Since its first console was initially launched in Japan in 1994, PlayStation has captured the hearts and minds of hundreds of thousands of avid gamers world wide. Alongside world-class gameplay and cutting-edge graphics, the tales and the characters that inhabit them have been paramount to its success. Nevertheless, there have been loads of characters over time, and it may be powerful to know who’s the perfect of the perfect. So that is precisely why we requested in your assist to resolve this matter as soon as and for all.
After 1000’s and 1000’s of battles with matchups like Cloud Strife vs. Strong Snake and Nathan Drake vs. Aloy, the best PlayStation character, in accordance with you, has been determined. Who took the highest spot? Drumroll please…
BOY… what a alternative. With an 89.4% win proportion that is worthy of the gods, Kratos has defeated all who stood in his means but once more to assert this coveted Platinum Trophy. The star of God of Struggle Ragnarok and the character who first appeared on PlayStation 2 in 2005 secured victory in 42,088 of his 47,099 battles.
Whereas the probabilities of Kratos’ victory could have been boosted by the latest launch of God of Struggle Ragnarok, he’s undeniably an iconic character who has gone by way of a few of the best character progress we have seen out and in of video video games. I imply, we gave each 2018’s God of Struggle and this 12 months’s God of Struggle Ragnarok a ten/10, and an enormous cause why was Kratos and Atreus’ transferring journey exterior of the fight and offended screams.
The highway to PlayStation glory was a troublesome one, nonetheless, and Uncharted’s Nathan Drake put up struggle and earned second place with a win proportion of 83.2%. Nathan Drake has, lately, been some of the recognizable characters in PlayStation’s roster, and his recognition even helped him bounce to the massive display.
Talking of characters worthy of a change of medium, The Final of Us’ Joel Miller claimed spot #3 with an 80.8% win proportion, and Ellie wasn’t far behind as she completed eighth. Whereas it might be a while till we get one other journey that includes these characters, Joel and Ellie might be delivered to life by Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in HBO’s The Final of Us early subsequent 12 months.
Rounding out the highest 10 have been Metallic Gear Strong’s Strong Snake, Marvel’s Spider-Man’s Spider-Man/Peter Parker, Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft, Last Fantasy VII’s Cloud Strife, The Final of Us’ Ellie (as we talked about), Ratchet & Clank’s Ratchet, and Ghost of Tsushima’s Jin Sakai.
On the opposite finish of the PlayStation spectrum sit Odin Sphere’s Oswald and Gwendolyn, who claimed the underside two spots. We, at IGN, love Odin Sphere and its remake Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir, however these video games are a bit area of interest when in comparison with the others.
The Mark of Kri’s Rau Utu adopted our Odin Sphere associates and, not like lots of the characters on the listing, hasn’t had a brand new recreation or look since 2005. The Getaway’s Frank Carter positioned one forward of Rau after which, regardless of her being a part of the roster of PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, Fats Princess adopted.
Rounding out the underside 10 have been The Getaway’s Mark Hammond, Last Fantasy Ways’ Delita Heiral, Syphon Filter’s Lian Xing, UmJammer Lammy’s Lammy, and Medal of Honor’s Manon Batiste.
Are you questioning the place your favourite PlayStation characters landed, like possibly Aloy? (She took spot #13) For all of the rankings, you possibly can try the total listing of the place all 123 PlayStation characters that competed within the face-off ended up.
For extra, try our rankings of the perfect PlayStation exclusives, the perfect PS5 video games you possibly can play now, and the best PlayStation video games of all time.
Adam Bankhurst is a information author for IGN. You may comply with him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.