Poll: Is it worth buying a ps3 just for the exclusives ?
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Should have been more specific, Uncharted falls into the "spent more money on advertising than development" complaint. Especially considering how short the campaign for the last game was. And GT5 has been collecting dust after about a month after getting it. I did always like Forza better but all my friends have always been die hard GT fans since the PS1 days. It's still fun, but I'm never forgiving them for the soundtrack they put in that game.Capitano Segnaposto said:
EDIT: To sum up, if you already have a 360 or a gaming PC there are much better things to invest $500 in.
Hmm, I'll try to answer this, as someone who's in the opposite position from you; owning a PS3, but considering picking up an XBOX 360:
I own most of the exclusives for PS3, and looking at the biggest exclusives for xbox (halo, gears of war, fable), I have more titles on the PS3 that I could not get on the xbox (granted, not a large difference). I also made the effort to hunt a 60GB system, to play/build a ps2 collection.
Now, I'm of the opinion that I would not be satisfied with getting the xbox just for its exclusives; while gears of war is fun, and I'd Looooooooooove to play Lost Odyssey, I'm trending that there isn't enough gameplay value on their own to cover the +$300 to take the system home.
Multiplayer, however, might be a different story. Though I'd hate to pay for multiplayer (which I semi-hardly use), you do have better options on the xbox (which tips the scales for me).
My vote overall, if you're open about what types of games you'll play, you'd get more out of getting the ps3 as your second system than you would getting the xbox as your second. If you like the free PSN, you'll like the system even more, for that's the main difference in multi-platform games.
I own most of the exclusives for PS3, and looking at the biggest exclusives for xbox (halo, gears of war, fable), I have more titles on the PS3 that I could not get on the xbox (granted, not a large difference). I also made the effort to hunt a 60GB system, to play/build a ps2 collection.
Now, I'm of the opinion that I would not be satisfied with getting the xbox just for its exclusives; while gears of war is fun, and I'd Looooooooooove to play Lost Odyssey, I'm trending that there isn't enough gameplay value on their own to cover the +$300 to take the system home.
Multiplayer, however, might be a different story. Though I'd hate to pay for multiplayer (which I semi-hardly use), you do have better options on the xbox (which tips the scales for me).
My vote overall, if you're open about what types of games you'll play, you'd get more out of getting the ps3 as your second system than you would getting the xbox as your second. If you like the free PSN, you'll like the system even more, for that's the main difference in multi-platform games.
Absolutely, in my opinion. I'm a big fan of Uncharted and I had Heavy Rain in mind when I first bought my PS3. In fact, to justify my purchase, the only PS3 games I buy are exclusives and it's actually turned out fine. inFamous is great and so is Resistance. I'd say go for it, especially with the Last Guardian coming out soon.
I really only own my PS3 for its exclusives, most multiplats I get for the 360. I used to use it mostly as a blu-ray movie player, but I'm starting to move away from blu-ray movies, so now it's back to just being a gaming console. And it's still well worth owning, because as big a 360 fan as I am, anyone who claims the PS3 doesn't completely dominate in terms of exclusives is just delusional or a liar.
What about the pulse blast, dropping shockwave, electromagnetic shield, the power line grinding, the flying/floating, lightning blades (free DLC), and the lightning storm? (And that's leaving out all the stuff you can do with downed enemies) The only third person shooter things it has is your normal blast (but really, name one game with a ranged attack you couldn't compare that too), grenades, rocket launcher, sniper, and taking cover if your picky. I see your point, but it was still clearly a superhero/villain game, but Infamous 2 was a far, far better superhero/villain game though, with a much larger group of powersAzure9 said:i only played though the first infamous but yea it is a third person shooter. Most of your characters abilities have the same function of conventional weapons, like the zoom high power lighting shot ability is really just a sniper rifle. Its still a fun game but your kidding yourself if you seeing this as a super hero game vs a third person shooter game.kenu12345 said:GASP infamous 2 is a awesome game and BTW it isn't a third person shootermjc0961 said:necromanzer52 said:inFAMOUS(worst third person shooter of this generation, save your money)
Ratchet & Clank
Heavy rain
Uncharted
metal gear solid 4
Ico & shadow of the colossus HD
Killzone (2 & 3 are much better than the first one)
LittleBigPlanet
3D Dot Game Heroes
There you go, much better.
