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Buying a PS3 Wednesday
jhunter46
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So I'm finally taking the plunge and grabbing a PS3. So far my shopping list for Wednesday includes:
80gb MGS/Killzone 2 Bundle
Extra Controller
Valkyrie Chronicles
SF:IV
LBP
Any other games I should look at? I'm not super interested in Killzone 2, so I'm hoping that'll turn into 1000 Goozex points very soon.
Also, do the controllers charge or do you just replace the batteries?
80gb MGS/Killzone 2 Bundle
Extra Controller
Valkyrie Chronicles
SF:IV
LBP
Any other games I should look at? I'm not super interested in Killzone 2, so I'm hoping that'll turn into 1000 Goozex points very soon.
Also, do the controllers charge or do you just replace the batteries?
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Controllers charge.
Controllers can be recharged through the accompanying usb-mini cable(It's really really short though, so get a longer one if you want to be able to play while charging your controller.)
Get blazblue. Shits awesome.
Or KoF12 if you prefer something closer to SF, but online apparently sucks, even with patch (from some reports anyway, best to wait for a few days to confirm).
PSN: SAW776
Burnout Paradise
These 2 are must haves.
Other than that, do you have a 360 or Gaming PC? If not, here's what I've played and would recommend:
Uncharted, Burnout Paradise, Resistance 1/2, Killzone 2, Flower, Fl0w, Pixeljunk Eden & Monsters (and Encore for both), eh, I'm going to stop here because there's too many when i think of multi-plat titles. Get the above stuff, though it sounds like shooters aren't your thing.
I'm not going to worry about the price drop. Everything eventually gets cheaper, and I figure the MGS/Killzone 2 bundle is a pretty good deal.
Disgaea is on my list for sure, but I don't want to jump into that until I get through Valkyrie Chronicles.
I'm really going to be disappointed though if that software emulation backwards computability update doesn't drop.
I didn't own a PS2 and there are a handful of games I'd really like to go back and play.
(I like shooters as much as the next guy, but outside of Goldeneye and Halo, I don't really do the console shooter thing).
That works, but I would say your best option is one of these:
Charge when your PS3 is off, no cables draped across the room, and only about 1/3 more expensive than a pair of extended-length USBs.
Also, what you don't see in the photo is the subtle red/green glow around the holders that tells you whether the controller is fully charged or not. Classier than a mahogany minibar.
PSN:RevDrGalactus/NN:RevDrGalactus/Steam
Lair - make sure to patch it
Heavenly Sword
Infamous
Also - BlazBlue is an awesome game. And I solidly endorse it.
Critical Failures - Havenhold Campaign • August St. Cloud (Human Ranger)
Sad Panda. Maybe I'll rent it.
"So, are you going to join the military?"
"No, I want to be a teacher. I want to contribute--in my own way."
"'In your own way,' huh. (Long, thoughtful pause). That's deep stuff!"
This is an actual conversation in the game. I might be paraphrasing a little, but I'm not exaggerating the stupidity. It is amazingly bad, but not so bad it's good. It just makes you embarrassed to be playing it.
Edit:
A blu-ray player that can play MGS4, Uncharted, and will be able to play Heavy Rain, GoW3, and the Last Guardian is totally worth it though, I'm glad I bought it.
It really does improve once you open up the city and stuff. I think the story is actually pretty good, and the middle of the game is very enjoyable. The beginning is slow, but its trying to teach you, and the end is eh. But the middle is really good gaming.
PSN: SAW776
O.R.D.E.R.
This is an order. Aim your guns before you fire!
- Thanks Welkin... you 'da man.
Critical Failures - Havenhold Campaign • August St. Cloud (Human Ranger)
You're obviously shopping at the wromg places. Of course, shipping is quite a bit more, but it's not that bad if you're buying quite a bit of stuff.
Get some HDMI cables from there too.
No and no. Both are totally cool by Sony.
note that if you're actually going to install linux, the option he's talking about is basically fdisk and a bootloader.
What! It really doesn't.
