Sony PS3

[metalsnakejuice]

On a recent run, DMC4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqBFHTHoXv0&) holds up quite well imo as well as NGS.

That looks like fun. To bad DMC2 is the black sheep in the series.

[LuketheXjesse]

DMC4 has a stupid soundtrack. All the music I've heard is cheesy electro-butt rock

[Schwaltzvald]

DMC4 has a stupid soundtrack. All the music I've heard is cheesy electro-butt rock

That's what the mute button is for. :lol: :wink:

I actually wouldn't mind seeing something like The Typying of the Dead (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahB4Jbx8C9k&) for the PS3.

[Thin Crust]

So I tried to start up the store today but it said that it wasn't available in my country/reigon. But I've always been able to log on to it. Even after I got the system update, it still had the same message. Anyone else get this problem?

[DarkeSword]

You guys know I bought a PS3 a while ago right? DarkeSword on PSN. Add me (if you'd like), but please include who you are in your message.

[Gollgagh]

So I tried to start up the store today but it said that it wasn't available in my country/reigon. But I've always been able to log on to it. Even after I got the system update, it still had the same message. Anyone else get this problem?

well, what region are you in, and what region did you tell it that you're in?

[Thin Crust]

It's always worked before and I'm in Michigan. I told it I was in eastern time.

[Gollgagh]

I mean when you signed up for PSN

like I could potentially sign up for a new PSN account and say I'm in JAPAN and download jap demos even though I'm in the states



another possibility is that there's an IP checker that's identifying you as being outside the US somewhere, I'm not real sure.

edit: why do I always get distracted when I go into a thread to say something


holy crap Valkyria Chronicles is fun

[Schwaltzvald]

holy crap Valkyria Chronicles is fun

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b94/Schwaltzvald/125471499950.jpg

[metalsnakejuice]

I can hardly find Valkyria Chronicles. Must be a good game.

[Schwaltzvald]

I can hardly find Valkyria Chronicles. Must be a good game.

It's refreshing to say the least.

[Malaki-LEGEND.sys]

is the plot as shitty as it is in the anime?

[metalsnakejuice]

It's refreshing to say the least.
The art style looks interesting while the gameplay really puts me off from what i have watched on youtube.

[Thin Crust]

Well, in the game, Welkin is not even remotely like the airhead portrayed in the anime. And the anime added a lot of back story to the empire's side. I like the game better.

[Malaki-LEGEND.sys]

That alone sounds excellent, however is the game still as heavy-handed with the usual generic anime crap like "comradery, let's go save our friends!, blah blah blah" bullshit?

[Gollgagh]

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b94/Schwaltzvald/125471499950.jpg

seriously I just spent 6 straight hours playing it

I can't even remember the last time I did that with a game

[Native Jovian]

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b94/Schwaltzvald/125471499950.jpg
Does that chick have armored titplates?

That strikes me as even sillier than usual for this kind of thing.

[Gollgagh]

both the guys and the girls have em

[Schwaltzvald]

At first I had the impression of them being nothing more than breast pockets... Now I'm not quite sure, gonna have to play again on hard mode to put more thought on it...

Oh yeah Gollgagh the game does have a couple of addons...

Supplemental downloadable content pertaining to the game was made available for purchase via PSN. First is the inclusion of a Hard EX Mode, extra challenging versions of existing skirmish missions where the Edelweiss is unavailable. Two side story chapters, "Edy’s Mission: Enter the Edy Detachment" and "Selvaria's Mission: Behind Her Blue Flame," introduce Squad 7's motliest crew led by Edy Nelson and Homer Pieron, and the early portion of the invasion into Gallia as seen from the Imperial perspective. Hard EX Mode and Edy's Mission were originally released for the Japanese version on August 8, 2008, while Selvaria's Mission was released on October 31 of the same year. All three were made available in North America on April 16, 2009. A fourth DLC, titled "Edy Detachment's Formal Challenge!" was made available in Japan on June 26, 2009. Included are a set of six challenge missions, each focusing on one of the game's unit classes. Valkyria Chronicles was re-released in Japanese retails stores under its The Best label on March 5, 2009 with a retail price of 3,900 Yen. This version of the game includes Edy's Mission without need of download. ~ Wikipedia

[Thin Crust]

DO NOT BUY THE EDY ADD ON!!!!!
It's only one mission and it's pretty easy and corny at that. I heard the other add on is 4 missions long, but you need to do good enough to unlock the later missions. I haven't checked out selvaria's add on but it can't be as bad as the other one.

[Schwaltzvald]

DO NOT BUY THE EDY ADD ON!!!!!
It's only one mission and it's pretty easy and corny at that. I heard the other add on is 4 missions long, but you need to do good enough to unlock the later missions. I haven't checked out selvaria's add on but it can't be as bad as the other one.

Nice heads up, though I thought by now most recent copies of VC already have them included, unless that's just exclusive in Japan..? (I may have missed that in the article)

[Native Jovian]

both the guys and the girls have em
Well, at least it's equal-opportunity silly, then.

[EdgeCrusher]

If you want to find VC, get on walmart.com and search for it, then look for it by using the local store locator. Since it was marked down to 20 bucks though, its hard to find it. I got the last copy of it within a 50 mile radius a few weeks ago walmart wise, but damn it was worth driving to get it.

[Schwaltzvald]

I got the last copy of it within a 50 mile radius a few weeks ago walmart wise, but damn it was worth driving to get it.

I never would have pegged you to want to play it. :lol:

Or maybe it was Brushfire I'm thinking of...

on a semi-unrelated note my deluxe copy of "Demon's Souls" arrived but still in its shrink wrap on account of me making this post among other things to take care of.

[EdgeCrusher]

Haha, I have a huge assortment of games that most people would probably think I would never play. Kind of like music as well. But I was really pleased with VC. I need to actually beat it though, I just suck at being modivated enough to sit down and play a complex game. Damn TF2 :(

[Gollgagh]

whaaaaat it was marked down to 20? I got mine for 40

well whatever once I actually have a game, the retail price is irrelevant

I just spent two and a half hours on that first mission against the emperor. I failed it on the first try because I spent 10 turns blockading the big tank with Edelweiss being tanked with Dallas while I had my lancers crawling all over the big tank trying to find its damned weakness. I did that for while, then I decided to pull everyone back to a trench in the middle of the map to see what would happen. Once I destroyed the first weak-point, though, the reinforcements totally raped everyone that was in the trench and the only reason I didn't fail for of losing all my allies was because I was out of turns too.

The second time around, I still got raped by the reinforcements, but fortunately, my only squadmember that "died" was Largo.


and now I have a headache from staring at the TV so damned long

damn, this game is fun

[Gollgagh]

okay what the hell, I'm getting that problem with the PSN store too now.

and I was just on it this morning to buy the VC DLC's

[Schwaltzvald]

okay what the hell, I'm getting that problem with the PSN store too now.

and I was just on it this morning to buy the VC DLC's

What's this problem, is it related to the weird reports of some PS3's getting bricked by the 3.01 system update..? Oddly enough my PS3 is fully updated and ran just fine even when I was playing Demon's Souls (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ichM5daUc58&feature=sub).

