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Vita PSN Game & Service Thread | April 2013 | Sacrifice your Independent Soul

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Not a fighting game, but it should be this underrated gem.
 
play it! haha and lemme know how it goes... I need to like buy it soon if it's good

I don't know if I'm bad at classic-style RPGs or if this game has heavy scaling but it's really hard. Every new area introduces way stronger enemies, low gold drops, high-priced equipment, you lose half your gold when you die. Every enemy introduced in the second cave seems to inflict poison. The first new enemy outside the cave hit me with a near-1HKO fireball. Tough! But fun.
 
Trying to keep a list of upcoming games, any corrections appreciated:

Soul Sacrifice
Killzone Mercenaries
Tearaway
Dragons Crown
Muramusa
Valhalla Knights 3
Ys Celceta
Moto GP 13
FFX + X-2
Epic Mickey 2/ castle of illusion
'Dragon's Racing' by Ignition Entertainment <-- ?
KickBeat [psn]
Zombie Tycoon 2: Brainhov's Revenge [psn]
Castle storm - temporary xbox exclusivity according to dev forums [psn]
Robot Rescue Revolution [psn]
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate
Jak and Daxter 1-3 Collection
Sly Cooper 1-3 Collection
Corpse Party Sequel
A few Oddworld games, one of them is new iirc.
Not sure if PSO2 has had localized versions announced.

[+ indies Luftrauser, Hotline Miami, Terraria, Snapshot, Tempest 2000 sequel, Metrico, Velocity Ultra, Binding of Isaac, Lone Survivor, Limbo, Thomas was Alone, Spelunky, Stealth Bastard, OMG Zombies, DiveKick, Shoot Many Robots, Bit.Trip Runner 2, Machinarium, Frozen Synapse Tactics, Dragon Fantasy Book II]

And an interesting Friend Network app.


-Also it might be too early for a thread, but E3 predictions?
Mine - Gravity Rush 2, Uncharted sequel, new CoD and Fifa [actually not sure they'd be able to mention the last two]. +GoW or Infamous and another big release or substantial port.
 
Trying to keep a list of upcoming games, any corrections appreciated:

Soul Sacrifice
Killzone Mercenaries
Tearaway
Dragons Crown
Muramusa
Valhalla Knights 3
Ys Celceta
Moto GP 13
FFX + X-2
Epic Mickey 2/ castle of illusion
'Dragon's Racing' by Ignition Entertainment <-- ?
KickBeat
Zombie Tycoon 2: Brainhov's Revenge
Castle storm - temporary xbox exclusivity according to dev forums
Robot Rescue Revolution
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate
Jak and Daxter 1-3 Collection
Sly Cooper 1-3 Collection
Corpse Party Sequel
A few Oddworld games, one of them is new iirc.
Not sure if PSO2 has had localized versions announced.

[+ indies Luftrauser, Hotline Miami, Terraria, Snapshot, Tempest 2000 sequel, Metrico, Velocity Ultra, Binding of Isaac, Lone Survivor, Limbo, Thomas was Alone, Spelunky, Stealth Bastard, OMG Zombies, DiveKick, Shoot Many Robots, Bit.Trip Runner 2(?), Machinarium, Frozen Synapse Tactics, Dragon Fantasy Book II]

And an interesting Friend Network app.


-Also it might be too early for a thread, but E3 predictions?
Mine - Gravity Rush 2, Uncharted sequel, new CoD and Fifa. +GoW or Infamous and another big release or substantial port.

How many of those have an ETA?
 
I don't know if I'm bad at classic-style RPGs or if this game has heavy scaling but it's really hard. Every new area introduces way stronger enemies, low gold drops, high-priced equipment, you lose half your gold when you die. Every enemy introduced in the second cave seems to inflict poison. The first new enemy outside the cave hit me with a near-1HKO fireball. Tough! But fun.

that reminds me of FFIV CC... the dungeons were a chore to go through...
but is it a MUST buy at $8?

(to all the new vitabros, vitasis, welcome :D)
 
Out of the list, the only game of interest is Ys. Didn't some PR said there will be 100 games for Vita this year?

I think Invisimals is missing?
 
Out of the list, the only game of interest is Ys. Didn't some PR said there will be 100 games for Vita this year?

I think Invisimals is missing?

Yes thanks, forgot about Invisimals. I think they include indies in the 100 number, hopefully they'll show more that interests you by E3.
 
Corpse Party is probably 2014 for us. I don't expect the japanese game until late 2013, and XSeed haven't been exactly prompt with the series.

(Though then again, both games were out since before they picked up the series, which isn't the case for this one.)
 
Out of the list, the only game of interest is Ys. Didn't some PR said there will be 100 games for Vita this year?

I think Invisimals is missing?

I believe the thing was that the vita would have over 100 games at somepoint this year (full catalog), which is rather impressive if it's native Vita software that counts (not PSM/PSP/PSOne).

