{"id":644470,"date":"2026-10-04T11:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T11:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/644470\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T11:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T11:48:10","slug":"playstation-5s-latest-free-offering-boasts-the-coolest-graphics-ive-seen-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/644470\/","title":{"rendered":"PlayStation 5’s latest free offering boasts the coolest graphics I’ve seen in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yet another year has almost drawn to a close and while it\u2019s been a dreadful one for anti-consumer decisions, 2026 has delivered us a solid line-up of games.<\/p>\n

Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia, Crimson Desert, Big Walk, Mina The Hollower, The Blood of Dawnwalker, and Resident Evil Requiem are among some of the games that could be in the GOTY conversation.<\/p>\n

And yet, the year\u2019s most impressive graphics – at least in my opinion – can be found within a humble little free demo that\u2019s just become available on PS5 via the PlayStation Store.<\/p>\n

PlayStation users can now sample Elta: Defy All Gods<\/a> from developer Afterburner Studios and publisher Focus Entertainment, with the demo also available on Steam and Xbox.<\/p>\n

Elta: Defy All Gods is a single-player action-platformer – and while it may not be launching in full until February 2, 2027, its new free taster is already a standout in my mind.<\/p>\n

\u201cChosen by your people to seek your lost god, you find yourself stranded on a hostile planet,\u201d begins the game\u2019s synopsis.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith no way home, fight your way out alongside your newfound draconic companion. Slam every foe, defeat every god, brawl your way out of each challenge and escape – no matter what stands in your way.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Elta:Focus Entertainment<\/p>\n

You actually step into the shoes of an exiled warrior monk who hopes to, once again, find a place where his people belong.<\/p>\n

As an action-platformer, Elta: Defy All Gods naturally includes plenty of platforming but it\u2019s the combat that\u2019s particularly moreish.<\/p>\n

Its \u201cfree flow\u201d concept sees you switch between three martial arts stances as you fend off groups of enemies in this beautifully crafted sci-fi world.<\/p>\n

As you switch between techniques, you\u2019ll build up energy which you can use to unlock new magic attacks; there are even anime-inspired finishers.<\/p>\n

Aesthetically, it\u2019s hard to really compare Elta: Defy All Gods to anything. Its sci-fi world has somewhat of a Star Wars feel to it, I suppose.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll traverse through industrial ruins, icy clifftops, desert canyons, cloud islands, and more. Traversal consists of running, jumping, and dashing.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: PS5 base model drops ‘extraordinary’ free graphics boost just in time for GTA 6<\/a><\/p>\n

Elta: Defy All Gods\u2019 graphics make you feel as if you\u2019ve stepped inside a painting<\/p>\n

As I said, though, the star of the show within Elta: Defy All Gods are the graphics. There\u2019s a painterly quality to what Afterburner Studios has created.<\/p>\n

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This isn\u2019t a project concerned with photorealism or crispness.<\/p>\n

Whether it\u2019s the enemies you\u2019re facing or the world around you, every aspect of the game is like a living work of art, crafted by the strokes of a paintbrush. It\u2019s unlike anything else you\u2019ll play this year, and it\u2019s only a demo.<\/p>\n

The demo lasts for between 45 to 60 minutes, so you\u2019ll get a generous feel for the game.<\/p>\n

It sees you play through the prologue where you must retrieve the lost dragon-god, Elta, from deep within a temple.<\/p>\n

To do so, you\u2019ll need to defeat corrupted enemies and explore the region of Lerna – and yes, there\u2019s an awesome ending boss fight.<\/p>\n

Save data will not transfer over to the full release but considering Elta: Defy All Gods isn\u2019t on the way until February, you should have the appetite to play again come launch day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Yet another year has almost drawn to a close and while it\u2019s been a dreadful one for anti-consumer…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":644471,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[61,60,6993,6996,2845,80],"class_list":["post-644470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-playstation","tag-playstation-5","tag-sony","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/644470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=644470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/644470\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/644471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=644470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=644470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=644470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}