Vita's reprieve means the bittersweet arrival of its "last game" is just really sweet Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Vita's reprieve means the bittersweet arrival of its "last game" is just really sweet Goodbye, hello. Feature by Christian Donlan Features Editor Updated on 23 Apr 2021 14 comments ScourgeBringer was going to be the last game on Vita. Maybe not the absolute last, but the last game that really felt like a Vita game. We'd get it and then a few weeks later the shop would close and that would be it. ScourgeBringer was the long bow with the crowd standing and applauding and probably weeping. That's not happening anymore. The shop is staying open! I'm not sure that a huge bunch of people will be sending games that way, but ScourgeBringer no longer has to feel like the last game on Vita. It can just feel like itself. Watch on YouTube What's ironic I guess is that what it feels like is a game that would make for a pretty good last game on Vita. This is Sony's handheld in game form - wilful, weird, deeply lovable and with an unmistakable sense of power. ScourgeBringer's a roguelite shooty jumpy thing in which you dash around smashing alien stuff to pieces and drinking its blood to pay for upgrades. It's already a beautiful game and I suspect it's never looked better to me than on this screen - it's just swift pixelly goodness, tendrils and floating plant monsters and hideous laser gems. It's a recognisable genre and has recognisable influences, but it mixes them with such energy and its own innate strangeness that it feels new. Movement is violence in ScourgeBringer - getting around one of the game's 2D caverns generally involves the act of doing enemies in as you go. Movement and action combined. Somebody loved this. And what's this? Somebody clearly loved the Vita version too. This is a super port, and actually it's much more than just super. When I realised that in the absence of bumpers the game's shoot and fury attacks were mapped to the Vita's legendary back touchpad? Gosh, I could have cried with joy. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More Features Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Feature What games get wrong about horses And what they could do about it. 28 Feature Shout out to all the Overwatch supports - where would we be without you? Merci. 55 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store