PSN Weekly Deals - 8/27: PAX Indie Sale, DJ Hero/2/GH Sale, Spelunky $11.99, Pinballistik is Free!, and Machinarium Vita Free for PS+!

[FriskyTanuki]

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Key:
N - New This Week
X - Expires With Next Update
P - Permanent Price Drop
C - Cross Buy (Vita/PS3)
D - Demo or Full Game Trial Available

Pre-orders


Battlefield 4 - $59.99 - Ends 10/29 [customspoiler='Bonuses']China Rising Expansion & Exclusive Theme[/customspoiler]
Battlefield 4 - Premium - $49.99 - Ends 10/29
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse - $14.99 X [customspoiler='Bonuses']Original Genesis game, Avatars, & Exclusive Theme[/customspoiler]
Diablo III - $59.99 X [customspoiler='Bonuses']Infernal Helm DLC Pack & Exclusive Theme[/customspoiler]
FIFA 14 - $59.99 - Out 9/24 [customspoiler='Bonuses']24 FUT Gold Packs & Exclusive Theme[/customspoiler]

Grand Theft Auto V - $59.99 - Out 9/17 [customspoiler='Bonuses']75% Discount on a Rockstar PSN Title, Atomic Blimp, & Exclusive Theme[/customspoiler]

NHL 14 - $59.99 - Ends 9/10 D [customspoiler='Bonuses']24 HUT Gold Packs & Exclusive Theme[/customspoiler]
Rain - $14.99 - Ends 10/1 [customspoiler='Bonuses']Avatars, Dynamic and Static Themes, & Musical Montage[/customspoiler]
 
Bundles

Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon & Call of Juarez Gunslinger Bundle - $24.99 - 17% Off ND

Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rainslick Precipice of Darkness Episode 1 & 2 Bundle - $7.49 - 50% Off NX

Pinballistik + DLC Bundle - $4.99 - 38% Off NP

Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype Complete Bundle - $5.99 - 54% Off - [customspoiler='Includes']Full Game + The Last Chapter Add-on[/customspoiler]

Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype + Soldner-X: Himmelssturmer Bundle - $6.99 - 53% Off - [customspoiler='Does Not Include']Last Chapter Add-on for X2[/customspoiler]

PS3

Amy - $1.99 - 33% Off
Closure - $7.49 - 50% Off NXD
Dragon Fantasy Book I - $4.99 - 50% Off NXC

Dyad - $7.49 - 50% Off NXD

flOw - $5.59


Flower - $6.99 D



Journey - $7.49 - 50% Off NXD

Limbo - $7.49 - 50% Off NXCD

Madden NFL 13 - $29.99 - 25% Off NP
Need for Speed: Most Wanted - $29.99 - 25% Off NPD
Pinballistik - Free NP
Retro City Rampage - $4.99 - 66% Off NXC
Retro/Grade - $4.99 - 50% Off - Compatible with Guitar Controller NXD
Skullgirls - $7.49 - 50% Off NXD
Tokyo Jungle - $7.49 - 50% Off NX
Soldner-X: Himmelssturmer - $3.99 - 50% Off



Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype - $4.99 - 50% Off
Wicked Monsters Blast! HD - $4.99 - 50% Off- Move Compatible
Zombie Tycoon II: Brainhov's Revenge - $4.99 - 50% Off NXC


 

PS2 Classics

Raiden III - $5.99 - 40% Off
Add-ons




DJ Hero - Jay-Z vs. Eminem Pack - $3.99 - 50% Off N
DJ Hero 2 - Hard Edge Mix Pack - $2.99 - 50% Off N
DJ Hero 2 - Ultra Mix Pack - $3.99 - 50% Off N

