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

@colonelkilgore nah, I getcha. I do have the game ready to install on my series at any moment. So not like I have inconvenient access to it. Plus it’s a gow-clone (using that term neutrally simply out of habit, not insulting the game) so I can see myself blasting through it in a weekend.

My avatar is Chuck Greene from Dead Rising. Protagonist of Dead Rising 2 (aged 29) , but a returning a character in Dead Rising 3 (aged 39) after a ten year time skip.
You’re kidding me, right?

@Yousef- never actually played a Dead Rising game as it goes… maybe I’ll remedy that with the new remaster later this year though.

@colonelkilgore never too late, the remaster will be a great jumping point.

@nomither6 Yeah, I definitely will want to play some shorter games given that Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and then all of the DLC for Assassin's Creed Valhalla that I neglected for years have been my last two games played. I'm in the middle of Dawn of Ragnarok now and then I'll be done with all that.

Just started Darkness 2. Still have a few untouched games in my pile of shame from the PS3.

@Scrambled99 nice, I remember seeing that the Darkness games were received really quite well. Let us know your thoughts as you have more time with it.

@Scrambled99 @colonelkilgore darkness dualogy is pretty solid. Have them on my Xbox via backwards compatibility. They deserve the praise but I should finish them.

Plus I’m gonna be using The Duke…. To maximize the retroness.

@Yousef- cool, though I think I’d give myself repetitive strain injury wielding the gamma-duke if I tried.

As far as Castlevania: Lords of Shadow goes it’s pretty decent. It took an hour or three for me to think that though as the first few chapters seemed a bit slow and samey but now that I’ve unlocked a few combat moves and magic-abilities I’ve come around to it.

@colonelkilgore shockingly, the Duke is quite comfortable and I like it more than the series controller so far.

Yeah character action games live and die by their upgrades.

Lords of Shadow is quite a lot of fun so far.

PS3 games i have recently played

Darkness 2 is a great game love the vibe of it very playable short game about 5 hours
spec ops the line great setting also great game very playable short game about 5 hrs
Deus ex human revolution great game once you have the skills
south park stick of truth uncut US version short game about 10 hours
Fallout 3 a classic clearing up some unfinshed quests
fallout new vegas completing some unfinished dlc

currently playing through again max payne 3 enjoying it even more the second time

@Yousef- yeah it’s turning out to be a real solid pre-2018 God of War clone, glad it’s clicking with you this time. I’m through to chapter 9 rn and it’s pretty much improved with every chapter tbh.

Special shout out to the score too, the music is fantastic, particularly when you get to the castle.

@trev666 some good games there, played a couple of them recently myself. I have Deus Ex: Human Revolution coming up too… played it back in 2011 and recall liking it quite a bit, I also liked Mankind Divided when I played that a few years ago so looking forward to returning to the series.

@colonelkilgore yes, my friend. I’m noticing a lot of other positives too besides the score. Like how I’m invested in the story and setting this time around, and the animations and cutscene transitions are quite seamless too. Very little about this comes off as “generic mid-7th gen game”. The studio also turned out to be located in Madrid, so it’s also nice to know I’m playing my first video game developed in Spain.

@colonelkilgore yeah i would recommend Deus ex human revolution to anyone still dirt cheap £1 in CEX.

Max Payne 3 was good enjoyed it even more than the first time i played it another £1 well spent

Remember me is what im playing through currently

@trev666 yeah, not sure exactly when I’ll be getting to Deus Ex but it’ll be before the end of the year. Only ever dabbled with the Max Payne games (played a little bit of the first one on PC) but I have heard that 3 is dope.

As promised, here’s a revisiting of the top 112 (it starts at 111 but the winner isn’t given a number) PS3 games as voted by the Push Square forum community several years ago.

We ranked every single game but I just saved this top 112 list for my own reference. I’m not sure why I saved the top 111 and not just the top 100, but I think I like R&C and wanted to be sure to remember its position. I can’t seem to find the original thread for this poll in the forum archives so if someone has interest to find it then maybe they could post a link.

