Sony PSVITA Discussion

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[bcruise]

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Just got prompted for a required firmware update, v 1.81. Looking for details. This definitely came down today, because I had tried to get online with Hot Shots earlier in the day.

Edit: Reading around the net, it just looks like it's a security update.

[DJ]

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That was pretty funny.

I'm really enjoying Madden 13 on the Vita. Looking forward to FIFA 13 (have FIFA and like it, but want the newest version since we'll have physics and sliders).

Vita, in less than a year, has built a pretty solid sports library:
MLB 12 The Show
Madden 13
Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational
FIFA Soccer

Never played Virtua Tennis ... curious if that's any good or not.

Going forward, if we could get this I'd be very happy:

An NBA game. I'd actually prefer NBA Jam to NBA 2K or Live because I think the quick-play 2-on-2 style of play in Jam would be a perfect fit for the Vita. Plus, I've seen 2K on the PSP and it wasn't pretty.

NHL. Since we have the option for NHL 94 controls on the console, why not go the extra step and give us the 16-bit version to play on the Vita? Be pretty cool to play NHL '94-style with updated rosters/rinks/announcers, but keep the gameplay the same as it was on NHL 94.

NCAA Football. The PSP versions ranged from decent (2007, 2010) to terrible (2009). The Vita would be able to handle more authentic stadiums being in the game than the PSP, and I'd imagine gameplay-wise, the Vita could handle something very similar to what we have now with NCAA 13 on the PS3.

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Any particular reason why EA hasn't released a roster update for Madden Vita? Ugh.

[Rawdeal28]

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I'm surprised we haven't seen any PS3 games that allow you to use the Vita for minigames or puzzles. Using the Vita to heal a teammate, draw up plays, manage inventory, sniper scopes, RC vehicles ect ect.

The Vita could be used to complement already existing games. It would be cool to play a PS3 game from one perspective and have the Vita game effect the story somehow.

The possibilities are endless for this thing and I hope developers start to utilize it.

this is what i hoping they would be doing with it.

[Chef Matt]

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The rewards program I'm in just put Vita games up today for redemption. Oh, hell yes!! Happy Monday!

[sox73b3]

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I have a Vita question concerning The Show. Is there a trick to pause the game while hitting? The CPU is quick pitching the crap out of me. I try to time the start button but I miss way too much.

[Chef Matt]

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I have a Vita question concerning The Show. Is there a trick to pause the game while hitting? The CPU is quick pitching the crap out of me. I try to time the start button but I miss way too much.

I use two things, though it's still quicker than I'd like. 1. Adjust pitch delay to make it slower. 2. Call timeout in the batters box as needed. These helped drastically as I adjusted to the speed of the game on the Vita. Now it's second nature.

[EnigmaNemesis]

The rewards program I'm in just put Vita games up today for redemption. Oh, hell yes!! Happy Monday!

Am I hearing this right? They have Vita games up now for Plus?

[Chef Matt]

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Am I hearing this right? They have Vita games up now for Plus?

No, I'm a member of food service reward program. I get points for meeting certain criteria. I take surveys, go to conventions, test not-yet-on-the-market items, order certain products etc... I can redeem these points for thousands of different things. I use it to supply my gaming hobby. I can now get Vita games vs the PS3 games I was getting before.

[EnigmaNemesis]

Oh sweet. Yeah, definitely looking forward to Vita games free with Plus however.

[JoBo513]

Am I hearing this right? They have Vita games up now for Plus?

actually Syphon Filter 3 is showing up in the vita store as a free Plus game.

[EnigmaNemesis]

actually Syphon Filter 3 is showing up in the vita store as a free Plus game.

That is because it is a original Playstation game and BC.

I am talking Vita games themselves.

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I'll throw this in here as well for those that don't frequent the Non-Sports Gaming Forum

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Assassin’s Creed 3: Liberation Hands-On: "Lady Liberty" In Japan

The last time we saw Assassin’s Creed 3: Liberation, or as it’s known in Japan, Assassin’s Creed 3: Lady Liberty, we played through a bayou-based level and watched as Aveline infiltrated a well-guarded fort circa 1771.

