Hey, the other Mystery Chronicle game is getting localized.
http://gematsu.com/2016/03/mystery-chronicle-one-way-heroics-rated-australia
http://gematsu.com/2016/03/mystery-chronicle-one-way-heroics-rated-australia
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PlayStation Network Thread | March 2016
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FriedConsole
Banned
Webstore. The worst part of this is long hang time on turning it on to set the downloads. The PS3 operating system is garbage.
Guess I need to finish 999 and start VLR
Kresnik258
Member
18 Volt will be thrilled.
Indeed I am, the news I've been waiting for. It's already been rated so release date can't be far.
It's surprising to see Active Gaming Media to publish outside of Japan. Weren't they partnered with Playsim for previous releases?
I thought that AGM were the publisher side of Playism.
names2hard4you
Member
Stocked as heck to play the game. Trailer was not that good though. The written info in the thread dedicated to it has me WAY more excited. Not knowing where in time you are until you finish a scene and get pulled back to a view of the timeline, serum that puts the characters to sleep every 90 mins that makes them forget what happened, the dog that can carry messages across rooms, etc. These are all really cool things that Uchikoji is cooking up for us. Coming exactly one month from my birthday too, it's real soon. I'm in day 1.
Kresnik258
Member
My body is ready.
Unless it's planned for Summer. Then I'll clutch my empty wallet and weep.
names2hard4you
Member
Summer is just too damn crowded. It's overkill. There is such a thing as having too many games to buy/play.
This is good. This is good.
How's the performance of the Vita version, btw? On par with the Atelier+? Better?
Kresnik258
Member
I've heard it's been well optimized. A lot better than Nights of Azure at least. I don't know how it compares to Arland/Dusk Plus though.
Apparently Shallie Plus turned out pretty well too.
Dragonslayer_023
Banned
I'm dying here. Hopefully the Vita version is as good as Escha+ at least, which was a big improvement over Ayesha+ in terms of load times and frame rate.
Edit watch them not bring over the Vita version.
I hope they get the Vita version. Not just for the sake of their mentions, but also so I don't have to read more, "The Vita version I've never played doesn't run locked at 60fps at native res with PS4 visuals and 0 load times so clearly it's the worst port ever and KT are really just doing Vita owners a favour by not bringing it over plus it won't hurt their review scores."
If you say so.
I predict there will be a not insignificant amount of shovelware on all VR platforms. Instead of poorly made mini-game collections (don't worry, those will exist too) and dancing games, it'll be things that would hold 0 value if it weren't in VR.
Kresnik258
Member
I always thought that PS4/Vita games in Japan would be the saviour of this console in its twilight years, insomuch that they'll just stick the translations they were already going to do for the PS4 version in the Vita and bring it across.
Yet Nights of Azure and I am Setsuna have kicked that idea in the nuts. I really hope they don't skip Atelier Sophie, not least because I want to play it (and I prefer the series on portable) but also because I've heard the quality of the port is all there.
Azure fell victim to Gust's scheduling difficulties. Within 2015 they shipped Ayesha Plus NA/EU, Shallie NA/EU, Rorona 3DS JP, Azure PS3/PSV/PS4 JP, and Sophie PS3/PSV/PS4 JP. Presumably they'll be less busy this year (no 3DS ports + I suspect they might drop PS3 for new games), so they can handle Sophie and Shallie Plus.
Chaos Rings/Spelunker/Adventures of Mana/I Am Setsuna fell to SE's trash.
Chaos Rings/Spelunker/Adventures of Mana/I Am Setsuna fell to SE's trash.
Dragonslayer_023
Banned
I mean, assuming we're not taking "scheduling difficulties" as PR code for "not worth the money."
I struggle to think Nights of Azure would bring in less than every random Musou they localize on Vita.
Kresnik258
Member
That's a good point. They managed to get every musou out which gets bugger all ratings on PSN, presumably because Omega Force is a massive team.
Here's Sophie on Vita:
https://youtu.be/MY0YK2eA-ZU
And considering that the Vita version now leads the sales (and that they might phase out the PS3 version in the near future), it'll probably keep getting even better.
https://youtu.be/MY0YK2eA-ZU
And considering that the Vita version now leads the sales (and that they might phase out the PS3 version in the near future), it'll probably keep getting even better.
