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Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

orenronen posted:

The previous thread wasn't consistent on reporting the monthly Japanese PS+ games, so I thought I'd fix that. The games for January, just reported on the PlayStation blog:

- (Vita) Toukiden Kiwami (Koei Tecmo the Best)
- (PS4) Hardware Rivals
- (PS3/Vita/PSP) Capcom Generation Vol. 5: The Fighters (PS1 classic) This is a collection of three Street Fighter 2 games
- (PS3) SSX Download Edition
- (PS3/Vita) Urban Trial Freestyle
- (PS4/Vita) Xeodrifter
- (Vita) Rocket Birds: Hardboiled Chicken

(Yes, the PSP store is still online in Japan, but not for long)

thanks. i wish we got toukiden

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Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

i haven't played the portable persona but i can tell you that the answer content from FES sucks rear end

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

Irsh posted:

Is there any reason not to buy the Persona 4 game that is on sale for PS3? I don't have a Vita to play the Golden version and seem to recall this version being the better one according to these forums. I'm probably wrong in stating that because I don't know much about these games except for the praise they get on these forums. Somebody tell me I'm dumb and why I need to buy it please.

My only experience with this series was with what I think is the first Shin Megami Tensei, but that was in the 90s and I hardly recall it.

golden is the better version

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

np

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

the story is the good part because the dungeon gameplay is actively awful

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

Renoistic posted:

How is Valiant Hearts? Does it have any gameplay or do you just walk right and press buttons? It looks interesting, at least.

i thought it was really good except for the very final gameplay sequence. there is a lot of walking yes, but you also have sneaking sequences, sequences where you ride a car/bike and dodge bullets, trench warfare, puzzle solving (for instance, getting materials to escape a prison camp or getting disguises to infiltrate a german outpost commandos style) and a few button mashing sequences (aka the final gameplay sequence). certainly one of the better psn+ games

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

i'd rather pay money to not own an alt-j song

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

Gravy Jones posted:

My biggest issue with VC (a game I liked a lot) was that the best and sometime the only way to get the best ranks in missions was to cheese it. It was based on speed, so you'd just rush a single character to specific checkpoints or something like that. Am I remembering right? If you slowly and methodically clear a level efficiently you end up with a lovely rank. If there are rank based trophies it's going to force you to play the game in a specific, and unfun, way.

I doubt they'll change this, but I'll probably still get it and just ignore ranks.

rushing alicia was the most efficient way to get the best ranking, but you could get the best ranking just fine without doing so in many missions. idk why people are always so hung up on this tbh, literally every srpg has a best cheesy strategy needed for the best rankings, but i don't see many complaining about that

as for trophies, i suspect they'll just make all those ingame awards that were already there into trophies

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

Takoluka posted:

Yeah. I'm not sure why they did that, outside of trying to run on Destiny's "popularity", but was Destiny even that big here? When did Tales actually get big in the West?

i don't think its ever been big here but symphonia is probably the most popular one, that or vesperia

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

SpacePig posted:

Did Tales of Symphonia Chronicles turn out alright? I've been reading that the PC port has some serious problems, and I want to makes sure they're not present in the PS3 version before I buy it. I know it's 5 bucks, but still.

ps3 version is fine, i had 0 problems going trhough it

Ignis posted:

Wait, Arslan Musou got licensed?! :wtf:

That seems hella obscure

its pretty popular in japan, but i don't think very many people on this side of the world care about it. oh well, if koei wants to bring over everything thats fine by me

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

Reverse Centaur posted:

I wonder how many ps4 theme users also unreadable Geocities webpages.

eh?

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

i like firefighting games

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

i don't want knack, i want good games. idk why this thread thinks that not wanting the random garbage they give out always equals wanting lovely retail games. something like crypt of the necrodancer would have made me happy too

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

Mithaldu posted:

And while the USA PS+ gets Reality Fighters, Japan gets:

Broforce - PS4
HELLDIVERS - PS4/Vita/PS3
Muramasa The Demon Blade - Vita
Street Fighter ZERO2' - Vita/PS3/PSP
Galgunvolt - PS4/PS Vita
Steins;Gate: Linear Bounded Phenogram (basically Steins;Gate after stories) - Vita
SIMPLE1500 Series Vol.39 THE Mahjong 2 - Vita/PS3/PSP

Plus this theme:



So, whatever is going fucky with PS+ recently, it's only for the USA. Buy more games, i guess.

this is not fair

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

Awesome! posted:

anyone try flame over on the vita yet? i will be surprised if it runs decently

i haven't but i heard the ps4 version is way better

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

Bogart posted:

You people are out of your mind if you think Joe Playstation Call'aDuty wants to play a mahjong game. There's just not enough market potential.

