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My roommate actually played with one at a Gamestop last week, and thats pretty much their only complaint about it: "Everything took long to load, I was surprised"
My roommate actually played with one at a Gamestop last week, and thats pretty much their only complaint about it: "Everything took long to load, I was surprised"
Agreed with The Silent Protagonist; those things take a while to load just about anything. Games, levels in said games, you name it. Also, call me crazy, but the new sticks on the Vita are incredibly uncomfortable, like about as bad if not worse than the PSP's nub.
Further adds to why I'm waiting to get this thing I suppose.
Further adds to why I'm waiting to get this thing I suppose.
Hmmm, while I agree that it's more than just another PSP I disagree that hands-on improves impressions.
As a 3ds owner who excitedly tried a Vita yesterday, my personal answer to the question 'do I fancy it?' is no and for the following reasons.
Whilst I was very impressed with the machine itself (it's bloody light for a start), I was less impressed with the very, very long loading times and non-native res of the launch games I played. I tried both Wipeout and Uncharted and though both had a lovely level of detail and great shaders etc, I couldn't help but be disappointed by the resolution of the overall image. Trust me, if you're used to the sharpness of a retina-equivalent display then you may well be as shocked as I when you finally get to see this thing in motion. From what I hear only a few launch games actually support native resolution (virtual tennis being one I think) which does't bode well for a machine that's being heralded for its horsepower. Also the framerate in Wipeout was a genuine disappointment to, I was fully expecting it to be native res @ 60fps but what I played seemed 25-30fps at a lower res which made what should have been a sharpe far-off track view blurry and blocky.
I was really looking forward to seeing a monster polygon basher in this console but I'm afraid not even the gimmicky rear touch panel was enough to cover these shortfalls for me. Actually a bit sad about the whole thing thinking about it now :(
L.O..A..D...I...N....G.......
As a 3ds owner who excitedly tried a Vita yesterday, my personal answer to the question 'do I fancy it?' is no and for the following reasons.
Whilst I was very impressed with the machine itself (it's bloody light for a start), I was less impressed with the very, very long loading times and non-native res of the launch games I played. I tried both Wipeout and Uncharted and though both had a lovely level of detail and great shaders etc, I couldn't help but be disappointed by the resolution of the overall image. Trust me, if you're used to the sharpness of a retina-equivalent display then you may well be as shocked as I when you finally get to see this thing in motion. From what I hear only a few launch games actually support native resolution (virtual tennis being one I think) which does't bode well for a machine that's being heralded for its horsepower. Also the framerate in Wipeout was a genuine disappointment to, I was fully expecting it to be native res @ 60fps but what I played seemed 25-30fps at a lower res which made what should have been a sharpe far-off track view blurry and blocky.
I was really looking forward to seeing a monster polygon basher in this console but I'm afraid not even the gimmicky rear touch panel was enough to cover these shortfalls for me. Actually a bit sad about the whole thing thinking about it now :(
L.O..A..D...I...N....G.......
Gotta love how gamers pass judgment on new devices before it even comes out.
I guess im old....when i was a kid playing games, we were happy to partake in such a cool hobby, and started working at age 11 to afford buying games.
Nowadays, there is a sense of entitlement that takes all the fun out of it. Oh well. I'll keep enjoying things that the hipster kids couldnt enjoy if they tried. I guess i should be thankful im not so depressed and clueless.
I guess im old....when i was a kid playing games, we were happy to partake in such a cool hobby, and started working at age 11 to afford buying games.
Nowadays, there is a sense of entitlement that takes all the fun out of it. Oh well. I'll keep enjoying things that the hipster kids couldnt enjoy if they tried. I guess i should be thankful im not so depressed and clueless.
Based on what I've seen, it looks like a very impressive piece of tech, but not something that I'll buy at the moment. Perhaps when the price drops or I have a steadier source of income I'll get one.