If not that then what's happening..?

[Gollgagh]

further research on the playstation forums tells me that this started today and other people also cannot access the store, so I guess this is just down time or something

edit: okay yeah, it's back now

[Thin Crust]

Yea, mine came back the next day as well.

But you know, I'm still trying to get that platinum trophy on Resistance 2. I only have one more trophy to get and I think it's called 'killing machine.' It requires you to get 10,000 kills on online competetive multiplayer. Right now I'm at about 6,350. Still about a month left before I finally get it.

[I-n-j-i-n]

Valkyria Chronicles only made me sad in that it felt too short by the end, even though I apparently put in 55 hours in it. Just shows the quality of a game when you don't realize you're pushing into 100 hours of gameplay without much realizing it. And I thought I breezed through the game. Still haven't finished any side missions at that..

Also, the finale is just very touching. This game needs a sequel, and when it does, people need to buy more copies of it.

[metalsnakejuice]

What's this problem, is it related to the weird reports of some PS3's getting bricked by the 3.01 system update..? Oddly enough my PS3 is fully updated and ran just fine even when I was playing Demon's Souls (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ichM5daUc58&feature=sub).

What do you think of Demon's Souls so far?

[Thin Crust]

Valkyria Chronicles only made me sad in that it felt too short by the end, even though I apparently put in 55 hours in it. Just shows the quality of a game when you don't realize you're pushing into 100 hours of gameplay without much realizing it. And I thought I breezed through the game. Still haven't finished any side missions at that..

Also, the finale is just very touching. This game needs a sequel, and when it does, people need to buy more copies of it.


http://www.gametrailers.com/video/tgs-09-valkyria-chronicles/57516
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japanese-battle-valkyria-chronicles/55807

[Gollgagh]

I am going to freaking preorder the damned game that's how much I like VC.

(I have never once preordered a game before)

[EdgeCrusher]

So I played the Bayonetta demo (Thanks sony for making it to where I can get japanese demos with a japanese PSN account ;) ) and damn, I really like it. I thought it would be DMC with a girl, but they really did a good job giving it a distinct feel. I'll buy it when it comes out.

[Schwaltzvald]

What do you think of Demon's Souls so far?

Well if the video was any indication I actually experienced that a lot. At the same time though I've been enjoying it quite a lot. The game just feels like it has great potential for replays, especially when trying different character builds, between being a tanking mofo, to a powerful magician, it's quite amazing.

edit* Oh yeah I'm preordering VC2 as well :)!!

[Thin Crust]

I hear they are going to give it a name change and save VC2 for a potential console sequel. Like what they did for resistance.

[Soma]

Wal-mart in my area is selling Valkyria Chronicles for 20 bucks now apparently. when I was there they had like 7 new copies. shock and awe!

[Gollgagh]

argh, this chapter 14 battle is kicking my ass

some asshole scout keeps running around my tanks, and killing my engies, thus killing my ability to tank my tanks

tiem to do sum grindan

[Schwaltzvald]

argh, this chapter 14 battle is kicking my ass

some asshole scout keeps running around my tanks, and killing my engies, thus killing my ability to tank my tanks

I take it you can't just have one ST guard the engies? Oddly enough sometimes if you have the engineers face a certain direction it helps them fend off scouts to a degree; but not by much.

[Gollgagh]

the snipers like to pick off my troopers before the scouts come in

I had Rosie covering Dallas, but shit, they swept me quick

I'm not good at these wide open fields trying to with my team split in two

hmm, I wonder if I could use the smoke rounds to obscure the snipers, though




course it doesn't help that in this mission, the enemy can respawn like 10 reinforcements north and south every freaking round.

[I-n-j-i-n]

I liked the Bayonetta demo too, but the 360 one is apparently the 'flawless edition' since it runs much faster, has sharper textures, brighter colors and no massive screen tearing of the PS3 version. I actually tried out both versions, but the PS3 port is broken beyond compare when next to the 360 version. Sega did an awful job porting it. Otherwise, it really is a spiritual successor to DMC and it feels a lot more brutal too.

[I-n-j-i-n]

Oh, and as for Chapter 14 in Valkyria Chronicles, there's an awfully obvious exploit you can do... Very, very obvious. Otherwise, it's best to advance with multiple units in a unified front where the enemies come from the south. From there, you need to blitzkrieg with the tank mortar and a LOT of sniper fire (have an engineer replenish the ammunition after the third sniper shot).

[Schwaltzvald]

I liked the Bayonetta demo too, but the 360 one is apparently the 'flawless edition' since it runs much faster, has sharper textures, brighter colors and no massive screen tearing of the PS3 version. I actually tried out both versions, but the PS3 port is broken beyond compare when next to the 360 version. Sega did an awful job porting it. Otherwise, it really is a spiritual successor to DMC and it feels a lot more brutal too.

That's a shame, kinda like the texturing issues I've seen on some articles about the ghostbuster's game PS3 port; where as the 360 version is flawless.

[NeoForte]

Unfortunately developers just don't wanna spend the extra cash and time to learn Ps3 architecture and develop for it from the get go (also MS might have something to do with it). If Bayonetta was a Ps3 developed game, porting it to 360 would have been less of a hassle than what they did. There's really no excuse for this anymore really. I would have loved Bayonetta on the Ps3's Dualshock more but oh well~

[Malaki-LEGEND.sys]

Maybe if all these "AAA" titles didn't cost tens of millions to make, this wouldn't be a problem.

[metalsnakejuice]

Managed to a black phantom that tried to kill me online and leveled up my soul level to 103 so far.

[Schwaltzvald]

Managed to a black phantom that tried to kill me online and leveled up my soul level to 103 so far.

Nice, I've been wondering about causing some nice griefing on some one but holding off till I'm much stronger; or at least more confident about it.

As for Bayonetta, we need to remember that we're evaluating our experience on a demo rather than the actual game. If anything the issues with the demo ought to be a good enough reason for Sega to really work on the PS3 port before shuffling it out on January...

[Gollgagh]

Oh, and as for Chapter 14 in Valkyria Chronicles, there's an awfully obvious exploit you can do... Very, very obvious.

lol yeah I'm pretty sure I just used it

[tweek]

Special deal at www.slickdeals.net for a new ps3. $250 for 80gb hd PS3 with extra controller. Free shipping! Check it! Just ordered mine!

[Thin Crust]

Special deal at www.slickdeals.net for a new ps3. $250 for 80gb hd PS3 with extra controller. Free shipping! Check it! Just ordered mine!

wow, I would really like to go get that deal. But my 40 gig has never let me down.

On a completely unrelated note, is anyone excited for Darksiders?

[prophetik]

my boss has been creaming himself about that game for months. he played it at a convention in Las Vegas recently, and said that it made him even more excited about it.

[tweek]

wow, I would really like to go get that deal. But my 40 gig has never let me down.

Yeah, probably not the best choice out there for people who already have one :).

