PSN Weekly Deals - 12/24: Holiday Sale Wk 4 (Proteus, DuckTales, Hotline Miami, Castle of Illusion)! Walking Dead S2 Season Pass $15!

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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 (Full Update Here) - Store Updates Every Tuesday, Usually Around 2 PM PT/5 PM ET
 
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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
Assassin's Creed Liberation HD - $19.99 - Out 1/14 @ 12:01 AM ET [customspoiler=Bonuses]Voodoo Pack and Exclusive Theme[/customspoiler]
The Last of Us - Left Behind - $14.99 - Out Early 2014 [customspoiler=Bonuses]Exclusive Theme[/customspoiler]
Watch Dogs - $59.99 - Out TBA [customspoiler=Bonuses]R33B Gun and Exclusive Theme[/customspoiler]
 
Bundles
Alien Breed Trilogy - $7.89 - 66% Off D [customspoiler='Includes']Alien Breed: Impact, Alien Breed 2: Assault, and Alien Breed 3: Descent.[/customspoiler]

Battlefield 4 Bonus Holiday Edition - $49.99 [customspoiler=Includes]Full Game + China Rising[/customspoiler]
Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut Ultimate Edition - $29.99 - Move Compatible [customspoiler=Includes]Full Game + All DLC + Five Avatars[/customspoiler]
Doki Doki Universe Limited Edition Bundle - $24.99 CD [customspoiler=Includes]Full Game + Starter Pack, 2 Personality Quiz Packs, 2 Story Packs, 9 Deko Mail Packs, and an exclusive PS3 Dynamic Theme[/customspoiler]

Dragon Fantasy Book I & II Bundle - $13.99 - 30% Off NXC

Dust 514 Tactical Edition - $4.99 - 50% Off [customspoiler='Includes']The Free-to-Play game with 450 dropsuits and vehicles, 7-Day Active Skill Booster, and 2,500 Aurum (in-game currency).[/customspoiler]

FIFA 14 Bonus Holiday Edition - $49.99 D [customspoiler=Includes]Full Game + 2200 FIFA Points[/customspoiler]

Foosball 2012 Ultimate Foosball Bundle - $2.99 CD [customspoiler='Includes']Full Game + All DLC[/customspoiler]

Grip Games Indie Bundle - $3.99 CD [customspoiler='Includes']Atomic Ninjas + Foosball 2012[/customspoiler]

Madden NFL 25 Bonus Holiday Edition - $49.99 D [customspoiler=Includes]Full Game + 2200 FIFA Points[/customspoiler]
NBA 2K14 Super Fan Pack - PS3/PS4 - $99.99 - 17% Off -  Ends 3/31/14 [customspoiler=Includes]Full Game for PS3 and PS4[/customspoiler]
NCAA Football 14 Bonus Holiday Edition - $49.99 D [customspoiler=Includes]Full Game + 14 unopened All-American Packs for NCAA UT.[/customspoiler]
Need for Speed Rivals Bonus Holiday Edition - $49.99 [customspoiler=Includes]Full Game + Premium Livery Pack & Timesaver Pack[/customspoiler]
Rain Holiday Bundle - $14.99 - Ends 1/6/14 [customspoiler='Includes']Rain, Rain Original Soundtrack, and Rain Holiday Theme[/customspoiler]

Rainbow Moon Cross-Save Bundle - PS3/Vita - $22.49 - 25% Off D [customspoiler=Includes]Both the PS3 and Vita versions[/customspoiler]

Record of Agarest War Series Bundle - $49.99 [customspoiler='Includes]Record of Agarest Zero, One, and Two[/customspoiler]
[URL="https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/#!/en-us/games/addons/the-walking-dead-season-two-season-pass/cid=UP2026-NPUB31404_00-TWD2SN0000000000"]The Walking Dead Season Two - Season Pass[/URL] - $14.99 - 25% Off [COLOR=rgb(0,128,0)]N[/COLOR]
[URL="https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/#!/en-us/games/worms2-armageddon-game-of-the-year/cid=UP4064-NPUB30230_00-W2ARMAGOTY000000"]Worms 2: Armageddon Game Of The Year[/URL] - $9.35 - 66% Off [COLOR=rgb(255,140,0)]D[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0,128,0)] [/COLOR][customspoiler='Includes']Full Game, Battle Pack, Forts Pack, Mayhem Pack, Puzzle Pack, Retro Pack, and Attack Pack [/customspoiler]
Zombie Driver HD + Soundtrack - $6.49 - 50% Off D
 
