Playstation Vita

**Insanecyclone** · 2012-09-15 09:52

http://www.siliconera.com/2012/09/14...r-in-the-west/

Ragnarok Odyssey Director On How Hunting Games Can Be More Popular In The West

Gung Ho Online Entertainment has been expanding the Ragnarok Online franchise by blending the series’ history with different game genres. They created the strategy RPG title Ragnarok Tactics for PSP and the PlayStation Vita hunting action game Ragnarok Odyssey which Xseed will release in October.

When Capcom brought Monster Hunter to PSP they started an ad-hoc hunting game craze in Asia, but this phenomenon hasn’t caught on in the West. What would make hunting games, like Ragnarok Odyssey, more popular here? We asked the game’s director, Kazuhiro Irie.

There really haven’t been many cases where titles that have grown popular in Japan performed just as well overseas. Ordinarily, I’d say you’d need to take a title that’s doing well, make it into a series and run a long-term promotion on it, and only then would it do well – so maybe one shouldn’t expect instant sales on games like this. Rather, I think it’s best just to build up the series’ reputation and create a good rapport with the fans, allowing the genre to grow naturally.

Also, when thinking of the North American and European markets, one tends to think of online play as being more important than the single-player campaign. The single-player game needs to be good, of course, but having exceptional multiplayer is absolutely essential to success, I believe.

And finally… this isn’t just limited to overseas fans, but for fans of hunting games in general, I think being able to play on a big screen is pretty important. The bigger, the better, especially in a game like this with enormous screen-filling bosses. I’m sure there are many people who would prefer a big screen to enjoy the intense, showy action this genre is known for, and there may be other players who would really prefer to play games like this with a controller, too.

Going beyond advertising and releasing more MonHun, what do you think can grow the hunting genre in the West?

**6souls** · 2012-09-17 17:50

**Doombear** · 2012-09-17 18:52

Can't wait to get home and check LBP Vita out! Gamefly comes through in record time...

**Insanecyclone** · 2012-09-18 17:15

**Hushigoshi** · 2012-09-18 17:53

There's a new Vita firmware update out today. Does nothing other than stopping HBL from working anymore.
Don't update your Vita if you want to use HBL.

Also, Atlus announced the release date for P4G: November 20th.
(The same week I'll be out of the country. assholes! I was hoping to play it while on the plane...)

**Correction** · 2012-09-18 18:36

I think I like Chie's new voice.

Yeah you heard me.

**jmc** · 2012-09-19 00:25

JP getting blue and red vitas..... hmm

**Doombear** · 2012-09-19 00:54

Also a Valhalla Knights game (anyone remember those ... gems on PSP?) and a new Omega Force IP. The latter (Toukiden) looked like it could end up being interesting. Overall though, the Sony pre-show presser was just a joke. So sad. At one point they turned the camera to the wall as they could not show the trailer on camera for the new Gundam Vita game. Wtf? Really?

EDIT: Forgot to mention that PS+ for Vita was announced at least. Coming in November. Existing members of PS+ on PSN will get the Vita PS+ content as part of that. Prices are still 17.99 and 49.99 for new subscribers.

**Insanecyclone** · 2012-09-19 07:52

**Hushigoshi** · 2012-09-20 15:52

**Kaisha** · 2012-09-20 16:00

If PSO2 Vita is F2P and cross-compatible with PC account/servers, that makes for quite an appealing offer.

Spoiler: show

**Hushigoshi** · 2012-09-20 16:06

Originally Posted by Kaisha

If PSO2 Vita is F2P and cross-compatible with PC account/servers, that makes for quite an appealing offer.

Spoiler: show

I can't find the article, but yeah PSO2 is F2P for Vita, but they'll have a game cart release that will include a buttload of DLC and items and stuff. And it's suppose to be Cross-Play between PC-Vita.

**AzazaelFenrir** · 2012-09-21 07:10

Originally Posted by Hushigoshi

I can't find the article, but yeah PSO2 is F2P for Vita, but they'll have a game cart release that will include a buttload of DLC and items and stuff. And it's suppose to be Cross-Play between PC-Vita.

Oh how I hope that all turns out to be true.

**Doombear** · 2012-09-21 11:13

Live gameplay of Ys - Foliage Ocean in Celceta (seriously what is this name... Ys IV-3 is my brain's default translation)

EDIT: Ok, this vide is ugh. Graphically it is pretty meh, but man this guy playing either has NO idea what a videogame does, or has a cognitive disorder.

**Jaxzer** · 2012-09-24 20:03

Ughhhhh don't know if I want a white vita with liberation or black. Have a feeling I'll regret white since I've always been a fan of black.

**6souls** · 2012-09-25 23:58

**Hushigoshi** · 2012-09-26 00:15

FF III (the 3D remake) is out for PSP on the US PSN today. It is PS3 transferable to vita. Woohoo!

edit: then there was a god damn ninja patch and now it DOESN"T WORK. THANKS SCEA.....

Assholes.

**6souls** · 2012-09-26 17:16

http://www.maql.co.jp/special/game/vita/kaguraversus/

**Hitoshura** · 2012-09-26 21:57

Had no idea a white PS vita was on the way. I will definitely pick it up, its the only thing I was waiting on. Will probably trade AC3 towards Persona 4 or Ragnarok Odyssey.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...L._AA1500_.jpg

**Exoduso** · 2012-09-27 03:01

That thing is fucking sexy, I'll go to Gamestop sometime this week and reserve the AC3 bundle (assuming that it still comes with the memory card..)
Kind of glad I waited for the Vita now heh.

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