PSN Weekly Deals - 8/27: PAX Indie Sale, DJ Hero/2/GH Sale, Spelunky $11.99, Pinballistik is Free!, and Machinarium Vita Free for PS+!

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Welcome to the best thread for all of the deals on games, add-ons, and other stuff in the PlayStation Store both on and off of PSN.

Index
Current Deals
Upcoming Deals & PlayStation Plus Schedule
Free Games
PlayStation Plus Preview
Persistent PlayStation Plus and Alternate Deals
Frequently Asked Questions
History of Free PlayStation Plus Games

Current Deals (Full Update Here) - Store Updates Every Tuesday, Usually Between 4-8 EST

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Key:
N - New This Week
X - Expires With Next Update
P - Permanent Price Drop
C - Cross Buy (Vita/PS3)
D - Demo or Full Game Trial Available

Pre-orders


Battlefield 4 - $59.99 - Ends 10/29 [customspoiler='Bonuses']China Rising Expansion & Exclusive Theme[/customspoiler]
Battlefield 4 - Premium - $49.99 - Ends 10/29
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse - $14.99 X [customspoiler='Bonuses']Original Genesis game, Avatars, & Exclusive Theme[/customspoiler]
Diablo III - $59.99 X [customspoiler='Bonuses']Infernal Helm DLC Pack & Exclusive Theme[/customspoiler]
FIFA 14 - $59.99 - Out 9/24 [customspoiler='Bonuses']24 FUT Gold Packs & Exclusive Theme[/customspoiler]

Grand Theft Auto V - $59.99 - Out 9/17 [customspoiler='Bonuses']75% Discount on a Rockstar PSN Title, Atomic Blimp, & Exclusive Theme[/customspoiler]

NHL 14 - $59.99 - Ends 9/10 D [customspoiler='Bonuses']24 HUT Gold Packs & Exclusive Theme[/customspoiler]
Rain - $14.99 - Ends 10/1 [customspoiler='Bonuses']Avatars, Dynamic and Static Themes, & Musical Montage[/customspoiler]
 
Bundles

Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon & Call of Juarez Gunslinger Bundle - $24.99 - 17% Off ND

Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rainslick Precipice of Darkness Episode 1 & 2 Bundle - $7.49 - 50% Off NX

Pinballistik + DLC Bundle - $4.99 - 38% Off NP

Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype Complete Bundle - $5.99 - 54% Off - [customspoiler='Includes']Full Game + The Last Chapter Add-on[/customspoiler]

Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype + Soldner-X: Himmelssturmer Bundle - $6.99 - 53% Off - [customspoiler='Does Not Include']Last Chapter Add-on for X2[/customspoiler]

PS3

Amy - $1.99 - 33% Off
Closure - $7.49 - 50% Off NXD
Dragon Fantasy Book I - $4.99 - 50% Off NXC

Dyad - $7.49 - 50% Off NXD

flOw - $5.59


Flower - $6.99 D



Journey - $7.49 - 50% Off NXD

Limbo - $7.49 - 50% Off NXCD

Madden NFL 13 - $29.99 - 25% Off NP
Need for Speed: Most Wanted - $29.99 - 25% Off NPD
Pinballistik - Free NP
Retro City Rampage - $4.99 - 66% Off NXC
Retro/Grade - $4.99 - 50% Off - Compatible with Guitar Controller NXD
Skullgirls - $7.49 - 50% Off NXD
Tokyo Jungle - $7.49 - 50% Off NX
Soldner-X: Himmelssturmer - $3.99 - 50% Off



Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype - $4.99 - 50% Off
Wicked Monsters Blast! HD - $4.99 - 50% Off- Move Compatible
Zombie Tycoon II: Brainhov's Revenge - $4.99 - 50% Off NXC


 

PS2 Classics

Raiden III - $5.99 - 40% Off
Add-ons




DJ Hero - Jay-Z vs. Eminem Pack - $3.99 - 50% Off N
DJ Hero 2 - Hard Edge Mix Pack - $2.99 - 50% Off N
DJ Hero 2 - Ultra Mix Pack - $3.99 - 50% Off N

