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[Remk]

While cleaning my memory card I saw the Ragnarok Odyssey demo there, I am sure it was one of the first downloads I made but never bothered to play it, so I gave it a whirl before deleting it.

And I found it to be a clunky game but still had fun, it has some good ideas and I enjoyed dashing and slashing monsters; which surprised me because based on previous vitagaf comments I expected far worst.

Is the Ace version improving on the basics or is just providing additional content? If there were to be a combination of cheap price (or PS+) and no other games to play I may look into it.


edit: top of page recommendation, buy Hotline Miami! if there was a *better on Vita* banner for game covers this one would have it

 

[jon bones]

Speaking of Videos on VITA. Any easy way to convert videos to VITA, especially with subtitles and a decent size/quality ratio?

there may be a good handbrake preset someplace

 

[VanWinkle]

lol beta
Killzone 1.01 stability update wiped my unlocks/money, but worse..Loadout #1 is locked. I can't even play the game anymore. WELP

Yup, you have to delete the beta and reinstall.

 

[wilflare]

Won pixeljunk monsters on a Twitter sweepstakes... that game is unforgiving...

Hehe we both won! just installed it, gonna try it out soon!

Undecided on the following though
- Guacamelee DLC. Doubt I'll play it soon but I'm hoping it comes on with PS+ discount next time
- Thomas Was Alone DLC. I bought the base game but haven't played it. Is the DLC worth it with PS+ discount?

Please let there be a Day One Digital Discount for Dragon Crown please!

 

[wilflare]

The first thing that struck me was the poor sound quality. It definitely didn't help with the weird English tossed around as well. The commentator starts a match by saying "Rebel 1" rather than saying "Level 1"... is this an inside joke w/in the BlazBlue games? or...

I need to try fighting games on my Vita. After trying out the analog sticks and Dpad on the Vita, nothing comes close to it! I hope the DS4 is as good!

The "Rebel 1" is a Japanese pronounciation I believe. They translate foreign words into their language as katakana (sound syllabi?) This is similar to how they pronounce computer as "konpiuta". This is not a matter of Japanese accent... Don't get me wrong but a matter of how the language treats foreign terms... Listen to Iwata in Nintendo Directs. You'll hear some of this.

Sorry for not replying to twitter last night, was asleep!

 

[HassanJamal]

Speaking of Videos on VITA. Any easy way to convert videos to VITA, especially with subtitles and a decent size/quality ratio?

You can buy a piece of software called Ultra MP4 Video Converter, its got a customizable size converter(is that the right way of saying it?) so 960x544 mp4 is possible. But IMO, keeping vids at 720p work the best.

 

[$h@d0w]

I skipped the Thomas DLC because I heard the level design was uneven and frustrating compared to the relatively easy main game.

 

[Massa]

I skipped the Thomas DLC because I heard the level design was uneven and frustrating compared to the relatively easy main game.

It is pretty bad.

 

[AmanoBuff]

Speaking of Videos on VITA. Any easy way to convert videos to VITA, especially with subtitles and a decent size/quality ratio?

Here's what I do on Handbrake to get all my videos looking spectacular and with subs (hardcoded). And yes, 720p is best. Anime looks amazing that way.

1. Open your video source on Handbrake.
2. On the "Toggle Presets" panel, under "Regular", choose High Profile.
3. Leave the Video tab as it is. On the Audio tab, choose the language you want your video to play in.
4. On the Subtitles tab choose the subtitles you want and then check the "Burned In" check box to hard code them.
5. Start your conversion.

You videos will look amazing on your Vita that way.

Enjoy!

 

[jwk94]

Hehe we both won! just installed it, gonna try it out soon!

Undecided on the following though
- Guacamelee DLC. Doubt I'll play it soon but I'm hoping it comes on with PS+ discount next time
- Thomas Was Alone DLC. I bought the base game but haven't played it. Is the DLC worth it with PS+ discount?

Please let there be a Day One Digital Discount for Dragon Crown please!

