New on PlayStation Plus in December: Gauntlet, Kings Quest, more
Winter is coming…. and so is next month’s batch of PlayStation Plus games. Are you ready to delve into epic battles against the forces of darkness, or maybe you’d rather play it a little safer with a light-hearted adventure? Well, you’re in luck because we have both bases covered – with PlayStation Plus, you can fight over dragons and kings this holiday season, rather than who gave the worst gifts…
Here’s the full list of great titles that await you on 1st December:
Gauntlet: Slayer Edition (PS4)
Fanboys/girls you can feel extra special this month as you are getting your hands on a PS4 exclusive! Know any wannabee/legit Warriors, Valkyries, Wizards, or Elves? Well then, assemble your team and prepare to invade the darkness with Gauntlet: Slayer Edition! Fight with your friends through the monstrous hordes lurking in a myriad of unique dungeons as you scour them for gold. What’s more, we are also giving away a free Gauntlet Slayer Edition PlayStation Plus theme on 1st December too!
PS: Hack-and-slash or take a more strategic approach, but for the love of Gauntlet, don’t shoot the food or you may be in for a tough time with your team mates! I mean, who isn’t cranky when they’re hungry, especially when your health bar depends on it?!
King’s Quest – Chapter 1: A Knight to Remember (PS4)
It’s going to be a night to remember when King’s Quest – Chapter 1: A Knight to Remember (yes, I am aware of how lame that was) drops next month! Brace yourself for a fun filled fantasy adventure with enchanting characters and a beautiful art style in this reimagining of the classic adventure series.
And that’s not all. Go full throttle in the explosive ’80s-themed shooter Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (PS3), snowboard through beloved sports franchise SSX (PS3), annihilate an evil penguin regime in action adventure Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken (PS Vita), or escape a million-year prison sentence in Freedom Wars (PS Vita).
Otisha Sealy - PlayStation Services Marketing Executive, SCEE
Active GamingMedia 即日起推出 PS4 版下载专用高速战斗动作游戏《巫剣神威控》(みつるぎかむいひかえ),售价 1,200 日币。
原作为 PC 版下载专用游戏的本作,由 ZENITH BLUE 开发,为一款让玩家操控追寻魔剑的迷你裙女高中生「壬佐」,打倒出现在圆形关卡中敌人的简易动作游戏,将所有在出血状态下敌人全数刺杀的「斩心」等华丽技能以及所衍生的爽快动作感为本作最大魅力所在。 PS4 版除了图像画质较 PC 版更为强化之外,同时也支持奖杯功能。
另外,各界注目的 PS4 虚拟现实装置「PlayStation VR」。 这次除了会在现场提供试玩之外,还会举办座谈会「PlayStation VR and The Future of Play」,邀请伦敦工作室总监戴维‧瑞亚德(Dave Ranyard)、Media Molecule 安东‧米哈伊洛夫(Anton Mikhailov)以及目前未公布的神秘来宾,针对 PlayStation VR 与虚拟现实对互动游戏娱乐所能带来的变革为题进行讨论与分享。
Plastic Studios and Sony Santa Monica Announce Bound for PS4
Bound Revealed for PS4
Hello, PlayStation fans! This is Michał “bonzaj” Staniszewski from Plastic, a small team with demoscene roots. In the past we brought you Linger In Shadows and Datura on PS3. We haven’t got rid of our experimenting habits, and this time we are going to deliver something to you that is quite unique in visual style, narrative storytelling, and also mechanics.
Bound is a 3D platformer designed for people with the desire to concentrate on the narrative side of games and experience a mature story. On the other side of the spectrum, Bound is also being prepared for hardcore gamers looking for the challenge of one big puzzle that can be only solved by a community of players working together.
The result: we are going to deliver a “notgame” to you, which is also a game. It’s up to you to decide how you would like to play.
Looking at the art side, we were searching for a style that is not deeply explored in video games, but still has a major influence on how our world looks today. We have concentrated on Modern Art in full flavor. If you are interested in art movements such as Suprematism, Concretism, Neoplasticism, or what Bauhaus has delivered, then you are going to love the world that we have created.
It would be a sin not to write a couple of words about the game’s main character. We were looking for a rich personality, one that could bring beauty to moves and exploration, a dancer or to be more precise — a ballerina. Thanks to our dancer Maria Udod and her choreographer Michał Adam Góral, we were able to capture some true expressive and emotional moments and put it into our game.
The accompanying soundtrack will be a perfect blend of ballet and electroacoustic music performed by Oleg “Heinali” Shpudeiko. He is the author of this beautiful contemporary piece.
Last but not least, and very important to me personally. You are going to experience our procedural 3D platforming world in a classic way. This means ultra-sharp anti-aliased 60 Hz in 1080p resolution. We have spent more than a year on optimizations, just to deliver you a game that will squeeze the most of your PS4.
I’ll be back soon. It’s really hard to describe our game in a single blog post. Please visit our small teaser site at bound.playstation.com.
Cheers!
Michal Staniszewski - Game Director, Plastic Studios