Forgotten PlayStation Vita Games

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[@austineruption]

What are some other Vita games you'd recommend? I KNOW there's a ton of exclusives still out there.

[@nottoday9182]

Weirdly enough, it is the only platform to play "The Amazing Spider-man 2". That games short campaign and goofy story are perfect for while you are on the train or whatever.

[@joaopedros.1477]

Where is my valkyria chronicles 2

[@_alex_y.not_]

Soul Sacrifice was legit.

[@MrSTVR]

Tokyo Xanadu. Been ported to PS4 and PC, but in general it's a damn fun action RPG that's basically Falcom's take on Persona. Some really cool twists and turns in the story, and hopefully the sequel they've been murmuring about comes to pass someday.

[@quinnman89]

Adrenaline. :) psp and ps1 games on my vita tv??? Yes please. But to play fair- I really liked freedom wars, killzone, xonic superbeat. The miku games. Binding of isaac works great portably.

[@SUNSHINE-t-m]

> Forgotten PlayStation Vita Games > Video is not 12 hours and doesn't emcompass the entire library

[@adippful]

The proprietary memory card....even to this day, I'm still mad about that.

[@TheAssassin642]

As we should be

[@MrQwertysystem]

Apparently modding vita is super easy and there exists 3rd party adapters that you can then use with normal mini sd cards. I started looking into it back when Sony was going to shut down the PS store on it, but then never got around to actually going through with it.

[@lnsflare1]

I wouldn't even mind the memory cards if they were not so ludicrously priced. And it might have helped them sell more units of they pointed out that it's a one time investment which can be more than made up for by the massive discounts, Cloud Saves, and the 2-6 "free" games they used to give out every month with a PlayStation Plus subscription.

[@chaosdestructionlove]

Yup, i think between that and the high buy in price, it really drove the nails into the coffin. At least if it was only one of those things it couldve had at least a slightly bigger cult fandom but now....? Gosh poor handheld deserved so much better. Its even the comfiest size compared to both 3ds and switch for me so its a huge shame.

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

@@lnsflare1 Yep 99.9% of my Vita library is digital and I'd say 90% plus of that is just really good games they gave away. All the vanillaware games I got for free for example. As well as a ton of basically all the top games.

[@alfredfromthedusk]

You've got an extra word in the title, Austin.

[@austineruption]

[@clansullivan6059]

The furtive PSVita, so easily forgotten.

[@enlongjones2394]

Forgotten PlayStation Vita?

[@Shift_Salt]

@@enlongjones2394 that is the joke, yes.

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

People just love kicking the poor guy while he's down. (I mean really pissing on a grave at this point) Vita especially post switch is just the world's punching bag. And of course Sony just left it out there to die.

[@Wolfkaosaun]

*"Silent Hill: Book of Memories"* No matter how hard I try to escape it....it always finds a way back to me

[@The86Ripper]

Its messed up it does that. Its a super mediocre dungeon clrawler (at best) and somehow i have beaten it 3 times allready. But i managed to mess up my save file so....maybe....ill replay it in the future? NO! Thats the pyramid head talking! Go away demon!

[@brianpj5860]

People still play Book of Memories???? Man I actually loved that game. I quit playing after making it to like dungeon 120 or something and maxed out my character... mainly all by myself because nobody was ever online. But the last time i played was in like 2014..... maybe i should jump back on and see whats up.

[@The86Ripper]

@@brianpj5860 I never played longer than maybe 30-40 dungeons back in the day but i always do what i enjoy the most in metroidvanias and dungeon crawlers which is level up and get strong a lot trying not to die even once because of how op i get. In this game this could be a challenge (before it got patched which made it waaaay easier and forgiving). For a console like psvita i think this kind of arcady playstyle was definitely needed. Too bad it was based on rng and had annoying mechanics, but its still enjoyable at least until the end of the main story.

[@brianpj5860]

@@The86Ripper those poison traps made it madd difficult b4 the dlc. When dying actually reset your progress, so i hear you on thAt!

