New World Aeturnum - the relaunch of Amazon's troubled MMO - is on the PS Plus catalogue now. It's very enjoyable fantasy nonsense, and I'd recommend everyone give it a go.
It reminds me of a modern-day Kingdoms of Amalur. The plot is generic gubbins, the world is very pretty, and the whole thing is just a vehicle for 'collect 7 boar bumholes, level up, endorphin rush'.
But the actual minute-to-minute gameplay is very satisfying, with crunchy combat (I'm a Musketeer) and beautiful locations. You can completely ignore the MMO bit and play this single player (as with all modern MMOs). Give it a go!
To be fair, the art director on Journey is the creative director of Sword of the Sea. So I reckon he's just owning his own style, nothing wrong with that.
Although yes it's all very reminiscent of Journey (and Ico, and Okami, and…). I think it's absolutely wonderful.
Great little run of games on PS Plus this month. Sword of the Sea, EDF 6, Unicorn Overlord, Atelier Ryza 3, Indika, Harold Halibut, Coral Island, Rogue Prince of Persia…
Something for everyone there.
Isn't this being funded by the Saudi government? I think it's set in (what is now) Saudi Arabia. It all seems a bit icky.
Aftermath (the novel) is good! Its reputation is in tatters online because one of the characters is gay (peoplearefuckingidiots), so I was rooting for it from page one. And it's really enjoyable. It's very much A Romp, written in the present tense with something exciting happening on every page. But it's a well-written Romp, and it does wonders for fleshing out what actually happened after Return of the Jedi.
There are 3 of these, apparently, and I'm looking forward to spending some more time in its world.
Mr Party Hat