Site News: Push Square Readers Select the 64 Greatest PlayStation Games of All Time

Suikoden 3 over 2, Whaaaat?

I can see few key masterpieces like SMT: Nocturne, Final Fantasy 7 & Tactics and Tekken 3 but mostly there seems to be a focus on western games which aren't really my thing for the most part.

Still honestly surprised about no skyrim. Some games missed out by being in hard leagues.

Great list though.

Surprised Castlevania Symphony of the Night didn't make it.

@get2sammyb and not one assassin's creed game. I expected folk to choose one of the early iterations. I was a late adopter of the franchise starting with black flag. Overall I think that's a top notch list. Well done to all those who chose so well.

what no metal gear solid, and no nier?

Two Tony Hawk's games but no Skate games.

The original Metal Gear Solid(PSone) isn't on there? Odd......It's one of the most detailed game of its time-1998.

No Final Fantasy XIII??

What no Panzer Front or Hogs of War ! (My personal faves). Great list, think I've played most of them just not the Final Fantasys .

@Sunnyviji @oats-81 MGS1 I believe was in a pretty tough group. It had GTA Vice City, R&C Crack in Time, and even MGS3 going against it.

Now I'm wanting to see a Crash Bandicoot remake, both platform and kart racing genres.

Ff7

No Little Big Adventure or Pandemonium? ome on

That list is garbage

@JaredJ Yep this exactly. Not compete without SotN.

It's funny doing a best of list as it pertains to videogames. I could name a few games that I consider "legendary" or "classic" but for me personally the very nature of gaming forces me to refine my favorites almost every year. I absolutely ADORED Panzer Dragoon Saga for the Saturn, but would I still find it enjoyable if it I played it today? Not at all. IMO best ever should be replaced with most popular or classic. The medium we enjoy evolves faster than any other, allowing us to experience new and exciting ways to enjoy this hobby. That alone forces me to pick new favorites all the time.

@get2sammyb you put the consoles in! Woo hoo, brilliant I forgot to do that.

Thanks to the community for getting us this far, its been a slog but I'm extremely proud of the list. Everyday a party full of people have been chipping in with their choices and scores and its good to know we have massive gaming fans on this site.

As for the last 64, Only 3 of my original 8 are through to Round 3 - which starts on Monday! I'm especially sad for Ridge Racer which struggled and of course MGS but that group was tough as @DerMeister (huge thanks to you bro) points out above.

If you don't agree with the list that's fine - we will run it again in 4 years..... But seriously do join in the thread to pick your remaining favourites one vote can change everything.

@ztpayne7 @Jake3103

It where good games but terribly optimised to the point of being broken.....

My favorite games of all time Koudelka, Legend of Dragoon, Parasite Eve 2, Dino Crisis, Ni no Kuni. No MGS 1 versus ouch MGS2 I hate that game.

Symphony of the Night is indeed a strange game to have missed.

From that list, Snake Eater is definitely my pick for best of PlayStation.

I agree Symphony of the Night deserved to go through. But the competition in that bracket was really really strong. Was a hard call to make and many people have never played it which doesn't help.

Glad to see TimeSplitters 2 make it.

But no Maximo or Viewtiful Joe is a travesty.

@themcnoisy Not a problem. It's been fun!

And everyone, I do encourage you to make your votes in the forum thread! More votes make things more interesting.

Why's Uncharted 1 on there?

@themcnoisy I've missed the last couple of rounds which explains the lack of Resident Evil 2 😦, I'll be ready for Monday though

Jesus, there's a ton of classics missing, mainly PS1 ones... What the hell was this community on?!

Just off the top of my head: Crash TAG Team Racing
Jak II and 3
Digimon World 1 and 2003
Rayman 1, 2 and 3 (since there's so many multiplats)
Legacy of Kain in general but more specifically, Soul Reaver
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus and Oddysee
Parappa the Rapper
Ape Escape
Klonoa 1 and 2
God of War 2
Sly Cooper 2
MediEvil
Tombi!
Fatal Frame
Lunar
Star Ocean
Mortal Kombat
SoulCalibur (Souledge/Soulblade, SoulCalibur II and III)
BlazBlue

Bethesda where art thou. No Bully no MK X? Lego? Throw Lego out. I'd put infamous second son in there too, soul calibur and grim fandango possible.

@kamifox1 13 of those games were in the cup at some point. A couple of those games just missed the cut - if you had voted more than a couple would have made it through I'm sure.

@Bad-MuthaAdebisi second son just missed out it was in the best of the rest league we nicknamed purgatory - the top 5, 4th placed games in the 19 leagues we ran joined the 59 games in this list, second son just missed the cut.

@Grimwood We might run an exclusives list at some point in the future. From the outset the rules were any games on the playstation system minus games ported years after their primary release system, even that rule was overlooked at times. Trying to run any kind of list is difficult, trying to enforce a rule is practically impossible - so the more lax the rules the better. But your not on your own wanting the exclusives list.

