For many, Plus has been brilliant for getting people invested in struggling or overlooked games, which Godfall certainly fits the bill of, though this move will likely only alienate people.
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Players can upgrade the Challenger Edition to the Deluxe Edition to unlock the complete Godfall experience for extra money, which feels antithetical to what PlayStation Plus has been all about over the years, as well as generally providing less value. We’ve seen the likes of Red Dead Redemption 2 split off their online component in the past to sell separately, but to do the same thing for Godfall seemingly specifically for the subscription service feels particularly cynical. While many Godfall fans (all nine of them) say that the endgame content is the game at its best, the lack of a story campaign with the Challenger Edition just feels odd at best, opportunistic at worst. Players will be maxed out with endgame-level gear and skills to allow them to tackle the more challenging content, with them also able to utilise cross-play to team up with two other players for co-op. Plus subscribers can play through the Lightbringer, Dreamstones, and Ascended Tower of Trials modes, which are basically the endgame content for Godfall.
Rather than being a souped-up, complete version of the polarising PS5 launch title, Godfall: Challenger Edition is instead a stripped back version of the “looter-slasher” without the same amount of content that’s launching as part of Plus. It’s a decent month overall on paper, but there’s something about Godfall: Challenger Edition that doesn’t quite sit right. Instead of a Jingle All the Way adaptation that’s kind of like Hunt: Showdown but you have to escape baying consumers with the final Turbo Man toy in town (someone pitch that, please), we’re getting Godfall: Challenger Edition for PS5 and PS4 alongside Lego DC Super-Villains and Mortal Shell for PS4, as well as the same PSVR games as last month. The PlayStation Plus games for December 2021 have been revealed after already being leaked about a week ago, and they aren’t quite as Christmassy as you might expect.