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[YianGaruga]

Wow, English dub in Exist Archive is kind of rough...sounds so bad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj-z7qecCv8

Bluemaxima shows the difference in the first 5 mins of the video.

Sounds okay to me? Not the best direction, but nothing offensive

Also it has DC Douglas, how bad can it be

 

[JPS Kai]

Sounds okay to me? Not the best direction, but nothing offensive

Also it has DC Douglas, how bad can it be

Given that the JP dub has Dio Brando cast as Yamatoga, any other language is automatically worse.

Review embargo lifted this morning, so I hope there's a review thread soon.

 

[jzbluz]

It has dual audio so everyone wins.

 

[joe2187]

Sounds okay to me? Not the best direction, but nothing offensive

Also it has DC Douglas, how bad can it be

Just sounds off, when you compare the two scenes. tone is way more subdued and somewhat silly.

This is coming from someone who doesnt really care about the inclusion of dual audio or not.

 

[Shizuka]

Really? I'm really enjoying the english dub myself.

 

[Grim Patron]

It has dual audio so everyone wins.

Yep.

Really? I'm really enjoying the english dub myself.

Same. Review should be done soon as well. Playing on PS4 and Vita.

 

[Clive]

Seems word on the street is that Exist Archive has some issues with crashing on the Vita, or at least it did back when it launched in Japan. Anyone who is reviewing and who wants to comment on that now that the embargo has lifted?

 

[Shizuka]

Seems word on the street is that Exist Archive has some issues with crashing on the Vita, or at least it did back when it launched in Japan. Anyone who is reviewing and who wants to comment on that now that the embargo has lifted?

I've played for about ten hours and I had no crash at all.

 

[@Wreck]

I've played for about ten hours and I had no crash at all.

hows the combat?

 

[Shizuka]

hows the combat?

It's pure Valkyrie Profile. I recommend reading this review.

 

[godisntheradio]

Does anybody here lives in Brasil?

if so, how do you import your vita games? i've always imported through playasia but i wonder if there's a better option

 

[Shizuka]

Does anybody here lives in Brasil?

if so, how do you import your vita games? i've always imported through playasia but i wonder if there's a better option

VGP or Play-Asia. Preferably VGP.

 

[Kresnik258]

https://twitter.com/tyronerodriguez/status/786072690243301376/photo/1

Bluemaxima sez this tweet shows BOI: Afterbirth running on Vita in background.

 

[YianGaruga]

Coming 2019

 

[Kresnik258]

Coming 2019

I remember the good old days when they asked about 90's Arcade Racer on Vita. In 2013. And it's nearly 2017 and the game isn't out for any platform.

FML.

 

[Takao]

https://twitter.com/tyronerodriguez/status/786072690243301376/photo/1

Bluemaxima sez this tweet shows BOI: Afterbirth running on Vita in background.

https://twitter.com/tyronerodriguez/status/786064113696931841

The other game icons are 1001 Spikes (maybe?), VVVVV, Grinsia, and ???

Legend of the Raven was a thing, but it's been like 900 years since Nicalis announced that.

 

[Kresnik258]

Legend of the Raven was a thing, but it's been like 900 years since Nicalis announced that.

Christ almighty, I was too busy lamenting 90's Arcade Racer to even remember that Legend of Raven was a thing that was announced for Vita at one time. And just the other week I was thinking "I wish we had King of Fighters on Vita".

 

[Powwa]

I contacted Play-Asia about the shipping delay of DQB, since I ordered in August I didn't understand why they pushed my copy to be shipped in November with second batch. Thankfully they managed to ship it yesterday to me. Hopefully I can finish Tales of Symphonia until it arrives so I can dig in right away.

Does anyone know how long it takes to finish the main story if you don't do side quests and stuff?

 

[Saphirax]

I contacted Play-Asia about the shipping delay of DQB, since I ordered in August I didn't understand why they pushed my copy to be shipped in November with second batch. Thankfully they managed to ship it yesterday to me. Hopefully I can finish Tales of Symphonia until it arrives so I can dig in right away.

Does anyone know how long it takes to finish the main story if you don't do side quests and stuff?

ToS or DQB? Because ToS is one hell of a long game. It just keeps going on and on.

 

[Kresnik258]

I contacted Play-Asia about the shipping delay of DQB, since I ordered in August I didn't understand why they pushed my copy to be shipped in November with second batch. Thankfully they managed to ship it yesterday to me.

