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Beefy78 · 31-05-2016 06:41PM

Is there a decent tutorial? I think that's where I struggled last time vs Madden for example where the tutorial/trainer not only teaches you really simply how the game works but also how the sport works.

martyos121 · 31-05-2016 08:03PM

Beefy78 wrote: »

Is there a decent tutorial? I think that's where I struggled last time vs Madden for example where the tutorial/trainer not only teaches you really simply how the game works but also how the sport works.

No real tutorial unfortunately, and it's a game that probably requires one. You can get by offensively by just playing loads and you'll improve quickly, but you'll definitely need to watch a lot of YouTube videos to get the hang of defending, it's an absolute pain to start with and it's unforgiving because the AI don't miss open shots all that often.

Revoker88 · 31-05-2016 08:42PM

Tried Gone Home on PC,couldnt really get into it. Just think the genre is not for me in most cases.

Ive not had an american sports game since the early days,i did used to play them a lot though. The likes of madden,ice hockey and basketball games etc on the mega drive. The last one i had was probably a PS2 game. So lookimlng forward to trying the NBA game this month. Nice they didnt decide to give out the '14 version and went with a recent one too.

Someone mentioned NBA Jam,still one of the most fun games ive ever played. Was awesome arcadey action!

Zero-Cool · 31-05-2016 09:46PM

Marty what's your go to mode in NBA 16? I already own it digitally, really wish i got it physically. I only play career which got very stale after the 2nd season. The story is ****ing shyte and i like some of spike lee's films. Wondering if I'm missing out not playing other modes?

There's a kind of tutorial if you go looking through the messy menu but yes, defense is very hard to get used to but some great vids on youtube with tips on how to play. Once v you get handy, it can get very addictive but i can see a lot of people not bothering to learn how to play and just delete it.

CastorTroy · 31-05-2016 09:58PM

Played Gone Home on PC.
Think I bought Siren when it was on sale.
Got the God of War Origins collection on PS3.
Played a bit of Echochrome in Home.

Varied selection anyway

martyos121 · 31-05-2016 10:01PM

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Marty what's your go to mode in NBA 16? I already own it digitally, really wish i got it physically. I only play career which got very stale after the 2nd season. The story is ****ing shyte and i like some of spike lee's films. Wondering if I'm missing out not playing other modes?

There's a kind of tutorial if you go looking through the messy menu but yes, defense is very hard to get used to but some great vids on youtube with tips on how to play. Once v you get handy, it can get very addictive but i can see a lot of people not bothering to learn how to play and just delete it.

It's career mode all the way for me, tried the team manager mode (franchise mode or whatever it's called) but it never got me hooked. I really like playing the one position and getting good at it, it's quite rewarding to slowly build up your attributes and buy new animations along with it. Also find the whole thing quite relaxing, I'll usually mute the commentary and put some good music on and just play a couple of games like that. Very enjoyable.

astonaidan · 01-06-2016 10:24AM

martyos121 wrote: »

It's career mode all the way for me, tried the team manager mode (franchise mode or whatever it's called) but it never got me hooked. I really like playing the one position and getting good at it, it's quite rewarding to slowly build up your attributes and buy new animations along with it. Also find the whole thing quite relaxing, I'll usually mute the commentary and put some good music on and just play a couple of games like that. Very enjoyable.

My career is really unrivaled compared to other games and this is with Spike Lee ruining it with his terrible, Im black and ghetto storyline. But once you get past the first year its done with. I raised my pg way to high in rebounding though didnt realise you max them out and had to train to be able to raise the player more

Maybe we can do a online multiteam franchise is that a thing

Zero-Cool · 01-06-2016 10:30AM

I have a very high rated PG but couldn't find a team to suit my style. I uninstalled it a few months back as I ran out of space on the hdd but will reinstall it and give it another go.

There is a class feature for online where you make a customa team by designing your court, jersey, name, etc and 5 people go online. Never had enough people on PS4 to try it before but definitely could do it now.

Also, I highly recommend everyone download the official NBA 2K16 app from 2K. You can do mini games on it and earn VC (Virtual Coin) to upgrade your player, buy clothes, animations, moves, etc. and will definitely help early on.

kfrp · 01-06-2016 10:41AM

Great that some decent games are finally being given with the PsPlus.

I really enjoyed Tropico last month and looking forward to shooting some hoops and figuring out what happened in my house in Gone Home!

01-06-2016 10:55AM

What time do the games usually be up for download?

Xenji · 01-06-2016 11:12AM

AdamD wrote: »

What time do the games usually be up for download?

Just after midnight tonight.

kunst nugget · 01-06-2016 11:15AM

Xenji wrote: »

Just after midnight tonight.

It's the first Tuesday of the month so not until next week.

Xenji · 01-06-2016 11:35AM

kunst nugget wrote: »

It's the first Tuesday of the month so not until next week.

Yeah your right, keep thinking it's next week for some reason.

Captain Chaos · 01-06-2016 01:50PM

Xenji wrote: »

Yeah your right, keep thinking it's next week for some reason.

Damn leap year day pushing the games out a week.:D

eddhorse · 03-06-2016 09:53AM

Not sure if already posted, June 7th

"NBA 2K16," PS4
"Gone Home: Console Edition," PS4
"Echochrome," PS3
"Siren: Blood Curse" (Episodes 1-12), PS3
"God of War: Chains of Olympus," PS Vita
"Little Deviants," PS Vita

Played Echochrome before and liked its puzzle aspect with the Move controller.

Not a bad month overall. Good mix of games.

tigger123 · 07-06-2016 09:31AM

Are the games for June up today? Or is it midnight?

