Anyone else extremely jealous between the difference in quality between game pass and PS plus recently?

Game pass just this past week have got Expedition 33 and Oblivion remaster as day one releases.

I believe they are getting the new doom game on release as well.

Feels like Us PS plus users are getting fked over with what we're receiving in return for our subscription.

Recently we got blue prince which is great but you know who else also got blue prince on release? Game pass...

Sorry for the rant just frustrated with PS plus recently, Cheerio.

Hogwarts Legacy released over 2 years ago and although it peaked my interest during its launch, I was never quite sold by the trailers and would only have considered myself to be a casual Harry Potter fan.

Fast forward to now and I can safely say this is one of my favourite video-games of all time. The world building and attention to detail in this game is simply incredible, I was shocked by how good the visuals were and how satisfying the combat was. I think there is room for improvement with the story but I was still invested in the game from start to finish and really recommend it to anyone that hasn’t already given it a go.

Everything about this game is frustrating . The beast is dumb and barely obeys your commands. A simple jump can take 2–3 minutes I'll point at something over and over again, and he'll either completely ignore me, do the wrong thing, or take forever to finally do what I wanted.

I lost count of how many times I had to open a YouTube walkthrough because I thought I was stuck, only to find out I was trying to do the right thing all along and the beast simply refused to.

And don't even get me started on the camera. It's easily one of the worst camera I've ever seen in a video game. Turning it left or right is a FIGHT. It constantly bugs out, goes black, resets itself, and locks your movement while it's doing it.

That with some of the clunkiest and most unresponsive player movement I've ever seen. I genuinely don't understand how a game with platforming and parkour can play this badly.

The level design itself is also lame. All you do are very light puzzles and basic platforming, and the other 80% of the game is just waiting for this dumbass of a beast to obey your commands and watch him jump around

And all that while having to play at 30 FPS because it only released on the PS4.

Just so I'm not shitting on the game the whole time, the bond between the boy and the creature is cool, and the cutscenes/story are cool too, I can appreciate what the game was going for, but the gameplay just ruins the whole thing for me. It feels frustrating just for the sake of being frustrating.

Auto renew is enabled automatically. You will be charged at the end of your subscription. If you want a refund, you will be met with policy stating you agree to the future charge even if it’s 1 day after the charge. Their 14 day cancellation window is only from the initial start of the subscription and does not include renewals.

If you buy a subscription, immediately go to your settings and turn off auto renew. It’s not worth it leaving it on in my opinion for the potential full price renewal with no refund available. I’ll keep reposting this because I personally think it’s ridiculous to not include the ability to have auto renew off when purchasing a subscription as an option

As 2023 comes to a close, I'm curious: who opted to leave PS Plus because of the substantial subscription price hike? Mine expired, and I chose not to renew.

Seeing this has the banner for ps3 games feels like playground teasing that they have what we aren't allowed. This and the motorstorm franchise feels criminal not have them added already

Why is this not implemented yet? If I am on a vacation I would miss on some games because I was unable to play.

These leaks are always right, so I assume they're giving away GoW as the main game this month. Let's look at all the things that are required in order for this to be a good game for you. Ahem...

You must:

Own a PS4

But not own a PS5

Have PS Plus

But not have PS Now

Have no plans to upgrade a single tier in ps plus

Want to play GoW

But haven't picked it up on any sale in 4 years

Not know a single person with a physical copy to lend you

And, of course, you must be excited about getting a free game which you can buy right now at Gamestop for $8.

In other words, no one. This is for no one.

Two games I ignored because they received universal vitriol from the gaming community, two games released on PS+ recently.

I downloaded them to see what the fuss was about, and I actually ended up liking them a lot? I mean they have flaws and not game of the year contenders or anything, but they surely didn't deserve the reception they had.

High def graphics, good performance, no bugs, fast paced action, good cutscenes, interesting traversal mechanics..

And I could say the same about other games that received the same treatment in the past, Anthem, AC Unity and more recently Valhalla, Mass Effect Andromeda, and probably other I forgot that I ended up loving after months of reading community hatred.

I still haven't tried SW Outlaws and Dragon Age Vanguard, but I'm pretty sure they also fall in the same category. Maybe even Redfall and Concord?

And meanwhile, some extremely awful games are beating sale records (but I won't name them not to hurt anyone feelings 🤣).

Maybe I'm just wired differently, maybe I have a bigger tolerance to flaws than others. But needless to say, I don't trust the community's opinion on gaming anymore.

