The PS Vita Thread - Remote Play for all PS4 Games

[professor ganson]

Someone here pointed out that white ps vita on amazon, and I just had to have it. Spent the rest of my Christmas monies and, well, it's gorgeous. So thanks. My daughter is getting my old black one that she scratched up.

That was me, you are welcome.
And as expected it's sold out now, so you got it just at the right moment.

Wow, that was fast!

[Friendly]

I suppose they were surplus inventory Sony had left from the Assassin's creed bundle, which could be why they weren't shipped in reguar PSV boxes either.

[Friendly]

It's safe to say that after watching that video that I prefer my Vita infinitely more than my 3DS (which I decided to keep). Just hope Sony can turn it around for 2014...

They forgot several anticipated games, btw.

E.g. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GmMosNHhyxI

And Luftrausers, too.

[boagman]

Someone here pointed out that white ps vita on amazon, and I just had to have it. Spent the rest of my Christmas monies and, well, it's gorgeous. So thanks. My daughter is getting my old black one that she scratched up.

That was me, you are welcome.
And as expected it's sold out now, so you got it just at the right moment.

Yeah, that went quick. I didn't want/need the white one, and I wanted the game with memory card (small though it may be, obviously), but there's no denying that it's a pretty little beast. They sure didn't last long at $199.

[professor ganson]

It came in a nice, simple white box that I like as well.

[Khan]

Got my vita on order but im in the same boat dunno whether to get dragons crown on ps3 or vita

Vita without a shadow of a doubt. I played it on PS3 a month back after finishing it on Vita and was mortified by having to drag a cursor around the screen with thumbsticks - it honestly almost constitutes a design flaw. You need to be uncovering loot and casting rune spells by interacting with the background constantly, and often right in the heat of battle. As opposed to a quick set of thumb taps on the screen, the PS3 is nigh-on unworkable and clumsy. You can get better at it, but it will never be at the same speed or split second engagement of the touchscreen. Trust me!

Thanks Sk gonna wait for payday and order from shopto

incase anyones wondering you can get the vita game for like £28 with a free artbook

http://www.shopto.net/video-games/psvit ... s-art-book

[ZellSF]

If you're concerned about framerate, don't get the Worms game on sale. It never goes higher than 20. Also, forced tutorials.

[replayme]

Got my vita on order but im in the same boat dunno whether to get dragons crown on ps3 or vita

Vita without a shadow of a doubt. I played it on PS3 a month back after finishing it on Vita and was mortified by having to drag a cursor around the screen with thumbsticks - it honestly almost constitutes a design flaw. You need to be uncovering loot and casting rune spells by interacting with the background constantly, and often right in the heat of battle. As opposed to a quick set of thumb taps on the screen, the PS3 is nigh-on unworkable and clumsy. You can get better at it, but it will never be at the same speed or split second engagement of the touchscreen. Trust me!

Thanks Sk gonna wait for payday and order from shopto

incase anyones wondering you can get the vita game for like £28 with a free artbook

http://www.shopto.net/video-games/psvit ... s-art-book

That's where I ordered from.

Also sold another PS3 copy of DC. Have 2 copies left.

[Phellan Wolf]

Is Ys Memories of Celceta any good??
I want to buy it but Not sure if it is a good one for the system.

[replayme]

It's safe to say that after watching that video that I prefer my Vita infinitely more than my 3DS (which I decided to keep). Just hope Sony can turn it around for 2014...

They forgot several anticipated games, btw.

E.g. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GmMosNHhyxI

And Luftrausers, too.

Yeah... HL Drifter is definitely one of my most anticipated games for this year.

Feb has Ys MoC whilst March has Final Fantasy X. There's just too much good stuff coming out. And not enough time.

I know that the 3DS has its fans (because of Nintendo) but as stated previously, the 3DS is most definitely surplus to (my) requirements.

I think aside from Zelda ALBW, there is absolutely nothing on the machine that I actually want.

Vita however? So much gaming goodness!

[replayme]

Is Ys Memories of Celceta any good??
I want to buy it but Not sure if it is a good one for the system.

Metacritic is your friend.

[BulletMagnet]

Is Ys Memories of Celceta any good??
I want to buy it but Not sure if it is a good one for the system.

Did you play Ys Seven on the PSP? From what I've experienced of Celceta it's a lot like that, so if you enjoyed Seven then you should like this one.

[boagman]

I'll second this.

Dragon's Crown was originally intended to be Vita-exclusive back when Sony was still the publisher, and it really shows when you think about the game design elements mentioned above.

Yeah, but...it's still an RPG, right?

It's an action RPG (with the action part being a beat'em up).

You're severely limiting yourself by avoiding any game that has RPG elements in it. It's a VERY broad range of games you're avoiding.

Because of your statement, specifically about this game in this case, I've looked into Dragon's Crown, and I have to admit: it certainly does look pretty appealing to me. Looks like some favorable comparisons with stuff like Capcom's D&D arcade series, and the videos I've watched have been pretty nice-looking.

Not sure I'm willing to drop $40 on it, but it's definitely on my radar now. Thanks.

[AweOfShe]

Is Ys Memories of Celceta any good??
I want to buy it but Not sure if it is a good one for the system.

It's my favorite game on the Vita. It's actually the one reason why I even bought my Vita, back when it was expensive. Well, Nihon Falcom in general is why I got it early (I also grabbed Zero no Kiseki Evolution, and Sen no Kiseki later on).

Definitely do give Ys a try. This installment takes everything from Seven, and makes it better, IMO. Plus it's an official Falcom take of Ys 4.

[replayme]

So I just received notification that my Dragons Crown on Vita just shipped, which means I should receive it tomorrow or Monday.

