The $10 to $50 PlayStation gift card giveaway - Ends July 15th 2024

[Abby_TheLastofUs]

Time for another giveaway. Ignore the date the thread was created. I repurposed an old thread for the giveaway. 

 

TL;DR: Pick a game from the list below and earn the specified trophy/trophies for a chance to win a PS gift card. You can enter with just one game, but playing more improves your chances of winning.

This one is similar to my $20 giveaway that just finished, in that all you have to do is finish the story/campaign of a game from the selection below for a chance to win a PlayStation gift card, but there's also a bit more going on this time around, and it'll go on until the 15h of July.

 

The game selection is split into 5 tiers, and the prize the winner of the giveaway will receive is determined by which tier the game they select belongs to. If you win and your game of choice is from tier 1, then your reward is a $10 PS gift card, if your game of choice is from tier 3, then you win $30, and so on.

 

Completing a game is like buying a ticket. Once you've earned the required trophy, your name will be included in a random draw, but there are ways of improving your chances of winning.

 

Next to each game, you will find a number in parentheses, which you can think of as how many tickets your game is worth. So if you complete Hades, your name is entered in the draw 1 time, but if you complete Oxenfree II: Lost Signals, your name is entered into the draw 5 times.

 

Unlike last time, when only one completed game counted towards the giveaway, once you complete a game, you can continue to earn tickets by completing other games in that tier.

 

So after you complete Othercide and earn 2 tickets, you can post here and tell me your next game is Sol Cresta, and after completing that game, you'll have 4 tickets in total. You can complete every game in a tier if you're up for it.

 

There's also a combo system in place, whereby completing certain combinations of games will net you more tickets than what each game is worth individually. For example, Kingdom: New Lands, and Kingdom: Two Crowns are worth 2 tickets each, but if you complete both games, then you earn a total of 6 tickets instead of 4.

 

The combo list will be posted below the tier list.

 

As with the last giveaway, you can not select a game that you have already earned a trophy in (anything before May 12, 2024, is not eligible), unless it was one trophy earned 5 or more years ago. This also means you can't play another stack of a game that you've already played, whether it's a different region, a different system, or a remaster.

 

The only exception to this is The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series. If you have Seasons 1 & 2 on your profile, it's still an eligible choice, but anything more and you can't select it.

 

However, this does not apply to the combo system. So, if you already started or have the required trophy for Kingdom: New Lands, then starting and completing Kingdom: Two Crowns will give you a total of 4 tickets, as if you hard started New Lands after the giveaway was launched.

 

You can switch games and tiers anytime you want, but tickets from one tier do not carry over to another. So say you complete Assassin's Creed Origins, and then switch to tier 5 to compete with Wild Arms 3, the 5 tickets you got from Origins does not carry over. You start over from scratch. If you go back to tier 1, then you get your tickets back for that tier, and while you're free to switch tiers whenever you want, your prize is determined by the tier you're in when the giveaway ends. 

 

To summarize the rules

 

Spoiler

1. Select a game from the list below and earn the required trophy to enter the giveaway.

2. You can increase your chances of winning by completing multiple games, but tell me what your other game of choice is after you've completed your first.

3. There are two prizes, the main prize for the winner, and a $10 runner-up prize that can anyone who starts a game can win.

4. Your game of choice doesn't matter for the runner-prize, it's one ticket per person.

5. The winner's prize is determined by the tier they participate in

6. You do not have to platinum the games you choose, you just have to earn the trophy/trophies cited below.  

7. You can not select a game that you have already started, unless it was just 1 trophy earned more than 5 years ago.

8. Rule 7 also applies to stacks/remasters.

9. You can't mix games from different tiers, if you select a game from tier 1, then your next game must also be from that tier.

10. You can create combos with games that you have already started.

11. Post here and tell me when you've achieved a combo

12. The giveaway will remain open until the 15th of July

 

And finally, the game selection is open to new entries depending on PSN sales and new additions to PS+, so check back in every once in a while.

