Site News: Uncharted 2 Is PlayStation's Greatest Ever Game According to Push Square Readers

#7 is my favorite, but I do like the choices. I am also glad of the variation of platforms in the top 25.

#17?

The game thats the basis for the greatest announcement in the history of E3 is way down at #17. I'd rather it not even be on the list.

U2 is the greatest non-game that I've ever played. It might be the greatest game I've ever played, but the story, acting and cut scenes were just so good it really does feel like the greatest movie I ever played.

I'm on the road to Shambhala.

Mass Effect and Uncharted are my favorite game series of all time. All we need is a Mass Effect PS4 collection now.

Motion to ban everyone who took part in this. Especially @themcnoisy.

#5 shows some taste was also involved.

ignore my profile pic for this comment.

@rjejr I can see how people who grew up with VII would vote for it, but personally I played it for the first time a couple months ago, and while the combat, characters, and music are fantastic, the story, controls, and outdated minigames just aren't very palatable to a gamer who didn't grow up with it. That is just my opinion. Although I would suggest that every jrpg fan should play it at some point in their lives, just to see how far we've come.

Old game is old. Im glad New gen games came on top. Ever played oldskool games? I played some killzone on ps1 and it was great. Same goes for spyro.. Nostalgia sucks because when you return your once favorite game looks bland and plays awful.

_{Watch the language, I don't want to have to warn you again. :/ -Tasuki-}

@ShogunRok
Nah, what we should've done was ban all the writers involved with ranking Journey of all games as the No. 1 PS4 game. That's just despicable.

@Gamer83 You're going to love our updated top 20 list later this year then.

@Sanquine

I think it depends on the era of gaming we're talking about. Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Street Fighter II, those were my top favorites of the 8 and 16 bit eras, all hold up extremely well.

Skyrim got knocked out super early. I was shocked. It ranked at in the upper 80's or 90's.

@get2sammyb @ShogunRok
Hipster gamers, the both of you.

Nice list! Personally, I would place TimeSplitters 2 right near the top and I'd include Viewtiful Joe and Maximo. And of course SotC is #1 no matter what anyone says.

Shadow of the Colossus is my number 1 favourite game ever... But i agree when you factor in that influential single player AND incredible multiplayer it really is the cost game to being perfect.

@KratosMD poor Bethesda, simply shocking

@get2sammyb Agreed. I like Rocksteady and their Batman games but boss fights are not their forte.lol

Back when I was a casual gamer, Uncharted 2 was my entry point into the series. I didn't know what a naughty dog was, I just saw the game on the shelf at CEX, used up some store credit & I picked it up. It completely blew me away. That opening, the gameplay (revolutionary at the time), the characters I loved it all. Its in my top 3 games of all time alongside Sonic Adventure 2 battle & DS1 so happy with the outcome.

Also good to see some TimeSplitters love

Ok, this is going to be one really dumb question, but... is Portal 2 actually available as a standalone game on PS3 or is it only available via The Orange Box? Because I've never seen it on a shelf nor in the PS Store, but I tried it on my roommate's PC and quite liked it (but I don't own a PC, unfortunately).
Thanks in advance

Having played Uncharted for the first time via the remastered releases, Uncharted 2 is definitely many leaps better than the first game, which is fun but the gameplay not as refined. Almost done with U2 and will play through U3 before starting U4.

I could've named lots of games to be my personal favourite...then I played The Witcher 3.

@Gamer83 I think you're giving them too much credit by even calling them gamers if they place journey at #1, as to me it doesn't even qualify as one. A unique experience, i'll give it that. But a game? Nope.

@Napples
Well, to be fair they have good credentials, I just like joking around. Journey definitely isn't one that would come anywhere close to a top 20 for me though. Hell I don't think I'd have it in a top 200.

I nominated the top 2 so I'm pretty pleased with the result. In the correct order as well both great games, which I've completed numerous times, but for me the scavenging and crafting gets tiresome in TLOU. Can't wait to play Uncharted 4!

It's a fine list I'll have to try out some titles there I haven't played yet well done to mc noisy I will play journey at some point.I've heard its a must play and I feel kinda guilty as I've owned it for a long time but been too distracted by other games.

