Topic: What PS3 game(s) are you currently playing?

As promised, here’s a revisiting of the top 112 (it starts at 111 but the winner isn’t given a number) PS3 games as voted by the Push Square forum community several years ago.

We ranked every single game but I just saved this top 112 list for my own reference. I’m not sure why I saved the top 111 and not just the top 100, but I think I like R&C and wanted to be sure to remember its position. I can’t seem to find the original thread for this poll in the forum archives so if someone has interest to find it then maybe they could post a link.

I’m sharing this for @colonelkilgore and perhaps many others who still dabble in that generation, or for those of us who look back fondly. Some users out there who participated in creating this list might remember it well. 😄

111 Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction Insomniac Games
110 XCOM: Enemy Within Firaxis Games
109 Split/Second: Velocity Black Rock Studio
108 Spec Ops: The Line Yager Development
107 Far Cry 3 Ubisoft Montreal
106 Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Kojima Productions
105 You Don't Know Jack Jellyvision Games
104 FIFA 12 EA Canada
103 Dragon's Crown Vanillaware
102 Armored Core: Verdict Day From Software
101 The Tomb Raider Trilogy Crystal Dynamics
100 Sonic Unleashed Sonic Team
99 The Saboteur Pandemic Studios
98 Tales of Graces ƒ Namco Tales Studio
97 Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening BioWare
96 Heavenly Sword Ninja Theory
95 Catherine Atlus Persona Team
94 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Criterion Games
93 Dance Dance Revolution / New Moves Konami
92 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 EA Digital Illusions CE
91 Borderlands Gearbox Software
90 Killzone 3 Guerrilla Games
89 The Darkness Starbreeze Studios
88 BioShock 2 2K Marin / Digital Extremes / 2K Australia / 2K China / Arkane Studios
87 NBA 2K13 Visual Concepts / Kush Games
86 Odin Sphere Leifthrasir VanillaWare
85 LittleBigPlanet 2 Media Molecule
84 South Park: The Stick of Truth Obsidian Entertainment / South Park Digital Studios
83 Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut Eidos Montréal
82 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Naughty Dog
81 Dragon's Dogma Capcom
80 Mass Effect 3 BioWare / Electronic Arts
79 Tomb Raider Crystal Dynamics
78 The Walking Dead Telltale Games
77 Red Faction: Guerrilla Volition
76 Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Square Enix
75 MLB 10: The Show SCE San Diego Studio
74 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 2 Nihon Falcom Corp
73 Rock Band Harmonix Music Systems
72 Warriors Orochi 3 Omega Force
71 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Neversoft
70 Yakuza 5 CS1 Team
69 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Nihon Falcom Corp
68 Civilization Revolution Firaxis Games
67 Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix Square Enix
66 Monkey Island Special Edition Collection LucasArts
65 FIFA 09 EA Canada
64 Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars Traveller's Tales
63 Just Cause 2 Avalanche Studios
62 Transformers: Fall of Cybertron High Moon Studios
61 Batman: Arkham Origins WB Games Montréal
60 Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix Square Enix
59 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Ubisoft Montreal
58 Deus Ex: Human Revolution Eidos Montréal
57 Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection Backbone Entertainment
56 Dishonored Arkane Studios
55 Bayonetta PlatinumGames
54 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bethesda Game Studios
53 Mafia II 2K Czech
52 Grand Theft Auto IV Rockstar North
51 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Kojima Productions

