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

I guess technically nothing really atm (too many PS4 games to focus on atm; 2017 has one of the best/most brutal release schedules in gaming history), but I've been playing Sega/Media Vision's Shining Resonance on-and-off since Christmas. I imported it 'cuz I got interested in seeing what they did before Valkyria Revolution comes out, plus I like Media Vision in general, and it looked like a Tales game and I'm a big, big fan of Xillia and Berseria. Language barrier is no problem as long as you're familiar with "the universal language of RPGs", and can spot quest markers and stuff on minimaps. Plus there's enough "anime expressions" going on to get the point of what characters are feeling/saying across. Was having a great time with it... then I got Tales of Berseria. And Gravity Rush 2. And Yakuza. And NieR Automata. And Horizon. And Dragon Quest Heroes 2. And Toukiden 2. And Snake Pass. And Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom. And Persona 5. etc. etc. etc.

I'll pick it up again later in the year.

I'll also occasionally fire up NFL Blitz when I wanna get some football video gameage in Besides the upcoming Mutant Football League, its not like there's any other option for arcadey football, so I figure that's staying on my PS3 hard drive for a long, long time.

But mostly just chugging away at my backlog games on the PS4. Seriously... there's so much current gen gaming to be done, my PS3 is spending a lot of time currently just sitting there unplugged (no sense in cranking up the Power Bill, y'know?).

Lords of Shadow 2 although i'm dreading redoing that bloody stealth boss fight

Darkstalkers Resurrection, Guilty Gear Xrd, and I'm also doing a platinum trophy run on Trails of Cold Steel II.

@KratosMD I love DS. DS2 is one of my favourite games ever. Played it 3 times, don't think I played any other PS3 game through more than once.

DS3 is poor by comparison but.. it's still Dead Space!

@KratosMD @kyleforrester87 That's the main reason I am hyped for CoD:WWII Zombies since the creator of Dead Space is making that. I have seen the trailer and it just adds to the hype.

@KratosMD Well that and the creators of Dead Space are the founders of Sledgehammer Games. So of they do make a new one, it will be a whole new team that does it.

@KratosMD Just look up the Call of Duty World War II Zombies reveal trailer you can see the Dead Space influence.

I loved Dead Space 1 and 2. I liked them so much I even bought the anime dvd 'movies'. I have them on my 360 and I also have dead space 3 on the shelf but never touched it as a lot of friends warned me against it.

@Rudy_Manchego it's not horrificly bad and I'm glad I played it. It's a farcry from the brilliance of DS2 though.

Star Ocean: The Last Hope: International. Don't waste your time trying to get the platinum in this one. There are a couple of luck-based trophies and farming items for the two hardest trophies can take 500 hours or more...xP

@kyleforrester87 Yeah, I think it is one of those games that I bought thinking I would get to it but just never had the pull. I wanted the butt clenching terror of entering each room and not knowing how to configure my weapons!

@KratosMD The ending is one of the best.

RDR is probably in my top 5 last gen games. It's easily my favorite Rockstar game.

@KratosMD Yeah, RDRedemption is one of greatest, especially the end. Hmmm sounds like a topic for a thread if there's not one already. 🤔 I'm curious what people think are some of their favorite game endings.
Anyway, enjoy Red Dead! Can't wait for the sequel.

@KratosMD And there's actually more than one aspect of the ending that is awesome. There's an ending, then another ending — like an epilogue sort of, which I loved. So maybe you haven't had everything spoiled

Feeding Frenzy 2: Shipwreck Showdown, 99 Vidas, Sacred 3, and a whole bunch of JRPG's in my backlog.

