teflontactics
Member
As soon as this bloody maintenance lets up I can download Resident Evil. 
TOTP;
Buy all the Vita games.
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Buy all the Vita games.
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PlayStation Network Thread (Vita/PS4/PS3) | February 2015
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Flightmare
Member
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;birth 3: V Generation is coming to the west this summer
http://ideafintl.com/rebirth3/
http://ideafintl.com/rebirth3/
names2hard4you
Member
Goddamn these Neptunia games must sell like crazy. Its like every few weeks, we get a new one announced over here lol.
More like they want to milk it in order to grow Idea Factory International as a branch.
Awwwww yeyeyeyeyeye. I'm about halfway through NepReb 2, so I'm excited.
SerTapTap
Member
Well they had 3 remakes to make. And yeah, they were popular. But not that different from the Atelier pluses, I think only Rebirth 1 is a full relocalization and all 3 are the same engine based off existing stories/assets.
autoduelist
Member
Totally agreed. It was a legitimate 'game changer', one that I thought was far too OP and still do. If you're going to have that, just give me full HP at the end of a battle and stop making me spam some stupid staff. I actually thought it might be a glitch because of that.
A player locked into 'bad behavior' in a game (say, never using buffs/debuffs) will need to grind far more than a player that uses every option the game makes available. As mentioned before, the SMT's press turn system is a classic example - use that properly, and you get double the turns, and can possibly even stop enemies from attacking altogether. If you don't use elemental attacks, however, the game will feel like a 'grind'.
Demon Gaze wants you to learn how to do things like find better weapons, etc. You really shouldn't need to be grinding levels.
I don't know, I cut my teeth on games like Bard's Tale, where there was a high chance of complete party death during your first random battle as soon as you leave the inn and are walking around town.
Flightmare
Member
Hopefully it means that 2 will go on sale before summer. They'll probably localize V II this fall as well
Even Solbrain?
That's not really a Vita game, it's PSM.
teflontactics
Member
bobawesome
Member
Yep, that's really all it is.
I'm glad you guys understand.
names2hard4you
Member
I played the first Rebirth game, and although I can see how people enjoy them, it's just not for me. There's rebirth 2, 3, that Noire game, Victory U, also that idol Sim one from last year... Japan is getting a new one on the ps4 too. I wonder how the fans don't get fatigued.
I just want a sale on 1. Physical or digital, I don't care. Not gonna pay $30 for a game that I only want to play to fit in with VitaGAF and that I'm not sure if I'll like or not.
along with Senran Kagura, Akiba's, and all those things
SerTapTap
Member
Hard to get fatigued of good humor and light-hearted fun, and it's really only been very recently that they're fairly common, and almost only due to the 3 remakes in short succession. There's still only 3 main games, one more coming this year, and some side games. I don't think most bother with the side games anyway.
Also they're very good with their characters, and good characters mean a great deal to a lot of people.
Understandable, I really hate rating labels, but there's nothing really to be done about it either. Glad I get US ones by default at least.
I just want a sale on 1. Physical or digital, I don't care. Not gonna pay $30 for a game that I only want to play to fit in with VitaGAF and that I'm not sure if I'll like or not.
along with Senran Kagura, Akiba's, and all those things
It was $15 on Steam when it launched (not any more) and I think it's been on sale for something on Vita,might have been EU only though (like ALL SALES EVER). If you have a proper sense of humor and a solid knowledge of (largely Japanese) games I think you should enjoy it.
I'm getting all the spin-offs, but I'm not getting Reb2 before beating the first game, and that's not happening anytime soon.
Baron Von Beans
Member
Oh, wow. I played SoS3 for an hour or so when I first got it during some flash sale a few months back, and really enjoyed it. I never went back to it, but I really liked it a lot. I am going to back this, and back it hard. I'd love this on Vita. Thanks Wilflare for this call out!
Flightmare
Member
I just want a sale on 1. Physical or digital, I don't care. Not gonna pay $30 for a game that I only want to play to fit in with VitaGAF and that I'm not sure if I'll like or not.
along with Senran Kagura, Akiba's, and all those things
Isn't it fun to know that 1, Senran Kagura & Akiba have all been on sale in EU, and that I bought them all for cheap?
But finding better weapons is a grind in this game, especially considering how the gem system depends on sheer randomness. Grinding is not just defined by exp.
Anyway, I'm tired of this argument and I'm sure everybody else does, all I'm saying is that I definitely had to grind to defeat Mars, it is an unbalanced boss at an early point in the game where having the proper tools and stats by the time you meet her is not guaranteed, depending on the way you progressed your party and how lucky you were with the circle drops. If you do have them, that's cool, if not, it's a frustrating experience for a newcomer, especially since the guide says nothing about it. You can claim all you want that I was acting under "bad behavior" and not using every option available but there's only so much I could do during this battle at a point this early in the game (And yes, I did use the Avoid spell from my Healer. No, it wasn't enough.)
In any case I'm already two demons later into the game so this is all behind me. I now have the tools to form strategies and I haven't had any problems so far.
Chronovolt then.PSM isn't Vita, silly - as much as they want you to think it is.
SerTapTap
Member
The stories are basically unrelated
NinjamicWZ
Banned
FriedConsole
Banned
I liked Chronovolt. It was broken but it was kind of fun to break it and get some crazy score through bugs.
