The Greatest PlayStation Set Pieces of All Time

Big, memorable set pieces are a huge part of gaming. Here are six of the greatest examples from PlayStation’s illustrious history.

Depending on what kind of games you enjoy, you’re either nodding your head in excitement right now, or asking yourself “what the heck is a set piece?”. If you’re in the latter camp, allow me to explain. Most folks will have seen an action movie at some point in their lives. Using that frame of reference, consider those big, loud action scenes that you leave you catching your breath. It’s not just that these scenes are big, it’s that they are unique focal points, often standing alone as notable moments.

Think Tom Cruise climbing the side of a 100-story building in a Mission Impossible movie, The Rock doing something death-defying in a Fast and Furious movie, or pretty much anything James Bond does. Now put those in a video game, and you have yourself a set piece.

The gaming landscape is full of these moments, and everyone will have a different list. Certain developers are really great at them, others tend to avoid them for sake of budget or just the flow of the game. There’s no way one article could cover all the great examples in PlayStation’s illustrious history, but we’ll give it a shot. Let us…