Vita Thread

[Don Flamenco]

meh.   This isn't Colonial Marines-gate, it's just a guy who is tastelessly (and hilariously, imo) exploiting poe's law, knowing how much talk it'll generate.

[bork]

Guilty Gear doesn't have online play.  LOL Arc.

Dunno if I'm going to get it now.

[Don Flamenco]

welp, i already bought it without checking because I was assuming that we currently live in the year 2013, a year where all fighting games have online play.  gg ggacpr

[thisismyusername]

Yeah, annoying. The port itself is pretty fine. They even added an easier input option like the PSP version. Something Blazblue didn't have in the move from CS to Exceed from the PSP to Vita.

Seems adding that removed online play? 

[Purple Filth]

Guilty Gear doesn't have online play.  LOL Arc.

Dunno if I'm going to get it now.

kinda sad to hear but 15 bones isn't that bad imo (thought it was gonna be full price).

[bork]

$15 is too much for such an old game that lacks a must-needed feature.  I just can't get over Arc being so shady about it.

[Purple Filth]

$15 is too much for such an old game that lacks a must-needed feature.  I just can't get over Arc being so shady about it.

That video and pic showing it was shady as fuck but its still just me being surprised it was lower than a I thought (even without online play).


Hey now the web store can finally queue your downloads to your PS3 and/or Vita so we don't need to touch that POS PS3 version of the store ever again.

[DCharlieJP]

thinking about buying Spelunker Collection from the Japanese store? Don't... just keep on walking.

When i saw the M2 splash i had high hopes given how insanely awesome their recent treatments of Sega games on 3DS have been, but then i also see Tozai's name....

The emulation (unless my memory is off) for the FC version - which is used for 3 of the 6 games - is so badly off that it's confusing as to what the hell went on. The speed varies and the music is garbled. Perhaps the FC game -is- like that and i need to go back and check it out on hardware but i certainly don't think it had speed issues.

800 yen at the moment - as i say - keeeeep on walking.

[bork]

Soul Sacrifice tomorrow! 

thinking about buying Spelunker Collection from the Japanese store? Don't... just keep on walking.

When i saw the M2 splash i had high hopes given how insanely awesome their recent treatments of Sega games on 3DS have been, but then i also see Tozai's name....

The emulation (unless my memory is off) for the FC version - which is used for 3 of the 6 games - is so badly off that it's confusing as to what the hell went on. The speed varies and the music is garbled. Perhaps the FC game -is- like that and i need to go back and check it out on hardware but i certainly don't think it had speed issues.

800 yen at the moment - as i say - keeeeep on walking.

Didn't you get burned on a PS3 version of that game too? 

[Purple Filth]

Soul Sacrifice tomorrow! 

thinking about buying Spelunker Collection from the Japanese store? Don't... just keep on walking.

When i saw the M2 splash i had high hopes given how insanely awesome their recent treatments of Sega games on 3DS have been, but then i also see Tozai's name....

The emulation (unless my memory is off) for the FC version - which is used for 3 of the 6 games - is so badly off that it's confusing as to what the hell went on. The speed varies and the music is garbled. Perhaps the FC game -is- like that and i need to go back and check it out on hardware but i certainly don't think it had speed issues.

800 yen at the moment - as i say - keeeeep on walking.

Didn't you get burned on a PS3 version of that game too?

the one game I would have possibly bought at full price (given the crazy amount of time I placed in just the demo) but alas i'm especially poor as fuck this month

[Huff]

Is thomas was alone any good?

[MyNameIsMethodis]

thats the third time this week someones made that joke on multiple message boards  :'( :'( :'(

[hampster]

Is thomas was alone any good?

I really enjoyed it on steam but its an average, slow paced puzzle platformer with some excellent narration. You either like something like that or you don't. I want to pick it up on Vita soon to listen to the developer commentary

[demi]

Class of Heroes 2 pre-sell

http://www.gaijinworks.com/GW_presale_reg.htm

Comes with digital voucher for yer Vita along with a physicla copy.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

I found Thomas Was Alone very disappointing. It's basically another boring indie game + quirky narrator (is this a genre yet?)

Core platforming was kind of finicky and physicsy.

[Don Flamenco]

yeah, I saw "narrator" in the description and nope.gif 

[Powerslave]

I enjoyed it a lot. It's a great game.

[Cormacaroni]

I played a fair amount of it on steam with the kid - it's exactly right for a 5yr old in terms of difficulty. Not exactly something i'd recommend to an adult. And yes, the narration is pretentious and nowhere near as funny as it thinks it is. But they tried. Overall it's fairly enjoyable from what I've played

[MCD]

Soul Sacrifice is getting destroyed in reviews. Not that they matter to a Vita game but here's to another bomba.

[MCD]

Read reviews


CTRL F Dark Souls

[Raban]

Take a series Western critics haven't understood for ten years, make a lesser knock-off, see what happens.

Gods Eater Burst?

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

I saw that amazon shipped a copy of Soul Sacrifice to me this morning.  I forgot that I pre-ordered it some time ago.  Not sure what to do about this one since Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate left me cold.

