This and only this if your really into the exclusives, i did it for the same reasons and haven't regretted it.IdealistCommi said:
Infamous, MGS4, Valkyria Chronicles and Uncharted alone are worth it.
Poll: PS3 exclusive titles worth it?
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Infamous, MGS4, Valkyria Chronicles and Uncharted alone are worth it.
Saying the PS3 is better than the 360 implies you are a fanboy, as it is an opinion. As I've said before the 360 has more than 2 exclusive games, clearly you've just never played them. Get used to the fact that not everyone will conform to your view and just because you believe something doesn't necessarily make it true.Mazty said:
Resistance Fall of Man was solid, but I always saw it as a stop-gap game for the initial launch period, only the bar was never really raised above that. R2 was a mess and KZ2 was fairly good looking (no where near Crysis good for sure) but ultimately a short and shallow game with little replay, I only rented it and was bored with it in a weekend.
Motorstorm 1 showed promise as a launch title but like Resistance 2, the sequel just ended up a mess and ultimately less refined. Uncharted is a solid game I will admit, you can't go much wrong with it but for me it just felt like Tomb Raider Lite while the entire cast has to be the most annoying and obnoxious I have ever heard in a game. I bought it pre-owned and within a few days traded it in for Tomb Raider on 360 that was far better in terms of the whole adventure platforming gameplay.
MGS4 was a dud to me, much like MGS2, far too much boring exposition filled cutscene and not enough engaging gameplay. The MGS franchise seem to be like the Star Trek films in that every second entry in the franchise is bad while every other is quite good, the even numbered MGS games seem to be cursed with being overly ponderous and flawed gameplay. I mean the octocam is like playing the game with cheats, you can lie down literally anywhere and unless the bad guy steps on you you're invisible. And as Yahtzee points out, the "one hit knock down tranq-gun" breaks the entire stealth mechanic. And the ending was terrible. I don't care what anyone says.
Ninja Gaiden Sigma was actually really good but I'd already played it on Xbox Original so it was a bit of a rehash and gave up when I realised it was pretty much identical with graphics upgrade only.
Littlebigplanet is of no interest to me since if anything if should be a low price DLC game not full price retail and there are so many better 2.5D platforming games out at the moment like Trine... though who knows if it will ever released on PS3. Fat Princess (apparently the reason Trine was "delayed") is interesting but I'm not quite willing to pay £12 ($20) for it even though it is the first decent game I've seen on PSN, there are already so many other things I've had my eye on for a while now on Steam and XBLA.
I'll reserve comment on upcoming games till they come out but Heavy Rain seems terrible, all cutscene based and quick-time events combat = not a game. Alan Wake seems to do a far better job at that "psychological/mystery" type genre while remaining a proper game. God of War 3 looks interesting but again with those damn quick-time button based take-downs. Why are the developers of Sony 1st party games so afraid of just letting you play the game but have the in game character automatically finish off the bosses, the context buttons just give the thin illusion of interactivity.
My PS3 has been unused for so long now I am considering putting it back in it's box till Agent comes out (Rockstar has yet to put a foot wrong though I doubt it will remain exclusive), I certainly don't play multiplatform games on it for how 95% of the time the 360 version is both higher quality in graphics and performance but I can also usually find cheaper copies of it online or in stores. And any FPS game I always get on PC if the option is there.
PS3 has been a major disappointment for me, I can't connect it to my PC monitor (my only screen capable of "HD resolution" X360 can connect + output HD to it), PSN has been devoid of anything worth downloading (in Europe mind you), its games catalogue has been so poor and blu-ray has turned out to be a red herring.
Motorstorm 1 showed promise as a launch title but like Resistance 2, the sequel just ended up a mess and ultimately less refined. Uncharted is a solid game I will admit, you can't go much wrong with it but for me it just felt like Tomb Raider Lite while the entire cast has to be the most annoying and obnoxious I have ever heard in a game. I bought it pre-owned and within a few days traded it in for Tomb Raider on 360 that was far better in terms of the whole adventure platforming gameplay.
MGS4 was a dud to me, much like MGS2, far too much boring exposition filled cutscene and not enough engaging gameplay. The MGS franchise seem to be like the Star Trek films in that every second entry in the franchise is bad while every other is quite good, the even numbered MGS games seem to be cursed with being overly ponderous and flawed gameplay. I mean the octocam is like playing the game with cheats, you can lie down literally anywhere and unless the bad guy steps on you you're invisible. And as Yahtzee points out, the "one hit knock down tranq-gun" breaks the entire stealth mechanic. And the ending was terrible. I don't care what anyone says.