Dragon's Crown - Storyteller Voice Pack - Free X



Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Classic Rock Track Pack - $3.13 - 50% Off N
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Coldplay Track Pack - $3.13 - 50% Off N
Guitar Hero 5 - Avenged Sevenfold Track Pack - $2.75 - 50% Off N
Guitar Hero 5 - Rock 1 Track Pack - $5.49 - 50% Off N
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock - Linkin Park Track Pack - $5.99 - 50% Off N
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock - Rocky Horror Picture Show Track Pack - $2.75 - 50% Off N
Guitar Hero World Tour - Classic Rock Track Pack - $2.75 - 50% Off N
Guitar Hero World Tour - Queen Track Pack - $2.75 - 50% Off N
Rocksmith - "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen - $1.99 - 33% Off NX
Rocksmith - "Fat Bottomed Girls" by Queen - $1.99 - 33% Off NX
Rocksmith - "Godzilla" by Blue Oyster Cult - $1.99 - 33% Off NX
Rocksmith - "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" by Pat Benatar - $1.99 - 33% Off NX
Rocksmith - "Keep Yourself Alive" by Queen - $1.99 - 33% Off NX
Rocksmith - "Killer Queen" by Queen - $1.99 - 33% Off NX
Rocksmith - "My Sharona" by The Knack - $1.99 - 33% Off NX
Rocksmith - "Stone Cold Crazy" by Queen - $1.99 - 33% Off NX

Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype - The Last Chapter - $2.49 - 50% Off

 

PS1 Classics - All of these are compatible with PS3 and PSP unless otherwise noted. Check this thread for Vita compatibility.
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Minis - All of these are compatible with PS3 and PSP unless otherwise noted. Check this thread for Vita compatibility.
1000 Tiny Claws - $1.75 - 50% Off
Blimp: The Flying Adventures - $1.49
Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess - $2.49 - 50% Off

Who's That Flying?! - $2.49 - 50% Off

 
PSP Games - Check this thread for Vita Compatibility
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Vita Games

Dragon Fantasy Book I - $4.99 - 50% Off NXC

Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable - $19.99 - 50% Off N

Limbo - $7.49 - 50% Off NXCD

Need for Speed: Most Wanted - $19.99 - 33% Off NP

Retro City Rampage - $4.99 - 66% Off NXCD

Zombie Tycoon II: Brainhov's Revenge - $4.99 - 50% Off NXC
Vita Add-ons

Dragon's Crown - Storyteller Voice Pack - Free X
 
PlayStation Plus

PS3 Deals



Closure - $3.75 - 75% Off NXD
Dragon Fantasy Book I - $2.50 - 75% Off NXC

Dyad - $3.75 - 75% Off NXD




Grid 2 - $53.99 - 10% Off X



Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds Complete Collection - $19.99 - 20% Off - Move Compatible
Journey - $3.75 - 75% Off NXD

Limbo - $5.99 - 60% Off NXCD
Ms. Germinator - $7.99 - 20% Off XC
Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rainslick Precipice of Darkness Episode 1 & 2 Bundle - $3.75 - 75% Off NX
Retro City Rampage - $3.74 - 75% Off NXC
Retro/Grade - $2.50 - 75% Off - Compatible with Guitar Controller NXD
Skullgirls - $3.75 - 75% Off NXD

Spelunky - $11.99 - 20% Off NXC
Tokyo Jungle - $3.75 - 75% Off NX
Wicked Monsters Blast! HD - $1.00 - 90% Off - Move Compatible
Zombie Tycoon II: Brainhov's Revenge - $2.50 - 75% Off NXC

Vita Deals

Dragon Fantasy Book I - $2.50 - 75% Off NXC
Draw Slasher - $3.00 - 50% Off N
Limbo - $5.99 - 60% Off NXCD
Ms. Germinator - $7.99 - 20% Off XC

Muramasa Rebirth - $20.99 - 30% Off X

Retro City Rampage - $3.74 - 75% Off NXCD

Zombie Tycoon II: Brainhov's Revenge - $2.50 - 75% Off NXC
 
Add-on Deals
Bit.Trip Presents…Runner2: Future Legend Of Rhythm Alien - Good Friends Character Pack - $2.39 - 20% Off
Subscriptions

Music Unlimited Premium One Year Subscription - $41.99

Free Games (Don't Argue About This, Please)

Bit.Trip Presents... Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien - 769 MB

Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower - PSP/Vita - 657 MB

Gravity Rush - Vita - 1.4 GB

Hitman: Absolution - 16.1 GB X - [customspoiler='Includes']Full Game, Deus Ex Disguise DLC, Deus Ex Zenith Handgun, and Discount on Sleeping Dogs[/customspoiler]

