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Playstation Store 01/15/09
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British Monsoon
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DarkUSS said:I haven't played the game myself but Speevy wanted me to warn you guys against GTi Club because it is lacking content. He specifically said that the game only features one level and no offline multiplayer at all.
Considering his huge PSN game collection, I'd listen to Speevy!
Theres one level, which takes the form of a large city map - depending on which difficulty you select, the course becomes larger and more short-cuts unlock. It might not seem like a lot of content, but this is pretty much the same content from the arcade game in a home port that fans have been waiting over a decade for, with the additional bonus of smoother graphics, unlockable car skins and kick-ass online mode (bomb tag is so ridiculousley fun). If you are looking for an enjoyable arcade racer with great online play, GTi Club is a good buy, but the lack of content might turn some people away, especially if you were deprived of experiencing GTi Club in the arcade.
*edit, some quick impressions of Magic Ball;
Magic Ball seems pretty good so far, it's like breakout except you have to destroy the items & landmasses on each level - it's got your usual breakout-clone style power-up's (larger paddle, multi-ball, speed-up) along with a few slightly more unique ones (meteorite, lighting, bazooka, chain-gun etc). The game seems quite forgiving (often I thought i'd missed the ball, only for it to hit the outermost point of the paddle) and unless things get too hectic there really isn't much challenge, although so far i've only played the first 12 or so levels.
Solideliquid said:
Not to mention Silent Hill. If they were smart they'd also see the popularity Persona 3 and 4 have been enjoying recently and bring back the early games. Even better if they manage to bring over Innocent Sin since it was never even properly released here. A Persona 2: Complete bundle would probably sell fairly well.
For anybody who owns PA: Ep2
http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2009/01/15/penny-arcade-episode-2-gets-patched/
The patch fixes the bug but it doesn't fix corrupted saves so you'll have to make a new game if your save is corrupted.
http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2009/01/15/penny-arcade-episode-2-gets-patched/
The patch fixes the bug but it doesn't fix corrupted saves so you'll have to make a new game if your save is corrupted.
VegaShinra
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Not directly related to the PlayStation Store update but is the Fear 2 demo live in Quore?
indigo-cyclops
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Really glad to see SCEA starting to release PSX games again. Can we please get Kings Field proper, and Kings Field 2 and 3 proper on the PSN!? And yes, Silent Hill -- It's astonishing how many more PSX games are on the JPN store...baffling...
AndyD said:
So you sell the game to people who do not know if they want it or not. Sales through obscurity is not the way to go. There are probably psn games I do not own today because I have not been able to try them out.
Maybe I misunderstood your reply. Less experimental games because the have to make a demo. As I understand that you are saying people may not like the game but they will be forced to buy it to play it. Thats not good business practice.
MThanded said:
Theres always videos and reviews.
I am not saying I dont like Demos, but developers have said they particularly like not having to do demos. For some games its not easy to do one I guess, and when they are developing on their own dime, cutting out some hours of work may be a godsend.
Plus demos have to have their own testing, certification...
So a small developer like Everyday Shooter's, who made the game in his garage by himself, will be very happy to know he has a place with as few requirements and fees as possible to publish (which is why the game is on PSN and Steam).
Same with Novastrike, the devs said they would have needed a lot of work into a demo, but they were working on the game as a side of their jobs, not full time, so it could have meant weeks, or months more time.
The Pixeljunk guys, who have cranked out some of the best PSN games, have said that demos are not easy to do, there is a whole lot more involved than pressing a button. Same with the guys who did Acrobatic Battle Cars. There is no magic "make a demo" button and some have said that the age old argument of "Add a timer" does not work so easy because if you make it 30 seconds, players don't "get" your game. Add if you make it 5 minutes, you have almost given away the whole game, as it may be designed to be played in short few minute bursts...
stawnkald said:
patch is up. i saved right before i entered the
world's fair
that brain mini game is the fucking worst thing ever.
also i didn't notice any major slowdown in skate 2 demo
BarrenMind
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Baha said:
Awesome, been waiting for this news
DarkUSS said:
Demos require the whole back and forth submission and QA process seperately from a full game. Takes up man hours and part of the budget that could be spent on the game itself (as stated by AndyD above).
They could do XBLA-style game/demo packages, but it's up to each dev to do what they see fit.
Harvey Hedonist
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Shard said:
Holy fucking shit!! I had no idea! Ghouls N' Ghosts was by far my favorite game until I played Quake and UO. I could beat the genesis version without continuing and by beat I mean l actually played through it twice for the real ending. Now all I need is an arcade version of Shinobi and a winner is me.
LiquidMetal14
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8p online eh? Will buy. Anything else 100% confirmed for this week?Jim said:
dreamer3kx
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why cant they upload ntsc sooner, is there a reason for this?
brandonh83
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I'm getting the impression that perhaps I should skip GTI :lol
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
It's actually a really fun arcadey racer. Reminds me of the old model 2 based racers. The look and feel is just right. I'm buying.brandonh83 said:
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/01/15/youtube-on-your-ps3in-full-screen/
Video demonstration in link.
Video demonstration in link.
Philanthropist
Banned
EDIT: Yeah...Roxas said:
dreamer3kx
Member
Roxas said:
like PAIN, this better not be a trend.
Freedom = $1.05
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Baha said:
A Hulu version of this would be the end of the earth as we know it.
Liabe Brave
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I can see the cost of a true demo, but one thing I think Sony should make mandatory is gameplay video for the "Preview" button on the store. Very few games use it at all, and some just put a promo video there, with text/CG/etc. Bad quality or not, I want to at least see the game before I shell out cash for it. This should apply to everything that costs money on the game Store (I guess themes could just have screenshots).Jim said:
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