We retrieve the best PS3 and PS4 video games from the on-demand service of PlayStation for each type of player through the most popular genres.
PlayStation's on-demand video game service, PS Now, offers an extensive catalog with more than 700 titles belonging to the most varied genres, from action adventures to driving titles (arcade and simulators), without leaving behind the strategy, the fighting games, family-party titles or those aimed at a younger audience, the most frenzied shooters or the most diverse RGP with tens and tens of hours of gameplay ahead. All this through different subscription plans, from 1 month for 9.99 euros to 12 months. In addition, Sony offers a 7-day free trial for all PlayStation users before purchasing the service subscription, available through the PS Store or your usual video game store. For this reason, and to make life easier for PlayStation Now users, we retrieve the most interesting titles according to the tastes and preferences of each one.
Spring Sale on the PS Store: PS Now cuts its annual subscription by 25%
PS Store offers a wide range of discounts these weeks with the PS4 Spring Sale, through which you can buy many of the best video games from the PlayStation 4 digital store at the best price. The likes of Marvel's Spider-Man, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Dragon Ball Z Kakarot, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Death Stranding or Detroit Become Human, among many others, as well as numerous DLCs from many games.
On the other hand, and through the same Spring Sale, a discount of up to 25% is offered on the price of PS Now in its annual form, leaving the one-year subscription to PlayStation Now for 44.99 euros (previously 59 , 99 euros), only until April 29, only valid for non-members.
For the most familiar
Rocket league
Although Rocket League offers a bomb-proof online multiplayer, we can also use its hilarious local mode for up to four players, a great way to spend time with friends and family playing football games with more crazy cars with the best company. And it is that scoring goals based on turbos or saving that powerful shot at the last moment is even more fun with our loved ones.
For the more adventurous
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
The third installment of the new adventures of Lara Croft by Eidos Montreal and Square Enix, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, could not miss in our selection of adventure and action video games. On this occasion, and after the events of Rise of the Tomb Raider, our intrepid adventurer embarks on a new mission in the most remote regions of Mesoamerica and South America in search of the lost city of Paititi, the key to stopping the apocalypse. Mayan that threatens humanity. Primary and secondary quests, animal hunting, riddles, puzzles, shooting, stealth, and many platforms are just some of the most notable features of an all-out trilogy close.
Control
Remedy Entertainment's newest Control comes to PS Now less than a year after its launch, an action adventure and third-person shooting that puts us in the shoes of Jesse Faden, new director of the Federal Bureau of Control, a government agency that is responsible for studying anomalous objects. The plot will lead us to investigate a conspiracy in environments under constant transformation, with a use of physics never seen before in a video game, along with high levels of action and frenzy with an absolutely overwhelming staging in the visual sense.
Uncharted 2: The Kingdom of Thieves
We started our selection with one of the best PS3 games by Naughty Dog with Uncharted 2: The Kingdom of Thieves, the second adventure by Nathan Drake and company that boosted the original delivery to levels never seen before in a genre like that of action adventures, for many, the best chapter in the entire saga. And it is that scenes as spectacular as those of the helicopter destroying the building from which we are trying to flee or the frantic shooting on board a running train will always be remembered. Platforms, action, explosions and a graphic section even today surprising; and the charisma of its protagonists, of course.
Metal Gear Rising Revengeance
We continue with PS3 titles with another action adventure, in this case of the subgenre of hack'n'slash, with Metal Gear Rising Revengeance, for many, one of the best exponents of an increasingly popular video game style. This time we are facing an excellent work by Platinum Games with an IP as powerful as Metal Gear, this time, with Raiden as the only protagonist. And the result could not be more overwhelming. So much so, that at the controls of the cybernetic ninja born from the mind of Kojima we can literally tear our katana enemies to pieces, all under the unmistakable seal of the creators of Bayonetta, completing an adventure that will not give us a second of respite even with his desperate and demanding final boss.
