I know there have been a couple of mentions of Demon’s Souls already, but I will add one more to the pile. I bought the game as an exercise in masochism (full disclosure : I expected to get material for a couple of blog posts about how I am too old for hardcore games) and got absolutely hooked instead.
Ico also got a remaster on PS3 and is one of those games I think everyone should experience.
Did Beyond Good and Evil HD come out for the PS3? I have heard that it is very Zeldaesque. It did come out for the GameCube so you may have already played it.
Really, I envy anyone who is just now getting into the PS3 generation. Hands-down my favorite years for gaming and most of the games are available dirt cheap, either from PSN or used discs.
Yeah, I got into PS3 fairly late (just done the same with PS4 last year) and the amount of gaming you can get for minimal outlay is ridiculous.
Nothing Zelda-esque coming to mind but Shadow of the Colossus / Ico were great remasters, Portal 2 was great fun alone or co-op, and The Last of Us should be played by anyone who likes games or stories.
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I bought and downloaded both FFT and SoTN and for some reason there appear to be 2 icons for each. one does nothing and the other starts the game. Can the ones that do nothing be deleted?
When I created the internal PS1 memory card, it said I could save up to 15 blocks. .... that means nothing to me in a practical sense. The PS3 HD is 160 gigs so to me, I should think it could handle several hundred thousand PS1 saves. What is a block and how does that translate to anything?
The icon that looks enclosed within a bubble is the install file and can be deleted.
With the memory card thing, the PS1 Emulator also emulates the system's memory card functions; for the most part its just an "aesthetic" representation of how your Classic games get saved, as I think you can create more and more "memory cards" if need be. I think some games technically made use of the memory cards in special ways, so they presumably felt compelled to simulate those functions, but I'm not sure any such games were released on the PS Store.
Legend of Mana has some secret things hidden in the game that are unlocked by having save files from some other square games on the same memory card.
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I bought and downloaded both FFT and SoTN and for some reason there appear to be 2 icons for each. one does nothing and the other starts the game. Can the ones that do nothing be deleted?
When I created the internal PS1 memory card, it said I could save up to 15 blocks. .... that means nothing to me in a practical sense. The PS3 HD is 160 gigs so to me, I should think it could handle several hundred thousand PS1 saves. What is a block and how does that translate to anything?
The icon that looks enclosed within a bubble is the install file and can be deleted.
With the memory card thing, the PS1 Emulator also emulates the system's memory card functions; for the most part its just an "aesthetic" representation of how your Classic games get saved, as I think you can create more and more "memory cards" if need be. I think some games technically made use of the memory cards in special ways, so they presumably felt compelled to simulate those functions, but I'm not sure any such games were released on the PS Store.
Legend of Mana has some secret things hidden in the game that are unlocked by having save files from some other square games on the same memory card.
Between that and MGS, the PlayStation era was wild.
I have Okami on the Wii, PC, and a physical Japanese copy on the Switch!
I really like Okami
edit: added Legend of Mana to my list
maybe my favorite genre are PS1 rpgs =p
Have you played Legend of Mana before? It's my favorite game of all time, but I have to admit that it's fairly... opaque.
I played Secret of Mana (I think it was called) on SNES
what do you mean by opaque? I just watched a brief video on youtube and it looked fun.
It is very fun, but all of the game systems have hidden depth that isn't explained well (or at all sometimes) in game.
Even basic stuff like the combat has 'hidden' moves called plunge attacks that the game doesn't every tell you how to pull off. There's a forging system that is so convoluted that it wasn't fully understood until a few years ago until some guy decompiled the game binary and examined it under a microscope.
I have Okami on the Wii, PC, and a physical Japanese copy on the Switch!
I really like Okami
edit: added Legend of Mana to my list
maybe my favorite genre are PS1 rpgs =p
Have you played Legend of Mana before? It's my favorite game of all time, but I have to admit that it's fairly... opaque.
I played Secret of Mana (I think it was called) on SNES
what do you mean by opaque? I just watched a brief video on youtube and it looked fun.
It is very fun, but all of the game systems have hidden depth that isn't explained well (or at all sometimes) in game.
Even basic stuff like the combat has 'hidden' moves called plunge attacks that the game doesn't every tell you how to pull off. There's a forging system that is so convoluted that it wasn't fully understood until a few years ago until some guy decompiled the game binary and examined it under a microscope.
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Also there are certain game stages and quests you can only get if you assemble the world a certain way.
I love Legend of Mana, and you can enjoy it on a surface level just fine, but if you really want to get the most out of it you need a friend for couch co-op, and some research into some of the least opaque elements like the map system. The chance of effing up character questlines gives Dark Souls a run for its money if memory serves.
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I'll go to bat for 3D Dot Game Heroes. It was the first game I rented when I got a PS3 and I loved it to bits. The gameplay is 2D Zelda, but the overall feel of the story and game is honestly more Dragon Quest than anything. The game can get a little... archaic at times. Moments where you have no idea where to really go on the world map. Nothing like Zelda 1 and its "How was I supposed to know that" kind of shit like knowing to bomb a nondescript wall. More "I have 5 paths to take and only 1 is the right one".
