{"id":38897,"date":"2020-06-15T11:01:55","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T18:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/?p=38897"},"modified":"2020-06-15T11:01:55","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T18:01:55","slug":"junes-ps-pair-of-free-games-are-out-of-this-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/bens-bytes\/junes-ps-pair-of-free-games-are-out-of-this-world\/","title":{"rendered":"June’s PS+ Pair of Free Games Are Out of This World"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is the kind of month that Sony has needed for their PS+ subscription service for a long, long<\/strong><\/em> time now. While they\u2019ve been playful with their pairings of games being offered since they discontinued freebies for legacy consoles \u2013 usually one solid, recognizable PS4 title and another lesser-known or niche one \u2013 they\u2019ve yet to deliver a slate of free games that might really impress its subscribers. \u00a0They\u2019re really doing so with the franchise types on offer this month, but they\u2019ve also been smart in selecting what gaming styles that they encompass: experiences that can be enjoyed either for their campaign or, more importantly, for their ability to be played online with others as they choose to stay indoors. \u00a0These aren\u2019t phoned-in selections of AAA titles; these are smart, satisfying decisions that show off the kind of amenities that\u2019ll draw in new subscribers.\u00a0 Let\u2019s go over them.<\/p>\n

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Star Wars Battlefront II<\/h4>\n

Now, that doesn\u2019t mean that these games selected aren\u2019t without polarizing opinions or controversy, as is the case with Battlefront II<\/em>, EA\u2019s reboot sequel of the popular Star Wars<\/em> battle simulator. Most in the gaming community have at least a vague grasp on the pay-to-play issues that have arisen Battlefront II<\/em>, where popular playable characters had been gated behind grind-style progression or random loot-box purchases. For the most part, the microtransaction situation has been ironed out by removal of paywalls, and the game has undergone extensive updates \u2013 and damage control — since its release and subsequent backlash.\u00a0 From all that, Battlefront II<\/em> has now emerged with a robust community, a wealth of accessible content, and of course a polished and exhilarating sci-fi combat simulator that makes the most of the concept behind playing on either side of the big conflicts in the Star Wars<\/em> universe. The campaign is regarded as reasonably engaging, but multiplayer\u2019s where it\u2019s at, with numerous modes and bountiful configurations for the dedicated.<\/p>\n

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Call of Duty: WWII<\/h4>\n

One of the running criticisms of the much-loved Call of Duty<\/em> FPS franchise lies in how the series has continued to move closer and closer to science-fiction in its weaponry and tactics, which inherently decreases the realism while increasing the intensity. Well, Activision and developer Sledgehammer Games elected to answer that criticism by returning to the series\u2019 roots with WWII<\/em>, which drops modern shooter gameplay philosophies into the more restrictive historical context of World War II. The campaign even takes things a few steps further by removing health regeneration and requiring first aid kits for life, along with other gameplay nuts-\u2018n-bolts designed to ground the atmosphere in genuine wartime tension.\u00a0 But, again, it\u2019s the multiplayer that fuels enthusiasm for WWII<\/em>, which has been carefully tailored so that players won\u2019t be saddled with playing as Nazi extremists when they\u2019re assigned to either Allied or Axis sides, and galvanized by a \u201cdivision\u201d class system that deepens the authenticity.\u00a0 \u00a0Then, there’s the option to take on hordes of zombies … but that’s another story.<\/p>\n

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This is the kind of month that Sony has needed for their PS+ subscription service for a long, long time now. While they\u2019ve been playful with their pairings of games being offered since they discontinued freebies for legacy consoles \u2013 usually one solid, recognizable PS4 title and another lesser-known or niche one \u2013 they\u2019ve yet […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":38898,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[2130,1538,1262,37],"class_list":["post-38897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bens-bytes","tag-call-of-duty","tag-playstation","tag-ps-plus","tag-star-wars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38897","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=38897"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38897\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38902,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38897\/revisions\/38902"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}