Originally Posted by kingotnw If you're considering a game, my advice would be to just go ahead and get it. The most you are talking is $11 for a $60 game if you are PS+. I picked up a few things... Still considering getting another, and honestly I think I am going to walk over to the PS3 and get it right now. lol

I talked myself into buying Shank 2 just now. This PS store on PC is going to be very bad for my bank account...

Originally Posted by joaryche picked up unfinished swan + garfield/odie lbp pack

Enjoy Unfinished Swan - I played through it last night and thought it was a fantastic experience.

Originally Posted by BWOzar Enjoy Unfinished Swan - I played through it last night and thought it was a fantastic experience.

thanks, i'll give it a go tonight

I had downloaded the demo for Unfinished Swan and Nights but had failed to play them yet. I went ahead and pulled the trigger on both this morning since I doubted I would be able to get home and try them before the store update. Hopefully I agree with all the reports of Unfinished Swan being so good.

After watching a bunch of video reviews of LBP karting, I just can't bring myself to pull the trigger. Freezes, so-so gameplay, poor online multiplayer integration, poor create mode tutorial, still lack of cross-DLC costume inclusion, and that it dropped 75% in 2 months makes me think its going to get dropped like Modnation racers. Or are ALL the reviews just overly critical?

Originally Posted by JCrichton If by free you mean paying about $50/year to Sony to continue access to the games, sure.

If you pay $50 for 12 months of PS+ then you don't belong on this site.

Originally Posted by PimpLimp A lot of these "constant free vita games" aren't even retail games. And by "free a couple months after release," do you mean nearly a YEAR after the initial release of Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus? In summation, no, that's obviously not what they're telling the public. Don't feel butt-hurt cause you bought a game and it happened to be free through PS+ later down the line. I have 8 different physical Vita games and not a single one has been free yet. Get over it. And there's no point in bitching about the PSN web store when they just launched it. you for being too lazy to use a PC/PS3/Vita.

Oh the PSN store on my ps3 that literally just took 27 seconds to load to the front page from the xmb?

I own nearly every vita game out there so it's bound to happen.

Originally Posted by GamingGator I had downloaded the demo for Unfinished Swan and Nights but had failed to play them yet. I went ahead and pulled the trigger on both this morning since I doubted I would be able to get home and try them before the store update. Hopefully I agree with all the reports of Unfinished Swan being so good.

I really want to want swan, but at two hours of gameplay total I just can't agree with paying a company for that.

Originally Posted by guardian_owl After watching a bunch of video reviews of LBP karting, I just can't bring myself to pull the trigger. Freezes, so-so gameplay, poor online multiplayer integration, poor create mode tutorial, still lack of cross-DLC costume inclusion, and that it dropped 75% in 2 months makes me think its going to get dropped like Modnation racers. Or are ALL the reviews just overly critical?

I bought it because I just finished playing Little Big Planet Vita (awesome game) and I like the LBP world - especially seeing what people create. I've only played a little, but it seems like a definite winner for $10 (assuming you can enjoy cart racing games). The game may not be stellar, but definitely seems worth checking out if you are on the fence. I don't see it getting much cheaper than $10 (unless it becomes free for PS Plus).

I have not noticed any of the freezing or poor online multiplayer integration, but my experience is limited. There was a sizable patch after my initial download, so that could have addressed some of those issues.

Originally Posted by Romeo I really want to want swan, but at two hours of gameplay total I just can't agree with paying a company for that.

Maybe it's just me, but I've spent more for less... like 6.99 for the extra episodes DLC for Asura's Wrath that took me about 2 hours to finish. Total time spent is irrelevant to the enjoyment you get.

I can't comment on how good Unfinished Swan is though, since I haven't even started it.

Originally Posted by AkariK Maybe it's just me, but I've spent more for less... like 6.99 for the extra episodes DLC for Asura's Wrath that took me about 2 hours to finish. Total time spent is irrelevant to the enjoyment you get. I can't comment on how good Unfinished Swan is though, since I haven't even started it.

The other way I look at it is I just paid $2.50 for nights, plus warp and machinarium are $2.50 each. All of these games are at least 6 hours long.

Why would I pay more money for much less of game time?

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Originally Posted by Romeo The other way I look at it is I just paid $2.50 for nights, plus warp and machinarium are $2.50 each. All of these games are at least 6 hours long. Why would I pay more money for much less of game time?

Because it's unlike anything else you can experience.

Originally Posted by Graff^ Because it's unlike anything else you can experience.

