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[Homie]

Hello, nerds.

This summer, I will be buying a PS3, mainly for the sake of 3 games; Metal Gear Solid 4, Catherine, and the announced Persona 4.

I figured there's got to be other games worth trying out there, so I am asking you, 910cmx, to give me some recommendations.

My list so far is:

MGS4
Catherine
New Blazblue
Little Big Planet
Arkham Asylum
WWE 13
That's all. Plz halp.

[Logos]

If you enjoyed old school LoZ, go with 3D Dot Game Heroes.

If you missed last gen titles, there are the Devil May Cry Collection, Jak and Daxter Collection, Sly Cooper Collection, Team ICO Pack (ICO and Shadow of the Colossus), and the announced Ratchet and Clank Collection.

The God of War series is always a nice bet. (God of War Collection, God of War III, God of War Origins Collection)

If you can get past "required collectibles," try inFamous and inFamous 2. I couldn't get past it.

Then, if you enjoy a relaxing game you can kill time with, but don't have to pay much attention to, there's Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds.

[Egnaro]

well there is Persona 4 Golden which will be on Vita. The Persona 4 Arena is a spin-off fighting game, which is for the PS3

as for PS3 games: valkyria chronicles, Uncharted 2, Disgaea 3 - 4

[Wanderer]

Consider the Uncharted series: Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, and Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception.

LittleBigPlanet 2

Portal 2

If you're getting Metal Gear Solid 4, you could also consider Metal Gear Solid HD Collection.

Sonic Generations

If you're into fighting games, maybe Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition, Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3, Soulcalibur V, and maybe Street Fighter X Tekken.

[Gem-Ini]

Darksiders and the upcoming Darksiders 2 are what I recommend

[GodsGameFreak]

I also suggest Uncharted. The first game is... eh compared to the second and third, but if you really care about the story, then play it anyway. It's mostly the cover system that can be frustrating in that it doesn't protect you very well.

[Chrysicat]

Well, the first thing I have to do is recommend that you get PlayStation Plus. For 50 dollars a year (I sure don't recall a price increase like MS did for XBL), you get free renewable licenses for several games every month; this month's offerings include Infamous 2 and LBP 2. Yeah, you lose access to all that content if your subscription lapses, and I doubt they're going to allow you to keep it permanently when they shut down the PS3 download servers in several years, but I think it's still worth it (they also offer discounted prices on several titles per month which they don't make free).

As for games: the downloadable side of PS3 cannot be overlooked. They're the exclusive console home for Sam and Max: the Devil's Playhouse, in case you haven't already played it on PC--they also have the majority of the other Telltale games there, and at various times almost all of them have been free-for-PS+-members. I've heard only good things about Journey; certainly the art-style is beautiful-for-a-download-only game. Sonic 4 was apparently pretty good in its first episode, less so in the second. Fighting-wise, download-only games include Acceleration of Suguri, Battle Fantasia (yes, apparently it got a disc release, but such a limited one that this is the best way to find it), MvC 2, Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection (the first time those were back on console since you presumably retired your PS2, and with it your Midway Collection 2), Real Steel, Skullgirls, SF II Turbo HD Remix, SF III Third Strike, Tekken 5 and VF 5. I've heard good things about Gotham City Impostors, if you're willing to play a console FPS, but of course, it also has a 360 version (so do a lot of those fighting games, admittedly).

