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I just purchased a Vita and was wondering if anyone knew if there are any adventure games for it?

well, theres virtues last reward. Ideally you might want to play 999 (the first game) first. Though 999 is only on the ds, and imo the tie-in to the first game isnt terribly important.

If you buy PlayStation Plus (and live in Europe), you currently get Virtues Last Reward for free plus a bunch of other great games. I can definitely recommend the service - so far they’ve given me about 10 or so games, and it’s pretty much been all the biggest titles for the console :-)

I just so happen to have 999 for the DS, had a little play but really haven’t gotten too far into it yet.

I looked into the Playstation Plus thank you Kasper and it does have the same deal here in Australia. It looks very worthwhile!

The only concern I’m having now is whether ‘Zero Escape’ will play better on the 3DS?

I bought Silent Hill: Book of Memories but I still haven’t played the fifth one yet so it seems I’ve got a bit of catching up to do before I can even touch the Vita. First world problems…

Thanks for the info guys!

There are pros and cons to either choice.  The 3DS version of Virtue makes good use of the dual screen for notes and helps with certain puzzles, and if you care about the 3D effect it’s not very strong in this game but it does add a little.  However, the Vita version has better audio quality and the 3DS version of the game suffers from a potential save destroying bug if you save in a few select areas of the game, the developers have yet to fix the problem and it doesn’t exist on the Vita version.  So if you get the 3DS version, you’ll want to Google details about the bug to know where not to save.  Just offhand, playing it safe is just don’t save during puzzle room sequences.

In terms of other adventure games on the system, there’s not a lot of options, Machinarium recently came out, and a game called Corpse Party can loosely be called an adventure game.  Both are in the Playstation Store.  The RPG Persona 4: Golden also has some adventure game elements besides being one of the best games on the system if you don’t mind branching out a bit.

iv been told the same crash exists on the vita version, though it possibly has less chances of occurring (also it wouldnt surprise me if theyv fixed by now it on the vita version)

Wow!  That is really helpful thank you HitBattousai!  You really know your stuff!

I guess now I have to decide whether I’d prefer a better visual or audio effect.

I’ll have a look into those other games.  I played Machinarium recently on the PC so I might give that a miss but it’s great to know about the better games on the system thank you!

TimovieMan - 16 April 2013 04:40 PM

If you’re an adventure gamer, though, the (3)DS is still by far the better handheld platform in terms of available games. And frankly, I’m not entirely convinced that’ll ever change…

The DS, yes definitely. But the 3DS? Really not a lot of worthwhile adventure games, especially exclusives. And DS games look like shit on the 3DS because of the different resolutions, so you can’t even use it for that. At the end of the day, I still think VLR made buying a 3DS worth it, but to be honest I haven’t used it for much more than that (and Layton 5, which was typical unremarkable Layton fare). At this point, a cheap DS looks like a more reasonable choice for most adventure gamers.

If you solely want to play adventure games, go for the DS (and whatever else the console has to offer, like your typical Mario/Zelda/Metroid games). If you also like a more AAA experience on the go, get the Vita - the Uncharted game is great and the exclusive Assassin’s Creed game is also very good. If you get off on “amazing” 3D visuals, get a 3DS.

For any people still undecided about whether or not to get the Vita specifically I’d wait for the inevitable price drop in a few months when the PS4 release is getting closer.

The Walking Dead is also coming to the Vita later this year.
I’m hoping with VIta opening up to the indies there will be more adventures releasing for the system. The online shop offerings is miles better than the 3DS.
3DS is really lacking compared to the DS (Cing…).

Mikekelly - 16 April 2013 08:06 PM

So - buy Virtue’s Last Reward, Machinerum and Book of Shadows for now

a note on book of shadows: its really really recommended to play corpse party first. Book of shadows is a sort of weird “what if” game based on the plot of corpse party, and if you havnt played it, it wont feel very satisfying or make a lot of sense. Honestly i cant recommend book of shadows real highly. But i do recommend corpse party quite highly.. and after playing that, BoS is a sort of neat addition to it.

Also, more adventure games for 3ds will come. And generally they will be games that are 3ds exclusive.

Gemini Rue is coming to ios?

Been there for a week.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gemini-rue/id614678683?mt=8