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[sleazefrenzy]

Super Stardust Delta is a great game and should deserve a place on this list.

 

[Dandy Crocodile]

Oh hey I voted in this too.
Interesting that Killzone ended up so high!

 

[ryseing]

Was thinking Killzone would be robbed, and was pleasantly surprised to see it at number 1.

It really is one of the best shooters of the past ~7 years on any platform. Level design is A+ with the exception of the final boss, and I loved the various play style challenges. Post release support was top notch as well. Botzone for $2 or whatever, combined with the free maps, was such a bargain.

Cambridge should have been assigned to the mainline games instead of niche platforms since doing so led to their closure. RIGS is one of the better high budget VR experiences out there.

Lists are fun because you can debate them forever. Speaking of, this list has a lot of great titles on it, but its missing the following:

-Shovel Knight
-Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
-Mortal Kombat
-Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax

There may be others its missing as well, but all 4 of those are pretty glaring omissions.

Speaking of UE fighting games, no Injustice is a damned shame as well.

 

[akidnamededdy]

Steins;Gate should be higher.

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Not kidding y'all motherfuckers need to play Steins;Gate

 

[bebop242]

I agree fully with the 1st and second rating.

 

[Shift Breaker]

From a brief read of the list, I'm kind of delighted to see Guacamelee so high. I had a hell of a time with it, it might actually work better without all the additional content the PS4 version has.

 

[Greatest Ever]

Strongly disagree. I'd be way over 100 great Vita games had I not already owned some of them on other platforms. I only bought it for TxK too.

I'm at over 200 Vita games, we're really stretching what we call "great" if there's 100 of them from the Vita.

 

[Reset]

The list makes the Vita library seem pretty bad. When you have games like Neptunia, Demon Gaze, Danganronpa Despair Girls,etc. on a best games list then ehhhh, it seems you're really reaching.

 

[finalhour]

I don't know if I agree with the whole list, but I love the layouts. This was great way to take a trip down Vita memory lane, and also a reminder of how many great games I still have left to play on the vita.

 

[Zambatoh]

Of all Neptunia games they could've picked, they picked Action U? Pfthahahahaha~

 

[kurahador]

Dammit...the physical magazine is already out of stock.

 

[Brenal]

The vita ended up being the console to play small downloadable titles on the go and there is nothing wrong with that many people seem to like it, but unfotunatetly that is not a market a console can thrive on, its a shame more competition in the handheld space is always good.

 

[sibarraz]

Thought that both legend of heroes games will be there

 

[blazeaire]

No DJ Max Technika wtf?

 

[joe2187]

The list makes the Vita library seem pretty bad. When you have games like Neptunia, Demon Gaze, Danganronpa Despair Girls,etc. on a best games list then ehhhh, it seems you're really reaching.

Demon Gaze is a great damn game.

One of the best Dungeon Crawlers on the Vita by far.

 

[HotHamBoy]

This list sucks.

 

[Novocaine]

I have played the overwhelming majority of those games (and on Vita). It really does have some great games.

Velocity 2X is way too low on that list also.

 

[Kovacs]

When you realise that nearly a quarter of these were around the launch window/first year you can only draw 2 conclusions.

What an incredibly strong launch lineup the Vita had.
Even though it ended up with one of the greatest indie libraries ever, just imagine how great it could have been if Sony and 3rd parties had kept up that initial support throughout its life.

Edit: Plus Rayman Origins and Legends are the wrong way round here and both far too low.

 

[Trace]

When you realise that nearly a quarter of these were around the launch window/first year you can only draw 2 conclusions.

What an incredibly strong launch lineup the Vita had.
Even though it ended up with one of the greatest indie libraries ever, just imagine how great it could have been if Sony and 3rd parties had kept up that initial support throughout its life.

That only would have happened had people actually bought it. It's pretty obvious the west wasn't interested, for reasons unknown to me.

 

[Cday]

There's a lot of great games on the Vita, but definitely not 100 of them.

Good thing "great" isn't in the title of the list then.

 

[Moofers]

Speaking of UE fighting games, no Injustice is a damned shame as well.

Oh shit, I forgot about Injustice! That's another good one they forgot. I guess they're not big fighting game fans over there?

Seriously, those 5 games missing from the list is really odd.

 

[Producer]

for a vita centric mag this list sure sucks ass

 

[Sabas]

List could do without the Telltale games and Borderlands 2. On Vita they run terribly.

 

[Jimrpg]

There's a lot of great games on the Vita, but definitely not 100 of them.

Good thing opinions can be wrong.

Grand Kingdom is the best Vita game of 2016, it is a crime it isn't higher on the list.

Gotta say Grand Kingdom is a pretty game but lacks a lot of substance.

No word of a lie, I was asked to contribute to this as guest writer and my top 10 and the actual top 10 weren't actually that far apart.

But I was just one of many, many people they asked so... yeah. Go me.

Anyway, great read as always (I actually hadn't seen it until now). I'm hoping Paul will come back and do a special one-off next year, because I am 99% certain multiple games releasing this year would make it in the top 100 (DanganRonpa V3; Tokyo Xanadu; Ys VIII etc.)

Funny, was going to say looks a lot like your top 50.

 

[Greatest Ever]

Good thing "great" isn't in the title of the list then.

Then the list is arbitrarily stretched to 100 games.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

Spoiler

Lumines

at 50?!?! Bruh, that's easily a top 10 Vita game. It was the system seller next to Uncharted at the time and the best in the series.

 

[Kovacs]

Spoiler

Lumines

at 50?!?! Bruh, that's easily a top 10 Vita game.

Indeed. Playing 10 minutes of it in an airport electronics shop on launch day led to me walking out with a copy and a Vita to play it on.

