The Official PlayStation 3 | ViTA Thread Vol. Plenty of Life Left

[1Cn9wL8dg3]

I was thinking about this as well, but I'd pralli rather buy someone's complete version on CL

$20 used on amazon

 

[lil black jean jacket]

I was thinking about this as well, but I'd pralli rather buy someone's complete version on CL

$20 used on amazon

thanks for the heads up. added you on psn too papi

 

[dimondj15]

Is the PlayStation store not working for anyone else? I can get in, but I can't do anything once I'm there.

 

[supremeape]

Why did I watch the new GTA V trailer, now it makes me wanna play it more but I don't want summer to come to an end

This.
I was actual impressed by the three storylines and how they interact with each other. MP at the end of the video looks interesting as well

 

[bamez]

MP at the end of GTA V looks like everyone was just racing tho

 

[shortyoscart]

Debating on purchasing X-men and The Simpsons but more than likely won't.

I thought Jet Set Radio was going to be free in July though?

 

[Bad Religion]

Debating on purchasing X-men and The Simpsons but more than likely won't.

I thought Jet Set Radio was going to be free in July though?

Still two weeks in July.

 

[shortyoscart]

Still two weeks in July.

I guess I just figured it'd be included in this week as well. My membership will probably end before then so oh well.

 

[bully bob]

MP at the end of GTA V looks like everyone was just racing tho

I hope that was just a free-for-all lobby.

If they made objective types MP that'll be so much better...

like imagine if they had a match type that involved players protecting a bank versus players trying to rob a bank.

They had something similar to that in GTA IV MP... it was called cops-n-robbers or something.. it wasn't too much fun tho.

 

[jayfiend]

Debating on purchasing X-men and The Simpsons but more than likely won't.

I thought Jet Set Radio was going to be free in July though?

I was thinking that too. But I only see the theme free.

 

[sole vintage]

I was thinking that too. But I only see the theme free.

Jet set releases next tuesday or the following.

 

[Bad Religion]

Anyone have Injustice? Free code for a DLC skin for Green Arrow. I think it's the Arrow TV show skin.

Please post if you use it, so others arent trying to use a dead code.

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

K62E-6BNT-LG48

 

[hybridsoldier23]

Chris, if you've got a decent PC I'd say you're going to have a much better time playing this on PC.

Scoop up a key...

The Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn PC Beta Key giveaway is live again!


To get your code, click here -> http://logt.ly/6033ZPyH

 

[lil black jean jacket]

I'm super bored, anyone wanna play BO2? my clan doesn't sign on until later tonight.

 

[duba169]

Debating on purchasing X-men and The Simpsons but more than likely won't.

Those type of games are never as good as your childhood remembers them

 

[Bad Religion]

Chris, if you've got a decent PC I'd say you're going to have a much better time playing this on PC.

Ah I missed it.

I love the PS3 version so far. I can see how the PC would be alot better in terms of control, but I am really trying to avoid PC gaming. I play enough on console.

 

[Thierry Henry]

I'm super bored, anyone wanna play BO2? my clan doesn't sign on until later tonight.

If I had it for PS3 I would get on

 

[dimondj15]

Those type of games are never as good as your childhood remembers them

I completely disagree. Maybe its cause I play them on my arcade stick. I just wish they'd release wwf wrestlefest.

 

[8tothe24]

PS3 ain't going out like that...

Traditional Ratchet and Clank Is Back With Into the Nexus
Ask, and you shall receive.
by Colin Moriarty
July 10, 2013
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The rumors are true: Insomniac Games is developing a new Ratchet & Clank game. It’s called Into the Nexus, and it will appear exclusively on PlayStation 3 later this fall.

I was lucky enough to get an extended look at the duo's return -- in pre-alpha form -- and was left quite impressed with what I saw. In short, Into the Nexus gets the series back to its roots, a so-called “traditional” Ratchet & Clank game the likes of which PlayStation gamers haven’t seen since 2009's A Crack In Time.

Check out our video preview below, and then keep on reading to learn more about what to expect when Into the Nexus launches later in 2013.

Into the Nexus begins with Ratchet and Clank transporting twin villains Vendra and Neftin Prog to a location known as the Vartax Detention Center. This voyage brings our favorite lombax-and-robot duo to haunted space, however, and while in the process of bringing his foes to lock-up, they escape Ratchet’s grasp. This leaves Ratchet and Clank alone and stranded in the scariest sector of space they’ve ever visited.

Long-time Insomniac employee and the visionary behind the Ratchet & Clank series, Brian Allgeier, noted that “the time was right to come back to the core series” with Into the Nexus after he'd spent time on Fuse. All 4 One and Full Frontal Assault were enjoyed by some and criticized by others, but it can’t be disputed that neither was a traditional, true-to-form Ratchet & Clank game. Allgeier said that doing a “family” and “competitive” game, respectively, allowed his team to finally “do something different,” but Into the Nexus allows them to go back in an old-school direction.
They're back!

They're back!

As such, Allgeier wanted to “make Ratchet feel like Ratchet again.” To accomplish this goal, he and his team made a prototype stage -- a “jungle gym,” as he described it -- to get Ratchet’s quintessential feel just right. They then segued what they learned (or re-learned) into their new project, which isn’t only designed to give longtime Ratchet fans what they crave, but to explore the “darkness of space.” While Into the Nexus is very humorous, as all Ratchet games are, Allgeier thought it would be “fun to take [the series] in a spookier direction” with its newest entry.