Hollow knight
It is the turn of a much more recent indie belonging to the subgenre of the metroidvania. Work of Team Cherry, Hollow Knight stands out from the competition for a host of virtues that make his 2D adventure one of the most recommended in that of backtracking and the progression of the protagonist. And it is that in Hollow Knight each and every one of its characteristics are at a great level, from sting combat to a control as direct as it is balanced, in addition to a brilliant stage design and a very bold staging that will leave us stamps To remember. It is time to plunge into the dark ruins of Hallownest and to overcome the evil that hangs over its gloomy and cold grottos.
Bloodborne
One of the best-rated PS4 exclusives, Bloodborne, the work of From Software and its director Hidetaka Miyazaki, creators of the hit Dark Souls saga. And how could it be otherwise, this heir to the Souls formula maintains all the benefits that made a very personal way of understanding action RPGs great. Even so, the title demonstrates a great personality, both in game mechanics and in setting, betting on a more offensive and agile gameplay (we say goodbye to the typical Souls shield) and a dark and overwhelming artistic design that takes us to Yharnam, a fictional Victorian-style city where the most terrifying and aggressive creatures we can imagine ravage us. In the skin of the so-called Hunter we must break new ground among such fierce enemies, improve our skills and master a combat style that is as demanding as it is rewarding.
For the most connected
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
We could not close our selection without going through the fashionable genre, the battle royale, represented in the best possible way by the title that popularized this new way of understanding the online game of massive cut, face to face, against 99 other players. And it is that PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds or PUBG popularized like no other title that of massive battles in which only one can be left standing while we flee from certain death and concentrate on an increasingly smaller area of terrain. Battle royale essence available on PS Now.
For those of open worlds
Marvel's Spider-Man
One of the latest developments to reach the PS Now catalog is none other than Spidey's fantastic adventure, Marvel's Spider-Man, an open-world action video game that left players gaping when presenting a city of New York so alive and where we finally feel like the real Spider-Man. To all this we must add a very attractive original story that plays very well the classic tricks of the comic and a gameplay through which we never tire of being the good friend and neighbor Spider-Man.
Red dead redemption
We continue to bet on Rockstar Games with other of its most celebrated video games, which is none other than the western Red Dead Redemption, in reality, the sequel to the most current Red Dead Redemption 2. This time we are forced to go back to our old ways former bandit John Marston after being blackmailed by federal agents; and it is that its history comes very far. Although beyond the historical and personal context of our protagonist, Red Dead Redemption offers a whole open-world adventure in which to complete all kinds of missions, in addition to presenting a storyline that we can not stop following until the end. Revenge, blood and duels; the path of an outlaw.
Batman Arkham saga
We cannot leave behind the Dark Knight and his different installments by Rocksteady, from the original Arkham Asylum to the most recent Arkham Knight, while recommending other installments such as Arkham City (the first jump in the saga to the open world of Gotham) or the most content but also recommended Arkham Origins from Warner Bros. Games Montreal, which told us about the origins of Batman as a prequel. Typically Batman adventures with an amazing parade of villains and supporters that we can't miss.
For the most sportsmen
NBA 2K18
Those who want to enjoy the best virtual basketball have the opportunity to play the best games in the NBA thanks to the successful 2K Sports saga and its official license; And thanks to NBA 2K18 we can enjoy graphic improvements over previous titles in the saga, new animations and new game modes such as El Camino, a story mode with which we can go from promise to a true NBA star. Do you prefer a more arcade side of basketball? It is also available on PS Now NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
F1 2019
For lovers of speed and sport we cannot fail to recommend the official video game of Formula 1, F1 2019, available on PS Now with all the licenses of the F1 World Championship, that is, drivers, teams, circuits and more, in addition to present a very high level of realism, both in the behavior of the cars and in the rules of the races. Although the realism and fidelity are also evident in a graphic and sound section that will make us feel as if we are behind the wheel of the competition cars of Mercedes-AMG, Ferrari, Renault, McLaren and more.