[metalsnakejuice]

Nice, I've been wondering about causing some nice griefing on some one but holding off till I'm much stronger; or at least more confident about it.


I would wait till you are much stronger. If you invade someones game and lose to them your soul level decreases. From what i have experienced storm of shrines is really the main place that black phantoms try to kill people online.

[Schwaltzvald]

I would wait till you are much stronger. If you invade someones game and lose to them your soul level decreases. From what i have experienced storm of shrines is really the main place that black phantoms try to kill people online.

Curiously can Black Phantoms kill other Black Phantoms or is there a limit to how many can invade one player's game?

I've also noticed certain spells in the faith section can banish B.Phantoms as well.

Oh hey I wanted to add this~!

First Red Dragon kill was annoying but totally worth every arrow...

Oddly enough the Tower Knight isn't necessarily difficult to kill, so long as you can heal your self from times to time, but the mother fucking crossbowmen WILL fuck you up unless you take care of them first.

I will say my real complaint about DSs is this, when I'm trying to RUN THE FUCK AROUND THAT FUCKER'S SHIELD BASH I DIDN'T SAY ROLL LIKE AN IDIOT! RUN YOU STUPID PIECE OF SHIT DON'T ROLL!!

Sometimes I don't like the running mechanics as its too sensitive at times doing one or the other to where it crushes your balls when you die needlessly.

OH GOD HEAL HEAL GOD DAMN IT. CAN YOU EAT WEEDS ANY MORE SLOWER OH GOD!!!

[yosefu]

Oh my god the tower knight is piss easy to kill because i was able to kill it with arrows and not have a single scratch on me.

[Schwaltzvald]

Oh my god the tower knight is piss easy to kill because i was able to kill it with arrows and not have a single scratch on me.

Yeah I thought about that but that wouldn't make it feel like a satisfying victory for me, not to mention it felt exciting fighting something head on when it's actually doable. Bastard sword double-handed swinging wishing I had a huge meat cleaver instead to swing around.

Would have been more enjoyable to me if the running/rolling issues didn't hinder me.

[yosefu]

Yeah I thought about that but that wouldn't make it feel like a satisfying victory for me, not to mention it felt exciting fighting something head on when it's actually doable. Bastard sword double-handed swinging wishing I had a huge meat cleaver instead to swing around.

Would have been more enjoyable to me if the running/rolling issues didn't hinder me.

I tried doing it with out the arrows but it just became annoying when you might want to sprint but roll instead but i'm gonna try it on my second game.

[Schwaltzvald]

Like the arrows, you'll want a weapon that can pierce but do enough of a satisfactory amount of damage. I found swords to be best oddly enough as you'd think a spear would be more suitable for piercing its' armor. Spears are good but one problem, they seem to take up more stamina than swords do with similar damage rates; at least from my experience.

Personally I thought my battle axe would shatter its armor but noooooo I may as well be hitting it with a plastic toy mallet.

[metalsnakejuice]

Like the arrows, you'll want a weapon that can pierce but do enough of a satisfactory amount of damage. I found swords to be best oddly enough as you'd think a spear would be more suitable for piercing its' armor. Spears are good but one problem, they seem to take up more stamina than swords do with similar damage rates; at least from my experience.

Personally I thought my battle axe would shatter its armor but noooooo I may as well be hitting it with a plastic toy mallet.

I mostly use a claymore or a great sword.

[Gollgagh]

fighting jaeger is not very fun with only one lancer that actually has a lance and not a mortar

[Schwaltzvald]

Should I feel bad that I've built a new guy with the name Gurigamesh! with the full intent of being a complete asshole; Scraping Spear and all..?

[Gollgagh]

Not in the least


Whelp, I beat VC ;_;

I flamethrowered the dude to death in 4 turns

I prolly coulda done it in 3 if I'd thought to use neutralize


now to wait for the next game :/

edit: oh sweet, New Game+? now I can destroy the missions

[metalsnakejuice]

Well i beat Old King Doran in Demon's Souls, totally owned him:<

[prophetik]

i can't wait to play that damn game!

[Schwaltzvald]

i can't wait to play that damn game!

I can't wait to hunt you down! >:J

[Gollgagh]

That alone sounds excellent, however is the game still as heavy-handed with the usual generic anime crap like "comradery, let's go save our friends!, blah blah blah" bullshit?

after watching a few of the anime eps to compare, I'dsay it's less of that and more of "hey we're being sent on an impossible mission. let's beat the shit out of it!"

also geez, they added like five heaping tablespoons of tsundere to Alicia in the anime

alsø alsø wik: I like that ED way more than I should

[metalsnakejuice]

Anyone finished Demon's Souls yet?

So far i have nearly finished for the second time, so of the black phantoms i have come across online have been tough. Going to play it for a third time soon.

[Schwaltzvald]

I haven't even come close to finishing Demon's Soul's as I'm taking my sweet time just exploring as well as somewhat grinding a bit. Seriously I think the last boss I've defeated had been that fire-breathing spider; man what an asshole that thing was. :lol:

That and Disgaea 3 been eating up my time. :lol:

[metalsnakejuice]

The armored spider is a bit tricky, i mostly killed it with arrows. As far as grinding i use soulsucker and that ring of avarice and i can get over ten thousand souls. I have to try Disgaea 3 considering i liked phantom brave.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Thousand_%28Greek%29)

[Schwaltzvald]

If ya got a PSP you can get the earlier games D:Afternoon of Darkness and D:Dark Hero Days. I will say though while D:1 & II have a similer feel, for some reason 3 kinda feels different. It's something you'll have to experience to understand, though chances are I'm the only one that gets that kind of feeling between the games.

[Gollgagh]

just beat VC Chapter 14 in 3 turns using only scouts 8)

[CHIPP Damage]

You guys buy games way too fast for me. I've still only got 3 games and I haven't completed them enough to warrant buying a new one. Of course, that will all change come February. I think Star Ocean 4 International will be my first pre-ordered game ever.

I still haven't played Valkyria Chronicles or Disgaea 3 so I can't add to that discussion yet, although I do plan to in the semi-near future. Right now I'm really interested in the game Trine that was just recently released. Multi-player cooperative physics puzzles sound neat. I hope my wife will be able to get into it, as I'm looking for a replacement for the good old FF Crystal Chronicles that we used to play together on the Wii.

Why not just keep playing Crystal Chronicles? Having more than one console just bothers the heck out of me for some reason. I need a sense of completion. Hahaha. I laugh but it's true.

One question: Can you play any PSP game on your PS3? The whole reason I don't play portable games is because I'd rather play on my couch with a TV. I'd so go for the FF Tactics remake and Idol Master if I could play them on my TV, though.

[Schwaltzvald]

You can play the classic PSOne games on both the PSP and PS3 but unless the official PSP game specifically states otherwise, then no you can't.

[DarkeSword]

If you have an HDTV just get a video out cable for your PSP. Most newer PSPs let you output to television.