I thought they weren't shipping any copies until November?

 

[YianGaruga]

I thought they weren't shipping any copies until November?

Apparently they got some stock at least. Someone on reddit said they shipped their copy as well

 

[Adahn]

A long shot, but I thought I'd check to see whether anyone here knows - does anyone have any idea whether the Japanese version of Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics has an English option/subtitles? I know there was a LRG version of the game physically released in the west a while ago and that I could just get it digitally, but thought it would be nice to check to see whether the original Japanese release could be an option...

 

[yaffi]

I contacted Play-Asia about the shipping delay of DQB, since I ordered in August I didn't understand why they pushed my copy to be shipped in November with second batch. Thankfully they managed to ship it yesterday to me. Hopefully I can finish Tales of Symphonia until it arrives so I can dig in right away.

Does anyone know how long it takes to finish the main story if you don't do side quests and stuff?

So now that you made P-A ship the game earlier to you, you feel pressured into finishing another game faster?

That's... kind of ironic, isn't it?

 

[Shinriji]

Legend of the Raven was a thing, but it's been like 900 years since Nicalis announced that.

Yatagarasu is the cancelled game that hurts the most. My friend played on vita in E3 2014, and the game was finished.

 

[Clive]

A long shot, but I thought I'd check to see whether anyone here knows - does anyone have any idea whether the Japanese version of Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics has an English option/subtitles? I know there was a LRG version of the game physically released in the west a while ago and that I could just get it digitally, but thought it would be nice to check to see whether the original Japanese release could be an option...

It is highly unlikely given that it was released in Japan long before the English langiage localization was even confirmed and no one has reported it.

 

[Adahn]

It is highly unlikely given that it was released in Japan long before the English langiage localization was even confirmed and no one has reported it.

Yeah, figured so - was wondering whether it had potentially been patched in post-localisation.

Edit: thanks for the reply though

 

[Kresnik258]

Yatagarasu is the cancelled game that hurts the most. My friend played on vita in E3 2014, and the game was finished.

There's loads of gameplay vids from E3 and Gamescom that year I think. Looks finished to me, yet here we are.

It's the same thing with 90's Arcade Racer though. Game was in bug testing phase in November last year, still nothing. Was originally scheduled to release November 2013 rofl.

 

[Shizuka]

Fuck, VGP sold out on DQB Vita.

 

[foobarry81]

Fuck, VGP sold out on DQB Vita.

I can see them restocking in this case.

 

[NinjamicWZ]

https://twitter.com/tyronerodriguez/status/786072690243301376/photo/1

Bluemaxima sez this tweet shows BOI: Afterbirth running on Vita in background.

I saw that, but just assumed it was regular BOI. Didn't bother to ask them anything or get excited because I feel like asking them or Ed = "LOL NO, dealwithit fanboy" but ignoring them completely = "eh maybe"

I contacted Play-Asia about the shipping delay of DQB, since I ordered in August I didn't understand why they pushed my copy to be shipped in November with second batch. Thankfully they managed to ship it yesterday to me.

I got that email about the release date being pushed back last week, but yesterday they emailed saying the first batch had sold out and more wouldn't be in stock until November... I didn't appreciate that. So I cancelled my order and tried to get one in at Heavy Arms. $6 more, but hopefully it ships soon.

 

[Powwa]

ToS or DQB? Because ToS is one hell of a long game. It just keeps going on and on.

I was wondering about DQB. Yes ToS is really long, it keeps dragging on like every other Tales game, haha.

I thought they weren't shipping any copies until November?

Yes, like Yian said they had a small first print, so those copies are being sent on time.

So now that you made P-A ship the game earlier to you, you feel pressured into finishing another game faster?

That's... kind of ironic, isn't it?

Lol, I guess so. The thing is I don't really like to play multiple games at the same time, especially if there is a story involved. For some reason it bothers me to start another game, not sure if I'm the only one feeling that way.

I got that email about the release date being pushed back last week, but yesterday they emailed saying the first batch had sold out and more wouldn't be in stock until November... I didn't appreciate that. So I cancelled my order and tried to get one in at Heavy Arms. $6 more, but hopefully it ships soon.

Yeah I think Heavy Arms already received their copies so they should be shipping soon.

 

[VLiberty]

https://twitter.com/tyronerodriguez/status/786064113696931841

The other game icons are 1001 Spikes (maybe?), VVVVV, Grinsia, and ???