TonkatsuAddict
Member
That looks nice! Definitely looking forward to it!
Kresnik258
Member
Yes! this is great I would love to have digital only heavy size games going this way
Edit : the boxart is amazing!
autoduelist
Member
Is this game primarily a single player game or a coop game?
I own it; Amazon accidentally delivered it two days late so I'll begin playing in a couple hours.
Have we got a CivRev2 release date yet? So many things on my want list, I can't keep them straight.
RE: Natural Doctrine -- probably my favorite Vita game.
To the person that was put off by a certain characters ending.... huge spoiler ==
this character dies in your first playthrough, but you can save them in ng+
ExitPlanetDust
Member
Up to 4 players local co-op. No online. Should work with Share Play,
Edit: Share Play is now working in the U.S. region.
First of these I really want. DAT box art.
FriedConsole
Banned
You can play it single player but it seems like it was meant for co-op. It is very bullet hell which isn't my thing.
The game will bomb so hard, I'm surprised it has any voiceover at all.
Kresnik258
Member
I feel like I'm the only person on the internet these days who isn't bothered by this kinda stuff. I buy dub-only and sub-only games without issue and can't say I really have a preference.
Wonder if the VA was too expensive to licence.
Some Project Diva X Vita footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03TIlhHZ0JE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03TIlhHZ0JE
Dragonslayer_023
Banned
Wonder if the flash sale will be today or if they'll wait until next week for Easter.
Kresnik258
Member
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFQ2VYc4wZw
Atelier Sophie confirmed, PS4/Vita, physical just on PS4 it seems.
Atelier Sophie confirmed, PS4/Vita, physical just on PS4 it seems.
Natsume says their PSP games will be on sale this weekend: https://www.instagram.com/p/BDD9lU6yikk/?taken-by=natsume.inc
Hopefully the selection will be good. The last few weeks of publisher sales have been total garbo.
Then again, there aren't many Vita games that I don't already have.
We are having a flash sale
? Cool, hope they have some awesome 1$ deals like last year. Got at least 20 games during that XD.Edit: I have a ton of Vita games to play again but kinda lost at which one to start again :l. Any suggestions would be welcome
. -Ar No Surge Plus
-Mega Man X4
-Sword Art Online Lost Song
-Bastion
-Mega Man Legends
Any of these would be fun to play but wondering what you guys would like me to start again first.
Edit 2: I just thought of this, so wondering what your guys thoughts on this idea would be; a Vita Retrospective. It would cover a long list of games (20-30 games) and it would be a mix of Sony, Third Party and Indie titles. It would be similar to my Sonic Retrospective Series I'm currently making and I would start this alongside the Ratchet & Clank Retrospective I want to make around the launch of the PS4 Game/Movie.
If you guys think this is a good idea or not, feel free to let me know
!Edit 2: I just thought of this, so wondering what your guys thoughts on this idea would be; a Vita Retrospective. It would cover a long list of games (20-30 games) and it would be a mix of Sony, Third Party and Indie titles. It would be similar to my Sonic Retrospective Series I'm currently making and I would start this alongside the Ratchet & Clank Retrospective I want to make around the launch of the PS4 Game/Movie.
If you guys think this is a good idea or not, feel free to let me know
I don't post but I do read your Sonic threads. Go for it! I am all physical on Vita and the games are getting increasingly hard to find so this will be quite timely.
Cool
. Will start planing out which games I want to cover and after the first Ratchet Thread goes live next month, will start making the Vita Retrospective
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autoduelist
Member
RE: AEGIS OF EARTH
I've now sunk a few hours into it. I think I'm loving it, though I'm still early in.
Some thoughts about it:
TYPE OF GAME:
Unique tower defense. Over the course of many missions, you slowly build up a 'city'. The city is 4 independently rotating discs. The smaller, inner zone has around 10 zones you can build in, while, say, Zone 3 has 24 so there is a -lot- of room for unique setups. Each zone can have weapons (cannons, rockets, etc), city planning type things (residences, power plants, etc), defenses, etc.
