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PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Beta Thread - Online as smooth as butter
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James Sawyer Ford
Gold Member
Wow the vita version is aaaaaamazzzzing.
Looks to be full Rez and 60 frames, holy crap. So smooth and looks just as good as the ps3 version.
The dpad is so much better on the vita so I may end up playing it primarily there instead of the ps3.
They desperately need to fix the online lobby system. Invites dont work and its difficult to figure out how you even invite friends to begin with
Looks to be full Rez and 60 frames, holy crap. So smooth and looks just as good as the ps3 version.
The dpad is so much better on the vita so I may end up playing it primarily there instead of the ps3.
They desperately need to fix the online lobby system. Invites dont work and its difficult to figure out how you even invite friends to begin with
His moves have been altered a bit in this beta.
Seven Force
Banned
Played my first match, and every bit of skepticism I had has been washed away.
I'm so fucking down for buying this now.
I'm so fucking down for buying this now.
I haven't had an issue with the lobby system yet, but that's just my experience from this and the previous beta.
One thing I want to know is if the PS3 version supports multiple PSN account logins. If not, it would always be better to bring your Vita over a friends so you can continue to unlock costumes and build stats for your personal save.
I hope that's what it is.
onlyindreams
Banned
Is there no way to mute your mic when playing online w/ vita? da fuck
Hold the PS Button. A menu should pop up where you can mute it.
The Grim Heaper
Member
Having way too much trouble keeping track of who's who in 2v2.
Not sure if you can mute players or not, however.
Mute your mic? Hold the button in the bottom left and a menu should pop up, allowing you to disable your mic.
Not sure if you can mute players or not, however.
TimeEffect
Member
Agreed, Kratos is not bad. His Super 2 requires a lot of timing, patience, and sometimes just luck. His Super 3 is magnificent, but can be completely wasted if you dont set yourself up from the get go. You cant just use it instantly, you need to wait for your opponents to get in the right place to guarantee a quick kill. Otherwise, the enemies begin to dodge the hell out, hide in Hades' pits, etc.
He is deadly at combos, I learned very easy with him, but there's always a workaround with every character, I love it.
I think they said this is for the final build, but from what I remember, enemy indicators were supposed to be washed out compared to your indicator. Yet in this beta, all the players have the same, vivid indicators, which can be confusing. Fading out enemy indicators should be implemented.
The beta wont let you disable the mic for some reason on mine. I think it's to test bandwidth requirements.
batmandarkknight
Member
can anyone help me activate my ps+ trial? I really wanna download this already. 
Really? That's odd, the last Beta allowed it...guess I won't be playing this beta on my Vita then.
FlutterPuffs
Member
Is there anyone who didn't manage to get a code? Here's one for you! Quote to see
The Grim Heaper
Member
I really hope it's fixed. I was playing some matches with Kyon and we both had a bit of trouble keeping track of everything.
That's fucked.
Played a few rounds of the Vita version. It's a solid game, I'm pretty sure I'm gonna keep my preorder.
The actual game is very fast, silky smooth, and has a bit more punch than I was expecting. I still sorta prefer the feedback from Smash Bros, where when you knock someone out it feels like you really did. But this game is definitely trying to be more of its own thing, and have more of a deathmatch-type feel to it. I can respect that. It succeeds at what it is trying to do, and the more I play it the more unfair it feels to really compare it to anything else.
There's a couple other things I'm not crazy about - the menus are pretty bush league and it could use some additional polish here and there, but it is a beta and these things can be fixed without a lot of effort or money. I really want to see the story mode and the inevitable unlockable characters (because there have to be some).
Overall, I definitely enjoyed my time with it so far and I'll definitely keep playing the beta.
The actual game is very fast, silky smooth, and has a bit more punch than I was expecting. I still sorta prefer the feedback from Smash Bros, where when you knock someone out it feels like you really did. But this game is definitely trying to be more of its own thing, and have more of a deathmatch-type feel to it. I can respect that. It succeeds at what it is trying to do, and the more I play it the more unfair it feels to really compare it to anything else.
There's a couple other things I'm not crazy about - the menus are pretty bush league and it could use some additional polish here and there, but it is a beta and these things can be fixed without a lot of effort or money. I really want to see the story mode and the inevitable unlockable characters (because there have to be some).
Overall, I definitely enjoyed my time with it so far and I'll definitely keep playing the beta.
batmandarkknight
Member
Is there anyone who didn't manage to get a code? Here's one for you! Quote to see
darn it. i thought it was a beta code.
i dont have a credit card. its my problem right now. i have the trial, but cant use it. anyone wanna activate it for me?TimeEffect
Member
Incorrect. I, and a combination of Scrafty, Obsolete, or Klipz will crush you two. Take your pick.
Pretty darn good actually. I feel like there's isn't as much depth to it as Smash in a FFA setting, but 1v1 2v2 is going to be so intense and strategic. To say nothing of the fact that I now believe this game will shine in stock mode... though some level threes might be problematic, maybe they have a respawn invulnerability in stock.
One thing that takes getting use to is that it's a big more of a traditional fighter, sort of. So even at a casual level combo's seem to have greater importance, and with all of the moves, learning the characters.
It was hard as hell to keep track of myself when another Kratos was on screen though, so hopefully that indicator thing gets in the final product.
