Another month where I own absolutely everything that’s being given away or on sale (except Zombie Tycoon, for obvious reasons). It’s becoming more and more clear that PlayStation Plus is not worth the money whatsoever to people who have faithfully invested in the PlayStation platform over the past several years as “true gamers,” thanks to the overwhelming majority of the content being both old and likely to be in the library of an avid gamer already. It’s ironic that Sony doesn’t bother to cater to their most dedicated fans with paltry updates such as this, appealing only to those casual weekend gamers who likely haven’t even heard of most of these games, much less bought them like many of us dedicated customers already have.

If you DON’T already own Demons Souls, you’re in for a treat– in many ways, it’s better than its successor Dark Souls. I’ll be happy to get my hands on it once again, after my original launch PS3 got the YLOD with the disc inside of it. Labyrinth Legends is also a lively, fun game, if not rather short (you could beat it in one long sitting, if I recall correctly).
I finally see why these posts were offered on a weekly basis rather than a monthly one, as this is: the month’s total content is so abhorrent, it’s got to be unabashedly shameful for all those involved.

Sadly, after last month’s fantastic Vita title, someone with little care to their valuable subscribers thought it would be good to throw another lackluster PSP game at us in some sorry attempt to satiate their portable subscribers– and it’s yet another fighting game, to boot. The only thing more pitiful than that disgusting Vita snub is how goddamned embarrassing it is to look across the pond and see what Europe is getting as a whole this month. Defend its value as a service all you’d like, but it’s a laughably horrendous update compared to our neighboring region– and it’s been like that for months upon months. Months like this, where the content on offer is the dredged husk of one week’s worth of Europe’s revelries, makes me wish I could refund my subscription (and I’ve been around since day one).

Oh, and one final note— Rainbow Moon is certainly worth your time and money if you’re a fan of classic RPGs, though if you own a Vita, you might be better off waiting for the port that’s due out this summer. It’s just suited for mobile play, in my opinion.

Malicious is an interesting game, though incredibly brief– only lengthened by the absolutely horrid control issues that plague it. If you can tolerate what are likely the worst controls of any game on the PS3 (I’m not being hyperbolic whatsoever), you can glean a few hours of mindless fun from it.

detictiveconan: I actualy purchased a copy of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate myself, but haven’t cracked the plastic on it yet. I might give it a go while waiting for the people behind this service to pull their heads out of their behinds, thanks for the reminder.