The best thing about this week’s roster of new PlayStation releases is that you’ll be playing a couple of them for free. Sony’s been especially good at marrying its Instant Game Collection updates to new arrivals of late, meaning that even if you hadn’t intended to follow the Road Not Taken or splash your cash on Metrico, you’ll be able to try them out without opening your wallet. Alas, neither of the aforementioned are our pick of the week...
Pick of the Week: The Swapper
It feels like an eternity since we reviewed the PlayStation 4 version of The Swapper, so here’s a reminder for those who missed our report: it’s really good. The work of small Finnish outfit Facepalm Studios – fronted by the even smaller Olli Harjola – this atmospheric puzzle platformer raises questions regarding the very idea of consciousness itself.
The Swapper is an indie puzzle platformer with a gameplay hook which is cleverly married to a grand operatic narrative. Its strange visuals and atmospheric soundtrack augment this vision, creating a wholly unique and cohesive experience. While some of its later puzzles are a bit too fiddly for their own good, and the overall pacing sometimes feels a little off kilter, this is still a space voyage that comes highly recommended.
Designed using clay models and everyday materials, you’ll wield a weird and wonderful contraption that allows you to make clones of yourself. This, combined with the foreboding sense of isolation that permeates the entire experience, sets the scene for some real head scratching puzzles, as you attempt to escape from an abandoned space station that isn’t everything that it initially seems.
PS4, PS3, Vita | 5th August [US], 6th August [EU]
Everything Else
DiRT 3
PS3 | 5th August [US]
Metrico
Vita | 5th August [US], 6th August [EU]
MotoGP 13
Vita | 5th August [US]
Road Not Taken
PS4 | 5th August [US], 6th August [EU]
Sacred 3
PS3 | 5th August [US]
Table Top Racing
Vita | 5th August [US], 6th August [EU]
Ultra Street Fighter IV
PS3 | 5th August [US], 8th August [EU]
It’s a decent week for all of Sony’s systems this time, but Vita owners should be especially pleased with the offering. Are you planning to buy anything, or are you just holding out for the PlayStation Plus freebies? Cough up in the comments section below.
What are you most looking forward to this week? (20 votes)
- DiRT 3 0%
- Metrico
- MotoGP 13 0%
- Road Not Taken
- Sacred 3 0%
- Table Top Racing 0%
- The Swapper
- Ultra Street Fighter IV
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Comments 14
How's MotoGP ? I need a good bike game.
@XFsWorld It's good, but this is last year's edition. I'd wait and see if MotoGP 14 comes out later in the year.
Everyone needs to try The Swapper. This is a game that deserves to be on the list of discussion for GotY in my opinion. I worry people are only going to retroactively discover how good this game is once its free for PS+ sometime in 2015. That's still better than never discovering it. I originally played it on Windows and bought it again for PS4. I'm glad indies are filling up the usually barren summer months. Shovel Knight, Rogue Legacy, and The Swapper to name a few, make this a strong few months for gaming while we all wait on Destiny.
@XFsWorld I played the ps4 demo, didn't think much of it, I'm patiently waiting for drive club.
None of the games are free... you're being very misleading. I've paid for the games through my PS+ sub. Please stop trying to hype them up as free. It's false advertising.
Will try Merrico at some point, will definitely be trying out road not taken. At some point this year I'll give swapper a go too probably over crimbo.
@voodoo341 you do get 6 games, though? I had all three systems so personally I'd consider 6 games free...
I like the premise for The Swapper.
Just not that big into puzzlers, but the whole idea is clever.
I just got TLOUR so thats me covered until Destiny but Im really wanting a good story game to come onto PSN.
Absolutely gutted we got Road Not Taken instead of The Swapper. It looks great.
@get2sammyb Thanks.
@SimonAdebisi Oh I didn't know there's a demo on PS4, imma have to try it out when I go to my friends house. Thanks for the info.
whats the delay, its already the 4th where are these games already! lets go sony Im ready to play crisis 3.
@voodoo341 I think you are the only one on pushsquare that would bash a moderator like Sammy. Very interesting... :/
@Enobmah_Shards I'm not sure what you're hinting at but the claim that the games are free isn't accurate and is misleading.
@hadlee73 Sony play a game with Metacritic 70+ claim. As long as they offer one game in the IGC at 70 or above they can claim it. You can have all PS4 and Vita games less than 70 and one PS3 game over 70 and they're technically not false advertising. Technically that is... being fair is another matter.
Metrico for me. =)
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