I like when people pass judgement on people who are sharing their honest opinion after demoing the psvita. Why does it matter if it's been released? People are playing with them now.
wow. people complaining the Vita is gimmicky?
i'm sure bias has nothing to do with those opinions.
complaining about frame rate? are you serious?
smh
i'm sure bias has nothing to do with those opinions.
complaining about frame rate? are you serious?
smh
I know right. They should just keep their mouth shut and accept a sub standard frame rate. They should enjoy the load times as well. SMDH:)
With the 3DS picking up steam this year I have no interest in the vita. Then again I had no interest in the psp as the DS kept me occupied at that time. I have no doubts about its technical prowess but I already have a expensive device in my pocket at all times: a phone.
I find the only people acting entitled are the ones whining about anyone who dares say an ill word towards the vita. I'm sure it's a great system. I still wanna here about any faults.
@Cartr1dgeBased
Well, frame rates probably should be noted considering Sony's pushed the fact that games should all be playing at 60fps on this.
Well, frame rates probably should be noted considering Sony's pushed the fact that games should all be playing at 60fps on this.
I don't know,I love my Vita,but I can't help feeling a bit dissapointed,I can't quite put my finger on what exactly is dissapointing me, and the sticks while functional are kind of awkward IMO,it's like playing with someone's really rubbery nipples.
Still having a blast with Uncharted and UMvC3 (after it finally stops loading,that is...)
Still having a blast with Uncharted and UMvC3 (after it finally stops loading,that is...)
@Cartr1dgeBased In my particular case, as the owner of a PS3, 360, PSP & 3DS I would like to think my assessment was an objective one. I don't think for one minute that the machine won't have many of its current failings resolved in future firmware updates, but I can hardly draw an opinion based on a machines eventual potential can I?
@BWA - I played it. I think I can have to have comments on it.
I accept the reality that Vita, like 3DS, is likely the place I'm going to find most of my proper JRPGs since its less of a risk for them to go there, but that doesn't mean I have to like the cheap dual analogs, inferior storage options and crappy load times.
I mean, they're on flash cards now, how the fuck do you have load times that long on a flash medium?
I accept the reality that Vita, like 3DS, is likely the place I'm going to find most of my proper JRPGs since its less of a risk for them to go there, but that doesn't mean I have to like the cheap dual analogs, inferior storage options and crappy load times.
I mean, they're on flash cards now, how the fuck do you have load times that long on a flash medium?
Damn, was hoping it was just Uncharted that had shitty load times.
Shitty load times are the only reason my PSP is rarely played. So frustrating to have to wait what feels like an age to play the game again because I died.
Shitty load times are the only reason my PSP is rarely played. So frustrating to have to wait what feels like an age to play the game again because I died.
I tried it 3 different times. I was planning on writing a hands-on blog about my experience, but I got lazy so I'll just write a long comment.
Like people mentioned load times are long. Not just load times, but simply getting to the start up screen took a while. For some reason the demo booths have no sound ( I went to another gamespot and that Vita didn't have sound either.)
I heard alot of raving about how good the sticks felt, but I didn't like them. They weren't bad, but they were just too loose and too sensitive at the same time. I was having difficulty aiming with them in Gravity Daze, but then I tried the motion aiming, and that worked well.
Gravity Daze pretty much stole the show for me I tried every demo, and it was the only one that struck me as something special. Escape Plan was pretty neat too though.
The Vita wasn't very comfortable to hold, it felt to slippery because of the back touch panel and the glossy front. In my opinion the PSP is much more comfortable to hold. I get sweaty hands when I play games so after I spent some time with the demo unit it almost felt like it was going to slip out of my hand.
The shoulder buttons were squishier than the PSP shoulder buttons, and the face buttons are noticeably smaller than the PSP face buttons too. However I like how the indented the buttons in a circle, I just wish they were as big as the PSP buttons.
I'm not a fan of the rear touch pad. It didn't really add to any game, it just seemed to make games awkward to control and the system more difficult to hold because of it's slippery-ness.
