Captainbojanglesiii
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Framerate's a little rough, but great otherwise.
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Minecraft: Vita Edition |OT| Sony dealt, 4J developed, Mojang owned, MS nothin'.
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LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
I'm there.
Disaster Nebraska
Banned
my 3-year-old will be all over this.
As for me, another Minecraft platinum, I suppose. Already did it on PS3.
As for me, another Minecraft platinum, I suppose. Already did it on PS3.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
This is more than playable. My kids are going to love this.
For being subnative it doesn't really look that bad to be honest. Maybe it's the simple looking graphics? Objects in the distance look a bit blurry but otherwise it looks fine.
Frame rate is pretty rough on multiplayer at least. Haven't played enough single player to judge it there but it seems to be a lot better. Hope 4J adds an option to the settings menu to lock it at 30. Perfectly playable though even if it is a bit unstable.
Frame rate is pretty rough on multiplayer at least. Haven't played enough single player to judge it there but it seems to be a lot better. Hope 4J adds an option to the settings menu to lock it at 30. Perfectly playable though even if it is a bit unstable.
mellan_Konsten
Member
What does the trial/demo contain (have no money right now,but I'd like to try the game)?
Does it start with a MS logo?
Does it start with a MS logo?
If it's the same as the PS3 demo I believe it's just the tutorial level and you aren't able to save. There might be a time limit too but I don't remember
ALLseeingEYE
Member
Yeah, that would be amazing...there's still remote play though.
PS4 has a such a staggeringly larger amount of ram than Vita, that would probably be a technical nightmare (and possibly not feasible from a user perspective if it introduced large load times or something). Perhaps they could do it by sectioning the PS4 world into like 16 segments, which loaded like a new save file when you crossed into the next zone?
Apparently we can still transfer from Vita to PS4 and back though? I'm curious to see how big the Vita areas are.
No, only from Vita/PS3 to PS4, not the other way around.
ALLseeingEYE
Member
But if we transfer from Vita/PS3 first to PS4, it doesn't load the level with the smaller map size, making export back to Vita/PS3 still possible?
Not possible to go back. It's a one way transfer to PS4. It's turns into a PS4 map, and gets extra area added.
Notice people talking about the framerate, when i first loaded the tutorial level it was incredibly choppy. That choppyness went away after a minute or two though. The framerate probably tanks when loading new chunks.
I personally wasn't expecting amazing performance, the PS3 and XBOX 360 versions already struggle, what chance did the Vita stand? Is about what I expected from the port. Cross buy was a smart decision, definitely wouldn't be worth $20 by itself.
Regardless of the downfalls I'm still enjoying the game. Nice to have Minecraft on a handheld.
I personally wasn't expecting amazing performance, the PS3 and XBOX 360 versions already struggle, what chance did the Vita stand? Is about what I expected from the port. Cross buy was a smart decision, definitely wouldn't be worth $20 by itself.
Regardless of the downfalls I'm still enjoying the game. Nice to have Minecraft on a handheld.
SwiftDeath
Member
I assume in that scenario the PS4 version of the save populates the PS3/Vita world into the middle and then populates random world around it until it fills to the PS4 world size if that makes sense
ALLseeingEYE
Member
Ok, fair enough. To be honest, that actually sounds like a feature I'd be more likely to use. It's not that appealing having to play on PS4 with smaller maps.
I just checked it out and the framerate seems fine to me. Not perfect but certainly playable. I look forward to diving in for a more serious look once my little one is off to bed. Actually, I'll pick up my PS TV from Best Buy first, little one to bed after and then Minecraft. Livin' the dream.
EmeraldSwords
Banned
No story. Strictly open world.
natureboy46
Member
I felt the same way...until I bought the ps4 version for my son. Now I want to play it as much as he does. There is an end game (kind of) but that's not really the point.
Once you start building simple circuits and automating things you may find yourself hooked. I'm working on building a roller coaster of sorts.
SwiftDeath
Member
There is actually a "story" with a final boss and "quests" needed to complete it but that is by far the weakest area of Minecraft and not at all why people buy it
NormalFish
Banned
Anyone luck out with a seed with pretty great biome diversity/nice villages? The first seed I had was pretty piss poor, unfortunately. Also, any idea if seeds are shared between this and the PS3 version?
