Best PS3 game?

As a hmm... "mature" gamer ,I've never really tried much in the way of console games other than driving sims, for which I use a G25. Therefore, I don't have any familiarity or skill with a DS3.

Given that the 2 major games: GTAIV & MGS4 are now (or very shortly) available, which game would you recommend getting into ( I really don't have time for more than one...)?

Call of duty 4 is my personal non driving favorite.

GT5p at the moment . It's the only PS3 game that I have.

I would have to say that best PS3 game needs to be an exclusive..

Uncharted goes on top for me. I think this is first Action Adventure game I really enjoy and everything is just well done and with best graphics and controls around in a console game.

Uncharted, Ratchet and Clank (may seem childish, but very fun) and Hot Shots Golf all come to mind for fun experiences.

If you're unfamiliar with the DS3 and don't play these kinds of games often, these should all be farily easy to pick up and play (but put Uncharted on easy, the AI can be brutal on other difficulties).

There's also Singstar, which is a Karaoke game, but it's absolutely amazing for parties.

GT5p at the moment . It's the only PS3 game that I have.

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not all that helpful, kikie.

I would have to say that best PS3 game needs to be an exclusive.

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that's not important to me. I just want to play the most enjoyable & rewarding game (other than driving games) & one that's not too hard to get into. Also would be good if it had a good single-player rather than online.

I've tried the Uncharted demo - quite nice, but the game-play seems very repetitive: shoot, shoot, shoot!

Biggles

not all that helpful, kikie.



that's not important to me. I just want to play the most enjoyable & rewarding game (other than driving games) & one that's not too hard to get into. Also would be good if it had a good single-player rather than online.

I've tried the Uncharted demo - quite nice, but the game-play seems very repetitive: shoot, shoot, shoot!

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Uncharted certainly has a lot of shooting, but it's story is really compelling, IMO, and extremely reminiscent of Indiana Jones. Plus it's so damn pretty

I honestly think you could get a lot of mileage out of some of the PSN games, which are quick and easy to pick up and play, while offering a lot of replay value through leader boards.

Or you could wait for MGS4, which may challenge you, but may also be rewarding. The thing is, the story may get slightly lost on you, given how convoluted they can be. I still recommend Uncharted and Ratchet over MGS4, for you.

I could be mistaken, but the question is only asking between two specific games:

Biggles

Given that the 2 major games: GTAIV & MGS4 are now (or very shortly) available, which game would you recommend getting into ( I really don't have time for more than one...)?

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So of those two I would definitely recommend GTA4. Also, it's vast open world gameplay with multiple "side games" allows unlimited variables and choices to adapt to what ever you happen to be in the mood for. Adding even more to the vast replay value of GTA4 is it's diverse online gameplay modes.

I'm seriously not a fan of violent oriented games, and as such I refused to play GTA3 until it had been out for some time, and glad I finally did.



Now excluding GTA4, I agree with others, that the full game of Uncharted: DF is a lot of fun to play, and there are some fun "achievements/awards" worth unlocking that help to improve the replay value... but it isn’t an open world game, so you don't have nearly the freedom and options found in GTA4.

Also, Uncharted has no online gamemode, which is unfortunate.

Yet, despite Uncharted's lack of open world and online gameplay, it says a great deal on the over all quality of the game, that it's still a favorite of mine among the twenty or more games I have on disc and as many on HDD.

If you like Rally racing, DiRT, despite its less than sim style physics, does have a brilliant rally mode, and like the WRC, the online mode allows you to race people in stages instead of the arcade style rally racing often found in other games where you're racing on the course at the same time.


If you are not just asking our opinions on choosing between just those two games, GTA4 and MGS4, then you may also want to take a look at TM's thread:

• Which games have impressed your friends most?

wrcsti

Call of duty 4 is my personal non driving favorite.

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I enjoy the replayablity of this game. The single player story mode is kinds short, but its fun. Online is really neat too. You rank up and earn weapons and different perks to make you or your weapons inhanced, at least rent it and try it out.

