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

Resident Evil Revelations 2 PSVITA Review

First of all, I've played Resident Evil Revelations for the 3ds both for the normal 3ds and the 3ds XL and yes I've enjoyed both. (Main difference is that is good on the XL) I finished Revalations for 3ds in 1 sitting. That's how excited I am for every episode. Took me a week to finish Revelations 2. It's just that, I'm not as hooked as I was with the first 1. Or let's just say it's the worst vita port of any game out there. It was garbage compared to the 3ds version. Yeah yeah Part 1 was made for 3ds before but somehow the guys from FRIMA (The developer studio that developed the vita port) did not bring justice to this port and hell just released a port just so our beloved vita will have a Resident Evil.  

R3 version was delayed for almost a month I guess and I was so excited when I got my physical Copy. I noticed first thing when I got to the game, the frame rate does drop a lot.Then I played the first chapter while downloading the big update game just so I can check the frame rate if it improved or not. First run without updates, I got dizzy ... really dizzy... I've played lots of vita ports before but the frame rate for this one will make you puke. After the update it does improve a little but still you'll get dizzy playing this one. I finished uncharted golden abyss before playing this one and sure  this will make me rant a lot for this review. That game though does not run on 60fps is still miles away from the frame rate of Resident Evil Revelations 2. The game visual is garbage. The visuals was toned down to the level of PS2 even lower than ps2.

"MR Zombie you look 2D"

Next is the sound. When Capcom first said they're not going to port Resident Evil Revelations 1 to vita because of sound quality issues of vita not having dolby digital, believe the reason guys for Revelations 2 having no dolby digital sounds the developers have compressed the music to levels of tunog lata mp3's. Shotguns sounds like laser cannons???? Really crappy sound quality. 

Loading times are both hell for Campaign and Raid mode. Its the worst loading time for any vita game. Timed it for 2 mins per game on online raid mode. 2 mins of loading  time????  Then you play raid mode in less than 5 mins????? Oh boy..  1 min loading time for camapaign.

The Story, well if you've played Revelations 1. The formula that makes that game exciting us still there but if you've played the first one it feels like that they'd just copied the whole concept. It makes the story predictable. The plot is the worst for any Resident Evil. The new Characters Moira and Natalia out of the two I would like Moira to be kicked out entirely off the series. She just cursed and cursed the whole game. Saying the F word almost everytime is annoying. 

Treasure opening mini game is annoying and will test your patience. You'll be opening a lot of this boxes.   

No major spoiler here. But on the ending credits. I was surprised that Sony Computer Entertainment America was the first text that slide upward on the credits roll. Like... wtf???? You guys should be on the bottom for releasing this crappy port. No thanks to you guys!!!! Credits should go to the Japanese dev team that created the game. 

"Die bitch!!!!!" 

Let's go to the positives. The game is still scary for me. Revelations series is one the scariest for any Resident Evil. Its scary yea.. :( good thing the game lets you control 2 characters. I'll not be playing this if I only have one. Lol it's damn scary. The idea of having you to control 2 characters is cool and makes gameplay unique. What you do on the first chapter will have effect on the surroundings of the character for next chapter. Meaning there are different approach to cover so you'll be repeating the game  a lot if you want to uncover everything. There are lots of things to unlock and there is raid mode. Skill settings also add up to the life span of the game as it not just aid you character but also there are tons of skills to unlock and upgrade. You can also upgrade weapon and lots of stuff laying around for you to find and upgrade your weapons with. Lastly there's raid mode with online and adhoc modes. If you can withstand the loading times then you'll probably enjoy raid mode. 

The Cut scenes  are all HD though. Crisp and scaled for vita. thumbs up for that.

My verdict. Don't buy this Resident Evil Revelations 2 port. Spend that money elsewhere unless you're a diehard fan and can't afford the console version. There are a lot of cons that will make you curse this game like what Moira does throughout the game. Stay away.

The Bad 

• Ending credits 1st line: credits to sony computer entertainment wtf????   
• The frame rate worst for any vita game  
• Loading times as hell as the setting 
• Predictable story 
• Moira curses like a lot please kick this girl out of resident evil series.
• Silly treasure box opening mini game will test your patience.  
• Ugly Visuals
• Sound is mono. Like tunog lata mp3's  

The Good 

• Still is scary 
• I still enjoyed the game having able to switch character is a sweet 
• High Replay value if you can withstand the frame rate issue  

6.5/10 

REVIEW: God Eater 2: Rage Burst PSVITA SLIM accessory pack

Its been quite sometime since I posted something on this blog. Our Facebook page is still alive and I haven't had much time to review stuff last year.

Anyway, here's one of the new MUST have's for your Vita. Since God Eater 2: Rage Burst just got released earlier this month. BANDAI NAMCO also released a special edition God Eater 2: Rage Burst accessory pack for the PSVITA slim and it is s pure awesomeness.


The packaging looks cool and ain't not cheap. For P1,199(ITECH Branches), The accessory pack contains:

1. God Eater 2: Rage Burst Pouch
2. Hard case with Vita face protector
3. A cute mascot keychain that you can use to wipe your kulangots out of your vita.

Definitely the accessory price is NOT cheap well you get what you paid for as this accessories were made by none other than HORI which creates official PSVITA accessories and of course they are made of high quality materials.

Questions:
1. Is it good? yep!
2. Is the grip good with the hard case on. Definitely yes.
3. Is the key chain good? nope..

Overall:

9/10

and a must have if you dont have any accessories yet. It will make your vita standout and protected as well.

Out now:
P1,199 ITECH Branches nationwide.

God Eater 2: Rage Burst out now for Japan and Chinese speaking folks.


Picture Galore: :)

PPSV NOOB GUIDE: PSVITA 1000 vs PSVITA 2000

For those who're confused on what to buy. Here's some links that will help you which type of PS VITA to buy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P77odSI-S-E

The new PSVITA is not yet available worldwide(just asian countries I believe). It should be much more cheaper than the 1000 model, has more battery life, battery replaceable, much more compact and light, bigger select and start buttons, variety of colors to choose from and much more cool to look at I guess, A 1 GB memory for game saves so you wont waste money for that 4gb MMC, a micro USB port so you'll be able to use any droid chargers to charge your vita, and lastly that controversial LCD Screen.

The OLD PSVITA on the other hand has the OLED screen and THATS the only field I can recommend the OLD one which, I guarantee you guys, wont lessen the experience you have with PSVITA. You wont notice the LCD screen of PSVITA 2000 unless you have two Vita's and put it side by side.

Price update:
NEW PSVITA PRICE: 10,295  P 7,995
ACCESSORIES: Not that much yet

OLD PSVITA PRICE: 8500++
ACCESSORIES: Abundant

You may want to wait for the price drop for PSV 2000 maybe this December or January before you purchase if you want it a thousand more cheaper OR settle for the old one if your on a tight budget. I would always recommend the Newer models as more accessories will be made for the new model in the future. :)