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Japan PSN Plus deal - Lots of free archived games
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Valkyria
Banned
I have been trying a few of them.
I discovered Gun Parade March. It looks like Sony's Sakura Taisen. I couldn't find a single walkthrough or text guide so there is no way I could play it.
Them Kings Field III and Shadow Tower, oh my God, this is Demon's Souls 20 years ago, the former should have been awesome at the time, today it's just too dated.
I played a few more, but nothing remarkable, well I discovered that Puppet Princess of Marl Kingdom is Rhapsody a musical adventure, such a lovely game, with a sequel I could never play in English.
I discovered Gun Parade March. It looks like Sony's Sakura Taisen. I couldn't find a single walkthrough or text guide so there is no way I could play it.
Them Kings Field III and Shadow Tower, oh my God, this is Demon's Souls 20 years ago, the former should have been awesome at the time, today it's just too dated.
I played a few more, but nothing remarkable, well I discovered that Puppet Princess of Marl Kingdom is Rhapsody a musical adventure, such a lovely game, with a sequel I could never play in English.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
It beats the piss poor selection the US has for their classics.
cj_iwakura
Member
I'll definitely grab If and maybe Langrisser. Rhapsody's there too! (Marl Princess)
Uh, how do I redeem the free 15 days?
cj_iwakura
Member
Gun Parade March was made by Alfa System, the devs of Castle Shikigami and Oreshika. I know someone who wants to translate it, just an FYI.
Valkyria
Banned
Just go to the store on your Ps3 with the Japanese account. There on the Playstation Plus submenu you can see the 15日 item. Buy it, it's the trial that activates automatically.
cj_iwakura
Member
Even if you keep them, you can't really transfer them anywhere... can you?
The easiest way to do it is through the web store, google translate works unusually well there.
cj_iwakura
Member
They're PS1 games. I have a PSP.
cj_iwakura
Member
Haven't tested it yet. Grabbed SMT If, DemiKids, Langrissers, Rhapsody 2, and Thunderforce V.
SMT If looked sharp.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Playable. Did the same with Donpachi, Dodonpachi, Shenryu and some other games I purchased on JPN PSN to play on my EU PS3.
cj_iwakura
Member
Sadly, same is NOT true of EU PS1 games.
cj_iwakura
Member
Wow. DemiKids has AMAZING music.
Yeah I realized that yesterday, I bought a PS1 classic from the EU store and it won't boot up. But I'm pretty sure it has nothing to do with region locking, and dependent on whether your TV supports PAL50 or not.
I only tried a PAL 50 game on my JP PS3 once before and it worked, but I was in France, and it was on a HDTV that supported 576i.
I don't get it... Are we still talking about the PSN games?
Valkyria
Banned
Yep, you need a tv that suppotys 575 50hz. But really, better buy the ntsc version.
cj_iwakura
Member
Here's what I've played thus far:
SMT If
Moody music, smooth dungeon movement. It's basically a sharper SNES game. And it cuts right to it. "Oh hi [protagonist]", clouds turn black, then suddenly demons.
For the unfamiliar, the story is that demons invade a high school after some idiot student makes a pact with an entity for power, and you have to go kill them all.
The catch is that when you die, Charon brings you back with guardian spirits who give you more power. Sound familiar? It's the precursor to Persona.
Devil Children: Black/Red
Highlight of the bunch for me. This was the first DC/DemiKids title, a cutesy SMT spinoff designed to appeal to younger players and/or Pokemon fans.
Great music, fun combat, minimal(but not hand-holding) difficulty.
Thunderforce V
Probably the best game for a non-Japanese speaker. Everything's in English, and the game has intense graphics and some awesome music.
Langrisser
I dabbled in Langrisser 1, but it's basically the Sega Genesis game with voice acting and updated Urushihara art. I always favored the original, this didn't change my mind.
Still, if you like Fire Emblem mixed with Dragon Force(doesn't everyone?), it's a fantastic SRPG, and doesn't require much Japanese to play.
SMT If
Moody music, smooth dungeon movement. It's basically a sharper SNES game. And it cuts right to it. "Oh hi [protagonist]", clouds turn black, then suddenly demons.
For the unfamiliar, the story is that demons invade a high school after some idiot student makes a pact with an entity for power, and you have to go kill them all.
The catch is that when you die, Charon brings you back with guardian spirits who give you more power. Sound familiar? It's the precursor to Persona.
Devil Children: Black/Red
Highlight of the bunch for me. This was the first DC/DemiKids title, a cutesy SMT spinoff designed to appeal to younger players and/or Pokemon fans.
Great music, fun combat, minimal(but not hand-holding) difficulty.
Thunderforce V
Probably the best game for a non-Japanese speaker. Everything's in English, and the game has intense graphics and some awesome music.
Langrisser
I dabbled in Langrisser 1, but it's basically the Sega Genesis game with voice acting and updated Urushihara art. I always favored the original, this didn't change my mind.
Still, if you like Fire Emblem mixed with Dragon Force(doesn't everyone?), it's a fantastic SRPG, and doesn't require much Japanese to play.
This thread got me to get jpsn card and buy a bunch of games. I didn't want to do PS+ since I don't plan on keeping subbed. I ended up with Einhander, Umihara Kawase, Gunner's Heaven, Adventures of Little Ralph, and the PS2 version of Dynamite Deka (aka Die Hard Arcade.)
