PlayStation 3 Update
One of the main reasons that lately I haven’t posted anything was because I was playing on the friend’s PlayStation 3.
I don’t get the whole PC master race thing, I play only PC games but I had such a good time playing almost all of the exclusives for PS3.
Probably the most important thing was that I managed to connect my DualShock 4 controller with the PlayStation 3 and the connection was wireless. That made my experience much more fun, because my friend’s DualShock 3 was barely whole :D
I. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune
The first installment in one of the biggest franchises on PS3 was not so good. It didn’t age so well, most of the time felt repetitive and generally not fun. Another thing which I didn’t like is the shooting, I suck so much at aiming with a controller, can’t imagine how many times I have died on such an easy fights, but that it’s more my problem than the game’s. The story was okay, didn’t like the ending thing, the whole zombies thing was such a cliche and honestly those motherfuckers were annoying as hell. The only good thing in the first game I think is the characters: Drake was so awesome and funny, Sully is such a good sidekick even Elena was nice addition.
II. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
The second games was really really good. I liked it a lot. The characters show such a development and are really likeable. My favorite probably is Chloe, she is so well written and the chemistry between her and Drake is really good. The story was much more engaging and interesting than the first game. The game opens with such a good set piece on a destroyed train hanging on cliff. You feel the tension and how Drake is struggling his way through. There is no way in world to describe how much I hate bullet sponges in games in general. Maybe I can try a bit, they are fucking annoying and frustrating, easy and cheap way from the devs to increase the game’s playtime… JUST NO. The puzzles were nice too. Fuck the train set piece part, gosh I spent like 1 hour only on that fucking part. I think I’m just not made for games with controllers. How many times I’ve died on that stupid chopper thing… The final boss fight was lame as much as the first.
III. Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
The third game was also good and I enjoyed it. The story was meh for me on this one. Illuminati boiiii… The whole origin story thing was meh, didn’t like it a lot. Besides that the characters continue to amaze me how good they are developing. Again awesome set pieces, gosh the plane was sooooo goood. I think Naughty Dog can create a special edition game only filled with the best set pieces from the whole franchise. It would be a blast.
IV. Journey
After I finished the Uncharted franchise on PS3 I decided to make a little pause and play a chill and relaxing game.
I think games like Journey are games right up my alley. Short, relaxing, not putting too much thought, games with awesome music and generally eye candy. What more can you want from that game. It’s so fun, walking and flying across sand dunes, collecting stuff and getting your story from a broken walls in the middle of nowhere. Highly recommending it to everyone.
V. God of War Collection (1 & 2)
Boi oh boi the famous God of War franchise, the destroyer of gods (controllers :D), I will start with the first one. For it’s age it’s soo good and fun. Even the story was interesting, the quest to kill a god, the revelation of your past and how he become the ghost of Sparta. I just love his angry face, it’s priceless. The game is throwing you directly in the mosh pit with such a nice first level even nicer boss fight. Fighting your way through mashing heads and performing ungodly combos on your enemies, that’s what God of War is. The locations in the game are so good, the whole Pandora box thing is incredible. The final battle is epic too. I think I’ve played myself using DualShock 4 controller on this game because there is something buggy with opening the doors where you need to mash some buttons repetitively so you can open it. Basically I had to mash my controller like mad against my hand, grabbing it in a special position so I can mash the trigger against my palm so I can open a fucking simple door :D.
The second game for me was complete failure, I think the story was the thing that pushed me away from liking this game. Oh the good ol’ change your destiny… Please stop.
People say the second one is one of the best.. my ass.. I simply don’t remember a thing from it, that how much I disliked it. The game was overall annoying, maybe due to the fact that I played it right after the first one and didn’t feel overcoming the greatness of the first one.
VI. God of War 3 a.k.a. God of Glitches (saw it on the internet :D)
I’m with a mixed feelings for this one. It’s both the best and the worst from this franchise (speaking for PS3). It starts so fucking epic, gosh I will never forget how Kratos was mashing the head of Poseidon, the visuals are so good, going for god after god I think that must have been the whole franchise right at the beginning. In this game I for the first time felt how angry was Kratos, his face was pure pain and anger, loved it. The biggest flaw was go buggy it was. I was constantly experiencing crashes and infinite loading things mid game. Oh you want save eat that hard crash making the PS3 restarting itself. Oh you are climbing too fast lemme hold you with a loading screen mid game, the catch is that I will never load huehue. Audio glitches. I read some stuff only, apparently the PS3 was overheating for some reason and that made the game crashing… I didn’t played for a lot of time like 1-2 hours a day. Had problems only with the third game. Highly recommending it to be played on the remastered version for PS4. Overall all of the deaths of each god was pure awesomeness. Love how Kratos is so fucking savage and brutal. Really hope when I get my hand on the God of War 4 these details in his character not to be changed.
