drahkon Posted August 29 Posted August 29 14 hours ago, drahkon said: After good night's sleep I gotta say: It's not too bad. I actually always wanted to give MLB a go, so that's nice. Anyways, the highlight in September will be The Plucky Squire (aside from Astro Bot, of course).
Jimbob Posted September 2 Posted September 2 If you've not played Little Nightmares II, good chance as any to give it a pop.
Hero-of-Time Posted September 11 Posted September 11 Quote PS+ Extra -The Plucky Squire -Under The Waves -Night in the Woods -Chernobylite -Wild Card Football -Space Engineers -Road 96 -Ben 10 -Far Cry 5 PS+ Premium -Pistol Whip (PSVR2) -Secret Agent Clank (PSP) -Sky Gunner (PS2) -Mister Mosquito (PS2) I'm happy with Night in the Woods and Secret Agent Clank. 2
drahkon Posted September 11 Posted September 11 The Plucky Squire (obviously), Wild Card Football and Chernobylite (yes, it's a horror game but it looks interesting) for me. I'm usually down for a Far Cry game, too, so maybe I'll give number 5 a go
Julius Posted September 11 Author Posted September 11 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said: I'm happy with Night in the Woods and Secret Agent Clank. Damn, talk about a great month for PS+. Still hadn't got around to Night in the Woods, so I'll gladly take that, and I'm sure everyone's in for The Plucky Squire. The most interesting ones to me though are SkyGunner and Mister Mosquito - from what I can see looking around, I think this is the first time SkyGunner is coming to Europe? A quick Google says it was Atlus-published in the US (seems SIE passed on it?), it's pretty short (3 hours on HLTB) and the first recommended video on it I saw is from My Life in Gaming, who say that they think it's the best 3D shooter on PS2? Damn, if this actually is the first time it's coming to Europe, what a cool and neat gem to get! Also @Hero-of-Time and @drahkon I've been meaning to ask you what you'd most recommend I check out from the Classics Catalog? I've barely touched them, and after Astro Bot I'm definitely in the mood for exploring some older, shorter PS1 and PS2 titles, but honestly have no idea what to start with because of how poorly I think it's all curated Edited September 11 by Julius
drahkon Posted September 11 Posted September 11 3 minutes ago, Julius said: I've been meaning to ask you what you'd most recommend I check out from the Classics Catalog? Don't play Daxter For the PS1 classics I'd recommend: Ape Escape I.Q. Intelligent Qube Jet Moto 1 and 2 (they are a little janky, though) Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue! H-o-T played a lot more, I think, so he'll probably recommend more. DO NOT PLAY Daxter! 1
Hero-of-Time Posted September 11 Posted September 11 I'm not recommending anything because my recommendations just get ridiculed and shot down. You people go play whatever you want. 2
Julius Posted September 11 Author Posted September 11 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said: I'm not recommending anything because my recommendations just get ridiculed and shot down. You people go play whatever you want. Damn, @drahkon see what you and your Daxter hate does?! This is almost as bad as the time I was right about Ratchet & Clank 2016 swimming in 7s...almost Edited September 11 by Julius
Jonnas Posted September 11 Posted September 11 30 minutes ago, Julius said: I've been meaning to ask you what you'd most recommend I check out from the Classics Catalog? My experience with PS exclusive titles is scant, but taking a quick look at the catalogue... MediEvil is a fun romp; Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee is an excellent example of PS1 weirdness; I second Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue!; Siren is a cult horror game. In case you're in the mood; Natch, Resident Evil (PS1) seems to be there as well; Patapon is a PSP game, but the recommendation stays; Not really associated with Playstation, but Garou: Mark of the Wolves is a lovely intro to fighting games, if you're interested in starting here. 1
drahkon Posted September 13 Posted September 13 On 9/11/2024 at 5:52 PM, drahkon said: I'm usually down for a Far Cry game, too, so maybe I'll give number 5 a go Noooooo, it has online trophies
Hero-of-Time Posted September 14 Posted September 14 I decided to play through Tomb Raider Legend. I've not played this since it was released on the 360. I enjoyed it back then and I enjoyed revisiting it now. It was interesting playing this so close to having played the original Tomb Raider. Playing them both this close together really highlighted just how different the Crystal Dynamics games are to what Core originally put out. Sure, there are a few puzzles scattered about and there is scaling various structures to be done, but their games really lack the intricate levels design and precision platforming that gave the series its reputation. Still fun though. Trophy wise, I had to beat the game on the hardest difficulty. I remember it being not too difficult and so I opted to do my first run through of the game on that, rather than doing multiple runs. All of the collectibles needed to be found, which wasn't too bad thanks to all the guides kicking around for the game. Lastly, I needed to finished each level again in Time Trial mode. This seems daunting at first but completing each stage unlocks bonuses and cheats for you to use. If play it smart you can have one shot kills and invincibility very early on in these speed runs. I have to say, I'm surprised by how well the game runs and looks. Like I said, I played this on the 360 and its impressive that they had this running on PS2 hardware. Another great addition to the Classic PS+ library. 1
Dcubed Posted September 14 Posted September 14 (edited) Tomb Raider Legend is my favourite Tomb Raider game. It was exactly the shot in the arm that the series needed, finally ditching the clunky grid-based PS1-era platforming in favour of smooth character motion more akin to Super Mario 64. The level design is perhaps not as intricate as the earlier Core Design games, but it's well paced with some fun setpieces that emphasise meaningful platforming and some good variety with driving stages and such. Was the first Tomb Raider game I genuinely enjoyed... and sadly also one of the last; as the series basically fell off a cliff once they turned it into an Uncharted clone (oh the irony!). Edited September 14 by Dcubed
Hero-of-Time Posted September 14 Posted September 14 4 minutes ago, Dcubed said: Was the first Tomb Raider game I genuinely enjoyed... and sadly also one of the last; as the series basically fell off a cliff once they turned it into an Uncharted clone (oh the irony!). The rebooted trilogy (especially the first game) has more in common with Metroid than it does Uncharted.
