JumpJeff84
Member
They've been a thing for a couple years now. A lot of games release at midnight, either Eastern or Pacific time.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Grim Fandango Remastered |OT| The Excelsior Line Edition
- Thread starter Byron Bluth
- Start date
They've been a thing for a couple years now. A lot of games release at midnight, either Eastern or Pacific time.
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
Midnight releases have been a thing.
Sorry, I should have said UK. We VERY rarely get midnight releases for PSN games, outside of huge games (Diablo and Destiny spring to mind) - we usually get them with the standard Wednesday store update, and retail games often wait to Friday for parity with the high street.
bananafactory
Banned
They've been a thing for a while.
Ground Zeroes was up on the PS Store at 12 AM ET back in March.
EDIT: Ah, sorry, NA here. Not sure about UK.
Having an excellent time with it so far. Had no trouble in the Forest, although I had one issue with the final puzzle where
you have to hold down the fire extinguisher to get rid of the flaming beavers
Rhomega Beta
Member
I think the mouse screws you out of it.
It happened with Resident Evil as well.
Seems like it's becoming a reality because of the digital pre-order system they have implemented in the store, so new games are unlocked for everyone based on the release date rather than during regular store updates.
Although both RE and Grim Fandango couldn't be pre-ordered in EU so I don't get their logic but Sony and network services don't follow a logic anyway LOL.
JumpJeff84
Member
Ah, I see. So what time of day do they usually release on Wednesdays and Fridays?
breakfuss
Member
Can't get my copy to download. It says 'start' under the game image but doesn't have the usual download button. I can't even trigger the download from the website. What the hell? Was hoping to have this downloaded by the time I got home, but damn. Anyone else having this problem? (US acct).
indigo-cyclops
Member
LOL. What a shame that there will be a lot of this from people playing it for the first time.
It's a different time, I guess.
Store updates mid to late afternoon on a Wednesday, the Friday releases are usually first thing in the morning.
I'm happy anyway, I can set off the download before I head off to bed. Let's see if I can get further than I did when I played it on the PC. ^_^
Yeah it's funny how many little things went completely over my head when I played when I was younger
Rhomega Beta
Member
I'm in the middle of Year 2 now. A big thing is that I've had the game crash on me twice after cutscenes, so be sure to save often.
At specific spots, you'll see a clapboard with an L2 (or Z) on it, so it's not intrusive at all.
At specific spots, you'll see a clapboard with an L2 (or Z) on it, so it's not intrusive at all.
DKehoe
Member
Thanks!
bigwinnerx
Member
Noted. And saw they have a direct download link on grimremastered.com that goes via Humble. I'm thinking that's the best route to get more cash in their pockets.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
One thing I do not like is the sound that people with home cinema 5.1(like me) sound is only stereo and only uses the front speakers and nothing on the back. The game has no menu and I think it would cost nothing to make one.
Good opinion
Byron Bluth
Banned
Store has updated and no change with the theme.
Very dissapointed.
I'll have to call them and see if anything is possible. Otherwise it's a refund.
I'm going to get my discs working instead. What a botched launch. Thanks a lot Sony and Double Fine.
Very dissapointed.
I'll have to call them and see if anything is possible. Otherwise it's a refund.
I'm going to get my discs working instead. What a botched launch. Thanks a lot Sony and Double Fine.
I have been experiencing this problem since 12:30am EST. Still no fix!
Was away from my ps4 all weekend, crashed at my parents last night so I can help them with the blizzard, shoveling and plowing, finally get back to my apartment, power up the ps4, buy the game and it won't downloa
Thought this was only a problem with pre-orders
Immediately went to page 1 here, found the answer, and hopefully will be playing soon
Thought this was only a problem with pre-orders
Immediately went to page 1 here, found the answer, and hopefully will be playing soon
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
Wonder why the game is so big on the Vita... Well at least it translates to the Vita TV nicely and crisp.
Also, if you go for the Original version, the FPS and performance improves.
Also, if you go for the Original version, the FPS and performance improves.
There are a few visual glitches, but the PC version has been fine so far. Refund and exchange for Steam.
Worth it for the remastered textures, audio, widescreen, and P&C controls in my opinion.
Mikey Jr.
Member
You are very passionate about a PS4 theme.......
Dog Problems
Banned
And the commentary! That's my favorite addition.
hammertomb
Banned
Holy shit. Double dipped.
Awesome! Love the music and writing!
I'm new to the game as well, little hint for you.
When you get the door open for the pneumatic tubes, you need to pop the deadbolt. I got so lucky to figure that out, and has been the only thing to hold me up so far.
Fairly comporable in this instance.
The PC and Vita versions have P&C controls which are very nice. The only graphical option is to run the game at 'native resolution' so I'm not sure if you can downsample, not that there is much point.
Lightning Count
Member
Nothing on Euro PSN so far.
Nothing on Euro PSN so far.
I guess another advantage to the PC version is you never have to wait. If a publisher does institute an arbitrary delayed release in your country, you can always VPN unlock.
And no need to wait on Sony's screwups when you just want to play your game, as evidenced by the mess last night.
As a first time player, I haven't checked those out yet, but I'd imagine that would be a massive bonus for this version.
Byron Bluth
Banned
I'm very passionate about this game.
Animation-Imp
Member
Bought it on the Benelux store. Got the confirmation email, but it won't show up in my download list. Damn, I hope this resolves itself or I'm going to have to badger customer services very intensely.
DKehoe
Member
Considering that Sony apparently had a hand in making this happen it's kinda crazy that I can buy it on Steam before I can get it on PSN.
Acquiescence
Member
Just reached Rubacava and I'm reminded why I love this game so much, except now the best part has arrived. Seriously, it doesn't get any better than Rubacava. Not just a captivating city in its own right, but the way the game opens once you reach it, allowing you a dozen different locales to explore all at once. It's so overwhelming at first but in a good way. Will be interesting to see how many of the puzzles I remember from this chapter. Not many I wager.
Nothing on Euro PSN so far.
It has been up on the italian store for about a hour.
Nothing on Euro PSN so far.
What? I just bought it on the EU Store.
They'll most likely put the theme on the store in due time.
a secret-boss
Banned
the whole unlock glitch just shows how far behind Sony is with online
Byron Bluth
Banned
Do they usually?
Jwebster24
Member
It's up on the UK store £11.99
cm osi
Member
really? i remember Grim fandango being pretty easy, compared to others like Gabriel Knight 3.
i can't remember a difficult puzzle, maybe sometimes i was "where do i go", but i think that's either bad design or exploration time, not a matter of difficulty
All exclusive game themes ended up on the store on PS3 from what I know at least. I don't see any reason why they wouldn't make it available at all, especially now when there's not many themes for PS4.
breakfuss
Member
Utterly ridiculous. Relieved it's not only me but still. So, what now? Have you called them yet? Goddamn... why can't they ever have shit together. Like seriously. It's always something.
Dude for effing real same with me! can't get this to download are you kidding me?! I know it's not that big of a deal to not be able to play a game but at the same time cmon sony you took my money give me what you say you would lol
Shift Breaker
Member
It's out in UK! Shame that I actually do have work in the morning because of someone being ill. If it downloads quickly I may have a go before I go to sleep.
Byron Bluth
Banned
Waiting will feel like forever. I think I should just move on and play Grim when I'm not upset about the launch and this whole experience.
down 2 orth
Member
Yeah it's weird, I wonder how much of a priority this is for the Sony people to fix. But if your PS4 is your primary system, the store fix should work.