{"id":35071,"date":"2019-06-11T14:45:13","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T21:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/?p=35071"},"modified":"2019-06-11T14:45:13","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T21:45:13","slug":"sony-handsome-ps-june-dash-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/bens-bytes\/sony-handsome-ps-june-dash-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony’s Handsome PS+ Titles For June Are a Big Dash Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There isn\u2019t much hesitation in saying this about Sony\u2019s PS+ free downloads for the month of June: this marks the first truly decent slate since their decision to reduce the number of titles per month. \u00a0Granted, there still isn\u2019t anything to generate an extreme amount of excitement, as we\u2019ve got a compilation of remastered favorites from one franchise and a throwback revival of a classic platformer in another.\u00a0 With that said, the all-around quality and value this time around is leaps and bounds above previous months, delivering on titles that\u2019ll trigger interest among gamers out there. Yes, it might be slightly \u2026 safe to tap into fond memories of past games to rejuvenate some feelings about the benefits for the subscription service, but it\u2019s a good start that\u2019ll hopefully fire up the momentum.\u00a0 Let\u2019s take a look.<\/p>\n

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Borderlands: The Handsome Collection<\/h4>\n

Making this remastered collection of Borderlands 2<\/em> and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel<\/em> a freebie title couldn\u2019t have come at a better time, as Borderlands 3<\/em> was announced at PAX East just a few months ago, with a release date of September 13.\u00a0 Those who haven\u2019t played through these installments in the franchise — or any of \u2018em — will have a blast discovering what the loot-based post-apocalyptic shooter is all about, relishing the cel-shaded graphics in both that have been remastered at 60p and can run at 4K with a quick patch update. \u00a0Those who\u2019ve only banged through the Game of the Year edition of the first Borderlands<\/em> will, of course, appreciate the availability to jump into the next ones.\u00a0 And then, there are those who know and love everything that Borderlands 2<\/em> did to improve upon the solid foundation of the first game, who will jump at the chance to go nutballs throughout the wastes again.<\/p>\n

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Sonic Mania<\/h4>\n

While the quirky, small-eyed and furry-legged redesign of Sonic the Hedgehog for his motion-picture debut might be the most recent instance of controversy around the blue speedster, it\u2019s far, faaaaar<\/em> from the first time, as the SEGA Genesis darling has struggled to find his footing on any of the most recent current-gen consoles. Whether it\u2019s the weight of the physics, the graphical presentation, the precision of controls or \u2026 the color of Sonic\u2019s arms, he\u2019s hit numerous stumbles in adapting to the current climate that have made it tough to get excited about his return.\u00a0 To cleanse the palate and get things back on track, SEGA released a healthy dose of nostalgia with Sonic Mania<\/em>, a new release that mashes up \u201cremixed\u201d old-school levels with new creations in an incredibly stringent replication of the 16-bit aesthetic. \u00a0Turns out, sometimes the best answer is to return to one\u2019s roots instead of trying too hard to innovate, because Sonic Mania<\/em> had the best critical and player reception of any of the franchise\u2019s titles released in over a decade and a half. As evidenced by the fan response to countless forms of Sonic media in recent memory, that’s no small feat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There isn\u2019t much hesitation in saying this about Sony\u2019s PS+ free downloads for the month of June: this marks the first truly decent slate since their decision to reduce the number of titles per month. \u00a0Granted, there still isn\u2019t anything to generate an extreme amount of excitement, as we\u2019ve got a compilation of remastered favorites […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":35073,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[1538,1292,1302,25],"class_list":["post-35071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bens-bytes","tag-playstation","tag-playstation-plus","tag-ps3","tag-video-games"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35071","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\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35071"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35071\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35076,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35071\/revisions\/35076"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}