On the one hand I would recommend it. On the other hand, I wouldn't recommend spending more than $30 or so on it, especially if you've never played it before. It's a bummer it's getting pretty rare and that it never had a digital release.
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I mean there are so many great games on PS3
There's Uncharted and Last of Us, for example, and Ratchet and Clank, Sly Cooper, Yakuza, Shadow of the Colossus, Demons' Souls, a few JRPGs, God of War HD and III, Sonic 06...
No one seems to have noticed this, but... I noticed, Storm. I noticed.
Also there are certain game stages and quests you can only get if you assemble the world a certain way.
I love Legend of Mana, and you can enjoy it on a surface level just fine, but if you really want to get the most out of it you need a friend for couch co-op, and some research into some of the least opaque elements like the map system. The chance of effing up character questlines gives Dark Souls a run for its money if memory serves.
I don't think it's worth worrying too much about the quest unlocks. You aren't really meant to clear every quest the first time you play through the game. It's impossible to get yourself into a situation where you can't beat the game, and you can start a new game+ and build your world differently the second time around.
I do have some general advice if you want to get the majority of the quests in one go:
Pay attention to the land mana when placing artifacts. There are... 7ish mana elements. Every land has a mana rating between 0 and 3 for each element. When you place a new land, that land's baseline mana is added to the adjacent lands, and their mana is also added back to the new land. Avoid placing lands next to each other where the mana would go to waste (IE, if you have a land with 3 shade essence already, don't place a new land next to it that adds more shade). Higher mana is always better.
I wouldn't follow a guide IMO. I think the game really works when experienced organically. Just aim for highish mana values on all your lands and you'll be set.
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I mean, as a dissenting voice I love guides and using one will work; I use them for basically every game I play. However, if you aren't a guide-using person by nature, then just follow LD's advice and it'll work.
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I tend to not use guides unless I know before hand that there is something that could be missed. For example in FFT, there is a thing you can miss that will result in being unable to get cloud. So I use the guide for that, but figure out all the bosses and job types and etc.
I tend to not use guides unless I know before hand that there is something that could be missed. For example in FFT, there is a thing you can miss that will result in being unable to get cloud. So I use the guide for that, but figure out all the bosses and job types and etc.
Suikoden II has several characters that are very easy to miss.
This is another one of those games that's on basically everything, but if you haven't tried this Metroidvania before... I would recommend Dust an Elysian Tail to almost everyone. Small game, around 20 hours to platinum, animated and programmed by one guy, and was the beginning of a career for a LOT of known voice talent at the time.
I got Dust on steam and switch! it is great indeed
I also picked Harmony of Despair .... it's kind of bad =p Like they made this cool loot system and stuff and decided to call it a day with 6 dinky maps.
I tend to not use guides unless I know before hand that there is something that could be missed. For example in FFT, there is a thing you can miss that will result in being unable to get cloud. So I use the guide for that, but figure out all the bosses and job types and etc.
Suikoden II has several characters that are very easy to miss.
This is kind of Suikoden in general; 2 in specific though is one of the worst games I've ever played as far as guide dependency. There are several characters that are only obtainable within certain story windows or choosing the "correct" dialogue responses which aren't very clear and if you miss them, you can never get them. Say for example one character requires triggering an obscure-assed cutscene during a brief plot window in the early game in order to recruit them late game and if you miss it, you're screwed for the rest of the game. Another one may require you to reset the game and reload if the AI RNGs itself to death during a fairly lengthy plot battle, even if you otherwise fulfilled the normal requirements for the battle to recruit them. There's 30-odd hours of this shit going on, so you will never get all of them in a playthrough without a guide.
I got Dust on steam and switch! it is great indeed
I also picked Harmony of Despair .... it's kind of bad =p Like they made this cool loot system and stuff and decided to call it a day with 6 dinky maps.
That's the co-op one, right? We had some fun parties with that.
A new Super Robot Wars releases tomorrow. I'm sitting here feeling like I'm 30 years younger and Christmas is tomorrow. Being able to get an English SRW despite all the crazy licensing stuff is still a dream come true for me.
EA has a big sale going on in PlayStation land this week. So you have all your Battlefields, Mass Effects, Sports, etc.
But I saw one little thing that I haven't thought about in a while... Unravel 2 is on the list, and it's 5 bucks! I've been looking for a new whimsical co-op platformer to play with my girlfriend, and this looks like it will fit the bill.
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Can I hook up a microphone to the PS4 with a USB port? I want to stream with the PS4 but the gold headset sounds kind of bad.
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To make things even worse in Suikoden 2 there are two characters whose story you only get to see play out if you literally speed run the game and get to one of the last areas super fast.
To make things even worse in Suikoden 2 there are two characters whose story you only get to see play out if you literally speed run the game and get to one of the last areas super fast.
