There be dragons.
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. Rob spent a whole week “finding himself” up in the mountains before deciding on the final order of this list.
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Retailers clearing stock.
While the PlayStation Classic met our expectations by delivering a jolt of nostalgia earlier this month, it made a lot of people very angry indeed. In fact, it doesn’t seem like it’s sold anywhere near as well as it should have, meaning that retailers are beginning to clear stock. So if you too would like to make your own YouTube video about how mad the micro-console makes you, may we recommend you purchase one for less than $60/£50 right now:
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Oh yeah, that came out.
The Christmas tree is still up, presents are discarded around the house, the tins of Celebrations are half empty, and Push Square scribes are penning articles that celebrate the very best of everyone’s favourite hobby. That’s right folks, we hope you’re enjoying Game of the Year 2018!
However, you won’t find any of those nominees in the following piece. We’re here to recognise those titles that came and went without even a hint of intellectual discussion, even if they may have warranted some. These are the PlayStation 4 games you already forgot were released in the year of 2018.
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All cel and good.
Aside from the thoroughly charming cel-shaded aesthetic and good-natured storytelling, Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom bears little resemblance to its 2011 predecessor: the cast of characters is entirely new, the battle system has been completely revamped, and there’s huge focus placed on a city building minigame. It’s one of the weirdest sequels of the year – a game that outright ignores much of what made the first game popular, and instead entertains in ways you might not expect.
Ni No Kuni II tells the story of the young king Evan, usurped by his father’s once trusted adviser, and forced to flee his homeland with a mysterious stranger from another world. Together they vow to start a new kingdom – one where rich and poor alike can live in peace and harmony – and they begin recruiting allies to bring their dream to fruition. Yes, it’s all a bit cheesy, and there’s little going on here story-wise that you couldn’t see in a dozen generic animated movies, but it gives you an excuse to travel a wonderful, magical world, battle mythical creatures, and take part in an outrageous number of side-quests.
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The Revenant.
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. Jacob told us he’d barely played any games this year, but we gave him Chinese burns until he delivered his list.
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Big savings.
Ah, good ol’ Boxing Day, eh? It was the big shopping holiday here in the UK before Black Friday took to these shores like a particularly poisonous plague. These days it’s not such a big deal, but you can never rule out a festive offer or three. And now you’ve got that cash that grandma put in your Xmas card, you may actually be looking for the best PS4 Boxing Day deals to blow it on.
These are the best PS4 Boxing Day 2018 deals in the USA.
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Compliments of the season to you.
Wait, is this thing on? So wait, we keep the servers online even though no one’s actually here? What do you mean people are reading this article – aren’t you supposed to be squabbling with family members over pigs in blankets? Oh right, you wanted to read the latest Game of the Year entry – well, you’ll have to wait until tomorrow for that. While we’ve got your attention, though, why don’t you pop down your mince pie and indulge us for 30 seconds, because we’ve got something we want to say.
Merry Christmas!
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By the gods.
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 Stephen that he’d have to spend the rest of his days in Slack with Sammy and Robert if he didn’t deliver his list.
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‘Tis the season.
Ah, winter holidays. Is there any better time to just sit back, relax, and play some lovely video games? Well, we suppose the answer to that all depends on whether you actually have some free time, but we imagine that most of you reading this will have at least a couple of days to do as you wish over the next week or so.
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Stephen tells the tale of how he joined the hunt.
For those that aren’t aware, I’m a proper wuss. I have an irrational fear of spiders and other creepy crawlies, and I’d much rather watch the works of Walt Disney than Tobe Hooper. The scariest film I’ve ever seen is probably Alien, and I’d say the scariest game I’ve ever played, until recently, was The Last of Us. Halloween for me is carving pumpkins and hoping trick-or-treaters don’t arrive to steal my chocolate. I’m not into horror on any level, really.
However, back in March of this year, Sony added two highly acclaimed PS4 exclusives to the PlayStation Plus lineup. One was Ratchet & Clank – which I’d already played and loved, obviously – and the other was Bloodborne, a joint effort between From Software and Japan Studio. I’d heard a lot about this game, not least from Push Square’s illustrious editor and Lovecraft lover, Sammy Barker. I distinctly remember the reveal of the game formerly known as Project Beast during E3 2014. Let’s remind ourselves of that initial trailer.
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