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[Weltall Zero]

Glad you enjoyed P4G. But as you mentioned, you are still missing A LOT (extra story, more amazing bosses and the real ending, which is really cool). I recommend that if you don't feel like playing further, don't forget to keep your save file so you can get back to it later on.

I'm actually glad to hear P4G has so much post-game content because I. CAN'T. GET. ENOUGH. of it. Loving every goddamned second. Love all the characters, all the interactions, the art, the setting, the music, everything. I was floored by

Spoiler

the Persona 3 throwback when they went on a school trip to the island, didn't even notice it was the same school until I saw their uniforms

. I have tons of games to play on my Vita and it's coming to the point I'm probably going to dive straight to a second playthrough once I'm done. And I'm not even halfway done yet (just past the above spoiler).

Persona 3 was great (played both PS2 and P3P) but this is really something else.

 

[I Wanna Be The Guy]

Ugh. Muramasa only has two difficulty settings. I don't know what to do. How easy is easy and how hard is hard?

 

[Antiwhippy]

Ugh. Muramasa only has two difficulty settings. I don't know what to do. How easy is easy and how hard is hard?

Easy is really easy and hard is pretty normal if you have any experience with action games.

There's an extra difficulty unlocked after going through it once. You can change difficulties mid-game anyway.

 

[johny_dmonic]

Ugh. Muramasa only has two difficulty settings. I don't know what to do. How easy is easy and how hard is hard?

Go for hard..then when you attempt those extras..change the difficulty to easy

 

[bobbytkc]

I wouldn't say it's a dud. Looks pretty normal to me as far as my experience has been. You definitely play a game of display lottery when you buy a 1000 model. Some screens come out much better or much worse than others. My old 1k unit looked a lot like that, before I sold it for a 2k.

Mine definitely doesn't look like that. It is a dud.

 

[I Wanna Be The Guy]

Well I started Muramasa on hard as advised and beat the first boss. Gameplay feels really weird. I don't think I like it. But I'll see how I feel a bit further. Maybe it just takes some getting used to.

 

[v1perz53]

I am officially the dumbest individual alive. I always thought you had to diagonally swipe the lock screen corner to corner to open it, and it always annoyed me that I couldn't turn on my vita without getting a smudge across the whole screen. In trying to show my girlfriend how much it annoyed me, I found you can swipe vertically from top right to bottom right and it works just fine, with 100% less smudge coverage. This changes everything!

 

[Redhood]

I am officially the dumbest individual alive. I always thought you had to diagonally swipe the lock screen corner to corner to open it, and it always annoyed me that I couldn't turn on my vita without getting a smudge across the whole screen. In trying to show my girlfriend how much it annoyed me, I found you can swipe vertically from top right to bottom right and it works just fine, with 100% less smudge coverage. This changes everything!

or you can always do this. Hold the swipe with right thumb and then touch the lower left hand corner with other thumb.

 

[Foxix Von]

I've seen three Vita 1000's (mine and two friends') plus many others on display on department stores and such, and, Mura aside, all were perfect. Definitely nothing like that picture. I'd say return it to the guy who sold it to you.

Mine definitely doesn't look like that. It is a dud.

Well he's free to attempt a return if he chooses. I've seen numerous vita's in the wild and they all have had the same basic problems, mura, screen grain, lines, just in varying degrees of intensity. They run the gamut from near flawless to the kind of issues you see exhibited in his model but in my experience even the models that look near perfect still reveal the same basic issues upon close inspection. I'm not the only person around here who's had problems with the oled screen, but yes some are better than others and some worse than others.

 

[BlowoverKing]

It makes me happy seeing all these people playing P4G for the first time and having a blast. Definitely the best game I've ever played.

Also hi everyone! New here to neogaf! Vita is hands down my go to gaming device right now so I'll probably post here most often.

 

[Jindrael]

It makes me happy seeing all these people playing P4G for the first time and having a blast. Definitely the best game I've ever played.

