Day 1 Digital 20% Off Coupon

The PlayStation Store is offering a 20% off coupon to those who buy two or more games from the PlayStation Store. There are 44 games to choose from, most of which appear to be PlayStation 4 games. Beginning September 5, 2017 and ending on November 7, 2017 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time, users can buy two or more games from the aforementioned list. This promotion is available in the United States, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, El Salvador, and Uruguay in case you were wondering. For more information, feel free to visit this page to read the terms and conditions.

As for the list of games available to pre-order or purchase (since some of these games are already out), you can find it below this paragraph.

Games That Qualify for 20% Off Coupon

• Assassin's Creed Origins | $59.99
• Assassin's Creed Origins Deluxe Edition | $69.99
• Assassin's Creed Origins Gold Edition | $99.99
• Call of Duty: WWII | $59.99
• Call of Duty: WWII Digital Deluxe Edition | $99.99
• Destiny 2 | $59.99
• Destiny 2 - Game + Expansion Pass Bundle | $89.99
• Destiny 2 - Digital Deluxe Edition | $99.99
• Detroit: Become Human | $59.99
• DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY NT DAY ONE EDITION | $59.99
• DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY NT Digital Deluxe Day One Edition | $84.99
• Everybody's Golf | $39.99
• FAR CRY 5 | $59.99
• FAR CRY 5 DELUXE EDITION | $69.99
• FAR CRY 5 GOLD EDITION | $89.99
• FIFA 18 Standard Edition | $59.99
• FIFA 18 Ronaldo Edition | $79.99
• FIFA 18 ICON Edition | $99.99
• God of War | $59.99
• Gran Turismo Sport | $59.99
• Gran Turismo Sport - Digital Deluxe Edition | $79.99
• Knack 2 | $39.99
• Madden NFL 18 Standard Edition | $59.99
• Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite - Standard Edition | $59.99
• Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite - Deluxe Edition | $89.99
• Middle-earth: Shadow of War | $59.99
• Middle-earth: Shadow of War Silver Edition | $79.99
• Middle-earth: Shadow of War Gold Edition | $99.99
• NBA 2K18 | $59.99
• NBA 2K18 Legend Edition | $99.99
• NBA 2K18 Legend Edition Gold | $149.99
• Need for Speed Payback - Standard Edition | $59.99
• Need for Speed Payback - Deluxe Edition | $79.99
• Ni no Kuni II: REVENANT KINGDOM | $59.99
• Ni no Kuni II: REVENANT KINGDOM - Deluxe Edition | $79.99
• South Park: The Fractured but Whole | $59.99
• South Park: The Fractured but Whole Gold Edition | $89.99
• STAR WARS Battlefront II Standard Edition | $59.99
• STAR WARS Battlefront II: Elite Trooper Deluxe Edition | $79.99
• Uncharted: The Lost Legacy | $39.99
• Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus | $59.99
• Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Digital Deluxe Edition | $79.99
• WWE 2K18 Pre-Order | $59.99
• WWE 2K18 Digital Deluxe Edition Pre-Order | $89.99

Remember, in order to receive the 20% off coupon code, you will have to buy two or more games found in the list above on the PlayStation Store. Participants will receive an email associated to their PSN account around November 21, 2017, just in time for Black Friday. You will also receive a message via PSN about the code if you bought two or more of the games listed above. This offer ends on November 7, 2017, so you've got time to think about whether or not you really want to buy two games digitally or not.

Already Falling Behind

For about a year, I've been struggling to figure out what game to play. There have been a few games here and there that I've been able to stick with to the end (either beating the game and/or acquiring the game's platinum trophy). I've managed to beat games such as Dead or Alive 5 Last Round (PS3 and PS4), Resistance: Burning Skies (PS Vita), DmC Devil May Cry: Definitive Edition (PS4), Borderlands (PS3), Batman: Arkham Knight (PS4), Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection (PS4), Destiny: The Taken King (PS4), and Taco Master (PS Vita).

Those are more games than I remember beating from start to finish, but there are plenty of other games that I only touched for maybe two hours at the most. Games like Shovel Knight, Bloodborne, Persona 4 Golden were games I absolutely enjoyed, but eventually lost my attention. Are these games I'd like to revisit? Certainly. Will I? I'd like to.

