Uncharted 4 A Thief’s End (PS4 exclusive)
The Uncharted series, ever since it’s original game on the PS3, it has been considered the face of PlayStation and one of Sony’s biggest system sellers. With Uncharted 4 set to be the last game in the series by Naughty Dog and Nathan Drake final adventure, Uncharted 4 is a worthy end to his legacy.
With what is probably the best story (though Uncharted 2 might have something to say about that) in the Uncharted series and fantastic graphics and top notch gameplay. Uncharted 4 A Thief’s End is a must play for PlayStation 4 owners.
The Witcher 3
The Witcher 3 is probably the most engaging open world game I have played so far, every mission and side mission matters. It isn’t just a do this, kill that, and be done with it. A lot if not all of the missions (still haven’t done everything in the game) are connected. The graphics are amazing and while the combat I feel is the weakest part of the game it is still pretty fun.
BloodBorne (PS4 exclusive)
BloodBorne is what happens when you take Dark Souls and move it to a Victorian era setting and make the gameplay faster.
I have played Demon’s Souls and Dark Souls (apart from Dark Souls 3) and while I enjoy the games, the slow gameplay and what I found to be uninteresting game settings made them never really a must play store for me. Enter BloodBorne, development by From Software (makers of the Soul series) and Sony Japan Studio, BloodBorne is everything I wanted the Soul games to to be. As a fan of the Victorian era setting in video games, I loved the setting of BloodBorne, faster gameplay meant I was more interested in the combat and what I consider some of the best boss designs in a video game.
Destiny
Destiny originally got a bad reputation for lack of content (among other issues) when the game originally came out in 2014, the two expansions that were released, the dark below and house of wolves were okay but were an extra €30 (for the season pass) and didn’t add enough to justify the cost for most. Then in 2015 Destiny: The Taken King which Bungie called Destiny year 2 was released. it redid pretty much everything about Destiny and is what many would say is how Destiny should have originally been from the start and I agree. Rise of Iron, which is year 3 and was released in September, has added a lot more things, such as fire axes and more. Destiny is a must play if you are a fan of first person shooting games.
Ratchet & Clank PS4 (PS4 exclusive)
The Ratchet & Clank series is one of the top five game franchises for me since it began back on the PlayStation 2. I’m happy to see Insomniac Games still making them even after over 10 years. The latest game which is a re-imagining of the original PlayStation 2 game, (though there are some notable differences) is like playing a Pixar movie come to life. Great storytelling, fun gameplay, and fantastic looking worlds. At €30 it is a fantastic value for money game and one of the systems best.
Doom
Apart from a little bit of Doom BFG, which I played years ago, I have never played a Doom game. So Doom on the PS4 was the first time I really got into the series and I am so happy that I played this. It is a bloody great game, you don’t regeneration, you have to find med packs, It is old school FPS gameplay at it’s best and it works wonderful. In an age where most FPS’s are the same thing but with a different skin, playing a game like Doom is a breath of fresh air.
DriveClub (PS4 exclusive)
DriveClub is an interesting game, originally it was supposed to be released along side Knack and Killzone Shadow Fall as a launch title for the PlayStation 4 back in 2013. However, it was delayed over a year to 2014 and when it did come out it was full of server issues among other things.
Fast forward to the end of 2016 and while the developers of DriveClub are no longer with us, having been closed by Sony earlier this year, they left DriveClub in a good state, a ton of free DLC (and paid), they released DriveClub bikes, fixed pretty much all the issues that the game originally had and more. You can find DriveClub for pretty cheap and now that Gran turismo Sport has been delayed, now might be the time to pick up DriveClub and give it a go.
Fallout 4
Fallout 4 is the latest in the long running Fallout series, while graphics aren’t as impressive as say The Witcher 3. The gameplay more than makes up for it, the shooting has been improved a lot since Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas. The Boston setting of the Commonwealth I think is fantastic and the story takes awhile to get into (at least it did for me) but once it does it gets good. Sony and Bethesda have also announced that mod support will be coming to the PS4 version (after Skyrim remastered releases, which will also have mod support).
Killzone Shadow Fall (PS4 exclusive)
Okay I know what you are thinking, how can Killzone Shadow Fall be one of the best games to play on the PS4, it was a launch title. True it was and it still holds up really well. I have always loved the Killzone series, I think it is one of Sony’s best game franchises. While it has not sold as well as Microsoft’s Halo series which it is offered compared to, Killzone Shadow Fall is a good addition to the series, graphics still hold up well, story I think while not as good as Killzone 3 and Killzone Mercenary (on the PSVita) is still pretty fun and interesting, the gameplay has also changed a bit. You can use stealth a lot more, the levels are also a lot more open than it’s predecessors. Just like Halo however, Killzone shines in it’s multiplayer and Killzone Shadow Fall is no different. The game comes with 10 maps (you can get more as part of the season pass) but people can also create their own custom map called warzones which can be shared. All in all, Killzone Shadow Fall can be found for cheap and is a worth a try. I can’t wait to see what the next game in the series is like, but I hope we get a collection in the meantime with all of the past games.
Until Dawn (PS4 exclusive)
Until Dawn was originally a game that was supposed to be released for the PlayStation 3 using the PS Move controller before being moved to the PS4. Until Dawn is a interaction survive horror, similar to Heavy Rain. The game is set in western Canada, and you control 8 characters, and uses the butterfly effect, so something you do earlier in the game, will affect the outcome of something happening later on, such as someone living or dying. The game also makes it so if you regret a decision, you have to continue on till you best the game, or restart the game from the beginning. A spin off is also being released for PlayStation VR, called Until Dawn Rush of Blood.
This is just a small list of some amazing games on the PlayStation 4. There are also a lot of games coming out within the next year or two, such as God of War, Days Gone, Persona 5 and more that I can’t wait for. So I’ll be updating this list as time goes by and more games come out, that I think are the best PS4 games you should play. Let us know what are your top 10 PS4 games!.