Also hi everyone! New here to neogaf! Vita is hands down my go to gaming device right now so I'll probably post here most often.

Welcome to VitaGAF, have a nice stay!

All this P4G talk is making me want to play through the game again but first I have to finish Demon Gaze!

 

[Fabthegnome]

Mine definitely doesn't look like that. It is a dud.

I've seen three Vita 1000's (mine and two friends') plus many others on display on department stores and such, and, Mura aside, all were perfect. Definitely nothing like that picture. I'd say return it to the guy who sold it to you.

Thanks for the advice, I just got back from the store with a refund.

I'll take my chances ordering the next one online, should be less of a hassle finding a good panel with the distance selling act on my side. ^^

Well he's free to attempt a return if he chooses. I've seen numerous vita's in the wild and they all have had the same basic problems, mura, screen grain, lines, just in varying degrees of intensity. They run the gamut from near flawless to the kind of issues you see exhibited in his model but in my experience even the models that look near perfect still reveal the same basic issues upon close inspection. I'm not the only person around here who's had problems with the oled screen, but yes some are better than others and some worse than others.

This is also true, I think the chances are rather slim that I'll find "the one" but here's hoping I can do just a little better with the next one. : p

 

[Foxix Von]

Thanks for the advice, I just got back from the store with a refund.

I'll take my chances ordering the next one online, should be less of a hassle finding a good panel with the distance selling act on my side. ^^



This is also true, I think the chances are rather slim that I'll find "the one" but here's hoping I can do just a little better with the next one. : p

Good luck! The best screen I've ever seen is on my Girlfriend's vita and hers looks splendid. Funny thing is though that the color temperatures between both of our two 1k models was completely different.

If there's any way you can get some hands on time with a unit before purchase it'll go a long way to ensuring you get one that meets your needs.

 

[RalchAC]

I'm a couple of pages too late, but I think this is my lowest result in the wall of shame :/

Going to download Muramasa since it was a freebie on this month PS+, didn't remember the other game.

I don't know if I want to open Destiny of Spirits. I couldn't use my Vita in the last 5 days, so I'm not hooked to it right now. But I dunno what could happen if I open it again.

 

[Tapejara]

Swapped the d-pad function to the left analog stick for Crash 2 and now it plays like I remember it. Thanks for the help, poster who suggested it but who's name I can't recall .

Wow Stick it to the Man is really funny, having genuine laughs.
I justgot the PS4 and my first PS+ this week and with all of these little (free) games it feels a little like when i was a kid during the PS1 era, when you just tried all kind of different and weird games.

Yeah, PS4 brings back some PS1 nostalgia for me too. Some people really hate the indies and downloadable titles, but the variety of them just reminds me of being a kid and open to trying anything and everything.

 

[Philippo]

Wow Stick it to the Man is really funny, having genuine laughs.
I justgot the PS4 and my first PS+ this week and with all of these little (free) games it feels a little like when i was a kid during the PS1 era, when you just tried all kind of different and weird games.

 

[suffah]

Are there any Metroidvania style vita games?

 

[reminder]

Wow Stick it to the Man is really funny, having genuine laughs.

Yep, finally was able to try it thanks to PS+ and finished it with all trophies a few days ago. Great game, great humor.

 

[ZeroAKA]

Are there any Metroidvania style vita games?

Guacamelee and Batman Blackgate, although the latter doesn't seem that good judging by the impressions here.

 

[Mass_Pincup]

Are there any Metroidvania style vita games?

Guacamelee is a good one, there's also Castlevania SOTN if you don't mind ps1 classics.

 

[Tapejara]

Are there any Metroidvania style vita games?

Guacamelee is the most popular one (and with good reason). Axiom Verge is coming out in the future and that looks great as well.

 

[v1perz53]

Are there any Metroidvania style vita games?

