Every Major PS4 Exclusive - Ranked From Worst To Best

10. NieR: Automata

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Platinum Game

From one serviceable combat model to a developer who hands-down create the best hack n' slash gaming money can buy, Platinum's masterpiece NieR: Automata is currently one of the highest-rated video games of the generation so far.

And why? Because NieR does things that only 1% of the industry ever go near.

Think Metal Gear Solid asking you to "check the back of the CD case" and you're halfway there.

Better yet, Automata operates on a 'three genres in one' setup, with a camera that alternates following up-close for standard action fare, then moves to the side, transforming the game into a side-scroller before shifting overhead, making everything feel like an old-school bullet hell shooter.

The first time you realise you've just shifted through a multitude of genres in quick succession is a masterstroke in game design, and that's before you get to the "What does it mean to be human?" story, or what happens after the credits...

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Gaming Editor
Gaming Editor

WhatCulture's Head of Gaming.