To be fair that’s not mandatory for character completion and is more for people who’ve already beaten the game and want to see a cool little side story
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Did I somehow miss the announcement that Path of Exile was getting a PS4 port? I was very surprised when I checked the store today.
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Next month is Conan Exiles and The Surge which... Ok? This might be the first month I'm actually disappointed in the games but can't win them all.
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Okami is one of the best Zelda games out there. And it's basically 3 Zelda games smashed together. It's great.
I know there have been a couple of mentions of Demon’s Souls already, but I will add one more to the pile. I bought the game as an exercise in masochism (full disclosure : I expected to get material for a couple of blog posts about how I am too old for hardcore games) and got absolutely hooked instead.
Ico also got a remaster on PS3 and is one of those games I think everyone should experience.
Did Beyond Good and Evil HD come out for the PS3? I have heard that it is very Zeldaesque. It did come out for the GameCube so you may have already played it.
Really, I envy anyone who is just now getting into the PS3 generation. Hands-down my favorite years for gaming and most of the games are available dirt cheap, either from PSN or used discs.
Nothing Zelda-esque coming to mind but Shadow of the Colossus / Ico were great remasters, Portal 2 was great fun alone or co-op, and The Last of Us should be played by anyone who likes games or stories.
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Legend of Mana has some secret things hidden in the game that are unlocked by having save files from some other square games on the same memory card.
Between that and MGS, the PlayStation era was wild.
I really like Okami
edit: added Legend of Mana to my list
maybe my favorite genre are PS1 rpgs =p
The PS3 has plenty of those my friend
Have you played Legend of Mana before? It's my favorite game of all time, but I have to admit that it's fairly... opaque.
I played Secret of Mana (I think it was called) on SNES
what do you mean by opaque? I just watched a brief video on youtube and it looked fun.
It is very fun, but all of the game systems have hidden depth that isn't explained well (or at all sometimes) in game.
Even basic stuff like the combat has 'hidden' moves called plunge attacks that the game doesn't every tell you how to pull off. There's a forging system that is so convoluted that it wasn't fully understood until a few years ago until some guy decompiled the game binary and examined it under a microscope.
oh wow haha
I love Legend of Mana, and you can enjoy it on a surface level just fine, but if you really want to get the most out of it you need a friend for couch co-op, and some research into some of the least opaque elements like the map system. The chance of effing up character questlines gives Dark Souls a run for its money if memory serves.
On the one hand I would recommend it. On the other hand, I wouldn't recommend spending more than $30 or so on it, especially if you've never played it before. It's a bummer it's getting pretty rare and that it never had a digital release.
No one seems to have noticed this, but... I noticed, Storm. I noticed.
I don't think it's worth worrying too much about the quest unlocks. You aren't really meant to clear every quest the first time you play through the game. It's impossible to get yourself into a situation where you can't beat the game, and you can start a new game+ and build your world differently the second time around.
I do have some general advice if you want to get the majority of the quests in one go:
Pay attention to the land mana when placing artifacts. There are... 7ish mana elements. Every land has a mana rating between 0 and 3 for each element. When you place a new land, that land's baseline mana is added to the adjacent lands, and their mana is also added back to the new land. Avoid placing lands next to each other where the mana would go to waste (IE, if you have a land with 3 shade essence already, don't place a new land next to it that adds more shade). Higher mana is always better.
http://legendofmana.info/walkthrough/maps/
Suikoden II has several characters that are very easy to miss.
I also picked Harmony of Despair .... it's kind of bad =p Like they made this cool loot system and stuff and decided to call it a day with 6 dinky maps.
This is kind of Suikoden in general; 2 in specific though is one of the worst games I've ever played as far as guide dependency. There are several characters that are only obtainable within certain story windows or choosing the "correct" dialogue responses which aren't very clear and if you miss them, you can never get them. Say for example one character requires triggering an obscure-assed cutscene during a brief plot window in the early game in order to recruit them late game and if you miss it, you're screwed for the rest of the game. Another one may require you to reset the game and reload if the AI RNGs itself to death during a fairly lengthy plot battle, even if you otherwise fulfilled the normal requirements for the battle to recruit them. There's 30-odd hours of this shit going on, so you will never get all of them in a playthrough without a guide.
That's the co-op one, right? We had some fun parties with that.
There is a big sale happening on the PSN store:https://store.playstation.com/en-us/grid/STORE-MSF77008-GREATINDOORSLP/1
Stuff like Horizon Zero Dawn is on a big discount.
I mean... It's cheap, but 15% off isn't a big discount. :P
Steam may have spoiled me a bit . . .
But I saw one little thing that I haven't thought about in a while... Unravel 2 is on the list, and it's 5 bucks! I've been looking for a new whimsical co-op platformer to play with my girlfriend, and this looks like it will fit the bill.
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To be fair that’s not mandatory for character completion and is more for people who’ve already beaten the game and want to see a cool little side story
Ugh.