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[Topher]

I enjoyed pretty much everything Naughty Dog did immensely. God of War, Spider-man and Horizon Zero Dawn were all also great.

TLOU 2 was best game of the generation, bar none, for me.

 

[semiconscious]

no matter how many times it's asked, the answer to this question will always be bloodborne...

 

[Topher]

No. Insomniac made that game when they were an independent studio. I’m sorry but it’s as false as Xbox stans trying to claim that Pyschonauts 2 and Deathloop are Xbox developed games.

Not true, bro. Sony was approached by Marvel to make a game. Sony then went to Insomniac who jumped at the chance. If Insomniac didn't make the game then some other studio would have done it for Sony, but it was Sony's game to make from get-go.

Deathloop and Psychonauts 2 would have been made regardless of Microsoft buying those studios. Not the case for Spider-man at all.

 

[Days like these...]

Knacks is the best Sony game ever

 

[Banjo64]

Not true, bro. Sony was approached by Marvel to make a game. Sony then went to Insomniac who jumped at the chance. If Insomniac didn't make the game then some other studio would have done it for Sony, but it was Sony's game to make from get-go.

It is true - Rare made games exclusively for the Nintendo 64 just like Insomniac made Ratchet and Clank and Spider-Man exclusively for Sony. Rare’s N64 games weren’t Nintendo games though.

I’m not doubting that Sony were in charge of a Spider-Man game and that they could choose the studio but the studio they chose to make it were at the time fully independent.

 

[01011001]

Bloodborne, followed by The Last Guardian, and by such a large margin that the others wouldn't even show up on the diagram

 

[scydrex]

Played them all except dreams. All of them are good games and liked them. Still have to go with Bloodborne. If only Sony release a 60fps update at least... maybe a PS6 remake from Bluepoint?

 

[Topher]

It is true - Rare made games exclusively for the Nintendo 64 just like Insomniac made Ratchet and Clank and Spider-Man exclusively for Sony. Rare’s N64 games weren’t Nintendo games though.

I’m not doubting that Sony were in charge of a Spider-Man game and that they could choose the studio but the studio they chose to make it were at the time fully independent.

Is Flight Simulator not a Microsoft game then? Trying to figure out your logic here.

 

[Banjo64]

Knacks is the best Sony game ever

Truth.

Deathloop and Psychonauts 2 would have been made regardless of Microsoft buying those studios. Not the case for Spider-man at all.

That’s true too but it’s also a fact that the current Spider-Man we have today would not have been the same game if Sony had chosen a first party studio to develop it.

 

[Banjo64]

Is Flight Simulator not a Microsoft game then? Trying to figure out your logic here.

Absolutely not - Asobo made that game, Moon made Ori - not an Xbox first party game either.

Funding a third party dev to make an exclusive game for you is exactly that.

 

[Topher]

Absolutely not - Asobo made that game, Moon made Ori - not an Xbox first party game either.

Funding a third party dev to make an exclusive game for you is exactly that.

Ok....well I don't agree but you are consistent at least.

 

[01011001]

Absolutely not - Asobo made that game, Moon made Ori - not an Xbox first party game either.

Funding a third party dev to make an exclusive game for you is exactly that.

so are you arguing that a third of the games in the poll should be disqualified something?
if so, then all the ones I find to be good games would be gone from the list

 

[scydrex]

The music

Where is it for psvr2

 

[rofif]

So many amazing games.
For me it's uc4 or Death Stranding but I am voting for uc4 since I replay it close to once a year

 

[KimDongHwan]

but that started in the ps4 era when

What ? What about PS1-3?

 

[CatLady]

Sony games are just not for me. I didn't love them like most other people, but I did love Horizon Zero Dawn. I really like the story and the way it was told with a lot of it coming from Holograms and data pads. I know a lot of people like to hate Aloy but I found her quite likeable. Of course, there was also Lance Reddick, how can you not love a game that has Lance Reddick.

 

[bluecowboys]

How can you all like bloodborne? It is 30 fps therefore unplayable.

On a serious Note: Seems there are a lot of people here who are also not a big fan of Sony games like me. I just don't care for the cinematic movie experience some games trying to go for. Sorry, if I want to watch a movie I will watch a movie.

