Uncharted Golden Abyss & the Failure of the PSVITA

[@LordHypertronUniversum]

One of the thing i noticed in "Golden Abyss" is that in every Chapter, Characters will sooner or later eventually say a current Chapter Title. For example, when you start a Game, Dante will say, "I'm telling you it was Drake.", and then Prologe Chapter Title pops up, with words "I'm telling you it was Drake."

[@coler156]

I honestly think they should've toned that down a little like in uncharted 2. And there was like 34 chapters, but they were all like 10 minutes long or less. Should've just done 22 chapters and have longer ones.

[@PowercellZeke]

On the topic of the Vita, if you havent played Tearaway, i highly recommend it! It uses every function of the Vita in ways that feel organic and make sense, and is a super fun and charming game. Honestly I'd recommend getting a Vita just for it tbh (but then I'd also recommend a little warranty voiding lmao)

[@tabreezsiddique]

Agreed!

[@zzz43344]

Yeah. I honestly wish the Vita had more games like that one.

[@JsReviews]

I have heard good things about that game, maybe I should get around to trying it someday.

[@theenderkirby]

@@JsReviews well hope you will have fun bro ^^

[@HutchIsOnYT]

Tearaway is THE Vita title IMO.

[@SPOCK22]

I see the big box of tissues....but where's the lotion?

[@romantheblack-cat]

He tough, he no need lotion

[@Mroquelle]

Maybe he just uses spit?

[@hotcocoabomb_]

we do it dry.

[@captaincofthesky7157]

Knock it off

[@beagleboi1442]

What the hell do you need lotion for?

[@CrashJakFan1994]

This and “Gravity Rush” were among the first Vita games I owned. It’s such a shame that the handheld didn’t do so well because it had great potential. I’m just happy that “Gravity Rush” didn’t get left behind and was actually given a second life on PS4 as well as its long-awaited sequel.

[@bamban_garcia5562]

Would love if SIE brought back Keiichiro Toyama to create Gravity Rush 3!

[@Mintcar923]

I have Gravity Rush on PS Plus on Vita which is slightly superior but just to be on the safe side I also picked it up on ps4.. I guess you can’t go wrong with either tho

[@DraculagotBottomSurgery-pd2ki]

I love that J just sits at a desk facing the camera, it feels like a meeting with my banker became a uncharted retrospective

[@Gamechamp3000]

I think the one thing Golden Abyss has going for it is it's the only game in the series with gyro aiming, which I vastly prefer over pure twinstick. It's nowhere near as good as it could be because it runs at 2 frames a second, but it's still a more fluid feeling of aiming than anywhere else in the series and it's fun to imagine what could have been if the game ran at a vaguely playable speed (well I guess we have mouse aiming on PC now but still)

[@papersonic9941]

Man if only Sony used the Gyro their joystick ALREADY HAS

[@suntannedduck2388]

I always wondered if Uncharted 4/Lost Legacy had it but if so wow as the gyro in Golden Abyss is really good. Also Gamechamp....

[@steelbear2063]

People who think gyro aiming is more precise and convenient than joystick aiming scare me

[@TheRavenArchon]

@@steelbear2063 It's the combination of the two. Twin sticks for major motions, two handed gyro for finetuning the aim. Eventually it becomes second nature. After playing through breath of the wild with gyro bow and arrow it can be hard going back to pure dual sticks.

[@TheRavenArchon]

See, several people now have mentioned drops in FPS, and I seriously have not noticed anything of the kind in regular play. I've played through the campaign probably three times and I don't remember any major drops. Maybe game version or Vita model has something to do with it?

[@Sub_3690]

Yesterday I finished uncharted 4 and it was amazing although 2 is still my favourite of the series. Your uncharted videos are the reason I got back into uncharted, it was quite good timing because your uncharted video a few weeks ago was the same day I got back into playing uncharted 2 and now I’m a massive man of uncharted! So thanks to you Uncharted 2 is my second favourite game of all time so thank you!

[@schemar17]

Yeah 2 was better than 4 tbh

[@The810kid]

Uncharted 2 is legendary

[@theenderkirby]

I say 4 have a slight edge on 2 for now but really it can changed in a heart beat

[@Sub_3690]

@@schemar17 yeah I agree I love 2

[@Sub_3690]

@@theenderkirby fair enough

[@kyburn6195]

The 3DS also got cheaper after its initial price drop. The different revisions like the 2DS line were even more affordable. The Vita? Uh got bundles? But if you ask me, the 3DS being made to let the user use any type of SD card opposed to the Vita’s propriety memory cards was a factor to the Vita’s poor reception.

