{"id":22136,"date":"2015-10-31T08:00:54","date_gmt":"2015-10-31T15:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/?p=22136"},"modified":"2015-10-30T19:38:37","modified_gmt":"2015-10-31T02:38:37","slug":"heres-november-ps-plus-free-games-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/awesomeness\/heres-november-ps-plus-free-games-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s the November PS Plus Free Games Lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Microsoft may have let the <a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/bens-bytes\/xbox-games-gold-november-lineup-kicks-off-backwards-compatibility\/\">backwards compatibility trick<\/a> out of the bag for this month&#8217;s free offerings, but, simply put, Sony brought the games. Arguably the greatest science-fiction RPG hits the PS3 for free alongside a classic third-person action game that will most definitely never see a sequel. And then, for the PS4, there&#8217;s the second season of the only episodic gaming series that really matters (in my opinion). You could count\u00a0<em>Life is Strange<\/em> or\u00a0<em>Minecraft: Story Mode<\/em>, but then we can&#8217;t be friends.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the list:<\/p>\n<h2>PS4<\/h2>\n<p><strong>The Walking Dead: Season 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/The-Walking-Dead-Season-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22140 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/The-Walking-Dead-Season-2.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The Walking Dead Season 2 November PS Plus\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/The-Walking-Dead-Season-2.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/The-Walking-Dead-Season-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/The-Walking-Dead-Season-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Clem goes her own way in Telltale Game&#8217;s follow-up to the groundbreaking first season of\u00a0<em>The Walking Dead<\/em>. Instead of wielding guns and axes against the undead, you have choices, the results of being which far more devastating&#8230; to the feels.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Magicka 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A cooperative, top-down shoot-em-up that throws together magical powers, colorful robes and the oppourtunity for some truly bizarre launch trailers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"620\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DSSyKQ0UODw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>PS3<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Mass Effect 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Mass-Effect-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22142 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Mass-Effect-2.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mass Effect 2 November PS Plus\" width=\"1680\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Mass-Effect-2.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Mass-Effect-2-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Mass-Effect-2-1024x640.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If\u00a0the original\u00a0<em>Mass Effect\u00a0<\/em>was a testing ground and\u00a0<em>Mass Effect 3\u00a0<\/em>shipped with\u00a0the pre-installed baggage of a conclusion to a space opera trilogy,\u00a0<em>Mass Effect 2<\/em> was the near perfect middle-ground that sharpened the\u00a0RPG and shooting mechanics while providing gamers with the most robust team-up system ever. It helps that the diverse cast was compelling across the board and nobody held the expectation of a holistic ending for all those moving parts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beyond Good &amp; Evil<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Beyond-Good-Evil.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-22143\" src=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Beyond-Good-Evil-300x169.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Beyond Good &amp; Evil November PS Plus\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Beyond-Good-Evil-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Beyond-Good-Evil-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Beyond-Good-Evil.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Beyond Good &amp; Evil\u00a0<\/em>is one of those Gamecube-era games that threw together a bunch of stuff and a decent story into a third-person action game mold, sold terribly, then, only later, was remembered fondly by the eighteen people that played it. It&#8217;s definitely worth a go, just don&#8217;t expect a sequel anytime soon.<\/p>\n<h2>PS Vita<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Dragon Fin Soup (also free for PS4 and PS3)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a top-down, tactical RPG with roguelike elements. If you get an image of the game from those words alone, it just might by worth your time. Otherwise,\u00a0<em>Dragon Fin Soup<\/em> will likely never be anything more than a nuanced enjoyment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Invizimals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d say this game might be something like Sony&#8217;s attempt at a\u00a0<em>Pokemon\u00a0<\/em>franchise, but then that would suggest I have even the slightest clue what is going on in the trailer below. Do you?<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"620\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JbTJw_2E-Ww\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft may have let the backwards compatibility trick out of the bag for this month&#8217;s free offerings, but, simply put, Sony brought the games. Arguably the greatest science-fiction RPG hits the PS3 for free alongside a classic third-person action game that will most definitely never see a sequel. And then, for the PS4, there&#8217;s the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":22142,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[1262,25],"class_list":["post-22136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-awesomeness","tag-ps-plus","tag-video-games"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22136"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22146,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22136\/revisions\/22146"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}