MaximusR3
07-30-2015, 00:49
One more week until the new batch of freebies, here's what Sony is offering beginning August 4th:
Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris PS4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53PbVUpGk9U
This is the follow up to Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light so if you played that you know what you're in for. It's an isometric co-op puzzler at its core and if it's anything like the previous game then it is a lot of fun. LadyM123 and myself had a blast playing LC:GoL so I'm looking forward to trying this one out as well
Limbo PS4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4HSyVXKYz8
If you're unfamiliar with Limbo at this point then you may have been living under a rock because it's won many awards and has been ported to numerous platforms. Unless indie games are completely not your thing then give this game a try, especially if you've never played it up to this point because it definitely didn't gain all that fan and critic praise for nothing
Sound Shapes PS4/PS3/Vita
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfPbJE6XDxg
....If you guys pass on this one I totally understand because it's not going to be for everyone. I played a demo of it a while back and enjoyed it but I also enjoy weird indie games so my opinion is not likely going to match the general population. It's an interesting music/rhythm platformer so if that doesn't turn you off immediately jump in and see how you feel about it after a couple levels
Stealth Inc. 2: A Game of Clones PS4/PS3/Vita
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P7fGS5RGKc
A 2-D platformer with emphasis on stealth puzzle solving, as the title implies. Its another tough as nails platformer in the same vain as super meat boy or cloudberry kingdom so play this game if you're looking for a nice challenge
God of War: Ascension PS3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJMK8oFY1rA
I almost forgot this game existed but it makes sense that Sony would put it up on Plus since they just recently released the God of War III remaster. Ascension came out at a time when I was pretty burned out on God of War and it's clones so I never played it or even looked into it at all. Now that its going to be free and I haven't played one of these kind of games in a long while, I'm looking forward to dropping in on Kratos to see what he's up to
CastleStorm PS3/Vita
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpHXU1tqMO8
Here is another one that I admittedly have little knowledge of. From watching this trailer however....castle crashers mixed with angry birds? Yeah no clue, I guess I'll find out next week
last call for July's free games:
Rocket League PS4
Styx: Master of Shadows PS4
MouseCraft PS4/PS3/Vita
Entwined PS4/PS3/Vita
Rain PS3
Geometry Wars 3 Vita
Rocket League is without a doubt the standout this month so if you only get one game, make sure it's Rocket League
PS Blog source links:
August games (http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/07/29/ps-plus-free-games-for-august-2015/)
July games (http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/07/01/ps-plus-free-games-for-july-2015/)
Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris PS4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53PbVUpGk9U
This is the follow up to Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light so if you played that you know what you're in for. It's an isometric co-op puzzler at its core and if it's anything like the previous game then it is a lot of fun. LadyM123 and myself had a blast playing LC:GoL so I'm looking forward to trying this one out as well
Limbo PS4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4HSyVXKYz8
If you're unfamiliar with Limbo at this point then you may have been living under a rock because it's won many awards and has been ported to numerous platforms. Unless indie games are completely not your thing then give this game a try, especially if you've never played it up to this point because it definitely didn't gain all that fan and critic praise for nothing
Sound Shapes PS4/PS3/Vita
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfPbJE6XDxg
....If you guys pass on this one I totally understand because it's not going to be for everyone. I played a demo of it a while back and enjoyed it but I also enjoy weird indie games so my opinion is not likely going to match the general population. It's an interesting music/rhythm platformer so if that doesn't turn you off immediately jump in and see how you feel about it after a couple levels
Stealth Inc. 2: A Game of Clones PS4/PS3/Vita
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P7fGS5RGKc
A 2-D platformer with emphasis on stealth puzzle solving, as the title implies. Its another tough as nails platformer in the same vain as super meat boy or cloudberry kingdom so play this game if you're looking for a nice challenge
God of War: Ascension PS3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJMK8oFY1rA
I almost forgot this game existed but it makes sense that Sony would put it up on Plus since they just recently released the God of War III remaster. Ascension came out at a time when I was pretty burned out on God of War and it's clones so I never played it or even looked into it at all. Now that its going to be free and I haven't played one of these kind of games in a long while, I'm looking forward to dropping in on Kratos to see what he's up to
CastleStorm PS3/Vita
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpHXU1tqMO8
Here is another one that I admittedly have little knowledge of. From watching this trailer however....castle crashers mixed with angry birds? Yeah no clue, I guess I'll find out next week
last call for July's free games:
Rocket League PS4
Styx: Master of Shadows PS4
MouseCraft PS4/PS3/Vita
Entwined PS4/PS3/Vita
Rain PS3
Geometry Wars 3 Vita
Rocket League is without a doubt the standout this month so if you only get one game, make sure it's Rocket League
PS Blog source links:
August games (http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/07/29/ps-plus-free-games-for-august-2015/)
July games (http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/07/01/ps-plus-free-games-for-july-2015/)