[Schwaltzvald]

Oh yeah I forgot about those cables (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Sony+-+Component+A/V+Cable+for+PSP/8539496.p?id=1188558586203&skuId=8539496) for the psp. The PSPGo got a different variation of it so make sure you get the right version.

[metalsnakejuice]

Playing Demon's Souls still. On my third playthrough but this time i am going to try and get the trophies for it.

[Thin Crust]

Speaking of trophies, I'm at 9400 kills on Resistance 2. I'm so close.

[EdgeCrusher]

After getting Demon's Souls, I realize that wow, I suck at this game :D

[CHIPP Damage]

Is Demon's Souls really as cool as the videos say? Could someone compare it's gameplay to another game?

[Schwaltzvald]

Is Demon's Souls really as cool as the videos say? Could someone compare it's gameplay to another game?

It's very good and I could try comparing but I'd say it's something you'd have to experience yourself. Plus there really isn't a game that I can think of that would be a fair comparison to DS. I could say Devil May Cry compared to God of War perhaps but I can't think of anything close to the feeling of Demon's Soul's as it feels like a true, western Fantasy; perhaps D&D-ish in a very good way but without the dice business.

Expect it to be very challenging, as you will die a lot. In my opinion they did pretty well bringing a realistic feeling towards the game but at the same time kept it fun as well.

[linkspast]

So the other day I was itching to play me some burnout paradise, I decided to download it. Easy, right? Wrong.. For some reason It claims there is not enough space on the hdd... which is false. I have at least 15GB free.. Can any one provide some insight?

[Gollgagh]

how much space is the download

I believe it needs at least double the space: half for the installer, half for the actual game

[linkspast]

... So this has slowed down a bit,

anyone playing Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 here?

[Schwaltzvald]

... So this has slowed down a bit,

anyone playing Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 here?

Ya know I was tempted to put up an image to express my extreme hatred towards it but instead...

I certainly do not and never will buy it for the PS3 considering that'd be me saying it's okay for them to shit all over the PC side as well. Plus it's criminally short in a bad way. Also I've "borrowed" it for the PC to see what it had to offer and I was right in regards to being nothing but eye candy and shoddy multiplayer; deleted it as soon as I started to get mad at it more.

[prophetik]

it's quite short for single-player, yeah. not really a single-player game, though. even with just two players it gets MUCH longer.

it's still short. but i understand where you're coming from.

[Velocifero]

... So this has slowed down a bit,

anyone playing Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 here?
I do. The single player was a little short I guess but it was fun. The multiplayer is where the real fun is. My friend tag is in my sig if you wanna add me.

[Thin Crust]

I'm busy trying to get the uncharted 2 plat. All I need to do is get the rest of the treasures and beat it on crushing mode. (I'm on lvl 3) Oh yea, I also need to get 200 kills with the minigun weapon. It's kind of a pain to run upstairs and look at the web for the trophys and then run downstairs to go find them. But i'll manage.

[Velocifero]

I'm busy trying to get the uncharted 2 plat. All I need to do is get the rest of the treasures and beat it on crushing mode. (I'm on lvl 3) Oh yea, I also need to get 200 kills with the minigun weapon. It's kind of a pain to run upstairs and look at the web for the trophys and then run downstairs to go find them. But i'll manage.
I'm playing that too, it's really fun. It's like a book/movie. It's great and the graphics look incredible.

[zircon]

I've joined the PlayStation 3 club!!! Bahamut and bustatunez (aka Will aka Lukas) gave Jill and I an EXTREMELY generous gift of the PS3 (120gb) as well as SIX games: Tekken 6, Uncharted 1 & 2, Valkyria Chronicles, COD4:MW and Ratchet & Clank. We were stunned by their generosity and of course, extremely thankful :D

[Schwaltzvald]

Glad to see you've joined us~! :D

Add me to ur listings, same name as on the forums.

[Ashamee]

Nekofrog and I, too, were blessed by Bahamut and bustatunez and showered with PS3 gifts this Christmas. We're really in love with Blu-ray right now and the games we got are really great. Thing is, we also have $20 to spend at the PlayStation Store. What would any of you recommend we spend it on? Having no real PS3 experience at this point, except for seeing a few fleeting moments of "Flower" and "Shatter," we're unsure of what to get that won't be a waste.

Throw out some suggestions, pretty please! We also have two controllers, so multiplayer would be cool, but that doesn't have to be a dealbreaker. Single-player stuff is fine, too.

[linkspast]

I believe burnout paradise is only 20 bucks... Its pretty good,

Also I hear theres this sweet website that did some music for some
Street Fighter game.

[Ashamee]

Heehee...we already have that aforementioned fighting game with that one soundtrack for the 360 already. Most of the PlayStation games they have for sale we already own on disk. I will take into consideration Burnout Paradise, though.

[Necrotic]

I've heard Fat Princess is a blast.

[Schwaltzvald]

"Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nytsd_ombsI)" is actually a pretty good co-op game. Blazblue:Calamity Trigger (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keQrv_ptXL0) a fighting game in a different vein from Street Fighter 4. (although BB:Continuum Shift may come out soon here as well)

[Nekofrog]

After this I'm done arguing:

E3 '07 showcased almost nothing for the Wii. The Zapper? Useless. That balance board thingie? Who cares? Super Mario Galaxy and Metroid Prime 3 are the only awesome things coming out for the Wii this year.

The 360 has Bioshock, Halo 3 and Blue Dragon. Let's be honest here, Blue Dragon doesn't feel right for the 360. It's never been the expansive role-playing game console but, who knows, maybe this'll make way for other cool RPGs to come. I'd also like to point out that Blue Dragon alone is selling 360's in Japan; about 380,000 consoles sold versus 200,000 copies of the game.

The PS3 totally won E3 (not that it's a competition, but you know what I mean). With such awesome looking games as Heavenly Sword, Killzone 2, Uncharted, MGS4, Tools of Destruction, FFXIII, FF Versus XIII, Folklore, God of War 3, Infamous, White Knight Story, Heavy Rain, Lair, Warhawk and Little Big Planet. I know quite a few of these won't even be coming out until '08 but, holy shit, what a line-up.



Being pro PS3 sounds worthy enough for the PS3 thread.

So I'm re-reading this thread right now out of sheer boredom (it was here that I discovered that I now read all of Bahamut's posts in his voice -- DAMN YOU), and this post really stuck out to me for some reason. Maybe it's the fact that of these games, a good amount of them aren't even out yet (WKC, FF13, FFv13 God of War 3, Heavy Rain), went multiplatform (FF13), were pretty much terrible (Heavenly Sword, Lair), or were mediocre (Folklore, Killzone 2, MGS4). That leaves Uncharted, Tools of Destruction, Infamous, Warhawk, and LBP as good games.

Keep in mind, this post was made in 2007 -- 2007! And five of the games STILL aren't out yet! For someone who may have spent $600 on a PS3 in 2007 on the promise of these games, this is absolutely unacceptable.

As a general retrospective from someone who just recently became a PS3 owner, I have to say, I would have felt absolutely ripped off and irate at Sony if I were an early adopted. I'd have felt raped, to be honest.

