Grinchy
Banned
Yeah it's hardly a digital sale when the sale price finally reaches the physical version's price. I'll keep waiting.
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NA PS Store Flash Sale (Dark Souls 2, Tales of Graces f, South Park, FFX/X-2, more)
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Yeah it's hardly a digital sale when the sale price finally reaches the physical version's price. I'll keep waiting.
Alright, I'm eyeing down a few games.
Ni No Kuni is a big no because of it's obscene file size. I'd have to delete Dragon's Dogma, Demon Souls, Tomb Raider, and Tales of Xillia. No.
Atelier. I have Totori on Vita but I just have no motivation to play it beyond like 2 hours. Combat is pretty "Jam On X"-y. And the entire thing just kind of comes off as immature. Not to mention I don't like either the subs or the dubs and I you got me stuck with a $20 money sink that I'll probably never play. Is this one any different? The reviews say it's a good jumping in point and a complete overall improvement over the others.
And Tales Of Graces f. I have Xillia, but I am eternally cursed to not play more than 5 minutes at a time. I don't even know if I like it or not. Should I buy Graces f? Does it start off fast or something?
Ni No Kuni is a big no because of it's obscene file size. I'd have to delete Dragon's Dogma, Demon Souls, Tomb Raider, and Tales of Xillia. No.
Atelier. I have Totori on Vita but I just have no motivation to play it beyond like 2 hours. Combat is pretty "Jam On X"-y. And the entire thing just kind of comes off as immature. Not to mention I don't like either the subs or the dubs and I you got me stuck with a $20 money sink that I'll probably never play. Is this one any different? The reviews say it's a good jumping in point and a complete overall improvement over the others.
And Tales Of Graces f. I have Xillia, but I am eternally cursed to not play more than 5 minutes at a time. I don't even know if I like it or not. Should I buy Graces f? Does it start off fast or something?
Friday.
Louis Cyphre
Banned
Looks like I will have to get Ni No since I missed the last sale, no more excuses
16 Gigs? Goddam massive.
FunkyPajamas
Member
What's the word on Mass Effect Trilogy? I own ME1 & 2 on PC (steam) but honestly I've never played them (well, I played a few hours of ME1 I think, I got to the Citadel perhaps?), the whole ME3 ending fiasco turned me off.
I loved KotOR, in case that helps in determining whether to suggest the games to me or not.
By the way, I'm assuming the trilogy includes ME1 (wasn't that Xbox 360 exclusive?), is this correct?
I loved KotOR, in case that helps in determining whether to suggest the games to me or not.
By the way, I'm assuming the trilogy includes ME1 (wasn't that Xbox 360 exclusive?), is this correct?
KojiKnight
Member
Yeah, they ported ME1 to PS3 just for the trilogy (though I think they released 1 as stand alone digital only) so it does have all 3 games.
ME trilogy is one of those things that's good... but once you invest as much time as you do with the first two parts, it's kind of a "no way it's ever going to live up to expectations" kind of deal. That said, each game refines the gameplay and some people liked it and others didn't.
bigace33
Member
It's great. I bought it because I wanted to play ME Trilogy with proper gamepad controls. It looks terrible compared to the PC version, but it is very serviceable and I found myself getting caught up in this wonderful universe all over again.
God damn. I think I need to hold out for the disk version Lol. I only have a tiny 60gig phat!
sweetvar26
Member
I think this one lasts till Friday. Correct me if I'm wrong.
activatethesmile
Member
Dragon's Dogma is 13 GB.
Ni no Kuni is tempting, but IIRC it's 25 GB? That's just way too massive...
activatethesmile
Member
Everything except Arrival.
Well, everything that is important. The bonus equipment packs are not included so you won't get stuff like the extra armors/equipments/weapons, but the game is very doable without them even in the highest difficulty.
Now, whether to buy Dark Souls 2 or not............... That Demon's Souls is also tempting... If I have to choose only one, which one should I pursue?
Would like to know the same
activatethesmile
Member
You can, generally, still find people playing.
However the netcode for Toukiden is infamous for being somewhat flimsy. It acts out.
vicoakland
Member
Most folks would say both, eh?
