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PlayStation Network Thread (Vita/PS4/PS3) | January 2015
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Triggerhappytel
Member
Thanks; I'll give that a try tonight.
Last week SCEA removed Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories from the Vita store. This week they removed Brandish (I'm sure XSEED appreciates them cutting the game's sales like that - it just came out last week). What's next in this endless game of incompetence? I should check on those Square Enix games ...
SerTapTap
Member
Wait, the NEW brandish? The one that's a week old? I don't get why it's possible for Vita games to be on the webstore and not the Vita store (and the PS TV store is just baffling). This should be a unified database and the stores just pull "is this game for me" from the data. From the issues they have it seems to not be.
I'm glad they have a fully functional web store, I try to never use the store on my PS3 or Vita now. PS4 isnt' too bad, especially when games have an in-game DLC store thingy, it's so snappy in Driveclub, it makes me almost not hate "free DLC" (that in a sane world would just be a patch)
I should really get around to watch Brotherhood one of these days. It's been a while since I finished reading the manga, so I could do with a refresher.
Doing this as the moment. They're on Netflix (US) if you didn't know.
Better you than me - I tend to stay away from those, lest the very final remains of my faith in humanity dissolve.
Ooh, nice! That could be the clincher. Just need to check some reviews.
outunderthestars
Banned
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
wonder if yoshida would block you if you tweeted to him each time SCEA screws something up with PSN. lol
though that post wario did to sqex was hilarious.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Doesn't operation abyss have a pretty great skill system?
Definitely a game I'll look out for.
Definitely a game I'll look out for.
did konami really go to the efforts of making a duke devlin sprite in 2014 only to use it as basically an icon
or are these sprites from a really early version of tagforce wasn't based on gx
we will never know
bunch of info from the guide book: http://ygorganization.com/tag-force-special-information-leaks/
or are these sprites from a really early version of tagforce wasn't based on gx
we will never know
bunch of info from the guide book: http://ygorganization.com/tag-force-special-information-leaks/
YianGaruga
Banned
Suikoden is delayed to beginning of February...
Apparently, it's been delayed until Feb,
Oh, hm.
Guess I'll wait and see what's going on during the '10% off' period.
Isn't that Dungeon Travelers 2?
From what I remember from imported impression that Operation Abyss isn't really that much different in term of system compares to Demon Gaze.
SerTapTap
Member
Gameplay is still great. Style is kinda disappointing, but it I can see what they were going for. Definitely get it if you missed either of the original games. I don't know if this is still the case, but the multiplayer is kind of alright, if you can get a fair match (half the time I was matched with someone with maxed "fame"/whatever and all unlocks)
Also, the Vita version has the old art style but is 30 FPS. Can't really recommend it over the PS3 version other than playing it on the go. Also, play with a friend if possible, it's really fun that way.
teflontactics
Member
Release counts for the main 3 regions: (Up to December 31st 2014)
North America - 341 Games - (Including ~5 Exclusives)
Europe - 319 Games - (Including ~13 Exclusives)
Japan - 339 Games - (Including ~222 Exclusives)
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Total - 576 Unique Games Released
Native Vita releases counted only.
PS; My Japanese numbers are going to be low, because I know I've missed at least a few titles.
Can you explain the bolded? I thought the Vita/PS4 version (Ultimate) was the one with the new artstyle.
SerTapTap
Member
They are both Pixeljunk Shooter Ultimate and have content parity (other than local co op) but the Vita version is 30 FPS and has the original flat artstyle. The PS4 version is 60 FPS and has the "next gen" shiny lighting and textures. Kinda wish there was a toggle for PS4 since they clearly just used the original stuff for the Vita version and the PS4 art is just the original art gussied up. The lighting is actually pretty nice on it's own, but stylistically it's hard to ignore how much better the original looks.
I would be interested to see the list. I have a list I made that was current for U.S. as of February 2014 (a year old) and it had ~300 items on it including PSV, PSP, PS1, PSM. So 800 seems high if you include only PSV, but I'm not aware of how much is out in other regions that differs from the U.S.