I'm also down to my last copy of DC (PS3) which I assume will be sold by the week's end. So that's 4 copies bought for around £30, and then sold off for around £80 (after commission). Result.

[replayme]

Unity now supports Vita - which means that we will be seeing some really great games in future (as well as some terrible ones).

http://www.destructoid.com/unity-4-3-no ... 9047.phtml

[Khan]

So I just received notification that my Dragons Crown on Vita just shipped, which means I should receive it tomorrow or Monday.

I'm also down to my last copy of DC (PS3) which I assume will be sold by the week's end. So that's 4 copies bought for around £30, and then sold off for around £80 (after commission). Result.

How did you manage to get 4 copies for £30? some kind of website glitch?

[replayme]

HMV (Oxford St - London) was closing down and was selling a lot of its stock for 80% off sale price. DC (PS3) was 80% off £37.99 (about £7.60), so I grabbed 4 copies.

The Vita version was allegedly about £10 but was sold out by the time I had managed to join in with the scavengers.

[Khan]

lol I did hear about some hmv closures your not a member of HUKD are you?

[replayme]

Found out through Twitter actually...

Also from a fellow colleague at work.

[null1024]

Well, I just bought a Vita, an 8GB memory card, and Ys. I'm not going to wait for the Vita 2000.

$115 for the Vita after shipping. Also, I got a new PSP [this will be my third -- my first one was given to me for free, my second one I bought, and now I'm getting a new 2000].
The deciding factor for all of this was that my PSP outright longer works now. No display, no sound when I try to turn the volume up to see if it's sitting at the XMB without display, nothing.

So, within the next two weeks, I'll be enjoying the thing.
The whole purchase totaled to around $240, so I'm fine with what I got.

[replayme]

Man, reading the following just makes me think that I should just (maybe) stop using this forum as a glorified opinion piece blogging portal. There's Wordpress for stuff like this (surprisingly).

http://kotaku.com/the-vita-tv-is-the-mo ... 1503055072

[Jonathan Ingram]

Tecmo Koei has announced the European release date for Deception IV: Blood Ties(Kagero: Darkside Princess) - it's March 28 and it will be coming to both retail and the PS store. Toukiden is scheduled for February 14.

[Friendly]

Two free PS Mobile games for PS Vita owners:
http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2014/01/ ... et-please/

No idea if they are any good, haven't had time to play them.

[replayme]

So DCrown on Vita popped through my letter box. Art book is quite big, perfect bound with quite thick pages. Haven't popped the seal yet, but will give the game a spin in a few minutes.

Also: on Chapter 17 (out of 21) on Gravity Rush. Expect to complete it by week's end. It's quite dark and creepy in places - and not surprising given that the director also did Siren and the first Silent Hill game. Almost has a Majora's Mask vibe about it at times - just in terms of tone.

Edit: sold all of my PS3 copies of Dragons Crown.

Also completed Gravity Rush. Some of the complaints are definitely valid, in so far as the combat is limited, and that the game feels almost like a glorified tech demo. The story concerns itself on a very macro level, and this is readily apparent through the limited number of people you can converse with. The story is certainly interesting though, and does take many twists and turns throughout the game.

Kat is an adorable hero, and I liked hearing about the main protagonist's day to day problems. I also think the cell shaded look compensates for what is ultimately not a very fleshed out world. Unlike Zelda, exploration is not encouraged, and the world map is confusing to navigate (in so far as not being able to remember town layouts).

The soundtrack however is excellent, as is the art direction. Enemies aren't as varied or as interesting as they could be, but the comic book panels through which the story unfolds is also a welcome delight.

In the end however, I certainly did have fun with the game. Whilst it's not a bona fide classic, I do think the game deserves a play through. Despite its numerous shortcomings, it also has plenty of good things going for it - not least of all the ample amount of love that went into the game. It is because of the evident passion that one is able to overlook the game's flaws and find the means to carry on until the game's end.

So whilst the flying game mechanics are certainly fun to play around with, I do think certain other aspects of the game mechanics need to be examined and tweaked in the process. Luckily a sequel is incoming, so hopefully the development team can realise the potential of what is admittedly a rather flawed gem.

[ZellSF]

TxK release date finally confirmed, as well as Dustforce which looks sort of interesting but I doubt I'll get it.

US region, obviously.

[replayme]

TxK and Olli Olli will be ones to watch out for. Hopefully something similar (with regards to sale offers) occurs for UK.

On a slightly unrelated note: has anyone ever played any of the PSP God of War games on Vita (via PSN)? I'm thinking of picking up Ghost of Sparta but don't know whether to opt for the version on PSN or get the HD "Origins" Collection (PS3).

I hear that the developer implemented dual analogue support for the HD PS3 version. Does the PSN version support the Vita's dual analogue sticks also?

[replayme]

Olli Olli just got a 9 out of ten by Eurogamer scribe Simon Parkin. Probably my favourite writer operating in the field of games today...

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014- ... lli-review

Edit: and Borderlands 2 is allegedly March 18.

Safe to say that my Vita is fast becoming my favourite console ever (after the Snes). I thought it would have been the PSP, but it's actually my Vita.

[Friendly]

http://minotaurproject.co.uk/YakImages/txk60test.mp4

[spadgy]

Olli Olli just got a 9 out of ten by Eurogamer scribe Simon Parkin.

Speaking a skateboarder myself, OlliOlli is great, and Simon's review sums it up very well indeed. It abstracts skateboarding into something nothing like a simulation of the sport, and yet captures the rhythm and momentum of skateboarding better than any game I know. And regardless of skateboarding, it's a fantastic scoring-focused twitch game that is bloody hard at times! If you own a Vita, you should treat yourself!