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Not a fanboi, I got a ps3 because it had the blu-ray player built in and I thought that would be nice. So that's what I have. I hate FPS with a passion, I didn't even like half life all that much. I loved Baldur's Gate, Planescape Torment, fallout, and system shock. For the PS3 I have bioshock and fallout 3. Any other decent story driven non-twitch PS3 games out there?

Final Fantasy series? I like the stories and animation

hm, ok. Any others?

Isn't there like only 15 games on the PS3 anyways? Mind you some are AWESOME but...

Metal Gear Solid 4 would be the first game I buy if I had a PS3. Though it'd be pretty pointless if you hadn't played the first 3.

Oh... 'cause I'd never gotten a chance to play the first three and thought, hey, here's my chance to finally play one!

Do you have one of the backwards compatible PS3s?

Didn't know there were any... I assume not...

Zonker said:

Didn't know there were any... I assume not...

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Is it 40GB version? (I think that is right) that is the only fully backward compatible. If you just recently bought a 160GB version, then you are "screwed" you would need to buy a PS2 (slim works) to play PS2 and PS1 games.
Now I am not sure if PS3 newest version play PS1 or not, but I know it can't play PS2 games (I tried)

Yeah, actually I remember reading that my version (80 gb) was not backwards compatible. I suppose I could get a ps2 but if I had money for a ps2 I could also just get an xbox...

Dragon Age?

Chibibar;332020][QUOTE=Zonker said:

Didn't know there were any... I assume not...

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Is it 40GB version? (I think that is right) that is the only fully backward compatible. If you just recently bought a 160GB version, then you are "screwed" you would need to buy a PS2 (slim works) to play PS2 and PS1 games.
Now I am not sure if PS3 newest version play PS1 or not, but I know it can't play PS2 games (I tried)[/QUOTE]

The only backward compatible PS3 units are the original launch 20/60GB units, and select early 80GB units.

klew;332058][QUOTE=Chibibar;332020][QUOTE=Zonker said:

Didn't know there were any... I assume not...

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Is it 40GB version? (I think that is right) that is the only fully backward compatible. If you just recently bought a 160GB version, then you are "screwed" you would need to buy a PS2 (slim works) to play PS2 and PS1 games.
Now I am not sure if PS3 newest version play PS1 or not, but I know it can't play PS2 games (I tried)[/QUOTE]

The only backward compatible PS3 units are the original launch 20/60GB units, and select early 80GB units.[/QUOTE]

thanks, I couldn't remember. One of my friend has a 60GB( must be for some reason I thought it was 40 or something some weird number. I have 80GB which doesn't work) his works and happy with it

Zonker said:

Oh... 'cause I'd never gotten a chance to play the first three and thought, hey, here's my chance to finally play one!

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If you have a PS2 or Backwards Compatible PS3, get Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection/ It's got the FULL versions of all three games (which means Substance and Subsistence versions of MGS 2 and 3, which had extra stuff) and it's at a bargain price. That'll tell you everything you NEED to know about Metal Gear.

It's not FPS but Uncharted 2 is amazing. The Resistance games are fun but not a terribly deep story... still pretty good FPS (I'm not a big fan of the genre either mind you). I've been downloading cheap fun games from the PSN network... racing games, side scrollers, TMNT:Turtles in Time, etc. Fun stuff on there. Go download TONS of demos and play them, find games you like. It's free and awesome.

Uh... I said I hate FPS', so if it's not an FPS that's a good thing, I think.

What are they, puzzle games?

[edit: huh, so it's like Tomb Raider with stealth?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncharted_2]

What are what? I mentioned quite a few games. Seriously man, go on the PSN network, look at the games and just start downloading demos.
Heres a good start list:
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Little Big Planet
infamous
Prototype
Rachet and Clank
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Resident Evil 5
God of War Collection (not sure if they have a demo, it might just be a trailer)
Dead Space
Assassin's Creed 2

Go nuts man.

Thanks! Gotta get my internet set up first.

[edit: Are these ranked in order of coolness?]

Zonker said:

Thanks! Gotta get my internet set up first.

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Start with Batman: Arkham Asylum then go to Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

aha, ninja'd.

You know, I just go on downloading sprees and get tons of demos and play them. See what appeals to me. It's hella fun.

Uncharted/Uncharted 2
Batman Arkham Asylum
Assasins Creed II not I
Killzone 2:cool story otherwise dull multiplayer
Little Big Planet GOTY
Infamous:being evil was never so cool
Rachet and Clank: A Crack in Time
Star Wars: Force Unleashed: Sith Edition
Upcoming: AvP,Bad Company 2, Modnation Racers, God of War III.

Would not recommend either Resistance I or II. Although Resistance II multi was fun though

I would recommend Uncharted 2 first over Arkham if you want to get your money worth

Hm, is the Star Wars anything like Knights of the Old Republic, which rawked?

anyone?

Zonker said:

Hm, is the Star Wars anything like Knights of the Old Republic, which rawked?

