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All Systems Go
Posted 30 October 2014 - 12:20 AM
It's not just November that's weak. It's been weak for the past few months. At least half or more people above have expressed their disappointment with some of the latest Plus offerings. A few others don't mind.
The Driveclub mess definitely contributes to the grumblings.
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Posted 30 October 2014 - 12:33 AM
The real problem this month is that we're now into the peak shopping season. Sony is going to sell most of their year subs in the next three months and will almost certainly continue to use them as a loss leader on BF for attachment. So last year Oct/Nov/Dec ramped up instead of tailed off.It's not just November that's weak. It's been weak for the past few months. At least half or more people above have expressed their disappointment with some of the latest Plus offerings. A few others don't mind.
CAG Supremo!
Posted 30 October 2014 - 12:48 AM
EldritchOnRye: I completely agree with you.
For taking so damn long to drop PS+ Driveclub they should add an extra car and track or two. Give us something.
At this point, I'm hoping that they will add enough servers to give us a working PS+ version of Driveclub. No extra is necessary.
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Posted 30 October 2014 - 12:50 AM
For taking so damn long to drop PS+ Driveclub they should add an extra car and track or two. Give us something.
Go Pats!
Posted 30 October 2014 - 01:04 AM
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Posted 30 October 2014 - 01:17 AM
PS3
Luftrousers
Frozen Synapse
I have never even heard of these two games. I miss when PS+ used to have good months.
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Posted 30 October 2014 - 01:41 AM
Is there going to be a third week to this Sale of the Dead? What's the possibility of War of the Monsters being on sale? Anyone know it's sale history?
CAGiversary!
Posted 30 October 2014 - 01:43 AM
Okay, then can you explain why you think EA Access has gotten better? Is it just because there are more games in the vault than when it started or is it something else that I'm missing? You come off as playing Devil's Advocate after the bolded sentence here if you don't actually think EA Access is better than PS+, as your previous post suggested.
I think I explained why Sony denied the EA Access service pretty well in that their idea was nice in the short-term, but pretty bad as a long term value. It seems like EA wants to greatly devalue their games and shorten their relevance by making it so that on Xbox One, you either buy the game at launch or wait for it to arrive on EA Access with little reason to bother with the middle road when a sale comes around unless you're impatient. Sony probably doesn't want to encourage other publishers to start doing their own EA Access-style service so that the end user that has no allegiance would have to pay $50+$30X to get all of the possible free games that you would've gotten before instead of the simple $50 it costs for PS+. If EA stops offering their games on PS+ as a result, that's their loss to miss out on that potential additional PS+ revenue because they want all of the potential revenue they can get funneled through EA Access.
I don't personally think PS+ has declined at all lately, but I don't put more value in one particular type of game than others so I just care about getting more great games each month and even then, the service's worth for me is in the great deals whose savings offset the cost of the service fairly quickly. The games don't have to be lights out every month to be worth the $50 a year for me.
My reference to both services is based on the expectations people had for them. Many didn't expect EA Access to add games so soon (since EA indicated that they would not be adding much to the vault any time soon when it was released) but they have added to it (Need for Speed Rivals and PVZ) and people are warming up to the service. During the same time period, many have cooled towards PS Plus because of a perception of lesser value in their more recent freebies. I was only pointing out the juxtaposition of the two services and how public perception might be changing in opposite directions toward each.
To clarify what I've already said, there is no doubt that PS Plus remains a great value. To me and many others here, the value i'm getting out of it has just lessened in recent months and many (including me) are concerned that the value may continue to decline since Sony has less incentive to make the service as desirable as it once was. Again, value and quality are subjective and i'm happy that others are enjoying some of the smaller games that I may not appreciate as much.
Lastly, I understand why Sony doesn't want to devalue its own PS Plus service by letting publishers usurp it, but since the cat is out of the bag on Xbox with EA Access, they are now likely only hindering potential value that some might get out of the service. I'm not sure why you are defending Sony with the value statement. It may be that Sony and Microsoft were just offering an unreasonably low amount of money to companies like EA for their games, so EA sought another route. I don't want to pay a subscription for every publisher out there, but if Sony is not going to offer those bigger titles with Plus anymore, why shouldn't EA offer them. There's a lot of behind the scenes issues with all of this, so I don't think any of us on the outside can form any valid opinion.
Sorry to everyone for going on so long. EA Access good. PS Plus good. I'll stop now.
MetalMegaCAG
Posted 30 October 2014 - 01:50 AM
Both have had a fair amount of time in the spotlight within gamer culture. Luftrausers was only a few months back and got a lot of attention within this thread and on other sites. Frozen Synapse is a couple years old on PC but a really excellent and unique take on turn based strategy. They have a sort of football like game in the works using the same formula which looks quite fun too.
