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Whatever happened to the Virtua Tennis franchise? Sega!!!

My friend enjoys playing the Plants v Zombies Neighborville game online, so now I’ll be able to join him. Nice!

The Bigben Tennis World Tour 2 game is from 2018, and it’s older than the 2020 AO Tennis 2 game on PS Now, but at least it’s a different tennis game that I haven’t played yet. I’ll serve it up on the ole PS4 and give it a try first before I verbally lambast Sony with a backhand to the head.

The PS5 game? Ok. I’ll add it to the library. Who knows?! I may be able to find a PS5 in a store before Hunter’s Arena 2 is released.

Devs, just lower the price point, release what you’ve got, and let your work see the light of day! Just call out the “non-optimally-perfected-experience” (n.o.p.e.) in the game’s description, and tack on a wild Ghosts n Goblins’ “congraturation” closing text at the end of the experience.

Don’t let all that hard work and effort go for naught.

Ahead of their time on the design and features, but lacking in marketing support. If Vita had shipped with PS4 day one systems as a bundle and hit hard on ads featuring the PS4 remote play functionality on the Vita, it would’ve breathed new life into the handheld.

Can Nixxes manufacture PS5 systems and the chip sets?

For what it’s worth, I have Simulacra on PS4. It’s an oddly compelling game, definitely worth the price…especially for snoopy people who find it fun to look into what goodies can be found on someone else’s cell phone.

Bah, the WWE 2K Battlegrounds was already on PS Now. What’s the point of having subscriptions for PS Now if the games will later be released on PS+? Variety, please!! I’m likely in the minority, but I’d rather get good indie gems on PS+ as there’s a better chance they’ve slipped through the cracks and I haven’t played ‘em.

For that matter, how about Everybody’s Golf on PS Plus. It’s summer, it’s golfing season, it’s a great game, and it’d keep gamers’ attention on the PS4 platform instead of on Nintendo’s new Mario Golf game.

So, you’re saying that a new Golf: Tee it Up game will be on a Sony platform? Clap Handz will need to step up with their next Everybody’s Golf release! 😋

Too bad. I liked the idea of the laundromat game—it’d be good, clean fun. 😋

I like that the arcade cabinets are unique and match the game, unlike the Capcom Arcade Stadium’s stupid, generic cabinets you see when scrolling from game to game. No developers have done justice on making a realistic arcade simulator that looks and feels the part, and it makes me sad. Not too sad, but a little sniffly. Hopefully this one will be a blast.

Some PS4 games have support for mouse. Does this one? Has anyone tried it?

Microsoft is complaining about Sony’s business strategy? Hmm. I guess it’s better to be with Microsoft and profiteer on war and human destruction via a $480 million contract to develop augmented reality headsets for the United States Army. Blood money, it is.

No online co-op? What is this...an NES game?! 😋

The world needs more chocolatey Abobos.

So, it’s a cross between Dog Gone Golfing and Worms Crazy Golf with subtle, sporadic, soft-spoken sprinklings of The Golf Club’s commentator...with a British accent. Ok.

A very heavy “classic Sega” line-up. Might as well add in a few others to PS Now while they’re at it, like Nights, Golden Axe (PS3), Jet Set Radio, Toe Jam & Earl, Shenmue I, II, and III, Bayonetta, Fist of the North Star, Super Monkey Ball Blitz, Vanquish, and Judgment...and the Sega Genesis Classics collection, too.

Heck, where’s a remastered Seaman when you need it? And why haven’t they made a Shinobi game since 2011’s 3DS version? Oy.😋

Looking forward to the next one!!

Man of Medan and Little Hope are both very good games. I enjoyed the Little Hope’s Salem-esque witch trial story a bit more than Man of Medan’s haunted ghost ship setting, but that’s just personal preference.

