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PlayStation Network Thread (Vita/PS4/PS3) | March 2015
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Delusibeta
Banned
Assuming you're on the webstore, try logging out and logging back in again.
I was trying to grab the free dlc for Conception 2 like an hour ago and was getting a bunch of connection errors on my Vita. Seems like the store's just having some issues.
Tizoc
Member
The JP Rockman games allow it too.
I'm 19 and I live in Italy. Last year I started studying for a bachelor's degree in Control engineering, my first year hasn't been great, but this year I'm taking it more seriously.
My nickname doesn't actually have a particular meaning, I'm not good at creating nicknames and I often create random, meaningless ones.
LOL same here. Actually my last name is a first name, while my first name is a pretty unusual first name, so people tend to call me with my last name.
I'm very shy as well, I've got better since my last year in high school but I still have a lot of problems in relationships of any kind. :/
A-Dark-Injection
Member
25 year old, Belgium, Bachelor Political Science, currently looking for a job.
Almost beaten Hotline Miami 2, liked the first one better. Levels are a bit too long in the sequel.
Also working slowly on Danganronpa, at the start of Chapter 4.
I understand how being shy feels man
; in high school I could barely talk to anyone but I still managed to make friends their. College really helped me with this thankfully and while I still panic/feel nervous in large crowds, I got a much better handle on that compared to high school.Guess I'm so chatty on Gaf because I'm just typing to a screen
; no worries about people making fun of me or anything by my looks or my voice, and my tone/message comes across just as well through my posts as when I speak . One of the beauties of the internet I suppose
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autoduelist
Member
You're not a downer at all, I just don't have that issue. I have a gaming budget and I stick to it. I dislike collecting physical things because I hate clutter, but picking up 10 digital games for $10, even if I only end up playing one, ultimately doesn't bother me. Whether we like it or not, part of the game is finding games to play, even if we don't have time to actually play them.
I used to live in NYC -- people would spend $10 (or more) on a single drink. I don't drink. I no longer go out regularly (I have a family). Gaming is where my personal entertainment budget goes, so I have no reason to beat myself up about spending a couple bucks here or there. Most of my money gets spent on far more important things -- my family, my house, food, etc. It's okay to spend some on me.
I'm definitely not worried about PSN going down. It just isn't an issue that I fear nor do I think worth worrying about. Plenty of catastrophic things happen all the time, but it's not worth worrying about when they're so unlikely.
hmm. sounds interesting. i hope the price is right.
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This thread is making me feel old now.
NinjamicWZ
Banned
33, mostly from Denver, Colorado since that's where I've lived the longest (on and off, currently on). I'm Irish and Sicilian, was a hairstylist and barber for about 10 years... outside of gaming I write lyrics/poetry, love hip-hop, movies of course, read a couple comics still, and get by.
AsfaeksBR
Member
is Castlevania Chronicles any good?
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en...psp)/cid=UP9000-NPUJ01384_00-0000000000000001
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en...psp)/cid=UP9000-NPUJ01384_00-0000000000000001
NinjamicWZ
Banned
Tennis In the Face was the best thing I got from it. Played that game for about a half hour before going to sleep and was like "fuck yeah"
Also picked up Dead Nation AE for PS4 (will probably never play again, but it was 96 cents), Mega Man X4/X5, Dino Crisis & Tekken 2. Immediately moved them to my laptop with content manager and then deleted them. Anything else good/decent, I already had.
It actually is pretty good imo. It's dated, but a great version of Castlevania imo. I got it onto my Vita with that 3 day compatibility store glitch, and got to play it not long after I finally played through Rondo of Blood. I was really in the mood for more traditional Castlevania, and it gave me that.
Well, if you never got these, I highly recommend the Mega Man X4/X5, Klona, BoFIV, and Dead Head Fred
. The Mega Man X games are a blast to play and while they are different from the classic series (no dashing for example), they are still fantastic tittles that scratch that 2D Action Platformer itch
. While I personally find X4 to be better then X5, both are great tittles and utter steals for a buck .Klona is a very good game, as it melds 2D and 3D very well; it is a bit like DKCR in a sense, with you playing with the foreground and background at times. The controls are great, the music is fantastic and the gameplay gimmick (using your foes to double jump and other abilities) is well done
. Got it full priced a while back and I never regretted it .BoFIV looks to be a great game as well
. It is a JRPG by Capcom (which for me, is very rare, as they are mainly known for 2D Action Platformers, Arcade games, and Fighting tittles around the time this series came out) and it is from their golden age of the 80s/90s; it means it is a quality tittle . Beautiful 2D art, fun combat system, and great soundtrack were the big draws I took away from the two or so hours I put into the game .Dead Head Fred is a game I've always wanted get for my Vita but never got around to getting; this sale makes it a great deal
. It is one of the few quality western handheld tittles out there and its head-gimmick looks to be quite well done.Despicable Me also looks to be an okay game as well, but have little knowledge on that one :l. For a buck, it cant be that bad through
.NinjamicWZ
Banned
Klonoa is an absolute classic, and Breath of Fire IV is pretty awesome... one of the best looking 2D rpgs still. I wish BoF3 was available in NA... I want just the regular PSOne version, though.
