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quote:Dan Hollis posted: I love Escape Plan. It's not particularly long, but there's a big chunk of gameplay. The presentation and music and gameplay is fun. The negative is how the game scores you. The game scores you on time, and how many touches you put on the screen. If you're like most people, your hand almost naturally rests on the back touch pad, and since you have to touch the front screen, and tilt (and sometimes both at the same time) you have to hold your Vita weird. The result - many unnecessary touches on the back pad and a bad score. But if you're like me, halfway through you'll give up on trying to 3 star everything because the scoring system is beyond peculiar and you'll just play for the enjoyment of it and it's totally worth it and very fun. (I do wish the scoring system didn't suck) One of the most endearing and original games. I say a definite purchase.
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So I'm a bit confused about the whole USB charging thing. As I understand the Vita can't charge whilst connected to a PC unless it is turned completely off? Yet I swear that mine just recharged to full (on the battery icon) from about 3/4 whilst connected to my laptop and all I did was put it into sleep (to watch Ghostbusters, heck yes). Similarly I seem to remember people saying downloads stop if you put it into sleep rather than just letting the screen time out, but in my experience that doesn't seem to be true in my experience either.  I might be wrong about the download, but I'm sure the recharge happened.Also, re. screen blotching: mine seems to have a few blotches that show up vaguely on a full-black screen, but are literally unnoticeable when the screen is up and running, so I'm not too worried. Now, off to try the Gravity Daze demo. 
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| # ? Feb 26, 2012 12:18 |
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Got mine delivered with Virtua Tennis and Hot Shots on Friday, been glued to it ever since... don't think my 3DS is going to get anymore play time from now! PSN: sfnyo Please add me to the list Policenaut!
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| # ? Feb 26, 2012 12:42 |
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I'm looking to pick up one of the RPGs that I missed on the psp. It's down to either Lunar or Trails in the Sky. Since they are pretty close in price, I can't decide. Would you all suggest one over the other?
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Troffen posted:Yeah this gets me too. Is there some trick to judging how much you need to aim left/right on slopes? There's nothing more infuriating than when you miss a putt because you were off by like half a drat degree. I'm really enjoying the game but putting is really frustrating me too. I can't seem to judge how to aim it at all. loudog999 posted:I'm looking to pick up one of the RPGs that I missed on the psp. It's down to either Lunar or Trails in the Sky. Since they are pretty close in price, I can't decide. Would you all suggest one over the other? Admittedly I've never played Trails in the Sky, but if you missed out on the other versions of Lunar I'd suggest that you go with that.
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| # ? Feb 26, 2012 13:18 |
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JayKay posted:Is anyone else having "streaking/blotchy" issues with their Vita? I noticed it when I had a game loading and there was a backlit black screen. Apparently it's part of the OLED manufacture process and all Vitas have them to an extent. Some just have it worse than others. Mine also does this, but I can't see it at all during actual gameplay (even dark stuff). I, too, was freaked out at first.
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| # ? Feb 26, 2012 13:35 |
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riht posted:Mine also does this, but I can't see it at all during actual gameplay (even dark stuff). I, too, was freaked out at first. I also have some blotches, but as it was only ever visible during completely black loading screens and made not one single difference to actually gameplay I decided it was a total non-issue and never brought it up. Played my first Hot Shots Golf daily tournament, came in at 105th out of 108 players so I'm happy with that. I'm pretty happy with the game as casual as it is, it's the kind of thing I could play a bit of for very long time. My only disappointment is that I had watched video from E3 that showed better camera controls and touchscreen options that apparently never made it into the final version. What is there is fine, but a bit clunky compared to what they had been considering 6 months earlier. Question for those who are further into it, is the swiping the sky to change time of day an unlockable option? Because that looked loving badass in the E3 footage, it would be a tragedy if it never made it through to the end product. There were lots of other things I miss from that one video, but that alone was the single best thing they had already programmed. Super Stardust seems kind of meh so far. Not bad, but I've not found the hook yet.
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| # ? Feb 26, 2012 13:47 |
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http://www.klaver.co.uk/ps3goons/index.php?u=291 yay!
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 So here is a Hot Shots Golf tip for all of you! Well, some of you may know this.You can get extra mileage from your power shot. When setting the impact on a power shot, shake the Vita right as you set impact. Your ball will gain an extra 50 yards (max), if you are lucky. However, if you turtle or rabbit, your ball will most likely veer off course (its not a very accurate shot to begin with)! You'll also need to have two loyalty hearts/levels on the character you are using, in order for it to work! The best place to practice 'Extra Power Mode' is the second course in the game. Lots of easy greens you can reach in one with that tip, provided your character has the power. Next time I may cover putting, which in itself is a nightmare! DarkstarIV fucked around with this message at Feb 26, 2012 around 14:37 |
| # ? Feb 26, 2012 14:35 |
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I possess no willpower. In as ZoSo_Wizard.
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| # ? Feb 26, 2012 14:54 |
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xephon posted:i'm loving this system more every minute i play with it, right now i'm playing stardust delta and its amazingly fun. however when i was at target today i noticed they ran a buy two get one free vita game sale... needless to say i'm drooling over getting wipeout, hot shots golf and lumines its so hard not to splurge on games Amazon was running the same deal too but all the deals that I know of has expired on the 25th, including Target.