[@RueLangston]

Those cards were so expensive with honestly very little memory for how big vita games are to begin with 😭

[@theglassarrow_]

I dont think the memory cards where that big of a deal when the system was in production. I got a 16gb one with mine and works fine, the vita is just to focused on trying to get people to go digital compared to the 3ds where alot of people where more than fine with using cards.

[@theglassarrow_]

@@HaHa-ly4rj This is the worst thing, especualy since if the system is dead it really doesnt like other usb bricks outside of the one it came with and takes for ever to charge enough to come to life. 3ds will boot instantly when plugging in, Vitas need like 30 minutes before they think about it, by that time I've lost interest and need to set up a plan to play.

[@Treblaine]

​@@theglassarrow_ normally 16GB wouldn't be enough, I filled up a 500GB card on my switch very quickly but... Switch has games. This was a nagging limitation which stopped people even wanting Vita to succeed as it was a digital only console they were racing towards a brick wall where success would invite price gouging. Sony just saw Vita as a contrived way to reverse the progress with SD cards, it's where Sony's size and power worked against it, they risked Vita's viability to start a pointless format war.

[@theglassarrow_]

@@Treblaine 16gb is more than enough if you get phisical games

[@CharlieKraken]

The PS Vita is one of my favorite video game consoles of all time, which makes its mishandling all the more frustrating really.

[@theenderkirby]

Yeah like I feel kinda sad that this console was the end of sony's handheld market like it deserve much more attention but is feel like how google treated first party or how sony treated the PS5's marketing during it's launch like for the public eye it can looked as nothing when in reality it can offer a lot I kinda wish at this point sony could stay on the handheld market to see other options around the vita deserved much better

[@Moromom22]

As someone who has never touched the Vita what makes it your most favorite console if you don't mind me asking. Is it the game library?

[@steelbear2063]

@@Moromom22 Lmao Vita library. Although I'll get myself one just for Uncharted and Killzone

[@coler156]

​@@steelbear2063 I have both of those games for my vita lol

[@Drums_of_Liberation]

Mishandling in the West is more accurate. In Japan the Vita was a smash hit. And it's life span was far longer compared with other territories.

[@BigmanDogs]

This is definitely a game you had to be there for. I played it on launch and was absolutely amazed by the fact that I could play a game like that on native portable hardware.

[@chronic_johnson_a.r.a.b]

Briefly owned a Vita a year or two ago so I could play Persona 4 Golden, The Ratchet and Clank trilogy and a bunch of other games. Very, very good and underrated portable console. Played so well and the OLED screen was so vibrant.

[@smashmaster521]

Persona 4 Golden was my fourth Vita game, and I got it at the same time as PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. Honestly, the only game I still want for the little handheld that could is Injustice Gods Among Us: Ultimate Edition, but I cannot find a copy of that game anywhere.

[@hurricane7727]

It can play ratchet and Clank Size Matters too

[@chronic_johnson_a.r.a.b]

@@hurricane7727 yeah, but that game kind of sucks and I can just emulate it on my phone with PPSSPP. R&C3 will always be my favourite.

[@hurricane7727]

@@chronic_johnson_a.r.a.b That game did not suck. I actually played that game and it was pretty good for a Rac Game made for Portable Console.

[@CSReed]

Thank you for covering Golden Abyss!!!

[@vhamer123]

The PS Vita didn’t fail, Sony failed the Vita. Vita means life.

[@GameZard]

Steam Deck feels like what the Vita should have been.

[@woldemunster9244]

Vita was more than a Steamdeck back in the day but still a console if not jailbroken, i emulated Amiga on my PSP and used VITA to remote-play Destiny while taking a dump. You can haxx Vita to stream your PC screen on it, like Steam remote play today.

[@tvirus9369]

Nah I don't want a device that only last an hour

[@RueLangston]

​@@messiahmozgus that was so funny to me for some reason 😭😭😭

[@Priception]

I feel the Steam Deck is the true successor to the Vita as it succeeded where the Vita failed, as in it allowed you to play home console games on the go. Like I can play games like Spider-Man 2016, God of War and Returnal with little to no compromises.

[@BlindBison]

The proprietary memory card prices were obscene. I loved the Vita but cost of the device + memory card put together was simply too much. Then Sony abandoned it and there never really was a true system seller. Side note the UI was a downgrade from the PSP UI ironically.

