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sweetie · 12-02-2014 3:24pm

LuckyFinigan wrote: »

Finished Metro earlier on. I really enjoyed it, loved the setting and atmosphere. There were some genuinely creepy moments in it. It's a shame the first game never got released on ps3.

You should try the season pass currently half price at 3.75. Supposed to be a fair bit of single player in it

tok9 · 12-02-2014 3:35pm

sweetie wrote: »

You should try the season pass currently half price at 3.75. Supposed to be a fair bit of single player in it

How long is it half price for?

kunst nugget · 12-02-2014 3:49pm

tok9 wrote: »

How long is it half price for?

Basically until midnight tonight.

Store link

sweetie · 12-02-2014 3:52pm

tok9 wrote: »

How long is it half price for?

I don't know really, I got it last week, might already be full price again tbh but possibly for the month whilst the main game is available. There's about 5 different levels in total. I have them downloaded but not played yet and reviews range from good to mixed but as a big fan I wanted to try them.
If nothing else it's good to support the dev. team who brought that game to fruition, there are some great articles online on the terrible conditions they worked in.

tok9 · 12-02-2014 3:57pm

Ya I'm looking forward to that game so 3.75 is nothing.

Once I'm done with ME3 (thanks to plus also) I'll get to it.

Like someone else I wish the original game was on PS3. I bought it in one of the Humble bundle packs but my laptop can't run it at all.

BordorFox · 12-02-2014 4:15pm

weiland79 wrote: »

Cool i didn't know that. (Not that it will help much)

It's all good, just dont get in a chopper with scotty lol

brianregan09 · 14-02-2014 12:58am

**** me Outlast is scary ! with all the power outages I turned it off just in case the power went while i was playing i'm pretty sure if it happened i'd have **** myself

DeSelby83 · 14-02-2014 2:10pm

Anyone know anywhere that i would get my ps+ sub for anything less than official price or if there are any deals going on them. Thanks

F1ngers · 14-02-2014 2:20pm

DeSelby83 wrote: »

Anyone know anywhere that i would get my ps+ sub for anything less than official price or if there are any deals going on them. Thanks

Only way I know of getting it cheaper is to change regions.

Because PS4 requires PS+ for online gaming, going forward I think the days of discounts or "15 months for the price of 12" deals are gone.

It's by far and away the best €50 p.a. I spend.

DeSelby83 · 14-02-2014 2:22pm

F1ngers wrote: »

Only way I know of getting it cheaper is to change regions.

Because PS4 requires PS+ for online gaming, going forward I think the days of discounts or "15 months for the price of 12" deals are gone.

It's by far and away the best €50 p.a. I spend.

Ah ye i was thinking that alright and like you said its €50 well spent.

aindriu80 · 14-02-2014 2:35pm

The last of us is on the PS Store and is going for €26.99. I have never played it but the reviews have been pretty positive. Should I get it ??

gimli2112 · 14-02-2014 2:37pm

aindriu80 wrote: »

The last of us is on the PS Store and is going for €26.99. I have never played it but the reviews have been pretty positive. Should I get it ??

Yes
I've seen some people say it's not their thing but it blew me away. Well worth it @ full price imo.

tok9 · 14-02-2014 2:38pm

aindriu80 wrote: »

The last of us is on the PS Store and is going for €26.99. I have never played it but the reviews have been pretty positive. Should I get it ??

You should absolutely get it. If you enjoy stealth or survival games it's an absolute no brianer.

brianregan09 · 14-02-2014 3:03pm

Yes buy it best PS3 game by a mile for me

EGriff · 14-02-2014 3:42pm

I finish off Last of Us, I was about half way through when GTA V came out and I never went back to it.

kunst nugget · 14-02-2014 3:43pm

Picking up The Last of Us today - can't wait to play it!

astonaidan · 14-02-2014 3:50pm

Will the prices go back up for like TLOU and Enslaved at the end off the month

gimli2112 · 14-02-2014 3:52pm

Problem is there's so much hype / positivity about TLOU it's hard to live up to the hype.

The gameplay is solid enough but it's the whole story and empathy you feel for the characters that is it's strength, I think.

I've said before I never and I mean ever watch in game cut scenes but was glued to the ones in TLOU.

kunst nugget · 14-02-2014 3:53pm

astonaidan wrote: »

Will the prices go back up for like TLOU and Enslaved at the end off the month

I know the price drop for the Last of Us was meant to be from the 19 until the 26 - they've probably brought the price drop forward to coincide with the release of the DLC. I presume Enslaved will be going back up on the 26th as well.

kunst nugget · 14-02-2014 3:56pm

gimli2112 wrote: »

Problem is there's so much hype / positivity about TLOU it's hard to live up to the hype.

