So, what's the best first-party PS5 game at the moment?

What is the best first-party PS5 game at the moment?

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Based on a combination of scope and execution of an original game (rather than a remake), I'm gonna guess that'd be Death Stranding 2: On The Beach; with Astro Bot, Gran Turismo 7 and Returnal being some other truly remarkable PS5 titles; while Demon's Souls and The Last Of Us Part I are simply some of the best games of all time remade with the latest technology.
 
Banjo64 said:
It's Astro Bot but in the PS3 era this would have been 'one of many'.
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Sad, but true. I loved GOW: Ragnarok too, but that was crossgen, so it doesn't count for this poll. They really need to impress in the next few years. I hope Intergalactic isn't "too Woke" to point of destroying it's story or creating unnecessary controversy to make a point. I usually have no problem with "Woke" as long as it doesn't affect me whatsoever, but storywise Joel's dead the way it was handled in TLOU2 was fucking stupid in hindsight. The game was still a 9/10 for me, but yeah it had the potential to be a complete masterpiece. Thanks Christ the gameplay was sublime 😔
 
Where's Concord in the poll? Just because it dissapeared from the face of the Earth doesn't mean it went away in our memories.
 
nial said:
In 'other' like all the stuff I didn't include.
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But that's probably their most expensive exclusive this gen and one for the history books. Surely, it was more notable than adding destruction all stars.
 
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TheAtomicPile said:
It's obviously Spider-Man 2.

I'm so sorry bros.
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Nothing to be sorry. It was also my GOTY in its release year despite some of its pandering themes, and it's the only one that got me emotional at times when playing it compared to all the other, even if the others were also good. Peter and Harry's relationship throughout the game really pushed the game to the highest order.
 
Orangee said:
Killzone Mercenary also mogs this. So does Wipeout 2048. We didnt appreciate what we had back then

P.S: Ronin and Stellar are not "first-party".
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I played those games on my Vita but I respectfully disagree. Maybe if you were PSVita fan only, but there's no way people think that Gravity Daze and Killzone Mercenary are "moggin" this list. GR only had one good gameplay concept with the gravity manipulation, but wasted it in a run of the mill crackdown/infamous like open world game. It never utilized it's mechanics to its fullest. Killzone Mercenary.... Again if you only played vita games or handheld fps, no way people think it would be anything special if they played the ps3 version or just any other console FPS(battlefield, COD, Killzone etc). The limited and kinda empty multiplayer mode would disagree as well.
 
Dafegamer said:
I played those games on my Vita but I respectfully disagree. Maybe if you were PSVita fan only, but there's no way people think that Gravity Daze and Killzone Mercenary are "moggin" this list. GR only had one good gameplay concept with the gravity manipulation, but wasted it in a run of the mill crackdown/infamous like open world game. It never utilized it's mechanics to its fullest. Killzone Mercenary.... Again if you only played vita games or handheld fps, no way people think it would be anything special if they played the ps3 version or just any other console FPS(battlefield, COD, Killzone etc). The limited and kinda empty multiplayer mode would disagree as well.
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That says more about the ps5 games, no?
Killzone had amazing tight gameplay and the multiplayer was great. And they finished the game, unlike Spiderman 2..
 
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Orangee said:
That says more about the ps5 games, no?
Killzone had amazing tight gameplay and the multiplayer was great. And they finished the game, unlike Spiderman 2..
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Sure at the time, but "mogs" things like GOW: Ragnarok, Returnal, Astro Bot, R&C Rift Apart, Demon's Souls, The Last of Us Part 1 etc??? Certainly a controversial take. You might be right if GR actually used the concept in its missions, instead of focusing on stealth sections, fighting navi with not so tight combat. Most missions were kinda basic stuff and didn't even involve using the actual gravity mechanic. The Boss fight against Raven with the falling was great and memorable tho, but too few of those moments sadly. Missed potential, could've been a 10/10 but in the just 8/10 🥲
 
Returnal for me. Astro Bot is a very close second.

Returnal just did it all- unique, Dualsense use was fantastic (Astro Bot is right with it), looked great and just an overall blast to play.
 
Danny22 said:
But that's probably their most expensive exclusive this gen and one for the history books. Surely, it was more notable than adding destruction all stars.
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It definitely isn't, but let's not bring that here. Still, the game was only available for two weeks and I doubt many people here bought it, at all. At least Destruction AllStars is a full retail, original title that is still available to buy, no reason to not include it, as opposed to stuff like yearly sports titles (MLB The Show), ports/remasters (Spider-Man, GOT, Death Stranding, Uncharted, TLOU2, HZD, Days Gone), PSVR2-required titles (Horizon VR, Firewall Ultra), special demos/experiences (Astro's Playroom, My First Gran Turismo, Climate Station), game modes sold as standalone SKUs (Ghost of Tsushima Legends), and a game that was delisted just two weeks after its launch (Concord).
'Other' takes care of all that just fine enough.
Orangee said:
Killzone Mercenary also mogs this. So does Wipeout 2048. We didnt appreciate what we had back then
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Okay, I guess. Several first-party games on both PS Vita and PS5 that I would personally choose over either of those.
Orangee said:
P.S: Ronin and Stellar are not "first-party".
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Funded by SIE: check.
Produced by SIE: check.
Published by SIE: check.

They definitely are.
Mattyp said:
Half of those aren't first party titles
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The fuck, lmao.
Mattyp said:
the only PS5 SiE game on there is Astrobot.
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As in developed by SIE? Sure (except that there's Demon's Souls as well), but that doesn't mean that the rest aren't first-party.
 
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Definitely Demons Souls. I keep coming back to it well after its release.

Second would be GT7. My first race since I spent tons of hours into.
 
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