There are over a million maps out for it, and the absolute best co-op play. It's a definite purchase
Indeed.
Ratio of good maps to broken/bad/boring maps?
Critical Failures - Havenhold Campaign • August St. Cloud (Human Ranger)
Fat Princess comes out this week apparently as well and that's an PSN exclusive.
Uh, more like 15x more expensive. How does 15' for $2.06 sound? Might as well add some HDMI cables while you're at it.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=103&cp_id=10303
NintendoID: Nailbunny 3DS: 3909-8796-4685
Couldn't really put a number on it personally, but I really urge you to get this game.
I am a game whore. Games don't hold my attention for very long before moving on, but this game was instantly in my top 5 games of all time after about 10 minutes of playtime.
The standard story levels and challenges are really great. But some of the user-made levels deliver a better experience then a large portion of retail games that I have played in my gamer life. Truly amazingly well done.
You should be able to find a copy used somewhere...I got really lucky with mine. Ordered a PS3 from sony-style.ca with my sony mastercard points, and it came with a bonus random game. The game was TNA Impact. (BOOO!) Found a few used copies at a place where the more used copies they have, the lower the prices get. Ended up getting $25 for TNA, and they had 3 LBPs priced at $24, so it was free essentially. I went back a few days later, and they had 1 left, and it was back up to $49.
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I would also recommend a charging dock. As cheap as monoprice is, its nice to have it charge while the PS3 is off. Sure, you can plug the USB end into another powered device, like a laptop, etc, but they also have to be on. Alternatively you could get a wall plug with USB port on it. iPhones/iPod Touches come with them.
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PSN: BuckySuperJew
Spoiler'd GamerCards
Burn Zombie Burn is quite fun if you can play it with two people on the same computer. This is also very true of LBP (I have far more fun with it with two/three players in the room than when I play solo). You can rent LBP first to see whether you like it. It's extremely cute though :winky:
It isn't Valkyria Chronicles's story or dialogue that's extremely good, it are the characters. You will have a few favourites in your squad, that you really like and feel bad about when they get shot down. So I would say the excellent gameplay and the likeable characters are Valkyria Chronicles's strength (I don't think you can ever expect good dialogue from a JRPG, also because of the cultural differences between the East and West).
That's to say nothing of the art style the game has or the soundtrack - both of which are beautiful.
It's not made anymore. Amazon was selling it again briefly in April, but now all that is available is from marketplace sellers.
My Backloggery
I'm pretty sure the usual bell curve applies here. The good thing is that the quality of community rating has improved since launch -- Back around December and January, crappy trophy-whore levels were all over the front page while good stuff sank further back, but these days, that crowd seems to have gotten bored and left, leaving the place to the more creative people who are sticking with it for the long haul.
Even better, though, will be when the web-based linking and queuing system goes up. I haven't heard about it for months, but when this happens it will be amazing: You'll be able to link directly to an LBP level in a forum or blog post, and then add it to your to-play queue.
PSN:RevDrGalactus/NN:RevDrGalactus/Steam
NintendoID: Nailbunny 3DS: 3909-8796-4685
People who don't want sky-high electric bills and hot as hell rooms :P
True dat. I have a 60GB PS3 (Old 90nm chips) and a Jasper 360 (60nm). On the hot days I generally avoid playing on my ps3 and use the computer or xbox just because of the heat.
Also, if they were really serious about curing cancer etc, they should just give Folding trophies.
Let me tell you about Demon's Souls....
lol, awesome.
Thanks for the advice guys. Can't wait for Wednesday.
edit - I'm shocked at the lack of Resistance recommendations. Both Resistance Fall of Man and Resistance 2 are great FPS games. The story isn't presented the best (though it's fairly interesting if you dig into it) and they are really solid, fun shooters. Big satisfying guns, big ugly aliens to shoot them at. Resistance 2 also has a really good set of online features.
Indeed you are correct. Still worth it, though. :P
PSN:RevDrGalactus/NN:RevDrGalactus/Steam