9 upcoming PS4 games you must buy

Talk around town is that the next gen consoles users don’t have a lot of games to play. Well, it’s time to put rumours to an end, at least, for the PS4. Videos games are beginning to flow out again, after E3 and Gamescom, the list of amazing games keeps increasing, from AAA and tiny studios alike.The PS4 has been a massive success for Sony. Savvy marketing, indie scene support, developer input, raw power all bundled with a manageable price-tag has sold over 10 million PS4 systems. And to back the awesome console, according to reports, PS4 gives you nine exclusive reasons to own the console.The following games are must-play exclusives for the PlayStation 4:

#9 Everybodys Gone to Rapture

Everybody’s Gone to Rapture is set in the English countryside and in the moment after the world has ended. With no HUD, no objective and no one else around, players have to find out the answers on their own. You go about, exploring the game and discover physical and existential meaning for what exactly happened to everybody. If you’ve seen the trailer, you would have seen a friendly glowing orb calling players onward, one of five eerie companions you can choose to follow.

Your understanding of the story can and will be differ, according to where you go, what things you do, the clues you find and in what order you find them. We won’t even know if we have to solve some larger mystery or not or if we even can. Another point worth knowing is that you cannot die in the game. According to the developers, the only fail state in the game if is the player doesn’t care. Well whatever answers await us out there, we can’t wait to thoughtfully wander through the visually rich aftermath of well, we still don’t know.

#8 Unchartered 4

Nathan Drake is the badass hero, and a star in Sony’s action adventure game Unchartered, and he’s back again in its fourth instalment. Naughty Dog has always given much importance to detail and production value, and Uncharted being exclusive for the ps4 will allow them to use PS4’s technical potential to the maximum. It is unclear where (or when) Uncharted 4 will take place, but the initial teaser showed several areas on a map of the east coast of Africa, including the Cape of Good Hope, and Madagascar. The area called 'The Sonquas' on the map is a historic name for the area during the 1800s, so maybe a hint to the time period.

The debut trailer too is out and though short, it is absolutely stunning and the clip was in-engine, so we saw exactly how the game will look like. The clip shows a finely detailed Nathan Drake groggily getting up on a muddy river shore and shuffling into a scary tropical temple, with skeletons in cages, swinging about.

#7 Hellblade

Hellblade, revealed during Sony's press conference at Gamescom 2014, is the newest game from developer Ninja Theory, creators of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Oddyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry. Ninja Theory is stressing the fact that Hellblade is an AAA quality game despite being independently published. The trailer has a visual style that resembles Heavenly Sword, but there is no connection between the two games. Ninja Theory is defined by three things: ninja-class melee game-play, strong character stories and a unique art vision.

On Hellblade, they promise to double down on what they do best to give us a deeper character in a twisted world with brutal relentless combat. The introductory trailer introduces you to the Hellblade world, which is based on Celtic myth. The trailer is focused on Senua, Hellblade’s protagonist as she embarks on a very personal journey through a hellish underworld. Artwork of villains on their official site shows intense murderous and garish figures all ready to do you in. Another PS4 exclusive that we can’t wait to get our hands on.

#6 The Last Guardian

The Last Guardian, previously known as Project Trico (working title), is the game in development by Team Ico, who previously developed ICO and Shadow of the Colossus. The Last Guardian was originally slated for a holiday 2011 release, announced at the Tokyo Game Show 2010. It was subsequently pushed back to 2012. After missing this release date and not appearing at E3 2012, The Last Guardian's release plans remained a mystery until Sony finally came out saying that the game has not been cancelled and is still in progress, and most likely to be a PS4 exclusive.

The Last Guardian tells a boy-and-his-dog tale, where the dog is a giant and feathered, yet seemingly amiable beast called Trico. Team Ico has not been forthcoming with specific plot details, but game-play will involve the boy manipulating his companion to navigate a variety of environmental puzzles. One key element of The Last Guardian's game-play is you bonding with Trico so that he'll be more responsive to you. When there is hardly any bonding between the two, the massive beast goes about its business, basically ignoring the boy, until you manage using your surroundings to get what you want out of Trico.

#5 Bloodborne

From Hidetaka Miyazaki and FromSoftware, creators of the legendary games Demon's Souls and Dark Souls, comes Bloodborne, an all-new action RPG brimming with unforgiving, unrelenting terror, developed exclusively for the PlayStation 4 system. Described as a spiritual successor to Demon's Souls, the game takes place in the ancient city of Yharnam, a destination for pilgrim travelers. The player will arrive on their own pilgrimage, only to discover the city is inflicted with a terrible illness. The player must battle horrific residents and beasts that are inflicted with this illness.