[@EponineGraydeChagny]

Given how hard/expensive it is to track down this game for a discontinued system, I actually would love to see it get the remastered treatment that Assassin's Creed: Liberation got, so it could be ported to other systems and PC. Update the graphics and rework the 'gimmicks' to make it more controller-friendly. Even if it's not the best in the series, it would be nice for those who'd still like to experience it, but never got their hands on a PS Vita. Seems like a shame for this title to be rotting in obscurity.

[@gowary]

Where i live it can be bought easily on Facebook for 10-15 us dollars, used videogame stores have it a bit more expensive tho

[@jacobt785]

Golden Abyss definitely had its issues but i loved this game i’ve played it so many times over

[@teneesh3376]

It's a shame you can't finish it if you don't have a vita. The sun camera gimmick is a straight up soft lock playing it on a pstv or emulating

[@theglassarrow_]

@@teneesh3376 to be fair a vita was the only way to play when it came out. Emulation support will never be a thought when making a game. The PStv is great but really just hacked together, and only certain games are worth thinking about on it.

[@teneesh3376]

@@theglassarrow_ that's fair. But getting a vita now is not worth it considering how many vita games you play through other means. Officially or otherwise

[@theglassarrow_]

@@teneesh3376 I think emulation is still really poor for the system since it needs two touch screens, dont get me wrong most games knew it was dumb but theres a few where you need it and the system gets praised for them, like little big planet and teraway.

[@teneesh3376]

@@theglassarrow_ but games like teraway have been ported to other systems only feeling kinda off to play. While emulation for it may be bad right now, it's only a matter of time until it is. But the biggest issue is when we hardware gimmicks are forced onto a game. This and star fox are examples of trying to innovate and failing. At least golden abyss uses gyro aiming, which is usually optional and a great innovation

[@AngelPerez-tu1nk]

You know, I do feel bad about the Vita failure. It could have been so succesful but oh well. Can't change history.

[@smashmaster521]

Having gotten one myself to play Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, I'll give the Vita props for rekindling my love for Sony...even if I'm still struggling to get my hands on a PS3 and PS4.

[@AngelPerez-tu1nk]

@@smashmaster521 I understand your struggle

[@connorbutters8479]

someone finally talks about Uncharted golden abyss and they don't even bring up the amazing collectible system in it with the connected mysteries and investigations related to them ad every collectible having descriptions, drake may even commentate on some collectibles too. best collectibles in the series hands down

[@arthurdurham]

The failure of the Vita was such a shame but I'm glad that handheld PC gaming has taken its place to finally give us the full console experience on the go.

[@trevoranthony3018]

I wouldn't mind if this game got a remake, imagine it in Uncharted 4 style graphics and better story and better gameplay

[@k.o.gthekingofgames913]

I hope it does get a remake could be a good excuse to make another one plus can work on the story to make it better and longer

[@rdclips3647]

@@k.o.gthekingofgames913it’s a better idea then the shit naughty dog does now they really need to make more uncharted games other then remastering games the have already been remastered

[@Unquestionable]

I adored the Vita and still play mine fairly often. Honestly I felt that Gravity Rush was a better exclusive for sure, good enough they ported it and made a PS4 sequel.

[@johnathan2023]

Had lots of fun playing this game back in the day im sure its not as great now

[@Johan92Johansson]

If the Vita had uesd Sd cards and not Sony stupid special ones and if Sony created the tools to port android games to run on the Vitas ARM processor I think the Vita could have been a success. To me the steep price of the console and mandatory Stupidly expesive memorycard pushed the Vita into a wihrlpool it had no power to escape Not enough consoles sold no developers intrested in developing, no developing no sold systems. I bought the Vita day 1 and I loved the hardware, exept the stupidly poor cameras( they was bad even when it lauched)

[@uspresdientcentral]

I'm glad to see someone else covering this game! I had fun with it, but I always found the mini games with the touchscreen quite odd, especially mid cutscene.

[@senorjackconnerartistmorri8989]

Damnit Sony should just take care of the PlayStation Vita instead of treating it like trash. And it's sad because the Vita was away head of its time.

[@redwaldcuthberting7195]

Bend should have made a sequel to Resistance: Retribution.

[@suntannedduck2388]

It would have been interesting for sure. But nope we got Burning Skies with a Dev making 2 Vita titles and a PS Move title. Along with Days Gone for the whole PS4 gen for Bend to work on when we could have got many Vita titles instead from Bend, Liverpool, Zipper and Japan Studio but oh well.

