Bro. Welcome to the family.
Ah you should look into
getting the most out of this system that Sony has abandoned. I've heard tell that one can access the entire library of PSP, among other console systems, if one can figure things out.
NOTE: A lot of these games aren't exclusives, it means nothing Jon Snow - they're fun on this system, I've played them on this system, if you haven't played them before I can vouch for them on the Vita.
Orange = Tschumi likes these, especially, though he likes everything else too or he wouldn't mention it here.
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Tearaway (the best iteration across any console)
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Velocity 2X (mashup of retro shooter and side scroller with fast gameplay that uses touch screen well)
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Rayman: Origins (my favourite side scroller OAT so far, great sense of humor and visual style)
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Shinren The Wanderer (challenging perma death kinda deal, but beautiful and humorous - my avatar has Shinren's hat and his buddy Koppa)
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Jetset Radio (Dreamcast classic here in HD, it was a ground breaking title in its day and it's still really cool)
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Grim Fandango remastered (everyone but everyone should play this classic)
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Everybody's Golf (easy fun)
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Lumines: Electronic Symphony (it misses one gameplay element from the original, but makes up for it with hugely better music and feels)
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Dragon's Crown (not on the store, but try get it, gorgeous ATLUS game)
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Grand Kingdom (not on the store, but try get it, a fun battle system)
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MLB The Show 2015 (it's really nice to have such a big game in the palm of your hand, even if it's a bit cut back)
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Final Fantasy X/X-2
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Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
Another point about PSP emulation, you can map face buttons to your righthand stick, so the fantastic MGS: Peace Walker from the PSP can play like a genuine two stick 3PS. So I've heard.
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Valkyria Chronicles 2 - weird platform for a PS3 sequel? Maybe. But this one is fully featured and just as fun as the original)
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Final Fantasy Tactics/Tactics Ogre, Let Us Cling Together - I believe this and many other PS1 classics are still available on the PS Store. This is ofc the greatest FF game OAT. I put in Tactics Ogre too because they're so closely related and Ogre is possibly the better game.
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Child of Light - great side scroller across multiple platforms, it looks gorgeous on the Vita and plays fantastically. As with all similar titles, Vita is the place to experience them for the first time.
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Stealth Inc. A Clone in the Dark - a humorous and creative sidescroller with some fun mechanics.
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Lost Dimension - Turn based game with a heavy plot and a 'who's the traitor?' mechanic, good stuff and good looking.
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Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus - This is actually a fantastic way to experience Ninja Gaiden. Hell of a frame rate, great gameplay and smooth controls. Apparently you shouldn't go near the sequel though.
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Borderlands 2. If you can somehow gain control of your Vita's overclock abilities this game can play smoothly and is, in other words, a
mind blowingly scaled game to have sitting on your Vita. It's pretty much the PS3 game, just on a smaller screen.
Additional Edits:
- SteamWorld Dig 2. This is super smooth and really fun.
- Muramasa Rebirth - if you like this kinda stuff (
heavy scent of anime) you'll like this
- VA-11 HALL-A - Interesting game, greatly loved story.
- Jak, Sly, Ratchet and Clank PS2 games, in HD. - In case you wanna try these out. They're not of consistently top quality, but they're good enough to get if you want to experience them. I like Sly the most!
- Broken Sword 5 parts 1 and 2. I haven't played these yet, but I'll just put them up because I love the music of the series (by
Barrington Pheloung) and have loved earlier games muchly.