Since its launch, what was the best year of the PlayStation 4 in your opinion?
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Persona 5 Royal, TLOU Part II, FFVII remake, Ghost of Tsushima, Dreams, Miles Morales... 2020 it's for me
Although 2017 was strong too, with Horizon, Persona and Nier
Although 2017 was strong too, with Horizon, Persona and Nier
Yup. Never gonna be another game like it. Sony's first party has become so boring lately.
2017! Horizon Zero Dawn and Persona 5 beat everything else. (Plus Uncharted Lost Legacy and GT Sport which are pretty good as well)
It's tough.
2017 had Yakuza 0 which is a game I was dying to play ever since Yakuza stopped coming over here and Gravity Rush 2 which is a game I love a lot. Then you have Nier and RE7 and the later was one of the best games in the series and brought it back to the roots.
This year and the past one were also awesome.
I am gonna go with 2017 as that year was like the year of dreams for me.
2017 had Yakuza 0 which is a game I was dying to play ever since Yakuza stopped coming over here and Gravity Rush 2 which is a game I love a lot. Then you have Nier and RE7 and the later was one of the best games in the series and brought it back to the roots.
This year and the past one were also awesome.
I am gonna go with 2017 as that year was like the year of dreams for me.
2020 no doubt.
GoT, Miles Morales, Nioh 2, FFVIIR, Dreams, TLoU Part 2. And this are the ones I played, there are many more that I didn't.
GoT, Miles Morales, Nioh 2, FFVIIR, Dreams, TLoU Part 2. And this are the ones I played, there are many more that I didn't.
Either 2018 or 2020 for me personally.
God of War, Shadow of the Colossus & Spider-Man vs. The Last of Us Part II, Spider-Man: Miles Morales & Ghost of Tsushima.
Not even counting the third party exclusives like FFVII, Persona or Nioh.
2020 probably gets it.
Of course 2015 had Bloodborne, 2016 had Uncharted 4, 2017 had Horizon and 2019 had Days Gone (still underrated!) - PS has been stellar all generation basically as soon as the exclusives started rolling in. We were incredibly lucky to have these titles and sometimes multiple within the same year.
God of War, Shadow of the Colossus & Spider-Man vs. The Last of Us Part II, Spider-Man: Miles Morales & Ghost of Tsushima.
Not even counting the third party exclusives like FFVII, Persona or Nioh.
2020 probably gets it.
Of course 2015 had Bloodborne, 2016 had Uncharted 4, 2017 had Horizon and 2019 had Days Gone (still underrated!) - PS has been stellar all generation basically as soon as the exclusives started rolling in. We were incredibly lucky to have these titles and sometimes multiple within the same year.
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Chose 2020, but the answer is whatever the current year is. Each year brings more available titles to play with the benefit of each previous year's releases also still existing. Eventually, when the PS4 servers go down and the games stop being readily available it'll start to go downhill, but given how popular the PS4 was, we're a long way from that.
This, I can't stand those cinematic third person action adventures with shallow gameplay anymore.
As someone who's finished Demon's Souls over six times, nah. Bloodborne is a definitively better game, and that's okay. DeS is much older than BB and From hadn't figured the format out fully yet. That's not to say DeS is a bad game - it's not - but Bloodborne is the ultimate crystallization of the Soulsborne format, whereas DeS is the larval form of that concept.
2017:
Yakuza 0
Persona 5
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
Nioh
NieR Automata (console exclusive)
Horizon Zero Dawn
Gravity Rush 2
Edith Finch (multiplatform)
RE7 (multiplatform)
Yakuza 0
Persona 5
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
Nioh
NieR Automata (console exclusive)
Horizon Zero Dawn
Gravity Rush 2
Edith Finch (multiplatform)
RE7 (multiplatform)
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Toss up between 2017 (horizon, bought a new tv for it) & 2020 (bought a second ps4 pro for part 2.) for me.
2017 is the best year overall, but the best games came out in 2015 (Bloodborne) and 2020 (TLOU2).
As a huge fan of Demon's Souls, who believes that it goes toe to toe with most Souls games, I still totally agree.
As a huge fan of Demon's Souls, who believes that it goes toe to toe with most Souls games, I still totally agree.
The one-two punch of God of War then Spider-Man in 2018. I struggled to choose between 2018 and 2020 because TLOU2 really landed for me and was the most technically excellent game I have played on the PS4.
Personally? 2018, 2 of my favorite games of all time released, GOW and RDR2.
Objectively? Probably 2020, Sony handled the pandemic issues quite wonderfully tbh with consistent output and a great launch lineup
Objectively? Probably 2020, Sony handled the pandemic issues quite wonderfully tbh with consistent output and a great launch lineup
It's either 2017 or 2020:
2017: Persona 5, Nier Automata, Tales of Berseria, Nioh
2020: FF7R, Persona 5 Royal, Trails of Cold Steel 4, 13 Sentinels, Ghost of Tsushima
I think I choose 2020.
2017: Persona 5, Nier Automata, Tales of Berseria, Nioh
2020: FF7R, Persona 5 Royal, Trails of Cold Steel 4, 13 Sentinels, Ghost of Tsushima
I think I choose 2020.
I will never get the love for 2017. One of the worst years, IMO. 2018 is where it's at for God of War alone!
Spider-Man and RDR2 were great too! 2020's been a good year as well (2019 was amazing for RE2 and DMC5).
If God of War:Ragnarok really comes out in 2021... Might be one of the best years. It's been a great couple of years all around though.
Spider-Man and RDR2 were great too! 2020's been a good year as well (2019 was amazing for RE2 and DMC5).
If God of War:Ragnarok really comes out in 2021... Might be one of the best years. It's been a great couple of years all around though.