What are some good PS3 games?

[FreakyRO]

I've owned an XBOX 360 for a couple of years now and I am about to inherit a PS3 from my parents. What are some PS3 only games that are a must have? I admit, I don't know anything about the PS3 releases.

 

[RAWKSTAR]

Valkyria Chronicles in a must - Check it out.

 

[Zetona]

I found both LittleBigPlanet and Metal Gear Solid 4 to be highly enjoyable, though they are entirely different genres.

 

[Yog Sothoth]

I don't own a PS3, but have played and liked Little Big Planet and Eye of Judgment... I guess Killzone is supposed to be pretty good, too....

 

[FreakyRO]

What genre you like?

I do mostly First person shooters and RPGs, more like Oblivion than Final Fantasy. Also like puzzle games.

 

[DizzleMcSizzle]

uncharted, i was in your position about 2 months ago.
deffo uncharted and i really liked heavenly sword but it is a little short, throw me your PSN when you have it. im playin Little big planet and Rainbow 6 Vegas 2. ill also be investing in killzone 2 on the 27th. try the demo of that. its up now. you should love it

 

[TheBadass]

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is underrated, LittleBigPlanet's great, Killzone 2 is coming out in a couple of weeks (I'm basing this on demo and reviews though, so take it with a pinch of salt), Metal Gear Solid 4 obviously, Ratchet and Clank: ToD, Motorstorm: Pacific Rift, Resistance 2...

You're in for a good time.

 

[Vlane]

I recommend Warhawk (and some other games which were already mentioned). If you know how to play it's really fun.

 

[FreakyRO]

I found both LittleBigPlanet and Metal Gear Solid 4 to be highly enjoyable, though they are entirely different genres.

The girlfriend wants Little Big Planet, so that's a definite, but how Metal Gear 4? The last one I played was MG: Solid on PSOne.

uncharted, i was in your position about 2 months ago.
deffo uncharted and i really liked heavenly sword but it is a little short, throw me your PSN when you have it. im playin Little big planet and Rainbow 6 Vegas 2. ill also be investing in killzone 2 on the 27th. try the demo of that. its up now. you should love it

I've looked at Uncharted and I think that one I'm getting also.

 

[GonzoGamer]

I'll second Warhawk especially if you like shooters. If you have a PS3, you may as well have warhawk.

Valkarya Chronicals is a game that I love dearly but have a hard time recommending to anyone who doesn't like anime; almost as many cutscenes as MGS4. It's decent anime, just a lot of it. A truly beautiful and original strategy game.

As others have noted, LBP & MGS4 of course.

I would recommend some of the PSN games especially:
Echocrome - one of the best puzzle games ever.
Pixel junk Monsters - If you dig the tower defense genre, this is one to get.
Pixel Junk Eden - Imagine Rez meets Bionic Commando. Yea!
The Last Guy - It's like PacMan but with Zombies and Google Maps.

 

[Joselyn]

I'm quite fond of LittleBigPlanet....PS3 is awesome!

 

[FreakyRO]

Oh, how does the PSN compare to XBL?

 

[DizzleMcSizzle]

I found both LittleBigPlanet and Metal Gear Solid 4 to be highly enjoyable, though they are entirely different genres.

The girlfriend wants Little Big Planet, so that's a definite, but how Metal Gear 4? The last one I played was MG: Solid on PSOne.

uncharted, i was in your position about 2 months ago.
deffo uncharted and i really liked heavenly sword but it is a little short, throw me your PSN when you have it. im playin Little big planet and Rainbow 6 Vegas 2. ill also be investing in killzone 2 on the 27th. try the demo of that. its up now. you should love it

I've looked at Uncharted and I think that one I'm getting also.

personally i found MGS4 to be rather like a long sequence of Cut scenes strung together to make a movie of sorts. its not bad. its just not great either. depending on your country of origin i know blockbuster (im from the UK) i got it from blockbuster for damn cheap. definatly worth picking up but im pretty sure i read if you skip all the scenes you can crack the game out in about 5-7 hours. dont skip and its more along the 10-12 mark. just to try and put it into perspective ive been playing it for 8 hours with a friend who loves the MGS games and has played every single one of them and even he said that we must have only played actual gameplay for around 3 hours.

 

[FreakyRO]

Oh, how does the PSN compare to XBL?

One charges, one doesn't.

But are the same games offered over both?

 

[Taizan]

Uncharted, as others have said, is definitely a must. A gem of a little game.

 

[FreakyRO]

Oh, how does the PSN compare to XBL?

One charges, one doesn't.

But are the same games offered over both?

How do you mean?
Are we talking online multiplayer or downloadable games?

Downloadable games, i.e. Braid, Castle Crashers, Schizoid, N+, what kind of downloadable games are offered over PSN?

 

[Remleiz]

Valkyria Chronicles is a must

and eye of judgment is worth getting too for its uniqueness [and fun ]

 

[McClaud]

Oh, how does the PSN compare to XBL?

One charges, one doesn't.

But don't count on that forever. Eventually, to cover the losses elicited by the constant adding of gaming servers, Sony is going to have to charge you something.

I'm just hoping it is cheaper than XBL.

 

[SaintWaldo]

For disc games, go for Resistance 2 and/or Killzone 2 and Warhawk for FPS. Get MGS4 and Valkyria Chronicles for very interesting exclusives that are more strategy/action hybrids that full action. If you are like me and love button mashing, there's also Dynasty Warriors: Gundam and DW:6. If you like JSRPGs, you MUST get Disgaea 3.

Downloadable games, i.e. Braid, Castle Crashers, Schizoid, N+, what kind of downloadable games are offered over PSN?

From that list, only N+ and I think that's only on the PSP. The PSN has a different set of stuff. Everyday Shooter would be PSNs Geometry Wars, Monsters and Savage Moon are Tower Defense games, just as two examples of how things translate. There is less to chose from, but it is all pretty much great quality. They add 1-4 titles every month so it's only growing. I'd say it became useful in the last 8 months, and offers a pretty good cross section of game types.

You can see exactly what they have here: http://www.us.playstation.com/PSN/Store

I would say, from the PSN, Everyday Shooter, Monsters, Eden, flOw, 1942 and Savage Moon are must-haves.

 

[Eipok Kruden]

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Metal Gear Solid 4, Resistance 2, LittleBigPlanet, Killzone 2, Warhawk, Crash Commando (download from PSN), and Cuboid (download from PSN).