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Happy Fourth of July ! It ’s a vacation weekend , so you ’re in all likelihood last to have a mass of time to relax and party — or play video game inside while everyone else is blowing up fireworks in the blistering summertime heat alfresco . If you ’re anything like me , you ’re probably looking for some newfangled game to play over the course of Independence Day weekend this year , and subscription services likePlayStation Plus Premiumthankfully provide tons of choice for you to tick off out . I ’ve even found three somewhat themed around the vacation that you could try .
The first is an Assassin ’s Creed game set during the American Revolution , which is actually one of very few games to good research that period of American history . If you ’re looking for something more cynical or satiric about America , then there ’s a remake from Black Forest Games and THQ Nordic that you should play . Finally , if you assort foreigner and that classic Will Smith movieIndependence Daywith this vacation weekend just as much as you do fireworks , then there ’s a game from Housemarque you must play .
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Assassin’s Creed 3: Remastered
Assassin ’s Creed 3capped off the original narrative saga for theAssassin ’s Creed seriesand is prepare during the American Revolution . It ’s the Assassin ’s Creed series at its peak , with an entrancing modern - daytime narrative star Desmond and an engaging historical opened world to explore with sport parkour mechanics . This is also where the naval combat that would go on to defineAssassin ’s Creed 4 : Black Flag(and eventuallySkull and Bones ) first appeared .
AlthoughAssassin ’s Creed 3originally plunge in 2012 , Ubisoft remastered it in 2019 , and that version of the secret plan is on PS Plus . It includes not only the fantastic base secret plan but also the entertainingThe Tyranny of King WashingtonDLC and PlayStation Vita spinoffAssassin ’s Creed III : Liberation . You might experience tossed into the deep end if you have no acquaintance with Assassin ’s Creed lore , but there are few games on PS Plus as fitting to play around the Fourth of July asAssassin ’s Creed 3 Remastered .
The PS4 version ofAssassin ’s Creed 3 : Remasteredis available through the PlayStation Plus Extra game catalog . The original version of the game was released for PC , PS3 , Xbox 360 , and Wii U , whileAssassin ’s Creed 3 : Remasteredis also uncommitted on PC , Xbox One , and Nintendo Switch .
Destroy All Humans!
If you ’re seem for a more satiric take on Americana this Independence Day weekend , then you ’ll want to playDestroy All Humans!from Black Forest Games and THQ Nordic . This is a 2020 remake of a PS2 cult definitive about an alien named Crypto as he harvests deoxyribonucleic acid from humans on Earth . This is n’t a hardcore action game , though ; it ’s more of a cartoony frolic with colored visuals . Players can habituate a wide salmagundi of weapon , psychokinesis , and even fly and defend in a UFO to fight opposition and reap human DNA across several undefendable - ended degree .
ruin All Humans!is unabashedly satirical ; by the end of the plot , you ’ll be fight a “ Robo - Prez ” mech across the United States ’ capital before impersonate him on a internal program . Although the game ’s PS2 roots can be escort in its somewhat janky gameplay , it has such a trenchant personality that I commend fans of quirky third - somebody torpedo check out it . Its direction on making fun of 1950s Americana and colorful aesthetic make it a surprisingly fitting summer game as well .
The PS4 reading ofDestroy All Humans!is uncommitted through PS Plus Premium . If you only have access to the PlayStation Plus Extra part of the secret plan catalogue , then check outits continuation ’s remakethat ’s on that tier of the service .
Alienation
Because of the movieIndependence twenty-four hours , stranger are heavily associated with this holiday weekend . IfDestroy All Humans!is a little too comical for you , then I ’d recommendAlienation . LikeMatterfall , which Irecommended last week , Alienationis another marvelous arcade - inspired game released byReturnaldeveloper Housemarque prior to Sony ’s acquisition of it . Alienationactually has a second in common with theoriginalHelldivers , as it ’s an isometric Colorado - op shooter about a group of A-one soldiers defending Earth from an foreign threat for a human race politics .
Rather than taking place on alien planets , Alienationtakes place in locales around the existence . It also stands out by featuring character classes , a leveling and skill tree organization , and random moolah drops that player should look out for when they are n’t mowing down hordes of extraterrestrial . Like most of Housemarque ’s work , Alienationis flashy yet inherently satisfying to spiel , tapping into the same thrills that madeReturnala smash hit , just from an isometrical perspective rather than a third - individual one .
Alienationis still a PS4 exclusive and available via PlayStation Plus Extra .