Since the matter is entirely subjective, all I have for you is my opinion.
No. It isn't worth it. I've tried a number of exclusives on my friend's PS3, and the most fun we've had on his system has come from Dynasty Warriors 7 of all fucking things (some of the cutscenes are quite hilarious. Such as when this giant man lifts his wife into the air, carrying her to his fellow, all-male group of warriors and yells "LETS ENJOY THIS!").
Bullet points of games I've tried:
-Little Big Planet is really good if you like platformers, though the user created maps largely resembled a collection of bad jokes and ROM-hack levels of fun (read: not fun at all).
-Resistance 3 wasn't too bad though. It's certainly better than CoD or Battlefield 3 and at least every level doesn't look the fucking same.
-Metal Gear Solid 4
If you have a PS2, just go back and play MGS3 again. It's a much better game. The level of contrivance introduced here is almost toxic to mortal man; it buried the needle on my goofy meter.
-Folklore
Really really cool premise and style that got completely derailed by bland, mediocre gameplay.
This is wasted potential incarnate. Avoid.
-Front Mission Evolved: It's a mechanical re-make of a little-known SNES gem called Front Mission: Gun Hazard. The plot is cliche' at best, retarded at worst and the gameplay can be infuriating at times. But it's not ENTIRELY bad..just mostly bad and mediocre.
Oh, and it uses the same game engine as Mindjack. So expect glitches and crashes.
Rent if you want a cheap laugh with some decent mass mecha-destruction.
No. It isn't worth it. I've tried a number of exclusives on my friend's PS3, and the most fun we've had on his system has come from Dynasty Warriors 7 of all fucking things (some of the cutscenes are quite hilarious. Such as when this giant man lifts his wife into the air, carrying her to his fellow, all-male group of warriors and yells "LETS ENJOY THIS!").
Bullet points of games I've tried:
-Little Big Planet is really good if you like platformers, though the user created maps largely resembled a collection of bad jokes and ROM-hack levels of fun (read: not fun at all).
-Resistance 3 wasn't too bad though. It's certainly better than CoD or Battlefield 3 and at least every level doesn't look the fucking same.
-Metal Gear Solid 4
If you have a PS2, just go back and play MGS3 again. It's a much better game. The level of contrivance introduced here is almost toxic to mortal man; it buried the needle on my goofy meter.
-Folklore
Really really cool premise and style that got completely derailed by bland, mediocre gameplay.
This is wasted potential incarnate. Avoid.
-Front Mission Evolved: It's a mechanical re-make of a little-known SNES gem called Front Mission: Gun Hazard. The plot is cliche' at best, retarded at worst and the gameplay can be infuriating at times. But it's not ENTIRELY bad..just mostly bad and mediocre.
Oh, and it uses the same game engine as Mindjack. So expect glitches and crashes.
Rent if you want a cheap laugh with some decent mass mecha-destruction.
I voted no. I think it's worth buy a PS3 to use as a bluray and media streaming device, though. The exclusives are good and all but I guess the question is, do you really have that much time to play through all of them before the next big title comes out?
Personally, I have found the following series to be Excellent, and make the PS3 (for me) a system I needed to buy
God Of War III
Gran Turismo 5
Uncharted (series)
Killzone (series)
Resistance (series)
Metal Gear (series)
Infamous (series)
Little Big Planet (series)
thats 18 games (counting the new Metal Gear HD) which (imo) are all very excellent. Plus, there is simply the fact that some games might be more appealing on PS3 vs other platforms. I know I personally prefer FF on PS3, I prefer armored core on PS3, and I prefer Batman on PS3..
God Of War III
Gran Turismo 5
Uncharted (series)
Killzone (series)
Resistance (series)
Metal Gear (series)
Infamous (series)
Little Big Planet (series)
thats 18 games (counting the new Metal Gear HD) which (imo) are all very excellent. Plus, there is simply the fact that some games might be more appealing on PS3 vs other platforms. I know I personally prefer FF on PS3, I prefer armored core on PS3, and I prefer Batman on PS3..
