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[names2hard4you]

It's amazing what the recent trend of ordering review scores from lowest to highest in those threads does for the perception of the userbase. Almost frightening in its effect.

Yeah it's true. I honestly hate seeing a number put in front of a game. I like what some websites do now the "Buy" or "Don't buy" or "Like" and "Dislike".

Reviewers should tell me about the game, how it plays, what the premise is about, and whether they recommend that I buy it or not. Putting a number in front of a game means nothing, I like more games that get average scores than the ones that get 9s or 90s.

 

[bobawesome]

I'm back to hating Sony and their customer support again. $130 to repair stuck pixels on a console that hasn't even been out a full year. It was $70 before, what the hell happened? It's like they piled their entire customer service team together and told them conflicting information.

I have spent literally thousands of dollars on Sony over the years but I am done with them after today. I have clearly bet on the wrong horse.

 

[Takao]

Does anyone know anywhere else to get the EnglishAsian version of Oreshika on the Vita? I have an order with Playasia that I have a pretty good feeling they won't be able to fulfil and I'd rather order elsewhere, I've had no luck finding the game anywhere else though.

pm wilflare on this forum
he might be able to help you out

 

[autoduelist]

Yeah it's true. I honestly hate seeing a number put in front of a game. I like what some websites do now the "Buy" or "Don't buy" or "Like" and "Dislike".

Reviewers should tell me about the game, how it plays, what the premise is about, and whether they recommend that I buy it or not. Putting a number in front of a game means nothing, I like more games that get average scores than the ones that get 9s or 90s.

It's a difficult issue, though. A game released at $60 might be well loved, but what if it's not a 'buy' until it hits $20? I almost feel like reviewers should just say 'I'd pay $30 for this!' but even that wouldn't work since people have differing bank accounts.

I'm back to hating Sony and their customer support again. $130 to repair stuck pixels on a console that hasn't even been out a full year. It was $70 before, what the hell happened? It's like they piled their entire customer service team together and told them conflicting information.

I have spent literally thousands of dollars on Sony over the years but I am done with them after today. I have clearly bet on the wrong horse.

if you haven't had it for a year, shouldnt it be under warranty? if not with sony, then maybe even with your credit card? anyway, deep breath, you're still on the right horse even if it stumbled in this case.

 

[bobawesome]

It's a difficult issue, though. A game released at $60 might be well loved, but what if it's not a 'buy' until it hits $20? I almost feel like reviewers should just say 'I'd pay $30 for this!' but even that wouldn't work since people have differing bank accounts.



if you haven't had it for a year, shouldnt it be under warranty? if not with sony, then maybe even with your credit card? anyway, deep breath, you're still on the right horse even if it stumbled in this case.

You're right. I'm overreacting but I just had to vent. I'm sure this is the third or fourth time I've outright stated I'm done with Sony. It takes me feel like I at least have a little control in all of this. I'm just so fed up with their customer support at this point, though. I've been fed conflicting information every time I talk to someone else and it's frustrating.

I haven't looked into doing anything involving the credit card but maybe I should.

 

[lazyproblems]

Look at ray gigant, doesn't it look uber awesome?

Short distance fights:

Mid range fights:

Long range fights:

details on gematsu
http://gematsu.com/2015/04/ray-gigant-details-yorigami-companions-battle-distances

Dang, these are amazing. Can't wait to see it in action.

 

[Barajas_201]

Heads up, Gravity Rush is $7.49 on amazon if someone doesn't have it yet.

 

[Man God]

It was 90 cents a few weeks ago.

 

[Shizuka]

Does anyone know if the retail copy of the Ratchet & Clank Collection for the Vita is all on the cart or would the third game be a download code?

It was 90 cents a few weeks ago.

And it wasn't a physical copy then.

 

[RK128]

Does anyone know if the retail copy of the Ratchet & Clank Collection for the Vita is all on the cart or would the third game be a download code?
.

All three games are on the cart but Going Commando has a very odd game breaking bug; when loading between planets, the game crashes, but when you load it back up, the game loads to the new planet you were going to before the crash. This only happens in the retail version, as the digital version doesn't have this issue (I guess they patched the digital version before launch and the retail prints had the bug pre-installed on them.....and Sony never bothered to fix it :l).

But way, all three games are in one spot and it isn't like the Sly Collection (which had 1 and 2 on the cart but the third game as a 2.7GB download).

