Why I love Spike Chunsoft games

The folks from Spike Chunsoft didn't came from a small shot company. Chunsoft used to be one of the biggest videogame maker in Japan and developed the first 4 games of Dragon Quest series. Founded 1984 and has a headquarters in Tokyo. They specialized in RPGSs and mostly Visual Novel games. It merged with Spike last April 2012 which how they got their current name Spike Chunsoft.

 I love the company because they are not giving the fans a hard time begging for their games to be released outside Japan. So far my favorites are their visual novels namely Danganronpa series and Zero Escape Series. So like how Square Enix games plays a great music to my ear when I hear the company name when I hear new games in the news, Somehow Spike Chunsoft gets my attention when they release new titles. It makes me think that the game is of quality when released by them.  So if you want to check the games created by SC. Here's the list of games they have released to that.

Spike Chunsoft Games: 

• Conception: Ore no Kodomo o Undekure! (PlayStation Portable, 2012)
• Kenka Banchō Bros. Tokyo Battle Royale (PlayStation Portable, 2012)
• Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair (PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, 2012)
• Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (Android, iOS, PlayStation Vita, 2012)
• Fushigi na Dungeon: Fūrai no Shiren 4 plus - Kami to Me to Akuma e so (Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, 2012)
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity (Nintendo 3DS, 2013)
• Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars (Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, 2013)
• StreetPass Battle / Warrior's Way (Nintendo 3DS, 2013)
• 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (iOS, 2013)
• Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains (Nintendo 3DS, 2013)
• J-Stars Victory VS (PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, 2014)
• Fossil Fighters: Frontier (Nintendo 3DS, 2014)
• Sekai Seifuku: Costume Fes. (PlayStation Vita, 2014)
• Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls (PlayStation Vita, 2014)
• Danganronpa: Unlimited Battle (iOS, Android, 2015)
• Kenka Bancho 6: Soul & Blood (Nintendo 3DS, 2015)
• Ukiyo no Shishi (PlayStation 3, 2015)
• Ukiyo no Roushi (PlayStation Vita, 2015)
• Etrian Mystery Dungeon (Nintendo 3DS, 2015)
• Shiren the Wanderer 5 Plus (PlayStation Vita, 2015)
• J-Stars Victory VS+ (PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, 2015)
• Mystery Chronicle: I Won’t Look Back Until I Win (PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, 2015)
• Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon (Nintendo 3DS, 2015)
• Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky (co-developed with Tri-Ace) (PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, 2015)
• Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS, 2016)
• One Piece: Burning Blood (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows, 2016)
• Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma (Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows, 2016)
• New Danganronpa V3: Minna no Koroshiai Shingakki (PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, 2016)

References:

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Chunsoft>

http://www.spike-chunsoft.co.jp/company_e/information.html

Zero Escape series explained (Spoiler alert)

Zero Escape : Zero Time Dilemma is one of the most Anticipated games for the PSVITA and was released yesterday. For most gamers out there who ain't familiar with the visual novel game here's a post from Siliconera, It summarizes everything you need to know about the series if your too lazy to play the previous games. All games are very similar to each other, it engages the player to participate in a "game" and survive. The player needs to solve various puzzle and work together to make it out alive... or Will they?

The previous games was already out obviously, with the first one 999: 9 Doors, 9 hours, 9 persons released for 3ds. The second to the series Zero Escape: Virtues Last Reward was released both for PSVITA and 3ds the latter having a more better graphics utilizing the PS Vita's power while the other one utilizes the 3ds' second screen for taking notes. The Third game, Zero Time Dilemma was released also both for 3ds and PS Vita. This time eliminating the text bubble and the presentation is very much familiar with how Telltale games present their game. The series is also planned to be released for PC soon.


link for Siliconera summary.

PSVITA News February

Lots of PS VITA news Peeps!!

