Sony Japan Studio: 28 Best Games They Helped Create
9. Soul Sacrifice
Co-Developed by: Marvelous AQL
This open-world hack-and-slasher demands gamer's investment yet reaps plenty of rewards in return, and is clearly considered to be the last Triple-A hurrah for the doomed PS Vita.
Designed by game legend Keji Inafune (Mega Man series) in a collaboration between Japan Studio and Marvelous, it takes elements from Japan's two biggest franchises: Monster Hunter and Devil May Cry.
From the former, it grabs the massive world, co-op options, monstrous bosses and.. .oh yeah, and the grinding. From the latter, it absorbed the dark fantasy world, button-mashing combat, and vast, customizable move sets.
It made for a sweet combination of the best elements of both franchises (with a decent story to boot), even if it inherited their flaws too. Regardless, it was a deep and satisfying action experience tailor-made to play on the go for Sony's second-generation portable.
It at least let the device go out on a relatively high note, let's hope it gets ported to modern devices at some point, cause this game still rocks (and Sony might shut down the Vita store soon).