I've read only good things about Closure, Echochrome, Elefunk (think 'Lemmings for the 21st Century' on that one), Everyday Shooter, HOARD (with the caveat that that's an RTS on a console!), House of the Dead 4 (where I'll tell you only that I've heard good things; I boycott zombie games), NOBY NOBY BOY, most of the PixelJunks, Ratchet & Clank Future Quest for Booty, Super Stardust HD and Tales from Space: About a Blob; all of those are true PSN exclusives in the console arena, unavailable as discs and not found on 360. If you don't have them on PC, flOw and Flower are also PS3-console-exclusive and download-only (Journey, of course, we've already discussed). Explodemon is also PS3-exclusive, but I've heard it's a bad Splosion Man crib. And if you like the other Infamous's, there's a download-only title subtitled Festival of Blood, which is all about killing vampires. And I can't say good enough things about Hustle Kings; at least in its Vita incarnation, it may be the best billiard app out there, and it's 10 bucks. The only problem might be finding it in the PS3 version of the Store, which is sometimes badly organised; it's under 'PS3 Games--Cross-Play Games'. and I don't think you can find it in any other position aside from searching for it directly.

Since I seem to remember you have a 360, you may already have some of the following titles, but I'm including them for completeness: Beyond Good & Evil HD, Bomberman Ultra, Hydrophbia Prophecy and Awesomenauts are all actually on my system. Mercury Hg is good if you like puzzle games. I've had reasonable experiences with Blade Kitten, but I have it on 360 instead. Earthworm Jim, of course, received an HD release, which was unfortunately not enthusiastically-enough received for the sequel to come that way. That Doctor Who game that the Brits got for free makes a 20-dollar appearance here, as well as on 360 and PC, IIRC. If you like Contra, there's of course Hard Corps: Uprising. Bionic Commando Rearmed is supposedly indispensible for original-Bionic-Commando fans, but I know a lot of people are trying to avoid Capcom thanks either to the MML 3 debacle, the refusal to bring Ace Attorney to the West any longer, or other issues. LIMBO is, of course, available for just about anything with a processor core. I think there are no disc versions of Rayman Origins, so I'm also including it in this list. Sonic Adventure is still its Dreamcast version if purchased in its default form; its GCN/Xbox/PS2 version as Sonic Adventure DX can be added by DLC. Unfortunately, it wasn't reprogrammed for HD. Sega later learned its lesson from this and planned HD conversions of later Dreamcast games; Jet Set Radio HD is still on for sure, Shenmue HD is definitely cancelled, and I haven't heard one way or the other if they killed Skies of Arcadia HD. The survivors would make very good choices when they drop. As for other not-very-reprogrammed-at-all Dreamcast games, Space Channel 5 Part 2 and Crazy Taxi are available; they're 10 bucks apiece and the same versions you'd find in the 360's Dreamcast classics disc. Sega also remade several of its arcade racers--the version of Daytona USA you can find here is that one. In the meantime, not to be outdone, Paramount released a NASCAR edition of Days of Thunder for the same price.

Scott Pilgrim is, of course, download-only and mutliplat as well, but I'd guess you probably already have it on 360. You should probably get Rock of Ages on some platform at some point. DeathSpank is also available here, as well as for 360, as are its sequels. I should probably be ashamed that I've never tried Fat Princess; it goes for 15 bucks. I Am Alive is also a mutliplat downloadable, assuming you don't have the 360 one. Mega Man 9 and 10 are also that way. Sega released the components of the Monster World pack from 360 to the PS3 as single games, but unless my math is off, it's slightly more affordable to buy them by the pack for the 360. Rocket Knight is a good choice; I think it's mutlplat, and unfortunately it's a sequel rather than a rerelease of the original classic.

Most of the FPS/3PS's available are either also on disc, so I'll cover them when I get to that section, or are PSOne/PS2 Classics...one of the exceptions is Wolfenstein 3d, which you really should play to understand where the genre comes from. Payday: the Heist is also download-only...I understand it's kind of a poor man's Kane & Lynch. By its price, Battle: Los Angeles is either a download-only or a failed disc--it's only 10 bucks to find out which, but I haven't paid

