Tag: Polls
Poll Are You Playing Assassin's Creed Shadows?
Hidden in plain sight
Originally meant to release in November of last year, Assassin's Creed Shadows has finally arrived, two launch date delays later. It's no secret that a lot is riding on this game for Ubisoft. The embattled publisher is desperate for a win, and it'll be hoping that its best-selling franchise can turn the tide. The open world...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Split Fiction?
It Takes Two/10
Split Fiction, the latest co-op escapade from Hazelight, has been out for a couple of weeks now, and so we want to know what you think of it. Cast aside your potentially ruined relationships and take a moment to consider the game's overall quality! This one was met with plenty of incredibly positive reviews — most of which seemed...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for March 2025?
Plus or minus?
March 2025's PS Plus Extra and Premium games have been announced, with middle and top tier subscribers being given access to a total of 12 titles. Truth be told, this feels like a bit of a... well, we don't want to say weak month, but it's certainly not up to the standards of previous selections. Extra's lineup is all over the...
Game of the Month Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (February 2025)
As voted by you
February 2025 was an especially busy month for new PS5 releases — and it would have been even busier had Assassin's Creed Shadows not been delayed into March! Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 kicked off last month in a big way, with the hardcore RPG racking up seriously impressive review scores before wowing players both new and old...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Monster Hunter Wilds?
Apex predator
Monster Hunter Wilds has been out for about a week now, giving you plenty of time to break Hunter Rank 100 and then complain that the game simply isn't long enough. And you know what that means! As always, we want your review scores, which will factor into the game's user rating all across Push Square. Wilds has done extremely well...
Poll Are You Playing Split Fiction?
Split the bill
Those incredibly talented devs over at Hazelight are back with their new co-op extravaganza. Split Fiction has just arrived on PS5, and there's plenty of reason to believe that this is the studio's best work yet. Reviews for this one have been hugely positive, with the game building on everything that It Takes Two got right. We're...
Poll So, Is Monster Hunter Wilds 'Too Easy'?
Authorised by the Guild
Before Monster Hunter Wilds actually released, you may recall that there were heated debates surrounding the game's overall difficulty. Of course, no one but reviewers had actually played Capcom's latest at that point, but that didn't stop hardcore fans from fretting over the title's supposed lack of challenge. In various...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for March 2025?
Plus or minus?
March 2025 has turned out to be a pretty big month for PS Plus Essential. Three games were confirmed for the third-tier subscription earlier this week, and as always we want to know if you're happy with what's on offer. So, the big story here is undoubtedly the inclusion of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, which only released back in...
Poll Are You Playing Monster Hunter Wilds?
Going Wilds
Say goodbye to your free time over the next few weeks, because there's a new Monster Hunter in town. Capcom's oversized weapon simulator is back with Monster Hunter Wilds, and we want to know if you're jumping in. Monster Hunter World was obviously an unprecedented hit for the company, having been crowned Capcom's best selling title of...
Talking Point Is PSVR2 Worth Buying In 2025?
New price, same old headset
Sony is permanently reducing the price of the PSVR2 this March, so it begs the question: is the PSVR2 worth buying in 2025? Dropping the price of admission to £399.99 / £399.99 / €449.99 is one of the least surprising things to happen in a fairly surprising couple of years for the PSVR2. With very little of the...
Poll Are You Playing Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii?
A pirate's life
Believe it or not, it's already time for a brand new Like a Dragon adventure — although this one's not your typical Yakuza title. In fact, it's probably the most out-there take on the franchise yet (PS3's Yakuza: Dead Souls aside). Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is another 'shorter' game — just like last 2023's Gaiden...
Poll What Were Your Favourite PS5 Games from State of Play?
Share your personal PS5 picks
Now the dust has settled and everyone has had their say on the overall show, it's time to share what your favourite PS5 game was from this week's State of Play livestream. Opinion on the digital event was generally quite mixed, with some liking a handful of announcements while others struggling to find much to love. If...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for February 2025?
Plus or minus?
This month's PS Plus Extra and Premium games were announced a little later than usual. Confirmed during PlayStation's latest State of Play, there are nine titles up for grabs across the two tiers, starting from the 18th February. Star Wars: Jedi Survivor is the obvious Extra headliner here; the big budget action adventure released on...