BrokenEchelon
Banned
So I just realized that Castlevania: Lament of Innocence was put on PSN some time ago.
Can the PS4 play games from older PS consoles if they're downloaded from PSN?
Can the PS4 play games from older PS consoles if they're downloaded from PSN?
autoduelist
Member
Not currently, the files would be unreadable without an emulator. There is no announced emulator, but it's likely we'll see one that plays ps1/ps2 Classics (digital) within a year or two.
I'm Adam, and I'm 11 days shy of being 26, and as probably a bunch of you know (because it affects my gaming so much) I'm just starting my third year of medical school. Live and go to school in NY, got my BS in Biochemistry and did a Masters in Public Health before med school. So many of my classmates are the med student stereotype stuffy guy who studies all the time and has no fun, and roots for everyone else to fail so they can get ahead, but I need gaming to keep me sane in between all the stuff they require from me in school. I'm not that typical med student at all, I need my games to look forward to to get me through studying. Only wish I could play games online here... This thread especially has been my safe haven to come talk about all the things I enjoy and de-stress from school, and I appreciate everyone here for being so awesome (and always showing love to my favorite gaming device).
teflontactics
Member
My name is Kyle, and I'm a 25 year old former computer tech born (and living) in Canada. I like long walks with my Vita, tons of TV (including movies & anime) and stuffing my head full of knowledge and facts. I work over at The Vita Lounge writing Vita stuffs, and I use the internet way too much.
C'est moi.
Ok, I don't even know my age: I'm actually 19 (close to 20 though)
I'd have probably got just Dead Nation Vita and something for PS3 I'd have never played, if this were on the european store. Still a crazy sale, though.
Not a fan of Megaman, which is odd since platformers are my favourite genre, but somehow they never clicked with me
I'd have probably got just Dead Nation Vita and something for PS3 I'd have never played, if this were on the european store. Still a crazy sale, though.
Not a fan of Megaman, which is odd since platformers are my favourite genre, but somehow they never clicked with me
Tizoc
Member
Transf. from PS3 to Vita. It is Castlevania 1, so it's def. good.
names2hard4you
Member
I find it kinda funny that people have this general mentality that gamers are boring farts that have no lives, specially those such as myself and others here that like anime or anime-looking games, yet here we all are either with careers or on a pathway to creating them. This should honestly be an eye opener for lots of people that think gaming is for kids, and that it will take us nowhere
Well, the media doesn't really help paint a better picture for gamers (more so thanks to this GamerGate crap X(), so theirs that too :l.
Your right though
; gaming is so wide spread, that it appeals to a number of different types of people .Yea it frustrates me when people lump "gamers" into the categories of "cursing CoD kiddie" or "boring fart shut in" or "creepy otaku pervert" when so many of the "gamers" I have met are the most well adjusted interesting and career driven people I know. For me, most of the experiences were being in a WoW guild and really getting to know the people there. Everyone knows the stereotypes of WoW players, but I met more 25+ professionals and really mature teenagers/20 year olds in WoW than I did in my daily life outside of games. And tons of people that enjoy Anime/japanese games that are the polar opposite of the gross otaku stereotype. That one bothers me the most.
Hell, I am in medical school, in the future people's lives will depend on me, and I watch the shit out of Anime and play tons of japanese games. And I'm old enough not to care what people thing about it. I watch Crunchyroll on my iPad while running at the gym and it doesn't bother me if people see what I am watching.
AsfaeksBR
Member
I think it's mostly the mentality some people have that "Gamers are those people that spend 8 hours playing videogames every day", so they think Gamers don't have enough time to study or to work properly.
What most people don't know that gaming is a hobby, which we usually do in out spare time (which, depending on where you work, study, and if you do both of these things) is a very limited time.
Just wondering did LittleBigPlanet Karting's servers go down or something? First time i've played it in months with my brother and online functionality isn't available.
Which reminds me i still managed to not get a card today.....