 

[01011001]

How can you all like bloodborne? It is 30 fps therefore unplayable.

I mean, all of the listed games are 30fps or slightly higher and unstable unlocked 30, except for GT Sport lol

 

[01011001]

lol. I'm just pointing out the hypocrisy with the upcoming Redfall game is all

yeah well, Bloodborne is not a shooter, so no hypocrisy there.

 

[bluecowboys]

yeah well, Bloodborne is not a shooter, so no hypocrisy there.

You are right, its a souls game that requires exact precision to dodge bosses and strike when they are most venerable. Which requires more FPS to do successfully. BTW bloodborne and Nioh are probably Sony's best PS4 games because they try to be games and not scripted movies that you press X to win.

 

[Saber]

Nothing beats Bloodborne.

 

[01011001]

You are right, its a souls game that requires exact precision to dodge bosses and strike when they are most venerable. Which requires more FPS. BTW bloodborne and Nioh are probably Sony's best PS4 games because they try to be games and not scripted movies that you press X to win.

well, the game was designed with the 30 fps in mind, so all the reaction time you need is taken into consideration.
in a shooter the mere act of moving the camera, which is what you do 99% of the time, feels ass at 30fps

but at least I agree with your second point

 

[Slothbeing1209]

Bloodborne and Tlou p2

 

[bluecowboys]

well, the game was designed with the 30 fps in mind, so all the reaction time you need is taken into consideration.
in a shooter the mere act of moving the camera, which is what you do 99% of the time, feels ass at 30fps

but at least I agree with your second point

Not really, 30 fps on a souls type game is a lot more annoying. One miss frame and you are a goner where as most FPS games are a lot generous.

It is a lot easier to turn the camera on a first person shooter than a third person game when the game is running 30fps imo. Then again it is a lot easier to turn the camera on a FPS than a third person game in general.

 

[Fake]

Bloodborne and Driveclub, but no game will come close to Bloodborne.

 

[Humdinger]

Horizon Zero Dawn. Likeable protagonist, good story, immersive world, fun combat.

 

[01011001]

Not really, 30 fps on a souls type game is a lot more annoying. One miss frame and you are a goner where as most FPS games are a lot generous.

It is a lot easier to turn the camera on a first person shooter than a third person game when the game is running 30fps imo. Then again it is a lot easier to turn the camera on a FPS than a third person game in general.

there is no genre where framerate is more important than in a shooter.

Apex Legends literally has higher aim assist values on console because on last gen the game barely was 60fps, while on PC it's of course up to 120fps+
so in order to make the game feel better they made the aim assist on console twice as strong as on PC when playing on controller. simply because your precision in a shooter goes down significantly at a lower framerate. that is especially true at a 30fps vsync lock, but also at 60fps vsync vs unlocked 60fps+ or even 120fps+

lower framerate = higher latency + lower visual clarity
add vsync based framerate lock and the latancy goes up even further

both clarity and latency are very important in a game where you are constantly moving the camera at rapid speeds to track enemies and to parse your environment.

 

[bluecowboys]

there is no genre where framerate is more important than in a shooter.

Apex Legends literally has higher aim assist values on console because on last gen the game barely was 60fps, while on PC it's of course up to 120fps+
so in order to make the game feel better they made the aim assist on console twice as strong as on PC when playing on controller. simply because your precision in a shooter goes down significantly at a lower framerate. that is especially true at a 30fps vsync lock, but also at 60fps vsync vs unlocked 60fps+ or even 120fps+

lower framerate = higher latency + lower visual clarity
add vsync based framerate lock and the latancy goes up even further

both clarity and latency are very important in a game where you are constantly moving the camera at rapid speeds to track enemies and to parse your environment.

Nope, I disagree. FPS is a lot more important in Fighters and souls like game. Halo 3 was 30 fps and it was one of the most played first person shooters.

Souls games and fighting games depend literally on frames as one misstep you will die. You have to counter your enemy and it is hard to do that if there is frame drops or frame skips.

With shooting games there is usually a lot more "second chances" and those games are more about your position on the map than reaction.

Also, frames per second matter a lot more in third person games because you have to position the camera to face the enemy as well as position your character. First person shooters you only have to worry about facing the enemy.