Oh, I see. That puts it back on my radar, actually (don't care about framerate). Thanks!
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Hmm, not too sure actually. I just remembered a thread (probably by parakeetman) talking about a dungeon crawler with a really good skill system that seemed pretty interesting.
This one, right?
I was following it pretty closely since I interested in it, with all the praises from Parakeetman. Doesn't mean Operation Abyss is bad, though. I remember he said it's quite similar to Demon Gaze so people who loved Demon Gaze will like it.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Hmm maybe. I don't actually have a great memory about it honestly. But yeah, operation abyss looks like a lot of fun.
I have 209 releases as of February 2014 sometime, again in U.S. only. Are you also counting native PSV apps (as opposed to games)? I'm having a hard time grasping 100+ releases for PSV in 10 months, but maybe so.Release counts for the main 3 regions: (Up to December 31st 2014)
North America - 341 Games - (Including ~5 Exclusives)
Europe - 319 Games - (Including ~13 Exclusives)
Japan - 339 Games - (Including ~222 Exclusives)
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Total - 576 Unique Games Released
Native Vita releases counted only.
PS; My Japanese numbers are going to be low, because I know I've missed at least a few titles.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
The general designs with some things are similar others are different.
Operation Abyss is a bit more inventory management intensive due to all items you use in the game are crafted from plans / resources found from enemy drops / chests. Then there is the unidentified items too. So those who felt that there was not enough loot in Demon Gaze should be more amused in Operation Abyss.
Though one downside is that Operation Abyss goes off of an older game system / design than Demon Gaze as it is based off of Experience Incs first titles the Generation Xth series that were released on the PC.
But for a solid dungeon crawling experience it is most def there. Also hardly any fan service for those who were uncomfortable with Demon Gaze.
The game with the great skill system is the Dungeon Travelers series.
How Operation Abyss works is skills are unlocked via levels. So pretty much the exact same system as Demon Gaze in that aspect. So there is no customization in these sense of skills learned, but the usual stats point allocation is in the game.
KojiKnight
Member
No Senran Kagura sale in the US? Why do so few Japanese games get discounted in our region?
I'm surprised you even need to ask. Just look at almost every new Japanese game announcement thread.
I'd vote for DR2.
Release counts for the main 3 regions: (Up to December 31st 2014)
North America - 341 Games - (Including ~5 Exclusives)
Europe - 319 Games - (Including ~13 Exclusives)
Japan - 339 Games - (Including ~222 Exclusives)
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Total - 576 Unique Games Released
Native Vita releases counted only.
PS; My Japanese numbers are going to be low, because I know I've missed at least a few titles.
My version:
Released: 596
Unreleased: 204
North America: 495 games (1 region exclusive)
Europe: 505 games (13 region exclusives)
Japan: 491 games (291 region exclusives)
193 games for all 3 regions.
SerTapTap
Member
I really don't know, maybe they let the stigma get to their heads? Actual sales seem to be alright for niche titles in the US even if "popular opinion" is "waa waa anime where is my precious bald space marine with his glimmering pecs"
did konami really go to the efforts of making a duke devlin sprite in 2014 only to use it as basically an icon
or are these sprites from a really early version of tagforce wasn't based on gx
we will never know
bunch of info from the guide book: http://ygorganization.com/tag-force-special-information-leaks/
Damn i had my doubt but the game seems to have a good amount of contents! Now i really want it!
I really wanted it even before
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
What do you want? An action game or something that you can be a bit more relaxed playing / enjoying the story?
Id suggest Danganronpa 2 just because at least that game doesnt start to fall apart the longer you play and has a complete story lol
But if you want a unique action game Freedom Wars still is worth checking out and for the price + amount of time you will spend playing if you enjoy it will make the purchase worth it.
If you played DR1 then DR2 without doubts, Freedom Wars(or DR1) if not.
Don't really have a genre preference at the moment which is why I couldn't decide on one lol. Figured I should just let Vita-GAF decide for me and it seems like it will be DR2. I played DR1 on the PSP when the Fan translation was released, so it's been a while
Just december To Guy It thai weekend
Or as it was supposed to be:
Must remember to buy it this weekend
That's auto correct at its best.
