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.......................really? The *one * title (since MK X is already part of the PS+ collection) that would be worth getting, and it's exclusive to Asia? *sigh *

Also, why is Mortal Kombat X here, when, again, it's part of the PS+ collection? (If it was the XL version, with the horror movie characters thrown in, I might understand it, but it's just the same base version, so, what gives?)

Based on which ones I’ve actually played on a playstation console, the ones I’d say were the best would be VII Remake and X (Dissidia 012 and Tactics also qualify if we’re including spin-offs).

That said, if we’re talking favourites and not limited to which ones I’ve played on playstation, then my list would be:
VI
X
VII Remake
XII
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Dissidia 012
Tactics

To be fair though, most FF games are pretty decent.

As others have said, I enjoyed the demo, for what it was, but I'm hoping they've made some improvements since then, because right now I'm having a hard time justifying getting this when I have Nioh 2 ready to go (which is a shame, since the idea of a FF Nioh game is still a pretty cool one).

Not sure why they didn't put the date in the trailer, but nice to know it's (possibly) not too far away (though I kinda regret re-buying GT Sport now).

"The announcement trailer doesn't reference character customisation at all, opting to show a default female 'Boss' with a rather regular clothing style and short hair."
To be fair, the announcement trailer didn't reference much at all really, besides the basic idea of 'here's the protagonist-gang stealing stuff from other gangs in typical 'protagonist-gang' fashion" so I'm not sure if there's any reason to doubt whether to not a particular feature is being cut or not. (though then again who knows *shrugs *, maybe I missed something; after all, everyone else seemed to see enough in the trailer to decide to hate on the game already, so maybe I'm just not seeing anything).

@Shepherd_Tallon - "I'm inclined to agree.
Originally the ending for 3 was pretty short, but then they filled it out and I was pretty happy after that. But yes, I go back and forth between 2 and 3 too. I don't know if I could choose which one I like more."
To be fair, I'm pretty sure the original ending for ME3 wasn't even finished (pretty sure the three tinted overlays over the one video were a placeholder that they ended up sticking with because they ran out of time or something) so it was probably a case of 'they went back and finished the ending' (But yeah, once they did that, I was fine with it).

Anyway, unlike EA, I'm not surprised the Legendary Edition is doing well; the Mass Effect trilogy is still one of the most popular collection of video games, and this remastered collection is pretty good, all things considered, so there's not much reason (outside perhaps the exclusion of ME3's MP) to pass it up.

@Fight_Teza_Fight - "The dream anime game would be for Kojima to work on 20th Century Boy."

That......is an idea I didn't know I needed, though I'm not too sure how it would actually play (from what I remember, there's not much in the series that could be mined for gameplay outside a few scenes here and there, but I could be wrong).

Pretty nice list from what I can tell, though admittedly, I've only played 3 of these; FighterZ, Pirate Warriors 3 and Xenoverse 2 (that said, FotNS is so close to Yakuza I feel I could almost count it anyway). Not surprising to hear FighterZ is the best here; it's probably one of the best fighting games full stop, and as has been mentioned before, most anime games tend to be more mediocre cash-ins than interesting adaptations, so the competition isn't likely to be too fierce.

Honestly, I keep wishing they'd turn this into a Mercenaries stand-alone instead of wasting time with this late 2000's multiplayer add-on. They've already got the necessary material, all it would take is a change in direction, and bam, you have yourself a decent product that might actually sell.

That said, I am a bit confused as to why this needs another 6+ months to develop, considering most of it's assets are recycled from previous games, using the same engine. Even in today's development climate, you'd think a quick cash grab like this would be, you know, quick to develop? As it stands, this just seems like a bomb waiting to go off that just keeps getting bigger.

@rjejr - I was thinking more "Well, the PS4 is on the way out, so not much point investing time and money in making these small DLC campaigns playable on those systems" which, to be fair, is normally an understandable move (after all, most do transition to the new hardware within a year or two of it being released). The only wrinkle this time around is that PS5's are unusually scarce, thus making it more difficult for people to actually make the transition to the next-gen hardware than is normally the case.