Dragon's Crown - Storyteller Voice Pack - Free X



Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Classic Rock Track Pack - $3.13 - 50% Off N
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Coldplay Track Pack - $3.13 - 50% Off N
Guitar Hero 5 - Avenged Sevenfold Track Pack - $2.75 - 50% Off N
Guitar Hero 5 - Rock 1 Track Pack - $5.49 - 50% Off N
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock - Linkin Park Track Pack - $5.99 - 50% Off N
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock - Rocky Horror Picture Show Track Pack - $2.75 - 50% Off N
Guitar Hero World Tour - Classic Rock Track Pack - $2.75 - 50% Off N
Guitar Hero World Tour - Queen Track Pack - $2.75 - 50% Off N
Rocksmith - "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen - $1.99 - 33% Off NX
Rocksmith - "Fat Bottomed Girls" by Queen - $1.99 - 33% Off NX
Rocksmith - "Godzilla" by Blue Oyster Cult - $1.99 - 33% Off NX
Rocksmith - "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" by Pat Benatar - $1.99 - 33% Off NX
Rocksmith - "Keep Yourself Alive" by Queen - $1.99 - 33% Off NX
Rocksmith - "Killer Queen" by Queen - $1.99 - 33% Off NX
Rocksmith - "My Sharona" by The Knack - $1.99 - 33% Off NX
Rocksmith - "Stone Cold Crazy" by Queen - $1.99 - 33% Off NX

Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype - The Last Chapter - $2.49 - 50% Off

 

PS1 Classics - All of these are compatible with PS3 and PSP unless otherwise noted. Check this thread for Vita compatibility.
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Minis - All of these are compatible with PS3 and PSP unless otherwise noted. Check this thread for Vita compatibility.
1000 Tiny Claws - $1.75 - 50% Off
Blimp: The Flying Adventures - $1.49
Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess - $2.49 - 50% Off

Who's That Flying?! - $2.49 - 50% Off

 
PSP Games - Check this thread for Vita Compatibility
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Vita Games

Dragon Fantasy Book I - $4.99 - 50% Off NXC

Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable - $19.99 - 50% Off N

Limbo - $7.49 - 50% Off NXCD

Need for Speed: Most Wanted - $19.99 - 33% Off NP

Retro City Rampage - $4.99 - 66% Off NXCD

Zombie Tycoon II: Brainhov's Revenge - $4.99 - 50% Off NXC
Vita Add-ons

Dragon's Crown - Storyteller Voice Pack - Free X
 
PlayStation Plus

PS3 Deals



Closure - $3.75 - 75% Off NXD
Dragon Fantasy Book I - $2.50 - 75% Off NXC

Dyad - $3.75 - 75% Off NXD




Grid 2 - $53.99 - 10% Off X



Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds Complete Collection - $19.99 - 20% Off - Move Compatible
Journey - $3.75 - 75% Off NXD

Limbo - $5.99 - 60% Off NXCD
Ms. Germinator - $7.99 - 20% Off XC
Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rainslick Precipice of Darkness Episode 1 & 2 Bundle - $3.75 - 75% Off NX
Retro City Rampage - $3.74 - 75% Off NXC
Retro/Grade - $2.50 - 75% Off - Compatible with Guitar Controller NXD
Skullgirls - $3.75 - 75% Off NXD

Spelunky - $11.99 - 20% Off NXC
Tokyo Jungle - $3.75 - 75% Off NX
Wicked Monsters Blast! HD - $1.00 - 90% Off - Move Compatible
Zombie Tycoon II: Brainhov's Revenge - $2.50 - 75% Off NXC

Vita Deals

Dragon Fantasy Book I - $2.50 - 75% Off NXC
Draw Slasher - $3.00 - 50% Off N
Limbo - $5.99 - 60% Off NXCD
Ms. Germinator - $7.99 - 20% Off XC

