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[Fady K]

Welcome to the 2017 thread for our beloved Vita platform that still has plenty to offer for fans of the handheld (and those who are looking into getting one have much to play on the system). This thread is to highlight the countless upcoming games for the system and to discuss the latest releases and Vita game news and what have you.

As I said last year: this thread exists because of the awesome Vita community on GAF - you guys are the best and it is because of YOU that I am highly motivated to make another Vita thread for the new year ahead.

As always, I'll be sure to update as frequently as possible! Here's hoping for another great year for our Vitas. Should any of you have any feedback or suggestions - or if you noticed any games that have been canned/announced and not added for the list below, feel free to drop me a message anytime and let me know. Much love, have fun

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1CS - Coming Soon
2NA - New Attractions
3UG - Upcoming Vita Games
4JG - Japan-only Games
5RR - Rest of the Released Games


(1CS) COMING SOON!


(2NA) NEW ATTRACTIONS

Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey

Dino Dini's Kickoff Revival

Gem Smasher

Talisman

Dynasty Warriors: Godseekers

Uncanny Valley

Atelier Shallie Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea

(3UG) UPCOMING VITA GAMES

Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana

Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle

Tokyo Tattoo Girls

Deemo: The Last Recital

Mr. Pumpkin Adventure

Geki Yaba Runner (2 Fast 4 Gnomz)

Koi

Farming Simulator 18

Toukiden 2

Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception

Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth

Accel World vs. Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight

Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth

Windjammers

Ys Origin

Operation Babel: New Tokyo Legacy

A Rose in the Twilight

Valkyria Revolutions

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony

ClaDun Returns: This is Sengoku

Mary Skelter: Nightmares

Hakuouki: Kyoto Winds

The Deer God

Zero Escape: The Nonary Games

Defender's Quest DX

Siralim 2

Oceanhorn: Monsters of Uncharted Seas

Lichtspeer

Skyhill

Soullings

Touhou Double Focus

Vostok Inc.

Wheels of Aurelia

Narcissu: 10th Anniversary Anthology

Suki and the Shadow Klaw

World's Longest 5 Minutes

Super Robot Wars V

Pox Nora

Tokyo Xanadu

Code Realize: Future Blessing

Period Cube: Shackles of Amadeus

Collar X Malice

Bad Apple Wars

Caligula

Rabi-Rabi

Berserk & the Band of the Hawk

Touhou Genso Wanderer

Summon Night 6: Lost Borders

Akiba's Beat

Nuclear Golf

A Duel Hand Disaster: Trackher

Fallen Legion

Quantum Suicide

Sir Eatsalot

Realm: Walk of Soul

Beans on the Block: Summer Break

Tumblestone

Beyond Human

Vertical Drop Heroes

De Mambo

Wing Kings

Doryoku Way: Conflict

Signal to Noise

99 Lives

Full Throttle Remastered

Shakedown Hawaii

God Wars: Future Past

Demon Gaze 2

2064: Read Only Memories

Recruits

Muv-Luv (& Muv-Luv Alternate)

Pixel Noir

Life of Pixel

Forma 8

Randall

Juna Ranger

Swimsanity

Elroy & the Aliens

Children of Morta

Iconoclasts

Cross Reverie

BitUp

Muse: Together is the New Alone

BlackWitchCraft

Crossing Souls

Regalia: Of Men & Monarchs

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

Myriad

LOUD on Planet X

Back in 1995

Crazy Pixel Streaker

Class of Heroes 3 (PSP, Vita compatible)

Discstorm

Shadow Blade: Reloaded

Idol Magical Girl Chiruchiru ☆ Michiru (pending Sony approval)

The Grisaia Trilogy (pending Sony approval)

Strength of the Sword Ultimate

Soft Body

Ninjin: Clash of Carrots

Drift Stage

Exogenesis: Perils of Rebirth

Blood Alloy: Reborn

Ethereal

Robonauts

Night Cry (AKA Project Scissors)