Jet Set Radio - 1.1 GB
Knytt Underground - PS3/Vita - 857 MB

LittleBigPlanet Karting - 7 GB

LittleBigPlanet Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves - Requires Move
Machinarium - 183 MB

Machinarium - Vita - 329 MB N

Metal Slug XX - PSP/Vita - 166 MB
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee - 1.2 GB
Pinball Arcade - PS3/Vita - 115 MB
Saints Row The Third - 7.2 GB - Free CheapyD Pack
Uncharted: Golden Abyss - Vita - 2.9 GB
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception - 30 GB
Wipeout 2048 - Vita - 1.6 GB

XCOM: Enemy Unknown - 7.6 GB

Zen Pinball 2 - Star Wars Pinball - PS3/Vita - 783 MB N [customspoiler='Includes']Standalone Star Wars Pinball game[/customspoiler]

Themes
[customspoiler=PS+ Themes]Abstract Art - Dynamic
Assassin's Creed Revelations - Dynamic
Cuckoo - Dynamic
Daytona USA
Double Dragon Neon - Dynamic
Dragon - Dynamic
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit - Dynamic
The House of the Dead III - Dynamic
The House of the Dead 4 - Dynamic
I Am Alive - Dynamic
Infamous Festival of Blood - Dynamic
Jet Set Radio - Dynamic
Leap Year - Dynamic
Mesh - Dynamic
Mexican Skulls - Dynamic
PlayStation Plus - Dynamic
Robot - Dynamic
Samurai - Dynamic
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 1 - Dynamic
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II - Dynamic
Stripe Shift Part 2 - Dynamic
Tales from Space: About a Blob
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown - Dynamic[/customspoiler]

Avatars
[customspoiler=PS+ Avatars]Armageddon Riders (3)
Cool Cat
Daytona USA (5)
Dead Cloud
Double Dragon Neon (7)
Fat Princess (2)
God of War: Ascension
Green Hamster
Hell Yeah! (4)
The House of the Dead III (3)
The House of the Dead 4 (3)
Jet Set Radio (6)
LittleBigPlanet (2)
Mutant Skull
Pink Hamster
PlayStation B-boy (1, 2, 3)
Resident Evil 5
Section 8: Prejudice Bundle
Squirrel
Stick Up Kid
Street Fighter X Tekken
Street Fighter 2
Tank Commander
Top Dawg
Under Siege
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown (20)[/customspoiler]

Feel free to provide feedback for ways to improve this thread. Thanks.

 

[FriskyTanuki]

Ah I didn't know that tidbit, explains a lot about the graphics even in comparison to other early gen PS2 games.

I don't know. It looks great to me on the PS2, though it looked absolutely fantastic for the PS1.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq9oCaYlBlE

 

[amusedtoe]

I really should know better than to only manually save a game when I'm quitting.  I'm like 11 hours into The Last of Us and get this bug where the "encounter" didn't initialize properly and won't reset either.  Latest working save I have access to is several hours back...  I don't want to walk away from the game but having to redo what has been the least enjoyable sections of the game so far isn't appealing.  To have such a crummy bug spoil an experience that was getting up in Baldur's Gate 2/Half-Life territory would be a real shame.

 

[Calipup]

I have the SotC and Ico collection currently and I have defeated two of them so far. If I buy the SotC for 5 dollars, will my save file carry to it or will I start over? I really have no interest in Ico so I was going to buy this SotC and then sell my disk for basically what I bought it for.

 

[Stellar Inertia]

Just wanted to let some of you know that Little Deviants is currently $7.99 on Amazon and Lumines is ~$10 along with Lego Lord of the Rings for $14.99. All new and for Vita. Considering Little Deviants for $7.99 new but it has so many bad reviews that I will probably resist.

 

[AkariK]

and now with this crazy high amazon tiv, im gonna try to plow through trinity universe in a few days. good luck for that. i.e. i will play CoD 90% of the time next few days and spend a few hours on TU only to flip it anyway.