drahkon Posted September 15 Posted September 15 (edited) On 8/29/2024 at 8:43 AM, drahkon said: I actually always wanted to give MLB a go, so that's nice. Had a good time with it. Played a few games before looking up the trophies and it was a pretty nice experience. Had to tone down the presentation a bit, though, so I didn't have to skip a million cutscenes after every single thing that happened. Trophies are very manageable. Needed to look up a bit of the lingo that can be found in the trophy descriptions. I do know a fair amount about baseball but some requirements I could not piece together Yeah, PS+ Essential in September wasn't a dud Edited September 15 by drahkon 1
Julius Posted September 16 Author Posted September 16 Trophies for TimeSplitters, TimeSplitters 2, and TimeSplitters: Future Perfect just went up on PSNProfiles: 2 1
Julius Posted September 16 Author Posted September 16 40 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said: 👍 Well I guess you could say your Time wasn't, uh, Split Spoiler Ba-dum-tss 3
Jonnas Posted September 16 Posted September 16 On 9/11/2024 at 4:55 PM, Julius said: what you'd most recommend I check out from the Classics Catalog? Add Timesplitters 2 to the list! I don't know if that's the catalogue that it's on, but it's a PS2 classic for sure. 1
Julius Posted September 17 Author Posted September 17 Trophies are confirmed and already up for this month's new wave of Classics of Mister Mosquito, Secret Agent Clank, and SkyGunner: Quite looking forward to giving Mister Mosquito and SkyGunner a spin 1 hour ago, Jonnas said: Add Timesplitters 2 to the list! I don't know if that's the catalogue that it's on, but it's a PS2 classic for sure. It is downloaded along with the other two! 3
drahkon Posted September 17 Posted September 17 8 hours ago, Hero-of-Time said: Never played these games before. Are they difficult/annoying due to their age? What was it like. TELL ME
Jonnas Posted September 17 Posted September 17 35 minutes ago, drahkon said: Never played these games before. Are they difficult/annoying due to their age? What was it like. TELL ME Goldeneye devs went on to make a trilogy of some really fun, silly, arcade-y FPSes. I haven't played the first one, but I hear it feels mostly like a prototype for what TS2 would become. I did play the sequels, and they're both worth playing. No idea how they compare to modern offerings. FPS isn't my kind of genre, especially not on consoles... except for Timesplitters. It's really that damn good. I dare say it slaps. 1
Hero-of-Time Posted September 17 Posted September 17 1 hour ago, drahkon said: Never played these games before. Are they difficult/annoying due to their age? What was it like. TELL ME It's very fun. The story mode consists of stages where you have to find an item in the level and then take it to the extraction point. There are only 10 or so stages and they can be completed pretty quickly. The positioning of the item and exit changes depending on the difficulty level. For the trophies you'll need to play on the normal setting. The main meat of the original game was in the challenge mode, which is unlocked by completing the final level in story mode. The challenges are based around the story mode stages, with each have 3 challenges per stage. I always struggled with these on the PS2 but the rewind feature on this version makes them far more manageable. Finish all of these for the trophies. The other 2 trophies are for creating a map in the map maker mode and finishing a story with full health, which is very easy if playing on the easiest difficulty setting. The game plays perfectly fine, although I did have to invert the vertical axis. It's very fast paced and you can certainly see the Goldeneye DNA in the game. 1
drahkon Posted September 17 Posted September 17 Thanks @Jonnas and @Hero-of-Time I'll probably give these games a go once I'm done with The Plucky Squire 1
drahkon Posted September 17 Posted September 17 7 hours ago, Julius said: Quite looking forward to giving Mister Mosquito and SkyGunner a spin Same here. Especially SkyGunner looks great In Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 news: Found a decent xp farming method and leveled up 18 times since yesterday. Still 30 levels to go, though Also cleaned up a few miscellaneous trophies. Now I gotta level up to 100, find/land all gaps and do what is called "Hard Get-Theres" which are certain combinations of gaps that have to be landed to count. They are supposed to be quite difficult (hence the name). This is gonna take longer than I thought...
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