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Shadow of the Colossus and Sonic Forces are your PS Plus games for March
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I beat the original and felt like I was battling the controls most of the time. Though I didn't play it when it was released, do maybe I'd just gotten to used to how characters control nowadays.
An absolute masterpiece and an absolute turd, thanos would be pleased.
Shadow of the Colossus is not quite a turd though...
I love SotC, lol. In the top ten of this gen for me. ;)
Great. Another bad month on PS Plus. Kinda feels like the norm nowadays.
Can't wait for it to somehow manage to get even worse next gen.
Can't wait for it to somehow manage to get even worse next gen.
I mean, Forces sucks but it's hard to call it a bad month when it has SotC.
A game that's been ported twice and then semi-remade isn't exactly great value, since basically everyone with a Playstation system has had three opportunities to play it by now.
I get your overall point.
But "semi-remade" isn't really a thing.
It's a remake.
Oh man... it's a great experience.
First, don't fight the horse controls. She has a sense of direction, you don't need to steer her like a car or character. Just nudge the direction you want to head towards. She won't walk off cliffs and bridges or run into walls. As long as you're holding or tapping the "giddyup" button (lol), she'll get you you around obstacles.
And don't fight the camera. There are many camera tools to use like a lock-on and zoom and all should be dabbled with but never relied upon.
This is actually a great month for me, I have the SOTC remaster on PS3 but never finished it so the PS4 version is a welcome upgrade and I've been craving some Boost Sonic gameplay. Don't know much about Forces but I'm assuming it's similar to Unleashed & Generations?
It is a proper remake. And you don't get to make up your personal definition of that, lol.
Yep. How many chances have people had to play FF7 (PS1, PC, iOS, PS4, Switch, etc). I think people are still pretty excited for the Remake.
Another meh month for me. SotC is awesome but I have it already. I will check out the trainwreck that is Sonic Forces. With other services including way more stuff, why are they sticking to a stingy two games per month?
You really can't compare FF7R to SotCR. FF7R is a reimagining really, it's nothing like the original game except storyline. Whereas SotCR is literally a remake, the same game, the same gameplay, but with modern graphics.
Not that there's anything wrong with that at all. SotCR is incredible work. But you're comparing apples to oranges.
The shitty but honest answer is because they can.
They have ran over Microsoft the entire generation. It will take falling behind or at least actual competition to change that.
PS+ has been such a waste of money for the the last ~3 years. I've played maybe 2 of the games they've given me in that time? Even when it's a 'good' month it's just games I already own.
Super happy for SotC remaster, but honestly these past few months have had mediocre offerings for me. Hoping that Sony will improve for PS5 launch.
As someone who didn't play it back in 2005, and finally got it last year, it's an interesting yet deeply flawed experience.
The art direction, and scope, especially for a fifteen year old game, is impressive, but the controls are so bad, it makes me wonder why they decided to update everything in the game except for that.
Let me be clear, SOTC has the worst controls of pretty much any big game I've played on the PS4. They are unbelievably awful, and completely ruined the experience for me. I ended up hating the game because of it.
I get that they wanted a Sonic game to along with the movie, but... wow.
That's an average of 74 meta!
That's an average of 74 meta!
I don't think they are completely apples to oranges. The story is a huge part of FF7 and that's going to remain mostly the same as the original. I would agree that FF7R is a more extensive remake than SotC. Also, it's easy to forget that the PS4 is many young gamers' first console. So this will be their first time experiencing SotC.
Other services? Game pass is better, but also more expensive. The comparable one is XBLG, that i would say it's usually worse than plus by a big margin.
And as most services, chances are that you own some of the games, especially popular ones. You also get discounts that usually are worth alone the price of you are aware and but stuff on psn
Is there? I played to the final boss on the default controls. Man, if I missed a better way to play this game, I'll be bummed out.
Yes, you can pick from classic or modern control schemes.
I am a huge sonic fan, Forces is the worst sonic game, it's beyond horrible. Do not download it.
I'm also counting Epic Game Store as a service. They give free stuff all the time. I suppose they need to in order to build a customer base but as someone that enjoyed random indie games appearing in PS+ when they offered more games, that makes PS+ less appealing than before in that regard. The discounts are often good, though.
Isn't that just remapping the buttons more or less? Like the modern one won't put jump on Triangle since games don't do that anymore… except The Last Guardian. Does it actually change anything more than that?
Nothing earth shattering, but the fact that dodge roll now has a dedicated button makes a big difference. I also found aiming the bow to be easier, at least from what I recall of the original.
I put myself through so much unneeded torture. I guess I'll finally go and finish the final boss now. Thanks.
I just picked up Sonic Forces on Switch because it was like 5 bucks. I never thought I'd buy it, but after replaying Sonic Mania so many times and then the new SEGA AGES Sonic 2, I was curious to try out the new Modern Sonic, despite the overwhelmingly negative reviews.
It's not good! But it's not nearly as bad as I expected.
It's not good! But it's not nearly as bad as I expected.
Imagine someone said God of War is a turd because it has less enemy variety than the original Super Mario Bros. Sure they'd be right, but ignoring everything else about the game to focus on one particularly negative thing just kinda sucks.
I think Sonic Forces is worth checking out. I enjoyed it. It's super short but I think it's one of the better 3D Sonic games.
Zelda: Ocarina of Time
My dream game is SOTC with Zelda puzzles and dungeons. Or Zelda with SOTC bosses. The closest it has come so far was the water temple boss in TP which was a poor attempt. Next closest (and more fun) was fighting a Stone Talus in BOTW.