@LeeHarveyOzgod - I don't know if concern is really necessary here; all that's really happened is that things have reverted to type, which, while disappointing, isn't anything more than what normally happens with Playstation release schedules (one of the reasons why I'm usually against buying consoles at launch).

@Old-Red - May I ask what you're referring to here? Because last I checked, most PS5 re-releases (e.g. FFVII, Nioh 2, Jedi: Fallen Order) offer a free upgrade for those who bought the PS4 version, and even in this case, it's only a small upgrade fee, not the price of a new game. The only cases I can think of where that happened was Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition, and Nioh, and even then, the former was released at a reduced price, and the latter bundled with it's sequel.

@rjejr - "Not that I know what that reason is."
Because the PS4 is on the way out, and PS5 is the way forward?

"Was it any good?"
Depends on what it was supposed to do. Going by the list of announcements, it seems this was meant as a small showcase on the games coming out in the next three months, in which case, it was decent enough I guess. But as the 'replacement' for E3 that some seemed to be hoping it was, it was nowhere close. The closest thing to a big announcement was the new info we got on the PS5 version of Death Stranding, which while cool (I certainly wasn't expecting it to have as much extra stuff as it did) is still just info on the PS5 re-release of a PS4 game released almost 2 years ago.

10/15 - Decent enough, considering about 2/3 of my answers were either complete or educated guesses.

"To be clear, this collection is not a remaster; these are ports of the PlayStation 3 games, running at a higher resolution and a flawless 60 frames-per-second."
Isn't that exactly what defines a remaster? Did you guys forget the PS2 HD Collections released on PS3? Those were remasters (heck, they kickstarted the whole remaster trend) and they did exactly what this does, so why would they be remasters and not this?

Gave it an 8, but on any other day I might've given it a 9; Honestly, considering remasters are typically limited with what they're able to do (as opposed to remakes) ME: LE is probably one of the best around, and that's mainly due to the improvements it makes to ME1's experience, smoothing over some of it's more glaring problems and making it a much more accessible title overall (which, given it's the first title, goes a long way to enjoyment of the trilogy as a whole).
If there's anything I'd feel could use some improvements, it'd prob be removing some of the leftover bugs still present (I found a couple during my playthrough of Feros which forced me to re-load a previous save), and then maybe include ME3's MP and some trilogy extras (e.g. music, gallery, etc) in the game select menu screen (It might've been nice to see some changes to ME2 and 3 as well, but within the scope of a remaster, I'm not sure what they could've changed).

@PegasusActual93 - Most of the examples you mentioned aren't in the same situation as these previous ones; most of them weren't Playstation exclusive to begin with outside of a few titles, and in those cases, the titles in question often took about a decade to leave Playstation (and usually in the form of a remaster of some sort).
Compare to now, where we have three titles from studios that have been 100% Playstation exclusive up till now (heck, all three are owned by Sony) releasing ports of recently released titles on another platform even though they are still playable on current hardware.

@NeonPizza - "As revolutionary and amazing as RE1 was back on PS1 in 1996, including it's phenomenal sequel RE2 and stellar finale to the trilogy RE3, they, including Code Veronica, RE1Remake & RE0 are best left in the past. They haven't stood the test of time, at all. Die hard RE purists will disagree but recommending the older traditional entries in the franchise will just scare newcomers away."

I can kinda understand the PS1 games being dated, and 0 and CV weren't too great to begin with (at least imo), but what's wrong with REmake? I mean, sure as a first game it's perhaps not the most accessible in the series (though the remaster makes it a little more accessible than it used to be) but get past that, and you have (imo) arguably one of the finest survival-horror titles out there.

"RE7 on PVSR. No contest. Not a fair comparison though.
A Flat television will never stand a chance in comparison to being thrown into the game itself"

Agreed, and it's for that reason that I will never go near the VR version of 7 (the flat-screen version was gross enough).

