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PS Vita general advice thread, part 3 | Veni, vidi, Vita
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You know Vita can't handle that physics engine.
Lucent
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This video had me die'n! As soon as he started doing the various messed up pitching techniques I busted out laugh'n so hard my cheeks hurt. It didn't help that the little anime girl kept pop'n up at the bottom right corner whenever he did something like that. And the way he said stuff like it was matter of fact. Never thought baseball would be so fun. =D
Sintoid
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By the way any news about HSG patch for the West? Am I wrong or last HSG update isn't available outside Japan?
21st century cowboy
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MLB The Show is going to available from today on the euro store.
I've always heard really good things about the PS3 versions of the game. I don't watch baseball but love sports games. Has anyone played the Vita version? Would you recommend it?
I've always heard really good things about the PS3 versions of the game. I don't watch baseball but love sports games. Has anyone played the Vita version? Would you recommend it?
It's very close to the PS3 version of the game. They're actually cross-compatible. Good deep game if you're into realism and not arcady versions of sports.
You can however adjust difficulty levels of each type of playing (batting, ptiching, fielding) separately, in case you're having problem with a certain aspect. There are also different methods of each, such as analog stick swinging/pitching/throwing, simply button press swinging/pitching throwing, etc, etc
And then to go even further, after you adjust difficulty levels, you still can adjust sliders of whatever mode you're playing on. So even if you're playing on a Hall of Fame difficulty, you and adjust sliders to making hitting easier or whatever you need. Sliders are adjustable for both player and cpu.
This all makes for a very playable game regardless of experience. The last version I played was MLB The Show 08 for PS3.
Lord Ghirahim
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Just got a Vita, I want to buy something off of JP PSN and I'm outside Japan. What do I do?
edit: resolved, probably
edit: resolved, probably
Pinball Arcade is also out today on PS3 and Vita. B1GB £7.99
The Pinball Arcade - TALES by PlayStation Europe, on Flickr
The Pinball Arcade - Ripleys by PlayStation Europe, on Flickr
The Pinball Arcade - Black Hole by PlayStation Europe, on Flickr
The Pinball Arcade - Theatre by PlayStation Europe, on Flickr
http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2012...launching-today-on-ps3-and-ps-vita-in-europe/
With both PS3 and PS Vita launches of the Pinball Arcade releasing today, I thought that I’d share some details about our game and offer some general gameplay tips.
The launch tables include one from each of the four major manufactures that we’ve licensed. Tales of the Arabian Nights (Williams), Ripley’s Believe It or Not (Stern), Theatre of Magic (Bally), and Black Hole (Gottlieb). Tales and Black Hole were part of the Pinball Hall of Fame games. We’ve spent a lot of time improving the physics and the graphics of our pinball engine over the past few years, so we feel that they’re definitely worthy of updating.
When we first made the Gottlieb collection we gathered reference from the Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas. We took a lot of pictures, recorded the audio with microphones, and took notes on the rules along with gameplay video reference. We actually re-programmed all of the rules from scratch.
That was a huge challenge! Now, we buy all of the tables and take them apart. Plus, we now have a bunch of physics experience and improved technology to make tables look and play almost exactly like the real thing. ROM emulation is a huge part of the improved technology. Our simulations now run the same exact code as the original tables with authentic music, sound effects, and voice over. It’s been a learning experience, and it’s our goal to continue to improve.
When choosing tables, we look for tables that are universally recognized as being great (ipdb.org and pinside.com are two sources that we highly respect); we throw in a large helping of what our fans want, what our pinball expert friends think would be good picks, and what tables we at FarSight love and think will make for great videogame simulations. Of course, the final decision is also impacted by what’s feasible to license.
To score well at our game, I strongly recommend that you master the art of nudging the table without tilting. In general (video and real pinball), the key is ball control and knowing what to expect as much as possible. It is usually much easier to be consistent with a shot fired from a cradled position than when you hit the ball with a live deflection. But equally important, you should try to learn where and how the ball feeds towards the flippers as best you can and how to keep the pinball or pinballs (in multi-ball) under control as much as possible by mastering different passing and catching techniques.