Yeah, have fun with that. That's a 70 hr platinum, and a lot of it (minimum 10-15 hrs) is straight up grinding... It was not fun. But if you're just going to beat it once, then I think it's around 25-30 hours? Second playthrough is super fast after that, then useless grinding on the drifts and 1 or 2 million points was the killer.

I played ICO initially on PS2 when it first came out, and hated it. Escort missions are one of the banes of my existence, I swear...

 

[Mixer236]

Just wanted to let some of you know that Little Deviants is currently $7.99 on Amazon and Lumines is ~$10 along with Lego Lord of the Rings for $14.99. All new and for Vita. Considering Little Deviants for $7.99 new but it has so many bad reviews that I will probably resist.

Stay away from Little Deviants. It was the first game I bought for Vita(I tend to ignore reviews and find that I like a lot of games that get bashed), but that is one of the worst games I've ever played... I wouldn't even take it if it was free. After the first few levels it gets really hard, and the game itself is broken, the controls don't even work half the time. No wonder the studio got shuttered.

 

[Investor]

I meant to say PS2 for Ico. It really has been so long ago.

That sucks running into that Last of Us bug. From what I've been hearing, it is such a great game that it warrants at least a 2nd playthrough. Maybe you should walk away from the game for a day or so. Hopefully, your disappointment with the bug will subside a little, and you can go back to the 2 hour mark and begin again. Do tell us a little bit more of this buy, though.

I really should know better than to only manually save a game when I'm quitting. I'm like 11 hours into The Last of Us and get this bug where the "encounter" didn't initialize properly and won't reset either. Latest working save I have access to is several hours back... I don't want to walk away from the game but having to redo what has been the least enjoyable sections of the game so far isn't appealing. To have such a crummy bug spoil an experience that was getting up in Baldur's Gate 2/Half-Life territory would be a real shame.

 

[amusedtoe]

Do tell us a little bit more of this buy, though.

I assume you mean bug.

Where I am:

Spoiler

Happened in the hotel in Pittsburgh on the way back up from the basement. When you open the door to the kitchen/restaurant it's supposed to trigger a scene with a clicker and some hunters; the clicker spawned but that was it. I should have known something was wrong when I'm sneaking by it and the clicker just drops dead. Unfortunately a ladder should have spawned to let me get to the next area and that was missing like the hunters.

Spoiler free, when I transitioned to a new area it was supposed to spawn some enemies and an item needed to progress and neither showed up. Not knowing this until after the fact I just assumed the area was supposed to be empty and went about exploring it. Of course in doing so I wandered into the trigger for the next checkpoint which wiped out my ability to go back to right before it goofed and without the item can't progress.

 

[stonecold111]

Just wanted to let some of you know that Little Deviants is currently $7.99 on Amazon and Lumines is ~$10 along with Lego Lord of the Rings for $14.99. All new and for Vita. Considering Little Deviants for $7.99 new but it has so many bad reviews that I will probably resist.

Thanks for the heads-up

 

[simmias]

You're sure the ladder isn't there?  It's tricky to see.  That sucks about the glitch.  I've heard of people having autosave issues, but I had two pretty flawless playthroughs.

 

[district_9000]

I am debating on getting PS+ but I have one question first.  I see there are free games for Vita/psp,  can I start the download on my PS3 just to get it into my download history? 

I am debating getting a Vita in the near future so If i can get some games before they get taken down that would be nice.

 

[Blaster man]

I am debating on getting PS+ but I have one question first. I see there are free games for Vita/psp, can I start the download on my PS3 just to get it into my download history?

I am debating getting a Vita in the near future so If i can get some games before they get taken down that would be nice.

Yes. I just bought my first plus membership since I'm moving to PS4 and dropping XBL Gold when it expires next year. I was able to "buy" the PSV/PSP games "just in case" (I have no intention of buying those consoles).

 

[The 7th Number]

I am debating on getting PS+ but I have one question first. I see there are free games for Vita/psp, can I start the download on my PS3 just to get it into my download history?

I am debating getting a Vita in the near future so If i can get some games before they get taken down that would be nice.

Yes, i dont have a vita either but ive purchased some vita games and can redownload them anytime i want, as long as i am a PS+ member.