[@TheRavenArchon]

I love my Vita, and I'm not even an early adopter. I got a Vita after they were already basically dead. I think it's a great console for many reasons. The indie library on it alone is worth owning it for, especially when you add in the PSP library and PSOne classics it can play. It's a portable Sony legacy system. But it also absolutely had many killer exclusive games. I love Uncharted golden abyss - more than the first and third PS3 games in fact. Tearaway is also fantastic. The Vita version of Little Big Planet is also the best one in the series IMO. Wipeout is amazing. Killzone Mercenary is almost a reason to own one on it's own. Soul Sacrifice, Gravity rush, Unit 13, Modnation Racers, Freedom Wars, Resistance, countless JRPGs. The list goes on. Some of these eventually made it to other systems well after the fact, but they were Vita exclusives when released. Some like LBP, Killzone, and Uncharted still are. It certainly had it's problems, and it absolutely could have used more AAA games, but I've never regretted picking one up, and I still play it regularly.

[@buckeye631]

I wish this game gets ported to the Playstation 5 (or Playstation 4).

[@sqliffty5ive]

I got a PS Vita at launch and was a huge fan. Sony really messed up with the pricing as well as other things.that said I really enjoyed golden abyss and although gimmicky I liked the implementation of the vita's functions like camera and touch screen

[@Please_allow_me]

I'm currently playing through Golden Abyss right now, and following that I shall play through the rest of the games in order. I've never played Golden Abyss before so its nice to still be able to play an Uncharted game for the first time, and I also haven't played through Uncharted 3 and 4 for years (having only played Uncharted 4 the one time as well) so I'm particularly looking forward to replying those two

[@RiasatSalminSami]

Gyro aiming is amazing.

[@HithereJimHerald]

The behind the scenes and development is so interesting for this game too, like originally having a younger Nate and some settings like New Orleans

[@stddgv11]

If you love uncharted, you'll love this game. It's better than Uncharted 4 and that spin off game. But not as good as the 2nd or 3rd. And for God sake play the game the way it was meant to be played, on the Vita! And if you liked the Killzone series, then the Vita is practically worth getting just for these 2 games alone. KZ: Mercenaries is a masterpiece. And both of these games are stunning when played on the Vita, even today and especially how they look on the Vita's oled.

[@Gundamseeddabest]

What I think Golden Abyss really offered was a case for having Gyro controls for aiming in Shooters. I would never have this much fun sniping on a controller or handheld until the Switch.

[@reyfarce5697]

The vita maybe a failure in sales but it is forever alive in our memory and after modding it, it's definitely a gem of a portable device that can play nes,SNES,genesis,N64,Dreamcast,ps1,psp,psvita, GTA trilogy,Max Payne and many other homebrew stuff.

[@MacMan2152]

This is a huge misattribution to think that vita failed not because it had ridiculously overpriced proprietary memory cards and the price tag itself but because of something else. There wasn't a lot of games on it precisely because it was overpriced and people didn't buy it. The 3ds was also overpriced at launch and that's why they made them cheaper when they saw that people didn't buy it for such a large price and that's the main reason why 3ds could become successful and vita couldn't

[@suntannedduck2388]

Well many outsiders say the same nonsense then understanding the console at all because it's easier. Many people that do understand the system you wouldn't hear half these stupid claims. Makes me wonder why he covered the game other than to complete playing all Uncharted games and to talk nonsense about a system he doesn't even care about anyway. Failures have their greatness others have their issues but no failure = bad and not redeemable to some people too stupid to know better. As if it's 0% and 100% it can't be an in-between for whatever reason. To me it's clear many are good and have great features, good games just not good marketing, impact or an audience over expecting western third party games too much so you get dedicated fans that follow it and have a better wider view. With a goo first party lineup, hearing Persona 4 to death and other notable games the Vita had it's place. But as people barely even understand Remote Play either with the PS5 Remote Play video not surprised.

[@PretzTrigger]

I'm gonna be real I use my Vita more than my Switch or 3ds and I love those things. The Vita was an indy powerhouse, a lot of my favorite multi-player games like Monster Hunter God Eater Freedom Wars and Soul Sacrifice were homed there along with Gravity Rush which I think is hands down best on Vita. Sony was just terrible in the US at handling the system and the advent of hand held devices like you mentioned did not help it. Oh and yea those fucking memory cards. I got a 63 gig from Japan for 100 bucks and that burn was enormous.

[@woldemunster9244]

Yup. This vid was from NA-perspective where they sold it with a cellular plan and you couldn't buy one without signing a deal with a provider that wasn't in your state and had mothly payments. SD2VITA has been the best thing i've bought, at the end of vitas life they sold memory sticks with 90% discounts and i missed those.... I have PSP-1000 and Vita-"og" with the oled screen, invented by Sony. They will not make anything good since moving to commiefornia and censoring games began but Japan got the last good things sony allowed on their "platform" on Vita.

