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iamtony

R.F. wrote: »

Apparently they are very well compensated for allowing their games to go on PS Plus

Also if they have any DLC's or Micro Transactions its probably worth their while

True I'd say the resogun devs made a fortune on the dlc due to the very large customer base it got from being free on top of what they got off sony. I'd say there's no way they would of made the same amount of money with normal sales.

I like the indie games on plus they are usually more original than the AAA games that are coming out these days which tend to be all very similar to appeal to the wider casual gamer market.

jaxdasher

Anyone can confirm if any is cross buy?

iamtony

jaxdasher wrote: »

Anyone can confirm if any is cross buy?

Rogue legacy PS3/4/vita

johnny_ultimate

Rogue Legacy is I believe, believe all the rest are platform-specific. Pretty sure Thief isn't anyway :pac:

jaxdasher

I'm more than happy with that.

kunst nugget

Saw this on the blog from one of the people commenting underneath:

Slightly off topic but useful recommendation / reminder to active ps+ users, regarding the following games:

–Don’t Starve
–RESOGUN
–Hotline Miami
–Thomas Was Alone
–Dead Nation

If you have put those games in your download list when they were offered as part of the IGC, and you are still a ps+ member, go over to the ps store and ”buy” them again for free. In most of the above cases, the state of ownership will change and the games will no longer be tied to your sub, but they will be yours to keep forever. In some cases, you get to keep the free game for the console that is bought for.

Xenji

Transistor and Rogue Legacy are both excellent games, shame I already have them though, very happy with Apotheon, have had my eyes on it for a few months now.

ShaneU

Already own three of these, would have have liked thief on ps4, lesson to self never buy games again!

EoinHef

Really looking forward to playing Transistor,nearly caved and bought it in the last steam sale. Had heard the rumours that it was coming to plus so glad i held off:)

That_Guy

Went and bought myself a Vita the other day. Rogue Legacy will keep me veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrry busy I'd imagine.

Good job impulse buying.

4goneConclusion

Rogue Legacy is fantastic! it's a shame I bought it a few months ago but it's good to see that it'll be appreciated by a larger audience now.

NeVeR

Can't wait until PS 5 comes out...then we'll have good games on PS4

daUbiq

NeVeR wrote: »

Can't wait until PS 5 comes out...then we'll have good games on PS4

Transistor isn't a good game?

RedXIV

daUbiq wrote: »

Transistor isn't a good game?

Got to be honest here and say transistor didn't do it for me in the end. I thought the setting was great and the first time the controller spoke to me was amazing but after a few levels, I just lost interest in the battle system. It's an interesting approach no question but personally I didn't enjoy it enough to continue.

I am very excited about rogue legacy though!

CombatCow

Yeah I played it for about 2-3 hours but it didn't grab me enough to continue, the combat felt a bit repetitive and I could never grab the powers interface, seemed unnecessarily complex.

kunst nugget

I just finished the story to Sleeping Dogs which I really enjoyed. Is Yakuza 4 similar to that at all?

johnny_ultimate

kunst nugget wrote: »

I just finished the story to Sleeping Dogs which I really enjoyed. Is Yakuza 4 similar to that at all?

Not really, Sleeping Dogs is a much more traditional GTA-like. Yakauza is considerably more idiosyncratic, definitely comparable to Shenmue in quite a few ways - smaller sandboxes (but pretty densely packed with plenty of fun side-games - from fully-functional arcade games to Japanese gambling dens), significant RPG elements, very different combat system. Storywise, Yakauza has always been a weird mix of soap opera and gangster politics with lots of cutscenes - probably the weakest element TBH, although it has its fans too. Still, the series has a lot of unique charms, and it is the most proudly Japanese game ever made - the cities, small though they are, are easily the most accurate representations of contemporary Japan in all games (right down to the traffic lights jingles and the contents of convenience stores). Not for everybody for probably the same reasons it has its loyal, passionate fans, but definitely worth a go.

