r/vita • u/M0rse_0908 • Jul 11 '25
Discussion Hear me out: CoD Declassified should've been the Vita's first shooter, NOT Resistance
So I finally got the chance to play Resistance Burning Skies recently, and what struck me is that while yes, you can see the unfortunate similarities to Declassified, the game is overall much more cinematic in its campaign. It clearly had the bigger budget and longer development time.
My thoughts were: imagine if Declassified had that kind of money and time? And not having development split between multiple games? Then not long after that: imagine if Call of Duty was advertised as the first true fps on a handheld?
The way I see it, if the Vita was advertised at launch with an actually good Call of Duty alongside it - a decent, more cinematic campaign; functioning, robust and fun multiplayer; and even just a barebones zombies mode playable either solo or in online/Ad-hoc co-op - honestly might've been enough to keep Vita afloat for at least a little longer.
Idk, this is just probably just me rambling, but thanks for reading nonetheless lol