Echoing the current consensus with Guacamelee, cannot recommend that game enough, especially on vita. It was the most fun I've had with a metroidvania game since Super Metroid, and that is saying something since SM is my favorite game of all time.

or you can always do this. Hold the swipe with right thumb and then touch the lower left hand corner with other thumb.

You have actually changed my life with this post. Thank you!

 

[Valkyria]

Well I started Muramasa on hard as advised and beat the first boss. Gameplay feels really weird. I don't think I like it. But I'll see how I feel a bit further. Maybe it just takes some getting used to.

Make sure to fully customize the controls. The default setup is really uncomfortable y make things harder. Find the layout that suits you.

 

[v1perz53]

Is there no way to delete saves in Totori? I was over cautious at first and made a new save each time, and it is getting to be too much, but I cannot find the option to delete them anywhere. I think I remember that being one of the problems with vita, how you cannot delete saves without deleting the entire game on a system level, only in the game itself, and I can't find any option in the game. Any random workaround? My mild OCD is tingling.

 

[OldKingDoran]

What are some games (preferably PS Plus) that you can use to see if your Vita has those vertical lines?

 

[BlowoverKing]

What are some games (preferably PS Plus) that you can use to see if your Vita has those vertical lines?

I saw someone using Graity Rush earlier to show the vertical lines so theres that. My guess would be any game that has scenes that are fairly dark.

 

[Fabthegnome]

What are some games (preferably PS Plus) that you can use to see if your Vita has those vertical lines?

Gravity Rush or anything with a hint of brown.. [that didn't come out right]

for example.

Oh and I found lowering the screen brightness would make the lines a little more visible.

 

[TheChaos0]

I have realised yesterday that I have only 300mb left on my 32gb Vita card. And I don't have that many DD only games (but the ones I have are pretty big), just a bunch of PSP and PS1 games. I guess it's time to upgrade.

 

[poopninjamvc3mk]

Are there any Metroidvania style vita games?

Steamworld Dig. It's pretty great, doesn't seem to get much recognition on here compared to 3DS boards

 

[Philippo]

Yep, finally was able to try it thanks to PS+ and finished it with all trophies a few days ago. Great game, great humor.

Is it a long game?
Are the trophies hard to unlock?

 

[jvm]

Sorry, not finished. Will try to finish later...

MLB 14: The Show
Platforms: PS4 (previously released for PS3, PSV)
Format: Digital and retail
Crossbuy: Haha. No, not bloodly likely.
Price: Estimated at $59.99

This is the latest annual update to Sony's marquee American baseball simulation. Compared to the PS3 and PSV versions, the PS4 version boasts improved graphical fidelity, pay-to-play online, and a later release date. A quick check of review aggregator Metacritic shows that this year's PS3 version has been less well-received than the versions from the previous two years. Because Take-Two's 2K Sports division no longer produces a competitor (i.e. MLB 2K), I believe this is the only baseball simulation available this year.

Sportsfriends
Platforms: PS4, PS3
Format: Digital only
Crossbuy: Yes, with caveat. See [1].
Price: $14.99

This is a collection of wacky sports games, and I use that term sports loosely. While I haven't played it, the trailers have a fun vibe to them, as if someone finally brought over some nutty Wii-style minigames to the PlayStation world. The developer is Die Gute Fabrik, whose game Where Is My Heart? should be played by everyone. Sportsfriends has a retro-style pixel style to the graphics, as if they came straight out of the era just after the Atari 2600 (simple, bright) but before the NES (messier, duller). Looks like it can use PS Move controller, so keep that in mind too. Oh, and it grew out of a Kickstarter campaign, which you can check out here. (That page includes links to websites for each of these games with more details.)

