Playstation Vita western launch thread | It only does everything, everywhere.
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Yeah, the sub-qHD games look really awful in captured shots but actually manage to look great when played on the system itself. It's not as large of an issue as I expected.
I was messing around with Dracula X Chronicles on this thing and unlocked the original Rondo. This turned out to be a great comparison as that game does not perform well on an original PSP as a result of the screen. The game was too dark and many elements would blur too heavily while scrolling on a PSP. Plus, the washed out black levels of that system did the game no favors.
On the Vita, however, the colors really pop as expected, but it's the fluidity of the scrolling that really sells it. As the scrolling is a bit on the slow side it actually ends up looking almost as clean and smooth as a CRT. Emulators and retro games would be incredible on this thing.
An off screen photo attempt...
Thanks. In that case I may have messed up my early delivery when I changed my order to the 3G Vita. My old order said release date and this one says 23rd. I'm sure it will be here by the 22nd but that sucks a little.
darkjedi187
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That sucks. I got a confirmation email, but I'm questionint if it's safe to return my 16gb card. They really should have a page to show order info.
actually when I last posted I was taken a poop.
Peterthumpa
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So the reviewer gave the game a 9 without understanding japanese and consequently, the story? A 9 just for the gameplay alone?
HYPE
Do it. Get one Wed. And concerning FIFA, I was actually the same, I was like how do I do through balls or finesse shots. Skill moves are actually mapped to the left shoulder button and the rest is on you to do skills through right analog. Was actually able to do some like Elastico which is pretty wicked on the Vita.
FairXchange
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SAME HERE.
*brofist*
Just wanted to add that you can't have too many games for this device I find.. I'll probably end up like OmniOmegaOB and have the entire launch line up some day if I can afford it, haha.
Baconsammy
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If you can't get the framerate right in a game of billiards, you don't deserve my money.
BlazingDarkness
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And all indications point the game having a pretty great story and characters too
Toyama <3
holy crap, wasnt expecting it to be that much, 10 at max would of been nice lol might pass on this now
Baconsammy
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Hey look at that, Sony put some gameplay footage in a Vita ad.
That means the gameplay alone was that good.
Sounds great to me. I skip the story in most games anyway.
It is.
7 hours in and I've been steadily getting new abilities; each one seems as cool as the previous one and they all seem very effective. I do have problems with one of the touch-screen/gyro controlled abilities but aside from that, everything else works very well.
Metalmurphy
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To be fair the game was really good looking. Guess they wanted to make it has good as the ps3 version, and it does, considering the ps3 version is amazing that's quite a feat.
Well, when the PSP PSN game gets revealed in a couple days that enables loading of HBL on Vita you'll have a small window of chance to use it for such.On the Vita, however, the colors really pop as expected, but it's the fluidity of the scrolling that really sells it. As the scrolling is a bit on the slow side it actually ends up looking almost as clean and smooth as a CRT. Emulators and retro games would be incredible on this thing.
Something I'm debating.
Anyone who has ordered from em', is this possible?
Didn't get my PS Vita today, will definitely get it tomorrow.
FairXchange
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Gravity Daze is my most anticipated game by a very wide margin.. and I'm debating if I should just double dip and import the Japanese version then replay the NA release for the story.
BlazingDarkness
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I've not seen a single ad in the UK yet
You so silly, Sony
You so silly, Sony
Baconsammy
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I have no problem with wanting it to look great, but if it comes at the cost of a bad framerate (and for billiards, anything less than 60 or at least a rock-solid 30) then they wont be getting my money. I also think it's weird that you set power manually, and then pull back and push forward on the stick. Wouldnt it be more realistic to have the power determined by the distance I pull the stick back and the speed at which I push it forward (I think Virtual Pool did it this way)?
lol It seems like the amount of commercials is varied. haha
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
Dark10x, just wait till Wednesday and you'll probably be able to have your emulators (as long as that's when the HBL announcement happens). I can't wait to see SNES games on it.
bryanee
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I've seen two or three, cant say I like the ad though.
I'm hoping they have already dispatched it and just not updated their system.
It surely doesn't take 48 hours to despatch Play ffs.
I've seen 2 at night, around 10pm. Think it was channel 4?
I'll keep an eye out as that would be excellent.
Hopefully it doesn't involve actual custom firmware, however, as I want to keep the system legit. I would love to have some emulators on there, however.
I wonder if they will run faster than they did on PSP? The PSP titles I've tested all run much better, actually, with slowdown eliminated in spots and loading times improved. It just feels snappier. Even though an emulator within an emulator seems ridiculous, it should work. SNES emulation is still too slow on PSP, but it seems like it might be possible to improve performance on Vita if it actually takes advantage of the system and isn't set to run at the exact same speed as the PSP.
Metalmurphy
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Yeah, i know, i was disappointed by it too, but hey, look at it this way. I won't be giving them money, it's free!
Cause I already own the ps3 version
Oh mi gosh. Soo funny. haha I'm wondering if I'll see anybody on my commutes to classes.. Hopefully so.
lol :]
There's an option to do this.
EhrgeizVII
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What's really crazy is that he mentions the word "Vita", and thus the fact that this is a freakin' handheld game, only once. In Resident Evil: Revelations every review says how awesome this is for portable hardware to achieve.
Oh well, still glad this game is getting very positive media attention. I want it so bad. =(
I've seen one during the football on ITV and one during Death Race on Channel 5. I don't like the ad but I suppose they're going for the right spots.
Sony needs to decide on a release date for this. I don't know the appeal it would have over here but they need to advertise the shit out of it.
Even if they don't advertise it well, hopefully word of mouth and the demos in Gamestop can help pique interests.
On a side note, did you end up testing out your shoulder buttons?
Hopefully by making it download only in the EU when it bombs Sony won't have lost money on it. By not having distribution costs we could get more niche games like this. By not spending money on anything other than the localisation it could actually benefit GD and games like it in the future.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
Half Byte Loader I think, it's a backdoor way to load emulators (not iso's or ps1 games, so it's not opening up the gates for pirates either). I know that it runs through the psp section of the Vita dark10x, so you'll only get the same to lesser performance there was on the PSP, hopefully exactly the same.
I'm not saying Sony shouldn't advertise it a whole lot, I just don't have much confidence that they will. Hopefully they do though!
http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2012/02/20/social-apps-for-the-launch-of-ps-vita/
Says "Head to PlayStation Store as soon as you get your PS Vita and get connected to the world in play." so should be up soon in the EU at least.
Ah yes, I did indeed.
A very light press does not activate them, but I find that I do not need to apply any additional pressure than I normally would. I certainly haven't had any issues pulling up aiming mode in Uncharted during normal use, for instance. If I just feather the button, however, it doesn't necessarily trigger.
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