It has been 6 months since the playstation vita released in Japan, 4 months internationally and 2 months since I got one myself. For the whole 2 months since buying one, I can honestly say that this handheld is pretty awesome. So much so, its practically my companion cube. I use it to play games, watch videos and occasionally impress friends. However, despite all the greatness packed into this system, there are some issues I found that slightly diminishes it.
Final Fantasy 7 has come back under the spotlight thanks to the release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, but is it worth replaying the original?
Got to Zacks part in 7 Rebirth. Said f it. Finishing my game in 7 og. Just got to part 2 yesterday. I also got Crisis Core... So it'll be a while before I'm back to Rebirth. I just keep thinking about it too smh, want to get back to playing it. Not till I know Zacks story though. I beat 7 og sooooooo long ago, it's crazy going through it again and remembering things.
Got to Zacks part in Rebirth?
You mean you started the game and turned it off?
The game starts with Zack...
... Really 🤓 lol. His second part, I've played for 80hrs lmao. <---- PS5 Run time, probably not all game time. You guys know how it goes.
Did you not ever play the OG FF7? After you recruit Vincent, later in the game, disc 3, return to that basement and look at the pod, there's a whole Zack story that'll trigger as a memory.... it's well hidden in the game and a lot of things regarding Zack are cleared up. FF7 Crisis Core is basically an extend feature of that hidden flashback... It took me years to discover it back then lol
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80 hours in Rebirth by doing everything, and you should've reached Zacks story about 5 times 🤣
Ye I kno that's y I said not all gameplay time. But also I am very anal when it comes to exploring.
Not to mention fighting Titan at his full strength. Hours spent trying still haven't succeeded. Found all 3 ruins but I'ma masochist when it comes to games.
Very much so. Graphically it's dated but the story and the gameplay haven't aged a day. It's still one of my all time favourite RPGs and for me is better than Remake in some ways.
It always takes me back to Christmas 1997, I got it as a gift and I was blown away when I played it. I couldn't believe games could look that good. The combination of pre rendered backgrounds and FMV really made it stand out. It definitely still has a certain charm that modern games can't replicate.
I can't imagine people will still be talking about Remake and Rebirth in 27 years.
Fully agreed. To me the atmosphere, pacing, gameplay and music are all better than in the remake.
Remake is so amazing, pure FFVII Love, play it on PS5 please! aww the graphics the battles, the music... a dream come true.
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nice article but let ke add a couple of things
first is the nefast browser im not saying it is not functional it is but the ps vita is a very powerful machine it is even much more powerful than my ipod touch nad still it wipes the floor with the ps vita in terms of the web browser, so an update to the browser is a no brainer
Second the ui is very smart and functional i love it but the overall aesthetics of the apps an the ui do nit get a long just compare facebook , youtube twitter there is no ecosystem buttons are place here, there it is confusing and the keyboard is ugly the colors dont get a long. For some people it could be worthless details but for me are very important things togheter they make the diference between an excellent devuce and an average one
Third is it too dificult to use the web browser when playing games?
I mean there is 4 cores right there seriously
Little late to the party Skippy! Could've been complaining like the rest of the Internet.. Since day one. Step up your bashing skills. You're falling behind.
Ooh rah!
I love my vita like the next guy does on here, but i too have a few things i wish Sony would be kind to address.
- Browser, sure they can take their time to build on whats already in place and simply add flash or they can add 3rd party browsers in their apps. Adding browsers like Google chrome, Modzilla firefox, Opera and such would give gamers options which would improve the vita experience.
-Multitask, and what i mean by this is, the vita has enough ram to keep a simple browser running in the background while i play a game. I shouldnt have to quit my game progress because i want to take a quick time out to browse the web.
-Synchronized at all time, all the time without the need,worry or concerned about any gray loading screens whenever i switch apps. I should be able to switch apps(whether thats checking trophies or my friends list to see who is on) on the fly without having to stare at a gray loading screen, its all i am saying.
-Synergy, vita is a very powerful handheld device, but even cellphones have more synergy than it. For example, everything should be connected and synchronize from the start. If i am browsing a page and it contains a video, once i click on that video it should automatically play if not play through the vitas own video app, its that simple. Same applies to music and such. Also, if i am online via my vita, my friends should be able to see me online on their ps3s. I can see them, but they cant see me, that needs to be checked.
One click access- I get why the apps just dont automatically open with one click, to give the livearea its purpose with refresh and updates. However things would be more convinient if they work semesslly. Updates? fine have them happen automatically and while my vita is not in heavy use, like when i put my vita down to sleep mode or when i am web browsing something. Every app should auto update themselves unless i am using said app/s(like if i am web browsing and the video app needs an update, it should automatically update itself in the background without warning or me having to open and update said app) at the time. Its how it should be, because when i click on an app it should open and run right away with the first and only click.
As for buttons and system design.
-R2&L2 +R3&L3+internal memory
The vita is good enough as is, but i am sure it could have been a lot better with these set of inputs in place. Though this might sound weird because i am going with the current design, R2&L2 buttons could perhaps served as triggers shaped into wedges, wedges located on the back where the wedge handles are, replace those hand resters with these for added functionality. The R3&L3 should click in like they do on the dualshock controllers, make the sticks a tad bigger like the ones on the Sega Dreamcast controllers. And in addition to this the vita should come with a buildt-in 16gb drive along with the current memory stick expasion bay. Sony theoretically can still do this and get away with it, i mean the vita is just over 2 million units in and all the devs will have to do is simply keep mapping the inputs like they currently are for the current userbase, while the new userbase can rejoice with these new inputs. No harm done.
Just my two cents.
small issues which need addressing. Battery indicater is not a problem imo neither is the UI, would like to use web browser though without the need to exit game but I do have my smart phone at hand so not a big deal. Loving my VITA and lots of games to play.
I'm not certain but wouldn't making the web browser available all the time mean that developers would always have to account for that so they would have less RAM to work with for the games themselves?