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Not only does it provide some of the most intense and thoughtfully directed action sequences ever, it also manages to layer nuance into familiar characters and reframe our understanding of the series as a whole, all while drawing the story of roguish explorer Nathan Drake to a satisfying close. Sony's other major exclusive also suffered a few delays, but just like The Last Guardian, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End proved to be worth the wait. Add to that an enchanting world and satisfying final act and you've got a Sony exclusive worthy of Team Ico's legacy-even if it took nearly a decade to develop.īy clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's Watching Trico react just as a real animal might (and overcoming the early frustrations associated with coaxing a stubborn creature to behave a certain way) creates an uncannily real connection that's nothing short of magic. Through the boy, you must train Trico the same way you might train a real-life pet: slowly, through a gradual earning of trust. While most games build bonds through static storytelling, Last Guardian turns relationship-building into an active process. Many games strive to create connections between their characters, but none have achieved anything like the extraordinary bond that gradually forms between Trico and the nameless boy over the course of Fumito Ueda's The Last Guardian. If you somehow slept through 2016 or just picked up a PS4 recently, here are the five most essential PS4 games that launched this past year. And those weren't even the best of the best. The console's already strong library grew even stronger thanks not only to an embarassment of top-tier multiplatform games but also to several quality exclusives, including timed exclusives like The Witness and Firewatch console exclusives like Street Fighter V and true platform exclusives like Ratchet & Clank and Rez Infinite. You can find him live-tweeting his latest bar experiences on Twitter.Įditor's note: The Dreams section of this article was updated to include developer live streams.The latter half of 2016 was all about hardware for Sony, but PlayStation 4 owners still enjoyed a respectable haul of new games. Marty Sliva is a senior editor at IGN and is a slower swimmer than Alanah Pearce. You can find him rambling about Persona and Spelunky on Twitter. Were there any missing games you were hoping to see at this year's PSX? Let us know in the comments below, and be sure to check out IGN's 2016 PlayStation Experience hub for a look at all the games that did make it to the show this year.Īndrew Goldfarb is IGN's executive editor of news and really hopes some of these games have cute animals in them. I mean, who doesn't want to assume control of a giant bear or a murder of crows, and use them to ravage a gang of cannibals before coming face-to-face with a giant naked snake goddess? That's right, you all want that. Its awesome Paris Games Week demo from 2015 made it one of our most anticipated games, which made its absence since then all the more painful. Michel Ancel’s Wild is a game we only see once a year, but holy hell does it make a lasting impression.