A lot of people are calling our game the greatest pinball simulation ever created. At FarSight, we take great pride in our work and we take this distinction very seriously. We are focused on adding a steady stream of great pinball tables into the Pinball Arcade for both PS3 and PS Vita.
Add-On Packs 1 and 2 Coming Soon!
We plan to release two great Add-on packs within the next four to six weeks: Add-On Pack 1 (Medieval Madness, The Machine: Bride of Pin*Bot™and Add-On Pack 2 (Cirqus Voltaire, Funhouse).
Just recently announced, we also have two more Add-on packs on their way. Both Add-On Pack 3 and Add-On Pack 4 are scheduled for a late summer release for PS3 and PS Vita, with each expansion adding two new tables. All four tables are historically significant and are treasured by pinball enthusiasts for their exquisite craftsmanship and innovative mechanical design. Read on for more details!
Add-On Pack 3
Monster Bash was originally released in 1998 and was designed by George Gomez. The goal of the table is to get six of the most iconic Universal Studios Monsters to form a band the likes of which has never been seen! If you can dig out the Mummy, he’ll dust himself off and plug in his bass. Dracula will fly out of his coffin, dying to sink his teeth into a mean guitar riff. The Creature from the Black Lagoon will crank on his sax! Frankenstein will jump off his slab and jam on his keyboard. The Bride of Frankenstein will start to sing about her Ball and Chain and the Wolfman will give you a howling drumbeat. With the help of the PHANTOM FLIP auto-play feature, you can let go of the flippers and watch the game complete your shots! The manufacturer released 3,361 units of the table.
Also included in Add-On Pack 3 is Gorgar, a classic 1979-era table designed by Barry Oursler, a legendary designer credited with Pin·Bot, Cyclone, Comet, Space Shuttle, and Jungle Lord to name just a few. Gorgar was the very first “tal king” pinball machine. With a vocabulary of seven words (Gorgar, Speaks, Beat, Me, You, Hurt, and Got), Gorgar is able to say phrases such as “Gorgar speaks”, “Me Gorgar, beat me”, and “You hurt Gorgar”. It has a magnetic Snake Pit that holds your ball captive as he thunders, “Me got you”. The audio also features a heartbeat sound that races faster and faster as the action of the gameplay builds up when the player is doing well.
Add-On Pack 4
Creature from the Black Lagoon was designed by the legendary John Trudeau. Doctor Flash, as he’s known, was involved in the designing of over 50 games for Gottlieb, Williams and Bally! “Creature” combines the excitement of watching a famous Universal monster flick with the fun of a drive-in movie date. The player has to save their date from the Creature and is rewarded by seeing the world’s first ever pinball hologram! This classic table also features story and dialog from the movie.
Black Knight was designed by Steve Richie – who also lent his talents as the voice of the B lack Knight. This table was the first ever to introduce a split-level playfield, with three ramps leading to and from the upper playfield. This classic also featured the first ever Magna-Save: a magnet that allowed users to push a button which saves a ball from draining down the outlane. Another first was Bonus Ball. In a multi-player game, this feature awards the player with the highest score a few additional seconds of free play.
With our successful campaign to help raise money for the Twilight Zone table and other great tables already in development, FarSight is very excited about adding many more amazing classics to our collection over the upcoming years!
SolsticeZero
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I don't think they have. I love the game so much, but that interface is absolute garbage. They should really fire whoever designed it.
Maybe there is no news to leak.
Please dont say this, I will jump.
SolsticeZero
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Can I has ur Vita when u jump?
I do not believe Weekly Jump has any Vita game coverage this week.
I will jump with my Vita so that It will feel as much pain as I do when I reach the pavement.
Lmao
darkjedi187
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Speaking of pinball, what happened to ZEN Pinball?
21st century cowboy
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It sounds highly customizable. I might have to pick it up. I should really finish Rayman and start on Gravity Rush now that the final bit of DLC is available.
Thanks
21st century cowboy
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It's due for release at the end of July. That's what I heard from Zen Studios website. I can't wait for it but it's going to kill my memory card as I've bought every Zen and Marvel table they've released.
I'm going to skip Pinball arcade because of Zen to be honest. I don't need to different pinball games.
But... Different tables!
That's the joy of Pinball.