The Banner Saga

Poncho

Roundabout

Wild Season

Shu

Zodiac: Orcanon Odyssey

Inferno 2

Klaus

Gyossait

Grinsia

Ray's the Dead

Salt & Sanctuary

Ascension: Chronicle of the God Slayer

VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action

Phoenix Forces

Last Inua

Mercenary Kings

Blood of the Werewolf

Papers, Please

Aztez

Cosmic Star Heroine

Gunship X

Bodycheck

The Legend of Doodle

The Legend of Raven

Liege

Monkey Mofo

Pavilion

Rainbow Skies

Samurai Gunn

Soul Saga Ep.1

Starbound

Swords & Some Magic

To Leave

Mechrunner

The Hero Trap

Earthnight

Heart Forth, Alicia

MilitAnt

One Way Trip

Project Phoenix

Red Goddess Inner World

Twilight Struggle

Mighty No. 9

Aaru's Awakening

Assault Android Cactus

Drifter

Inner City Kids

Rain World

Death Tales

Son of Scoregasm

The Chainsaw Incident

Timespinner

Upside Down Dimensions

Dying: Sinner Escape

World End Economica

Fault Milestone One DX

Collectems

Forgotten Memories: Alternate Realities - Director's Cut

Chromophore: Two Brothers

A.N.N.E

The Chaos Engine

Y2K

 

[Fady K]

(4JG) JAPAN-ONLY GAMES (so far)

Omega Labyrinth Z

Death Mark

Exile Election

Rewrite Harvest Festa

The Legend of Heroes: Akatsuki no Kiseki

Winning Post 8 2017

Kamaitachi no Yoru: Rinne Saisei

Desire: Remaster Version

Gun Gun Pixies

Kenka Bancho Otome: My Honey of Absolute Perfection

Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary

Musou Stars

Drive Girls

Twin Star Exorcists

Nights of Azure 2

Blue Reflection

Touhou Koubuto V

Sengoku Shura Soul

Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- Death or Kiss

id: Rebirth Session

The Princess is Money-Hungry

Adventure Story

NepuNepu Connect: Chaos Champions

Macross Delta Scramble

New Game! The Challenge Stage!

Samurai Warriors: Sanada Maru

Kai-ri-Sei Million Arthur

Idol Death Game TV

Uta No Prince-Sama: Dolce Vita

Neo Atlas 1469

Anonymous;Code

Project Code: Daten

Reco Love: Blue Ocean and Reco Love: Gold Beach

7'scarlet

Plastic Memories

Osomatsu-San: The Game

Angel Senki

New Interpretation Stranger of Sword City: Black Palace

Sengoku Otome: Legend Battle

The Genius of Sappheiros

Shin Hayarigami 2

Genkai Tokki: Seven Pirates

Bunny Must Die! Chelsea and the Seven Devils

World Trigger: Smash Borders

Wizardry: Tower of Imprisoned Spirits

Uta no Prince-Sama Repeat

Nobunaga's Ambition Sphere of Influence Sengoku Risshiden

Romancing SaGa 2

Ikenie To Yuki No Setsuna

Bullet Girls 2

Eve: Burst Error R

Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls

The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky 3rd Evolution

AeternoBlade II

Uppers

Is the Order a Rabbit? Wonderful Party!

Winning Post 8 2016

Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016

Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Success Special

Yu-No

Dynasty Warriors Online Z

Star Ocean: Second Evolution

City Shrouded in Shadow

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim

Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis

Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax Ignition

Killing Bites

Nobunaga's Ambition: Tenshouki

Coven and Labyrinth of Refrain

The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC Evolution

Omega Labyrinth

Majo Koi Nikki

Toho Sky Arena: Matsuri Climax

Double Focus

The Idolmaster: Must Songs Red Board and Blue Board

Digimon World: Next Order

Gal Gunvolt

Hero Must Die

Seraph of the End - The Origin of Fate

Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm

Himoto! Umaru-chan: Himoto Upbringing Project

To Love-Ru Trouble Darkness: True Princess

Punchline

Kenka Bancho Otome

Ore ni Hatarakette Iwaretemo Tori

Net High

Dragon Quest Heroes II

Chaos;Child

3rd Super Robot Taisen: Heaven Prison Chapter

SaGa: Scarlet Grace

Higurashi When They Cry

Hero Fortress Bagooon!!

