the main anime so the movie is just recapping and reminding you of what you already know.
 
Should I feel bad if I'm liking J&D: The Last Frontier A WHOLE LOT more than Jak II? I've tried like 2 times to play that game and I hate it.

Well, considering how Jak II REALLY is cheap with its difficulty, has some really unfair fire-fights and (despite it doing it somewhat well) feeling very forced with its 'darkness' and 'mature-ness'....I'm not shocked you like Lost Fronter more :D.

I think think the only real issues Lost Frontier really has are the Dark Daxter levels (with reviewers call it 'mindless' and 'boring'), the story not being as good as Jak 3 and/or the camera issues are bad (though I would like to think that mapping the L/R buttons to the right stick fixes this).

Honestly, those flaws don't sound bad at all and all seem very subjective in a platformer. The original Jak only had an okay story (same with RAD's Daxter) but it was a damn good game :D.

Glad you enjoy it and thank you for reminding me about it XD. Gotta pick that and the Jak Collection Vita up sometime :).
 
My only hesitancy in getting SA:O is I will have to buy a new memory card. (I only have 8GB)

so the cost of playing this game goes from $40 to $80.

I don't know if it is worth the upgrade cost on top of the base game cost.
Really wish it had been physical I would have bought it on the first day.
 
My only hesitancy in getting SA:O is I will have to buy a new memory card. (I only have 8GB)

so the cost of playing this game goes from $40 to $80.

I don't know if it is worth the upgrade cost on top of the base game cost.
Really wish it had been physical I would have bought it on the first day.

You can't delete any games off your Vita? I mean, if you don't have PS+ you could always back up your saves via PC Content Manger and even flat out copies your games to your PC to save some space on your Vita :l.

Sorry about being stuck with a small memory card tough :(, that really sucks man X(.

I hope there is a good sale on them in the future, they are just so pricey it is stupid X(.
 
I'm calling it right now, this is going to be the next Persona 4 Golden].

Well I doubt that because I actually like the cast of Persona 4 Golden, and only a few of the characters from SAO are even remotely interesting to me. One of the few things I like about that second season of SAO is that Sinon as a heroine is more potentially interesting than any of the other heroines.

This is going to be another case of "I think Naruto and One Piece are awful" but then I'll play their respective games (the one that recently got a demo on PSN and One Piece Warriors respectively) and I'll enjoy them just as games and also laugh at shit that seems stupid.

Why couldn't Jojo Allstar Battle be better beyond just fan-service for Jojo fans. God damn it. At least I still have the Capcom fighting game which is fantastic.

UK: £29.99
EU: €39.99
US: $39.99

Sounds reasonable, especially since I think it comes with the PSP game as well. Is there any info on whether the PSP game is a separate download or is merged with Hollow Fragment? I want to try and conserve memory space
 
Everyone buy this game. I have 80 hours on my Asian import copy and I still haven't beaten any of the 2 arcs, nor have I touched the 30hr patched content. Game is craaaaazy huge, a lot of meat on this bone. If you enjoy RPGs, stats, and want to try a different type of gameplay (skill based with cool downs, like MMOs) you can't go wrong. I'm calling it right now, this is going to be the next Persona 4 Golden.

Eh. Persona 4 had a lot better story and cast of characters. But I guess I could see it being the next game that is a "must buy" for the Vita. I guess if one was to love the SAO universe and the characters, then maybe the game would be up to that level.
 
Sounds reasonable, especially since I think it comes with the PSP game as well. Is there any info on whether the PSP game is a separate download or is merged with Hollow Fragment? I want to try and conserve memory space

Actually. The PSP game is the Vita game :/. Hollow Fragment is Infinity Moment + Hollow Fragment(as new chapter, new expansion etc.) :/.
 
Actually. The PSP game is the Vita game :/. Hollow Fragment is Infinity Moment + Hollow Fragment(as new chapter, new expansion etc.) :/.

Not to mention 500mb+ patch, youll need bigger card.

... Oh that explains it. Yeah I'll go hunt for at the very least an 8GB. I think I can get away with 8GB since I don't normally keep anything on my HDD or memory cards for other game systems if I'm not playing them.


Oh Jim. At the end of the Gamescom conference it looked like he was one of the people who took their Vita and slowly caressed it and went "It's okay, I know you exist at least"
 
I'll watch the first 14 episodes of SAO this week. Hopefully the anime holds my interest enough to want to buy the game.
Or not, since I'd rather save my money.
 
First SAO US version review, seems mostly on point

http://vitareviews.net/sword-art-online-hollow-fragment-review/

Embargo is up? Positive review, really nice.

If that's a review of the US version, he's breaking embargo. I'm pretty sure it's not though, as I know who that is.


My only hesitancy in getting SA:O is I will have to buy a new memory card. (I only have 8GB)

so the cost of playing this game goes from $40 to $80.

I don't know if it is worth the upgrade cost on top of the base game cost.
Really wish it had been physical I would have bought it on the first day.

You can't back up what's on the card to PC/PS3?

SAO:HF is just shy of 3000MB installed and the patch is only supposed to be 500-800MB max, that should easily fit on an 8GB card and depending on the patch might even fit on a 4GB.
 
Character wise, you may end up liking some of the characters more in SAOHF than in the anime due to more screen time. Plus Strea and Philia, 2 game-only characters which I think many will like. (at the very least Philia, she's a great character imo)
 
Awesome, look forward to seeing what others think of the game then tomorrow. Both Reviewers and US folks alike. :D

I'm predicting that the majority will give it at least an 8. I don't see how this game could get anything lower. I mean, not to sound like a broken record, but the amount of content this game gives you for your money is fuckin insane. And the gameplay is really great.
 
I'm predicting that the majority will give it at least an 8. I don't see how this game could get anything lower. I mean, not to sound like a broken record, but the amount of content this game gives you for your money is fuckin insane. And the gameplay is really great.

hey Asuna will add the +1 D:
 
I'm predicting that the majority will give it at least an 8. I don't see how this game could get anything lower. I mean, not to sound like a broken record, but the amount of content this game gives you for your money is fuckin insane. And the gameplay is really great.

Amount of content != high score.
 
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