I checked out some videos and Luftrausers seems pretty fun but Frozen Synapse just isn't catching my attention at all.
Posted 30 October 2014 - 09:05 AM
There's a lot of people (me included) who would rather have an older retail game than a newer indie title. There's no doubt that PS Plus is still a good value (and now almost a necessity with PS4), but there's also no doubt that retail releases are heavily trailing off for PS Plus. For those of us who prefer retail, GWG might start looking better if Microsoft continues to release retail stuff (older or not) and Sony doesn't.
I don't understand this thinking, I would much rather have a downloadable title free than an old retail game for the simple fact that there are several ways to obtain an old retail game on the cheap, whether you get it off ebay or Amazon or at GameStop or on Craigslist you can find an old game for next to nothing or you can rent from GameFly. Now take a brand new released digital only title, if the price is set at $20, you either pay that or wait for it to go on sale whenever that may be. Now I'm not saying make the service entirely downloadables, I'm just saying that I don't get the disdain toward them.
CAG at heart
Posted 30 October 2014 - 11:04 AM
I checked out some videos and Luftrausers seems pretty fun but Frozen Synapse just isn't catching my attention at all.
The best part of Frozen Synapse is the soundtrack. The game play overall is not very good. It is unique and it's presentation is very good and mechanics are very complex. This game really only appeals to a niche strategy crowd.
Shake well before serving
Posted 30 October 2014 - 12:17 PM
Does it really play like Resident Evil 4? Most games that do like Dead Space or Deadly Premonition have been compared favorably to it. I've never heard anyone say anything like that about Siren.Yes. You get 10 episodes. Plays like Resident Evil 4! Although with less weapons at your disposal!
Video Game Addict
Posted 30 October 2014 - 04:49 PM
Is the Walking Dead Pinball table crossbuy at all? I know the older tables were. I bought the table on PS4 but it did not give me the Vita or PS3 versions. Did I buy the wrong version? If I bought it on Vita would I have gotten it free for PS3 and PS4?? Any help would be appreciated.
EDIT:
So I just bought the Vita version since it was only $1.50 and it gave me the PS3 version as well. I will consider this a lesson learned for any future tables. Buy Vita/PS3 and don't buy PS4.
Alone on Vita island
Posted 30 October 2014 - 05:12 PM
Guys, is The Walking Dead Season 1 really that good? It looks like the gameplay resembles something like Heavy Rain. Is that it? Don't you get to actually shoot a zombie or something like that?
Its a great game but its more like you are participating in an episode of the show. Watch the trailer, if you like watching the show or have read any of the comics you should give it a shot.
If you want to try it you can always try the first episode for free on any iOS device.
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Posted 30 October 2014 - 05:23 PM
Is the Walking Dead Pinball table crossbuy at all? I know the older tables were. I bought the table on PS4 but it did not give me the Vita or PS3 versions. Did I buy the wrong version? If I bought it on Vita would I have gotten it free for PS3 and PS4?? Any help would be appreciated.
EDIT:
So I just bought the Vita version since it was only $1.50 and it gave me the PS3 version as well. I will consider this a lesson learned for any future tables. Buy Vita/PS3 and don't buy PS4.
CAG Veteran
Posted 30 October 2014 - 05:27 PM
Guys, is The Walking Dead Season 1 really that good? It looks like the gameplay resembles something like Heavy Rain. Is that it? Don't you get to actually shoot a zombie or something like that?
It's a story driven game that moves you along with intense situation and tough decision making. Much like Heavy Rain with comic style graphic (deep character development that you'll quickly forget the cartoonish look). Many actions are quick time. Shooting are minimal and combat control aren't that good. If you're in for zombie shooting, this is not for you. However, if you like Heavy Rain or heavy on deep choice-making story and don't mind quick time and lack of shooting, this is a VERY GOOD GAME. Btw, one thing that annoyed me a bit is almost every end of the chapter there is some slow down and hiccups. I got the physical copy. I don't know about the digital version or they ever fix it. It's not that big of deal.
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Posted 30 October 2014 - 05:28 PM
Guys, is The Walking Dead Season 1 really that good? It looks like the gameplay resembles something like Heavy Rain. Is that it? Don't you get to actually shoot a zombie or something like that?
Video Game Addict
Posted 30 October 2014 - 05:29 PM
Yeah you did it wrong. It's importable to PS4 but not the other way. It's really convoluted and stupid.
Indeed. At least I only lost $1.50 and I learned a lesson, so overall I am OK with it/ It's not worth wasting 10 minutes on the phone with Sony over 1.50
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