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So I just got a PS3... (RECOMMEND)
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Hello PA,
I've just gone and got myself a Playstation 3 and thought you fine people here could help me along the line of unmissable games.
I've grabbed Heavy Rain, Little Big Planet and Valkyria Chronicles (and plan on getting Demon Souls and 3D Dot Game Heroes). I already own a 360, therefore I'm really only interested in PS3 exclusives or muti-platform games that are generally regarded as better on the PS3.
So Penny Arcade, please, recommend away.
I've just gone and got myself a Playstation 3 and thought you fine people here could help me along the line of unmissable games.
I've grabbed Heavy Rain, Little Big Planet and Valkyria Chronicles (and plan on getting Demon Souls and 3D Dot Game Heroes). I already own a 360, therefore I'm really only interested in PS3 exclusives or muti-platform games that are generally regarded as better on the PS3.
So Penny Arcade, please, recommend away.
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Killzone 2 might or might not be worth looking at for you.
Uncharted(s)
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inFamous was kind of fun for a bit. Everyone spanks over Uncharted but I hated it.
Darksiders is fun and better on the PS3.
I liked Folklore a lot. Eternal Sonata is better on the PS3 but jury's out as to whether it's worth playing at all.
Apparently Burnout Paradise is much better on the PS3.
And yeah, avoid FFXIII at all costs. It looks amazing, but is one of the, if not the, worst game I've played this entire console generation.
Edit: And whatever you do, don't forget to set aside money for the Last Guardian, the third Team ICO game, sometime before it comes out.
WAIT.
shooter is out?
is there a demo?
Fuck the shooter sections, though. Fuck 'em with a battle axe.
edit: Free tip: Turn off the shit awful motion controls.
Super Stardust HD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYql98tL-t4
Yakuza 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sSq2j4XV2U
Heavenly Sword
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CVjsBjNi-s
Don't think so. But you don't need one. Just buy it.
Edit - Oh wait, you got it already! That's a first!
Uncharted 2
Ratchet and Clank: ToD
Ratchet and Clank: Crack in Time
Killzone 2 if you can find it cheap
God of War Collection and number 3
The Ratchet and Clank games. Seriously, just do it.
God of War 1, 2 and 3. Play 1 and 2 first, otherwise they'll be extremely underwhelming after 3.
With MGS4, would I need to have played the others to follow the game? (I've played the MSG Remake on the GC but the others have passed me by).
Also, I've often found myself spending a lot of time with Xbox Arcade and Wiiware games recently, I know of Flower (which looks like the most peaceful game ever) and those Pixeljunk games look great fun.
Are there any others that are worth a look?
EDIT: Also, also, I grabbed FFXIII on the 360 and enjoy it for the most part.
You'll be totally fucking lost.
I'd say go for it anyways: you'll be confused, but that seems to be a central goal of the dev team for those who have played them all too.
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A bit of research on some key characters that carry over game to game like Naomi, Meryl, Otacon and Liquid and he should be right to go. That's all I did, and I wasn't lost at all. There's a lot of stuff that references the previous games, but overall the plot is pretty easy to follow by itself. Smoe of the big reveals won't make an impact though.
That game doesnt even stack up to the original GoW, let alone GoW3.
Infamous is a fantastic game that just seems to have dropped off everyone's critical radar, despite good reviews at the time, which is a shame. I loved it.
Demon's souls is a vicious bitch that tears out your heart time and time again but its just so unlike anything else this generation.
And to parrot the masses the following exclusives are in my collection and are awesome....
Uncharted 1/2
Ratchet and Clank (Future Tools, Booty, Crack in Time)
inFamous
Valkyria Chronicles
MAG
LBP (although I find this one to be less awesome than most)
And buy Suikoden from the PSOne store. I like to pretend that the more this sells the quicker Konami will get off their asses and give me Suikoden 2!
Edit: I picked up a used copy of MGS4 on the extremely cheap. After a few hours I decided it was not for me (never really played any games in the series) and it was later traded in as part of a downpayment on Uncharted 2. Best trade I ever made :P
Heavenly Sword is most certainly not a cheap title yet. Or not cheap enough.
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This. Forever This. Katamari is one of the best franchises you've never heard of.
Also, God of War Collection and 3.
Wipeout HD is a good choice from PSN. Along with PSOne classics you might have missed out on/don't have.
So because one game on the system does it better, no other games of the genre are allowed to be recommended? Heavenly Sword is still a slick GoW clone with stunning visuals. It has its highs and lows, but it's not a bad game, and it deserves to be played.
Well, I think its a pretty bad game. Slick? It has a horribly clunky combat system (three different fighting stances? An auto-block? some sort of bizarre colour-coding system for enemy attacks?), the puzzles are a joke (a box of hats! Woop!) The art direction is terrible (medieval europe mixed with half-baked oriental fantasy where everyone speaks in comedy cockney or scottish accents. Uh huh.) and they clearly blew all the money they should've spent developing the game on those terrible cutscenes. And the story takes itself too seriously.
Plus its about six hours long, cutscenes included.
Yes I bought it full price. If you must play it buy it cheap. It does look nice i'll grant, though the framerate gets a bit choppy at times.
[edit] Christ, I forgot Wipeout HD. Totally essential with the fury pack.
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From what I remember it was something like coloured trails on enemy attacks, and you could only counter or block those attacks if you were in the specific combat stance that corresponded to that colour. There was an auto-block, which just felt confusing after literally years spent developing muscle memory timing block button presses. To me it felt like a totally arbitrary attempt to add depth to a pretty shonky combat system, but I dunno.
If you've finished the GoW collection and you're desperate for more you could do worse than heavenly sword i suppose.
Get FFXIII, it's one of the best RPGs of all time.
I'd play Bayonetta first. Even on PS3. Though 360 is the way to go with Bayonetta if you have the choice.
Different games. Heavenly Sword channels God of War in its style. Slower pace, not as combo driven, very western design. Bayonetta channels Devil May Cry. Fast, heavily combo based and completely Japanese. I enjoyed Heavenly Sword and GoW, but I can't get into DMC, and won't bother with Bayonetta.
On this style of game though, the OP should definitely get Darksiders. It led on PS3 and is better on it.
Also another vote in for all 3 Ratchet & Clank games. So excellent.
#1 Favorite: inFamous. I'm not kidding. There are games of higher overall quality, to be sure, but no game this gen has provided gameplay of such uniformly high pleasure than inFamous.
Uncharted 2 (though I do recommend playing the first one first).
That's Uncharted 2. I'm not kidding. During my first playthrough, I was so giddily thrilled with the experience I found myself laughing out loud. Not at a joke, or a clever reference - simply because my Cup of Happy was bubbling over, and had to be released through exultation.
Siren: Blood Curse.
Wonderful art direction and atmosphere, absolutely incredible music, classic adventure gaming tropes, the best damn variation on the shambling dead I have ever seen and - here's the kicker - built from the ground up as a stealth game.
Consider that. The already stress-fueled survival horror genre combined with the tense, nervous gameplay of a stealth title - but Siren's genius isn't limited to its loving combination of mechanics and styles. It is as smart as Silent Hill 2, and twice as creepy. Oh yeah. I went there.
Also recommended: Ratchet & Clank, Resistance, Heavenly Sword (pretty much just for the presentation - still worth it, if you can find it cheap), God of War III, Heavy Rain, Killzone 2.
Edit: Oh, and Mirror's Edge, Burnout Paradise and Darksiders all lead development on the PS3, so it's the way to go, there. I've also heard if you intend to pick up FFXIII to get it on PS3, but I'm not about to endorse or condemn it either way.