 

[MrNinjaSquirrel]

I am debating on getting PS+ but I have one question first. I see there are free games for Vita/psp, can I start the download on my PS3 just to get it into my download history?

I am debating getting a Vita in the near future so If i can get some games before they get taken down that would be nice.

to not sound like a broken record, I'd also like to add that it is infinitely more convenient to redeem them from the web store. I'm in the same boat, and am grabbing all the PSP/Vita games so I have a ton to play in a few months when I finally cave and buy one

 

[amusedtoe]

Oh happiest of happy days, decided to load Last of Us up and hope for the best and the ladder's there! I have no idea why it appeared now and not last night when I tried reloading and cycling the system several times and no luck but I'll take it.

You're sure the ladder isn't there? It's tricky to see. That sucks about the glitch. I've heard of people having autosave issues, but I had two pretty flawless playthroughs.

Yep, now that I see where it was it definitely wasn't there. I don't think it was an autosave problem like people were having at the start of the game, just that because things didn't spawn where they were supposed to when I triggered the next autosave it went pear shaped.

I am debating on getting PS+ but I have one question first. I see there are free games for Vita/psp, can I start the download on my PS3 just to get it into my download history?

I am debating getting a Vita in the near future so If i can get some games before they get taken down that would be nice.

As stated above the web store is the way to go even with PS3 downloads. So much faster and more convenient than dealing with it on the console.

 

[simmias]

That's good to hear.  You're getting to the point in the game where I switched from not getting the hype to thinking this was the best game I've played in years.

 

[affa]

Spoiler free, when I transitioned to a new area it was supposed to spawn some enemies and an item needed to progress and neither showed up. Not knowing this until after the fact I just assumed the area was supposed to be empty and went about exploring it. Of course in doing so I wandered into the trigger for the next checkpoint which wiped out my ability to go back to right before it goofed and without the item can't progress.

I don't specifically know what bug people are talking about, but I'm about 1 hour from my plat and have done all single player trophies.

I only experienced one glitch in all my playthroughs -- a ladder did not show up where i knew it was supposed to be. I reloaded my checkpoint from the menu and it was there. defeated enemies didn't even respawn, which was nice. zero loss.

I assume everyone who hits a bug like this tries this... but just in case, make sure you at least attempt this.

ps - the game is absolutely brilliant, and multiplayer is top notch if you're into a more tactical team based encounter like socom or counterstrike. run and gunners will not survive, team play will always win out.

 

[amusedtoe]

I don't specifically know what bug people are talking about, but I'm about 1 hour from my plat and have done all single player trophies.

I assume everyone who hits a bug like this tries this... but just in case, make sure you at least attempt this.

ps - the game is absolutely brilliant, and multiplayer is top notch if you're into a more tactical team based encounter like socom or counterstrike. run and gunners will not survive, team play will always win out.

Yeah, it didn't change anything last night but for some reason loading it up today the ladder was there. The MP is so good, makes me regret that I have to return it but I'm not keeping a damaged disc.

There was a bug with the autosave system that lost your progress but that was fixed in the first day or two if you downloaded the patch. I think whatever error I ran into might have been caused by the damaged disc since it hasn't hanged or anything but it loads really weird. The percentage will sometimes go backwards by up to 20% like it was loading in assets, had an error and had to reload them or something.

 

[Monkeydrummer]

Any other Vita owners still having the problem with the Vita locking up while preparing to download? I thought they fixed it in the last firmware update, but it still happens to me. Seems like it happens every other time I download something. I also have trouble tapping on people in Toro's Friend Network. Maybe my Vita is messed up. Turning off the blinking / notifications for when friends sign in doesn't seem to work either and I still get notifications. Using the AC white bundle from black Friday.

 

[ckc4043]

how long does the story of the last of us last?

 

[WNYX585AM]

how long does the story of the last of us last?

I played on Normal mode and took my time combing through everything and simply enjoying exploring and ended at 22:19. I'm sure most people here would gasp at that time, though. I would guess the average is 16-18 hours.

 

[Tsel]

how long does the story of the last of us last?

I played through normal and explored quite a bit and ended up with a time of 12 hours.

 

[kitsunisan]

I hit about 18 hours on my first playthough on normal.  I'm at around 16 hours with 90% completed on survivor mode now.

