I'm not talking about Puzzle & Dragons or some other brand that has no value outside of the iOS avenue. The mainstream market bought a bunch of Assassin's Creed, and Call of Duty Vita bundles last year even though the games themselves weren't exactly something special. Conversely, those indie games have been selling sub 20,000 Vitas/month in the US.
Vita PSN Game & Service Thread | September 2013 | Token Indie Thread
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I'm not talking about Puzzle & Dragons or some other brand that has no value outside of the iOS avenue. The mainstream market bought a bunch of Assassin's Creed, and Call of Duty Vita bundles last year even though the games themselves weren't exactly something special. Conversely, those indie games have been selling sub 20,000 Vitas/month in the US.
RibbedHero
Member
They really do cram every Vita feature into Golden Abyss don't they?
I just
I just
used the camera on the back to hold a piece of parchment to a bright light. Pretty cool, but a total gimmick.
VitaGAF, some help please:
I just installed a new memory card on my Vita. I didn't do a full backup of the previous one since I have all the games on my PS3, so I just backed up the Vita save files.
However, I used CMA to copy FF IX from my Vita to my computer. Did the save files also copied in that transfer? I think I should have also used the Save Data utility on the CMA to copy the FF IX saves from my Vita to the computer right?
Now on my memory card, I copied FF IX back from my computer to my Vita and when I start the game it tells me there are no save files.
NOW HERE'S THE STRANGE THING: This is a new memory card, but if I go to "Copy from Vita to PC" -> "Save Data utility" -> "Playstation", there is actually a FF IX save file. I have no idea why it is there.
So I just copied it to the computer and then back to the Vita. But still nothing. The game won't read it. I am thinking perhaps this is a ghost file from my previous memory card? But how is it possible for this file to show up since this is a brand new memory card?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
I just installed a new memory card on my Vita. I didn't do a full backup of the previous one since I have all the games on my PS3, so I just backed up the Vita save files.
However, I used CMA to copy FF IX from my Vita to my computer. Did the save files also copied in that transfer? I think I should have also used the Save Data utility on the CMA to copy the FF IX saves from my Vita to the computer right?
Now on my memory card, I copied FF IX back from my computer to my Vita and when I start the game it tells me there are no save files.
NOW HERE'S THE STRANGE THING: This is a new memory card, but if I go to "Copy from Vita to PC" -> "Save Data utility" -> "Playstation", there is actually a FF IX save file. I have no idea why it is there.
So I just copied it to the computer and then back to the Vita. But still nothing. The game won't read it. I am thinking perhaps this is a ghost file from my previous memory card? But how is it possible for this file to show up since this is a brand new memory card?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
It's great that XSEED announced Trails in the Sky: Second Chapter for PSP. However, I'm a bit pessimistic about Third Chapter. Given it'll take them 3 years to put out SC, I kind of doubt SCEA will still do PSP certification in 2017 ... Zero, Ao, and I expect eventually Nayuta will be ported to Vita so there's that. I wonder if XSEED will ever release Alternative Saga?
Don't make decisions that you'll most likely regret.
test_account
XP-39C²
Does anyone know which Vita games that saw a retail release in the US, but not in Europe? I know of MMA, DJMax Technika Tune, Ragnarok Odyssey and Eearth Defence Force 2017 portable. There are also stuff like Dragon's Crown and Muramasa, but these are dated for Europe.
Adahn
Member
A Madden, I think
BlackLagoon
Member
EDF is only retail in Japan. DJ Max has not been released in Europe at all.
MackAttack
Banned
Where can you grab these in Jersey? I want them.
Just grabbed these here in Jersey. I like early.
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Killzone Mercs was at my Walmart when I took a trip earlier... They only had 2 copies on display but no price funny enough...
test_account
XP-39C²
Ah yes, thanks =) That also reminds me that MLB The Show Vita also saw a retail release in the US.
Oh, right. I think it was listed at some sites as a retail release to begin with, that is probably why i mixed it up. Thanks =)
EDIT: I forgot to say, yeah, i know that DJ Max hasnt been released in Europe at all, but i'm trying to collect all european retail releases, and maybe try to grab the US exclusive games as well.
Sent you a PM.