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First off, don't be so god damn impatient.

Secondly, no. It's an action game and it's ALRIGHT, but it's pretty short. I wouldn't buy it.

What, I waited four whole hours! Thanks.

I dunno how much you like multiplayer in general, but I would be iffy about buying Uncharted at retail price if you don't. The campaign mode is freakin' amazing, but it's only 10 hours of amazing. Best rental ever, though.

Star Wars TFU is basically an action platformer, and very enjoyable, but even shorter than Uncharted.

If you like the first 3 Metal Gear games, MGS4 is fucking incredible. If you don't, or just don't like long cutscenes, you will despise that game. Personally, I love MGS, but the long cutscenes began really grating on me in MGS4, especially since MGS3 worked them in so perfectly.

Infamous and Prototype are both fantastic, as is Arkham Asylum. I would also personally throw LEGO Batman in there.

Haven't played Little Big Planet yet, but everyone I know who has loves it.

Both the new Assassin's Creed and the latest Prince of Persia are really fun puzzle platformers, and while you can blast through them, you can also spend hours running around collecting stuff for fun.

Dude Proptoype sucked. Infamous was better on all accounts. I've played both. I would recommend seeing if you can find a used copy of Uncharted 2. It's a must have.
Infamous was just cooler and well implemented than Prototype. I know I'm biased but I would rather have you play Infamous any day over Prototype.

In the end, both games were pretty mediocre.

There's been a pretty good list up there so far, the only one I don't see that I would highly recommend is Valkeria Chronicles.

Addendum: I also LOVE how inevitably in threads like this people say specifically what genres or types of games they hate, or ones they already have and people come in and directly point them to the genre they hate or the games they already have. Would it kill you to read the OP?

/rant off.

Did people recommend him the kind of games he hates? He said he doesn't like FPS but that he does like Bioshock which is a FPS. I think I'm the only one who said the Resistance games were decent and I'm not a huge FPS fan either. Not sure what there is to rant about.

Hmm never thought about Bioshock as an FPS. You could use your plasmids and wrench if you didn't want to shoot.
I would supremely recommend Little Big Planet goty edition though. It's an exclusive and its fun creating and playing out new community based levels.

First Person Shooter isn't defined by "shooting" anymore BlackCat.

If he didn't want FPS suggestions, he shouldn't have mentioned liking an FPS. It's that simple.

"Recommend me games like Final Fantasy XII. I hate RPGs."
"Have you tried Xenosaga?"
"I told you, I hate RPGs, why don't you understand me!"

Just the fact that something is first person doesn't make it an FPS either. If that were the case, Oblivion would be an FPS.

It's a first person game, you shoot things. It's a first-person shooter. I could go through Half-Life with the crowbar; it's still a FPS.

If you wanna get technical, any game with a character is a role-playing game, for example, WWE games.

Basically, my point stands, If he's explicitly saying, "I hate FPS's" (Bioshock is a hard duck to peg because it is a genre hybrid) and he gets suggestions of Resistance and Killzone. It wasn't even a rant specifically about this thread, it happens in every single thread about game suggestions.

I can't vouch for other threads, but this one, with it right there strong in the very title, I think people were justified in throwing them out as suggestions.
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The main lists in here are for all the decent PS3 games, which includes one or two FPS titles. It's not like PS3 has a large, deep library to pour through for good games.

escushion said:

I can't vouch for other threads, but this one, with it right there strong in the very title, I think people were justified in throwing them out as suggestions.
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The main lists in here are for all the decent PS3 games, which includes one or two FPS titles.

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Yeah... I think getting bent out of shape because of one or two people saying, "Hey he said he hates FPS... but he put one in his title so maybe he would like this one too in addition to these 10 non-FPS games" is pretty silly. I didn't like FPS until I played BioShock. I still don't really "like" them but I have found some that aren't half bad thanks to me enjoying Bioshock. Either way the thread has had tons of great game suggestions and the couple of FPS games like Bioshock that were mentioned are just a part of the "good list of games like Bioshock and Fallout 3" that were asked for.

Either way, good luck on finding some solid games man. Keep us updated on what you play. I hope you like Uncharted and Batman.

I didn't get bent out of shape. It's a trend I've noticed that I find mildly annoying.

When I say I don't like FPS, I really mean I don't like twitch games like Tomb Raider or "waves of bad guys culminating in a boss at the end of the level" games, like Diablo. There are FPS that aren't "twitchy," like Bioshock, games where if you're not all that skilled at scoring headshots while strafing, provide you an alternative way of moviing things forward. I liked Deus Ex, System Shock 2. I guess what I'm looking for is any game where progress is primarily defined by advancing the story, rather than defeating bosses. Bioshock had a few bosses and there was lots of combat, but advancement of the game primarily occurred as you passed through important plot points. Half life was okay but it sort of felt like it was 25% plot and 75% blowing stuff up. I'm looking for the opposite ratio, although if the combat is too easy like in Fallout 3 it can be a turnoff.

