Daft Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 I sync up at home and when I'm out with my phone. I think it's great, looking at what everyone's playing in an area and how they rate the games. Not really sure what needs explaining, tbh.
Aimless Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 From the Near main menu you can hit Friends to see what everyone on your friend list has been up to and comment on those if you want. If you hit the crown button in the bottom right you can see what games your friends have been playing and attribute emoticons to give a gist of what you think about said titles; hopefully they'll add more adjectives in future updates. Out and About is similar, but rather than sourcing from your friends it uses locational data. Once again you can press the crown icon to see what's popular in your area and rate games, but you can also touch activities to see a radar view of where it occurred. From that view you can click on user icons to see what that individual's have been playing, send friend requests and the like. Finally there's Discoveries. Here you get an overall view of your Near usage, seeing how far you've travelled, how many people you've met and a list of any game goods you've come across. For whatever reason I've found it to be pretty flaky when it comes getting my location data. Not sure why that is as sometimes it finds it fine via my home Wi-FI, plus I have the 3G model which has a GPS module. Hopefully it's a software issue which will get fixed, but honestly I haven't looked into it too much as I live in the middle of nowhere anyway.
Agent Gibbs Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Damn no buyers remorse as such.... maybe i can hold out until April.... i might just enter loads of competitions between now and then in hope of winning one
dazzybee Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 OKay so I do get it. Then Near is officially the most pointless and badly implemented application I've ever used. I wanted it to be better version of street pass There's a magic in street pass knowing you actually passed someone; but just seeing who's playing in the local area and not actually getting anything from them anyway is a bit pointless. I don't really care what games people are playing or what emoticon they give a game. Oh well. *gets back to playing motostorm* *not actually true. At work!*
Daft Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 But it does do that. My Vita connected to random wifi spots on standby while I was out and about (that's why the PS button flashes blue, no?). Got a Rayman artifact and some kind of mouse thing for ModNation. I assume with 3G it's more regular/reliable.
Cookyman Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 And Mutant Blob Attacks. Yes, I will keep banging on about this. It's getting drowned out by the other ridiculously good releases. Launch titles, who'd a thunk there'd be so many brilliant ones? Well if your going to harp on about Mutant Blob Attacks I'm going to keep pimping how damn good Everybody's Golf is . It's still my most played game on the Vita and I've barely scraped the surface of such a deep compelling game which has probably the most comprehensive online features on the handheld so far. Motorstorm RC is also worth mentioning for under £5 it's a fucking steal!
The Bard Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Rayman Origins is so charming and charismatic. Most fun I've had with a platformer for a long ass time.
ReZourceman Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Motorstorm RC is GODLY good. Whenever I beat you mother fuckers and come out on top, I celebrate epic massively.
drahkon Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Should I get a PSV now, or wait for a price drop? Might have to wait a long time for the price to go down... Are there any really amazing titles out right now, which will keep me going? Not interested in Uncharted or Wipeout. Gravity Rush, Super Stardust Delta, Motorstorm RC look quite good... Ahhhhh, can't decide N3DS has been a disappointment so far. I can't afford another one (even though I only paid 120€ for the N3DS).
dazzybee Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Wait. There aren't any amazing games which will keep going for ages, but a very good bunch of games. I think the price will come down very very quickly too. Superstar dust delta, Motorsport and a few others are excellent, but I wouldn't say worth buying the machine for this moment in time, especially if funds are remotely tight.
ReZourceman Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 or wait for a price drop? Price drop ain't happening. In a year, maybe.
Daft Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Seriously, what are you on? There are loads of amazing games. MS and SSD are amazing. MBA, is awesome. VT is meant to be good. Wipeout is meant to be great and that's going to take ages to get through. The Vita has hit the ground sprinting. And yeah, Sony held out dropping the PS3 price for a bloody age, I doubt they'd do a Nintendo. Especially since they're actually selling cutting edge technology and not recycled balls.
Aneres11 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Posted March 1, 2012 since they're actually selling cutting edge technology Not sure. The cutting edge technology is the graphics. Nothing else is cutting edge about it. It's all been seen before. It needs the games. And so far, they're good. Not brilliant.
dazzybee Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 I'm not knocking it, but if people are tight on money I don't think it's essential. I'm really enjoying it, immensely actually. Speer stardust is incredible but I saw everything in a few hours and nearly got every trophy (DLC included). Moot storm is also another which will rely on highscores to give it lasting appeal. Now I love highscore games and will play them both for a long time, but probably not worth spanking a couple of hundred quid on the device. Wipeout is meant to be good (not great) but he said he wasn't interested in that or uncharted. If you can afford it then you'll have a great time with it, but I would advise waiting a few months when therell be loads of software for it. Ps and 3DS isn't recycled balls It's an amazing device!
