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Originally Posted by aaronrodgers How good exactly is Tokyo Jungle? How many hours, is it very replayable? That's the only thing other than the free games I may get this update.

Takes about 20hours to get 100%

http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/tok...e-roadmap.html

Funny trophy

Mate with a female in SURVIVAL.

Originally Posted by FriskyTanuki You do know that it's NBA Jam that's going offline, right? This is NBA Jam: On Fire Edition, which is a different game. It's a shame that you and many others on the PS Blog are making this assumption. http://www.ea.com/1/service-updates No NBA Jam: On Fire Edition on the list, just the rushed retail game that came out a few years ago.

Thanks Frisky. The On Fire Edition is way better than the retail game, for those who care.

Originally Posted by Woocls Ah, I didn't realize that they were completely different. I couldn't find any additional info just that same link you had. With all the people on the blog freaking out about it I assumed it was the same game. Well that's at least some good news.

People on that blog are so ing dumb. Cringe-worthy levels of entitlement and stupidity.

Originally Posted by captaintek3304 But seriously...Lumines is a waste of money right now.

My 20 hours and growing of playtime disagree with this. I was more than happy to give my $16 to goHastings for a new copy.

Originally Posted by FriskyTanuki You should make a clearer point as to whether you're saying it's a bad game that nobody should buy (your first post) or it's a good game that's overpriced (this post). You're contradicting yourself right off the bat. I can sort of agree with the overpriced point, though I would've been more enthusiastic for it at launch for $20 instead of $40. Ubisoft went nuts with pricing for most of their Vita games at launch, as they could've done better with Lumines, Asphalt, Dungeon Hunter, and Michael Jackson at $20 retail.

My problem with Lumines is that the gameplay is boring compared to other similar games. I loved it on PSP but now the genre is filling up and the same game can't hold me over. Sorta like how the Katamari games have gone stale.

Originally Posted by aaronrodgers How good exactly is Tokyo Jungle? How many hours, is it very replayable? That's the only thing other than the free games I may get this update.

It's a game that's all about replay value with a good run through the survival mode taking 30-60 minutes with an animal and a few dozen animals to play through with, so that's a good 40 hours or so if you get caught in the loop of progression. I thought it was a great game worth the $12 it was at launch, especially considering its origins as a retail title.

To explain that more clearly, the progression system in the game is all about playing through the survival mode (the main mode in the game) with an animal and completing the objectives needed to unlock the next animal. So on and so forth until you've got them all if you're hooked since there's a nice progression of power, skills, and stakes with each new animal. Doing that also unlocks news levels in the story mode, which is sort of about the main Pomeranian "character" transitioning from cute pet to surviving in the urban jungle of Tokyo.

I did a gameplay video of a run with the cat to give you an idea of what to expect from that:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml2SYJ0NzlU

Originally Posted by FriskyTanuki You should make a clearer point as to whether you're saying it's a bad game that nobody should buy (your first post) or it's a good game that's overpriced (this post). You're contradicting yourself right off the bat. I can sort of agree with the overpriced point, though I would've been more enthusiastic for it at launch for $20 instead of $40. Ubisoft went nuts with pricing for most of their Vita games at launch, as they could've done better with Lumines, Asphalt, Dungeon Hunter, and Michael Jackson at $20 retail.

Sorry, let me try to rephrase then. Lumines is not a bad game. Sorry if I said that before. It's very much a good game. However, it's nothing more than these arcade/puzzle type of games that get released on PSN, and shouldn't carry the price tag of a full-fledged retail game, because it's not. Ubisoft is nuts to think that this game should be anything over $15 normal price.

Like I said, if you're dying for something on Vita, and you've played everything else, then get Lumines. If not, then just wait it out.

Originally Posted by Woocls My problem with Lumines is that the gameplay is boring compared to other similar games. I loved it on PSP but now the genre is filling up and the same game can't hold me over. Sorta like how the Katamari games have gone stale.

I definitely don't agree. It's the kind of game where if I start it up, I'm not going to do anything else for at least an hour due to the addictiveness of the game. I also just picked up Touch My Katamari because I've been craving a Katamari game and the demo was fun.

First thought this morning was to purchase Unit 13 before the sale ended.

