Tizoc
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I hope so, this week was light both on PSN content AND comics for me :V
Well outside of Tron Bonne PSX classic =3
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PlayStation Network Thread | May 2015
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I hope so, this week was light both on PSN content AND comics for me :V
Well outside of Tron Bonne PSX classic =3
I would be inclined to say no.
Next weekend and weekend after that seem like better candidates for a flash sale to occur since they generally happen in the middle of the month
Totally with you - there's plenty of other places to discuss this stuff at length.
But you guys are my favourites...
I actually thought of that thread when I wrote my post, since nearly all of the answers in there talked about the good things of Kiwami, SSD and GE. Sure you got 2 or 3 people that either didn't read the OP or really are that blinded by their favourite game, but that's a pretty small amount, at least compared to the annoying MH elitism that I saw in the past or in other places. You can see that the past 2 years changed the perception of the genre ever so slightly with more titles propping up and people spreading out and I believe this will continue on with GE2 and possible sequels to the others or even new IPs. But you can't win them all over.
And you might want to look into Freedom Unite. Sure, it's old and outdated by now, but some things like the farm, the different atmosphere and even the broken hitboxes/harder difficulty are worth the experience, especially for that small price. I played it after Tri and 3U, still had plenty hours of fun with it.
Although with all the content 4U provides and still delivers on a monthly basis it might be pretty though to find time for that.
Well, Final Fantasy threads feel really similar, as does the kinda broken relationship between mainline SMT and Persona, or Persona 2 vs. 3&4. It's probably less the whole genre and more a smaller subset, but it's there. Don't really know about WRPG, although I do enjoy the bashing of AAA titles like Dragon Age that is delivered by the more enthusiastic fans, but I'm just a spectator there.
It might not be the same, the dynamics are pretty different in most cases and changing with time, but you can find bits and pieces of that stuff nearly everywhere. The PES elitism of PS2 times, Guitar Hero players when Rockband came up and many more. I think it's pretty normal, especially for a younger/smaller genre, and won't ever go away, but my perception is that it's getting better at least.
autoduelist
Member
Any manufactured gadget or widget has a failure rate, and you'll hear about said failures on the internet since you've got such a wide net of users. Unless it's clear it's a rampant problem, you basically have nothing to worry about. In this case, I doubt you have anything to worry about.
All classic DRPGs were primarily about map making (while becoming powerful). You needed to survive long enough to map a few tunnels, and then make your way out to heal up (and hopefully level up), before heading back in and hopefully making it a bit further, getting a few more rooms on your grid paper [and making sure to test every wall for a secret panel which might lead to a mythril sword or whatever].
Automap removed a lot of the joy of this, which (imo) gave the genre a massive identity crisis and is part of what caused it to fall from favor for decades. Without some of the challenges inherent in mapmaking (solving puzzles, traps, etc), it becomes a very rote process of 'step everywhere to fill in the grid'. It's far harder to give the player a real challenge - crosswords wouldn't be fun if they filled themselves in, either. Add in other stuff like easy save states, and there's no sense of risk or loss either.
If you are open to playing older games, you can give yourself an amazing backlog of great pc drpgs for dirt cheap on GOG.
When you compared it to other forum board, of course it's much much better. And yeah it used to be worse in the past. It's either people become more accepting, or more people playing the genre, or less elitist become active in forum. It irks me personally because it's the same user over and over again.
Can't say that I don't enjoy that as well
Yeah, I see the similar thing with racing genre as well. Though as far as I observed it's mostly cause by general ignorance rather than elitism (can't differentiate between corridor and open world racer for instance).
SerTapTap
Member
I always do $10, standard price of a CD, right? ...I haven't bought a non-game CD in many years but $10 is what I usually go for and non-choose-your-price is usually $10 already.
I was a bit shocked seeing as Persona 4 Dancing All Night Vita isn't due out until late June & Nin-Nin Game took the money today. :/
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Demon Gaze 2 would be better off if it used the system in Stranger of Sword City which allows for much more customized characters, though done through lots of leveling. Gives a far more unique experience with your characters than the standardized classes along side of just sticking in artifacts to add additional skills. Though I think the title might continue to try and keep a strong focus on the characters and story, as it seems thats what a lot of people liked.
That system of character advancement in SoSC was by far the most unique thing they have done for player character growth and customization. As their other titles still follow the same general design principals. They like to use the whole specified locations for combat with enemies such as the summoning circles, trap points, ambush points in their other titles. Would be another mechanic that they have been working on constantly. By far the most user friendly one would be the demon gaze system just because the the player controls what type of item you may get from the start. The other 2 systems is RNG.
