Episode 197: The PS4 Draft (with Dave Scarborough)
Returning guest Dave Scarborough (who?) joins us for our next three-person draft, focused on the PlayStation 4. Vote for the winner in our pinned tweet.
This week’s music is from the Persona 5: Royal soundtrack by Shoji Meguro. Thank you to Matthew ‘Mr Basil Pesto’ Castle for the edits.
Categories?
- Killzone Shadow Fall, Knack or Knack II
- Game with ‘gravity’ in the title
- The ‘pick Bloodborne first or lose immediately’ Soulslike category
- Remaster that makes Matthew groan
- Live-service game but the servers are now offline
- People love it!
- Features cockneys
- Was staunchly called a PC game when it was picked in the last draft two weeks ago
- PS VR game later sold on Facebook marketplace
- Features Sackboy
Categories
- Exclusive 1
- Exclusive 2
- 90+ on Metacritic
- Download game
- RPG
- Open world
- Remake or remaster
- Wild card
- Multiplayer
- Free pick
Draft Order
| Player | Category | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| Dave | Exclusive 1 | Bloodborne |
| Samuel | 90+ on Metacritic | Red Dead Redemption 2 |
| Samuel | Exclusive 1 | Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End |
| Matthew | Exclusive 1 | The Last of Us Part II |
| Matthew | 90+ on Metacritic | God of War |
| Dave | Download game | P.T. |
| Samuel | Exclusive 2 | Ghost of Tsushima |
| Matthew | Exclusive 2 | Marvel’s Spider-Man |
| Dave | 90+ on Metacritic | Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice |
| Samuel | RPG | Persona 5 Royal |
| Matthew | Free pick | Hitman: World of Assassination |
| Dave | RPG | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
| Samuel | Open world | Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain |
| Matthew | Open world | Death Stranding |
| Dave | Exclusive 2 | The Last Guardian |
| Samuel | Free pick | Yakuza 0 |
| Matthew | RPG | Nier: Automata |
| Dave | Remake or remaster | Resident Evil 2 (2019) |
| Samuel | Remake or remaster | Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection |
| Matthew | Multiplayer | Monster Hunter: World |
| Dave | Multiplayer | Apex Legends |
| Samuel | Wild card | Until Dawn |
| Matthew | Remake or remaster | Tetris Effect |
| Dave | Wild card | Batman: Arkham VR |
| Samuel | Download game | Life Is Strange |
| Matthew | Download game | What Remains of Edith Finch |
| Dave | Free pick | Titanfall 2 |
| Samuel | Multiplayer | Rocket League |
| Matthew | Wild card | 428: Shibuya Scramble |
| Dave | Open world | Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales |
Picks
| Category | Dave | Samuel | Matthew |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exclusive 1 | Bloodborne | Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End | The Last of Us Part II |
| Exclusive 2 | The Last Guardian | Ghost of Tsushima | Marvel’s Spider-Man |
| 90+ on Metacritic | Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice | Red Dead Redemption 2 | God of War |
| Download game | P.T. | Life Is Strange | What Remains of Edith Finch |
| RPG | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Persona 5 Royal | Nier: Automata |
| Open world | Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales | Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain | Death Stranding |
| Remake or remaster | Resident Evil 2 (2019) | Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection | Tetris Effect |
| Wild card | Batman: Arkham VR | Until Dawn | 428: Shibuya Scramble |
| Multiplayer | Apex Legends | Rocket League | Monster Hunter: World |
| Free pick | Titanfall 2 | Yakuza 0 | Hitman: World of Assassination |
Results
- Dave 34%
- Samuel 37%
- Matthew 29%
- (234 votes)