I wasn't going to get them now but I said bump it. Get it, its a great game.
bigfunkychiken
Member
today I've been going for a Hotline Miami Platinum. I have 78% of the trophies so far.. currently working on an A+ for every level; Prelude through Chapter 9 all have an A+ now (plus some others after).
Any tips for an A+? Some levels I just go all Brandon on those bitches to rack up a nice combo, but that doesn't work as well for some with dogs, black gangsters (for lack of a better term), etc.
Any tips for an A+? Some levels I just go all Brandon on those bitches to rack up a nice combo, but that doesn't work as well for some with dogs, black gangsters (for lack of a better term), etc.
The longer combos mask or the drill mask are the best bets IMO.
Dorimukyasuto
Member
Rayman Legends is probably the best game I've played this year. I'm not totally sold on the Murphy levels but they can be fun in their own right. I kept trying to get to the challenge modes earlier but was getting some kind of error from Ubisoft's server. Anyone else have that problem?
matthewwhatever
Member
I just bought it a few days ago for $2. It's worth that. Definitely not worth the $10 it is in the store.
bigfunkychiken
Member
I hate using the drill so that's out of the question. I use the combo mask sometimes but it doesn't seem to extend my combo window all that much tbh; running around with Brandon and a knife is usually a safer bet than that.
Magicman103
Member
Just grabbed these here in Jersey. I like early.
Nice find!
Sonic
woooooooooo got a few amazon cards for my bday and i have now paid off my PS4, my vita/body is ready 
Sonic, hands down. Its a great port of a great game
Sonic, hands down. Its a great port of a great game
you have to learn to throw stuff to keep your combo going
I got the platinum in a little more than a day, starting from nothing, by using the combo mask. I had no prior experience with the game on any other platform. It makes a big difference. BIG difference. Just run around like a madman and slash the shit out of everyone. If there's a big gangster on the floor, assume you need to either not worry about combos or see if you can get everyone else before you have to confront him.
I have no idea why they haven't gone ahead with Nayuta in the meantime. I'm glad SC is coming over, but Nayuta has no ties to previous games and has way less to translate than SC/3rd/Zero/Ao.
Just grabbed these here in Jersey. I like early.
I am mad at you.
Infernal Monkey
Member
I thiiink this is everything!
Games that got a physical release in the US, but not Europe:
- The Walking Dead
- Muramasa Rebirth
- MLB 13 The Show
- MLB 12 The Show
- Ragnarok Odyssey
- DJMAX Technika Tune
- Supremacy MMA
- Madden NFL 13
- Angry Birds Star Wars (upcoming)
Games that got a physical release in Europe, but not the US:
- Epic Mickey 2
- New Little King's Story
- Moto GP 13
- History: Legends of War
- MUD FIM Motocross World Championship
- Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge / Wallabies Rugby Challenge (Australian version) / All Blacks Rugby Challenge (New Zealand version)
- WRC 3 - FIA World Rally Championship
- WRC 4 (upcoming)
- Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z (upcoming)
hehe.
I know you want both hehehe. Tuesdays right around the corner Wink. Theres a place here that always gets games early, you just gotta catch them. I got a hug for you hehe.
Haha, we don't have any local game shops around me. Just Gamestop and Walmart. I NEVER get games early. It's just..Tuesday is so far away lol. Thanks for the hug though.
Hey Vanwinkle, i think that Diamond cup trophy challenge is going to be impossible
I know. I have no idea how it could be done. Gold is sometimes hard enough!
10 hours in, 3 princess saved, fun factor is at a 5/5. Little King's Story is great. It's the only thing I'm playing right now. Even though I'm at 23 minions and the game really is chugging when in towns.
I wish the game was better at explaining mechanics, like what to do for blue trees (had t look it up online), and tracked certain things better, like who is in love with who. But it's one of those games where I just like exploring the world trying to find every little nook and cranny to discover all it's secrets and treasures. If only they fixed the framerate.
I wish the game was better at explaining mechanics, like what to do for blue trees (had t look it up online), and tracked certain things better, like who is in love with who. But it's one of those games where I just like exploring the world trying to find every little nook and cranny to discover all it's secrets and treasures. If only they fixed the framerate.
Possibly because XSEED is like eight people total and they were already working on a bunch of other titles...most of which were more promising than a PSP title in 2012/2013. All of the Falcom PC releases, for example. That's evergreen money.
