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It's a tutorial on how Vita works. It has mini games to utilize Vita's features and earning high score grants you trophies.
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PS Vita western launch thread, p. 2 | Simply the most desirable handheld yet released
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It's a tutorial on how Vita works. It has mini games to utilize Vita's features and earning high score grants you trophies.
Just games to get your used to the features of the system. The hook is that the games have trophies. =P
Should get some Vita Marvel lobbies going, but I think timezones might make it difficult.
My PSN is nya_08 if anyone wants to play Marvel.
I really need to start learning BB if P4U is similar to it.
I have to agree with this too. I'm in the latter half of Uncharted Golden Abyss, and it's MUCH better feeling, paced, etc than the first half. The first half feels like the experience is fumbling and constantly struggles with all the features and things they're trying to throw at you. But with the 2nd half of the game, it feels a lot more like an Uncharted experience allowing you to really get into the game without being constantly interrupted by tutorials, NIS', or minigames. I haven't finished it yet but so far the 2nd half has been really engrossing relative to the first half.
AND, believe it or not, the 2nd half is a lot more visually impressive than the first.
Infinite Justice
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Interesting...
FortunateSon
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Hello everyone,
I want to buy a ps vita. I do have a couple of questions.
1) Can you buy games from psn?
2) Can you buy psp games that are not on the vita store through your ps3 and install them?
3) If you do buy games from your psn, say if it gets deleted or whatever, do you have to buy them again?
4) What is the size of the memory stick that comes with the vita?
5) And do I have to get the 3g vita or no?
I want to buy a ps vita. I do have a couple of questions.
1) Can you buy games from psn?
2) Can you buy psp games that are not on the vita store through your ps3 and install them?
3) If you do buy games from your psn, say if it gets deleted or whatever, do you have to buy them again?
4) What is the size of the memory stick that comes with the vita?
5) And do I have to get the 3g vita or no?
Sleepy Buddha
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Sorry, but it bothers me when some people talk about it like it's the end of the world when it's actually fine. Others read that and believe it's horrible.
It's not lowered expectations, it's looking at things the way they really are. It plays well, it's responsive, smooth and it looks great.
I get destroyed by the AI so it'll be a while before I try any online. Also don't have that much time to practice, unfortunately.
Sounds great! I'm updating the vita right now. I can't wait to jump in!
You use Jill right? She's a pretty hard first character to use, IMO.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=35530394&postcount=31
Nope, not even on android. I do driver and embedded programming mainly. I think I have fewer game industry contacts than the average gaffer.
Since the review you posted on b3d, there's been a large and very nice update. Hopefully more will be revealed at GDC since I'm looking forward to talkng about it.
Other early impressions/discussions:
http://martincaine.com/xna/from_xna_to_playstation_suite
http://forums.create.msdn.com/forums/p/95810/588079.aspx
EDIT:
PS Suite for Vita was not available in the closed beta @ Dec 2011. Hope Sony reveal more about Vita PS Suite in GDC.
Sleepy Buddha
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LOL, yeah. And combine her with Trish and C. Viper. Yesterday tried 5 times to beat Zero (cheap ass bastard), Arthur (cheap ass bastard) and Taskmaster (cheap ass bastard). Got destroyed every time. They were always blocking and spamming the same combos.
Yeah, I know I should try other characters. But I like those characters and want to be able to play with them.
HyperBitHero
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Got a review code for Army Corps of Hell. This game is pretty cool. Like a hardcore Pikmin with some RPG elements.
CrAzYLeGzLU
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LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
To further elaborate, most wifi hotspots should work like this. Heck, you can do this for you own house's wifi if you wanted (at least on my WRT54G with DDWRT CFW). Always accept the terms of service on the site in the browser and you will be unrestricted from there on out. I've done it at several McDonalds.
