PS Plus Subscribers in Japan Get Judgment as a Free Game This Month

I don't suppose there's a way to get the Japanese plus games without creating a new account? I'd love Judgement

Any idea why Japan oftentimes ends up with different selections?

I guess this sort of implies that Judgement and Sexy Brutale will eventually find their way to UK/EU PS+ though in the future.

This coming month is great, stop crying. Same people will go spend $15 at McDonalds or $100 on a night out but cry poormouth over a game like Judgement that's been out forever and is probably $20 at this point.

Godfall Challenger Edition is also free on Epic Game Store next week... kinda lessens the value of it as a PS Plus game.

Personally I’m happier with Mortal Shell. Been wanting to try it for a bit and couldn’t really get into Judgement when it was on psnow.

I don't care about Godfall, but I am mainly concerned about the precedent that this sets for the future of ps+. Full games are no longer guaranteed apparently.

The Sexy Brutale is a really cool little game, played it on the Switch a couple of years ago. I’d have gone back for another go for the trophies on PlayStation, and would likely have played Judgement too. Certainly the West have got the short straw this month.

I still find the Godfall situation so weird and infuriating. I would have given the campaign a shot, but not whatever this bastardised endgame edition is.

Judgement is a great game, The sexy Brutale is one of my favorite indy games and has an amazing soundtrack.

The only issue with both lineups is the endgame of Godfall. Had they gotten the full game then id have an issue lol

Some parts of the asian region get mortal shell and judge eyes lol. I'm finally in luck hehe.

Infinitely better selection.

Fun fact: Godfall Challenger Edition is free to claim on Epic Game Store next week.
I can see Jim Ryan is working very hard to destroy the PlayStation.
Not only is there no new first-party games at the end of the year, we can't even get a decent Plus game for PS5.

Judgment... ***** puyo puyo. ***** it to hell.

Its not free its a subscription service

Mortal Shell isn't the problem - the Godfall demo is. I still think people expect way too much from a subscription that amounts to $5 a month or less, but in this case, we should pushback on what Sony is doing here. They want the optics of giving out big releases, but gimp the releases in some way to diminish the actual value. Godfall Challenger Edition is a perfect example. Another example of note is Final Fantasy VII Remake. It was absolutely huge to get FF7R as a PS+ game, but it was purposefully locked to the PS4 version to artificially diminish its value and drive PS5 owners to buy the game, anyway. The Godfall situation is absolutely designed to "give you" Godfall while driving Godfall sales. The claims of it being a demo are not wrong.

I'd recommend voting with our wallets, but, unfortunately, some of us just can't let our subscription lapse to protest this because we buy the annual subscription, stock up when it's on sale, and also would lose every game we've ever claimed (in addition to other benefits) when we let it lapse. For someone like myself that has had PS+ since its inception and uses cloud saves regularly, I'd lose way more than I gained protesting PS+ for a month. We must rely on the crazy people who pay monthly to protest in our stead. I appreciate your sacrifice.

@RicebinBernacky It's definitely worrying, what if next they offer the multiplayer of Avengers or maybe Street's of rage 4 minus the campaign? It also only goes one way... multiplayer! if given the choice I would have wanted the campaign of Godfall instead.

We get crap that everyone has played before and they get decency. Gah.

A 2018 lego game like seriously

@RIGGOR_MORTIS Pedantic semantics. Free/at no extra cost. Those that pay for PS+ know that they are paying. Your point is valid, but referring to the games as 'free' does little to detract from what has become an increasingly lackluster subscription service, as you rightly say.

People act like they pay so much but its less then the price of one game a year. 😂

What the hell, Sony!? We get stuck with friggin Godfall while Japan gets games that are actually worth playing. This kind of bites, not gonna lie.

Hmm would have played Judgment sooner, but I'll probably try Mortal Shell anyway. Never mind, I suppose.

Everyone is getting the Godfall Pointless Edition it seems.
They are "giving away" something that no-one would pay for in the first place. Hope this doesn't set a precedent.

Judgement and Brutale vs a demo of a mediocre game and a mediocre multiplayer.

Would you look at that. Japan really is important to them, after all!

Judgment was on PS Now a while back in the US, and I played it for a few hours. It’s pretty good I guess. Felt like a Yakuza game with more “follow this guy secretly” missions. If you want to creep around slowly and hide in the shadows, have at it, Hoss. Pony up the bucks and buy it.

I’m sure lots of people absolutely loved it, and good for them, but with so many good games out there yet to be played, I didn’t lose any sleep when its time on PS Now expired.

Hot diggity, that's an amazing PS+ selection for Japan. And yeah, we get a gimped version of an already not terribly exciting game. Bleh.

@NEStalgia Japanese market needs to be buttered up more, I guess.

Then again, Switch does amazing there, and they get stuff like Shin Megami Tensei and Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War via NSO while we get random ROMs almost nobody has ever heard of before.

