Post Your Newest PS3 Game

[Spageos]

2 hours ago, SmileSlice said:

As a MASSIVE, HARDCORE fan of the series, I can sadly attest that the first original game will not give you the best impression (original versions of 2 and 3 are still really good). Pretty well any other in the series, ESPECIALLY the Re;Birth titles, will hopefully have you hooked.

 

The series as a whole is a very chill and fun experience in my opinion, and I can very highly recommend every single one so far, apart from the original. I’m still glad I own it, but I’ve not finished it myself yet, and it has quite some different mechanics than the rest of them.

Noted, and much appreciated! I'll try to not let the game discourage me as I do plan to play the first three chronologically. I usually tend to keep my expectations low on any game I play nowadays just due to fear of potential disappointment lol. I'm (hoping) to platinum the first three then figure out which games in the series I'd wanna play from there on. 

[SmileSlice]

1 hour ago, Spageos said:

Noted, and much appreciated! I'll try to not let the game discourage me as I do plan to play the first three chronologically. I usually tend to keep my expectations low on any game I play nowadays just due to fear of potential disappointment lol. I'm (hoping) to platinum the first three then figure out which games in the series I'd wanna play from there on. 

Sounds good! I also 100% agree with @AihaLoveleaf regarding the story (at least for as much as I’ve played so far of the original), and I should have been more specific in my original post that I was generally referring to the gameplay. Their explanation is spot-on with everything they mentioned.

 

HDN mk2 was actually the first one in the mainline series I played (the spin-off Cyberdimension: 4 Goddesses Online was actually my very first Neptunia experience when I still had no idea about the series). But mk2 (not the ReBirth version) made me fall absolutely in love with the rest of the series.

 

I also recommend the anime, and dubbed if you get the chance. You’ll notice that the VA for Konata from Lucky Star as well as Haruhi Suzumiya voices Blanc (White Heart) in the anime and games. However, play the games first, as characters in the anime are in the games, so to avoid spoilers I suppose.

Edited December 7, 2023 by SmileSlice
Corrected spelling and grammar.

[Spageos]

4 hours ago, AihaLoveleaf said:

I'll be the other side of the coin here and tell you that Hyperdimension Neptunia is the superior experience of the beginning of the franchise story-wise—even superior to Re;Birth1 in that regard. The pacing and development of characters and their relationships feels more organic in the original, whereas Re;Birth1's party feels more like an old group of friends getting back together despite not knowing each other beforehand. The PS3 original is ridiculously primitive by 2023 standards, and the combat has its annoyances, but if you can stomach the sour parts then you're in for a unique experience that even its "remakes" don't capture 1:1.

 

If you have a bit of cash to spare, it's worth picking up the "Events" bundles for the following characters:

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https://www.mobygames.com/game/118921/hyperdimension-neptunia-5pb-events/

https://www.mobygames.com/game/119381/hyperdimension-neptunia-red-events/

It's the most character development either girl receives in the entire franchise, and I found both of their storylines to be rather compelling. You can always watch those events on YouTube though.

 

Whichever way you go, try to give the series at least two games to catch your interest; mk2 brings a massive number of QOL updates and brings the series in line with modern entries.

My bad, I'm not sure how I missed this comment. I'm taking note on all of this - I think next week I'll finally start the game. Based on my track record with like, weeb games I'm certain I'll like it despite what flaws it may have. If I enjoy a game enough I tend to get dlc, I'll keep an eye on all that. Thanks. 

 

33 minutes ago, SmileSlice said:

Sounds good! I also 100% agree with @AihaLoveleaf regarding the story (at least for as much as I’ve played so far of the original), and I should have been more specific in my original post that I was generally referring to the gameplay. Their explanation is spot-on with everything they mentioned.

 

HDN mk2 was actually the first one in the mainline series I played (the spin-off Cyberdimension: 4 Goddesses Online was actually my very first Neptunia experience when I still had no idea about the series). But mk2 (not the ReBirth version) made me fall absolutely in love with the rest of the series.

 

I also recommend the anime, and dubbed if you get the chance. You’ll notice that the VA for Konata from Lucky Star as well as Haruhi Suzumiya voices Blanc (White Heart) in the anime and games. However, play the games first, as characters in the anime are in the games, so to avoid spoilers I suppose.

This might be frowned upon but I actually (despite spoilers) did watch the anime, dubbed (Tara Platt, Cherami Leigh being in the same anime definitely caught my eye.)

I enjoyed it, found it to be goofy fun and I liked the dynamic of the cast - though it's also why I've been wanting to give the games a proper go. 

[setobox]

Physically: Dragon Age 2

 

Digitally: Hyperdimention Neptunia Victory

[vsvpl1501]

One of the best in the franchise

 

[jsisoo]

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No pictures today as these are PSN only games.

