I actually thought he always provided good reasons if he's being negative to a game. And anyways, I consider his "comical negativity" a good counter to the "sugary positivity" that some people sometimes can have, hahaha.
Also, why are you breaking the tradition of top-post recommendation in VitaGAF? Fix that thing ASAP!
Good reasons? Sure... but it's how they're conveyed that tends to make people disregard him.
I find a huge difference between something like:
"I personally didn't like P3P because I wasn't as engaged without the anime-style cutscenes or the 3D exploration of the town. I didn't really have an interest in the female MC and I never had a problem with the AI for supporting party members. I think it's a better game on PS2 in it's FES incarnation."
-AND-
"P3P is the wrong way to play Persona 3, it's a horrible butchered port, anyone should avoid it and play P3 or FES, P3P is a very bad port and change so many thing like No 3D town explorations and "living" in the world with the other charachters, the removal of the animated cutscenes also remove the huge amount of the feel, awful graphics compared to P3/FES..ect and that in the end it's turned to be an abomination of a port and sadly just not a real Persona experience. new comers to the series need to learn this and just avoid it completely."
When he doesn't enjoy something, he takes it to hyperbole and beyond.
Don't get me wrong... he's entitled to his opinion, some of which I actually agree with. But the way in which he expresses them comes off a bit absurd... it's more like some sort of seething hatred-filled rage dump. :lol
And I didn't post any recommendations because it wasn't the top of the page.
Need to find a $14 game...to make it to $50
Spelunky.
There's a couple good PSP choices too.
I am planning to snag Valhalla Knights 3 for this so that 10 bucks extra can be directed towards Corpse Party Books of Shadows... perhaps.
I already bought Malicious Rebirth so this should entitle me to that 10 bucks bonus, right?
But will Books of Shadows' discount still applicable by the time that 10 bucks bonus comes around?
No. It will probably be December before the credits are handed out.
Book of Shadows goes off sale before the promo is even ended.
Some can't handle different opinions on games or system they love I guess and I get that, and Vita community is more intense because some feel like anyone with a negative opinion is attacking them and Vita. and as you said, I give my full opinion on why I dislike a game if asked to do so, and don't do "lolz it's a shit game lolz"
and been on ignore lists is better than getting insults for no reasons at all for an example just see AgentOtaku post above (I mean.. seriously? was that needed? I'm just here give recommendation on games I played and trying to be helpful)
I get where you're coming from as someone who has some pretty different opinions on some popular games and I know what it's like to take heat... and while you usually do have reasons, you don't necessarily speak of them in a way that comes off as reasonable...
I think Dark Cloud was the only JRPG that I bought willy nilly.
I wouldn't call Dark Cloud a JRPG.
Man, that game was so disappointing to me. One of the handful of games I just outright gave up on because it got so repetitive. I was kind of hoping for something akin to a 3D Actraiser and it just... wasn't.
Incoming mini wall of text.
Malicious is a game focused on fighting various bosses in enclosed, arena-like stages. You start out by selecting an arena, which takes you to the boss immediately. The boss is usually accompanied by lesser enemies that you can use to gain Aura, which allows you to heal yourself when injured (signified by the loss of limbs on your Spirit Vessel character) or boost the power of your attacks by holding L. You can also enter a powered up state that increases your attack and defense at the cost of a constantly draining Aura gauge. This state has three levels that each offer a higher power-up at the cost of more Aura per second.
Boosting your attacks while you are in the powered up state is the best way to do damage to bosses, so you'll be collecting enough Aura to power-up by beating up enemies and then the boss. When you first start, you'll have very little tools at your disposal, but what you do have can be selected for use by using the d-pad. As you defeat bosses, you'll gain abilities and weapons from them - several of which will make combat less repetitive.
The combat itself is mainly managed through the use of square and triangle, which perform light and heavy attacks respectively. Mashing on square performs a combo or standard attack, while combining that with presses of triangle can result in more varied combos and attacks. You can even switch weapons mid-combo to access even more combos/attacks. Despite this, the combat is still fairly repetitive - with the focus being on learning the bosses attack patterns instead of attacking with variety and style.
In the end though, the basic pattern does boil down to "kill enemies for Aura -> go Super Saiyan on the boss -> repeat". The bosses themselves are varied and get stronger as you defeat other bosses. So the order in which you fight them is something to consider as you progress through the game.
Visually, the game looks great. Native resolution and a water-color-ish cel-shaded art style that just pops on the Vita's screen. Performance-wise, the game runs at 30fps, but often runs lower during boss battles - at a consistent 25 by my estimate. I didn't find too much issues playing it due to said consistency but it's by no means smooth or perfectly stable.
While Malicious Rebirth basically doubles the content of Malicious, the original wasn't exactly lengthy to begin with. You have six bosses to fight at first, five of which give you abilities. Then you have the Rebirth content, which adds an additional six bosses (and five of which give you extra abilities, again). In total, I'd say it'll take you 6-8 hours on normal if you're any good at action games.
Is it worth $15? Hard to say. I found that it was, but I would advise that you seek out some videos of this or the PS3 version to see if the gameplay looks like your cup of tea.
Baseline framerate in stages seems lower than 25 to me. I'd put it in the 20-23fps range before you start seeing slowdown/dips.
Have I mostly had fun with it for $15. Yes.
But I find the framerate to be unbelieveably disappointing to the point of wishing I hadn't bought it at times. It's definitely not for everyone. And watching the game on direct feed won't give you the idea of what it feels like in hand either... so beware if you're considering it.
