Sony has just announced the latest additions to its PlayStation Plus game catalogue; they will be available on January 17, 2023.
Nine new games join the PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium catalogue, including the excellent Devil May Cry 5, zombie-killing cooperative shooter Back 4 Blood and the vibrant single-player game Omno.
Those who use PlayStation Premium will also be able to enjoy some great PS1 classics. These include Star Wars Demolition, where you can choose over ten iconic vehicles and fight in a variety of arenas, Siphon Filter 3 and Hot Shots Golf 2.
The best of the bunch
While some great players join the roster in PlayStation Plus, such as Life is Strange and Dragon Ball FighterZ, Devil May Cry 5 stands out for me.
When I took on the role of Dante’s demon hunter and started slicing monsters in Devil May Cry 5, the world felt so familiar, even though I hadn’t played the previous games in the series. The hellish creatures and sinister atmosphere were like old friends. It took everything by surprise when I realized that the Devil May Cry series was the discarded offspring of one of my favorite horror movies of all time.
Devil May Cry was created thanks to Resident Evil 4 proposal rejected in 1999. Initially developed for the PS2, producer Shinji Mikami asked director Hideki Kamiya to revive the iconic franchise and try to take Resident Evil in a different direction.
Under the name “Team Little Devil”, early research was started, including a trip to Spain to investigate various castles as the basis for the game’s environment. Unfortunately, development studio Capcom ultimately decided that the idea would be too far-reaching a departure from the series, so it was abandoned.
Thankfully, the premise has been changed to become the first Devil May Cry instead of throwing away the whole 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; go to PlayStation Plus and see for yourself with Devil May Cry 5.
Pink glasses
Devil May Cry 5 is one of my favorite games, not only because of its incredibly chaotic combat or fantastic voice acting, but also because it was my first window into the series.
While I’ve always loved Resident Evil, I’ve never encountered this devil hunter’s paradise. That was until the outbreak of the pandemic in early 2020. Left in isolation and with little to do, I started searching the internet for something to immerse myself in. Fortunately, Devil May Cry 5 was on sale on Steam.
Being able to watch and discover this series during the first few months of the pandemic helped me a lot, so 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 of Nero’s Johnny Yong Bosch, who also stars in English Dub of Bleach as main character Ichigo Kurosaki. As someone who grew up with this anime series, it was definitely a welcome surprise to hear a familiar voice amidst all the carnage and monstrous devils.