Had Square Enix remade Final Fantasy 7 using the same graphics engine as Trials of Mana, we probably wouldn't have complained about the end result. The company's budget-conscious approach to remaking the 1995 Trials of Mana original shows us how a "safe" Final Fantasy 7 Remake might have looked instead of the huge multi-part gamble they are currently taking with the series.
From PS Blog: "Today we’re happy to reveal August’s Game Catalog lineup for PlayStation Plus, which will be available to play for Extra and Premium members on August 16. It’s headlined by three Yakuza games (which will soon be followed by other entries in the series later this year). But rubbing shoulders with the crime series will be multiplayer horror Dead by Daylight, open world shooter Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands and whimsical adventure Bugsnax. "
since the allure of Premium is the older back catalog, they havent announced what is being added to that tier specifically. But since premium also includes extra then you can at least look forward to these.
It's weird, kind of reminds me of how Game Pass PC was at the start with lack of games but normal Game Pass got everything.
They should really make Premium cheaper or in Beta mode until they have content to add.
@sparky77
You should try premium. If you're a fan of older console games, like most gamepass members are, they would love premium. Plus it's cheaper than gamepass and has a wider selection of games.
These games are already on GP with the exception of Trials of Mana. Good for PS though, it's a good month.
If MS wouldn't have finally opened their eyes to how good the Yakuza series is, it wouldn't have been on xbox. It's a good thing they decided to give sega all of that money to make Like a Dragon a timed exclusive, and put most of the games on gamepass.
The biggest thing that happened to them this year was getting the Persona series on xbox finally. It's a great series , like yakuza. When xbox gets games that Playstation has had for years on their console, it always a pretty big deal.
Yakuza 0, 1 and 2 alone make this a fucking amazing month. Those three are easily over 20 or 30 hours of gameplay each.
They're great games. I used to have no interest in them but after playing Like a Dragon I started playing Yakuza Kiwami. Even if you're not sure you'd like them you should give them a try, they might surprise you.
Trials of Mana is a nice addition
They should also start adding the Kingdom Hearts and Dragon Quest series to the service at some point
As someone that has been playing the Yakuza series since PS2 and has played and beat every game except Like a dragon (working on that now) and the one in feudal Japan, this is an amazing month. I won’t benefit from it personally as I own all of them, but man I hope people give these awesome games a try. Yakuza zero alone is amazing. Running the cabaret is more fun than anyone would have guessed. Racing the cars had me glued. I’ve played DBD for a few years now and it’s a great game full of toxic try hard survivors. Feels amazing to get those clutch killer wins on them. Both sides are super fun though. Already have Bugsnax. Ghost recon should be fun. I’ll be giving that a try.
I personally won’t benefit much from this month, but mannnn is it a hell of a month from those that will.
The yakuza game in feudal japan is Yakuza Ishin and never got localized for the west. We got the zombie one (dead souls) because i guess westerners like zombies and not samurai...
They should localize it now as a remaster since Ghost of Tsushima showed a samurai game can sell well.
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People have been asking for a remake of FFVII for over a decade. No way in hell would Square Enix not go all out in a rerelease of one of their most impactful games of all time.
My problem with the new FF VII from the beginning has been that it is a third of a remake. Most of the original is missing. I didn't know they were going to change the story and gameplay so much that in effect, it's a totally different game. I guess in that case, it has to be treated as one. How good is it on its own, without considering its loose inspiration (the original)? How complete is it in its own right? That has to be the approach in reviews.
FF7 big problem is a lot of original stuff is missing
Like the faithful remake of secret of mana?