Aimless Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 There already is loads of software, though. Whilst I'm somewhat loath to make this comparison, the Vita already has more breadth in its catalogue after a week than the 3DS did in its first 6 months. As launches go it's embarrassingly bountiful. Anyway, there's going to a be a streaming Japanese Vita event on March 9th. There will be new game and service announcements, but bear in mind the content will almost certainly be aimed at a Japanese audience and it isn't a full blown conference. Personally my expectations are for talk of PSOne compatibility, some new firmware feature that'll have the West scratching their heads and esoteric game reveals along the lines of LovePlus. That said, it would be a good time for Square-Enix to announce an International version of FF: Type-0, an upgraded Vita port that'll release worldwide; they've got to bring the game out here somehow. On a similar note, Sony will be showing stuff off at GDC a few days beforehand, but I don't know if any of that will be Vita related; an announcement of Quantic Dream's new PS3 game seems most likely.
Cube Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 I wouldn't be surprised if Sony showed off EyePet (or something similar). I believe Nintendogs is pretty popular in Japan, and a game like that is actually much more suited for the Vita - largely due to the main screen being a touch screen (and having a second touch screen would likely add to it, too).
Jon Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Not sure. The cutting edge technology is the graphics. Nothing else is cutting edge about it. It's all been seen before. It needs the games. And so far, they're good. Not brilliant. No, cutting edge technology would be things like the OLED touchscreen and the rear touch panel and possible both analogue sticks. Not exactly common place on handheld devices.
Cube Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 But so far the rear touch screen is as useful as the Wii Vitality Sensor.
dazzybee Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 No, cutting edge technology would be things like the OLED touchscreen and the rear touch panel and possible both analogue sticks. Not exactly common place on handheld devices. Rear touch panel cutting edge technology? Are you joking? And like cube said it is so pointless and is simply one of the worst ideas I've seen in a gaming hardware device (second only to Jaguars thousand buttoned controller). It ruins any game that uses it and will be all but abandoned bar the odd gimmicky game. Both analogy sticks are not cutting edge technology. That's just ridiculous. They've been around for years and years! Technically the 3DS was the first handheld to bring twin sticks with the Circle Pad Pro
Jon Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Rear touch panel cutting edge technology? Are you joking? And like cube said it is so pointless and is simply one of the worst ideas I've seen in a gaming hardware device (second only to Jaguars thousand buttoned controller). It ruins any game that uses it and will be all but abandoned bar the odd gimmicky game. Both analogy sticks are not cutting edge technology. That's just ridiculous. They've been around for years and years! Technically the 3DS was the first handheld to bring twin sticks with the Circle Pad Pro You're missing the point, these things haven't been done in one package on a handheld. I'm aware analogue sticks have been around for a fair while, I kinda realised they weren't new on the Vita when I discovered my PS3 controller had them and that came out before the Vita.... I'll wait until games have priorly been designed to take use of the rear touch panel before I write it off.
Daft Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 The touch pad would he amazing on FIFA if they had just implemented a custom dead zone.
Aimless Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 I wouldn't be surprised if Sony showed off EyePet (or something similar). God, I hope not. That thing is scary. Apparently Invizimals on the PSP is really popular in some markets. A Vita version seems like a no-brainer given how much better suited it is as an AR device. Not that I'd expect to see that one at this Japanese event given that it's a SCEE title and the Vita's currently aimed at an older demographic. Incidentally I've seen mention of the possibility that both Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed on the Vita will be out by June. Seems a little far-fetched to me, though, given that all we know about either is that they're in development; I suspect place holder retailer dates are to blame.
Aneres11 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Posted March 1, 2012 No, cutting edge technology would be things like the OLED touchscreen and the rear touch panel and possible both analogue sticks. Not exactly common place on handheld devices. No not common for a handheld - but not cutting edge. Like I said.
Coolness Bears Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 ...I want to look away but I can't! I lie I don't even want to look away. The screen just draws me in and the whole thing is very addictive. The music player is actually good to use out and about, I tried it today! I could see myself using it regularly once I update to a 32GB card, alongside video which is also good as I put some Phineas and Ferb on their so I'm all set for a big journey if the occasion should arise. As someone who wasn't too drawn in by achievements I love the set up of the trophies, it again for me adds to the addictive quality as it gives you more focus and things to do once perhaps the main stuff is done. I usually dislike Rayman I think he has appeared in some poor games but this is actually something else it's amazing (close to distracting) to look at and has incredibly tight controls the whole display is wonderful. The D-pad on this thing feels so old school. I need to play more of it but I only played a few levels this afternoon and then got hooked on beating my ghost times. I need to try near to see if I can get some gifts/swap ghost times. I think the launch title line up is excellent, the 3DS lacked the variety that this has plus like the setup of loads of PSP titles and other PSN Store downloads off the bat. My next game might be Persona 3 from the store so I can play it before I get 4. Tried out Motorstorm RC it is really fun but I'm unsure it's for me, in terms of control it was a lot tighter than I was expecting but I'm not good at that style of game. Little Deviants was a fun distraction as a demo but nothing more for me. Hustle King was a surprisingly fun pool experience, fairly simple but even the demo drew me in and the fact I could listen to my own music whilst playing was cool.
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