Muramasa Rebirth - $20.99 - 30% Off X

Retro City Rampage - $3.74 - 75% Off NXCD

Zombie Tycoon II: Brainhov's Revenge - $2.50 - 75% Off NXC
 
Add-on Deals
Bit.Trip Presents…Runner2: Future Legend Of Rhythm Alien - Good Friends Character Pack - $2.39 - 20% Off
Subscriptions

Music Unlimited Premium One Year Subscription - $41.99

Free Games (Don't Argue About This, Please)

Bit.Trip Presents... Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien - 769 MB

Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower - PSP/Vita - 657 MB

Gravity Rush - Vita - 1.4 GB

Hitman: Absolution - 16.1 GB X - [customspoiler='Includes']Full Game, Deus Ex Disguise DLC, Deus Ex Zenith Handgun, and Discount on Sleeping Dogs[/customspoiler]

Jet Set Radio - 1.1 GB
Knytt Underground - PS3/Vita - 857 MB

LittleBigPlanet Karting - 7 GB

LittleBigPlanet Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves - Requires Move
Machinarium - 183 MB

Machinarium - Vita - 329 MB N

Metal Slug XX - PSP/Vita - 166 MB
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee - 1.2 GB
Pinball Arcade - PS3/Vita - 115 MB
Saints Row The Third - 7.2 GB - Free CheapyD Pack
Uncharted: Golden Abyss - Vita - 2.9 GB
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception - 30 GB
Wipeout 2048 - Vita - 1.6 GB

XCOM: Enemy Unknown - 7.6 GB

Zen Pinball 2 - Star Wars Pinball - PS3/Vita - 783 MB N [customspoiler='Includes']Standalone Star Wars Pinball game[/customspoiler]

Themes
[customspoiler=PS+ Themes]Abstract Art - Dynamic
Assassin's Creed Revelations - Dynamic
Cuckoo - Dynamic
Daytona USA
Double Dragon Neon - Dynamic
Dragon - Dynamic
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit - Dynamic
The House of the Dead III - Dynamic
The House of the Dead 4 - Dynamic
I Am Alive - Dynamic
Infamous Festival of Blood - Dynamic
Jet Set Radio - Dynamic
Leap Year - Dynamic
Mesh - Dynamic
Mexican Skulls - Dynamic
PlayStation Plus - Dynamic
Robot - Dynamic
Samurai - Dynamic
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 1 - Dynamic
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II - Dynamic
Stripe Shift Part 2 - Dynamic
Tales from Space: About a Blob
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown - Dynamic[/customspoiler]

Avatars
[customspoiler=PS+ Avatars]Armageddon Riders (3)
Cool Cat
Daytona USA (5)
Dead Cloud
Double Dragon Neon (7)
Fat Princess (2)
God of War: Ascension
Green Hamster
Hell Yeah! (4)
The House of the Dead III (3)
The House of the Dead 4 (3)
Jet Set Radio (6)
LittleBigPlanet (2)
Mutant Skull
Pink Hamster
PlayStation B-boy (1, 2, 3)
Resident Evil 5
Section 8: Prejudice Bundle
Squirrel
Stick Up Kid
Street Fighter X Tekken
Street Fighter 2
Tank Commander
Top Dawg
Under Siege
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown (20)[/customspoiler]

Feel free to provide feedback for ways to improve this thread. Thanks.



 
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EldritchOnRye said:
When you enter an already redeemed code it should say "This Prepaid Card has already been consumed." If it gives you the other message it's always been because it's wrong, expired (usually the case for me), or not valid yet (like that Killzone beta code) in my experience.
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That's what I thought, thank you.

 
@FIF said:
Persona 4 Golden is $19.99 on SEN. Did I miss a permanent price drop or is this a new sale?
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Dang, I was going to chill with he atlus jokes, but that's the lowest we've seen P4G, lol. What could ...it mean...?