The gameplay is solid enough but it's the whole story and empathy you feel for the characters that is it's strength, I think.

I've said before I never and I mean ever watch in game cut scenes but was glued to the ones in TLOU.

I had that with the Walking Dead and I get the feeling the games are quite similar thematically. If I think about it critically, the gameplay ain't really a whole bunch but the way the story is told and the decisions you have to make in the game really make it one of the best games I've played. That's also half price in the sale as well. Well worth picking up if anyone doesn't have it already.

krudler · 14-02-2014 3:56pm

gimli2112 wrote: »

Problem is there's so much hype / positivity about TLOU it's hard to live up to the hype.

The gameplay is solid enough but it's the whole story and empathy you feel for the characters that is it's strength, I think.

I've said before I never and I mean ever watch in game cut scenes but was glued to the ones in TLOU.

How come? Naughty Dog gets that cutscenes can be short but compelling, same with Uncharted, they're usually only a couple of minutes long but push the story along, not like MGS snorefests where they're a movie onto themselves.

kunst nugget · 14-02-2014 3:59pm

krudler wrote: »

How come? Naughty Dog gets that cutscenes can be short but compelling, same with Uncharted, they're usually only a couple of minutes long but push the story along, not like MGS snorefests where they're a movie onto themselves.

Thank God I'm not the only one who thinks that. Normally I don't really mind the cutscenes but occasionally you're just about to finish up playing for the night and you're about to save the game when you hit one of those cutscenes and you're still there half an hour later waiting for it to finish.

Still great games though…

gimli2112 · 14-02-2014 4:00pm

krudler wrote: »

How come? Naughty Dog gets that cutscenes can be short but compelling, same with Uncharted, they're usually only a couple of minutes long but push the story along, not like MGS snorefests where they're a movie onto themselves.

I'm truly impatient. I know the point you're making but I've never felt the need to watch them in anything other than TLOU. Any other game and I'm mashing the X button like a lunatic.

kunst nugget · 14-02-2014 4:04pm

gimli2112 wrote: »

I'm truly impatient. I know the point you're making but I've never felt the need to watch them in anything other than TLOU. Any other game and I'm mashing the X button like a lunatic.

I watch all cutscenes. I think it's because I'm nearing middle age and I need a break from the action to let my heart settle down…

Beefy78 · 14-02-2014 4:04pm

aindriu80 wrote: »

The last of us is on the PS Store and is going for €26.99. I have never played it but the reviews have been pretty positive. Should I get it ??

Crap. Bought it online last week for €40. Starting playing it tonight.

kunst nugget · 14-02-2014 4:05pm

astonaidan wrote: »

Will the prices go back up for like TLOU and Enslaved at the end off the month

Just checked this in the store now. TLOU price drop was brought forward by a week - it's now ending on the 20th instead of the 26th and Enslaved finishes on the 27th.

sin0city · 14-02-2014 4:24pm

kunst nugget wrote: »

I had that with the Walking Dead and I get the feeling the games are quite similar thematically. If I think about it critically, the gameplay ain't really a whole bunch but the way the story is told and the decisions you have to make in the game really make it one of the best games I've played. That's also half price in the sale as well. Well worth picking up if anyone doesn't have it already.

It struck me that they were both very similar thematically alright.
Gameplay isn't what makes them great although The Last of Us is a long way ahead of Telltale in that department.

Naughty Dog has cited The Walking Dead as an influence for the game.

It also struck me that it's the third recent virus themed apocalyptic tale to have a man protecting a little girl...

Lee and Clementine
Joel and Ellie
The Governor and first his daughter and then Meghan

Otacon · 14-02-2014 4:28pm

Rumoured March PS+ EU Games from NeoGAF

PS4: Dead Nation
PS3: Tomb Raider, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Vita: Smart As, Pixeljunk Monsters Ultimate HD

If true, I have always wanted to get into Dead Nation and Brothers. PJM on the Vita is another I just never got around to either.

Xenji · 14-02-2014 4:33pm

Otacon wrote: »

Rumoured March PS+ EU Games from NeoGAF

PS4: Dead Nation
PS3: Tomb Raider, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Vita: Smart As, Pixeljunk Monsters Ultimate HD

If true, I have always wanted to get into Dead Nation and Brothers. PJM on the Vita is another I just never got around to either.

I did not know that a new Dead Nation game was in the works for the PS4, I have kept putting off getting Pixeljunk due to the price, so that will be a nice bonus.

tok9 · 14-02-2014 4:49pm

Well if that's true I won't be buying Tomb Raider on PS4.. no point just for graphics.

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