I know, I know; SC is coming out for PSP now and you can play PSP titles on Vita. But the former has been in the works for three years, and as time rolls on the audience who's willing to bother with the latter shrinks. People just want native Vita titles.
My hypothesis is that SC on PSP is basically coming out of the good of XSEED's heart (and extreme laxity on Sony's part since they don't give a fuck anymore) so fans who supported the original can get some closure.
Iacobellis
Junior Member
Happy that Killzone is
here and Origins is going free soon. Should be enough to tide me over until the PS4 launch.
almost
now I really regret not buying it
I have an enormous urge to play an action/RPG. I know there isn't anything on Vita. Ys doesn't hit until later this year, and it's going to take a couple more weeks for my copy of PSO2 to get here from Play-Asia. So I checked on PS3. I can't believe the absolute and utter DEARTH of action/RPGs. The console has been out for the better part of a decade, and there's nothing like Bastion on the system! There are Western RPGs, like Kingdoms of Amalur, but I don't have much interest in a game like that. No Diablo stuff, either. I want an Ys/Bastion/Alundra (more adventure) kind of game, and there's really nothing. I can't believe no one has stepped up to fill this hole. ((
((I have an enormous urge to play an action/RPG. I know there isn't anything on Vita. Ys doesn't hit until later this year, and it's going to take a couple more weeks for my copy of PSO2 to get here from Play-Asia. So I checked on PS3. I can't believe the absolute and utter DEARTH of action/RPGs. The console has been out for the better part of a decade, and there's nothing like Bastion on the system! There are Western RPGs, like Kingdoms of Amalur, but I don't have much interest in a game like that. No Diablo stuff, either. I want an Ys/Bastion/Alundra (more adventure) kind of game, and there's really nothing. I can't believe no one has stepped up to fill this hole.
Ys 7 on your Vita?
I've played all existing Ys games several times over. And, yes, I'm a trophy whore and it's incredibly difficult for me to play anything that doesn't have trophies or achievements. Shameful, I know.
So that just leaves
Maybe they shouldn't have bothered with Sumioni and Orgarhythm, but Acquire games seem to be really cheap/easy licenses (don't see why we'd get so many games from them if they weren't) so from a financial stance it could have been a safe bet.
Corpse Party and Unchained Blades were also probably cheaper licenses (based on low production values and lack of developer renown) so maybe they could have pooled the resources for those and gotten a higher-tier title like Nayuta. But then you run into the opportunity cost problem SpaceDrake mentioned. More expensive projects have to sell proportionally more, otherwise you're better off working on several other smaller titles and spreading the risk/reward around.
When I said "the former's been in the works for three years", I didn't actually mean the problem was with XSEED's workload. It's the shrinking audience for PSP titles. Kind of like how La-Mulana's development cycle took so long the NA/EU WiiWare audience dwindled to almost nothing, so Nicalis dumped it like yesterday's trash? Only XSEED is throwing FC fans a bone.
corrosivefrost
Member
I know the feeling... it's just become such a part of the medium that I find games without it hard sometimes. But seriously, I have a hard time playing my 3DS XL over my Vita because of it. And knock them all you like, but it's one of several reasons I don't want a WiiU. [Nintendo tends to say something isn't necessary only to play catch up the next generation -- look at the Wii -> Wii U with the addition of HD... they take online a little more serious now, but still their service is a joke overall...]
Edit:
Oh look, top of the page again. See my last recommendation list.
I'll upload those Sine Mora shots for Tygur in a second too.
the reason I'm playing the 3DS XL less (despite its neat library of games) is the poor hardware :/ (the Dpad and buttons frustrate me to no end)
corrosivefrost
Member
Oh, don't get me started on that stuff as well... I thought I'd like the circle pad. I do not.
But that stuff is only a problem once I pick up the console and boot a game...
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Tygur, here's some of the shots for the higher trophy requirements in Sine Mora:
Some of the challenges on hard are no joke.
1cc'ing the game is ridiculous.
Speaing of 1cc'ing stuff... I want a port of Hard Corps Uprising with all DLC.
Other stuff I haven't seen mentioned:
Joystiq reporting that Batman Blackgate is going to work like a Mega Man game in a lot of ways:
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/09/06/batman-arkham-origins-blackgate-features-mega-man-style-boss-pr/