I’m sharing this for @colonelkilgore and perhaps many others who still dabble in that generation, or for those of us who look back fondly. Some users out there who participated in creating this list might remember it well. 😄

111 Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction Insomniac Games
110 XCOM: Enemy Within Firaxis Games
109 Split/Second: Velocity Black Rock Studio
108 Spec Ops: The Line Yager Development
107 Far Cry 3 Ubisoft Montreal
106 Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Kojima Productions
105 You Don't Know Jack Jellyvision Games
104 FIFA 12 EA Canada
103 Dragon's Crown Vanillaware
102 Armored Core: Verdict Day From Software
101 The Tomb Raider Trilogy Crystal Dynamics
100 Sonic Unleashed Sonic Team
99 The Saboteur Pandemic Studios
98 Tales of Graces ƒ Namco Tales Studio
97 Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening BioWare
96 Heavenly Sword Ninja Theory
95 Catherine Atlus Persona Team
94 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Criterion Games
93 Dance Dance Revolution / New Moves Konami
92 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 EA Digital Illusions CE
91 Borderlands Gearbox Software
90 Killzone 3 Guerrilla Games
89 The Darkness Starbreeze Studios
88 BioShock 2 2K Marin / Digital Extremes / 2K Australia / 2K China / Arkane Studios
87 NBA 2K13 Visual Concepts / Kush Games
86 Odin Sphere Leifthrasir VanillaWare
85 LittleBigPlanet 2 Media Molecule
84 South Park: The Stick of Truth Obsidian Entertainment / South Park Digital Studios
83 Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut Eidos Montréal
82 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Naughty Dog
81 Dragon's Dogma Capcom
80 Mass Effect 3 BioWare / Electronic Arts
79 Tomb Raider Crystal Dynamics
78 The Walking Dead Telltale Games
77 Red Faction: Guerrilla Volition
76 Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Square Enix
75 MLB 10: The Show SCE San Diego Studio
74 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 2 Nihon Falcom Corp
73 Rock Band Harmonix Music Systems
72 Warriors Orochi 3 Omega Force
71 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Neversoft
70 Yakuza 5 CS1 Team
69 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Nihon Falcom Corp
68 Civilization Revolution Firaxis Games
67 Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix Square Enix
66 Monkey Island Special Edition Collection LucasArts
65 FIFA 09 EA Canada
64 Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars Traveller's Tales
63 Just Cause 2 Avalanche Studios
62 Transformers: Fall of Cybertron High Moon Studios
61 Batman: Arkham Origins WB Games Montréal
60 Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix Square Enix
59 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Ubisoft Montreal
58 Deus Ex: Human Revolution Eidos Montréal
57 Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection Backbone Entertainment
56 Dishonored Arkane Studios
55 Bayonetta PlatinumGames
54 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bethesda Game Studios
53 Mafia II 2K Czech
52 Grand Theft Auto IV Rockstar North
51 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Kojima Productions