Am working on finishing the Exp Inc community thread, which is the stopgap till the full JDRPG one is done as am waiting for a resource for it. But works out better as more titles being released in the west means more things for people who do not import to discuss. Granted the Exp Inc one will just be 2 main titles for those in the West, there still are a handful of folks who import and play their games.
teflontactics
Member
Must've just been a bad batch, as I haven't heard of any recently like that.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
I need that JDRPG thread, even if I wonder how many members will actually be active, kinda sucks that the DRPG(that's not EO) I'm the most hyped about got banned from GAF...
The other one I really want is Stranger of Sword City, dat everything.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Yeah its unfortunate we have banned titles since that takes 3 things off the list.
At least though there is a good selection of stuff which is growing at the moment.
Currently waiting for the artist over here to finish with their busy schedule to do up the main title artwork for the thread.
Im curious if NISA is going to announce anything else at the E3, seeing how the Op Abyss preorders are almost fully accounted for.
Id imagine that NISA would be releasing SoSC with the OST seeing how it exists in Japan too as both the PC and X360 versions got it. With how NISA is good about getting extras when possible Id see them paying out extra for it. And the music most def is worth it. Considering they did the same for Op Abyss.
names2hard4you
Member
What we should have is a JRPG thread. I still don't think there is one on GAF, even though we speak about JRPGs on many different threads. Within that one, you could have DRPGs, SRPGs, everything. It wouldn't be as focused, but there would be a larger base of members
Yeah, with how successful DG has been worldwide, i dont see them messing with the formula too much. Everything about SoSC sounds good though, looking forward to trying it out.
names2hard4you
Member
But that isn't a Community thread, that is just the gaming "what are you playing now" thread. People don't go in there to talk about the games themselves, they just go there to tell everyone what they are playing. I post there too, but unline this and other community threads, I don't follow it much, if at all after I post.
Thanks for the responses guys. My mind is at ease now, so I'll pull the trigger.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Thing is its not focused enough as the spectrum is too wide. Would be the same as what are you playing thread.
I mean look at this PSN thread for example, PSN has a huge selection of titles to choose from yet the general userbase is not really growing and most of the conversations are about the Vita.
Sides community threads get shoved off into the "graveyard" anyways, so its mostly the core group that sticks around anyways and not really new folks go wandering in from the main section of gaming unless directed from other threads.
Its better to stick to a genre or series, rather than trying to do a blanket all megathread covering everything. As the conversations will become a mess and people lose interest due to having to sift through a bunch of other posts that are not related to the topic they want to discuss. Its why on GAF with the gaming stuff there are generally more focused threads to a specific sub genre or series.
SerTapTap
Member
Yeah I liked those threads in theory but there's no real discussion or anything so I just leave 'em alone now. Everyone just blurts out what they got/are playing and leaves.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Exactly.
Which is unfortunate but expected. Other than that at least some serve as a gateway to show folks what other titles are available in a particular genre or series.
Kudo
Member
Really enjoying Oreshika, the art in this game is just mind blowing and the character design of all the gods, wow.
Probably a stupid question but does Muramasa Genroku Legends work as stand-alone?
Or if you buy the game do I have to beat it with Momohime & Kisuke before I can access them, already finished it on Wii but I'd really like to play the new character stories.
If it needs the retail game to work - what size is the complete collection?
Probably a stupid question but does Muramasa Genroku Legends work as stand-alone?
Or if you buy the game do I have to beat it with Momohime & Kisuke before I can access them, already finished it on Wii but I'd really like to play the new character stories.
If it needs the retail game to work - what size is the complete collection?
You just reminded me I need to get my hands on the SoSC soundtrack. I wonder if the bundle with the Students of the Round OST is still available...
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
It seems that you need the actual game also to run the DLC.
450 MB for the game
82 / 84 / 69 / 75 MB general numbers for the DLC
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Both are marketplace numbers but for the dual OST versions.
PC around 9980 JPY
X360 7480 JPY
I remembered the shop that had just the soundtracks: https://ebten.jp/p/4541993022984/
Says the Students of the Round OST was an early purchase bonus, but it's still listed as included. Even if it doesn't come with it anymore, I still want the SoSC soundtrack.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
ah lol you meant the actual OST. sorry about that. its most def worth getting. which reminds me i wonder where mine went as its not here on the desk...