You choose when to be attacked, and during combat need to spin the zones around (easy once you get the hang of it) to protect multiple fronts. So it's sort of like tower defense, except you actively control your weapons systems. This actually works quite well, once you get used to it.
(to get a sense of it all -- imagine if you have 3 adjacent cannons on your 3rd circle, and nothing in the 21 other zones. You'll need to spin this 3rd circle to face oncoming enemies, but since the cannons are adjacent you could only attack in one direction at once. If you were attacked from 3 vectors, you'd need to spin your other circles' weapons to fight them off.
um... here's an image of a city. This city appears to be different from the first one, for sure, but you can see how built up it eventually gets [combined with city specific deadzones where you can't build, etc]
Strategic 'metagame' --
You start out resource and technology poor in a 'starter' city. it's implied you'll move on to other cities with different setups (some zones can be unusable, for example) later in the game, but i'm still pretty early in. You get to research new weapons, upgrade existing weapons, and all the standard TD type stuff, except all of this is semi-permanent... that is, you're not building up a city from scratch every battle, but rather, adding to your city in between battles for long term conflict.
You have a team of 6 active members, and can switch out alternates, each with in game personalities. These team members help in various ways, and have stats and special skills that you can help affect. part of the meta-game is keeping them focused, leveling them up, and making them better at their jobs (operations, weapon control, that sort of thing).
'Plot' --
There is a surprising amount of chatter inbetween missions. I'm not plot oriented, but it has a vibe reminiscent of a cross between, say, Valkyria Chronicles and StarBlazers, though not as serious as VC.
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So far, it's a definite 'buy' for me... I'm very happy with my purchase. don't know if it's everyone's cup of tea, but it's definitely in my wheelhouse.
I'm still early in, but it -feels- like there's going to be a ton of strategic depth once everything opens up to me. I can't speak to game balance and such yet, but so far, so good.
RE: ANDROID ASSAULT CACTUS
Ok. Well, let me just lay out my question then. First: I am a dual stick shooter aficionado. Have loved them for ages, my #1 game of all time would probably be Robotron. Have sunk countless hours into the genre.
But... I play solo. I'm a perfectionist, and am the type of person to restart an entire game of Super Stardust Delta if I accidentally screw up my multiplier before, say, the 3rd boss.
Would I be happy with this game? I see it's a 'must buy', but is it a must buy as a solo game?
I've now sunk a few hours into it. I think I'm loving it, though I'm still early in.
Some thoughts about it:
TYPE OF GAME:
Unique tower defense. Over the course of many missions, you slowly build up a 'city'. The city is 4 independently rotating discs. The smaller, inner zone has around 10 zones you can build in, while, say, Zone 3 has 24 so there is a -lot- of room for unique setups. Each zone can have weapons (cannons, rockets, etc), city planning type things (residences, power plants, etc), defenses, etc.
You choose when to be attacked, and during combat need to spin the zones around (easy once you get the hang of it) to protect multiple fronts. So it's sort of like tower defense, except you actively control your weapons systems. This actually works quite well, once you get used to it.
(to get a sense of it all -- imagine if you have 3 adjacent cannons on your 3rd circle, and nothing in the 21 other zones. You'll need to spin this 3rd circle to face oncoming enemies, but since the cannons are adjacent you could only attack in one direction at once. If you were attacked from 3 vectors, you'd need to spin your other circles' weapons to fight them off.
um... here's an image of a city. This city appears to be different from the first one, for sure, but you can see how built up it eventually gets [combined with city specific deadzones where you can't build, etc]
Strategic 'metagame' --
You start out resource and technology poor in a 'starter' city. it's implied you'll move on to other cities with different setups (some zones can be unusable, for example) later in the game, but i'm still pretty early in. You get to research new weapons, upgrade existing weapons, and all the standard TD type stuff, except all of this is semi-permanent... that is, you're not building up a city from scratch every battle, but rather, adding to your city in between battles for long term conflict.
You have a team of 6 active members, and can switch out alternates, each with in game personalities. These team members help in various ways, and have stats and special skills that you can help affect. part of the meta-game is keeping them focused, leveling them up, and making them better at their jobs (operations, weapon control, that sort of thing).