I'm yet to finish it but from what I've played I'll say Yakuza 5 is the best playstation game ever

@KratosMD Thanks for both the reply and the explanation ahahahah
So it was only available as a physical retail game but not as a download?

On a side note, P2 is the only Valve game I've ever played but yeah, I know they tend to focus on PC (actually, that is the reason I haven't played their games lol), but I'd like to try some other games, such as Half-Life (really, is there anyone in the world who hasn't been praising that series in the last 15+ years?). I thought my PS3 could help me, but it sounds like I'll have to get a PC if I want to play them 😁

P.S.: what do you mean by "they don't like making games anymore"? Sorry but as I've stated I'm not into Valve and only know them superficially... have they quit making games to focus on Steam?

@NinjaWaddleDee How many games from 1997 do you think would be good if played for the first time in 2016? Obviously it's all about the game when the game came out. Though everything from the Dreamcast forward does hold up better, the Dreamcast for me was the start of modern gaming.

I played Mario 64 after Jak and Daxter and thought Mario 64 was just total rubbish. And I still think Mario 64 is rubbish. And all of those open world N64 games, I hate that look. Ocarina of Time may hold up, but that's 1998, and I still haven't played it.

I actually think I enjoyed the story more in FF8, played it in it's entirety back to back, but 7 was my first JRPG, and that was that. Xenoblade Chronciles - not X - is probably way better, possibly the best JRPG I've ever played, but 7 is 7.

@get2sammyb You voted the 1 trick pony sequel over the original? What's wrong with you?

That is one hell of a list and I'm pleased to say that I have played the vast majority of them. If I were nitpicking then Resi 2 is better than 4 and Red Dead Redemption is better than any GTA but at least we have the correct Batman game. Uncharted 2 is a most worthy winner and I can still remember being blown away by the opening level and then again on the later train stage and I have no idea how Naughty Dog gets these games to run that well and look that good. Personally I may have put The Last of Us as number 1 but only just, it has the best story in any game I've played and it's ending is truly inevitable of the greatest ever where as the less said about Uncharted 2's last boss the better.

Push square readers, you've done yourself proud

I didn't participate as much as I wanted to in voting, since I hadn't played most of the games, but thanks @themcnoisy for doing this. At least I now have a list of great games to try out. I'll make sure to participate next year!

@rjejr Don't bother playing Ocarina of Time, I'd honestly put FFIIV above it. (I know, it's blasphemy coming from someone with a Samus avatar, but Zelda games aren't my forte. I don't like any of them.) I also think Mario 64 is overrated as well, as are most nintendo 64 and ps1 games, barring a few. But again, that's just me. I stick to 16 bit, and anything post N64 for my gaming needs.

No argument here, Uncharted 2 was amazing. One of my favorite games of all time.

@Gamer83 I agree, most 16 bit and some 8 bit games hold up very well to this day. It's why I always return to Super Mario World, Sonic 2 and 3, and Super Metroid every year.

Witcher 3 at number 3 and RDR at 18? You got to be kidding me right? I wouldn't even put Witcher in the top 20, much less top 3.

Anyone who says Uncharted 2 is still good hasn't played it since 2009.

@NinjaWaddleDee They are best in class games, you could counter with; Super Hydalide, Altered Beast, Super Monaco GP, Eswat and Italia 90. No one got time for them anymore. (playing devils advocate Streets of Rage 2, Shining Force 2, Sonic 2, Sensi Soccer, Super Mario Kart and SMB3 would all be in my top 20 games ever.)

Good to see the positive comments; thanks @get2sammyb for letting us run the cup. Thanks to the Pushsquare community for buying into it. All the people who voted in hats off to you for taking the time, there's only one real finite source in this universe and the fact you have given some time over is the highest accolade whenever you try something different.

The true top Pushsquare Forums Playstation Top 25 games. Everyone should play them!

@Majic12 I can see why the Witcher is there. It has set the bar for future RPGs.

What a completely meh list, my taste in games certainly differs from the general opinion it would appear.