 

[Ubichu]

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[WNYX585AM]

I played through normal and explored quite a bit and ended up with a time of 12 hours.

This makes me feel like a pretty incompetent gamer. I wonder if my play clock is screwed up. I don't see how I could be 10 hours more than someone else. I didn't die a whole lot, but there were some areas where I had to retry a few times.

 

[dvgamer]

Finally going to pick up a $20 PSN card tomorrow, been pretty lazy haha. Decided against Alice: Madness Returns. I wanted it at first, but checking out more gameplay videos, I have a feeling I'll lose interest halfway. Going to get Shadow of the Colossus, Ratchet & Clank Collection, and Lego Batman 2

 

[MrNinjaSquirrel]

how long does the story of the last of us last?

Main Story
14½ Hours
http://www.howlongtobeat.com/game.php?id=9997

 

[amusedtoe]

how long does the story of the last of us last?

This makes me feel like a pretty incompetent gamer. I wonder if my play clock is screwed up. I don't see how I could be 10 hours more than someone else. I didn't die a whole lot, but there were some areas where I had to retry a few times.

The time to play sites seem to agree on about 12 hours but I'm at 12 and about 60% of the way through. I'm playing on Normal and taking my time to explore the atmosphere and side story bits but not spending a lot of time dawdling or anything. I had the same thing with Dead Space 3 though. Finished at 23-24 hours compared to the 16 the sites reported and I blazed through that as fast as I could so I could flip it. Even if you count an hour or two of dawdling and the section I kept getting lost in while backtracking it was still a nice chunk over 20.

Also, I think the Vita Walking Dead bundle coming next month at $250 is confirmation that we're not seeing an actual price drop until after the holidays at minimum and this is how they're going to make it more appealing from a value standpoint.

 

[Tsel]

Two things, can't multiquote on mobile.

My vita still locks up on downloads.

My playthrough on normal with serious exploration was right at 13 hours.

*Three things

 

[affa]

how long does the story of the last of us last?

i don't know if reloading checkpoints resets the play clock or not, but i think most people will clock in around 15-20. it can certainly be done quicker, but if you play on hard and are slow and methodical it will definitely add time to the clock...

also if you're a perfectionist. for example, in areas i decide to stealth, i'll reload if the slightest thing goes wrong (like, the last person sees me even though it really doesn't matter.) if i just slaughtered everybody without stopping to care about stealth patterns, the first playthrough would have gone a lot faster.

my second playthrough was practically a speedrun since i just killed stuff or ran by stuff w/o care. but nothing survived my first playthrough, and any enemy stealthable never saw what hit them, and then i searched every area high and low, so i'm guessing my final time was on the longer end.

 

[tylerh1701]

I played on Normal mode and took my time combing through everything and simply enjoying exploring and ended at 22:19. I'm sure most people here would gasp at that time, though. I would guess the average is 16-18 hours.

Haven't played the game, but sometimes I get confused when I look at my save file and it says something like 22:19 and I think I've been playing for 22 hours and 19 minutes, but in reality it's just that my last save was at 10:19pm (22:19 on a 24 hour clock). Not sure if this is the case, but I know it has been in other games before.

 

[MrNinjaSquirrel]

Haven't played the game, but sometimes I get confused when I look at my save file and it says something like 22:19 and I think I've been playing for 22 hours and 19 minutes, but in reality it's just that my last save was at 10:19pm (22:19 on a 24 hour clock). Not sure if this is the case, but I know it has been in other games before.

Sleeping Dogs had this, confused me a couple of times. I wish all games would just include a timer in a stats menu or something along those lines. It really helps for entering games into howlongtobeat, and also for comparing against others times to know how far you are along. Seems like something that would be easy to implement, but surprisingly few games have it at least from my experience

 

[breakfuss]

Haven't played the game, but sometimes I get confused when I look at my save file and it says something like 22:19 and I think I've been playing for 22 hours and 19 minutes, but in reality it's just that my last save was at 10:19pm (22:19 on a 24 hour clock). Not sure if this is the case, but I know it has been in other games before.