Pinoy PSVITA Blogspot
http://Pinoypsvita.blogspot.com

YS VIII Details
http://www.siliconera.com/2016/02/12/ys-viii-gives-us-closer-look-raksha-sahad-ancient-creatures/

City Shrouded in Shadow
http://gematsu.com/2015/12/project-city-shrouded-shadow-teaser-trailer

Ikenie to Yuki no Setsuna has longer load times on PS Vita
Read more at http://gematsu.com/2016/02/ikenie-to-yuki-no-setsuna-longer-load-times-ps-vita#DZeOwJazyDbAEPma.99
http://gematsu.com/2016/02/ikenie-to-yuki-no-setsuna-longer-load-times-ps-vita

Hitman GO
http://gematsu.com/2016/02/hitman-go-ps4-ps-vita-pc-launches-february-23

Dragon Fin Soup Issues
http://www.siliconera.com/2016/02/15/creators-dragon-fin-soup-cant-fix-playstation-versions/


Dead or Alive Extreme Pole Dancing
http://www.siliconera.com/2016/02/16/dead-or-alive-xtreme-3-will-have-pole-dancing-heres-its-first-screenshot/

Ikenie to Yuki no Setsuna Footage Shows Off Its Exploration, Boss Fight, And Airship
http://www.siliconera.com/2016/02/12/ikenie-yuki-no-setsuna-footage-shows-off-exploration-boss-fight-airship/

World of Final Fantasy Adds Final Fantasy VIII’s Quistis
http://www.siliconera.com/2016/02/11/world-final-fantasy-adds-final-fantasy-viiis-quistis/

Dragon Quest Heroes II Adds Torneko, Minea, Gabo, And Angelo
http://www.siliconera.com/2016/02/11/dragon-quest-heroes-ii-adds-torneko-minea-gabo-angelo/

PS Plus February Games

Playstation Plus February 2016

It's that time again of the month for new Playstation Plus games! Subscribers list of free games has been refreshed with some of the Hottest games of 2016! 

HELLDIVERS : Democracy Strikes Back ( PS4, PS3, and PSVITA) 

Dive in and protect the galaxy in a 4 player top-down shooting coop Helldivers! One of the best games of 2015 lets you explore vast environments and do missions using various weapons and vehicles. This game is cross console compatible so you and your friends can play on different consoles. Build your level and upgrade weapons and protect humanity! 

PinoyPSVita rating: 82/100

Lemmings Touch (PSVITA) 

Guide the cute alien creatures to their space ship! Save as much Lemmings by using Tools that will eventually help the creatures reach their destination. If your a Lemmings fan this is a great game for you! 

PinoyPSVita rating: N/A

Nova 111 (PS4, PS3 and PSVITA) 

Guide your ship out of a treacherous terrain and save scientist across the Vortex. Had tons of fun while playing the unique gameplay of Nova 111. Poking enemies and Drilling stuff had never been fun and addicting. 

PinoyPSVita rating: 90/100

Other free PS Plus games 

Available Feb 4th - March 2 2016 

Never stop playing! 

Top 10 reasons to buy a PSVITA PPSV Edition 2015

• Its still the best handheld gaming device right now 

PSVita was release 2011 and the specs might be a little outdated it is still the most powerful and capable handheld gaming device right now. Even the rise of smartphone gaming and 3ds eating up the sales for games, There's no denying that PSVIta is still the beast because it can do both graphics and serious gaming due to its built in dual analog. 

• A lot of Games are still to be released for the Vita

Vita is dead for Sony yes. There are no more projects from Sony. It's just that Sony isn't doing good enough for the system. It's okay for them to drop development if they'll just produce mediocre games. A lot of games coming this 2016 since vita has a really strong 3rd party support. 3ds might have advantage for first party games but vita is getting the love of 3rd party support specially in Japan. 

• Your Vita can play lots of games

Vita has a huge library of games. It’s a home of JRPG's visual novels and lots of anime action games. Hell it has a lot of fighting games which all handhelds lack. You can even play PSONE, Neo Geo, and PSP games on it.

• It can do PS4 remoteplay 

If you own a PS4 but can't play due to the TV is currently loaded by Eat Bulaga fans from your family, You can play PS4 games remotely via PS Vita. You can play it with all your heart even when your not facing the tv. 

• Playstation Plus 

If you’re a playstation plus subscriber, you get free games each month. Majority of titles are decent and if you own a PS3 and PS4 it's a big plus since sometimes different games are given free for each platform. Plus you get hell of big discounts for great games for up to 70% off the original price. Talk about savings! 

