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masterplum
05/03/12 6:03:00 PM
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I haven't ever had a 360 either so multi platform games are good.


preferably the cheap ones that have been out for years

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LeonhartFour
05/03/12 6:04:00 PM
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You want Ratchet & Clank games, MGS4, Uncharted games, Assassin's Creed games, Mass Effect games, Nier, FFXIII, Sonic Generations, and MORE

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Jeff Zero
05/03/12 6:05:00 PM
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The Legend of Dragoon if your PS3 isn't concerned with looking good on Board 8

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masterplum
05/03/12 6:05:00 PM
#4:


ok


which of those do I want first

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OlDirtyNumbers
05/03/12 6:06:00 PM
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listen to Leonhart

and not Jeff Zero

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OlDirtyNumbers
05/03/12 6:06:00 PM
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(You want the Uncharted series first)

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LeonhartFour
05/03/12 6:06:00 PM
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From: masterplum | #004
ok


which of those do I want first


It depends. What is your favorite genre?

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SubDeity
05/03/12 6:09:00 PM
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Get Valkyria Chronicles.

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ShadowHalo17
05/03/12 6:10:00 PM
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Batman: Arkham Asylum and Arkham City
Red Dead Redemption
Valkyria Chronicles
Metal Gear Solid games
Uncharted games
God of War games
Ratchet and Clank games
Mass Effect games (although you can't get the first on PS3)

There are more that I can't currently recall.

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masterplum
05/03/12 6:10:00 PM
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From: LeonhartFour | #007
It depends. What is your favorite genre?


Hmmm


I would go TRPG's but I don't feel like playing one right now. Basically just things that are really good.

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masterplum
05/03/12 6:12:00 PM
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/PS3-GAME-Uncharted-Drakes-fortune-Playstation-3-NEW-/180873737694?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item2a1cea35de#ht_4245wt_1139


Not sure if I want to risk this

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shadosneko
05/03/12 6:12:00 PM
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From: masterplum | #010
I would go TRPG's but I don't feel like playing one right now. Basically just things that are really good.


Disgaea 3/4
Valkyria Chronicles

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ShadowHalo17
05/03/12 6:13:00 PM
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The first Uncharted game isn't nearly as good as 2 and 3. But a lot of people still like it a lot, so you might be one of them.

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TheArkOfTurus
05/03/12 6:14:00 PM
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Dark Souls (Watch some videos, you'll probably be able to tell if it's something you want or not. If it is, you'll love it. Demon Souls would be good too, I'd assume, but I don't have a PS3 myself.)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Mass Effect 2
Fallout: New Vegas
Saints Row 2/3
Red Dead Redemption
Dead Rising 2
Assassin's Creed 2
Super Street Fighter 4 AE
Portal 2 (And the Orange Box if you can't run Half-Life 2/Portal)
Alpha Protocol
Hard Corps: Uprising (PSN)

Would suggest you not get LoD or Heavy Rain.

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masterplum
05/03/12 6:14:00 PM
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From: ShadowHalo17 | #013
The first Uncharted game isn't nearly as good as 2 and 3. But a lot of people still like it a lot, so you might be one of them.


Do I need to play 1 to understand the story and such?

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masterplum
05/03/12 6:15:00 PM
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and was FF XIII good?

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Jeff Zero
05/03/12 6:16:00 PM
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As far as actual PS3 games...

MGS4 is good. Very good. But it definitely isn't for everyone and you should be aware that its online is closing its doors next month, a little-known but very disappointing fact.

The Uncharted series, apart from the first entry, is almost hard to dislike. The first gets a lot of flack for how repetitive and unnecessarily lengthy its shooting bouts are and it deserves all the criticism it can get for that but it's still enjoyable. The second and (from what I can tell from previews and player reception...) third fix all that and have great online.

Assassin's Creed is another good series whose first entry suffers. This time it's just horrible repetition at work but the second game and on fix that for the most part.

Get Mass Effect 1-3 for 360 and not PS3. You are missing content otherwise. Including the entire first game which contrary to popular B8 belief does not in fact suck, just skip the side missions if you find them off-putting. This is the best new series of the generation, controversial ending be damned.

Sonic Generations is quite fun but not as lengthy as I like as far as sixty-dollar games are concerned. The good news is that it's significantly cheaper now and well worth the price.

FFXIII is not worth playing but for $15 I suppose there might easily be enough content in there to lead you to think otherwise. The battle system and most of the music are both solid and the characters aren't horrible. The plot is terrible.

Red Dead Redemption is quite good if you like open-worlders.

Skyrim is excellent as well but best on PC. If that's an option then take it. If not then get it for 360.

Dark Souls is great if you want a hard time and a moderately engrossing world. I emphasize the hard time though, that's kinda the draw.

Get Tales of Vesperia for 360 and Tales of Graces f for PS3 if you like that series. So far I haven't really gotten into it (I hated Symphonia...) but these sound like two really well-received entries, so yeah.

Valkyria Chronicles is pretty good but not the godsend Board 8 seems to think. It's only a godsend in a generation practically devoid of decent JRPGs. It isn't... the second coming.

