The PlayStation Offerings - July, 2014: The "Have You Played These Games Yet?" Edition

Every week, Short Pause breaks down the current offerings in the PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection and delves deep into what the games themselves can offer gamers. Read about the time commitment and the Trophies in this month's ragtag line-up of titles, mock the author for having never played Dead Space, and learn about how the site is going to cover the offered games in the weeks and months to come.

Riveting stuff, most certainly!

[xHeavYx]

Most interesting part, all the games offered would cost $100 (plus tax)

[miyamoto]

Downloading a rare treasure of a game: Muramasa Rebirth now!
Played a bit of it on the Wii and its was very good. Now I can play the whole game now.
My second Vanilla ware game after the awesome Dragon's Crown.

[guitarded77]

Muramasa Rebirth is the highlight of the month IMO... that and Stryder as a close second. Honestly it's kinda an underwhelming month for ME (not for everyone else, so no need to tell me I'm wrong, but I'm sure some still will).

Terraria from June is like heroin though. Freakin' 2D Minecraft + Dark Souls... My Vita has been getting a workout since downloading it.

[diehardmetallicafan]

im not normally into games like muaramasa but i got hooked and now im attempting to beat the game with both characters and their different endings in fury mode...

[wannabe gamer]

If i wanted them yes but i dont and i wish i had my 35$ back from PS+ year sub. every game they offer is either old or junk or a multiplat game that everyone already has. bah

[xHeavYx]

Your username fits you ;)

[Octo1]

@ Wannabe
I call BS that you are even a Plus member. Before you took the plunge you knew and had a chance to look at games that PS+ has provided in the past and yes they are often old and multiplat games. So why in the f*&k would this change just because you joined?!
Try harder why don't you?

[wannabe gamer]

I got uncharted 3 which was good but other than that all the games are multiplat games that i alrady have on PC. I got PS+ hoping for some sony exclusives but all ive seen is gamesthat are on other platforms. so for my money it wasnt worth it. it could be worth it to someone that only has a ps3 as their only platform but to me it turned out to be a waste so far. i got it in march so there is time to turn it arounf but i havent even bothered to sign in sincce march cause there hasnt been anything i want.

[badz149]

I don't have any of those game! YEA for me! But my backlog is as huge as ever! So many free games, so little time!

[iSuperSaiyanGod]

A lame ps plus month in my opinion .

*waiting for the diss agrees* . Btw I am a sony supporter before you go and write a 4 paragraph book on how I hate sony .

[Rhezin]

I agree. Complete trash month. At least we get Hohokum, Apotheon, and InFamous: First Light in August.

And this month for me I guess will be Destiny beta and Last of Us: Remastered.

[guitarded77]

I wouldn't call it complete trash, but like I said in my earlier comment, it is a bit underwhelming. Especially since I own 3 of the games already. If someone doesn't own all PS platforms, it could seem REALLY underwhelming.

[bmbnbs]

I don't need four paragraphs to tell you that I respect your opinion and am glad you shared it.

[mikeslemonade]

Standalone month it's good, but if you compare to previous months it's not so good

[Avernus]

IDK... for you maybe, and nothing's wrong with that. People are entitled to their opinions / likes / dislikes.

For me though, I'm glad Strider is coming to PS+, was thinking about buying it. Didn't get Dead Space 3 when it came out and with all the games on PS3 I simply forgot about it, so I'm glad that's coming also.

The other games? Meh... some people might enjoy them.

[admiralvic]

"The other games? Meh... some people might enjoy them."

Funny, I platinumed 3/6 of the games this month and I would say Muramasa is by a wide margin the best game offered this month. Its pretty much Strider* (2d game where you run around slashing things) with better graphics / art style (no one is going to say a Vanillaware game looks bad), more replay value and depth and some awesome looking DLC to continue your adventure with.

* I only explain it this way because you were thinking of buying Strider.

[jonatan221]

I'm pretty stoked as a vita owner though, murumasa rebirth looks great! and I never got to try strider along with towerfall!

[kingdom18]

IMO its not that bad, I'd take Strider but it would be better if I haven't already bought Muramasa Rebirth, but we have had better ones most certainly.

[SilentNegotiator]

You wrote more whining about how you're going to get "diss agrees" than about why you thought it's a lame month. Why would you NOT get lots of disagrees?

