Starting with Death Stranding in November, we got Last of Us Part II in February and then Cyberpunk 2077 in April. These three are possible GOTG contenders.

Then we have a bunch of heavy hitters like Final Fantasy VII, Ghost of Tsushima, Jedi: Fallen Order, Watch Dogs 3, Elden Ring, etc.

What's your pick for the best finale for a console in the past? PS3's last year was pretty busy but I don't think the quality was up to par for most of them.

Well this can be said to be an incredible lineup for the last active year of a console.

I've been thinking the same thing; 2020 is almost too good to be true.

But I've noticed over the years that the future always looks amazing. In other words, it always appears as though there are a lot of amazing games on the horizon. Hopefully they all turn out to actually be good games. Naughty Dog has very good credibility, and I have faith in Kojima-san as well. I have high hopes for Ghosts of Tsushima, but I'm not as confident about it as I am the other two.

As for FF7, it certainly looks amazing, and I would guess that it will fair well with critics, but I'm not sure if it will live up to my own expectations. FF7 played a huge role in my childhood, and FF in general is one of my top gaming series. But I was disappointed with FF15 (pacing, RPG mechanics, would have liked more party members, and some female), and I am not on board with the way they are releasing FF7 in segments. I hope they do this right; I really freaking do.

I'm not familiar with Jedi: The Fallen Order, as I actually don't watch or play much Star Wars stuff.

I haven't played a Watch Dogs game yet, but maybe I should try one. When I think of the series the only thing that comes to mind is the disappointment of the original, but if the second one is worth playing, I did just finish MGS Phantom Pain, so I'm looking for something new to play.

Elden Ring seems legit as hell, but if PC is released same day, I'll likely do that instead.

Probably.
In 2020 we are getting TLOU2 + Cyberpunk + Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Those alone already create huge expectation.
And along 2020 we will be getting Nioh 2, Ghost of Tsushima, Doom Eternal and presumably Tales of Arise, and of course, the amazing FIFA 2021. which will allow players to fake injuries. Its probably gonna revolutionalize sports games.

I just want me some good jrpgs tho. Looking forward to Granblue Fantasy: Relink and a western release for Ys9.

Ka-pi96 said: Why are you including games from two separate years? 2019 and 2020 aren't the same Anyways, it's unlikely as far as I'm concerned. The Last of Us + Grand Theft Auto 5 was a brilliant final send off for the PS3 and I doubt any of the PS4's 2020 games will match either of those, let alone both of them combined, so I don't think it will take the title for me.

Because PS5 will likely be out in November next years so PS4’s last 12 months start this November.

TLOU2 + CP2077 look to be great counters for TLOU+GTAV. Then as I said there’s all that other stuff on top of that.

I have my doubts about Cyberpunk as well. The hype is unreal, yet this is their first SF game while making characters from scratch without a literary background to fall back on, plus the open world of TW3, although pretty, wasn't all that great. Their strengths were bringing Andrzej Sapkowski's stories and characters to life. Plus cyberpunk isn't really my favorite SF genre and has been overdone to death in games.

But maybe, if I keep my expectations low, the game will be good after all.

TLOU2 I have more faith in. Well established characters that have a lot of room for further exploration.

Ka-pi96 said: Why are you including games from two separate years? 2019 and 2020 aren't the same Anyways, it's unlikely as far as I'm concerned. The Last of Us + Grand Theft Auto 5 was a brilliant final send off for the PS3 and I doubt any of the PS4's 2020 games will match either of those, let alone both of them combined, so I don't think it will take the title for me.

For both posts.

You both are right on "last 12 months" and "last calendar year". But in the end we know he is talking about the tail end of PS4 being fantastic and for him the best ever.

Maybe. If you’re into Japanese style stuff it looks pretty great on paper. Personally LoU2 hype fell immensely with no MP talk and I am somehow less interested each time I see Death Stranding, reminds me of Scalebound. Cyberpunk will be amazing though. And we have Doom Eternal also. Amazing last year for this gen kicks off next week with Outer Worlds.

I am only interested in TLoU 2 and Ghost. Death does nothing for me and I have major concerns about FFVII. So the ps4 is ending solid, but not great. This year has been meh for me personally. The ps4 peaked in 2018.

What, there's an Ys 9? Is a western release confirmed? I am really enjoying Lacrimosa of DANA, which is the second Ys game I've played in addition to Origin, but I didn't know that they had one after that. I really like the island theme of 8, and I think that's going to be hard to top.