It's basically a prequel to Thomas Was Alone. I liked it a lot.

 

[Brandon F]

I've put around 8 hours into Muramasa on vita over the last couple days, I can't count how many times I tried to get into it on wii, but having a dedicated jump button was the secret sauce.

Gorgeous game and the boss fights are spectacular! Love the patterns and unique tactics to discover for taking each down. Game excels when facing foes such as these, compared to the chaotic mess of fighting groups in between. The optional 100 enemy caves highlight how problematic combat is against multiple foes especially. Just awful in comparison.

Not feeling uncharted at all though. Just not getting a good feel for the dual analog shooting on vita. Can't figure out how to invert the gyro aing either. Also hate the constant card game pop up rewards I keep earning. Free from ps+ so whatever. I adored bends work with siphon filter on psp, but this is not hooking me.

Gonna try gravity rush soon.

 

[BomberMouse]

I won a code at the PS Home E3 event. Tried to redeem it today and didn't work. Any idea?

 

[Shoyz]

I won a code at the PS Home E3 event. Tried to redeem it today and didn't work. Any idea?

Killzone? Aug 21 :/

 

[mauaus]

Hehe we both won! just installed it, gonna try it out soon!

Undecided on the following though
- Guacamelee DLC. Doubt I'll play it soon but I'm hoping it comes on with PS+ discount next time
- Thomas Was Alone DLC. I bought the base game but haven't played it. Is the DLC worth it with PS+ discount?

Please let there be a Day One Digital Discount for Dragon Crown please!

Yeah haha what are the odds 2 vitabros!

 

[corrosivefrost]

Any chance Mercenary appeals to people who aren't particularly fond of the Killzone franchise? Never really liked the way the game controlled (the sloth-like, weighted feel), but I imagine the vita's analog sticks force the movement to be more nimble and faster paced.

Make no mistake, this is Killzone, but on the Vita. If you don't like Killzone 2 or 3, this will most likely NOT change your mind.

Well, the P3 references in 4 are not the only reason to finish it, nor are they "groundbreaking". They were almost hard to catch in some cases, but they certainly gave me a smile and a fuzzy warm feeling from deep down when I saw 'em. I just like P3(P) better in many ways; story, characters, music (big one there, I was humming p3 music through almost 70% of 4 ), s. links, and a few others.

Stopping that far in to any RPG is a bad move, something I have done a few times, and always regretted. I try to only do one at a time, and try to finish within a year give or take -_- I thought P3P would be "streamlined" due to the 3d exploration being removed, and you knowing exactly what you can interact with. Sweet fancy christmas was I wrong.

Edit: I guess I should also say P3P was not only my first SMT game, but also my first Persona experience. And you know what they say, "You never forget your first."

I talked with a BUNCH of Persona fans I know from another board about this at length as I was trying to decide whether or not I should buy P3P and if I would miss anything by going with P4G first.

I was set on P3P because I wanted a portable version I could play on the Vita -- I just don't care that much for console gaming as of late and my PS3/PC backlog is big enough without having to add in another game that I can only play when I'm not doing something else. After having them allay the fear instilled by Totobeni (and others) in here and assure me that it was a very good version of P3 (though some preferred P3FES), I was given a consensus of "buy it for the platform you wish to have it on, it's still good." So the portability and the extra character and ability to control the full party won out over the 3D movement when not in the dungeon, the lack of cutscenes, and The Answer. I was advised that I could just watch the story bits of The Answer or buy P3FES and start The Answer directly afterwards.

With all that in mind, I wanted to do P4G and asked if I would miss anything by not playing P3P first. I was told that the references kind of go both ways if you're paying attention, because if I see the reference in P4G, it will click in P3P apparently. I was also told that the stories aren't directly related, kind of like Final Fantasy games.