[@RippahRooJizah]

Put more time in it than me. I played the demo and that was all I wanted to go through.

[@StockeTepes]

Always makes me sad when the Vita comes up, always loved this thing

[@frozennoodles1728]

Same i love it so much, i wish sony took care of it

[@2ndCityTakk]

Agreed. I'll always boast about how good the vita is. Sony kneecapped it and left it to die.

[@FizzieWebb]

@@2ndCityTakk only in the west, it's quite popular in Japan from what I recall.

[@memethememestar6934]

With jailbreaking the vita is more alive than ever

[@inktendo]

"Rayman Origins on the go" 3DS: *cries in blurry resolution*

[@rockl79]

I remember playing it on my 3ds and I thought it looked great at the time. Now when I went back to revisit it the graphics aren't nearly as good as I remembered them being lmao

[@JohnDoe-uf3lj]

That’s where I first beat it lol!

[@elpizo1789]

I keep hoping for a Muramasa re-release on current gen consoles and PC.

[@RariettyC]

I don't normally care that much about 4k graphics but I'd probably buy a new monitor just to experience that game in 4k. There are excellent HD texture packs for emulating the Wii version but I don't want the FOMO from lacking the Vita content

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

@@RariettyC Yeah we really need a complete version at this point. I would think taking a near HD version and making it HD and then taking it to 4K wouldn't be that hard. (I mean they did it for dragons crown)

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

We really need the rest of the vanilla wear games ported to PC and switch too. Odins sphere, dragons crown, and the new mech one too.

[@kaio0777]

Me too

[@bobafett4265]

Yeah I'd kill for a rerelease of the enhanced Vita port on Modern platforms, like PS4/5 and Switch would be nice as well.

[@muffinzetta3670]

oh my god I'm not the only person in the world that has played oresika: tainted bloodlines

[@MuddyTimms]

Nope I've played it, liked it enough to get a Asian English physical copy.

[@loktar00]

It's mentioned in the Vita community all the time, of course you're not the only one.

[@Doomerang01]

It's one of my favorite games from the psp/vita library :D

[@MrDmoney156]

same, love that game! just wished the first one got translated (tho i would prefer the PSP port version over the PS1 original)

[@DrSwitchDisrespectParody]

@@MrDmoney156 says the Nintendo switch fanboy

[@gabrielbossei1609]

your channel is great because not only you're incredibly well-educated on games History but also you have an edgy type of humor that never really crosses the line to being embarassing, and I think that A LOT of game youtubers struggle with this balance, even ones bigger than you. Never lose your touch.

[@clouddavis]

Wow, I was a poor college student when the Vita came out. It was my go to…mostly for emulation…

[@jspantonio8807]

Still a good emulation system. I don't even touch my psp anymore bc the vita is literally a buffed up psp and it can even run the psp system

[@star_str3m63]

Tearaway had such a well-done art style

[@keeperskeeper5338]

I miss Soul Sacrifice Delta I wanna play it again so bad😭

[@NesosRomanus]

god i wish the vita had lived more gloriously. it really deserves more popularity. it could have been better than even the xperia play.

[@VanessaVersus]

"not gravity rush though this game's" This game's what Austin?

[@ChibiM11]

I need answers

[@KenBladehart]

Timestamp? Maybe I know what it is

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

It is, it simply is. It's weird to me that the physical version for PS4 is practically impossible to find and costs a small fortune. Thank goodness for digital.

[@guy-sl3kr]

@@KenBladehart 1:29

[@ddjsoyenby]

it's it.

[@chomprey5407]

It Just hit me that to this day, the vita has the best controls of any portable console

[@Hamlock_]

You forgot to talk about Dungeon Travelers 2! Genuinely amazing 1st person dungeon crawler. It has a PSP version in Japan but only the Vita version got localized lol

[@iisanulquiorrahara8]

That one's a lot of fun.