PS3
Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers - $9.99 - 50% Off

Alien Breed - $4.99 - 50% Off C

Alien Breed: Impact - $3.49 - 65% Off D
Alien Breed 2: Assault - $3.49 - 65% Off D
Alien Breed 3: Descent - $3.49 - 65% Off D
Atomic Ninjas - $2.99 - 70% Off CD

Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse - $7.49 - 50% Off NXD
Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut - $24.99 - 38% Off - Move Compatible

Diablo III - $43.99 - 27% Off NXD
Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two - $19.99 - 50% Off NXD
Doki Doki Universe - $9.99 - 33% Off NCD
Dragon Fantasy Book I - $4.99 - 50% Off NXC
Dragon Fantasy Book II - $10.49 - 30% Off NXC
Droplitz - $0.99 - 80% Off

DuckTales Remastered - $8.99 - 52% Off NX

Ethan: Meteor Hunter - $7.99 - 47% Off
Foosball 2012 - $2.99 - 75% Off - Move Compatible CD
Girl Fight - $4.99 - 50% Off D
God Mode - $4.99 - 50% Off D
Grand Theft Auto IV - $9.99 - 50% Off ND
Grand Theft Auto V - $39.99 - 33% Off N
Hotline Miami - $2.49 - 75% Off NXC
Kick-Ass - $4.99 - 38% Off
Magic 2014: Duels Of The Planeswalkers - $4.99 - 50% Off D

Papo & Yo - $4.99 - 66% Off ND
Proteus - $8.49 - 39% Off NXC





Superfrog HD - $4.99 - 50% Off C

The Testament Of Sherlock Holmes - $14.99 - 50% Off
Time and Eternity - $19.99 - 60% Off
Worms - $3.29 - 75% Off D
Worms 2: Armageddon - $5.19 - 65% Off D
Worms Crazy Golf - $2.59 - 74% Off
Worms Revolution - $7.59 - 49% Off
Worms Ultimate Mayhem - $5.19 - 65% Off
Zombie Driver HD - $4.99 - 50% Off D


Zombie Tycoon II: Brainhov's Revenge - $4.99 - 50% Off C

PS4
Doki Doki Universe - $9.99 - 33% Off NCD

Pinball Arcade - Free [customspoiler='Includes']Tales of the Arabian Nights table[/customspoiler]

Zen Pinball 2 - Free NC

PS2 Classics

Grand Theft Auto San Andreas - $7.49 - 50% Off N

Raiden III - $5.99 - 40% Off
 
PS3 Add-ons
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception - Drake's Deception Map Pack - Free - 100% Off P

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception - Flashback Map Pack 1 - Free - 100% Off P
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception - Flashback Map Pack 2 - Free - 100% Off P

Worms 2: Armageddon - Battle Pack - $1.79 - 64% Off

Worms 2: Armageddon - Forts Pack - $1.79 - 64% Off
Worms 2: Armageddon - Puzzle Pack - $1.79 - 64% Off
Worms 2: Armageddon - Retro Pack - $1.79 - 64% Off
Worms 2: Armageddon - Time Attack - $1.79 - 64% Off
Worms Revolution - Funfair Pack - $2.59 - 48% Off

Worms Revolution - Mars Pack - $2.59 - 48% Off
Worms Revolution - Medieval Tales - $2.59 - 48% Off
Worms Ultimate Mayhem - Customization Pack - $1.79 - 64% Off
Worms Ultimate Mayhem - Multi-Player Pack - $1.79 - 64% Off
Worms Ultimate Mayhem - Single-Player Pack - $1.79 - 64% Off
Zombie Driver HD - Apocalypse Pack - $1.49 - 50% Off
Zombie Driver HD - Burning Garden Of Slaughter - $1.49 - 75% Off
Zombie Driver HD - Tropical Race Rage - $1.49 - 50% Off
 

PS4 Add-ons
Blacklight: Retribution - 500 Zcoin - $3.74 N

Blacklight: Retribution - 1,000 + 50 Zcoin - $7.49 N

Blacklight: Retribution - 2,500 + 250 Zcoins - $18.74 N

Blacklight: Retribution - 5,000 + 750 Zcoins - $34.99 N

Blacklight: Retribution - 10,000 + 2,000 Zcoin - $64.99 N

Pinball Arcade - Season One Bundle - $14.99 - 50% Off [customspoiler='Qualifier']Half-Off for those that own all Season One tables for PS3/Vita.[/customspoiler]