 

[Shizuka]

All three games are on the cart but Going Commando has a very odd game breaking bug; when loading between planets, the game crashes, but when you load it back up, the game loads to the new planet you were going to before the crash. This only happens in the retail version, as the digital version doesn't have this issue (I guess they patched the digital version before launch and the retail prints had the bug pre-installed on them.....and Sony never bothered to fix it :l).

Does that mean you can't finish the game when playing the retail version?

 

[RK128]

Does that mean you can't finish the game when playing the retail version?

I don't own the retail version, but it should still be possible to beat the retail version, as when it crashes, you restart back to the new planet you were traveling too.

If anything, just wait for a sale on the digital version of the collection; it might be cheaper then a retail copy and you will know for sure that it will work.

 

[autoduelist]

You're right. I'm overreacting but I just had to vent. I'm sure this is the third or fourth time I've outright stated I'm done with Sony. It takes me feel like I at least have a little control in all of this. I'm just so fed up with their customer support at this point, though. I've been fed conflicting information every time I talk to someone else and it's frustrating.

I haven't looked into doing anything involving the credit card but maybe I should.

It's odd people have such differing experiences. I had to have my DS4 exchanged, and it took maybe 5 minutes on the phone to set it up and I had a new one (maybe refurb, but looked perfect) lickety split.

Customer service in general sucks. It's gotten progressively worse since the 80s (in general, not talking about Sony specifically) for several reasons not worth getting into.

I'm not totally sure I understand how you got where you were though -- if the first person quoted you one price, didn't you set it all up and have it done? Or did you say you'd call back instead? If you get a different, more expensive quote, you should just tell them that...and if they push back, just ask for a manager and explain the situation.

RE: credit cards -- i don't know the specifics (my wife does) but many credit cards now extend warranties, the amount of time depends on your card. We've never had to make use of it, but it's definitely worth looking into. Just make sure they don't do a chargeback or anything -- i don't think they do though.

 

[Man God]

And it wasn't a physical copy then.

Yeah, it's still nowhere near the lowest price for it physically though.

 

[suffah]

Just finished Bravely Default. Any suggestions on which Vita game to play next from PSPLUS? Really want to tackle P4G but want to take a break from JRPGs.

P4G
Killzone Merc
Rogue Legacy
The Binding of Isaac

Never touched any of these except a little bit of P4G.

 

[names2hard4you]

Just finished Bravely Default. Any suggestions on which Vita game to play next from PSPLUS? Really want to tackle P4G but want to take a break from JRPGs.

P4G
Killzone Merc
Rogue Legacy
The Binding of Isaac

Never touched any of these except a little bit of P4G.

You finished Bravely Default?

Spoiler

You poor soul, that second half of the game... Man lol.

Anyway, P4G is a great game, but it is a very long one too. I would say play Killzone. It's a great shooter, looks and feels great, and it isn't too long. You may even be able to find matches online since other PS+ peeps are playing it now.

 

[Shizuka]

Just finished Bravely Default. Any suggestions on which Vita game to play next from PSPLUS? Really want to tackle P4G but want to take a break from JRPGs.

P4G
Killzone Merc
Rogue Legacy
The Binding of Isaac

Never touched any of these except a little bit of P4G.

You can't go wrong with Persona 4 Golden.

 

[teflontactics]

Just finished Bravely Default. Any suggestions on which Vita game to play next from PSPLUS? Really want to tackle P4G but want to take a break from JRPGs.

P4G
Killzone Merc
Rogue Legacy
The Binding of Isaac

Never touched any of these except a little bit of P4G.

If you need a non-(J)RPG palate cleanser, Killzone Mercenary's it.

 

[Gxgear]

Was it a mistake to use a CC to fund my Bastion purchase? Didn't want to go out this late and I deleted the info right after.

 

[Zippedpinhead]

Is the Playstation network down for anyone else right now? Memphis TN, and in a rain storm.

Internet's working, unless my phone is lying to me.

 

[suffah]

You finished Bravely Default?

Spoiler

You poor soul, that second half of the game... Man lol.

Anyway, P4G is a great game, but it is a very long one too. I would say play Killzone. It's a great shooter, looks and feels great, and it isn't too long. You may even be able to find matches online since other PS+ peeps are playing it now.

Yea lol.

You can't go wrong with Persona 4 Golden.

If you need a non-(J)RPG palate cleanser, Killzone Mercenary's it.

Thanks guys....going to play KZ then tackle P4G.