Ninja Gaiden Sigma was actually really good but I'd already played it on Xbox Original so it was a bit of a rehash and gave up when I realised it was pretty much identical with graphics upgrade only.
Littlebigplanet is of no interest to me since if anything if should be a low price DLC game not full price retail and there are so many better 2.5D platforming games out at the moment like Trine... though who knows if it will ever released on PS3. Fat Princess (apparently the reason Trine was "delayed") is interesting but I'm not quite willing to pay £12 ($20) for it even though it is the first decent game I've seen on PSN, there are already so many other things I've had my eye on for a while now on Steam and XBLA.
I'll reserve comment on upcoming games till they come out but Heavy Rain seems terrible, all cutscene based and quick-time events combat = not a game. Alan Wake seems to do a far better job at that "psychological/mystery" type genre while remaining a proper game. God of War 3 looks interesting but again with those damn quick-time button based take-downs. Why are the developers of Sony 1st party games so afraid of just letting you play the game but have the in game character automatically finish off the bosses, the context buttons just give the thin illusion of interactivity.
My PS3 has been unused for so long now I am considering putting it back in it's box till Agent comes out (Rockstar has yet to put a foot wrong though I doubt it will remain exclusive), I certainly don't play multiplatform games on it for how 95% of the time the 360 version is both higher quality in graphics and performance but I can also usually find cheaper copies of it online or in stores. And any FPS game I always get on PC if the option is there.
PS3 has been a major disappointment for me, I can't connect it to my PC monitor (my only screen capable of "HD resolution" X360 can connect + output HD to it), PSN has been devoid of anything worth downloading (in Europe mind you), its games catalogue has been so poor and blu-ray has turned out to be a red herring.
That may be technically true but why is it not true in practice?Mazty said:
Every developer who has commented on programming for the PS3 has said it is much harder to program for than ANY other console (not just xbox 360) and Sony has actually gone on record that the PS3 is INTENTIONALLY hard to develop for so that it's potential is not unlocked until maybe even 10 years down the line, by that time the next generation of consoles will likely have been released which makes it utterly pointless.
That also punishes early adopters as they pay the highest price for the console at launch yet the first few years of games are generally sub-par, good game are pretty much guaranteed not to come out till later, after a price cut. Sony effectively punishes their biggest fans.
I used to be their biggest fan but Sony's attitude has made it clear how they feel about me and when Playstation 4 comes out (if the gaming division of Sony even survives that long) nothing will convince me to buy it at launch. And Sony should expect that from how it screws around its customers.
There's less than a handful of exclusive titles that interest me, so a PS3 isn't worth the money
I was a 360 boy for a while, but ps3 exclusives are fantastic. I bought my ps3 for infamous, then I ended up getting resistance, uncharted, MGS4, folklore, motorstorm, LBP, Ratchet and Clank. So far, I'm convinced Ps3 exclusives trump all, and remember I own a 360, this is not biased.
Great minds think alike. This is exactly what I do with my PS3.THEMANWHOIS said:
I would add that Resistance 2 is worth a rent.
Killzone is also a rent for me. It is a good FPS, but it is nothing new and very samey. But it is worth playing for the visuals alone.
Flower is mindless and relaxing.
I am also looking forward to God Of War 3. So if that one is a must own for you (like it is for me) then I would definately hold out for a price drop, but other that GoW3, the others are kinda Meh... Not saying that most Xbox exclusive are not Meh, just that none of the PS3 exclusives are worth a console purchase (yet).
(which by the way, Micro$oft beat them to the punch the price drop, Elite is $300 now).
Now it is.
It took a while but based just on the exclusives out now and the new price, it's worth it. You got Warhawk, Infamous, Little Big Planet, and Valkyria Chronicles already and things like Agent, God of War3 and Last Guardian on the way. No matter what kind of games you like you're more than likely to find a few you'll really dig. Look at it this way, you wont have to pay anything additional after buying the hardware, except for another controller or three so someone can join you on the couch for a game of Warhawk or Little Big Planet...oh, and an hdmi cable but those are really cheap now.
It took a while but based just on the exclusives out now and the new price, it's worth it. You got Warhawk, Infamous, Little Big Planet, and Valkyria Chronicles already and things like Agent, God of War3 and Last Guardian on the way. No matter what kind of games you like you're more than likely to find a few you'll really dig. Look at it this way, you wont have to pay anything additional after buying the hardware, except for another controller or three so someone can join you on the couch for a game of Warhawk or Little Big Planet...oh, and an hdmi cable but those are really cheap now.