RedXIV

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Not really, Sleeping Dogs is a much more traditional GTA-like. Yakauza is considerably more idiosyncratic, definitely comparable to Shenmue in quite a few ways - smaller sandboxes (but pretty densely packed with plenty of fun side-games - from fully-functional arcade games to Japanese gambling dens), significant RPG elements, very different combat system. Storywise, Yakauza has always been a weird mix of soap opera and gangster politics with lots of cutscenes - probably the weakest element TBH, although it has its fans too. Still, the series has a lot of unique charms, and it is the most proudly Japanese game ever made - the cities, small though they are, are easily the most accurate representations of contemporary Japan in all games (right down to the traffic lights jingles and the contents of convenience stores). Not for everybody for probably the same reasons it has its loyal, passionate fans, but definitely worth a go.

This actually sounds great! Can't wait to try this!

tigger123

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Not really, Sleeping Dogs is a much more traditional GTA-like. Yakauza is considerably more idiosyncratic, definitely comparable to Shenmue in quite a few ways - smaller sandboxes (but pretty densely packed with plenty of fun side-games - from fully-functional arcade games to Japanese gambling dens), significant RPG elements, very different combat system. Storywise, Yakauza has always been a weird mix of soap opera and gangster politics with lots of cutscenes - probably the weakest element TBH, although it has its fans too. Still, the series has a lot of unique charms, and it is the most proudly Japanese game ever made - the cities, small though they are, are easily the most accurate representations of contemporary Japan in all games (right down to the traffic lights jingles and the contents of convenience stores). Not for everybody for probably the same reasons it has its loyal, passionate fans, but definitely worth a go.

Am looking forward to trying out Yakuza. The other games look pretty decent too.

kunst nugget

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Not really, Sleeping Dogs is a much more traditional GTA-like. Yakauza is considerably more idiosyncratic, definitely comparable to Shenmue in quite a few ways - smaller sandboxes (but pretty densely packed with plenty of fun side-games - from fully-functional arcade games to Japanese gambling dens), significant RPG elements, very different combat system. Storywise, Yakauza has always been a weird mix of soap opera and gangster politics with lots of cutscenes - probably the weakest element TBH, although it has its fans too. Still, the series has a lot of unique charms, and it is the most proudly Japanese game ever made - the cities, small though they are, are easily the most accurate representations of contemporary Japan in all games (right down to the traffic lights jingles and the contents of convenience stores). Not for everybody for probably the same reasons it has its loyal, passionate fans, but definitely worth a go.

Cheers looking forward to trying it out next week.

J. Marston

Bought Transistor a few days ago. Balls.

It is amazing though.

kunst nugget

Games are live now.

phobia2011

Got a mail saying battlefield : hard line is in beta for a week, open to all.

Varik

Was able to add them on my phone but they're not there to download. Shown as free but can't add them as it says I'm not eligible.

Bf hardline download work however.

kunst nugget

Varik wrote: »

Was able to add them on my phone but they're not there to download. Show as free but can't add them as it says I'm illegible.

You should probably stop writing on your phone and just use the text function. It'll be easier for them to understand you.

.ak

Only played the first Yakuza and whilst the gameplay was somewhat weak I loved the game for what it was. JU hits the nail on the head, it's quintessentially Japanese in every sense.

TinCool

Got a 2TB drive waiting to be installed in to my PS4. I understand I need to download the firmware and stick that on a USB stick. Also, can back up my saves etc. What about the actual games. Can these be backed up ? Will I lose my previous PSN+ unable to re-install them once I've swapped out the hard drive for the new one ?

Jikashi

TinCool wrote: »

Got a 2TB drive waiting to be installed in to my PS4. I understand I need to download the firmware and stick that on a USB stick. Also, can back up my saves etc. What about the actual games. Can these be backed up ? Will I lose my previous PSN+ unable to re-install them once I've swapped out the hard drive for the new one ?

When I upgraded the harddrive on my PS3, the saves back up fine but the games themselves were a bit hit and miss; some required complete redownloading.

Your PSN account and Plus subscription will be unaffected once you log back in.

Varik

You can only back up saves on PS4, sync trophies and back up each save.

You need a PSN account to back up anything.

tok9

Started Infamous First Light last night and finished it today (Just the campaign, not all the challenges etc)

I actually liked it a lot. Didn't overstay it's welcome and had fun going around the city again. I really hope they improve on the missions though as in a game 3-4 times bigger (like second son) they can get ridiculously repetitive.

Neon is still the absolute best way to traverse in any game. Feels so good.