@RogerRoger Argh.. it pains me to read your critique of one of my fondest PS3 memories. You monster. What do you know of true greatness... humph 😤
😉 But seriously, I actually quite enjoyed reading your experience. I did love RDR but it has been so long since I played it that there may be some rose-tinted glasses reminiscence going on. I poured a boat-load of time into it, but don’t remember ever feeling like it was stale or that the narrative was sluggish, as you have so humorously relayed.
It seems like there is a auto-aim setting I used which made the game actually quite easy, iirc. I know you’re not likely to have co-op or MP available with the game this old (pretty sure the servers are long gone), but I have some of my greatest online memories from doing co-op missions and playing games with an online friend back then, and I don’t even like online gaming.
That said, I completely understand the frustrations you describe. I went out of my way to trophy hunt and played quite a long while on the game and still only achieved 60% of the trophy list. The platinum has a 0.4% achievement rate, so it’s pretty scarce.
And I know you’ve heard this many times before, but the payoff is really worth it in the end. The story is not necessarily my favorite video game story as a whole, but the ending is definitely one of my favorites. Along with — Bioshock Infinite, The Last of Us, and Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, RDR was the cream of the PS3 crop as far as endings go, imho.
Hang in there and keep us updated how your impressions change (or don’t change) as you reach the end.

@RogerRoger Great mini review there and I can agree with you wholeheartedly. The epilogue or second ending with the son taking revenge was the icing on the cake. And I can agree with you the journey getting to those final epic moments was a bit arduous.
I won’t rehash anything more than to say I think your thoughts are valid. As a further example, I did try to play Undead Nightmare, which as far as DLC goes was very well done, but after a few hours into it, I didn’t feel inclined to stay with it after having experienced the original game’s completion, and I certainly haven’t played the full game again, nor do I desire to. Now to be fair, my personal preference is not to replay games and I don’t do it very often, even NG+ modes. Shadow of the Colossus I’m replaying on PS4 now is one of the first in a long time that I am enjoying experiencing a replay of.

I expect RDR2 to definitely be heavy on the online component and I just hope the emphasis there does not detract from the single player campaign. If R* can evolve a little and make the story a solid and meaningful narrative throughout as you outlined, then we will surely have a potentially transcendent game on our hands.

As far as the other PS3 games I listed, you’ll have less of an issue with padding in the story on those. Those 3 story endings just came to mind as ones that stuck with me from the last gen.
Brothers is only a 4 hr game so there is little room for padding. It’s pretty fun too. The gameplay is unique.
Bioshock: Infinite, although related to Bioshock, can be enjoyed as a story that is pretty much separate and all it’s own, so even knowing the ending of the first game you can still get a solid experience from B:I and one with a very impactful conclusion all it’s own, and is about a 15 hr commitment. But a word of caution — In retrospect, B:I’s story may not be quite as interesting to someone from outside the U.S. because it is occurs in a fictional and strange early 1900s America that has cultural references and subtle nods to our history that may be more meaningful to us ‘mericans, I don’t know.
As for The Last of Us, .... well, what can I say more than what had been said a million times about that game. And at this point, it’s probably a minor miracle if you haven’t had the story spoiled for you. I will say that I am also far from a horror fan. I don’t like scary games in general. I have liked The Walking Dead and I surprisingly liked Until Dawn, but beyond those, I don’t play all these zombie and horror games. The game has its share of gruesome infected enemies and some jump scares and very creepy heart pounding encounters, but it never seems gratuitous. The horror or zombie type moments are only a part of the overall narrative. The story (about 20 hr commitment) is more about the characters, their relationships and development. The post apocalyptic setting is very fleshed out but for me, that’s not what I enjoyed the most, rather it was the story and the epic conclusion. Of course, since this is the PS3 thread, I would say the remastered PS4 version would be probably a better experience. I don’t know, since I played it on PS3 and like I said, I don’t replay games typically.

I watched my friend play this (having cleared it myself) and he was right at the end about to take his revenge, literally had his hand on his six iron about to draw and a random cougar jumped out from the edge of the screen, grabbed him by his shooting arm and dragged him to the floor, killing him, game over. All in slow motion too. It was glorious.

Then we reloaded and shot him deeeeeead.

@RogerRoger While I loved Read Dead Redemption, I haven't played it since finishing it soon after launch and I know I played it to death but that was a good few years ago now (to put it in perpsective, I can remember turning it off to watch the first ever episode of The Walking Dead). However, in a lot of ways, I too preferred Gun on the PS2. It was really cinematic for the time, the gun play was fun and the open world as smaller and more focused. Also, the voice acting was great and you are spot on with the music.

I'd love a remake or a sequel to that game.