Playstation Plus Discussion Thread - FAQ in first post

tok9

Wait till you get to the final final boss.

RedXIV

New PS+ Lineup announced:

Tricky Towers, PS4
Rebel Galaxy, PS4
Yakuza 5, PS3
Retro/Grade, PS3
Patapon 3, PS Vita
Ultratron, PS Vita, PS3, PS4

Tricky Towers looks like it could be a bit of a laugh

That_Guy

Prepare for love/hate comments!!!

https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2016/07/26/tricky-towers-and-rebel-galaxy-are-coming-to-playstation-plus-in-august/?emcid=social_20160727_64233296&adbid=758323442059849728&adbpl=tw&adbpr=36969785

Full lineup:

Tricky Towers, PS4
Rebel Galaxy, PS4
Yakuza 5, PS3
Retro/Grade, PS3
Patapon 3, PS Vita
Ultratron, PS Vita, PS3, PS4

J. Marston

Tricky Towers...



Looks like the sort of shíte you see on the Google play store.

RedXIV

J. Marston wrote: »

Tricky Towers...



Looks like the sort of shíte you see on the Google play store.

So does Towerfall and hard to find a game as fun with a bunch of lads sitting in

iamtony

Yakuza! I'll play that.

mise

Retro/Grade was part of PS+ before years ago. Bit cheap of them to put it on again

ERG89

That_Guy wrote: »

Prepare for love/hate comments!!!

https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2016/07/26/tricky-towers-and-rebel-galaxy-are-coming-to-playstation-plus-in-august/?emcid=social_20160727_64233296&adbid=758323442059849728&adbpl=tw&adbpr=36969785

I genuinely haven't heard of anything there bar Yakuza & Patapon.

EoinHef

RedXIV wrote: »

So does Towerfall and hard to find a game as fun with a bunch of lads sitting in

Genuinely thought Towerfall was s***e,as was sports friends.

Only one i recognise is Rebel Galaxy,ill give that a bash. Its supposed to be decent but repetitive

That_Guy

I'll likely be busy with No Man's Sky but Yakuza 5 is one I will definitely play.

TrustedApple

Jesus I am not been mean but another poor month of Psn plus.

Games for gold wins with just WWE 2K16 ha ha

johnny_ultimate

EoinHef wrote: »

Genuinely thought Towerfall was s***e,as was sports friends.

Have you played 4+ player Johann Sebastian Joust in a large open space? Because that's the way to experience Sportsfriends

Anyway, Yakuza 5 more than makes up for a mixed bag this month, if I ever find the time to play the damn thing

Tipsy McSwagger

Complete shyte as usual.

The Specialist

For 2 months there was a glimmer of hope that some decent games were finally coming for the Ps4...what a horrible reality check this month.

EoinHef

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Have you played 4+ player Johann Sebastian Joust in a large open space? Because that's the way to experience Sportsfriends

I havent no,most we got up to was 3 players due to there only being that many controllers. I do love couch co-op but the game just didnt resonate with me.

Kobe248

I dont even get any sort of excitement for the monthly games anymore

iamtony

Kobe248 wrote: »

I dont even get any sort of excitement for the monthly games anymore

Yeah same here, it just reminds me another month has past so quickly:-(

At the start I used to be waiting for the announcement.

Pickpocket

Don't bite the head off me, but do people actually subscribe to PS Plus for the free games? I'm a former Xbox owner so I'm used to paying to play online. Getting the odd decent game for free is a bonus, not to mention the discounts. I'm always amused by those that seem to be hanging in there each month in the hope that a AAA game will be announced.

Digital Solitude

I'm pretty much only there for the free games, Bloodborne is the only PS4 game I have and the online doesn't work for me.

I dunno, if I get a sweet little indie game that I wanted anyways then it saves me having to buy that on PC. Most months there's at least one game I'll play and enjoy, meaning it's worth the investment.

iamtony

Pickpocket wrote: »

Don't bite the head off me, but do people actually subscribe to PS Plus for the free games? I'm a former Xbox owner so I'm used to paying to play online. Getting the odd decent game for free is a bonus, not to mention the discounts. I'm always amused by those that seem to be hanging in there each month in the hope that a AAA game will be announced.

i don't play really online so I'm only here for the free games also.