Gone are the golden days of the PlayStation -- the PS1 and PS2. Such great systems...

[phill]

Keep in mind, this post was made in 2007 -- 2007! And five of the games STILL aren't out yet! For someone who may have spent $600 on a PS3 in 2007 on the promise of these games, this is absolutely unacceptable.

As a general retrospective from someone who just recently became a PS3 owner, I have to say, I would have felt absolutely ripped off and irate at Sony if I were an early adopted. I'd have felt raped, to be honest.

I'm not entirely sure how I should feel ripped off, I essentially got a media center PC with a blu-ray player that will always meet the standard, pretty much the best up-scaling DVD player on the market and a single device that plays all my PS2 and PS3 games. Granted, I only paid $400 due to a sweet deal I stumbled into, but considering how much I use it to play movies on physical discs and videos stored on my PC, it has been well worth the money. Even if I only used the thing to play PS2/3 games I would be more then happy with my purchase.

[Gollgagh]

well, as someone who never looks at upcoming games, I've been pretty damned happy with it

[Nekofrog]

I'm not entirely sure how I should feel ripped off, I essentially got a media center PC with a blu-ray player that will always meet the standard, pretty much the best up-scaling DVD player on the market and a single device that plays all my PS2 and PS3 games. Granted, I only paid $400 due to a sweet deal I stumbled into, but considering how much I use it to play movies on physical discs and videos stored on my PC, it has been well worth the money. Even if I only used the thing to play PS2/3 games I would be more then happy with my purchase.

Even now, bluray doesn't appeal to me, and I don't NEED a media PC. I need a gaming machine, and the PS3 failed miserably at that for the first two and a half years.

[phill]

Even now, bluray doesn't appeal to me, and I don't NEED a media PC. I need a gaming machine, and the PS3 failed miserably at that for the first two and a half years.

AH, so you were generalizing your own disappointment such that EVERY PS3 owner is disappointed and not to the subset of gamers who wanted a strictly gaming machine for brand new games. I say brand new games because the PS2 has a solid game library and for early adopters, you had backwards compatibility. I also assume you were an early adopter and have a right to bitch.

[Nekofrog]

AH, so you were generalizing your own disappointment such that EVERY PS3 owner is disappointed and not to the subset of gamers who wanted a strictly gaming machine for brand new games. I say brand new games because the PS2 has a solid game library and for early adopters, you had backwards compatibility. I also assume you were an early adopter and have a right to bitch.

I didn't buy a PS3 to play PS2 games. I had a PS2. I am putting myself in the situation that a lot of early adopters found themselves in, and I'd feel betrayed by Sony.

[Thin Crust]

ps3's been hacked. Ever since I modded my ps2 and it broke 8 months later, I said that it wasn't fair to the developers and never got an illegal piece of media again. (I actually got another ps2 later) But it will be interesting to see how sony will handle this. Probably the same way as the psp where you can't access the internet without the latest firmware.

[Gollgagh]

does anyone even have a bluray burner

[Schwaltzvald]

Got an associate who's lending me one on the basis of a personal deal we made. I just need to buy some blank BR disks and find software that'll do it.

I'm so lazy though...

Can any one recommend seemingly reliable software?

[Thin Crust]

you only need to download it to your ps3 and play it off the hard drive. But at the same time, how many 20 gig games can you fit on your HD?

[Gollgagh]

surely they could run off of a bootleg BR though

hell, wouldn't you have to have the game's data installed on the HHD twice since the game would think it's still on a disc?

[prophetik]

ps3's been hacked. Ever since I modded my ps2 and it broke 8 months later, I said that it wasn't fair to the developers and never got an illegal piece of media again. (I actually got another ps2 later) But it will be interesting to see how sony will handle this. Probably the same way as the psp where you can't access the internet without the latest firmware.

not to be rude or anything, but the ps3 hasn't actually been hacked. geohot got into the kernel, but he can't do anything yet.

not to mention his hack involves some serious hardware stuff that most people around here can't do. like heavy-duty electrical work, soldering and stuff.

this is particularly notable considering that the blu-ray format is basically unhackable until you find a burner that'll also burn the barcode into the center ring, inside the readable disc space. since that's most of why you can't hack a blu-ray - the data's all there, but it needs the authentication code to make it work.

[Schwaltzvald]

...it needs the authentication code to make it work...

...authentication code to work...

...authentication code...

Figures, well at least now I can just burn huge collections of high quality videos onto the discs to play on the ps3. Or better yet master a disc dedicated to horror flicks of a particular genre with sweet looking menu and stuff. :lol:

[prophetik]

blargh, forgot about hdcp, which is on bloody everything.

hdcp is crackable, though. you can't burn a bar code, yet.

[Gollgagh]

man, it always takes me like three minutes to remember that hdcp means hi-def copy protection

not something else that's somewhat illegal and gross

[prophetik]

hdcp is illegal and gross. you just don't know it yet until you get into the specifics of how it's passed between components. half the damn hdmi switches out there won't actually function with it.

[Gollgagh]

lololololo

[ocre]

Hooray! Rockstar just announced that the until-now Xbox360-exclusive GTA IV expansions "Episodes from Liberty City" ('The Lost & Damned' and 'The Ballad of Gay Tony') will be headed to PS3(and PC) in both a $19.99-per-episode downloadable form on PSN and a $39.99 standalone disc on March 30, 2010. It's a great time to be a girl!

http://www.rockstargames.com/news/2010/01/29/2861/grand_theft_auto_episodes_from_liberty_city_coming _to_playstation_3_and_pc

[Schwaltzvald]

bah, GTAIV blows dead poodles anyways...

What I'd like to see is what possible PS2 era titles will become downloadables like their PS1 counterparts.

[metalsnakejuice]

It would be cool if they did put PS2 era titles on the PSN but i hope they put games that people want to play.

[prophetik]

i'm sure they'd only put games that wouldn't get touched on psn.

[Schwaltzvald]

i'm sure they'd only put games that wouldn't get touched on psn.

Name one, not counting the shovelware.

[prophetik]

[/sarcasm] lol! never thought i'd need this tag with you! everyone knows shovelware is for XBLA!

[phill]

I doubt you will see many PS2 games, if any at all, on PSN considering they still manufacture PS2 consoles and games.

[Thin Crust]

And the fact that many ps2 games are massive files, up to I think 5 gigs per single-layer dvd disk. Imagine the amount that it would cost to move that kind of data.

[Penfold]

And the fact that many ps2 games are massive files, up to I think 5 gigs per single-layer dvd disk. Imagine the amount that it would cost to move that kind of data.

If it's not a problem to download Xbox Originals from XBLA, I'm not sure how there would be any greater technical limitations to have PS2 games on PSN. There isn't a whole lot of merit to the old "but the files are so big!" argument these days.

[linkspast]

And the fact that many ps2 games are massive files, up to I think 5 gigs per single-layer dvd disk. Imagine the amount that it would cost to move that kind of data.

.. and the fact you can download entire PS3 games...