Game of the Month Ninja Gaiden 2 Black (January 2025)
As voted by you
It's been a long time coming, but our official Game of the Month series is back! As the name suggests, these articles allow us to peer into the past, celebrating the month that was by recalling its best PS5 games. But of course, we need your help to determine our Game of the Month winner. January 2025 wasn't a particularly busy...
Poll What Did You Think of Sony's State of Play for February 2025?
Have your say on the latest PS5 show
The first State of Play livestream of the year from Sony is now over, having provided us with a fairly decent glimpse at what 2025 has in store for PS5 owners. In the leadup to these showcases, it's always difficult to properly align your expectations as the State of Play branding can be so unpredictable. As...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2?
Be praised
It's been one whole week since the release of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. The historical adventure was met with rave reviews — it's one of the highest-rated RPGs of the last few years — and it seems to have gone down exceptionally well with most players. From our perspective, it's one of those situations where a somewhat niche, but...
Poll Did the PSN Outage Ruin Your Gaming Plans Over the Weekend?
Is the PS Plus compensation enough?
Just in case you somehow missed it, the PlayStation Network — commonly known as the PSN — went down over the past weekend. The network was down and out for around 20 hours, beginning on Friday the 7th February at 11:00pm GMT, and finally ending on the 8th January at 8:30pm GMT. Yes, the outage lasted less...
Poll Would You Buy a PS5 Mouse Accessory?
Point and click
With the Switch 2's recent reveal, we've seen a serious uptick in conversations surrounding mouse support on consoles. In case you haven't seen the reveal yourself, Nintendo's trailer strongly suggests that the system's upgraded JoyCon controllers will be able to function as PC-like pointers. The question we'd like to pose, then,...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Sniper Elite: Resistance?
Aim and fire
The eternally solid Sniper Elite series returned just last week with Sniper Elite: Resistance. Far from a revolutionary instalment, critics and players seem to agree that it's mostly more of the same — but it can still be a damn good time. "Sniper Elite: Resistance serves as more of a stopgap than a full-blown sequel to Sniper Elite...
Poll How Long Does It Take You to Beat a Big RPG?
Days? Weeks? Months?
With the very recent release of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, we've seen a lot of people commenting on the sheer scope and subsequent length of this robust RPG. Simply put, it's a big game — the kind of game that you can get completely lost in for hours at a time, and the kind of game that demands significant investment if...
Poll Are You Playing Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2?
Return of the Kingdom
It's a glorious day for fans of fractured European history, as Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is finally here. The hardcore RPG sequel always promised to build upon what its 2018 predecessor got right, and going by the rave review scores, it seems to have succeeded. Henry's sophomore adventure is all but guaranteed to be a hit...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for February 2025?
Plus or minus?
After what has felt like the longest January of all time, February has finally arrived, and it brings with it a new selection of PS Plus Essential monthly games. The question is, how are you feeling about this new trio of titles? Let's go over what subscribers are being treated to this month. First up, there's PAYDAY 3. This co-op...
Poll Are You Buying Forza Horizon 5 on PS5?
Racing great arrives on PlayStation at last
Forza Horizon 5 is coming to the PS5. The open world arcade racer is among the highest rated Xbox console exclusives and is one of Microsoft’s “big three” franchises, alongside Halo and Gears of War. (Both of which are
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Dynasty Warriors: Origins?
Three Kingdoms/10
Dynasty Warriors: Origins has been out for a full week now, giving us all plenty of time to rack up tens of thousands of kills — er, we mean KOs. Yep, Koei Tecmo and Omega Force's hack and slash action series has returned with a bit of a bang. Origins received very positive reviews ahead of release — it's the highest rated...
Poll How Would You Have Reacted to a Live Service God of War Announcement?
God of more, more, more
Just in case you somehow haven't heard, Sony confirmed the cancellation of two projects last week — one of them reportedly being a live service God of War game, which was in development at Bluepoint Games. A crazy turn of events, to be sure. Our immediate reaction was one of bemusement. Sony had Bluepoint — a studio...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for January 2025?
Plus or minus?