It's been hard for me to decide which games to play, let alone which games I'd like to record for Let's Play videos on YouTube. I've been focusing too much on platinum trophies rather than games that my interest in games dwindled.

For now, I think I'll make one Let's Play video for the game(s) I'm currently playing. My idea is to somewhat build up hype for sequels coming out later this year. I pre-ordered Ratchet & Clank for the PlayStation 4 yesterday, so I thought it would be kind of neat to play the original Ratchet & Clank game. Instead of playing it on PS2, I'll be playing the HD version on PS3.

I'm also going to make Let's Play videos my favorite chapter(s) from Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, and Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. This sounds like the most feasible idea I've had so far, so I'll roll with it. Once you start trying to dedicate some time for a gaming blog and a gaming YouTube channel, you begin to realize it isn't nearly as easy as you think it is. YouTube gaming channels have my utmost respect. I don't anticipate ever being big, but this is something I'd like to try.

REVIEW: Uncharted: Drake's Fortune for PS3

The Uncharted series holds a special place in my heart. I can still recall playing the demo of Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune at the closes Fry’s Electronics store to my home. As I played the demo, I knew it was a game I wanted to have for the PlayStation 3 from the moment I started playing it. Demos hardly ever did that for me, but Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune did. From the gameplay, to the voice acting, to the story, to the graphics (especially how the water looked!), I was hooked from what little I got out of the demo.

Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune was released a little over a year after the PS3’s initial release. We are introduced to the main characters from the start: Nathan Drake, Victor “Sully” Sullivan, and Elena Fisher. We immediately find Drake and Elena out at sea near Panama. Drake has discovered the location of Sir Francis Drake’s coffin. Inside the coffin is Francis Drake’s diary, which contains information on the city of gold, El Dorado.

Gameplay then ensues as a group of pirates rain in on their parade. This is where we are introduced to the gameplay. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune has us, the player, controlling Nathan Drake. The style of play is rather simple and consists of a cover and shoot mechanic. When in hiding, you can either blind fire enemies by simply pressing the RI bumper button or aim and shoot by holding the L1 button first to aim and then the R1 button to fire. You aren’t limited to just ducking and covering, of course, but if you want to live and not die, it is your best option. Drake can have a two weapons equipped at a time, a pistol and a rifle. He can also carry up to four grenades.

Another element of combat in Drake’s Fortune are melee and combo attacks. Melee attacks consist of single punches by pressing the square button. If you want to get your point across to an enemy while in close quarters, then you’ll want to string a combo attack. You just hit square button several times in order to string a combo attack. There’s also a brutal combo attack. The way to do that is by pressing square, triangle, and then square again. Enemies will also drop double the amount of ammunition when a brutal combo attack is performed. The combat gameplay mechanics of Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune are rather simple to get a hold of. I think the hardest thing to get used to is aiming where grenades are thrown using the SIXAXIS feature of the PS3 controller.

At the time of its release, Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune was one of the prettiest games I have ever seen. It definitely has been foreshadowed by its successors, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, but it is still a beautiful game considering how early it was released in the PS3’s life. A lot of what you see on screen was performed via motion capture, so the voice actors also did a lot of the movements for the characters. This allows the characters in the game to have more realistic movements.

The thing that impresses me most about Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune was the story. It captured my attention right away. It is a charming, witty, yet direct. Drake’s Fortune is a great example of how video games are capable of telling an amazing story. It is a compelling story and you’ll be asking for more as soon as you’re done playing it. You hear this a lot about Uncharted: I felt like I was playing a movie.

Don’t worry though. If you don’t like Metal Gear Solid for its long cutscenes (I personally don’t mind them), then you’re in luck. That doesn’t happen in Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune. It is more gameplay than it is cutscenes. The cutscenes are a real treat though, as you get to see how each character develops throughout the game, as well as how the story ties everything together.

I really like Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune. Although it is an old game, it received a patch years ago to include trophies. The trophies aren’t too hard to get, and you’ll be able to get all of them in a maximum of three playthroughs. I have played Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune seven time now, and it hasn’t gotten old for me. If you’re new to the Uncharted series, I recommend starting with Drake’s Fortune first, not because it is the first in the series, but because its successors outshine it with new features, updated graphics, and better playing mechanics. Still, it is a great PS3 classic and a must play, even if you already have a PS4 or Xbox One.

OVERALL SCORE:

8.9/10