Pinball Arcade - Season One Pro Bundle - $19.99 - 50% Off [customspoiler='Qualifier']Half-Off for those that own all Season One Pro tables for PS3/Vita.[/customspoiler]
The Playroom - My Alien Buddy - Free N
The Playroom - Toy Maker - Free

Warframe - 75 Platinum - $3.74 - 25% Off
Warframe - 170 Platinum - $7.49 - 25% Off
Warframe - 370 Platinum - $14.99 - 25% Off
Warframe - 1000 Platinum + Mod - $37.49 - 25% Off
Warframe - 2100 Platinum + Mod - $74.99 - 25% Off
Warframe - 3210 Platinum + Mod - $112.49 - 25% Off
Zen Pinball 2 - Sorcerer's Lair - Free
 
PS1 Classics
N/A
 
Minis
5-In-1 Arcade Hits - $0.99 - 50% Off

9-in-1 Mega Pack - $2.99 [customspoiler='Includes']5-in-1 Arcade Hits, Blimp: The Flying Adventures, The Impossible Game, MiniSquadron, and One Epic Game[/customspoiler]
Blimp: The Flying Adventures - $0.99 - 33% Off

The Impossible Game - $0.99 - 50% Of

MiniSquadron - $0.99 - 50% Off

One Epic Game - $0.99 - 50% Off
The Ultimate Runner Game Bundle - $1.99 [customspoiler=Includes]The Impossible Game and One Epic Game[/customspoiler]
Young Thor - $2.49 - 50% Off
Zombie Tycoon - $2.49 - 50% Off
 
PSP Games

DJ Max Portable 3 - $19.99 - 50% Off

The Ikemen Bundle - $24.99 [customspoiler='Includes']Cho Aniki Zero, Mimana Iyar Chronicle, and Ragnarok Tactics[/customspoiler]
Strikers 1945 - $2.99 - 40% Off

Vita Games
Alien Breed - $4.99 - 50% Off C

Atomic Ninjas - $2.99 - 70% Off C
Doki Doki Universe - $9.99 - 33% Off NXCD
Dragon Fantasy Book I - $4.99 - 50% Off NXC
Dragon Fantasy Book II - $10.49 - 30% Off NXC
Dragon Fantasy Book I & II Bundle - $13.99 - 30% Off NXC
Draw Slasher - $4.99 - 17% Off

Escape Plan - $9.99 - 33% Off NC

Eufloria HD - $9.99 - 33% Off 
Foosball 2012 - $2.99 - 75% Off - Move Compatible C
Foosball 2012 Ultimate Foosball Bundle - $2.99 C [customspoiler='Includes']Full Game + All DLC[/customspoiler]
Grip Games Indie Bundle - $3.99 C [customspoiler='Includes']Atomic Ninjas + Foosball 2012[/customspoiler]
Hotline Miami - $2.49 - 75% Off NXC
Knytt Underground - $4.99 - 50% Off C

Nun Attack - $1.49 - 50% Off
Proteus - $8.49 - 39% Off NXC

Rainbow Moon Cross-Save Bundle - $22.49 - 25% Off D [customspoiler=Includes]Both the PS3 and Vita versions[/customspoiler]
Rainbow Moon (PS3 Player Special Offer) - $7.49 - 25% Off D [customspoiler=Qualifier]Special Discount for owners of the PS3 version[/customspoiler]

Superfrog HD - $4.99 - 50% Off C

Worms Revolution Extreme - $7.49 - 50% Off
Zombie Tycoon II: Brainhov's Revenge - $4.99 - 50% Off C

Music

Zombie Driver HD Soundtrack - $2.49 - 50% Off

Avatars

Zombie Driver HD Avatar 10-Pack - $1.49 - 50% Off
 
PlayStation Plus
 
PS3 Deals

Atomic Ninjas - $2.09 - 79% Off CD

Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse - $3.75 - 75% Off NXD

Diablo III - $35.19 - 41% Off NXD
Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two - $10.00 - 75% Off - Move Compatible NXD
Dragon Fantasy Book I - $2.50 - 75% Off NXC
Dragon Fantasy Book II - $7.34 - 51% Off NXC
Dragon Fantasy Book I & II Bundle - $8.39 - 58% Off NXC
Ducktales Remastered - $7.19 - 52% Off NX
Ethan: Meteor Hunter - $6.39 - 36% Off 