[iSuperSaiyanGod]

If you consider 2 sentences "whining" then that's your problem . I just know how the story goes . If I didn't write it I'd get disagrees anyway , and a lecture how I "hate free game" So might as well point it out why I'm at it . I'm sorry I Just find it comical on how much people care about disagrees or likes .😂😂

[LordSane]

True, i'll wait for games that worth resubing.

[ramiuk1]

i havent play any of ps4 games so its ok for me,cant please everyone i suppose.
im just glad destiny beta starts soon and then last of us in 30 days

[user5669510]

havent you learned you cant say anything bad about sony on this site EVER.

[jonboi24]

I've played half of those games so looking forward to this month.

[PlaystationSquuad]

So happy i decided to get a PS3 instead of PS4. I'm drowning in games as it is and now i have to download Dead Space 3

[Dudebro90]

Dead space 3 is crap. Skip it.

[Muzikguy]

Dead space 3 sucks. There's a reason it's free. Don't believe me? What other EA games have made it to Plus? I thought about downloading it just because..... But no.

[Silly gameAr]

Off the top of my head, Battlefield 3 and Bulletstorm were part of plus.

[infinitewords]

I actually liked Dead Space 3, but I'm also a fan of the series. A lot of people complained about the game being more action than horror, but I didn't really mind. I should note, however, that I don't play a lot of horror titles, so that could be why I didn't mind the action in it.

[TomahawkX]

was planning on eventually buying strider and towerfall for PS4. Well that is $30 back in my pocket, PS+ rocks!

[Jack_Reacher]

If you so desired that $30 would almost get you TLOU remaster. Actually it probably would not when you converted it. I got mine pre ordered for £30 so I thinking thats a fair chunk you have from £ to $.

Anyway you get the idea. What im trying to say is thats a good saving towards another purchase.

Why the hell did I not just say that in the first place.. . . . .

Now look what you did I'm having an argument with myself!!!!!

[godofboobees]

People still complaining about free games. First world problem, such a struggle out here

[Beastforlifenoob]

PS plus is free?! I should have known that before spending $30 on it. /s

[godofboobees]

Good for you u spent $30 on the service. Now buy every game that has been given from the beginning without the service. Fucking noob

[marloc_x]

Ha! Ok,ok..bubble for that one..

[Snookies12]

Yes, a lot of these games are free. Considering even paying full price for a year of PS+, the cost of the games you're getting even for the first month usually pays for the service. So, all the games beyond the first or second month are then free.

With a year of PS+, you're basically guaranteed you'll get games you would have paid for. Saving you a lot of money.

[Muzikguy]

I can't understood why people complain about free things either. So you pay for Plus, big deal. Go buy the games given in one month and see which is worth more $. And the guy that paid $30 shouldn't be complaining either. I paid $50 (and still don't complain)

[RosweeSon]

It's not the best line up but then I've not played a lot of them and besides the point it's summer time anyway not only that they are free, just download em if there no good delete em and wait for next months or just play what your already playing ;)

[Ninjamonkey82]

I like the looks off Towerfall tbh

[60FramesPerSecond]

I want Injustice

[Keith22]

Wanted the both ps4 games so im happy this month !!

[TheFutureIsBlue]

Had a blast with TowerFall! I played it for about 3 hours straight today. Once you get the learning curve down, you feel like a bad mofo. There looks like a lot to unlock in it. The only negative is no online co-op or versus. That is the reason I did not buy it in the first place. Gonna play Strider soon too. Demo was fun!

[heisenberguk]

EU Psplus STILL hasn't updated!! It's gonna take me all night to download everything ffs I would've liked a play of DS3 this afternoon too!!!

[waltyftm]

You and me both.

[heisenberguk]

Does my head in that they don't update it in the morning!!

[Muzikguy]

I know it's still early in the console cycle, so I don't mind any games that are given. I can't wait to play Strider. Also looking forward to Towerfall with some friends/the woman.

OT has anyone tried the Blue Estate demo? I played that and was quite impressed. A little rough to start, but I thought it was good. I wonder if that will make it to Plus sometime soon

[Muzikguy]

That was supposed to say "off topic". Oops

[N8]

Good or bad month is based on opinion obviously. I don't have any of the games offered so for me its a great month

[g-nome]

Who said nothing is impossible ... pleasing all gamers certainly is.

[60FramesPerSecond]

Psplus seems amazing, but i dont want to start my account until i see some games i know i will enjoy on ps3.

[bmbnbs]

If you only have a PS3 at the moment, also consider that games for systems you don't own yet can be added to your download list for when you do get those systems: https://store.sonyentertain...

[60FramesPerSecond]

Thanks! forgot about those!