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PlayStation Network Thread (Vita/PS4/PS3) | November 2014
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names2hard4you
Member
So... Anyone else not able to buy stuff on PSN right now? I'm in Canada if that matters. I want to renew my plus subscription man...
Yeah, the game's pretty ridiculous when it comes to grinding. Even on normal I still had to overlevel myself to get through the early parts. Hell, I never even finished the game because of all the grinding.
NinjamicWZ
Banned
Rayman Legends is a great game.
autoduelist
Member
Holy crap Pocket RPG has a ridiculous Vita tax. It's 4.99 (as low as .99, launced at 2.99) on IOS, 14.99 on vita. I don't expect prices for a port to ever match the lowest sale/bundle price on ios or steam, but 3x the full price is crossing the line.
Grinding isn't really required imo actually. I mean, sure, a tiny bit, but not much.
TIPS -- never, ever waste upgrade pearls on HP/MP. They rise naturally with leveling and you will do fine never spending pearls on them. Only raise stats, and even then, you don't necessarily need to max everything. iirc, focus on str and spd first, and only put points into luck if you have extra, and defense if you really have extra and feel the need to.
If you try to max everything, sure, the game turns into a grind. But you really don't need to. You should generally earn enough pearls to be strong enough for the next area pretty much naturally if you don't max out every stat unnecessarily.
Grinding isn't really required imo actually. I mean, sure, a tiny bit, but not much.
TIPS -- never, ever waste upgrade pearls on HP/MP. They rise naturally with leveling and you will do fine never spending pearls on them. Only raise stats, and even then, you don't necessarily need to max everything. iirc, focus on str and spd first, and only put points into luck if you have extra, and defense if you really have extra and feel the need to.
If you try to max everything, sure, the game turns into a grind. But you really don't need to. You should generally earn enough pearls to be strong enough for the next area pretty much naturally if you don't max out every stat unnecessarily.
autoduelist
Member
Do you still only have one character? Once you get a couple partners it gets much easier.
enoirmeplz
Member
Is there a way to buy something that you've already 'purchased' with playstation plus?
Yea only one.. I need to clear the mines.. Or can I get more now?
I am still in the island heh. Level five.
it is. just that the sale isn't in MUST BUY or IMPULSE buy range :/
Sadly no, which is one of the things they will need to eventually fix with an update.
You can call customer service to remove the plus version from your account so you can purchase it again. It's dumb but it works
SerTapTap
Member
is it supposed to be good? LE isn't bad but doesn't really move me either
enoirmeplz
Member
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Still can't access my Playstation Store account.
What a piece of shit.
What a piece of shit.
Solid State Drive.
Also I'm curious if Criminal Girls Limited Edition will be available in Europe, or if they bailed on the European Store since this is a real release from them. Not getting it though.
NormalFish
Banned
I wish criminal girls didn't have all the ickiness. The core gameplay looks like something I'd enjoy.
You found it alright, the NISA localization will be censored alot though. Which tbh kinda defeats the purpose of the game mostly.
OverdriveOtaku
Member
I was posting about this on Twitter earlier today. According to Imouto the actual gameplay isn't that good so I guess nothing of value was lost.
SerTapTap
Member
Finished Beyond Two Souls. While I stand by my complaints about the early parts of the game, I'm kinda surprised it's only at 70 on Metacritic (it's not perfect, but it's very interesting and at least well-enough done for the most part). It's trope at times and the interaction isn't perfect, but as far as "playable movies" of the (mostly) non-action sort it does it pretty well and choices feel organic enough. Won't discuss story specifics.
I can see why people want/suspect a PS4 remaster though. It could reaaaallly do with some better aliasing and way better DOF effects. The subnative DOF blur is really distracting and gross. The graphics in general are a bit clashy between really good models and plain textures, great lighting effects but awful aliasing/DOF. Interested to see what QD can do on PS4 but I hope they don't leave image quality out in the cold again. At first the faces felt a bit uncanny-valley but I guess I'm used to them, they look fine.
Aw, that sucks. The RPG part with the cute graphics looks like it had potential
I can see why people want/suspect a PS4 remaster though. It could reaaaallly do with some better aliasing and way better DOF effects. The subnative DOF blur is really distracting and gross. The graphics in general are a bit clashy between really good models and plain textures, great lighting effects but awful aliasing/DOF. Interested to see what QD can do on PS4 but I hope they don't leave image quality out in the cold again. At first the faces felt a bit uncanny-valley but I guess I'm used to them, they look fine.
Aw, that sucks. The RPG part with the cute graphics looks like it had potential
NinjamicWZ
Banned
Glad I checked the thread. Pre-ordered the SE for Criminal Girls. Will probably hate myself someday in the future for skipping most LE's, but eh.