 

[Jimrpg]

There is no way akibas trip (74) is better than dungeon travelers 2 (75).

I mean akibas trip is straight up garbage while DT2 is one of the most polished DRPGs on the vita.

 

[KodaRuss]

Spoiler

Persona 4 Golden

not being at number 1 is just plain wrong.

Agreed, i love both games but Persona 4 Golden is top 10 all time.

 

[heringer]

I wish Salt & Sanctuary wasn't broken right now, otherwise it would easily crack my top 10.

 

[18-Volt]

Ok list. Some missing games should be there and some games there shouldn't.

Some important absent stuff:
Ninja Gaiden Sigma
Deception 4
UMvC3
Oreshika Tainted Bloodlines
Sly 4
Oddworld New & Tasty
Ratchet Collection
Samurai Warriors 4
SFxTekken (amazing port)
Mortal Kombat
Dead or Alive 5+
Shiren the Wanderer (absence of this is a crime)
Dariusburst CS (this was even on my top 20 PSP games list)

 

[Confused Cheeseburger]

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P4G

not number 1 is a crime. It's one of the best jrpgs of all time.

 

[Nheco]

Darkest Dungeon should be @ #1.

Also, I had no ideia that freedom wars is so good. Do you guys recomend it? I have it, but I never played.

 

[Kresnik258]

Funny, was going to say looks a lot like your top 50.

xD. Guess my tastes just align with those of a lot of Vita owners!

 

[michaelius]

Got 62 out of 100 and all top 14

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

Dariusburst CS (this was even on my top 20 PSP games list)

I approve of this. The soundtrack alone is godly.

 

[Producer]

Darkest Dungeon should be @ #1.

Also, I had no ideia that freedom wars is so good. Do you guys recomend it? I have it, but I never played.

Nope it sucks. Its probably the worst of the hunting games on vita actually.

 

[Flunkie]

Such a great system.

 

[Jimrpg]

Ok list. Some missing games should be there and some games there shouldn't.

Some important absent stuff:
Ninja Gaiden Sigma
Deception 4
UMvC3
Oreshika Tainted Bloodlines
Sly 4
Oddworld New & Tasty
Ratchet Collection
Samurai Warriors 4
SFxTekken (amazing port)
Mortal Kombat
Dead or Alive 5+
Shiren the Wanderer (absence of this is a crime)
Dariusburst CS (this was even on my top 20 PSP games list)

Second this.

 

[autoduelist]

I'm at over 200 Vita games, we're really stretching what we call "great" if there's 100 of them from the Vita.

And i own just under 250, and another 200 on top of that if we include ps1 and psp. How does that matter? Looking at that list, I'd remove some but add some. My favorite vita game isn't even on the list. I disliked p4g but obviously most love it. It's a fantastic device with a great library. Not everybody has the same tastes, obviously but the fact that there are more than a few games they didn't even list that I'd put pretty high up says quite a bit.

 

[Jimrpg]

When you realise that nearly a quarter of these were around the launch window/first year you can only draw 2 conclusions.

What an incredibly strong launch lineup the Vita had.
Even though it ended up with one of the greatest indie libraries ever, just imagine how great it could have been if Sony and 3rd parties had kept up that initial support throughout its life.

Edit: Plus Rayman Origins and Legends are the wrong way round here and both far too low.

Honestly this is such a false narrative. Yes Sony stopped supporting it which led to the mainstream media jumping off the bandwagon. But it allowed a lot of other mid tier publishers to publish great games and flourish. Most vita owners have many of the titles on this list. The software to hardware attach rate is no lie and one of the reasons games are still coming out for it, otherwise it'd be dead in the water like the wii U.

 

[Jimrpg]

Nope it sucks. Its probably the worst of the hunting games on vita actually.

Was going to say it was $3 in the sale recently, but skipped it because of average reviews and it looked pretty uninteresting.

 

[SporeCrawler]

FF X/X-2 is wayyy too low

 

[Moofers]

Ok list. Some missing games should be there and some games there shouldn't.

Some important absent stuff:
Ninja Gaiden Sigma
Deception 4
UMvC3
Oreshika Tainted Bloodlines
Sly 4
Oddworld New & Tasty
Ratchet Collection
Samurai Warriors 4
SFxTekken (amazing port)
Mortal Kombat
Dead or Alive 5+
Shiren the Wanderer (absence of this is a crime)
Dariusburst CS (this was even on my top 20 PSP games list)

Yup yup. I knew I was forgetting some. Like I said before, Add Shovel Knight and Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax as well.

Deception and DOA5+ are both great ports, though its a shame DOA never got the Last Round update with the expanded stages and character roster. Whats there is an amazing port but its also the weakest stuff in terms of stages, music, and costumes. It'd be so cool if it had Last Round but oh well.

 

[Bronetta]

Im not gonna sit here arguing the order of games but Trails of Cold Steel is completely missing?

I know the sequels there but thats a sequel.

 

[Aizo]

Killzone is that good? I got it through JP PS+ and never played it.

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Lumines

at 50?!?! Bruh, that's easily a top 10 Vita game. It was the system seller next to Uncharted at the time and the best in the series.

Seriously. That game is really fantastic.

 

[kromeo]

That paint by numbers Uncharted game better than Wipeout and FFX?

 

[Tracygill]

That they put

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Need for Speed Most Wanted that high despite the steering delay / input lag

seems crazy to me.

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

Gravity rush shouldn't be that close to the top. Games repetive and boring.

On the contrary, I think it should be number 1. My fav Vita game.

 

[Lord of Ostia]

Gravity rush shouldn't be that close to the top. Games repetive and boring.

You're repetitive and boring!!!!

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Joking of course, but I couldn't disagree more with that statement. Gravity Rush is awesome. Better on PS4 though.