Sticking to strict PS exclusives I'd recommend:
- The Last of Us 1/2
- Uncharted 1-4
- Gravity Rush 1/2
- Tearaway Unfolded
You shouldn't play TLOU2 without playing the first game, and they are easily the best exclusives PS has to offer for my money.
Uncharted can be played in any order really, there is continuity but it's not hugely important and the first and third games are weaker - you might not get on with the first game so I'd start with either 2 or 4. 4 shifts tone with more downtime and variation in its gameplay. I've not played Lost Legacy, it's supposed to be really good.
Gravity Rush has a more niche appeal but they are both brilliant games, especially aesthetically and in world-building. 2 remains one of my favourite looking games of all time. They aren't JRPGs, but I think fans of those are the people who will most likely enjoy them.
Tearaway I have still only played on Vita, but I'm assured it translates onto PS4 well enough to still be very charming. It's a 3D platformer with lots of experimental and playful mechanics based around player input.
Relaxing the exclusives rule only slightly I'd go to Death Stranding and Journey as games that were PS exclusives but have since come to PC.
Dowbocop wrote:Ico absolutely blew my mind, but I thought SOTC was a pretentious, unfinished mess. I'll see what reviews say about TLG!
There are clear influences from both games but it's more like Ico on balance as it's a puzzle game with an AI partner escaping from a castle-like location. SOTC's influence is most obvious in the way you climb and hold on to Trico (the AI creature) but it's contextually different to SOTC - you're not trying to kill him!
I think it's fantastic, but I think both Ico and SOTC are (although my preference is with Ico as probably the best of the three). I think the biggest divider of opinion is whether you find the AI lifelike and enigmatic or frustrating and fiddly.