@LiamCroft - "Resident Evil Village (PS5) - Capcom's Best Horror Game for 16 Years"
"...we finally have a proper rival to the great Resident Evil 4."

Is this including or excluding Resi 2 Remake?

Also, how indicative would you say the two demoes (Village and Castle) are of the overall game experience?

As much as I used to love Resi 4 (I've probably completed it more than any other game at this point), I'm not sure if I'd still claim it as the best Resi Evil game; I think age and iteration have weakened it to the point where I feel Resi Evil 2 Remake has overtaken it as the peak of the franchise (admittedly, on the former's back, but still). I would even say Resi 1 remake nowadays is the better game of the two, if for no other reason than it stands out more amongst today's gaming landscape (that, and the visuals hold up better imo).
It's one of the reasons I'm actually all for the Resi 4 Remake (though admittedly, I'd have liked a Code Veronica one first), as there are quite a few improvements you could make to the core gameplay (The controls, at the very least) to make it a more dynamic and organic experience than could be achieved with the original.

I'm still of the belief that most of the people who complained probably either don't own/use the consoles in question, or were complaining because they might want to use the PS3/Vita Store, but will probably go back to ignoring it now it's no longer going away. Either way, I doubt this reversal will have much impact on people's enjoyment of video games, but congrats on the symbolic win?

@Col_McCafferty - Same reason why fewer people are watching TV instead of streaming I guess; they prefer doing it in their own time rather than someone else's (especially if it means having to re-structure your day plan). That said though, I think it's more a case of 'it sounds worse than it is' because if you look at the times for the US and UK/EU, they're actually pretty good, and on top of that, the later combined demo is being made available for almost a week, so it's not like you're gonna miss out entirely (though for some, having to wait 2 weeks is probably not far off).
Personally, I just wish they'd used the US time period for Australia instead of the UK/EU, because then I'd be able to play the two separate demos at a reasonable time (10am-6pm), as opposed to a completely ridiculous time (3-11am).

@themightyant - "but so is playing the original game on the original device, not a port or a remaster."
(not sure what's wrong with a port or remaster but...) Maybe, but outside of a dedicated interactive museum piece (which is probably not that great an idea at the moment), I don't see how realistic a proposition that is.

"Imagine saying half the movies from Paramount 2000-2010 were just going to disappear, everyone would say it's madness. Yet gaming seems happy to let it's past go."
Not sure how that comparison works. Movies are kept alive through re-release on newer formats (DVD to Blu-Ray, to 4K UHD) on digital storefronts (like iTunes), and streaming services (like Netflix). All three methods are also done with video games; Remasters bring them to newer formats, Steam and GoG serve as digital storefronts, and with things like Xbox Game Pass (and I guess PS Now, though that's only available in a few countries atm) we now have a streaming service of sorts. The only difference is that with video games, you have an orderly progression from one console generation to the next, whereas with home video, it's a much messier arrangement which leads to the current situation where you have DVD's, Blu-Rays, and 4K UHD's being available at the same time (part of which is due to the fact that the only difference between a DVD, Blu-Ray or 4K UHD is resolution, something that isn't the case with video games).

"I was pushing back against both your statement that they are obsolete, they aren't to many, AND your statement that the combined player base is a few dozen at best."
And your pushback includes making it out as if I was making a statement purely on my personal gaming habits when that was clearly not the case? If you believed I was mistaken, why not just say so?

"I personally know more people than that who still play their NES/SNES/Gameboy/PSP/Vita etc."
Since I'm going to repeat myself, I'll just insert the quote from the previous post: "There's a difference between someone who occasionally turns it on for nostalgia, or to play the titles they already have, and someone who still uses it as their active console and is still buying stuff from the store."

@Balosi - If this were a situation where they were taking away an individual's digital software library, then sure, there'd be an issue there, but we're not talking about removing purchased titles, we're talking about removing the ability to make further purchases on long-superseded hardware (To use your example, it's less someone breaking into your house and stealing your games, and more the local video game shop no longer stocking games for a console two generations old).

