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[mrklaw]

someone give me an excuse to buy this and see if it's really that bad.

You can be that contrary poster - we need someone to say 'it isn't that bad' to have a proper lively thread

 

[Icolin]

That's a bummer. I was really looking forward to replaying Patapon.

 

[RSchmitz]

I'll actually buy and try it myself when I have some time.
Parappa was fine for me.

 

[KodaRuss]

I loved this game on PSP. Cant wait to jump back in. I am going to let my wife give it a try as well. She will either love it or hate it

Nice Job OP!

 

[WillySJ3]

Feveeeeerrr!!!!!

I'll test it myself later tonight, there must be some exaggerated claims about the game input lag.

 

[dallow_bg]

Wish there was a demo to check the input lag like Parappa.

 

[jackissocool]

Just waiting on number 2.

 

[KodaRuss]

If there are massive problems with input lag we need to get on Sony to get it fixed. This game is too special for this to be DoA.

 

[dallow_bg]

I'll never understand how modern rhythm games don't have lag calibration options.

 

[AuthenticM]

Then why did you add this?

Was it even announced?

You could import your save in the original Patapon 2. I thought Shuhei Yoshida had said they would also remaster the other two games, but maybe I remember wrong.

 

[GhostWriter24]

Pata-pata-pata-PON.

 

[killatopak]

OMG I didn't know it was gonna release already.

Gonna buy it!

 

[hydrophilic attack]

Reaching and maintaining fever on the PSP was really if you had the slightest sense of rhythmic ability. I used to stay in fever mode throughout the entire levels in both one and two

If input lag interferes with this, the whole game is fucked

 

[Zakkath]

So, I never played this game. It does seem to have a certain charm and looks fun to play. I'm just wondering what keeps the game interesting for 15-25hours. I thought this game would be on the shorter side. Still, I'm curious to try it.

Did you guys feel the game was too long or did it keep your interest all the way through ?

 

[BigEmil]

Great OT! I always love the Patapon quotes with those monsters that try to look menacing but still cute lol

 

[Barrel Cannon]

Even at that price, I'm considering rebuying it. Amazing game and the artstyle holds up so dam well

 

[bigdaddygamebot]

I bought a PSP because of this series. Cannot wait for this.

 

[Fisty]

Meh input lag or not, still gotta feel the fever. I hovered over the preload for like 30 minutes drowning in nostalgia from the music. It's been too long.

 

[panama chief]

Great OT. Probably will spend tomorrow doing audio syncs with my tv.

 

[BSpot]

wait guys... wait...

hold up. Let me do this real quick...



More like SHAT UPON!

 

[Fisty]

wait guys... wait...

hold up. Let me do this real quick...



More like SHAT UPON!

 

[Steiner]

Pa-paya

I heard the voice so clearly in my head when I read this.

 

[CharminUltra]

I never beat the first game (PSP broke), but overall I loved my time with it.

Would love to play it on my phone.

 

[dracula_x]

Why there's still no preorder in EU?

 

[Wolf Akela]

I'm a huge fan of the series (even wrote guides) but I'll prolly pass up on this.

There really isn't any reason to get 1 if 2 is on the way. Patapon 2 is like what Left 4 Dead 2 is to Left 4 Dead 1. 2 has pretty much every mission from 1. 2 is also heaps better thanks to the single hero system and the evolution tree. It also brought QoL improvements like no permadeath. Maybe it changed in the Remaster, I don't know.

So, I never played this game. It does seem to have a certain charm and looks fun to play. I'm just wondering what keeps the game interesting for 15-25hours. I thought this game would be on the shorter side. Still, I'm curious to try it.

Did you guys feel the game was too long or did it keep your interest all the way through ?

They're all just right. The estimates on OP are accurate. The games never feel like they overstay their welcome. The first game can be maxed out fairly quickly. In 2, there's an entirely optional content allowing you to powerlevel to your heart's content. I've probably spent around 150 hours on the second game, not counting replays.

 

[grumble]

I do too lol. Patapon 2 is my fav of the 3. Idk why I couldn't get into 3.

3 is by far the worst of the three. It focuses way too much on the heroes and the multiplayer aspects. Patapon 2 was the pinnacle in my opinion.

 

[Heel]

Only the first game. Release dates for the remasters of the two other games have not been announced yet.

Have the other two games even been confirmed to be happening? All I've seen is LocoRoco 2 on this front.

 

[grumble]

I'm a huge fan of the series (even wrote guides) but I'll prolly pass up on this.

There really isn't any reason to get 1 if 2 is on the way. Patapon 2 is like what Left 4 Dead 2 is to Left 4 Dead 1. 2 has pretty much every mission from 1. 2 is also heaps better thanks to the single hero system and the evolution tree. It also brought QoL improvements like no permadeath. Maybe it changed in the Remaster, I don't know.



