{"id":35350,"date":"2019-07-13T11:11:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-13T18:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/?p=35350"},"modified":"2019-07-13T11:12:34","modified_gmt":"2019-07-13T18:12:34","slug":"sonys-last-minute-ps-shakeup-heavy-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/bens-bytes\/sonys-last-minute-ps-shakeup-heavy-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony’s Last-Minute PS+ Freebie Shakeup a Heavy Win for Subs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Let’s be honest: Sony needed a big win for their PS+ subscription service, because they\u2019ve been treading water \u2013 sometimes dunking underneath the surface \u2013 ever since they stripped away their free legacy titles and reduced their offerings to only two a month.\u00a0 They made a big advancement last month by delivering a high-profile remaster of a fan favorite franchise, yet they’ve struggled to uplift their prestige with big-enough titles among their pairings to get subscribers legitimately excited again. Perhaps it was a happy accident, but a few last-minute maneuvers have given them just that, including one of the most visually and narratively exciting games to have come out in this generation. One can hope that this may be a suggestion of things to come, as they\u2019ve also included a well-regarded, under-the-radar arcade racing game that also hits some needed nostalgia points. Here\u2019s a closer look at the pairing:<\/p>\n

Click Here to Grab\u00a0a 1-Year PlayStation Plus Subscription\u00a0at Amazon<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Detroit: Become Human<\/h4>\n

To say that the games produced by David Cage and his development crew Quantic Dream are polarizing would be an understatement. Some appreciate the \u201cinteractive drama\u201d nature of the wild experiences that he creates, while others jab at both the gameplay and the bonkers narratives that come out of his mind, hitting a downward trajectory in positivity the more out-there, and prone to plot holes, that they become. Cage explores the nature of artificial intelligence and androids in his most recent narrative, Detroit: Become Human<\/em>, in which he tells the somewhat intersecting stories of three different androids \u2013 a police inspector, a revolutionary, and a housekeeper \u2013 who handle their own kinds of awakenings.\u00a0 Decisions made by the player shape how they process their awakenings, contained within investigative and choice-making environments that remind one of the less action-packed aspects of BioWare\u2019s games. Whatever debates remain about David Cage\u2019s creations being good \u201cgames\u201d aren\u2019t going anywhere, but the interwoven storytelling and reactivity here strengthen one side of that argument.<\/p>\n

It’s worth noting that the included Digital Deluxe Edition of\u00a0Detroit: Become Human<\/em> also comes with Heavy Rain<\/em>, for continued Quantic Dream storytelling.\u00a0 Now that’s<\/em> value.<\/p>\n

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Horizon Chase Turbo<\/h4>\n

Back before the era of racing simulators where everything needed to sound and feel accurate \u2013 or at least a certain way \u2013 for the game to be appreciated, arcade racers only really needed to be fast, responsive, and attractive while hugging the curves of the road and getting to the checkered flag. A follow up to Aquiris Game Studio\u2019s first globetrotting attempt at the concept, Horizon Chase Turbo<\/em> aims to get to that pure state of accelerated bliss, only with vibrant contemporary visuals.\u00a0 Surrounded by attractively blocky graphics and catchy upbeat music, the player fluidly zooms around the bends-\u2018n-curves of modified versions of global locales, keeping an eye on other racing competitors and fuel consumption along the way. \u00a0Critics may be a little hesitant to heap praise on Horizon Chase Turbo<\/em> due to the uninspired nature of the tracks\u2019 settings and what happens when cars bump into obstacles, but the combo of a nostalgic core and updated technical prowess make it worth jumping in the driver\u2019s seat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Let’s be honest: Sony needed a big win for their PS+ subscription service, because they\u2019ve been treading water \u2013 sometimes dunking underneath the surface \u2013 ever since they stripped away their free legacy titles and reduced their offerings to only two a month.\u00a0 They made a big advancement last month by delivering a high-profile remaster […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":35352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[1262,401,25],"class_list":["post-35350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bens-bytes","tag-ps-plus","tag-ps4","tag-video-games"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35350","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=35350"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35350\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35355,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35350\/revisions\/35355"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}