[whitehawk]

Well there were some requests in the Vita thread to make a thread for the Vita similar to this thread that the 3DS has, so I took it upon myself to make. The OP will have released games that are currently out, and the second post will be for future releases. Hopefully this becomes home for general discussion of current and upcoming Vita games. Hope you enjoy!



Dynasty Warriors Next
Publisher: Koei
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Purchase: No



Army Corps of Hell
Publisher: Square Enix
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Purchase: No



Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus
Publisher: Tecmo
Regions: NA, EU
Purchase: Buy it on sale



Dungeon Hunter: Alliance
Publisher: Ubisoft
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Purchase: No



Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Purchase: No






Wipeout 2048
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Purchase: Yes



Ridge Racer
Official Thread
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Purchase: Buy it on sale



ModNation Racers: Road Trip
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Purchase: No



F1 2011
Publisher: Codemasters
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Purchase: No



Asphalt Injection
Publisher: Ubisoft
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Purchase: No



Ben 10: Galactic Racing
Publisher: D3 Publisher
Regions: NA, EU
Purchase: No



Motorstorm RC
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Purchase: Yes (Free lol)






Uncharted Golden Abyss
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Purchase: Yes



LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive
Regions: NA, EU
Purchase: No






Lumines: Electronic Symphony
Publisher: Ubisoft
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Purchase: Buy it on sale



Escape Plan
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Purchase: Yes






BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend
Publisher: Aksys Games
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Purchase: Yes



Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3
Publisher: Capcom
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Purchase: Yes



Reality Fighters
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Regions: NA, EU
Purchase: No






MLB 12: The Show
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Regions: NA
Purchase: Yes



Virtua Tennis 4
Publisher: Sega
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Purchase: Yes



FIFA Soccer
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Regions: NA, EU
Purchase: Yes



Hustle Kings
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Regions: NA, EU
Purchase: Yes



Hot Shots Golf World Invitational
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Purchase: Buy it on sale






Touch My Katamari
Official Thread
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Purchase: Yes



Super Stardust Delta
Official Thread
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Purchase: Yes



Plants vs. Zombies
Publisher: PopCap Games
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Purchase: Buy it on sale





Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
Publisher: DrinkBox
Regions: NA, EU
Purchase: Yes



Rayman Origins
Publisher: Ubisoft
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Purchase: Yes



Little Deviants
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Purchase: No






Michael Jackson: The Experience
Publisher: Ubisoft
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Purchase: No






Unit 13
Official Thread
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Purchase: Yes

[whitehawk]

Resistance: Burning Skies
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Release Date: May 29, 2012
Purchase: No one knows






Gravity Rush
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Release Date: June 12, 2012 (Out in JP already)
Purchase: Yes






LittleBigPlanet
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Release Date: TBA
Purchase: No one knows






Urban Trials
Publisher: Tate Interactive
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Release Date: TBA 2012
Purchase: No one knows






Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
Publisher: Konami
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Release Date: TBA 2012
Purchase: Probably






Mortal Kombat
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Release Date: May 2, 2012
Purchase: No one knows



Street Fighter x Tekken
Publisher: Capcom
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Release Date: Q3 2012
Purchase: No one knows






Sound Shapes
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Regions: NA, EU, JP
Release Date: TBA 2012
Purchase: No one knows

[whitehawk]

one more just in case

You can post now

[24FrameDaVinci]

It will have MGS Collection HD...all that matters.

[Kafel]

Thank you for this thread. Can we have a short list of confirmed notorious games it will get ?

[carpediemdp]

You can post now

Yay!!!

Waiting impatiently for Gravity Daze.

And I cannot stop recommending Rayman Origins and Super Stardust Delta. Awesome games.

Btw, did you forget Motorstorm RC on racing?

[24FrameDaVinci]

I didn't realize how strong Vita's sports games are...hot damn.

[whitehawk]

Yay!!! Waiting impatiently for Gravity Daze. And I cannot stop recommending Rayman Origins and Super Stardust Delta. Awesome games. Btw, did you forget Motorstorm RC on racing?

Yes, I totally did. I'll add that right now.

[SteeloDMZ]

Thank you for this thread. Can we have a short list of confirmed notorious games it will get ?

Gravity Daze.

And MK if you want a great fighting game.

[FaidSint]

Nice thread. Am definitely planning on buying a few of these. Once I get bored of the incredibly fun Motorstorm RC!

[Snuggler]

Where's Unit 13, dawg? It's flawed but worth a look if you want a decent shooter on your Vita. It would be a good fit for "on sale". Also, I'd upgrade Lumines to a "yes", since it's probably the best launch title, but other than that good work. I'll be frequenting this thread.

