What happened to you guys? Why are you excited for this? It looks awful. It has horrible graffics, a ridiculous story, and the gameplay looks tired. Why would you want this? Are you that desperate for a Vita game???
Now I am not sexist, but who cares if they objectify women? Developers are people too and they can do whatever they want. They can express themselves in any way they like and if you don't like it- you do not buy it. You don't whine and complain. Grow up. They should be offended that you would try to impose your "values" on them and insult their work. Don't you have anything better to do?
I've never seen Sony make such stupid assumptions. Who would buy a Vita just for Now or Remote Play? That makes no sense. Sure, that may persuade a few people, but those people are nuts and probably horrible with money. They are not representative of all potential buyers. The system needs actual games that can be kept and taken out of the house, games that are saved on the Vita. Cloud services cannot be relied on unless the device has internet access everywhere, which virtually all Vitas don't. If triple-a games are too expensive then the Vita ought to just keep relying on indies and brave 3rd parties like it does now.
What makes them think that handheld gamers are eternally busy and only have time for 10 min chunks? I hate when games are made with that ignorant assumption in mind, it makes the game feel disjointed. My friends and I play our Vitas for hours at a time. And as for this blatant refusal of first party support, I feel cheated if not insulted.
Once again the Vita's future is looking bleak. The only titles I'm looking forward to are Minecraft, Hotline Miami 2, Home, and Hohokum. Freedom Wars? People are excited about that?????? Boring. I don't like the art style, that gameplay is tired, and the premise certainly is not "brilliant" as IGN might like you to believe. I mean come on, million year sentences and doing good deeds to lessen them? Sounds like a ten year old made that up, no offense ten year olds. This doesn't look promising AT ALL but I am sure we'll get some more "blockbusters" eventually.
@get2sammyb That's the thing! I CAN choose NEITHER. I WOULD choose NEITHER. Both of those kinds of games will die out if they don't sell. If they sell, so be it. They must be what gamers want. If they don't, well maybe the devs will learn and try harder. It is very possible to make a 20 or 100+ hour game that's perfectly crafted all the way through. Natural selection, man. Let gamers discriminate. Let gamers shape gaming. WE are the consumers, WE decide what the standards are- not the developers.
I say let the gamers be ourageously demanding and insatiable. Letting games that are "short" or "lacking" in content die out is part of a natural process called natural selection. The games that fail should die and will die, even if they are "good" games. Stop impeding the process. Let gamers groan. It will press developers to push limits and breed better games. So yeah, I wanna know how long or short a game is. It's my money and I have the right. If a company like Rockstar or Ubisoft or whoever, as great as they are, fails to deliver what gamers demand, they will fade away and rightfully so.
I never played GoW before I got this game, for some reason. I don't know if it's just because I never played it on the PS3, but none of these problems stick out to me. I didn't notice any of them, except the sound compression, until I read this article. But it's definitely a great addition to my massive Vita library.
I just got my PS3 the Christmas of 2012. I'm not getting a PS4 anytime soon, but I will eventually. I guess I'll always be one console generation behind- maybe that's a good thing.
@Sanquine Well that's implied. When I say a games my favorite, I mean besides Persona 4. That game sits up on its own untouchable pedestal as my favorite game of all.
I don't mind it in God of War because you at least have some control, but I think that these button-mashing QuickTime events are just the devs being lazy.
@charlesnarles Yup. Almost exactly the same. The only thing I should warn you about is that at this time I am unable to transfer my PS3 save file. But an update should come soon!
Borderlands 2 Vita is awesome. I got it yesterday, and I've put about six or eight hours into it already. I have not seen one frame rate drop. Not. One. The cutscenes can be a bit pixelated sometimes, but that's the only visual downside. The game looks great. It doesn't look washed out and it doesn't have weird shadows-none of those claims are true. The load times are also not long at all and the controls mapped to the touch pad are very responsive. This might be my new favorite Vita game.
