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

@colonelkilgore He remembered... But my decision still stands to never ruin my experience of that game and go for the platinum.

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@KilloWertz it wasn’t that bad a collect-a-thon in the end I suppose, just had to mop them up on chapter-select. Glad I finally played it even if it didn’t quite hit in the way I hoped.

@Fritz167 up there with the best first posts ever fair play 🤣

@colonelkilgore I think at least a big part for me was I was able to highly enjoy the characters, story, and voice work in spite of the massive technical issues the game has. Obviously I thought the gameplay was fine, but it was those that were the driving force for me if I remember correctly.

Playing Call of Duty Classic. Over 20 years old and still stands up as a brilliant game. But man alive, some of it is infuriatingly hard, even on the medium difficulty level. I remember now why I used to get through so many controllers......I am this close to slinging my precious PS3 controller out the window!

@KilloWertz yeah I agree, those aspects were really well done, particularly for the time. As I’ve said previously though, I think I just went in expecting to love it… and it didn’t quite hit the way I hoped. Still a good game though no doubt.

@colonelkilgore Fair enough. I've had games where I went into them with too high expectations and they didn't quite live up to them, maybe partially because the expectations were too high. There's obviously the exception when they do actually live up to expectations, like Horizon Forbidden West for me, but then there's games like The Outer Worlds where I enjoyed it but didn't love it like some others might have because of expectations.

Just about to start The Saboteur. I’ve wanted to play this game for ages and reckon it’ll be exactly my type of game. The only concern I have right now is that I’m expecting to love it and that kinda expectation can sometimes work against a game for me… 🤞 that’s not the case here though.

@colonelkilgore
Oooh enjoy, it's a great game but even if it should feel a bit dated gameplay wise the aesthetic will carry it.

@CaptD really enjoying it so far, it’s like a combination of the old Mafia games and the old Assassins Creed games with a touch of Just Cause. Such a shame that it didn’t connect with the masses.

@colonelkilgore interesting combination, as all of those are series I’ve given an honest try but could never get into. I’m gonna out myself by saying I’m not a huge fan of “GTA-style” games despite the actual namesake of the term being my other favorite franchise after musous. Heck, I can even describe in excruciating detail how every GTA entry you could probably name has provided me with some of the best gaming memories of my entire lifetime and helped defined my tastes in other mediums like movies (helped me discover Donnie Brasco, my favorite movie) and music (helped me get into hiphop) but I’m getting so apologies for that, do hope you enjoy The Saboteur, looks a lot of fun based on screenshots I’ve seen.

@Yousef- yeah the GTA games are not only the progenitor but also the pinnacle… but that’s not to say there isn’t fun to be had with the products of its influence. Similarly with Souls-likes for a comparison… nothing else really offers that From Soft magic but that hasn’t stopped there being some very good non-From offerings in the genre.

Sleeping dogs is a GTA clone which is better than GTA, there I said it.

@CaptD great game, for me I’d still rate it below the GTA games of its time (GTAIV & GTAV) but a great open-world crime game all the same and I can understand why some people would rate it as better.

@colonelkilgore it’s actually funny you mention that as I have a similar struggle with getting into the non-FS soulslikes stuff as well. At least I found some comfort in Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight so that’s nice. It’s my favorite 2D game.

@Yousef- yeah I thought that might be the case… about non-From souls-likes anyway, I have no idea what Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight is 😉

@colonelkilgore I suppose an introduction is in, at least as a formality; it’s a 2016 Indie Title. Released on all modern systems. Only $9.99, which was really cheap at the time and still is. It’s pretty ahead of the curve with soulslike stuff, doesn’t even have a stamina bar which leads me to believe the similarities are likely accidental, but no matter what label you give it, it’s an extremely tight adventure from start to finish. Has some minor Metroidvania elements although the ultimate selling point is the simple yet intricately deep combat and all the cool weapons and power-ups and how much freedom the game gives you in tackling any fight. It’s generally a really great platformer too, I shouldn’t neglect to mention that. It’s a 5 hour long although I hear some people who rushed it beat it in 3 which I don’t recommend since it’s already light as a feather and won’t be a time sink by any means. Definitely meets the price tag.

@Yousef- sounds interesting. I’m not the biggest fan of 2D stuff but don’t mind the odd 8/16 bit sojourn, I’ll check it out.

@colonelkilgore have a jolly good time!

I can’t find a general “currently playing” or a ps2 thread so this is the closest thing. After I’ve finished Ape Escape 3, I’m moving on to God of War. It’s really really fun so far.