[fernoca]

Nice, though Motorstorm is still free? thought the offer expired last week or something.

ModNation is a "Buy it on sale" I'd think. The game lacks online, but it's quite nice anyway.

[naib]

Yeah. A Lumines sale would be great. But its a no brainer at the current price too. One game I can say with confidence I'll never delete to make room. I'll be playing it for the life of the Vita. Eager to gobble up any DLC for it as well.

Stardust and Marvel aren't going anywhere anytime soon either. But that's more my taste.

[frequency]

What criteria is the "Purchase" determined by?

General consensus? I don't follow too much, but some of those don't seem to match general consensus.

[Einbroch]

HSG is loved by almost everyone who plays it and has tons of content that will last you a long time with a healthy online community and daily challenges.

Buy it.

[Kafel]

Buy HSG on sale ? Wtf.

Maybe you could replace this line with metacritic link.

[Grinchy]

Nice job on the thread. Subscribed.

[Sklorenz]

What criteria is the "Purchase" determined by? General consensus? I don't follow too much, but some of those don't seem to match general consensus.

General consensus seemed about right to me as I browsed through the list. I thought it all seemed pretty fair

[bobbytkc]

Great job on the thread.

Thumbs up.

[frequency]

General consensus seemed about right to me as I browsed through the list. I thought it all seemed pretty fair

Well, following the three Vita threads, not all of those seem to match general consensus.
The ones that stand out the most are HSG and Katamari. And it stands out even more when they're right next to each other on that list.



I like the suggestion Kafel made about replacing the "Purchase" part with a review link or something.



On another note, assuming this is an NA only list, it is missing Sumioni and Unit 13 right now.
If we're talking Japan as well, it's missing a few more.

[Yjynx]

Subscribed.

[whitehawk]

Well, following the three Vita threads, not all of those seem to match general consensus. The ones that stand out the most are HSG and Katamari. And it stands out even more when they're right next to each other on that list. I like the suggestion Kafel made about replacing the "Purchase" part with a review link or something. On another note, assuming this is an NA only list, it is missing Sumioni and Unit 13 right now. If we're talking Japan as well, it's missing a few more.

Yeah I realize I'm missing a few, like Unit 13. My bad. They will be added soon.

[DCharlie]

Lumines is by far and away the best game on the platform and is worth every penny, cent or yen of your cash.

other thoughts :

Unit 13 - needs its bugs sorted out, it's playing havoc with my machine :/ but it's filling that Rainbow 6 gap.

Mahjong Fightclub - if you already have a MJFC game you really don't need this, unless the zoom function on the back touch panel is something you're tired old eyes has been calling for

hmm - will update later. I'm not buying Little Busters or TOEIC so that about wraps it up for a full set ! lol



HERE is an interesting idea. How about a $ value to each one, but have standard increments? $4.99, $9.99. $14.99 etc?

Fer instance , i'd go with :

Army Corps of Hell : Buy in point - $14.99
Michael Jackson : The Experience - buy in point : $9.99
Disgaea 3 : Disgaea friendly - buy in point : $24.99 , Disgaea averse - buy in point : $14.99
Dungeon Hunter Alliance - buy in point : $9.99
etc etc...
... or of course just give it a grade lol.

[frequency]

Yeah I realize I'm missing a few, like Unit 13. My bad. They will be added soon.

So it's an NA (or at least English-only) list?

There's quite a few Japan releases missing. Off the top of my head:
- Gravity Daze
- Ragnarok Odyssey
- Tales of Innocence R
- Lord of Apocalypse
- Extreme Escape Adventure: Good People Die (Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward in NA)
- Dream Club ZERO
- Little Busters
- Disgaea 3
- Monster Radar
And I know there are a few other uninteresting educational games and like... sudoku and stuff like that.

EDIT: I know it's a work in progress. I think you did a good job so far though.

[whitehawk]

So it's an NA (or at least English-only) list? There's quite a few Japan releases missing. Off the top of my head: - Gravity Daze - Ragnarok Odyssey - Tales of Innocence R - Lord of Apocalypse - Extreme Escape Adventure: Good People Die (Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward in NA) - Dream Club ZERO - Little Busters - Disgaea 3 - Monster Radar And I know there are a few other uninteresting educational games and like... sudoku and stuff like that. EDIT: I know it's a work in progress. I think you did a good job so far though.

I'll be adding Japanese releases too. I think for Gravity Daze/Rush I'll be adding the future releases post, even though it's out in Japan.

