Vita's 7th anniversary event (event officially over)

[Cave Johnson]

Around a month ago, I never thought I'd finish all three, but here I am. Since it's finally the 22nd here in the past, (PST) I went ahead and got all three platinums. 

 

#1 (106th overall): Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA f

 

This is my third time platinuming this game (as I mentioned before). It's funny how I went from "well, I don't really like vocaloids" to "this is one of my favorite rhythm games". It's truly a shame that more games weren't made in this style. Future Tone just isn't fun with the controller; the arcade version is way better.

 

 

#2 (107th overall): バレットガールズ２ (Bullet Girls 2)

 

I've more or less said everything I wanted to about this game a few pages ago. If anyone cares, go read it there. Short version: It's a well done sequel/very improved from the first game. Twice as many charcters/twice as long story. Saki and Jerii are the best.

 

 

#3 (108th overall): God Eater Resurrection

 

It took me a bit to truly get into this game, but I couldn't stop playing once I did. About 120 hours is what it took to get the platinum, most of which happened over the last few weeks. I wouldn't call it easy, but it wasn't nearly as hard as I was expecting (based on what little I had read about beforehand). I can count the number of times I actually failed a mission on one hand. One thing this game reminded me of is that my ability to read Japanese is... not so great, to say the least (I'm working on it). I could follow the story fine, but trying to figure out bullet crafting was pretty much impossible. I could've got the localized version, but... dub-only? Yeah, no thanks. Anyway, I did manage to create a few basic bullets that I stuck with for the entire game. The damn things didn't see much use, however, since I always go with melee over ranged (when possible). 

 

 

I hope to see everyone again for next year's event. Maybe then I'll finally platinum Celceta? Once again, it's the only Vita game I own that I haven't platinumed.

Edited February 22, 2019 by Cave_Johnson_
added screenshot

[K_Groove_NL]

7 minutes ago, Cave_Johnson_ said:

It's funny how I went from "well, I don't really like vocaloids" to "this is one of my favorite rhythm games". It's truly a shame that more games weren't made in this style. Future Tone just isn't fun with the controller; the arcade version is way better.

Congrats on the plat!~ ?

If you want to spice up your DIVA game(s), you can always resort in getting one of those cool PD mini-controllers:

You can also use them for other rhythm games, like ex. DJMAX Respect ?

[Gretchen27]

3 hours ago, Crimson Idol said:

And Kudos to you for having so much Rikku in your screenshots.

 

Well, guess I wasn't keeping it a secret she's my fav ?

[Vanilla]

set my goals way too high and life/work/ps4/my mental illnesses got in the way but i got 3 games done for this!!

 169: one piece: pirate warriors 3 - 10.53%  
 

 170: virtue's last reward (eu) - 31.52%


 171: lego ninjago: shadow of ronin - 58.27%  

[Myu]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY VITA-TAN!

 

 

Here is my contribution for this event. Not as impressive as I hoped it would be. I won't be able to pop Caligula Effect because I didn't realize that getting to level 100 needed at least 20 more hours and I already know I can't do that in less than 2 days and Chaos;Child took me about 3 hours to start again from scratch so I had to make up for it by playing One Word by Powgi instead to reach my 150 plat :

 

#150 Hero of Resonail

Grand Kingdom

 

Thank you very much @Crimson Idol for organizing this event and for taking the time to reply to every single post on this thread with positive thoughts and encouragement

 

Edited February 22, 2019 by Myu

[Willreaper41]

I'm so bummed out, I was finally going to use this to play Senran Kagura Bon Appetit! and record it on my PS TV but of course it won't work. I never understand why they block games that don't even use the touchpad...

[gunman47]

Already posted this on the 100% completion thread, but will just post it here again for easier browsing... This is my small little contribution for the Vita's 7th anniversary, I was kind of thinking to add Volume to the list too, but I don't think I will be able to finish it by the end of the event. 

 

Can't believe it has been that long already, hopefully I will have more time to clear more Vita games in the months or years to come, fingers crossed ?

 

Child of Light (Vita)

100% on 23 February 2019

(7 months, 2 weeks, 1 day)

 

Got this on a PSN sale. I didn't think too much of the game at first, thought would be just another indie kind of game. Oh boy, the moment I started playing, it can be hard to stop at times. Particularly enjoyed the turn-based combat and especially the soundtrack, feels a little Final Fantasy style at times. Did get a little grindy at the end, but the penultimate boss was a little easier than expected for me.

 

Finally collected all the confessions and unlocked the last trophy for that full 100% completion!

Edited February 22, 2019 by gunman47

[iclfrlvoyl]

Happy Birthday, Vita!

I've got my two plats today - Severed and Tearaway, such good games for celebrating. I wanted to complete Batman blackgate too, but i didn't have much time this month.