Soul Sacrifice, Muramasa, and Killzone are all Day 1 for me, most likely.
Ys, FFX, and Dragon's Crown I'll own sooner or later.
And the other games seem like they're definitely worth a look.
 
Trying to keep a list of upcoming games, any corrections appreciated:

Soul Sacrifice
Killzone Mercenaries
Tearaway
Dragons Crown
Muramusa
Valhalla Knights 3
Ys Celceta
Moto GP 13
FFX + X-2
Epic Mickey 2/ castle of illusion
'Dragon's Racing' by Ignition Entertainment <-- ?
KickBeat [psn]
Zombie Tycoon 2: Brainhov's Revenge
Castle storm - temporary xbox exclusivity according to dev forums [psn]
Robot Rescue Revolution [psn]
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate [psn]
Jak and Daxter 1-3 Collection
Sly Cooper 1-3 Collection
Corpse Party Sequel
A few Oddworld games, one of them is new iirc.
Not sure if PSO2 has had localized versions announced.

[+ indies Luftrauser, Hotline Miami, Terraria, Snapshot, Tempest 2000 sequel, Metrico, Velocity Ultra, Binding of Isaac, Lone Survivor, Limbo, Thomas was Alone, Spelunky, Stealth Bastard, OMG Zombies, DiveKick, Shoot Many Robots, Bit.Trip Runner 2(?), Machinarium, Frozen Synapse Tactics, Dragon Fantasy Book II]

And an interesting Friend Network app.


-Also it might be too early for a thread, but E3 predictions?
Mine - Gravity Rush 2, Uncharted sequel, new CoD and Fifa [actually not sure they'd be able to mention the last two]. +GoW or Infamous and another big release or substantial port.

Zombie Tycoon is PSN, and are you sure the Batman game is PSN? I figured it would be a retail game. And you don't need a question mark by Runner 2. It's been confirmed.
 
Zombie Tycoon is PSN, and are you sure the Batman game is PSN? I figured it would be a retail game. And you don't need a question mark by Runner 2. It's been confirmed.

Thanks for all three - I think you are right about Batman Blackgate, at least I can't see any specific mention of PSN at all, my mistake.

I believe the thing was that the vita would have over 100 games at somepoint this year (full catalog), which is rather impressive if it's native Vita software that counts (not PSM/PSP/PSOne).

Soul Sacrifice, Muramasa, and Killzone are all Day 1 for me, most likely.
Ys, FFX, and Dragon's Crown I'll own sooner or later.
And the other games seem like they're definitely worth a look.

You may be right but the way it was reported seems to suggest they are all 2013 releases:

In a conversation with IGN, PlayStation&#8217;s Director of Product Planning and Platform Software Innovation Don Mesa revealed that more than 100 titles will come to PlayStation Vita in 2013 alone. Mesa also had a lot of other interesting things to say about Vita, including usage statistics for Sony&#8217;s fledgling handheld device.

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/03/22/more-than-100-vita-games-coming-in-2013
 
Fair enough, you're right, supposed to be 100 games this year based on the way that was worded.

And Batman is a retail release.

I do hope so, I count around 44 so far in that list, although I've forgotten all the ones that already came out this year like guacamelee, ngs2.. hopefully still got a few out of that 100 left!
 
I take it you're bad at it? It was tough as nails. :P
The only real flaw I can remember is it's dependence on button-mashing.

Its not even a matter of being bad at it (which I am), when you get down to it the game is not fun because it feels broken. Everything about it oozes charm and creativity yet the most important thing- the platforming is not good at all. When you manage to have a jump mechanic that is worse than Little Big Planet's, you shouldn't be able to touch the platforming genre. Ever.


On your stealth edit (you sneaky nerd)- Nope, the combat isn't that bad. Its just the jump mechanism is flawed.
 
I do hope so, I count around 44 so far in that list, although I've forgotten all the ones that already came out this year like guacamelee, ngs2.. hopefully still got a few out of that 100 left!

UPCOMING:
Soul Sacrifice April 30, 2013
Zombie Tycoon 2: Brainhov's Revenge April 30, 2013
Velocity Ultra May 2013 May 2013
Jak and Daxter Collection June 2013
Muramasa Rebirth June 2013
Killzone: Mercenary September 17, 2013
Tearaway October 22, 2013
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate October 25, 2013
Hotline Miami TBA 2013
Tekken X Street Fighter TBA 2013
Lego Marvel Super Heroes Fall 2013
Valhalla Knights 3 TBA 2013
Ys: Memories of Celceta Fall 2013
Ratchet & Clank QForce Spring 2013
Lego Legends of Chima: Laval's Journey Summer 2013
Deathmatch Village TBA 2013
Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two TBA 2013
Final Fantasy X HD TBA 2013
Final Fantasy X-2 HD TBA 2013
Frozen Synapse Tactics TBA 2013
Invizimals: The Alliance TBA 2013
Limbo TBA 2013
MotoGP 13 TBA 2013
The Binding of Isaac TBA 2013
The Walking Dead TBA 2013
Worms TBA 2013

RELEASED:

Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable
Let's Fish! Hooked On
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
MUD: FIM Motocross World Championship
Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus 2
MLB 13: The Show
Atelier Totori Plus: The Adventurer of Arland
Dead or Alive 5 +
Legends of War
Thomas Was Alone
Guacamelee!