[@chrisflaherty2225]

How bad is your switch collection that you prefer the Vita to it? Don’t get me wrong I like the Vita a lot, but the Switch blows it out of the water

[@GatorRay]

I wouldn't have made the Wii U comparison in regard to using the Vita as a controller for the PSTV. Instead, I would've mentioned how the GameCube Game Boy Player lets you use a Game Boy Advance connected via the GameCube GBA Link Cable as a controller. Still a really good video though.

[@thamkanu]

If there is one thing I will give the Vita, it does have the best Super Monkey Ball game since 2005

[@jasonoconnor3194]

Bro you are making an insightful in-depth review of golden abyss in front of thousands of people. At least put on a t-shirt and act some bit professional why u in a tank top? Smh

[@agustindanielgimenez9483]

i played this game last year when i bought a vita, i loved it, specially the gyro aim, but with all the minigames (they where fun the first time) i find it very hard to come back and play it again.

[@CampeonZ]

Amazing review as always! But I have a question! What's with the tissues at the beginning? Lmao.

[@JsReviews]

I sneeze pretty regularly, so I just have it sitting there. I’m so used to it that I just didn’t even think of the highly dirty implications lmao

[@CampeonZ]

@@JsReviews I’m so used to seeing tissues as a meme joke, that I didn’t even think about the most simple and innocent explanation haha.

[@TheSultan1470]

​@@JsReviews Sneezing? Funny euphemism.

[@HutchIsOnYT]

YES this is the one I’ve been waiting for. I actually just beat this game for the first time a few weeks ago and snagged the platinum.

[@Crest6680]

I think golden abyss is better than uc1, and 4..

[@Mintcar923]

I’d def say it’s better than 1 & 3 from my recollection.. I think the touchscreen features are cool and what make it shine.. Why there’s seemingly a bias is beyond me

[@MrSupersonic2012]

I bought a Vita around the time it launched and logged many, many hours on it. There's a lot of games on it that I personally like. Uncharted Golden Abyss Gravity Rush Soul Sacrifice (my personal favorite) Freedom Wars Muramasa Persona 4 Golden There are some really amazing games on here. But it does not even come close to any of Sony's other offerings. The Vita lacks variety in its library. It mostly consists of JRPGs because that's what kept the system afloat after that first year or so. All of the exclusives that aren't JRPGs came out in that first year. It really feels like that Sony had the opposite approach with this thing compared to Nintendo with the 3DS. When it wasn't an instant success instead of trying to support it and do damage control they stepped back and did nothing to help it. I doubt they could have done much to go against the 3DS, but it would have definitely not been nearly as bad. The lack of games really is the nail in the coffin for the Vita. People complain about the memory cards, Sony talks about how mobile phones hurt game sales for handhelds. BS. I don't doubt that stuff factors in, but it's not enough to kill a system. Look at the 3DS it did amazing despite mobile phones. And I'm sure if there had been more games to play people would have sucked it up about the memory cards. In the end why do we buy consoles? To play games. Who's going to buy a console that has a lackluster library?

[@mechajay3358]

The VITA has do much potential to be a great handheld for the Playstation line and complete with Nintendo's.

[@iamgalatia]

Freedom wars on Vita was so fun. I platinum it

[@eli2210]

This was my first Uncharted game and I remember replaying this a few time. I loved the PSVita. I never owned a PS3 or Xbox 360

[@Tekrel]

I could never get too invested in the vita due to the memory cards costing a ridiculous amount . I get it sony wanted max profit but that was a terrible decision i never bothered buying too many games due to just no space .

[@suntannedduck2388]

It was privacy aka the PSP has memory cards too for their cameras and PSP. It was piracy not profit. Yes companies like their proprietary formats especially Sony but security also is important to a company. It didn't work and I'm not surprised people always fond a way but for the Vita it wasn't the main reason and I hate that people don't say about the PSP memory cards people got around those too. People are willing to research or remember the Vita had memory cards but not the PSP........ Like what. PSP memory cards were just as much a problem for price and use cases too. Yet people bought them for more than just games as a portable media device of 2004-2011.

[@CSReed]

I still want to play this game so badly! I’m desperate for another Uncharted game.

[@panos21sonic]

I love the term warranty voider, im using it from now on

[@nullbyt]

I know it's late but the ds4touch plugin makes the dual shock 4 touchpad not require an actual "press" on pstv. Making touch inputs much easier.

[@Carsonj13]

Not gonna lie, this is the first time I'm even HEARING about Fight for Fortune's existence... Is it a mobile game?

