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PS Plus games for February: Yakuza 4, Transistor, Rogue Legacy, more (NA&EU)
- Thread starter Hanmik
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It's very addictive since almost each run mades you stronger (literally).
MMaRsu
Banned
You mean all three!
TraBunch dont go after Neo Khidr after defeating Khidr, instead go for the other bosses!
The Architect locks down your last played castle. Dont lock down the castle unless you are doing a boss run, otherwise also go for max gold runs.
No can do. I've invested too much time in this asshole to give up now.
pr0cs
Member
Sadly of the 3 PS4 games only Apotheon is fun for me.
Rogue Legacy is too bloody hard, I'm lucky if I can make it through 2-3 screens before dying. It's a shame because I like the concept and after Isaac I was looking for more in that vein of gametype, sadly RL is not the title to fill that niche.
Transistor is just goofy, I have no idea what the game is about and there is no real serious tutorial or introduction to the game/world. It's a pretty game but the gameplay is dull (feels like a JRPG which is probably why I am turned off about the gameplay) and the whole thing feels like an extension of another game so for new players you're left with a feeling of "why am I doing this again?"
I'm glad I got to try the games so it's not really a loss, but I was hoping for more considering the hype the games were getting when they were announced as the PS+ games of the month.
Rogue Legacy is too bloody hard, I'm lucky if I can make it through 2-3 screens before dying. It's a shame because I like the concept and after Isaac I was looking for more in that vein of gametype, sadly RL is not the title to fill that niche.
Transistor is just goofy, I have no idea what the game is about and there is no real serious tutorial or introduction to the game/world. It's a pretty game but the gameplay is dull (feels like a JRPG which is probably why I am turned off about the gameplay) and the whole thing feels like an extension of another game so for new players you're left with a feeling of "why am I doing this again?"
I'm glad I got to try the games so it's not really a loss, but I was hoping for more considering the hype the games were getting when they were announced as the PS+ games of the month.
NexusGamer
Member
Yeah about that - my PS3 says I have 31GB of space free.... but when I try to download Yakuza I get an error that there's not enough storage space
what gives?
Blackthorn
"hello?" "this is vagina"
YianGaruga
Banned
You need 2x the space because the PS3 needs to install the game. After the installation the other 22GB will be free again. Yeah it's stupid.
Give it a shot, it's pretty short game (took me 4 or 5 hours? somewhere in that range) and feeling lost in the beginning is part of the experience.
It all comes so well together at the end.
The combat can either be played by doing a turn ala JRPGs or in real time like an action RPG. I ended up doing a combination of both.
One of my fave games of 2014.
Iirc you need double the space indicated.
I would say to keep going because you're constantly getting stronger, but if you're dying in 2-3 screens, you won't be getting enough gold to upgrade anything.
Good lord, man. Give it some time. Rogue Legacy doesn't work like BOI where your PB gets better and better purely due to experience. RL relies heavily on your exploring and finding armour, weapons and power-ups.
Once you play a bit, get a hold of the ropes (and the double dash) you'll be flying through the rooms that used to take you 5 minutes.
Double dash? Is that the L2/R2 dash thing? Huh, didn't know it was that useful. I've just been using the heal on kill runes on everything I can.
chaostrophy
Member
Yeah, I got a Vita recently, and it's weird how the PS3 outperforms the Vita overall in running games, but the Vita is so much faster in navigating the store, OS, installing stuff, etc. Did Sony just make some huge mistakes with the initial firmware of the PS3 that they weren't able to fix with revisions?
Yeah thanks for the tip, I give it some more time later. I try to stay away from the Mage heirs since I am not use to using them and their low HP can be brutal at least for my skill level right now.
I find it fun to explore the castle though, I like running into rooms and seeing some crazing looking enemies only for to turn around a go "nope" lol. One question; are there other melee weapons are do you only use a sword?
pr0cs
Member
That's exactly my problem. It will start out well then you get into a room with 3-4 things shooting shit at you and your health drops like a stone. Then you don't collect enough money to actually improve yourself so it gets old pretty quick.
I'll try it again tonight but I'm not hopeful, maybe I just had a string of some really ridiculous rooms last night which soured me on the experience.
Vita has like 5x the RAM available for the OS compared to PS3, that's the reason.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
Yeah pretty much. I was the same when I first played Spelunky and Binding of Isaac, but now I can best those games on a consistent basis so hopefully eventually I'll get the hang of things.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
Yeah, I found that out yesterday. It hurt.
The soundtrack is incredible. I'm having a really good time with it. Indie is the backbone of this gen, and I'm super impressed with this and transistor.
Are you using McSwordy's triangle spell? It costs double the MP, but does more damage. I spent hours trying to kill Neo Khidr using the circle spell, because I didn't know about this
Are you using McSwordy's triangle spell? It costs double the MP, but does more damage. I spent hours trying to kill Neo Khidr using the circle spell, because I didn't know about this
Yeah, the best I've done is getting him down to about 25%. The thing I'm having trouble with is the dodging when he shoots the fireballs in a circle. Especially when he does two of them in a row in the same direction.
