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Sony has just announced the latest additions to the PlayStation Plus Games catalog; these will be available on January 17, 2023.
Nine new games are added to the PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium games catalogue, including the awesome Devil May Cry 5, the zombie-destroying co-op shooter Back 4 Blood and the vibrant single player explorer Omno.
Those using PlayStation Premium are also treated to some great PS1 classics. These include Star Wars Demolition where you can choose over ten iconic vehicles and battle it out in different arenas, Siphon Filter 3 and Hot Shots Golf 2.
Best of the bunch
While some big hitters join the PlayStation Plus roster, like Life is Strange and Dragon Ball FighterZ, Devil May Cry 5 stands out for me.
When I stepped into the role of demon hunter Dante and started carving out monsters in Devil May Cry 5, the world felt so familiar despite not playing the previous games in the series. The infernal creatures and ominous atmosphere were like old friends. It all clicked when I realized that the Devil May Cry franchise was the rejected offspring of one of my all-time favorite horror games.
Devil May Cry came to life thanks to a rejected proposal for Resident Evil 4 in 1999. Initially developed for the PS2, producer Shinji Mikami asked director Hideki Kamiya to revamp the iconic series and try to take Resident Evil in a different direction.
Under the moniker ‘Team Little Devil’ early research began, including a trip to Spain to investigate several castles as the basis for the game’s environment. Unfortunately, developer studio Capcom eventually decided this idea was too far from the series, so it was abandoned.
Fortunately, the premise was modified to become the first Devil May Cry instead of scrapping the entire concept. I think getting Resident Evil 4 and Devil May Cry may have been one of the best two-for-one deals I’ve ever seen. But don’t take my word for it; head over to PlayStation Plus and find out for yourself with Devil May Cry 5.
Pink tinted glasses
Devil May Cry 5 is one of my favorite games, not only because of the incredibly chaotic combat or fantastic voice acting, but also because it was my first encounter with this series.
While I had always loved Resident Evil, I had never come across this devil hunter’s paradise. That is until the pandemic hit in early 2020. Being left isolated and with not much else to do, I started scouring the internet for something I could sink my teeth into. Fortunately, Devil May Cry 5 was available for purchase on Steam.
Having this series to enjoy and explore during the first few months of the pandemic helped me immensely, which is why I will always think fondly of Dante and his devil-hunting crew.
I must also admit that I was pleasantly surprised to hear the great voice acting of Nero’s Johnny Yong Bosch, who also stars in the English Dub of Bleach as lead actor Ichigo Kurosaki. As someone who had grown up with this anime series, it was definitely a welcome surprise to hear a familiar voice in the midst of all the carnage and monstrous fiends.