Stick it to the Man
Platforms: PS4 (previously released for PS3, PSV)
Format: Digital
Crossbuy: No. See [2].
Price: Estimated at $12.99 (same as PS3)

As if it weren't bad enough to live in a 2D world of hand-drawn art, Ray wakes up one day to find he now has a spaghetti arm sticking out of his head with which he can manipulate the things around him. Well, ok, maybe that's not so bad as new superpowers go, but it will likely diminish your chances with the ladies. Except that you can now read other people's minds! That's good too, right? Yeah, but then you are framed for a crime you didn't commit and have to use these new powers to get yourself out of that sticky situation. The PS3 version has five stars out of 66 ratings on the PS Store, so that seems like a decent recommendation. It's also going for $12.99 on the PS3 and PSV.

Titan Attacks!
Platforms: PS4, PS3, PSV
Format: Digital
Crossbuy: Hell yeah.
Price: Estimated at $9.99 (same as PC on Steam)

Do you remember Revenge of the Titans, that great tower defense game from Puppy Games with the shaded pixelart style and awesome chiptunes soundtrack based on classical music? Well, fine, screw you. It was a fun game. And they've now taken that same style and applied it to what appears to be a riff on the Space Invaders shooter style. Uh -- maybe you're too young for that. Gorf? Galaxian? Galaga? Galaga '88? Raiden? Fine, bad stuff comes down from the top of the screen and tries to get to you at the bottom. Shoot to live. Same idea here, but with modern accoutrements like stereo sound and HD-rendered fat pixels.

Bound by Flame
Platforms: PS3, PS4
Format: Digital on 6 May 2014, then retail on 9 May 2014
Crossbuy: Hell no.
Price: Estimated PS4 is $49.99, PS3 is $39.99

This is a new action RPG set in a fantasy world where something bad is happening and only you can set it right. The gameplay roughly looks like what I remember of the Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance games, and that would be delightful because those were awesome. I haven't been following this game's development, but maybe someone else can chime in with ideas.

Borderlands 2
Platforms: PSV (previously released on PS3)
Format: Confusing. See [3].
Crossbuy: Hell no. But does have cross-save with PS3.
Price: Estimated at $39.99

So, like many of you, I bought Borderlands 2 digitally when it came out on the PS3. Fun fun fun! Then I got sucked into other games, and forgot about it. Bad bad bad. Then they announced this for the PSV, with cross-save! Fun fun fun again! So, I'll likely go back to loot-hunting and leveling up my character while shooting my way through lots of steampunk-ish lands. This game is free with a lifetime membership to the NRA. See [4].

Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse
Platforms: PSV
Format: Digital only
Crossbuy: N/A
Price: Estimated at $19.99 but possibly as high as $24.99

The fifth game in the point-and-click mystery/adventure series, starring normal-guy George and sassy gal Nico. This is yet another Kickstarted game, which originally came out on other platforms, and it even came out in EU-land already. You can find several of the previous games in the series on other platforms (like iOS and Android) for a couple of dollars, so you can see if you would be interested in this.

Football Manager Classic 2014
Platforms: PSV
Format: Digital only
Crossbuy: N/A
Price: ...............



[1] "As a special treat, if you purchase Sportsfriends on PS3 you will also be entitled to download the PS4 version for free."
[2] "The game will not be Cross-Buy with the other versions, but this will be reflected in the pricing," a representative from Ripstone told Eurogamer. "We'll be releasing pricing & promotional discount details closer to launch."
[3] Only available with special PSV hardware bundles this week. Then full release next week. At least, I think that's what happening.
[4] Not really, but what a missed opportunity.

 

[Philippo]

Bound by Flame
Platforms: PS3, PS4
Format: Digital on 6 May 2014, then retail on 9 May 2014
Crossbuy: Hell no.
Price: Estimated PS4 is $49.99, PS3 is $39.99

This is a new action RPG set in a fantasy world where something bad is happening and only you can set it right. The gameplay roughly looks like what I remember of the Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance games, and that would be delightful because those were awesome. I haven't been following this game's development, but maybe someone else can chime in with ideas.

49.99 (i suppose it's the same in €) for the digital version? Damn... and i hoped to save a bit by goingdigital with this one...

