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Vita PSN Game & Service Thread | March 2013 | Carving an Independent niche

Think I must be getting to the last 20ish% of p4g. Maybe another week or 2 of playing (at the rate I play it) to go. Such a good game. I re-downloaded TiTs to try and see if I can get back into it when I'm done. I got like 20 hours in and while I liked its combat system I wasn't really finding the story that engaging. However I had ton of games to play and its hard for me to get into RPG's when I have other stuff I havn't played sitting there. So maybe il warm to it more once P4G is done. Also redownloaded Tactics Ogre as I need to get back into that as well (great game. just huge. I tend to play huge games in bursts over a long period of time).

I really hope GE2 and PSO2 do make it over here at somepoint. SS is a must buy from me and if those other 2 come over then this will be an amazing year for vita games for me. Prob one of my fav types of games (when they have decent online). I really like coop stuff.

I noticed Ragnorok has a steadily increasing amount of ratings on PSN UK at least. Was up to 360 last night which indicates its selling pretty well. EDF is stuck at about 161 which would say that its not really picking up many new players which is a shame as it desperately needs an active online community, which currently seems non existant.

Anyone still playing CoD? how is that doing online? Its had tons of ratings (possitive ones as well) on the PSN store.
 
Vanilla Rigde Racer is pretty meh. I changed my account to use the JP free PSN+ to play RR, and deleted as soon as I finished all courses (the 3 of them, LOL).

It worth the trouble for the Zero no Kiseki and Soul Sacrifice trial. So good.
 
you never delete games ..?

I only want to when I 100% them. My problem is that I am playing like 20 things at the same time. Currently trying to get through TitS to free those 1,6gb.
 
these sales are not helping.
now I'm thinking of Escape Plan -melp!-
If you're a trophy whore and get the DLC (the Director's Cut, to be specific), get ready for a really annoying trophy involving doing 5 levels in a row without dying, and minimizing time spent and gestures used, twice. And there's honestly no guide or help for the levels... you pretty much have to figure things out on your own. I spent an hour on some levels in the Director's Cut trying to figure it out.

Don't wanna kill it for you, I really enjoyed the game! The main game and the first two DLC are really easy, but the Director's Cut is insane. I remember one level where your character is in a bubble, and you have to navigate through two razor blade fans, and to get through the second, there's only a tiny hole that you can squeeze through. No room for error at all. Hated that one. Oh, and another where you have to navigate through three razor blade fans in a bubble again, through a corridor of spewing magma, then crash down a hole while pushing planks of wood in the wall so you don't die on impact with them, into bubbles on the bottom, then float to the end of the level. Except sometimes the debris from the crash hits the bubbles and they pop, so you die. Frustrating. Oh, and these two levels are in the no death run trophy I talked about earlier.
 
If they could implement a feature where your bubbles wouldn't re-set positions after a memory card swap it would be way easier to use multiple cards.
 
you never delete games ..?

Yes, only if I feel I've maximized my usage of the game. I don't have to 100% or platinum. At this point, I'm playing 4 games at the same time but still have 7 started at various points in the game. This includes PSP and PSOne titles. I'm sure I'm not the only one with this problem.

Oh poo, my Vita was stolen from my Office at work.

Only two other people have the key to my office...

I'd cause havoc and calamity the level no one has ever seen
 
Oh poo, my Vita was stolen from my Office at work.

Only two other people have the key to my office...

Man that really sucks. I would hate to think I couldn't trust the people I know at my office.

If they refuse to reimburse you threaten to get police involved or something and that if it magically appears back then you wont.

I dunno. Might work.
 
I hope so... if not then I'm filling out and expense report for a new one cause fuck them for opening my office while I was gone.

Worst of all is knowing you work with a thief.

I don't know, maybe try casually asking if they "borrowed" it?
 
So, how do I get the free Vita games?

I searched the PSN store and they're still for cost

Is this not kicking in until tomorrows update?
 
It won't be till they update the store. Confused as to why you would think otherwise.

Because of this....

The promotion starts tomorrow and runs through March 11th.

Here are the free games we’re giving away for PS Vita:

Wild Arms (PS one Classic)
Patapon (PSP)
Piyotama (PSP)
Patchwork Heroes (PSP)

Straight from the PS blog, posted yesterday on the 4th.
 
So, how do I get the free Vita games?

I searched the PSN store and they're still for cost

Is this not kicking in until tomorrows update?

Easy there amigo. The US Store gets fully updated on Wednesday, wait til then.

...and tomorrow could mean anytime between 05 April 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM with US PSN.
Usually Grace Chen PM though.
 
Because of this....

The promotion starts tomorrow and runs through March 11th.