 

[Man God]

Second half is where BD:FF shines. Haters claim that they have to do the entire game over again multiple times but that's just not the case. Shit's different! All of the fun fights, best equipment to steal, the best dialogue, all there. The true ending is 100% worth it and even if you wanted to rush through it you could get there in an hour no problem.

 

[incpdo]

Regarding the Mega Man series on Vita, I think all Capcom has to do is port over the PS1 versions of MM5 and 6 to the West and add Mega Man X 3 and X6 as a PS1 Classics to 'complete' the Mega Man PS1 series collection.

Sadly, that excludes the Legends series; Capcom couldn't port those over even if they wanted to due to VA issues (apparently one of the US/EU VA's was involved in a crime or something, so they don't want to associate with them or something). They could localize the PSP ports of the Legends 1 and 2 that JP got but it still wouldn't be that great due to missing the NA/EU VA (a big highlight of the Legends series was its cast of characters; losing their VA would be a sour compromise in getting the games on PSN :l).

A good thing is that if you have a CFW Vita, you could load the PS1 ISO's to the Memory Card and play the game that way, but that opens up a whole other set of issues (downgrading firmware, losing access to PSN, ect).

....At least we got the first 4 of of the Classic series on PSN alongside X4 and X5 . Those two were very recent additions to PSN too, so their is home of Capcom releasing more PS1 classics or PSP games in the future on PSN .

It breaks my heart megaman legends will never be officially on my vita. Both games are great especially megaman legends 2( one my favorite psx games)the somewhat erie exploration of megaman legends 2 is one of my favorite things ever.

 

[Vylash]

i'm still suffering through the first half of Bravely Default, which is apparently the "good" part, don't even wanna think about how the second part is gonna be

 

[incpdo]

i'm still suffering through the first half of Bravely Default, which is apparently the "good" part, don't even wanna think about how the second part is gonna be

I think the game looks great but its far away from having " best dialogue" IMHO

 

[Shizuka]

i'm still suffering through the first half of Bravely Default, which is apparently the "good" part, don't even wanna think about how the second part is gonna be

I went through that, hearing that the second part is horrible made me drop the game before finishing the first half.


No one can complain now: as a weekly deal, Demon Gaze is $20 @Play-Asia. The Vita version for Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters is also $30 as a weekly deal.

 

[Maid]

i'm still suffering through the first half of Bravely Default, which is apparently the "good" part, don't even wanna think about how the second part is gonna be

I feel like it's a case of people who suffered through FFXIII and think it's a masterpiece.

 

[incpdo]

So anyone knows if the physical Asian release of chaos rings 3 for vita has English subs? I'm actually very interested in getting this.

 

[NormalFish]

i'm still suffering through the first half of Bravely Default, which is apparently the "good" part, don't even wanna think about how the second part is gonna be

I feel like it's a case of people who suffered through FFXIII and think it's a masterpiece.

best combat in a turn based system that's not smt. ya'll crazy

 

[incpdo]

best combat in a turn based system that's not smt. ya'll crazy

Lol at best combat in a turn based system. I prefer the old grandia combat from psx and I don't think is the best combat system .

 

[wilflare]

So anyone knows if the physical Asian release of chaos rings 3 for vita has English subs? I'm actually very interested in getting this.

it's released as a trilogy here. but one of the games doesn't have Eng subs if I remember correctly.

 

[Vylash]

best combat in a turn based system that's not smt. ya'll crazy

idk man i don't think it's anything special

 

[incpdo]

it's released as a trilogy here. but one of the games doesn't have Eng subs if I remember correctly.

Probably is chaos rings 3 , well this is interesting for sure I'll try to bring a copy to Argentina. Wish me luck!

 

[teflontactics]

So anyone knows if the physical Asian release of chaos rings 3 for vita has English subs? I'm actually very interested in getting this.

Pretty sure Chaos Rings 3 was the only one of the Chaos Rings releases without English subs.

Edit; Was reading around out of curiosity and it looks like the game was scheduled to get a patch in 2014 that added languages other than Japanese (doesn't specify to what extent, though I assume it'd be subtitles). Not sure if the patch landed or not, but worth asking around to find out.

 

[Bowl0l]

So anyone knows if the physical Asian release of chaos rings 3 for vita has English subs? I'm actually very interested in getting this.

The first two is in english but the third is not.

 

[Kudo]

The first two is in english but the third is not.

Thought it seemed to good to be true that they would just add English subtitles to the game through patch, but they only added the text for first games? Pretty odd, I hope 3 follows, maybe too late though to hope for that.

