Taking down a gigantic boss with an active strategy of well-placed melee strikes and projectiles is one of the most thrilling experiences on PlayStation 4, and looting the shrapnel of a downed robot for much-needed upgrade parts afterwards is equally satisfying. Horizon takes some of the best elements of existing open world games and weaves them together to make something wholly original, wonderfully refreshing and wildly fun. The latest Horizon Forbidden West trailer introduced us to the game's factions.
What is surprising, perhaps, is just how much of an upgrade it got in the process. Seriously, is there any other game where you can play the stock market, jump in a Mad Max death card and then trip on peyote so hard you turn into a bird?
Dre composed new music for the game and will be featured as a character. Persona 5 does a great job of balancing the two facets of its gameplay, letting players really dive into the social connections in the real world and allowing those to influence the dungeon exploration and turn-based action of its massive and varied mind palaces.
Coupled with a continually engaging combat system, a soundtrack full of earworms, its twisty, wild story, and plenty of additional content on top of the base game, Persona 5 Royal delivers one of the deepest JRPGs of the generation, if not of all time.
CD Projekt Red's sprawling fantasy epic has become one of the most noteworthy games of all time, one that set a new standard for open-world RPGs. With a grim-yet-gorgeous world that stretches across the better part of an entire continent, every corner, cave, swamp or city street of The Witcher 3 has something to discover.
It's a game where you can easily get lost for hundreds of hours and still not see everything it has to offer — but every one of those hours will be absolutely worth it. Netflix's The Witcher: Season 2 is now streaming. IGN's review of the first six episodes said the series "continues to be a light and entertaining adventure in its second season, despite some lingering pacing issues.
Bloodborne is a brutally difficult, immensely terrifying action horror game that will immediately kick your ass. But a voice in your head will begin to ring and linger, calling you back, urging you to return, push forward, and conquer.
Bloodborne is a horrible, vile world where every reward brings risks and fear is palpable. Death is frequent. Frustration is certain. But ultimately, victory is possible, and when achieved, becomes one of the greatest feelings in the world. FromSoftware's next game is the highly anticipated Elden Ring , out February Part 2's ambitious, uncompromising story delivers at nearly every unexpected turn, with character arcs that are poignant, risky, and devastating.
It's also perhaps Naughty Dog's most mechanically complex game to date, and its stealth and action systems delivers moment after moment that feel like they should be scripted but are instead entirely dynamic. Every aspect of God of War feels intentional, interconnecting with every other major aspect of the game, making exploring every inch of its world a rewarding opportunity. Everything from the main story to side missions and seemingly innocuous collectibles factor into your understanding of this new Aesir-inspired world and its major players.
It somehow never makes any of that feel like a dry history lesson, though, and God of War is constantly making smart, economical use of storytelling.
Kratos and Atreus's journey cracked the top 25 on our list of the best video games of all time. It's a slow start to the new year for PS4 owners with only a couple of notable new games scheduled for January.
Things pick up in February with a number of big releases, including a couple of highly anticipated games. We'll explore next month's exciting lineup as it gets closer, but for now, here's everything you can expect from PlayStation in Those are our picks for the top PlayStation 4 games of all time. A update to our list of the best PS4 games. Was this article informative? YES NO. If you buy something through this post, IGN may get a share of the sale.
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Well, you'll die a lot, actually—but you come back! This is a game built around the tension of confrontation. When do you draw your sword and when do you sneak past opponents?
What do you do when you have no choice but to fight? These are the questions Sekiro seeks to answer. If you run through the main story and ignore side quests as much as possible, you might find the game tedious.
Developed by Obsidian Entertainment, the same team behind Fallout: New Vegas , the game is rife with riffs on capitalism, multifaceted companions, and a character arc that includes flaws as well as positive perks. Shadow of the Colossus is one of the best games ever made, and if you've never played it you owe it to yourself to check out this remastered version. Set in a barren, beautiful wasteland, SOTC makes drama out of minimalism, combining action-adventure gameplay with a series of breathtaking and harrowing boss encounters.
Books have been written about how brilliant this game is, and the remaster renders it all in an enhanced graphical style.
