Alkibiádēs said:
Most spin-offs aren't made by the same studios as the mainline games, certainly not in the case of Nintendo. I'm not going to take the quality of Mario Party into account when I'm watching a trailer of the upcoming 3D Mario platformer.
You show me a thread about upcoming Vita games, but you can't explain me why I should care about these games. How is that enough said which system has the best upcoming line-up? It seems to me that people are more excited about the 3DS line-up, which is why it sells more.
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Here, I'll just re post my list with a desciption of the games.
They both have pretty good line ups but a few of the 3DS games you listed may not even come out in the west. Where as Vita on the other hand has these great games confirmed coming to the west:
Steins;Gate - August 31st
For the first time in the west, PQube's Steins;Gate is seeing it's anticipated release. Deemed by fans and reviewers as one of if not THE best visual novels in recent memory Steins;Gate has been on most Vita fans radar since the Japanese Vita release. The game using time travel mechanics to help the protagonist change the course of time and, depending on the ending you get, lead you on an emotional journey that will leave you in tears.
Hyper Meter - 8/10
DanganRonpa: Another Episode - September 1st
With the third game in the series, DanganRonpa: Another Episode takes a detour of the visual novel/adventure style of the first two games and decides to throw you into thrilling action/third person shooter game. While considered a spin-off, Another Episode is set in between the first and second DanganRonpa games. Thus it is considered canon and compared to most other action games Another Episode still has a very interesting and sometimes, despair inducing story that some say is the most gruesome in the series so far. For fans of the series, this just might be Vita's GOTY.
Hype Meter - 11/10
Persona 4 Dancing All Night - September 29th
Similar to DanganRonpa: Another Episode, Persona 4 Dancing all Night takes our favorite investigation team on a little detour from the JRPG world to a groovy hip-happening rhythm game. One of the greatest parts of any Persona game is the soundtrack and P4DAN seems to be a love letter to fans of Persona 4's soundtack. Not only do we get to see our favorite characters in new beautiful 3D models on a qHD screen but we also are treated to awesome remixes of our favorite songs in P4. While the game is canon and has a surprisingly large story the star of the show is going to be that graphics and music.
Hype Meter - 9/10
Corpse Party: Blood Drive - October 13th
Corpse Party: Blood Drive is to my knowledge the first time in series history that a game is seeing a physical release in the west. A cult classic in horror game fan circles Corpse Party: Blood Drive take players on another cute but guesome adventure that is sure to make the weak stomached squeemish (I.E. me). While I personally have never played a game in this series I only ever hear good things a bout it and will be making the plunge starting with this game.
Hype Meter - 7.5/10
Legend of Heroes: Trials of Cold Steel - November 17th
After 4 years of waiting the west is FINALLY getting a new Legend of Heroes game and it just happens to be a Vita game. Trials of Cold Steel is a story heavy JRPG made by the God -tier developer Falcom. With a kickass soundtrack and engaging battle system Trials of Cold Steel is set to be on of Vita's greatest games on the system. With hours and hours and hours of content I for one am VERY excited for this game.
Hyper Meter - 10/10
Sword Art Online: Lost Song - TBA 2015
With the success of Hallowed Fragment in the west the next Sword Art Online game, Lost Song is heading to Vita's later this year. Now with a shiny retail box fans of the SAO universe are thrown back into Kirito's (or any other SAO characters!) shoes to take on yet another video game universe called Alfheim Online. With fast combat and new flight mechanics this console MMO-esque game will have Vita owners sinking hours into leveling up their characters, getting new skills, and making powerful weapons. Lets just hope the translation is better this time!
Hype Meter - 8.5/10
Digimon Cyber Sleuth - TBA 2016
After a successful petition to get a new Digimon game in the west Bamco delivers and decides to release the much sought after Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth! One of he cool things about this game is that it was made with an older audience in mind so story and mechanics aren't limited to something a 5 year old can understand. Collect you favorite digital monsters, traverse through digital worlds, and build the most powerful digital team possible in this kickass JRPG adventure. Also one thing to note is that the composer for the DanganRonpa games is also the composer for this game so the OST is bound to be excellent.
Hyper Meter - 10/10
Legend of Heroes: Trials of Cold Steel 2 - TBA 2016
Not too much to say about this one considering it is a direct sequal. If you like the first game then odds are you will like this one.
Hype Meter - TBA/10
World of Final Fantasy - TBA 2016
Now not too much is known about this Final Fantasy Spin off but from the E3 trailer and a few interviews the game seems to be a monster collecting game similar to Pokemon or Digimon. This immediately has me hyped considering Pokemon is one of my favorite franchises. Heres hoping that at TGS we see some gameplay.
Hype Meter - 7/10 (so far)
Plus all the other smaller titles like Lost Dimension, Dungeon Travelers 2, EDF 2, Senran Kagura, etc. Now if I add unconfirmed Japanese games the list would be even longer.