PlayStation Store 2016: PS+, sales, recommendations, occasional imports

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CharlestonJew: Jul 7, 2011; Illegal Hen

Are they seriously trying to sell those marvel ultimate alliance games for $40 a pop.

I mean I thought they were fun games but the first one was literally a PS3 launch title

# ? Dec 26, 2016 05:30

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# ? Jun 3, 2024 21:24

Azubah: Jun 5, 2007

Nostalgia4Ass posted:

Nahh it's more modern in the sense that you can't really lose the game. You just won't progress any further until you solve the puzzles. It's nothing groundbreaking at all but the story is charming enough and I never felt like it was a waste of money.

It doesn't hurt at all that it's more or less narrated by Christopher Loyd.

# ? Dec 26, 2016 05:38

LawfulWaffle: Mar 11, 2014; Well, that aligns with the vibes I was getting. Which was, like, "normal" kinda vibes.

Dewgy posted:

Does the reboot also have thousands of ways to die, or did they realize how terrible that was in the old ones?

You can die, but it just results in Christopher Lloyd saying a pun and the game putting you right back before the mistake. The only place you even need to think about your saves in episode 2, because it has an interesting premise that you'll want to play with and not start over from the beginning. It'll make sense if/when you get there.

# ? Dec 26, 2016 05:59

SelenicMartian: Sep 14, 2013; Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

Azubah posted:

It doesn't hurt at all that it's more or less narrated by Christopher Loyd.

But does it star Christopher Lloyd?
https://www.gog.com/game/toonstruck

# ? Dec 26, 2016 05:59

morallyobjected: Nov 3, 2012

McFunkerson posted:

Who's dumb rear end idea was it to only allow you to restore your save game data if the game is installed on the PS4?

My ps+ expires tomorrow, so of course I'd install my new hard drive and only back up my saves to the cloud. I'm now installing every game I ever owned just so I can restore save files.

can you really not just go to the memory management menu and download whatever?

# ? Dec 26, 2016 06:16

Real hurthling!: Sep 11, 2001

morallyobjected posted:

can you really not just go to the memory management menu and download whatever?

Nope

# ? Dec 26, 2016 06:31

morallyobjected: Nov 3, 2012

Real hurthling! posted:

Nope

I just tried and was able to download a cloud save for a game I didn't have installed. :confused:

# ? Dec 26, 2016 08:22

housefly: Sep 11, 2001

Also pro tip - download the save file after you've downloaded the game but before opening it for the first time. Otherwise it overwrites the cloud save with an empty file. There's no version control set up and the local console always wins. I replaced a stolen PS4 and learned this the hard way with Rock Smith. Goodbye, 50+ hours of progress.

# ? Dec 26, 2016 15:24

Fix: Jul 26, 2005; NEWT THE MOON

SelenicMartian posted:

But does it star Christopher Lloyd?
https://www.gog.com/game/toonstruck

Still got my Toonstruck discs. Doubt I'll ever own another computer that will read them.

# ? Dec 26, 2016 19:25

precision: May 7, 2006; by VideoGames

Anyone saying that King's Quest is good if you like the older games has clearly never played a King's Quest game, because the re/make/boot/whatever is much, much better than any old King's Quest ever was, in puzzle design, humor, charm, and literally everything else.

It's legit great, much better than any Telltale bar Borderlands or Batman, and has actual puzzles.

If they did take money from the Homestuck game (Which, mind you, is a conspiracy theory roughly on the level of "pizzagate") then that's just icing.

# ? Dec 26, 2016 19:34

rabidsquid: Oct 11, 2004; LOVES THE KOG

i think it was kings quest v or vi, i dont recall specifically which, that let you play for several hours past a point of no return if you used the wrong item at the wrong place. those sierra games were fuckin cruel

# ? Dec 26, 2016 19:37

univbee: Jun 3, 2004

rabidsquid posted:

i think it was kings quest v or vi, i dont recall specifically which, that let you play for several hours past a point of no return if you used the wrong item at the wrong place. those sierra games were fuckin cruel

This is possible in most Sierra adventure games to the point there's a term for it like walking zombie syndrome. You're probably thinking of King's Quest V since an essential puzzle at the endgame requires an action at the very beginning which is almost impossible to do without knowing about it in advance, because you have to prevent something which looks like a random event (a hawk kills a rodent on your second town visit, you have to set a trap on your first visit when there's zero indication that there is a hawk or rodent)

# ? Dec 26, 2016 19:52

Justin_Brett: Oct 23, 2012; GAMERDOME put down LOSER

It's good these people maybe had their money stolen, they like something I don't!

# ? Dec 26, 2016 19:52

Akuma: Sep 11, 2001

Fix posted:

Still got my Toonstruck discs. Doubt I'll ever own another computer that will read them.

It's worked with some flavour of DOSBox for years now. You can buy it on Steam.

Edit: it's supported by ScummVM

# ? Dec 26, 2016 19:54

Manwithastick: Jul 26, 2010

univbee posted:

This is possible in most Sierra adventure games to the point there's a term for it like walking zombie syndrome. You're probably thinking of King's Quest V since an essential puzzle at the endgame requires an action at the very beginning which is almost impossible to do without knowing about it in advance, because you have to prevent something which looks like a random event (a hawk kills a rodent on your second town visit, you have to set a trap on your first visit when there's zero indication that there is a hawk or rodent)

Leisure suit Larry 2 had a no return point mid way through the game that wouldn't be obvious till the end of the game!