IMHO...
Every game has value and is worth buying, if it’s at the right price. On my jgrangervikings1 “video game value meter,” both Man of Medan and Little Hope are worth buying...
—Man of Medan at $19.99
—Little Hope at $24.99

If you get ‘em cheaper than that, the games are even better!

I’m enjoying PS Now and I’ve had it for a couple of years, but Sony should be doing a lot more to add additional PS3 games to the service. That back catalog is huge and it’s got room to grow.

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449 PS3 games in PS Now
2278 total PS3 games created
19.7% of created PS3 games are in PS Now
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I realize there are many subscribers who long for the PS4 newer releases, but I’m a gamer that loves to graze. I play a little of this, a little of that, and it’s the variety that interests me. By adding only 3 or maybe 4 PS4 games a month and no PS3 games—and with timed PS4 releases exiting the service every couple of months—the catalog of playable games gets a bit stale.

Still, the subscription is definitely worth it, and the value is good! I give PS Now a 7 out of 10–a thumbs up, but not way up.

In re: rubbish graphics, poor hit detection, and countless bugs... Aren’t these things expected? It’s called Rust. 😋

And, perhaps it’s the “console edition” because the dev knows the player needs to be consoled and comforted in his time of grief and frustration. 😋

Facepunch Studios is best known for Garry’s Mod, right?! No glitches in that one. 😋

One of the PS+ games for PS4 will be something completely off of everyone’s radar, like The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrow’s Deep, Katamari Damacy REROLL, or Ghostrunner. That’s my take, and I’m sticking to it.

Not to be confused with Harvest Moon: ThymeSplitters. 😋

(Psst...Jimmy cracked corn, and I still don’t care.)

Considering how quickly Immortals Fenix Rising dropped in price by 50%, I figured Ubisoft was in dire straits financially and needed some quick funding. I still think that’s the case, and I wish them the best. I’m guessing they need a big, unexpected must-play hit badly, and I don’t think FTP is necessarily the right way to go...but FTP can be big albeit it’s a long shot with so many games currently on the market.

IMO they need better marketing, word of mouth, and online influencers...but so do 70-80% of today’s video game makers.

No longer available in US:
Alpha Protocol
Action Henk
Sniper Elite III (this one is available to play on PS Now if you find the game through the PSN store—weird, I know!)

I don’t see Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel on your list, but it’s on PS Now (at least it is in the US). Definitely check out that one! It’s a fun fighting game, and don’t let it throw you off that it’s only the PS3 version—its graphics are crisp and clear, gameplay is tight, and there are 5 or 6 easy trophies you can nab within about 20 minutes.

Also check out Battle Fantasia. Again, it’s a PS3 fighting game, but the art style is cool and the gameplay is tight.

With Frogger Returns, you can get all the trophies in 20-30 minutes (no platinum, but a few golds).

Magus is an easy game to get all the trophies, and it’s basically a third-person hack and slasher that, from a looting/upgrading perspective, feels like you’re playing Diablo III-lite from an alternate camera angle. By no means is it a great game, but it’s entertaining for a while.

Technomancer is a lot of fun, but it can be tedious and there are lots and lots of side quests...and there’s a lot of running around back and forth. If this were a PS3 title, it’d be a cult classic. As a PS4 title, it’s divisive—you might like it, you might not.

Tokyo Jungle—very underrated game!!

Katamari Forever—if you have no idea what this is, check it out. It’s bonkers.

Lost Sea is underrated!

R-Type is indeed a classic. Anyone remember Gaiares on the Sega Genesis? Now THAT was a great shooter for its time.

Need an option on the second question of “No, I already own the games.”

Rather have PS Now and PS+ combined into one service.