I actually emailed that studio to talk about some other things (they announced like 4 Vita games) but they never responded, lol.
AbandonedTrolley
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Considering both MLB and Pinball Arcade although my 16GB card is almost at it's limit now, plus I still have lots of games to get through already. Might hold off on them incase they hit a sale between now and when I might get to play them.
Still working my way through Virtua Tennis then I have Gravity Rush, Ridge Racer, Rayman and MGS Collection to play.
Still not found anyone with Pure Chess yet though so still no online games.
Still working my way through Virtua Tennis then I have Gravity Rush, Ridge Racer, Rayman and MGS Collection to play.
Still not found anyone with Pure Chess yet though so still no online games.
I asked them a while back and and they said it was coming but after seeing it released on tegra devices saying exclusive. I am beginning to worry its a no go. Whats going on here?
SolsticeZero
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I have Pure Chess. I'm not great, but you can play me if you want
PSN: SolsticeZero
AbandonedTrolley
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Cool will add tonight when I get out of here. I'm a bit rusty too so could be interesting.
Iacobellis
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I just read the updates notes online and we sure are missing out here in the US.
SolsticeZero
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You have a link to those patch notes?
Iacobellis
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Patch Notes: http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2012/05/hot_shots_golf_gets_even_more_addictive_with_new_update
Sometimes I wonder why I hop aboard on Sony handhelds so early, each one has been a half-assed system.
Wow, that's ridiculous.
21st century cowboy
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Time and money says no though : (
SolsticeZero
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Week long tourneys? 8 player rooms? Jesus Christ, I want that so bad! Clap Hanz is always slow about getting patches out anywhere other than Japan, though.
Iacobellis
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And Voice Chat! That's harder to find on the Vita than anything else!
SolsticeZero
Banned
Kind of ironic for a system with a built in mic, eh?
Iacobellis
Junior Member
It is. It's even worse that the voice quality in Party is atrocious compared to other services such as Skype or Xbox LIVE. Well, you get what you pay for.
I was told Summer and if thats the case August better be an amazing month for the Vita, I really cant understand all the hold ups and what seems to be chaos surrounding Vita releases.
VITA PSN TOP 10 SELLERS (JUNE 2012)
1. METAL GEAR SOLID: HD COLLECTION
2. Gravity Rush
3. Table Top Tanks
4. Pure Chess
5. Escape Plan
6. PulzAR
7. Resistance: Burning Skies
8. The Pinball Arcade
9. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
10. Plants vs. Zombies
Weird that Super Stardust Delta and About a Blob isn't on there, and Gravity Rush losing for a port.
1. METAL GEAR SOLID: HD COLLECTION
2. Gravity Rush
3. Table Top Tanks
4. Pure Chess
5. Escape Plan
6. PulzAR
7. Resistance: Burning Skies
8. The Pinball Arcade
9. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
10. Plants vs. Zombies
Weird that Super Stardust Delta and About a Blob isn't on there, and Gravity Rush losing for a port.
no patch for the EU-version either? :/
Meatvillain
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I think the better way of looking at it is that it's a new IP with a rocky critical reception going up against one of the biggest franchises in the industry with an excellent port of a pair of games that include one of last gen's greatest. Gravity Rush ain't doing too bad.
michaelius
Banned
How is the gameplay in MLB ?
Is it more liek FIFA/PES or more like HSG or VT4 ?
Is it more liek FIFA/PES or more like HSG or VT4 ?
It's not bad my son and I played it for a few minutes and never touched it again.
michaelius
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Blue Submarine No. 6
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No. But you CAN download the game to the Vita, then download it directly to a PSP or use Media Go to grab it for your PSP via PC, and then play two player. Back when the restriction was 5 licenses per game, I was buying almost everything for PSP digital because we had 5 PSPs in the house, and we could all play the same game at the same time on one purchase... It was great!
I've got a 3DS, and I have used my Vita more even though I've owned the 3DS since its launch...
Really? There are 70 Million PSPs out there, 63 Million PS3s and only about 2 Million Vitas, but its the Vita-exclusive software that tops PSN sales? Or are these Vita-only numbers?
No it's not. Gravity Rush is $35.99 on PSN.
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