Demon's Souls was not published by them though, despite owning the IP. The IP was licensed was to Atlus in NA and Namco in EU I think to publish in the west iirc. 🤔
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We are all in agreement that Sony is hands down publisher of the year, right? This is their best year ever.
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They definitely outclassed the competition this go round, even if none of these titles (outside of Astro and Demons Souls) are particularly compelling to me.
All things considered, Ninty did a pretty good job, although the preponderance of ports definitely takes the shine off of what is a solid lineup otherwise.
All things considered, Ninty did a pretty good job, although the preponderance of ports definitely takes the shine off of what is a solid lineup otherwise.
To the few people saying haven't played any or 'didn't excite me' those kinds of comments can be put for any game by any pub since taste is subjective. If we went like that then nothing can ever be called 'best' for any field and time frame.
And those personal feelings also don't take away the critical acclaim the games have achieved.
And those personal feelings also don't take away the critical acclaim the games have achieved.
Yep. And it's not close. TLOU2, Dreams, Ghost of Tsushima, and Demon's Souls are the best games released so far this year.
Insane year. I imagine only Nintendo has put together similar years.
2018 they had two GOTY contenders, but this year they at least have three and arguably six.
For people saying no, I just wanna make sure we have the references here regarding the reviews lol. Sure, yeah, Predator was weak and Iron Man VR wasn't as strong as it could be but we all know Predator was doomed from the start and as soon as we all saw it, we knew it was gonna be awful. So that is what it is. However, even with that included, look at how damn good these scores are:
The Last of Us Part II - 93 Metacritic
Demon Souls - 92 Metacritic
Dreams - 89 Metacritic
Spider-Man: Miles Morales - 85 Metacritic
Nioh 2 - 85 Metacritic
Ghost of Tsushima - 83 Metacritic
Astro's Playroom - 83 Metacritic
MLB The Show '20 - 83 Metacritic
Sackboy: A Big Adventure - 78 Metacritic
Iron Man VR - 73 Metacritic
Predator Hunting Grounds - 56 Metacritic
OpenCritic for comparisons sake (Thanks, nib95):
Demon Souls - 94 Opencritic
The Last of Us Part II - 93 Opencritic
Dreams - 90 Opencritic
Spider-Man: Miles Morales - 85 Opencritic
Nioh 2 - 85 Opencritic
Ghost of Tsushima - 85 Opencritic
Astro's Playroom - 84 Opencritic
MLB The Show '20 - 84 Opencritic
Sackboy: A Big Adventure - 78 Opencritic
Iron Man VR - 74 Opencritic
Predator Hunting Grounds - 57 Opencritic
The Last of Us Part II - 93 Metacritic
Demon Souls - 92 Metacritic
Dreams - 89 Metacritic
Spider-Man: Miles Morales - 85 Metacritic
Nioh 2 - 85 Metacritic
Ghost of Tsushima - 83 Metacritic
Astro's Playroom - 83 Metacritic
MLB The Show '20 - 83 Metacritic
Sackboy: A Big Adventure - 78 Metacritic
Iron Man VR - 73 Metacritic
Predator Hunting Grounds - 56 Metacritic
OpenCritic for comparisons sake (Thanks, nib95):
Demon Souls - 94 Opencritic
The Last of Us Part II - 93 Opencritic
Dreams - 90 Opencritic
Spider-Man: Miles Morales - 85 Opencritic
Nioh 2 - 85 Opencritic
Ghost of Tsushima - 85 Opencritic
Astro's Playroom - 84 Opencritic
MLB The Show '20 - 84 Opencritic
Sackboy: A Big Adventure - 78 Opencritic
Iron Man VR - 74 Opencritic
Predator Hunting Grounds - 57 Opencritic
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Sure. Not my personal favourite year for their output but critically and commercially there's no contest.
There is a difference between saying "I don't like this thing," and saying, "I don't think this thing is of good quality."
I can play a game or watch a movie or read a book that doesn't appeal to my personal tastes and still somewhat determine if it's good or bad.
Thanks man.
I had read something about the Last Guardian running 60fps on the PS5, does anyone know if that's true, the reason I stopped playing was because of the 30fps and input lag.
I don't think even Nintendo had anything as consistent as this year. For them it's either have a variety of titles but nothing really major(2019) or have some of the best titles in the gen but very few(2017).
I also don't think it's controversial to say that Sony has been the best pub for the last 7 years.
Meh, I mean Spiderman is probably my favorite game that Sony has put out this past generation, but Miles Morales is essentially a standalone expansion, Demon's Souls is a remake.
