Sony took their sweet time announcing this month's free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers (usually they're announced at least a week ahead of their availability -- not the day of), but the lineup is worthwhile. If you're a Plus subscriber you've got some great games to keep you occupied starting today.
OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood (PS4/Vita) -- I was a pretty big fan of the original OlliOlli, which I gave an 8/10 at GameSpot. It's got a lot of the fantastic, over-the-top skateboarding action of the Tony Hawk games mixed with a little Canabalt. I'm very excited to sink my teeth into the sequel, because even if it's just more of the same, that's OK with me.
Valiant Hearts: The Great War (PS4) -- Don't let the cartoony art style fool you. This beautiful World War I game is quite serious in tone, and it's well worth playing both for its puzzle-filled gameplay and its dark story.
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee - New 'n' Tasty! (PS4) -- Whether you played Abe's Oddysee when it was released on the original PlayStation or not, this remake is a great way to experience a very bizarre (one might even say odd) world with gameplay that's still relatively unique, even years later.
Papo & Yo (PS3) -- The barebones gameplay in Papo & Yo isn't always great, but the story that's told with the game's mechanics is much more interesting. It's the story of a boy and a monster playing and solving puzzles together ... sort of. It can be artsy, but I think it's worth the time you'll spend with it.
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments (PS3) -- The Sherlock Holmes games tend to fly under the radar of most gamers, but they're actually pretty solid adventure games. Crimes and Punishments tasks you with not just solving the case, but also deciding the fate of whoever you accuse.
Counterspy (PS4/PS3/Vita) -- The highly stylized 2D stealth gameplay of CounterSpy can be hard to boil down to a paragraph, but as long as you don't mind taking your time with a game you'll find a lot of replay value with this one. Sneaking around, stealing plans and taking out guards without being seen may not be concepts new to video games, but they've never been done exactly like this.
