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

@Malaise agreed… but even if we’re all being as objective as humanly possible, there will always be a sliver of subjectivity remaining as it’s just human nature. Therefore it’s highly unlikely everyone would agree on the best in series in all examples. Discussion is good though… I think we night have the basis for an interesting new thread here tbh.

@Th3solution @colonelkilgore It's actually interesting that there are so many good second entries of a series as it wasn't like that back in the 80s/90s. Zelda II, Final Fantasy II, Castlevania II, Super Mario Bros 2, these games are all considered the black sheep of their franchises. It's probably because the companies had a tendency back then to experiment on different formulas in order to find out which one's better. Zelda 3 (A Link to the Past), Final Fantasy III, Castlevania III and Super Mario Bros 3 were all a return to the original formula once the companies realised which entry was better received. It's rare these days to see a developer completely change a game's formula in the second entry.

@colonelkilgore @Malaise @LtSarge Interesting thoughts, and I think you’re on to something about sequels being more experimental in the past than they are in modern generations. Sony especially has been charged with being too iterative recently with their sequels (Horizon, GoW, Spider-Man) but in today’s environment where games take 6 years to make and $200 million these producers are more and more risk averse - for good or for bad. The safe route is to not mess with what was successful.

Started Alpha Protocol today and it’s an incredibly unique fusion of styles. I think that I’ll end up quite liking it but it’s difficult to fully tell rn as this first playthrough is a balls-to-the-wall loud-and-proud play style. I’d imagine my stealthy hardcore second play-through will be far my cup of tea.

@colonelkilgore that’s another sleeper I’ll need a refresher on. Looks interesting though.

still playing infamous 2 but stopped halfway to start on infamous 1

@Yousef- yeah it’s different for sure. It’s an Obsidian RPG set in a James Bond/Jason Bourne-esque espionage world. It plays with all of the tropes that go along with that and seems to work more than it doesn’t. It’s not quite the Agent game I’ve been missing since 2009… but it’s filling-a-gap.

@colonelkilgore on a somewhat unrelated note, I forgot to react to the video posted. I was gonna highlight how the content creator there is someone I watched a lot before. Pretty relaxing content.

@Yousef- the mighty keef vid… yeah he’s class. Always able to distill the multi-layered idiocy that is the current gaming industry, the gaming media and gamers into a succinct under 5 minute roast.

@colonelkilgore mighty keef is awesome, but I meant Adam McDermott xD. You linked him in this thread during your dead space deep dive. I believe I already commented on your MK post in the Black Wukong thread.

@Yousef- 🤣 ahh yeah I forgot about that… yeah there’s something really comfortable about Adam McDermot’s Platinum Journeys. I’m always glad when he’s produced a video for a tough platinum that I’m about to undertake.

Finished up my first playthrough on Alpha Protocol yesterday and started my Hard playthrough today… as expected, playing it through in stealth is far more enjoyable and more befitting the game mechanics. It’s grown on me a fair bit and glad that I took the plunge… but the ****ing trophy list is insane!

There are trophies that require numerous and many little actions/decisions through a whole playthrough… and while there is info about these out there, there is nothing absolute. As a result, I missed a couple during playthrough 1… even though I researched each trophy and completed the various actions that are required. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to pop these on playthrough 2, as the actions needed on that playthrough are in direct opposition to those needed for the missing trophies 😩… therefore I will have to partake in playthrough 3 at the very least… and I’m already starting to think that playthrough 4 is highly likely. 😫

@colonelkilgore
Nice I never played Alpha Protocol, that one seem to have passed me by which is a shame as I like a good stealth game as long as you can save whenever.
Sounds an annoying trophy list, I've just finished Weird West which I really liked but the trophy list is one missable after another and to be frank it isn't really game that I wanted to play a second time so I followed a brilliant guide (on psnprofiles) which thankfully was very concise.
Good luck with the platinum as I would imagine it is super rare at this point.

@CaptD cheers bud, I’ll need it I reckon. Yeah I don’t mind the odd missable but when there are loads of them… and they track minutiae throughout a whole playthrough, I’m officially not a fan.

Gone back to finish Mirror's Edge and Just Cause 2. Never finished Mirror's edge when I was young and only played JC2's demo (a million times)

@colonelkilgore I’m happy for your end and managed to enjoy Alpha Protocol, as for my end, I am also happy to inform I’ve started my own ps3 game in the name of Deadpool : D I’m quite happy since I haven’t seeped into my ps3 backlog in a long time and this is a game I was addicted to on release and now feeling all the nostalgia flowing through me. : D it’s also quite sweet that I have a buddy who’s simultaneously playing it with me. ^^ he likes character actions and so far we’re both enjoying the jump cancel mechanic and the fact you have swords and guns just like in DMC or Gungrave.

@Yousef- nice dude, glad you’re having fun. I have it in my backlog also… but on ps4. Funnily enough, there was a big news story in the UK recently (well I use the term big news story contextually in regards to gaming) a copy sold for £900. It inflated due to both the limited amount of physical copies produced together with the success of Deadpool vs Wolverine.

@colonelkilgore surprisingly, the ps4 version also qualifies as a “stuck on old gen” game because… it’s delisted 😆
Which honestly makes it more special for me. For a similar reason, I look forward to getting into the ps3 Spider-Man games. Well, mostly web of shadows and shattered dimensions, but I’m trying to expand my horizons. XD

They’re both worth a pretty pence too tbh 😉

@Malaise yeah its definitely a strange one and… I agree it doesn’t quite pull off its ambitions but it’s unique, fun and interesting… and those three things wrapped around one package makes it more than worth a punt for sure. If (however unlikely) Microsoft were to green light a sequel, or spiritual successor, I’d play it for sure.

I appreciate your positivity about my platinum-pursuits bud but I do have to admit that I’m obsessed to a fault. I’ve always had that OCD nature but have only ever seen it manifest to this degree when I weight-train (which I haven’t been able to do all year due to a shoulder injury) but at least then it’s an obsession that promotes physical and mental wellbeing. With this trophy kick, the best I can say is that it’s fun… for the most part 😅… but it’s definitely something I’m actively trying to reduce my focus on. Maybe when I get to #500… maybe 😉

@colonelkilgore sadly I’m not playing physically, but rather via abandonware.
Sorry about your shoulder. I’ve had chronic knee pain and I’m lucky it hasn’t gotten bad enough to prevent me from walking but a lot of exercises aren’t possible for me anymore, prompting to consider physical therapy as a potential option.

I’m kinda old-school-ish with my completionism, often opting out for the in-game list rather than achievement hunting. But that’s because I don’t always play on modern consoles that have achievements. That said, the mentality is totally relatable. Way I see it, I’m not “done” with a game unless I do everything.