Topic: Recent Retro/Misc Gaming Purchases? (Not PS4/PS5)

So this little beauty turned up, took a gamble getting it online from CEX and it's in great condition, probably worth a bit more than I paid for it too 😁

people are selling their ps3 games real cheap these days i have noticed. it is a very good time to complete the collection, especially if ps5 ends up being b/c with physical ps3 games. i see listings ranging from from $4 to $10 for most titles. on ebay, the prices are at least twice that if not more so buying from local sellers is the way to go. here in canada, eb games recently had a promotion of buy 1 get 4 free as crazy as that sounds... they have been trying to get rid of their ps3 inventory. at any rate, these are the latest ps3 games i have purchased in the past 6 months or so:

portal 2
armored core 4
armored core: for answer
the darkness 1/2
folklore
bionic commando
drakengard 3
dante's inferno
ridge racer 7
dead space 1/2
killer is dead
lollipop chainsaw
shadows of the damned
asura's wrath
diasgaea d2
burnout paradise
fear 2/3
motorstorm trilogy
resistance trilogy
virtua fighter 5
spec:ops the line
test drive unlimited 2

there are very few ps3 games i want at this point... the last couple would be nier and el shaddai (this one is looking to be quite rare and will hold its value)

@carlos82 great box art. the sega saturn library is very foreign to me!

@Porco it is to most sadly, it definitely has some great box art in its library and I like the look of the big box cases, there's also some unique (though pretty pricey) games to go with it.

@KratosMD I thought you could buy the remastered versions of Vanquish and Bayonetta separately?

@JohnnyShoulder @KratosMD yeah you can buy them separately digitally

Bought Vita versions of The Nonary Games and Zero Time Dilemma in the PSN sale. I've wanted to play 999 for an extremely long time (the original DS version was never released in Europe) and more Japanese adventure games and visual novels generally. Plus it never hurts to give the Vita more attention.

It's such a beautiful handheld @RogerRoger. It deserves love!

Got paid so immediately got my head turned by the PS Store like a schmuck. Bought LA Noire, which I haven’t played yet and Dark Souls 2, which I played last year on PC and thought was pretty bad but want to give another chance. Anyway, there’s only 1 boss in the Soulsborne series I haven’t beaten yet and it’s in DS2 so out of stubbornness I’m gonna kill it.

I cant believe how cheap PS3 games are these days so picked up a few today for about £20 in total

@KratosMD yeah I've started collecting retro games again recently and never really thought about last gen stuff. Then when out today I looked at the PS3 games and was shocked at how cheap they are and for some truly outstanding games too. It'll definitely be a more regular occurrence for me now I've seen the prices, even better if you need to replace any cases there's a million copies of FIFA for 50p to choose from

@mookysam Never played the Zero Escape games before? You're in for a good time! ZTD is a bit of a mess (that I enjoyed anyway), but 999 and VLR are incredibly memorable. VLR, IMO, has the best puzzles in the series, and it's significantly meatier than the other two games.

How strange @RogerRoger as I did actually think about that the other day, wondering if you'd followed through on purchasing it! I do hope you enjoy Soul Reaver whenever you do get round to it and I'll be very interested on hearing your thoughts! Feel free to tag me when you do!

The updated Gamecube Remake for Resi 1 I played last year is still pretty darn good looking for 18 years old... the original unfortunately not. 😂 I'll look forward to seeing your thoughts on that too whenever you get round to it!

Ordered Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD for Switch yesterday. I know it has a bit of a bad reputation because it's easier than previous entries (and the motion controls of the Wii version were finicky), but I figured the relative easiness of it would make it a perfect jumping on point for a newbie.

@RogerRoger @Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy Soul Reaver is awesome, the entire Legacy of Kain series is in fact, a real shame we haven't had a new entry in a while

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy REmake looks good now, but it was positively gorgeous back in the day. Probably the most visually appealing game from that generation. Those pre-rendered backdrops made it looks much nicer than it had any right to look.

I can certainly believe that it was a visual treat at the time as the PS4 "remaster" didn't seem to overhaul that much, it was already a looker to begin with I can tell!

It's amazing to think it's only six years younger then the original as they're like night and day!

...At least Rog gets to experience that so awful it's great live action intro though with the PS1 original

It's a shame in a way @Ralizah that REmake and begrudingly Resident Evil Zero (god I almost forgot about that mess) will probably be the only gamecube exclusive (Well former) games I ever play.

I played it for the first time last year @FullbringIchigo (Though I do remember the promotion and praise it had at the time). Even gave it a review in the appropriate topic which inspired Rog to try it despite my misgivings with the title.

It had promise with some truly outstanding voice acting, atmosphere, impressive coding, and graphics (for the time) but ultimately I found it to be a product of the time that hasn't aged particularly well with some bad design choices, behind the scene circumstances possibly causing it to be rushed out and a few other things that I shan't spoil for him.

I do plan on trying the sequel to Soul Reaver at some point at the very least as I did enjoy parts of the game and the parts I didn't enjoy most are no doubt made a little easier with the transition to PS2.

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy Get on the Cube!!! I was weaned on Cube games from a very young age and it’s still my favourite console (although nostalgia plays a part ofc). I know it somewhat walks the plank but I made backups of my Cube games since the disks were getting a bit scratched so my Wii is a rectangular Cube now. PS2 has better graphics but Cube had better first party games imo.

@nessisonett The GameCube certainly has a strong claim to being Nintendo's finest home console (sorry SNES, I love you too). Amazing hardware for the time - particularly given the very low price point - with a damn fine library to boot. Obviously it lacks the diversity of the PS2's magnificent software catalogue but it does have Metroid Prime. So yeah, I love the Cube. Unfortunately my brother's ex-wife nicked my launch unit so my Wii now stands in for it.

@nessisonett Gamecube was more powerful than PS2 with the likes of Resident Evil 4 suffering visual downgrades when ported to the PS2

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy it seems strange by today's standards but back then there were constant huge jumps in graphical quality. I still remember the first time seeing the Dreamcast in stores and the gulf between that and the PS1, Saturn and N64 and that's probably the last time a new console has truly wowed me

@KratosMD Careful with Warhammer - it's a rabbit hole!!