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[drahkon]

8 minutes ago, Julius said:

September Essentials:

I purposely left them out so you can do your job

Saints Row seems to have had a rough start but is in a better state now. Worth checking out.

[Dcubed]

Bloody hell! That price hike came fast!  They really couldn’t wait after the Game Pass bump huh?

Who in their right mind would subscribe to Premium at this point!? If it wasn’t already a ripoff, it’s outright robbery at that price.

[Sheikah]

Oh boy, another great month. Add these to my list:
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's • Revenge (PS4/PS5)
• Rogue Legacy 2 (PS4/PS5)
• Soulstice (PS5)
• Tacoma (PS4)
• A Hat in Time (PS4)
• Forager (PS4)
• Dodgeball Academia (PS4)
• The Wild at Heart (PS4)
 
Will I get to them soon? Of course not. In May I have completed two games and in June I'm at one, so far. There are some shorter ones on this list, though. I hope I'll get to finish at least one.

I've been playing Forager quite a bit. Really nice game, especially fun for those who liked Starwdew Valley.

[drahkon]

Welp, I caved and got a 1 year extension for Premium.
Thanks to PS Stars (got 20€ PSN credit for my points) and a key reseller I "only" had to pay 78€. Given that I would've paid 72€ (or a little less thanks to offers) for Essential starting next year, I figured it's a good deal.

Ok Sony, you have 16 months to convince me that at least PS+ Extra is worth the price hike

[Julius]

Games for PS+ Extra have leaked...

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Nier Replicant
Star Ocean Divine Force
13 Sentinels
Civ VI
Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2
Unpacking

Still have Replicant and 13 Sentinels on my shelf, and Unpacking is one I've had my eye on for a while now. A really good month, especially for TGS month! 

(can this finally mean a NieR sequel announcement already please for the love of YoRHa)

[drahkon]

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim?
Hope it's true.

Man, this list is already incredible

[drahkon]

@Julius today's the day. I expect you to share the news with no delay

[Julius]

7 hours ago, drahkon said:

@Julius today's the day. I expect you to share the news with no delay

Here you go 

Super solid month! 

[drahkon]

Hm, aside from the titles that have been leaked...meh.

Maybe I will finally give a Star Ocean title a go...

[Julius]

Callisto Protocol, Farming Simulator 22 and Weird West are this month's PS+ Monthly Essentials games. 

Farming Simulator hype 

[drahkon]

Horror game? Booohhhh.
Farming Simulator? Boooohhhh.
Weird West? Hmmm...might check it out, probably won't.

I'm fine with a bad month for me...got way too much stuff to play

[WackerJr]

On 27/09/2023 at 7:54 PM, drahkon said:

Horror game? Booohhhh.
Farming Simulator? Boooohhhh.
Weird West? Hmmm...might check it out, probably won't.

I'm fine with a bad month for me...got way too much stuff to play

Those were precisely my thoughts when I saw the list too (although can’t be sure my booing was identical 😂).

[Julius]

Some leaked details on the PS+ Extra games for October:

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Gotham Knights
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
Disco Elysium The Final Cut
Far: Changing Tides
Gungrave G.O.R.E
Elite Dangerous
Dead Island Definitive Edition
Alien Isolation

Few of these definitely seem perfect for spooky season 

[Julius]

Confirmation of this month's games:

Oh, and also, PS5 Cloud Streaming has (finally) arrived:

Still struggle to imagine who this could be for and why you wouldn't just install natively, but it's cool nonetheless! 

[drahkon]

Disco Elysium: The Final Cut

Nice. Don't care about the rest, which is good

[Glen-i]

Yup, Disco Elysium is very, very good.

Highly recommended.

[Hero-of-Time]

 

[drahkon]

Jet Moto? JET MOTO?
HOLY SHIT. This game was a huge part of my childhood

And Grandia, too

Shame that they won't have trophy support, though

Teardown is good fun, so far. Very therapeutic. Destroy and steal stuff. What's not to like?

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen...man, I bought this game for 2.50€ and I don't even remember how many times I gave it a try...always dropped it after an hour or two.

I think I've played Superliminal on PC? At least a demo? Don't remember. Or maybe I've just seen trailers...will definitely give it another go, though.

Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising...this is the prequel to the Suiokden-like game, right? IIRC, it wasn't very well received?

 

The rest doesn't interest me

[Hero-of-Time]

I would answer your trophy query but Era has done it for you already.

Typical. I buy Grandia off of ebay because I was sick of the lack of these types of games not being part of the service and then this happens. Probably end up getting Alundra on PS+ next month just to really twist the knife.

 

[drahkon]

1 minute ago, Hero-of-Time said:

I would answer your trophy query but Era has done it for you already.

1 minute ago, Hero-of-Time said:

Probably end up getting Alundra on PS+ next month just to really twist the knife.

You deserve it!

[Hero-of-Time]

2 hours ago, drahkon said:

You deserve it!

I honestly wouldn't mind. I love playing these old JRPGs with the benefits of saving anywhere and brinv able to rewind. I played through Wild Arms and Legend of Dragoon earlier in the year and had a great time.

Spoiler

Wild Arms was the first JRPG I played on my PS1. The western setting was very unique and still quite a novel one today. I had a huge burst of nostalgia when playing the game, although it took a while to get used to how slow the battle system is. I need to get around to playing the sequel at some point as that never got released over here, so was happy to see it pop up on PS+.

The Legend of Dragoon was a game I never played but heard lots about. I was pleased to find that it was worthy of the praise it was given. It certainly has an FFVII feel to it all and it hit all the right notes for a JRPG from that era. The battle system is a little weird though and it's hard to become too OP due to how it all works. The rewind function definitely came in handy here. If I missed my timings when doing a move I could just rewind.

The more of these games that arrive the merrier.

[drahkon]

16 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said:

I played through Wild Arms and Legend of Dragoon earlier in the year and had a great time.

I still have to play those.

Well, I did start Wild Arms quite some time ago but...

16 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said:

it took a while to get used to how slow the battle system is

I couldn't get used to it...

Edited November 15, 2023 by drahkon

[Hero-of-Time]

Trophies confirmed for Jet Moto, @drahkon. Hopefully Grandia also supports them.

[drahkon]

2 hours ago, Hero-of-Time said:

Trophies confirmed for Jet Moto, @drahkon.

Awesome!

I recently watched videos of Jet Moto and...

On 11/15/2023 at 5:41 PM, drahkon said:

Jet Moto? JET MOTO?
HOLY SHIT. This game was a huge part of my childhood

This was a lie.
I was thinking about Jet Moto 2

Still, can't wait to give the first one a go!

2 hours ago, Hero-of-Time said:

Hopefully Grandia also supports them

Still now news since your post

Edited November 21, 2023 by drahkon

[Hero-of-Time]

42 minutes ago, drahkon said:

Still no news since your post

Yeah, it's not looking good. For games announced on this service usually the trophy lists pop up at the same time as each other.