 

Game Selection

 

Tier 1 - $10

Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion (2) - Sweet Victory

Metal: Hellsinger (1) - When She Falleth

Slime Rancher (3) - The Adventure Continues

Titanfall 2 (1) - No Salvage

Gris (1) - The End

Sleeping Dogs (2) - Big Smiles All Around

Sparklite (1) - Savior

Lost in Random (1) - Lost in Random

Lost Words: Beyond the Page (1) - Token of Appreciation

Hades (1) - The Family Secret

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (2) - We Are Human Beings

Sonic Forces (1) - Saved the World

Assassin's Creed Origins (5) - The End

Assassin's Creed Odyssey (5) - Odyssey's End

Celeste (1) - Reflection

Dishonored (1) - Resolution

Dishonored 2 (1) - The Royal Protector, or The Empress

Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (1) - Final Release, or Decide

Children of Morta (1) - Guardians of Morta

Gravity Rush (1) - No Rest for the Virtuous

Gravity Rush 2 (1) - Fin

2064: Read Only Memories (3) - All Good Things, or The Sacrifice, or A New Blue, or Complicity, or Flatline

Tales of Kenzera: Zau (3) - The End of Another

Cat Quest (1) - Dragon Hero

Cat Quest II (1) - Paws Together

Tales Noir (1) - Act 5

Borderlands 3 (5) - Bye, Felicia!

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (5) - At the Top of All Things

Oxenfree (1) - This House is Clear

Oxenfree II: Lost Signals (5) - A Good Day Waiting on the Other Side, or Take Care of Athena, or With Planetshine in Her Eyes

 

Tier 2 - $20

 

Going Under (3) - You Are (Un) Employed

Sea of Stars (6) - No God of Mine

After Us (2) - Extinction is Forever

Vanquish (1) - Survivor

Dreamfall Chapters (1) - Balance is Restored

Road 96 (1) - Old Pro

Headliner: NoviNews (2) - HEADLINER

Voyage (2) - A way home

Norco (3) - Congrats 

Midnight Fight Express (1) - Watch The Sunrise

Kingdom: New Lands (2) - Crowned

Kingdom: Two Crowns (2) - You have Sealed Your Reign In History

Endling: Extinction is Forever (1) - All For One

Team Sonic Racing (1) - The Final Showdown

Going Under (1) - You Are (Un) Employed

Afterparty (1) -  Well At Least You Lost, or Long Hard Road Out of Hell, or Better to Reign in Hell...

The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series (3) - The Long Walk

Venba (1) - Fermented Feelings

We Are OFK (2) - Hooks, Loops, Smash, Splits, and Mix

Night in the Woods (1) - At The End Of Everything

Timespinner (1) -  Conqueror, or Hero of Winderia, or Savior of Vilete

Immortals Fenyx Rising (5) - Mission Complete

Inscryption (1) - Dramatic Finale

Tchia (1) - The Journey Onwards

Sea of Solitude (1) - Resolve

Streets of Rage 4 (3) - All Clear: Axel, or All Clear: Blaze, or All Clear: Cherry, or All Clear: Floyd, or All Clear: Adam

Vampyr (2) - A taste for Blood

 

Tier 3 - $30

 

Returnal (5) - White Shadow

Far Cry 4 (4) - The King is Dead

Death's Door (2) - Crow Gamer

Call of the Sea (1) - The only thing I have now

Harmony: The Fall Of Reverie (5) - A New Dawn

Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark (3) - Sealed Fate, or Breaking the Seal

Sol Cresta (2) - Rookie Pilot

Othercide (2) - The Long Nightmare

Chorus (4) - Rise as One

Rollerdrome (2) - Champion

Batman: The Telltale Series (1) - I'm Batman

Batman: The Enemy Within (1) - I Am the Night

Haven (1) - Second thoughts, or Don't look back

Signalis (2) - VERSPRECHEN

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (3) - Fleeting Farewell, and The Risen Resolve

Tales From the Borderlands (1) - We Had Fun, Didn't We?