Foosball 2012 - $2.09 - 79% Off CD


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


Hotline Miami - $1.49 - 85% Off NXC
Proteus - $5.94 - 58% Off NXC

Toki Tori - $3.99 - 20% Off - Move Compatible
Zombie Driver HD - $2.50 - 75% Off D
Zombie Driver HD + Soundtrack - $3.25 - 75% Off D


Vita Deals
Angry Birds Star Wars - $32.39 - 19% Off

Atomic Ninjas - $2.09 - 79% Off C
Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien - $7.99 - 20% Off
Dragon Fantasy Book I - $2.50 - 75% Off NXC
Dragon Fantasy Book II - $7.34 - 51% Off NXC
Dragon Fantasy Book I & II Bundle - $8.39 - 58% Off NXC
Draw Slasher - $2.99 - 50% Off

Eufloria HD - $7.99 - 47% Off 

Foosball 2012 - $2.09 - 79% Off C

Guacamelee! - $3.75 - 75% Off C
Hotline Miami - $1.49 - 85% Off NXC
Knytt Underground - $2.50 - 75% Off C
PixelJunk Monsters: Ultimate HD - $11.99 - 20% Off

Proteus - $5.94 - 58% Off NXC

Terraria - $13.49 - 10% Off

Minis Deals

5-in-1 Arcade Hits - $0.74 - 63% Off

Blimp: The Flying Adventures - $0.74 - 63% Off

The Impossible Game - $0.74 - 75% Off
MiniSquadron - $0.74 - 63% Off
One Epic Game - $0.74 - 63% Off
PS3 Add-on Deals
Zombie Driver HD - Apocalypse Pack - $0.75 - 75% Off

Zombie Driver HD - Burning Garden of Slaughter - $0.75 - 62% Off
Zombie Driver HD - Tropical Race Rage - $0.75 - 75% Off
 
Music Deals
Zombie Driver HD Soundtrack - $1.25 - 75% Off
 
Avatar Deals
Zombie Driver HD Avatar Bundle - $0.75 - 75% Off
 
Free Games (Don't Argue About This, Please)
Binary Domain - 11 GB
Borderlands 2 - 5.3 GB
Dyad - 1337 MB

Galaga Legions DX - 134 MB
Gravity Rush - Vita - 1.4 GB
Grid 2 - 5.8 GB
ibb & obb - 1 GB
Ico - 1.7 GB
LittleBigPlanet Karting - 7 GB
LittleBigPlanet Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves - Requires Move
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath - Vita - 1.4 GB
Poker Night 2 - 455 MB
Shadow of the Colossus - 6 GB

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed - Vita - 1.4 GB N
Soul Sacrifice - Vita - 1.7 GB X
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
 
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)
Draw Slasher
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]
 
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jay_remedy said:
So to the people who agree with the 3.5 score, is Arkham Origins a shitty game then? Because even using the full 1-10 scale, a 3.5 means it sucks.
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I haven't played the game yet. I share his sentiments about it being a blatant cash-in, though. Not sure how realistic it is for someone to review it in a vacuum. It was preceded by two incredible games, so it's only natural the standard is high.

tylerh1701 said:
His writing is technically competent but the quality of his reviews are devoid of value.
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What you did there, I see...

Zimm108 said:
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You did this...YOU!
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Good lord, WHAT is that? Lol.

captaintek3304 said:
Does anyone know when Batman Blackgate for Vita will be available for free?
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I can't say for sure, but I can tell you that my massive, bigger than life fuck-ing backlog is soooooo NOT ready. Unlike my body.

Backlog, backlog, backlog!

BACKLOG.

 
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Well it was either have no 3rd game or wait forever I guess. I do agree that WB Montreal played it very safe and really didnt do anything significant. Although I cant blame them too much cause Arkham City and what Rocksteady did was just beyond amazing that you either 1. Cant top it  2. Dont want to mess with something that fucks the whole game up.

The rating is because of the cash-in/safe play by WB. Its been 2 years since Arkham City. They can gladly cash in $60 from me cause I love the series. Its definitely not a 3.5/10. Id give it a 8.5/10

 
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I'm glad I grabbed DmC in the sale this week. Never played any previous game in the series, but I'm having a blast playing. Story is a little cheesy/over the top, but it's damn fun chaining combos together to some jammin' metal.
 
