I'd get EtG and Alienation, both are really good representations of their genres, EtG in particular has an extremely cohesive and well thought out art style, although Banner Saga is pretty good
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[EU] New July PSN sales - Alienation, SOMA, Shadow of the Beast and More (160+ items)
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I'd get EtG and Alienation, both are really good representations of their genres, EtG in particular has an extremely cohesive and well thought out art style, although Banner Saga is pretty good
I didn't find SOMA very scary at all and I'm also someone who struggled with Alien Isolation. There's only really a hand full of encounters in the game and, while they are tense and get your heart racing, they're pretty brief and easy to avoid. You spend much of your time just exploring and soaking in the incredible story.
Thanks man. I was kinda leaning toward those two anyway TBH. How viable is it to play Alienation single player?
edit: just noticed a local co-op patch went live on the 5th so that's fantastic. Hopefully it'll scratch that Diable 3 itch.
Keyser Soze
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It depends on what kinda "scary" affects you. It has very few moments that are out to make you jump, so if you hate that it is good to know this game avoids that - mostly. There is a constant sense of dread in some areas though, and the game does that well. There are sections of the game built to get you to panic and react quickly. They are just small parts of the whole though.
The standout part of the game is that is boasts a story that makes you uneasy and unsure about what is going on. As you learn more, and react to the findings, the game starts to get under your skin with the themes it explores.
I said earlier in this thread it is sorta like Moon, Sphere and Event Horizon all smushed together. It does not directly copy any of those films, and it has its own unique story, but I feel if you were to roll all those together something like Soma would pop out.
Very, although it does become a bit tough on later levels, and there was one level I just couldn't do solo, and had to use online coop.
Thanks again. I noticed a local co-op patch went live on the 5th July so that's fantastic. I'll be playing through it with my other half. Hopefully it'll scratch that Diable 3 itch.
Great. I'd love to to buy all the Helldivers dlc for that price, but I'm blocked from purchasing because I own the basegame already. Of course none of the dlc itself is never on sale...
Helldivers is more "serious", Alienation is more shooty shooty bang bang, bit more light hearted, so depends on your preference really.
FWIW, I didn't like Helldivers, but like Alienation.
i prefer alienation (as a mostly single player guy).
dead monkey uk
Member
Yes your save carries over from 1 to 2
Thanks, just bought Banner Saga too.
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Has anyone tried out White Night? It seems like it might be worth trying at that price point.
Also, the Vanishing of Ethan Carter? I've wanted to play it for the longest time but I know little to nothing about it or whether or not it's actually any good.
I watched a friend play SOMA which was cool as i'm a big fan of Frictional but yeah, I wasn't planning to watch him play through the whole thing but it was too engrossing. It's a game I know I will own at some point or another but there's always that niggling feeling in my head that I should wait until it goes on PS+. That's if that ever even happens.
I don't have a lot of money at the moment but all these prices are so damn tempting.
Also, the Vanishing of Ethan Carter? I've wanted to play it for the longest time but I know little to nothing about it or whether or not it's actually any good.
I watched a friend play SOMA which was cool as i'm a big fan of Frictional but yeah, I wasn't planning to watch him play through the whole thing but it was too engrossing. It's a game I know I will own at some point or another but there's always that niggling feeling in my head that I should wait until it goes on PS+. That's if that ever even happens.
I don't have a lot of money at the moment but all these prices are so damn tempting.
I havnt played alienation yet, but it looks like the better game to be honest.
Was going to pick it up today but was $2 short! -.-
Thanks, guess I'll buy it on Xbox then.
SOMA will do for now, Alienation and Showdow of the Beast are tempting too.
MassiveNights
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Can anyone tell me what the discount on The Witness is?
dead monkey uk
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26% £21.99 (down from £29.99)
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-gb/games/the-witness/cid=EP8932-CUSA04263_00-THEWITNESSPS4PS4
MassiveNights
Banned
in euros:
It's enough, get it!
Ooh, that's not bad that, that'll be like £20.
xrnzaaas
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For most part it's only the dense atmosphere. The really scary parts are the (rare) encounters with monsters, especially with those which you can't look at. For me it wasn't nearly as scary as I hoped (and I wasn't hoping for Amnesia or Outlast scariness levels), but I ended up liking the game anyway for what it is (and it's mostly a sci-fi adventure game).
By the way if you don't like scary games I heard there's a mod for the PC version which eliminates all monsters from the game.
Great sale for me. Loads of Vita stuff in my wishlist reduced. Going to grab Guacamelee, Wipeout 2048 and Motorstorm RC for now.
Does Sonic & All-Stars Racing Vita ever go below £6.19? Got it for far less on Steam years ago so happy to wait if it usually drops lower than this.
Also, I already have Hitman Go on my iPhone (5S) but haven't played it yet. Is there any reason to get the Vita version to play through instead or shall I just play on iOS?
Does Sonic & All-Stars Racing Vita ever go below £6.19? Got it for far less on Steam years ago so happy to wait if it usually drops lower than this.
Also, I already have Hitman Go on my iPhone (5S) but haven't played it yet. Is there any reason to get the Vita version to play through instead or shall I just play on iOS?
Alien Isolation is the first horror game where I've had issues with stress but I think that's mainly due to its sound design.
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Funny how I've been waiting for Rocket League DLC to be on sale, but after they announced the crate shit I'm no longer willing to buy it.
The Witness is on a higher discount than Steam summer sale, so that's the only thing interesting me here. I think I'll go for it when I get paid on 20th.
The Witness is on a higher discount than Steam summer sale, so that's the only thing interesting me here. I think I'll go for it when I get paid on 20th.
dead monkey uk
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That's good considering you just bought them!
Hope you enjoy Firewatch, I thought it was great. Was one of those games that makes you think about the story after you finish it.
ReplacementPelican
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Journey/Flow/Flower and SOMA for me. Don't know much about the latter but this thread hyped it so I'll give it a go for £4.
Do you like open world bloat?, if so, go for it.
I'll be honest, I got a bit tired of it, the world, although well rendered, just seemed a bit empty and boring (yes, I know it's post apocalyptic wasteland, and by definition, likely to be sparsely populated!)
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If you like the side content in Ubisoft open worlds like Assassin's Creed and Far Cry, it's basically that. Even though it's not made by Ubisoft, you couldn't really tell if you ignored the credits.
Same got bored about half way through and open world games are one of my favourite genres. Plus the car combat wasn't great to me but I've never ever thought car combat was good so ymmv.
MMaRsu
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Nahh its not.
Ive bpught it from the us store on the cheap, upgraded my car a bit but the story, and the sidemissions are very boring. Car combat is cool tho.. especially in first person.
I caved in and also bought SOMA for €5, since my PC copy runs like hot dog shit on my 1080. I have to choose between MASSIVE tearing or 60 FPS that feel like 15. Turning VSYNC off and uncapping the framerate doesn't seem to solve the problem...
More like £23, actually.
More like £23, actually.
MMaRsu
Banned
Goddamn, EU is getting all the great deals. Not fair.
It is really easy to make an eu account tho!
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
On mobile atm can't check, anybody's kind enough to let me know what some of these are going for?
PS4:
ALIENATION