[prophetik]

And the fact that many ps2 games are massive files, up to I think 5 gigs per single-layer dvd disk. Imagine the amount that it would cost to move that kind of data.

this is a relatively major issue, particularly with ISPs throttling bandwidth. downloading files from PSN would interfere with most ISPs efforts to prevent illegal downloading on their networks.

the bigger issue is that the PS2 is still being sold in stores. we won't see PS3 compatibility until sony has stopped sucking that teat for at least two years.

[Gollgagh]

bah, if the internet can handle Steam's method of distribution, I seriously doubt putting PS2 games on PSN would be that much worse

[Schwaltzvald]

bah, if the internet can handle Steam's method of distribution, I seriously doubt putting PS2 games on PSN would be that much worse

Not to mention Steam will buckle first before the Internet will; unless of course you're still using 56k for Internet access.

[Thin Crust]

So Uncharted 2 won 100 GotY awards.

That's record breaking, Fallout won 63 in 2008 and Bioshock won 46 in 2007.

http://gotypicks.blogspot.com/

Spike TV Video Game Awards (US) : Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
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[prophetik]

bah, if the internet can handle Steam's method of distribution, I seriously doubt putting PS2 games on PSN would be that much worse

that's on a pc, though. you're talking consoles, a closed DRM-based system. look how long it takes to download a few updates for, say, LBP right now. 100 megs or so of updates...over a half an hour to download and install them. how long would it take for a full ps2 game?

[Gollgagh]

I've got shitty internet and it only took me an hour and a halfish to download FFVIII off of PSN and that's 1.8 gigs right there

by comparison, Dead Space took me 5-6 hours for 7.8 gigs

I don't see a huge difference

I mean, hell, that's faster than you can torrent the games, unless you're part of a private tracker or something

[phill]

this is a relatively major issue, particularly with ISPs throttling bandwidth. downloading files from PSN would interfere with most ISPs efforts to prevent illegal downloading on their networks.

the bigger issue is that the PS2 is still being sold in stores. we won't see PS3 compatibility until sony has stopped sucking that teat for at least two years.

Your first point is bullshit, by that logic, ALL downloads will interfere with ISP throttling. PSN and XBox live downloads aren't special, they are pretty much a single stream of serial data from a single source like http and ftp downloads, unlike a torrents which is multiple streams from multiple source. It doesn't take much for a routing algorithm to recognized the pattern in a download and start forwarding all related information down the same line with barely any evaluation or actual routing.

Your second point though is likely the only reason we won't see PS2 games anytime soon. People are still buying both PS2 consoles and games, and I doubt Sony wants to touch that cash cow.

[metalsnakejuice]

So Uncharted 2 won 100 GotY awards.

That's record breaking, Fallout won 63 in 2008 and Bioshock won 46 in 2007.


Uncharted 2 deserves it. It really is a great game.

[linkspast]

How is the first one? Should I play it before the second one? If not for the story, but does the second one have so many game play improvements causing the first one to feel dated. Ya know what I mean?

[prophetik]

How is the first one? Should I play it before the second one? If not for the story, but does the second one have so many game play improvements causing the first one to feel dated. Ya know what I mean?

the first one is worth playing first. it's relatively short, only maybe 8 hours, so you're not losing a lot of time playing through it first.

[Thin Crust]

You can easily play the second one without knowing the backstory. But if you ever want to play through the first one second, you will be extrememly disappointed because U2 improved just THAT much. That's what I've heard anyway. I've only watched a playthrough of the first game and played the crap out of the demo. If you want, the U2 demo just went up on psn, and the first uncharted demo has been out for a while.

[Soma]

You don't have to play the first Uncharted to jump right into 2. I would play through it first though. Like someone said it will be impossible to play through 1 after 2. I made the mistake of playing Dragon Quest IV after V on the DS. It's the same situation, there's a lot of annoying stuff in the first game that really only sticks out after playing the much refined sequel.

[Thin Crust]

So I was watching narutowire on my ps3 and it said that I ran out of memory. That doesn't make sense seeing as I still have 7 gigs of free space. I even deleted the Uncharted demo freeing up another 1200 megs and it still did the same thing. What exactly does this mean?

[prophetik]

i'll bet it means you ran out of memory.

[Thin Crust]

What memory is there outside the hard drive? And I deleted my cache as well but that didn't help either.

[Gollgagh]

memory means RAM, not hard drive space

what it means is that you probably shouldn't be trying to watch narutowire on your ps3

[Thin Crust]

If that's the case, what is taking up my RAM? It hasn't happend before. Is there a way to clear it out?

[Gollgagh]

I'd wager that the browser and the site itself are taking up all of your RAM by themselves

I mean, the PS3 doesn't have a gigantic amount of RAM in the first place (256 MB according to wikipedia)

[CC Ricers]

So does the PS3 use the RAM for browser cache? It sure looks like it.

[Jam Stunna]

I finally picked up Valkyria Chronicles over the weekend in a Toys R Us of all places (it was their last copy).

Once I get settled into my new apartment, I'll sink my teeth into it.

[Schwaltzvald]

I finally picked up Valkyria Chronicles over the weekend in a Toys R Us of all places (it was their last copy).

Once I get settled into my new apartment, I'll sink my teeth into it.

Hope you'll have fun as much as I have, heck I even picked up the extra missions they put up as dlc afterwards. :lol:

[Kidd Cabbage]

Just got a PS3 today, along with FFXIII, Valkyrie Chronicles, Uncharted 2, and Little Big Planet.

[Sixto]

Just got a PS3 today, along with FFXIII, Valkyrie Chronicles, Uncharted 2, and Little Big Planet.

You forgot the God of Wars!

[Gollgagh]

good grief dude, I think four games at once is a pretty decent spread

it's not like he can't get them later :whatevaa:

[Kidd Cabbage]

I was actually bored shitless with God of War 1 and 2, or I'd have probably picked that up, too. :P

[Thin Crust]

i was actually bored shitless with god of war 1 and 2, or i'd have probably picked that up, too. :p

blasphemy!!!

[Native Jovian]

blasphemy!!!
I cannot get over the irony of this being a comment about the fact that he didn't like a game franchise that centers around killing gods.

[Gollgagh]

heh, I never got past ten minutes into GoW1 either

[Bahamut]

Just got a PS3 today, along with FFXIII, Valkyrie Chronicles, Uncharted 2, and Little Big Planet.

Oh wow nice - one game you might want to consider is Demons Souls. Its been all the rage in #ocremix in the past two months.

[Neblix]

Just got a PS3 today, along with FFXIII, Valkyrie Chronicles, Uncharted 2, and Little Big Planet.


You forgot inFamous.

[Gollgagh]

okay yeah infamous is pretty good

[Schwaltzvald]

heh, I never got past ten minutes into GoW1 either

Curiously what stopped you? Considering I've never played any of the GoW franchise but played through all of Dante's Inferno just fine.

[TehDonut]

anyone pick up resonance of fate/end of eternity?

is it good/does it follow the tri ace frame for the battle system?