Over 200 comments and nearly all are glad the stores are staying open. Cool. Of the commenters, how many still play their PS3 and Vita more than a handful of times a year? I still use my PS3 fairly regularly, but that’s because it works great for Netflix on my downstairs tv. The last game I played on the PS3 was probably 1 1/2 months ago—Conan. Played for maybe 15-20 minutes before bed. Then I grabbed the mic for some seriously saucy Singstar sing-song serenading. Alas, I was unsuccessful in wooing the missus. 😋

Ultimately it depends on the upcoming games.
...If Bethesda has a few exclusive system selling games for XBox...
...If Minecraft sequel(s) are exclusive to XBox...
...If Sony doesn’t add the PS1, PS2, PS3, and Vita games to the PS5 store and make them playable on the PS5...
the tide could turn quickly.

@PhhhCough That’s so weird. I use PS Now all the time, and I’ve never had a problem with streaming any of the games. No lag problems or slowdown of any kind. I’ve gotten burned when I’ve set down the remote for a few minutes and it’s kicked me off for my inactivity, but that’s understandable.

That said, I’ve had a bunch of problems with PS4’s share play option—that always says my internet speed is too slow, but I’ve never any problems with PS Now’s streaming. I’m in the US—Minnesota—not sure if that makes a difference or not. Hmm...

I’m still annoyed that Sony didn’t support the Vita like it should have. If there had been a day 1 PS4/Vita bundle that really focused on the Vita’s remote play abilities, it would have breathed a whole new life into the handheld.

To think that you’d be able to magically “unlock” or upgrade to the PS5 version if the PS4 version of a game is on PS Now is wishful thinking. There’s been no upgrade path in the past (from PS3 to PS4 on PS Now), so why would we think there would be one now (from PS4 to PS5 on PS Now)? Unless the goal of this article is to advocate for change...in which I’m all for it. Advocate away!

On PS Now, you can play the PS3 version and NOT the PS4 version of quite a few games. Examples include the following: Batman Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, Battlefield 4, Battlefield Hardline, Borderlands, Catherine, De Blob 2, Flower, Guacamelee, Injustice, Journey, Marvel Puzzle Quest, Need for Speed Rivals, Red Faction Guerilla, Resident Evil 4, 5, 6, RE Revelations, RE Revelations 2, Shadow of the Colossus, Sniper Elite v2, Super Stardust HD, The Last of Us, TLOU Left Behind, Trails of Cold Steel 1 and 2, The Wolf Among Us, and Uncharted 1, 2, 3, and Zen Pinball Classics.

We need some Vita games and more PS3 games added to the service. Thousands of games COULD be added if Sony wanted to add some spice to the service.

I like the irony of the game title (Scourgebringer) and the situation. Scourge: a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering. Thanks, Sony.

Makes sense that you have to re-buy the tables. If they don’t make money, they go out of business, and pinball video games have a somewhat niche player base.

I’m just bummed that Zen hasn’t done anything to move the pinball game genre forward. We all play on widescreen tvs, yet Zen’s pinball tables are all vertical. Why? Because Zen keeps making vertical tables...but they don’t have to be. It’s a video game and not reality, so break the standard conventions and make some crazy tables.

My favorite sim game was Hoyle Casino Empire by Sierra Games. I LOVED that game. You can even download it free nowadays on myabandonware’s website. Anyway, I’m interested in what Nacom does with their sim games, and I hope they decide to put together a casino sim game. There was so much potential there, and it still remains largely untapped.

I see Savior’s Gang is on sale. I got a few chuckles from that one.

I’m picking up EDF Iron Rain ($20.99) and PixelJunk Monsters ($2.99). I figured $25.85 (tax included) with an overall savings of $51 is pretty good—good enough to warrant the purchase. Gotta keep the wheels of commerce a rollin’ through these dark days and nefarious nights of covid craziness. 😋

Sounds like fun. Thanks for the review!!

Rant time! With so many games featuring online multiplayer, how long will it be before there’s no one online playing this one? Six to eight months? Maybe a year max. Devs need to focus more effort on couch co-op options. I realize many folks think a year of online is long enough, but as a gamer it really stinks to toss in a game and find no one online’s playing it. And, with no local split-screen, bah! Dude, I don’t want to beat up on bots. When I crush my friends’ hopes and dreams with my Bigfoot, I want to see their faces.

