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blueshift · 11 Jan 2013 at 02:37

Are the Metal Gear HD,S good on the vita?

K1LLSW1TCH · 11 Jan 2013 at 04:08

blueshift said:
Are the Metal Gear HD,S good on the vita?

I can't comment on MGS3 as I haven't played it on Vita but MGS2 was dreadful. Just playing through the Tanker was like watching a slideshow at times, the drops in frame rate were pretty bad in quite a few sections and the controls felt really cramped and awkward for me. Don't bother, it's an experience designed for a home console and that's what you should be buying it on. For the record I've finished MGS2 4 times and platinumed MGS3 on PS3 and the frame rate was perfect each time so it's probably something to do with the Vita not being up to scratch hardware wise.

They might even offer it via PS+ so it might be worth waiting a month or two first.

spoffle · 11 Jan 2013 at 05:28

K1LLSW1TCH said:
I can't comment on MGS3 as I haven't played it on Vita but MGS2 was dreadful. Just playing through the Tanker was like watching a slideshow at times, the drops in frame rate were pretty bad in quite a few sections and the controls felt really cramped and awkward for me. Don't bother, it's an experience designed for a home console and that's what you should be buying it on. For the record I've finished MGS2 4 times and platinumed MGS3 on PS3 and the frame rate was perfect each time so it's probably something to do with the Vita not being up to scratch hardware wise.

They might even offer it via PS+ so it might be worth waiting a month or two first.

The MGS HD collection runs perfectly fine for me on my Vita, no low FPS or stuttering.

K1LLSW1TCH · 11 Jan 2013 at 06:04

spoffle said:
The MGS HD collection runs perfectly fine for me on my Vita, no low FPS or stuttering.

Strange because the fps dips loads when playing MGS2! Maybe there's a cache I can clear or something?

ricky1981 · 11 Jan 2013 at 06:11

spoffle said:
The MGS HD collection runs perfectly fine for me on my Vita, no low FPS or stuttering.

Same here, no stuttering at all and enjoying it a lot so far.

Metalface Mark · 11 Jan 2013 at 08:05

I play my Vita more than anything as well now, Virtua Tennis last week I sunk about 15-16 hours into that.

Started on Ico last night through cross play, its very nice.

Nimdok · 11 Jan 2013 at 09:07

K1LLSW1TCH said:
Strange because the fps dips loads when playing MGS2! Maybe there's a cache I can clear or something?

Mine dips a lot on the tanker levels when there's a lot of rain, haven't encountered any apart from that here (or at least not yet).

Mr Men · 11 Jan 2013 at 11:12

K1LLSW1TCH said:
Don't bother, it's an experience designed for a home console and that's what you should be buying it on.

Agreed, MGS just does not work well on the Vita.

ShortWarning · 11 Jan 2013 at 11:43

K1LLSW1TCH said:
I can't comment on MGS3 as I haven't played it on Vita but MGS2 was dreadful. Just playing through the Tanker was like watching a slideshow at times, the drops in frame rate were pretty bad in quite a few sections and the controls felt really cramped and awkward for me. Don't bother, it's an experience designed for a home console and that's what you should be buying it on. For the record I've finished MGS2 4 times and platinumed MGS3 on PS3 and the frame rate was perfect each time so it's probably something to do with the Vita not being up to scratch hardware wise.

They might even offer it via PS+ so it might be worth waiting a month or two first.

I've only played MGS3 but haven't experienced any slow down.

JoeBoi · 11 Jan 2013 at 20:14

MGS 2 & 3 work well on the vita.

blueshift · 12 Jan 2013 at 01:13

Well i go it, and it works very well, no slowdown or any other probs

GTanny · 12 Jan 2013 at 08:32

completed MGS2 and currently playing though 3 and so far no slowdown, i do agree they work slightly better on console but its great knowing that you can play them anywhere you wish

Naan_H · 12 Jan 2013 at 13:46

Guys is Virtua tennis 4 worth it for a tenner? Or does anybody know if it will come on PS+ soon?

Mr Men · 12 Jan 2013 at 13:47

Deffo worth it, very good game. No idea if will be on PS+ soon though.

Naan_H · 12 Jan 2013 at 13:51

Mr Men said:
Deffo worth it, very good game. No idea if will be on PS+ soon though.

Will prob grab it then - have only played my vita for 10 mins since buying it in may last year! i had vitua tennis on my psp and i loved it - so hoping will be the same if not better

Metalface Mark · 12 Jan 2013 at 17:12

Virtua Tennis was great, I played the tour last week, kept me coming back for more.

I bought Sounds and Shapes and Little Big Planet today.

ShortWarning · 14 Jan 2013 at 11:12

Has anyone played virtues last reward? I'm thinking of picking it up but there are two of us who want to play it. Does it allow more than one save?

Dan7 · 14 Jan 2013 at 11:25

ShortWarning said:
Has anyone played virtues last reward? I'm thinking of picking it up but there are two of us who want to play it. Does it allow more than one save?

Yup, allows three saves

One of the best games I played last year, though to get the most out of it it's worth playing the prequel (999 on DS) and importing the US version (PAL version only has Japanese voices due to licensing funs

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ricky1981 · 14 Jan 2013 at 18:40

Dan7 said:
Yup, allows three saves One of the best games I played last year, though to get the most out of it it's worth playing the prequel (999 on DS) and importing the US version (PAL version only has Japanese voices due to licensing funs )

Everything Dan said is spot on! I finished it last week (there are 10+ endings) and enjoyed it immensely. Definitely worth either playing or at the very least reading up on 999 before you play VLR.

Only caveat I would add is that there is a LOT of story/reading, personally I loved it but if you're expecting a lot of puzzles/gameplay then it might not be for you although I'd still recommend giving it a try.

Metalface Mark · 15 Jan 2013 at 08:04

Sound and Shapes is really excellent.

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