 

[jvm]

49.99 (i suppose it's the same in €) for the digital version? Damn... and i hoped to save a bit by goingdigital with this one...

Those are just my unofficial estimates

 

[zychi]

anyone know when mlb the show for ps4 will be pre-loadable? monday?

 

[Takao]

A hint that GoW Collection on Vita will be Cross-Buy with the digital PS3 version?

 

[Tizoc]

If you want a game with simple controls to pass the time, then def. get Broken Sword 5. All the Broken Sword games can be played stand alone and taht applies to this game too!

 

[zychi]

A hint that GoW Collection on Vita will be Cross-Buy with the digital PS3 version?

what if you already own the ps3 collection? id love the vita version for free sony

 

[oggob]

That is an awesome hint for digital God Of War owners, hopefully that comes true as I'm noe of them.

Also awesome news for the second Broken Sword episode finally, as I've waited til the second second episode was out and remained spoiler free (which wasn't all the tough)

 

[18-Volt]

Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse
Platforms: PSV
Format: Digital only
Crossbuy: N/A
Price: Estimated at $19.99 but possibly as high as $24.99

The fifth game in the point-and-click mystery/adventure series, starring normal-guy George and sassy gal Nico. This is yet another Kickstarted game, which originally came out on other platforms, and it even came out in EU-land already. You can find several of the previous games in the series on other platforms (like iOS and Android) for a couple of dollars, so you can see if you would be interested in this.

Wow didn't know this existed. I might get this. Is it the whole game or just the first episode plus a season pass?

 

[Tizoc]

Wow didn't know this existed. I might get this. Is it the whole game or just the first episode plus a season pass?

You can buy the episodes seperately or get both (Season Pass). I guess this is for people to see if they're interested in the game/story enough to see it to completion. I myself am getting the Seaosn Pass anyways =3

 

[Order]

Now I just need confirmation the Sly Collection is cross buy

 

[nampad]

Visiting GAF and getting spoilered for The Last of Us because some asshole is to dumb and puts everything in the thread title.

Steamworld Dig. It's pretty great, doesn't seem to get much recognition on here compared to 3DS boards

Maybe because the game is pretty mediocre and we have much better indie games to play so we don't need to hype it up.

 

[RK128]

Now I just need confirmation the Sly Collection is cross buy

It is for EU Digital Copies . But if you own the digital copies for NA PSN...don't expect that to be the case sadly ; didn't happen for the Jak Collection over here when it did for EU...

 

[jvm]

Ok, I finished my post. Ready to drop it here, but may wait for top of next page.

 

[Massa]

Visiting GAF and getting spoilered for The Last of Us because some asshole is to dumb and puts everything in the thread title.



Maybe because the game is pretty mediocre and we have much better indie games to play so we don't need to hype it up.

Mediocre? I think it's easily one of the best indie games on Vita.

 

[RK128]

Maybe because the game is pretty mediocre and we have much better indie games to play so we don't need to hype it up.

I found it to be a blast; played the game in 3-4 three hour sessions at at time...very few games can do that . I can get if you don't enjoy it (as it can get tedious to some people) but to call it outright mediocre...is just wrong .

 

[Shoyz]

Any retro collections on PS3 aside from Sonic Genesis Collection, Namco Museum Essentials and Midway Arcade Origins?

 

[jvm]

ITT: Diverse opinions not allowed.

 

[jvm]

Any retro collections on PS3 aside from Sonic Genesis Collection, Namco Museum Essentials and Midway Arcade Origins?

Midway Arcade Origins isn't on PSN, right?

I bought the disc because I wanted Robotron. I would save in the long run, perhaps, if I went ahead and invested in an arcade cab.

 

[outunderthestars]

ITT: Diverse opinions not allowed.

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Anyhow: before the sale ends I just want to suggest that people buy Mini Ninjas. That game is a great throwback to PS2/GameCube era collectathon platformers. Super fun, and incredibly charming. Buy it!