[@ShadowWolfRising]

"At least there's always the Pachinko Market." Covid 19: Yes, but actually no. 'Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines.' My Dawg. It needs a port bad, I'd double dip for it, especially if it added content and maybe dubbed it. I also want the series to continue, there's alot of really good ideas in it (I love the entire Concept of Generational Systems in RPGs.).

[@mario-mario822]

So happy you mentioned Shiren the Wanderer.I love that game! I was playing TxK yesterday.Being a PsPlusmember we were lucky Oreshika,TxK,Muramasa,lumines,TekkenxStreetfighter,Injustice, Danganronpa,SoulSacrifice,uncharted,killzone,wipeout,dragon's crown etc.

[@Divisionlo]

The PlayStation Vita will always be like my child. Even though everyone else tells me it's a failure, I still love and believe in it

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

The problem was when the successful older brother (PS4) became a huge success mama Sony dropped the little runt of the litter to be raised by the fan community essentially. If it wasn't for Japan the list of games for the system still worth getting or at least tracking down a PSTV for would be incredibly short.

[@paulmillcamp]

Dang, almost _all_ of the Vita games you mentioned in this entire video are new to me. I know about FF and the Mana game, but that's about it. Perhaps I missed out on something good here...

[@Luna-Fox]

You aren't missing out on Silent Hill: Book of Memories, that game is straight up awful. The rest though might be worth your while, they seem interesting enough.

[@deanxile]

not even p4golden?

[@ShadowWolfRising]

Oreshika is pretty baller.

[@imseeno]

I really loved my Vita. I was introduced to the Hyperdimension Neptunia series on there. So fun!

[@AlexanderShreve]

Loving all these new uploads, Austin. You do great work. Please take care of yourself. I'll send you positive vibes and hope for your continued success.

[@queso_king]

Great to see you put this out in 2021 Right now I've been on a vita binge, (singing the praises of the device to my friends) and trying to find good games to play, physical and digital. So this really hits the spot

[@MrCed122]

Personally, one of my favorite Vita game is Freedom Wars, I love the setting and the gamplay is so fun! Would really like a port or a sequel on the PS4/PS5.

[@tax1283]

I got my Vita in late 2017 with Persona 3 and 4 and played the hell out of it. Then the dancing spin-offs, the Danganronpa series, Blazblue, Arcana Hearts, my two favourite games Touhou Gensou Wanderer and Rabi-Ribi, there's a lot of great stuff on here I have so many great memories with. Good video as per usual. I look forward to the "FORGOTTEN Miiverse kids at Best Buy" video soon

[@Jonasansu]

To this day I still say the Vita was the best console of that generation. Just so much good stuff on it. It has now, sadly, become my FF machine.

[@BugsyFoga]

The Vita having forgotten games kind of feels like an oxymoron.

[@MrCocktaiI]

Aren't you rather thinking of a tautology?

[@copcake5757]

Nice placing the monster world iv town theme during the ad bit. Could barely hear it but was happy to catch it, love that game immensely. Also great video!

[@Portly]

my boi. a vita video. in 2021. i love it

[@austineruption]

VITA!

[@Portly]

also i just cracked open my copy of shiren yesterday and its a lot of fun

[@Owen-zo3tg]

My favorite hidden gems on the Vita are Freedom Wars and Soul Sacrifice, both of which are really fun action RPGs. I remember being blown away by the fact I could play something that tight on a handheld at the time

[@yamnbam4346]

RIGHT. Surprised so few people played the two. Genuine competitors to monster hunter imo

[@Ahab2710]

@@yamnbam4346 straight up nope, they aren't

[@odinsplaygrounds]

While I did like the Vita and thought there were some hidden gems and quality titles on it... the PSP days... oh man. Those where the days. It's funny looking back thinking it didn't get enough games at the time, a console that had several exclusive Final Fantasy, Metal Gear, God of War, Kingdom Hearts, Valkyria Chronicles, Parasite Eve, Burnout games etc. In reality it was packed full. Then it was the homebrew scene! It honestly was the console that got me into retro gaming, through all the emulator support for the console. Having all this on the go, plus music and videos - pre-smartphone years - was amazing.