As my buddy put it... "I like P3P better, but P4G is the better game". I figured, if he's anywhere near right, that to give me the highest probability of LIKING the series and becoming a fan, I'd start with the better game. Plus it has trophies (which for some reason helps me want to play a game, even if I'm not actively planning my playthrough to get them, I don't know why) and it's actually been discussed in here, so now I can participate. The most people talk about with P3P in here is either "It's awful" or "It's fantastic" and that's about it, there's no real discussion because people have long since finished it. With the sale price on P4G, now a lot more people in this thread might play it if they haven't already... which will give me that opportunity to discuss the game that I'd missed out on previously in these threads (and has been non-existent, really, for P3P).

Sorry, long winded and all, but I'm still happy with that decision.
The only thing I'm actually pissy about at the moment is that I wish I had started P4G even earlier, because I find myself wishing I had bought P4A a few weeks back for $20 digitally when it was on sale and now I have to wait.

 

[tokyostomp]

So i updated the kilzone beta and i got the locked loadout thing.

the solution is to delete and reinstall, instal patch then start the game.

apparently it was designed this way?

 

[corrosivefrost]

The first thing that struck me was the poor sound quality. It definitely didn't help with the weird English tossed around as well. The commentator starts a match by saying "Rebel 1" rather than saying "Level 1"... is this an inside joke w/in the BlazBlue games? or...

Are you using headphones or the Vita speakers? :lol
I was under the impression the sound was supposed to be pretty good and was part of the reason the full game on Vita is over 3gb (which isn't much more than it is on PS3, I think, the full install of the game isn't that big there, IIRC).

And you're right... you've apparently never played an Arc System Works game before, huh?

Their a bit strange on the design and then to be lumped into the "anime" fighters.
Do I know *WHY* they picked the word "Rebel" to use for round? No. The game centers around some concepts of rebellion, I believe, though, so maybe that's why?

As a contrast, check out GGACXX+r sometime:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=i9Zpp9V9ASo&t=126

"Heaven or Hell? Duel 1 (The First)! Let's ROCK!"

 

[bobbytkc]

So i updated the kilzone beta and i got the locked loadout thing.

the solution is to delete and reinstall, instal patch then start the game.

apparently it was designed this way?

Locked loadout? What do you mean?

 

[corrosivefrost]

Locked loadout? What do you mean?

You go to enter a match and all loadouts just show LOCKED.
I just had it happen. I did back up my data to the cloud first to see if it's a corrupt save issue or a patching issue. I have a feeling it's the first one though. :\
If it happens when I restore my save, I'll screenshot it.

 

[mauaus]

You need to delete it and reinstall the game you will lose progress and theres no way around it

 

[Skyzard]

KZ:M needs an expansion pack. I am more than happy to buy it. 2200%

*2-3 new maps [the 2 maps are so awesome, I really love the designs. Full game has 6 iirc, which is okay but hell yeah I want more of this good stuff - plus it keeps the gaming going and gets extra cash, considering there might be a substantial amount of second hand purchasers (next-gen timing, broke gamers)

*bot mode - offline isn't just a way to practice for online for some people. It's a whole different experience, and it's not the same with scripted sequences in missions. Smart, fun A.I., options like difficulty, number of bots (and what team). If they want to spoil us like they've done with everything else - defensive/cautious, aggressive and mixed+normal and random playstyle options too. If anyone can do it, these guys can.

*ad-hoc - this game is legendary, I don't see another handheld fps beating it for a long time and it deserves to be eternalised with ad-hoc mode [supporting bots] - good advertising for sony

£10/$12?

then one more expansion map pack plus other item/weapon extras perhaps...let us play it for 2 years, announce the sequel and release 6 months after that.

This is game is the shit. It deserves deluxe treatment and I know when people play it they'll be asking for more too, just hope they don't plan to drop it too quick, they could double up from DLC imo.

First game since Sonic Generations that I knew I wanted more DLC as soon as I played it.

 

[awesomebro]

You go to enter a match and all loadouts just show LOCKED.
I just had it happen. I did back up my data to the cloud first to see if it's a corrupt save issue or a patching issue. I have a feeling it's the first one though. :
If it happens when I restore my save, I'll screenshot it.

