These are the 25 best Playstation 4 games currently available:
25.
Overall, the gameplay props up a sometimes questionable story.
you oughta use the Playstation Move controllers as lightsabers to hit blocks in time with the games rocking soundtrack.
Gran Turismo Sport
2017 | Polyphony Digital
Gran Turismo Sportis a very different game than its predecessors.
Theres a strong argument to be made that its the finest 2D game ever made.
Fit falling blocks into place.
Its hard to make a bad version ofTetris.
But how to make a truly excellent version ofTetris?
Mizuguchis influence ensured a version of Tetris thats essentially the classic game filtered through an electronic music festival.
Its unabashedly loud, bright, and strangely uplifting.
One wrong move during a quick time event and youre going to lose someone…or possibly everyone.
It can lead to some very different playthroughs, each of which tells one hell of a story.
That first impression couldnt be further from the truth, though.
and S.P.E.C.I.A.L.,Fallout 4spends a lot less time reinventing the wheel.
In fact, at first glance, it almost looks like a prettier version ofFallout 3.
Stealth missions largely require sneaking around.
Action missions are going to have big shoot outs.
Need to free a prisoner?
Great, you want to do it during the day or at night?
Its going to be much easier to sneak around at night.
It was an achievement in world-building and minimalist storytelling that still has few competitors.
It also had janky controls and technical issues due to the limitations of the PS2 hardware.
Thankfully, Bluepoint Games realized there was no point in messing with what worked.
Everything gamers loved about the originalShadow of the Colossusis still here.
The remake just looks and runs a lot better.
Red Dead Redemption 2
2018 | Rockstar Games
TheRed Deadfranchise has had a strange journey.
As a level-based third-person shooter,Red Dead Revolverreceived a lukewarm reception upon its release in 2004.
The games true strength is in its unique setting unlike anything weve seen in a AAA title before.
The neo-primitive setting a thousand years from now is just icing on the cake.
Hopefully, Sony keeps expanding on these ideas in a sequel.
We insist creators drag things out and keep making sequels (looking at you,SonicandMega Man).
This is a world torn apart by war and the petty squabbles of awful royals.
WhileDark Soulshas crafted an interesting dark fantasy universe,Bloodbornecarves out its own identityby embracing gothic horror tropes.
Maybe theyre waiting to debut it on thePlayStation 5?
JRPG developers could learn from the success of thePersonaseries.
God of War
2018 | SIE Santa Monica Studio
We really didnt need anotherGod of Wargame.
Kratos had killed all the Greek gods in the original trilogy.
Another three interquels fleshed out other parts of the main trilogy.
All of the over-the-top action is now accompanied by an affecting story about fatherhood and growing older.
A franchise that once seemed on its last leg has now been reborn, much like Kratos himself.
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