@RaymanFan2 I played itt for my first time 3 weeks ago on ps3 and thought it was superb

@RaymanFan2 I played itt for my first time 3 weeks ago on ps3 and thought it was superb

@Majic12 see, everyone is different. Loved the witcher - it was a top 3 game. Hated red dead - wouldn't even be in my top 100 but I respect the people who do love it.

Persona 4 Golden is my favorite game of all time so I'm glad it got some love. Such an overall incredible game. I'd say it's a solid list. Bioshock deserves to be there for sure.. I'll never forget the first time I played it

@ztpayne7 Of course everyone is different, never said we were all the same. I was just under the assumption that everyone really needed to read my personal opinion on the rankings of greatest playstation games:)

@stevie85 Yea opinions and all. I just don't personally feel it. After the shine wore off 20 hours in it became a total slog for me, and mostly boring. The technical achievements and the production quality DID raise the bar, but it just never felt fun playing it. To each his own!

@NinjaWaddleDee "Don't bother playing Ocarina of Time"

After playing Twilight Princess as my first Zelda game, then watching old videos of OoT, I kind of feel like I already have played it, so I haven't. I'm still looking forward to Zelda U, if they can pull it off. fingers crossed

@get2sammyb "I so can't wait for The Last Guardian."

Do you feel like you're the only one? I feel like everyone else, myself included, has moved on. I feel the same way about Zelda U as well, looked great in 2014 for a 2015 release, but 2017, I'll just go play Witcher 3, thanks. All of my hype for TLG has gone to Dreams. It's ok, I know I'm the only one, I need to balance out my FF7 sheeple fanboy w/ liking a game nobody else cares about.

@get2sammyb Maybe an E3 shlwing with a game play trailer?

Uncharted 2 is definitely a top-tier game in my list of PlayStation greats.

Number one though? Hmm... I'd have to say ICO or Shadow of the Colossus.

@Gamer83 Indeed, mario sunshine does held up but many games just look bland when played again. For example i love YS seven which still holds up very well ( psp) but when i played one of the first YS games i just hated them.

Oohw and i hate the journey as well. Artsy farty game

@get2sammyb Naah, i'm also excited for the last guardian. If it comes close to shadow of the colussus than i'm happy

@RaymanFan2 Played the remaster and i still holds up very well

Wow great games tho personally I'd swap the Witcher around with Red Dead.

@JoeBlogs Asylum FTW

Man, A Crack In Time is the best Ratchet & Clank game. It's just too damn good to not be in this list! Sort of amazed that there's no Jak & Daxter here either. Very happy that Rocket League and Rayman Origins are in the top 15 though, although I'd very much appreciate it if Rayman Origins got higher. Overall a good list other than those things though.

It is the best PlayStation game ever. Naughty dog haven't bettered it yet.

Same as Arkham asylum was never bettered.

Same as final fantasy VII was never bettered.

Same as resident evil 2 wasn't (PlayStation wise) it's a joke that resident evil 4 is in there. Resident evil 4 was a GameCube game and was better on GameCube. PlayStation got a port way after the original release of the game.

I still stand by that the PS4 was an unnecessary generation. Look how little it features in that top 25 all time for one. It was too early, not required and bro By very little to the table over PS3 except now we have to pay to play online. Brilliant improvement for the consumer there.

They should have looked to a 2016/2017 release to include 4K and VR. Not a halfway measure as a money maker till they could be bothered making a true successor to PS3.

PS4 "players" you've just been played for the last 3 years.

@DESS-M-8 "They should have looked to a 2016/2017 release to include 4K and VR. Not a halfway measure as a money maker till they could be bothered making a true successor to PS3."

I think you're forgetting the point that they need to react to the competition and not get left behind.

Can you imagine the market if X1 came out and Sony stuck with the PS3?! They would literally be handing the competition the win...

@JoeBlogs Yeah, you'd be better off playing the enhanced version of Ocarina on 3DS. Even when it was released, the N64 looked pretty muddy in places (even Miyamoto thinks it's ugly now). Still my favourite game ever, though. Actually, you reminded me of a big problem facing today's classic games - that they're in SD, so a big problem Sony, Nintendo and (to a lesser extent) Microsoft face is choosing whether to simply release them as they are, or go through the effort of remastering them in HD. Then, when 4K rolls around, they'll then have to do it all over again! I sometimes wonder if they should simply leave them as they are, warts and all.