Generic Dreadhead · 07-06-2016 10:14AM

For some reason I thought Everybody's Gone to Rapture was free this month, I was incorrect. Damn

kunst nugget · 07-06-2016 10:23AM

tigger123 wrote: »

Are the games for June up today? Or is it midnight?

They're up now but you'll have to search for them yourself.

maximoose · 07-06-2016 10:30AM

Yep, ordered and queued them up on the store website just now

Nailz · 07-06-2016 04:46PM

Cormac... wrote: »

For some reason I thought Everybody's Gone to Rapture was free this month, I was incorrect. Damn

Well you've another "walking simulator" this month in Gone Home if you haven't played that yet. I haven't gotten around to it myself just yet, but it appears to be like Marmite for most people!

ERG89 · 07-06-2016 05:03PM

Nailz wrote: »

Well you've another "walking simulator" this month in Gone Home if you haven't played that yet. I haven't gotten around to it myself just yet, but it appears to be like Marmite for most people!

Just finished it. Very short.....

Was expecting something paranormal to happen but it was the opposite. Enjoyed it tbh but I was disappointed when I entered the attic that was it.

Thepoet85 · 07-06-2016 07:10PM

ERG89 wrote: »

Just finished it. Very short.....
Was expecting something paranormal to happen but it was the opposite. Enjoyed it tbh but I was disappointed when I entered the attic that was it.

Yea I felt the same after just finishing it. Decent game for a freebie, but wouldn't have paid for it.

johnny_ultimate · 07-06-2016 08:27PM

ERG89 wrote: »

Just finished it. Very short.....
Was expecting something paranormal to happen but it was the opposite. Enjoyed it tbh but I was disappointed when I entered the attic that was it.

The

anti-climax ending

is kinda the whole point though

The game plays with our experiences of survival horror video games, horror films etc... to lead us to expect the worst in that attic, but that it is ultimately something far more down to Earth is actually a more surprising and in its way subversive ending. And really it's a bit of a commentary on how we all play and read games in the first place - it's a medium that simply hasn't really taken the time to reflect normal, everyday reality.

Strange to see the game getting a whole load of new players so many years after release. While I don't think it's quite an all-time masterpiece of the medium (although it is very, very good, with some super environmental storytelling), it's definitely one of the most influential. Certainly Uncharted 4 recently I don't think would be quite the game it is without Gone Home and its contemporaries' influence. Plus the mere existence of GH continues to piss off all the right people :P

J. Marston · 08-06-2016 12:52AM

Can you just start a normal career in 2K16 or do you have to endure that abysmal Spike Lee shíte.

martyos121 · 08-06-2016 01:17AM

J. Marston wrote: »

Can you just start a normal career in 2K16 or do you have to endure that abysmal Spike Lee shíte.

Just have to get it over and done with unfortunately, make your character white so you'll get a laugh out of his ghetto accent anyways and the fact that a white guy has a fully black family. The high school and college gameplay is actually fun and something different, it's the insufferable cutscenes that get you.

Tomagotchye · 08-06-2016 01:48AM

martyos121 wrote: »

Just have to get it over and done with unfortunately, make your character white so you'll get a laugh out of his ghetto accent anyways and the fact that a white guy has a fully black family. The high school and college gameplay is actually fun and something different, it's the insufferable cutscenes that get you.

How do you defend?! I smash away at square to try and bate a few lads away from my bball and it's always a foul. Beginning to think it's a conspiracy because my only other options seem to be stand up tall, or jump up high

martyos121 · 08-06-2016 02:00AM

Tomagotchye wrote: »

How do you defend?! I smash away at square to try and bate a few lads away from my bball and it's always a foul. Beginning to think it's a conspiracy because my only other options seem to be stand up tall, or jump up high

Thought the same thing when I started playing basketball games, the thing is, you basically don't defend, you conserve. It isn't like football where you tackle and win the ball back, your only options are to steal when the ball is being passed (same as an interception in football), steal when they're dribbling and the ball looks to be there for the taking, block their shot (that'll take practice), contest them when they're going for a layup or dunk, or simply hope they miss if all else fails. Defending is really, really hard though, whether you know all this or not.

Understanding the sport is key really, but like myself, you can get by just by practise and trial and error.

Zero-Cool · 08-06-2016 08:28AM

Yupp, the main thing is to just stay between your man and the basket, stay in his face and it will majorly put him off his shot even if you don't go for a block. You have to have high steal rating to nick the the ball away and it seems so random when I do it but the game even knows if you're hacking away and the steal button and will make you foul if try repeatedly.

TheZPPanda · 08-06-2016 06:26PM

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

The
anti-climax ending
is kinda the whole point though
The game plays with our experiences of survival horror video games, horror films etc... to lead us to expect the worst in that attic, but that it is ultimately something far more down to Earth is actually a more surprising and in its way subversive ending. And really it's a bit of a commentary on how we all play and read games in the first place - it's a medium that simply hasn't really taken the time to reflect normal, everyday reality.
Strange to see the game getting a whole load of new players so many years after release. While I don't think it's quite an all-time masterpiece of the medium (although it is very, very good, with some super environmental storytelling), it's definitely one of the most influential. Certainly Uncharted 4 recently I don't think would be quite the game it is without Gone Home and its contemporaries' influence. Plus the mere existence of GH continues to piss off all the right people :P

I felt Uncharted 4 was influenced by The Last of Us which came before Gone Home.

Grayditch · 08-06-2016 06:33PM

Far too involved a game to get my head around, the NBA one, if the last one is anything to go by. Almost like a realistic simulator, but I respect it's depth and I'm glad to see the likes of it on Plus. I think I'd probably need to know more Basketball.

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