3 PS Plus games to play this 4th of July weekend (July 4-7)
Happy Fourth of July! It’s a holiday weekend, so you’re probably going to have a lot of time to relax and party — or play video games inside while everyone else is blowing up fireworks in the blistering summer heat outside. If you’re anything like me, you’re probably looking for some new games to play over the course of Independence Day weekend this year, and subscription services like PlayStation Plus Premium thankfully provide tons of options for you to check out. I’ve even found three somewhat themed around the holiday that you can try.
The first is an Assassin’s Creed game set during the American Revolution, which is actually one of very few games to thoroughly explore that period of American history. If you’re looking for something more cynical or satirical about America, then there’s a remake from Black Forest Games and THQ Nordic that you should play. Finally, if you associate aliens and that classic Will Smith movie Independence Day with this holiday weekend just as much as you do fireworks, then there’s a game from Housemarque you must play.
Assassin’s Creed 3: Remastered
Assassin’s Creed 3 capped off the original narrative saga for the Assassin’s Creed series and is set during the American Revolution. It’s the Assassin’s Creed series at its peak, with an fascinating modern-day narrative starring Desmond and an engaging historical open world to explore with fun parkour mechanics. This is also where the naval combat that would go on to define Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag (and eventually Skull and Bones) first appeared.
Although Assassin’s Creed 3 originally launched in 2012, Ubisoft remastered it in 2019, and that version of the game is on PS Plus. It includes not only the fantastic base game but also the entertaining The Tyranny of King Washington DLC and PlayStation Vita spinoff Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation. You might feel tossed into the deep end if you have no familiarity with Assassin’s Creed lore, but there are few games on PS Plus as fitting to
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