PS Plus Junior Reporter (September 2016) Winner!

Sweet Christmas! Fired up the PS4 last Tuesday and was greeted with this surprise. Bagged a money voucher for reviewing a bunch of PS Plus free games on the article "My Take on the PS Plus September 2016 Offers" that I posted previously. Thank you Sony Interactive Entertainment Hong Kong Ltd for this little gift. I intend to redeem it on The Last Guardian which will come out early December.

My Take on the PS Plus September 2016 Offers

Journey

I have been wanting to play this game for the longest time ever since i saw it came out for the PS3. I had preferred playing this title on the PS Vita (not available!) because I believe its laid back nature is more suited for portable gaming. As it is, this piece of artwork is a pleasure to delve into and a wonder to behold...the same feeling i got when playing Shadow of the Colossus on the PS2. Just moving around in the sand and gliding down from on top of hills is really a joyous experience. Every once in a while you will be joined by an unknown player and the coop gameplay makes the journey worthwhile. All I can say is that this game needs to be played at least once in your lifetime if you call yourself a gamer.

Senran Kagura SHINOVI VERSUS (PS Vita)

I have heard many naughty and nasty things about this game so it is a no brainer for me to try it out and see what the fuss is all about. I'm very early on so I can't say much what this game has to offer. What caught me by surprise was the engaging combat which lets you perform various skills/moves and are a delight to play. All I can say is that if you love your anime, your ninja/shinobi and a bunch of skimpily clad girls, this game is right up your alley.

My Take on The Crew: The Best Edition

Picked up this sweet,sweet racer through the Hot Summer Deals on the Playstation Store which is currently running till 24th August. While I prefer sim racing games, I'm a sucker for arcade ones and I've only just got Driveclub the previous month. FYI, I'm playing The Crew game without the Wild Run DLC.

My Take:

• This game reminds me so much of the Test Drive Unlimited series. In addition  to the open world (covers the northern USA), cars are driveable off-road which makes for some bumpy and challenging race. Not only that, if your car goes off-road and is not equipped with the specific spec (Dirt/Raid spec), its handling and speed is hampered considerably.

• There's lots to do in the open world. Peppered along routes are Skills markers when upon driving through it triggers tasks for you to perform. Exploration markers gives you points for discovering unique locales. There's also scavenging for car parts when upon completion will unlock a hidden car.

• Races are very fun to play even if most of them are a breeze. Cars handle fairly well and the sense of speed is pretty exhilarating. There's this one race where you're sprinting along the coastline for this one Cape in the East Coast, the experience is very much like the last race in the Need For Speed movie. And I did it with one crew member too (another player). Best moment so far.

• The animation when cars gets upgraded is pretty slick. The breaking apart and piecing back together car parts coupled with boltgun sound effect will never get old.

• My favorite thing to do in this game is to drive from point A to point B aka crosscountry driving. The farther those points are the better. The main story will task you to do this once you've completed all the missions in the area and its one of the joys this game has to offer.

• For the Wild Run update they're upgraded the graphics. From watching a couple of youtube videos like the one below, you can appreciate the difference. Overall visuals look sharp and weather effects are nice. Driveclub still holds the title of having the best water effect so far even beating Project Cars.

• The game would've been a lot smoother if they've done away with loading screens whenever you enter/exit garage or HQ. Also the transition to the big map seems rough as it needs to load important checkpoints first.

Screenshots:

Will update later with screenshots of my own.