Ghost Giant (PS4)
It’s been another year where PSVR has exceeded expectations, and among its roster of releases is Ghost Giant, a gem that many may have missed. The title sees you bonding with an 11-year-old kitten, using the PS Move motion controls to interact directly with the vibrant dioramas on screen. It’s the kind of game that’s impossible outside of virtual reality, and it’s powerful enough to stir real-life emotions as you progress.
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Kingdom Hearts III (PS4)
After an eternity of waiting, Kingdom Hearts III finally became a reality earlier this year. Tying up a story decades in the making, this sequel is, in many ways, a celebration of what has become a far-reaching franchise. With some often stunning visuals and plot twists guaranteed to squeeze a reaction from long-time fans, it's reasonably safe to say that Square Enix delivered on a promise that, at times, seemed near impossible. But even if you take Kingdom Hearts III away from its legacy, it still stands as a thoroughly enjoyable action RPG.
Resident Evil 2 (PS4)
Resident Evil 2 is a remake done the right way. Two decades on from its original release, the Racoon Police Department is still as eerie as ever, with Capcom maintaining the flavour of the PSone title, while still managing to completely reinvent it. Replayable and sublimely presented, this is a masterclass of tight horror game design.
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PS4)
From Software's latest takes a step away from the Dark Souls formula, and the result is a brutal, intense action title. It ditches some RPG trappings in favour of a friendlier progression system, but don't let that fool you. Sekiro's merciless, posture-based combat system makes this one tough cookie, but it's incredibly rewarding when you learn its quirks. With its fantastical Japanese setting, some excellent bosses, and much more freedom of movement, this is another winner from the celebrated studio.
The Division 2 (PS4)
While there's no denying that The Division 2 has hit a few rough patches since its launch back in March, developer Massive Entertainment deserves credit for delivering a robust looter-shooter sequel on day one. The studio clearly learned a lot from its experiences with the first game, producing a dense, exciting open world stuffed with loot and secrets. The largely fantastic main mission design goes a long way too, and it's solidified with some top notch co-op functionality.
Has 2019 been a good year for you so far? Feel free to list your own top ten PS4 games in the comments section below.
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Okay first half year of 2019, mostly not for me. I've played Dreams for a bit, that's it. June 'til December will be wallet killing on all platforms though.
a plague tales of innocence and metro exodus for the win.and off topic I enjoy the first division on day 1.great graphics and gameplay and story..word up son
Have only played Ace Combat 7 and Division 2 from this list but both were spectacular. Will probably pickup days gone when it's on sale during the holidays
Not a great look for 2019 if you're putting Days Gone in this.
@Acquiescence It's a good game!
I played dmc 1-4 recently, but prefer the reboot - I find with turbo and hardcore it has better combat than the originals. I’m curious to see how dmc 5 measures up or if I’ll still prefer the reboot.
Devil May Cry V is the one here I'm most interested in getting, but I'd only buy it on PC in a sale due to Sony censorship. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice also looks good. I might be interested in Dreams after it fully releases, but I'm unwilling to get the early access version.
@crimsontadpoles That censorship thing got patched, no?
@get2sammyb It did in the US. As far as I can tell, it doesn't seem like we ever got the patch over here in Europe.
I can’t comment on the VR stuff, but it’s been a little slow this year so far for me. I suspect it will pick up the latter half.
I've only played 3 titles from this year, and two are on this list: Kingdom Hearts III and Devil May Cry 5. KH3 was a shade disappointing, but it was still a great title, and DMC5 might be my best title this year, unless Death Stranding blows me away.
Monster Hunter World Iceborne is coming out this year cannot wait!
A Plague Tale is my non open world game of the year so that should definitely be in this list..
Resident Evil 2 and Ghost Giant were also great games so at least they made it.
@Acquiescence
I agree with you.
That game is garbo.
Resident Evil 2 is my current Game Of The Year! Easily placing in my top 10 favourite games of all time. Sublime remake. Out of the rest really interested in playing DMC V. Also Dreams intrigues me but I'm rubbish at world building types of games!
Slow year so far for me, I could finally bite my backlog. Of this list I played only Ace Combat and The Division 2 and I had a blast with both. The only other one that interest me is Devil May Cry 5. I can't care less of the rest.
Resident Evil 2 was a superb modernization of classic survival horror game design.
No Dirt Rally 2.0?
Days Gone, RE2, MK 11 and MLB 19 have made it a great year for me in terms of new releases. Looking forward to the second half!
Resident Evil 2 was surprisingly great. I'm currently making my way through Sekiro, but I love it. As for The Division 2, I also freaking love that game, and that's shocking to me because I'm not into those types of games. My best friend actually has it for his Xbox One, and I decided to buy the Xbox One S with the Division 2 bundle to play with him, and I don't regret it one bit.
KH3, after playing it, 6/10
What about Apex Legends?
DMC5 is far and away the best thing this year
Resident Evil 2 is my favourite game so far this year with Days Gone close behind, I will say I've spent a lot of time finishing games from last year so haven't got round to many on the list yet. I've just started Blood and Truth and got to the tower block and it has been absolutely amazing so far and is rising very quickly through the ranks of my VR and PS4 games
Nioh all the way! 👌
only 2 games are goty contenders so far, re2 and sekiro
I’ve have only played Sekiro and Division 2 on this list though I have Days Gone but I haven’t played it yet. I keep going back to the Division 2, it’s done so well and way better than Anthem. Sekiro I need to retrain my SoulsBorne brain but I do love that game.
To this point I'd have my top 5 as...
1. Resident Evil 2
2. Devil May Cry 5
3. A Plague Tale: Innocence
4. MLB The Show 19
5. Days Gone
This will likely be changing as the year goes on. For sure I'm expecting Crash Team Racing and Judgment to be up there. Especially Judgment.
1.Subnautica
2.Shakedown Hawaii
3.Unruly Heroes
4.Alwas Awakening
5.Wandersong
6.Black Paradox
7.Streets of Rogue
8.Angerforce
9.Bomb Chickin
10.Super Hockey
Top for me: Observation, Metro Exodus, Outward, Xenon Racer, and Rage 2. I haven't bought all the games I want though, like Day's Gone.
I think it will be very hard for any game to beat Observation as my #1 game for 2019.
Been a pretty good 2019 so far.
@crimsontadpoles The PC version was also censored in different sections. Don't know if it still is.
I'd also like to throw out an honorable mention (it could actually be in my top 5 so far) — and that is Katana Zero. Incredible game.
Please remove Dreams and Kingdom Hearts off of this list
Knowing what I do about what's coming for the rest of the year, for me personally, Days Gone won't be beaten unless The Last Of Us 2 happens to sneak in. Absolutely brilliant game.
Err, ignore my Nioh comment... thought I was on another thread 😳
Unfortunately it says a lot about my year that I have played exactly..uh, NONE of these games. Haven't managed much game time lately and the time I do have has been spent clearing the ol' backlog, so been playing Spider-Man, Yakuza 0 and Ni No Kuni mostly. Hoping to catch up a bit later in the year and get Sekiro and DMC5, along with a few others.
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