Satoshi_Matrix's Videos (was "Hyperdimension Neptunia")

[Tanooki]

Satoshi -- Good, good. Now, I don't have a Vita, and while I've seen them as low as $75 used locally, I just can't pop for it with basically nothing for games coming out on it anymore I want which is a shame. Sony sucks when it comes to handhelds unfortunately as they have no clue how to properly support them thinking the ego drive of the console will just make it move (hah.)

I too like the meaty RPG of the JRPG variety, but I can't finish them anymore if they breach over 30-40(total tops) hours max. I'll play day in and out, or every other day, but some point in there like 20 hours in I play far less frequently until I just forget or demotivate to a stop and not even for a lack of interest or care as I still do. Problem is when I come back again I forget whatever is going on, really don't care to restart, so I'm stuck. I haven't played 3DS Xenoblade in months, but a week ago or so I re-opened it for like an hour, thanks to the plotting of the events you can back-read and figure it out so I could go on, but again I haven't touched it since and I had fun. I just can't do long games anymore as I'm just too preoccupied or tired to bother.

The digestable parts, that's something that helps a LOT. The earliest example I can think of is Dragon Warrior IV on the NES. It's a 5 chapter game, though Ch1-4 eat up maybe 50% of the game if that. The First four (plus into prologue) take maybe a few hours each or so to do (5-10~? hours) and can stand on their own like mini-RPGs. That kept me motivated. Neptunia seems to do this as well with the mini dungeons, you get bites and an ongoing story that comes together, like DW/DQ4 did. I'll have to look into it I guess. It is definitely the anti-Xenoblade as that is most definitely not bite sized anywhere.

[Satoshi_Matrix]

Satoshi -- Good, good. Now, I don't have a Vita, and while I've seen them as low as $75 used locally, I just can't pop for it with basically nothing for games coming out on it anymore I want which is a shame. Sony sucks when it comes to handhelds unfortunately as they have no clue how to properly support them thinking the ego drive of the console will just make it move (hah.)

That's a misconception. There's plenty of really awesome games for the Vita that make it completely worthwhile, especially for under $100 if you really can find it for so cheap.

Not even counting the meaty JRPGs and Visual Novels - the two genres the PS Vita has the most games for and excels at the most - the Vita offers

Retail:

Blazblue Continuum Shift Extend
Dead or Alive 5 Plus
DJMAX Technika Tune
Dokuro
Dragon's Crown
Dynasty Warriors Next
Gravity Rush
Hatsune Miku Project Diva F series
Hyperdimenion Neptunia ReBirth 2, 3
Hyperdimenion Neptunia U Action unleashed
Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational
Killzone: Mercenary
Lumines: Electronic Symphony
Muramasa Rebirth
Need for Speed Most Wanted
Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus
Rayman Origins
Shinobido 2: Tales of the Ninja/Revenge of Zen
Sly Cooper 4
Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed
Touch my Katamari
Uncharted: Golden Abyss
Wipeout 2048

Digital:

Duke Nukem 3D
Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable
Firefly Diary
Guacamelee
Hotline Miami
Jet Set Radio
Nihilumbra
Oddworld Stranger's Wrath HD
Pix the Cat
Proteus
Retro City Rampage
Sine Mora
Shovel Knight
Sound Shapes
Spelunky
Steamworld Dig
Super Stardust Delta
Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack

Plus a massive list of PS1, PSP, and PS Mobile games.

Nothing against the 3DS, but I would go as far as to say the Vita offers more worthwhile gaming experiences than the 3DS does. It's also a misconception that the Vita is "dead" or anything like that. Most games are sort of niche in the west and get very little retail coverage and nobody much talks about the PSN releases. There's simply more awareness of what's happening on the 3DS unless you follow sites, blogs, twitter and tumblr feeds of people who specifically cover Vita. Then you'll realize there's exciting stuff happening on Vita almost every week.


If for nothing else, the Vita is a wonderful system for the Hyperdimenion Neptunia games and just a small fraction of what else I mentioned. The Vita is a gamer's system with games that are made for the hardcore and with surprising regularity these days, the Japanese gamer. As such, you tend to see a whole lot of anime or manga inspired games where most game systems these days tend to be western dominated.

[Tanooki]

There's no misconception looking forward. I didn't say it didn't have an already good library of what is out there. My problem is the, when that's picked over to my tastes, then what question. Remember I had one.

And yes up on the Louisville Craigslist at least 2 have been posted in the last few days for price OBO and one of them was $75 the other was I think 90 or 100. They've got the system and the original accessories, but appears to be no papers or box with it. So it's not hard at least around here to get one for under $100.

Offhand using your list plus what I did own -- Uncharted, Hot Shots, Lumines, Katamari, Dragon's Crown, Gravity Rush, I guess the Neptunia games, and Muramasa from retail. I don't buy digital games unless they're like $5~ on a closed system like this so that's basically all out.

I don't think the vita was region locked either. I'm skimming the wikipedia, perhaps stuff like this would be interesting -- Akiba's Trip, Dragons Quest Heroes 2 if it comes out next year, FFX-X2 HD, God of War Collection, maybe the Hatsune Miku games, MGS Hd (maybe), Odin Sphere (2016 if we get it), Rayman Origins, Umihara Kawase Plus, Senran Kagura, Tales of Hearts R, Tearaway, Ys Memories of Celceta and I think that's about it.

[Daria]

I don't have a Vita, but I own the original version of the game so it's nice to see the differences in the remake. I'll admit the original lost me early on, like you mentioned in the review the battles were pretty boring although the concept of an industry parody RPG piqued my curiosity.