[gunman47]

1 minute ago, iclfrlvoyl said:

Happy Birthday, Vita!

I've got my two plats today - Severed and Tearaway, such good games for celebrating. I wanted to complete Batman blackgate too, but i didn't have much time this month.

Is Batman Blackgate any good? I was thinking to install that next on my Vita after just finishing Child of Light.

[iclfrlvoyl]

15 hours ago, gunman47 said:

Is Batman Blackgate any good? I was thinking to install that next on my Vita after just finishing Child of Light.

It looks pretty good for me, but i think that going for plat can be boring, 'cause you have to re-visit locations multiple times

Edited February 23, 2019 by iclfrlvoyl

[crimsonidol38]

Everyone got updated.

 

6 hours ago, Cave_Johnson_ said:

I hope to see everyone again for next year's event. Maybe then I'll finally platinum Celceta? Once again, it's the only Vita game I own that I haven't platinumed.

 

I'm totally not biased but I would say that giving Celceta another try and finishing it would be neat idea. Although I can understand that it's a bit annoying due to various things like unlocking the whole map or several chests which are well-hidden.

 

19 hours ago, mecharobot said:

Yeah, there is a good chance I'll pick it up for Switch, but I'll have to research the translation for that version. Not in a huge hurry, since I think I got my fix of Ys for now.

 

Sorry, totally forgot to give you a reply although I planned to do so this morning.

The Switch-version of Lacrimosa of Dana also got the improved translation which seems to fix most of the spelling and grammatical errors or those mistranslations. But AFAIK you still have to download it as a patch although that version came out way after the fixed translation. But I guess that's typical for NISA. 

 

3 hours ago, Vanilla said:

set my goals way too high and life/work/ps4/my mental illnesses got in the way but i got 3 games done for this!!

 

Welcome to the club of the overambitious.

Nice to see that you were still able to finish the three games that were ready to pop even with all those constraints. And I hope you have the possibility to get some (professional) help with your mental illnesses, no matter what they are.

 

3 hours ago, Myu said:

I won't be able to pop Caligula Effect because I didn't realize that getting to level 100 needed at least 20 more hours and I already know I can't do that in less than 2 days and Chaos;Child took me about 3 hours to start again from scratch so I had to make up for it by playing One Word by Powgi instead to reach my 150 plat :

 

Now that I can't stalk you to mention Chaos;Child all the time I will now start to call you the official POWGI-expert. ? (scnr)

And congrats on getting Grand Kingdom done for #150. Although I thought at some point that you might aim for Cold Steel I as #150 instead as you also seem to be really fond of that one.

 

3 hours ago, Myu said:

Thank you very much @Crimson Idol for organizing this event and for taking the time to reply to every single post on this thread with positive thoughts and encouragement

 

Thanks for the kind words.  

 

3 hours ago, Willreaper41 said:

I'm so bummed out, I was finally going to use this to play Senran Kagura Bon Appetit! and record it on my PS TV but of course it won't work. I never understand why they block games that don't even use the touchpad...

 

IIRC the problem is that the devs have to make a request so that the games get whitelisted. But AFAIK the whitelist hack still works and Senran Kagura was actually the one game I tried on Vita TV after applying the hack.

 

1 hour ago, gunman47 said:

Already posted this on the 100% completion thread, but will just post it here again for easier browsing...

 

1 hour ago, iclfrlvoyl said:

I've got my two plats today - Severed and Tearaway, such good games for celebrating. I wanted to complete Batman blackgate too, but i didn't have much time this month.

 

Congrats to both of you, too.

And I agree with Blackgate. IMO it can be fun but as you have to revisit several locations and you are forced to do 3 playthroughs it can get quite monotonous. 

[Omelette Paradise]

Word Sudoku is ready to pop so I'm all done. I'm out and about at the moment so will be popping all of my plats in about 3 or 4 hours when I get home. Will also write a few thoughts on the games I played and read through everyone else's posts properly 

[Myu]

1 hour ago, Crimson Idol said:

Now that I can't stalk you to mention Chaos;Child all the time I will now start to call you the official POWGI-expert.  (scnr)

And congrats on getting Grand Kingdom done for #150. Although I thought at some point that you might aim for Cold Steel I as #150 instead as you also seem to be really fond of that one.

 

There's still one POWGI game left but I'll wait for it to go on sale I really wanted Grand Kingdom to be #150 because of the trophy pic but I'm still working on Trails of Cold Steel. And I do like it a lot Next month will be all about Caligula Effect / Trails of Cold Steel on Vita, Atelier Firis / Persona 5 Dancing Star Night on PS4. And after that, backlog time!