For the wary, it does take a while to actually get things going in the game, but the vita version has the added benefit of being able to suspend at any given moment.

 
kill3r7 said:
I'm caving in.
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I think I might actually be able to resist everything buy Odin Sphere and the dollar games this week. Have P3F and P4G almost untouched so paying $20 for the first two when they'll be on sale again for those prices is just silly. Again also have Disgaea 3 and 4 sitting here untouched so why buy the first one.

Too bad there's probably no one playing Calling All Cars anymore, looks fun for a dollar.

 
To chime in on the Persona 4 debate: I bought it when I picked up my Vita based on the overwhelming postivie feedback here (well, everywhere, really). It's... okay. As stated, 50% story and 50% combat sounds right, but the story definitely didn't do it for me. It is super Japanese (maybe not the right term... anime?). You wonder around doing high school activities that eventually feed into you leveling up in combat and whatnot. I found that part to be a grind (the characters are lame with annoying voices, shitty anime-ish dialogue).

The combat system, on the other hand, is pretty great. But I found the randomly generated dungeons to be a drag since everything starts to look the same pretty quickly. If you are really curious, I'd suggest checking out Persona 3 (PS2 version) on sale for $5 and see if you like that first (the structure of that game is very similar, but not as polished).

 
mpaullin said:
To chime in on the Persona 4 debate: I bought it when I picked up my Vita based on the overwhelming postivie feedback here (well, everywhere, really). It's... okay. As stated, 50% story and 50% combat sounds right, but the story definitely didn't do it for me. It is super Japanese (maybe not the right term... anime?). You wonder around doing high school activities that eventually feed into you leveling up in combat and whatnot. I found that part to be a grind (the characters are lame with annoying voices, shitty anime-ish dialogue).

The combat system, on the other hand, is pretty great. But I found the randomly generated dungeons to be a drag since everything starts to look the same pretty quickly. If you are really curious, I'd suggest checking out Persona 3 (PS2 version) on sale for $5 and see if you like that first (the structure of that game is very similar, but not as polished).
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Sounds like you would enjoy the rest of the Shin Megami Tensei series a lot more.

 
Here's a preliminary list of the deals for this week:

PS3

Blast Factor - $0.99
Calling All Cars - $0.99
Critter Crunch - $0.99
Everyday Shooter - $0.99

FIFA Soccer 13 - $39.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Fuse - $39.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Tom Clancy's EndWar - $9.99
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 - $9.99
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. - $9.99
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2 - $14.99
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas - $9.99
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 - $14.99
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Classic Trilogy HD - $19.99
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell HD - $7.49
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory HD - $7.49
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow HD - $7.49
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent - $9.99

 
PS2 Classics
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness - $4.99
Odin Sphere - $4.99
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES - $4.99
PSP

Ben 10 PSP Bundle Pack - $29.99 - [customspoiler='Includes']Ben 10: Protector of Earth, Ben 10 Alien Forces, Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks, and Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction[/customspoiler]
FIFA Soccer 13 - PSP - $19.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona - PSP - $9.99
Shin Megami Tensei: Person 2: Innocent Sin - $9.99
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable - $9.99
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Essentials - PSP - $4.99
 
Vita

FIFA Soccer 13 - Vita - $19.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Persona 4 Golden - Vita - $19.99
 