I am amazed you have the time to get into that many games Digital!

I think I'm OK with just F1:CE & GT5P as far as driving games are concerned. I tried the DiRT demo & found something not quite right with the physics (at least with a wheel), even given the arcade nature of the game.

I'm not necessarily insisting on GTAIV or MGS4 - it's just that they seem to represent the pinnacle of achievement in game design for the PS3 right now. COD4 also looks like a worthy title, but gives the impression of being more focussed on online. Uncharted is certainly pretty & has the advantage of seeming to be quite easy to get into, but the demo is basically duck, cover & shoot!

I would say between GTAIV and MGS4 GTAIV might be a better choice, the story is pretty good and like DN said it has a ton of stuff to do, not just the story mode but online and tons of races and side missions and even just driving around shooting people can be a lot of fun.

For MGS4, if you haven't played the previous games it could be pretty hard to get into because the story is confusing and has a lot to it, you would probably find youself going "WTF?" for the story.

Biggles

not all that helpful, kikie.



that's not important to me. I just want to play the most enjoyable & rewarding game (other than driving games) & one that's not too hard to get into. Also would be good if it had a good single-player rather than online.

I've tried the Uncharted demo - quite nice, but the game-play seems very repetitive: shoot, shoot, shoot!

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Uncharted certainly has a lot of shooting, but it's story is really compelling, IMO, and extremely reminiscent of Indiana Jones. Plus it's so damn pretty

I honestly think you could get a lot of mileage out of some of the PSN games, which are quick and easy to pick up and play, while offering a lot of replay value through leader boards.

Or you could wait for MGS4, which may challenge you, but may also be rewarding. The thing is, the story may get slightly lost on you, given how convoluted they can be. I still recommend Uncharted and Ratchet over MGS4, for you.

Biggles

I am amazed you have the time to get into that many games Digital!

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Then you'll really be amazed that I have over 2,500 films on DVD and an ever growing number of Blu-ray titles.

Here's my rationale for it.

Basically my time is very valuable to me, and I have a wide taste in films and games. So while the renting option would save me space and money, it would also mean I would have to plan ahead of time on what I want, and be limited to the selection available at that time.

The other thing is that I really do get great enjoyment from lending out films and games to friends and family, as well as having a wide variety of films and games for our occasional house guests to pick from.


I will say though, the biggest problem I have right now is adequate storage space, filing system, and thus being able to quickly find a DVD or Blu-ray among the collection:

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Omnis

Yeah, he has a beautiful room there.

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Had I taken a pic of it in my home office you would not have said that:

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...How can anyone have all those movies?!?

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Unfortunately, that is but the tip of a very large iceberg...

FoolKiller

I'm guessing those are the ones that haven't been properly stored yet.

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Guilty as charged, but actually that mess is more of a reflection of the current state of affairs in my home theater, which is in the midst of being remodeled. In addition, my DVD collection is rather unwieldy and is spread over several rooms.. and large storage boxes.

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That includes all my wife's movies that manage to come in pink boxes and smell like candy.

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I know the feeling. I actually have set aside a separate area for all her "chick flicks" (truth be told though, I do like some of them).

But like that picture when I buy new ones they get stacked somewhere until I have time to sort them on my rack. But I also keep them in alphabetical order. It's the only way to find them.

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I gave up trying to sort them alphabetically a very long time ago. Now I sort them by genres, and while that can sometimes be difficult, as most films have many different genres, there is usually one category that best fits the film. My wife and guests prefers having them organized this way as it makes it easy to browse for types of movies, rather than just a specific title.

I also use DVD Profiler to keep my collection organized. If you haven't heard of this program before, I strongly suggest you check it out! I have tried several different competing DVD and film database programs and this easily was the best for me. It is not only a great program for organizing your titles, but it gives very in depth information on each title as well as detailed stats about your collection.

