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Saros delivers Returnal 2 in all but name

Housemarque's Returnal remains one of the best PS5 games. Built to kill, raised to die, and fine-tuned to annoy the shit out me while dragging me back in for yet another go at  2AM.  Not-a-sequel Saros ropes in my one of my favourite actors Rahul Kohli into the mix with proper shields, greater weapons freedom, Indian-styled visuals, and borrowing  Xenon 2: Megablast's palette and violence.  Saros is set on Carcosa, a shape-shifting, hostile alien planet. It changes on every death, where a total eclipse changes everything (very Pitch Black!). The video shows the first biome, hopefully the others shift up the palette more than Returnal did.  Along his journey he finds Nitya Chandran (Shunori Ramanthan), adding some depth to the Returnal-mayhem. The stunning environment Arjun explores is that of a lost ancient civilization fueled by the twisted enlightenment of the eclipse.  Saros lands in March 2026, check out the PlayStation blog post for more details on w...

PSP's Jeanne D'arc resurrected on PlayStation+

 Level 5's PSP classic tactical RPG combat game, Jeanne D'arc, is one of the many high-quality curios lost to time. It got a US 2007 release after the original Japanese launch, and only a spotty US PSN release for Vita owners since. 

Update: Capture from the PS5 version in action below...

Jeanne D'arc PS5


Finally, and as Sony continues to see the value in legacy titles apart of a broader PS+ play, she's back for PlayStation Plus premium subscribers. Arriving on July 16th, along with  Ratchet and Clank Size Matters and hot on the heels of Daxter from last month. 

With the addition of hot saving, filters and upscaled visuals for the big screen, the tale of the French heroine is loosely based on Miss of Arc (not Noah's wife) and her magic armlet. She and her army are fighting the forces of darkness, the English naturally, supported by a host of demons. 


Jeanne D'Arc sees the light

Moving between cities, topping up on equipment and potions, the aim is to dominate the map of France, with characters levelling up after battles. They fight using the power of the sun, moon and stars as modifiers for an advantage, with turn-based strategy a key part of the action. 

With anime cut scenes, gorgeous environmental visuals, slightly wonky cel-shaded characters and great scope for a portable game, Jeanne D'arc often rates in the top 25 of PSP titles, and is a regular on lists that people have never played. The few US PSP UMDs go for a high price, so this is a bargain for PS+ subs.


With more games from the PSP's history getting a fresh lease of life, what's next from the PSP archives after the likes of Gravity Crash and Killzone Liberation. And will they look better on the smaller PlayStation Portal screen? 

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