Zimm108 said:
I'm glad I grabbed DmC in the sale this week. Never played any previous game in the series, but I'm having a blast playing. Story is a little cheesy/over the top, but it's damn fun chaining combos together to some jammin' metal.
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I give DmC a 2/10, because it has metal. And someone I saw a clip on Youtube of a bug in the game. Even though I didn't personally experience the bug, it still has a strong impact on my opinion.

 
I give DmC a 2/10, because it has metal. And someone I saw a clip on Youtube of a bug in the game. Even though I didn't personally experience the bug, it still has a strong impact on my opinion.



Even though I don't personally experience your face, it still has a strong impact on my opinion of you.

(But seriously, fuck yeah Lost)
 
Abeja said:
Well it was either have no 3rd game or wait forever I guess. I do agree that WB Montreal played it very safe and really didnt do anything significant. Although I cant blame them too much cause Arkham City and what Rocksteady did was just beyond amazing that you either 1. Cant top it 2. Dont want to mess with something that fucks the whole game up.

The rating is because of the cash-in/safe play by WB. Its been 2 years since Arkham City. They can gladly cash in $60 from me cause I love the series. Its definitely not a 3.5/10. Id give it a 8.5/10
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Agree completely. The map feels a little soulless with much less thought going into the "riddles". But gameplay is still great as ever and the story is a lot more solid than the villain parade that was Arkham City.
 
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mpaullin said:
Agree completely. The map feels a little soulless with much less thought going into the "riddles". But gameplay is still great as ever and the story is a lot more solid than the villain parade that was Arkham City.
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I haven't gotten far enough in to make a final judgement of the game but the way it's immediately set up as "here's the eight bosses you're going to have to take down to get to Black Mask" felt so contrived. That cinematic had me rolling my eyes.
 
I really do want to pick Blackgate up but I've read nothing but "meh" things about the game. I guess I can wait until it's on PS+ since, you know, it's going to be there. Soon. I hope.
 
tylerh1701 said:
Do you mean that the map/level layout is shitting? Or the in-game maps that you have to reference?
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in game maps. it's really more an artifact of the .5 of 2.5d I guess - the same section of map can represent multiple tiers of elevations and at times seemingly unrelated areas. sometimes going to the right makes you appear to go down on the map, sometimes to the right, sometimes up. sometimes it takes 15 seconds for the map to load, probably because the weirdness of it requires high level calculus to compute. I'm not sure there's a better way to do it, but after hunting for one detective clue for an hour tonight when I knew the exact location on the map I can safely say that it sucks.

other stuff spoilered for long
it is purdy to look at though, the fighting is totally fine, the 'choose your own adventure' idea plays out ok, outside of two the boss type fights are enjoyable (reviews are correct in that they're entirely trial and error). god bless trophy addicts, the required three play throughs to get everything sucks terribly (or four if you're like me and didn't realize that you could open the last end game crate to complete a bat suit). detective clues suck, sometimes you can scan them from across the room, sometimes you have to be standing next to them. comic style cut scenes are neat.
 
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captaintek3304 said:
I would kill exactly 17 people to get Shadow Complex on PS3 or Vita.
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The devs got completely fucking stuck on that Infinity Blade game and Shadow Complex fell completely off their radar. Which sucks. Stupid mobile gaming!

I just found out they're located in Salt Lake City. Maybe I should go find their offices and kick some sense into them to make a Shadow Complex 2 and port the original!

 
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Awesome price for Fatal Frame 1 and 2. I highly suggest picking them up if you're a fan of horror games. Totally worth a blind buy.

Bitchin deal on Siren as well if you have PS+

 
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tylerh1701 said:
The devs got completely fucking stuck on that Infinity Blade game and Shadow Complex fell completely off their radar. Which sucks. Stupid mobile gaming!

I just found out they're located in Salt Lake City. Maybe I should go find their offices and kick some sense into them to make a Shadow Complex 2 and port the original!
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Good luck climbing up that pile of money they work on.

handsomepete said:
in game maps. it's really more an artifact of the .5 of 2.5d I guess - the same section of map can represent multiple tiers of elevations and at times seemingly unrelated areas. sometimes going to the right makes you appear to go down on the map, sometimes to the right, sometimes up. sometimes it takes 15 seconds for the map to load, probably because the weirdness of it requires high level calculus to compute. I'm not sure there's a better way to do it, but after hunting for one detective clue for an hour tonight when I knew the exact location on the map I can safely say that it sucks.
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I don't know if it would've been a better solution, but a Metroid Prime-style map could've been what was needed to make it more obvious that there are tiers of paths through one hallway that are only accessible through taking different routes to get to one area. Going through the administration building, I was glad to see that the beta hacker upgrade let me open up big hallways to bypass a lot of that stuff to get around more easily.
 