I'm a 20 year old Hispanic/Native American living in the great country of Texas. Anybody here with a Hispanic/Latino knowledge should know why i call myself Chuy and for those who don't it's the nickname to Jesus(hey-seus not Jesus). I'm currently attending the local community college due to it being thousands of dollars cheaper than most universities here and i'm currently majoring in Computer Science. Bit of a introvert online but incredible social in-person
It makes it easier to budget myself on expenditures for gaming. Plus ever since psn got hacked a while ago i've been extremely reluctant and paranoid to add any type of credit card info.
Which reminds me i still managed to not get a card today.....
Might as well join in on this as well since i've lurked here long enough.
I'm a 20 year old Hispanic/Native American living in the great country of Texas. Anybody here with a Hispanic/Latino knowledge should know why i call myself Chuy and for those who don't it's the nickname to Jesus(hey-seus not Jesus). I'm currently attending the local community college due to it being thousands of dollars cheaper than most universities here and i'm currently majoring in Computer Science. Bit of a introvert online but incredible social in-person
cardinalmind
Member
With the thread going slower than usual, yeah I too feel like an old man reading a snail mail thread. To stop the earlier conversation, a 10$ meal / drink here would easily satisfy a huge man's appetite easily. So getting to 10usd and spending it on games here usually isn't a daily impulsive buy territory as that price can still be high for some. So that could be one of the reasons F2P games thrive here, as they spend small, manageable amounts of cash which will only accumulate higher with every purchase.
Truth: Studying Psychology, most of my classmates are females and yet when I play naughty anime games they are the ones who mostly finish the games for me. I once brought my Vita with the Monster Monpiece game left on, but instead of berating me for playing naughty games, they seem to like it. The rubbing part too is dubious for them but the card game in it overwhelmed the ecchi bits. Most of them watch anime too, and it sometimes causes arguments between them over who's the best husbando. Although that's mostly in jest and no one will be harmed for saying her chosen husbando.
Gaming has been stereotyped into a lazy, whiny kids hobby and anime is staged as a misogynistic, tits and ass filled medium while not looking for non-offensive material. It's like going to a bookstore, finding that most of the magazines they sell are magazines for men, and they concluding that the whole bookstore is just for men.
Serpens007
Member
Finally !!
Thank you, man. I'll watch it on my Wii U later tonight!
SerTapTap
Member
Stereotypes are dumb, even in the most "niche" genres there's crazy variations. ON this very forum I know someone who collects Senran Kagura figures and collector's edition Call of Duty games. I know 3 lesbians who love Senran Kagura. I know the most boisterous of extroverts and timid of introverts that will sit down and play the same game. It's amazing how much people discredit the variety of tastes and personalities in their own species.
But comics got hate too, and movies, dime novels, computers, any new medium is drug through the mud.
teflontactics
Member
It's funny, because stereotypes only apply if you try to group people - and really, the issue is that we can't be grouped because we're each our own little universes.
Even with the same qualities, the smallest variation in our thinking skews the results dramatically - which is why even twins (who share SO much) can't be thought of as the same person, and won't always agree on everything.
autoduelist
Member
Well, I mean, that's what stereotypes are for, really... grouping. Human minds handle large data sets by grouping. Stereotyping is a natural outcropping of that, and can be extremely useful. I mean, humans build their identity through complex systems not far off from tribalism (what we wear, our hair, body art, etc) so it's only natural we 'read' into the stereotypes we associate with those tribal signals.
The problem arises when people hold stereotypes based on garbage information; for example, building a view of a ethnicity through lies and propaganda about groups of people they've never even met. 'Any one with tattoos is a drug user'. 'A cop is alway good/bad'. 'x are bad drivers'. That's just ignorance wrapped up with a fancy name.
The other problem arises when people hold stereotypes and refuse to recognize that any specific individual can buck the trend. That is, even if a given stereotype holds up 95% of the time, recognizing that any individual element of said stereotype can be part of the 5%.
Note I'm not talking about racial stereotyping - that almost always falls into the garbage category. But that doesn't mean stereotyping can't be useful - there is a reason our minds do it naturally in the first place. We just need to be mindful and not confuse ignorance for knowledge.
The Klonoa screenshots weirdly credit Capcom, which makes me think they encouraged Sony to enable screenshots on some PSone Classics.
raidergale
Member
I mainly lurk here, but might as well join in.
I'm almost 21, Italian, currently studying programming at University. Other than video games I also like animes and Vocaloid (as if it wasn't clear enough from my avatar
).My nickname has no particular meaning, it's just the result of a bored 13 year old me mixing "Raider" from Tomb Raider and a piece of my surname together, and from then it just stuck.
I'm EXTREMELY shy in real life but I tend to loose up a bit online. It's a bit of a problem since I only have a few friends and I can't really bring myself to talk to new people, but I'm slowly trying to improve.
