Editors’ Choice 2019: A Plague Tale: Innocence weaves a beautiful and macabre story

Early on in A Plague Tale: Innocence, the De Rune siblings pause in the middle of a silent church yard. After their ancestral home was attacked, they’ve been on the run through the fields and villages of war-torn, plague-infested medieval France, with angry villagers and the Inquisition hot on their trail. Older sister and protagonist Amicia is determined to keep her sickly brother Hugo safe, urging him to keep moving forward, but Hugo runs off to...

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Editors’ Choice 2019: Sayonara Wild Hearts defies action-rhythm genre boundaries

I’ve always had a soft spot for music-driven games. Rhythm games like Guitar Hero, Rez, or Thumper play almost subconsciously for me as someone with a musical background so I first approached Sayonara Wild Hearts with a similar mindset. However, as I made my way through the game I discovered that it’s so much more than just pressing a button to the beat. Sayonara Wild Hearts not only fuses music and gaming together, it’s also a nuanced love letter...

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The best PlayStation trailers of 2019

We hope you’re having a wonderful holiday! We’re taking it easy over at PlayStation HQ, but we couldn’t resist looking back at some of the biggest and best trailers of 2019. We’ve gathered a few of our favourites below; feel free to reminisce with us! Did we miss any? Share your faves in the comments and head on over to PlayStation Europe’s YouTube channel for more. Ghost of Tsushima | The Ghost trailer Resident Evil 3 | Announcement trailer Untitled Goose Game | Announcement trailer Godfall | Reveal trailer Final Fantasy VII Remake |...

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Editors’ Choice 2019: Intense duels reign supreme in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

As someone familiar with FromSoftware’s prior works, I approached Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice with (what I believed to be) earned confidence. After all, surely those who’ve conquered the Souls series and acquired Bloodborne’s Platinum Trophy would be adequately prepared for a stealthy shinobi adventure through 15th Century Japan. For the first several enemy encounters, this feeling held true. Whether I was sneaking across rooftops or engaging foes...

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Editors’ Choice 2019: Death Stranding delivers an addictive open world journey

Where do I start? Death Stranding, as is true of just about anything Hideo Kojima works on, has been the subject of intense speculation since it was first revealed on stage at PlayStation’s E3 2016 press conference. With Kojima-san striking out on his own, starting a new studio (upon which he has staked his very name), and entering a partnership with Sony Interactive Entertainment to publish his studio’s first project, expectations were high. Is...

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This year’s best Christmas cards created by PlayStation developers

Whoa, it’s already the end of the year? Apparently, time flies when amazing games drop one right after the other! In these final holiday weeks of 2019, we’d like to say thank you for all your support throughout the year. Both the PlayStation Blog team and the creators of the aforementioned amazing games hope your holiday season is full of happiness, cheer, and (of course) lots of downtime to work on the backlog. Grab some nog, coffee, cider, or whatever...

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