I mean 2018 had the Shadow of the Colossus remake, plus God of War and Spider-Man. Additionally there was the full fledged Astro Boy debut and Detroit.
A case could be made for this year, I guess, but it's hardly conclusive IMO.
EDIT: All of this in regards to being their best year ever.
I mean 2018 had the Shadow of the Colossus remake, plus God of War and Spider-Man. Additionally there was the full fledged Astro Boy debut and Detroit.
A case could be made for this year, I guess, but it's hardly conclusive IMO.
EDIT: All of this in regards to being their best year ever.
I found TLOU2 and GoT to be pretty overrated overall, but did enjoy both. I will see how I feel about Demon's Souls, Miles Morales and Astrobot (fuck Sackboy, I'll never play that crap). So...maybe? I'm trying to think of a publisher that has been better and not coming up with one off the top of my head. My GOTY so far has been RE3, but that's it from Capcom besides DMC5: SE, but that's a re-release. It'd probably be them just because of pure mass of solid titles.
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We get threads and a Metacritic list every year. This is nothing new.
I personally would agree and probably extend it to the last 9 or 10.
2018 was my favorite PS year ever.
2020 comes second, and it's not over yet.
2021 is shaping up to be lengendary unless there are delays.
I would say we are experiencing some of the best PS years since 1995, but it depends what genres you prefer.
2020 comes second, and it's not over yet.
2021 is shaping up to be lengendary unless there are delays.
I would say we are experiencing some of the best PS years since 1995, but it depends what genres you prefer.
It's true, but you need to play an unpatched version of the game unfortunately.
I think it's super impressive what they've done in 2020. A 7 year old console still knocking it out the park with the likes of TLOU2 and GoT. Then to hit the ground running with a new console launch and put out Miles Morales and Demon's Souls and Astrobot which nobody expected to be as good as it's turned out because how it showcases the Dualsense.
It has now been fixed, my friend:
I think most people are also judging them on their PS4 output from the previous part of the year, which is The Last of Us Part 2 and Ghost of Tsushima and, of course the most important one of all, Predator: Hunting Grounds.
Nothing Sony put out this year (or really anything since Gravity Rush 2) appeals to me.
I'd put 2005 as their best year-
-Shadow of the Colossus
-Ape Escape 3
-Genji: Dawn of the Samurai
-God of War
-Gran Turismo 4
-Sly 3
-Wipeout Pure
-Ape Escape: On the Loose
-Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee
I'd put 2005 as their best year-
-Shadow of the Colossus
-Ape Escape 3
-Genji: Dawn of the Samurai
-God of War
-Gran Turismo 4
-Sly 3
-Wipeout Pure
-Ape Escape: On the Loose
-Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee
Dunno about their best year ever (mainly because I can't recall other years well enough of the top of my head!) but they have to be top publisher this year, they brought a good variety of games as well as some high quality titles. I do think the number of genres of games released is really neat.
Eh, for me personally Nintendo's output was stronger. Only really cared about Miles Morales, Sackboy, and Astro from Sony.
Nintendo had Animal Crossing, Paper Mario, 3D All-Stars, Age of Calamity, Pikmin 3, Clubhouse Games, Xenoblade Chronicles, and the Pokemon DLC. That's just so much more that appeals to me.
Sony had a great year too, not to say they didn't, but it's far from their best year for me personally and far from the best publisher output this year too.
Nintendo had Animal Crossing, Paper Mario, 3D All-Stars, Age of Calamity, Pikmin 3, Clubhouse Games, Xenoblade Chronicles, and the Pokemon DLC. That's just so much more that appeals to me.
Sony had a great year too, not to say they didn't, but it's far from their best year for me personally and far from the best publisher output this year too.
By a long shot and probably next year too:
GT7
Ratchet
God of War
Kena
Returnal
Horizon: Forbidden West
GT7
Ratchet
God of War
Kena
Returnal
Horizon: Forbidden West
Sony knows how to end a console, them starting the PS5 very well is awesome as well it has been a great year for them.
If Pokemon isn't a major series I don't know what is
If Pokemon isn't a major series I don't know what is
The PS5 being able to play PS4 games helped a lot with this I assume,since they wouldn't be so eager to close with such a bang the PS4 cycle,if it couldn't carry on to the next gen
We could probably do this with other years and debate subjectively as to which Sony year was better with numerous valid results.
But unlike those other years, just about every other publisher failed to show up at the dance this year due to COVID-19 or other reasons and thus Sony decimated the competition like they've never done before.
Jus to give out a shout out to someone else... and I have no love for this company... but between Crash 4, Tony Hawk 1+2 and COD Black Ops Cold War, I'd say Activision had an above average year by their standards as well.