Sony has let many of their first party studios branch out from their franchises that built them and while Ghost of Tsushima isn't a huge departure from Sucker Punch’s previous open world fare, the genre and aesthetic couldn’t be more different. Ghost of Tsushima succeeds on nearly every level even if it doesn't provide anything ground breaking the genre hasn't seen before.
Nothing can sour the experience that a player is meant to have where character repercussions blur the line between who and what is right or warranted. With gameplay that is much more fluid and encounters even more harrowing, The Last of Us Part II is worth the wait.
When Final Fantasy VII Remake was first announced most would have easily been happy with a slight upgrade in graphics telling the exact same story with the same gameplay that is beloved. And yet this is the best possible scenario for a remake and it only tells a small albeit significant part of the story.
The Outer Worlds is the spiritual successor to Fallout: New Vegas and includes all the trapping you’d expect, with humor both light and dark, more vibrant character designs and specific area targeting on enemies. It’s all solid, if you like that sort of thing, but the loose controls and blank main character isn’t for everyone.
Horizon Zero Dawn combined great storytelling with an intricate plot complete with twists and simple yet varied gameplay to create an absolutely breathtaking game. Guerilla Games has made an incredible change of direction coming from the Killzone series to this.
A great plot with some melodramatic storytelling brings the game down slightly, but the moment to moment gameplay of hacking and slashing, twin-stick shooting and side-scrolling action all create a game that makes it feel like every section is an homage to a bygone era.
Despite a slow start, dated gameplay mechanics and a protagonist who is just around for the ride most of the story, Red Dead Redemption 2 so perfectly hits every other mark that they do nothing to takeaway from the game.
What a great year…for games. The end of the generation, specifically the PS4 delivered on three games after years of anticipation.
Defining RPGs is arbitrary, but for this list they will be considered when they are a primary factor in gameplay and not just any game that features them as elements. Here are the best RPGs on the PlayStation 3.
Video games featuring ninja have come a long way since the 1980s. There are several that are primarily about samurai, which are not included. This list only includes the best ninja games.
While the end of the console is in sight, the PS4 still has many exciting games yet to be released. Here are the most anticipated games for PS4 in 2019
The PS2 generation doesn't get mentioned in the same breath of the PS1 generation in terms of their role-playing game offerings, yet the best PS2 RPGs, a gluttony of high caliber games, deserve to get the same amount of love.
Because the Samurai game genre is not extensive, these have been chosen as some of the best Samurai games spanning multiple generations and platforms.
Here are the best PS1 RPGs. There are no restrictions on entries per franchise (so expect to see multiple entries from Final Fantasy). Games that are remakes, such as Chrono Trigger, or the Lunar Star series will also not be considered. The traditional RPG from the fifth generation is what will be considered
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (SotN) is one half of the Metroidvania genre where it reigns supreme because it didn't to enter the 3D realm.
A game that was different in terms of gameplay & story, our Vagrant Story review features a game with unmatched presentation in RPGs of the time.
Unfortunately some aspects of Fear Effect stand out as poor, especially by today's standards, preventing Fear Effect from standing the test of time.
Crash Team Racing might be the best kart racer of its era. Borrowing heavily from the Mario Kart series, CTR exceeds Mario Kart in several areas.
Often overlooked or under appreciated due to being sandwiched between FFVII & FFIX, Final Fantasy VIII is just as good if not better as other PS1 RPGs.
Uncharted is one of, if not the greatest series to grace the PlayStation, but how does the Vita version of Uncharted fair against its own series' such steep competition?
Guacamelee! exudes style & confidence as it takes the Mexican inspired cultural setting and combines it with a colorful story of love, honor & revenge.
Rogue Legacy features the charm of 8-bit gameplay combined with procedurally generated dungeons & is perfectly designed to pick up and go with the Vita.
Our Freedom Wars review explores a game that does a lot of things well but struggles in crucial ways, hindering its ability meet lofty expectations.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint Review. With third person tactical shooters so rare, Breakpoint served as a scratch to that itch. a decent tactical shooter that has a bloated open world and a less than scintilating narrative that did nothing to create urgency. the inventory system and progression is too much and a pure focus on the great moment to moment gameplay would have served the game best. 7/10.