Vita PSN Game & Service Thread | December 2013 |
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corrosivefrost
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There's a constant stream of questions regarding "WHEN IS X FREE ON PS+" in here. So much so, that I've started making jokes about it.
What we need is a modbot that comes in and answers everytime someone asks. :lol
PS+ in EU gives the full month's worth of content the wednesday before the 1st of the month (the last store update for the previous month).
PS+ in NA gives 1 game per week. The last 2 weeks of the month are Vita titles. Thus Sonic will be free either 12/24 or 12/31.
Zippedpinhead
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I can't help but feel that this is really awesome. I know Vireland has been working on Getting Arc 3 on the Vita store for some time.
LiveFromKyoto
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LOL, didn't their last sale literally just end yesterday?
Vita retail is pretty much always the last week of the month. Oh and New Years Eve is on Tuesday so that makes me wonder if they'll update the store a day early. Didn't they do that last year?
Edit: Nope. They updated on New Years Eve last year which was Monday so they wouldn't have to update on New Years Day which was a Tuesday http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/12/31/playstation-store-update-272/
Whitebison
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I'm on the fence with Spelunky 
it's on sale right now on EU for 6 but I don't know what to do :S
it's on sale right now on EU for 6 but I don't know what to do :SThey've had something on sale literally every week for something like two months now.
corrosivefrost
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I'm on the fence with Spelunky
SPELUNKY IS A STEAL AT THAT PRICE.
THE GAME HAS PRETTY MUCH ENDLESS REPLAY VALUE.
TRY THE DEMO AND IF YOU LIKE IT, BUY IT.
[/end Spelunky love]
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
I have absolutely no idea what I'm supposed to do when the lights go out in the Jungle in Spelunky. I can't see shit and the torch you carry really isn't all that helpful.
"aduanas" is too slow to process the intl. shipments
I bought a vita and they tell me after to pay: we don't have stock... wat the hell! i want my money now!... chilean stores.
Zippedpinhead
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I'm on the fence with Spelunky
You will die, but it is very enjoyable. Such a fun game.
Yes. You need to get all the blades again. I remember when I just thought you had to beat the game on Fury and I was like, "HAY THIS ISNT SO BAD." Aw, damn. It's tedious grinding through the regular difficulties. Doing it AGAIN for Fury, with one-hit kills... It's not even that hard, it's just an ABSOLUTE GRIND. There's no skill involved in just mashing the circle button. When I finished, I didn't feel proud because I overcame a challenge. I felt proud (and kind pathetic) because I willed myself to persevere through the tedium.
Just put a couple days aside and commit yourself to it. It's not fun by any stretch, but dem plats.
Just finished playing an hour of Stick It to the man, It's a very unique and very good looking game on the Vita screen. I like that it combines some light platforming with it's interesting puzzle mechanics with the stickers. It's a little difficult making out what parts of the world are interactive at first but once you know what to look for it's easy to decipher.
I'm really enjoying the game alot and I've only been playing for a bit, The touch controls are very responsive and snappy and the it's alot easier than using the control stick to use the hand. The art style however gives me a very strong Psychonauts vibe (which is not a bad thing at all) and it actually helps me enjoy the game more.
RpgN
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It does if you count its endless cheap death tricks :/
I've been playing this for a while and barely made it to the jungle level, the game's on the frustrating side despite the controls being good and the gameplay seems to be fine.
Are there any tips someone should know?
Tizoc
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Reviews of stick it to the man were positive from ign gamespot etc atm get it if u like adventure games.
I'm on the fence with Spelunky
Just do it! It's a great game and has loads of replay value. I was waiting for a sale on this to finally bite and I have no regrets.
IHaveCandy
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I'm on the fence with Spelunky
Buy it. It is a wonderful game.
The game is supposed to be difficult and unforgiving. It is not cheap though. The randomness has only gotten me cheap deaths a handful of times. They suck when they happen, but they are so rare that they don't become a problem for me.
So, I finally decided to clean up those brand new icons added from fw3.0, starting from "PS4 remote play" or whatever it was named. I moved it into my System bubble and this is what I ended up with:
2 Spelunky icons and "PS4 remote play" one has completely disappeared from my Vita now... LOL
2 Spelunky icons and "PS4 remote play" one has completely disappeared from my Vita now... LOL
Whitebison
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Ok I'm ready to buy Spelunk! thanks guys!
Just one last question...it's the redeem voucher still suspended on PSN ?? I have a 20 code...
Just one last question...it's the redeem voucher still suspended on PSN ?? I have a 20 code...
corrosivefrost
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There's a ton of tips... EsotericManiac had put together a guide on some of the more advanced stuff with pictures.
I guess it depends on how you play and your play style, but if you learn how to overcome whatever is currently killing you most of the time, you will do better. I was rusty when I first started playing again regularly, now I make it to the temple (or at least the ice caves) most of the time.
Move slowly. Use the "look" feature to scan below or above you for the torch stands, then move to them carefully and light with your torch. If you have a shotgun and are careful, you can use it to make a bit of light upon firing.
Having played through and platinum'd Tearaway, I now set my sights on Killzone Mercenary as well as Ys: Memories of Celceta to play next.
Also want to plug more time into Soul Sacrifice and then the Sonic Kart Racer + Trials clone later this month.