Im sad that exp inc never reprinted these.
http://www2.enekoshop.jp/shop/exp/item_detail?category_id=20429&item_id=687439
contained all of the generation xth OST and 360 versions of SoR + LCB OST.
Could someone explain to me how downloading games works once you've reached the minimum requirement to play the game?
I just bought Alien: Isolation from the EU sale and it only needed 4gb to start, so I started when it got to that point but the game is stopping me from progressing quite early on. For anyone who's played the game, it's the point where I have to pick up my documents in the bridge.
I've left the game at the menu, highlighting Survivor mode where it tells me the percentage of the game that's downloaded but is there a simpler way to tell my PS4 to download the rest of the game etc. without playing it/having the application open?
Thanks
I just bought Alien: Isolation from the EU sale and it only needed 4gb to start, so I started when it got to that point but the game is stopping me from progressing quite early on. For anyone who's played the game, it's the point where I have to pick up my documents in the bridge.
I've left the game at the menu, highlighting Survivor mode where it tells me the percentage of the game that's downloaded but is there a simpler way to tell my PS4 to download the rest of the game etc. without playing it/having the application open?
Thanks
Kudo
Member
As far as I know it should be downloading the game even if you're not in the application.
I tried this with Toukiden demo and it downloaded itself on the background while I was playing other games even when it wasn't listed on the "Downloads" list, can you see the size of the game increasing in the "Information" screen in the PS4 menu? Or does it just show the complete size there?
SerTapTap
Member
It should just be downloading it as "game data" or soemthing in your downloads list and passively downloads whether or not you're playing. Unsure if you'll eventually gain access to content bit by bit or if you just have to wait until the whole thing's done. I've only done it with *w* Quintet which is pretty slow paced so it downloaded before I hit any walls.
Ah, the information screen! Yes, it's slowly downloading there (incredibly slowly for some reason).
Thanks for the help.
CaptainTiptop
Member
Does remote play just ignore your PS4's button remapping? I swapped R1 and R2 so I could actually play Dragon Age comfortably and it didn't work.
Holding down the back touchpad throughout fights is pretty annoying. Would have been nice if Bioware put any effort into the remote play control scheme at all. It's just the bog standard default one with four buttons on the back touchpad.
Holding down the back touchpad throughout fights is pretty annoying. Would have been nice if Bioware put any effort into the remote play control scheme at all. It's just the bog standard default one with four buttons on the back touchpad.
Kudo
Member
teflontactics
Member
IIRC you need to swap the buttons on the console you're playing on (so Vita).
SerTapTap
Member
You'll probably have to set custom buttons on the Vita for that I guess. Good news is the 4 rear touch buttons default was changed to 4 FRONT touch buttons default but only for new games. It's a bit better overall IMO, but yeah devs should really just actually give a shit and put the tiniest amount of effort into remote play defaults. Driveclub works like a dream button-wise, too few multiplats put work into it though.
PSN speed is highly variable, took me over half an hour to download Neptunia U (it's a bit over 1 gig, fairly small)
teflontactics
Member
Yeah, released on the 15th of April there but not in NA (yet?).
Ah thanks. Was confused for a bit.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Some media create info for Babel and other Exp Inc Vita titles
Generation Xth series related
[PSV] Tokyo New World Record: Operation Abyss (5pb., 07/24/14) – 15,242
[PSV] Tokyo Legacy: Operation Babel (5pb.) {2015.04.30} - 8,104
[PSV] Labyrinth Cross Blood: Infinity - 9.006 / NEW
(Infinity Ultimate did not rank high enough to get a numerical statistic)
Other titles
[PSV] Demon Gaze (Kadokawa Games, 01/24/13) – 25,316
[PSV] The Stranger of Sword City: Black Palace (Experience, 01/22/15) – 11,559
Wonder what the digital sales are, since generally those seem to do well. Though Babel had an issue with an incorrect price.
Generation Xth series related
[PSV] Tokyo New World Record: Operation Abyss (5pb., 07/24/14) – 15,242
[PSV] Tokyo Legacy: Operation Babel (5pb.) {2015.04.30} - 8,104
[PSV] Labyrinth Cross Blood: Infinity - 9.006 / NEW
(Infinity Ultimate did not rank high enough to get a numerical statistic)
Other titles
[PSV] Demon Gaze (Kadokawa Games, 01/24/13) – 25,316
[PSV] The Stranger of Sword City: Black Palace (Experience, 01/22/15) – 11,559
Wonder what the digital sales are, since generally those seem to do well. Though Babel had an issue with an incorrect price.