The Uncharted Demo was mega lame it's very short, and their was no gunplay to show of the dual sticks. I was disappointed with the graphics on it, Drake looked just like the PS3 model, but the environment was a little muddy and grainy. The fire is badly pixelated and looked flat. I hope that the Uncharted demo is just an early build of the game because it was very disappointing. For the record Uncharted 2 is one of my favorite games of this gen.
The environment in Hot shots golf were very very grainy. The character models looked fab, but their was so much pop in when the ball was flying. Modnation Racers was the same way great character models, but lots of pop in inside of the enviroments and not so great textures.
Overall I feel like the Vita is two steps forward and two steps backwards from the PSP. I'm one of those people who actually like the PSP, and I'm not entirely sold on the system yet. The truth is my main reason for wanting a Vita is just case I own every other Playstation device (PS1, PS2, PS3, PSP).
I want the Vita to be great, I game mainly on portables, and I'd like to see Sony give Nintendo some stronger competition in the handheld arena.
It's not a bad device, and I understand why some people really like it, but right now it's just not for me. I'm sure that with time it will build up a decent library of games, but right now I don't really want one. That's why I went to gamestop 3 different times to look at the Vita, I wanted to make sure that I wasn't just dismissing the system for a dumb reason. Once Sony does something to fix those expensive memory cards, and Sega releases that new Project Diva game I will probably get a Vita, but in the meantime I'll be doing my Sony gaming on my PS2, PS3 & PSP.
Like people mentioned load times are long. Not just load times, but simply getting to the start up screen took a while. For some reason the demo booths have no sound ( I went to another gamespot and that Vita didn't have sound either.)
I heard alot of raving about how good the sticks felt, but I didn't like them. They weren't bad, but they were just too loose and too sensitive at the same time. I was having difficulty aiming with them in Gravity Daze, but then I tried the motion aiming, and that worked well.
Gravity Daze pretty much stole the show for me I tried every demo, and it was the only one that struck me as something special. Escape Plan was pretty neat too though.
The Vita wasn't very comfortable to hold, it felt to slippery because of the back touch panel and the glossy front. In my opinion the PSP is much more comfortable to hold. I get sweaty hands when I play games so after I spent some time with the demo unit it almost felt like it was going to slip out of my hand.
The shoulder buttons were squishier than the PSP shoulder buttons, and the face buttons are noticeably smaller than the PSP face buttons too. However I like how the indented the buttons in a circle, I just wish they were as big as the PSP buttons.
I'm not a fan of the rear touch pad. It didn't really add to any game, it just seemed to make games awkward to control and the system more difficult to hold because of it's slippery-ness.
The Uncharted Demo was mega lame it's very short, and their was no gunplay to show of the dual sticks. I was disappointed with the graphics on it, Drake looked just like the PS3 model, but the environment was a little muddy and grainy. The fire is badly pixelated and looked flat. I hope that the Uncharted demo is just an early build of the game because it was very disappointing. For the record Uncharted 2 is one of my favorite games of this gen.
The environment in Hot shots golf were very very grainy. The character models looked fab, but their was so much pop in when the ball was flying. Modnation Racers was the same way great character models, but lots of pop in inside of the enviroments and not so great textures.
Overall I feel like the Vita is two steps forward and two steps backwards from the PSP. I'm one of those people who actually like the PSP, and I'm not entirely sold on the system yet. The truth is my main reason for wanting a Vita is just case I own every other Playstation device (PS1, PS2, PS3, PSP).
I want the Vita to be great, I game mainly on portables, and I'd like to see Sony give Nintendo some stronger competition in the handheld arena.
It's not a bad device, and I understand why some people really like it, but right now it's just not for me. I'm sure that with time it will build up a decent library of games, but right now I don't really want one. That's why I went to gamestop 3 different times to look at the Vita, I wanted to make sure that I wasn't just dismissing the system for a dumb reason. Once Sony does something to fix those expensive memory cards, and Sega releases that new Project Diva game I will probably get a Vita, but in the meantime I'll be doing my Sony gaming on my PS2, PS3 & PSP.
I want to try one of these out sooooo bad!