[@pian-0g445]

Honestly, the studios motive of using everything on the vita otherwise there was no point is admirable, as I can imagine back then, it felt futuristic. With foresight, the reason I think touch screen and gyro, unless they improve upon an existing thing, require more effort. Currently, some of the best use for gyro isn’t for boats or balancing, but for shooters. Touch screen, we’ll actually, the usage hasn’t really changed, rather the things you used it for in the game were too simple and unnecessary. But, honestly, I liked their mindset.

[@CKestus2187]

I think a big reason the Vita flopped was that it was either ports like the Sky and Jak & Daxter collections, or games like Golden Abyss that tried to emulate a console game on the Vita. Golden Abyss should’ve been something like ‘Escape From Dead Island’ that had a different art style and gameplay style from the flagship game ‘Dead Island.’ If they had done this, the gimmicks of the Vita would’ve meshed much better with what the final product would’ve been. Alas, the ambitions of ‘X game but on the go’ was a big part of what made the Vita fail in the US.

[@woldemunster9244]

You couldn't buy Vita without a cellular-plan and monthly payments in US, people seem to forget it was considered expensive there because of that.

[@theenderkirby]

I say there mutiple factors around, the vita was much more difficult to develop than the 3DS and mobile phones, it's marketing was none existent like at least my country there wasn't even a single add on PSV only on PS4 like is the only one that matter let alone games and it have what I consider in my eye the bighest challenge handheld games had to deal with up until the switch showed up having your gaming library being different enough from the home console counter part to give different enough exprience which the vita didn't really provide which a shame since I could see a lot of potential on it

[@DannyBenS94]

Thinking about the Vita makes me sad sometimes. It had so much potential, but due to some poor decisions around it and the timing of its release, it was an unfortunate failure. I had such high hopes for it, I got it day...2, since the day after its release (in North America) was my 18th birthday. Nowadays, everything is just too expensive on it. As for Uncharted Golden Abyss, it's...alright. I've only played through it twice and considering the price of the Vita and everything for the Vita and the fact that I play Uncharted more for the story than the gameplay, I'll just watch the cutscenes on KZbin if I really want to go through it again. I don't have my Vita anymore due to all the shortcomings.

[@CrossOutBryce]

3:38 *looks at my collection of 30 games* "Uhh...👀"

[@HayesPlays]

Great video

[@jamesward5363]

I still play the hell out of golden abyss just as much as the main games

[@iamgalatia]

The puzzles like scratching the paper and taking photos of certain areas/items was always fun

[@TheTerp97]

Dude. I still use my vita. Right now I'm finishing my first full playthrough of the MGS franchise. Vita has most of them and is my preferred place to play

[@UzzyT.]

Gran turismo was amazing on the psp (been playing it today!) I’m so gutted they didn’t make a version for the Vita :(

[@killprecnt3702]

Cant think of vita games other than gravity rush and persona 4 golden

[@midnightfox3157]

I still love and have my ps vita I’ve had it for years and play it from time to time

[@comicbookguygamecat]

Great video but how many times did you say gimmick?

[@JsReviews]

Looked it up. Can confirm, ten times.

[@JEAGERlST]

For someone that only had a PS2 and Nintendo lite getting this with my vita was amazing. I thought it looked good for a game and actually loved the game. Its so nostalgic to 12 or 13 year old me.

[@EmbraceSweetRelease]

Ig i am one of those people that not only really liked my vita but also liked golden abyss and how it used the functionality of the vita. I enjoyed using the touch features as it was something different than the uncharted games thati had played on the ps3. to each there own

[@wesleybcrowen]

How did you get through the section where you need to use Vita's back camera? Did warranty breakers make a plugin workaround for that?

[@minecraftmekan1]

love your videos :D

[@Marc_Araujo]

Sony should've stuck with the UMD disk format with the Vita and made it backwards compatible with the games and movies available on the PSP...silly Sony. P.S. I'm still disappointed that they didn't include Golden Abyss in the Nathan Drake Collection. They def could've successfully ported it with a little work because the PS4's Dual Shock 4 controller already had the capability to use both motion and touchpad features.

[@Mask-mon]

I heard in another video on KZbin that the 3DS had the same rocky start as the vita but the difference was Nintendo decided to fix/work with their mistakes while sony decided to basically kill the vita for the ps4

[@redstreak9430]

Even though most of the games are now available on other consoles, I still enjoyed the Vita for letting me play stuff like this, the Danganronpa series and P4G (and to a lesser extent Dancing All Night which is easier to access the game without buying the Endless Night bundle for the other dancing games)

[@SpeedsterBlur]

In a few years this should be playable on android phones via vita3k, on PC obviously the game is playable from what I've seen, but graphics, audio, and probably lack of gyro might affect that.