• Its not That expensive

  The SLIM device starts at 7,000++ . Probably the OLED one is cheaper if you can hunt around might get it for 5k for bnew. 

http://www.lazada.com.ph/sony-playstation-vita-fat-3gwi-fi-black-1321559.html

• A lot of RPG games available for the System

Yeah I already mentioned that it has lots of games on item number 3. But I can't help myself by mentioning this that Vita is teh KING of JRPG's there are tons of JRPG's of the System and man this is SERIOUS-CONSOLE style RPG's not kiddie RPGS. If you love the Genre you'll get a vast library of JRPGs from PSONE to the VIta.  

• Vita Hardware 

New colors are released and a lot of Vita to choose from depending on your liking. lol 

• Portability 

Play your games outside or anywhere. Adhoc at Starbucks anyone? 

• It has the Playstation Brand 

We'll your not just cool if you have one but the builit quality of the Device and Sony support is hands down. Your getting a premiuim device for a decent price. 

JStars Victory + PSVITA Review

Loved how Anime rumbles during fighting scenes? It's intense and way better than drama and like everyone was hooked on what's going to happen next. I'm a big fan of how japanese peeps do story telling. It's always out of this world and unique. Like J Stars Victory +. It's not your typical fighting game but it lets you create the ultimate battles that only your imaginations can do. Luffy vs Goku anyone?  

JStars Victory + is a fighting game from Bandai Namco. The game roster consists of Anime from Jump magazine and The moment it was released a year ago I was shocked when it even had Yusuke from Ghost fighter which was one of my fave Animes way back. The character roster for this game is Huge and for me they had included the best of the best. Naruto, Luffie, Seiya, Hiei from Ghost Fighter, Ichigo from bleach, etc. The story starts of with a God calling the Anime heroes to fight in a tournament. The winner gets their wish granted. meh pretty basic story for this game but if you're a big fan of the animes, man you'll be happy seeing them tagged and fighting side by side.  

oh shit.....

Gameplay reminds me of Dissidia Final Fantasy on the PSP. You control the Character on 3rd person using the left stick and the camera for the right stick. Action buttons can be used for normal, mid,  special attacks, and for jumping. The left trigger is used for running while the right is used for special attacks. This is a really familiar layout and you'll get a hang of it in no time. Really, the game is really simple but it gets intense overtime. I really enjoyed the simplicity of the combat and how intense the arena becomes when I just pushed a few buttons. There are ways to power up your characters like using items and mixing cards. Also using certain character types affects your Victory buff. For example, Triumph gives you an attack boost when certain conditions are met during battle. This is a feel good game and I think fighting game pro's will bore in no time. Me, I Just want to see them battle or tag along with each other as these are my chilidhood Animes. And for that I really enjoyed watching them beat the hell out of each other. 

I hope there would be Marvel Vs Jump in the future.. 

Graphics is ok for me. Some says it's way Ps2ish and basic, but for me it's not. It is crisp and the characters really do look like their 2d Anime models. Goku really looks like Goku and so on.  

 Sound is really really good. :) Man I love games with great soundtrack. From battles, to the overworld to the cutscences. Everything is just damn good.  

One of the great things present in game is the world map. It reminds me of how RPG's used to have really cool world maps. You'll be using a ship to journey throughout the game and is upgraded constantly and eventually lead you to the  final battle. Bad thing though that you can't rotate the camera which makes somethings like enemy ships coming out of nowhere and makes evading them a bit difficult. 

Overall, I enjoyed this game and would give it an 8.5/10 the Ultimate Throwback for Otakus. For FIghting game pro's, meh I know you wouldn't agree but being able to create your own Anime battle of your dreams is a big Otaku thumbs up. If you love Anime's this one is for you. 

 The Ultimate Throwback 

The Good 

• Great soundtrack 
• Crisp graphics 
• World Map Navigation 
• Simple, Intense and addicting gameplay 
• Great cast of Characters 

The Bad  

• Stiffy camera. Can't control camera on world map 
• Battles can become repetitive  

8.5/10