PlayStation Magazine - 05.2020

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BATMAN: ARKHAM VR

Not only is the training mission an unparalleled

exercise in wish fulfilment (Wayne Manor! The

Batcave! Batarangs!) but the defiantly sharp, if

short, campaign is the epilogue to Arkham Knight we

needed and deserved. Bats off to you, Rocksteady.

SUPERHOT VR

Time moves only when you move in this exceptional

PS VR first-person shooter that manages to make

you feel like you’re playing through a slow-mo action

movie. The free Superhot Forever update adds even

more challenges. Make time for VR bullet time.

MOSS

Guide adorable mouse heroine Quill through a

fantasy storybook world full of virtual puzzles, fights

with insects, and perfectly pitched Disney influences.

There’s no need to say cheese, because you’ll be

smiling as you play, all day long.

BEAT SABER

PS VR firmly on and PS Move controllers in hand,

Beat Saber feels like the game both pieces of

hardware were made for. In it you have to master

songs and challenges by swiping your neon swords

through the air, and dodging with your head.

THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM VR

Though compromises have been made to texture

detail and controls, you get all of The Elder Scrolls V:

Skyrim, including the expansions, inside PS VR. The

scale and organic nature of the world at your feet

overcomes any shortcomings.

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TRANSFERENCE

Come home to these ghosts in the machine. Traipsing

through each family member’s surreal vision of the

apartment they share in first-person horror is a

wonderfully dreadful experience. Trespassers will be

thoroughly spooked.

FARPOINT

This sci-fi shooter is a brilliant showcase for the

PS Aim controller, a versatile bit of kit that makes the

satisfying range of weapons feel weighty and real.

The game matches it, delivering a strong story and

challenging co-op for great VR action.

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ACCOUNTING +

One of PlayStation’s funniest games is a dark,

twisted journey into the world of accounting. It’s

an Inception-like dive into increasingly bizarre and

frequently hilarious scenarios that will scratch the

itch of any Rick And Morty fan.

Quirky, narrative

driven sci-fi doesn’t

get much quirkier

and narrativier than

David Cage’s Beyond:

Two Souls, which on

PS Now is an enticing

replay. This was David

Cage before he hired

a writing team to flesh

out and wind in his

ideas. So emotionally

touching storylines

(you’re forced to live a

section of the game as

a homeless teenager)

rub shoulders with

the camp silliness of a

spy drama that feels

like an episode of the

Zachary Levi noughties

espionage series Chuck.

If you fancy a more

balanced slice of sci-fi

storytelling, look no

further than Arkane

Studios’ Prey. This

criminally overlooked

shooter-RPG-puzzler

from the team behind

Dishonored is the

Perfect PS Now

Game™ because we all

overlooked it at launch

but here, as part of

a library of games, it

demands to be played.

Has there ever been a

better enemy than the

shapeshifting Typhon?

An hour in Prey and

you’ll fear being alone

with a coffee cup.

My final Control-

inspired tour through

PS Now guides me

towards Mirror’s Edge.

This is the original

PS3 edition, which is

still exceptional, even

though I wouldn’t turn

away a downloadable

PS4 sequel. This is the

game that finally made

platform jumping in

first-person workable,

and without it Dying

Light may never have

emerged from its

tower block to thrill us.

Like Control’s Jesse

Faden, Mirror’s Edge’s

Faith Connors exists

in a minimalist future

world but hers has

massive coloured lines

directing us onwards to

the level’s end.

What do you meanControlhas been

added to PS Now? The same Control

that recently got some BAFTA love?

Sony’s streaming service is clearly

now in the big leagues, so I’m going to

jump back in and see where this trip takes me.

What Control-alikes are also on PS Now?

PS Now for something

completely different

KNOCKOUT LEAGUE

Punching things is possibly the least creative use of

the VR medium, but when it’s used to create a classic

arcade boxing sim that plays like a brutal puzzle

puncher, it’s irresistible. It’s also good for you: it

tracks your calorie count as you work up a sweat.

APEX CONSTRUCT

This story-driven FPS demonstrates five-to-eight

hour adventures can work in PS VR. Building its

narrative organically through physically exploring the

game’s world while fending off mechanical creatures

with a trusted bow and arrow is a delight. Ambitious.

QBeyond: Two Souls feels like the David Cage and McG team-up we

never had, only with fewer jokes and more homelessness.