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The new PS Blogcast is out now, so here are next week's releases:

Games

A-Men 2

Call of Duty: Ghosts - Pre-lead Available

Call of Duty: Ghosts Hardened Edition - Pre-load Available

CastleStorm - $9.99 - Cross Buy

Final Exam

The Guided Fate Paradox

How To Survive - $14.99

PS2 Classics

The Adventures of Cookie & Cream - $9.99

Demos

Hot to Survive

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

Vita Games

A-Men 2

CastleStorm - $9.99 - Cross Buy

PlayStation Mobile

BloodRed Wyvern

Decision

Earth Assault

Re: Marriage

 
Haven't played AC4 but:

AC1 > AC3 > AC2 > Brotherhood > Revelations

3 was great. I found Conner to be much more interesting than Ezio. I can see why some people dislike 3, because you really don't get to play the game until Sequence 6-7, but I loved it.

fuck.......

I reply to a day old convo...shouldn't drink and post...

 
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How To Survive is pretty cool. I played some of it on steam, its not that polished of a game but worth checking out, it has online coop also.

 
Final haul of Sales of the Dead both last week and this week have been:
 

Bioshock 1

Dead Rising 2: Off the Record

Dead Space 1

Dead Space 2 (Nope, doesn't come with Extraction sadly)

DMC

Doom 3: BFG Edition

Fatal Frame 1

Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly

House of the Dead Bundle (HOTD 3,4, Overkill)

Infamous: Festival of Blood

Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut

Puppeteer

Red Dead Redemption with Undead Nightmare Collection

Resident Evil 4

Sleeping Dogs with Nightmare in North Point

Telltale's The Walking Dead PS3 and PS Vita versions with 400 Days

The Last Guy

And that's it. A lot of games? Yes I know but I must tide myself over until Black Friday somehow

 
Glass_Ghost_0 said:
Haven't played AC4 but:

AC1 > AC3 > AC2 > Brotherhood > Revelations

3 was great. I found Conner to be much more interesting than Ezio. I can see why some people dislike 3, because you really don't get to play the game until Sequence 6-7, but I loved it.

fuck.......

I reply to a day old convo...shouldn't drink and post...
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AC1 was awful. You want to kill so and so, first do three of these five tasks 7 times to complete the game. Oh and it's not just cool assassins, there's mummies and 3 stooges and what not involved in this story.
 
No Blood Knights in The Drop.  It launched on Friday for Xbox Live, so figured we'd get it on Tuesday.  Turns out it isn't out on PSN til the 20th.  Anyway, I think it looks cool.

EDIT: After reading up about it, looks live it's been stuck in the final stages of development for a while.  It had release dates as early as 2012.  That's never a good sign...

 
Corto Maltese said:
Final haul of Sales of the Dead both last week and this week have been:

Bioshock 1
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record
Dead Space 1
Dead Space 2 (Nope, doesn't come with Extraction sadly)
DMC
Doom 3: BFG Edition
Fatal Frame 1
Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly
House of the Dead Bundle (HOTD 3,4, Overkill)
Infamous: Festival of Blood
Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut
Puppeteer
Red Dead Redemption with Undead Nightmare Collection
Resident Evil 4
Sleeping Dogs with Nightmare in North Point
Telltale's The Walking Dead PS3 and PS Vita versions with 400 Days
The Last Guy

And that's it. A lot of games? Yes I know but I must tide myself over until Black Friday somehow
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o_O Any three games in your purchase would have kept me fully occupied until BF, especially with SD and Red Dead.
 
I enjoyed AC as a fun sandbox exploration game, though the one thing I didn't like is that they did the smart move of putting all of the villagers in the assassin town in front of a doorway in the ending sequence to cause the framerate to drop like a rock.

 
tylerh1701 said:
No Blood Knights in The Drop. It launched on Friday for Xbox Live, so figured we'd get it on Tuesday. Turns out it isn't out on PSN til the 20th. Anyway, I think it looks cool.