[@lasandreasalmeri1121]

I’m sad that he said Glasses USA has over 9000 options and didn’t put a meme of Vegeta crushing a scouter on the screen. 😭

[@AndresLionheart]

With some glasses replacing the scouter.

[@WillowEpp]

A scouter is like half an eyeglasses; might have sent the wrong message. :V

[@eloso2225]

I will NEVER forget Konami for what they did to Silent Hill.

[@Ozziw162]

And I'll never forgive them.

[@Ascendedninja6]

I stopped buying their games when they turned MGS 3 into a pachinko

[@bobafett4265]

Yeah same here, Konami is a terrible company run by terrible people, more surprised they haven't gone out of business yet...

[@robertdanker6193]

Great video!! I love the Vita and still play it alot to this day!

[@JeveMCD]

While Odin Sphere embraced the dramaticism of the Poetic Edda, Muramasa's was oddly grounded yet still fantastic with it's world building. Out of all the video games I've played, I've gotten a lot of memories, but I think about my time with Muramasa a lot. Particularly, the journey to heaven. There's something about that segment that felt beautiful and transgressive.

[@saltysalamander8519]

Wow! This is a great video! I can't believe I just found your channel now, the vita is an amazing system!

[@filialuvssquigly7447]

oh man i hope that Onechanbara tease at the end was not a joke, i love that series even the early ones before the combat was refined and would love to see you cover it

[@reagandow850]

So awesome that you made this. Finally someone that doesn’t talk about the same ten Vita games! Please make a part two of this video. The Vita community is starved for decent content. We have some great creators but it’s always great to have another good one! 👍

[@Chowdah101]

If Muramasa ever got ported to another console I'd buy it in a heartbeat. It and Dragon's crown are my favorite Vanillaware games. I really need muramasa again, especially since my vita no longet works.

[@alucardvania986]

You can get it on the wii

[@treysandbothe3748]

Before watching: if "Freedom Wars" and "Toukiden: Age of Demons" don't show up in this, I'm gonna be mildly upset. Edit: Am mildly upset, but he did mention "Muramasa", so it's forgivable

[@Anvitzi]

Freedom Wars deserve more recognition :3 Love the game!

[@lordchinchin8924]

Soul sacrifice wasn't on it either which is a massive disappointmwnt. Freedom wars, toukiden, god eater 2 and soul sacrifice were the vita replacement for mh and all of them were great by its own right. Soul sacrifice was the best among the 4.

[@JoystickV2]

Really happy to see the Vita getting some love in your channel, I bought a Vita last year and I love this portable system xD - V.D.

[@TigerWolf111]

"not gravity rush though that game's" What, Austin, that game's what? I need to know, or else I can't sleep. lol

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

Yeah what happened there?! The editor have a stroke or something?!🤣

[@ChillaxingJay]

It was probably "that game's great" cuz it is

[@perfectlyslicedegg3348]

"On PS4"

[@Freakshow2295]

Honestly love seeing the Vita getting some attention after all these years.

[@hemangchauhan2864]

Lumines: Electronic Symphony is a great version of Lumines, sadly trapped on Vita

[@EnaTenkiyoGamer]

Stop being a cheap nintendrone and get a high paying job to afford all these games instead of the overhyped Nintendo switch. It has flaws and underpowered at 30fps. Stop being a Nintendo switch fanboy

[@pal-of-pals]

Muramasa is such an amazing game, easily one of the best games I've played in the seventh generation of games.

[@vulcanraven7013]

Awesome video! Really liked it! I was kinda hoping to see at least a mention of Soul Sacrifice. But oh well...