Dangerous Golf


Enter the Gungeon


Everybodys Gone to the Rapture


Firewatch
 (Tho did they ever fix performance's issues past the 1st patch which was still not acceptable imo)
Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions 


Shadow of the Beast


SOMA

Soul Axiom

PS3:
Catherine
PS4:
ALIENATION


Dangerous Golf


Enter the Gungeon


Everybodys Gone to the Rapture


Firewatch
 (Tho did they ever fix performance's issues past the 1st patch which was still not acceptable imo)
Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions 


Shadow of the Beast


SOMA

Soul Axiom

PS3:
Catherine
comshoplesce
Member
you can get it retail for 20-22
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
Got SOMA, couldn't say no at that price. As a huge fan of Alien Isolation and Biochock, it seems like it's right up my alley.
It's a great game to play when you have nothing to play, if that makes sense. There's a lot of repetitive openworld copy/paste content, but it is genuinely fun to play.
It's a great game to play when you have nothing to play, if that makes sense. There's a lot of repetitive openworld copy/paste content, but it is genuinely fun to play.
SOMA is making me pretty ill. I don't know if it's the movement of the blurring effects, but it's almost instantaneously giving me a headache.
Anyone else experienced this and know which menu options might alleviate it? I had something similar (although not as quickly or as rough) with The Witness and turning off some stuff when they patched it seemed to help. The game seems cool but it's just not a pleasant experience so far.
Anyone else experienced this and know which menu options might alleviate it? I had something similar (although not as quickly or as rough) with The Witness and turning off some stuff when they patched it seemed to help. The game seems cool but it's just not a pleasant experience so far.
It's not about it being "survival-horror" or that you can't "no-scope" (???)... I'm just pointing it out for those who have a PC & PS4 (a lot of us) and would like to play games at 60 fps when we can... Sheesh.
Summer Haze
Banned
Bought Alienation. Been meaning to buy it for a while now. Glad I didn't though.