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Posted: Dec 1st 2010 7:12PM Xpike said

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This is...a pretty good deal actually.

Posted: Dec 1st 2010 8:45PM PN04 said

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@Xpike Goodluck paying for that deal for the rest of your PSN life since you lose all those things the instant you cancel Plus.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2010 9:43PM EyeZer0 said

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@PN04 How long does it take you to play games? I think PSN+ is looking to be a good deal if you like trying out a bunch of new different games especially a bunch of the minis which are good time wasters for a week.
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Posted: Dec 2nd 2010 9:36AM Snappyguy said

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@EyeZer0 Anything free is a good deal. Almost anything.

So now I can finally find out how good this game is and see if I should start following the company more.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2010 7:12PM Howard Roark said

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hopefully this will shut up the PS+ naysayers for a bit.
sam & max ep.3 is great! i recently picked it up during steam's sale--enjoying every minute of it.

Posted: Dec 1st 2010 7:55PM Danjcb said

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@Howard Roark
Hopefully, yes, I have been getting fed up of loads of people just saying "PS+ is shit" without giving any reasoning behind it at all. You get LOADS of free stuff, early access to demos, betas, free dynamic themes and more. I personally think its a bloody good deal!
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Posted: Dec 1st 2010 11:33PM onan said

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@Danjcb The problem is you don't actually get anything for free. It all becomes disabled after you stop renewing the account. Ultimately you may end up paying upwards of 80% or more of the retail price of those "free" things, and ultimately have nothing to show for it in a year or two.

It's more like an extended demo or play pass, similar to what Gametap or OnLive are doing, except they have dozens of hundreds of games available, while Playstation Plus at any given moment... not so much.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2010 7:14PM finalstar2007 said

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I already got more than what i payed for this service in its 3rd month already, PSN+ been great for me, looking forward to this update and sam and max game

Posted: Dec 1st 2010 7:16PM GamingColt said

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I think the only thing Plus is actually great for are all these free games. Having a regular PSN membership but having Xbox LIVE, the actual features that are in PSN that affect gaming experiences is not so great. This is in regards to fluidity of social interaction.
I'll stop my rant here

Posted: Dec 1st 2010 11:21PM golfs4panzys said

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@GamingColt

Xbox Live and PS+ are not the same thing.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2010 7:22PM UnnXandros said

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FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!

I paid full price for the Sam and Max season, but i dont regret it a bit.

Eps 1-3 and 5 are SUPERB, the rest (2 and 4) are just excellent.

Posted: Dec 1st 2010 7:28PM Andrew Yoon said

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@UnnXandros Odd, I'd say that Episode 2 was my favorite one of the bunch. The time-traveling mechanic really added a lot to the puzzle structure.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2010 8:39PM UnnXandros said

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@Andrew Yoon

Well, yes, the time travelling mechanich is fun and actually, the whole episode is pretty challenging, but i had the most fun on the 1st episode. Plus, there's an extra toy once u finish the game.

I think that Season 3 is the best so far, and i'm really looking forward to the Back to the Future games.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2010 7:29PM gordogg24p said

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Great PS+ update or GREATEST PS+ update? I can't wait to get every episode of Sam and Max!

Posted: Dec 1st 2010 7:32PM Dark Archon PSN Archonik XBL Dar said

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It's also been free for PS+ members in Europe in November... or was it October?

Posted: Dec 1st 2010 7:49PM FrodoTBaggins said

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@Dark Archon PSN Archonik XBL Dar

It was October, November was Critter Crunch. Downloaded all the PS+ Sam and Max eps while it was free but haven't got around to playing them.

Still think Fallout expansions has been the best deal so far for PS+. Don't know if the US got it or not.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2010 7:42PM BrianReal said

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Huh...I got PS+ for Wipeout and I've enjoyed some of the other stuff, but there hasn't been much else that has wow'ed me. I already owned Critter Crunch and Shatter, so I didn't get much benefit from those. Considering that I am a huge S&M fan (and I like the cartoon dog and rabbit, too!) from the original games and comic, yet I haven't picked up the new stuff, I'm pretty damn happy with PS+ right now...

Posted: Dec 1st 2010 7:46PM Kirkpad said

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The thing that bothers me most is how they're already re-releasing games for free. Fieldrunners was free a little while ago, I assumed they would make more minis free before going back to ones that were already free.

Posted: Dec 2nd 2010 10:34AM Jon Jon said

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@Kirkpad

Yeah I agree. I hope it was just a mistake and they fix it. A lot of people are complaining about it over on the PS Blog.
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Posted: Dec 1st 2010 7:56PM KinseySS said

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@Grimcicle

Thats kind of like saying 'since I bought a year of Xbox Live, I should still be able to play online for free after it expires'

Posted: Dec 1st 2010 8:13PM ironneko said

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If I hadn't bought the season when it was discounted a while ago, this would have definitely made me sign up for PS+. Unfortunately now, in the aftermath of last week's sales, I have 32 cents left in my wallet.

Posted: Dec 1st 2010 8:16PM GamingColt said

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@KinseySS
What? That's not even close to the main argument. On LIVE you keep the game-- forever. Whether you say online or not, the rights to playing the game is yours at any given time on your console. Online is a paid subscription fee on XBL, sure, but as the guy said above; you are BORROWING the game for as long as you pay Playstation.

Posted: Dec 1st 2010 9:06PM Scuba Steve said

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This game is Awesome with a capital 'Z' I got it a few months back on NZ's PSN+ finished it & loved the whole game, good humour, bit of thinking puzzles (always good) not just moving a block, good scripting/acting and all round a fun experience.

Posted: Dec 1st 2010 9:30PM Andrew Yoon said

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@GamingColt On PSN you keep games forever too. On XBL Free, you keep games forever. Plus is obviously a very different service from Live or the rest of the PSN, and therefore can't be compared.

Obviously, it is annoying to lose access to any content you've downloaded once your subscription ends. But, presumably if you are happy with the service, you will continue subscribing and continue using the service. For games like Sam & Max, which offer no multiplayer and no replayability, I think losing access with a lapsed subscription doesn't sound so bad.

Posted: Dec 1st 2010 11:02PM garnsr said

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I sure wish they'd give free games when they come out, instead of months after I've already bought and played through them. I guess that would hurt actual sales of the game, but it would make getting Plus worthwhile for me.

If you haven't played Sam and Max this is a good deal, though, it's a great series.

Posted: Dec 1st 2010 11:19PM golfs4panzys said

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@Gaming Colt

Anything you pay for on the PSN you keep forever. The games that are given away to PS+ subscribers for free expire once you are no longer PS+ but that makes perfect sense. I rarely ever play a PSN game that is more than a few months old and if there is a game that I find myself playing after a year that I got as a freebie from PS+, I will gladly pay for it.

btw, you got pwnd by Andrew Yoon.

Posted: Dec 2nd 2010 10:33AM Jon Jon said

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I love this update.

I didn't want to spend $35 USD on this and now I don't have to...sweet.

PS+ has put me back into the black!

Posted: Dec 2nd 2010 10:16PM golfs4panzys said

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@Grimcicle

My comment was directed towards gamingcolt

Posted: Dec 4th 2010 11:09PM Maxx the Slasher said

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Is this one of those stupid situations where Sony can take these free episodes of Sam & Max once our Plus subscription runs out, or can we KEEP these?

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