And of course, the PS3 is going to have its bullet hells, though I don't touch the genre so I can only tell you what's out there--and several may be shared with Xbox. That starts with Galaga Legions, then goes to Gatling Gears. Gundeadligne is a Sony in-house-translated bullet hell for 6 bucks. It seems to be related somehow to Gundemonium Recollection; the graphical style is almost identical. Also related is Hitagata Happa. Of course, all three of those are PC ports, and you can Steam them if you prefer...PowerUp Forever is a Namco entry into the field. WH40K: Kill Team allows you to unlock an otherwise-unavailable weapon for the disc-or-dl game WH40K: Space Marine; you're probably more fond of that title than I am, though I still put my claim in on it when it came up free on PS+. I'm not sure where to put the PSN-exclusive Top Gun...it's not exactly a bullet-hell, but there's no real way to classify 'flight-combat sim.' AfterBurner Climax is in the same family, but is multiplat.

You might have noticed I haven't even touched RPG's; that's because IIRC you aren't a fan. In case I'm wrong, I'll make a quick runthrough of those, too...first, start with Costume Quest. Double Fine games are always a good thing. Dungeon Defenders is here, of course, as well as on 360, but either way it's tower defense so I've never played it (I've not liked the genre since it was invented). Gameloft gave us Dungeon Hunter Alliance on the PS3 as well as the 360, Penny Arcade Adventures came to both (and was one of last November's PS+ titles), Record of Agarest War is download-only on the PS3, and just became more significant as an important own because if someone wants to import Agarest War or Agarest Zero clear data, they'll be doing it on PS3 because the Japanese publisher refused to port Agarest 2 to 360 (annoying me to no end, as I own the 360 discs for both!) Vandal Hearts was revived as a download-only title as Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment. Finally, Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls is just what you would expect from Wizardry, including 'fiendishly difficult to even move 10 spaces from the entrance of the labyrinth and survive until you level up.

In addition, Sony is very gradually releasing some PS2 games for download as 'PS2 Classics'; they're the exact same game they were on the old system (so, unfortunately, no trophies), but must carry an additional software emulator, as they're playable on any PS3, while PS3 not reading PS2 discs is a notorious decision on Sony's part (unless you want to track down a working back-compat model, which would probably be very monetarily painful even before factoring in the need to install a larger hard drive). The full list as of today is Bloodrayne, Full Spectrum Warrior, FSW: Ten Hammers, God Hand, GrimGrimiore, Harvest Moon Save the Homeland, Max Payne, Maximo Ghosts to Glory, NFS: Most Wanted, Odin Sphere, Primal, Raiden II, Rayman Arena (at this point, it's possible to own on PS3 a copy of every Rayman core game made), Rayman 2 Revolution, Red Faction, Red Faction 2, Ring of Red, freaking Persona 3 FES, which has to be considered the crown jewel of that lineup at this point, Stuntman Ignition (but not the original, annoyingly), and Syphon Filter: the Omega Strain.

Playstation Minis play on both your PSP and your PS3, so they're obviously designed with the little system in mind first and foremost; still, there are a few titles worth looking into. Five bucks apiece will buy you two digital versions of classic Fighting Fantasy books: Talisman of Death and The Warlock of Firetop Mountain. Aside from that, though, there are 2dm of the things for me to even look through at the moment, let alone recommend good choices; though I've found the Farm Frenzy series to be somewhat enjoyable in my only hands-on experience with a Mini to date.