Dying Light 2, do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

No offense to Outriders, but I just want a new Bulletstorm game. Get Korn and their record label to toss some music into it, partner on the costs, and call the new game Bulletstorm 2: Freak on a Leash.

I just bought the first Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts game on clearance at WalMart, and I’ve only played through a bit of it, but it’s a lot more fun and engaging than I was expecting. CI’s titles have gotten better and better, and I’m excited for this one.

Silly rabbit. Trix are for kids. It’s not Final Fantasy VII that’ll be free. It’s Final Fantasy XV. It’s leaving PS Now soon, so it’ll become a freebie on PS Plus.

Everybody’s Golf.

Growing up, my dad would never play games with me with one exception: Golf on the NES. I’d like to think that there’s a family or two like mine out there that could grow closer together playing a fun golf game like Everybody’s Golf. My dad’s been gone nearly 7 years, and in looking back, I sure do wish he was here to play a round or two with me. We had some great times.

Making “new” ip, like, say, The City of Metronome? 😎

How about working on a new racing game where you’re flying though various asteroid fields, shooting through small rocks and debris and navigating around the big stuff? Make the setting Saturn 🪐 and have it be a really cool game show-type concept, like The Running Man or Smash TV but with flight/run-based levels (a la Space Harrier/World Runner). Work with the team who made the Red Faction games to incorporate all the cool destructible world-physics content that they’re so good at.

End result? They’d crush the competition. Or, perhaps they’d run rings around the competition. Either way works!

In Minnesota (US), I have not seen the PS5 system available in any store, but there are loads of PS5 games in every store that sells video games. Since there’s a decent number of games and very few people have a system, I’m not seeing a demand for all those games. They’re gathering dust. I can’t imagine the stores just want to sit around with all that stock, so I’m a bit surprised that PS5 game prices haven’t fallen sharply yet.

For what it’s worth...
—If it’s 2nd and short (1 or 2 yards to go to get a first down), chuck it deep. Even if it’s incomplete, it’ll just be 3rd and short, and you can still choose either a run or pass play to pick up the first down.
—If my cornerbacks are lousy, I don’t use much man-to-man defense because the offense’s passing attack will torch me.
—If you’re playing Mutant Football League and Mutant League Football (on Sega Genesis), bribe the refs. And, if the refs call a penalty against you, it’s likely because the other team bribed the refs, so you’ll want to kill the refs.
—If you’re playing NFL Blitz, keep using Da Bomb play. Nearly always works.

—EDF Iron Rain
—Slay the Spire
—God Eater 3

Just add the codemasters’ games to ea play. That’ll be a good start.

1. More reviews on smaller titles.
2. More in-depth info on the smaller titles. So many games are released each week, and most of the smaller games aren’t talked about on other sites. If you’re wanting exclusive content that other sites can’t touch, that’s the ticket.
3. Q&A with smaller devs.
4. When there’s a lull in new games being released, revisit the best games from, say, this month two years ago and rank ‘em against, say, the games released this month three years ago. Include some polls to get user interaction. I love the PushSquare polls.
5. Reach out to devs and get the scoop on games they’re working on. Most indie dev games don’t get any buzz until the week they’re released. That’s a bummer. I want to know what’s in the pipeline!
6. When sales are announced, rank the top 5 deals.

What can you say? It’s a Hit, man!

Their content would make for a great partnership with Electronic Arts to add value to EA Play’s streaming service.

@Badheelman Yes, on the PS3 there’s a game called Pinballistik that features wide tables that can open in the middle and you can shoot your balls onto the other player’s side to make their game more challenging. It’s been a few years since I played it on my PS3, but I remember it being pretty fun and always questioned why Zen didn’t make wide tables or more 2 player options.