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PlayStation Network Thread (Vita/PS4/PS3) | February 2015
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teflontactics
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I think something happened in "March Wrasslin' |OT|" thread, although I have no idea what's inside.
Cha
Member
I see. I'm contemplating getting my Vita modded for capture. Even though I could just do it with PSTV, that IQ drop of the mod is a small price to pay for being able to capture ANY Vita game that you want. The actual cost of that mod is a much bigger price though
xKilltheMx
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God damn fantastic. Plays well on Vita and pstv. Highly recommended
Drama over Taylor Swift in the wrestling thread, lol. It was an entertaining read.
I don't believe PS4 supports Bluetooth headsets. Has to be 3.5mm jack or optical out.
Hyrule Warrior
Member
I forgot to look when the promo was going on, but for those people who spent $100 within the time frame to get $15, did they say approx when codes for the $15 would be sent?
Tizoc
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IIRC, during the first 2 weeks of March.
names2hard4you
Member
I only played Noire for a day or two so I don't feel entitled enough to vote lol
I didn't beat Kick and Fennick either (I did play it across a few days though), so don't feel bad for voting for Noire
. If it has been the best thing you played this month, then vote for it then .The beauty of the Vita; making people by tons of games at a time :').
Oh look at the date! You know what it's time for?
New thread please!
Hidden, for the squeamish. http://imgur.com/S2XhKmo
How y'all can have the game preferences you have and get bothered by that image, I will never understand. But, hey, enjoy.
Edit: As if to make my point for me... Look at the post just above. Seriously.
New thread please!
Hidden, for the squeamish. http://imgur.com/S2XhKmo
How y'all can have the game preferences you have and get bothered by that image, I will never understand. But, hey, enjoy.
Edit: As if to make my point for me... Look at the post just above. Seriously.
Now if that would also happen to that asinine dancing gif, we could all be happy.
Agreement... It's what's for dinner.
I Wanna Be The Guy
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I don't like JRPG's. Can anyone here honestly recommend P4G despite that? I'm really, really close to just saying fuck it and buying it out of curiosity while it's still on sale. I'd really appreciate some honest opinions here.
YianGaruga
Banned
Could you list some things you don't like about JRPGs? Not all elements are in all games. That would make it easier.
EDIT: I think asking for a new thread every month in red bold letters is more annoying than both pictures combined. It's not like we would forget.
Tizoc
Member
You played Ys at least right? Cuz that's Action RPG, and then there's Brandish which is an Adventure/Dungeon Crawler game with emphasis on exploring, dodging traps and some puzzle elements.
Also I thought you were Flandy from your avatar :V
Surprisingly, no we don't. Despite appearances, this isn't a PSV thread. And I say that as someone who's been playing the PSV more than any other platform.
YianGaruga
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I feel like it depends on what aspects you dislike about JRPGs before anyone can say with any certainty. In addition do you have any history with Visual Novels?
So much of what makes P4G a great game is the writing and characterisation of the cast, a confident design aesthetic, a memorable soundtrack, and its ability to weave into the story the gameplay elements of life management games that isn't jarring and out of place in a JRPG.
Edit: I also like P4G as much as the next guy, but I found the battle system and randomly generated dungeons to be rather rote in comparison to other games in the genre (even within its own series) in my opinion. So there's that I guess.
I Wanna Be The Guy
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Grinding, lots of padding, random battles, ridiculously high numbers, taking too long to get going in general.
Tizoc
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P4G has Easy difficulty mode that's mainly to experience the setting and characters, etc.
I Wanna Be The Guy
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I love visual novels.
YianGaruga
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I don't think you will like P4G unless you really like (japanese) characters and story.
While it doesn't technically have grinding and random battles, you do fight a lot of trash mobs in randomly generated dungeons. I also wouldn't say there is padding, but the story is certainly not fast-paced since you also go through a daily routine like going to school and hanging out with friends. It's a looong game. The numbers are reasonably low though
I'd still suggest you try it out because who knows, you might still like it, but maybe get a used or cheap physical copy that you could get rid of again without losing too much money.
Well this could change things. About 1/3 of the game is basically a visual novel with good characters and very personal stories. You can play the game on easy which gives you 4x EXP and money which eliminates a lot of the combat.
YianGaruga
Banned
We're not very stealthy though
In which case I think you would absolutely appreciate the strengths of P4G. With what I said about the battle system I think the game on its normal difficulty is easy enough for those who're more inclined towards enjoying JRPG battle systems, but the option is there to lower the difficulty if you only really want to appreciate the story.
I Wanna Be The Guy
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Ok thanks guys. I think I might just take the plunge and give the game a go on easy.
I Wanna Be The Guy
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Can you raise or lower he difficulty at any point midway through?
I bought tales of hearts r. I think the game forgot about something know as lighting. Its too flat. Also some cutscenes are letterboxed and some are not. The combat is good. I think I can have some fun with this one.
Anything else on the sale worth buying? Been thinking of Alterlier Rorona but already have totori and rarely played it. My party kept getting knocked out by squirrel barrels and I raged quit that one.
Just discussing some PS4 here nothing more.
