It's a semi-sequel to the original. It has enough new content to make it worth the play, in my opinion. A lot of people hate the new art style, I love it (but I'm a sucker for animu stuff). The main problem the game has is the slowdown, but it's not too terrible - the game is still playable and it's still super fun. There's tons of stuff to do and unlock, and if you want to go for the platinum it's easily at least a 50-60 hour experience.
Once your royal guard gets above... 15ish people you start to notice slowdown. Honestly you don't really need more than that, but I like having a 30 person guard and I still play the game and enjoy it. The music and humor is still there, and the graphics are pretty nice.
I think it's a crime that there is slowdown in the game because if the slowdown wasn't there it'd easily be a must buy/killer app for the Vita, but considering how it can dip a lot sometimes I'd say you need to go into the game knowing what to expect with that.
If you're looking for a strategy RPG/sim/city builder of sorts, the game is great and worth playing but it definitely could've been much better with a locked framerate. I really love the game though, with how many games I have for the Vita (at least a dozen), it's hard for a game to keep my attention for so long but I'm going for the platinum in the game and loving every second of it.
If you absolutely can't stand a game with performance issues, I'd say be cautious. If you're willing to overlook the slowdown and enjoy the game for what it is, I couldn't recommend it any more than I already have. It'll be my first Vita platinum
Sounds good. I'll get is as soon as I finish VLR and AC: Liberation. I don't really mind performance issues that much as long as it's playable. I went through SotC on PS2 perfectly happy!
I think I'd prefer the anime look as well. Besides I feel the need to play some kind of japanese quirkyness/RPG on my Vita which I haven't done yet
Just saying it seems weird to me.