At TGS 2012, the same two areas were shown, but I was able to get my blade-concealing hands on 10 minutes of the fort level, albeit without the help of the various outfits Aveline is able to acquire at local tailors found throughout the cities in the game. I had to rely on good old-fashioned AC tactics, namely climbing, stabbing, and…stabbing some more.

Naturally, the build on display at TGS was in Japanese, so I have no idea what the point of this particular mission was, but seeing as I only have a few minutes anyway, story wasn’t at the top of my priorities list. After checking in with a nearby contact, a giant circle popped up on my radar, marking the location of the fort I was to infiltrate, peppered with red dots indicating all the guards in need of a right stabbing. Since I didn’t have time to fully pursue the mission, I focused mainly on testing out more of the traversal elements and some of the new momentum takedowns (because they are just too damn satisfying.)

The times that I’ve played Liberation I’ve been struck by how responsive and fluid Aveline’s movements are. Racing towards a building, running up its face, pulling up to a roof, and taking running leaps from building to building feels about as smooth as you could hope, and looks even better. In terms of this demo, knowing that my only real opportunity to pull off anything assassin-y was to hunt down nearby guards who had wandered away from their buddies, I took a b-line, via a series of rooftops, to get my fix.

Once I realized my first target was on a roof with no clear eye line to the streets, I hopped down to the ground to take a little stroll and soak up the local flavor. As in all AC games, the environments are always brought to live with meticulous detail, and this seems to be the case once again with Liberation. While this area wasn’t particularly dense since it wasn’t a full blown city, there was still enough smoke in the air, dust in the streets, and bustling of pedestrians to make it feel like a living, breathing space.

Speaking of breathing, that guard I was stalking wasn’t doing much of it after I decided to scale the building he was patrolling and take two deadly swipes at his jugular with my two hidden blades. From there, I proceeded to the western side of the fort, as the only legitimate entrance was flanked by half a dozen guards. Luckily, there was a walkway along the outer wall that circle around the entire inner portion of the fort. My next target had a buddy nearby, so I had to bide my time, which I did by getting into a comfortable ledge-hanging position just beneath his rooftop patrolling route.

When the time was right, and the soon-to-be-guard’s pal had given me some breathing room, I got into position, and when the time was right, I sprinted towards him, which, if you’ve been keeping up on the new features being introduced in Assassin’s Creed 3, means that when combined with a hidden blade attack results in a brutal takedown in which Aveline (and AC3’s Connor) picks up the poor bastard being stabbed and slams him into the ground. And that’s precisely what happened, and it was glorious.

I back tracked a little to find the other guard, and dispatched him with another swift slice of the throat. Noticing another red dot just ahead of my position, I peered over the ledge of the roof and spotted another lone guard hanging out in an alleyway. Since he was so clearly begging to be pounced on, I did him the honors. What’s great about these aerial attacks is that time slows ever so slightly just after you jump, giving you even more time to savor the takedown. Like an angel of death from above, Aveline seemed to float for a moment, arm and blade cocked back in optimal killing position, as she sailed off the roof, and then, just like that, the guard was pinned to the ground.

As the play timer neared zero, I sprinted towards another guard who had wandered away from the pack, intent on pulling off just one more momentum kill, and just as time expired, the poor guard’s body lurched into the air as Aveline laid her shoulder and blade deep into his sternum and brought him crashing to the muddy ground. For a demo without any real goal, I’d say it was a pretty successful/deadly little jaunt, and once again reiterated why I continue to insist that Assassin’s Creed 3: Liberation will be one of the biggest reasons for Vita sales this holiday, and not just because of the bundle Sony has prepared for the game, but that certainly won’t hurt. I just think the prospect of having a console-caliber AC game on a portable device is just a killer combination, and if the full game can live up to the expectations set by the sessions we’ve had with it, AC fans will have not one but two titles to keep them happy for a good long while.

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Yeah man cant wait to get this one too, smh