[mjemirzian]

True vitards care not about review scores. :'(

[magus]

heh, all the vitards on my twitterfeed are weeping delicious tears about soul sacrifice's reviews

truly, we live in good times for schadenfreude

now for pikmin 3 to receive crap reviews, mmmm

i checked the metacritic out of curiosity and it's 75... that's supposed to be crappy?

[maxy]

heh, all the vitards on my twitterfeed are weeping delicious tears about soul sacrifice's reviews

truly, we live in good times for schadenfreude

now for pikmin 3 to receive crap reviews, mmmm

i checked the metacritic out of curiosity and it's 75... that's supposed to be crappy?

magus the clueless

[Don Flamenco]

Fuck this, i'm selling...no, I'm smashing my Vita with a hammer.  I believed in you Hirai-san, I believed in you Inafune-san, and you both failed to save the Vita with Soru Saclifisu. 

[bork]

Delicious meltdowns over scores of 6-8. 

I saw that amazon shipped a copy of Soul Sacrifice to me this morning.  I forgot that I pre-ordered it some time ago.  Not sure what to do about this one since Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate left me cold.

Why didn't you try the demo?     It's the first part of the game- your save data even carries over.

The game came off to me as a less clunky Monster Hunter with better controls and no bullshit quests like "run through empty fields and kill some farm animal-dino-things for meat," but also without all that stuff just feels like a gimmicky action game with a limited playing field.

I liked it enough to order the game.  Didn't like the Monster Hunter 3 3DS demo at all, but I'll still give MH4 a shot.

[magus]

magoose, by western gaming critic standards, a 75 might as well be a zero, and gamers certainly react like it is.

arc rise fantasia is one of the few wii games i remember enjoying and it has a metacritic of 64,shiren the wanderer is one of my most favourite game ever and it has a metacritic of 69 completed with dumb comments about "you can only win if you grind",if a 75 is supposed to be enraging then what i'm supposed to do?

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sure sure now you guys are all going to be like "it's your fault for liking crappy games"

[close]

[bork]

Sure, buddy. Not like there is any history of Vita games getting constantly 5%-10% lower score averages than console counterparts for no reason whatsoever. Even the exclusives follow that problem. Motorstorm RC Vita - 77%, Motorstorm RC PS3- 82%
Completely ridiculous, and you stating that people in here have confirmation bias just shows how biased you are towards the opinions presented here instead of actually thinking about it.

And yeah, people should support the game because its good, I agree.

If we add the Vita tax on top of the average 74% review score, it lands at a 79-84% score, which sounds fair to me considering the widespread use of the 5-10 scale.

[hampster]

I haven't even played the demo yet. I'm a terrible vita fan :'(

[Joe Molotov]

Sure, buddy. Not like there is any history of Vita games getting constantly 5%-10% lower score averages than console counterparts for no reason whatsoever. Even the exclusives follow that problem. Motorstorm RC Vita - 77%, Motorstorm RC PS3- 82%
Completely ridiculous, and you stating that people in here have confirmation bias just shows how biased you are towards the opinions presented here instead of actually thinking about it.

And yeah, people should support the game because its good, I agree.

If we add the Vita tax on top of the average 74% review score, it lands at a 79-84% score, which sounds fair to me considering the widespread use of the 5-10 scale.

I approve of this system, because it puts Persona 4 Golden at 103%, where it belongs.

[fistfulofmetal]

i tried the soul sacrifice demo and thought it was awful.

[bork]

You guys really need to chill. Going "lol games journalism!!!!" for fairly moderate reviews looks kinda crazy.

But this game is top tier. That's the problem.

[maxy]

magoose, by western gaming critic standards, a 75 might as well be a zero, and gamers certainly react like it is.

arc rise fantasia is one of the few wii games i remember enjoying and it has a metacritic of 64,shiren the wanderer is one of my most favourite game ever and it has a metacritic of 69 completed with dumb comments about "you can only win if you grind",if a 75 is supposed to be enraging then what i'm supposed to do?

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sure sure now you guys are all going to be like "it's your fault for liking crappy games"

[close]

it's your fault for liking crappy games

[magus]

some of my favorite games have meta scores under 80, too.  That's beside the point, though.  When it comes to game reviews, anything under an 8 from most sources is basically the lower end of their active scale.

eeeehhh but it's a japanese game that is a copy of monster hunter,whoever is complaining should feel lucky it got 7.5 and not 5.9 while being called a grindy game

[Purple Filth]

some of my favorite games have meta scores under 80, too.  That's beside the point, though.  When it comes to game reviews, anything under an 8 from most sources is basically the lower end of their active scale.

eeeehhh but it's a japanese game that is a copy of monster hunter,whoever is complaining should feel lucky it got 7.5 and not 5.9 while being called a grindy game

I mostly agree with magoose here.