Kingdom Hearts (2) - Novice Player

Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories (2) - Novice Player Sora, and Novice Player Riku

Kingdom Hearts II (2) - Ambitious Adventurer

Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (6) - The Lost Chapter

Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD (1) - The Depths of Darkness

Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage- (1) - Into the Depths of Darkness

Kingdom Hearts III (1) - Another Chapter Closed

Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory (1) - Melody's End

Spiritfarer (1) - Let It Go

Venicev 2089 (2) - Farewell

Another Crusade (1) - No more deities

SteamWorld Heist (3) - East Like Sunday Morning

 

Tier 4 - $40

 

Chained Echoes (6) - True King
Through the Darkest of Times (4) - Peace

Homebody (2) -  Escape the house redux

Kena: Bridge of Spirits (3) - Restore Balance

Unsighted (2) - Savior of the Automatons

Deep Sky Derelicts: Definitive Edition (3) - Welcome, Citizen!

Soulstice (4) - We can choose to Fight

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2) - The Price of Truth

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2) - Quite the Adventure

Sable (1) - The Gliding

Mafia 3 (3) - Before They Bury You

Disco Elysium (5) - Venture into the HARDCORE

Assassin's Creed III (3) - The Sum of Truth

The Big Con (2) - The Big Con

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... (5) - e8a898e686b6e382b5e383bce38390e383bc

Kingdom Eighties (5) -  An Excellent Adventure

Steven Universe: Save the Light (3) -  We Always Save the Day, or Is This Canon?

Steven Universe: Unleash the Light (3) - Attacked, Saved, Unleashed

Pyre (2) - True Freedom

Highwater (3) - Leaving Earth

A Space For the Unbound (4) - Atma, are you seeing this? The sky looks so beautiful right now.

Marvel's Midnight Sons (5) - Family is Forever

Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection (6) - Everlasting Red

Boyfriend Dungeon (2) - Summer's End

Dodgeball Academia (1) - The Grand Finale

Dredge (3) - Sated, or Unshackled

XCOM 2 (4) - Earth Avenged

Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus (3) - Eternal Enemy

 

Tier 5 - $50

 

Tales of Zestiria (10) - Dusk of the Shepherd

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (8) - Council Trouncer

The Sword of Ditto (4) - Defeat Momo

NEO: The World Ends with You (8) - Game Over

Dragon Age II (10) - Champion of Kirkwall

Dragon Age: Inquisition (5) - Doom upon All the World

Darkest Dungeon (5) - Victory, such as it is...

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (5) - Farewell my love, or Death is a journey

Forspoken (2) - Awakening

Prince of Persia (5) - To be continued...

I Was a Teenage Exocolonist (10) - Every Possible You

Captain Tsubasa: Rise Of New Champions (4) - Tiger Tenacity, or 3 Team Championships!, and any Scouted trophy

Game of Thrones (1) - Lord of Ironrath

Goodbye Volcano High (3) - Together? Together

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Wrath of the Mutants (2) - Cowabunga, Dudes!, or Heroes in a Half Shell!, or Nightwatchers!

The House In Fata Morgana (4) - What Was, and What Could Have Been

Wild Arms 3 (2) - Demon Defeater 

Omensight (2) - Voden Slayer

Miasma Chronicles (2) - Savior

Fuga: Melodies of Steel (5) - From Dawn to Noon on the Sea

Virgo Versus the Zodiac (3) - Starcrossed Ending, or Cardinal Ending, or Mutable Ending, or Fixed Ending

Immortality (2) - Immortality

In Stars and Time (5) - Encore!

