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

@colonelkilgore
Yeah immersive sim I guess, very much sneaking around in the shadows , pickpocketing people and then clubbing them. A bit like Dishonoured but nowhere as good plus you can see the PS3 limitations being applied to the game design i.e. Lots of loading etc...
Worth playing if you like stealth but play the other big hitters first.

I was playing Hitman 1 which got me in the sneaking mood but that has been put on hold for the VR2 patch, really fun game though and I was really digging it. I only played the first level of hitman 1 so haven't played much but I really appreciated the lack of sandbox for noobs, if you wanted to you could follow a few different stories in the level which made the game very approachable allowing you to become aware of various items in the environment to facilitate the removal of people.

I'm playing Mega Man Legends 2. So grateful that it's available on the PlayStation Store. It holds up so well. The graphics are outstanding for a PS1 game.

It's still like playing a Mega Man anime.

@colonelkilgore alrighty colonel I might just have to follow suit and make 2025 my year of the ps3 ALA your run in 2024.
Built an extensive backlog, and it might not be ideal to leave so many unplayed. Mostly a lot of shooters so it’s nothing I can’t blast through.
Pun intended.

@Bentleyma good description of it. One of the most unique Megaman experiences.

Well after much hair being pulled from scalp, I’ve managed 100% of the collectibles on Dead Space 3… what a palaver! 😅 After an odyssey of 11 year old (and therefore terrible) collectible lists, runs and runs (& runs) through chapter 4 and it’s optional side mission, thinking that my save was glitched and that I’d have to erase my game and play through the whole thing again… I chanced my arm by entering the co-op mission on chapter 4, somehow managed to access it without a co-op partner and discovered that my co-op partner from 3 years ago (who said he knew where everything was and to just let him take the lead and collect everything) had missed 3 collectibles in a floating fuselage outside of the co-op missions destination! Feel like I’ve been run over continuously by a car with tyres wrapped in rusted barbed-wire 😅

@colonelkilgore
Since this is likely gonna get buried (which is the point, doubt anyone a few months from now will try to haunt me about this), here’s a list of ps3 and non ps3 shooters I’ll try to beat in 2025. To be completely honest I don’t actually know where I wanna post this. I just want it posted somewhere for now so here goes:

• Forsaken
• Shadow Man
• Rise of the Triads
• Ion Fury
• PowerSlave Exhumed
• Chasm Shadow Zone
• Shadow Warrior 1
• Lost Planet 1
• Lost Planet 2
• Prey OG
• Alan Wake II
• Darkness 1
• Darkness 2
• FEAR 2
• Turok 1
• Turok 2
• Turok 3
• Serious Sam 1
• Serious Sam 2
• Serious Sam 3
• Serious Sam 4
• Doom 1
• Doom 2
• Quake 1
• Quake 2
• Unreal Tourney 2
• TimeSplitters Future Perfect
• TimeSplitters 2
• Condemned
• Killing Time

Mostly all stuff I already have but let sit on my backlog WAY too long. This is my opportunity. 2025 gonna be packed.
Wherever I decide to repost this I’ll likely come back to this with a checkmark ✅ next to games I finished or finished replaying (thankfully very, VERY few of these are replays which is quite the uncharted territory for me).

@Yousef- awesome list of old school shooters… I’m particularly interested in the Lost Planet and Darkness games.

Yup I can definitely see myself crunching these shooters in about two months and find ways to take breaks also not to mention a lot have reasonable length.

@Yousef- I would love to see all 3 games in the series come to PS5 as a collection.

@Bentleyma only thing holding them back is that the guy responsible for all collections as well as Megaman 11 being a thing left Capcom : (

@Yousef- We got the Battle Network collection last year, so I'm hopeful it's just a matter of time.

So I’m now just over 3/4’s of the way through my first Hard playthrough of Dead Space 3 (I done a 100% run on Normal and have another two Hard playthroughs after this one) and I’m starting to think that this is a really good game… and by extension the Dead Space series has probably entered (or is damn close) my top 5 games series of all-time.

I’m still to play 2 (I know… I’m playing it in a stupid order) but from the things I’ve read and the conversations I’ve had, it’s at least the second best of the series maybe the best… so the fact 3 has hit like this gives me confidence in making that statement. If anyone skipped 3 due to the negative buzz (or has only played the Remake) I’d recommend giving it a go for sure.

Right now I’m thinking Dark Souls, Metal Gear Solid, God of War & GTA in no particular order and then… I might be forgetting something (probably am tbh) but much to my surprise Dead Space is up there.

@colonelkilgore
Yeah Dead Space is one of the best franchises, the combat just never gets old.
I think the general opinion is that DS2 is the best one, shame that it doesn't look like we are going to get a remake of that one

Also On the PS3 and the Wii I think there was a game called Dead Space Extraction which was included in the limited edition. Pretty fun time crisis type game, using the Move controller.
Actually would make a great VR game.

PS. Just about to start Rage 2 btw.

@CaptD cool, I’ll be super interested to hear your thoughts on that having recently played the first one. I’m hoping it’s a bit more futuristic Far Cry than the first one… so definitely let me know if it’s a yay or nay in that regard.

So about that Dead Space combat… I think it just clicked why I enjoy it so much more on the hard playthroughs. As ammo is so scarce I’m having to rip spikes and claws off enemies to use as projectiles and it’s just so satisfying. On normal I just end up shooting everything… which is fine but it just feels less engaging. I also use stasis a lot more on Hard/Impossible, which also adds an extra layer to the flow.