@themightyant - "your argument seems to be “I don’t use it therefore it is obsolete”."
Where did you get that from? I specifically stated "with a combined player base that's probably dropped to a few dozen at best" How is that in any way related to my personal habits?

"There are a lot of fans who still play their PS3, Vita or PSP. I’ve still got all 3 and play each from time to time"
Are there though? There's a difference between someone who occasionally turns it on for nostalgia, or to play the titles they already have, and someone who still uses it as their active console and is still buying stuff from the store. It's only the latter that would be affected by something like this, and when the consoles in question are: A 15 year old handheld, a 13 year old console, and an 8 year handheld that never sold to begin with, how many do you really think are still buying digital titles for these systems?

"There are a lot of retro gamers, collectors and people passionate about video game preservation who don’t want to see whole generations disappear."
*sigh * Except the thing is, there are other, better ways to go about game preservation then keeping an obsolete console's store on life-support. Microsoft's backwards compatibility program, Steam and GoG's single store libraries, even Nintendo's Switch Online service (though the defunct Virtual Console had a larger library). These all allow older titles to be played on systems most people are actually likely to play, which, unless I'm mistaken, is the whole point of preservation. Saying these old stores are good for preservation is like saying VHS tapes are good for preserving Films or TV shows.

"Just because YOU don’t have an interest certainly doesn’t make them “obsolete”"
Again, where are you getting the idea that I'm basing the idea off of my personal gaming habits? I called them obsolete because the consoles aren't being sold anymore, they haven't for years. Heck, the PS3 has been superseded not once, but twice. And the Vita wasn't popular even when it was being manufactured, so why would anyone start caring now?

I....don't get how this is a bad move. All three of these consoles have been obsolete for years now, with a combined player base that's probably dropped to a few dozen at best. At this point, there's really no point in Sony continuing to breath life into what is basically a dead corpse, even if the Vita gets the occasional obscure indie title, because at this stage it's just not worth it.

I mean, it does make the Playstation a less enticing prospect if you know you can just wait a couple of years and get whatever they have on your PC, in addition to what Xbox has, but as @TheFrenchiestFry said, Sony has more than just the Playstation, so they can probably afford to lose a few hardware sales, especially if they can make up for it with the increased software sales these PC ports bring, so I doubt they'll stop any time soon.

Well, I guess this is a good reminder that buying consoles at launch is usually not really that great an idea, especially with Sony. Admittedly, the circumstances are a little different this time around, so it makes perfect sense to delay, but it's still disappointing to hear that a potential system seller, initially expected within the launch window, is now being delayed by about a year, especially when there really aren't any alternatives (Resi 8 isn't a true next-gen title, Ratchet will probably be delayed, Horizon isn't coming out till Christmas at the earliest, etc.) in the meantime.
Oh well, more time for that backlog I guess...

"In that sense, we will be considering multiplatform releases in the future, and would like to aim for worldwide simultaneous launches. I can’t promise you anything here, but with the business side in mind, we would like to bring the games to everyone in a way that is most optimal way possible.""
So, does this mean we may get some Yakuza on the Switch at some point? (I know the Wii U ports didn't do so well, but given the larger player base of the Switch, chances are things will go at least a little better this time round).

As for the Yakuza spin-offs *shrugs * sure, having them localised sounds like a good idea, and with the series becoming more and more mainstream, there's no better time to do so.

As a couple of others have said, I feel Kojima should be allowed to move on with other things like he did with Death Stranding. A new Metal Gear game would probably have to distance itself from the existing entries anyway, so why not give it to another talented developer like IO Interactive instead?

As for Castlevania, I'd be interested in seeing what From Software can do with the IP, but a Capcom crossover with Devil May Cry is too good to pass up, so I had to go with that.

@Milktastrophe - That's mostly an artistic difference, not a technical one, and one that's easily avoided by simply taking advantage of the fact you can customise your Shepard's face (which is what was done with that shot of the original). A better comparison would probably be at 3:28, which shows the default Shepard face in both versions (or at least, the closest FemShep had to a default face back then).

