Best Minis for Replay Value

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Best Minis for Replay Value

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Started 1 year ago by Aaron Jean
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Aaron Jean
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I'm interested in Minis for my Vita, but I find that most of them seem to be simple, disposable games, similar to iOS and Android games. I own both Cubixx and Boom Beats.

So, what I'm looking for is a Mini or two that will last me longer than a few hours. Something with some depth, variety, or even just more content, if the core mechanics are good.

I've got 5$ left, and I'm thinking about whether I should give in and buy Splinter Cell: Essentials (on sale until Tuesday), or pick up a Mini or two. If someone can offer me a viable alternative for long-term replay in a Mini, then I might change my mind.

Posted 1 year ago #
O
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I don't have my Vita on me, so I don't know which of the minis I own and would recommend are playable on it. Even still I don't know which ones that can't be downloaded using a Vita, but CAN be moved to it using a PS3.

Once I get home I'll take a look see and make some suggestions.

Posted 1 year ago #
thumbbandit
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How about 'A Space Shooter For $2' (ASS 4 $2 for short), you get a lot of gameplay and replay value with that one... if it's compatable, that is.
;)

Posted 1 year ago #
DarthDanMan
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A 'Space Shooter For $2' is neither compatible directly from a Vita nor via PS3 copying. So that's out...

Posted 1 year ago #
Freelance
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Probably not what you want to hear, but pinball has loads of replay value. There's Pinball Dreams and Pinball Fantasies.

No idea if any of these are compatible though.

Posted 1 year ago #
onmode-ky
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Young Thor, from the makers of A Space Shooter for 2 Bucks!, Frima Studios, though I have no idea on any Minis compatibility with PSV. Like ASSf2B!, it has a lot of achievements to extend the life of the game. Mediatonic's Who's That Flying?! and 1000 Tiny Claws also have many achievements--as well as simply being very well produced and hilarious. Laughing Jackal's Fighting Fantasy gamebook conversions are great for replayability, and their recent OMG-Z, Orbit, and Hungry Giraffe are supposedly extremely addictive. If you like puzzle platformers, particularly if you're the type who is up for spending time speed-running them, definitely check out WayForward's Mighty Flip Champs! DX and Kidguru's Freekscape: Escape from Hell.

But again, I have no idea about PSV compatibility for anything Minis.

As far as replayability, though, you'll want to steer clear of anything from Sony Japan and Hydravision/Big Ben (can't speak on their just-released Idiot Squad, though).

Posted 1 year ago #
Aaron Jean
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Going through a compatibility list shows me that of those Minis, only Young Thor and Freekscape are compatible. :( Neither game stood out to me. I've heard of Young Thor, and the combat animations seemed a little stiff, even though the environments looked nice enough. Freekscape... Seems interesting enough, but it doesn't seem my kind of game.

I'm not against achievements, but if they fail to reward me somehow through through the gameplay in a tangible way, they're just empty, to me. PS3 trophies are at least something you can show off, but in-game achievements, just for the sake of having them, offer little reward for your time.

I feel the same way about beating times. I enjoy it when there are bronze/silver/gold times that offer more rewards with better performance, but if I'm just beating times to say I beat the times, I don't care so much.

I'm not against Pinball per se, but I already got Pinball Heroes from Uncharted 2, and I lose interest after a while. It starts to feel like a game of chance the more I play.

Posted 1 year ago #
JeremyR
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The Mini with the most replayability is History Egypt: Engineering an Empire. I don't know if it's Vita compatible though. It also really depends on if you like turn based strategy games.

Posted 1 year ago #
DarthDanMan
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Okay, here's the minis I recommend that are compatible directly from a Vita (NA)
Blimp: The Flying Adventures:I'm not really sure what genre this is but it is a pretty fun mini. Not too high on reply value though.
Coconut Dodge: A survival dodging game which has a quite good replay due to it's charm in my opinion.
History Eygpt: Engineering an Empire: If your a fan of Strategy/Tactics this game has loads of replay value. Also increases due to it's pass-n-play two player mode for just a quick battle or a full out versus campaign.
Who's That Flying?!? A SHMUP with decent replay value along with some nice graphics.
Young Thor: As stated earlier.
Zenonia: I'd say this is the only mini RPG (correct me if I'm wrong) and I've already sunk in around 25 hours and haven't beat it yet.
Zombie Tycoon: A nice RTS game with decent replay and quirky gameplay.

Also what region do you live in because this could hamper with some of the options and do you have a PS3? Because if you do this increases your choices drastically.

Posted 1 year ago #
Aaron Jean
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I did opt to get Splinter Cell: Essentials, even though it's a below-average game, but I figured it's still Splinter Cell, and the camera will be better with the second analogue stick. Plus, the sales ended soon, and I was already leaning towards a full PSP game. I hope I haven't failed the PSP Minis community. :P

Anyway, I'll keep these suggestions for next time I'm stuck with low funds. I noticed Coconut dodge is on sale for 1$ also. Zenonia is just one dollar out of the 5$ sweet spot range, which is a shame, since it seemed an interesting RPG with a lot of content. Zombie Tycoon struck me as more of a realtime management game than strategy. Are there any true RTS games in the Minis? This would interest me. Turn-based is fun, but usually just too long, and I find I'm repeating a lot of the same tasks.

I have a PS3, but for Minis, I've been looking on compatibility lists and supposedly none of the ones that aren't officially compatible work, unlike regular PSP titles, for which incompatibilities are the exception rather than the rule.

I'm in NA (Canada).

Posted 1 year ago #
Sniper D. Luffy
Member

i don't see any mention of Hungry Giraffe. that game can get a bit addicting.

Posted 1 year ago #
Aaron Jean
Member

There was a mention of Hungry Giraffe, but unfortunately, it's not a Vita-compatible title.

Posted 1 year ago #
Huicho
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Soon to be Velocity. ;)

Posted 1 year ago #
ChaosRandom
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I played the heck out of Ass for $2 and Zenonia along with a few others.

Posted 1 year ago #
Huicho
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Same for me. Does it seem weird that I liked Zenonia even though it got a bad review?

Posted 1 year ago #
thumbbandit
Member

I love Zenonia, so no, not weird at all... plus that review score was for the pre-patched Zenonia. ;)

Posted 1 year ago #
O
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I still say Zenonia should have gotten that asterisk with an updated score, but oh well. I still haven't beaten it yet, it's so far in the yet to beat/play pile it'll be a long time before I do.

Posted 1 year ago #
Sniper D. Luffy
Member

they must make HG work for Vita!!! they must!!!! MELMAN need more food!!!!

Posted 1 year ago #
ChaosRandom
Member

@huicho
Don't even get me started on that joke of a Zenonia score. Many months back in these forums we argued about that. I believe it was Jasper who reviewed the pre-patched version. Its one of my favorite Minis by far. You're not weird at all for digging it. If you get a chance to browse back and read the Zenonia thread, do so. I kinda see where Jasper was coming from, but I agree with O. An asterik should've been added.

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