1. Red Dead Redemption 2
2. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (best selling PS4 exclusive)
3. Horizon Zero Dawn
4. God of War (2018; generally accepted best ranked PS4 exclusive)
5. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (best game of the decade 2010-2019 easily)
Yeah, this is getting really difficult. This was my list last year.
God of War
Astro Bot Rescue Mission
The Witness
The Witcher 3
The Last Guardian
But The Last of Us Part II, Death Stranding and The Outer Wilds are all serious top spot contenders. I think I'll have to swap TW3 for TLOU2. But I really need a top 10 lol.
@Kidfried Is Obra Dinn that good? I'm tempted to check it out based on your recommendation alone.
I can’t remember if I did this or not tbh. I’m only going to include games I actually played on PS4 though.
Persona 5
Red Dead Redemption 2
God of War
NieR: Automata
What Remains of Edith Finch
Shoutout to Witcher 3, Resi 2/7 and Celeste, which I played on PC, Hollow Knight which I played on Switch and Death Stranding, which barely missed out.
I’m looking forward to seeing everyone’s best-of generation lists once the PS5 is out. Not long between now and then so I’m wondering if much will change. I haven’t looked at my old list.
1. Persona 5 - An outstanding RPG with excellent story themes that brings many quality of life improvements to the genre. And good gosh that soundtrack. A shining example of the genre! I haven’t yet played Royal (soon!) so that might well replace the original.
2. Dragon Quest XI - I absolutely adored my initial playthrough, but it was the third Act - essentially a jazzed up replay of Act 2 - where the game truly shone. Enjoying everything the gorgeous world of Erdrea has to offer never felt old or repetitive, and unlike many other games the road to the true ending is packed with unique things to see and do. Special thumbs up to the brilliant localisation!
3. Hitman - Thanks to @RogerRoger for recommending this sensational stealth game. It did take me a little while to get into, but it’s now a firm favourite. Replaying each level and discovering the myriad of ways to assassinate targets - many of them extremely humorous - is extremely rewarding. Seeing stone faced Agent 47 in his array of disguises is often brilliant.
4. Nier Automata
5. Kingdom Hearts III
Just missed the list - Uncharted: The Lost Legacy; God of War.
I’ve enjoyed reading people’s lists. I feel like I need to update mine as well, replete with explanations:
1. Shadow of the Colossus
I’m not 100% sure why this game continues to be my all-time favorite. The game has many flaws; It’s not necessarily even very fun. But for some reason it just speaks to me. It’s impact has resonated with me through 3 console generations and on PS4 it was at its absolute best. I think it’s not only the dark symbolism and open narrative that I love, but the fact it’s a unique experience that no game has really ever repeated.
2. Uncharted 4/Lost Legacy
I’m cheating a little and counting these two as one game because they were originally planned to be just one game. I think this holds a top spot because it’s the culmination of a long series which I enjoyed immensely from the first game to the last. The polish and presentation is fantastic and it’s like taking part in an action movie.
3. Death Stranding
I adored this game from the start to the end. Again — it’s not a perfect game and does some things poorly, but the experience was both contemplative and exciting at the same time. I felt like I was discovering gaming for the first time again.
4. NieR Automata
The stylish combat and snappy character models were enough to keep me engaged moment to moment, but the mind-bending narrative is what puts this over the top and vaults it onto my top 5. It’s not just the story that it tells, it’s the way it is told that affected me. And the depth and symbolism of the epic tale has stuck with me permanently.
5. MGSV: The Phantom Pain
I almost put Bloodborne in this spot as I hated to put two Kojima games on here because I figured my top 5 would automatically be dismissed as a biased fan-boy’s list. I’m not a groupie adulator or cult follower, and the inclusion of two of his games is unintentional. But I think @Kidfried said it well on his list about MGSV really having such great memories associated with it that have persevered for the last 5 years. Addictive gameplay and a (in my unpopular opinion) great story with a dramatic and impactful ending.
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Runner ups (or is it Runners up?):
Bloodborne, Hellblade, Detroit Become Human, Red Dead Redemption 2, Horizon Zero Dawn
@Kidfried Yeah, we have been in sync a lot with our tastes. For me then it’s The Witness that I need to try, given your high praise. I have it downloaded onto my hard drive ready to go one day when I get the inkling. My hesitation has been that it being a puzzle game scares me a little as it sounds a little bit like it will require a lot of mental energy and usually by the time I’m ready for a gaming session I’m in the mood to disconnect my brain 😂
And that’s certainly fair on Uncharted 4. One thing I’ve wanted to do is replay the series to see how it holds up. They have given me so many memories and the series is just “quintessential PlayStation” that including UC4 on my list is probably more of a “lifetime achievement” type of reward rather than being a true mark of that one game’s excellence. Sort of like when Lord of the Rings: Return of the King won Best Picture at the Academy Awards — it was probably “this series has been so awesome as a whole, and we haven’t really rewarded the other installments, so we should give this last entry an award, but it’s really just a recognition of the wonderful impact of the entire trilogy.” I think subconsciously I elevate Uncharted 4 for a similar reason, it being the final swan song for Nathan Drake. But yes, if you’ve any enjoyment of the first four games, you’ll like Lost Legacy. And it’s not too long either.