Legend of the Raven was a thing, but it's been like 900 years since Nicalis announced that.

the last one looks like Nightsky, which would be great

 

[Takao]

Yatagarasu is the cancelled game that hurts the most. My friend played on vita in E3 2014, and the game was finished.

I don't think it's officially been announced as cancelled ... but I don't think Nicalis ever announces things like that.

 

[dallow_bg]

the last one looks like Nightsky, which would be great

Yeah, the bubble is similar to the iOS icon.

 

[Kresnik258]

Exile's End is out October 25th in NA

http://gematsu.com/2016/10/exiles-end-ps4-ps-vita-launches-october-25-north-america

 

[Chesskid1]

Fuck, VGP sold out on DQB Vita.

importing asian english copies sure is annoying huh? haha

i checked their twitter and they said DQB hasnt even shipped to them yet from overseas

 

[Shizuka]

importing asian english copies sure is annoying huh? haha

i checked their twitter and they said DQB hasnt even shipped to them yet from overseas

It's just that when I have the option, I always go with VGP, but in this case, I couldn't pre-order the game.

 

[Fady K]

Some small updates for the week for you lovely folk, enjoy!

* Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls Some new dialogue screens, out October 18 in NA and Oct 21 in European regions.

* World of Final Fantasy - well look who it is; this will please the Final Fantasy X fans ;D

Also, here's the newly released opening animation intro from the game. Some good news as well - you can try the game for free before release through its demo release on October 17th!

* Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization - Some new screens for Bandai Namco's JRPG due on Oct 27 (Japan) and November 8 in English.

* Exile's End - As Kresnik mentioned above, Xseed is bringing this sci-fi sidescroller very soon. Here's the launch trailer.

* Divine Prison Tower: Mary Skelter - Compile Heart's Japanese dungeon RPG comes out tomorrow in Japan. Here's the launch trailer. (Probably NSFW)

* Plastic Memories - Here's a new gameplay video of 5pb's visual novel ahead of its release in Japan tomorrow.

* Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star - Here's a look at the special edition Vitas coming out in Japan based off this upcoming fighter.

* Castle Invasion: Throne Out - This game came out yesterday on the Vita though I don't recall hearing about it before. From Cat Trap Studios, it is a "castle defense" game.

* New Releases As many of you know already, 3 other Vita games came out in English:

Valkyrie Drive Bhikkhuni

Dragon Quest Builders

*Side note - For those still interested in obtaining a physical copy in English, fret not - e-mail heavyarm8@gmail.com as they are restocking in 2 weeks!

Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors

* Coming Soon - the list of games coming soon have been updated:

Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky

*Side note - If you preorder from the Aksys webstore, you can get a free artbook and soundtrack!

Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls

Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters: Daybreak Special Gigs World Tour

* Top selling digital Vita titles in September 2016

In North America:
1 DIGIMON STORY CYBER SLEUTH
2 GOD EATER 2 RAGE BURST Launch Bundle
3 Darkest Dungeon
4 Sword Art Online -Hollow Fragment-
5 Assassin’s Creed III Liberation
6 Child of Light Ultimate Edition
7 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
8 GOD EATER: Resurrection
9 Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
10 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II

In Europe:
PS Vita/PSP:

1 Need for Speed Most Wanted
2 Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment
3 Assassin’s Creed Chronicles – Trilogy
4 Darkest Dungeon
5 TEKKEN 6
6 Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
7 Persona 4 Golden
8 Terraria – PlayStation VITA Edition
9 LittleBigPlanet PlayStation Vita
10 Grand Theft Auto PS Vita Collection

I've been well . Since early this year, I started writing for the gaming sites 3WIREL and Crashy News. Been writing coverage and a lot of news for Vita titles the past few months !

Been playing Criminal Girls 2, Neptuine vs. SEGA Hard Girls, Darkest Dungeon and Amnesia Memories .

Some even included reviews of games like Steamworld Heist, Laser Disco Defenders, Grand Kingdom, Psycho Pass and this week Criminal Girls 2 & Neptune vs. SEGA Hard Girls!

Glad you are back and can't wait for more updates to this thread in the future!

Glad to hear you're well bud! And CONGRATS on the writing gigs ! I also saw that you reviewed Sonic Boom Fire & Ice - would you recommend it for a Sonic nut like myself? I am probably playing it anyway ;D The only Sonic game I skipped in the last few years was Sonic Boom on the WiiU/3DS.