New Way of the Samurai (Ukiyo no Roushi )

Luminous Arc Infinity

Great Edo Blacksmith

Chaos Rings Prequel Trilogy

Phantasy Star Nova

Dungeon Travelers 2-2

Shin Hayarigami

 

[Fady K]

(5RR) REST OF THE RELEASED GAMES (This is a handy screenshot guide of the last 100-ish games released for the Vita for the Vita owners who want to pick up a previously released game.)

Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star

Supermagical

Asdivine Hearts

Spheroids

Xenoraid

Shantae: Half Genie Hero

Dex

Air Race Speed

Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization

Space Overlords

Killallzombies

Demetrios: The BIG Cynical Adventure

Garou: Mark of the Wolves

Lara Croft GO

Battalion Commander

The Keeper of 4 Elements

Steins;Gate 0

Neon Chrome

Hue

Stranded: A Mars Adventure

Wanted Corp.

Slain: Back From Hell

Mutant Mudds Deluxe

Knobswitch

Iron Sea Defenders

Volgarr the Viking

Root Letter

My Name is Mayo

World of Final Fantasy

Yomawari: Night Alone

Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon

Exile's End

Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters: Daybreak Special Gigs World Tour

Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky

Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls

Valkyrie Drive Bhikkhuni

Dragon Quest Builders

Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors

Castle Invasion: Throne Out

God Eater 2: Rage Burst

Darkest Dungeon

Skylight Freerange 2: Gachduine

Psycho Pass: Mandatory Happiness

Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics

MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 2

Sky Force Anniversary

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X

Claire: Extended Cut

Attack on Titan

Alone With You

Dungeon Punks

Laser Disco Defenders

Gal Gun: Double Peace

Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate

Mutant Mudds: Super Challenge

Asterisk War: Phoenix Festa

Spy Chameleon

10 Second Ninja X

Type:Rider

Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs Force

Panda Run

Last Wings

Lumo

Zero Escape Volume 3: Zero Time Dilemma

LEGO Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

God Eater Resurrection

Adventures of Mana

Grand Kingdom

Funk of Titans

Attractio

Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Book

Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir

Steamworld Heist

The Last Blade 2

One Piece: Burning Blood

Paranautical Activity

Delta Strike: First Assault

Downwell

Zombies: The Last Survivor

Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey Remastered

MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies

M.O.P. Operation Cleanup

Neverending Nightmares

Ray Gigant

Corridor Z

Azkend 2: The World Beneath

Severed

Rocketbirds 2 Evolution

Stranger of Sword City

Sun & Moon

Axiom Verge

Risk of Rain

Assassin's Creed Chronicles

Skullgirls 2nd Encore

Green Game: Timeswapper

Unepic

Trillion: God of Destruction

Civilization Revolution 2 Plus

Maliya

Knight Solitaire

Xcom: Enemy Unknown Plus

Day of the Tentacle Remastered

Senran Kagura: Estival Versus

Murasaki Mist: Akara's Journey

Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault

Samurai Warriors 4 Empires

Pixel Hunter

Blast 'Em Bunnies

Dreii

Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth

Croixleur Sigma

Pirate Solitaire

Royal Defense Invisible Threat

Knock Knock

Hitman Go

Ninja Senki DX

SwapQuest

Super Blast Deluxe

Level 22

We Are Doomed!

Siralim

Breath of Fire III

Crypt of the Necrodancer

Royal Defense

LEGO Marvel Avengers

Dead or Alive Xtreme 3

Saturday Morning RPG

Boy & His Blob

Oddworld: New N Tasty

Atelier Escha & Logy Plus

Red Game Without a Great Name

Baseball Riot

 

[Saphirax]

Yay! New thread! Here's to another year full of amazing releases!

 

[purseowner]

Amazingly extensive OP as ever!

Here's to continued life!

 

[Glitter and Gold]

Holy shit this was all one post

 

[godisntheradio]

happy new year, i hope we all have a great time with our vita's this year too

 

[Meatyhooks]

The vita so perfect around holidays. Great to pick up and play for a few moments. I will always love you Vita.

 

[Perfect Blue]

Thread reads like viral marketing.

Some good games there in any case.

 

[thesonovabeach]

What a console. What an amazing console. Even if i'm not into japanese niche games there is and will be way too much awesome games for a lifetime.

 

[Shizuka]

May 2017 be another wonderful year for the Vita!

 

[Lord of Ostia]

Oh cool, a new thread! Looks great, can't wait for another great year for Vita, even if it might be the last great year.

