Reviewing games can be a tricky task. For one thing there is the audience to consider. Should you explain everything in minute detail as if this was their first game? For example, in the case of Destiny 2 is it fair to assume most people know what they’re getting into? To me, even if a game is the worst thing imaginable I like to not be too vicious. That’s not to say I won’t be critical. If a game is bad I’ll let you know. What I mean is I won’t go so 💦low as to insult the developers’ intelligence, or anything like that. There’s a way to critique games without coming across as a bitter🔥, angry gamer.

That said, we’re all human. We get upset and succumb to being mean sometimes. People actually love seeing a train wreck. It’s fun to be over the top critical sometimes for a laugh. You just have to know where to draw the line. Anyway with that out of the way just know that it’s hard to review stuff. I know, I know. It may not seem difficult, but if you get into the bu🎃siness you’ll learn to look at games in a new light. One thing we can mostly agree on is this. These thirty games are all pretty much perfect, but technically not good enough for an aggregate of 100. Do you agree, or disagree✨. Let’s analyze the Metacritic facts.

30 God Of War (PS4 94)

The reboot, sequel, whatever of God of War on PS4 is tied with the🦄 original game, but for me, this new game꧑ is the best in the series. While Kratos is still a grumpy Gus, he is at least trying to be better. It makes for a much more interesting journey than the rest of his endeavors. For many reasons, this will be winning one (if not many) Game of the Year awards from publications at the end of the year.

29 Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3 98)

Every single Grand Theft Auto game is ranked highly. It’s consistently one of the highest rated series in the biz. That said, slightly above all others is GTA IV. Only by one point from GTA V.🌌 At the time, it was revolutionary and proved what open-world games could be on the PS3 and Xbox 360 hardware. I think minds have changed since, but maybe that’s just me. Again,🦩 no one can discount how big of a hit this was at the time.

28 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3 96)

If you’ve never played one of these this is your jumping on point. While there is a backstory to each game, like the Indiana Jones films, it’s also self-contained. W🌸hiꦗle this is based on the PS3 version, the PS4 collection is the way to go. I can only surmise the score has been lowered because the first and third games have some issues. The game's incredible presentation catapulted cinematic video games to a whole new level.

27 Final Fantasy IX (PS1 94)

It might be hard to believe, but the highest rated Final Fantasy is IX. Well, dating back as far back as the PS1 at least. If this included the Super Nintendo I bet Final Fantasy VI would beat it. That being said, there’s something magical about IX “winning,” since it is a sendoff to th꧑e classic setting. The game stil🐻l looks great on PS1, which is a testament to the console’s power.

26 Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night (PS1 93)

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night can be thanked for helping kickstart the Metroidvania craze. It has a lot worth praising. While I think other Castlevania games do it better (like Dawn of Sorrow), according to Metacritic this is the best and it’s hard to argue against it. There’s something so mesmerizing about the exploration and gameplay loop that five minutes can turn into five hours easily. You can’t go wrong with starting out with Symphony of the Night.

25 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PS3 92)

Skyrim debuted in 2011. You know a game is good when people are still playing it seven years later and the parent comp🙈any, Bethesda, is continuing to release new versions of it on a multitude of🌳 consoles.

How many times have you happily bought this game?

Technically, the highest rated game in the series is this one, but specifically the Xbox 360 version. In fact, if you go down the list the PS3﷽ version is the sixth one down, but that’s still the first entry for PlayStation. Of course, everythign bogging down that version of the game has been fixed in future PlayStation iterations.

24 Resident Evil 4 (PS2 96)

Just as a clarification, Resident Evil 4 received the same score on GameCube. Also in terms of where the series’ rank on Metacritic, Resident Evil 4 occupies the first three slots with the third being the Wii version. I, uh, don’t know about that. Those that reviewed with motion controls must have been under the influence. That aside, this game 🧸is amazing. Remarkably, ⭕it still holds up today.

23 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty (PS2 96)

Sons of Liberty is pretty divisive among the fans. The only real gripe people complain abཧo✱ut is Raiden taking over for Snake. In the end, the game is still great, so as much as people were disappointed at first, the tide of frustration has largely settled.

That Tanker level still holds up wonderful — it’s so good! Metal Gear Solid 2 was truly ahead of its time in a lot of ways, an✃d Hideo Kojima managed to k🐠eep that going for most of the franchise.

22 Red Dead Redemption (PS3 95)

My actual favorite Grand Theft Auto game is Red Dead Redemption. Yes, it’s not technic𝕴ally part of the franchise, but there’s something so invigorating and gritty about the Wild West.

I’m nervous about the sequel since the original is so beloved in my heart, but whether it holds up to my expectations, or not, I’ll always have this to go back to. (Psst... Please rerelase the original on ꦏPS4!)

21 Bloodborne (PS4 92)

While it’s not technically part of the Souls series, it’s close enough and with that said it is the highest rated game in the franchise. It’s like Castlevania meets Dark Souls. Needless to say, everyone is waiting with baited breath for a follow-up, but with Activision publishing From Software's next title, whose to say if we'll ever get a sequel to Bloodborne.