50 Alien: Isolation Creative Assembly
49 Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Sumo Digital
48 Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten Nippon Ichi
47 Diablo III Blizzard Entertainment
46 Hitman: Absolution IO Interactive
45 Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Level-5, Studio Ghibli
44 Grand Theft Auto V Rockstar North
43 Wipeout HD SCE Studio Liverpool
42 Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection Team Ico
41 Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster Square Enix
40 Rayman Legends Ubisoft Montpellier
39 Resistance 3 Insomniac Games
38 XCOM: Enemy Unknown Firaxis Games
37 Journey Collector's Edition ThatGameCompany
36 inFAMOUS 2 Sucker Punch Productions
35 Dead Space 2 Visceral Games
34 Persona 5 Atlus
33 Super Street Fighter IV Capcom / Dimps
32 Demon's Souls From Software
31 Dragon Age: Origins BioWare
30 Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time Insomniac Games
29 Valkyria Chronicles Sega WOW
28 inFAMOUS Sucker Punch Productions
27 Sleeping Dogs United Front Games
26 Burnout Paradise Criterion Games
25 Borderlands 2 Gearbox Software
24 Mass Effect Trilogy BioWare / Electronic Arts
23 The Orange Box EA UK / Valve Corporation
22 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Infinity Ward
21 Killzone 2 Guerrilla Games
20 Fallout: New Vegas Obsidian Entertainment
19 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Bethesda Game Studios
18 God of War III SCE Santa Monica Studio
17 Dark Souls From Software
16 Dead Space EA Redwood Shores
15 Batman: Arkham City Rocksteady Studios
14 Heavy Rain Quantic Dream
13 Assassin's Creed II Ubisoft Montreal
12 Rayman Origins Ubisoft Montpellier
11 Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Naughty Dog
10 Fallout 3 Bethesda Game Studios
9 Batman: Arkham Asylum Rocksteady Studios
8 Red Dead Redemption Rockstar San Diego
7 LittleBigPlanet Media Molecule
6 Mass Effect 2 BioWare / Electronic Arts
5 BioShock Irrational Games / 2K Marin
4 BioShock Infinite Irrational Games
3 Portal 2 Valve Corporation
2 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Kojima Productions
1 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Naughty Dog
Overall Best Game on PS3: The Last of Us Naughty Dog

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Apologies to the colonel if this prompts you to add more games to your ever increasing PS3 backlog. 😂

@Th3solution oh well done, haven’t got time right now as I’m just getting ready to go out but will check it out when I get the chance 👍

Just had a chance to sit down and read through it:

🤣 it’s all good, I actually have the vast majority of them (75) albeit some of them are the ps4/ps5 versions.

Interesting list though for sure. Pleased to see some of my personal faves getting placed (MGS4, MGS HD Collection, Demons Souls, Dark Souls, Just Cause 2, Red Faction: Guerrilla, inFamous 1 & 2, The Saboteur, Spec Ops: The Line, Sleeping Dogs.

I am personally not Naughty Dogs biggest fan, I like their stuff well enough but I don’t seem to like it as much as the general gaming public… but not surprised to see their output do so well. Also I did appreciate Asylum placing above City, as that has always been my take but most people I’ve interacted with go with the sequel.

Biggest shocks for me, Little Big Planet, Rayman Origins and Heavy Rain placing so high. I’ve only played Heavy Rain and a bit of Little Big Planet but wasn’t overly enamoured by either… and don’t see the three games crop up much in discussions about gaming classics. They obviously hit well the the square-pushers though.

@colonelkilgore Yes, it was a fascinating process to rank these. I can’t remember how much engagement we had exactly but it was probably around… maybe 40-50 core regulars voting? Gosh, I can’t remember. May have been more or less than that. But either way, there’s always some selection bias from the voting pool, but I think we came up with a fairly reasonable ranking. There are many criteria that go into judging a game to be “better” than another game, and so consideration was given to effect on the industry, artistic merit, etc in addition to flat popularity, sales, and Metacritic success.

It’s been a while since I looked at the list but the games you mention are interesting that they did so well, as are the FIFA, MLB, and NBA games that ended up in the top 100. Certain years were known for their innovation over other years, as I recall.

Also, there was some focus on the fact that this was judging the PS3 version of the game, for those that released as a cross gen title like Persona 5, MGS V, etc. Those games would have charted better if the PS4 version was judged, but that wasn’t the project, so the PS3 version was what is ranked.

Anyway, a fascinating academic exercise, to be sure. I only skipped 4 of the top 20 (well… 21 I guess), two of which are Fallout games, and then Dead Space (something I will rectify eventually with the PS5 Remake), and Rayman Origins (which I’ll probably skip since I was lukewarm on Legends). The rest of the top 20 are great nostalgic experiences. My exposure to the list drops off significantly after the top 20 but there’s still some of my favorite PS3 gems in there.