If you're on the fence trying to decide if Borderlands Vita will be worth it, you might want to see how you feel about this: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sQaHnWBOUsI They don't bother me too much, but they could be turn offs for some.
If you don't own a Vita and you have the money to buy one, just buy it. I promise you will not regret it. You might say that the niche titles aren't for you, but to that I say yes they are. Just buy one.
I couldn't even get into this one. The tutorial and intro were sooo long and the sound effects/music were so annoying that I just deleted it right then and there.
Yes please. Bring it to Vita for sure. I don't know about Move or Morpheus though. That kinda sounds gimmicky and notgonnaworkwelljustruintheirreputation-y. But after Guacamelee, I trust Drinkbox.
Is this game sponsored by Dr. Dre or something? Everyone's wearing beats. Jokes asides, I agree, this game looks way better than I thought. I didn't have any interest in it til now.
@fchinaski @BornOfEvil You should get the original Soul Sacrifice. They already said your progress will carry over to Delta, so you could be leveling up and making progress in the meantime.
I love my Vita. I play handheld games way more than console games, maybe I'm just weird. Everyone is so skeptical about the Vita, and for no good reason. They just need to figure out how to make more people experience it, because virtually everyone that buys it falls in love with it. Also, I think that this new Vita Slim will only slow the sales rate, if anything. I mean who wants to look at that screen? And "longer battery?" Psh, I keep my Vitas brightness half way up and it lasts well over seven yours of regular use. Sony's estimates are very wrong. They're just hurting themselves, that's their biggest problem.
@LDXD @NathanUC Haha thanks for the input. I'll keep that in mind. I'll probably get 2 first and try my best to beat it without walkthroughs. Your advice is much appreciated!
I always watch a couple Let's Plays before buying a game, unless I have confidence in it and buy it at launch. I think it's always important to research before you buy. People do it when they buy cars and houses, but not with small things. And that wastes money. So I like Let's Plays.
Alright, I've got a question. I have never played Dark Souls. Which one should I get first? And I know the the first game is cheap right now, but I don't care about that.
I think this whole thing is ridiculous. I understand completely if you buy a game just for the story or just for the multiplayer- but just for SIDE MISSIONS? That's crazy. You don't buy a game for the side missions. This should be DLC for a full game.
You realize that it doesn't cost them much to make the on-board memory larger, right? Memory is the biggest scam in the tech industry. It only costs less than a nickel to double a memory card's size. A 16gb and a 32gb card cost Sony just about the same. The only reason there isn't more on-board storage is because then we wouldn't have to buy their proprietary memory cards.
I think they should have more games aimed at the female audience. That being said, they need to do it right. Female characters are often unintentionally portrayed as weaker and more annoying. Take Aveline from AC: Liberation, for example. I know that Liberation wasn't specifically geared toward female gamers, but I turn her voice down and put a hood on her whenever I play because she's just so annoying and I can't feel badass with her awful voice acting. I think that the problem with games that are geared toward girls is not the quantity, but the quality.
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Re: Freedom Wars' English Story Trailer Will Leave You With a Raised Eyebrow
What happened to you guys? Why are you excited for this? It looks awful. It has horrible graffics, a ridiculous story, and the gameplay looks tired. Why would you want this? Are you that desperate for a Vita game???
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 30
God of War Collection Vita and Dragons Crown for me
Re: Watch 12 Minutes of Freedom Wars Gameplay and Decide If It's a Sentence Worth Enduring
Um no thanks
Re: Soapbox: Was Dragon's Crown Just A Joke That Nobody Got?
@odd69 @Crimson_Ridley Exactly!
Re: Soapbox: Was Dragon's Crown Just A Joke That Nobody Got?
Now I am not sexist, but who cares if they objectify women? Developers are people too and they can do whatever they want. They can express themselves in any way they like and if you don't like it- you do not buy it. You don't whine and complain. Grow up. They should be offended that you would try to impose your "values" on them and insult their work. Don't you have anything better to do?