GerB40

Pickpocket wrote: »

Don't bite the head off me, but do people actually subscribe to PS Plus for the free games? I'm a former Xbox owner so I'm used to paying to play online. Getting the odd decent game for free is a bonus, not to mention the discounts. I'm always amused by those that seem to be hanging in there each month in the hope that a AAA game will be announced.

I know there's a difference but PS3 had games like red dead redemption, GTA Ballad of gay Tony (and the other bike one) and shadow of the colossus free with ps plus. I suppose a lot of people got used to top quality games every month so there's an unreal expectation of ps plus games for PS4.

nix

The free games for PSN for PS4 have been dire so far this year bar Grim fandango, They really should do better as i will not be resubbing for the next term, ill play my bloodborne and souls games offline, thank you.

Pickpocket

GerB40 wrote: »

I know there's a difference but PS3 had games like red dead redemption, GTA Ballad of gay Tony (and the other bike one) and shadow of the colossus free with ps plus. I suppose a lot of people got used to top quality games every month so there's an unreal expectation of ps plus games for PS4.

At what stage in the PS3's life cycle were those games released?

GerB40

Pickpocket wrote: »

At what stage in the PS3's life cycle were those games released?

I can't remember specific dates, all I know is that they're on my ps3 and I didn't buy them. The ballad of gay Tony was one of the last big games I downloaded before the Ps4 was released so I'd say that was near the end of the ps3s life cycle.
Red dead redemption was free with ps plus 2 or 3 years before the Ps4 though, I'm certain of that.

eddhorse

Great Yakuza 5, looking forward to that.
Also Tricky Towers, Rebel Galaxy, Retrograde and Ultratron i will give a go.
Patapon doesnt do anything for me though, dont like the style.

Tricky Towers, PS4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38nS3WgjpAU

Rebel Galaxy, PS4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb5-vJHYNbk

Yakuza 5, PS3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGAA737SqFg

Retro/Grade, PS3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4EvyRxQbos

Patapon 3, PS Vita

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P6dggVDJKk

Ultratron, PS Vita, PS3, PS4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NXkKeFI8Yg

ShaneU

Is this the first time they've ever put a game on plus twice?

Games with Gold killing it again.

Digital Solitude

ShaneU wrote: »

Is this the first time they've ever put a game on plus twice?

Games with Gold killing it again.

With the Warriors game? If PS4 got Spelunky and Beyond Good and Evil you'd have complaints about Indies and old games. 2k16 is absolutely crap.

That being said the PS4 games this month look fairly poor, and I'm normally lenient with my condemning of PS+

Gonzo

worst month of ps+ ever for ps4 owners. I mostly play offline so will probably not renew my ps+ next January. This months games looks like one of those free games on the google play store that you couldn't be bothered downloading.

eddhorse

Still a hefty saving.

Yakuza 5 €39.99
Tricky Towers €14.99
RetroGrade €9.99
Rebel Galaxy €19.99
Patapon 3 €7.99
Ultratron €9.99

That_Guy

eddhorse wrote: »

Still a hefty saving.

Yakuza 5 €39.99
Tricky Towers €14.99
RetroGrade €9.99
Rebel Galaxy €19.99
Patapon 3 €7.99
Ultratron €9.99

From that list, Yakuza 5 is the only one game that interested me prior to the PS+ addition but just never got around to fully pulling the trigger on it.

Most Plus games have been like that for me. Same with Games with Gold. I mean, they've got WWE 2K16. I'm not a wrestling fan by any stretch anymore but I played a ton of the old games. It's an addition that will make me download it to see what wrestling games are like these days but I wouldn't necessarily go out and buy it.

This month's list of games is poor. I like AAA games and I like hidden indie gems but having watched videos of the above games, there is nothing that interests me there.

I usually enjoy broadening my gaming horizons but I think it's fair criticism to say that this month's PS4 offerings are poor.

Am I maybe thinking too much into this but are Sony throwing out sub-par content so that people just buy No Man's Sky until September's offerings?