One of 2024’s most critically acclaimed games is now free on PS Plus
This month's PS Plus selection on PS5 includes an overlooked role-playing giant and one of the best 3D Sonic games.
This month’s PS Plus selection on PS5 includes an overlooked role-playing giant and one of the best 3D Sonic games.
Developer BioWare has a storied history with role-playing games, with the studio’s biggest franchises including Baldur’s Gate, Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age.
The developer’s most recent release was Dragon Age: The Veilguard, the fourth mainline instalment in the series following 2014’s Dragon Age: Inquisition. Despite positive reviews from critics, it was a significant flop for EA – to the point where it might negatively impact the next Mass Effect.
However, Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s low sales have turned into a positive for PS Plus subscribers this month, with the game now available on the Essential tier.
Subscribers can claim the game from now until Monday, March 31. If you’re working through the backlog but want to play it later, you can still claim the game before that date by simply adding it to your library in the PlayStation Store. It will then be accessible to download at any point, as long as you keep your subscription to PS Plus.
In our 9/10 review of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, we described it as a ‘triumphant return for BioWare’, and a ‘massive, action-intensive fantasy role-player, that combines a complex and intuitive fighting system with a great script’.
That isn’t the only new game on PS Plus this month. Sonic Colours: Ultimate, one of the best modern entries in the series, is available on PlayStation 4. It’s a revamped version of the original 2010 platformer, with improved visuals and a time trial mode.
For retro heads, there is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection. This compilation brings together 13 classic TMNT games, including the classic 1989 arcade beat ’em-up game and the trilogy of titles on the Game Boy.
If you’re a subscriber on Xbox Game Pass, this month’s new additions include Monster Train, Galacticare, One Lonely Outpost (March 6), Enter The Gungeon (March 11), Mullet Madjack (March 13), and a preview of 33 Immortals (March 18).
As for what is leaving Game Pass on March 15, it’s soon to say goodbye to Evil West, Lies Of P, No More Heroes 3, Solar Ash, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle For Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated, Yakuza 5 Remastered, and Yakuza 6: The Song Of Life.
Sonic Colours is a solid 3D outing (Sega)Email [email protected], leave a comment below, follow us on Twitter, and sign-up to our newsletter.
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