Lumines won't be part of the sale.

Originally Posted by jwk94 Lumines won't be part of the sale.

It still will be on sale though, just not part of the Holiday sale and no extra discount for PS+. More than likely it'll be $24.99, which is still way too high for me personally.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/...comment-796572

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/...comment-796708

Lumines ES is still going to be on sale. There's just no PS+ discount for it.

Originally Posted by FriskyTanuki It's a game that's all about replay value with a good run through the survival mode taking 30-60 minutes with an animal and a few dozen animals to play through with, so that's a good 40 hours or so if you get caught in the loop of progression. I thought it was a great game worth the $12 it was at launch, especially considering its origins as a retail title. To explain that more clearly, the progression system in the game is all about playing through the survival mode (the main mode in the game) with an animal and completing the objectives needed to unlock the next animal. So on and so forth until you've got them all if you're hooked since there's a nice progression of power, skills, and stakes with each new animal. Doing that also unlocks news levels in the story mode, which is sort of about the main Pomeranian "character" transitioning from cute pet to surviving in the urban jungle of Tokyo. I did a gameplay video of a run with the cat to give you an idea of what to expect from that:

Thanks RPG, and thanks Frisky for the video! It actually looks pretty fun. Thanks for clarifying what "Survival" was too, that's usually a different type of mode in games, one I don't care for. xD

Will probably pick this up now.

That's really a decent price on Katamari. The game plays well on the Vita (I haven't gotten to spend too much time with it yet though). My understanding is that it's on the short side or has some DLC hook or something, but I can't confirm or deny so do your homework. Nonetheless, hooray Tokyo Jungle! I think the digital discounts are really promising even if they're not usually for me. $15 for Batman AC? $8 for Skullgirls? $10 for Shadow of the Colossus? For those that prefer a digital library, it really seems like Sony is making a play for their business (at least in comparison to XBL's winter sale which is also really decent).

People bitch too much.

I accidentally read the PS blog comments and now I just feel antsy and pissed off.

Sounds Shapes being cross buy makes the purchase a no-brainer. I'll have to think about Tokyo Jungle, is there a demo for it? I'm also really glad Katamari went on sale. I love the Katamari games and have been waiting for a good deal on the retail copy ever since I got my Vita, but this is even better since it's a great game to just be able to pick up and play whenever.

Damn, already have Skullgirls & Tokyo Jungle (plus Shadow of the Colossus on disc), both of which for their prices (especially PS+) I can recommend. Still need to get around to trying the demo for Sound Shapes.

Since it's cross buy, am I able to transfer my save data over to one version to another, like PS All-Stars, but still have to earn the trophies on each version separately?

for touch my Katamari
I know there are 9 DLCs

but only 2 shows up on search menu,
are 7 of the DLC gone from PSN store?

Originally Posted by Zonic505 Damn, already have Skullgirls & Tokyo Jungle (plus Shadow of the Colossus on disc), both of which for their prices (especially PS+) I can recommend. Still need to get around to trying the demo for Sound Shapes. Since it's cross buy, am I able to transfer my save data over to one version to another, like PS All-Stars, but still have to earn the trophies on each version separately?

If u complete vita for example then cloud sync with ps3 u will get 34 blings in a row.

Originally Posted by Zonic505 Damn, already have Skullgirls & Tokyo Jungle (plus Shadow of the Colossus on disc), both of which for their prices (especially PS+) I can recommend. Still need to get around to trying the demo for Sound Shapes. Since it's cross buy, am I able to transfer my save data over to one version to another, like PS All-Stars, but still have to earn the trophies on each version separately?

It supports Cross Save (via cloud save in-game) and Cross Trophies (double platinums).

Originally Posted by Zonic505 Damn, already have Skullgirls & Tokyo Jungle (plus Shadow of the Colossus on disc), both of which for their prices (especially PS+) I can recommend. Still need to get around to trying the demo for Sound Shapes. Since it's cross buy, am I able to transfer my save data over to one version to another, like PS All-Stars, but still have to earn the trophies on each version separately?

Sound Shapes save will automatically unlock trophies on the other version. So if you platinum one just load the save and the other is platinum'd.

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