Following Vendra and Neftin Prog’s escape, Ratchet & Clank arrive at a planet called Yerek. Yerek is your typical Ratchet & Clank locale -- a temperate place inhabited by bumbling, heavily-armed enemies -- and it’s here that I got my very first glimpse of Ratchet’s new, incredibly wacky arsenal. Sure, Ratchet has some of his typical weapons -- his sidearm called the Omniblaster and his signature melee weapon, for instance -- but there are a bunch of new tools at his disposal that are worth noting.

One such weapon is called the Nightmare Box, which is really more of a distraction than an actual weapon. When deployed, it scares enemies, forcing them to either flee or to attack the box, giving Ratchet an angle to strike his foes. Another weapon, the Repulsor, will leave bad guys suspended in midair when deployed, again giving Ratchet the time he needs to attack without being damaged by the opposition.

Into the Nexus also contains two types of grenades: the Vortex Grenade and the Fusion Grenade. The Vortex Grenade creates black holes that raise nearby foes into the air and force them to helplessly revolve around the black hole while Ratchet picks ‘em off from afar (it‘s also useful to coerce armored enemies from stationary, defensive positions like gun turrets). The Fusion Grenade is a little more straight-forward: it’s an arc-thrown explosive that does major area-of-effect damage.
Beware.

Beware.

The strangest -- and funniest -- weapon of them all, however, is the Winterizer. When Ratchet employs the aptly-named gun, all enemies it hits will turn into snowmen. Better yet, the weapon plays Jingle Bells while it’s working its magic. It’s an amazingly fitting, totally insane Ratchet weapon, and from the looks of it, it appears extremely useful during the heat (heh) of battle.

Ratchet also has a non-offensive device at his disposal, an extremely useful gadget called the Grav Tether. With it, Ratchet can attach portals strewn about the environment, creating beams that will transport him seamlessly from one portal to another. What’s cool about the Grav Tether is that the puzzles that demand its use become more complex as time goes on. It won’t be long before you’re connecting several portals together at once, all while under a strict time limit, in order to cross wide chasms and other dangerous obstacles.
Thugs-4-Less?!

Thugs-4-Less?!

Clank also has an all-new function in addition to some of his returning moves (such as giving Ratchet the ability to long jump, high jump, and glide). Into the Nexus revolves heavily around the idea of what are, in essence, alternate dimensions, and when Clank is deployed in one of these areas, he gets to go to work. Players will control him directly in puzzle-heavy 2D platforming sections somewhat reminiscent of the lesser-known downloadable game Pid. Successfully completing these areas -- called Netherverses -- open up new locations for he and Ratchet to explore.

Apart from a ton of new gadgets and weapons -- and some new tricks and skills -- a lot of familiar staples of the series have returned. The franchise’s famous Skill Points are back, of course, as are hidden Gold Bolts. Regular bolts that are collected can be spent as currency to acquire new goods, and every weapon can be upgraded through experience earned by using that weapon in battle. Familiar characters will also return, including Captain Qwark, Cronk, Zephyr, and Talwyn. Even the Thugs-4-Less mercenaries from Going Commando will be back. This game is, after all, an epilogue to the Future branch of the Ratchet & Clank franchise.
Ratchet's fancy new gadget.

Ratchet's fancy new gadget.

Oh, and as for the complete lack of innuendo in Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus’ name? One of Insomniac’s working titles for the game was Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nether Regions. But the developer eventually settled on Into the Nexus as its final title (it will be called just Ratchet & Clank: Nexus in Europe).

And as for a Vita iteration? It’s entirely possible, but it’s still up in the air. The Vita version of Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault met a whole lot of trouble during development and came to the market much later than it was supposed to. As such, Insomniac is cautious this time around. “Everyone would love for it to come to Vita,” Insomniac’s James Stevenson told me, “but it has to be up to the series’ standards” before the company makes any definitive statement.

In the meantime, rest assured Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus will be available for PlayStation 3 this fall both digitally and on disc -- and for $29.99 to boot.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/07/11/traditional-ratchet-clank-is-back-with-into-the-nexus

 

[stay lurkin]

I missed the beta. Crap.

 

[shortyoscart]

Those type of games are never as good as your childhood remembers them

I completely disagree. Maybe its cause I play them on my arcade stick. I just wish they'd release wwf wrestlefest.

I can agree to an extent. Nothing compares to those past childhood memories but the nostalgic feeling is still present. It's definitely not the same but I still got love for those old school games from my past.

 

[bamez]

I just borrowed my friends Ratchet and Clank Crack in Time last week.  Crazy coincidence that they'll have a new one after i finished this one.  Dunno about the timing about games being released couple months before a new console tho.  But saw the $29.99 price tag, I wonder if new PS3 games'll be cheaper next year and into the future... 

I might just hold off on a PS4, since my brother is getting one, and just get all PS3 ports

 

[T0INE]

Excited that there is a new Ratchet and Clank game coming.

Glad that it's a traditional R&C game too, didn't mess with All 4 One, and got Full Frontal Assault when it first dropped before realizing it was more a less a tower defense game. Still haven't played it.

 

[blackboyfly]

Ni No Kuni, The Last Of Us, God of War Accession, Beyond Two Souls, Tales of Xillia, MLB 13 the Show, Sly Cooper, Kingdom Hearts HD, Gran Turismo 6 and Ratchet and Clank, all released / being released exclusively for PS3 this year. This is why I love PlayStation, you know you'll always have multiple diverse, quality games to play in addition to the multplats.

 

[D Double]

^ Add Dragon's Crown, Puppeteer and FFXHD to that list.

It's been a good year. Definitely happy about a new Ratchet and dat price point.