The first batch of PS Plus Extra and Premium games for 2025 have been revealed, and as always, we want to know your thoughts. Extra, Sony's middle subscription tier, had some great months in 2024, dishing out loads of highly rated releases across the year. Some would argue that it's been the most consistent of the three PS Plus...
Poll Are You Playing Dynasty Warriors: Origins?
Return of the King(doms)
It's been close to seven years since Dynasty Warriors 9 came along and soured Koei Tecmo's cult hack and slash series. But with Dynasty Warriors: Origins, the Japanese publisher has breathed new life into the franchise — a fresh start that was so desperately needed. "In many ways, Dynasty Warriors: Origins is the series...
Poll Will the Switch 2 Compete with PS5?
The Switch up
Yes, it finally happened: the Switch 2 has been officially revealed. After months of frankly obnoxious rumours and leaks, Nintendo's next console has been confirmed for a 2025 release. We'll hear more about it on the 2nd April, which gives us three months of additional speculation to endure. Yay! Snark aside, we're obviously looking...
Let's Stars again
First announced back in September 2022, PS Stars is essentially Sony's PlayStation rewards scheme, with a few extra bells and whistles attached. At the time of writing, the service is still missing from the PS5 itself — despite the platform holder saying that there were plans to integrate it on console. Indeed, Stars has been...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for January 2025?
Plus or minus?
No, you read that headline right. It's now 2025. 2024 is over. Gone. Finished. Get used to it. And while you're at it, get used to these PS Plus polls — because we've got another 12 months of them coming up (unless Sony overhauls the entire subscription service, for some reason, in which case we'll just have to adapt). So, what's...
Game of the Year #1 - Astro Bot
Astro-nomical
Since we began running Game of the Year awards on Push Square, we've rarely, if ever, had such a clear-cut winner as Astro Bot. With about two thirds more votes than second place in our top 10, PS5's delightful exclusive platformer has won the hearts of fans and critics alike to come out comfortably on top. It's easy to understand...
Game of the Year #2 - Metaphor: ReFantazio
From the heart
Making a game that feels genuinely unique only gets harder as time goes on. And while Metaphor: ReFantazio borrows a lot of ideas from Atlus' other properties, it provides a brilliantly unique fantasy adventure through its intriguing world, colorful characters, stellar art direction, and booming orchestral soundtrack. This is an...
Game of the Year #3 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Double dragon
It’s no secret we’ve always had a soft spot for the Yakuza franchise here at Push Square; it’s a perennial favourite across our entire editorial team, with some of us even campaigning for the localisation of Yakuza 5 during that low-period, where SEGA relied on Sony to bring the PS3 game overseas. Fortunately, the franchise has...
Game of the Year #4 - Stellar Blade
Make bel-Eve
Those familiar with Shift Up’s work on the titillating but ultimately top-notch smartphone shooter NIKKE: Goddess of Victory would never have doubted Stellar Blade. The mobile game has sharp arcade gameplay, an earworm soundtrack, and an abundance of style – many of the qualities replicated in the Korean dev’s debut console...
Aced it
Against all odds, a roguelike card game from a solo developer has made it into this year's Game of the Year conversation. Even securing a nomination for the top gong at The Game Awards, Balatro is holding its own among much larger scale projects, and for the millions who've played it, this will come as little surprise. At a base level,...
Game of the Year #6 - Silent Hill 2
In my restless dream, I see that remake
The idea of a remake of PS2 all-timer Silent Hill 2 is one that we were admittedly a little nervous about. Bloober Team hadn’t quite managed to prove itself with its previous outings, so tackling a remake for what is widely regarded as one of the best horror games ever made wasn’t exactly a safe bet...
Game of the Year #7 - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
VII Heaven
While we're still not massively keen on Square Enix's decision to split a once 40-hour classic into three relatively huge releases, we simply can't ignore how much effort was poured into Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Final Fantasy 7 Remake felt like it set the stage for a bigger and better sequel — and that's pretty much what we got. Away...
Game of the Year #8 - Dragon's Dogma 2
Top Dogma
When you think of adventure in video games — the immersion that comes with exploring unknown lands and locations — there are plenty of open world games that fit the bill. But we'd argue that very few of those games nail that sense of journey and subsequent discovery quite like Dragon's Dogma 2. This sequel was a long time coming, and...
