Even the story – better executed in the game than in the recent movie – represents some of the best humor and world-building that the series has to offer.Ībove all, Ratchet & Clank represents a new beginning for a series that deserves such praise and popularity. The controls are slick and the weapons are a collection of the best in the series the puzzles are more accessible and the gadgets have more utility. But instead of taking it easy, Insomniac Games rebuilt their first Ratchet title from the ground up and made not only the most graphically beautiful entry in the series to date but also the best movie tie-in game ever.Įverything is an improvement on the gameplay of the original. Even the Super Mario games have been changing genre, so Ratchet & Clank could have phoned it in and still met great success given the appetite for 3D platformers. It’s no secret that the genre has been under-served of late. Soon, they’ll be one of the biggest developers of Oculus Rift games, and earlier this year they brought back 3D platformers with the outstanding Ratchet & Clank remake. In 2014, Sunset Overdrive was a headline exclusive for the Xbox One. At the launch of the PS3, Resistance: Fall of Man was one of the few worthwhile titles.
Insomniac Games are one-developer video game defence force. Although it cannot beat the classic, densely connected Rubik’s Cube that is the first Dark Souls – and Bloodborne is more thematically accomplished – Dark Souls III is an incredible journey and a fitting send off to From Software’s legendary series. The difficulty curve has never been more inviting to new players (though it is still an incredibly difficult game), the bosses are bigger and more twisted than ever, and the RPG elements have been greatly expanded on.ĭark Sou ls III is the most accessible of the Souls games, and also the most polished. Continuing director Hidetaka Miyazaki’s fascination with grotesque worlds filled to the brim of monsters and magic, Dark Souls III even improves upon its predecessors in some ways. Lordran is over, the kingdom of Lothric has lost its ruler and the flame is dying – the end is nigh.ĭark Souls III epitomises, without quite perfecting, all of the stories that have come before in the Souls universe – even including Demon’s and Bloodborne. Factions – self-involved, benign, or mysterious – all pursuing their own goals. DARK SOULS IIIĪ world hurtling toward destruction. Uncharted 4 has taken the completely opposite route, going for less action and more substance, and it really pays off, sending the Uncharted series out on its highest note. A series that was traditionally known for its high octane cinematic moments was toned down into a more story focused “final adventure” for the series and it was better for it.Īs I said in my review of the game, “We don’t see sequels like this very often.” Usually a sequel is designed to be “bigger and better” than the last game. Naughty Dog sent the series out on its highest note and turned a series that was primarily seen as a Hollywood action adventure game into something more. It was probably a no brainer that Uncharted 4 would make it on to this list. Inside is a game people will be talking about for a long time as they try to piece together the wordless narrative and the world that encompasses it. What makes Inside such an important game, though, is its world-building and the atmosphere it creates. It’s one of the few games we’ve awarded a 10 out of 10 to here on OnlySP and it’s a game that instills so much thought in the player without doing really anything all that complex.
Games like Inside don’t come out very often.
Is there anything you would add to this list? Tell us in the comments what your best games from the first half of 2016 are! This is not a mathematical list of the best review scores on the site rather, they are simply some of our favorite games of the year so far. And though there is certainly an excellent selection of quality independents, it’s a good sign that the AAA studios can still wow us with games like Uncharted 4. Well, we’re already half way through 2016, a year many would say has had indie games reigning supreme.
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