[@MilaMarieRose]

Usually "forgotten" games are ones I already remember or know about, but in this case there were actually 2 that I've never heard of or knew about so good job my dude 👍

[@letsgobombo]

Man, I LOVED the vita!! The hardware is great (weird rear touchpad aside), the screen is gorgeous and the few exclusives it got were generally great. However, as someone that has a hard time getting into JRPGs and isn’t really a fan of anime, there just wasn’t much to play on it after a while :/

[@intelligenceparadigm4931]

I got into the Disgaea series on the Vita and it's now my favorite jrpg series, and I play *so many of those* In terms of actual exclusives though, Soul Sacrifice is amazing

[@rustytanks]

I'm still playing Unit 13 today, love that game, basically almost the same as SOCOM 4, just better, it have tons of replay ability

[@droppedcombofiend2707]

Muramasa Rebirth was easily my favorite Vita game. Especially after all the DLC was released. Each one was like almost an entire game, it was great.

[@maxlvl912]

RIP to that one Bioshock game that got announced for vita and then was never heard from again

[@lnsflare1]

To say nothing of the port of the Zone of Enders HD Collection, or the Vita version of 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim.

[@spacekatfpv796]

Loved the vid! Definitely need more vita videos.

[@bulletboy013]

So the Soul Sacrifice games and Freedom Wars were both excellent on the vita. I played those a ton!

[@ZanesZygot]

Great video. I got my Vita for 10 almost 10 years now and there's still so much to play. I remember I got Oreshika a few years ago but didn't get to play it yet, only heard great things about it.

[@ShockedLogic]

I saw a friend play Muramasa years ago and it has lived in my mind rent free ever since... kinda want to and track down a vita now

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

The fact it hasn't been ported to the switch or the PS4 that has all the other ports of vanillaware games is so ridiculous. Why has the game not been ported yet?! Also I would highly recommend a PSTV if you don't mind losing the portability/screen.

[@mangaas]

As soon as your face popped up @1:43, your glasses made me want to type a comment asking "where did you got your frames from???".... and then you go into an ad for the glasses... Thank you!

[@L-kun]

I'd kill for an HD release of Muramasa with all the DLC content, I didn't even know there was DLC until like a month ago.

[@josephlinza1610]

Loved Unit 13. Such an underrated Vita game. Odd world Stranger's Wrath is probably one of my favorite download able games.

[@anderxale1]

Great list, thank you!

[@Spacething7474]

im not ashamed to admit that book of memories is the only silent hill that interests me

[@kannodePVC]

There is one game that I barely remember, maybe it even was for the PSP, but you had a yellow MC and he had purple laser eyes that he used to teleport. I remember there was one level with an evil mustache dude that wore some kind of hat, and there was a train too. I don't remember anything properly, but I also remember this same act with the mustache guy jad a boss fight with some flying thing flying over a piano.

[@TheBloodyRedTiger]

17:05 oh! That's the mailman from downpour! I have a sudden urge to throw a chair.

[@PunpunRen]

Muramasa:Rebirth and it's DLC is one of my favorite games ever, and a really underappreciated game on the vita THANK YOU for giving it the praise it deserves

[@MageBeLike]

This is crazily timed, I just got back into ps vita more and bought a red one so I can buy games off of the store that aren’t available in my region

[@TheChrisRolla]

Looking forward to all these games going up even more than they already are.

[@depluggedplus1699]

Harder topic : remembered Playstation Vita games

[@gentlemandemon]

Thinking about the Vita always makes me sad. Such a genuinely good system that got shot in the leg by Sony and their goddamn memory cards.

[@Naterkix]

I still have my physical copy of Muramasa Rebirth. It was one of a few games I bought digital originally and then liked so much I got a physical copy.

[@TheLastComa]

Mr. Sunday Movies is going to *lose his shit* when he sees this video, he's been going on and on about his Vita lately.

[@nachoolo]

Those Vita exclusive memory cards were the main reason why the console tanked, if you ask me. I remember that that was the sole reason why I sold mine. They cost waaay more than regular memory cards and were completely needed if you wanted to play digital games (which represented the vast majority of games on the console that I was interested in). Besides that, I loved the console. Gravity Rush is one of my favourite games and I quite loved Freedom Wars and other Monster Hunter-like games that the console had (besides being a great platform to play old games like Sly Cooper).