And that’s my PlayStation 3 Update, hope you liked it. Took me like 4 months to cover almost all of the exclusives. I really enjoyed most of them. Recommending to get your hands on second had PS3 or asking a friend to give you his PS3 and play them all.
Side note: Will play The Last of Us on PS4 and I was about to play Shadow of Colossus but honestly the climbing controls put me off for now.
Probably the most important thing was that I managed to connect my DualShock 4 controller with the PlayStation 3
Wow, I actually didn’t know you could use DS4 controllers on a PS3. That’s pretty neat!
Uncharted 3 was the first I played from that series, I remember I was a little caught out with the difficulty. There are certainly some challenging chapters in these games. And yes, some scenes look really impressive! They’re so well integrated in the gameplay, too.
If you liked playing Journey I definitely recommend to give it another go some time. Like you said it’s relaxing and short, it’s perfect to pick up between other games. I’ve gone through a few journeys myself, all of them have been a little different in their own way.
Thanks for the update, it’s always fun to read about PS games here. :)
Hmm I didn’t put much thought that other journeys may be different, will keep that in mind next time I have my hands on the PS3.
My first journey was actually a bit disappointing, the next ones I played later were much more fun even though I already knew how the game works. If you give it another go, hopefully you’ll meet more friendly companions along the way. :)
Im so glad you played all three Uncharted games. I see a lot of people play the first one only, which isnt that good. Youll definetely love thr fourth one. Probably the best!
Also nice God of War reviews! Ive never played thte games but im thinking of getting the new one
Will play Uncharted 4 and the standalone dlc too. Definitely will make a PS4 update later this year after I’m done with the PS4.
Also people are praising the new one so much so I guess it’s a safe bet to get it :)
Sounds lile you are in a similar phas I am. I too have went back and played a bunch of ps3 games. The god of war games in particular and soon the Uncharted series once I finish the Metal Gear Solid series.
The main appeal of the second God of War game comes from its improvements in mechanics and gameplay. True it is a little more unmemorable, as the first game really set the stage as it was a little unique, but the second improved upon what was already there. I can understand why you feel this way about it.
I had playes the remastered on Ps4 as GoW3 is concerned, and from the sound of it, is a good thing too. Sounds like it was way more troublesome than it was worth. Definitely the weakest of the trilogy, but killing all the gods is just so satisfying.
I highly reccomend chains of olympus and ghost of sparta, as they are nice segways between games. I do NOT reccomend Ascension. Storywise, it is a much worse God of War 2, with somehow worse gameplay. Try it if you must, but I did npt enjoy it.
Have you had a chance to try the latest GoW? It is missing out of some of the brutality from the originals, but it was refreshing all the same for me.
Good progress and looking forqard to your future posts! ^_^
I will think through for Chains of Olympus and Ghost of Sparta but honestly I had enough of GoW and I really want to play the new one. I will play the new GoW when my buddie buys it second hand plays it and after that he will give me his PS4 to me so I can play some sweet games on it. He is waiting for the hype to decrease so he can get it cheap and that it’s going to take a while. After playing so many PS3 games I have no rush for playing on console soon so it’s not so bad that I will wait for like 4-5 months to play the new one.
I’ve never played Journey as I don’t (nor probably ever will) have a PS3, but if I could pick just one console exclusive to come to the PC…
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This is my controller gaming life in a nutshell, whether on a console or a PC. I honestly don’t know how people learn how to move a stick in a direction until it points where you want to, instead of just moving your hand exactly where you want it. shrug Oh well, I didn’t grow up on consoles. I fought through it TR2013 but in other cases I gave up and went kb+m. It’s also the reason I’ve had Drake’s Fortune on my PS3 for years (it came with it) and loaded it exactly once.
As for Journey, isn’t the whole thing about that game that it’s multiplayer, almost like an MMO, and that you learn based on non-verbal, gesture-based “instructions” from other players? Or is that part not central to the game?
Honestly I have no idea about the MP aspect of Journey, I thought those parts were put there by the devs.
Yeah, I think those were real people you were interacting with, according to the game’s Wikipedia entry
Holy shit I didn’t knew about that, well nice thing then :D