One thing that takes getting use to is that it's a big more of a traditional fighter, sort of. So even at a casual level combo's seem to have greater importance, and with all of the moves, learning the characters.
It was hard as hell to keep track of myself when another Kratos was on screen though, so hopefully that indicator thing gets in the final product.
Himynameischris
Member
Sent to Kyon and jrDev
Same here. I preordered this with the Newegg code a while ago and was feeling a bit underwhelmed about the 20 characters at launch, but now I'm really hyped for the final game.
I'll try. How does this work?
Gotta say, playing as Sly and conveniently vanishing whenever a player uses their level 3 is too fun. When I managed to avoid a Level 3 Kratos completely with that tactic, I think that's when I was sold on the game.
It does take a couple matches to get used to it, particularly learning how to follow yourself on the map so you don't get mixed up. The lack of a training mode (besides Parappa's) means you'll also spend a few matches getting the movesets down. But once that's all out of the way, it's a ton of fun.
Managed to win about six matches in a row with Sly (including one where I didn't die at all), so I think I'll start picking other characters next. The six here offer a pretty cool variety, can't wait to get access to the other 14 (or so).
It does take a couple matches to get used to it, particularly learning how to follow yourself on the map so you don't get mixed up. The lack of a training mode (besides Parappa's) means you'll also spend a few matches getting the movesets down. But once that's all out of the way, it's a ton of fun.
Managed to win about six matches in a row with Sly (including one where I didn't die at all), so I think I'll start picking other characters next. The six here offer a pretty cool variety, can't wait to get access to the other 14 (or so).
giancarlo123x
Banned
I'm watching my friends play and one of them is using the vita as a controller while watching the screen. Reminds me of WiiU. lol. I didn't have much faith in this game before the beta but its amazing. I want more characters!
Played my first beta matches an hour ago on the Vita.
Game looks so much better on my screen at home, as opposed to a brightly lit convention center! It felt superbly comfortable, and I can totally see myself playing it the most on the Vita, and only playing it on the PS3 when having company over for some tournaments.
I won my first match, but it took me a minute to get back into the groove as Kratos. I'm a little bummed that he is now limited to to using Icarus Lift only once per time in the air. In the first beta, it was damn effective at avoiding certain supers by lift spamming. Lol.
It takes a lot more skill to land a level 1 as Kratos now, but I was kind of prepared for that. It's now a move geared towards opportunists. You can pretty much see it coming a mile away, so you really have to pick your moment to use it.
I'm still in love with the combat, and it's hard to stop playing, but I had to, since the lag was making some people drop out of the match, and others teleporting out of range of attacks. Still, I had a great time, and the Vita version is just damn, damn impressive.
I didn't have any problems keeping track of my character either, even on the 5" screen. I think the camera was the perfect distance away at all times, shifting dynamically to follow me and the other action. The Hades stage looked particularly impressive, and the detail is just so good. I'm really impressed with how closely the PS3 and Vita versions look alike.
Game looks so much better on my screen at home, as opposed to a brightly lit convention center! It felt superbly comfortable, and I can totally see myself playing it the most on the Vita, and only playing it on the PS3 when having company over for some tournaments.
I won my first match, but it took me a minute to get back into the groove as Kratos. I'm a little bummed that he is now limited to to using Icarus Lift only once per time in the air. In the first beta, it was damn effective at avoiding certain supers by lift spamming. Lol.
It takes a lot more skill to land a level 1 as Kratos now, but I was kind of prepared for that. It's now a move geared towards opportunists. You can pretty much see it coming a mile away, so you really have to pick your moment to use it.
I'm still in love with the combat, and it's hard to stop playing, but I had to, since the lag was making some people drop out of the match, and others teleporting out of range of attacks. Still, I had a great time, and the Vita version is just damn, damn impressive.
I didn't have any problems keeping track of my character either, even on the 5" screen. I think the camera was the perfect distance away at all times, shifting dynamically to follow me and the other action. The Hades stage looked particularly impressive, and the detail is just so good. I'm really impressed with how closely the PS3 and Vita versions look alike.
James Sawyer Ford
Gold Member
Wait, so you can use the vita as a ps3 controller?
May end up doing that since the vita dpad is superb
giancarlo123x
Banned
No, my friend is over with his Vita. He wanted to try something so he invites me from his Vita while i'm on PS3 then he just looks at the tv while he plays. Its flawless.
He meant that they were playing in the same party while one of them played on the Vita version, not literally playing with the Vita as a controller. The Beta doesn't have local multiplayer!
Edit: Beaten. I tried to do the same in the old beta, but I didn't know how to mute the Vita version's mic, so it got annoying real quick.
Thanks...
giancarlo123x
Banned
Oh my god, picking double Sly with against people with mics is the greatest thing in gaming. They are just chatting and we both hold L1 so as soon as the match starts so we turn invisible. The reactions are too much. "Where did they go?!" "Did they load?"
brollyman2k
Member
if anyone has a spare code i would like one. thanks in advance!
batmandarkknight
Member
if im not able to use my ps+ code, ill give it out.
if im not able to use my ps+ code, ill give it out.
Over hereee
Edit. Wait why can't you use it?
I'm not sure I do either, but I have a feeling that it's just a matter of getting used to it.