[crimsonidol38]

23 minutes ago, Myu said:

 

There's still one POWGI game left but I'll wait for it to go on sale I really wanted Grand Kingdom to be #150 because of the trophy pic but I'm still working on Trails of Cold Steel. And I do like it a lot  Next month will be all about Caligula Effect / Trails of Cold Steel on Vita, Atelier Firis / Persona 5 Dancing Star Night on PS4. And after that, backlog time!

 

I'm sure there will be a whole bunch of other POWGI-games. E.g. on Switch they also released something called Word Puzzles featuring modes called World Maze, Flower, or Crossovers and One Word, and Mixup. So I assume they will release the first three as standalone on PS4 and Vita, too. And maybe even the DLC.

And the platinum for Grand Kingdom surely looks nice. I guess it's a worthy reward for a game full of RNG

That's quite an ambitious plan. I wish I would have such persistence. ?

 

[Fenrirfeather]

Happy Birthday to youuu~ VITA, happy birthday~ ٩(๑ᴖ◡ᴖ๑)۶♪♡

 

 World-class Detective
Obtained all trophies.

 

 Death Mark
Looking forward to more terror descending upon you who has overcome all fear.

 

 How Did You Like Them Apples? 
Obtain every trophy.

 

✅ Curses 'n Chaos

 

✅ Hatoful Boyfriend

 

 

VITA is old enough to be a 2nd grader now. ...let me tell you, that’s when the kids at school start being demanding + even more awesome.

 

[crimsonidol38]

10 minutes ago, Fenrirfeather said:

VITA is old enough to be a 2nd grader now. ...let me tell you, that’s when the kids at school start being demanding + even more awesome.

 

I guess Vita is the only 2nd grader that won't be hyped by Fortnite.

And congrats on finishing all the games. And seems like you made quite some progress in Super Monkey Ball in the meantime.  

[diskdocx]

Finished my Vita birthday celebration contributions. Ended up with 10 games. Rose in the Twilight was by far the best. I'm going to track down the HK/JPN stacks to play later on. I also really enjoyed Access Denied. Would recommend it as a cheap plat, but don't use a guide as most of the solutions can be worked out with a bit of creativity. League of Evil was the hardest of the bunch, and for an EZPZ, really isn't. The only really bad one from the list was Drowning. It is a steaming pile of crap. Even for an EZPZ.

 

Looking at my games, I think it nicely reflects the current Vita lifeblood - Japanese VNs and indies from Sometimes You/Ratalaika. Hopefully the Vita lives on for a few more years with more new games.

 

 

Platinum Thief - Daggerhood

 

No more League of Evil - League of Evil

 

Drowning Platinum - Drowning

 

Reborn - Dying Reborn

 

Okunezato Master! - 7'Scarlet

 

Does This Mean I Can Go Outside Now...? - Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds

 

Chizzy Chizzy Bang Bang - Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms

 

Planet RIX-13 Platinum - Planet RIX-13

 

Platinum Hacker - Access Denied

 

A Rose in the Twilight - A Rose in the Twilight

 

Thanks @Crimson Idol for hosting this event and celebrating our beloved Vita!!!

 

Edited February 22, 2019 by diskdocx

[Alternatewarning]

It's nice to see so many people playing Hakuoki. It's series I really love so it's great to see other people playing it.

[Malachen]

Platted 5 games today for a nice happy birthday to the vita. Got real disheartened after losing my save data so didn't get much further on my list. Platted Criminal Girls Invite Only, Jack and Jill DX, FullBlast and Super Destronaut DX from my list and managed to finish something for my backlog as well Civilization Revolution 2 Plus.

 

Now to start work on next year haha

[Kishnabe]

 Daggerhood

 

 Planet Rix 13

 

 One Word by Powgi

 Mixups by Powgi

 

 

Heroes Trials shows the PS4 list, instead of the Vita one here:https://psnprofiles.com/trophies/8581-heroes-trials/Kishnabe

 

I might be done, may have room for 1 more easy one

 

 Would have liked to have gotten Dokuro done...it been in my backlog for 5 years... resumed progress a few days ago. 

Edited February 23, 2019 by Kishnabe

[Omelette Paradise]

I managed to platinum 6 of the 7 games on my list. The only one I couldn't finish off was BigFest because the A Big Yellow Trophy decided to glitch on me  The game uses a cloud save system and I can't figure out how to start a new game. In any case, I'll have to leave this one for another time. Very very annoying 

 

Here are the six games I managed to get done: -

 

 

Farming Simulator 18

 

This is my fourth time at platting a Farming Simulator game on Vita so this was a nice relaxing one for me. I enjoy these games a lot. They're great for playing on the move and I do find that they can get addictive.

 

 

Ridge Racer

 

Unpopular opinion - I think this game is underrated. It's pretty short on content if you're playing the standard edition with just 3 tracks and 5 cars but I picked up the Ultimate Edition when it was discounted which grants you access to the Gold & Silver passes which include extra tracks and cars. It's a highly enjoyable racing game and even though there's a bit of grinding involved when going for the platinum, I wasn't bored at any point.