Super Stardust Delta
Super Stardust Delta
ATXAlchemy
Member
It's a simple, but good RPG.
It's battle system is unique despite its simplicity. Instead of choosing a command, you'd have to pick which action to take from one out of four girls' suggestion. Which is largely based on their growth.
And since I like fiddling with RPG mechanics, it's also based on the enemies and your team composition. I can't remember if location matters.
Balance-wise, I thought it was pretty good (well, I didn't 2 characters that much) and the Vita version didn't really change much.
It's well received by those who bought it in Japan.
http://pspmk2.net/title.php?title=943
http://www26.atwiki.jp/gcmatome/pages/4589.html
The biggest complaint is that it's pretty short. For better or for worse, the mini-games is said to be a fucklot easier than the PSP one.
tl;dr = if you're in the target audience and likes RPG, I think you'll like it.
The worst of Criminal Girls isn't probably even half as bad as whatever it is in 50 Shades of Grey. Probably, coz I never read that thing. And that shit became a best seller.
names2hard4you
Member
Persona Q on the 3DS is quite excellent. As a huge Persona 3 and 4 fan (surprising right), along with Etrian Odyssey, this game just hits all the right notes, it is a really good DRPG. The Persona feel is there, but it's totally revamped in a way to fit with the Etrian gameplay. It works really well, and seeing the P3 high school peeps again is great since it has been a good while since I last played P3P. Also the soundtrack... Lawd. So good. Sorry VitaBros.
NormalFish
Banned
Well I guess that's a net positive for me. I'm kind of in limbo with games at this point. Every time there's a big deficit in game releases that I'm interested in I end up investing into retro games and expanding my library. Mixed feelings when I realized that there are only like 3 vita games currently announced that I have any intention of getting atm.
**Btw did you get my response to your PM a while back?
EdReedFan20
Member
Yeah. It keeps signing me out. Maybe I'm a little paranoid, but isn't it a strange coincidence this is happening when there just were rumors that PSN was hacked. Sure, it was debunked, but it's a thought in the back of my head.
names2hard4you
Member
I had to pay for my renewal of my PSPlus through PayPal because it kept giving me an error whenever I tried to use my credit card directly. Something funky happened over there for sure.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014...ntertainment-ftc-settle-idUSKCN0J91W320141125
How do I get my $50 voucher?
How do I get my $50 voucher?
EdReedFan20
Member
Did you try it on your actual system or did you only try it on the webstore? Because, I was able to download Thomas Was Alone (free for me) and the Guilty Gear PS+ exclusive demo through my PS4. Now, because I did not actually pay anything for them, maybe that's why I could download them without issue.
I'm assuming it'll be based on registration to your PSN account. Otherwise if you have a receipt you could probably get it through customer service if they don't contact you.
Super Stardust
autoduelist
Member
They'll never fix it. It would be silly to spend resources to make the interface more complex for 99.9% of people just so the .1 percent can buy something (on sale, no less) they already can play for free.
beaten, but Super Stardust Delta.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Good day for vita owners / import gamers tomorrow with Phantasy Star Nova and Oedo Blacksmith coming out. Though might hold off on Oedo Blacksmith till I see how others generally react to it. That and the initial poking and prodding parts of the game dont care for. As I literally hate almost anything with touch controls in it. Outside of map making in the EO series.
NormalFish
Banned
I, too, will be interested to know if Oedo Blacksmith is half decent. Sounds good in premise, but the presentation and the touchy-feely bullshit have me apprehensive.
opticalmace
Member
Just beat P3P. Fun game but I didn't care for the characters/story nearly as much as I did for P4G. Felt too grindy altogether.
Glad I played it but it's not one I'm going to come back to. P4G on the other hand...
Glad I played it but it's not one I'm going to come back to. P4G on the other hand...
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
I didnt look into it too deeply, but if its third party stuff as something that NIS just published usually those dont end up as good as their self developed titles.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Well if Ryouga isnt buying it, doubt anyone else will be too. I wont be picking it up as yeah too much touch screen shit. That and already am spending a ton of $$$ on other games at the same time. Am sure its going to be one of those titles which drops in price pretty fast.
Flightmare
Member
There are some great characters/social links in P3 (really like the Sun social link), but I agree, I prefer the characters in P4.
yaffi
Member
If I remember correctly they're just going to adjust the way you "motivate" the girls. It's probably like removing that bath mechanic thing in Mugen Souls.
Why do I have to be s darn broke right now? ;_;
Why do I have to be so darn broke right now? ;_;
Going somewhere for Thanksgiving?