None of them really require English, except the QTEs in Die Hard are in Japanese, but it's just three words to translate and remember...
I plan on getting Thunder Force, Donpachi, Dodonpachi, and Rival Schools at some point.
Some of the game title translations are amazing
None of them really require English, except the QTEs in Die Hard are in Japanese, but it's just three words to translate and remember...
I plan on getting Thunder Force, Donpachi, Dodonpachi, and Rival Schools at some point.
Some of the game title translations are amazing
Valkyria
Banned
How weird the original Dynamite Deka for Saturn had the QTE in English.
cj_iwakura
Member
So the free games from the J-PSN's time is up, and sure enough, I get a 'copyright error' when I try to run SMT If. Ah well, it was fun while it lasted.
Why aren't BOTH?
cj_iwakura
Member
This is active again! And SMT1 got added!
J
Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
Oh snap, any way to get another 15 day trial like last time?
cj_iwakura
Member
Yep. I signed up again. It worked.
nailbombxx
Member
This looks awesome
They add new games each month, and on the PS3 store at least you can see which they added as well as the complete list.
Zoe
Member
In the original link: http://www.jp.playstation.com/psn/plus/123titlelineup.html
Has all the titles, dates they were added, and the day they'll leave the service.
cj_iwakura
Member
SMT1 was added.
I started playing LSD.
WTF is going on.
Is Moonlight Syndrome or The Silver Case included now? Please say yes.
cj_iwakura
Member
DJ MAX Technika Tune is free too! You have to go through Vita Region Swap Hell, but hey, the game is damn expensive so it's worth it.
Big Papa Husker
Member
Is there a big list with links to all the games? Or are they all together on some "Free with PS+" screen like on the US store?
cj_iwakura
Member
The Bankslammer
Member
Decided to bite today. DJMAX pretty much makes up for the cost on its own and I've been meaning to play a bunch of the PSX games, so good stuff all around.
vvvv Yeah, bought JP PS+ to go along with my US PS+
vvvv Yeah, bought JP PS+ to go along with my US PS+
cj_iwakura
Member
You mean you bought PS+?
Its surreal and creepy at times. The more you play it, the freakier it will look because they mix around different textures.
Big Papa Husker
Member
I just downloaded Gunner's Heaven and was surprised it was all in English... I thought that was odd.
Hmmm, this is tempting me to reset my Vita to my unused JP account.
Is the JP PS+ the same as it is in the rest of the world where I can purcahse the game through PS+ and I will always have access to them as long as I have PS+? Would like to purchase everything before the 15 days are up and have them again if I decide to sub to JP PS+ in the future like I could in US. There seems to be quite a few games I'd like to try here despite me knowing 0 Japanese
Is the JP PS+ the same as it is in the rest of the world where I can purcahse the game through PS+ and I will always have access to them as long as I have PS+? Would like to purchase everything before the 15 days are up and have them again if I decide to sub to JP PS+ in the future like I could in US. There seems to be quite a few games I'd like to try here despite me knowing 0 Japanese
cj_iwakura
Member
What is this Drift Master game that Atlus published?
I'm also seeing Echo Night, Legend of Dragoon, Myst, Rebus(some Atlus RPG, curious...),the Arc The Lad Trilogy, some Armored Core Arena game, I.Q. Final(!), and of course, Cho Aniki ~ ultimate invincible galaxy strongest man.
I am really sorry to the customer to have you enjoy the PlayStation ® Plus, but thank you much for your understanding.
I'm also seeing Echo Night, Legend of Dragoon, Myst, Rebus(some Atlus RPG, curious...),the Arc The Lad Trilogy, some Armored Core Arena game, I.Q. Final(!), and of course, Cho Aniki ~ ultimate invincible galaxy strongest man.
I am really sorry to the customer to have you enjoy the PlayStation ® Plus, but thank you much for your understanding.
cj_iwakura
Member
Is it also showing Steins;Gate and Chaos;Head as being free? Handheld versions, but hey.
Okay, I'm downloading Gunner's Heaven, Remus, I.Q.Final(a sequel to Intelligent Qube, according to wiki), and that weird Atlus drifting game.
I'll share thoughts later.
Okay, I'm downloading Gunner's Heaven, Remus, I.Q.Final(a sequel to Intelligent Qube, according to wiki), and that weird Atlus drifting game.
I'll share thoughts later.
Yes, the process is the same.Hmmm, this is tempting me to reset my Vita to my unused JP account.
Is the JP PS+ the same as it is in the rest of the world where I can purcahse the game through PS+ and I will always have access to them as long as I have PS+? Would like to purchase everything before the 15 days are up and have them again if I decide to sub to JP PS+ in the future like I could in US. There seems to be quite a few games I'd like to try here despite me knowing 0 Japanese
Japan's PS+ offerings on the handheld side are amazing. I mean, Level 5 offered most of their games on it already, including White Knight Chronicles for PS3 as well, then there's Ragnarok Odyssey, or the Sora no Kiseki games. Too bad we'll never get something like that over here ):.
cj_iwakura
Member
Yes, I.Q. Final is precisely what any Intelligent Qube fan could want: the final game. It's amazing so far. Get It Now!
Also, epic title screen.
Also, epic title screen.
Awesome. Will set this up tomorrow then, thanks!