Re: Now a Second Sony Exec Says That the Firm's Not Making More 'Mega Budget' First-Party Vita Games
I've never seen Sony make such stupid assumptions. Who would buy a Vita just for Now or Remote Play? That makes no sense. Sure, that may persuade a few people, but those people are nuts and probably horrible with money. They are not representative of all potential buyers. The system needs actual games that can be kept and taken out of the house, games that are saved on the Vita. Cloud services cannot be relied on unless the device has internet access everywhere, which virtually all Vitas don't. If triple-a games are too expensive then the Vita ought to just keep relying on indies and brave 3rd parties like it does now.
Re: Sony: PS Vita Will Play Host to Fewer First-Party Releases in the Future
What makes them think that handheld gamers are eternally busy and only have time for 10 min chunks? I hate when games are made with that ignorant assumption in mind, it makes the game feel disjointed. My friends and I play our Vitas for hours at a time. And as for this blatant refusal of first party support, I feel cheated if not insulted.
Re: E3 2014: LA Times Thinks That Nintendo Made the White PS4
It just goes to show, you don't have to be smart.
Re: Talking Point: What Does E3 2014 Tell Us About the Future of the PlayStation Vita?
Once again the Vita's future is looking bleak. The only titles I'm looking forward to are Minecraft, Hotline Miami 2, Home, and Hohokum. Freedom Wars? People are excited about that?????? Boring. I don't like the art style, that gameplay is tired, and the premise certainly is not "brilliant" as IGN might like you to believe. I mean come on, million year sentences and doing good deeds to lessen them? Sounds like a ten year old made that up, no offense ten year olds. This doesn't look promising AT ALL but I am sure we'll get some more "blockbusters" eventually.
Re: Talking Point: Is Watch Dogs Proof That You Can Have Too Much of a Good Thing?
@get2sammyb That's the thing! I CAN choose NEITHER. I WOULD choose NEITHER. Both of those kinds of games will die out if they don't sell. If they sell, so be it. They must be what gamers want. If they don't, well maybe the devs will learn and try harder. It is very possible to make a 20 or 100+ hour game that's perfectly crafted all the way through. Natural selection, man. Let gamers discriminate. Let gamers shape gaming. WE are the consumers, WE decide what the standards are- not the developers.
Re: Talking Point: Is Watch Dogs Proof That You Can Have Too Much of a Good Thing?
I say let the gamers be ourageously demanding and insatiable. Letting games that are "short" or "lacking" in content die out is part of a natural process called natural selection. The games that fail should die and will die, even if they are "good" games. Stop impeding the process. Let gamers groan. It will press developers to push limits and breed better games. So yeah, I wanna know how long or short a game is. It's my money and I have the right. If a company like Rockstar or Ubisoft or whoever, as great as they are, fails to deliver what gamers demand, they will fade away and rightfully so.
Re: Murdered: Soul Suspect Proves There Are No Spoilers in the Spirit World
@eaglebob345 Yeah, you should definitely go back and watch the whole thing through.
Re: Review: God of War Collection (PlayStation Vita)
I never played GoW before I got this game, for some reason. I don't know if it's just because I never played it on the PS3, but none of these problems stick out to me. I didn't notice any of them, except the sound compression, until I read this article. But it's definitely a great addition to my massive Vita library.
Re: Microsoft: PS4 Is Outperforming Xbox One Because PS3 Didn't Satisfy Consumers
I just got my PS3 the Christmas of 2012. I'm not getting a PS4 anytime soon, but I will eventually. I guess I'll always be one console generation behind- maybe that's a good thing.
Re: This Slick PS4 Controller Is for Professional Players Only
4PS? Did they just rearrange "PS4?"
Re: Store Update: 13th May 2014 (North America)
@Sanquine Well that's implied. When I say a games my favorite, I mean besides Persona 4. That game sits up on its own untouchable pedestal as my favorite game of all.
