DVD Talk Forum - Official PSN Games Thread

Well the new PS Plus Freebies are up. Congrats to all of you clever consumers who selected the $7.99 Grow Home to be the free game of the month rather than the $19.99 Armello or Zombie Vikings which receive 30% discounts instead and will now cost $13.99 instead. I salute you all with my new Bionic Arm :

http://i.imgur.com/5hKnOYrm.jpg

:lol: Price is inconsequential. Saving $8 on a game you want is better than saving $20 on a game you don't want.

Decker

09-01-15 10:20 PM

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Okay how about selecting a short single player game with no replayability for you and all of your friends to get for free and play a couple of times instead of a multiplayer board based game that you and all your friends could play together for hours at a time an unlimited amount of times (or you could play against online competition or AI)?

Michael Corvin

09-01-15 10:39 PM

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tl:dr

;)

redcat

09-01-15 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Decker (Post 12577037)

Okay how about selecting a short single player game with no replayability for you and all of your friends to get for free and play a couple of times instead of a multiplayer board based game that you and all your friends could play together for hours at a time an unlimited amount of times (or you could play against online competition or AI)?

Now I feel like I've failed a test. I'll study harder for the next vote. :(

Decker

09-02-15 12:23 AM

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Nah, not your fault. It's not like this is the first general election where the worst candidate ended up winning.

It might have helped if Armello had a better name and if the trailer wasn't so god-awful

fujishig

09-02-15 02:13 AM

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I don't think the trailer they had on psn even touted any actual gameplay, did it?

Gooter

09-02-15 06:56 AM

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^correct

TheKing

09-02-15 09:43 AM

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Had I not voted for Grow Home, I'd have voted for Zombie Vikings.

Absolutely zero interest in or desire to play Armello.

mattysemo247

09-02-15 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin (Post 12577030)

:lol: Price is inconsequential. Saving $8 on a game you want is better than saving $20 on a game you don't want.

Yep, that's how I voted. I heard good things about Grow Home from a couple different podcasts and wanted to check it out. The only other one I wanted to check out was the one from the Stick it to the Man studio. But the trailer didn't really do too much for me.

Looking back at my library, it looks like I've only checked out about half of the PS+ games so far on PS4 (and even fewer on PS3 & Vita). I'm more inclined to play the games I pay for first.

joeblow69

09-02-15 10:09 AM

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Did anyone try Grow Home? I couldn't even figure out what I was supposed to do. Wandered around for 10 minutes, got to the big plant thingie, then fell off the cliff into the water a couple times. The controls are WEIRD, and that robot walks like a drunken hobo.

Decker

09-02-15 10:42 PM

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Yeah. It's fucking awful. Ten minutes gave me a splitting headache. Controls are bad, camera is far worse.

Keith6601

09-03-15 08:07 AM

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It's a ploy by Sony. The reviews for all three games that were part of the vote have been less than stellar. Now Sony can say "see, it's not easy picking games for the IGC, so shut up with your whining".

Raul3

09-03-15 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by TheKing (Post 12577296)

Had I not voted for Grow Home, I'd have voted for Zombie Vikings.

Absolutely zero interest in or desire to play Armello.

I voted for Zombie Vikings. My second choice was Grow Home. I fell asleep watching the video for Armello.

;)

Decker

09-08-15 04:43 PM

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Big Playstation 20th Anniverasry sale.

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/648/2...68cbf45a_b.jpg

Not sure about the quality of the sale, but at least the quantity is pretty impressive :

Spoiler:

mattysemo247

09-08-15 07:41 PM

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Damn, those Vita sale prices suck.

Decker

09-08-15 09:12 PM

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Prices are a smidgen better for PS Plus, but yeah nothing too exciting for the Vita.

cleaver

09-09-15 08:54 AM

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Y U no like MGS3, Peace Walker, and Jeanne DArc for under $15 total? Also Capcom Puzzles for $4 for Puzzle Fighter is solid.

Music

09-09-15 03:05 PM

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Who the hell buys Vita games? PS+ Free! :D

The Questyen

09-09-15 07:41 PM

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Finally got to play Grow Home since I've had my PS4 boxed away while moving stuff for painting and played for about an hour and loving it so far.

Decker

09-09-15 11:03 PM

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Okay Questyen, you've got to elaborate. I get that the little robot guy is kind of cute but besides that I think the game is dreadful due to weird controls, terrible unintuitive camera and complete lack of clear game directed purpose.
I'm not saying you're wrong for liking it, I simply want to know why you find the game enjoyable.

The Questyen

09-09-15 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Decker (Post 12583466)

Okay Questyen, you've got to elaborate. I get that the little robot guy is kind of cute but besides that I think the game is dreadful due to weird controls, terrible unintuitive camera and complete lack of clear game directed purpose.
I'm not saying you're wrong for liking it, I simply want to know why you find the game enjoyable.

I ended up playing for another two hours after my last post. The controls are definitely "weird" but quite easy to get good at if you play it for more than 10 minutes. It's also a most necessary control scheme once you make it farther in and start climbing these gigantic beanstalks to the sky. I don't know what you're talking about with the camera, I had no problems with it and once you progress farther in the game you get the ability to have it zoom out farther which makes it easier to find crystals (which you use for upgrades). I also had no problem with the "directed purpose". As you move forward it tells you exactly what to do. First you are going towards the flashing red exclamation points which acts as a tutorial and as you move along you are explained the purpose of the game which is to "grow home". You complete tasks to get your plant to grow higher and higher which you climb, connect to other sky islands, explore caves, collect crystals. You eventually get a rocket pack which really opens up your maneuverability.

The Questyen

09-09-15 11:27 PM

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I find it funny that you're acting like I'm enjoying some critically panned game also. It has been critically well reviewed and mentioned in early game of the year talks including Giant Bomb back when it was released on PC months ago.

mattysemo247

09-10-15 08:31 AM

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I played it for about an hour over the weekend while my kids watched, and I liked it too. Like you said, the controls can be weird feeling at first, but once you get the hang of it, it's actually pretty easy. Using the triggers like you would climbing a rope. It was also nice having the flower available to help control your fall so you don't have to start all the way at the bottom again. We'll probably end up playing some more this weekend.

Decker

09-10-15 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by The Questyen (Post 12583489)

I find it funny that you're acting like I'm enjoying some critically panned game also. It has been critically well reviewed and mentioned in early game of the year talks including Giant Bomb back when it was released on PC months ago.

I'm doing nothing of the sort. I'm asking why you liked a game you said you liked and one I said I had hated. I specifically said I didn't falut you for liking it, I just wanted to know why you were enjoying it while I was not.

Critical reception doesn't enter into the picture at all. When it comes to indie games, I usually pay them little mid as they tend to fall over themselves to praise anything different and quirky with a unique art style or some overriding mysterious vibe, often completely ignoring whether it's any fun to actually play.

joeblow69

09-10-15 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by The Questyen (Post 12583485)

I also had no problem with the "directed purpose". As you move forward it tells you exactly what to do. First you are going towards the flashing red exclamation points which acts as a tutorial and as you move along you are explained the purpose of the game which is to "grow home".

Huh, I guess I must have missed something, because I couldn't figure out what the heck it wanted me to do. I got to the big plant, but didn't know what I was supposed to do then.

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