[Thin Crust]

I am cautiously optimistic about that game. I may pick it up but not until after this semester and also not until after heavy rain, god of war and final fantasy xiii.

[prophetik]

anyone pick up resonance of fate/end of eternity?

is it good/does it follow the tri ace frame for the battle system?

i saw some stuff about it, but i'm kind of interested in it. i'd like to hear some reviews about it.

[Gollgagh]

Curiously what stopped you? Considering I've never played any of the GoW franchise but played through all of Dante's Inferno just fine.

boobs on the family TV is never a good thing

after that I just didn't care enough to continue playing

[Kidd Cabbage]

Curiously what stopped you? Considering I've never played any of the GoW franchise but played through all of Dante's Inferno just fine.


Yeah, to me, it was just like "Okay, let's take a really generic slasher game. BUT THEN WE SLAP TITS ALL OVER IT AND MAKE LIKE SUPER SWEET STUFF EVERYWHERE LIKE FUCKING GETTING THEIR HEADS CUT OFF AND PROBABLY RACECARS TOO AND THIS GAME WILL BE AWESOME."

[Schwaltzvald]

Yeah, to me, it was just like "Okay, let's take a really generic slasher game. BUT THEN WE SLAP TITS ALL OVER IT AND MAKE LIKE SUPER SWEET STUFF EVERYWHERE LIKE FUCKING GETTING THEIR HEADS CUT OFF AND PROBABLY RACECARS TOO AND THIS GAME WILL BE AWESOME."

Pfft, come back after watching Urotsukidōji and its remake set. :lol:

Seriously though DI pretty much made me think of old school Castlevania.

[Kidd Cabbage]

Well, I guess the difference is that Urojididi isn't considered one of the greatest series of this gaming generation.

[Schwaltzvald]

Well, I guess the difference is that Urojididi isn't considered one of the greatest series of this gaming generation.

Either you're really young or very sheltered when Urotsukidōji came out way back. :lol: Not to mention I never said a thing about gaming when it came to that :wink:

I will say though boobs on the screen and female genitalia deforming into mosntrous tentacles ready to OM NOM NOM on Dante were the least of my worries.

Heck the series I mentioned before goes beyond that as well as its remake. :lol:

Better yet try watching Feast (http://finnish.imdb.com/title/tt0426459/) and Feast II: Sloppy Seconds (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1104835/); utterly stupid yet hilarious monster flicks.

I will say though Urotsukidōji really makes me think of DDS: Megami Tensei

[kupernikus]

this is a relatively major issue, particularly with ISPs throttling bandwidth. downloading files from PSN would interfere with most ISPs efforts to prevent illegal downloading on their networks.

the bigger issue is that the PS2 is still being sold in stores. we won't see PS3 compatibility until sony has stopped sucking that teat for at least two years.

So that explains why there aren't ps3/psp titles on psn that you can buy in stores.... oh... wait...

[prophetik]

wasn't that post like one or two months ago?

there are tons of PSP titles online, thanks to the PSPgo. and, like the 360, there are a few older titles online for download. they're small, though, compared to most of the stuff available. like FFXIII, for example - it's 42 of the 49 or 50gb available on the blu-ray disc. you want to download 42 gigabytes? what happens to people who have limited monthly bandwidth available for purchases?

[Kidd Cabbage]

Either you're really young or very sheltered when Urotsukidōji came out way back. :lol: Not to mention I never said a thing about gaming when it came to that :wink:

I will say though boobs on the screen and female genitalia deforming into mosntrous tentacles ready to OM NOM NOM on Dante were the least of my worries.

Heck the series I mentioned before goes beyond that as well as its remake. :lol:

Better yet try watching Feast (http://finnish.imdb.com/title/tt0426459/) and Feast II: Sloppy Seconds (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1104835/); utterly stupid yet hilarious monster flicks.

I will say though Urotsukidōji really makes me think of DDS: Megami Tensei


Or I've never paid any attention to anime. :P

[Schwaltzvald]

Or I've never paid any attention to anime. :P

Interestingly enough when it aired it was referred to as an animated film rated R for graphic content on HBO. At no point had the term "anime" (as we know it now) came up; just "animated feature/movie". :lol:

Nonetheless they were awesome regardless of the content.

Now for 3D Dot Game Heroes... I know what sprites I'll be making use of when the game comes out... :wink:

[Jam Stunna]

http://kotaku.com/5533736/first-littlebigplanet-2-details-its-a-whole-new-game

According to early details from the magazine from a NeoGAF forum member, LittleBigPlanet 2 is much more than just a side-scrolling platforming game. Media Molecule is creating new tools that will enable players to create racing games, puzzle games, "Space Invaders clones," role-playing games and even real-time strategy games.

"A Media Molecule developer has created a fully-functioning Command & Conquer clone," according to a recount of the mag's report.

LittleBigPlanet 2 will also apparently let players create and edit short films, record their own sound effects and manipulate the game's camera to make customized cut scenes using Sackboys.

The PS3 game also introduces the Sackbot, a fully customizable and programmable enemy unit. With new "direct control seat" options that let players define control schemes, creating customized controls for enemies, vehicles and even Sackboy himself—no more standardized floaty control?—LittleBigPlanet 2's game creation tools sound like a massive leap.

I am all over that

[Schwaltzvald]

http://kotaku.com/5664699/celebrate-halloween-with-a-month-of-free-midnight-movie-rentals-on-your-ps3

It's October and that means it's time to wander through corn mazes, carve up pumpkins, decorate your house and watch scary movies. And Sony has your back on that last one, if you have a Playstation 3.

Starting this weekend the Playstation Network will let you stream a free scary movie every Saturday night in October. That's right it's free. Here's a rundown of the free SD rentals (god damn it, at least it's free so...) you can watch in the month of October on the PSN. All times are listed in Pacific.

5 p.m. Oct. 16 to 3 a.m. Oct. 17
Bram Stoker's Dracula

5 p.m. Oct. 23 to 3 a.m. Oct. 24
Savage County

5 p.m. Oct. 30 to 3 a.m. Oct. 31
A Nightmare on Elm Street, the original one featuring a cameo of crushed Capn' Crunch cereal. I'm not kidding.

Sony has a bunch of other Halloween-themed promotions lined up for the month as well, check it out over on their Halloween Fright Flicks page.

For some fucking reason I cannot at all recall that cameo of crushed Capn' Crunch cereal in "ANoES". Gonna have to rewatch it as well as see what other films I probably don't have in my collection. :lol:

[relyanCe]

so I was looking through gamestop the other day and saw bayonetta for 20 bucks

i hate being poor

[ocre]

http://kotaku.com/5664699/celebrate-halloween-with-a-month-of-free-midnight-movie-rentals-on-your-ps3

Oh, I'm all over those FREE downloads. :)

[Schwaltzvald]

In some strange news, "No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise" will be coming out exclusively for the PS3 & PS-Move (http://kotaku.com/5674129/no-more-heroes-finds-paradise-exclusively-on-ps3) with help from Konami in the NA/EU territories since Ubisoft passed up on it (http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/10/26/no-more-heroes-heroes-paradise-announced-exclusively-for-ps3-and-playstation-move/).