Mr. E. Yis
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So i tried a display model of the vita the other day at Target. First impressions-
1. Huge screen. Much bigger than the ones on my 3ds and psp.
2. amazing graphics
3. D-pad is one piece, more like the x360 than the 4 buttons on a ps3 controller. WTF!!!
4. Atrocious and unacceptable loading times on wipeout game. Aren't vita games on flash cards? How is it possible to be this long?
Im thinking of getting the vita next month or April, but i'm second guessing myself becase of that d-pad. Why did they change it from the original psp and ps3?? Or is it different because its a display model?
1. Huge screen. Much bigger than the ones on my 3ds and psp.
2. amazing graphics
3. D-pad is one piece, more like the x360 than the 4 buttons on a ps3 controller. WTF!!!
4. Atrocious and unacceptable loading times on wipeout game. Aren't vita games on flash cards? How is it possible to be this long?
Im thinking of getting the vita next month or April, but i'm second guessing myself becase of that d-pad. Why did they change it from the original psp and ps3?? Or is it different because its a display model?
Revolutionary
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Smh, I've had this thing for a month and change now and I just realized that you don't have to swipe diagonally to unlock the lockscreen. Swiping down or left also works - as long as you're grabbing the dog ear. Small thing but I thought it was interesting.
get2sammyb
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D-pad is awesome.
archnemesis
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I finally got my mis-priced Ubisoft games from Amazon. Dungeon Hunter: Alliance isn't awful, although the slow-down is very noticeable.
About the D-pad. I've seen people really in to their fighting games around here, saying how damn good it is. I haven't played too much on it. But I did mess around with sonic 1 & 2 on the Megadrive (genesis) collection and thought it was perfect, despite being one piece. I can say without hesitation that it's far better than the original 360 D-pad.
Yes. The real problem with the Starbucks WiFi is the "Ok" button on their web page. It shouldn't take 5-6 tries to tap. Seems like a JavaScript issue, or perhaps it's just a one-off incident. I'll have to try again to verify.
If it's a real issue, they should get Starbucks to fix it. I didn't have that problem on an iPhone 4S browser.
It's the best d pad going.. Isn't Ps3 pad one piece too? I'm sure it is.
You're kidding right? Probably the best d-pad on a hand held system, and the closest to what the PS3 offers. I'm sorry you can't enjoy it though.
I thought the D-pad on Dualshock 3 is also one giant piece (with 4 distinct button cut-out) ? When I press one of the directional buttons, the other 3 will tip over too.
You obviously need to play with it more. This is arguably the best D-Pad on a gaming system along with the dualshock. 360 is trash and shouldn't even be mentioned with the likes of it.
It is. I wish people would realize this.
Yes it is one piece. Checked it.
ColossalLazy
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GAF is really trying not to sell the Vita here in Brazil
R$1599,00 = 940 dollars at the moment.
There are shops in Brazil that the Vita is cheaper but this one is lol.
R$1599,00 = 940 dollars at the moment.
There are shops in Brazil that the Vita is cheaper but this one is lol.
I'd like to second this, NGS+ is worthy, if you like NGS.
I got BlazBlue on card and recalled almost instantly the barrier of entry. I *almost* regret getting it if not for how mind numbingly gorgeous it is.
The d-pad is one piece (just like all previous Sony d-pads, actually), but NOTHING like XBOX360. It's one of the best d-pads ever made, as far as I'm concerned.
Also, loading is caused by the unbalance between read speeds and the amount of memory that needs to be filled. The PSP shipped with 32mb memory while the Vita has 640mb. That's a significant increase so even though the Vita memory cards are faster, but they didn't increase in performance by the same factor as the amount of on-board memory.
I'm not surprised, though, as there are already plenty of games on smart phones and the 3DS that suffer from similar issues. It simply depends on how much memory the game is using. Wipeout is loading some pretty massive chunks into memory.
The solution is two fold:
1) Find ways to optimize loading of data
2) Ship games on faster memory cards
Right now the retail carts can transfer 6mb/s while the memory cards are only 4mb/s. For PSP's 32mb of memory, that would have been very fast indeed, but when you have to fill so much more memory at once, it can require a lot of extra time. This is the same reason why larger iPhone games can require much more time to load.