'Plot' --
There is a surprising amount of chatter inbetween missions. I'm not plot oriented, but it has a vibe reminiscent of a cross between, say, Valkyria Chronicles and StarBlazers, though not as serious as VC.
----------------
So far, it's a definite 'buy' for me... I'm very happy with my purchase. don't know if it's everyone's cup of tea, but it's definitely in my wheelhouse.
I'm still early in, but it -feels- like there's going to be a ton of strategic depth once everything opens up to me. I can't speak to game balance and such yet, but so far, so good.
RE: ANDROID ASSAULT CACTUS
Ok. Well, let me just lay out my question then. First: I am a dual stick shooter aficionado. Have loved them for ages, my #1 game of all time would probably be Robotron. Have sunk countless hours into the genre.
But... I play solo. I'm a perfectionist, and am the type of person to restart an entire game of Super Stardust Delta if I accidentally screw up my multiplier before, say, the 3rd boss.
Would I be happy with this game? I see it's a 'must buy', but is it a must buy as a solo game?
ComputerBlue
Member
Nice, good sign that there will be one. I don't think we ever usually just get random sales on weekends. Not that I've noticed anyway.
I'd say either Megaman X4 or Bastions since they're relatively short and fun games.We are having a flash sale
Edit: I have a ton of Vita games to play again but kinda lost at which one to start again :l. Any suggestions would be welcome
-Ar No Surge Plus
-Mega Man X4
-Sword Art Online Lost Song
-Bastion
-Mega Man Legends
Any of these would be fun to play but wondering what you guys would like me to start again first.
Edit 2: I just thought of this, so wondering what your guys thoughts on this idea would be; a Vita Retrospective. It would cover a long list of games (20-30 games) and it would be a mix of Sony, Third Party and Indie titles. It would be similar to my Sonic Retrospective Series I'm currently making and I would start this alongside the Ratchet & Clank Retrospective I want to make around the launch of the PS4 Game/Movie.
If you guys think this is a good idea or not, feel free to let me know
Arkham Knight went a sale for something like 50%- 60% off randomly so there is some precedent but i'm hoping for a good sale this weekend though if there is one.
ExitPlanetDust
Member
Just buy it now. AAC is perfect for you.
I'd have to say no. It kind of comes off as over-fanaticism, particularly since the Vita's still a current gen console getting plenty of games. Maybe in a few years, nothing good would come of making it anytime soon. 30 threads would also be *massive* overkill and borderline spam.Edit 2: I just thought of this, so wondering what your guys thoughts on this idea would be; a Vita Retrospective. It would cover a long list of games (20-30 games) and it would be a mix of Sony, Third Party and Indie titles. It would be similar to my Sonic Retrospective Series I'm currently making and I would start this alongside the Ratchet & Clank Retrospective I want to make around the launch of the PS4 Game/Movie.
If you guys think this is a good idea or not, feel free to let me know
ComputerBlue
Member
Me too, these franchise sales are horrible.
Okay, that is a good point.
Just stick with series-focused coverage I guess
. Thank you for the heads up Yasumi .I played a game with this Flash sale and kept adding games to my cart without checking my wallet balance to see how close I got to matching it without going over.
I bought six games and have...1.67 left! Only slight mistake I made was that I forgot that Castlevania Chronicles wasn't Vita compatible, but I still have a PSP and a PS3 if I ever want to give it a shot.
I bought six games and have...1.67 left! Only slight mistake I made was that I forgot that Castlevania Chronicles wasn't Vita compatible, but I still have a PSP and a PS3 if I ever want to give it a shot.
Just a heads up for those getting a few games during this sale; Capcom Collection and Castlevania Chronicles needs a PS3 to transfer the game over to your Vita to work.
If you DO NOT have a PS3, then don't bother getting the games if you have a Vita.
It works on PS3 and PSP (for Castlevania) and PSP for Capcom Collection.
If you DO NOT have a PS3, then don't bother getting the games if you have a Vita.
It works on PS3 and PSP (for Castlevania) and PSP for Capcom Collection.