SO, just bought a PS3

[omega 616]

One game that always gets missed off these lists is ... Motorstorm!

Great racing games and they start off easy as fuck then before you know it your stuck on a level and even though you know the course like the back of your hand, you struggle to get better than second.

Sooo addictive.

 

[Tibs]

For the PS3 I firstly reccomend Uncahrted 2. If you get Uncahrted and need someone to play with feel free to look me up on PSN.

 

[Maddenfreak]

So it is my birthday today and i bought a ps3, it came with Call of Duty Black ops which lasted me all of 4 hours, now im bored and want a new game, what are your suggestions escapist?

Some game series you might enjoy:
Resistance (1 and 2)
Assassins Creed (1, 2, and Brotherhood)
LittleBigPlanet (1 and 2)
Infamous (1 and 2)

These should be plenty to get you going

 

[mireko]

I am in the same boat as the OP; I got mine as a graduation gift. However, I'll note that most new PS3 systems (the cheaper ones than the launch version) are not backwards compatible. I think they can play PS1 games, but not PS2.

I currently have LA Noire, MGS4, God of War 1+2 collection, and Red Dead Redemption.

I'm considering...
Demon's Souls (though I'm not sure what I think of a game that doesn't give tutorials; sounds mostly frustrating, not fun)
Uncharted 2 (I sort of wonder if I'll only play it for its SP and not again)
Resistance 2 (just to have one solid splitscreen shooter on the PS3)
Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction OR A Clank in Time (I don't know which is better)
Heavy Rain (If only for morality reasons; I watched a full playthrough online, I know who the origami killer is, and now I don't really know what enjoyment I'd get from it, but I feel I owe the devs money. The playthrough even showed a number of alternate versions of events)

I don't easily shell out a lot of money for a game unless I have already played it, so I'm mostly buying the many reduced-price PS3 classics that I had been missing out on while I was a PC gamer, and leaving the $59.99 purchases to the fanboys.

I also need more games that can be played with two controllers in splitscreen. Any ideas?

You're probably thinking of a different game, because Demon's Souls does give a tutorial. It covers pretty much every aspect of combat, although I really didn't know how equipment burden affected my character at first (keep it below 50% unless you're sure you know what you're doing).

Unfortunately, one part that remains unexplained is the upgrade/crafting system. For that you'll need the wiki. Still, I would definitely recommend it. It's an amazing game once you get into it, one of the best action-RPGs I've ever played.

Anyway, I'm pretty sure Resident Evil 5 allows for multiplayer splitscreen gameplay, as does Wipeout HD on the PSN store. RE5 also lets you play the entire main game in local co-op with splitscreen, which is cool.

 

[Katana314]

You're probably thinking of a different game, because Demon's Souls does give a tutorial. It covers pretty much every aspect of combat, although I really didn't know how equipment burden affected my character at first (keep it below 50% unless you're sure you know what you're doing).

Unfortunately, one part that remains unexplained is the upgrade/crafting system. For that you'll need the wiki. Still, I would definitely recommend it. It's an amazing game once you get into it, one of the best action-RPGs I've ever played.

Anyway, I'm pretty sure Resident Evil 5 allows for multiplayer splitscreen gameplay, as does Wipeout HD on the PSN store. RE5 also lets you play the entire main game in local co-op with splitscreen, which is cool.

I'm only saying what I heard about Demon's Souls, which may have been off.

I already own RE5 on PC, unfortunately. It's definitely fun in co-op. Wipeout I haven't heard of, and I'm normally not a racing person, but maybe I'll look into it.