How long are the load times? Like, are we talking 5-15 seconds or 30 seconds?
How long are the load times? Like, are we talking 5-15 seconds or 30 seconds?
@Mix - I wish I was kidding, but from loading up from the home screen, Gravity Daze took about three minutes to get started from Home to the gameplay. A minute to load the game from home, some futzing around on the startup screen and then about a minute and a half of loading to start out in the city demo
It makes the original load times on PSP seem merciful.
Like Scissors, I know I'm going to want a Vita as I am mostly a portable gamer and especially for the JRPGs, but they need to address these loading and storage issues before I'll take the plunge.
It makes the original load times on PSP seem merciful.
Like Scissors, I know I'm going to want a Vita as I am mostly a portable gamer and especially for the JRPGs, but they need to address these loading and storage issues before I'll take the plunge.
WTF!! I played it today and it was nowhere near as bad as these fanboys say it is. I doubt they actually played it. Uncharted was the only one that took a while, but it wasn't 3 minutes long.
@Mix they are long, trust me.
The analogue sticks are my favorite thing about the system. Also, Scissors, you were holding it wrong...You're supposed to put your fingers in the ridges in the back...
@Mix they are long, trust me.
The analogue sticks are my favorite thing about the system. Also, Scissors, you were holding it wrong...You're supposed to put your fingers in the ridges in the back...
As a 3DS owner, I think the Vita is just as good. The games are amazing, the system is incredibly comfortable to hold, the graphics are incredible, everything about it is great except for the battery life (from what I've read). Everybody stop saying how abysmally horrible it is by exaggerating the facts "3 minutes to load a game." Really, the menu is swift and fast, and Gravity Daze took a couple seconds to load...
Just got back from a Gamestop and I was impressed by hardware. Load times were a but long like playing Infinity Blade on an older iPhone but its a demo unit so it looked to be very gimped compared to the actual hands on videos on the internet.
I really liked the D-pad and the sticks, never had problems with them and I'm thinking of actually getting fighting games since the D-pad is really good. Certain controls need to be calibrated since I found the Uncharted's camera to be a bit slow because the sticks were shorter than that of a console analog stick. Gorgeous screen, very light but solid build.
I hate gyro controls but the implementation in Gravity Rush had me using it over sticks most of the time. Escape plan looked interesting and everything else was fun. Looking forward to it.
I really liked the D-pad and the sticks, never had problems with them and I'm thinking of actually getting fighting games since the D-pad is really good. Certain controls need to be calibrated since I found the Uncharted's camera to be a bit slow because the sticks were shorter than that of a console analog stick. Gorgeous screen, very light but solid build.
I hate gyro controls but the implementation in Gravity Rush had me using it over sticks most of the time. Escape plan looked interesting and everything else was fun. Looking forward to it.
I got my hands on a demo unit last week and any doubts I had about it (which, granted, I didn't have many) were washed away. It was sleek, lightweight, and felt perfect. I got to play several minutes of Uncharted: Golden Abyss and I literally felt like I was playing a PS3 game, the screen was that gorgeous.
I played a Vita at Gamestop in line to buy RE5 Gold, and it felt GREAT! I didn't notice any extreme loading times while playing the game that was already started, and returning to the home screen was basically instantaneous. Holy cow, this is the most gorgeous in-hand screen I've encountered.
If Sony wises up and allows this thing to stream PS3 games, I'd have no problem buying this handheld (which I otherwise completely ignore).
If Sony wises up and allows this thing to stream PS3 games, I'd have no problem buying this handheld (which I otherwise completely ignore).
I have never, ever seen a display unit that was actually turned on and playable at my local Gamestop. Any requests to turn any of them on are met with a "nope" and no explanation. No idea what the deal is there.
if you want to really see how are the load times, don't read trollish comments, check the web instead, here, take a look http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ51j7jH5zU&feature=related
@Vidarcr That is genuinely interesting to a sad geek like me. So it looks like the retail games do load a lot faster than PSN downloaded games. The demo unit I tried was brimming with memory card games which explains the polarised views on the issue here.