Game of the Year #9 - Helldivers 2
For Super Earth!
Helldivers 2 is one of the biggest surprises of 2024. Not one of us here at Push Square could have quite predicted how the game would take off, and even weeks before its launch, the buzz around it all seemed minimal. But once that now iconic, meme-able gameplay started to spread across the web, it was clear that Arrowhead Studios...
Game of the Year #10 - Persona 3 Reload
Locked and reloaded
High quality remakes of classic games have become quite commonplace over recent years, and for our money, Persona 3 Reload is one of the best around. This revival of the iconic 2006 PS2 RPG is, in a word, immaculate. From the refined art direction and visuals to the many mechanical improvements under the hood, Reload is both a...
Poll What Are Your Gaming Plans for the Holidays?
'Tis the season
For many of you reading this, the holidays are finally here. A much-needed break awaits, stretching from now until the New Year (if you're lucky). Or maybe you just got done with school, and you've got an even longer vacation on your hands. Ah, to be young again... Anyway! As is tradition here on Push Square, we want to know if you...
Poll What Are Your Most Anticipated PS5 Games of 2025?
Another huge year for PS5 incoming
If you didn't already know, our Game of the Year coverage is underway behind the scenes here at Push Square. We're busy writing up our own personal articles, and we're putting the finishing touches on our staff and community voted awards. But we need your help deciding a different award — an award that looks...
Poll This Is Your Last Chance to Vote for Our PS5 Game of the Year 2024
Help decide Push Square's GOTY
Welcome, honoured Push Square readers, to what is probably the most exciting poll of 2024. Yes, it's that time again: it's time to vote for our Game of the Year. We greatly value audience participation here at Push Square, and this Game of the Year poll really does matter. We've assembled a shortlist of 50 PS5 games...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for December 2024?
Plus or minus?
Are PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium ending 2024 with a bang? it's time to find out. As per usual, a slew of new games are coming to Extra, including the well received Sonic Frontiers. The Blue Blur's open world adventure might be worth a look, even if you're not keen on the SEGA mascot himself. Speaking of open worlds, Forspoken...
Talking Point What Was the Best Game Announcement at The Game Awards 2024?
The best of the big one
Well, another year, another healthy dose of The Game Awards over and done with. Geoff Keighley went big with his tenth anniversary show, packing a shocking number of surprise announcements into a lengthy live event. But what was the pick of the bunch? What was the best game announcement at The Game Awards 2024? That's what...
Poll How Would You Rate The Game Awards 2024?
Have your say on TGA's 10th anniversary show
And that's The Game Awards for another year! The 10th-anniversary show has just concluded, crowning Astro Bot the 2024 Game of the Year and making a bunch of big announcements. You find All The Game Awards 2024 Winners and What Was Announced at The Game Awards 2024 through
Poll What Will Win Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2024?
There can only be one
We're just hours away from The Game Awards 2024, and so it's time to get your final predictions in. We simply have to ask: which nominee do you think will win the grand prize? Geoff Keighley's annual event has had some very worthy winners over the years. Baldur's Gate 3 — widely considered to be one of the greatest RPGs ever...
Poll Will You Be Watching The Game Awards 2024?
The big one
The Game Awards 2024 is upon us. Roughly 24 hours (and a bit) from the posting of this article, we'll all be sat down watching Geoff Keighley's big show... or will we? The annual event seems to rack up record viewers every year, but we want to know if you're actually tuning in this time around. For what it's worth, the reception to...
Poll Are You Playing Path of Exile 2?
Loot, glorious loot
Path of Exile 2 is probably the hottest game on the planet right now. The action RPG just launched into early access and it's already attracting a ridiculously large audience — but are you part of the hype? The first Path of Exile really struck a chord with genre enthusiasts, scratching a Diablo-like itch that Blizzard's own...
Poll What Are the Most Impressive Games You've Played on PS5 Pro?
Pro-digious
The PS5 Pro has been out for about a month now, and so we're just wondering... which updated games have impressed you the most on Sony's supercharged system? There are obvious frontrunners here — titles that have made headlines because of their clear improvements. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, which suffered from a shockingly low...