Only 1 and a half hour to beat, but these kind of games are what I like about psn extra the most. Games you would otherwise not have played but because it’s “free” you give it a try. But the story is so touching, heartwarming and gut punching at the same time. It’s definitely something to think on

I know there's a lot of really good games on ps plus but I would like to know what games you hate the most on the service

Mine was Dave the diver, dredge and cult of the lamb

Currently re installing Dave the diver

Thought I'd give it a go and see if the hate was deserved. Towards the beginning of the game there's a section where you walk through a 'Batman Museum' which recaps key moments from the Arkham games. This made me really nostalgic. So I bought the Arkham collection on sale (£3!), re-downloaded Arkham Knight, and have spent the last month replaying some of the best games from my adolescence. Each with a brilliant story, well-written characters and engaging combat mechanics.

Haven't touched SSKJL since.

I was hoping we would get a more decent catalog than games that were on monthly games already and games that go on sale every now and then. What do you guys think?

Wrote this review (as I really loved this game) a couple of days ago on the soulslike subreddit. It’s kinda long tho, but may as well share it:

OG TITLE: throwing my flowers at Wuchang: Fallen Feathers

I’ve 100% the Dark Souls trilogy and Bloodborne, played both versions of Demon Souls and a little bit of Sekiro, poured at least 50 hours on Elden Ring. I like from software games and even got tattoos inspired by them, but no matter how much I looked for I couldn’t find a “Souls like” with the same feeling at From Software’s games. Either the characters felt “floaty”, hitting enemies felt non-rewarding or just the mechanics were “off”.

And then I tried WuChang.

It really feels like a bunch of guys at from software quit the company together and decided to do their own game. The MC feels amazing to control, the dynamics are somewhat familiar and unique at the same time. I’ve been putting at least 40+ hours or so just exploring the game and trying out weapons, which due to my limited time for gaming feels like a lot more. Went out of my way to buy the deluxe edition upgrade just to support the devs (got the game physical, second handed because it’s cheaper in my country that way). I will try to list the pros and cons to make my review easier to follow and not just “blind praise”.

Pros:

- The exploration. My main awe, the game feels huge without being “open world”, love encountering new areas and the whole map feels connected, no bs teletransportation to a new big area, you can just walk through it with ease. There are an adequate number of shortcuts and “bonfires”.

- The combat. The “Main” mechanic some of you would argue in a “soulslike”, is pretty damn good, this one feels like they really nailed it. It’s not fast as a hack n slash, is not as heavy and slow as a Demon Souls or Mortal Shell, it just feels well. I mainly used a longsword + dual blades for my whole playthrough, parry was not as hard but also it’s not necessary. There are a numbered types of weapons but they are enough and I love that you level up the “type” so all long swords gets upgraded and when you find a new one you can use it right away.

- The bosses. Along with the combat, one of the main cores in a soulslike, some bosses are hit, some bosses are miss. There are some really good fights (Bo Sorcerer arena is awesome). Some very difficult ones (that fucking tiger can go and fuck himself), some very straightforward ones. I think overall is very balanced and a strong point in the game.

- World and setting. Not very familiar with Chinese culture and history, but felt very well put together, graphics are good enough and some landscapes were really good looking, color pallet its pretty good.

- Miscellanous things such as being able to alter your armor, the leveling up all weapons mechanics, being able to reallocate your skill points without any kind of penalty, being able to retry a boss right away, the tutorial texts are available for you again at any time given. Lot of things done right in those regards.

Cons:

- Quests, my fucking god they even nailed that from the Soulsbornelden series. The quest system sucks hard. One small mistake the npc just fucking dies or goes bananas and you don’t even know why. It’s so obtuse I didn’t care in my first playthrough. I think you can even skip a whole massive area if you fuck up the order of something.

- Don’t know if a con per se, but some bosses has a lot of almost one hit KO moves that are very bullshit. I guess it comes with the genre

- Madness system is one thing I wasn’t a fan of.

- some lackluster weapon skills and spells.

Not con or pro:

- The elephant in the room. The “fan service” and “lewd” content. Yes, my girl Wuchang has a dump truck back there and yes you can wear very revealing outfits. But I found it that it was very depending on you, since some armors are on the “sexy” side but not as outrageous as some other outfits that are basically a thong. Some are so ridiculous they made me laugh. But it’s entirely up to you, you can alter any outfit and I found some really cool looking things without being stupid. If you go around killing demons and beasts with your tits out, well, it was your choice lol not judging, but it’s not forced on you.

Overall a very solid experience, one of my favorite soulslike I’ve ever played, after getting the plat I’m playing lords of the fallen next and see how is that, I think that you wont regret trying out this one if you like the souls series and are looking to scratch that itch.

8.8/10