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PS Vita general discussion thread, part 5 | The handheld who would be King
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Man-is-Obsolete
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LBP Vita accessory kit is arriving in stores now....
Not my photo
Not my photo
The Grim Heaper
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A bobblehead is the best accessory!
tamaster92
Member
Vita saved.
Dead Prince
Banned
probably will sell more than the game and vita combined.
Blue Submarine No. 6
Member
According to the Virtue's Last Reward thread here on GAF, there are spoilers and surprises re: 9 Persons 9 Hours 9 Doors in the game. So though VLR is stand-alone, you'll get even more out of it if you've played 999 previously...
...and as someone who has just recently played through 999, I can say that you need to play this game! It's awesome!!
ooh... I wants it for the softie case!
Looks cheap and shitty.
It's not, at least not the ones I've seen in store. It's a pretty nice case but not $30 nice.
Canis lupus
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They're cheap in the 2nd hand market. But PSN prices are atrocious.
The Grim Heaper
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Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and Final Fantasy Type-0 are becoming "Ultimate Hits" in Japan and getting a budget release.
Now we're one step closer to getting them in NA/EU and on PSN, right? ... right?
Now we're one step closer to getting them in NA/EU and on PSN, right? ... right?
Must just be the picture then.
Man-is-Obsolete
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Bu...bu...but the bobblehead and earbuds!
Yea the case doesn't look too bad in person actually.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
I see a distinct lack of PSN versions so that means SE continues to squander any goodwill they had with me.
tamaster92
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Ya... To be honest I doubt they will ever come out on the PSN, especially over here.
Man-is-Obsolete
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It's more like a soft-hard shell zipper case.
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Maybe they are just trying to milk the games like they always do and a year from now there will be a updated Vita version to resell to people for both games. BELIEVE!
beanman25
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If that's digital, I'll save my JP PSN yen to get type-0
Are there any good RPGs coming for the Vita, other than Persona 4.
I've played the SMT games on the DS and enjoyed them and really like the Giant Bomb Endurance Run of Persona 4. I was in college and abroad during the PS2 heyday and never bought one, so I've never actually been able to play the game.
It seems really silly though to pay $300 for a handheld and a game if nothing else is coming. I play rpgs almost exclusively now.
What is the argument for buying a Vita? I already have an iPad.
I've played the SMT games on the DS and enjoyed them and really like the Giant Bomb Endurance Run of Persona 4. I was in college and abroad during the PS2 heyday and never bought one, so I've never actually been able to play the game.
It seems really silly though to pay $300 for a handheld and a game if nothing else is coming. I play rpgs almost exclusively now.
What is the argument for buying a Vita? I already have an iPad.
tamaster92
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Off the top of my head - god eater, soul sacrifice, persona 3 psp, all the other psp titles, ps1 rpgs, little kings story, piccoto knights, rainbow moon, ragnarok, pso2, disgea and probably a load of others I've forgotten!
Man-is-Obsolete
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Little King's Story has light RPG elements, we also have Ragnorak Odyssey which is more Action RPG with online co op as well. Really we are at the mercy of some of the Japanese games being localized. Really hoping Ys Celceta comes over.
Oh and Rainbow Moon was just announced to be ported over, it's a $15 SRPG. Also if you didn't own a PSP there is a lot of RPGs there to catch up on.
OmegaTreeFish
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Did you have a PSP ever? If not there are tons of RPG's for you. They look and play a lot better as well because of the screen and extra analogue that can have other controls assigned to it.
Personally i have
Persona 3 portable (PSP)
Tactics Ogre (PSP)
Ys Seven (PSP)
Alundra (PS One classic)
Vagrent story (PS One classic)
Disgaea 2 (PSP)
trails in the sky (PSP)
There are tons more I dont own as well.
also, but not really rpg's really -
Monster hunter
and god eater burst
Castor Krieg
Banned
DJMax Technika Tune, you don't need any other game.
That argument applies to the smallest niche I can possibly think of. Honestly though, the Vita has a lot of games that appeal to small niches, which is probably why I like it so much.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
I have an iPad and an iPhone, so I get your comment...Portable gaming is very different on the Vita vs the iOS, though.
The suggestions above me are selling points for the RPG genre, and the PS1 classics/PSP titles have a number of RPGs worth playing. But as someone who plays a LOT of iOS stuff, the Vita has been such a refreshing device. It's incredibly powerful, looks gorgeous, feels great, and has a much larger library than people give it credit for.
Pro-tip...Get a Vita on CL and save yourself some coin if that's your concern.
Can't believe Playstation Mobile is out next week and we still don't have a full list of launch games.
Partial list
Eufloria
Beat Slider (FuturLab)
Twist Pilot
Tractor Trails
Hungry Giraffe (Laughing Jackal)
Aqua Kitty (TikiPod)
Super Crate Box
Underline (Albino Pixel)
Positron
Games coming "soon" (could be launch, i have no idea).
Rebel (PomPom Games)
Rockoboshers (Tikipod)
Word Blocked (Quircat)
Flick Hockey
Frederic - Resurrection of Music
Panic
Passing Time
Samurai Beatdown
Tipper
Alien Breed
Lemmings
Chimpact
Zoo Zoo Go!