Re: Soapbox: For the Love of DualShocks, Quit with the Button Bashing QTEs
I don't mind it in God of War because you at least have some control, but I think that these button-mashing QuickTime events are just the devs being lazy.
Re: Store Update: 13th May 2014 (North America)
@charlesnarles Yup. Almost exactly the same. The only thing I should warn you about is that at this time I am unable to transfer my PS3 save file. But an update should come soon!
Re: Store Update: 13th May 2014 (North America)
Borderlands 2 Vita is awesome. I got it yesterday, and I've put about six or eight hours into it already. I have not seen one frame rate drop. Not. One. The cutscenes can be a bit pixelated sometimes, but that's the only visual downside. The game looks great. It doesn't look washed out and it doesn't have weird shadows-none of those claims are true. The load times are also not long at all and the controls mapped to the touch pad are very responsive. This might be my new favorite Vita game.
Re: Out This Week: Soul Sacrifice Delta, Borderlands 2 Vita, Minecraft
If you're on the fence trying to decide if Borderlands Vita will be worth it, you might want to see how you feel about this: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sQaHnWBOUsI
They don't bother me too much, but they could be turn offs for some.
Re: Sony: The Economics Don't Work for Blockbuster Vita Games
If you don't own a Vita and you have the money to buy one, just buy it. I promise you will not regret it. You might say that the niche titles aren't for you, but to that I say yes they are. Just buy one.
Re: Final Fantasy XIV Fans Gather in Memorial of Fallen Friend
Pardon my ignorance, I don't play this game, but what exactly did this person do in the game that made everyone love them?
Re: Who Would Win Wednesdays: Jacket vs. Trevor Philips
Trevor would win. Jacket has poor aim and only takes on hit to kill. And he could never be capable of the madness that Trevor creates.
Re: Review: No Heroes Allowed: No Puzzles Either! (PlayStation Network - Vita)
I couldn't even get into this one. The tutorial and intro were sooo long and the sound effects/music were so annoying that I just deleted it right then and there.
Re: Your Return to Borderlands 2 on PS Vita Will Be a Little Lonelier
@JaxonH I know, I meant both. 2DS also if you really wanna get technical.
Re: Your Return to Borderlands 2 on PS Vita Will Be a Little Lonelier
@20thPaul Both players need the game. That's always the case with Vita games. Only the DS is capable of what you're suggesting.
Re: There's a Downside to PS4 Racer DriveClub's Outrageous Visuals
@Shellybird27 Haha thanks. You're absolutely right.
Re: There's a Downside to PS4 Racer DriveClub's Outrageous Visuals
@THEundying27 Likewise.
Re: There's a Downside to PS4 Racer DriveClub's Outrageous Visuals
I bet that if they claimed it was 60 fps and we all stopped checking the internet after that, 95% of players would not notice.
Re: Feature: Six of Our Best Photos in inFAMOUS: Second Son on PS4
I think Cole's Legacy wins just because of the thoughtful description.
Re: Believe It or Not, PS4 Has Way More Games Than You Think It Does
Meanwhile the Wii U is dying alone in a corner.
Re: Spruce Up Your Portable Shooting with Killzone: Mercenary's New Botzone
@tonyp1987 Don't ever support a product unless you want to see more like it. If this isn't free, I hope it doesn't sell and maybe they'll learn.
Re: Drinkbox Studios' Severed Will Make You Feel Like a True Warrior
Yes please. Bring it to Vita for sure. I don't know about Move or Morpheus though. That kinda sounds gimmicky and notgonnaworkwelljustruintheirreputation-y. But after Guacamelee, I trust Drinkbox.
Re: Soul Sacrifice Delta Will Make an Honourable Sorcerer Out of You Next Month
May 13th? That's the exact same day as Borderlands 2 Vita. May 13th is going to be a good day for me. I can already tell.