Here are the free games we’re giving away for PS Vita:

Wild Arms (PS one Classic)
Patapon (PSP)
Piyotama (PSP)
Patchwork Heroes (PSP)

Straight from the PS blog, posted yesterday on the 4th.
Yup. But when the PSBlog says 'tomorrow', it's best to set your clock for 'the day after tomorrow'. Unlike Xbox LIVE's scheduled midnight updates, PSN store updates have never been timely.
 
Worst of all is knowing you work with a thief.

I don't know, maybe try casually asking if they "borrowed" it?

That's the worst part. I'm a Quality Manager for this shop so there are definitely people out there who don't like me, but I want to believe that they couldn't just riffle through my desk with impunity. Floor workers are in a separate part of the building from office workers and cannot just wander into the office usually.

I told a very few specific floor workers who are fairly trustworthy to keep an eye out and listen for someone talking about their new Vita.

Feels bad man, it was a pretty White Vita too.

Listen up bad thief person, I'm coming for you. AND HELLS COMING WITH ME!
 
Because of this....

The promotion starts tomorrow and runs through March 11th.

Here are the free games we’re giving away for PS Vita:

Wild Arms (PS one Classic)
Patapon (PSP)
Piyotama (PSP)
Patchwork Heroes (PSP)

Straight from the PS blog, posted yesterday on the 4th.
sales/free games are always with the store update (only with E3 or day 1 digital releases is there ever a special update), to the point where they figure people know that and don't list it all the time.
Easy there amigo. The US Store gets fully updated on Wednesday, wait til then.

...and tomorrow could mean anything from 05 April 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM with US PSN.
nah we aren't that lucky, we rarely see an update before 2pmEST.... usually sometime between 4 and 10pmEST... days with sales tend to be later though so I would expect the update sometime between 6pm-1amEST today.
 
That's the worst part. I'm a Quality Manager for this shop so there are definitely people out there who don't like me, but I want to believe that they couldn't just riffle through my desk with impunity. Floor workers are in a separate part of the building from office workers and cannot just wander into the office usually.

I told a very few specific floor workers who are fairly trustworthy to keep an eye out and listen for someone talking about their new Vita.

Feels bad man, it was a pretty White Vita too.

Listen up bad thief person, I'm coming for you. AND HELLS COMING WITH ME!

A word of advice: Disable your PSN account on the Vita to be on the safe side. Doing so, content can only be accessed after the user logs into the PSN account, which I assume by de-activating will have the Vita delete the saved password?
 
A word of advice: Disable your PSN account on the Vita to be on the safe side. Doing so, content can only be accessed after the user logs into the PSN account, which I assume by de-activating will have the Vita delete the saved password?

Good point. I just checked my account and the 10 dollar credit I received from Sony is still there, so they haven't spent any money. I'm assuming it'll show up in a pawn shop somewhere though, if I can't find it soon.
 
If you're a trophy whore and get the DLC (the Director's Cut, to be specific), get ready for a really annoying trophy involving doing 5 levels in a row without dying, and minimizing time spent and gestures used, twice. And there's honestly no guide or help for the levels... you pretty much have to figure things out on your own. I spent an hour on some levels in the Director's Cut trying to figure it out.

Don't wanna kill it for you, I really enjoyed the game! The main game and the first two DLC are really easy, but the Director's Cut is insane. I remember one level where your character is in a bubble, and you have to navigate through two razor blade fans, and to get through the second, there's only a tiny hole that you can squeeze through. No room for error at all. Hated that one. Oh, and another where you have to navigate through three razor blade fans in a bubble again, through a corridor of spewing magma, then crash down a hole while pushing planks of wood in the wall so you don't die on impact with them, into bubbles on the bottom, then float to the end of the level. Except sometimes the debris from the crash hits the bubbles and they pop, so you die. Frustrating. Oh, and these two levels are in the no death run trophy I talked about earlier.

hmm I'm not a trophy whore.. if need be, I think I'm a (good) games collector. really loving the Vita more and more.

didn't know Escape Plan had DLC.. how I hope those are discounted..

had PSASBR and AC:Liberation (sold the cart) from the Amazon ACL Bundle

so far... I've gotten (all digital)

This sale
Sound Shapes
Super Stardust Delta
MotorStorm RC Complete
2 x 15 months PS+ (one via the offer from Gamedealdaily, one via the PSN Store) extended till Sep 2015

previous sales
MGS HD Collection Vita (from the previous PS+ sale)
Dissidia 012
Dissidia 012 prologus
Final Fantasy IV Complete (the random encounter rate is annoying)
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy IX
Patapon 2 (downloadable code from Amazon Merchant)

thinking of getting (during the next sale)
Dokuro
Sine Mora

anything else I should get from the sale?
(sorry but think i'll wait on a sale for P4G and EDF)
 
anything else I should get from the sale?
(sorry but think i'll wait on a sale for P4G and EDF)

I recommend picking up Wild Arms (PS one Classic)
Patapon (PSP)
Piyotama (PSP)
Patchwork Heroes (PSP) when they go on sale.

with their level of discount I doubt you will feel like you wasted your money :P

beyond that somewhat joke post as I figure you were getting those and didn't list them, no I can't think of anything I would say you should get.
 
