With the new year well underway, PlayStation players have a lot to look forward to includingRatchetandClank: Rift Apart,God of War Ragnarok,Returnal, and hopefully, somemore PlayStation 5 stockin the not-so-distant future.
On top of new games, Sony also appears to be going all out withPlayStation Plusthis generation and using the service as an incentive to push exciting PS5 games including the upcomingDestruction AllStars.As such, here’s our completePS Plusfree games wish list for February 2021.
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Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
Typically,Dragon Ball Zgames have almost always landed in the fighting genre, and while it’s certainly fitting for the experience, it leaves a lot to be desired for players that wanted something with more depth, something different. With abrand new character arriving inDragon Ball FighterZand proving the fighting game is still alive and well, Bandai Namco and CyberConnect2 had the opportunity to do something new with the franchise and thusDragon Ball Z: Kakarotwas born, a single-player action-RPG that retold the story of its titular character.
Nowcelebrating its one year anniversary,Dragon Ball Z: Kakarotcombines the mechanics of a fighting game and an open-world action-RPG and retells theDragon Ball Zstory through seven playable characters including Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Piccolo, Future Trunks, Gotenks, and Vegito. On top of the main story and boss battles, players can explore the open-world, complete side quests, go fishing, and collect Z-orbs to upgrade Goku’s abilities.Dragon Ball Z: Kakarotwasn’t the groundbreaking reinvention players might have hope it would be, but it is an excellent game that tries something new and tugs at the nostalgia heartstrings quite a lot.
Observer: System Redux
After the success of the 2014 horror shortP.T., Polish developer Bloober Team took inspiration from the title and began work on a something new that would shape the future of the studio, a psychological horror game calledLayers of Fearthat focused on story, puzzle-solving, and misdirection. SinceLayers of Fear, Bloober Team has become a prolific horror developer with games likeBlair Witch,Layers of Fear 2, and theupcoming Xbox exclusiveThe Mediumon its portfolio. As part of the next-gen launch lineup on top of its work onThe Medium, Bloober Team also chose to revisit one of its earlier titles, the cyberpunk horror game,Observer.
Observer: System Reduxis a next-gen remaster ofObserver,a cyberpunk-themed psychological horror game about a digital plague that killed thousands and sent the world into war, poverty, and rampant drug use. StarringBlade Runner’s Rutger Hauer in the lead role, players are sent to a lower-class apartment block to uncover the whereabouts of his son and whos behind a series of recent deaths. Featuringupgraded visuals, ray-tracing, 4K HDR, and 60 FPS gameplay,System Reduxis not only the best way to playObserver, but it’s also an excellent showcase of what these new consoles are capable of.
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The Walking Deadis a franchise that seems like it would translate perfectly to video games, but despite its popularity, it has had an uneven past at best.Telltale’s The Walking Deadseries is still widely considered to be one of the best adventure games of the last decade, whereasThe Walking Dead: Survival InstinctandThe Walking Dead: Onslaughtwere critically panned with almost no redeeming qualities. The problem is that most of these games try to capitalize onThe Walking Deadbrand rather than its premise, and that’s whereThe Walking Dead: Saints and Sinnerscomes out on top.
Developed by Skydance Interactive, the video game division of the film production company behindMission: Impossible - Falloutand the upcomingTop Gun Maverick,The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinnersis a first-person shooter for PlayStation VR where the goal is to survive by whatever means necessary. Featuring a 10-15 hour campaign, crafting and upgrade systems and a mechanic called ‘Stir the Herd’ that spawns a devastating horde on a timer,The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinnersis gritty, violent, terrifying, andone of the best adaptations of the franchise in video games.
Reminder: Destruction AllStars Will Be Available on PS5
For the past three months, Sony has offered three games in its PlayStation Plus free games lineup: two PS4 games and a third PS5 game. Starting in February,Destruction AllStarswill be available for free for two months, exclusively on PlayStation 5, similar toBugsnaxwhich was available from November to January. Originally intended as aPS5 launch title,Destruction AllStarspromises a “global sports entertainment event where stars and cars collide” with sixteen unique playable heroes across its single-player and multiplayer modes.
PlayStation Plusmembers receive at least two free games every month with their subscription.
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