Re: Action RPG Freedom Wars Will Be Bringing Conflict to Western Vitas
Is this game sponsored by Dr. Dre or something? Everyone's wearing beats.
Jokes asides, I agree, this game looks way better than I thought. I didn't have any interest in it til now.
Re: The Amazing Spider-Man Faces His Toughest Test Yet on PS4
What? No vita version? Well I guess that's better than porting the 3ds version.
Re: Could Soul Sacrifice Delta Be Arriving Overseas Soon?
@fchinaski @BornOfEvil You should get the original Soul Sacrifice. They already said your progress will carry over to Delta, so you could be leveling up and making progress in the meantime.
Re: Minecraft Builds Itself a Gigantic Update on PS3
Who cares about the PS4 version? Give us the VITA version already!
Re: Sony: PlayStation Vita Is Proving to Be a Big Niche Device
I love my Vita. I play handheld games way more than console games, maybe I'm just weird. Everyone is so skeptical about the Vita, and for no good reason. They just need to figure out how to make more people experience it, because virtually everyone that buys it falls in love with it. Also, I think that this new Vita Slim will only slow the sales rate, if anything. I mean who wants to look at that screen? And "longer battery?" Psh, I keep my Vitas brightness half way up and it lasts well over seven yours of regular use. Sony's estimates are very wrong. They're just hurting themselves, that's their biggest problem.
Re: Review: Dark Souls II (PlayStation 3)
Well thanks for the advice, but now that you said that, I'm probably going to do just that.
Re: Review: Dark Souls II (PlayStation 3)
@LDXD Sounds good. Thanks, you really helped me. Haha I don't even know what you mean by summoned yet, but I'll find out this weekend.
Re: Review: Dark Souls II (PlayStation 3)
@LDXD @NathanUC Haha thanks for the input. I'll keep that in mind. I'll probably get 2 first and try my best to beat it without walkthroughs. Your advice is much appreciated!
Re: Soapbox: Live from PlayStation Is PS4's Secret Killer App
I always watch a couple Let's Plays before buying a game, unless I have confidence in it and buy it at launch. I think it's always important to research before you buy. People do it when they buy cars and houses, but not with small things. And that wastes money. So I like Let's Plays.
Re: Review: Dark Souls II (PlayStation 3)
Alright, I've got a question. I have never played Dark Souls. Which one should I get first? And I know the the first game is cheap right now, but I don't care about that.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 23
I just got back into Borderlands 2 in preparation for the Vita version.
Re: Monstrous Vita RPG Destiny of Spirits Gets Sociable on 25th March
Haha nope. I've got the willies.
Re: Poll: Is Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Worth the Price on PS4?
I think this whole thing is ridiculous. I understand completely if you buy a game just for the story or just for the multiplayer- but just for SIDE MISSIONS? That's crazy. You don't buy a game for the side missions. This should be DLC for a full game.
Re: Hardware Review: PS Vita Slim - Screen if You Wanna Go Faster
You realize that it doesn't cost them much to make the on-board memory larger, right? Memory is the biggest scam in the tech industry. It only costs less than a nickel to double a memory card's size. A 16gb and a 32gb card cost Sony just about the same. The only reason there isn't more on-board storage is because then we wouldn't have to buy their proprietary memory cards.
Re: Futuridium EP Deluxe Pumps Up the Volume on PlayStation Vita
This looks great, it's so vibrant.
Re: Soapbox: How a Niche PS Vita Exclusive Made Me Feel Wanted
I think they should have more games aimed at the female audience. That being said, they need to do it right. Female characters are often unintentionally portrayed as weaker and more annoying. Take Aveline from AC: Liberation, for example. I know that Liberation wasn't specifically geared toward female gamers, but I turn her voice down and put a hood on her whenever I play because she's just so annoying and I can't feel badass with her awful voice acting. I think that the problem with games that are geared toward girls is not the quantity, but the quality.