Re: Framerate/Resolution, the game looks and plays like you would expect it to. Honestly I haven't played the other console minecrafts, but it runs pretty ass on PC so I didn't expect a whole lot going into it.
I think world size is my only real concern thus far.
**I'm pretty sure I can confirm that PS3 and PSVita seeds are identical. Makes sense, but good to know.
Re: Framerate/Resolution, the game looks and plays like you would expect it to. Honestly I haven't played the other console minecrafts, but it runs pretty ass on PC so I didn't expect a whole lot going into it.
I think world size is my only real concern thus far.
**I'm pretty sure I can confirm that PS3 and PSVita seeds are identical. Makes sense, but good to know.
Chezzymann
Member
So is there a demo for this? I can't find one on the playstation store...
SwiftDeath
Member
Assuming you use the US store
https://store.sonyentertainmentnetw...demo/cid=UP4433-PCSE00491_00-MINECRAFTVITDEMO
HypnoDarkrai
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ChitoCrisis
Member
I have to wait almost a month for the retail version. :/ But it'll be worth it.
HypnoDarkrai
Member
Is it worth it? Maybe it's different for other regions?
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/10/10/minecraft-ps-vita-edition-coming-to-ps-store-next-week/
Edit: The EU blog says the same thing but
I guess I shouldn't be worrying.
Chezzymann
Member
Ah, whoops. For some reason I couldn't find it navigating from the front page. Had to search for it.
ChitoCrisis
Member
Is it worth it? Maybe it's different for other regions?
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/10/10/minecraft-ps-vita-edition-coming-to-ps-store-next-week/
Edit: The EU blog says the same thing but
I guess I shouldn't be worrying.
Yeah, apparently it comes with a game card and a voucher for the digital version. I prefer to have physical games and only get digital versions if they are exclusive or not available on physical.
So I'll have to wait while all of you have fun playing Minecraft on Vita. ;___;
HypnoDarkrai
Member
Whoa so it comes with a Physical and Digital version? :O that's quite generous.
It's worth the wait, plays like the PS3 version to me.
Ingueferroque
Banned
Wow.
Fix The Scientist
Member
Is the back touchpad used for anything? My vita's back touchpad is fucked.
ikr? Everyone at this point should know that saying LEGOs is punishable by death by the Lego company. ALWAYS SAY LEGO
On Minecraft? Nope
Fix The Scientist
Member
Thanks. i'll download it later today.
FlyingIrishMan
Member
What time does EU store update? 6pm GMT?
Cornbread78
Member
My daughter's feedback puts the Vita version 2nd on her favorite list; just behind the PS3 & 360 versions because of por ability and ahead of her iPod/Kindle versions.
Sometimes its around 3pm GMT, I have had luck in the past searching for a game directly rather than wait for the PSN store front page to update.
ForteanMan
Member
So here's a potentially stupid question: I've read and re-read the OP but just want a bit of clarification on the "Cross-buy" stuff. As I understand it, because I've purchased the Vita version I have immediate access to the PS3 version. I can transfer my save data between these two versions. For an additional $4.99, I can purchase the PS4 version (which is discounted from the $19.99 cost now?). However, if I choose to move my save to the PS4 version I can no longer access the same content back on my Vita/PS3 copy. Otherwise for a grand total of about $25 I can get all three versions of the game? Is that right?
Also on topic a bit I've been having an absolute blast with the game on Vita. I've never played Minecraft before, but I'm beginning to "get it". So far I've only built a shelter inside of a mountain, with a hidden basement room built into it. The game plays really well, I haven't noticed any issues or anything so far at least.
Also on topic a bit I've been having an absolute blast with the game on Vita. I've never played Minecraft before, but I'm beginning to "get it". So far I've only built a shelter inside of a mountain, with a hidden basement room built into it. The game plays really well, I haven't noticed any issues or anything so far at least.
Baron Von Beans
Member
I am not 100%, I have not been able to have this confirmed by someone, but I believe I remember hearing a while back that if you played the PS3 version before a certain date, 8/31 or 9/31, you got the Vita version for free.
Though, it could be that you just pop the disc in your PS3, hop to the store, DL Minecraft and then give the disc back to your friend. But then you'd be screwing yourself out of having two copies...
peanutbutterlatte
Member
Wow this topic is quiet Downloading now, so excited!
Downloading now, so excited!