Going on the website and taking advantage of the comparison screenshots and video show a clear upgrade from the original, so this video isn't strictly needed, but even here, some of the comparisons are pretty clear; Take the comparison at 1:38 with Shepard overlooking the ledge at the Citadel. Here the background in the original is pretty blurry and seems stretched out (likely due to lower resolution), whereas in the remaster you see a lot more detail, and the textures don't look anywhere near as stretched by comparison. The shot at 2:41 with Saren holding Shepard also seems to have additional foliage/buildings? (not sure if it just wasn't there in the original, or in a different spot); nonetheless, it looks noticeably better.
To be fair, a lot of the Mass Effect 3 comparisons aren't that big, and in one comparison (7:14-7:24) they seem to have removed the debris(?) which seems a bit odd, but so far overall, the remasters, especially the first two games, look definitively better than the originals.

@Porco - Like Metal Gear Solid 4?
@Mr_Persona - Agreed, not having any mainline entries outside V was one of the biggest missed opportunities of the PS4 (along with Mass Effect) as far as remasters went. Now that Mass Effect is coming to PS5, and MGS 1 and 2 are on GOG, it'd be nice to see at the very least the HD Collection brought over to the PS5.

Personally, I'd love a sequel more than a remaster, as the original is getting on a bit nowadays and there's a lot of potential that a sequel could bring, but a remaster is the next best thing, and could potentially help justify a sequel by raising the game's profile, so either way is (potentially) a win.

@The_Real_JMK - Hey, all I'm saying is that just because an actor is predominantly known for comedy roles doesn't mean they can't do anything else (I mean, even Adam Sandler of all people proved he could act with that one film a couple of years ago). I'm not saying this casting will turn out to a be a genius idea (It's Borderlands, there's a limit on how far it can go) just that it may be better than the complete train wreck it initially looks like.

@Richnj - I thought that too, then I remembered the Michael Keaton as Batman stories where people decried the decision on the basis that the actor was a comedy guy unsuited to the role of a stoic character like Batman, only to be proven wrong when the film came out and Keaton actually proved a good choice (ofc, I'm not sure if Kevin Hart is anywhere near as good an actor as Keaton, but there are enough parallels that suggest it might not be a complete disaster).

That did seem to be where the series was aimed to head to next, going by the post-credits scene in SotTR, but having a confirmation is great to hear. The previous game made efforts to push the emphasis more on puzzles, so it'll be interesting to see how they go about bringing in more old-school elements into this new series.

@StonyKL - To be fair, The Witcher III is getting somewhat dated nowadays, as open-world games learn and iterate from it. But at the time, it was one of the most impressive games around; an open-world game with the depth of a traditional RPG, with relatively realistic, grounded and well-written characters, a cinematic story, good score and graphics, and decent combat. To put simply, it seemed like it had it all, and because it put it's characters at the centre of it all, it struck a cord with awards groups (not unlike how TLoU is doing now).
On top of that, it's competition, iirc, was mostly limited to Bloodborne and MGS V, meaning it had a fairly easy time convincing people it was deserving of the top honours (whereas if it had been released a couple of years ago or later, it prob would've had a much harder time of it).

"Are you surprised to see The Last of Us: Part II secure the top spot?"

At this point, not really. The game is an absolute awards magnet, just like the first one was, so it's no real surprise to hear it's the new number one. Do I think it deserves it? Not...really? Don't get me wrong, it's a decent game, but much like the original FFVII, I don't know if it's quite the masterpiece people have been calling it. And with the quality of the competition it had this year (A game changing VR title in Alyx, an indie masterpiece in Hades, a surprisingly beautiful cinematic epic in Ghost of Tsushima, and a surprisingly good re-imagining of a classic in Final Fantasy VII Remake) I feel it should've had a much harder time than it eventually ended up having (unlike The Witcher 3, which, afaik, only had half as much competition).