EDIT: After reading up about it, looks live it's been stuck in the final stages of development for a while. It had release dates as early as 2012. That's never a good sign...
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Yeah, I actually have been following that game because I am a local coop whore, I hope it won't be a huge disappointment like out of the shadows.
 
TheGreenArr0w said:
Awesome price for Fatal Frame 1 and 2. I highly suggest picking them up if you're a fan of horror games. Totally worth a blind buy.

Bitchin deal on Siren as well if you have PS+
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if someone like me already owns the physical disc copies of fatal frame 1-3 (PS2).....is there any advantage to buying the digital versions? (faster loading, better smoothing, etc)? there are no trophies in the PS2 download games, correct?

 
TooPoor said:
o_O Any three games in your purchase would have kept me fully occupied until BF, especially with SD and Red Dead.
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It must occupy me as I want that Tales of Xillia game for 20 bucks when Black Friday hits. Maybe snag Dynasty Warriors 8 and that one Killzone game there too

 
TooPoor said:
Yeah, I actually have been following that game because I am a local coop whore, I hope it won't be a huge disappointment like out of the shadows.
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I played the demo for Blood Knights on xbox and ummm its not bad but its not really good either. I don't see any people buying that for 15. maybe for 5.

 
I have every AC game but the Vita one, haven't gotten to play them because I just can't finish the first one.



I was in the same boat as you. Buy finally I just said fuck it and just moved on to AC2. So glad I did too. I don't feel I missed any major story developments. And I know I didn't miss any fancy gameplay developments cause it was the same shit over and over and over and over (and over). I really enjoyed AC2 though. Really different how they set up missions. You may be doing similar missions a lot, but the way it's presented hides it way better. Having a little palette cleanser now before moving on to Brotherhood.
 
EldritchOnRye said:
I haven't gotten far enough in to make a final judgement of the game but the way it's immediately set up as "here's the eight bosses you're going to have to take down to get to Black Mask" felt so contrived. That cinematic had me rolling my eyes.
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I felt the same way. Once the Joker gets introduced, though, things become much more interesting. I'm not done yet, but its definitely the weakest of the three, just with a better story than you initially expect.
 
Anyone else have problems downloading Kingdom of Alamur?

I set it to download, checked backed in a hour and it was still at 0% with the d/l time fluctuating between 1800 minutes and 2600 minutes.

Canceled the download and tried to download something else in my list and it worked fine, so it doesn't seem like it was my internet connection.

I have something like 450 gigs free on my hard drive so I don't think that was it either.

 
Zimm108 said:
I was in the same boat as you. Buy finally I just said fuck it and just moved on to AC2. So glad I did too. I don't feel I missed any major story developments. And I know I didn't miss any fancy gameplay developments cause it was the same shit over and over and over and over (and over). I really enjoyed AC2 though. Really different how they set up missions. You may be doing similar missions a lot, but the way it's presented hides it way better. Having a little palette cleanser now before moving on to Brotherhood.
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I did that too.

Brotherhood was probably my favorite, then Revelations, then 2, then 1. I'm still playing 3, and I'm enjoying it, but It's not as good as Brotherhood or Revelations.

I've got the Vita one, but haven't touched it yet.

 
In for I Am Alive. Puppeteer is tempting, but I have to think that it will inevitably be $20 at retail as well soon enough. It's a lesser known game, already discounted on psn, impending ps4 release; I'd say the evidence is there
 
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waldo21212 said:
Anyone else have problems downloading Kingdom of Alamur?

I set it to download, checked backed in a hour and it was still at 0% with the d/l time fluctuating between 1800 minutes and 2600 minutes.

Canceled the download and tried to download something else in my list and it worked fine, so it doesn't seem like it was my internet connection.

I have something like 450 gigs free on my hard drive so I don't think that was it either.
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damn you Schilling!
 
I couldn't stand AC 1, so much so that it turned me off the entire series all these years. Last year I decided to give AC 2 a try after reading all the positive things about it, and I was glad I did. AC 2 is miles ahead of the 1st one. I'm going to play Brotherhood next in the series, but only after I'm through with my current backlog.
 
@ Waldo - I had no issues downloading KoA. I did it the first day it was available. Perhaps something has since changed to cause an issue. I remember having an issue with Pinball Heroes on the Vita and I couldn't download it for months. They finally fixed something on their end so those that could not were able to.