Add-ons
DC Universe Online - The Battle For Earth - $4.99

DC Universe Online - Fight For The Light - $4.99

DC Universe Online - Home Turf - $4.99

DC Universe Online - The Last Laugh - $4.99

DC Universe Online - Lightning Strikes - $4.99

Rocksmith - "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult - $1.99
Rocksmith - "20th Century Boy" by T. Rex - $1.99
Rocksmith - "Barracuda" by Heart - $1.99
Rocksmith - "Black" by Pearl Jam - $1.99
Rocksmith - "Bodysnatchers" by Radiohead - $1.99
Rocksmith - "Cousins" by Vampire Weekend - $1.99
Rocksmith - "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd - $1.99
Rocksmith - "Gold on the Ceiling" by The Black Keys - $1.99
Rocksmith - "Hangar 18" by Megadeth - $1.99
Rocksmith - "I Hate Everything About You" by Three Days Grace - $1.99
Rocksmith - "Jeremy" by Peal Jam - $1.99
Rocksmith - "Jessica" by The Allman Brothers Band - $1.99
Rocksmith - "Just Got to Be" by The Black Keys - $1.99
Rocksmith - "Mind Eraser" by The Black Keys - $1.99
Rocksmith - "More Than a Feeling" by Boston - $1.99
Rocksmith - "Public Enemy No. 1" by Megadeth - $1.99
Rocksmith - "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple - $1.99
Rocksmith - "Space Oddity" by David Bowie - $1.99
Rocksmith - "Symphony of Destruction" by Megadeth - $1.99
Rocksmith - "Tighten Up" by The Black Keys - $1.99
Thomas Was Alone - Benjamin's Flight - PS3/Vita - $2.49 - Cross Buy
 
Vita Add-ons
Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory - Child CPU - Free
Thomas Was Alone - Benjamin's Flight - PS3/Vita - $2.49 - Cross Buy
 
PlayStation Plus
 
Deals
Thomas Was Alone - Benjamin's Flight - PS3/Vita - $1.74 - Cross Buy
 
Games
Metal Slug XX - PSP/Vita - 166 MB
 
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would of grabbed all of the personas  at  5 each.. 10 is just too much for me at this time

Loved to seen more stuff  for sale on the VITA/PSP  but sony is just pissing all over the handheld market...

would not  shock me to see them drop it completly in  2014

 
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Here's a preliminary list of the deals for this week:

PS3
FIFA Soccer 13 - $39.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Fuse - $39.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Tom Clancy's EndWar - $9.99
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 - $9.99
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. - $9.99
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas - $9.99
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Classic Trilogy HD - $19.99

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell HD - $7.49
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory HD - $7.49
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow HD - $7.49
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent - $9.99

PS2 Classics
Odin Sphere - $4.99

PSP
Ben 10 PSP Bundle Pack - $29.99 - [customspoiler='Includes']Ben 10: Protector of Earth, Ben 10 Alien Forces, Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks, and Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction[/customspoiler]
FIFA Soccer 13 - PSP - $19.99 - Permanent Price Drop

Vita
FIFA Soccer 13 - Vita - $19.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Persona 4 Golden - Vita - $19.99

Add-ons
Thomas Was Alone - Benjamin's Flight - PS3/Vita - $2.49 - Cross Buy

Vita Add-ons
Thomas Was Alone - Benjamin's Flight - PS3/Vita - $2.49 - Cross Buy



FIFA 13 makes sense since FIFA 14 comes out in September.
We still have not heard officially if its coming to the vita though? You guys think it will be crossbuy?
 
Carlanga said:
FIFA 13 makes sense since FIFA 14 comes out in September.
We still have not heard officially if its coming to the vita though? You guys think it will be crossbuy?
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I'd almost guarantee that FIFA 14 doesn't make it to the Vita. And no, it wouldn't be cross buy based on the fact that none of the EA sports games that are actually on Vita are crossbuy.

 
 
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kme06d said:
Jumping in on this 999 discussion, did anyone play it more than once to get all the endings? I played it once and got a "bad" ending and then started a 2nd playthrough. I realized that I didn't want to solve all those puzzles again so I "abandoned ship. " (ha ha) Is it worth multiple playthroughs?
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Yes, it is worth multiple playthroughs, it's been awhile since I played but I believe once you get past the initial few puzzles if you pick a new path you will go to different rooms with new puzzles and the story will play out differently. For the first playthrough I would recommend playing cold (unless you get stuck on a puzzle) then use a fairly spoiler free flow chart such as this to see the other 5 endings.

http://www.gamefaqs.com/ds/961351-nine-hours-nine-persons-nine-doors/faqs/61438

Then once you've seen all the other endings, do the true ending last.