You'd think that after Demon Gaze they'd have a bigger fist week shipment but it doesn't really seems to be all that different. Maybe it's just a matter of publisher, Ray Gigant might have a bigger one, I guess.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Im not sure how Ray Gigant will do either, since lots of folks are still wondering how will it play and such. Its not like the other titles they have produced where folks have a general idea. With that being said I think there will be a lot of fence sitters to see what the early adopters have to say about the title, before going out and picking it up.
Thats what the general vibe seems to be over here anyways.
For Exp Inc titles thats pretty good numbers though. Seeing as how with Abyss and Stranger for example they were happy with the sales numbers. Which also included digital download ranking.
I wish we knew like total lifetime sales so far but for niche titles like these they drop off the charts pretty fast so harder to track. D:
Demon Gaze was a beast, no one was expecting it to do as good as it did.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Wouldnt say its a beast, but for what it is the title did well for a new IP in the genre. Since 200,000 worldwide shipped kinda splits up the numbers if one was to have the breakdown by region.
Did Moero really sell over 100k? The game is solid enough but that's kind of crazy, power of the kyun scratch I guess.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Considering regardless of the content, its rated pretty high also which most def must help drive sales forward outside of the art style too. I do remember for a while it was sold out in stores / online after launch.
They finally posted some Disney Infinity 2.0 info on the PlayStation Blog:
If you buy it in-store within May 9th through to the 16th in the US, you'll get a free Avengers playset.
According to this guy, Canada will get a release sometime this week for $10 on top of the US MSRP. There's been some listings in EU, so it shouldn't be NA-exclusive.
All of this is incredibly timely given 3.0 was announced this week, and Vita wasn't included ...
If you buy it in-store within May 9th through to the 16th in the US, you'll get a free Avengers playset.
According to this guy, Canada will get a release sometime this week for $10 on top of the US MSRP. There's been some listings in EU, so it shouldn't be NA-exclusive.
All of this is incredibly timely given 3.0 was announced this week, and Vita wasn't included ...
They finally posted some Disney Infinity 2.0 info on the PlayStation Blog:
If you buy it in-store within May 9th through to the 16th in the US, you'll get a free Avengers playset.
According to this guy, Canada will get a release sometime this week for $10 on top of the US MSRP. There's been some listings in EU, so it shouldn't be NA-exclusive.
All of this is incredibly timely given 3.0 was announced this week, and Vita wasn't included ...
I'll try to support it if I can get it for a fair price and the platinum trophy is obtainable even with just those figures that come with the game.
They finally posted some Disney Infinity 2.0 info on the PlayStation Blog:
If you buy it in-store within May 9th through to the 16th in the US, you'll get a free Avengers playset.
According to this guy, Canada will get a release sometime this week for $10 on top of the US MSRP. There's been some listings in EU, so it shouldn't be NA-exclusive.
All of this is incredibly timely given 3.0 was announced this week, and Vita wasn't included ...
We better get 3.0, too. :c
They finally posted some Disney Infinity 2.0 info on the PlayStation Blog:
If you buy it in-store within May 9th through to the 16th in the US, you'll get a free Avengers playset.
According to this guy, Canada will get a release sometime this week for $10 on top of the US MSRP. There's been some listings in EU, so it shouldn't be NA-exclusive.
All of this is incredibly timely given 3.0 was announced this week, and Vita wasn't included ...
It is great so see this finally land on Vita soon
.....but I don't like the whole figures-coming-to-life concept; feels evil to me XD. To play the full game you buy plastic toys to play the 60$ you bought and to play as other character you have to by 12 dollar figures and then you want to collect them all and......it never ends XD. Hope this leads to 3.0 landing on Vita too, as if they made 2.0 for Vita, then they would like to use the same engine/coding/ect for the Vita version of 3.0 too
. Either way, hope this is a success. Surprised I never got into this series, as I am a huge Disney fan. Guess Epic Mickey soured me on Disney's gaming efforts :l.
They finally posted some Disney Infinity 2.0 info on the PlayStation Blog:
If you buy it in-store within May 9th through to the 16th in the US, you'll get a free Avengers playset.
According to this guy, Canada will get a release sometime this week for $10 on top of the US MSRP. There's been some listings in EU, so it shouldn't be NA-exclusive.
All of this is incredibly timely given 3.0 was announced this week, and Vita wasn't included ...
Also having the Avengers playset will push me over the edge. I'll try to pick this up tomorrow.