This clip more accurately depicts the kind of load speed I (and evidentially others here) have witnessed in our demo units: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS8wcELtzwo
This clip more accurately depicts the kind of load speed I (and evidentially others here) have witnessed in our demo units: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS8wcELtzwo
I finally got my hands on it yesterday when I pre-ordered SF X Tekken. I was actually quite surprised with how small the analog sticks were. I never felt like I had a good grip on them. It's pretty light, too. I played Uncharted and Wipeout 2048, and while they looked good, and were fun, I am in no hurry to plunk down the money for one. There's too many games coming out for the systems I do own.
@Vidacrc
If your comment was typed out like you had taken the load times comment personally, I would have loved you for typing that.
So essentially, the cartridges are fine but Sony has made some slow arse memory sticks they charge a fortune for.
Kind of baffled why Sony would intentionally give a sub-par experience to demo the unit though.
If your comment was typed out like you had taken the load times comment personally, I would have loved you for typing that.
So essentially, the cartridges are fine but Sony has made some slow arse memory sticks they charge a fortune for.
Kind of baffled why Sony would intentionally give a sub-par experience to demo the unit though.
@ OrangeArmy: "it's like playing with someone's really rubbery nipples"
Am definetly getting one now.. that, and the rubable rear panel will make for a great Lesiure Suit Larry Vita game. Fingers crossed its already in development
Am definetly getting one now.. that, and the rubable rear panel will make for a great Lesiure Suit Larry Vita game. Fingers crossed its already in development
Went to two GameStops today to get my hands on one. First one has the demo unit hidden behind a plastic bubble and refused to remove it despite me showing them that they're supposed to be DEMO units for people to try.
Second store had it behind the bubble as well, but when I pressed about getting some hands on, they undid the entire display and let me play it for a bit. Seems the Northeast PA District Manager (Steve Bennett, who I have dealt with before and is a genuine Grade A Asshole) mandated that the bubbles were to stay on and nobody was to play with them. I asked them if Steve would be pissed that somebody was getting hands on time and they said "Probably." I felt even better about trying it out.
Played some Hot Shots, enjoyed it. Screen is fucking GORGEOUS. Pictures do NOT do it justice. Tried to test Gravity Daze, but after the painful start up times and loading times, I just gave up and went back to home menu and then tried out Little Deviants. Played a round of the game where you gotta poke robots and found the back touch pad surprisingly intuitive.
All around the system seemed really cool and I'd love to get one, but the price is going to be the biggest issue. I priced it out to get the system, screen protector, two games (Hot Shots and Little Deviants since I don't give a shit about Uncharted) and a 32GB memory stick (why buy a small one now and then need a larger one down the line and spend extra?) and the grand total from Amazon is still $425. Jesus Christ. From anywhere else I'd be looking at an extra $25 in tax too.
I know I can get a cheaper Memory Stick and drop the price down a lot, but it's still some real bullshit that there's no Memory Stick included. Sure, I can buy the launch 3G bundle with the 8GB stick, but I will NOT use AT&T and I'd essentially be paying $50 for an 8GB stick. No thanks.
Ooh! I can always trade in my DS Lite to GameStop! After their $25 bonus, a DS Lite gets a WHOPPING $55 total trade in value. Again, AFTER the bonus.
As cool as the Vita is, I think the start up costs are just way too high for most people.
Also, quick heads up to some of you guys. Beware when buying a Vita memory stick from GameStop. EVERYWHERE ELSE is charging $20 for the 4GB and $30 for the 8GB memory sticks. GameStop is charging $25 and $35. Because they are assholes.
Second store had it behind the bubble as well, but when I pressed about getting some hands on, they undid the entire display and let me play it for a bit. Seems the Northeast PA District Manager (Steve Bennett, who I have dealt with before and is a genuine Grade A Asshole) mandated that the bubbles were to stay on and nobody was to play with them. I asked them if Steve would be pissed that somebody was getting hands on time and they said "Probably." I felt even better about trying it out.
