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Soul Sacrifice Demo Impressions | STFUandPlay

Soul Sacrifice (ソウル・サクリファイス! pronounced Souru Sakurifaisu!) is an action role-playing video game developed by Marvelous AQL and Japan Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment exclusively for the PlayStation Vita. The game starts off telling a story of with slave that serves a powerful and cruel sorcerer. Now I’m not going to go in depth when it comes to the story I will save that for the review this is just my first impressions on what I though of this demo that was provided for us.

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lovegames7184017d ago

Extremely addictive game with awesome power customization.

The online component worked flawlessly for me since demo was released and was alot of fun.

Being able to still have a hand in combat even after death is an awesome idea.

r214017d ago

Loved that mechanic. Tap your enemies to death! >:)

rezzah4017d ago

You know you don't do damage right?

If you end up in this situation you can do 2 things.

If you press on a enemy with your finger you lower their defense.

If you press on a teammate, you increase their attack.

There is a bar that always regenerates, this is how long you can use this after-death ability. You do not have to tap, you can also press and hold for as along as you want or are allowed.

himdeel4017d ago (Edited 4017d ago )

@Rezzah you sir are correct. Oh but I hate being sacrificed only to realize the boss monster still has 75+% of its health.

Th4Freak4017d ago (Edited 4017d ago )

Agree im addicted to it. The only thing I have to complain is that when running the camera rotation should've attach to the left stick (movement) because when im not running straight it's impossible to see where im going, I don't know if im running to a wall or a monster.

Kalowest4017d ago (Edited 4017d ago )

I have no problem with the camera after getting use to it. Try using lock-on more, it makes things a lot easier.

ThanatosDMC4017d ago

^There are spell in which you'll notice are odds with the camera. It's fairly annoying.

Th4Freak4017d ago (Edited 4017d ago )

@Kalowest That's not my problem, i'll give you an example. In the chapter 6, sometimes Sortiara uses a lightning sphere that chase so obviously i can't run to her because the sphere would hit me so i have to run to the opposite way, in that moment I have to keep A pressed because otherwise the sphere would catch me so in consequence i can't rotate the camera to see where im going.

ThanatosDMC4017d ago

Really damn good game. The story is solide and especially the lore. Sky vs Earth; Good vs Greed. The lore is so well done.

I hate the voice for the book though compared to the japanese version. It's not demonic or evil sounding enough. The other characters' voices are fine though.

Nicaragua4017d ago

Agreed, the book sounds like a right geezer. Not exactly what i would expect from a demonic scripture.

daclynk4017d ago (Edited 4017d ago )

always love to see new ideas put into play. cant wait to try it out.

themiracle4017d ago

what is with the writing in this article?

dude needs to learn how to write an intelligible sentence

Rikuson14015d ago

ain't nobody got time fa dat

DivineAssault 4017d ago

i cant wait to buy this bad boy.. Day one for me & ive been waiting a very long time for it... New great IP thats exclusive is too great to pass up... Im still considering getting FFX HD on vita as well.. Good game to have on the go

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PS Vita Exclusives Freedom Wars, Soul Sacrifice to Have Servers Shuttered

Sammy: "Two high-profile PS Vita exclusives, Freedom Wars and Soul Sacrifice, will have their servers deactivated on 24th December, 2021. Both titles, published by Sony in response to its loss of Monster Hunter exclusivity, were built around co-operative play, and maintained relatively dedicated communities to this day."

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Rangerman1208873d ago (Edited 873d ago )

Oreshika is also getting it servers shut down too. Big shame for these games. Honestly some of Vita's gems.

Snookies12873d ago

I'm surprised these were even still up! Loved the Vita though, had some great times with that handheld.

XxSPIDEYxX873d ago

These games deserve sequels or remakes. It was Soul Sacrifice that even got me into Monster Hunter.

Rangerman1208873d ago (Edited 873d ago )

Honestly surprised they never got ported to the ps4 or even PC. Since Sony won't give the vita another shot, wht not make a Vita collection? Could have Soul Sacrifice, Freedom Wars, KZ Mercs, Uncharted Golden Abyss, Murasaki Baby, etc. As a way to conmemorate the Vita.

CDbiggen872d ago

Freedom wars servers are still up? Holy shit.

jimbo6597872d ago

This why you never should have achievements/trophies locked to online only features.