You should have tried rebuilding the database. Although I had the valor card glitch I think simply rebuilding the database would work for you as well.

 

[corrosivefrost]

You need to delete it and reinstall the game you will lose progress and theres no way around it

Balls I say! Balls, ser!

I am going to try anyway, not that I had much unlocked, thankfully.

You should have tried rebuilding the database. Although I had the valor card glitch I think simply rebuilding the database would work for you as well.

Anyone actually reporting this working? Cause I don't think it will based on what I'm currently seeing -- I checked the arms dealer after restoring the cloud save data and all loadouts say locked and the first one says "unlocked at Private I"... I don't think rebuilding the DB is going to fix that. I also noticed that the beta comes *with* a save file that I had to overwrite and the newer file was a good 150kb larger than the one I replaced it with.

So yeah, I think mauaus has the right of it.

 

[Remk]

Dragon's Crown PS3 Classic Game Room review apparently mead and fairies do not mix well.

Somebody should donate a Vita to CGR, I would love to see his take on the Vita library since he reviewed a lot of great PSP games.

 

[Massa]

You HAVE to delete and redownload the Killzone Beta. They posted about it in the forums.

 

[corrosivefrost]

And now the prepping download hang...

FUCK YOU, Guerilla Cambridge.

 

[Skyzard]

And now the prepping download hang...

FUCK YOU, Guerilla Cambridge.

YOU SHUT YOUR DIRTY MOUTH.

Spoiler

seriously

 

[jwk94]

So I downloaded the KZM patch and now I don't have access to any of my loadouts. What do I do?

 

[Yopis]

You HAVE to delete and redownload the Killzone Beta. They posted about it in the forums.

Glad I saw this.

 

[Skyzard]

So it happens after you get prompted for a patch? Someone mentioned it the other day but nothing for me yet... :S Guess I'll just uninstall when I get the prompt, it's only like a GB!

Anyone know when the Beta ends btw? Or does it continue straight into the open beta?

 

[awesomebro]

You HAVE to delete and redownload the Killzone Beta. They posted about it in the forums.

That sucks... all that money

 

[corrosivefrost]

That sucks... all that money

Yeah -- now I don't feel bad about my decision to buy the Sta-14 or whatever... I forgot how much I hate that gun. ^_^
THIS time, I know better about how to spend my money, so maybe it'll be a good thing, sorta. Save up for that Ghost tech.

 

[mauaus]

Balls I say! Balls, ser!

I am going to try anyway, not that I had much unlocked, thankfully.



Anyone actually reporting this working? Cause I don't think it will based on what I'm currently seeing -- I checked the arms dealer after restoring the cloud save data and all loadouts say locked and the first one says "unlocked at Private I"... I don't think rebuilding the DB is going to fix that. I also noticed that the beta comes *with* a save file that I had to overwrite and the newer file was a good 150kb larger than the one I replaced it with.

So yeah, I think mauaus has the right of it.

Yep sucks but gg said there's no work around

 

[Dark_AnNiaLatOr]

I posted this in the Killzone Mercenary feedback thingy to GG:

Whenever I try to join a game it says that I was not able to make a connection to the host or it says I have lost the connection to the host when it blacks out during loading. When I am able to join a lobby, I am always the host and no one else joins. I have seriously tried hundreds of times to join games, but I've only played I believe a total of 6 games. I've restarted my system, created a DMZ, restarted my router all so many many many times, and nope nothing works. Others on the forums are also experiencing this problem. Can you please look into this?, because I enjoyed what I played quite a bit and would love to play more. Thanks for listening!

For people who experienced the same problems as I did, are they gone after installing the new patch?

 

[corrosivefrost]

Yep sucks but gg said there's no work around

I was pretty sure there wasn't when I saw that the save file would be "overwritten" and the old one was smaller even though it had my info in it.

On another note, I think the store download thing happens to me if I previously accessed something from my DL list in another store session.

