Planetside 2
First Everquest Next and now this? Man, SOE’s on a roll right now!
In the far-flung future, three factions fight for control over the planet of Auraxis. There’s the authoritarian Terran Republic, the rebelling New Conglomerate and the alien-like Vanu Sovereignty, each with their own looks, weapons, vehicles and reasons for wanting to control the planet.
While Planetside 2 is gameplay-wise quite an ordinary shooter, it is a very good one and what elevates it above other games of its ilk is its massive map size and huge amount of players.
Thousands upon thousands of people facing off against each other at the same time and in the same match sounds like the stuff of dreams, but SOE’s made it a reality. It’s truly awe-inspiring to witness and be part of large conflicts in Planetside 2, with legions of soldiers fighting on the ground, tanks rolling over the hills and aircraft dogfighting up above.
After having been out on the PC for a good while now the game is finally hitting the PS4 sometime in 2015, and like many other free-to-play games on the console Playstation Plus is thankfully not required to play it online. In other words, there’s no reason not to try it out if you own a PS4.
