What are some unique gameplay in video games have you come across?
Karoshi suicide salarymanThis game has the disturbing premise of you trying to commit “karoshi” which is a term used in japan to describe the deaths of those who die from “Overworking. The goal is to find ways to commit suicide throughout various levels. This gets increasingly difficult to do as it seems as if the odds are stacked against you as you complete each level by finding unique ways to kill yourself. I’m sure this game probally isn’t very amusing to the folks over in japan but it is actually pretty fun despite the the game being about karoshi. This is a flash game for those wondering so you can easily play it on your computer using chrome or safari.Mirrors edgeI love this game, primarily because I like climbing ALOT and nothing scratches my itch for climbing in video games more than this game.For those looking for a decent parkour game this is considered the godfather and probally the best out there. Although many games do indeed have parkour in them, only few can say that they have it as a major gameplay focus. The levels are fun and although the game is short, the chapters are still fun to speedrun and some of the harder paths in levels can offer quite a bit of challenge. The combat is considered sub par compared to other games but can still feel pretty awesome as you snatch a gun from someone in a epic manner.MinecraftMinecraft is a game where it can be hard to characterize what makes it fun. It is something you have to play for yourself to truly understand. It essentially captivates many simple aspects of life as you wander around a landscape. consisting of creatures, caves, and biomes. Few games give me as much of a desire as this one to get out and explore the world without some quest or purpose. Of course if dieing to a pack of skeletons in survival isn’t your thing (maybe this is just me) you can of course build whatever you want in creative or enjoy something somebody else built in another world. The possibilities are endless and with each new update comes a range of new things that can be done and seen in the game.
Why was PT removed from PSN after the game was cancelled when so many people were enjoying it?
There’s a lot of “reasons” why PT was removed from the store, but the truth of it is that Konami realized that making and selling pachinko machines or mobile games are much more lucrative business than making and selling games. To this end, they have done their best to erase their “talent” and shift their focus towards mobile games because they can turn a massive profit off of a microtransaction riddled mobile game. They have also made pachinko machines of MGS and Silent Hill.
On the PlayStation Store, if a game is no longer available for purchase, but you bought it when it was, can you still download it?
In most cases, you can download a game you have previously purchased from the PSN store, even if the game is no longer for sale. There is an exception to this rule though, and that is the case of PT, the Silent Hills playable teaser. Konami not only nuked the store page for that game, they also deleted it from the distribution server, so it can no longer be downloaded, even if you previously owned it. They got away with this because PT was a free download, so no one could complain that they spent money on a product they could no longer use. There may be more examples like this, but I am not personally aware of them.
Are VR games worth buying yet?
Until recently I was quite sceptical, whether the high costs for the overall setup for the headset and a proper PC would be justified. Especially since no “killer-app” anywhere out there in the market made it a must-buy.In May however Oculus released the Oculus GO, which is a standalone VR Headset, including a built-in store, from where you can download new apps, movies etc.This kind of changed the situation for me, as the GO is pretty affordable with 250€ and it is an all-in-one solution. No extra costs. Sure the apps are not absolutely cutting—edge graphically, but what I have seen nevertheless shows a nice level still.So with this being said, is VR now a platform with games worth buying? I would say Yes. Playing in VR really gives a completely fresh approach to some game mechanics, even for tried and proven genres like RTS or platformers. I must say, I was really surprised to try a plattformer game called “Daedalus”, which made jumping in VR such a cool new experience.Of course also the obvious choices like Horro, Survival or FPS make sense, but it is the unexpected genres that made it a worht experience for me.One caveat though is the very different optical feeling. Having the screens so close to the eyes can be quite exhausting and even with high-level headsets like the Vive or the Oculus Rift, you still see pixels. If you compare just this aspect with what you are used to from consoles or PC, then VR is still no match. But if you want to see gaming from a whole new perspective, then I would say it is very much worth the try.