Since this appears to be where VitaGAF gathers these days:
I've got a bit of a hankering for exploring tile-based dungeons step by step from a first person perspective lately. You know, Wizardry-like stuff. I know that there are a bunch of these games for Vita. I'll probably get only one game, so... which one should I go for?
I'm basically looking for challenging, interesting dungeons + a good combat system. I don't particularly care for excessive anime cheesecake, but I'm able to see past that if the gameplay hits the spot.
Vitagaf is actually living in Community now, in the Playstation Network thread.
To answer your question, I'd say start with the newest, Stranger in Sword City. You'll get all that old school Wizardry feel imo.
After that, Dungeon Traveler 2. Then Operation Abyss. Then Demon Gaze (Demon Gaze is actually quite good, just more of a 'beginner's drpg' in some ways).
Mind Zero is bland, bland, bland but does have some interesting combat ideas (combat has far more risk/reward than most, because you're constantly jumping back and forth between human (weak, but recharges mp) and demon (powerful combat) forms. I liked it more than most due to the combat, but it's bland dungeon design (until post game, oddly), bland lewt, bland characters, bland story.
If you don't mind getting PSP games, you also have Elminage and Class of Heroes 1/2 off the top of my head.
SoSC definitely looks way more appealing to me, aesthetically. But yeah, what you're saying about DT2 sounds right up my alley in terms of gameplay. (My background is basically having played a bunch of old PC RPGs like the Wizardries, Bard's Tales and Might and Magics, always having been a fan of the punishing nature of the former.)
These two are definitely on my shortlist. I'll probably decide on a whim or which one of these happens to be carried by my local game store.
Thanks for the helpful answers, guys.
I think you'll be happiest with SoSC to start? We have a similar background.