Phineous_2
Member
So happy to see so many giving Rogue Legacy a shot! It's probably my most played game last year.
If you're getting frustrated with it, realize that on your early runs you should concentrate on learning enemy attack patterns, the differences in how each class plays and getting gold. You're going to die a LOT, but you'll also notice yourself getting better/further and that will give you the 'one more try' addiction.
If you're getting frustrated with it, realize that on your early runs you should concentrate on learning enemy attack patterns, the differences in how each class plays and getting gold. You're going to die a LOT, but you'll also notice yourself getting better/further and that will give you the 'one more try' addiction.
Kssio_Aug
Member
Played a little bit of Transistor. I liked it!
Amazing art style, and the combat is pretty good. However, I'm not enjoying the sword's dialogues... they're boring, and I found the voice quite tiring and emotionless. Am not understanding much of the story either, but I guess the terminals may explain it better.
Amazing art style, and the combat is pretty good. However, I'm not enjoying the sword's dialogues... they're boring, and I found the voice quite tiring and emotionless. Am not understanding much of the story either, but I guess the terminals may explain it better.
Sir Griffith
Member
Guys who are saying Rogue Legacy is difficult - Stick with it!
The game requires your time and patience to get better, mainly from learning enemy patterns and dungeon obstacles. Having played through 3 NG+ runs, I can say this game is one of the most rewarding experiences I've had in the past 5 years.
The game requires your time and patience to get better, mainly from learning enemy patterns and dungeon obstacles. Having played through 3 NG+ runs, I can say this game is one of the most rewarding experiences I've had in the past 5 years.
Well he is a sword and meant to sound like that, I find it pretty cool especially when you set it to have his voice coming out of the controller.
Also anybody give Kick & Fennick a try it looks pretty good.
Yeah good tips from everyone in here so far, I wish I bought it sooner.
Kssio_Aug
Member
I'll try that!
Yeah, I found quite hard to avoid being hit when he shoot in that circle pattern. But if that's your biggest problem, it's only a matter of keep trying until you have an encounter where he doesnt use that attack so often. That's how I've done it, anyway.
edit: welp, it seems you did it. congrats
With my disc version of Yakuza 4, it installed a ton of data onto the harddrive. It might have been the entire game.
Did they change this for the downloadable version? Does it still need to install a massive "disc install" on top of the 22 gigs it occupies on the drive?
I'm wondering if I should erase my "game data" that is on my drive from the disc version, or keep it there...
Did they change this for the downloadable version? Does it still need to install a massive "disc install" on top of the 22 gigs it occupies on the drive?
I'm wondering if I should erase my "game data" that is on my drive from the disc version, or keep it there...
It's REALLY good... I'm completely blown away. I just burned my full lunch hour playing it.
It's one of those "why have I never seen this done before" kind of games. Such a simple yet brilliant concept.
It's some of the best platforming I've ever played.
NoSkillz187
Member
Just watched the trailer, downloading the game now.
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
So I played a bit of Transistor last night and it didn't really click with me. I was under the impression this was an ARPG but apparently it's some kind of hybrid with strategy/tactical combat. I am not a big fan of this type of gameplay so I was kinda disappointed. I only played a few minutes though so I'll give it a good shot. It may have just been the disappointment of not getting what I was wanting/expecting. The game is pretty but kinda sterile too. I don't know...
BouncyFrag
Member
Very cool! I didn't notice that since I usually game with headphones on but will amend that for this.
You can also play it like an ARPG and do real time attacks instead of turns.
Further thoughts on Kick & Fennick:
- Graphics are great (native and colorful)
- I aim with stick, but using touch may be more precise
- Animations are great and the characters are very charming, even though they don't speak, they don't need to
- Still in first world, and already discovered / unlocked two alternate costumes
- 50 gears to locate each level, I have not found them all in any level so far... and I'm trying
- the slow-mo while aiming is really neat, while platforming, and while shooting enemies. Gives it a very satisfying feel
- very challenging sequences already. timed jumping through beams and such.
- You can disable the "score screen" between levels, to make it feel more seamless
- but loading is still a bit long between levels and returning to main menu
- I hope the later worlds have different environments.
This game is a MUST PLAY
- Graphics are great (native and colorful)
- I aim with stick, but using touch may be more precise
- Animations are great and the characters are very charming, even though they don't speak, they don't need to
- Still in first world, and already discovered / unlocked two alternate costumes
- 50 gears to locate each level, I have not found them all in any level so far... and I'm trying
- the slow-mo while aiming is really neat, while platforming, and while shooting enemies. Gives it a very satisfying feel
- very challenging sequences already. timed jumping through beams and such.
- You can disable the "score screen" between levels, to make it feel more seamless
- but loading is still a bit long between levels and returning to main menu
- I hope the later worlds have different environments.
This game is a MUST PLAY