Can't argue with this list. Sure there are some I would have and wouldn't (and I never had a PS3, but thanks to the miracle of remasters, I have played most of them that weren't on xbox).

Can't understand people being rud about the list - it is list of games decided by a selection of gamers who frequent the site and pitched their ideas. I think it is a fun read and show what impeccable gaming taste I have by having played most of them.

@Dodoo reacting to the competition is normally the quickest way to make a loss. Making an innovative and beneficial change is where profit lies.

The Xbox one would still be where it is now if ps4 was later. If ps4 was later it may have had time to develop a point of it being released in he first place.

As an example, Nintendo have not released in sync with their competitors for nearly 20 years, some with success some with significantly less.

Researching and developing how to push the industry forward should be the corner stone of any console manufacturer, not they got one we need to one.

The PS3 was songs best console so far, they nailed a lot of things that were successful. Ps4 doesn't even expand on them, it's the same console but more powerful. And now Sony are already subverting the ps4, almost confirming they brought it out too early.

Street fighter v being released as it was and it being constantly updated for the next & months.... The PS4 is the hardware equivalent of that

Why hasn't Sony released any more PS2 dowloads? You can easily get the three Uncharted games remastered on PS4 but not many other great games like Mass Effect.

@DESS-M-8 I get what you're saying and agree "researching and developing how to push the industry forward should be the corner stone of any console manufacturer" but unfortunately we now live in a world where products are rushed to market, often unfinished or unsuitable for purpose and "fixed" or improved post-release.

@Dodoo that doesn't justify then doing that though. That's just accepting a shoddy product and making do.

@get2sammyb
100% agree on journey score, I still remember the sound, the graphics, the experience of playing that game..

@Gamer83
The thing about playstation is, it's for everyone. Where's the nintendo console is for platformer fans, xbox is for shooter and racing fans, playstation is for every game fans. From tomb raider 1 to gran tourismo to tekken to ico to uncharted, there isn't 1 genre that defined playstation. Rather than talking down about people choise maybe you should just accept that.

@Tasuki You are probably right, but I wonder why are not there any more new PS2 downloads at all. It's very disappointing.

@wiiware
If you're referring to my comments about Journey, I'm just having some fun. I'm not a fan at all but I don't have anything against people who do like it. If you're talking about other comments, point out where I 'talk down' to people. You also don't need to tell me what PlayStation is about, I've been there since Sony entered the home console market and there's a reason it's always been my preferred platform.

@Gamer83
Ok
@Tasuki
No problem

@get2sammyb "I can understand why people may need more information."

Could be. Personally I feel like people need less distraction. Games get announced, we get excited, we want it. We see more, we want it more. Then it goes away and we lose interest. Sometimes absence doens't make the heart grow fonder, sometimes it makes us lose interest. And then other games come along that we get excited for. Shemue 3, FF7 Remaster. KH3. Horizon: Zero Dawn. Just think about all the exciting new games that have been announced since TLG was supposed to come out in early 2010 (I had it on a must buy list w/ GoW3, Darksiders, Bayonetta, Dante's Inferno, FF13 and a few others. PS3 was rolling back then.)

So I just think people have moved on to all the new toys. Hype could come back once we see more and it gets a release date, but it has a lot of competition. Guess we'll see.

@JoeBlogs I had my Wii hooked up to an nice SD 36" CRTV and a lot of the games looked respectable. I upgraded to a 52" 1080p TV when I got my PS3 and the Wii games didn't look very well after that. TP in particular looked washed out. I should have kept that old tv, it worked fine, but it weighed 235lbs so I let the delivery guys take it away b/c I didn't want to move it myself.

Zelda U will probably just be open world OoT, so I'll play that and call it a day.

@Tasuki Look:

https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-ie/cid=STORE-MSF75508-PS2TOPS4?smcid=pdc:ie-en:pdc-explore-ps4-games:browse-ps2-classics:null:STORE-MSF75508-PS2TOPS4

14 titles since heaven knows when...

FF7 is at #17?

No, this is a disgrace.

Get off my lawn!