[bork]

BUT THE GAME IS TOP TIER

[Trent Dole]

You want review scores to rage over try being a Musou fan in the states. Though taking a look over on meta Orochi has a 70/71 for the two main platforms and a 64 for the weeeeoooo version which aren't exactly terrible. Ah, meanwhile all the mainline DW games seem to be in the yellow score range with the exception of parts three and four on the PS2, that's more like it. 6-8 are generally positive scores! If the general opinion ranges from 'well it's not bad' to 'Hey you should check this out' that's generally a positive thing? Why does anybody besides marketing and the coders whose bonus is based on the meta rating even care about this shit anymore?

[Don Flamenco]

i picked it up.  thinking about just redeeming the Japan VA code and selling the game, since I'm not getting around to it any time soon.

[bork]

You want review scores to rage over try being a Musou fan in the states.

 :'(

The IGN review and score for Samurai Warriors 3 on Wii was probably the worst offender of this.

[Raban]

You guys really need to chill. Going "lol games journalism!!!!" for fairly moderate reviews looks kinda crazy.

But this game is top tier. That's the problem.

[bork]

JUST GOT SOUL SACRIFICE

TIME FOR TOP-TIER GAMING

[Joe Molotov]

As it should be for a top-tier handheld.

[Powerslave]

I have no interest in games that focus solely on battles. Probably why I don't see the appeal of highly regarded games as Dark Souls.

[Trent Dole]

You want review scores to rage over try being a Musou fan in the states.

 :'(

The IGN review and score for Samurai Warriors 3 on Wii was probably the worst offender of this.

Hahaha oh wow, a three. Did this series rape and murder the reviewer family and friends in front of him or something? That is one hateful review.

[bork]

As it should be for a top-tier handheld.

[bork]

You want review scores to rage over try being a Musou fan in the states.

 :'(

The IGN review and score for Samurai Warriors 3 on Wii was probably the worst offender of this.

Hahaha oh wow, a three. Did this series rape and murder the reviewer family and friends in front of him or something? That is one hateful review.

It reads like he was pissed off he had to review that game instead of Madden or Halo or whatever.   

[Don Flamenco]

Koei's bribe check advertising payment must have bounced

[Trent Dole]

It reads like he was pissed off he had to review that game instead of Madden or Halo or whatever.   

Speaking of games that have been the same forever...

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

The SA thread on Vita is so adorable.  A lot of them seriously believe the Vita can still get a strong, sustaining second wind.

[hampster]

The SA thread on Vita is so adorable.  A lot of them seriously believe the Vita can still get a strong, sustaining second wind.

The vita will be a top tier PS4 controller

Streaming

[tiesto]

I need a Vita, and wll buy one when I get a new job...

Project Diva F on the go... oh man.... that's the stuff dreams are made of. Mai waifu Luka...



seriosly. in HS I remember meeting a girl, she had pink hair and was a polack. That girl pretty much "set" my tastes in women... lol.

[Don Flamenco]

The SA thread on Vita is so adorable.  A lot of them seriously believe the Vita can still get a strong, sustaining second wind.

a lot of stars would have to line up for that to happen.  we'll see how much sony cares at E3, I guess.   I think it'll be sustained and not just get canceled in a year like some non-ceos of corporations think, it's just gonna be slow. 

[tiesto]

I hve a feeling it will get a small second wind in jp, whi h will mean we will have a PSP situation where most of the awesomeest games don't get translated (project Diva series, Type 0, suikoden, that one game...)
but it will be dead as a doornail (i refuse to use "dead as disco" since we all know disoc is still kickin in alternate forms  ) in the west...

[demi]

I need a Vita, and wll buy one when I get a new job...

Project Diva F on the go... oh man.... that's the stuff dreams are made of. Mai waifu Luka...



seriosly. in HS I remember meeting a girl, she had pink hair and was a polack. That girl pretty much "set" my tastes in women... lol.

With this and Bebpo's post in the Relationships thread, it prsents a solid case on how fucked up these games make you.

[Don Flamenco]

didn't PSP have a pretty pathetic life overall in the west?  I remember the biggest boost being the PSP-2000 with God Of War, but other than that, just a slow trickle and flat sales.  I could see Vita doing something like that, but with better support thanks to cross play stuff.

can't say i'm too worried.  got more than I'll ever beat on this thing. 

[tiesto]

I need a Vita, and wll buy one when I get a new job...

Project Diva F on the go... oh man.... that's the stuff dreams are made of. Mai waifu Luka...



seriosly. in HS I remember meeting a girl, she had pink hair and was a polack. That girl pretty much "set" my tastes in women... lol.

With this and Bebpo's post in the Relationships thread, it prsents a solid case on how fucked up these games make you.

im only fucked up b/c i've been drinking. friends were over and some of them are pushers, love to gert me to drink... was fucked up b4 even knowing about miku tho 

[Purple Filth]

The SA thread on Vita is so adorable.  A lot of them seriously believe the Vita can still get a strong, sustaining second wind.

 

[Don Flamenco]

haha oh wow

yeah, gonna need a massive E3

[Sho Nuff]

Not that I'm seeing anything other than gloom and doom for Vita (as much as I love mine), but have they ever said what percentage of sales were from digital downloads as opposed to retail?