Played some Hot Shots, enjoyed it. Screen is fucking GORGEOUS. Pictures do NOT do it justice. Tried to test Gravity Daze, but after the painful start up times and loading times, I just gave up and went back to home menu and then tried out Little Deviants. Played a round of the game where you gotta poke robots and found the back touch pad surprisingly intuitive.
All around the system seemed really cool and I'd love to get one, but the price is going to be the biggest issue. I priced it out to get the system, screen protector, two games (Hot Shots and Little Deviants since I don't give a shit about Uncharted) and a 32GB memory stick (why buy a small one now and then need a larger one down the line and spend extra?) and the grand total from Amazon is still $425. Jesus Christ. From anywhere else I'd be looking at an extra $25 in tax too.
I know I can get a cheaper Memory Stick and drop the price down a lot, but it's still some real bullshit that there's no Memory Stick included. Sure, I can buy the launch 3G bundle with the 8GB stick, but I will NOT use AT&T and I'd essentially be paying $50 for an 8GB stick. No thanks.
Ooh! I can always trade in my DS Lite to GameStop! After their $25 bonus, a DS Lite gets a WHOPPING $55 total trade in value. Again, AFTER the bonus.
As cool as the Vita is, I think the start up costs are just way too high for most people.
Also, quick heads up to some of you guys. Beware when buying a Vita memory stick from GameStop. EVERYWHERE ELSE is charging $20 for the 4GB and $30 for the 8GB memory sticks. GameStop is charging $25 and $35. Because they are assholes.
@Hasney, hmm, maybe it sounded like that, but I'm not taking it personally, that's probably because English is not my mother language and sometimes it's not easy to communicate effectively, but well, I just wanted to point out that 3 minutes was a lot more than what I've seen everywhere else.
Here where I live the vita is priced at $550 with modnation racers and a 4gb memory card.
Here where I live the vita is priced at $550 with modnation racers and a 4gb memory card.
No worries Vidarcr.
The demo units in store really are slow as hell, at least in the UK. Read-write flash is always slower than ROM, so the carts should be faster, but I wasn't expecting the gulf between what I played and that video.
The demo units in store really are slow as hell, at least in the UK. Read-write flash is always slower than ROM, so the carts should be faster, but I wasn't expecting the gulf between what I played and that video.
@everyone winging about load times:
The 3DS demo units take some time to load game too. Also, the environment could have an impact on ones psyche and sense of time ie 'this is taking forever!' when in reality it is 50 secs (and it would not be noticible if you own the device).
Also, this guy owns a (Japanese) PSVITA and all his videos show how quick (eg one second) game saves and the like are,
YouTube.com/skyghene22
SO STOP THE LIES, INFADELS!
The 3DS demo units take some time to load game too. Also, the environment could have an impact on ones psyche and sense of time ie 'this is taking forever!' when in reality it is 50 secs (and it would not be noticible if you own the device).
Also, this guy owns a (Japanese) PSVITA and all his videos show how quick (eg one second) game saves and the like are,
YouTube.com/skyghene22
SO STOP THE LIES, INFADELS!
@handhelds4ever
Check the video NoMoneyLeft posted, it is that slow on the demo units. I'm guessing the memory cards aren't fast at all for big jobs like loading a game while the carts are.
When that skyghene22 is doing demo content from PSN, that's also slow as hell.
Check the video NoMoneyLeft posted, it is that slow on the demo units. I'm guessing the memory cards aren't fast at all for big jobs like loading a game while the carts are.
When that skyghene22 is doing demo content from PSN, that's also slow as hell.
I'm surprised to hear about the loading times. Doesn't the thing take flash carts? You'd think loading wouldn't be an issue here.
I played the Uncharted and Gravity Rush demos. Didn't seem really any longer load time than a console game (particularly Uncharted). My main thing was that the cradle/cable thing they have connected to it to keep people from taking off with it plugs into the headphone port for some reason and you can't hear any sound.
