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No Jokes This April Fools' Day, Play Tomb Raider This Month With PlayStation Plus

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Why This Matters

This April, PlayStation Plus offers subscribers access to highly anticipated titles like the remastered Tomb Raider trilogy and Lords of the Fallen, highlighting Sony's ongoing commitment to providing a diverse and engaging game library. These offerings demonstrate how subscription services continue to shape the gaming industry by delivering value and fresh experiences to consumers. The inclusion of classic remasters alongside new titles underscores the importance of nostalgia and innovation in attracting a broad audience.

Key Takeaways

PlayStation Plus, which is Sony's version of Xbox Game Pass, offers a large, constantly expanding library of games. Subscribers can choose from the Essential, Extra and Premium tiers, each with unique perks and benefits. Starting at $10 a month, the plans give subscribers access to games and rewards, and each month, all subscribers can play a handful of new games at no additional charge. And some people on Reddit are pretty excited for a few of the games Sony is offering throughout April.

One user wrote how they are "buzzing" for the remastered Tom Raider games, while another user is willing to replay Lords of the Fallen. "April fools' joke? Because they're actually good," a third user wrote.

If you're a PlayStation Plus subscriber, you can start playing these games on April 7.

Lords of the Fallen

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If you played Elden Ring and thought, "I wish this game had even more grimdark elements to it, like Bloodborne," Lords of the Fallen might be for you. Choose one of nine classes to play as while you traverse the lands of the living and the dead in order to overthrow the demon god Adyr. You'll fight all manner of monstrosities along the way, like a colossal humanoid with an arm protruding from its mouth or a giant carrion crow that wears a human skull.

Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered

Experience these classic Tomb Raider games from the 90s all over again -- or for the first time -- with the remastered trilogy. You'll explore jungles, solve puzzles in the desert and tackle mercenaries and monsters along the way. While you can enjoy the boosted graphics of the remastered edition, you can also enable low-poly mode to experience these games as you would have almost 30 years ago.

Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream

A system called Galaxia has been added to Alfheim Online, allowing players to relive the past. But the system has spun out of control, displacing players throughout time. To set things right, you'll have to work with friends and foes alike in this co-op raid battle game. But if you want to go solo, you can play story mode as characters from across space and time confront the anomaly in the VR world.

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