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May's PlayStation Plus Games - Farming Simulator 19 and Cities Skylines
- Thread starter G_Shumi
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Kinda dig that it puts up games I otherwise wouldn't have tried, sure they could have put up something like Dark Souls and Dying Light, but I already have these and I got them really cheap. I can see why people would consider them underwhelming on name value, but meh I'm happy.
Edit: Hopefully these control better than The Sims on console, because I gave up on that after an hour.
Edit: Hopefully these control better than The Sims on console, because I gave up on that after an hour.
I purchased Cities earlier this year when it was on sale with 2/3 of all the DLC, I've been enjoying it nicely, probably an easy 30hrs gone like that.... Making really nice curved roads is trickier, but ultimately I've not had any issues with controls.
There is one aspect that I don't like, but the PC version won't solve it, where you have to place things attached to roads, I'd like an option to place something first and joint the road later, as I believe it could help planning certain things, leaving enough space, etc
If anything as I've had much of the DLC, most of my issues have been understanding how to try and use all the options available to me. lol
This is one of the first times I've noticed they actually co-ordinated to put DLC on sale at the same time, specifically the same span of time for them being on PS+
My thinking is most people who are unhappy with this months choices are pissed at the two similar style games. Cities is a good game, but I have zero interest in Farming Sim. I'm well aware other people love that game though. Already have Cities so it's not a month for me although I'm happy people get to try Cities Skylines.
There's an element of that, as well as people reading too much into 'leaks' of Dark Souls and Dying Light.
However, most of the social media reactions just seem to hate the idea of both of these games
It's not that either game is bad. I have hundreds of hours clocked in skylines and love it, but as a value proposition it seems pretty poor to me. As I said previously, the base game has been inexpensive for some time and I don't imagine much effort was put into getting this when it's on gamepass and (I believe) origin access.
I can see concerns about how, say Skylines plays on console (does it support mouse, though? The Sims 4 did when it was offered recently).
We've also had months where, say, they've offered two third-person action games and nothing else, so this isn't exactly unprecedented.
I would push back against calling these games 'niche,' though. Skylines has sold over 6 million copies and just this entry of Farming Simulator alone has sold over 2 million. They're big games. I've seen 'niche' be used as a descriptor several times about them, and I question people who would conflate a game they don't play meaning a game that therefore not many people play. I'm not convinced any adverse reaction is more than just a kneejerk "I don't like this sort of thing" response and nothing more thoughtful.
Generally, though, the IGC offerings have been poor value comparative to rival services for a while now, so there's definitely merit there. Just not compared to other recent months of this service.
Playstation Plus has been steadily declining in value for the last couple of years while keeping the same price (or getting more expensive in some regions), so maybe Sony should have thought twice before putting two games like this on the same month.
Oh come on. Games that 80% of the audience are completely unfamiliar with and which at first glance seem very similar. And most people aren't going to give them a second look, that's just how it is, especially when getting them both at the same time.
I've made some internet research on that for my GF and it seems that it does, actually. It has been added in a patch from what I can gather.
Both of these games are great and they honestly make a more fun month for being games that I don't own already (rather than the blockbuster exclusives that they might add 4 years after they come out which, while quality games, I usually have owned them for years already).
What I will say is, the shitty thing about this month's Plus games is that they're both already on PlayStation Now. Both of them. So if you're a subscriber of that (hi!) then you've basically got nothing in May. That sucks.
What I will say is, the shitty thing about this month's Plus games is that they're both already on PlayStation Now. Both of them. So if you're a subscriber of that (hi!) then you've basically got nothing in May. That sucks.
That's fantastic; mouse support made Sims on PS4 so much better. If it runs well, Skylines sounds like a really great get.
You realize that Farming Simulator 2019 was a world-wide bestseller at release and outsold most AAA titles, right? Doubtful that a game which is pretty popular in Europe, Asia and South-America is "completely unfamiliar to 80% of the audience". Cities Skylines is the de-facto best city builder game and a looot of people played it.
You would expect that a board for gaming enthusiasts shows more appreciation to good games and less "GIVE ME COD OR GIVE ME DEATH!" stuff.
The backlash to PES was mostly about a huge portion of the board being US-centric.
And not that I'd ever play MLB, but it was paired with TLOU remastered. It's just about appealing to all your audience, which this month doesn't do.
I think this is a bit naive. I mean you're seeing the responses in this thread. People here just play a lot, most aren't enthusiasts in the purest sense. AFAIC I would definitely play the occasional management sim (played Tropico 5 when it came out on Plus and it was fun, except for the bugs). Not FM though, it doesn't appeal to me.
Doesn't seem to be the case for me. I have PS+ and PS Now and I managed to get the PS+ games added to my account just fine.
Nah, not really. I think Farming Simulator sells best in Germany, by quite a margin.
I'll give Cities Skylines a try. But I operated a Raker for a ranch in 2010 for 3 days and quit. I'm not about to do that in a sim game.
Do you download the games or stream them only?
If you download them a licensing error occurs where PS Store thinks you already own the game. I lost For Honor and Steep as PS+ Games due to downloading them on PS Now.
Wow, that's embarrassing. Even as a joke.
New Games Available to Redeem Now
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The new games are now available to redeem for PlayStation Plus for all regions.
US Links:
-Farming Simulator 19 (Free DLC: HOLMER Terra Variant) (Free DLC: New Holland T6 Blue Power)
-Cities: Skylines (Free DLC: Carols, Candles, and Candy) (Free DLC: Pearls From the East)
UK Links:
-Farming Simulator 19 (Free DLC: HOLMER Terra Variant) (Free DLC: New Holland T6 Blue Power)
-Cities: Skylines (Free DLC: Carols, Candles, and Candy) (Free DLC: Pearls From the East)
All of these links have been added to the OP as well.
US Links:
-Farming Simulator 19 (Free DLC: HOLMER Terra Variant) (Free DLC: New Holland T6 Blue Power)
-Cities: Skylines (Free DLC: Carols, Candles, and Candy) (Free DLC: Pearls From the East)
UK Links:
-Farming Simulator 19 (Free DLC: HOLMER Terra Variant) (Free DLC: New Holland T6 Blue Power)
-Cities: Skylines (Free DLC: Carols, Candles, and Candy) (Free DLC: Pearls From the East)
All of these links have been added to the OP as well.
You don't like farming or municipal city planning? What kind of pro gamer are you!?!
I haven't touched these two games with PS Now. Maybe the problem arises if the particular games are installed but just having PS Now does not seem to make it impossible to redeem them as PS+ games.
It's if you downloaded them. I am a now subscriber, and have downloaded both these and my sub is active so shit out of luck for me. Not 100% sure maybe letting your sub lapse solves it, I use Now too much to bother finding out.
This is annoying alright. Especially so as I haven't even started them.
Two fantastic games. Happy to get Cities Skylines on PS4 and I can now trade in my physical copy of FS19. Too many people in this thread showing their poor taste in videogames. Shame.
You are pretty much forced to use PS Now as stream only service to enjoy PS+ titles nowadays considering their offerings overlap so much.
I've literally never complained about PS+ offerings before, but if I had a chance to choose two other PS4 games that I'd be less interested in, it would be hard for me top these picks. Blah.
Oh well, at least they were bundled together instead of being disappointingly spread out into other months separately. May 2020 is an official backlog period for me.
Oh well, at least they were bundled together instead of being disappointingly spread out into other months separately. May 2020 is an official backlog period for me.
Yeah people keep saying they are bad games, instead they should say it's not their cup of tea