Yeah, I could see myself playing it for quite a while once I'm finished with Uncharted and Rayman. Only thing that feels iffy to me is the combat, the hit detection is a little off sometimes. Other than that it's OK, but it just makes me want an Elder Scrolls game on the Vita really badly.
KaidoRacer7
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GAF is really trying not to sell the Vita here in Brazil
R$1599,00 = 940 dollars at the moment.
There are shops in Brazil that the Vita is cheaper but this one is lol.
yeah, that is the official price... even in the sony style shop the price is the same
and is a pre order... it will only be released this friday
Fixed this for you.
Best dpad ever on anything, ever. Better than the saturn dpad. Nobody should complain about it, unless maybe its size is an issue (it's not for me, although the Vita buttons are small, imo).
Seriously. The d-pad is absolutely sublime to use.
Man-is-Obsolete
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I cracked the top ten on a few and even got to rank 2 on one of them but have since been pushed out of those spots. First game I actually am interested in leaderboards.
My best positions as of now are:
Tilt a Blob 4: Farm - 12
Level 13: Return of the Blob - 11
Level 3: Rocket Science 101 - 28
EDIT: Just redid Level 3 and have a new rank at 7!!! HA!!!
JakkuFurosu
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LamerDeluxe
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Bragging time :^p
Motorstorm RC first timetrial 11.754 placing me 15th worldwide! Played that level maybe for half an hour tops.
PSN name: MaimTron9000 Leaderboards will probably update in an hour or so.
Yes, I like this game now, most addictive thing in years.
Motorstorm RC first timetrial 11.754 placing me 15th worldwide! Played that level maybe for half an hour tops.
PSN name: MaimTron9000 Leaderboards will probably update in an hour or so.
Yes, I like this game now, most addictive thing in years.
You got me beat, that's for sure! On Level 20, I wasn't even really trying for score, I had just missed the trophy and I realized it was real fun to replay the levels. That was my first replay of any level.
Man-is-Obsolete
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So your saying I should get it? Lol, definitely on my radar, hopefully there is a demo.
get2sammyb
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Anyone having issues installing Mutant Blobs Attack? I get an error everytime.
Man-is-Obsolete
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I beat the game and have been going back trying to get the gold ribbons and all of the blob friends. Truth be told most users won't even get the gold ribbon so if you can find both blobs and get a gold ribbon you should be fairly high in the rankings. Beyond that it is a matter of how fast you can do those and get a higher time bonus.
So replaying the levels is not only fun because the game is great but also rewards you with faster times and a higher spot on the leaderboards.
LamerDeluxe
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If you even remotely like racing games or timetrials, get it without a doubt. It reminds me of doing WipEout timetrials with global learderboards. Two of my colleagues are already addicted to it on my Vita :^p
BTW: Already been thrown from 15th place by 5 milliseconds :^(
EDIT: I have the mutant blobs game as well, really cool, need to get into it.
famousmortimer
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I wonder how many Juniors are going to become full members just by getting 200+ posts in this thread. I think Man-is-Obsolete and a few others are on their way 
I just used the PC Content Manager Assistant for the first time. I was surprised how long it took to transfer MP3s. Though I guess a lot of them are 300+kbs. I also was bummed i couldn't move any of the data for disc based games. Like I rented Shinobido 2 but returned it just due to it being pretty massive and me having a lot on my plate. I wish i could just move the icon/save to my pc until im ready to play it.
All in due time, i guess.
I just used the PC Content Manager Assistant for the first time. I was surprised how long it took to transfer MP3s. Though I guess a lot of them are 300+kbs. I also was bummed i couldn't move any of the data for disc based games. Like I rented Shinobido 2 but returned it just due to it being pretty massive and me having a lot on my plate. I wish i could just move the icon/save to my pc until im ready to play it.
All in due time, i guess.
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