Face your fears as you search for answers in the ancient city, now cursed with a strange endemic illness spreading through the streets like wildfire. Danger, death and madness lurk around every corner of this dark and horrific world, and you must discover its darkest secrets in order to survive. There have been some changes in the game from previous titles from Soul’s games. One of the largest game-play changes is combat, and the speed at which you fight enemies.

Previously in the Soul's games, an emphasis was placed on defense and patience and although it is still true, there is a stronger focus on speed and offense in. By using your firearm and melee weapon, battles can be much quicker and more action packed.

#4 The Order: 1886

Discover history’s darkest secret in The Order: 1886, the game that re-writes history by introducing a unique vision of Victorian-Era London, where Man uses advanced technology to battle a powerful and ancient foe. In an alternate history where myths and technology co-exist, players take on the role of Sir Galahad, a hardened member of an elite order of Knights engaging in a centuries-old war that will determine the course of history forever.

Exclusive on PS4, the game takes you through the dawn of the Industrial Revolution where The Order is now equipped with powerful weapons to turn the tide against your enemy, the Half-breeds. However, there is also a new threat that you have to face. A rebellion emerges and the Rebel ranks are growing, and they soon declare an all-out war against The Order and the government oppression it represents. Now, the Knights of The Order must face threats on all sides as they struggle to maintain peace and order. The game is as exciting as it sounds and coupled with cutting edge graphics and game-play, it is a must have if you own a PS4.

#3 No Man\'s Sky

The universe is your oyster, well at least for PS4 owners it is. No Man’s Sky is a game about exploration and survival, set in an infinite procedurally generated universe. Whether a distant mountain or a planet hanging low on the horizon, you visit it. You can fly seamlessly from the surface of a planet to another, and every star in the sky is a sun that you can visit. Where you’ll go and how fast you’ll make your way through this universe is up to you. The choices all fall on you.

Every solar system, planet, ocean and cave is filled with wonder, as well as danger and you are vulnerable. Your ship and suit are fragile, and every encounter will test your skills. The situations vary from dog-fighting in space to first-person combat on a planet’s surface. And, one mistake could see you lose everything. No voyages can be taken lightly and so you’ll need to prepare well. Collect precious resources on the surfaces of planets and trade them to upgrade ships, suits and other equipment that will take you further into the vast universe. Other players will also be exploring the same vast universe simultaneously and maybe you can make your mark on their worlds as well as your own. In No Man’s Sky, every victory and every defeat have lasting results.

#2 Rime

A strange island with a sinister secret and an open-world adventure that’s different from the usual ones we see. In Rime you play out the story of a boy who must use his wits and resourcefulness to survive, and ultimately escape from a mysterious island and a terrible curse within it. The game emphasizes on open world game-play where the freedom in exploration allows you to explore almost every part of the island, face its challenges and ultimately uncover its terrible secret. Imagine GTA but in a child’s dream version of it. It also gives you dynamic puzzle solving sequences where you are integral to how puzzles are solved and with the help of a strange artefact you can control the surroundings and even the time itself. Rime also offers you a unique control system, thanks to the innovative control offered by the DUALSHOCK 4 controller. In the game you will find that light, sound and touch are all essential in your bid to escape the island.

#1 WiLD

Well topping the list of truly epic games exclusive to the PS4, we have Wild Sheep’s upcoming game called Wild. An open world is limited at best, but with Wild having an open world that is the size of Europe, we don’t think it will be of much concern. Set 10,000 years in the past, the game will also have seasons and weather just like a real world would. Every time you play you’ll discover new things, even in the same place as before.

However, the best feature of the game is the multitude of things you can control. The developers have decided that every creature should be playable in the game, even the giant and dangerous ones! So now, you can play as a heavily muscled human or any living creature; you can be a wolf, eagle, or a boar, among others. All these features come together to open so many new game-play situations, especially when playing online which another feature we absolutely love.

How you approach the game is all up to you, what you do and even what you are, is all on you to choose. Wild's ambitious and impressive trailer shows off the beautiful world and its inhabitants. It's unclear what you'll actually do in Wild besides hunt, but the concept alone is certainly interesting.