I opened the store, redownloaded the beta, no snags.
Content Manager > download old save > start up, it's busted, delete the game > Store > Download List > CRASH. :\

 

[VanWinkle]

So it happens after you get prompted for a patch? Someone mentioned it the other day but nothing for me yet... :S Guess I'll just uninstall when I get the prompt, it's only like a GB!

Anyone know when the Beta ends btw? Or does it continue straight into the open beta?

I believe I heard it's two weeks long. So maybe until the 14th?

 

[bobbytkc]

is there team mate revival in KZ:M. I sorta miss the class based gameplay of the past KZs, where you had medics reviving people.

 

[Skyzard]

^ Yes there is, if they are incapacitated (close to death - although not entirely sure the requirements, quite rare - close to death and interrupted melee?), you can help them back up. No medics though.

Also (I think) it's when they approach you while you face them and they attempt to melee that you get the chance to counter - I think.
Once I didn't even see the guy (he ran past me, I don't think he saw me) and the melee prompt comes up, naturally I press it and my guy spins round and does a relatively brief melee Bit silly. Only real niggle so far.

I believe I heard it's two weeks long. So maybe until the 14th?

Ah, thanks...going away for a week...definitely taking the Vita. Internet should be getting set up if all goes well... will only have to go a week without till the open beta

 

[VanWinkle]

^ Yes there is, if they are incapacitated (close to death - although not entirely sure the requirements, quite rare - close to death and interrupted melee?), you can help them back up. No medics though.



Ah, thanks...going away for a week...definitely taking the Vita. Internet should be getting set up if all goes well... will only have to go a week without till the open beta

Nice. A few of us Vitabros need to get a party together sometime soon to play it. You, me, corrosivefrost, heckmanimation, whoever else wants to.

 

[Skyzard]

Nice. A few of us Vitabros need to get a party together sometime soon to play it. You, me, corrosivefrost, heckmanimation, whoever else wants to.

Definitely up for that, sounds like a lot of fun. I hope we don't run into too many connection issues. Tried to join a game that I saw heckanimation was in [there is an in-game join-friends screen for those who don't know] and couldn't connect.

 

[JStein0222]

Dragon's Crown PS3 Classic Game Room review apparently mead and fairies do not mix well.

Somebody should donate a Vita to CGR, I would love to see his take on the Vita library since he reviewed a lot of great PSP games.

I wonder how many reviews are saying the game is cross buy...

 

[awesomebro]

I posted this in the Killzone Mercenary feedback thingy to GG:

For people who experienced the same problems as I did, are they gone after installing the new patch?

Im having this problem now

 

[mauaus]

Im having this problem now

Yep me too

 

[Dark_AnNiaLatOr]

^^worst most enraging experience ever, especially when you wanna play so bad because the game is so good.

 

[awesomebro]

I guess I have to install the update...ugh this will be the second time I'm loosing my data. I already bought like half of the guns and 3 vanguard systems. Smh.7 hours about to go down the drain.

 

[awesomebro]

^^worst most enraging experience ever, especially when you wanna play so bad because the game is so good.

I know. I just got back from work and I wanted to put in like an hour of quick shoot bang. But nope.

 

[whitehawk]

KillZone Beta has an NDA right? I want to talk about it though...

 

[VanWinkle]

KillZone Beta has an NDA right? I want to talk about it though...

Nobody has gotten in trouble for talking about it yet, and we haven't heard anything about not being able to talk about it.

 

[Takao]

What retail games do and do not require a memory card to play? (Does Persona 4 Golden, for example, since I was planning on getting it?) What about others? Is it more common for games to need one, or to not need one?

Thanks all!

Retail titles will state if the game requires a memory card on the front cover.

 

[sajj316]

I guess I have to install the update...ugh this will be the second time I'm loosing my data. I already bought like half of the guns and 3 vanguard systems. Smh.7 hours about to go down the drain.

Beta bro ... Beta. At least you got a chance to play. My VITA is lonely.