Purists may prefer the original, but if you've never played it, there's no good reason not to grab this one. In our review, we said this game " feels like coming home. You'll still have fun traversing the Disney-themed universe as beloved character Sora. Travel with your friends and, more importantly, fight for them.
As one might expect, the game can feel a bit childish at times, but for some people, that's a part of the magic.
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is one of the most frantic, frenetic co-op games around. Up to four players no online play, sadly work together to pilot and defend a circular spaceship from hordes of baddies.
It's your job to explore the galaxy to rescue kidnapped "space-bunnies" and defeat the forces of "anti-love. Your teamwork will be tested as you each run between stations to man the engine, shield, four guns, map, and special attack cannon.
In one moment, a sad turn of fate will bring you to tears. In the next, your character is browsing the video shop with a man in tighty-whities named Mr. Five years after its release, Overwatch is still one of the most popular games to hit the PS4. It even has a professional esports league built around it, and for good reason: It's a game that has managed to capture some of the character-based zaniness of something like Super Smash Bros.
Every character has unique skills and weapons, and every match has a different goal, like capturing a flag or guiding a payload through a map to safety. Blizzard continually adds new characters, maps, and modes, and while Overwatch 2 is in development, it's still a good time to jump in and be a hero. EA's SimCity franchise has struggled in the last decade, but Swedish publisher Paradox Interactive thought the idea was worth another shot. Cities: Skylines plays almost exactly like SimCity , but with more realism.
Skylines simulates things like traffic congestion and mass transit lines incredibly well, which is fun to watch, and occasionally maddening as mayor.
Even though it's complex, it feels as natural to build cities on a controller as it does a mouse and keyboard, and that's impressive. If you've ever wanted to fight a dinosaur with a giant sword made out of its own bones, you should give Monster Hunter: World a try. In this incarnation of a beloved series, you are a Monster Hunter exploring the wild unknowns of the New World, hunting gigantic monsters for "research" There are also cat-people who make you truly enormous platters of improbably large food before every expedition.
They even dance while they do it. This game is right up there with Breath of the Wild as an example of an open-world game that really does justice to its source material, setting, and tone.
Explore a vast world as Geralt of Rivia, a professional monster hunter for hire. Better yet, your choices in this game have a big impact on the way the story plays out. This is a game without weapon-toggling, shooting, or even running. In it, you walk around a lifelike British village and try to figure out why all the people are gone.
Not just a thrilling adventure starring the fan-favorite tag team of Ratchet and his partner Clank, Rift Apart expanded on that universe with new dimensions, characters, and pitch-perfect DualSense integration. An absolute thrill to see and feel thanks to the haptic feedback of the PS5 controller, Rift Apart is a playable blockbuster that provides constant excitement.
It's also a huge narrative step forward for the franchise, introducing a new duo in the form of Rivet and Bolt who embark on their own adventure to save the multiverse. No small feat, considering everything else that debuted this year on Sony's new console.
It Takes Two isn't just a heartbreaking story about relationships and family, it's also one of the best co-op experiences of Developer Hazelight's sophomore effort is a wildly-inventive mix of clever platforming and visual spectacle, cleverly using its format to create a unique adventure.
It may be a done-in-one title that you'll play with a friend or significant other, but it's a game that leaves a lasting impression on anyone who goes the distance and absorbs a few lessons from a game that proves that teamwork does indeed make the dream work. Metascore: 88 Read our It Takes Two review. With a reputation for excellence, expectations were high for developer Arkane's next project. The eventual end result? It didn't just meet those lofty expectations, it surpassed them with a gripping tale of action, suspense, and breaking an eternal time-loop with as much style as possible.
Beautifully weird, Deathloop is a game of trial and error that never feels punishing thanks to it encouraging players to be both brave and bold with their decisions. Even better, the island of Blackreef is a haven of secrets and hidden opportunities, while the optional hunt or be hunted multiplayer component turns a tense game into a white-knuckle ride that'll have you sweating bullets. With an incredible soundtrack amplifying your path of destruction--either by stealth or with violence--across Blackreef, Deathloop is a modern masterpiece of action, mystery, and time travel.