 
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Guacamelee DLC.  Try these codes out guys:

KDP4-KPNC-QEB7
NCBK-NRNC-DR37
NCMA-JFN2-QHNR
EHDL-A3NF-TP2C
 
All gone. :(
 
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I just cant resist smt/persona games,im glad i now own the full collection for vita.

Edit: ^^^ Thank you for the guacamelee code

 
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affa said:
what? i can't even get my head around that. yggdra has one of the best battle systems i've ever seen. riveria is... very basic. passable, but basic.
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Because you are playing RPGs for a different reason then me. I could care less if it's just a "Attack/Magic/Item" battle system as long as the story makes me want to play. i have never played a game simply because the battle system was interesting.

 
For people interested in Persona 3 I definitely recommend paying the extra $5 and picking up Persona 3 Portable. I think it is a better game with an additional main character that has all new social links and an improved combat system also one of the new social links is with a dog that you talk to which is amazing.

 
cero5 said:
I just cant resist smt/persona games,im glad i now own the full collection for vita.

Edit: ^^^ Thank you for the guacamelee code
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You're welcome. Glad at least 1 CAG was able to snag one.

guardian_owl said:
all consumed
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Ok, thanks for letting me know. Someone (I'm guessing one of the DrinkBox devs) dropped them on Reddit yesterday, but they were just coming up as invalid since the content wasn't on the servers. I've been trying to redeem them all day, and finally got it to go through for me just a few minutes ago. Figured I'd post the rest to see if CAGs could try and score a couple.

 
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clockwork-zombie said:
For people interested in Persona 3 I definitely recommend paying the extra $5 and picking up Persona 3 Portable. I think it is a better game with an additional main character that has all new social links and an improved combat system also one of the new social links is with a dog that you talk to which is amazing.
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There's a very substantial difference in the presentation of ingame cutscenes. The VN treatment of scenes where stuff is happening (the October Full Moon event in particular) robs them of a lot of their impact.

With that being said, I was more than happy playing Portable for my first playthrough then The Answer after that. Your decision should really be based on how much you enjoy playing RPGs on your handhelds.

 
SJD said:
Thank you Tyler for the code! So, Splinter Cell HD collection, yay or nay?
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You're welcome, glad you got one.

As for the Splinter Cell HD Collection, I just don't think it's a great price. Amazon has it new for $17.19 and Prime shipping, and you can get a Used-Very Good for $13.20+$4 shipping. Also $19.96+free shipping at Newegg. So same price, but at least you get a retail version you can loan out or resell.

 
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tylerh1701 said:
You're welcome, glad you got one.

As for the Splinter Cell HD Collection, I just don't think it's a great price. Amazon has it new for $17.19 and Prime shipping, and you can get a Used-Very Good for $13.20+$4 shipping. Also $19.96+free shipping at Newegg. So same price, but at least you get a retail version you can loan out or resell.
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Also consider that we've gotten the Ratchet and Clank and Prince of Persia collections for $7.50 and $8 respectively within the last month so paying anywhere near $20 for games that I don't think have held up nearly as well is too much in my eyes. Shame the Tom Clancy sale isn't deeper cuts because there are things I wouldn't mind grabbing but at a fraction of those prices.

 
FriskyTanuki said:
For the lazy, here are links to the $0.99 PSN games:

Blast Factor

https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/#!/en-us/games/blast-factor/cid=EP9000-NPUA80002_00-BLASTFACTOR00011

Calling All Cars

https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/#!/en-us/games/calling-all-cars/cid=UP9000-NPUA80088_00-CALLINGALLCARS01

Critter Crunch

https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/#!/en-us/games/critter-crunch/cid=UP2003-NPUB30059_00-PS3ST_CRITTERCRU

Everyday Shooter

https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/#!/en-us/games/everyday-shooter/cid=UP9000-NPUA80098_00-EVERYDAYSHOOTERF

I wouldn't be surprised if Sony's going to do rotations of $0.99 sales on their PSN games with three of them appearing this week.
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Thanks, I was about to search for this when I saw your post.