Played it on Now, I liked it but not so much to buy it, especially the sequel. I think I had enough of it

@PC_Peasant
"can see Jim Ryan is working very hard to destroy the PlayStation"
Wow! Dude relax It's just ps plus. If you don't like to download it. Not so pathetic sitting. Go play on your PC if you don't like it.

@Flaming_Kaiser
Haha yes indeed. As if the world is perishing.

@RicebinBernacky - It doesn't set any precedent. Sony have randomly pulled this stunt before, like when they gave us part one only of an episodic game or PSP games when Vita games were part of plus. It's something they have form with and do every so often, I wouldn't read too much into it.

@Ralizah I'm not sure if it means console vendors go tryhard in Japan because it's harder to lure attention from the mobile obsession there, or if it just means the Japanese are discerning and Westerners will accept a turd sandwich if you put enough ketchup on it and tell them their friends all like it? I'd be inclined to assume the latter, but the Japanese obsession with mobile gatcha kind of precludes that possibility...

Maybe they're just trying to give away Judgement before Johnnies talent agency can kill it off for good in Japan?

Still doesn't explain how we ended up with Pitchford's table scraps by comparison though.

@slips666 Yeah, we need to accept that we get a terrible version of an already mediocre game (Godfall) while Japan gets a critically acclaimed (albeit older) game, while also allowing people to see if they would enjoy the sequel Judgement game or not without spending a penny.

But hey at least we have Lego and Mortal Shell.

@HotGoomba I agree, the news about Godfall is disappointing, I like loot type games but will not be downloading this gimp version. However, the Lego games are decent and I'm excited for Mortal Shell!

Rather than waste your money on plus, just buy the games you want. It's there really anything worth paying online to justify it? I don't think so.

@TommyNL People complain every month evencif the games are great and if you buy it on a discount its like €40 a year man i get my money back in two months. 🤪

@Ichiban For me there is and with several great games a year its a steal. 😁👍

@Shigurui Sony gave us several great games this year but with this salty crowd its always bad.

That is so unfair and we get the half assed godfall demo instead! 🤬🤬🤬🤬💪😤🙄

I already own Judgment but I wish the US would have gotten that one instead just so more people could feel the greatness that is the Judgment games.

@DominusPlatypus It's something that never changed in the Japan region from the old days of PS+. Almost every region used to get something different. There was a mini-war between US and EU every single month because both sides thought the other was getting the better deal. They eventually merged the regions but Japan never followed suit.

@slips666 Wish this comment was copy pasted for literally every ps plus monthly games, a little less whining from everyone would be much appreciated!

Geez gamers are giant whingers.

@Arnna the irony in your comments is not wasted on me 🤣.. @Flaming_Kaiser agree 100%...

@Perturbator I don't see how. GTA 5 was also free on Epic Store at some point. So were plenty of other AAA games.

@naruball there seems to be a few epic game store promoters here at the mo..i might have to go trolling a nintendo sites comments section shouting about the benefits of ps+...oh wait there isnt any my bad 🤣

The way this article is written is like they are so much better of then us/EU, but they're getting the Godfall: crap edition just as well.

Not too fussed. It was a 2018 game I already got. Also primarily plus is for online gamine first, then the bonuses of 'free games' second

That…is way, way better. Damn.

I definitely prefer judgement than the half baked copy of godfall were getting!

@Northern_munkey Sometimes i understand why we have trolls.

Maybe this is to boost sales for Lost Judgement in Japan on playstation consoles. Honestly if it is the PS5 version and I have not bothered checking, I would replay the game again if it came to my PS Plus offering. Might have filled in the void after finishing Lost Judgement.

@naruball Well, one is a free service that gives out 8 or so games a month, and the other is a £6.99 per month subscription that gives out 3 games a month and is required to play online.

Also the game in question is not the normal game but rather a max-leveled slice of the endgame meant to entice people into the game and purchase the rest of it.

You don't agree that it's an unfortunate look when one thirds of the paid sub appears for free on another service at the same time?

@ThomasHL there isn't you need to create a ps+ on the Japanese store for that.

@PC_Peasant would you rather rush the games they are working on right now , just to get them out this year ? studios are already under fire for time crunching and pushing their workers to work long hours to finish games.

I'm actually cool with what we're getting this month.
Most months I don't want to play anything they give us but I'll play LEGO DC Super-Villains. The season pass is like 80% off right now too. Mortal Shell, meh. Godfall demo edition, meh.

@NEStalgia it's probably because games like judgement, shin megami, Castlevania are considered mainstream over there, and (rightly or wrongly) somewhat niche here.

@Balosi True, but while Lego is mainstream here, a lot of the other stuff, is kind of the opposite. It would be like giving Japan Madden '19 lol

@DominusPlatypus.... Well maybe it has to do with the fact that Japan is the Home of Sony who happen to be the owners of Playstation....... So...

@Perturbator I do not. We're talking about different platforms. Epic store is in direct competition with Steam, not ps5/xbx/switch, so it would only make Steam look bad, since Steam offers no game for free. Yet Steam is doing more than fine and doesn't seem in a rush to offer a similar service to compete with Epic Store.