Weekend Hot Topic: Best PlayStation exclusives ever
Readers debate their favourite PlayStation only games from across the years, from Metal Gear Solid to Bloodborne.
The subject for this week’s Hot Topic was suggested by reader Tosh, who was inspired by the recent launch of PS Plus Premium and its easy access to classic PlayStation titles. Although any game that was exclusive at the time of release qualified, whether it was made by Sony or not.
Lots of games, for almost every PlayStation format, were mentioned, although with a particular bias towards the original PlayStation and the most recent two consoles. Which suggests that while nostalgia is strong Sony is still hitting the right notes.
Release order This is a tricky one, especially as while Sony’s overall quality has increased greatly over the last generation they have also become more formulaic. God Of War is, I would say, the best use of that formula and an excellent game that actually achieved the impossible by having me like Kratos as a character, or at least not completely hate him.
For me though the absolute best exclusive is the Ico trilogy. The only difficultly is deciding which one. I think The Last Guardian is the weakest, even if it’s still good (like World’s End compared to Hot Fuzz) but comparing the other two is tricky.
As great as Ico is I think there’s a lot more subtext going on with Shadow Of The Colossus, which is just a beautifully clever game that says so much with hardly any dialogue. I feel a bit off recommending the PlayStation 4 remake, which I felt added nothing, but that is probably the best and easiest way to experience. Just make sure you play Ico first, so you understand the ending!Nobody9463
One is enough I had to check the release dates on this first, but the answer was obvious as soon as I
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