Damn it's nice to be a Vita gamer.
Also want to plug more time into Soul Sacrifice and then the Sonic Kart Racer + Trials clone later this month.
Damn it's nice to be a Vita gamer.
Just finished playing an hour of Stick It to the man, It's a very unique and very good looking game on the Vita screen. I like that it combines some light platforming with it's interesting puzzle mechanics with the stickers. It's a little difficult making out what parts of the world are interactive at first but once you know what to look for it's easy to decipher.
I'm really enjoying the game alot and I've only been playing for a bit, The touch controls are very responsive and snappy and the it's alot easier than using the control stick to use the hand. The art style however gives me a very strong Psychonauts vibe (which is not a bad thing at all) and it actually helps me enjoy the game more.
Hmmm is that a gameplay screen? It looks really blurry, even keeping in mind image compression. If it's a video, maybe it's just bad video compression :/
I'm going to buy all the Arc the Lad games next year, unless I get a PSN card for Christmas.
Happy to see another few games added to PS Vita. Wish Sony would do more sales for first party PSP games. Would like to buy Secret Agent Clank and play it on Vita... would buy R&C: Size Matters too, but the hassle of needing to transfer really kills my impulse to re-buy a game. It'd be less of a hassle to just get the UMD and play on PSP.
Sony need to short that ish out.
thats from my vita screenshot, it's only blurry because of it's been upsized when i uploaded it. The game looks fine on the Vita to me. There is some slight blurry-ness on the main character model for some reason while the rest of the resolution on other characters and the background is very good so that's probably what you're seeing.
Does anyone have shmup recommendations? Of course I've played Sine Mora since that was a PSN+ freebie and Velocity too, I've also got the PS1 games Gaia Seed and Sonic Wings on the system but what else is there? I'm no bullet hell fan but it looks like most shmups are bullet hell.
corrosivefrost
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Flying Hamster HD
Strikers 1945 Plus (PSP)
The Red Star (PSP) isn't exactly a shmup, but it has sections that are reminiscent of one.
Other PSP titles like Gradius Collection might work for you as well.
Unfortunately SCEA/IREM dropped the ball and none of the R-Type games work.
The Grim Heaper
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CHO ANIKI IS ON SALE
There doesn't seem to be any atlus games on sale for NA at least according to the blog post.
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/12/03/playstation-store-update-322/
Where was it announced that Atlus games would be on sale?
I think it was last week: Odin Sphere, Stella Deus (both PS2) and a bunch of other PS3 and Vita Atlus' games were discounted.
Just be patient. It's bound to go on some sale sometime this month since they're going to be doing all these Holidays deals
corrosivefrost
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Blog post says it's a price change.
$5.99.
It's a Vita compatible PSP game that seems to be a shmup? I take it you recommend it?
Wrong.
There's a Vita version, a combo PS3/Vita version, and a "I have the PS3 version, give me the Vita version for cheaper than normal" version.
Rainbow Moon
$11.99 PS+
$14.99
Rainbow Moon Cross-Save Bundle
$17.99 PS+
$22.49
Rainbow Moon PS3 Player Special Offer
$5.99 PS+
$7.49
I just googled it. It's... nevermind.
It depends on which one you buy. There's one in which you get both the PS3 and Vita versions, one for only the Vita version, and a discounted Vita version if you already own the PS3 version.
It is literally the manliest game ever made.
Direct connect or over wifi?
I think direct connect. I wasn't really paying attention when I fired it up. The PS4 is in the room directly beneath me so it wouldn't surprise me.
Next stop is testing it at work tomorrow.
GalacticMouse
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My direct connect was choppy from my bedroom so I forced the PS4 to not allow direct connections and it's much much better over WiFi now.
Killer feature for me.
EDIT: Also took my Vita to my girlfriend's parents house this weekend and played PS4 via Remote Play for a half hour or so. Assassin's Creed 4, zero hiccups at all. Worked as well as it does over my home WiFi. (For reference: I was about 40 miles from home. 50Mbps down & 25Mbps up at home on the PS4 via Ethernet cable, and ~30Mbps down at gf's parents' house over WiFi)
corrosivefrost
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It's NOT cross-buy. Sorry.
Do you even have to ask?
If it's working flawlessly, it's most likely direct connect. Though based on the post above mine, who knows. Connecting to the PS4 directly means that you're basically making your PS4 an ad-hoc router for your Vita, so maybe that connection was being interfered with in ways that his wifi connection circumvented.
I'm also guessing his PS4 is (properly) hooked up via cat5 ethernet cable.
I don't think those results will be so good, but if they are, let us know.
Blog post says it's a price change.
$5.99.
It's a Vita compatible PSP game that seems to be a shmup? I take it you recommend it?
Wrong.
There's a Vita version, a combo PS3/Vita version, and a "I have the PS3 version, give me the Vita version for cheaper than normal" version.
Rainbow Moon
$11.99 PS+
$14.99
Rainbow Moon Cross-Save Bundle
$17.99 PS+
$22.49
Rainbow Moon PS3 Player Special Offer
$5.99 PS+
$7.49
Damn...ok thanks...since I hate swapping,guess I will get the Vita version only.
cj_iwakura
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Finished Walking Dead Episode 1.
Well. They know how to build hype.
Well. They know how to build hype.
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