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Sacred Symbols+, Episode 436 | Ranking PlayStation's IP (Part I)
🕑 Added 2025-02-15 17:00:18 +0000 UTCIt's me, Colin. In search of a new episode of Sacred+ this week, we accidentally stumbled into at least two. That's because we -- myself, Dustin, and Brad -- bit off a little more than we could chew, albeit serendipitously. Thus, we present to you the first of a two-part episode dedicated to the ranking of Sony-owned PlayStation IP from both first and second party, from the very beginning of the PSone era to today. The only rule here is that Sony must own the game or franchise in question (so, no Crash or Spyro), though it doesn't matter if Sony itself owns the developer that made it (so, Uncharted is fine, but so too is Heavenly Sword). Yet, as we got into this exercise, we realized there was a whole lot more to dissect than we anticipated. So instead of rushing and half-assing it, we thought we'd go slowly and deliberately, split things in half, and post a follow-up in the coming weeks. For now, enjoy the opening salvo of our herculean task: Giving every PlayStation IP a letter grade, from S to F. Certainly, this won't be contentious in the least!
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Benjamin Pope
This was a fun episode, excited for the follow up! I usually listen, but these tier list episodes will always get me to watch instead.
Robbie Agnew
Fun episode. Easy episodes are ok Col
Jeffrey Rommel
Amazing ep - this trio offers so much insight and balance together - I hope y’all do more shows together like this!
Gooch Gobbler
Why is everything about the damn sales now with Colin? Console sales are the only thing that matter in the business apparently, series are worth more because they sold more??? Death Stranding, while ambitious, is definitely a B, even if you guys like it. Ratchet should be S, Horizon should be B (and I love Horizon), and I think Ghost should B unless they nail this second game
Gooch Gobbler
Ratchet is def S tier
TheMuff1nMon
Ratchet and Sly both deserve better
Bizy_Mix
Colin never turns off his computer?!
Bryan Lozano
Seeing Sly at C tier hurt to see :(
Seany Mac
Everyone knows that part 2 will feature the most consequential IP in playstation history: Modnation Racers
Tyler Stafford
Partly, Colin is a contrarian and it seems he's always upset when he talks about GoT. Also, we're talking about TLOU2 and it is not loved the same way part 1 is. I personally rate part 2 over 1 and GoT, for the record.
Aaron
To be clear you think Colin is down on Ghost of Tsushima because some people like it more than Last of Us?
Drew
I can see astrobot and mario collab and a bungie x halo collab in the next 10 years
Tyler Stafford
We'll see when he replays it I guess.
Adam Barnes
Or, he just isn’t that into it. It’s a solid 7.5
Garry
Wasn’t superstardust the first game to get trophies to.
Caleb Peacock
If there’s just 1 I could manually change it would be gravity rush in B(s in my heart). Still waiting for the 2 remaster
Pianopower
We are not getting a new Last of Us game in the entirety of the Ps5 cycle and you want me to believe it’s S tier? Lol
Jeshua Anderson
I'm not even a Spierman guy, but it should be S Tier. The PS3 font is literally from the Spiderman game from that generation. Sony and Spiderman have been attached at the hip for decades now.
Jeshua Anderson
I'm glad someone elses sees this.
Edwin Juarez
Resistance.
Tyler Stafford
Everytime Colin mentions Ghost of Tsushima it's so very clear why he's down on it. It's way more beloved than TLOU2 and better selling despite coming out a month later and as a new ip. I love both games personally and I think when Colin replays it he will do a 180 on the game.
Christopher Gourley
I am as big an infamous fan as anyone but it's not more relevant than killzone.
Distinct Possibility
This is an awesome idea. I do think there are some missing IP though, such as Destiny and Colony Wars. I thought the ownership of the Death Stranding IP was handed off to Kojima Production in 2024 too, there are a lot outlets reporting that Kojima had full ownership of the IP. Still, these are a lot of fun and it's really cool that you guys are doing this.
carlos torres
I'm at the point now that "Resistance" is a goddamn trigger word now... Specifically Resistance: Fall of Man's arsenal is truly so distinguished. Lord, why must I be starved of a modern way to play those games??
Zac
Oh my godddd we get it Dustin and Brad are having sex WE GET IT ALREADY
AjackPilot
My assumptions of how this tier list would work with you guys was off. Some early IP were left off. At least I didn’t see either Colony Wars or G-Police. Suggestion for a future episode: find people within the Patreon base who loved obscure, lesser-known games and let them pitch why they deserve to be more recognized and/or revived by Sony. Colony Wars should be a game that is mentioned with the best of the best PS1 games amongst the likes of FFVII/IX, MGS1, C:SOTN, etc but because it’s in the niche flight/space/sim/shooter genre it is never recognized as such. For a 1997 release, it’s a game that looks, sounds, and feels AAA for the time. The gameplay still holds up. Very challenging and non-linear progression with 70+ missions. It’s hardly ever talked about and it deserves to be recognized. Was hoping their classic G-Police rerelease on PSN was a sign of a Colony Wars classic release in the near future, but I’m still waiting…
Damien Groome
Ratchet and Clank better be high on the list!
beeperbeeper5
Hell yes
Bobby T
I cannot wait to chow down on this
Conor Wilson
Love the idea!