For those with an easy trigger
BioShock saga
Every fan of the video game industry should at least try the 2K trilogy through its different installments, starting with Bioshock, for many, a true masterpiece of the medium, the work of 2K Boston, to reach its zenith with BioShock Infinite from Irrational Games with Ken Levine in front. And all those who want to know more about the cold and wet Rapture universe cannot stop playing BioShock 2 by 2K Marin, perhaps not so brilliant but equally enjoyable.
Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus
Bethesda has perfectly taken the pulse of the FPS with some of its most successful sagas, be it Doom or Wolfenstein. And in this case we don't want to miss the opportunity to recommend one of the most recent installments in the franchise now in the hands of MachineGames with Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus, the sequel to the remarkable 2014 reboot with The New Order. This time we return to the past, but an alternative one in which the Nazis dominate the world and have expanded their empire around the planet. Again, as B.J. Blazkowicz and at the forefront of the resistance, we must free humanity from the imperialist oppression of the Nazis, not without attending an authentic spectacle of shots, explosions, black humor and action, lots of action; without a rest.
For the little ones
LocoRoco Remastered
The little ones in the house can also take advantage of PS Now with one of the friendliest and most cheerful PS4 remasters of recent years, LocoRoco Remastered. Thus, and after its distant debut in 2006 as a PSP exclusive, the renewed version with high-definition graphics of such a colorful cartoon adventure arrived in 2017, reaching 1080p on PS4 and 4K resolution on PS4 Pro. Thus, in the friendly game From SIE Japan Studio we must save the world of the LocoRoco from the evil Moja army, through the constant puzzles and challenges based on physics carried out by our friendly polymorphic beings, capable of joining or separating at our whim to overcome the different challenges that we will face.
For the most warriors
Ultra Street Fighter IV
If there is a saga that has earned in its own right to be an absolute reference in the genre of fighting this is Street Fighter, which with its fourth installment gave us the best moments of its already long history, Ultra Street Fighter IV. And in PS Now we have its most complete version with all the extra characters and more game modes than any other installment. It is time to put on the kimono of fighting and launch our best Hadouken with the final installment of the legendary Capcom saga.
For the most role players
Fallout: New Vegas
The Fallout saga is represented by one of its best installments, Fallout: New Vegas, a title that comes directly from the last generation and for which the years do not pass both in terms of gameplay and history. And it is that Obsidian Entertainment completed its own vision of what a Fallout should be after the good reception of the third part, although not for that reason renouncing a marked personality that left its mark in such a celebrated installment, set as its name indicates, in what was once Las Vegas. A fully recommended title for fans of good role with this action point provided by their particular tactical battles.
For the fastest
Need for Speed Rivals
The most arcade driving could not be missing in our selection of video games for each type of PS Now player, a installment of the mythical Need for Speed saga that bets again on the open world and the possibility of choosing between two sides, either as Illegal race car driver or law enforcement officer aboard the fastest Redview County Police cars. Developed under Frostbite 3, Need for Speed Rivals offers a more than convincing technical section thanks to spectacular vehicle modeling and a very high speed sensation. To all this we must add climatic changes, a selection of cars at the highest level and the most frenetic pursuits on the open road that we can imagine.
For the most filmmakers
Until Dawn
If there is a study that manages to capture the cinematographic aspect like few others, this is Supermassive Games, authors of the celebrated Until Dawn, an authentic interactive horror film that will keep us glued to the chair or sofa from start to finish. Thus, and through an entire tribute to the most eighties slasher cinema, we witness the idyllic weekend of a group of young people that becomes their most terrifying nightmare come true. Not surprisingly, I have a complex system of decisions that will enhance the famous butterfly effect more than ever; every action has a reaction. And our only objective will be to arrive the next morning with the 8 leading characters alive … As a curiosity, among the cast we find the digitized version of the Oscar-winning actor Rami Malek.