Since the discussion shifted to stereotypes I can say that I really like Dead or Alive, something that people may call a game for "lonely male perverts", but the interesting thing is that among all my friends are the women who enjoy all the fanservice more and always want to shake the controller to move the characters' breasts. Just thought it was interesting since I was kind of expecting them to enjoy the fighting but despise the fanservice.
mellan_Konsten
Member
As a sucker for games in a school setting I liked the first episode and look forward to the next.
My PS4 isn't a console, it's like a free netflix service for my Vita (in other words, I'm really happy with remote play).
SerTapTap
Member
Am I doing something wrong in the FFXV demo
or is this just the most boring, MMO-esque kiting match in the world? I hit it, it takes a tiny bit of damage, it randomly actually hits me or doesn't, I hide and restore, blah blah, this is going to take all day at this rate.
behemoth rematch
names2hard4you
Member
Have you collected all of the Phantom Swords? That ability nets a ton of damage on the monster.
SerTapTap
Member
Oh wow, only played one level but it seems they weren't kidding about the Soldner X2 port, I guess it's mostly 2D art and all but still, impressed how good it is.
...have I collected what now? Apparently not. I don't see anything about that in my quests and no one does anything interesting in the chocobo ranch.
...have I collected what now? Apparently not. I don't see anything about that in my quests and no one does anything interesting in the chocobo ranch.
names2hard4you
Member
You start with one from the start, it let's you teleport. The second one, you find in the cave. The third, you get it after u beat the Behemoth the first time. The last one is in the wild and you need to find it yourself. After you get all of them, you get a new attack.
SerTapTap
Member
Okay, maybe not quite a perfect port...the UI is pretty small. Still, performance is great
I'll wander around for a while then. I figured it was safe to just get right to it, being a demo and all
I'll wander around for a while then. I figured it was safe to just get right to it, being a demo and all
names2hard4you
Member
I had to go online to find where it was lol. You could find it just by exploring but may take a while since Duscae is pretty large aha. I'll leave this here if you wanna see the ability in action, but to be honest, I think it's worth you finding the last sword and seeing it for yourself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfYPVYL0ai4
GreatMightySymp
Member
(Hoping this is the right place for this, it's a Vita PSN-related issue.)
Any idea why I keep getting connection errors when trying to download something on the Vita's built-in store? I was downloading the Project Diva f 2nd content and PSN would say that it ran into an issue, but if I backed out to the home screen and I saw it downloading. Although other times I'd be browsing the store and it'd give connection error prompts over and over and quit back to the home screen. My PS TV also did the same thing a few weeks ago.
PS TV is hardwired and the Vita has full wireless bars, my computer/phone/tablet and consoles work fine. So I'm not sure what the issue is --- is it just the store screwing up like it does sometimes or is there something else I should do?
Any idea why I keep getting connection errors when trying to download something on the Vita's built-in store? I was downloading the Project Diva f 2nd content and PSN would say that it ran into an issue, but if I backed out to the home screen and I saw it downloading. Although other times I'd be browsing the store and it'd give connection error prompts over and over and quit back to the home screen. My PS TV also did the same thing a few weeks ago.
PS TV is hardwired and the Vita has full wireless bars, my computer/phone/tablet and consoles work fine. So I'm not sure what the issue is --- is it just the store screwing up like it does sometimes or is there something else I should do?
cardinalmind
Member
Everyone who posts here is a regular in my eyes. I may not agree on all the statements floating around here but as long as you post here, and engage in the discussion in the thread, you're a regular.We're basically visible to the whole internet anyway, and will be seen as a community by others as a whole so everyone else is in here.
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I'm actually glad I'm bought that Megaman X4. IMHO the game plus the Vita made it a perfect for short bursts of gaming, as I'll just suspend the game and play it later after finishing some more work.
I still don't feel Wild Arms though, I'm not sure why.
names2hard4you
Member
Pretty much lol. Specially after the switch to Community, although you do see some new faces every now and then, for the most part, it's the usual suspects aha.
wilflare is 26 and he studies History <3
and he is now writing an essay on the History of Nintendo and he is growing to respect the kind of company that Nintendo has grown to become - and really hopes they stay in business because they do offer something different (and something fresh)
he is trying to find the joy in writing long and exhaustive essays and articles again but oh well - and even trying to find joy in playing games again :/
TOTP - Buy a Vita and buy Soldner X-2 Vita #BestOnVita
and he is now writing an essay on the History of Nintendo and he is growing to respect the kind of company that Nintendo has grown to become - and really hopes they stay in business because they do offer something different (and something fresh)
he is trying to find the joy in writing long and exhaustive essays and articles again but oh well - and even trying to find joy in playing games again :/
TOTP - Buy a Vita and buy Soldner X-2 Vita
#BestOnVita