50 Alien: Isolation Creative Assembly
49 Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Sumo Digital
48 Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten Nippon Ichi
47 Diablo III Blizzard Entertainment
46 Hitman: Absolution IO Interactive
45 Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Level-5, Studio Ghibli
44 Grand Theft Auto V Rockstar North
43 Wipeout HD SCE Studio Liverpool
42 Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection Team Ico
41 Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster Square Enix
40 Rayman Legends Ubisoft Montpellier
39 Resistance 3 Insomniac Games
38 XCOM: Enemy Unknown Firaxis Games
37 Journey Collector's Edition ThatGameCompany
36 inFAMOUS 2 Sucker Punch Productions
35 Dead Space 2 Visceral Games
34 Persona 5 Atlus
33 Super Street Fighter IV Capcom / Dimps
32 Demon's Souls From Software
31 Dragon Age: Origins BioWare
30 Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time Insomniac Games
29 Valkyria Chronicles Sega WOW
28 inFAMOUS Sucker Punch Productions
27 Sleeping Dogs United Front Games
26 Burnout Paradise Criterion Games
25 Borderlands 2 Gearbox Software
24 Mass Effect Trilogy BioWare / Electronic Arts
23 The Orange Box EA UK / Valve Corporation
22 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Infinity Ward
21 Killzone 2 Guerrilla Games
20 Fallout: New Vegas Obsidian Entertainment
19 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Bethesda Game Studios
18 God of War III SCE Santa Monica Studio
17 Dark Souls From Software
16 Dead Space EA Redwood Shores
15 Batman: Arkham City Rocksteady Studios
14 Heavy Rain Quantic Dream
13 Assassin's Creed II Ubisoft Montreal
12 Rayman Origins Ubisoft Montpellier
11 Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Naughty Dog
10 Fallout 3 Bethesda Game Studios
9 Batman: Arkham Asylum Rocksteady Studios
8 Red Dead Redemption Rockstar San Diego
7 LittleBigPlanet Media Molecule
6 Mass Effect 2 BioWare / Electronic Arts
5 BioShock Irrational Games / 2K Marin
4 BioShock Infinite Irrational Games
3 Portal 2 Valve Corporation
2 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Kojima Productions
1 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Naughty Dog
Overall Best Game on PS3: The Last of Us Naughty Dog

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Apologies to the colonel if this prompts you to add more games to your ever increasing PS3 backlog. 😂

@Th3solution oh well done, haven’t got time right now as I’m just getting ready to go out but will check it out when I get the chance 👍

Just had a chance to sit down and read through it:

🤣 it’s all good, I actually have the vast majority of them (75) albeit some of them are the ps4/ps5 versions.

Interesting list though for sure. Pleased to see some of my personal faves getting placed (MGS4, MGS HD Collection, Demons Souls, Dark Souls, Just Cause 2, Red Faction: Guerrilla, inFamous 1 & 2, The Saboteur, Spec Ops: The Line, Sleeping Dogs.

I am personally not Naughty Dogs biggest fan, I like their stuff well enough but I don’t seem to like it as much as the general gaming public… but not surprised to see their output do so well. Also I did appreciate Asylum placing above City, as that has always been my take but most people I’ve interacted with go with the sequel.

Biggest shocks for me, Little Big Planet, Rayman Origins and Heavy Rain placing so high. I’ve only played Heavy Rain and a bit of Little Big Planet but wasn’t overly enamoured by either… and don’t see the three games crop up much in discussions about gaming classics. They obviously hit well the the square-pushers though.

@colonelkilgore Yes, it was a fascinating process to rank these. I can’t remember how much engagement we had exactly but it was probably around… maybe 40-50 core regulars voting? Gosh, I can’t remember. May have been more or less than that. But either way, there’s always some selection bias from the voting pool, but I think we came up with a fairly reasonable ranking. There are many criteria that go into judging a game to be “better” than another game, and so consideration was given to effect on the industry, artistic merit, etc in addition to flat popularity, sales, and Metacritic success.

It’s been a while since I looked at the list but the games you mention are interesting that they did so well, as are the FIFA, MLB, and NBA games that ended up in the top 100. Certain years were known for their innovation over other years, as I recall.

Also, there was some focus on the fact that this was judging the PS3 version of the game, for those that released as a cross gen title like Persona 5, MGS V, etc. Those games would have charted better if the PS4 version was judged, but that wasn’t the project, so the PS3 version was what is ranked.

Anyway, a fascinating academic exercise, to be sure. I only skipped 4 of the top 20 (well… 21 I guess), two of which are Fallout games, and then Dead Space (something I will rectify eventually with the PS5 Remake), and Rayman Origins (which I’ll probably skip since I was lukewarm on Legends). The rest of the top 20 are great nostalgic experiences. My exposure to the list drops off significantly after the top 20 but there’s still some of my favorite PS3 gems in there.

@Th3solution out of interest, how come you’ve never been tempted by Fallout?

@colonelkilgore I can’t answer for him but I can answer for myself at least. I’ve started with fallout 3 and new Vegas on my Xbox so maybe there’s something in 4 I’m missing but I played those two with a giant big ol “uhhh I don’t get it, where’s the gameplay?” It felt like you were wondering around doing quests with no real incentive or allure behind them. I was really curious what I was missing. The setting being so drab and brown didn’t help. I was more allured by oblivion’s dungeons, personally. And generally everything about oblivion games spoke to me more. Thought I’d enjoy most of the Todd-man games but Mr. Todd-man dude either allures you or confuses you. No in-between.