[@woldemunster9244]

Dualshock 4 has gyro? I use DS4 touchpad on linux as a quick mouse substitute, gyro for cursor is a bit too much. :D You can use Steam controller mapping to use every function DS4 has for any input you can imagine.

[@k.o.gthekingofgames913]

I never got a chance to play this game because I never owned a Vita and I sure hope that one day we can get a Remake or Remaster of this game with better controls and it could maybe look good as Uncharted 4 but considering how the series is over and we will probably never get another uncharted game I guess it will never happen now but you never know

[@suntannedduck2388]

I watched a let's play, playing the whole game before I eventually got mine and the game years later. While Tearaway and Gravity Rush are on PS4 and did use Vita functions my guess is those game didn't sell well or they thought it was too much effort or Bend had to focus on Days Gone the whole time or something. No idea why it never got ported. I guess is the trilogy remaster filled that spo so why port something they had of a PS3 engine to Vita game and bringing the Vita game up to the TV wasn't worth the effort or core mechanic changes would be awkward and lose their charm/purpose. I doubt they wouldn't make another Uncharted they want to use as much of their current IPs (maybe Last of Us stays the priority for a while instead who knows) and not legacy ones as possible this gen and make remasters of PS4 games on PS5 because their idiots and casuals don't know what backwards compatibility is.

[@TheSuperSmashBros01]

Speaking of the Vita another thing about it was that it had its share of PS3 ports. Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, ports of the Jak Ratchet and Sly collections just to name a few.

[@VictorHernandez-cz1be]

I still own my OG Vita that I purchased back in 2013. I love that thing.

[@ShiroMatrix]

Chase and Golden Abyss weren't COMPLETELY inconsequential... they do get shoutouts in Uncharted 4 lol

[@michaelelmes2135]

I cant recall where you started doing half (ish) of your review videos with gameplay and then other half of face to face But i gotta say i find the shots of your sitting at your desk talking at us extremely awkward lmao Not trying to be rude at all but theres something about the lighting or framing or something that does work with me. It also feels like youre just reading off a teleprompter instead of talking casually Just thought id give some very late feedback on that. I personally preferred the videos being mostly B roll or gameplay. Though im someone that doesnt particularly care too much whout facecam in videos , to be fair Still really enjoy the videos either way!

[@kclink1579]

Uncharted Golden Abyss is a fantastic Uncharted game, a fantastic Vita game and just a fantastic game overall.

[@Mintcar923]

Ok now P4G is multiplatform but it took in the area of a decade.. I’m def disappointed Sony dropped the ball with Vita by not supporting like they should.. However I have no regrets asking my dad who’s no longer with us to get me it for Christmas 2012 instead of a 3ds.. I had a ton of fun with it, had a pretty good collection that played great and I even use it still to this day.. It’s primarily because of Golden Abyss that I’m a huge Uncharted fan because Uncharted 1 did not initially hook me at first.. Also certain games I feel work better on PSV due to the touchscreen elements like Walking Dead & Dragons Crown.. Moreover in its prime it could even function as a mini pc as you could surf the net and use all the apps like Netflix & Hulu.. So in ways it was far more diverse than the Switch Oled I’m using now.. There was really no loss for me being I picked up a 2ds dirt cheap granted much later

[@41dn]

if the tissue box means anything you must really like uncharted, huh ..... or the vita in which case, me too man

[@DJCube1701]

My biggest memory of this gsme was planning on a train and reaching a part where you need to see a secret message by holding it to light. Except you don't do it in the game, you do it in real life. However, the light on the train wasn't powerful enough, so I couldn't continue the gsme until I got home

[@Imjustme1943]

I still play my vita. I just hacked it finally, so i have way more to play

[@calculateddeclination5534]

I like the ps vita more than the switch. It has good enough power and it's easy on the hands. The joysticks aren't directly underneath the d pad and buttons. They're slightly offset, combined with the rounded edges which made playing shooters quite comfortable with good accuracy. It's also small enough to fit in your pocket. You can't even put a switch lite in your pocket. The vita was ahead of the times.

[@YujiroMutou]

Bro why is his voice perfect for video game reviews? Get this man with IGN!