In Vivo
Pro Zombie Soccer: Apocalypse Edition
Cubixx
Japanese launch lineup
- Qruton (Numblast in the US)
- Minna no Mini Game (Hot Shots Shorties in the US)
- Frederic: Resurrection of Music
- Wipe!
- Magic Arrows
- NanPlay 1000
- Eufloria
- Leg Massage
- NyoQix
- Twist Pilot
- Tricicle Trails
- Merican Mail
- Bear Contest (?)
List pieced together from twitter and with help from Kassatu.
Partial list
Eufloria
Beat Slider (FuturLab)
Twist Pilot
Tractor Trails
Hungry Giraffe (Laughing Jackal)
Aqua Kitty (TikiPod)
Super Crate Box
Underline (Albino Pixel)
Positron
Games coming "soon" (could be launch, i have no idea).
Rebel (PomPom Games)
Rockoboshers (Tikipod)
Word Blocked (Quircat)
Flick Hockey
Frederic - Resurrection of Music
Panic
Passing Time
Samurai Beatdown
Tipper
Alien Breed
Lemmings
Chimpact
Zoo Zoo Go!
In Vivo
Pro Zombie Soccer: Apocalypse Edition
Cubixx
Japanese launch lineup
- Qruton (Numblast in the US)
- Minna no Mini Game (Hot Shots Shorties in the US)
- Frederic: Resurrection of Music
- Wipe!
- Magic Arrows
- NanPlay 1000
- Eufloria
- Leg Massage
- NyoQix
- Twist Pilot
- Tricicle Trails
- Merican Mail
- Bear Contest (?)
List pieced together from twitter and with help from Kassatu.
tamaster92
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Ooo eufloria and super crate box? Day 1 bro.
Also I just realised that worms should be on the vita. 2D high res sprites would look gorgeous and it'd work well as pass and play, ad hoc, and online!
Yeah looks like a pretty decent list so far, and seems to have a fair bit of support. Just wish they would tell us the full lineup
I've heard great things about some of these. They really should have some more details about PSM "platform" being pushed.
Man-is-Obsolete
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These will all have trophies right?
Nope.
Indeed. Like i said, it's out next week and there's a fair bit of stuff we still don't know. They need to push it if they want people to actually know it exists. Even moreso if they want mobile phone users to actually use it.
Not initially at least, though there is talk about possibly adding trophies into the SDK into the future. What Sony need to do is get trophies in there and get mobile phone gamers earning trophies, so they feel "attached" to PSN and more likely to buy a Vita/PS3/PS4/whatever
They're probably preparing a blog post about it. Those community managers need to find something to do while @yosp does their job for them.
tamaster92
Member
I seem to remember then saying they didn't want to 'devalue' trophies since developers could make games where the trophies are easy to hack or Cheat your way to getting
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
I thought that was a bullet point of PSM? They have to cut it out for the time being or was it never intended?
Canis lupus
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Exciting, want to see more smartphone games on Vita.
Asked this question before and got completely ignored, so I thought I'd try once more: what's everyone using to store the physical versions of their games at this point?
I've almost filled up two of the official SONY plastic game cases, and I really don't want to buy another because it's starting to seem silly. I see that the PDP Pull n' Go Folio has places to store a decent amount of games, but it seems like they would be prone to fall out, which is a concern considering how much they cost a piece. Plus, I already have a case for the Vita itself that I'm happy with.
Anyone have any ideas or makeshift "folio" style cases for their games? I prefer buying physical copies whenever it's an option, so please no snarky responses about buying a bigger memory stick (I already have the 32GB, anyways).
I've almost filled up two of the official SONY plastic game cases, and I really don't want to buy another because it's starting to seem silly. I see that the PDP Pull n' Go Folio has places to store a decent amount of games, but it seems like they would be prone to fall out, which is a concern considering how much they cost a piece. Plus, I already have a case for the Vita itself that I'm happy with.
Anyone have any ideas or makeshift "folio" style cases for their games? I prefer buying physical copies whenever it's an option, so please no snarky responses about buying a bigger memory stick (I already have the 32GB, anyways).
Yeah probably something like that. It's insane especially when @shahidKamal on twitter is tweeting about what games are launching on PSM - so obviously the lineup is all finalised.
Not heard that one. Makes sense i suppose, but even so.
As far as i know it was never promised for launch.
Wuthering_Heights
Banned
Seems like your best bet is going to be upgrading to one of the Hori cases that holds 12 games. Not seeing anything that holds more.
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
Doesn't this launch next week. So much for the fanfare. How hard is it to put together a Blog Post?
tamaster92
Member
The way it's going it seems like its the hardest thing on earth. Perhaps they have a really bad site architecture so it's hard to post? :/
Canis lupus
Member
Sony being Sony lol.
Yeah, launches in 11 countries (i think?) across Vita and mobile phones, next wednesday. And at this point they're still pretending it doesn't exist.
As i said, they're going to have to buck their ideas up if they want mobile phone users to know it exists and actually use it.
I was like, "oh ok, wednesday, good"
Wait a minute, that's the start of PSM anyway!
lol wat
It definitely is silly if you only care about hardcore RPGs.
Though I'm not sure how the iPad fits into this.
Has anyone got the full list of those 11 countries? I hope Switzerland is a part of it.
And I hope we will get the YouTube app some day.
"WHAT'S A PLAYSTATION MOBILE?"
Apologies it's actually 9 countries. Japan, the US, Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Australia
Fuck.
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