Perhaps when it's $2 or less than. I just cannot support a company who wants to sell a two hour game for $15. I'm playing Ni No Kuni now, have a ton of PS+ games, and a backlog longer than an unraveled roll of toilet paper.

Originally Posted by Romeo The other way I look at it is I just paid $2.50 for nights, plus warp and machinarium are $2.50 each. All of these games are at least 6 hours long. Why would I pay more money for much less of game time?

It was a blast to play through. As someone constantly fighting the backlog problem (with less and less free time) I can really enjoy a short game that I felt was a good experience. I don't need to grind out 200+ hours to feel like I got value out of my purchase. The 7 hours I put into Swan's 100% was a great time. (Except trying to find the balloons in the dark... that just got annoying)

Originally Posted by Romeo I really want to want swan, but at two hours of gameplay total I just can't agree with paying a company for that.

It's entertainment, most will pay $12-$15 to watch a 2 hour movie. In terms of games it may be short but for entertainment it's a killer value.

Originally Posted by Romeo The other way I look at it is I just paid $2.50 for nights, plus warp and machinarium are $2.50 each. All of these games are at least 6 hours long. Why would I pay more money for much less of game time?

Depends, did you buy Journey? I hear that was even shorter.

Originally Posted by Woocls It was a blast to play through. As someone constantly fighting the backlog problem (with less and less free time) I can really enjoy a short game that I felt was a good experience. I don't need to grind out 200+ hours to feel like I got value out of my purchase. The 7 hours I put into Swan's 100% was a great time. (Except trying to find the balloons in the dark... that just got annoying)

Originally Posted by alwayscheaper It's entertainment, most will pay $12-$15 to watch a 2 hour movie. In terms of games it may be short but for entertainment it's a killer value.

Originally Posted by AkariK Depends, did you buy Journey? I hear that was even shorter.

I do own Journey, paid $15 for the PS3 collection. Part of my backlog.

You guys are selling me on this since I also have a few bucks in my PS wallet. Is there any replay value after you beat it in one sitting in one night?

Originally Posted by Romeo Oh the PSN store on my ps3 that literally just took 27 seconds to load to the front page from the xmb? I own nearly every vita game out there so it's bound to happen.

You spent 3 or 4 hours trying to buy ni no kuni and you complain about 27 seconds?

Originally Posted by guardian_owl After watching a bunch of video reviews of LBP karting, I just can't bring myself to pull the trigger. Freezes, so-so gameplay, poor online multiplayer integration, poor create mode tutorial, still lack of cross-DLC costume inclusion, and that it dropped 75% in 2 months makes me think its going to get dropped like Modnation racers. Or are ALL the reviews just overly critical?

I found a lot of the negative reviews (especially IGN's) seemed to focus their criticisms on the fact that LBPK was not very similar to ModNation Racers, which the reviewer must have really enjoyed.

Ironically, that is what sold me on LBPK. I really didn't enjoy ModNation at all, so hearing that LBPK was pretty different from it was a huge plus for me. In just playing the LBPK demo, the game felt a lot better to me than ModNation ever did. The sizable story mode sealed the deal on me buying LBPK last night.

Originally Posted by Romeo I do own Journey, paid $15 for the PS3 collection. Part of my backlog. You guys are selling me on this since I also have a few bucks in my PS wallet. Is there any replay value after you beat it in one sitting in one night?

Not really. But you can go back and get all the collectables and trophies.

Originally Posted by tylerh1701 I found a lot of the negative reviews (especially IGN's) seemed to focus their criticisms on the fact that LBPK was not very similar to ModNation Racers, which the reviewer must have really enjoyed. Ironically, that is what sold me on LBPK. I really didn't enjoy ModNation at all, so hearing that LBPK was pretty different from it was a huge plus for me. In just playing the LBPK demo, the game felt a lot better to me than ModNation ever did. The sizable story mode sealed the deal on me buying LBPK last night.

Hmmm... I enjoyed the mod parts of Modnation but felt the racing was weak. Does LBPK suffer from crazy rubberbanding? Cause that's my biggest pet-peeve in Kart racers.

Originally Posted by Romeo I really want to want swan, but at two hours of gameplay total I just can't agree with paying a company for that.

Was playing it last night, and I think it is longer than 2 hours, since I'm only halfway done. That being said, even if it was, $3.75 is a better value per hour than a lot of entertainment options. Personally, I think it is worth the $3.75.

I'll probably spend more time with it because I need to find all the damn balloons.