I will get Blast Factor for sure, looks fun.

 
SJD said:
Thank you Tyler for the code! So, Splinter Cell HD collection, yay or nay?
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As others have said nay. Not much of deal considering you can find it for that price new from various retailers. I played the games when they were first released on Xbox and had a blast playing them. Chaos Theory is still one of the best stealth games to date. However, reviewers seems to complain that the HD update comes at the expense of technical issues.

So you might just want to hold off all together and buy the games on PC.

 
I never played the games, but that bit of research saved me money. The thing is I'm looking forward to going digital so the two dollars wouldn't be such a big deal, but plunking down 20 for a game nobody here is saying is a must and never got me interested when they came out, means I can save it for another game.
 
EldritchOnRye said:
Many pages back when we were first discussing this the thing I had said is that to get through a Cloudberry level it looks like you have to be perfect because there's one path and it takes exact timing. That is not fun to me. SMB was fun to me because while it took precision, skill and practice I would never say that it ever took perfection. Spelunky and FTL exist in the same vein to me because while they can be extremely challenging they reward skill and practice but are randomly generated where SMB is static. Could be wrong but that's just how all the videos of CBK make it look to me.
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i love FTL (please come to vita!) but i love, love, love randomly generated rogue-likes. I mean, they pretty much go hand in hand. spelunky will be a day one buy from me.

the thing about (well-designed) rogue-likes is that yes, it's random... and yes, you can get put into some excruciating situations, but it's all about understanding the overall game. for example, in nethack, there are times where i had a highly developed character and was in a situation where i knew almost any move was death. if i attacked i was dead. if i ran i was dead. so then you look at your inventory, and you realize you have one potion you haven't identified, and based on the ones you have, you realize it's either a potion of teleport or a potion of polymorph... both of which might save you.

FTL is the same way. you always want to defeat a ship for it's scrap... but sometimes, that will kill you. maybe not that ship, but the damage simply wasn't worth it and you'll die next battle. learning to jump away is crucial, but it goes against our desire to be perfect/win every battle. and so... many people die needlessly in FTL. but if you are willing to run and fight another day, you'll win the game far more often.

obviously, not every game is for everyone. but man, i'd be sad w/o my randomly generated roguelikes. ftl has effectively infinite re playability for me, especially taking into account different ship designs, etc.

that said? i hate platformers regardless of whether they are fixed maps or random. unless we're talking about rayman for vita, which somehow managed to be great.

 
SJD said:
I never played the games, but that bit of research saved me money. The thing is I'm looking forward to going digital so the two dollars wouldn't be such a big deal, but plunking down 20 for a game nobody here is saying is a must and never got me interested when they came out, means I can save it for another game.
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Well they're still probably the best stealth oriented games outside of the Thief series and amazingly the second and third game each made drastic improvements improvements over the previous game which almost seems insane now that we get yearly recycles of everything. Like kill3r7 said I would just hold off and watch the PC sales since I know I've seen all three go for no more than $10 total several times.

Edit- Man, I just looked at some screens of the first game and holy fuck that's even worse than I thought it was. That game was probably the best looking game I had ever played at the time and now...

 
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Josh1billion said:
Sounds like you would enjoy the rest of the Shin Megami Tensei series a lot more.
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As someone who really dislikes Persona but loves SMT in general, i'll second this. Games like Digital Devil Summoner and Digital Devil Saga are awesome. Digital Devil Saga 1/2 have turn based combat (very well implemented, too) but no demon fusion or social links. Nocturne is similar. DD Summoner 1/2 have demon fusion but replaces turn based combat with a more active battle. None have any of the social link nonsense that makes me dislike Persona.

