"What a great year for fans of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. First, we got TMNT: Shredder's Revenge and Netflix's Rise of the TMNT animated movie, and now, Konami is ready to do its part as well. TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection arrives on consoles and PC on August 30, complete with 13 classic games and a treasure trove of bonus content. To learn more about the Cowabunga Collection, we interviewed Charles Murakami, Senior Producer at Konami, and Chris Kohler, Editorial Director at Digital Eclipse."
PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for March – Dragon Age: The Veilguard (PS5), Sonic Colors: Ultimate (PS4), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection (PS4 /PS5)
All playable March 4.
I was happy with the last two PS+ Essential Game Lineups too, but this one is a ton cooler. Owned TMNT Collection on PC already, but will most likely play it again on the bigger screen.
Is Dragon Age The Veilguard worth the time it probably needs? Liked the previous games of the series a lot.
I mean no harm in trying.
I’m glad it is because I was just gonna buy it.
I usually just grab any monthly game.
I have so much games that I’ve never played sitting in my library because of the monthly games lol. Do they have an expiration?
Only if you unsubscribe to ps+..but even if you make a subscription pause of years, they would be back if you subscribe again with the same PSN account ^^
Back in August '24 I started the crazy quest to try and beat as many of the ..around 350 PS4+PS5 ps+ games I have + a few bought one sin physical form ..since I started subscribing back in 2013 already. From A-Z.
Played through a weird game named 2064 Read Only Memories..had a lot of fun and almost tears with the damn awesome 2 "A Plague Tale" games, enjoyed Alan Wake, Aliens Fireteam Squad or what its called and a couple more games started with A.
When I was at the standalone dlc for Assassins creed IV Black Flag I bought that friggin whole game and beat it because I liked the dlc.
Now in february 2025 I am still at fucking letter B because I also bought Barman Arkham Collection and just beat Arkham City, Getting the time for all these games that are good and come for such a small price is more soulslike than anything from FromSoftware.
Lets see if I make it to Letter D by the end of the year >:I
This really feel like good value for the plus sub. Can't wait to give DA and Sonic a try. Already have TMNT
@Terry_B How is PS+ good value if for example I haven't been subscribed for 5 years, Then 5 years later I want to play a game I got on the service. I have to pay $100 or more whatever the price will be in the future, almost certainly higher. That isn't value at all having to pay a high access fee for an old 10 year old game. Nothing about game subscriptions make financial sense unless you can keep them in your library without having to constantly pay for it. That is how they make the money and you ultimately lose as a consumer.
Dragon Age has a fun combat system that offers good challenge on the higher difficulty (haven't tried normal).
I'm about 10-12 hours in, on PC where it runs so well, and just got Lucanis in my party. Graphics are nice, audio is good, quality of voice actors is also good.
The only problem at this point is there are signs of overly-positive writing and one character I've complained about before that is especially annoying.
I haven't played more because of other games, not because it isn't fun or the writing is *that* off-putting.
Maybe as I play more I'll like it less, but for now, I know enough about the tone of the writing that I can brush that aside and enjoy a fun game with acting that's still good despite some of what they're given - the core of what's been about the story is written better than when it's about or involving that specific irritating character.
For Dragon Age: The Veilguard to be included in PS Plus so soon after release just goes to show how far EA/Bioware shit the bed.
I'd place it just below Inquisition. There are parts that I really enjoyed getting into the backstory about, especially the infractions with Solas. Luckily there are many companions and you can usually pick who you want with you.
The character stories are decent, with some being quite enjoyable.
I spent a few hours on Inquisition and while I think the gameplay was fine I just lost interest. Of course I did have Dark Souls 2, 3, Bloodborne and a suite of RPG's that I also wanted to play at the time.
Oh well I will bookmark all the games in case I eventually wish to play them.
Playing all these games sounds like a full time job! No doubt you'll come across a gem once in a while.
If it wasn’t for GT7 I’d probably finish more games. Want TMNT just for the nostalgia high and will play it some, but backlog be damned!
I’m only adding must play games to the pile bc I’m already a year behind haven’t started RE4 yet or Alan Wake 2, hopefully news of GTA6 or RDR2 remaster happens by the time I finish them. Probably finish Skyrim before I play Veilguard.
Veilguard is fun to a degree, but sadly falls a bit short from its predecessors. I bought it at release because I was excited to have it, but sadly I was a bit blinded to actual valid criticism by all the typical loud anti-woke rantings. As in, by the time I wanted to check reviews, all you could really see was grown white men crying about pronouns and other optional character features, and all actual criticism was kinda drowned out.
That said, I think the gameplay is fun, although it can get a bit repetitive. It looks stunning in my opinnion, but the writing isn't very deep. Everyone gets along a bit too well, there is no real friction or risk of uppsetting your companions. Visually it's very pleasing, spells and abilities are flashy and cool, and combat is very fluid and dynamic. The companions had initially interesting storylines, but they kinda fell short despite the potential.