And yeah, I just don't have time for multiplayer games. It's actually the ten hours of high quality game play experience I'm looking for. Movies cost $10 and they're only two hours...

Batman is probably a good starting place then.

Yeah, I'd suggest to pretty much anyone to pick up Batman: Arkham Asylum. It's got a great storyline, great sidelines, too many easter eggs to count, and replayability up the wazoo with the combat and silent predator modes. Also, if you get the PS3 version, you get the Joker content as well.

Hm, Batman. That was tough. You get extra experience points for being able to do the fancy super combo things, or in other words I got majorly penalized for not being a twitch player. Lots of annoying boss fights. I guess now that I understand how everything works I could go back and do it over and have more fun with it, but boy was that annoying.

Well, you know a console is designed for people who like console like twitch games, so what was I expecting?

I played Bioshock 2. That was very enjoyable. Yeah. I liked the strategy elements they built into it, how they made the vita chambers not matter as much. And I can see how I could try different things on the higher difficulty settings.

Zonker said:

Hm, Batman. That was tough. You get extra experience points for being able to do the fancy super combo things, or in other words I got majorly penalized for not being a twitch player. Lots of annoying boss fights. I guess now that I understand how everything works I could go back and do it over and have more fun with it, but boy was that annoying.

Well, you know a console is designed for people who like console like twitch games, so what was I expecting?

I played Bioshock 2. That was very enjoyable. Yeah. I liked the strategy elements they built into it, how they made the vita chambers not matter as much. And I can see how I could try different things on the higher difficulty settings.

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Did you have a stroke? Arkham Asylum isn't a twitch game. It's brawling combat seemed slow paced to me, though very fitting for Batman's style of thug-abuse.

You, sir, are part of the reason that all video games suck now. You know in Ultima IV you could just leave in the middle of combat and get a sandwich and come back and nuke an orc with a fireball and that text based pixelated low tech piece of shit rawked. Batman sucked in comparison.

I suggest you go play Zork, as apparantly anything above "being able to get a sandwitch in between rounds" is twich gaming to you...

for serious though, if snail's pace action is your cup of tea, I suggest Valkeryia Chronicles.

Bowielee said:

I suggest you go play Zork, as apparantly anything above "being able to get a sandwitch in between rounds" is twich gaming to you...

for serious though, if snail's pace action is your cup of tea, I suggest Valkeryia Chronicles.

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The Disgaea series is another good one, if you want to sit and think tactically.

I'd also like to point out, for the record, video games were twich based before even text based adventure games came out.

The best thing really is Baldur's gate, where the action happens real time but you can pause it and get a sammich and you are in control of everything that happens. I felt like with Batman I was just randomly hitting the 'x' button and the game was just doing it's own thing.

I'd also suggest Dragon Age: Origins, it's 100% old school RPG capable. You can treat it twitchy, or you can do the old Icewind Dale style.

FFXIII would probably be an obvious choice now.

Another really good JRPG on PS3 that's gone almost completely unnoticed is Eternal Sonata. You can probably find it on amazon for about 25 bucks, and at that price it's definitely worth it. It has a really fun and unique battle system that's a mix of action and turn based, the story is actually pretty interesting, a bit different than your average JRPG tale and it has an awesome classical music soundtrack (which is also related to the story). Also... NO RANDOM BATTLES! Hurrah!
I really don't know why this game flew so far under the radar. It's really pretty great.

Bowielee said:

I'd also suggest Dragon Age: Origins, it's 100% old school RPG capable. You can treat it twitchy, or you can do the old Icewind Dale style.

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Weird, i heard that if you don't use the pause you die, end of story. Then again i have no idea how good at rpg's the people i know who played it are...

Zonker said:

You, sir, are part of the reason that all video games suck now. You know in Ultima IV you could just leave in the middle of combat and get a sandwich and come back and nuke an orc with a fireball and that text based pixelated low tech piece of shit rawked. Batman sucked in comparison.

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Do you have Parkinson's or something? Honest question.

I think it's pretty obvious that he has a sandwich problem.

Zonker, try and be honest now: what's the longest you've ever gone without a sandwich?

Oddbot said:

FFXIII would probably be an obvious choice now.

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If he thinks Arkham Asylum is twitch based, he'd -HATE- FFXIII.

I already kinda dislike it, but for completely different reasons.

Frankie;354349][QUOTE=Zonker said:

You, sir, are part of the reason that all video games suck now. You know in Ultima IV you could just leave in the middle of combat and get a sandwich and come back and nuke an orc with a fireball and that text based pixelated low tech piece of shit rawked. Batman sucked in comparison.

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Do you have Parkinson's or something? Honest question.[/QUOTE]

Honestly, you could easily get through Arkham Asylum, even if you had parkinsons. Though finessing the most out of the fights takes timing, you can literally button mash your way through just about every fight in the game. The obvious thing that Zonker misses, is that the fighting is only about half the game, if even.