Good variety of games you're playing there - enjoy bro! I just finished a small update for today, enjoy it!

The wanderer returns!

Welcome back mate, I'm very well thanks!

Mainly been on the 3DS with Monster Hunter and Dragon Quest over the last few months, but have got back onto the Vita with Actual Sunlight today, and looking forward to Trails of Cold Steel II next month to round off my year gaming-wise. Must pick up Darkest Dungeon too. And Shiren. Too many games!

That screenshot of Valkyria Azure Revolution looks great- presumably it's a PS4 one?

Hi buddy! The wanderer is a fitting name for me hah! Dragon Quest VII I presume? I picked up a lot of Dragon Quest games in recent years but I have yet to play one! How is it? So cool that we got Actual Sunlight for free - looks like a hidden gem. Darkest Dungeon especially looks glorious. TOO MANY friend!

For Valkyria - that is indeed a PS4 photo though I will be sure to update it with a Vita screenshot once they're available.

Hope you enjoy it buddy!

Spoiler

I was really disappointed :/

Oh no! That is not what I expected to hear at all :[!!! I'll lower my expectations a bit, but as I adore this franchise to bits, this is certainly sad to hear

Yay, Fady is back!

Got a new update for you guys today as well

Nice update as always, I hope you can manage to update more often Fady.

World of Final Fantasy looks amazing on Vita, load times short as well. From the looks Square done an amazing job on it. Come to think of it, does SE has a bad performing Vita game?

Thank you kindly Powwa! Glad you enjoy them. I'm going to try to go for at least one updated-update a week for you guys to enjoy Just readied another update for the week, look up if you haven't

Fadycakes
You just don't know, know
How I, I
Love you so

Dangerblade <3 <3 Enjoy the new update bud

Thanks for the update Fady, good to see you back

You guys are worth updating the thread for. Even my wife thinks you guys are among the best she's ever seen in the gaming community. It's an honor really. Enjoy today's update my friend

Interview with Kazumasa Habu about Digimon World Next Order

There's a part that talks about the whole english text being in the chinese version thing.
basically: ¯\_(&#12484_/¯

As a sequel to the game that continues to dominate English digital Vita charts(still number one in September's North American digital Vita charts), this decision by Bandai Namco is absurd.

 

[RK128]

Glad to hear you're well bud! And CONGRATS on the writing gigs ! I also saw that you reviewed Sonic Boom Fire & Ice - would you recommend it for a Sonic nut like myself? I am probably playing it anyway ;D The only Sonic game I skipped in the last few years was Sonic Boom on the WiiU/3DS.

Good variety of games you're playing there - enjoy bro! I just finished a small update for today, enjoy it!

You guys are worth updating the thread for. Even my wife thinks you guys are among the best she's ever seen in the gaming community. It's an honor really. Enjoy today's update my friend

As a sequel to the game that continues to dominate English digital Vita charts(still number one in September's North American digital Vita charts), this decision by Bandai Namco is absurd.

Thank you for the kind words . Can't believe I started my writing work on 3WIREL only a few months ago......been a fun ride so far and the train will keep on running !

I think you got confused with my long article covering the entire sub-series of Sonic Boom. Asked SEGA for a review copy of Fire & Ice and I wasn't able to get one . Will be picking up the game at a later point but I honestly think it should be a solid game.

Friends of mine on Twitter & Gaf state that the game is either a solid title with some issues or a big improvement over the original Shattered Crystal. My friend Hero of Legend wrote a great review on the game, so recommend you check that out .

And I'm happy you enjoy posting in this thread! The Vita has a bit of a troubled history on Gaf on the gaming side but this & the PSN thread are the system's homes on this forum. You have been doing a great job running this thread and really enjoyed the update!

I'm am going to be cursing a bit, so sorry for the language. It is a fucking joke everything surrounding Next Order. If Bandai-Namco want's to stop supporting the Vita, then be fucking honest about it. Sony was, so why can't Bandai-Namco? You can't say things like 'Small oversea's audience' when you continue to sell us games. Either you support the damn console or not. Sorry for being bitter but it angers me a bit is all .

 

[Shadowman16]

Another awesome update, I can't wait to get several of those games. Is Exile's End a digital only game in all regions? Or is it getting a physical release anywhere?

 

[Tohsaka]

Another awesome update, I can't wait to get several of those games. Is Exile's End a digital only game in all regions? Or is it getting a physical release anywhere?

Pretty sure it's digital-only everywhere.