Here is a list of my DVD collection (currently over 2,000 titles) . I know that seems like a lot, but not only have I been collecting DVDs since its rollout in 1997, but I also have a very broad interest in genres and styles of filmmaking. I prefer to own rather than rent, not just for the convenience of having the DVD readily available, but I have found that many superior DVD editions are not available for rent, and that when a title has multiple release editions, rental companies generally only offer the lesser quality edition.

I also really enjoy sharing my passion for film, so I am regularly lending out my DVDs to family and friends... at any given time I probably have at least 100 DVDs from my collection that are being lent out. I find it immensely rewarding to introduce someone to film or director that they may not have heard of before and it becomes one of their personal favorites (one of my current favorite titles to recommend is L4YER CAK3). I also hate the idea of DVDs just sitting on shelves and never getting played.

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Currently, I'm looking into putting together a RAID system of about 30 TB drives and use multiple PS3 w/Linux Yellow Dog to organize and play them at different locations around the house. The problem right now is the complexity of such a system, the time it would take to backup each DVD (well over 5,000 hours of video) , and then there is the question of finding an adequate program to manage it all.

I think I'm OK with just F1:CE & GT5P as far as driving games are concerned. I tried the DiRT demo & found something not quite right with the physics (at least with a wheel), even given the arcade nature of the game.

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I honestly think, with DiRT, those three not only are great racing games, but they also cover very different racing classes, so one doesn't take anything away from the others. 👍

As much as you love racing games, and despite the flaws in the physics engine in DiRT, I really think you'll get untold hours of enjoyment from it. The gameplay is quite deep, with many different ways you can challenge yourself to improve your driving skills... something I know you can appreciate more than your typical gamer from reading your many posts on this forum.


One last note; I know I may sound like a broken record, but seriously don't judge DiRT and Uncharted based solely on their demos... Like so many demos, they really only give you a very small taste of what the full game really has to offer. I suppose it must be hard for developers to know how to make a demo, as the purpose of a demo is to get someone to buy your game, but if you give too much away for free, many may end up being perfectly satisfied with only playing the demo.

I would say to go for MGS4 if you have played the previous MGS games. I think you can base your expectations for both these games on previous ones in the series. Keep in mind that GTA IV is not exactly revolutionary.

Biggles

I am amazed you have the time to get into that many games Digital!

I think I'm OK with just F1:CE & GT5P as far as driving games are concerned. I tried the DiRT demo & found something not quite right with the physics (at least with a wheel), even given the arcade nature of the game.

I'm not necessarily insisting on GTAIV or MGS4 - it's just that they seem to represent the pinnacle of achievement in game design for the PS3 right now. COD4 also looks like a worthy title, but gives the impression of being more focussed on online. Uncharted is certainly pretty & has the advantage of seeming to be quite easy to get into, but the demo is basically duck, cover & shoot!

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Well there's plenty of good and detailed suggestions by others above. So I'll be brief. Specifically between MGS4 and GTAIV I think I'd wait for the later to come out so we can get a better feel for it.

Regarding CoD4, which would be my personal recommendation, actually the single player campaign mode is quite well done. It has some awesome action, set pieces and a few very memorable characters. I think the reason you get the "online only" impression is simply because the single player mode is comparatively short, maybe only 12-15 hours depending. Obviously the online replay value is many times that.

Wow, Digital! Just wow!

Here's the thing: I find I don't have much time for watching movies at the minute, because in the evenings I would rather race (either GT5P or F1:CE), plus my wife is going through a phase where she refuses to watch anything scary, violent, depressing or sad, which pretty much only leaves movies with Jennifer Anniston and/or Hugh Grant in.

(For the record, my vote in recent movies would go to Pan's Labyrinth - absolutely stunning IMO - not watched with my wife needless to say, as it's scary, violent depressing AND sad. )

I believe you that DiRT is probably fun (I did play CM5 quite a bit). I find the buggies pretty enjoyable in the demo because they're so different, but I figure I'm already spending enough time racing, so I'll give something else a shot (err - no pun intended). Leaning towards GTA, although I don't suppose I'll get my wife to give it a try.