[@DarthBleh]

Oh MAN Austin I love High on Fire. Glad you're into metal too. Great video. Greetings from Colombia and stuff.

[@thisisasupersayin376]

"Army Corps of Hell" .... "Metal Satan Pikmin?" Oh, you mean Overlord?

[@CptJackSanji]

always nice to see more vita fans still one of my favorite systems can vouch for muramasa fantastic game just wish it got more phys releases here

[@Borkinian]

Vita means life, don't you ever forget it

[@SebLeCaribou]

The PSP also continue to have a steady good run because it quickly became easily modable/hackable. It still my favorite portable console for that reason alone tbh XD

[@HammyHavoc]

Is the Vita not equally moddable with superior hardware?

[@CrowFGC]

Oh, I played Unit 13! But I also played Hot Shots Golf, so… ALSO REALITY FIGHTERS WAS GREAT

[@ld8222]

It's still baffling to me that Vanillaware never made the jump on steam, Dragon's crown, odin sphere, muramasa...

[@stephenking5370]

what a fantastic review. love the humor!

[@vashranoid]

Love that you used music from Tearaway around the 3 minute mark :)

[@docheckfire3979]

Dat Ar Nosurge special edition! Nice haul.

[@Alianger]

Austin this channel means life

[@irl_lizard7880]

Oh I love the Vita. I got an original model Vita as a gift and I still use it regularly. I jailbroke it during lockdown and loaded RetroArch on there. Now it's my most played system.

[@jonah6806]

When you mentioned muramasa I had such a flashback to my childhood that game was amazing

[@JoshuaJacobs83]

Just played my Vita today. Love it so much. If only I could find the games physically around me..:

[@SplitMyLungs]

Don’t shit on my homie rear touch pad, he is now my l2 r2 buttons 😂

[@natsuend8261]

Bro the entire utawarerumono trilogy is a master peice in story telling & world building, they crafted an entire living breathing culture & interconneted nations for wut used to be a goddamn eroge, so glad they revived the franchise into wut it is today & seriously deserves more eyes on it.... also muramasa is amazing thank u for shedding some light on my poor baby, that game needs a modern port

[@megamegaman247]

Soul Sacrifice Delta was a personal favorite Vita game! It was a fun monster hunter like with a seriously awesome vibe.

[@witchdoctorteepo]

Did this man say that he listens to "High on Fire"? FUCK YEAH!

[@danwilliams1989]

To answer your question, Austin, I felt Muppets Most Wanted locked the charm and heart of the 2011 film.

[@chaosdestructionlove]

I gotta pick up oreishika, it looks so fun. Also aaaaaa thank you for covering muramasa! I love that game and its one of the few games ive ever completed fully. The main stories and dlc stories are all hella fun. (course i might be biased af bc it was my comfort game post gigantic world destroying mental breakdown but ssssh) i hope one day it and odin sphere get ported to switch bc both are such great games for handhelds

[@pancakepop680]

Lost Dimension was great and this list is too. Now I got more games to get.

[@Ty2595]

Literally screamed with the last game mentioned that the people next to me think I'm crazy

[@alicekingston8521]

Man this video hits all the good spots for me. +10 points for the Azumanga Diaoh reference. Vanillaware is one of my favorite studios, and I too got all the trio for the Vita. Loved them! I think I might give the slightest nod to Odin's Sphere, but Muramasa is a close second (with Dragon's Crown being another close 3rd). All 3 of these games are great. I loved my Vita too, and still get use from it from time to time (mostly because I hacked it recently).

[@jasonbaldwin6760]

ayyyyy, nice nod to High on Fire \m/

[@mraquaticnews5676]

Great video John

[@LoathsomeWhiner]

Soul Sacrifice and Gravity Rush are two physical games I own for Vita. And Muramasa are only one of few that I bought digitally...now thinking about physical version just for the sake of it.

[@jakubmakalowski6428]

I didn't realize there were any games on vita not forgotten

[@strawbtangerine6087]

Muppets most wanted fucking slaps. Its so good