Nier looks good. I haven't played it.

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Jeff Zero
05/03/12 6:16:00 PM
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masterplum posted...
and was FF XIII good?

As I put in my list, IMO no it was not. It wasn't hell either though. The price point now is about right for how mediocre it was.

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ShadowHalo17
05/03/12 6:18:00 PM
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From: Jeff Zero | #016
Get Mass Effect 1-3 for 360 and not PS3. You are missing content otherwise. Including the entire first game which contrary to popular B8 belief does not in fact suck, just skip the side missions if you find them off-putting. This is the best new series of the generation, controversial ending be damned.


If you read the first post you would know he doesn't have a 360.

But if you have a good PC I would recommend getting the Mass Effect series on there instead because missing out on the first game is bad.

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masterplum
05/03/12 6:18:00 PM
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Hmmmm


what are the battle mechanics like in XIII?

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TheArkOfTurus
05/03/12 6:19:00 PM
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I enjoyed FF13, but it's a divisive game, so it isn't something I'd recommend specifically. Worth trying, though.

Are Skyrim's PS3 issues sorted out yet? I'd have recommended that too, if so.

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Jeff Zero
05/03/12 6:20:00 PM
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ShadowHalo17 posted...
From: Jeff Zero | #016
Get Mass Effect 1-3 for 360 and not PS3. You are missing content otherwise. Including the entire first game which contrary to popular B8 belief does not in fact suck, just skip the side missions if you find them off-putting. This is the best new series of the generation, controversial ending be damned.
If you read the first post you would know he doesn't have a 360.

But if you have a good PC I would recommend getting the Mass Effect series on there instead because missing out on the first game is bad.

You're right, I misread it.

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Uglyface2
05/03/12 6:21:00 PM
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If (when) you decide to do the PS3 store, you'll want to get Flower and Journey. They're not hyper-exciting, but what they do they do extremely well.
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Jeff Zero
05/03/12 6:22:00 PM
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FFXIII has a system in which you see enemies on the map but the movement to battle isn't completely fluid. It is quite quick though.

Anyway, it's very fast-paced which is enjoyable. You set up quick burst-like rounds of several attacks and then your character commits to them while you choose what to do next. There are also six job class-esque things and each of your party members gains access to a few, and they each have their own distinct little edge to each one and you can choose them on the fly, in battle.

It's pretty neat overall. The progression system is like a step back from the Sphere Grid though and again, the narrative isn't especially enjoyable. One of the weaker entries in the series in that regard, for sure. Some of the characters are decent though.

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masterplum
05/03/12 6:23:00 PM
#25:


oh Skyrim


forgot about that game, but its still probably too expensive right now.


I realized I had 6 bucks left in my paypal account so I bought the first uncharted game for 10 bucks from the fairly sketchy ebay seller.


I probably will get MGS 4 too.


I probably have room in my budget for one more $20 or so game after that, and that should hold me over for a while

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TheArkOfTurus
05/03/12 6:25:00 PM
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From: Jeff Zero | #024
FFXIII has a system in which you see enemies on the map but the movement to battle isn't completely fluid. It is quite quick though.

Anyway, it's very fast-paced which is enjoyable. You set up quick burst-like rounds of several attacks and then your character commits to them while you choose what to do next. There are also six job class-esque things and each of your party members gains access to a few, and they each have their own distinct little edge to each one and you can choose them on the fly, in battle.

It's pretty neat overall. The progression system is like a step back from the Sphere Grid though and again, the narrative isn't especially enjoyable. One of the weaker entries in the series in that regard, for sure. Some of the characters are decent though.


This is accurate, but it's worth noting that you'll have to slog through some hours (forget how many. Thinking sixish.) of having your jobs locked, and having the gameplay being mostly mindless and boring.

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Jeff Zero
05/03/12 6:26:00 PM
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Yeah, quite true...

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masterplum
05/03/12 6:26:00 PM
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My biggest hang up on XIII is that I never finished XII for exactly the problem you were describing, I realized that the story was completely boring.

Why the heck did they make a XIII-2 before a VI-2 or a VII-2? >_>

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Jeff Zero
05/03/12 6:27:00 PM
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masterplum posted...
My biggest hang up on XIII is that I never finished XII for exactly the problem you were describing, I realized that the story was completely boring.

Why the heck did they make a XIII-2 before a VI-2 or a VII-2? >_>

The amount of time and money they spent building XIII's engine practically demanded a cheaper follow-up.

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LeonhartFour
05/03/12 6:29:00 PM
#31:


From: masterplum | #015
Do I need to play 1 to understand the story and such?


I wouldn't strictly say it's necessary because there isn't a lot that happens in UC1 that carries over into future games, but you'd probably get confused on some of the references and the history between the characters. The original is worth a play, and it's pretty short anyway.

From: masterplum | #020
Hmmmm


what are the battle mechanics like in XIII?