 

Picked these up today from UK store. Goat Simulator was only £7.39, which I just had to get after getting the Platinum and 100% on the PS4 version.

As for Costume Quest, I actually bought the Costume Quest on Ice bundle for £9.99, which was cheaper than the base game on it's own (£11.99). I love all things Double Fine!

 

 

 

 

Wolfenstein 3D

 

Bought this from US store for $4.99, after noticing a post stating that it was available to buy there. I assumed this was delisted, as it's not on UK store. Grab it while you can...

[SmileSlice]

 

I’ve always wanted to play this and heard about how insanely rare it is. Excited to have finally found a North American copy at an affordable price by sheer luck.

 

The story and gameplay both sound very interesting, and the graphical style definitely looks unique and beautiful. I’m beyond thrilled to be able to play this once it arrives!

[StarWolf3000]

This arrived today, and XIII-2 and Lightning Returns are on their way: 

 

[Razzee-P]

 

I'm close to having the whole launch lineup. 🙏

 

Spoiler

 

Red = missing

 

The Godfather: The Don's Edition is somewhat expensive (around R$ 180,00), thanks to the developers, which chose this title. 

Braindead sellers think that the standard game is a special version thanks to the title itself.

 

Need for Speed: Carbon is very uncommon, and expensive as well (around R$ 170,00).

 

NBA Street Homecourt is costlier than I expected (around R$ 90,00), for a sports game.

 

I don't know why Tekken 5 is in the list, being a digital-only game.

 

I'm planning on doing a 20th anniversary marathon of the PS3, playing its launch titles. Of course, I'm buying these because I collect as well.

 

EDIT (December 15th):

 

Edited December 15, 2023 by Razzee-P

[shadaik]

Ah yes, my curiousity involving obscure peripherals. I already have the complete set of Wonderbook games ready to go, but my eyes fell onto another mostly forgotten peripheral. Yes, I know one of these games has an unobtainable plat and I'm currently going back and forth whether to play it anyway. I still have some time to figure that out because the hardware unfortunately was missing the usb dongle to connect it and I can't even figure out if that had never been included or just fell out of the box it was sent in. The condition of the terrible packaging used to send it to me leaves both options open.

 

Anyway, it's the uDraw with a complete set of PS3 games published for it. €12 for the whole thing (5 for Marvel, 7 for the rest), I couldn't resist.

[lynx_1985]

Bought this the other month due to the price rising progressively but not yet played it heard it’s decent.

[KenjiCBZ]

 

10 years old me would have given away a kidney for Burst Limit, finally I have the chance to play it About SvR09, I used to own it on Psp but I gave it away, looking forward to playing them again. No Trophy support for none, unfortunately.

[jtmart59]

i got resonance of fate and i gotta say i love this rpg games

[DARKKRAKEN666]

8 hours ago, lynx_1985 said:

Bought this the other month due to the price rising progressively but not yet played it heard it’s decent.

Played it on PC around release time, gameplay is pretty basic but is fun for some mindless hack'n'slash fun.

[XThordoomX]

HD Remaster 

[s68sc]

[Gretchen27]

 

Final Fantasy XIII-2: Like the Yakuza series, my FF games bought outweigh the played. Let's say I'm stock piling for retirement free time. 

[Poindexter2291]

I'm actively trying to clear all my PS3 backlog games (games with attainable trophies remaining) so I went to a few shops today and grabbed these. Also got a controller that's in pretty good shape for $25, I always struggled to find cheap sony ps3 controllers that actually worked. 

 

 

Edited January 3 by Poindexter2291

[PHIL_DADDY1]

Picked up the following today at CEX for less than $20:

 

Virtua Fighter 5 

 

 

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4

 

 

LEGO Movie: The Videogame

 

International Cricket 2010

 

 

[DarkSoleride]

BattleFantasia NA version 

[Seraphim_Rez]

I plan on getting a physical copy of Future Soldier later for the collection, but for now I bought it digitally since it's the only way to get the DLC since the individual packs are delisted.

Also got the Budokai HD Collection.

 

 

 

[ObsoleteWoman]

They're going on the backlog for now, but I recently found Puppeteer and 3D Dot Game Heroes for reasonable prices. I've been looking for those two for a while, but the prices kept going up, but seemed to have gone back down again. I also picked up Nier at the same time as 3D Dot Game Heroes, but I already got all the achievements on the 360, and got the platinum on the PS4 version; I just wanted it for my collection to be honest.

[XThordoomX]

Edited January 3 by XThordoomX

[RoastedPeanut]

 

Good times visiting CEX before I head back to China and not being able to find physical PS3 games for sale. All prices are in Aussie dollars.

 

I already have Dead Space 2 thanks to PS+ a decade or so ago, but this was the cheapest way for me to get a copy of Extraction

Edited January 4 by RoastedPeanut

[MegaZeroXX]