@ AC1 haters - I can understand some of the legitimate complaints against the game, but cmon, there is something major missing that AC1 did great that each game has failed to recapture since. Altair was an assassin. Ezio was a trained killer. In the first one, you completed side missions to acquire information on your target that was useful. You could use that information to rehearse your kill, study your target and plan out how you were going to get in and out of the area undetected. In every AC since then, you just murder and run.

 
At this point no one should bother to play AC1.  It has been said a thousand times by most everyone (except yanksfan, but i mean how can anyone take a yanks fan seriously anyway right?) that AC2 was so much better.  I was so looking forward to colonial america, yet somehow they messed that up. I couldnt stand all the glitches during cut scenes and the bad audio synching in AC3.  Really turned me off.

 
@ AC1 haters - I can understand some of the legitimate complaints against the game, but cmon, there is something major missing that AC1 did great that each game has failed to recapture since. Altair was an assassin. Ezio was a trained killer. In the first one, you completed side missions to acquire information on your target that was useful. You could use that information to rehearse your kill, study your target and plan out how you were going to get in and out of the area undetected. In every AC since then, you just murder and run.



My issue with AC1 was that those side missions you did pre-assassination were all the same; only the information gathered changed. Sit on a bench and listen. Follow some dude and steal map. Save damsel from evil guards. Most of the time I didn't pay attention to the info and could still do the assassination I was tasked with. And maybe that's why it did evolve into murder & run on those attempts anyway. Isn't it the games job to engage you enough to pay attention to their advice and make you use it? I just got frustrated when I'd arrive in a new city and was told to do the exact same shit I just got done doing in the last one.

Regarding AC2 (the only other one I can speak too), maybe you were doing similar missions in all the cities again, but them not being laid out directly in front if you from the get-go changed the perception for me. I felt more like I was working towards a final assassination goal than I ever did in AC1 because a plan was laid out and then I went and executed it. Sometimes it evolved, sometimes it didn't. Maybe I just prefer more linear shit, which I felt AC2 was compared to AC1. Plus the Assassin's Tombs were a nice addition to change the pace, though those were mostly just parkour challenges.
 
wrencrest said:
At this point no one should bother to play AC1. It has been said a thousand times by most everyone (except yanksfan, but i mean how can anyone take a yanks fan seriously anyway right?) that AC2 was so much better. I was so looking forward to colonial america, yet somehow they messed that up. I couldnt stand all the glitches during cut scenes and the bad audio synching in AC3. Really turned me off.
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Zimm108 said:
My issue with AC1 was that those side missions you did pre-assassination were all the same; only the information gathered changed. Sit on a bench and listen. Follow some dude and steal map. Save damsel from evil guards. Most of the time I didn't pay attention to the info and could still do the assassination I was tasked with. And maybe that's why it did evolve into murder & run on those attempts anyway. Isn't it the games job to engage you enough to pay attention to their advice and make you use it? I just got frustrated when I'd arrive in a new city and was told to do the exact same shit I just got done doing in the last one.

Regarding AC2 (the only other one I can speak too), maybe you were doing similar missions in all the cities again, but them not being laid out directly in front if you from the get-go changed the perception for me. I felt more like I was working towards a final assassination goal than I ever did in AC1 because a plan was laid out and then I went and executed it. Sometimes it evolved, sometimes it didn't. Maybe I just prefer more linear shit, which I felt AC2 was compared to AC1. Plus the Assassin's Tombs were a nice addition to change the pace, though those were mostly just parkour challenges.
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I agree that the repetition of the side missions was annoying, but it could have been fixed so the goal (obtaining information to use on your assassination targets) was the same and just improved upon to be rid of the repetition, rather than just being rid of it altogether. It made the assassinations shallow in every AC since 1 in terms of gameplay. As you discussed, you could handle assassinations as a hit and run if you wanted or you could handle it tactically. Having the option was nice. I do also agree that the story telling and build up improved, as it should.

As for the game being responsible in engaging the gamer, it absolutely is. I found it engaging to have more freedom to execute my assassinations in the role of an assassin. It obviously engaged less people then it attended so they made changes. I just wish those changes would have improved the model so both sides could be accommodated.

AC1 also launched with a lot of ambition. They hadn't released anything quite like it previously. It was an earlier gen release, developers were still feeling out the freedom of better hardware and exploring those possibilities.

And just to clarify, I am not stating that AC1 is the better overall game or experience. I am just providing my perspective of something that AC1 did do better and some of the potential the series lost along the way.

 
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