FFXIII's battle system is ATB like most of the series, but your characters each have different "roles" they can use. Each character starts with three (out of a total of six, and no character has the same three beginning roles), but you can unlock the other three so all characters can use all six later in the game. Here are the six roles:

Commando - The straight up damage dealer physical attacker.
Ravager - The role for using offensive magic spells (also FFXIII has no MP, so you can use spells as much as you want)
Sentinel - Used for defense, learns abilities that greatly reduce damage and protects the party
Medic - Healer person, learns Cure stuff and Esuna stuff
Synergist - Uses party buffs, like Haste, Protect, Shell, etc.
Saboteur - Inflicts status anomalies on enemies like Blind, Poison, etc.

You can switch between roles at any time in a battle, so FFXIII's battles require a bit more strategy than most other games in the series. The leveling system is pretty similar to FFX's. Each party member has a Crystarium (think of a Sphere Grid, kind of), and after each battle you earn CP (Crystarium Points), and you can use those points to get stat boosts and learn abilities.

So yeah, lots of fun.

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Jeff Zero
05/03/12 6:31:00 PM
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Sphere Grid was definitely cooler than Crystarium though.

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LeonhartFour
05/03/12 6:32:00 PM
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Yeah, Sphere Grid is better. Crystarium is a more simplified version because there aren't branching paths, you can't move over into someone else's area, etc.

But I still like that kind of system.

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Emporer_Kazbar
05/03/12 6:33:00 PM
#34:


From: Jeff Zero | #016
MGS4 is good. Very good. But it definitely isn't for everyone and you should be aware that its online is closing its doors next month, a little-known but very disappointing fact.


The bonus is all the DLC maps are free from now till it closes.

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masterplum
05/03/12 6:34:00 PM
#35:


tell me about this demons souls game

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masterplum
05/03/12 6:35:00 PM
#36:


also I had no idea that there even was multiplayer for MGS 4


so I can't be too unhappy

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LeonhartFour
05/03/12 6:35:00 PM
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It's okay! I've owned MGS4 since launch and I've never even touched online play!

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Emporer_Kazbar
05/03/12 6:36:00 PM
#38:


MGO was awesome for the first year or two. After that it got hit really bad with hackers, and while it's recovered a little, it's just not the same.

I had many fun hours on that game, though. It will always be something I look back fondly on.

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Uglyface2
05/03/12 6:38:00 PM
#39:


masterplum posted...
tell me about this demons souls game

So you're this guy (or girl), and you're trying to do... something, and you get killed. But it's OK!, you get transported to this hub world where you have the mechanics of the world sort of explained to you, and the rest of the game is you getting killed until you figure out what you're doing.
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masterplum
05/03/12 6:39:00 PM
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From: Uglyface2 | #039
So you're this guy (or girl), and you're trying to do... something, and you get killed. But it's OK!, you get transported to this hub world where you have the mechanics of the world sort of explained to you, and the rest of the game is you getting killed until you figure out what you're doing.


ooooh


I like open ended games

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Uglyface2
05/03/12 6:43:00 PM
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masterplum posted...
ooooh


I like open ended games

Then you'll probably prefer the sequel, Dark Souls. Demon's Souls, while enormous and amazing, is a little more... is confined the right word for it? Guided? I don't know. But Dark Souls is a little more open ended.

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GuessMyUserName
05/03/12 6:45:00 PM
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From: masterplum | Posted: 5/3/2012 9:10:43 PM | #010
I would go TRPG


this topic needs more Valkyria Chronicles focus

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HeroDelTiempo17
05/03/12 6:46:00 PM
#44:


From: masterplum | #028
My biggest hang up on XIII is that I never finished XII for exactly the problem you were describing, I realized that the story was completely boring.

Why the heck did they make a XIII-2 before a VI-2 or a VII-2? >_>


XIII's story is not boring in any way. It's just bad. Subtle, but important, distinction.

On the actual topic, I'm not sure what I can add. Um...

Demon's Souls and its "sequel", Dark Souls, have already been mentioned. Those are two of my favorite games.

Oh, Catherine is pretty awesome if you are into awesome music, style, a mature plot, and addicting puzzle-based block pushing action!

Also there's a bunch of HD collections of PS2 games and some gems on PSN like God Hand and three of the PS2 SMT games IIRC.

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TheArkOfTurus
05/03/12 6:46:00 PM
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Demons Souls servers are going down/are down as well IIRC. Dark Souls (again, can't speak for Demons Souls) is still a great game without online, but removing it would take away some of the more unique and charming aspects of it.

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TheArkOfTurus
05/03/12 6:49:00 PM
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Oh right, PSN had God Hand. It's another tough but fair game like Dark Souls that has a learning curve, but is amazing once you get the hang of it.

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Weakupedia
05/03/12 6:49:00 PM
#47:


valkyria chronicles

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Articuno2001
05/03/12 6:52:00 PM
#48:


Catherine
SSX
Valkyria Chronicles

Also, definitely buy Journey on PSN. Best $15 game ever.

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eaedwards6400
05/03/12 7:29:00 PM
#49:


uncharted 1-3, final fantasy 13 and 13-2, mgs4 also sports games look awesome on ps4

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eaedwards6400
05/03/12 7:30:00 PM
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OH read dead redemption and LA Noire is good too

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