A small price to pay for something so shiny. It’s one of Sony’s prettiest PlayStation designs, even though I have to carry a lint-free cloth around with me to deal with all the fingerprints. And the very idea of a handheld console having two analogue sticks, touch controls, Wi-Fi, and a big, wide screen is positively luxurious.

It may lack the beautiful OLED display of the original Vita, but the lighter, smaller 2014 model feels lovely in your hands. But now I can play it on my Vita whenever I feel the urge, wherever I am.Īnd I haven’t even talked about the design of the machine itself yet. I always wanted to replay Final Fantasy VII, but never found the time to sit down and actually do it. But it’s still a fine selection, including genuine classics like Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Resident Evil, Vagrant Story, Ridge Racer Type 4, and Silent Hill. I’m still eagerly, and perhaps foolishly, awaiting the day when PaRappa the Rapper finally appears on the EU store. The PSone archive isn’t as comprehensive as it could be. Be warned, though: having procedural platformer Spelunky on an easily accessible portable device may seriously hinder your productivity. Many of these have appeared on other formats, but on Vita you can enjoy them on the move without being shackled to your couch or PC.

There’s brutal top-down brawler Hotline Miami, fiendishly clever puzzle-platformer Fez, trippy exploration game Proteus, and gorgeous interactive art thing Hohokum. It’s a brilliantly written, hilarious series of murder mysteries.Īnd as for weird, interesting indie games, you’re spoiled for choice. Or you can get lost in the deliciously dark visual novel Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, in which a sinister villain traps a group of kids in a prison-like school and promises to free anyone who kills one of their classmates. But if you want something more substantial there’s the mighty Persona 4: Golden, a massive JRPG that sees you dividing your time between dungeon crawling and living the life of a schoolboy in a small Japanese town.

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