As you say, it’s pretty disappointing that we won’t get remakes of 2… and even 3 tbh.

@colonelkilgore
Yeah ammo scarcity is what makes it nerve racking, much akin to how Resident Evil works.
I remember with my hard difficulty playthrough of the original DS that, like you, I used stasis and melee to get through it and most of my upgrades went into that; with the remake I didn't do that even on hard difficulty so I think something went a bit wrong with the balancing or perhaps I just got gud (which I doubt).

@CaptD interesting about Dead Space Remake… which backs up something another guy told me back when I was playing 1. He said that the impossible run on 1 was considerably harder than the impossible on Remake (even though a death in Remake deletes your save).

I’m looking forward to getting into Resi properly next year. Although I’ve dabbled, I’ve never fully invested my time… I have a feeling it’s gonna land with me much like the Dead Space games… maybe even more so.

@colonelkilgore Hmmm… Bioshock? Mass Effect? Tomb Raider? Assassin’s Creed? Final Fantasy? Uncharted? Batman Arkham? 🤔

And is a “series” at least 3 entries? Can it be two? If so — TLoU… Horizon… RDR… Portal… ?

I’m being pedantic and joking of course. I could see how (even without my playing them yet) Dead Space would be higher than all those for you personally due to the more action and gameplay oriented design compared to some of those others. Resident Evil’s best entries have a slower, more puzzle-solving approach. I can’t remember which RE games you’ve played to this point. The series evolved fairly drastically through the years.

It’s an interesting subject though and I can’t remember if we’ve ever had a dedicated thread or poll to rank the best gaming series as a whole, taking all entries into account and looking at a group of games as one unit. There would certainly be advocates for ‘non-colonel’ games like Persona, Yakuza, Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Borderlands, CoD, Ratchet & Clank… and other storied franchises.

But I guess the real question is, can you wait to play Dead Space 2 on schedule or are you going to move it up the list and play it right away in eager anticipation?

@Th3solution funnily enough I was considering Tomb Raider and Final Fantasy but went with Dead Space over those as it’s only really the latest trilogy on the Tomb Raiser games that I consider on that level (I’m sure there are many who vehemently disagree and that’s fine) and with Final Fantasy… I really am enjoying each one I play but each entry (apart from the X duology, XIII trilogy and VIIR’s) seems a bit too disconnected for me to consider them amongst series where one epic narrative arc unfolds.

I did love Mass Effect back when it first released… and still enjoyed playing through the remake of the original last year but the actual gameplay is a little rough for my taste. Same with Bethesda games, I used to love them but find the gameplay a bit ropey these days. I also like the Arkham games quite a bit… everything bar the freeform combat that keeps it from reaching that elite tier, at least for me.

I’m sure you’ve read previous posts from myself about how much I enjoy Assassins Creed (and pretty much all Ubisoft series like Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Ghost Recon etc.) but do find them a bit of a guilty pleasure rather than god-tier if you get me. I also have some crazy passion for the Just Cause games… but similarly would consider them a ‘personal’ pleasure rather than a great. I’m yet to play the Bioshock games but they are on the schedule for some time prior to 2030 🤣.

In regards to Dead Space 2… I am gonna give it some air tbh. I just completed my first hard playthrough of 3 like 5 minutes ago and I have another 2 to go. The impossible run on Dead Space (in August) and this Hard run on 3 have been incredibly intense… this week may have actually been the most intense week of gaming I’ve ever had. I was a mumbling mess one of the evenings this week after the trials and tribulations I had getting 100% and then I fell asleep about 8pm another night 😅. So I’m currently thinking I’ll keep Dead Space 2 for plat #250… which should be around May 2026.

edit. so in regards to Resident Evil - I played (and really enjoyed) Code Veronica on Dreamcast, around half of 4 on Wii and have played (but not yet plat’d) 2 Remake. I’m gonna play 1 Remake at the very least next year… and maybe finish of the 2 Remake plat too if I can fit it in.

@colonelkilgore 😄 Fair enough, buddy. Fair enough. You’re definitely selling me on the Dead Space franchise though.

I had forgot about your love of Just Cause. That’s a fringe series that is commonly beloved but not necessarily in the “best ever” discussions.

Have you played any more Yakuza’s / Like a Dragon’s? I seem to recall you started with the first game Kiwami and I don’t recall if you have an interest to see that series through. Just curious for some reason. The enormous time sink involved with playing the series is a real obstacle for those of us with a large catalogue we want to get to.

Best of luck as you continue your pursuit of the DeSp3 platinum. Hold onto your sanity! Break for food, water; and sleep!
Without spoilers, is there any weird narrative issues with having skipped #2?

@Th3solution yeah I did finish Yakuza Kiwami (one of my proudest plats too… I had to learn about 7 different Japanese gambling games 😅) and thought it was pretty decent… but it didn’t hit for me in the same way it did for most other people. I will be playing Yakuza Kiwami 2 in the next couple of months funnily enough.

As far as Dead Space goes… it wasn’t too bad skipping the second, as I get the impression that the player/protagonist (Isaac Clarke) feels they’ve save humanity at the end of each game… only for a new/worse/older version of the threat to rear its head. I did miss his meeting a new love interest that wasn’t in the original though… and played a big part in 3.