Metascore: 88 Read our Deathloop review. One of the best games of , Disco Elysium's unique mix of role-playing game mechanics and murder mystery storyline wasn't without a few rough edges when it first launched. Fast forward to , and Disco Elysium: The Final Cut was more than just a marked improvement which sanded over those lingering flaws, as it also enhanced the overall package with a full suite of voice-acting, new side-quests, and multiple quality-of-life upgrades.
At its core, it's still an incredible whodunnit starring incredibly flawed people who have their own inner demons to deal with. The writing is as snappy as ever, the neo-noir art style looks as gorgeous as ever, and choices made within its world have actual long-lasting consequences in this definitive version of the gumshoe simulator.
Plus, the distinctive art style looks gorgeous on PS5. Final Fantasy VII Remake was one of our favorite games of , and thanks to a stunning upgrade package that arrived on PS5 earlier this year, it nabbed a spot on this list.
The original game was a gorgeous blast of graphical excellence and nostalgia on PS4, pushing that console to its breaking point in Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade upped the ante, throwing a new standard of visual splendor into the mix for the PS5 while taking full advantage of the console's unique technology to deliver a phenomenal experience.
Not just a vastly superior technical upgrade, Intergrade also added fan-favorite Materia hunter Yuffie through a dedicated episode that ran parallel to the main quest, offering a solid chunk of extra content to the game. If you'd been hesitant on returning to Midgar to revisit Cloud Strife and friends, then Final Fantasy VII Remake's PS5 upgrade is an enticing way to head back to a familiar world that has a few surprises up its sleeve for the next part in this grand adventure.
More than two decades ago, skateboarding legend Tony Hawk convinced the world that he was Superman with gravity-defying aerial tricks in his debut video game. Years later, the Hawkman and friends were back in a remake of the first and second games that he headlined, popping tricks and grinding rails in high fidelity.
The beauty of the Tony Hawk Pro Skater remakes is that while they're undeniably a gigantic leap forward in the graphical department, mechanically they're as fine-tuned as you want them to be. Developer Vicarious Visions took the DNA of the original games and gave it an extreme makeover, but they also made certain that veteran fans could flip back to how the games originally handled for extra nostalgia points.
With most of its classic punk rock soundtrack intact, its levels given a fresh coat of digital paint, and a revitalized Jack Black cameo, Tony Hawk was back and better than ever in an enhanced PS5 package. One of the greatest roguelikes of all time, Hades is a Greek tragedy wrapped up in immaculate action, constantly challenging environments, and sharp visuals.
On PS5, the game runs without skipping a 4K beat thanks to the impressive horsepower of that console, but it's the DualSense controller features that truly shine here and provide a wonderful sense of feedback with every slash of your sword or hard-hitting wallop from a set of legendary gauntlets.
Escaping the underworld may be a grind, but it's one that is constantly rewarding and makes every run feel unique. Complex and confident, this brilliantly-constructed masterpiece is one of the best games in its genre and a must-have in any PS5 library. Metascore: 93 Read our Hades review. Life is Strange can be hit or miss at times, but when the series lands on its mark, it's a homerun of mature storytelling. True Colors is that hit for the franchise--a bleak tale yet pleasantly surprising story that earns its more uplifting moments.
There's a sincerity to the heavy subject matter that it tackles, a constant flow of surprises thrown your way, and big choices to make with consequences that feel like they truly do matter. Easily the best-looking Life is Strange as well, True Colors completes that package with well-written characters and a rollercoaster ride of a story. Its full title may resemble a phone number for your nearest pizza joint, but Neir Replicant's remastering of the game is the second chance that the flawed classic deserved.
With a refreshed combat system and a graphical overhaul that adds more value and fun to the overall experience, Nier Replicant was finally given the breathing room it needed to tell a story that is both epic and emotionally devastating.
With quality-of-life updates that were designed to attract a new crowd to its digital shores and plenty of nuanced tweaks that veterans will appreciate, Nier Replicant is the best version of this cult-classic that you could possibly hope for.
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