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I enjoyed this one as well. Light and breezy—a good stopover between ‘serious’ games.

This might be the first Microsoft game I buy. I’ll see how PSVR Without Parole reviews it.

It’s a good thing PlayStation never acknowledges PSN outages, or they’d have no good way to phrase it.

‘PlayStation is down?’ ‘PlayStation is experiencing difficulties?’

Yeah, better to say nothing.

I’m not good enough to beat this one. I gave it a try when I had PS Plus Extra because I enjoyed Sea of Stars, but realized immediately I wouldn’t be able to get through this one.

Sony is desperate to find some way to please their customers without resorting to making games they like and charging a fair price.

I just it the Stanley Parable trophy for playing all day (24 hours) on a Tuesday. Gave me a reason to pick up my Vita for the first time in a while.

At least I knew that it was okay if my controller turned off, though. I can’t imagine having to shake it every few minutes for 8 hours!

Off-topic, I suppose, but does anybody really notice when the Dualsense’s light bar changes color? I only do if I pause the game and put the controller down. Is it just me?

@Artois2 I’d guess for being intolerant, ironically.

Moss 1 was a great experience, but when Moss 2 came out, I hadn’t decided to buy the PSVR2 yet. The first time the price dropped significantly I went for it, then wanted to replay Moss 1 before moving to the sequel.

Unfortunately, there was no upgrade path for the PSVR2 version of Moss 1. Just buy it again. So I didn’t.

Regardless of the price of a PS6, I think I’ve already decided that PS5 will be my last console. Without competition, Sony has demonstrated again and again that they will do their best to squeeze every customer for the last penny.

I’ve just canceled my PS Plus subscription, deleted my wishlist, and unfollowed every game. I’m never browsing the PSN store again. Most of my games are replayable, and I still have ~100 games in my backlog. I’ll think about the Steam console if I ever decide to buy new games.

Sony should have raised the base PS5 price to $1000+. That way, people would be even happier when they got a discount.

I got this platinum, but I don’t remember being annoyed by this trophy. I think that after beating the game, and really loving the experience, I welcomed a relatively quick replay to see the scenes again while knowing the whole story, to see if the having the full context revealed anything new.

And it was fun to come up with all the different ways the captain murdered everyone. He was an unstoppable murder machine.

I may be wrong, but I was under the impression that Sony has the final say on which games are discounted during their frequent sales. If they would not discount these games, at least those of us who only browse the store to see what’s on sale would never see them

I couldn’t decide between “I don’t care” and “I’ll still call it PSN.” Both can be true.

My comment above was removed for giving unconstructive feedback. I wasn’t giving any feedback, just asking a question that I suppose you don’t want to answer. Apparently, you don’t even want anyone to know it was ever asked.

I think if someone is confident about a position he holds, he doesn't need to delete posts and lie about the reason. If you delete this, I’ll at least know you read it, and couldn’t come up with a response.

Given that VR games generally charge a hefty premium over flat-screen games of a similar scope, and that the demo of LN3 convinced me not to buy that game since it felt “off,” I’d want a demo for this one before I’d add it to my wishlist.

@wildcat_kickz Like is not an option. It must be loved or hated. Just like everything else in the world.

I used to buy RGG games at launch, but Infinite Wealth’s locking New Game Plus and a high level area behind a more expensive edition caused me to rethink that.

With the Persona games, I wait and wait until they release an expanded edition (which will have to be purchased separately, no upgrade path) and then wait for that to go on sale. To punish them.

If Sega wants to make more money, they need to stop putting the squeeze on their customers. We don’t like it.

I can tell the difference, but only if I stop and consciously focus on it. While I’m playing,, I can barely even tell 4K from 1080p.

I’m not surprised that late ports hurt sales. A number of Xbox and Nintendo exclusives have come to PS5 in the last year or two and I figure if I lived without playing these games for years already, why pay a new-game price to play it now? New to PS5 is not exciting to me.

So I wait for a sale, but in my head the game is old and if the price doesn’t drop quickly I’ll probably just forget about it.

I’m sorry to hear this. I wonder how much time is needed to complete the game? Is there a rule of thumb if we know how much money is needed? It’s been over 4 years, so surely it’s close, no? If it isn’t close, I guess I understand the decision.

I haven’t checked if this is happening to me, but I hope my policy of…

-Never buy at launch
-Check full price history at PS Deals
-Wait at least 24 hours to avoid impulse buys
-When in doubt, wait for a better price
-See how much the physical copy is before finally pulling the trigger

…will signal to Sony that my price comfort is completely inelastic.

Did anyone ever find out why this game got a PS Blog post? It’s not like they automatically publicize every game announcement.

A very pretty game with a lot of charm and lovely environments. It isn’t talked about enough.

This was an absolute pleasure to platinum. The creative use of VR in this game still has not been topped.

One of my favorite games. The thrill of being told to swap the CD because I’d accessed a new area was was almost too much for me.

A big part of the reason I bought PSVR2–at a deep discount—was the announcement that Firmament was going to come to the platform. Then it came out and reviews panned the performance. I’d like to see the VR versions of Myst and Riven, if they’re in a playable state.

I don’t play online multiplayer games, and I don’t own stock in Sony, so I don’t care how the game does.

But why does everyone, including Push Square, seem so emotionally invested in everything? Is it because admitting that it doesn’t matter whether or not a game does well would be a step towards admitting that this hobby we all enjoy doesn’t really matter either?

These are just games, meant to entertain people for a while. Take a step back, take a deep breath, and take a break from the forever war that makes everyone crazy and miserable.

The Yakuza Remastered Collection (3, 4 and 5) is available on Amazon for less than $30, for those who truly care.

I mean, you had years to buy this game. And you still can.