 

[Monkeydrummer]

Two things, can't multiquote on mobile.
My vita still locks up on downloads.
My playthrough on normal with serious exploration was right at 13 hours.

Ah, hopefully they will patch it soon. Thanks for letting me know. I used paint park and the touch seems fine so I think it's just Toro. Another weird thing I forgot to mention is when I take it out of standby and try to swipe the lock page away, it moves but won't move down all the way. Takes about 5 seconds before it works right. This only occurs sometimes and seems to happen when notifications are shown on it.

Anyways, for anyone who grabbed rymdkapsel for free from PlayStation Home during the E3 event...you should check it out if you haven't already. It's pretty awesome. The only problem with it is that it made me think about FTL and how much I wish that was on the Vita. Even though they're not really similar at all.

 

[handsomepete]

My vita still locks up on downloads.

Mine does too for what it's worth - the first download I try every Tuesday locks up (well, it just kinda sits there spinning and not letting me out of the store). After a hard reset it works fine again until the next Tuesday.

 

[Ubichu]

If I got a PS+ game for free and now want to buy it (to own permanently) using the current PSN+ discount, is there any workaround so I can do that?

Unfortunately it says I already purchased the game so it won't let me buy it to own permanently. I really dislike this aspect of PS+ that once you get a game for free on PS+ you are prevented from ever buying it outright -- unless there is a workaround.

What's the difference between Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat Komplete and Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe? Do they overlap in content?

 

[wilflare]

 
anything worth buying before the sales rotate?

 

[Noblesse Oblige]

If I got a PS+ game for free and now want to buy it (to own permanently) using the current PSN+ discount, is there any workaround so I can do that?

Unfortunately it says I already purchased the game so it won't let me buy it to own permanently. I really dislike this aspect of PS+ that once you get a game for free on PS+ you are prevented from ever buying it outright -- unless there is a workaround.

What's the difference between Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat Komplete and Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe? Do they overlap in content?

There is no current workaround for that particular situation. It doesn't help if you want to take advantage of a better PS+ discount but you could purchase games on sale on another account that were free for PS+ so that if you let your PS+ lapse you'd still have it on your other account. It doesn't really help since a major point is getting them for the best price so you have them later but that's the closest thing.

If by Mortal Kombat Komplete you mean the Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection I think it comes with the older MK1, 2, and 3. Mortal Kombat (2011 I believe) is its own individual game, If you meant the Mortal Kombat Komplete version of this game I believe it comes with 4 dlc characters and I am not sure what else. Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe (2008) is just MK characters vs DC comics characters as the name says although I don't know as far as the mechanics and engine feel like a regular MK game as I have not played it. I apologize for not being very helpful but I thought I'd at least try, hopefully someone more knowledgeable can help you out more.

 

[Zbornak]

What's the difference between Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat Komplete and Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe? Do they overlap in content?

Mortal Kombat is the base game, Komplete is the base game plus all the DLC characters, and MK vs. DC Universe is an older game featuring MK characters along with DC heroes and villains.

 

[Komentra]

Just sold my physical copy of Alice for nearly $20 on eBay and am just going to grab the $4 digital download on Tuesday. i've been doing that A LOT lately. Hopefully my 1TB drive stays alive for many many years to come.

Not to derail the topic but what's the maximum size drive you can put in a PS3?

 

[Blaster man]

Just sold my physical copy of Alice for nearly $20 on eBay and am just going to grab the $4 digital download on Tuesday. i've been doing that A LOT lately. Hopefully my 1TB drive stays alive for many many years to come.

Not to derail the topic but what's the maximum size drive you can put in a PS3?

IIRC the physical game came with a copy of the older game too right? Does the digital copy have it?

Edit: wow just saw metacritic, Alice madness returns has a 70! Guess I will be skipping it even at $4. Since I have a backlog I can only justify AAA game purchases right now. Anything that's not a must have is a must not have. Don't want to waste money.

 

[WNYX585AM]

Haven't played the game, but sometimes I get confused when I look at my save file and it says something like 22:19 and I think I've been playing for 22 hours and 19 minutes, but in reality it's just that my last save was at 10:19pm (22:19 on a 24 hour clock). Not sure if this is the case, but I know it has been in other games before.

