It is the time of the month where PlayStation Plus members are rewarded with a selection of free games, this months games include; Broken Age, Super Meat Boy and Unmechanical: Extended edition, in this post I will give you a brief insight to each of the games.
Super Meat Boy
This game is a personal favourite of mine so it is about time I can get it for free on PlayStation 4, I have had the game for quite a while on PC now and I am intrigued to play it on the PS4 (it's downloading while I type). Anyway, Super Meat Boy is an indie game that was developed by Tommy Refenes and Edmund McMillen also known as Team Meat, I also highly suggest watching Indie Game: The Movie to get an idea of how they developed the game, it will also give you an insight to the day in the life of all indie game developers, like myself.
Many have called this the 'ultimate rage game' and it is not hard to understand why,Super Meat Boy is a platformer flash game (originally published in 2010) starring the main character, Meat Boy, who is trying to save his damsel in distress, Bandage Girl, from the terrifying Dr. Fetus, which is the best name ever. The game has over 300 levels, which are all extremely difficult.
So I would say get on to the PlayStstion Store or if you don't have PlayStation get the game on either Xbox or Steam, I know this post is supposed to be solely PS4 but the game is that good that I advise everyone to play it.
Broken Age
Broken Age is the first graphic adventure game developed by Tim Schafer in 16 years, the game was developed through crowdfunding and there was a preview released in 2014.
What stood out about this game to me was two of the many great voice actors, Elijah Wood and Jack Black, that sold me straight away.
The game follows the lives of two teenagers, Vella, who is meant to be sacrificed by the villagers to save themselves from a monster, and Shay, who is shown to be the only passenger on spaceship who is monitored by a mother-like computer. It is essentially an interactive story, in that sense making it similar to games developed by Telltales, I cannot wait to give this game a try!
Unmechanical Extended
Finally, Unmechanical Extended, this game is a puzzle adventure game. It has won awards for its spectacular visual design, developed by Talawa Games and Grip Games for the extendended version, it looks to be set in a steampunk environment.
The original version was published in 2012 on PC but has recently be given an upgrade and put on to the PlayStation Store, the game originally began as a student project where they wanted to make the game easy to understand and play but with a wide range of challenging puzzles!
Let me know what PlayStation Plus game you are playing the most this month, also feedback is highly appriciated, you can always subscribe for more posts like this!
Yours truly,
Furred Faced Nerd.