And now we cross the line into games that are both downloadable and on disc. While your PS3 won't play PS2 games, for some reason the hardware to drive a PSOne game was left intact. That means that any of the old games you have lying around will still work. In addition, there are some 190 PSOne Classics out there, including 21 titles that were never localised. That literally means 'never'; the titles in question still have only Japanese text along with Japan-market button encoding. Those are available under 'Japanese PSone Imports' which is in turn under PSone Classics', which is under 'PS3 Games' on the main menu. That library is largely RPGs; there are some odd titles in there too, like both Jumping Flash's and UmJammer Lammy (but not, curiously enough, PaRappa the Rapper, which is only available on PSP).There are titles I'd recommend. but aside from the various Castlevania's, I see nothing that I think would interest you (I have just about every Squenix RPG they've released, as well as Wild Arms 1 and 2, Legend of Dragoon, and Grandia--I'd recommend any of them, and maybe the original Suikoden, to an RPG-gamer. I also have Vanguard Bandits, but I can't recommend it yet as I've never fired it up. The entire PSOne lineups of Tomb Raider, Spyro, Crash, Syphon Filter, the Strike series and RE have been released at various times, so in case you're missing a game from one of those series, you'd be looking at between 6 and 10 bucks to add it in. The first two Oddworld games are also here, but the problem is, Munch's Oddysee has never been released anywhere, not even 360 as I recall, so you'd be forced to leave off in the middle of a story. Every Legacy of Kain game can also be found. as can, strangely enough, the entire Disney films licensed title collection from that era.

And now finally we've reached the range of disc-based content. Based on my idea that "Double Fine always=good", I'd suggest Brutal Legend right off the top. Alice: Madness Returns is great, and if you have it you can install the original American McGee's Alice for 5 dollars as DLC. I'm a fan of the Atelier Whoever series, but of course, they're about as JRPG and moeblob as you can get, so I doubt they're your cuppa. I'd also recommend the Neptunia series, but of course, they make Atelier look manly Since you're going for Arkham Asylum, let me further suggest Arkham City...you'll want, despite its terrible cover-art, the GOTY edition that just released at the end of May, as it includes even the retailer-exclusive content from the original Ark City. I see no one's recommended the Assassin's Creed series; they're another one that even I'm coming around to the idea that 'I need to play sometime' on some system. Cross Edge and Trinity Universe are multi-company-crossover RPGs with unique battle systems; they're also difficult to find due to short print runs and no downloadable version, though. I have Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and look forward to playing it when I have a good HDTV finally set up, along with El Shaddai, FFXIII and its sequel, and Resonance of Fate. I'm seriously considering trying to track down Folklore and would recommend you do so as well.

Sorcery is the title that will save the MOVE, assuming it's been released soon enough; I'm actually considering buying one just for it, but would prefer that I not have to buy some shovelware title in order to get the equipment. (Actually, Wonderbook may apply to both of those as well, but talk about a game where if it has an online component I won't be able to participate--'specially, Book of Spells!). Heavy Rain is a must-see, if only to see what a game done specifically as an art project looks and plays like.

The various Guitar Hero or Rock Band games are thoughts if you can still track down the intstruments; I don't know if PS3 or 360 has a healthier online band community, though. I liked Amalur when I tried it, though if you go in now, it's with the full understanding that this series will be permanently left hanging thanks to the government of RI calling in a loan early. LA Noire is one of those where I ordered the complete edition; if you can still find it, I recommend you do the same. Majin and the Foresaken Kingdom has called to me. If you didn't already have the Mass Effect series and are willing to forego actually playing through 1 (though the game allows you to get your Shep storyline to where it would have been had you done so, through a unique interactive prequel in 2), this may be the system to go with for that. People say that ModNation is a better kart racer than the recent Mario offerings; I've not tried either, unfortunately, since MK DS, and I can't vouch for that, but it's also a thought. I keep saying I'll buy Naughty Bear, but it's disc-only for PS3, so that may not be the way to go, since MS offers it for download. I have NIER; it's a little less JRPG than most of the JRPGs I've recommended, so you may like. If you have a MOVE, No More Heroes has a version for PS3 of Heroes' Paradise.

You can of course find just about any fighting game here; that's a genre where there are Sony exclusives, but few if any MS exclusives. At about this point last year, some genius brought back You Don't Know Jack; it might be worth a play if you have enough friends who you can bring over physically.