i don't give a crap about those people

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

the people who play nothing but cod don't even bother with the psn+ games anyway

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

i played flame over so here is the official review: its not very good

-as a fireman you gotta escort people and cats to safety. they have a tendency to get stuck in the terrain and stop following you, or just randomly walk really slowly and stop following. you need to bring them back for more time so its annoying
-you cant shoot your hose or extinguisher and rotate the camera at the same time. other than that it basically controls like a worse feeling binding of isaac and with extremely little enemy variety (FIRE)
-sometimes you can search random pieces of the terrain for loot (quest item, more time, a bit of money, a water bottle or some life). these pieces of terrain aren't marked at all so you end up bumping into everything hoping for an indicator to pop up. sometimes it doesn't react when you mash square so you have to push it a couple of times, annoying in a timer based game
-you earn money and tokens to buy upgrades for your next run. in the run where i earned the most money it somehow forgot the carry over my money but did remember the tokens
-you gotta put out the electricity in every level or electrical fires start. so you bumrush the generator every time to save a lot of time and effort, its very repetitive. practically every room is the same even outside that, the room shape changes but the gameplay does not in the 7 floors i played (around 4/10 of the game judging by level select)
-almost every floor has a woman give you a quest. if you don't do that she doesn't want to be rescued. all 3 types of quests i got involved mashing square on the terrain to look for poo poo (her bag, 5 files, everything in a vault. why is a fireman taking jewels from a vault)


so yeah its crap

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

enojy posted:

I was watching someone play some super bizarre Japanese game on Live on PlayStation last night; had the trappings of a musou game, clearly developed by Koei Tecmo/Omega Force, where you fly around on wires and cut up the appendages of giant naked zombie-like people.

Just when I was thinking this kind of poo poo would never even get considered for a US release, I realized it was the new Attack on Titan game, and now I can't wait for this ridiculous poo poo to get ported. I don't know anything about Attack on Titan but it was SO WEIRD.

its just an adaptation of a boring shonen series dude

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

republique: i got it for free on ios and couldn't be bothered finishing it

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

Gravy Jones posted:

That Tron Runr game is 50% off (for PS+ members) in the EU now.

Also, the Valkyria Chronicles remaster thing is up on Amazon for pre-order (£20). And yeah, I know, I am a bad person for pre-ordering video games I want, but I tend to do it on Amazon for the price guarantee then cancel closer to the time if I'm unsure or change my mind.

at least with VC you know its going to be a good game

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

irlZaphod posted:

Is Dynasty Warriors 8 worth €20? I've never played a Warriors game outside of Hyrule Warriors Legends, I was thinking of checking out some of the games on PS4/Vita because I enjoy HWL.

absolutely. it has an insane amount of content. do know tho that obviously the gameplay isn't as advanced as hyrule warriors as its a bit older

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

Real hurthling! posted:

gonna recommend samurai warriors 4 empires again because i just got a cutscene where nobunaga thanked a guy for farting on his sandals to keep them warm

normal samurai warriors 4 is great too!!

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

MisterAlex posted:

Yeah, there's a whorehouse that you visit, complete with humping and boobs. And I'm pretty sure I also killed a naked man while there.

whew, thank god you spoiled that

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

your tolerance caps out at a highschool dating sim and a game about loving a demon

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

i put like a hundred hours in the previous tropicos so im happy

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

MisterAlex posted:

I don't know. I just learned of the free expansion deal from an email. I get emails for promotions and beta stuff at my Origin account email address.

wow now, what is this? free bf4 expansion?

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

ah it still shows up as paid in the store here, hope its just because they're still updating

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

Mithaldu posted:

Different folks, different strokes.

ND is strongly optimized towards people who are able and interested in deducing game mechanics from behavior and like making decisions while tracing effects of them several iterations into the future in a manner not unlike Go.

This kind of specialization appeals to a specific taste that not even disgaea captures, so it is natural that it misses many other tastes.

You're not an idiot, nor is it a bad game. Just not for everyone.

soudns perfect

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

Gravy Jones posted:

As a PSTV owner I... would consider buying it except it's still £10 here and I have no idea if it would work or not.

it didn't work for me

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

saltylopez posted:

I'm a little annoyed that the PS TV lets you purchase Valkyria Chronicles from its store when I cannot actually use the device to download the game. All the solutions I can find online describe using a PS3 to transfer the files, but I don't own one.

Is there a way for me to get the game on my PS TV if I do not own a PS3?

note that even if you do all those things people advice you to do it still might not work. it didn't for me, assuming you're talking about VC2 here

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

Sakurazuka posted:

I don't think any were worse than Dragon Fin Soup. I played Woah Dave! for longer than that.

the best part about dragon fin soup is that it was released with game breaking bugs that make it impossible to finish that still haven't been fixed

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

ah secret ponchos, the ps+ multiplayer game that somehow had a dead multiplayer on launch

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

gone home is that controversial walking sim right? i guess ill finally see what the big deal is

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

i was real happy with tropico 5

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

i loved shadow of mordor but the instant i started up the dlc i felt i was done with the game and just sold it

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

im surprised to see an rpg on ps+

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

MisterAlex posted:

The Battlefield 4 expansion Naval Strike is free this week:

PS4 version
PS3 version

have china rising and second assault been free yet? wondering if i missed those or if they're still coming

Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

rabidsquid posted:

If one game had ever been made where this would work and be fun I might agree with you but you're basically saying "i wish the game was worse because of verisimilitude"

worked in resident evil 4!

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Davincie
Jul 7, 2008

just a heads up: tom clancy's endwar apparently became a free ps+ game somewhere last month cause one of the other ps+ games had been offered for free before. i hadn't noticed myself before today. it's not very good (and the multiplayer is probably dead) but free is free!

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