Ooh Sonic colors. I never actually got around to beating my Wii copy. I hope it's been improved cuz I heard at lunch it wasn't the best
Much better graphics, better controls, more languages, a new game mode even some decently remixed music tracks
Yeah same I struggled with the Wii version back in the day because it ran terrible so I'm excited to play this
Someone told me at breakfast the game was a bit on the woke side, I won't download it till after dinner, maybe ill hear different by then
A companion has an optional storyline about their gender. If you choose to go through that particular companion storyline, you can button beat the dialog and avoid it.
That stuff doesn't bother me at all, but I found that character annoying anyway.
So how long until skull and bones is on ps+?
they love throwing the leftover slop on there lately
rest is cool though
can't beat those Konami collections
Absolutely it's coming to be honest I'd rather play the underwater tnmt NES level on repeat than start dragon age
I am absolutely more excited about the Cowabunga collection when compared to the other 2 offerings. In all honesty it is probably the only game out of the 3 that I will get around to playing.
I just bought Dragon Age too lol. $25 off Amazon. Guess I'll just leave it sealed then 🤷🏾.
Wow, pretty amazing as Veilguard just came out in October. Opinions have been pretty mixed, but I'll happily try it out for free. I loved Inquisition, but I know to keep my expectations lower for this one.
As for TMNT collection, I had bought for Switch a long while back so i could have it for portable play. I'm really happy to get it again on PS5 for trophies.
Yeah highly unusual to have it Veilguard on PS+ so soon! Don't know if that's a statement of how great PS+ is, how poorly Veilguard did, or a combination of both.
Yup, get to try it out for myself sooner rather than later without having to 'buy' it. It's really telling that this next DA game has been shifted to PS Plus so soon after its release but I'm still willing to give it a go after the lackluster reviews.
The full game of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection" will be discontinued in Japan on the following date: Friday, March 29, 2024 at 0:00 (JST).
This is pretty crazy and hopefully it doesn't happen in other regions. This collection is too recent to be pulled! I own it on the Switch, but eventually I want to get a Steam Deck and may be interested in repurchasing it again.
If it gets pulled, I suppose I'll just stick to the ROMs on Steam Deck. They're the ones forcing it. I feel like Retro Collections especially should never be pulled, bc this is our ticket to playing these games legally.... plus, I really like the added goodies, like box art, manuals, promotional material.
I think it says that you'll be able to redownload it from the store, just that you won't be able to buy it anymore.
I couldn’t play then… I just couldn’t it’s uncontrollable and how bad the games aged
Right, which is what I had said above, possibly purchasing them again in the future when I get a Steam Deck. I wasn't planning on buying them now for PC, I only have interest in handheld
All the more reason physical should still exist.
Cacaobunga, the games seemed fine to me. Then the little rewind feature was a nice little addition. I had a blast and nothing I tried seemed bad.
@OtterX - you can always just buy it now so that when you have a Steam Deck you can play it then. This is Japan only, so unless that is your region I wouldn't worry too much at this point.
@Neonridr I understand, but it could be a sign of things to come in other regions. And yea right, I'm not buying a game for a Steam Deck I don't have yet.... I already spend way too much money on games as it is! 😂
The earliest I would get one is Holidays at the end of the year, unless I somehow become rich earlier!
Just wish it would stick around longer, that's all. And @shinoff2183 unfortunately, physical really isn't a thing on PC. Most pcs don't even have disc drives anymore.
Also @Cacabunga, I thought the games still controlled fine, just as I remembered. There are save states for the horrid electric seaweed part on the NES one!
Once purchased it stays in your library it is tied to your account. Whether Steam, Xbox, Nintendo, or Playstation. I fail to see why you constantly have to say repurchasing it for a Steam deck you might buy. As long as you use your Steam account on your Steam deck again you don't have to repurchase the game. Only other way you repurchase the game is if you don't have it on Playstation, Nintendo, or Xbox or your Steam account gets banned.
Huh? I own it on Switch. When I get a Steam Deck, I will need to repurchase it on Steam, as in a second digital copy.
Nintendo purchases do not carry over to Steam. Sorry, I thought that was pretty clear in my original post.
So I wonder if the console ports will be next to get the game pulled. So glad I have the physical port of the game.
Iam glad the nes version has been remastered for HD TVs and I hope we Get another collection for captain tsubasa 1 & 2 nes versions ether
Is there some legal reason why it's being pulled in Japan? Is this going to happen everywhere else? Maybe I should buy the game just in case, although, you usually get some warning before they pull a game from the Steam Store.
Game Informer reached out to Konami and confirmed the game is only being delisted in Japan. Either licencing issues that's not worth the cost or Konami hates its people.
Cowabunga truly says it all.