My DDS games are among my all time favs, but i just find Persona unplayable because i absolutely hate the social aspects.

 
slidecage said:
would of grabbed all of the personas at 5 each.. 10 is just too much for me at this time

Loved to seen more stuff for sale on the VITA/PSP but sony is just pissing all over the handheld market...

would not shock me to see them drop it completly in 2014
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lol. never going to happen. remote play will bring it much needed life. besides, it's a profitable device for them and psn sales are actually quite good. there is absolutely zero reason for sony to even think about dropping the vita.

now, they do need to drop the price to get a better adoption rate... but that's a different issue.

biledriver said:
Because you are playing RPGs for a different reason then me. I could care less if it's just a "Attack/Magic/Item" battle system as long as the story makes me want to play. i have never played a game simply because the battle system was interesting.
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ah. yea, i barely even pay attention to the stories in jrpgs. it's all about the battle system. riveria isn't challenging, so as much as i like aspects of it, i'm not in love with the game. yggdra is just a beauty, though. i couldn't tell you much about either plot, though. if a cutscene is over maybe 10 lines of dialog i just want to skip it, and if i can't it drives me up a wall. all the cutesy voices and simplified one-line dialog just make me roll my eyes. different strokes.

 
Blaster man said:
Are any of the games on sale for PS3 any good? I'm sure this has been discussed but I haven't been able to keep up today.
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Critter Crunch, Everyday Shooter, Trine 2 are all quite good. If you like RPGs Persona 3 FES and Odin Sphere.

FriskyTanuki said:
That's because the servers were taken down a few years ago, so it's strictly a local MP game now.
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Well good call there, just saved me a dollar. Poor David Jaffe, no one loves him anymore.

 
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kill3r7 said:
Simply put it's the best game on the Vita. It's about 50/50 story and fighting.
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Persona 3 was 50/50 story and fighting, with "story" broadly defined to include the overall plot, after-school activities, and social links. This ratio felt right: You're a high school student by day and an exterminator by night.

I'd say that Persona 4 Golden is about 70/30 story and fighting. This felt out of balance to me: You're having the best year ever out in the country, but once in a while you need to rescue someone from the TV world.

 
11440 said:
Persona 3 was 50/50 story and fighting, with "story" broadly defined to include the overall plot, after-school activities, and social links. This ratio felt right: You're a high school student by day and an exterminator by night.

I'd say that Persona 4 Golden is about 70/30 story and fighting. This felt out of balance to me: You're having the best year ever out in the country, but once in a while you need to rescue someone from the TV world.
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I went back to the TV world constantly to grind and get more personas but I see your point.

 
affa said:
Is Odin Sphere a good $5 test to see if i'll like Muramasa and Dragon's Crown, or are they all quite different?
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There's maybe a similarity in that all three feature beat-em-up-style combat, but the way they use it is quite different. Muramasa features more of a Castlevania-style open world take on that concept with an interesting sword collection mechanic. Dragon's Crown seems to be more of a traditional beat-em-up with some RPG/class mechanics thrown in to add more replayability. Odin Sphere is the biggest RPG of the trio with circular levels, multiple characters that get their own chapters to tell their story, and a unique farming mechanic where you plant seeds that eventually give you different bonuses as you run around the level and try to survive the wait.

 
affa said:
Is Odin Sphere a good $5 test to see if i'll like Muramasa and Dragon's Crown, or are they all quite different?
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Odin Sphere is more of an RPG (better story) while Muramasa is more action oriented (better gameplay). Muramasa is also pretty short.

Edit: Frisky nailed it.

 
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EldritchOnRye said:
Critter Crunch, Everyday Shooter, Trine 2 are all quite good. If you like RPGs Persona 3 FES and Odin Sphere.

Well good call there, just saved me a dollar. Poor David Jaffe, no one loves him anymore.
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The game is enjoyable against the AI and IIRC, there are different levels of difficulty. Local multiplayer was a ball (although I admit I always prefer local multiplayer). The game is super-worth 99c to me.

 
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