That's what I pulled off Wikipedia... I notice things like Zombie Tycoon 2, Nun Attack!, and Dragon Fantasy Book 1 haven't made it in there.

Hope that helps though... I was surprised to think someone thought TxSF was coming this year -- let alone coming to Vita.

Its not even a matter of being bad at it (which I am), when you get down to it the game is not fun because it feels broken. Everything about it oozes charm and creativity yet the most important thing- the platforming is not good at all. When you manage to have a jump mechanic that is worse than Little Big Planet's, you shouldn't be able to touch the platforming genre. Ever.


On your stealth edit (you sneaky nerd)- Nope, the combat isn't that bad. Its just the jump mechanism is flawed.

While it's not my favorite, there's nothing wrong with LBP's jumping -- it works for the series. It takes awhile to get used to, but it's serviceable.
And the jumping in Prinny! is fine.
 
Its not even a matter of being bad at it (which I am), when you get down to it the game is not fun because it feels broken. Everything about it oozes charm and creativity yet the most important thing- the platforming is not good at all. When you manage to have a jump mechanic that is worse than Little Big Planet's, you shouldn't be able to touch the platforming genre. Ever.


On your stealth edit (you sneaky nerd)- Nope, the combat isn't that bad. Its just the jump mechanism is flawed.

Another case of "it doesn't control like mario so it sucks". The jumping mechanics are fine, it's a nod to the GnG series, the whole levels are designed around that. It's not broken, you just don't like it.
 
Sorry off the wall question, but does anyone have a pdf guide for Persona 4 Golden? I just wrapped up Gravity Rush finally and am now gearing up for a p4g run before SMT4 for 3ds. Any suggestions?
 
If Hotline Miami is in QA, I bet it'll be out in May.

Sorry off the wall question, but does anyone have a pdf guide for Persona 4 Golden? I just wrapped up Gravity Rush finally and am now gearing up for a p4g run before SMT4 for 3ds. Any suggestions?

Go to the Persona community thread and post this. Someone will for sure help you :)
 
Is there a Guilty Gear PSP game on PSN to tie-in with XX Accent Core Plus R?

yup, costs 10 bucks I believe. No point in buying it though with +R coming out tomorrow.

Unless you're talking about the actual predecessor to guilty gear XX, Guilty gear X for the ps1.
 
I already posted this in the Soul Sacrifice demo thread, but does anyone have suggestions for the OT title? Otherwise, I'm going to stick this:

Soul Sacrifice |OT| Sacrificing textures on the hunt for dark souls
 
Sorry off the wall question, but does anyone have a pdf guide for Persona 4 Golden? I just wrapped up Gravity Rush finally and am now gearing up for a p4g run before SMT4 for 3ds. Any suggestions?

Yeah my suggestion is don't use a guide. Don't watch any videos, don't read any FAQs, just go in as blind as possible and enjoy the greatness that is P4G.
 
I already posted this in the Soul Sacrifice demo thread, but does anyone have suggestions for the OT title? Otherwise, I'm going to stick this:

Soul Sacrifice |OT| Sacrificing textures on the hunt for dark souls

It's a little wordy.

'Soul Sacrifice: Sacrifing your Textures' is a bit snappier I reckon.

Or 'Soul Sacrifice: It's in ur Vita, sacrificing ur textures'

Or 'Soul Sacrifice: Why won't someone buy Toto's Vita??'
 
I already posted this in the Soul Sacrifice demo thread, but does anyone have suggestions for the OT title? Otherwise, I'm going to stick this:

Soul Sacrifice |OT| Sacrificing textures on the hunt for dark souls

It's a bit obtuse, but there's always:

Sacrificing quantity for quality. ;)

You could also throw some MegaSalt in the wounds, work in a Mega Man reference (since Inafune left Capcom while they were basically killing Mega Man I think?)
 
It's a little wordy.

'Soul Sacrifice: Sacrifing your Textures' is a bit snappier I reckon.
I'd rather get rid of the "Sacrificing textures" part than "on the hunt for dark souls", to be honest. Some people might take it the wrong way.

as mentioned in the demo thread.. I think the following is good (just for laughs)

Soul Sacrifice |OT| Toto Sacrificed. Vita Saved.
"What's a Toto?"
 
I already posted this in the Soul Sacrifice demo thread, but does anyone have suggestions for the OT title? Otherwise, I'm going to stick this:

Soul Sacrifice |OT| Sacrificing textures on the hunt for dark souls

as mentioned in the demo thread.. I think the following is good (just for laughs)

Soul Sacrifice |OT| Toto Sacrificed. Vita Saved.
 
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