They're all just right. The estimates on OP are accurate. The games never feel like they overstay their welcome. The first game can be maxed out fairly quickly. In 2, there's an entirely optional content allowing you to powerlevel to your heart's content. I've probably spent around 150 hours on the second game, not counting replays.

Patapon 2 isn't a guarantee until it launches... and it isn't launching tomorrow! I can't wait that long to get my fever on

 

[AuthenticM]

Have the other two games even been confirmed to be happening? All I've seen is LocoRoco 2 on this front.

Yeah, I might be misremembering.

 

[ricen-beans]

How is it that Greg Miller was able to platinum this title already?? Lag can't be THAT bad? Can it?

Only $12. I really want to try this

 

[Keym]

How is it that Greg Miller was able to platinum this title already?? Lag can't be THAT bad? Can it?

Only $12. I really want to try this

I really doubt it. Worst case scenario, if it really is that bad, people will ask for a patch non-stop.

 

[black070]

Will wait to hear more before picking it up.

 

[dracula_x]

it's up in UK – https://store.playstation.com/#!/en...ered/cid=EP9000-CUSA07285_00-UCES009950000001

 

[black070]

I'm really tempted to pick it up on a whim, but will hold off until the morning to see if theres any impressions on the supposed input lag.

 

[ricen-beans]

I'm really tempted to pick it up on a whim, but will hold off until the morning to see if theres any impressions on the supposed input lag.

I bought it. I'm weak.

And Greg from kindafunny said he had no problem with lag. So I think I'll manage. I'm not saying there won't be any, but at least it won't be unplayable.

 

[dracula_x]

it seems ok to me, I would say playable.

the only issue – ◯ ✕ ⃞ △ buttons on DualShock 4 – they feel "sticky". So, it feels much more comfortable and satisfying to press the same buttons on DualShock 3/Vita/PSP, rather than on DS4. But I use first revision of DS4, so I don't know - maybe in DS4 2.0 that issue is already fixed.

Also, I don't think low input lag is that important – yes, this is a rhythm game, but it's based on pattern, not timing. So it doesn't matter when you press button – 100ms earlier or later, more important to keep the rhythm.

 

[alt27]

https://www.destructoid.com/review-patapon-remastered-451856.phtml

8/10

Says there is input lag, but similar to the original

 

[Soar]

Great title for an OT, was singing along.

 

[dancrane212]

It's great we're finally getting a Patapon release that looks as sharp as the promo materials in the trailers for the games. I never gave the series a fair shake on PSP but, if this lag situation is OK, this seems a great place to rectify that.

 

[Freezasaurus]

Think I'm gonna pick this up. Never played it before but the aesthetics have always grabbed me.

 

[ChasingComets]

Heh, that's a cute OT title. Reading about the input lag really sucks though, I'm probably going to hold off on my purchase for now, until more impressions come in.

 

[BigEmil]

 

[ThisOne]

Did they ever fix the input lag issues with Parappa?

 

[Torgo]

Do NOT buy this game. Not in its current state.

I gave it 3.0 (out of 10) in my review on Everyeye.it


Seriously, what an abysmal tragedy this remaster is. It's so bad that at first I thought I had been doing something wrong, before blaming the game... but Patapon is among my favorite games EVER, and I did remember how fun and immediate it was, so I just tried it again on PSP (and on PSVita too, thanks to the PSP Essentials release) and there it worked perfectly.
On PS4 it's seriously an unplayable nightmare due to input lag and after nine tries - NINE - I eventually gave up at the desert stage (on PSVita I went past that at the first try, just to make a comparison). And seriously, I honestly can't believe people were able to go past that point, as it's basically impossible to build up two fevers in a row.
I can't even express how angry and frustrated this remastered got me, because you're playing it right and the game is absolutely not following you, but its own (fucked up) rhythm.
And it's too bad, as the game is still such a blast to play and has aged really well (also because it's so unique...).

Oh and before you ask, I played it on PS4 Pro, on a Panasonic Plasma VT50 model.

This is really odd since we saw none of these issues (beside it being similar to the original game in terms of any perceived input lag), and both Josh and I actually have Panasonic VT50's as well. I don't mean to insult you, but were you using Game Mode on your plasma?

 

[Akainu]

Ugh. I finally got the op title. I'm ashamed of myself.

 

[AuthenticM]

Let's do this!

edit: I just did the first level and everything seems perfectly normal! It feels just like the PSP game. No input lag for me!

 

[Keym]

Yep, just did the first level, all fevered out until the end. Don't listen to the hyperbole and buy it!

 

[phantasmic_glaive]

Patapon is fine, what was that dude talking about!? It's beautiful too... no lag for me.

 

[bigdaddygamebot]

I don't know how to play the game with this input lag. : /


I can't even get off the intro screen where they want you to just hit O

 

[Soar]

Has anyone tried this one a 4K monitor and noticed any lag?