Edit: yakuza games are up in Europe
Edit 2: Rollers of the realm is on sale. Jay or nay? (I like pinball)
Mass_Pincup
Banned
Shows up as disc only for me.
autoduelist
Member
They do play a lot alike in that there are similarities and fans of one often enjoy the other.
Common differences (I'm sure there are exceptions) --
-traditional DRPG is first person dungeon crawling, roguelike is topdown / sometimes iso
-traditional DRPG has hand crafted maps, often with traps and puzzles, roguelike is RNG maze (often with some level of handcrafted elements, or some handcrafted puzzle/plot/store levels added to each dungeon from a large pool of variants)
-traditional DRPG is party based, traditional roguelike has a single hero (exceptions exist)
-traditional DRPG has save system, roguelike is permadeath
from someone not versed in them, i'm sure they'd seem very similar. You start underpowered, explore dungeons tile by tile, find lewt, get powerful... they both scratch a lot of the same itches. Permadeath may (as always) be the great divide that pushes some into one camp or another... I'm perfectly at home in either.
You're absolutely correct that it should all be pulling from a single, robust db. It's hard to tell as an outsider, but I think it is... I think it's just an antiquated db originally designed for a single platform (ps3) with everything else glommed on. PSP didn't create to many issues at first, but once the vita was released it created issues because (just guessing here) the issue of 'psp games that do/don't work on vita' was badly implemented/glommed into the existing systems (db/back end, and front end for editors).
This is just guesswork, obviously, I haven't had my hands on it. The idea of redesigning it from the ground up sounds fun to me though, fwiw.
New OlliOlli 2 video at PSNStores.
Feels like that game is coming much sooner than I expected, nice.
Feels like that game is coming much sooner than I expected, nice.
Don't really have a genre preference at the moment which is why I couldn't decide on one lol. Figured I should just let Vita-GAF decide for me and it seems like it will be DR2. I played DR1 on the PSP when the Fan translation was released, so it's been a while
The longer you wait, the higher chance you stumble upon a spoiler, so I'd recommend to get DR2 first.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
What's up with that exclusives count? I'm pretty sure Vita had more than that on day 1 other than Japan obviously.Release counts for the main 3 regions: (Up to December 31st 2014)
North America - 341 Games - (Including ~5 Exclusives)
Europe - 319 Games - (Including ~13 Exclusives)
Japan - 339 Games - (Including ~222 Exclusives)
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Total - 576 Unique Games Released
Native Vita releases counted only.
PS; My Japanese numbers are going to be low, because I know I've missed at least a few titles.
I am actually surprised that I haven't been spoilered yet.
Mass_Pincup
Banned
I think it's games released exclusively for those regions.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
Oh that makes sense.
SerTapTap
Member
Most people are pretty courteous for games like that. I was actually spoiled for Dead Space 3 (by an asshole) but didn't get a word of TLOU, Dangan Ronpa (still haven't started) or Ghost Trick spoilers
My favorite Roguelikes don't really have "permadeath" but rather if you get KO'd you lose all your current items (and occasionally have a single chance to retrieve certain items by going back into the same dungeon). Chocobo, Izuna and Pokemon all have storage you can keep items in for future runs as long as you survive a full trip (or escape, where possible). I find it's a nice balance mostly, though Izuna is so item focused and hard that the last level in the first game/postgame levels in the second game are pretty nuts.
I just kind of assumed DRPG were random since those kind of mazes are very easy to generate but I guess they don't. Maybe I'll like them with the normal saves and stuff.
Haiiro Husky
Member
If you do end up getting it, add me on PSN: cesahfwanko.
We can help each other wit the online trophies since it is practically dead now and if you do get matched up, it's against someone that is too overpowered and supped up to be able to compete fairly. I only need those to get the platinum and that way you can get them out of the way early.
autoduelist
Member
unit 13, lumines es, tearaway, kz:m, gravity rush... yup.
wow, totally read it wrong too. this makes more sense. that was easy to misread.
The question would be "why?".
Pandora012
Member
lol that is not subtle at all.