# ? Dec 26, 2016 19:55

mycot: Oct 23, 2014; "It's okay. There are other Terminators! Just give us this one!"; Hell Gem

Justin_Brett posted:

It's good these people maybe had their money stolen, they like something I don't!

Honestly I wonder how well the KQ reboot did financially since I literally never see it brought up outside of the context of Homestuck on these forums. It feels like a shaggy dog story to steal money for a flop.

# ? Dec 26, 2016 19:56

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# ? Dec 26, 2016 20:00

univbee: Jun 3, 2004

Manwithastick posted:

Leisure suit Larry 2 had a no return point mid way through the game that wouldn't be obvious till the end of the game!

I wouldn't be surprised if half or more Sierra Adventure games had something like this.

# ? Dec 26, 2016 20:06

precision: May 7, 2006; by VideoGames

Every old Sierra game I can think of has at least one item you need from the beginning or middle that you have no way of knowing you'll need, and in many cases, no way of knowing it exists. (Glass shard, I'm looking at you)

e: Also, the "TOG stole money from Homestuck" theory is just that, an unsubstantiated theory that is over a year old and that literally nobody with any authority on the subject has weighed in on.

precision fucked around with this message at 20:16 on Dec 26, 2016

# ? Dec 26, 2016 20:14

Freak Futanari: Apr 11, 2008

precision posted:

e: Also, the "TOG stole money from Homestuck" theory is just that, an unsubstantiated theory that is over a year old and that literally nobody with any authority on the subject has weighed in on.

It's plausible because there is literally no way that over two million dollars can create something that looks so cheap and lovely

# ? Dec 26, 2016 20:18

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# ? Dec 26, 2016 20:20

precision: May 7, 2006; by VideoGames

Well that just happened.

# ? Dec 26, 2016 20:23

Policenaut: Jul 11, 2008; On the moon... they don't make Neo Kobe Pizza.

Sir, this is a McDonald's drive-thru.

# ? Dec 26, 2016 20:24

Freak Futanari: Apr 11, 2008

Well, most of that stuff DOES sound pretty plausible

# ? Dec 26, 2016 20:28

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But would you recommend it at full price or wait for a sale?

# ? Dec 26, 2016 20:29

precision: May 7, 2006; by VideoGames

Freak Futanari posted:

Well, most of that stuff DOES sound pretty plausible

I heard in the Japanese version it's a pop idol sex scandal. loving censorship!

# ? Dec 26, 2016 20:32

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# ? Dec 26, 2016 20:37

precision: May 7, 2006; by VideoGames

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# ? Dec 26, 2016 20:46

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# ? Dec 26, 2016 21:04

Sylphosaurus: Sep 6, 2007

So, not that I want to disturb all these fascinating facts coming up here but I was wondering if anyone has tried Earth's Dawn? Is it some kind of fusion of Odin Sphere and God Eater/Monster Hunter?

# ? Dec 26, 2016 21:45

Real hurthling!: Sep 11, 2001

Sylphosaurus posted:

So, not that I want to disturb all these fascinating facts coming up here but I was wondering if anyone has tried Earth's Dawn? Is it some kind of fusion of Odin Sphere and God Eater/Monster Hunter?

watch the quicklook from giant bomb. its a hard pass

# ? Dec 26, 2016 21:50

Sylphosaurus: Sep 6, 2007

Real hurthling! posted:

watch the quicklook from giant bomb. its a hard pass

Ah, thanks. It even makes Homefront: The Revolution look like a better pick.

# ? Dec 26, 2016 22:17

Real hurthling!: Sep 11, 2001

you have party members but they disappear during battle

# ? Dec 26, 2016 22:23

Fate Accomplice: Nov 30, 2006

Also it looks like you can only see 5 feet in front of you

# ? Dec 26, 2016 23:10

juggalo baby coffin: Dec 2, 2007; How would the dog wear goggles and even more than that, who makes the goggles?

I wish the store would accept my card or my PayPal

# ? Dec 26, 2016 23:29

Real hurthling!: Sep 11, 2001

FirstPersonShitter posted:

I wish the store would accept my card or my PayPal

check your address info in the webstore. it likes to delete elements of it for no reason.

# ? Dec 26, 2016 23:32

juggalo baby coffin: Dec 2, 2007; How would the dog wear goggles and even more than that, who makes the goggles?

Real hurthling! posted:

check your address info in the webstore. it likes to delete elements of it for no reason.

Thanks, I went on the web store and got it to work by adding wallet funds then buying stuff with the wallet funds

# ? Dec 26, 2016 23:56

Fix: Jul 26, 2005; NEWT THE MOON

Akuma posted:

It's worked with some flavour of DOSBox for years now. You can buy it on Steam.

Edit: it's supported by ScummVM

Oh, I'm sure it is. I just mean the discs themselves are probably pretty useless, installer software so far out of date. That's gotta be Windows 95 poo poo right there.

# ? Dec 27, 2016 02:35