Demon's Souls is a must play in my book. There's lots of little touches that reflect a game designed specifically for the hardware...a "special experience" with suberb look, feel and gameplay.
chrominance
Member
I do, kind of, but if it does come it probably won't be until next September at the earliest. I think the general lead time for the Vita versions has been around a year and a half after the PS3 release in North America. Ayesha Plus was released recently in Japan but hasn't been announced in English yet.
If you're playing Totori mainly for the combat, you're probably not going to enjoy it much. Escha & Logy is somewhat more complex but it's still basically straightforward turn-based combat. The real meat is in the alchemy--making better weapons, armor, bombs, healing items, etc. If this holds no interest for you, Escha & Logy probably won't either. It is, to be fair, more mature than Totori, so maybe that saves it for you, but from the sounds of it you probably won't enjoy it much.
For Graces f, I guess we'd have to know why you can't play more than five minutes of Xillia at a time. If it's the anime nature of the storyline, I don't think Graces f will sway you much. If it's the battle system, Graces f is supposed to be better than Xillia. I haven't played Xillia but I have played Vesperia, and though to me Graces f and Vesperia have roughly similar appeal when it comes to battle systems, Graces does allow for more complex high-level play and the fairly hard limitation of requiring TP to perform artes is replaced with a CC system that you replenish through chaining moves properly, so if you know what you're doing you can plow your way through the game and look/feel awesome doing it. (I am a scrub, so I was less enthused, but hey.)
SpaceBridge
Member
Is that the new Soul Sacrifice or vanilla one?
activatethesmile
Member
Why would they give a sale to a recently released, kind of high-profile, game?
Of course it's the vanilla version.
Wow, Ni No Kuni, Dragon Age and Kingdoms of Amalur are an absolute STEAL at that prices. 3 AMAZING games that I can't recommend enough at $5 each? I'd be all over them if I didn't have all 3.
I might pick up the Mass Effect trilogy to keep my physical copy sealed. Atelier Escha seems like a good deal, too, but it'll drop to that price for the physical copy eventually. And I'll but the digital copy once it hits the Vita anyways.
I might pick up the Mass Effect trilogy to keep my physical copy sealed. Atelier Escha seems like a good deal, too, but it'll drop to that price for the physical copy eventually. And I'll but the digital copy once it hits the Vita anyways.
Vanilla. New one is SS Delta.
DigitalRicket
Member
I keep getting an error when I try to check out with Ni No Kuni. Anyone else experiencing the same thing?
Chocoburger
Banned
I have a sealed Ni No Kuno White Wizard's Edition from the Namco Bandai Ninostarter, I haven't checked the value of it since it was outragously priced back at launch. Maybe I should keep it sealed and buy the $5 PSN version?
What you think, GAF?
What you think, GAF?
Sell it...
Or keep waiting for another 15-20yrs and hope that you hit the jackpot since it is still sealed.
It probably worth the investment due to Studio Ghibli involvement since they are the Japanese Disney.
But still buy the game though for $5 though just to experience it.
activatethesmile
Member
If you buy the trilogy, you do download them separately, not in one big file.
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
So I might get some mud thrown at me.
But I love Dark Souls and really like Dark Souls II on a mechanics level.
Would I be able to get into Demon's Souls?
But I love Dark Souls and really like Dark Souls II on a mechanics level.
Would I be able to get into Demon's Souls?
More akin to Knights of the Old Republic than Mass Effect. Its a good game and worth $5 easy
You'll feel right at home and its worth $99.99 so you are getting a steal. There are differences, DeS feels a little faster, especially on rolls and certain weapons, all of the base mechanics are the same. It has a bit of a rougher start than either DS games.
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
Don't be a casual
FunkyPajamas
Member
Yeah. I've seen it lower before from Amazon. Currently $25 though
I want the disc version.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
Who gets the money from Amalur?
Shin
Banned
Can't you buy it and download the game when you have more space?
Thanks for the link OP, tempted to buy DS2.
Upsidedown Fuji
Member
I've been sitting on 5 dollars worth of credit for about 2 years after finding out about it on a thread here. Well worth the wait. I got Ni No Kuni for free basically. Awesome deal.
dancingphlower
Member
Awesome, was hoping this was the case.
PrimeSauce
Banned
Just picked up demons souls, I'm screwed aren't i?
EA and Rhode Island.