So downloaded games take longer to load. Imma wait.
I had a psp go, and I really liked it. Being able to keep all the games stored on my console was worth giving up the physical packaging and game. I was really excited that they were taking PSN seriously this time.
But this is a huge kick in the nuts. I'm waiting until this issue is fixed.
I had a psp go, and I really liked it. Being able to keep all the games stored on my console was worth giving up the physical packaging and game. I was really excited that they were taking PSN seriously this time.
But this is a huge kick in the nuts. I'm waiting until this issue is fixed.
@Jio
I tried that, but I still found it uncomfortable to hold the system, I've always held my game controllers with my fingers laying flat on the back, just changing that is a difficult habit.
I tried that, but I still found it uncomfortable to hold the system, I've always held my game controllers with my fingers laying flat on the back, just changing that is a difficult habit.
@Hasney
The majority of people will buy their games at retail anyways. Until the PS Vita memory card prices drop and/or third party manufacturers create PS Vita cards, retail will be the best option for US.
@Scissors: The first batch of PS Vita games made by developers will test all of this out. As time goes on all that should be taken care of. I would err on the side of researching good games as those look at all the dynamics of how someone is going to be holding the games. The games with decent play testing will look into whether (unintentional) backtouch will or will not be a nuisance.
The majority of people will buy their games at retail anyways. Until the PS Vita memory card prices drop and/or third party manufacturers create PS Vita cards, retail will be the best option for US.
@Scissors: The first batch of PS Vita games made by developers will test all of this out. As time goes on all that should be taken care of. I would err on the side of researching good games as those look at all the dynamics of how someone is going to be holding the games. The games with decent play testing will look into whether (unintentional) backtouch will or will not be a nuisance.
Well Dale, the Vita is not "another PSP". It's an upgraded PSP. And that is not a bad thing by any means, I think.
Just like the 3DS is also a beefed up DS for me.
Just like the 3DS is also a beefed up DS for me.
So, i spent over an hour and half in my local Gamestop today playing with this baby and HAD to put in preorder before I left.
The Bad before the good:
Like others said, load times are a little longer than i expected- but certainly not deal breaking. On that note though, all demos were loaded on memory unit and not a card, not sure how it will run with a physical version of the game. Some titles weren't as pretty as i was initially hoping for. Lots of fingerprints. Worst of all - it was tethered to the wall and i couldn't break it free quick enough to make it to the door.
Now for the good:
The sticks are excellent. They take some getting use to and i was disappointed at first, but after an hour i loved them. Buttons and touch panels are very responsive and the screen is amazing. Moving Drake from ledge to ledge with a touch was much more fluid than i expected and felt natural. the surprise of the day though was Gravity Rush though. That was the game that forced my preorder. Hot Shots golf is as great as it always has been- give or take some texture issues. Escape plan was nifty and i hope that is my free downloadable game with bundle. Was NOT a fan of Wipeout though, controls were overly sensitive in that game. Little Deviant was ok but nothing to write home about. Cannot wait for MK9!!
The Bad before the good:
Like others said, load times are a little longer than i expected- but certainly not deal breaking. On that note though, all demos were loaded on memory unit and not a card, not sure how it will run with a physical version of the game. Some titles weren't as pretty as i was initially hoping for. Lots of fingerprints. Worst of all - it was tethered to the wall and i couldn't break it free quick enough to make it to the door.
Now for the good:
The sticks are excellent. They take some getting use to and i was disappointed at first, but after an hour i loved them. Buttons and touch panels are very responsive and the screen is amazing. Moving Drake from ledge to ledge with a touch was much more fluid than i expected and felt natural. the surprise of the day though was Gravity Rush though. That was the game that forced my preorder. Hot Shots golf is as great as it always has been- give or take some texture issues. Escape plan was nifty and i hope that is my free downloadable game with bundle. Was NOT a fan of Wipeout though, controls were overly sensitive in that game. Little Deviant was ok but nothing to write home about. Cannot wait for MK9!!
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