Worst native Vita games probably Get Off My Lawn and ZooZooGo! but those are free. For the worst games I paid money for would probably be Lets Fish! Hooked On. Strongly disliked Superfrog HD and Another World but those are probably just because they are dated games that are probably just for people with nostalgia.
First awful Vita game to ever hit PS+.
I know, but they're still sequels/prequels, related to the first game. At my current situation, I'm not buying a game I'm not going to play.
Ingueferroque
Banned
I got 2x 64GB, but the bubble limit is the real enemy when dealing with multiple cards.
no the real enemy is remembering which physical game's save data is on which memory card
I have a notepad document JUST for this.
autoduelist
Member
A drpg would be absolutely boring if there were never challenging monsters capable of slaughtering your party that you needed to prepare/gear up/buff up/get good for, etc.
I guess I just disagree with you on an absolutely fundamental level. A 'balanced' (as you call it) drpg where you where guaranteed to be ready for every boss no matter what you did (100% explore v. someone speed running through dungeons with an online map) sounds not only impossible, but like absolutely atrocious design. The designer obviously can't account for every single player's path, and there's no reason they should have to.
Difficult bosses, however, serve many purposes I've already outlined. They're not just good design, I'd argue they're vital. It's not unbalanced, it -is- the balance. You had trouble with an early boss -- but you're also admittedly new to the genre. Imagine how boring the game might be to vets of the genre if even someone new to the genre never hit a difficultly bubble?
SerTapTap
Member
lol. I feel a bit stupid when I forget which, between the PS TV and Vita 2000, is the properly updated copy to put in Content manager sometimes. I think mutliple cards would drive me nuts.
names2hard4you
Member
To me normal RPG battles start getting boring as hell after a while because there is simply no need for micro/macro management in battles, you can just spam "auto-attack" and be done with it. In DRPGs, you gotta use your buffs, debuffs, use your items, obtain and equip newer/better gear as much as possible, etc. There is really no need to grind by the way, specially in this day and age, I don't remember grinding at all in Demon Gaze. Of course I did take my time exploring almost every nook and cranny every floor had, but that was me looking for items mostly, and also wanting to fill up those maps aha.
SerTapTap
Member
Unless I'm starving/something I almost always try to fill up the map in automapping roguelikes. Just gotta fill out that little blue map. Feels good.
Blue maps make a game objectively better
I NEVER said that the game should never be challenging. Please don't put words into my mouth. I was only talking about the general unfriendliness of the first (non-tutorial) boss of the game and how it soured my early enjoyment of the game, because it forced me to grind despite common claims that you don't need to (hell, names2hard4you just did it again). That's it, there was nothing else to it.
please spread the word :O
and Sony just allowed the Sub to Master Account upgrade
there is hope for a PSN name Change...
please....
Flightmare
Member
Nice
I like that too :O
autoduelist
Member
You stated:
"is an unbalanced boss at an early point in the game where having the proper tools and stats by the time you meet her is not guaranteed"
And I'm pointing out what you're asking for would be terrible, terrible design. A designer can not possibly guarantee that every player has "the proper tools and stats" for every enemy upon first contact, and doing so would remove all challenge. In fact, most players actively want to meet enemies they're not prepared for, because that's part of the fun of the genre.
As for the grinding, you keep saying the game "forced you to grind"... and we're saying, no, the game didn't force you to grind, you simply didn't realize you had other options. Sort of like people who complain that roguelikes are 'luck based' because you need to find great weapons early, when experienced players just shake their head and make due with rusty spoons.
names2hard4you
Member
antibolo, I wasn't being hostile towards you, my response was for autoduelist. It was a good topic of conversation because I like DRPGs, but way to kill the mood man... let's just drop it.
SerTapTap
Member
They're gonna do it and I'll find my name is taken. I want to reserve it but depending on how they do it, that might lock me out of the name forever anyway. Anything's better than what I got though
names2hard4you
Member
I'm tired of my PSN name too... 14 year old me chose a dumb ass name, but I don't want to leave all my trophies behind.
SerTapTap
Member
Same, basically. no way I'm leaving my purchases or saves behind. Trophies and friends are fringe benefit compared to that.
names2hard4you
Member
The Beyond crew (RIP) pleaded to Shu for so long and we never got a yes from the man.
We will be victorious one day. names2hard4you will be on PSN, and I'll be damned if someone steals it from me.
teflontactics
Member
I thank the fates that I chose a decent name with no numbers or inappropriate bullshit, it must've been younger me thinking ahead for once.
6 days to go, this is looking real close https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deadmage/children-of-morta
Vita version is just $13k away, i will however settle for a ps4 version looks awesome!
Vita version is just $13k away, i will however settle for a ps4 version looks awesome!
NinjamicWZ
Banned
NinjaMic is cool with me, I just wish I never had to add WZ to it over the years whenever some doppelganger thief would beat me to the punch on whatever site registrations. I've used NinjaMic since the 90's and even some people irl call me Ninja.
Flightmare
Member
I made my psn account in 2012, so I have a name I'm happy with
My old username was the hight up on the "most generic usernames" list and of course I never managed to grab it on international forums. Dropped the -cent, stuck a maou-, all is fine.
And every now and then I check the PSNGAF list to know who's who on my friendlist, so I hope that one day you chaps can change it to whatever you want!
And every now and then I check the PSNGAF list to know who's who on my friendlist, so I hope that one day you chaps can change it to whatever you want!