I used to be on the 'Resi 4 doesn't need a remake' bandwagon, but after recently replaying it on Switch, I have to admit that the controls have not aged well. Compared to Resi 2 and 3 REmake, the controls are actually pretty clunky, with smooth movement not really possible (they seem more akin to the old games then the new remakes), and the game in general seems a bit.....lacking nowadays. Don't get me wrong, it's still decent, but after playing through the two recent remakes, I can definitely see room for improvement and expansions.

Wow, just when it looked like things were finally progressing with those four set photos, another delay shows up.
Honestly, I feel at this rate a delay due to the pandemic is a bit ridiculous given it's showing no sign of disappearing anytime soon; at this point, studios should either release the movie on streaming services, or just don't make it. Until word arrives that the pandemic is actually looking to subside, assume it's going to be continuing indefinitely and adjust as needed.

@fR_eeBritney - We don't stock Fortnite, is The Division 2 okay?

While I like the idea of a game that takes the characters from all 3 RE Engine games, the idea of putting them in a deathmatch game with a comicbook filter thrown over the top is somewhat less interesting (The fact it's only releasing on PS4 makes it even worse) to the point where I feel it makes REsistance look like an inspired choice in comparison.
Honestly, I feel a Mercenaries-style game would've been a much more appropriate (and more appreciated) idea that, could still incorporate the "Turn into a crazy Bioweapon" idea, but at the same time offer a more substantial and enjoyable experience that better celebrates Resident Evil as a franchise (To be fair, it wouldn't be the best idea given Resi Evil's a series more about puzzles than anything else, but it would be a lot better than what they've come up with).

A new IP would be my first pick. They haven't made one since The Last of Us way back in 2013, and with all their existing IP's fairly long on the tooth at this point, I feel a new series would be best going forward (well, that or a Star Wars title, either would be cool).

Well, on the plus side, it's nice knowing that the exclusivity deal with EA isn't going to be extended, meaning potentially a wider-variety, and increased number of Star Wars games in the future.
On the down-side though, it seems it's still a ways off yet, meaning we'll have to hope EA's line-up for the near future maintains the level of quality Squadrons and Fallen Order have provided.

@Col_McCafferty - "Edit - also God of War won with 'only' 28% of the vote so 72% of the people that voted didn't think it was the undisputed No.1."
Sure, but to be fair, if you look at from another perspective, it also got 434 (or 9%) more votes than the second place game, meaning it beat out it's competition by a pretty decent margin.

An interesting result. It's funny that Ghost of Tsushima and The Last of Us II are still hovering among the top spots on the list, but I guess it shows just how much reverence these two games got; they're not only considered the two best games of the year, but two of the best games of the generation.
Personally, I'm just glad Bloodborne got 3rd; it's not a story/character-driven game like GoW, TLoU II or Uncharted 4, nor is it a genre that's particularly popular (action-horror), so I kinda figured it'd be a bit lower on the list (certainly below Uncharted 4); that it not only beat out Uncharted 4 and GoT, but narrowly lose to TLoU II was a pleasant surprise. Here's hoping a PS5 remaster/Upgrade is in the works that allows the game to be played at 60 FPS so more people can play it (at least until a sequel or successor shows up).

For me it was a toss-up between Bloodborne, God of War, and Uncharted 4. All three offer something special, whether it be Bloodborne's boss fights, God of War's redemption of it's main character, or Uncharted 4's closure of its main character's journey. Personally, I'd have gone for all three if I had the choice, but since I can only pick one, I ended up going for Bloodborne, simply because it differs from the others in being less character/narrative focused, but still managing to turn out a unforgettable experience nonetheless.

Surprised to see 13 Sentinels picked over The Last of Us II given both equally rely on their story, but appear in vastly different spots in the GOTY rankings (TLoU II being the GOTY, 13 Sentinels not even appearing in the top 10) but I'm guessing there's a reason for that.

In any case, as I never finished most of the picks listed here (I started TLoU II recently, but outside of the fact I've barely played it, I'm not too much of a fan of the characters or the basic story framework) so my choice would have to be FFVII Remake, mostly for it's characters, but also how well the characters fit in with the overall story.