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| # ? Feb 26, 2012 15:17 |
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I really want to play multiplayer with monster hunter, but I don't see any streamlined way to do it over psn. I sure hope vita gets its own release or a patch for psp version. MH runs way smoother on the vita too, no slowdown. CountingWizard fucked around with this message at Feb 26, 2012 around 16:12 |
| # ? Feb 26, 2012 16:08 |
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Does anyone know if there is a way to check your stats in Uncharted: Golden Abyss. I would love to know my playtime / head shots, etc. I thought I checked it before, but I can't seem to find it now.
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| # ? Feb 26, 2012 16:18 |
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Kinda bummed with Dynasty Warriors after finishing the story mode. I wanted the conquest mode to be more similar to the one in DW7. To me, there was just something special about completing a specific stage for a specific reward. Conquest mode in DWN is cool and all, but I just liked DW7's better. edit: I made an account on ps3goons. http://www.klaver.co.uk/ps3goons/index.php?u=292 Valsu fucked around with this message at Feb 26, 2012 around 16:29 |
| # ? Feb 26, 2012 16:19 |
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Broke down this morning and got a vita with Lumines. Target is running a deal where you get a 4gb card with the wifi unit. They were out of cards so I got them to give me an 8gb instead. 
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| # ? Feb 26, 2012 16:28 |
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Putting in Hot Shots Golf is just a guessing game. You have to look at how fast the lines are moving and adjust your aim accordingly. Then hit harder if you're going uphill, or weaker if downhill. If you're not confident that you'll make the putt, hit the ball a little weaker so it rolls near the hole instead. You can also use a power shot to make the putt easier. So I hit my first hole in one the other night and found out the game doesn't auto-record them.  Buy the camcorder ASAP so you can record your hole in one shots manually.
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| # ? Feb 26, 2012 17:02 |
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I love Wipeout 2048, but the combat events can go to hell. I find myself just replaying them for that one lucky time I manage to get the elite pass then I can move on and never think about combat events again. Unless of course I end up in a lobby full of fools who vote for them.
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| # ? Feb 26, 2012 17:17 |
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Grabbed a Vita and picked up Ninja Gaiden online, it's pretty awesome. But when I start the game it gives me a popup saying network features are disabled - what's up with that? Does that mean I won't get trophies, too?
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| # ? Feb 26, 2012 17:18 |
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JayKay posted:Is anyone else having "streaking/blotchy" issues with their Vita? I noticed it when I had a game loading and there was a backlit black screen. Apparently it's part of the OLED manufacture process and all Vitas have them to an extent. Some just have it worse than others. Mine's mostly confined to the edges of the screen. Thankfully you'll never see it for 99% of the time you're using it, and certainly not while playing a game or any other activity in which the screen's displaying anything other than a solid black image, but you can find it if you go looking for it. The DS Lite D-pad's inability to hit diagonals consistently annoyed me about a million times more.
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| # ? Feb 26, 2012 17:30 |
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Ryoshi posted:Grabbed a Vita and picked up Ninja Gaiden online, it's pretty awesome. But when I start the game it gives me a popup saying network features are disabled - what's up with that? Does that mean I won't get trophies, too? Trophies will synchronize with the server the first time you get online. I read that some titles are disabling network functionality to avoid sucking up too much battery, I think Uncharted does it too.
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| # ? Feb 26, 2012 17:46 |
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Just throwing this out there: would it be possible/worthwhile for a tech savvy goon to make a quick and dirty website listing games where other goons could rate the games available for the Vita? I can see over time how "What games should I get?" becoming more of a thing, and having a hivemind metarating could be a nice shortcut to point people towards. I just think that knowing 32 goons played Uncharted and rated it on average 4 out of 5 would be a handy idea as to the value of the game. As a rule, goon recommendations tend to be better than random internet opinion.
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Parkingtigers posted:Just throwing this out there: would it be possible/worthwhile for a tech savvy goon to make a quick and dirty website listing games where other goons could rate the games available for the Vita? I can see over time how "What games should I get?" becoming more of a thing, and having a hivemind metarating could be a nice shortcut to point people towards. A google doc with a form would suffice?
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| # ? Feb 26, 2012 17:55 |
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limaCAT posted:A google doc with a form would suffice? I know nothing, but so long as I can go along and give my ratings out of 5 so that others can benefit from my personal experiences, and vice versa, it would be something that I would find useful.
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limaCAT posted:Trophies will synchronize with the server the first time you get online. I read that some titles are disabling network functionality to avoid sucking up too much battery, I think Uncharted does it too. Awesome, thanks. This is the best handheld I've picked up in a long time.
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| # ? Feb 26, 2012 18:10 |
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Haha, Uncharted: Golden Abyss is great. I don't need Sully. ... I need ya, Sully.