Even if you really do hate JRPGs, you should make an exception for Tales of Graces f. I have both White Knight Chronicles International Edition and White Knight Chronicles II; the latter comes with an embedded copy of the first, though I don't know if it's still the right edition (if it were, I'd sell the first one to someone). I love Eternal Sonata; it can be a little tough to find (especially because the PS3 version is once again disc-only), but it's worth it, and superior to the 360 version (it's also very JRPG, so YMMV). I also have to second the rec for Valkyria Chronicles. You might have noticed several multiplat titles in that last list of disc games; I'd be fine buying any multiplat game other than Bayonetta for the PS3 rather than the 360. That exception is made because in almost every other case. Hope I don't get dismissed because of teal deer, and I hope I pointed up enough new ideas!

[Homie]

Oh yeah, I got this. 80 gig joint. The games I got (already had before on my dead PSP) are more or less what you'd expect

PS3 discs

WWE 12
Metal Gear Solid 4
Fallout 3 GOTY
Catherine

PSONE classics

Silent Hill
Legend of Dragoon
Final Fantasy VI
Spyro 2
Syphon Filter
Gex 3
Final Fantasy VIII (sucks)
Crash Team Racing
Final Fantasy VII
Medievil (best)
Tomba!

PSN is HomieStarette

[Chrysicat]

Pretty good choices...and I didn't realise you were OK with JRPGs after all...

...I repeat my rec to join PS+ if you can afford it

[Uber]

Hell yeah, Tomba!

That is all.

[Homie]

I don't know where you're getting this idea that I dislike JRPGs. Are you confusing it with my criticisms of anime?

JRPG stories tend to be stupid or hard to follow, but that doesn't nessecarily mean I won't play it. Final Fantasy X's story was absolute crap (mainly because of Tidus and the whole marriage storyline, not to mention the sexualization of a 15 year old), yet it remains one of my favorite games.


I also bought Shin Megami Tensei Persona 3 and am debating buying either Saints
Row 2 or Jurassic Park.

And yes, Tomba!. Played a demo of it when I was younger, but never got around to buying it. It's p. cool












V I D E O G A M E S

[Gem-Ini]

I find this lack of Darksiders disturbing

[Omegaclawe]

Been thinking about getting a PS3, but with tech school restrictions and the things I'd want, I'd end up paying $750 for something that sits in my closet for a few months. :/

[Author]

Er, Chrysi? Nothing will save the Move. Just like nothing will save the Kinect. There's a reason Nintendo is moving far away from motion-based gameplay.

[Daracaex]

Er, Chrysi? Nothing will save the Move. Just like nothing will save the Kinect. There's a reason Nintendo is moving far away from motion-based gameplay.

They are? Considering the Wii U is perfectly fine with using a wiimote for games, even working together with the new controller, I wouldn't exactly call it "far away from motion-based gameplay."

Also, your statement assumes that the Wii, Kinect, and Move are doing badly. I don't know any specific stats or anything about the Move or Kinect's sales figures, but while Nintendo may have fallen out of the eyes of the gamer crowd, the much more populous casual crowd has made the Wii a rousing success.

[Author]

Fine with using the Wiimote isn't the same as forcing developers to put motion control in games for it like they did with the Wii. As for Kinect and Move, yes they're doing badly. They don't have the games to back up the tech and what little they do have is unresponsive or just plain bad. See "Darth Vader dancing" for further evidence.

[Omegaclawe]

Actually, sales statistics for Kinect and Wii stuffs are surprisingly good. Sure, the classic gamers are all like "wtf is this [censored]" but the new people are like "this isn't confusing and video games aren't the devil! They're fun!"

So even though reviews are [censored], and those that pay attention to the companies are not impressed, they keep moving units, and will continue to do so.

Hell, I think the Kinect alone prevented Microsoft from trying to release a console this year or next.

[GodsGameFreak]

Yeah, it's pretty much just the Move that's been doing badly, although nearly all Kinect/Move games suck. The only good ones I can think of are the dancing ones (although I've never played Just Dance, Dance Central is fuuuuun)