 

[Opa-Pa]

Iconoclasts and Drift Stage are coming to Vita? Holy shit, I can't believe I didn't hear about it.

Also are Isaac Afterbirth and Mercenary Kings still happening? Lol.

Can anyone sell me on Dex or Exile's End? Those look interesting.

 

[Moofers]

Nice job, OP. I'm sure that took some time to put together. I have to say it isn't 100% clear on what is coming and what is already out though, particularly in the JP release section.

That said, of all that stuff there's about a dozen games in there that are right up my alley:

Bloodstained
BlackWitchCraft
Cross Reverie
Valkyria Revolutions
Regalia
Fallen Legion
Oceanhorn
Caligula
Fate/Extella
Night Cry
Zodiac
Heart Forth Alicia

I think realistically only 2/3 of that list will actually see release on Vita, but one can hope!

 

[redcrayon]

Great new 2017 thread!

Some of these games we haven't had an update on in a long time, I think Project Phoenix is in development hell for a start. I'm looking forward to Liege but after 18 months without a peep from them I wonder whether it's still even being made.

So many games I'm looking forward to though, 2017 looks like a good year for the Vita.

 

[N° 2048]

Vita for life .

 

[Tohsaka]

Still a lot of good stuff coming for Vita in 2017.

 

[michaelius]

Amazing job with previous thread Thank You for Your work Fady.


And it's amazing we are still getting so many Vita games

 

[2+2=5]

I was afraid that this year the list would have been a lot shorter, luckily it's not

Guys let's not forget RK128's January Playstation Network Thread
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=227499313

 

[Grim Patron]

Poncho and Drive Drive Drive still coming?

Also Tales from the borderlands isn't happening imo. No more telltale stuff.

 

[Vic]

Amazing OP.

 

[LiveFromKyoto]

Glad you did it again...there's a bunch of stuff on the coming soon list that's already out though, like Steins; Gate 0.

 

[fade_]

Not bad for a "legacy system".

 

[A Huge Battleship]

I FOUND THE BOTTOM OF THE THREAD

Long live the Vita. Great job OP.

 

[Quixzlizx]

Thanks so much for putting the new year's thread together. Hot stuff coming out way in 2017.

 

[spannicus]

I said daaamnnn

 

[maouvin]

Happy new year vitacats! Let's keep rocking

Opening the first page on mobile is always a joy lol

 

[RK128]

Great work once more Fady ! Lets have a great 2017 for the Vita .

 

[Talha]

Vita is life! Amazing post wishing for most of those JP exclusives to make it State Side!

 

[Hexxen-Panda]

All that scrolling down has taught me not to meme "Vita has no gaems" ever again.

 

[Moofers]

So I see this has been updated with what looks like every release ever for Vita. Why? Isn't this supposed to be 2017 thread? It's long as hell!

 

[That1BlackGuy]

Subscribed, thanks a lot for your hard work Fady, lots of great games to look forward to.

 

[Kresnik258]

Probably my most posted in thread last year

Can't wait to see what this year brings. Plenty of new additions I'm sure, hopefully not quite as many removes as 2016

 

[ar4757]

C'mon Net High localization

 

[Dragonslayer_023]

2017 may well be the last year of Vita support, but damn there's a ton of stuff I'm looking forward to.

 

[Sumio Mondo]

Are The Banner Saga and Zodiac still a thing that are happening for sure? Not heard anything about either in forever it doesn't seem like. Day 1 buys if they are.

Also, I really do hope we get Uppers & SaGa: Scarlet Grace in English.

 

[Joe Molotov]

why can't I hold all these games?

 

[GrayDock]

For a moment or two I thought this was an endless OP.

Amazing job for an amazing system!

Vita really is life!!

 

[dallow_bg]

So I see this has been updated with what looks like every release ever for Vita. Why? Isn't this supposed to be 2017 thread? It's long as hell!

Yeah. Time to put the 2016 games to pasture.

 

[MulderYuffie]

Telltale Minecraft and Game of Thrones aren't happening at this point.

 

[Kresnik258]

Poncho and Drive Drive Drive still coming?

Also Tales from the borderlands isn't happening imo. No more telltale stuff.