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It's a lonely but fun place - Top 10 PlayStation Games Stranded on Vita Island

"When PlayStation Vita released in 2012, expectations were high as Sony's previous handheld (PSP) was quite successful even if it could never quite match with Nintendo's handheld juggernauts." - Tyler Hall from Video Chums

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ZaWarudo2012d ago

Soul Sacrifice seriously needs another entry.

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Fist4achin2012d ago

I would have added Killzone Mercenaries to the list. Overall, good list.

Lexreborn22012d ago

It’s not stranded until 2019, if people really wanted to get some great experiences out the way then they’d buy it. But there are so many stubborn people that made their mind up that won’t happen.

You can go on eBay, OfferUp it any social market place and get one from 70-120 WITH memory card and the games are dirt cheap. But I bet people feel like buying their 5th 3DS for 200 plus because of its color is better then checking out great games.

I guess it’s not always about the games

execution172012d ago

I could just never find one after I got a stable income, could find games all over the place though

rainslacker2011d ago (Edited 2011d ago )

Quite a few of the games aren't dirt cheap. Guess it depends on what you like though. The Japanese anime games tend to hold their value quite well.

One can get digital games pretty cheap a lot of the time, and if they were smart, they'd have added all those vita games on PS+ over the years, and have quite an impressive backlog when they get their system.

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How Sony & Third Parties Attempted to Capitalize on Monster Hunter's Absence on PSV

VGChartz: “While the PSP definitely got off to a flying start in terms of sales thanks to the promise of console quality gaming on the go, things took a downturn in the following years due to a variety of factors including increasing competition from the DS & phones, and a lack of quality exclusives. In Japan, one franchise injected new life into the little handheld turning it from a decent seller into the must-have machine in the country - this was, of course, Monster Hunter.

Capcom's co-operative action-adventure series was born on the PS2 but found a much better audience on the PSP, where local ad-hoc play became somewhat of a phenomenon in the country. Each successive release sold better than the previous entry, culminating in Monster Hunter Portable 3rd clearing nearly 5 million copies. The stage was all set for the franchise to make the jump to Sony's new handheld in 2011, but in a surprise piece of news it was announced the series would instead be transitioning to Nintendo's new 3DS handheld.

With the audience still very much interested in buying a true next-gen successor on the Vita despite the hardware shift, other companies stepped in to attempt to plug the gap in the market, leading to a large variety of imitator franchises on the Vita. It's these series I'm intending to examine in this article - what they are (including many that actually pre-dated Monster Hunter or appeared alongside it on PSP), how many entries Vita saw, how well they sold, and how well they succeeded at providing a co-operative hunting experience.”

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Movefasta19932151d ago

Lol i remember soul sacrifice, i remember when people hyped it up to be the next monster esque game, it was fun for a while but it didn't do it for me.

Jaypi032151d ago

Honestly, story wise, I enjoyed it more than Monster Hunter, but it's comparing apples to oranges really.

Movefasta19932151d ago (Edited 2151d ago )

I don't play monster hunter for story, honestly the monster games have terrible stories but I still love them. I couldn't stand the bland environments in soul sacrifice and having to regenerate the abilities.

TheGamez1002151d ago

Freedom wars, God eater, Toukiden, and soul sacrifice I loved. Well the single player stories that is which is the one thing the mh games lacked to me. Very underrated games.

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InKnight7s2151d ago

wow wow stop there lack of quality exclusives? Crisis Core FFVII, Dissidia, Dissidia 012, The 3rd Birthday, KH BBS, Type 0, other SE games, 2 GOW games, DW games, MGS Peace Walker, Dragon Ball Tag Tenkaichi (best DB on the go ever), tons of best anime games including Yu Gi Oh GX, Gundam, HxH, Naruto and so more, Megan Man X, Gran Turismo, 2 GTA games, without mentioning other PS exclusives and MH. PSP main issue was the HACK, without hacking I assume psp games would had sold much better. best portable device ever. with ton of PS1 classics.

Chaos_Order2151d ago

I actually thought Freedom Wars was excellent. Loved the setting, loved the combat, in some aspects I think it beats even Monster Hunter World. (Although MH's scale, scope and depth makes it better overall) I'd love to see a sequel or spiritual successor.