 

[Captain Toad]

You're right.

Get rid of the "probably".

 

[Camreezie]

Ghost of Tsushima followed by Spiderman for me both were way better than expected

 

[squarealex]

Bloodborne, The Last of Us Part II

 

[TheInfamousKira]

If you gauged top three based on amount of time spent in game, it would probably come down to like Final Fantasy VII: Remake, Assassin's Creed: Odyssey and The Phantom Pain. Hundreds of hours spent in each.

I wouldn't say any of those choices accurately represent the best of the gen, though. Mainstream AAA gaming in the PS4 Era (and currently, to an extent) are all throwing such a wide net and hitting as many trends as possible, that, over a certain cost of production, most titles essentially LOSE their genre in favor of open world, loot focused, skill tree development based dialogue wheel games with simplistic gunplay or face button combat. It's a melting pot that's been simmering too long and it's a nondescript brown sludge now.

So I'm tempted to say something like Death Stranding, for having a bold, distinct vision and gameplay loop and the budget that is usually reserved for the least risky affair. But, then there's the minor issue of "I actually hated playing the game,"

So I'm kind of the mind of having favorite "moments," of the gen, specific sequences or portions of games, rather than games in their entirety.

 

[ReBurn]

I liked Infamous Second Son most. I liked Bloodborne least. I also liked Days Gone quite a bit.

 

[Humdinger]

Horizon Zero Dawn for me.

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

Uncharted 4 and Bloodborne tied for number 1

Hon mentions- GoW and Witcher 3

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

Bloodborne, followed by The Last Guardian, and by such a large margin that the others wouldn't even show up on the diagram

Have you played the disc version 1.00 of Last Guardian? If so, I'd it worth trading HDR for 60 fps?

 

[EDMIX]

Not really shocked its between God Of War, Bloodborne and The Last Of Us 2

 

[DEAD ORIGINAL]

Where is it for psvr2

You would think there would be a remaster

 

[Wunray]

I did not see bloodborne at the top I would like to change my vote.

 

[SlicedBread3]

Either Dreams or Astro Bot. (voted for Dreams as Astro isn't on the list).

Honourable mentions:
Uncharted 4, Spider-Man, God of War, TLOU2

 

[lughnasadh123]

Days Gone. Despite some downsides it had a good to great story at times, a beautiful world to enjoy exploring through, and a fantastic game loop of hunting hordes and doing some chill riding on the bike. GoT and Death Stranding also rank up there for memorable experiences.

 

[Badlucktroll]

Bloodborne, and then Spider-Man

 

[Mozzarella]

Bloodborne and its not even close.

 

[BrutalTruth_]

Infamous: Second Son has a soft spot for me, wish Sony didn't abandon the IP.

 

[Pedro Motta]

Its unfair to choose only one.

 

[01011001]

Have you played the disc version 1.00 of Last Guardian? If so, I'd it worth trading HDR for 60 fps?

I have the disc, but no I played the patched version soon after it released

I heard the unpatched one has a gamebreaking bug

 

[EruditeHobo]

TLOU2, without question.

GOW is a close 2nd though. And I assume if I played Bloodborne that too would be way up there, but I haven't gotten to it yet because I'm very, very late to the FROM worship.

 

[bitbydeath]

Days Gone

Game was amazing, zero understanding of the hate. One of the most impressive games of last-gen. It was the total package. Didn't feel like a prodding cinematic experience like many other Sony games. It had a decent story that was intriguing from the outset, amazing visuals, a satisfying gameplay loop, and most of all it felt like a video game!

Not something trying to be a movie. And of course critics disliked it and it didn't get the sales it deserved, so now we're stuck with no sequel. They harped on it for having some minor launch issues that didn't take long to get patched up. Bend even kept updating it to the point where I hear its one of the most impressive PS4 games that have a PS5 patch.

Typical.

A sequel will likely happen at some point, Sony green-lit a Days Gone movie just last year.

 

[drotahorror]

Pretty hard choice between TLou2 and bloodborne . Went with my bb, bb, tho.

 

[Ge Os]

For me, it's Bloodborne.

Currently doing (another) BL4 run with Walter H. White.