So I see this has been updated with what looks like every release ever for Vita. Why? Isn't this supposed to be 2017 thread? It's long as hell!

I love Fady's work here, but I do think it needs some trimming. There's still a few games on here with no updates for ages (i.e. Betty Boop Bop); stuff that clearly isn't coming anymore but hasn't been confirmed (Tales from the Borderlands) or stuff that's all but officially cancelled (DriveDriveDrive is a "maybe in the future" from the dev).

 

[Kresnik258]

Are The Banner Saga and Zodiac still a thing that are happening for sure? Not heard anything about either in forever it doesn't seem like. Day 1 buys if they are.

Also, I really do hope we get Uppers & SaGa: Scarlet Grace in English.

No idea about Zodiac, we haven't heard from it in ages. Banner Saga I think will almost definitely happen. Gio Corsi recently confirmed Code Mystics are actively working on it and it's aiming for early 2017.

 

[Corpekata]

Man, not only are there a lot of 2016 games in there, there's also plenty of 2015 ones like Dancing All Night.

 

[Fady K]

Very happy to see some feedback already, thanks everyone! I will work on a lot of trimmings after work tomorrow and make the thread highlight more recent titles. Thanks again, and wishing you all a wonderful new year!

 

[Dragonslayer_023]

Man, not only are there a lot of 2016 games in there, there's also plenty of 2015 ones like Dancing All Night.

Yeah the OP could reduce a lot of bloat by getting rid of really old games.

 

[Steel]

It continues to amaze me that this machine is 5 years old yet continues to have games on it I want to buy on the horizon.

 

[Opa-Pa]

I just remembered Bloodstained was delayed to 2018, so you might want to take it off the list.

 

[2+2=5]

Man, not only are there a lot of 2016 games in there, there's also plenty of 2015 ones like Dancing All Night.

P4DAN is under:

(5RR) REST OF THE RELEASED GAMES

they aren't counted in the 200+ games(i guess), i'm not really fond of that category filled with pre-2017 games but i won't complain.

Before someone complains about this or that error, some mistakes at the beginning are inevitable, i want to see anyone here compiling a 200+ games list without errors, give it some time and FadyK will fix all the eventual errors.

 

[Stumpokapow]

I love Fady's work here, but I do think it needs some trimming. There's still a few games on here with no updates for ages (i.e. Betty Boop Bop); stuff that clearly isn't coming anymore but hasn't been confirmed (Tales from the Borderlands) or stuff that's all but officially cancelled (DriveDriveDrive is a "maybe in the future" from the dev).

Here's an example.

Imagination is the Only Escape
- Luc Bernard is a single developer who notoriously announced a gaggle of WiiWare exclusive games in 2007-2008 before releasing any and basically none of them panning out. He briefly gained notoriety for claiming he'd make a game about the holocaust. Imagination is the Only Escape.
- In 2008 he releases Eternity's Child, this time on Steam instead of WiiWare because ????. In the 9 years it's been out it has been one of the lowest reviewing games on Steam and has sold a total of 10,000 copies.
- Around 2012 he announces, again, Imagination is the Only Escape, and runs an IndieGoGo asking for a few hundred thousand dollars. He gets something like $5000, maybe 2-3% of what he asks for. The game is not announced for Vita.
- A year later he posts the screenshot Fady K uses in the OP, which depicts... well, actually, not the holocaust, rather the german occupation of France, but let's not let the apparently lack of historical research get in the way of things.
- Around the same time he posts that the game is coming to Vita.
- 2014, 2015, 2016 go by with no updates.

- In November, 2016, yet another Luc Bernard team announces Plague Road, a Roguelike for PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Vita. They try to raise about $25,000 and get about $50,000. They show off at PSX and have a partnership with Limited Run Games. I'm not going to say whether or not I think Plague Road will get finished and released, but does this suggest that Imagination is the Only Escape (a 2008 title revived in 2012) is under active development and actually going to release on Vita?

 

[Quixzlizx]

Very happy to see some feedback already, thanks everyone! I will work on a lot of trimmings after work tomorrow and make the thread highlight more recent titles. Thanks again, and wishing you all a wonderful new year!

You might also want to note "Only in Japan" games that have/will have Asian English releases, like DOAX3 and Super Robot Wars V.