Rise of the Ronin (8) - The Dawn of a New Japan

Astral Ascent (5) -  The Silver Scout, or Time for Prosperity, or Escaping Destiny, or Making the Impossible

Citizen Sleeper (1) -  GROW VAST AND STRANGE, or A LONG JOURNEY TO A SMALL UNKNOWN PLANET, or THE THREE BODY PROBLEM, or LEFT BEHIND, or SOLO TICKET, or WARMTH AND LIGHT, or STARWARD PASSAGE, or THE FIXED STARS

 

Combo List

 

Spoiler

Twice as Lost (4) - Lost in Random, and Lost Words: Beyond the Page

For the Creed (12) - Assassin's Creed Origins, and Assassin's Creed Odyssey

Thrice Dishonored (5) - Dishonored, Dishonored 2, and Dishonored: Death of the Outsider

Leave Finally Possible (8) - Oxenfree, and Oxenfree II: Lost Signals

Gravity Days (4) - Gravity Rush, Gravity Rush 2

Pawesome Combo (3) - Cat Quest, Cat Quest II

 

Enduring Monarch (4) - Kingdoms: New Lands, and Kingdoms: Two Crowns

Road to Freedom (5) - Road 96, and Headline: NoviNews

Odd Night (5) - Night in the Woods, Midnight Fight Express, Afterparty

 

Tell Tales (5) - Batman: The TellTale Series, Batman: The Enemy Within, Tales from the Borderlands

Keyblade Master (20) - Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, Kingdom Hearts II, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD, Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-, Kingdom Hearts III, Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory

 

The Tomb Raider (5) - Rise of the Tomb Raider, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider

For the Light (8) - Steven Universe: Save the Light, and Steven Universe: Unleash the Light

Say Goodbye (15) - Pyre, Highwater, A Space for the Unbound

Because No One Else Will (8) - Mafia 3, and Assassin's Creed III

 

Where's Dreadwolf (20) - Dragon Age II, and Dragon Age: Inquisition

Impending Doom (10) - Goodbye Volcano High, Omensight

Shepards & Banishers (25) - Tales of Zestiria, and Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden 

Teenage Mutant Ninja Colonists (15) - I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Wrath of the Mutants

 

Prize breakdown

 

Tier 1 - $10

Tier 2 - $20

Tier 3 - $30

Tier 4 - $40

Tier 5 - $50

 

Edited June 27 by Abby_TheLastofUs

[Abby_TheLastofUs]

Tier 1 Entries

 

1. BlutistaBytes - Cat Quest, Cat Quest II, Assassin's Creed Origins, Assassin's Creed Odyssey

2. Kishnabe - Cat Quest, Cat Quest II

3. KirbyLlama - Cat Quest, Cat Quest II, Tales of Kenzera: Zau

4.

5.

 

Tier 1 Finalists

 

1. BlutistaBytes (3) - Pawesome Combo

2. KirbyLlama (6) - Pawesome Combo

3.

4.

5.

 

Tier 2 Entries

 

1. MAUSZX - Night in the Woods, Headliner: NoviNews, Midnight Fight Express, Road 96

2. NamoPh - Sea of Stars

3.

4.

5.

 

Tier 2 Finalists

 

1. MAUSZX (7) - Odd Night

2.

3.

4.

5.

 

Tier 3 Entries

 

1. CobraMJD - Kingdom Hearts

2. Eblait - Batman: The Telltale Series, Batman: The Enemey Within, Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories

3. RotatingCube - Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory

4. stuck-energies3 - Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory

5. Jeanoltt - Call of the Sea

6.

 

Tier 3 Finalists

 

1. RotatingCube (20) - Keyblade Master

2. Eblait (5) - Tell Tales

3. stuck-energies3 (20) - Keyblade Master

4.

5.

 

Tier 4 Entries

 

1. Jeanoltt - Nier Replicant

2. StraightVege - Soulstice, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Disco Elysium, Deep Sky Derelicts: Definitive Edition

3. DoctorBaofu - Rise of the Tomb Raider, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Pyre, A Space For the Unbound, Dredge, Sable

4. UK-Danny-93 - Nier Replicant, Dredge

5. jpwbjpwb - Mafia III, Sable, Shadow of the Tomb Raider

6. nashoyo68 - Rise of the Tomb Raider, Nier Replicant

7. mickTHC - Soulstice

8. Meikoro - Nier Replicant, A Space For the Unbound

9. RustyZero - Dodgeball Academia

10. ShadyWARcotix - A Space For the Unbound, Dodgeball Academia, Dredge, Sable, Assassin's Creed III, Disco Elysium

11.