@MinerWilly @ekreig @VanillaLake @crazykcarter @chiptoon @sketchturner @carlos82 @Jake3103 Thanks for the positive feedback - the cup restarts on Monday, get your votes at the ready!

@themcnoisy You got my votes now on the thread.

Danganronpa and steins;gate would make my top 64 list.

Not enough people voted for Valkyria Chronicles to be in the top 64 list. :/

The first Uncharted game was pretty weak, not sure what that's doing up there.

No Oblivion or Skyrim? No Diablo III? Have to say I'm surprised.

@get2sammyb Jak II's far better than 1... 1's just a boring, generic platformer. I mean, I don't really know of many people, personally, who actually consider 1 the best.

@themcnoisy How do you know I or anyone else who complained here didn't vote? Perhaps I simply forgot what was available for voting. Please stop accusing everyone who complains of not voting, this was a community effort, not the effort of individuals. If one person voted for these games and everyone else didn't, of course there's a problem on that one voters part. In fact, this was my point. What kind of a Playstation community doesn't vote for any of the games I listed enough to get them into the finals yet votes for the likes of Call of Duty and Batman which aren't even that great, memorable or exclusive?

Oh yeah, I also forgot to say, why Ratchet & Clank 1 and 3 but not 2? 2's easily the best of the original trilogy (quadrilogy if you count Gladiator/Deadlocked). It was the longest, had the most content, had the best story, added the most new content, had the best soundtrack...

@kamifox1 there seems to be a mix of what I commented here, what I tried to say maybe in not such a great way was;

13 of the games you listed were a part of the cup. Some of them did very well. During the cup there have been 3 rounds. This was to get all of the games (246 I think off the top of my head) and then whittle them down. We are now at 64 as due mainly to the amazing pushsquare community and in part luck of the draw.

We are going to get the 64 down to 1 which will be the winner starting tomorrow and you are more than welcome to join in.

Surprised no souls games made the cut (well apart from Bloodborne, although it technically isn't a souls game). Also the list seems to favour games more in recent memory, which is understandable I guess. I think we are at a great point in gaming where any 64 games listed as the best will never cover everybody's choice.

So for meal gear solid 2 and 3 the original releases are listed rather than substance and subsistence was this intentional or were the updated versions just considered the same game?

@Get2Sammyb my OCD side is showing, but wasn't PSone the name of the re-released mini version of the console rather than the platform called Playstation / PS1 ? =)

Meanwhile, these PS1 games missed out much to my surprise.

Colony Wars / Vengeance
Wipeout 2097 / Wipeout 3 SE (HD gets a mention at least).
Twisted Metal
Driver
IQ

and MAYBE even MicroMachines V3 PS1 while not MicroMachines 96, was still great fun.

My goodness, there's no honorable mentions for PS1 games like Gran Turismo 1 & 2, GTA 1, Einhander, Tomba, Driver: You Are the Wheelman, WipEout or even Vib-Ribbon, much less listed there.

Also, as for someone mentioning Jak II being the worst platformer for the PS must be a secret Xbox/Nintento/PC mater race fanboy who prefers newer and "better" games that involves endless and needless microtransactions. I feel sorry for his loss of finances from having played too many free-to-play games and having to bleed his wallet dry just for countless of DLCs for different games.

Also, Call of Duty shouldn't be on this list. Let's be honest; the series has overstayed its welcome.

I miss Soul Sacrifice (Delta) and there is not a single PSP game...

Great list. Though I prefer if only 1 entry is allowed for an IP.

I was surprised the original of New n' Tasty isn't in the list.

No vagrant story, booo.

@MetaKraken Tomba was included at one point. Driver was in the cup too, and actually did worse than I expected. Join in! If you dislike COD vote against it - but COD 4 was a huge turning point in gaming (better or worse is up for discussion) So its inclusion is expected, it was a great game although I agree the yearly updates are ridiculous and the game hasn't improved imo for years,

@whywai88 Funnily for the round which has started today - all of the IPs will be playing each other - today Portal is against Portal 2 as an example to get 64 down to 32 so there will be a big variety in the last 32. Jump into the Forums - PS4 - Playstation Pushsquare Best Game Of All Time Cup.

@Dichotomy Dark Souls missed out by a point in one of the leagues we ran - it was in a very tough group. Join in see how far Bloodbourne can run.

@sonicmeercat Your right they were considered the same game

Both of you guys join in the forums - ps4 - Playstation Pushsquare Best Game Of All Time Cup.

Genuinely can't believe Star Wars Battlefront 2 isn't in there but I have missed the latest votes due to being very busy lately.

Majestic list!

@Bobbycuckoo I don't even think it got passed round 1 unfortunately. Final fantasy tactics was held in Rabanastre (I hope that's the world name) so maybe that could have your vote.

@slampog thanks! You and @PostmanPatinator should join back in. The votes are only counted every couple of days now - the more the merrier

Portal 1, Jak and Daxter TPL, persona 3 and Okami have all just left the cup.