Continuing my backlog reduction initiative, I finally started playing the first game this week. Only a little into it, but the art design is breathtaking.

So far, it reminds me of Planet Alpha in terms of game design—platforming, puzzles & stealth. Very nice.

I played the demo on a base ps5 and saw no issues with the graphics. That image on the right is crazy.

Did anyone at Push Square download the demo and see for themselves what it looks like?

Also, don’t bother turning HDR on. It makes everything look awful.

I just played the demo on the base PS5 and it looks nothing like that screenshot. I can’t imagine how it would be possible to get the image on the right without altering it somehow.

I recently started replaying the series from 0 to get ready for Yakuza 3, and you can see that there’s not a lot of continuity. Kiryu is always Kiryu, but many of the side characters change personalities and motivations from game to game, with maybe a hand-wave explanation in an early part of the game about the change. They decide on the story, then fit the characters into the slots the story needs to have filled.

Each game plays differently, too. While many of the minigames repeat in every game, the main ones with associated substories vary wildly. Combat gets tweaked so that knowledge of one game’s system gets you started on the next, you’ll still have a learning curve. In retrospect, the switch to turn-based should not have been such a surprise. I love both styles, and am glad they keep the action combat in the spin-off games.

If it sounds like I’m criticizing their approach, I don’t mean to: the overall story is so entertaining that if they need the occasional retcon to make it work, it’s worth it.

@PuppetMaster If that had happened to me, I might feel the same. It’s not supposed to work like that, but it looks like in your case it did.

Knowing me, I’m much more likely to misplace or scratch a disc than most people, so I grab physical when it’s a good deal but I’d rather not take the chance.

@PuppetMaster PT was a case of Konami being incredibly vindictive, and I suppose they can have the legal justification that no one paid for it, so no one lost money, so no one can sue them. It was still a lousy thing to do.

The other two games you mention must have infuriated you. I would have been infuriated, for sure. I wonder if the buggy state of the PS Vita store- and I assume the PS3 store, since I don’t have a PS3–is the culprit.

There’s a Chaos Rings Preservation Society that was suggesting people buy the Vita version before the store’s announced closure a few years ago. They must have believed it would remain available to redownload. Maybe you could contact them for advice? I also know how cluttered the Vita download list can get and I often can’t find what I’m looking for there.

Sony certainly doesn’t want to make it easy to use those old storefronts, but so far, everything I’ve had the patience to find has worked out for me.

It probably sounds silly, but have you tried PlayStation customer service? I’d be interested in what they have to say.

Good luck!

I bought the Yakuza Remastered Collection digitally, and there’s nothing wrong with that. It was something like $6 for three games, and delisting a digital game does not mean anyone who owns it digitally loses access.

No one seems to understand what delisting means.

Buy games in the format you want. There are pros and cons to both. Unnecessary arguments should be avoided.

It would be nice if it was left up as an option, but the game is over 15 years old. If you really wanted it, you would have bought it. If you just decided you really want it, it’s right there now.

The Yakuza Remastered Collection on disc (Yakuza 3, 4, and 5) is available on Amazon for $25, so you could go that route if you wanted to.

This is why you buy physical games.

Loved this game but I missed out on the menu interactions because I kept putting the PS4 in rest mode. That sapped the choice you’re asked to make at the end of its impact as I hadn’t gotten to know the character.

Valorie Curry was the show-stealer for me,

While the white covers are ugly, the prices they charge for covers are obscene.

I just don’t look at it.

This would let me finally finish Arkham Knight. I knocked it down to easy, restarted the game and put every possible point into the Batmobile, and still couldn’t catch the bad guy because I suck at driving games. I hadn’t realized I’d bought one.

This is a great game that I haven’t heard anyone really mention since I played it. Great puzzle design, art direction and score. The atmosphere is playfully gruesome.

I’m enjoying this series, and hope to pick up some recommendations for games I haven’t yet played, since our tastes seem to be similar.

This is a silly way to judge the value of a subscription. I’m (mostly) happy that I get a game I want to play every month or two. If they only included online multiplayers and sports titles, the retail prices of those games would not convince me to be happy about it.

Imagine subscribing to a fruit-of-the-month club, and every other month they ship you a durian. That would be excellent value for money, but so what? But at least you could resell the durian.

If only we could get a $5 credit for every Essential game we didn’t claim.

Blue Prince for me. Mysteries within mysteries. Early on, when you haven’t learned how to affect RNG, you have so many options for what to explore further that you can gain some knowledge no matter what the game decides to give you.

Gee, I hope they’re not going to all this trouble on my account. I’m not even sure I want it.

This shows just how influential game journalists are.

I had pretty much the same experience: PS Plus game, first Telltale, no real knowledge of Borderlands, and enjoyed the story. Would play again.

I started on PS4 when Yakuza Kiwami was a monthly PS Plus title, and loved it so much I bought the collection for I think only $10 or so. I’ve really enjoyed all their games, and RGG is the only studio whose games I consider pre-ordering. I didn’t think I’d like the Like a Dragon games because of the move to turn-based but they turned out to be some of my favorites.

Am I reading the description of the upcoming Yakuza 3 correctly that owners of the original get the new game free?

@DanteDevilHunter I had trouble too, but I think I got that one through PS Plus, which doesn’t get the upgrade. The description is pretty clear that the main difference is added English options, so I’ll stick with the PS4 version of that one.

I have this platinum, but it comes with a shameful admission: I exploited a bug to get it.

I don’t know if it’s still the case, but when I did the final challenge it was possible to make the timer irrelevant and let you solve the final puzzle at leisure. I did that. I’m not proud of it, but I wanted the real ending and “In the Hall of the Mountain King” was driving me insane after a few dozen attempts.