 

Tier 4 Finalists

 

1. nashoyo68 (5) - The Tomb Raider

2. DoctorBaofu (15) - The Tomb Raider

3. jpwbjpwb (6) - The Tomb Raider

4. ShadyWARcotix (17)

5. UK-Danny-93 (8)

6. Meikoro (9)

7. StraightVege (14) - The Tomb Raider

 

Tier 5 Entries

 

1. xtrminator05 - Dragon Age II, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Tales of Zestiria

2. jonesey46 - Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

3. KyonKuchiki - Dragon Age: Inquisition, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

4. ShadyWARcotix - Immortality

5. Xylobe - Immortality, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

6. MrHealthy - Dragon Age II

7.

 

Tier 5 Finalists

 

1. ShadyWARcotix (2)

2. Xylobe (27) - Shepards and Banishers

3. xtrminator05 (20) - Where's Dreadwolf

4. KyonKuchiki (20) - Where's Dreadwolf

5.

Edited 11 hours ago by Abby_TheLastofUs

[kluhyarg]

Seems harder to pick the game now. Too bad you can't combo diferent tiers, as the games I am most interested are one from each tier, with the exception of tier 1 where I have two and tier 2 where I have none. 🤔

Edited May 13 by kluhyarg
Stupid brain made me type the wrong word.

[MrHealthy]

I will participate again. Leaning towards tier 5 with Dragon Age 2. But I am preoccupied with Fallout 76 at the moment so I will ponder on it some more.

[RedbeardRik]

Awesome contest. Do we have to nominate our games beforehand or just say here when the needed trophy has been earned? 

[Abby_TheLastofUs]

7 hours ago, RedbeardRik said:

Awesome contest. Do we have to nominate our games beforehand or just say here when the needed trophy has been earned? 

 

You can post here when you're done with your game/games, but I'd have an easier time keeping track of things if you posted what game you're choosing to enter with, and then posting again when you're done with it. Ideally, it would look like this:

 

Day 1 - Person A posts their game of choice 

Day 6 - Person A posts that they've finished their game of choice, and post what their next chosen game is

Day 14 - Person A posts they've finished their second game of choice, posts their third choice (if they have one)

 

And it goes on like that, but yeah, you can just post when you're finished with everything, but it'd make things easier for me if I was notified of you each step, one post at a time. It'd also frequently bump the thread, making more people notice it and enter the giveaway. 😋

 

Mentioned this in the OP, but for those that might have glossed over it. The list of game choices will continue expanding until the giveaway is over, so check back frequently, even if there's nothing listed right now that you want to play.

 

If there are any games you'd like to see included in the giveaway, leave a comment on my profile and I'll consider adding them. Don't post them here, though, don't want the thread getting too cluttered with people suggesting games.

 

Edited May 13 by Abby_TheLastofUs

[CobraMJD]

@Abby_TheLastofUsThanks for another Contest. I think more ppl will join this time, it would be cool if you do the choosing with an animated wheel or a marble racing on a video, if you like the idea 🙃👍.

[Jeanolt]

Total madness!! Sign me up for Nier Replicant, in Tier 4. I was going to play it so it's really useful to see it here.

 

Thanks for the giveaway abby💕

[Breakingthegreen]

Very specific personal question. Say the guide of "I was a Teenage Exocolonist" were to be edited to make it look super quick and easy to get all 29 endings... Would that cause it to be worth less tickets (Since I know I'm damn well not getting them). 😜 

 

I'm leaning towards tier 4 since I have a bunch of the games already, but not planning anything for now.

 

Thanks for the giveaway Abby! (btw wanted to confirm the guide bit was a joke in case the guide team see this  😅)

 

 

Edited May 12 by Breakingthegreen

[xtrminator05]

Thanks for the giveaway!

 

I was planning to participate starting with Dragon Age II, but I checked my profile and found out that I got exactly 1 trophy in it 9 years while testing my game disc back when I bought it. Did not actually play the game or get any more trophies.