Likewise I feel pretty confident you’ll find at least some enjoyment in Death Stranding and NieR Automata since you’ve liked games with a little depth that try something new gameplay and narrative-wise. They are both longer as far as time investment. But one common thing about all of my top five is that no matter the length of time the game took to complete, each of them flew by and playing them never felt like a chore to me. Each of them kept me so engaged that I feasted on the game and couldn’t pull myself away from them to play something different until they were complete. That’s not something I could say about most of the longer games I’ve played, including for example the excellent RDR2 or Horizon Zero Dawn, which I had to take a break from for a while and then return to later.
I must have a list on here somewhere but no idea what it is but for now I'd say. EDIT: after just 2 games I'm finding it very difficult to leave games out, this has been an amazing generation
1. The Last of Us 2 - visually and technically stunning with a great story which dares to show not only the consequences of your actions but challenges you to see things from the traditional bad guys point of view. Really enjoyable gameplay with far improved stealth mechanics and tweaks to the combat to make it more responsive and enjoyable. A game that got me playing until 2 in the morning for the first time in many years
2. Astro Bot - simply the best VR game I've ever played and playing it reminded me of the first time I played Mario 64 except that this time you were along for the ride and it had me smiling from start to finish
3. Resident Evil 2 - a brilliant remake that respects the original but is very much its own game and a terrifying enemy in Mr X stalking you for much of the runtime.
4. Horizon Zero Dawn - an absolutely beautiful game, best in class HDR but more importantly a very good story and very good combat against the robot dinosaurs. I liked the weapon variety and tactical opportunity afforded by it and fighting a thunderjaw is just as exhilarating now as it was then.
5. Death Stranding - this keeps sticking in the back of my mind when I think of open worlds and how they all trivialise the the world itself, where as this makes it the biggest obstacle. One of the few games to genuinely try something different and even as a single player game you never feel alone as your building roads together or using each others equipment, to a simple thumbs up to keep you going and I hope we see many of these mechanics again at some point. This all without talking about the weird if great overall story and some phenomenal performances from its stars. A game I won't forget.
Others which were close are Doom, The Witcher 3, Persona 5, Sonic Mania, Streets of Rage 4, Tetris Effect, God of War, Spider-Man, Ratchet and Clank
Older than I care to remember but have been gaming since owning a wooden Atari 2600 and played pretty much everything inbetween.
@Thrillho I'm not sure what to make of FFVII remake, at times I think it's fantastic and others I just wish it would get on with it, as it contrives another reason to stretch a 7 hour section to a 40 hour game. Without a doubt the combat is generally great and they've done well to blend the old style and new, I do wish they'd restrict the flying enemies to the times when you have Barrett or Aerith in your party though.
Older than I care to remember but have been gaming since owning a wooden Atari 2600 and played pretty much everything inbetween.
@carlos82 The core story is still great, the padded story (mostly) less so.
My second run was more enjoyable for the combat but also because you could skip all the cutscenes, do as few side missions as you want, and just get on with the fun stuff.
This will probably not be a definitive list, but for the moment:
1. Bloodborne - Takes the Souls formula and refines it to perfection. The gothic artstyle provides probably the best Castlevania-esque aesthetic in a 3D game, the music and boss fights are among my favourites in the series (especially in the DLC), and the changes made to the gameplay, like replacing shields with firearms, adding the stagger and rally mechanics (among others) make it a lot more engaging and accessible than prior Souls entries. Combine this with one of the best DLC packages in The Old Hunters and you get a truly standout title for the PS4, and one of my personal favourite video games.
2. Uncharted 4 - Does for the PS4 what Uncharted 2 did for the PS3: provide an action-packed spectacle that shows off what the console can do, this time with more complex gameplay, story and characters that overall place it just below Uncharted 2 as my favourite in the series.
3. God of War - A game with a better story and treatment of Kratos then it (and he) deserved, this game bears similarities to The Last of Us, but without the downer endings those games seem to like having (seriously, if the endings to those games weren't as depressing as they are, I'd probably like the games a lot more) this game manages to balance gameplay and story/character pretty well to create an overall package that's pretty close to perfect. If I had to make a small complaint, it's that the final boss isn't quite as engaging as I'd like, but given the combat system, that may have been unavoidable.
4. Resident Evil 2 Remake - Possibly my favourite Resident Evil game (either this or REmake), it takes the best parts of 4, and puts it into a more grounded experience that, for a first playthrough, can actually prove somewhat terrifying. Would've like more legacy costumes (Resi 4 Leon's coat especially) but that's about it.
5. Devil May Cry 5 - My new personal favourite Devil May Cry game, the only thing it lacks are the characters featured in DMC4SE, everything else is excellent imo.
Honourable Mentions: Final Fantasy XII: Zodiac Age, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Sekiro, Kingdom Hearts III, Marvel's Spider-Man.
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