 

[wilflare]

Probably is chaos rings 3 , well this is interesting for sure I'll try to bring a copy to Argentina. Wish me luck!

I can help you with that if you need help

 

[Redhood]

Probably is chaos rings 3 , well this is interesting for sure I'll try to bring a copy to Argentina. Wish me luck!

The first 2 games and prequel were patched for English. However the 2 games and prequel games are download codes only redeemable on Asian PSN. The cart only contains the third game.

 

[teflontactics]

The first 2 games and prequel were patched for English. However the 2 games and prequel games are download codes only redeemable on Asian PSN. The cart only contains the third game.

Good to know. IIRC the first three are PSM releases as well - which means buh-bye come this Sept.

 

[dallow_bg]

I could help you w the LE if you so desire
btw, when you boot the game - does it say SCEJA or SCEE or SCEA?

It just says

"Sony Computer Entertainment Presents"

The title screen shows read this though:

Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines 2015 Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
Published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. Developed by SCE Japan Studios.
"Oreshika" is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. All rights reserved.

 

[Kudo]

That Oreshika LE looks very nice, just checked from pages back, haven't yet bought the game cause 8GB card and 100mb free..
What goodies does it contain and is it how available anymore?

 

[bobohoro]

Second half is where BD:FF shines. Haters claim that they have to do the entire game over again multiple times but that's just not the case. Shit's different! All of the fun fights, best equipment to steal, the best dialogue, all there. The true ending is 100% worth it and even if you wanted to rush through it you could get there in an hour no problem.

It's not quite so black and white. While I agree that I had the most fun gameplaywise in that phase, it is also a really poorly structured, asset recycling boss gauntlet that messes up the overall pacing. The game just stumbled over its own story ideas in the second half and cheaped out on the budget side of things.

I feel like it's a case of people who suffered through FFXIII and think it's a masterpiece.

People are crazy, yeah. But let's not compare an average-to-good handheld RPG with one of the biggest failures of last gen on consoles, the games, and the perceptions surrounding them, are on a completely different scale.

 

[autoduelist]

I feel like it's a case of people who suffered through FFXIII and think it's a masterpiece.

idk man i don't think it's anything special

best combat in a turn based system that's not smt. ya'll crazy

I think the combat system is an absolute masterpiece, though the plot and pacing are a wreck at times. The story is pretty much incomprehensible, actually.

But the combat system is brilliant -- a major issue that plagues most turn based combat is that every move is rote. You know exactly what you need to do - hit the ice monster with fire spells, or just attack/attack/attack/heal. It's extremely rare in most games that you're actually provided with meaningful choice in combat.

So FFXIII let's the AI handle that level of combat (for example, once your characters identify an enemies weakness, they know how to intelligently attack it) and moves the player's tactical decisions 'up' a level -- controlling at a high level who is attacking/buffing/healing/etc and letting the AI take care of the obvious stuff. Brilliant. Not perfect, and some areas need fixing, but it's just such a smart take on combat.

 

[Tizoc]

Not that anyone cares, but hey a new Star Ocean~
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1028821&page=8

 

[Dragon1893]

Look at ray gigant, doesn't it look uber awesome?

Short distance fights:

Mid range fights:

Long range fights:

details on gematsu
http://gematsu.com/2015/04/ray-gigant-details-yorigami-companions-battle-distances

Holy shit!
I need to see this in motion.

 

[Kresnik258]

Does that mean you can't finish the game when playing the retail version?

From what I understand, you can't get some treasure finder item because you can't land on the planet that you get it from without the game properly crashing.

Supposedly there is a work around involving pressing the PS button at an exact moment, but I haven't tried it myself.

 

[Kudo]

Not that anyone cares, but hey a new Star Ocean~
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1028821&page=8

You can't believe how hyped I am for this. I really loved Till the end of Time and liked The Last Hope.

 

[names2hard4you]

Not that anyone cares, but hey a new Star Ocean~
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1028821&page=8

I certainly care. Hopefully they don't screw up the characters... 'Kay?

Spoiler

I hated her.

 

[Parakeetman]

Btw those of you who live in SE Asia, how do DRPGs do there?

 

[names2hard4you]

All Persona and Erin Fitzgerald or Chie fans should watch this:
Persona 4 Golden Changed My Life - Kinda Funny Gamescast Special
Also, fellow Vitacats. We need to trend #Erin4P5. She's such a great person and voice actor, and she still doesn't seem have been given a role for the next game!

TOTP: Buy Persona 4 Golden.