 

Is there chance I can still participate by playing DAII? Or am I out of luck?

[StraightVege]

This one actually sounds fun, so I suppose it's time to ruin my completion percentage for a while. Because I've played a number of the options already (particularly those in Tier 1), I had to peruse this list for quite a while to decide on a plan of action. Ultimately, I've chosen to target these three games/trophies in Tier 4:

 

Soulstice - "We can choose to Fight" (4)

Rise of the Tomb Raider - "The Price of Truth" (2)

Disco Elysium - "Venture into the HARDCORE" (5)

 

From what I understand, this will also combo for "The Tomb Raider" (5), since I've already played Shadow of the Tomb Raider previously. Correct me if I'm wrong, of course.

 

I'll post an update when this task is finally accomplished, which may take some time, as I've been too preoccupied with other life stuff to play anything lately. I'd also like to finish My Friend Pedro first, before it leaves PS+. Still, I should be able to comfortably nab these trophies by July 15th.

 

Thank you.

[xtrminator05]

Starting out with Dragon Age II in Tier 5. Thanks for the opportunity!

[DoctorBaofu]

I'm gonna give this another shot.   I'll go with Rise of the Tomb Raider as my first game.  

 

I played the first one, but never got around to playing Rise and Shadow, so I'm using this giveaway to make myself finally play those.

[MAUSZX]

So the best or maybe the only strategy is focus on one tier. Right?

[Abby_TheLastofUs]

11 hours ago, MAUSZX said:

So the best or maybe the only strategy is focus on one tier. Right?

 

Yes, there's no point in switching tiers.

 

You can if you want to, but it doesn't improve your chances. The only games that count are the ones from the tier you've chosen.

[jonesey46]

Count me in again please and I'll enter Tier 5 with my first game being Banishers Ghosts of New Eden

 

I won't be going for the combo though cause Tales of Zestiria does not look like my thing at all 😅

Edited May 14 by jonesey46

[UK-Danny-93]

Count me in, another for Tier 4 with Nier Replicant. Already starting to feel a little crowded in there.

[jpwbjpwb]

I know tier 4 is already crowded enough, but that's the tier I have multiple backlog games in already. Will be doing my best to cover some or all of Mafia III, Sable, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider.
 

Might end up switching to tier 1 or 2 closer to the end date. will have to see.

[nashoyo68]

Totally failed last time but feel like giving this another shot. Plan on continuing to crowd tier 4 by playing Rise of the Tomb Raider.

If I have enough time I might finally give the NieR franchise a shot.

[KyonKuchiki]

Awesome, what a great idea for a contest! I love the 1 trophy from 5+ years ago rule. I've made it a particular focus this year to clear my backlog, and while I'm sad I have more than 1 trophy in Tales of Zesteria, I did see another game that's perfect. I'm going to throw my hat in the ring for Tier 5 and Dragon Age: Inquisition.

[MAUSZX]

I will enter, I finally decided for Tier 2. First game will be Night in the woods and Headliners

Edited May 15 by MAUSZX

[MAUSZX]

Hi @Abby_TheLastofUs I was just checking the store for sales, noticed something you might or might not noticed. Road 96 seems to have a prequel sequel or something. Is called Road 96 Mile 0. 

Anyway just so you know.

[CobraMJD]

I'm gonna join with Kingdom Hearts , tier 3.

 

I'm gonna try the Keyblade Master (20) combo btw 

Edited May 16 by CobraMJD
Update

[Eblait]

I'm in!

 

Going for Tier 3 with Batman: The Telltale Series. I already have the Platinum for Tales from the Borderlands, so I'm also going for the Tell Tales combo.

 

Good luck everyone 🙂

[CobraMJD]

2 hours ago, Eblait said:

I'm in!

 

Going for Tier 3 with Batman: The Telltale Series. I already have the Platinum for Tales from the Borderlands, so I'm also going for the Tell Tales combo.

 

Good luck everyone 🙂

I have it too. But according to the rules I think we can not use our previous platinums and gameplays.