Anything else on the sale worth buying? Been thinking of Alterlier Rorona but already have totori and rarely played it. My party kept getting knocked out by squirrel barrels and I raged quit that one.
Shh the mods don't know that.
For the first time I believe changing difficulties is locked so you have to make a choice at the beginning (someone please correct me if I'm wrong, it's been awhile).
In New Game Plus you can just change that setting in the options at any point during the game.
Also of note is that battles are initiated by running into enemies roaming around the dungeon so you can avoid most battles by simply stealthing/running around them.
I Wanna Be The Guy
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That's lame. Yeah in that case I definitely better start on easy.
Jak Collection while a sub-par port, still has perfectly playable versions of Jak 1 and 2 (and both are fantastic games, though the latter is very....ugh with its difficulty). Jet Set Radio is a perfect port of the PS3 version and the added touch controls function well enough. Ben 10 Racing is a okay kart racer, with a high frame rate and somewhat fun gameplay
. Nepuna Rebirth 1 looks to be good, as other Gaffers gave that a lot of praise (see TapTap's response to the game for a better explanation of it; should be a page or two back). SAO is a very good game, as it is a lot of fun, filled with content, and has a great combat system; for 16 bucks, you are getting a game with tons of content . Hope this helps
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autoduelist
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As someone who doesn't like P4G at all due to it's VN influences, I'd say if you like them you should jump in. It's SMT lite in all other regards, though.
Are those non-existent enemy death animations due to the weapon being used? The game looks right up my alley but something looks a bit off there.
Pay attention and use the secondary skills -- they can often boost your offense/defense in other significant ways.
MM AI is easily exploitable.
However, the major issue at the first 'difficultly spike' is merely that the AI will start off with one high powered card and (often) some sort of resource generator card.
You have two options here --
1) use fodder to slow down the powerful enemy as you build up the ability to drop a high ranking card. Since it's usually just that first powerful card, even though you'll be losing all the fodder you should be able to overcome the rest of the enemies once you kill it assuming a well built deck.
2) Even easier, just ignore that first card and let it hit your base. Use the resources to dominate other rows.
The AI can only overwhelm you at the beginning because it'll drop such high ranking cards right at the start. It is terrible at defense and only does an effective counter by complete accident. Once you have even an inkling of a foothold, you should win. So establishing that initial foothold is what you need to do.
Unlike some others here, i used boost troops quite a bit, though they're easily replacable with heal troops if your frontline has high hp. I had a couple archers, but really, my main goal was heavy melee troops constantly pushing the frontline. The ai simply can't answer (unless it has a deck significantly better than yours, obviously, in which case it wins because there is nothing you can do).
Are those non-existent enemy death animations due to the weapon being used? The game looks right up my alley but something looks a bit off there.
Pay attention and use the secondary skills -- they can often boost your offense/defense in other significant ways.
Oh, hey, chapter 3 of Monpiece!
Aaand all the enemies are handing me my ass.
How do I card game? ¯\_(ツ
MM AI is easily exploitable.
However, the major issue at the first 'difficultly spike' is merely that the AI will start off with one high powered card and (often) some sort of resource generator card.
You have two options here --
1) use fodder to slow down the powerful enemy as you build up the ability to drop a high ranking card. Since it's usually just that first powerful card, even though you'll be losing all the fodder you should be able to overcome the rest of the enemies once you kill it assuming a well built deck.
2) Even easier, just ignore that first card and let it hit your base. Use the resources to dominate other rows.
The AI can only overwhelm you at the beginning because it'll drop such high ranking cards right at the start. It is terrible at defense and only does an effective counter by complete accident. Once you have even an inkling of a foothold, you should win. So establishing that initial foothold is what you need to do.
Unlike some others here, i used boost troops quite a bit, though they're easily replacable with heal troops if your frontline has high hp. I had a couple archers, but really, my main goal was heavy melee troops constantly pushing the frontline. The ai simply can't answer (unless it has a deck significantly better than yours, obviously, in which case it wins because there is nothing you can do).
Jak Collection while a sub-par port, still has perfectly playable versions of Jak 1 and 2 (and both are fantastic games, though the latter is very....ugh with its difficulty). Jet Set Radio is a perfect port of the PS3 version and the added touch controls function well enough. Ben 10 Racing is a okay kart racer, with a high frame rate and somewhat fun gameplay
Hope this helps
I already own most of those. lol. Bolded the ones. I have only finished Jak 1 from the collection. In Jak 2 I am stuck at a driving section. I cannot seem to complete it. I finally gave up. Jet set radio looks good , has a steady frame rate but man those controls. SAO played only a bit and I really like it. It is being kept in backlog as I will play it when I will move to a place in the middle of desert without internet.
Hmm I can look at neptunia.
Tizoc
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Do you have Dracula X chronicles?
names2hard4you
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teflontactics
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I have no idea.
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In other news, lol @ the hating of the images - and especially at the "Despite appearances, this isn't a PSV thread" bit.
Who're you kidding? This thread is 95% Vita, and seeing as how Vita can't have its own thread it's likely to stay that way.