The annual Push Square Towers tradition is back, as we sit down our scribes and pester them once more for their five favourite PlayStation games of the year. With such a strong assortment of software in 2018, it’s always tough deciding upon the cream of the crop. We told Alex he wouldn't be allowed to flip his Brazilian BBQ card until he sent us this list.
Fifth Choice: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
While I’ve found both the bog standard zombie and multiplayer aspects of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 tedious as hell, the battle royale inspired Blackout mode has single-handedly managed to catapult this title into my top five of 2018. By combat dropping a serious amount of presentational polish – as well as the satisfying gunplay the series is known for – it’s pitched just right for me personally, comfortably nestling between the tactics of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and the antics of Fortnite.
Fourth Choice: Hitman 2
Quite possibly one of the finest puzzle games out there, Hitman 2 – like protagonist Agent 47 – never misses its target. Sure, the improvements over its predecessor are relatively minor, but with a selection box of new missions to master – as well as the ability to import ever last mission from the first game so you can enjoy them all over again – I found myself sinking far too many hours into finding and executing as many convoluted ways of taking out my targets as I could.
Third Choice: Marvel's Spider-Man
While far from being a revolution for superhero video games many might have been hoping for – nothing will ever top Batman: Arkham Asylum on that front – the complex combat and sublime swinging captivated me for many, many hours. The sheer range of weapons as well as the fluidity of motion throughout were more than enough to paper over the cookie cutter side content and average story. The fact that this year it was the only title I got the Platinum Trophy while playing is clear confirmation that Spider-Man needed to be one of my top games of 2018.
Second Choice: Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2 is a truly astounding technical accomplishment that also serves as an absolutely filthy display of development excess. The attention to detail throughout its open world feels needless at times, but nevertheless, it is a joy to experience. It’s rare for me to disregard a game’s story in favour of exploration, but Red Dead Redemption 2 did it, and I’m still nowhere near finishing the narrative due to spending far too much time riding into the sunset. It’s a milestone game indeed, and one that may only be surpassed – in terms of its attention to detail – by Rockstar itself.
First Choice: God of War
From the moment I witnessed two gods trading superhuman punches, demolishing rock and tree alike, this reinvention of a classic series that – in my eyes – could easily have been laid to rest permanently, had my full attention. Whether it was through the wonderful combat – who would ever get bored of recalling that lovely axe – or the mesmerising story and world, it delivered an adventure of continually escalating grandeur, yet still tied it all back to the complicated relationship between a father and son. Boy, was it great.
It's big guns all the way for our Alex, but do you agree with this order of 2018's blockbuster titles? Throw your Leviathan Axe into the comments section below.
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And they said that single player games were dead...
Happy Christmas everyone.
@Kienda EA and MS said single player games were dead and that's only because they want to push their online service games full of microtransactions so they can fleece players for as much as they can
@FullbringIchigo yeah, I understand. The comment was my attempt to take a swipe at them. My favourite games are single player where I pay for the game and have a full experience without having to pay anything else and can play at my own pace.
Unfortunately, we are seeing micro transactions being added to single player games like Devil May Cry and others. Or pay extra upfront to receive in game advantage and I don’t agree with either models.
@Kienda you know i don't mind DLC in single player games IF it's done right say like Spider-Man where it's a separate story that takes place after the main story but the main story is still complete so it doesn't detract from it
and the ones in Devil May Cry 5 ain't to bad either all they are for is the lazy people who can't be bothered to get the Red Orbs in game but they don't actually impact the game in anyway
@munkondi
Yup, pretty much my thoughts. I won't slight Red Dead or say it's undeserving because I think the way a lot of people feel about that game is how I feel about GTA V despite some serious flaws, but I can't give RDR 2 Game of the Year over God of War which I thought was just a brilliant, straight forward action game and a much needed break from massive, but empty, open worlds. It controlled well, looks phenomenal, told a great story, all the characters were likeable and the combat was awesome.
@FullbringIchigo I agree that DLC is fine. Horizon Zero Dawn’s DLC was enjoyable and worth it in my opinion.
However, I disagree with micro transactions in DMC. They have probably made those red orbs harder to farm for those unwilling to pay and then it means it encourages people to pay up to speed up the process.
That’s why I don’t agree with it.
With HZD I could complete the game on easy mode, have the same experience as others and no loss of enjoyment. If I wanted a harder challenge I could up the difficulty. But I wasn’t forced to farm for longer because I didn’t pay up.
Give me a full game. Give multiple options for completing the game quicker or easier. But give them as part of the core game without having to pay more. Let us pay for DLC or cosmetics that don’t affect the game, just the look of the character. That’s all I ask for.
@Kienda i played the demo of DMC5 and trust me they haven't nerfed the amount you earn at all, in fact i would say you actually get a little more
kratos the king.word up son
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