[@Maniac536]

This game was demoed at E3 2011 alongside the ps vita. It was the only game Sony released that made the vita worth purchasing. It wasn’t enough and the price was just too high to justify its purchase

[@KobatheASMRbiker]

Ah, the PS Vita...great awesome system. But it sadly came out at the wrong time right when mobile games were starting to ramp up and it pretty much killed off the handheld systems overall. And then the Switch changed that in such a way.

[@caliburnblade7895]

Man if Sony did not have a falling out with capcom, p3rdu and 4 would've been great on vita. Plus sony should've made its own souls game on vita.Toukiden series should've been made as portable nioh.

[@RJH755]

Sucks how Sony abaondoned the Vita, I tried Gravity Rush and a demo unit shortly after it released and though it was a really impressive piece of tech for the time

[@stephenglennon9584]

Coming from 1-3, I didn't find the touch and gyro intrusive at all. And I HATED compulsory DS Stylus and Wiimote waggling The payoff in this game comes when you see all the gold at the end of the game

[@HithereJimHerald]

I’ve played this so many times over the years, i’ve had a Vita since around I turned 13 in 2012 and have a lot of complex emotions about it. Overall i love it and own two plus a Vita Tv. Seeing people jump on the bandwagon in the last couple years has been so weird

[@WH250398]

This game deserves a remaster.

[@SpaceKingScot]

Ps Vita has a lot of great hidden gems you are sadly stuck digging for. As a fan of rpg's and more niche weird stuff, its a dream system. Hacking the thing is also fantastic, being able to play psp games with ease that way increases the value proposition immensely. I think the single biggest thing that killed the system was nintendo getting exclusivity to monster hunter. Monster hunter kept the psp competitive with the ds in its ladder years. But capcom went to the 3ds for monster hunter 3U and 4 and they couldnt recover.

[@ethank1725]

I wish they could've tied the characters in or used characters that tied in to the main series but I love this game , especially for the time this is a well done uncharted game that gives me everything I like about uncharted games , felt like playing drakes fortune for the first time ... only complaint is yeah the touch screen qte is kinda meh

[@Yura-Sensei]

i spent hundreds of hours on vita with persona4 golden, soul sacrifice and toukiden

[@creativekev7883]

Anyone managed to play the 3rd birthday on the vita ? . I played it on the psp and thougt it was a really good game . Sadly its not availsble in the store and the library is smaller now but can still find alot of games if you just search rather than going through the highlighted list. Would love to see a retrospective video of the 3rd birtday on the psp 👍

[@dwaynewood2424]

There was also a mobile game spinoff but it shut down years ago and you can't download it anymore.

[@TheGamersShade]

The Only Vita games I know well are Gravity Rush (Who's sequel is my second favourite game.) and Persona 4 golden. (Ironically its sequel, specifically Persona 5 royal, is my actual favourite game.) Played both on other consoles though so that speaks to the sad state of the vita.

[@mjc0961]

I remember being excited for the PS Vita right until they announced the proprietary memory. That's when I knew this whole thing would be a disaster. They got away with not using SD cards on PSP because MemoryStick wasn't a PSP only format, other things used it. You had third party companies making MemoryStick, there was competition in the market. But with PS Vita having its own memory card format that no other device on the market used, with Sony being the only company selling PS Vita memory cards, it was of course going to be an overpriced disaster. And I sure wasn't wrong. Even as PS Vita was dying, even after Sony gave up their revival attempt that was the 2000 model Vita and the PS TV, memory card prices stayed stupidly high. It kept me away from the Vita until they had the reasonably priced bundle with a white Vita, a memory card, and Assassin's Creed included. And even then, it was a waste of money. Assassin's Creed sucked, I didn't even keep that game. And of the very few games I do have for Vita, I'd only ever go back for 3 of them: Tearaway, Uncharted Golden Abyss, and Killzone Mercenary. Everything else is on other systems and better there. So many PS Vita games were just terrible versions of console games, there's no way I was going to mess with that. Cross buy and cross save were good ideas on Sony's part, so you can buy a game to play on console, take it on the go with Vita, come back home and pick up where you were on console again. But when the Vita versions are so drastically inferior, I would just wait until I got home again to play. It never really made sense to me, either. In consoles, Sony was praised for the PS3 using standard 2.5" hard drives while Microsoft gouged people on the same hard drives but incase in overpriced enclosures with proprietary connectors for all variants of the Xbox 360. But then on a handheld, Sony goes and follows Microsoft's playbook instead of using the industry standard SD cards which would've matched their own PS3 strategy. I've heard "security" but I highly doubt SD cards would make Vita insecure. They were generally good about keeping PS3, PS4, and PS5 secure while they were active, and this is despite the standard storage format used. Security is a bad excuse if you ask me.