@colonelkilgore Yeah, as @Yousef- mentioned, there wasn’t much enticing to me about the setting, but I never actually played any Fallout and only saw gameplay videos and pictures. It is strange, because I hold Skyrim near and dear as one of my all time favorites, and yet the Bethesda gameplay loop has otherwise never spoke to me.

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m very limited in my willingness to tolerate the first person viewpoint, which seems like a silly hang up, but it’s just not my preference. And yet, I have a few first person games that I really love (like the aforementioned Skyrim, which I guess there decent third person option now but when I played it on PS3 that wasn’t really fleshed out). Actually, now that I write this… do any of the Fallouts have a third person view mode? It might make a difference for me to try it.

I also have considered watching that Fallout show and see if that prompts me to investigate the games. Apparently it has sold many people on the setting, which like I said, the drab setting hasn’t really spoken to me.

And a final reason [excuse] would be that I understand that FO3 and New Vegas are the pinnacle of the series, and FO4 was pretty ‘meh’ in comparison, so I’ve considered trying to go back to one of those but not about to turn on my old grey mare PS3. 😅 If we get a FO3/New Vegas Remaster for PS5 then it will be tempting.

@Yousef- it depends what your interested in me personally i love the fallout games but have never enjoyed any elder scrolls games.

@Th3solution I imagine this is where you think the FPS camera is placed.

@Th3solution yes you can play them all in 3rd person on a ps3 as thats the thread were on

@Th3solution now I’m curious if you got Jumpscared when gta v got a first person mode on 8th gen hardware and onwards.

@trev666 Ah, good to know. I guess I never saw any footage of it. The third person mode for Skyrim on PS3 was awful. The character moved around like a stiff scarecrow, so I just learned to deal with the first person viewpoint.

@Yousef- Lol, yes - that’s it.
I’m actually playing Immortals of Aveum now and I’m getting along with it ok. I think sometimes it depends on the game just how weirdly the camera feels placed. Sometimes it feels like it’s in your mouth like that, and sometimes it feels like it’s at your eye-level but 5 inches in front of them, and your character also concurrently has one of those neck braces on so you can’t tilt your head forward more than 10 degrees. So judging your jumps is just an act of faith about where you ‘think’ your feet are. Because, heaven forbid that I can actually look down and see my feet. 😅 It all feels very floaty to my when I’m jumping around in FP mode.

And… another gaming confession — I’ve never played GTA V. I think I’m the only one left. I never played IV either. I think maybe I played a little bit of III.

@Yousef- @Th3solution I do get you both about the Bethesda gameplay loop not feeling particularly enticing… I’d lost interest in their output myself tbh. Until the recent tv show that is. It reminded me about the world and lore of Fallout and what a lightning-in-a-bottle mix they have of 50’s americana and post-apocalyptic survival. I went back tentatively but thoroughly enjoyed my return.

@Th3solution we can postpone the gta discussion for another time as I got a loooooooooooooooot to say there (gta hyperfangirl in case you couldn’t tell), do remind me to and I’ll pop yours ears off about it (gta iv is the best game btw)

What? You don’t like playing as a floaty character with no feet? How dare you!

… at that, I’ve officially had enough… I thought you were cool 😔

@Yousef- @colonelkilgore At this point, it’s like having achieved a really rare platinum trophy if I can remain one of the few gamers alive who hasn’t played GTA V. 😅

@Th3solution yeah its an ultra rare for sure… shame though as Trevor is one of gamings true treasures.

@Th3solution hey man don’t worry about it! There’s nothing wrong with not playing gta v! Hmmm, what’s that? This gun I’m pulling out? Oh, no reason whatsoever, ignore silly me.

@Th3solution
Well now that you've paved the way and come clean it has given me the courage to admit that I've never played GTA V either (though weirdly I really liked IV and Nico Belic!) I always wondered who the other person was who hadnt played it.

And since its on the PS3 thread, I saw one in a pawn shop window earlier today with a sign reading PS3 with 150GB hard drive and I thought wow imagine a 150GB hard drive! Funny how things progress.

@sorteddan if you liked gta iv, you’re good enough in my book xD
It’s my favorite game of all time, great to revisit also.