No, it's pretty clear. I did shorthand for the time, but it actually says, "22 Hours and 9 minutes." The time it was last saved is listed underneath that. So yes, this confirms that I am incredibly slow.

 

[lilman]

Couldn't resist MK Vita at $5.

 

[The 7th Number]

IIRC the physical game came with a copy of the older game too right? Does the digital copy have it?

Edit: wow just saw metacritic, Alice madness returns has a 70! Guess I will be skipping it even at $4. Since I have a backlog I can only justify AAA game purchases right now. Anything that's not a must have is a must not have. Don't want to waste money.

I think the only bad thing about the game is that the levels seem to go on forever. They are very long, but overall from what i remember playing it on Xbox 360 its well worth 4 dollars! I even thought about buying it again.

Im still trying to decide if i should grab Mortal Kombat before the day is over. But i bought SF x Tekken for xbox 360 for 10 bucks and i only played it a few hours. I just dont know how much id play it, and its probably a game id never platinum due to its online achievements. But i am a huge kratos fan too, so just him being in the game makes me want it more.

 

[whitereflection]

MK is more of an instant-gratification game than Street Fighter, with a lot more single player content. The story mode is amazing. I know what you're thinking - who cares about stories in fighting games? But once you try it here, it'll spoil you for other fighters. I already had the game for Xbox and couldn't pass up the Vita version for $5.

I should mention that the PS3 version is just the base game and the Vita version is the Komplete version. Vita is only Komplete, I think.

 

[Joker13z]

The first thing was a disclaimer not a thing.

You didn't use proper disclaimer tag or thing tags, therefore you are a horrible person.

The end.

 

[WNYX585AM]

Based on all the searching I did and my 13 hour playthrough I feel perhaps you sat staring at the gorgeous scenery from time to time?

Well, I did a little of that (TLOU is a beautiful and impressive game), but certainly not that much. I did go slow and I tend to be on the high side of time taken for campaigns, but usually not that much higher. I have seen a lot of other reports of 16-18 hours. While this is still much lower than my 22, those seem a little more reasonable and possible. I'm sure I could have done it in less than 20 if I really wanted to. You people with 12 or 13 hour playthroughs must be a lot more skilled than I am or will ever be. Either that or your playclock is messed up. Also, I wonder if the playclock still counts while the game is paused. That could account for some (certainly not all) of my time, if so.

 

[breakfuss]

IIRC the physical game came with a copy of the older game too right? Does the digital copy have it?

Edit: wow just saw metacritic, Alice madness returns has a 70! Guess I will be skipping it even at $4. Since I have a backlog I can only justify AAA game purchases right now. Anything that's not a must have is a must not have. Don't want to waste money.

Yeah, I believe someone mentioned that the digital version permits you to download the first Alice.

As CAGs, we evolve. Like pokemon. I think I'm also at the stage you're at. I wouldn't even buy Hydrophobia at .60. Alice has piqued my interest, though. Despite its mediocre reivews...the premise just seems like something i want to give a shot, so i'll probably bite.

 

[Blaster man]

Yeah, I believe someone mentioned that the digital version permits you to download the first Alice.

As CAGs, we evolve. Like pokemon. I think I'm also at the stage you're at. I wouldn't even buy Hydrophobia at .60. Alice has piqued my interest, though. Despite its mediocre reivews...the premise just seems like something i want to give a shot, so i'll probably bite.

I decided against Hydrophobia as well. I'm interested in it but the fact that it has a cliffhanger is a giant turnoff for me. Alice is somewhat interesting but I just can't justify buying it when I have other games to play. I guess the question is, how many games do people need in a backlog that they'll never play? At some point you've wasted a massive amount of money even if it's only 4 or 5 dollars per game.

Also, since this is digital it's a harder sell for me because I won't be able to re-sell it. I've had games in my backlog in the past that I decided I would never play and ended up reselling them still sealed. So yeah, AAA or bust for me until I play through a ton of other games.

 

[guardian_owl]

I will definitely be picking up Alice since it's less than the price of a sandwich and is TWO games, the PC version of the original Alice (which I've always wanted to play) has a metacritic score of 85 if that makes any difference