I recommend picking up Wild Arms (PS one Classic)
Patapon (PSP)
Piyotama (PSP)
Patchwork Heroes (PSP) when they go on sale.

with their level of discount I doubt you will feel like you wasted your money :P

beyond that somewhat joke post as I figure you were getting those and didn't list them, no I can't think of anything I would say you should get.

hehe definitely getting those.
I would love to get Lumines and Unit 13. but I'm just secretly hoping they get added to PS+ at some point (they were offered on EU/Asia PS+ respectively)

kinda thinking on
Smart As
Escape Plan
one of the fighting games/DWN (but would rather wait they are nearer the $10 mark)
 
hehe definitely getting those.
I would love to get Lumines and Unit 13. but I'm just secretly hoping they get added to PS+ at some point (they were offered on EU/Asia PS+ respectively)

kinda thinking on
Smart As
Escape Plan
one of the fighting games/DWN (but would rather wait they are nearer the $10 mark)
I would think that unit 13 and escape plan will come at some point as they are both sony published games. Lumines could go either way since it's ubisoft.

I wouldn't mind dynasty warriors next myself but as you said $10 seems more fitting, plus I will likely just get that one physically, that and I wouldn't be surprised if we got it for free on PS+ at some point.
Wait, Wild Arms is free for everyone, or just those with +?

Wild Arms (PS one Classic)
Patapon (PSP)
Piyotama (PSP)
Patchwork Heroes (PSP)
were announced as free to every vita owner.
 
Wild Arms (PS one Classic)
Patapon (PSP)
Piyotama (PSP)
Patchwork Heroes (PSP)
were announced as free to every vita owner.

That's awesome, thank you.

My vita is a ps1 beast, which is great because I never owned one. So much good gaming ahead of me.
 
I think I'll be buying Dokuro, but I'm not sure how that game will stack up. I bought Knytt Underground and think it's decent, but I doubt I'll ever finish it. I'm hoping Dokuro is addictive enough that I play it till it's over.
 
Sold an old memory card, is it really necessary to format it? I don't want to have to put it on my Vita and lose all my bubble arrangements.

The owner of my old memory card would need my password to play my games and use my account on his Vita, right?
 
I would think that unit 13 and escape plan will come at some point as they are both sony published games. Lumines could go either way since it's ubisoft.

I wouldn't mind dynasty warriors next myself but as you said $10 seems more fitting, plus I will likely just get that one physically, that and I wouldn't be surprised if we got it for free on PS+ at some point.

I'll seriously facepalm if Motorstorm RC Complete gets offered free for PS+ (though I was told it was free during Vita's launch or soon after)

it's the same reason why I did not jump on the LBP Karting deal earlier too... was banking on it becoming a PS+ freebie.

hmm my Vita is going 100% digital X) and it's easier to share with my brother too (should he ever get one)

if only 3DS XL allows the same too.. I would go 100% Digital.. but the only way to play one copy of the game on multiple device is physical :/
 
Sold an old memory card, is it really necessary to format it? I don't want to have to put it on my Vita and lose all my bubble arrangements.

The owner of my old memory card would need my password to play my games and use my account on his Vita, right?

When he sticks it in it'll say "Is /youraccountname/ your account?" and if he can't log into it he'll have to format it then and there to use it.
 
Sold an old memory card, is it really necessary to format it? I don't want to have to put it on my Vita and lose all my bubble arrangements.

The owner of my old memory card would need my password to play my games and use my account on his Vita, right?

If he's on the latest FW then yeah, it would force him to format the card when he inserts it anyway.
 
Sold an old memory card, is it really necessary to format it? I don't want to have to put it on my Vita and lose all my bubble arrangements.

The owner of my old memory card would need my password to play my games and use my account on his Vita, right?

It's always a good idea to deactivate/format when selling your old cards.

If you're worried, you could just change your PSN password, assuming it was saved on your old card.
 
When he sticks it in it'll say "Is /youraccountname/ your account?" and if he can't log into it he'll have to format it then and there to use it.

If he's on the latest FW then yeah, it would force him to format the card when he inserts it anyway.

It's always a good idea to deactivate/format when selling your old cards.

If you're worried, you could just change your PSN password, assuming it was saved on your old card.

Thanks guys!
 
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