was able to grab the ps4 version of DRAGON FANTASY THE BLACK TOME OF ICE. didnt know anything about the game, but when i watched video it looked exactly like a chrono trigger ripoff. oh well.
Vita Island is full of hungry residents. There is a reason the attach rate is so high
I was going to get Half Genie Hero on the Vita, but since LRG are releasing the other two Shantae games on PS4, I think I'll go for the PS4 trio!
Good point. I think I'll go for a full PS4 collection as well. Only played Risky's Revenge so far but I enjoyed that a lot
October, for PS4 https://twitter.com/LimitedRunGames/status/776873386324725760
And Risky's Revenge too https://twitter.com/LimitedRunGames/status/776873737174016001
I would''ve preferred Vita for Shantae.
Has anyone from Brazil received their Rainbow Moon copies yet?
Shipping international first made no sense, to be honest
I agree. Sony's instant abandonment was overkill unlike I've ever seen before. It's been great seeing indie devs and companies like LRG tow the line though for fans.Seriously, Sony dropped the ball big time with the platform.
Really awesome for LRG, amazing that the Vita version is sold out already.
Are you outside US? Then yeah, it only shows the first item in the mail from APC. Dont worryI was looking at my shipping email to see where my package is and I noticed in the email it says just Shadow Complex shipped, but I ordered Rainbow Moon too in the same order. I'm assuming that's just a mistake and Ill get both games together?
Really dont think that they could have done much more to change its fate. The reason why these LRG Vita releases sells out so fast is because of the really low number of copies and because they are being seen as collectibles. I love what LRG does, but the general market reponded to the Vita a long time ago.I agree. Sony's instant abandonment was overkill unlike I've ever seen before. It's been great seeing indie devs and companies like LRG tow the line though for fans.
Are you outside US? Then yeah, it only shows the first item in the mail from APC. Dont worry
I agree. Sony's instant abandonment was overkill unlike I've ever seen before. It's been great seeing indie devs and companies like LRG tow the line though for fans.
I'm not familiar with buying from LRG, when can I expect to be able to preorder the Shantae games and how long does stock usually last? Do I need to set a notification and do it as soon as they go up or what?
They published over 80 games for the PS Vita over a 3 year period. 'Instant abandonment' is pure hyperbole.
Where did you get that number? Is that worldwide, i.e. including games Sony Japan published for the domestic market?
saying sony gave the vita those 80 titles without mentioning how bad some of them are is definitely disingenuous
That is too amazing! I was going to pick up the physical release of Pirate's Curse on the 3DS next month, but I'm thrilled to have this option too.October, for PS4 https://twitter.com/LimitedRunGames/status/776873386324725760
And Risky's Revenge too https://twitter.com/LimitedRunGames/status/776873737174016001
saying sony gave the vita those 80 titles without mentioning how bad some of them are is definitely disingenuous
Not going to count them but 80 seems feasible from a glance at this list:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sony_Interactive_Entertainment_video_games#PlayStation_Vita
Big difference between underwhelming and instant abandonment though. Its no secret that Sony didnt had high priority on Vita starting sometime in 2013, but they didnt adandon it at once.So, of those 80-something, you got 37 retail releases total across 5 years, if you add up the American, Asian and European ones.
Underwhelming.
Big difference between underwhelming and instant abandonment though. Its no secret that Sony didnt had high priority on Vita starting sometime in 2013, but they didnt adandon it at once.
I agree that software support was a low priority relatively fast after the launch, and i know that what was said is mostly ment as hyperbole, but i felt the need to comment on it anyway. Sony did commit a bit to the platform after the launch eventhough there werent many AAA games. Games greenlit earlier could have been canceled if they were keen on litterally abandoning the system. While the comment was probably about software only, on the hardware front, we did get Vita-2000 and Vita TV. We also saw two new colors announced at this year's TGS. No denying that Sony could have done more (i dont think it would change the overall outcome of the Vita however), but i just wanted to comment on the instant abandon comment.I think the whole instant-abandonment thing comes from a particular thought process - AAA games and timeframes of development.
The last 'big' game that Sony actively developed for Vita was Oreshika, which started development during or before TGS 2012. Before that, the only AAA game for 2014 (aside from a port of Borderlands) was Freedom Wars, which started work before the console launched. Same thing for 2013 - Borderlands & Tearaway, both started development before Vita launched.
It paints a clear picture that Sony had no long-term plan for the handheld. Studios that should've been moving on to their second handheld project (Bend; Team Gravity) were denied any opportunity to carry on for that medium. There were no follow-up games for anything.
And aside from all that, even if the handheld had hit the ground running in terms of sales, the software landscape would've largely looked the same for the first few years. Say Uncharted and Gravity Rush had sold well in the first few months. We'd have still had to wait until the holidays to get Uncharted and Call of Duty; and then there would've been nothing major until Killzone and Tearaway the next year.
I can agree with you that *technically* they didn't abandon it, but they did everything to make sure they withdrew support as soon as they could. Hence why 4 years after the console's launch, there is not a single game to be listed published by them going forward. Even Gio Corsi isn't allowed to do much on the console anymore, I don't feel.
Are we really discussing the Vita's life and Sony support on a thread that only tangentially is related to it? Come on guys, you know better.
*inserts the disc for Shadow Complex*
*download for an update starts immediately*
Sigh. I thought the point of archiving these was that any update would be included on the disc/cart?
Whats the issue? This thread has essentially become the Vita OT thread.
*inserts the disc for Shadow Complex*
*download for an update starts immediately*
Sigh. I thought the point of archiving these was that any update would be included on the disc/cart?
I mean, the disc also came loose within the case, but I'm not going to blame anyone but Sony on that one -- like a third of my PS4 collection has arrived with the disc loose and the pattern's obvious, those cases are garbage. The updates do irk me a bit, though, but hopefully Shadow Complex will be the only one like that considering all LRG console releases come after their original digital debut.