[chickdigger802]

lol surprised that PvZ isn't wait for a sale with pretty much every other version on every other single platform in existence has it for way cheaper =P

[whitehawk]

lol surprised that PvZ isn't wait for a sale with pretty much every other version on every other single platform in existence has it for way cheaper =P

Good point, I don't know why I didn't put it in the 'sale' category, because that's the same reason I put Lumines in that category.

[Ken]

Oh hey, I was wondering why those Shinobido 2 shots looked so familiar. :P

Nice thread.

[frequency]

lol surprised that PvZ isn't wait for a sale with pretty much every other version on every other single platform in existence has it for way cheaper =P

I don't mean to complain too much about the "Purchase" thing, but this post brings up a good point about price.

Especially across regions.

For example, Sumioni is $20 in the US. But it's about $70 (after exchange rate) in Japan. And the Asia version is about $40.
So say the game is a "wait for price drop". Price drop in what region? I guess since GAF is an english board, it would be based on NA/EU prices?

But I guess the "Purchase" thing is just supposed to be a guide line and people should use their best judgement based on their locales and circumstances. I don't know. Everything confuses me so ignore me.

[Sklorenz]

Well, following the three Vita threads, not all of those seem to match general consensus. The ones that stand out the most are HSG and Katamari. And it stands out even more when they're right next to each other on that list.

Well I'm sure it's not a perfect match, but I just meant browsing through everything felt pretty all right to me. Sure I could see Katamari being a buy-on-sale since there were some concerns and it's the same ol' thing again in some ways, but it's essentially a 3 point scale here--people can figure it out.

And speaking of Katamari actually, 'cause of this thread I actually just looked into this Katamari more and found out about the new stretch mechanics and some positive impressions. Definitely gonna pick it up soon when it drops in price some.

[DCharlie]

I -think- this is the full list - or at least a fairly full list :

AR Combat DigiQ
A-men
Army Corps of Hell
Asphalt Injection
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend
Ben 10: Galactic Racing
Black Lagoon
Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention
Dream Club Zero Portable
Dungeon Hunter: Alliance
Dynasty Warriors Next
Escape Plan
Everybody's Golf 6
FIFA Football
F1 2011
Gravity Rush
Hustle Kings
Lego Harry Potter: Years 5–7
Little Busters! Converted Edition
Little Deviants
Lord of Apocalypse
Lumines Electronic Symphony
Mahjong Fight Club
Michael Jackson: The Experience
MLB 12: The Show
ModNation Racers: Road Trip
MotorStorm: RC
Monster Radar
Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus
Plants vs. Zombies
Ragnarok Odyssey
Rayman Origins
Reality Fighters
Ridge Racer
Shin Kamaitachi no Yoru: 11ninme no Suspect
Shinobido 2: Tales of the Ninja
Sudoku 500 yen series
Sumioni: Demon Arts
Super Stardust Delta
Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
Tales of Innocence R
TOEIC trainer
Top Darts
Touch My Katamari
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Uncharted: Golden Abyss
Unit 13
Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition
Wipeout 2048
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward

[MarkusRJR]

Why are there so many shitty games in the OP? Isn't the point of this thread to spread awareness of the good games on Vita and not shit like Ben 10, Asphalt, and F1 2011? Seriously.

[Ken]

Why are there so many shitty games in the OP? Isn't the point of this thread to spread awareness of the good games on Vita and not shit like Ben 10, Asphalt, and F1 2011? Seriously.

Because they are games available on the Vita, and that this isn't a "Vita games you should buy" thread? Even if you don't find them interesting, someone else might.

[Blablurn]

whitehawk! kudos for making this thread! thank u man. it looks pretty awesome.

[SteeloDMZ]

Can't recommend Uncharted and WipEout enough. Both incredible games that show the visual capabilities of the system.
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What's the consensus on Escape Plan? Is the gameplay trial and error?

I wanna get it because the art style is beautiful, but I don't like score based games that much.

[ReaperXL07]

I -think- this is the full list - or at least a fairly full list : AR Combat DigiQ A-men Army Corps of Hell Asphalt Injection BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend Ben 10: Galactic Racing Black Lagoon Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention Dream Club Zero Portable Dungeon Hunter: Alliance Dynasty Warriors Next Escape Plan Everybody's Golf 6 FIFA Football F1 2011 Gravity Rush Hustle Kings Lego Harry Potter: Years 5–7 Little Busters! Converted Edition Little Deviants Lord of Apocalypse Lumines Electronic Symphony Mahjong Fight Club Michael Jackson: The Experience MLB 12: The Show ModNation Racers: Road Trip MotorStorm: RC Monster Radar Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus Plants vs. Zombies Ragnarok Odyssey Rayman Origins Reality Fighters Ridge Racer Shin Kamaitachi no Yoru: 11ninme no Suspect Shinobido 2: Tales of the Ninja Sudoku 500 yen series Sumioni: Demon Arts Super Stardust Delta Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack Tales of Innocence R TOEIC trainer Top Darts Touch My Katamari Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Uncharted: Golden Abyss Unit 13 Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition Wipeout 2048 Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward

Missing Dragon's Crown, DJ Max Technika, Retro City Rampage, LittleBigPlanet, Lego Batman 2:DC Heroes, Persona 4, the Persona 4 fighting game, Metal Gear Solid HD, Zone of the Enders HD, Street Fighter vs. Tekken, and a few others of which i'm forgetting.