 

[Shadowman16]

Pretty sure it's digital-only everywhere.

Pity, as it looks awesome. Oh well, I'll go bother LRG for a physical release then! (and of course I'll grab the game when its released at the end of the month, looks like a costly Vita month for me...)

 

[Kresnik258]

Strange one here. I asked Blowfish Studios on Twitter about whether Gunscape was coming to Vita. They'd previous planned it, and it released for PS4/XB1, but we never heard from it again. This was their response:

yeah unfortunately not. The little Vita just couldn't handle it expect some more Vita news from us soon tho!

So on the one hand, I'm mega bummed about it being cancelled for Vita, because I would've loved an old-school style arena FPS with a level creator.

But on the flip side, maybe we're getting something else from them. No idea what but hey, it's something!

 

[Kresnik258]

Few adjustments to the OP btw Fady:

- Tachyon Project has released. At least in EU haha.
- Looney Tunes Galactic Sports has released in EU too.
- Jazz: Trump's Journey is out in EU.
- High Tech Racing+ is out in EU.
- Super Night Riders for Vita is cancelled. Light Fairytale too.
- Elliot Quest is cancelled.
- Ronin is cancelled.
- Four Sided Fantasy is cancelled.
- Pier Solar is cancelled.
- Moon Hunters is cancelled.
- Nom Nom Galaxy cancelled.
- Energy Hook cancelled.
- Hyper Light Drifter cancelled (although there is a tiny bit of hope)
- Kodoku is cancelled.
- Midora is on indefinite hold.

In slightly better news, I don't think you've listed Defenders Quest DX, which was confirmed in this article (and in a previous tweet). Also Siralim 2 is coming to Vita, also not mentioned.

Finally, my favourite discovered that I stumbled across while looking at a Unity site: Suki & The Shadow Klaw is coming to Vita next year, cute looking 3D platformer.

 

[Kresnik258]

Sorry for triple post, no-one else is sharing anything here though

Interview with SAO producer about the upcoming game, but also about Vita as a platform:

http://gematsu.com/2016/10/intervie...-realization-producer-yosuke-futami-nycc-2016

We’ve only see the PlayStation 4 version of the game so far. How is the PS Vita version coming along?

Futami: “For the PS Vita version, of course there is a difference in the hardware, so things such as graphics and frame rate are a little bit downgraded from PlayStation 4. Any other thing, such as the MMORPG-like gameplay experience you can find in the PlayStation 4 version can also be experienced in the PS Vita version.”

Is there cross-save or cross-play?

Futami: “We don’t have cross-platform gameplay this time, but we will support cross-save. So of course users who like to take their game on the go can bring their saves to PS Vita and back.”

Do you see PS Vita as a relevant platform for Sword Art Online going forward? I know it’s still a popular platform in Japan, but how long do you see that momentum lasting?

Futami: “That’s a difficult question! Of course, if there are a lot of users asking for it, we would like to have a PS Vita version. As you said, it’s still a popular platform in Japan and there are a lot of Sword Art Online fans across the world who want to play the games on PS Vita. I’m still considering PS Vita this year and next year, but after that, maybe we need to shift our focus to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam. Maybe I’ll need to focus mainly on those three platforms to create Sword Art Online games. Of course, this is still all just consideration.”

 

[YianGaruga]

Vita

Spoiler

GAF

is dead

 

[Dragonslayer_023]

Was Shantae delayed again? Just got an email to it wont come until December 13th.

 

[Kresnik258]

In a bid to take away the sting of all the cancellations in my previous post, here's some further games which have been announced and I haven't spotted in the OP:

Lichtspeer

Skyhill

Soullings
(I would be shocked if this one makes it though)

Touhou Double Focus

Vostok Inc.

Wheels of Auerlia

And here's two where maybe don't get your hopes up yet since they seem contingent on Kickstarter campaigns, but they're definitely things to mention:

Cyberthreat

Rogue Raiders Online

 

[@Wreck]

In a bid to take away the sting of all the cancellations in my previous post, here's some further games which have been announced and I haven't spotted in the OP:



Soullings
(I would be shocked if this one makes it though)

its okay we if you've had the vita since day one its common for stuff to be cancelled

Soulings looks incredible!

 

[Kresnik258]

its okay we if you've had the vita since day one its common for stuff to be cancelled

Soulings looks incredible!

It certainly does, that's why I'm doubtful about it. Looks too good to be running on Vita without a hell of a lot of optimisation.