 

 

Norn9 Var Commons

 

Actually not a bad read for the most part. It has a very distinct look to it and has an interesting sci-fi setting. As ever with a visual novel, there are multiple characters and routes to play through. Not the best visual novel I've read but certainly not the worst.

 

 

I Am The Hero

 

A very fun brawler game from Ratalaika Games and I enjoyed it very much. I loved the level design and the vibrant colours that were used and it took me back to my childhood days spent playing Streets of Rage.

 

 

Sir Eatsalot

 

The first half of this game was very enjoyable and it started off strongly. The game hooked me in quickly with it's art style and the way it utilizes the Vita's unique features in a way we haven't seen for a while. My experience turned to frustration about halfway through the game as the shoehorned nature of some of the Vita's features started to grate on me. Sometimes less is more and whilst I do think it's great too see a game make use of the Vita's features in the way this one does, I thought they went overboard a little bit and there are a few frustrating sections that rely a little bit too much on these inputs.

 

 

Word Sudoku by POWGI

 

Not a lot to say about this one other than it's a Sudoku game with letters. I enjoyed it though. Very interested to now check out the other puzzle games POWGI have released on the Vita.

 

 

 

In closing, I'm happy with the games I managed to get finished but a little annoyed with that glitched trophy in BigFest. I will have another go at trying to pop it tomorrow before the deadline but I'm not too hopeful as I have a feeling it's permanently glitched unless I figure out a way of starting a new game 

 

Congratulations to all of the participants for the platinums you've all unlocked and thank you to @Crimson Idol for organizing such a fun event. The Vita is alive and well with great a community that knows the true strengths of this great little console.

 

EDIT: I managed to get BigFest finished! See follow up post below 

Edited February 23, 2019 by Dreamcatcher4891

[Cave Johnson]

14 hours ago, K_Groove_NL said:

Congrats on the plat!~

If you want to spice up your DIVA game(s), you can always resort in getting one of those cool PD mini-controllers:

You can also use them for other rhythm games, like ex. DJMAX Respect

 

Thanks. 

 

I've seen those, but what I'd like to get is something like this: 

 

Spoiler

 

Or this:

 

Spoiler

 

I like playing F, F 2nd, X, etc. with a regular PS3/PS4 controller just fine, but I feel like Future Tone works best with the arcade controls. However, none of the official controllers are actually like the arcade for some reason. I'd have to get something custom made (like in the above pictures), which would cost a few hundred dollars at least.

 

8 hours ago, Crimson Idol said:

I'm totally not biased but I would say that giving Celceta another try and finishing it would be neat idea. Although I can understand that it's a bit annoying due to various things like unlocking the whole map or several chests which are well-hidden.

 

I got the map done a long time ago, at least. What mainly put me off getting the platinum was being unable to find the last chest. Next time I'll have to use a checklist or something like that.

[Ratchet2425]

After deciding to focus on studying (the reason why I was out of town yesterday and most of today) instead of playing Vita, I managed to turn an evening of gaming into one of my most productive gaming nights in a long time . I managed to pop everything that was left on my list tonight (except for Lara Croft GO, which I got on my way in yesterday) and collect a total of 5 plats and a 100% for the event (much more that I was able to get last time around). I'll post my screenshots and games sometime tomorrow, but for now I'm going to celebrate the rest of the evening with another glass of wine and an old PS2 game that I picked up while out on the town

[Mendant909]

I wish I could have done more, but here's my haul for this year's anniversary:

Shining Skeleton - Earn all other Dokuro trophies to unlock this platinum trophy

 

✅Crazy Market

 

Legendary - Win all trophies in the game!

 

Made Whole - Obtain every trophy in the game

 

It's nice to see a return of this event and that some people are playing great games like Muramasa Rebirth and the Danganronpa series. In seeing which games I would like to clear for this game, I saw that most of what I was interested in from '12-'14 was mostly done while games from '15-'18 were relegated to visual novels that would take a while to read or freaking Kemco games.

 

As for the future, I'll need to seek out a cheap Vita replacement soon as the backside of my current one didn't work for Dokuro and I shudder to think of games that mandate that control. New Little King's Story, Tales of Hearts R, and a few visual novels still have my interest so maybe I'll finish them for the next event if there's one, but boy is there some dreck I still have unfinished business with. Thanks to Crimson Idol for setting up this event and congrats to everyone who completed a game that they enjoyed.

[Cisele80]

ok, one last one for me. got color guardians. so that makes 7 for me total. 6 plats and a 100%er.

would have liked to have done more like some of you who pushed into the double digits, but life got in the way. great event as always. hope everyone had fun