Basically it can be played both with the regular controller as well as using the PS Move.

I'm guessing the 360 version I remember reading about (http://kotaku.com/5520309/how-a-wii-game-looks-on-the-xbox-360) was cancelled..?

[Brandon Strader]

What are the best games the PS3 has to offer, and what is in store for the near future?

[Brushfire]

What are the best games the PS3 has to offer, and what is in store for the near future?

Rachet and Clank. God of War 3.Rachet and Clank.

[Thalzon]

3D Dot Game Heroes, Valkyria Chronicles, LittleBigPlanet, Folklore.

[metalsnakejuice]

Uncharted 2 and Gran Turismo 5.

[Thin Crust]

Must buy ps3 games
Uncharted 1/2 (exclusive)
Metal Gear Solid 4 (If you have played the other ones in the series) (exclusive)
LittleBigPlanet (exclusive)
Resistance 1/2 (gamers have mixed feelings about the sequel) (exclusive)
InFAMOUS (exclusive)
Darksiders
Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction (exclusive)
Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time (exclusive)
Assassins creed 2/brotherhood
Killzone 2 (exclusive)
God of War 3 (exclusive)
MAG (exclusive)
Valkyria Chronicals (exclusive)
Gran Turismo 5 (exclusive)



games on the horizon
Mass effect 2
final fantasy versus xiii (exclusive)
LittleBigPlanet 2 (exclusive)
resistance 3 (exclusive)
last guardian (exclusive)
metal gear solid rising
killzone 3 (exclusive)
infamous 2 (exclusive)
deus ex human revolution
ico shadows of the colossus collections (exclusive)


And many many others.

[Bahamut]

There's also FF13, CoD 4: Modern Warfare, and Resonance of Fate, although those are multiplatform.

I disagree with Uncharted 1 & 2, Resistance 1 & 2, and Gran Turismo being must buys - I personally would stay far away from those as possible, but of course things always depend on your tastes.

[Thin Crust]

There's also FF13, CoD 4: Modern Warfare, and Resonance of Fate, although those are multiplatform.

I disagree with Uncharted 1 & 2, Resistance 1 & 2, and Gran Turismo being must buys - I personally would stay far away from those as possible, but of course things always depend on your tastes.

I guess you are falling for the all the less then perfect reviews that GT5 is getting? If you look at the history of GT, it never got that good scores, but the lowest selling GT game sells the same as the highest selling Halo. People will buy, and people will love.

[Bahamut]

I guess you are falling for the all the less then perfect reviews that GT5 is getting? If you look at the history of GT, it never got that good scores, but the lowest selling GT game sells the same as the highest selling Halo. People will buy, and people will love.

Actually, I've despised the franchise since the very first one.

[Thin Crust]

So I played through God of War 3 again to see if I could platinum it. I got all the way through to the very end, got every trophy except "Maxed out" which requires you to fully upgrade all items you have. I was 5000 short. So I'm going to have to play through the entire game on easy if I want to get that last one. Sucks don't it.

[prophetik]

There's also FF13, CoD 4: Modern Warfare, and Resonance of Fate, although those are multiplatform.

I disagree with Uncharted 1 & 2, Resistance 1 & 2, and Gran Turismo being must buys - I personally would stay far away from those as possible, but of course things always depend on your tastes.

i wasn't a big fan of resistance, but the uncharted games are excellent (although they got hyped up a lot since both were among paltry competition for GOTY on the ps3). GT, as a racer, is incredible - but if you don't want an ultrarealistic racer, well, of course you're not going to like it :<

RoF got terrible reviews as being derivitave, not fun, and a mega-grind. i was under the impression that people didn't like it.

[Schwaltzvald]

RoF got terrible reviews as being derivitave, not fun, and a mega-grind. i was under the impression that people didn't like it.

I'd say it's rather split for a lot of people.

Resonance of Fate Combat System (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59g4YtqwzHM)

a review (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlAkhwfyj9Q)

Also I'm sure you've seen posts on Demon's Souls (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NPThY2U0rI) right..?

[Soma]

I heard really mixed things about RoF, but A lot of people have recommended it to me. I've been thinking about picking it up, along with Tales of Vesperia. I completely missed both of these games. Does anybody know if Eternal Sonata has any extra content on the Ps3, enough that's worth playing again? I already beat it on the xbox360, but It's rather cheap on ps3 these days.

Did you guys read about the potential anti piracy method that Sony is thinking about? It's probably just a rumor, but since the Ps3 is all hacked now, I heard Sony was thinking about implementing serial numbers on their games. That's just ridiculous. I guess Sony really does view the ps3 as more of a computer. >_<

[Schwaltzvald]

So aside for the exciting news of Xenogears coming back as a "PS1 Classic" there's finally Vagrant Story (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3YTaLg0mTc), as well as Parasite Eve (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBvCsJRE6A0) being re-released on the PSN just before 3rd Birthday gets out.

Parasite Eve - March 29th(?) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasite_Eve_%28video_game%29)

Vagrant Story - March 1st (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagrant_Story)

[The Damned]

Too bad Europeans won't be able to buy new PS3s for those games.

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/33284/Report_PlayStation_3_Shipments_Seized_In_Europe_Du e_To_LG_Legal_Dispute.php

Isn't that just great for the consumer?

[kupernikus]

So aside for the exciting news of Xenogears coming back as a "PS1 Classic" there's finally Vagrant Story (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3YTaLg0mTc), as well as Parasite Eve (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBvCsJRE6A0) being re-released on the PSN just before 3rd Birthday gets out.

Parasite Eve - March 29th(?) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasite_Eve_%28video_game%29)

Vagrant Story - March 1st (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagrant_Story)

whoa, I didn't know PE was coming out on PSN.... my wife's going to be pissed at the credit card bills for gaming this month..... >.< oh well, we've got that whole hey, I spent money so you can spend the same amount thing going.... it's going to be expensive lol.

[Schwaltzvald]

whoa, I didn't know PE was coming out on PSN.... my wife's going to be pissed at the credit card bills for gaming this month..... >.< oh well, we've got that whole hey, I spent money so you can spend the same amount thing going.... it's going to be expensive lol.

Parasite Eve is supposedly coming out the same time or "just" before The 3rd Birthday (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_3rd_Birthday) comes out for the PSP on March 29. At most you'll likely pay $7.99? I think that's the same price for Vagrant Story as well.

Too bad Europeans won't be able to buy new PS3s for those games. Isn't that just great for the consumer?

So Europe got shafted again in regards to the gaming industry this time through hardware rather than software, what else is new? Not to downplay the situation but no point in moaning about it when there are other ways to get one.

[Brandon Strader]

Anyone hear about that there Free Realms? First free to play MMO on a console.. (http://kotaku.com/#!5781044/the-playstation-network-gets-its-first-free+to+play-mmo-this-month/gallery/1) Who is in if this turns out to be legit?