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| # ? Feb 26, 2012 18:14 |
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Parkingtigers posted:Just throwing this out there: would it be possible/worthwhile for a tech savvy goon to make a quick and dirty website listing games where other goons could rate the games available for the Vita? I can see over time how "What games should I get?" becoming more of a thing, and having a hivemind metarating could be a nice shortcut to point people towards. SA has the film dump... would it be possible to get a game dump?
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| # ? Feb 26, 2012 18:14 |
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ghostwritingduck posted:SA has the film dump... would it be possible to get a game dump? There was one before, but it was closed due to lack of participation.
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| # ? Feb 26, 2012 18:15 |
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Form: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...naDJuV2tlWWc6MQ Results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...MmFnaDJuV2tlWWc If anyone wants editing powers write me. limacat@gmail.com
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| # ? Feb 26, 2012 18:20 |
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Parkingtigers posted:Just throwing this out there: would it be possible/worthwhile for a tech savvy goon to make a quick and dirty website listing games where other goons could rate the games available for the Vita? I can see over time how "What games should I get?" becoming more of a thing, and having a hivemind metarating could be a nice shortcut to point people towards.
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| # ? Feb 26, 2012 18:48 |
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JayKay posted:Is anyone else having "streaking/blotchy" issues with their Vita? I noticed it when I had a game loading and there was a backlit black screen. Apparently it's part of the OLED manufacture process and all Vitas have them to an extent. Some just have it worse than others. It's part of the manufacturing process of OLED screens. Nothing to worry about, you rarely see it unless you have high brightness and you're in a dark room. When a game is normally playing it's like it's not even there. Don't fret. On that note, have people been seeing dead/stuck pixels on their Vitas? Supposedly it's not that much of an issue on OLED screens.
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| # ? Feb 26, 2012 18:49 |
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Yeah, I only noticed mine because I was playing during a power outage.
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| # ? Feb 26, 2012 18:52 |
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Sigh, I purchased Rayman Origins (which I already own on the PS3) because the idea of Co-op in that game on the vita was alluring. There is no Co-op on the psp version. Money wasted
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| # ? Feb 26, 2012 19:01 |
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So I got the second Lumines cartridge from gamefly and popped it in, didn't need to do anything and it worked fine. Saves and it still registered as a full version of the game. So if you sell a cartridge so long as you don't delete the data it will work again which leads me to question the whole not-getting-trophies-if-you-don't-delete-from-the-first-system ordeal. Has anyone tried using a cartridge in a second vita without reinitializing the cartridge? Did it work?
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| # ? Feb 26, 2012 19:08 |
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limaCAT posted:Form: That's pretty good, but it seems to rely on everyone spelling and entering every game title the same way. For such a thing to work, some needs to make it so that any goon can come along and just add a score to an existing entry so they add to the aggregate total. If it's not quick, easy and idiot proof then it'll fall at the first fence.
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| # ? Feb 26, 2012 19:13 |
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Parkingtigers posted:That's pretty good, but it seems to rely on everyone spelling and entering every game title the same way. For such a thing to work, some needs to make it so that any goon can come along and just add a score to an existing entry so they add to the aggregate total. If it's not quick, easy and idiot proof then it'll fall at the first fence. I just whipped this up. Not sure if it will help or not. Never used this Google sites/docs stuff before. :P https://sites.google.com/site/goonvitareviews/home I'd like to add PSN games as well since "What are some of the best PSN games?" comes up a lot.
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| # ? Feb 26, 2012 19:33 |
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Parkingtigers posted:That's pretty good, but it seems to rely on everyone spelling and entering every game title the same way. For such a thing to work, some needs to make it so that any goon can come along and just add a score to an existing entry so they add to the aggregate total. If it's not quick, easy and idiot proof then it'll fall at the first fence. Yes, that's too quick and too dirty. If you need a quick aggregate, then you can file -> make a copy, sort by title and then make everything you want. I think you can also download a copy to excel/odt too if you don't have o do not want to make a google account.
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| # ? Feb 26, 2012 19:38 |
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I seriously don't want to spend a hundred dollars on a 32GB memory card, but my 8gb card is completely full. It's to the point that I had to delete install data from Tactics Ogre just to fit in Half Minute Hero (which is only 101MB!). Have there been any rumblings about a third party memory card? Is that something that could happen, or has Sony put any restrictions to prevent such an outcome?
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| # ? Feb 26, 2012 19:54 |
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Third parties couldn't manufacture them for any cheaper than Sony can, I would think.
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| # ? Feb 26, 2012 19:55 |
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Aphrodite posted:Third parties couldn't manufacture them for any cheaper than Sony can, I would think. Check it out: if you spin your Vita three times clockwise, once counter-clockwise, then turn it upside-down, the screen will say "GULLIBLE."
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flyboi posted:So I got the second Lumines cartridge from gamefly and popped it in, didn't need to do anything and it worked fine. Saves and it still registered as a full version of the game. So if you sell a cartridge so long as you don't delete the data it will work again which leads me to question the whole not-getting-trophies-if-you-don't-delete-from-the-first-system ordeal. I would like to know if anyone had tried this as well, I would like to try a couple of games my wife has on my account. Rad Valtar fucked around with this message at Feb 26, 2012 around 20:04 |
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