[Ken]

Missing Dragon's Crown, DJ Max Technika, Retro City Rampage, LittleBigPlanet, Lego Batman 2:DC Heroes, Persona 4, the Persona 4 fighting game, Metal Gear Solid HD, Zone of the Enders HD, Street Fighter vs. Tekken, and a few others of which i'm forgetting.

AFAIK that's not announced for Vita, unfortunately.

[frequency]

Missing Dragon's Crown, DJ Max Technika, Retro City Rampage, LittleBigPlanet, Lego Batman 2:DC Heroes, Persona 4, the Persona 4 fighting game, Metal Gear Solid HD, Zone of the Enders HD, Street Fighter vs. Tekken, and a few others of which i'm forgetting.

That list you quoted is for already released (in at least one region) games. It looks pretty complete to me.

[USF]

Shokran for this :)

[ReaperXL07]

AFAIK that's not announced for Vita, unfortunately.

Persona 4 The Golden: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tIRXyMJ9RQ

but your right about the fighter, apprently I remembered that one being announced for the Vita, but was incorrect.

That list you quoted is for already released (in at least one region) games. It looks pretty complete to me.

Ahh right, did not recognize some of those games so did not realize that.

[Ken]

Persona 4 The Golden: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tIRXyMJ9RQ but your right about the fighter, apprently I remembered that one being announced for the Vita, but was incorrect.

Yeah, I know about Golden. Accidentally bolded both. I should get some sleep.

[Kangi]

I'm disappointed. I was expecting to open "What does this thing have?" to "NOTHING".

But you just had to go and meaningfully contribute.

Good work, though.

[DCharlie]

I will specifically look to feedback on the Japanese only titles - need to desperately play 500 yen sudoku! ;)

[Shtof]

Ironically, platformers are the Vita's strongest genre. My favorite genre, so I'm not complaining.

[Blablurn]

if you're interested in a football game, go out and buy fifa. it even convinced an old pes fanatic like me. its a motivating and satisfying football game with a lot of content and nice graphics. unfortunately the online mode is a little big laggy. i mean, i play some games from time to time since its still bearable but it doesnt show the same performace as u know it from the console games.

[Yjynx]

I'd highly recommend Uncharted and Unit 13. Well I'm not a shooter fan but playing Uncharted and Unit 13 could make me one (on vita at least).

Uncharted : Great graphic especially at the second half of the game - demo and few first level of the game don't do any justice to the game at all. Believe it or not collecting stuff in the game was quite fun. This game also make me a strong believer in gyro aiming. I beat it at normal to enjoy the story (no gyro aiming), at hard to collect all the treasure and crushing to collect bounties (with gyro aiming). Beat it three times but still missing few bounties. This is where Near come in handy. Killing enemies for more than one hour and still missing one bounties. Update Near and in few second I manage to get my Platinum.....

I had great expectation on Bend in the future.



Unit 13: No gyro aiming (which is a minus for me), So far the game only crash twice on me, and the game has no story line at all. But somehow the game mechanic really addicting. Repeating the mission with different operative was quite fun. As your level goes up more weapon are being unlocked which is quite satisfying. Sneaking and killing people in the back with knife or reapeated headshot is my favourite. Wish that this game had a proper mp though. Perhaps with bigger budget and more trust from sony in the future Zipper could deliver even a better game.

[CharlesSurge]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost...6&postcount=36
^ Nice.

+ everything from here:
http://neogaf.net/forum/showthread.php?t=464375

[Pandaman]

thank ponies, the original psp version of this thread was a godsend, looking forward to a long future lurking this op.

[Pylon_Trooper]

Please don't forget Sidhe's Rugby Challenge game on the horizon.

[Maastricht]

+1 for replacing the purchase advice with a metacritic link. I'd never buy some games even if they were free, and I'd buy some other games at a high price. This is a completely personal thing. Metacritic isn't a good purchase recommendation guideline either, but at least it would link to reviews that you can read/watch.