@Rhaoulos - Just wait till The Last of Us shows up...

@nessisonett - It does seems likely, but then again, FFVII Remake generally hasn't done well in rankings and awards shows, so I wouldn't be surprised if 2nd went to something else instead (even Cyberpunk).

I haven't finished it yet, but if there's one word to sum up Ghost of Tsushima, it's 'atmospheric'. Everything, from riding/walking through the various forests/fields/towns, etc., engaging in skirmishes with the various soldiers/bandits/ronin, infiltrating/assaulting mongol camps, or even following foxes to remote shrines, is dripping with atmosphere, and looks absolutely beautiful, thanks in large part to the crazy good lighting the game has. Add to that the game's remarkably solid swordplay, and, much like Zelda: Breath of the Wild, simply exploring the world is an absolute joy to experience, and easily among the best experiences I had this year.

An excellent game, though I feel I ruined my experience by going through it a bit too fast (least I'm assuming that's what happened, since I Platinumed the game in about a couple of weeks compared to 4 months for something like Bloodborne) so it didn't quite leave the impression I might've gotten if I'd taken it a little slower (though it did still have it's highlights).

@BambooBushido - FFVII Remake and Doom Eternal are honorable mentions listed at the bottom of the article, the other two I'm guessing didn't make the cut.

I didn't think I could say this, but I feel FFVII Remake's soundtrack is criminally underrated. This is probably one of, if not the best soundtrack Final Fantasy has produced so far, with so many hits it's insane, and yet, so far it seems to be considered a distant runner up at best at the various soundtrack awards/rankings, for reasons I don't quite understand yet.

At the moment I'm going through the Spider-Man DLC's using the PS5 Remastered edition, which have been decent enough so far. Already finished the story for the first two, and 100% completed the first, so I'll probably finish the lot off either tomorrow or next weekend.

@Matroska - That's probably due to a sense that games are better when they get close to more 'mainstream' media like Film and TV(immortalised in that infamous quote from the God of War demo - "It's not a game script, it's a script"), which is reflected in the award categories sharing a few similarities to awards for those other types of media, and why titles that most meet the same qualities sought in those awards, like Death Stranding and The Last of Us/II generally do the best.

Interesting to see that the blog also puts up who got second, third and even fourth in a particular category; kinda wish it was more prevalent with awards (well, maybe not as far as fourth, but listing the runner-up at least would be nice to see) but I guess most are probably not interested in hearing who only came close to winning *shrugs *.
One interesting bit of info I noticed from reading through the runner-ups is that the consistency in wins stretches beyond The Last of Us II winning Platinum; Ghost of Tsushima and Spider-Man: Miles Morales were often Gold and Silver in those same categories, and in the rare situations in which TLoU II placed lower than Platinum (such as Art Direction and New Character), it was still in the top three, with GoT and MM taking up the other two spots. Given the fierce competition between GoT and TLoU II, this is perhaps not surprising, but Miles Morales being consistently third was a surprise given it was going against titles like FFVII Remake and Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (that it beat FFVII Remake in the Soundtrack category was especially surprising).

Also, no mention of Astro's Playroom winning 'Best Use of DualSense' ?

@Ridwaano - This in a nutshell (although to be fair, CDPR should've just ignored them and delayed the game about a year after that initial April release date).

@Clemerek - Possibly, at least that game was polished and pristine (let alone functional) on a technical level; this game doesn't even meet minimal functional requirements (heck, it might even outdo AC Unity in this department) to the point that it's being pulled from the PS Store.

This will probably change as I haven't played a fair few of the titles on this list (though looking at the options, the only one I can see myself adding is Crash 4), but for now my top five are:

1. Final Fantasy VII Remake
2. Ghost of Tsushima
3. Demon's Souls
4. Spider-Man: Miles Morales
5. Astro's Playroom

Overall, not a crazy year like 2019 was, but still pretty decent.