Author Topic: So, I played a PS3... (Read 20499 times)

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #50 on:** June 13, 2009, 09:33:25 AM »

I didn't waste my time playing a game during the download, because the only games I had at the time were Soul Calibur 4 (which I already have for 360), MGS4 and Resistance. I did play the latter two for a little bit, and after deciding they were (in)complete pieces of ****, I wanted to download a demo instead. I really wanted to download Mortal Kombat 2, but apparently you can't get a demo, only the full game, and it wasn't my system.

Caliban · « **Reply #51 on:** June 14, 2009, 11:57:49 PM »

All I have to say about the PS3 is that it's a great bluray player. My downloading is just as fast as it is on my PC. It doesn't have a big library of exclusive games, but the few that exist are good games (not great... well except for LBP, Super Stardust HD, The Last Guy).

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #52 on:** June 15, 2009, 12:12:06 AM »

The demo of Super Stardust HD is pretty fun, but I have to disagree with LittleBigPlanet. It's not terrible, but I did not think it was that good (and definitely not Game of the Year like some people said it was).

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #53 on:** June 15, 2009, 12:38:01 AM »

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Given what I do for a living, I have a feeling I should be offended by that statement.

Woah, you work for EA?

Apparently after next week that will likely no longer be the case. Just not enough work for all of us. Guess I'll be updating my resume 2 months ahead of schedule.

Does that mean you can pass on our game related "concerns" through the appropriate channels so that they get seen by the people that need to see them for them to be addressed?

I have to walk a fine line in answering this question...hmm...let's see...

I haven't seen your list of "concerns", but as like is not I can just say this: just from personal experience, probably 9/10 things that people complain about any given game are likely things that (the very competent) testers address with the development team during the project. A lot more than you can ever imagine gets fixed, including things you'd never imagine any sane user would do. Some do not, usually due to lack of time. Trust me, they know about probably any issue you have with the game. Maybe you'll get lucky and some stuff got Wish Listed or put on the list of known issues for future iterations to handle. Otherwise, there's very little anyone at the level I work at can do or say on the matter.

If you care to see the complaints that I* had they are in the GST & TW10 thread in the Nintendo section.

*others had complaints too, but I think some were in agreement with what I had also said.

that Baby guy · « **Reply #54 on:** June 15, 2009, 04:36:07 AM »

If you and other testers found everything on the list that was in your search criteria, then I'd have to say you shouldn't be offended :p

Yeah, I've heard that about testing. More often than not, what's in the game is known about, but just given the "go-ahead," because it's deemed too expensive, time-consuming, or not game-breaking enough of a bug to worry about.

NWR_DrewMG · « **Reply #55 on:** June 15, 2009, 08:35:27 AM »

Looking objectively at my budget over the next few years, I'm going to wait until the Holiday season in 2010. By then, I think the PS3 will either have gotten a new form factor or be down to $300.

But there's enough games on the PS3 to warrant a purchase, I think: Ratchet & Clank Future, Uncharted (and the sequel), Last Guardian (next year) and all of the Pixel Junk games look fun.

But I'm not sold this year - this year I'm buying a new laptop. Next year, PS3.

UltimatePartyBear · « **Reply #56 on:** June 15, 2009, 01:32:43 PM »

I hadn't used my PS3 since the end of January, but I was in the mood to play one of my few games this weekend. I ended up going through a very similar ordeal to UB's tale. Clearly, it is a mistake to leave it alone long enough for cumulative software updates to pile up.

broodwars · « **Reply #57 on:** June 15, 2009, 08:15:40 PM »

Quote from: thatguy on June 15, 2009, 04:36:07 AM

If you and other testers found everything on the list that was in your search criteria, then I'd have to say you shouldn't be offended :p

Yeah, I've heard that about testing. More often than not, what's in the game is known about, but just given the "go-ahead," because it's deemed too expensive, time-consuming, or not game-breaking enough of a bug to worry about.

I wasn't on the team for Tiger Wii (though I have done some testing for Tiger Next-Gen), but just based on my experiences with other projects I think it's safe to say those issues were known but deemed shippable due to the reasons you list.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #58 on:** June 15, 2009, 08:23:09 PM »

Most of my complaints fall with GST for Wii.
So many things to be fixed that was noticed in the 1st 30minutes of play.

Ghisy · « **Reply #59 on:** June 16, 2009, 03:41:30 PM »

It turns out I caved in and bought a PS3 (I'm having it shipped from the US since it's cheaper with the current $/Euro exchange rate)
I got it mainly for Resident Evil 5 (I highly doubt we'll ever get a Wii version) and a few other games that are worth getting.
The built-in Blu-Ray player is actually interesting now for me as well.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #60 on:** June 16, 2009, 04:09:32 PM »

I could get RE5 for the 360 but couldn't be bothered after hearing about Sheeva and how it's inferior to RE4 and playing the demo and such.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #61 on:** June 16, 2009, 04:33:08 PM »

Quote from: Ghisy on June 16, 2009, 03:41:30 PM

It turns out I caved in and bought a PS3 (I'm having it shipped from the US since it's cheaper with the current $/Euro exchange rate)
I got it mainly for Resident Evil 5 (I highly doubt we'll ever get a Wii version) and a few other games that are worth getting.
The built-in Blu-Ray player is actually interesting now for me as well.

Just be aware that North America and Europe are different region codes. North America is Region A, Europe is Region B. That means you won't be able to play local Blu-ray Discs unless they are coded to be region-free.

Ghisy · « **Reply #62 on:** June 18, 2009, 04:21:53 AM »

TJ Spyke, yup, I know about Blu-Ray region codes.
It's actually better for me to have a US PS3 since I only buy region 1 dvds and plan to get some region A Blu-Rays.

D_Average · « **Reply #63 on:** June 18, 2009, 03:01:37 PM »

Quote from: Ghisy on June 16, 2009, 03:41:30 PM

It turns out I caved in and bought a PS3 (I'm having it shipped from the US since it's cheaper with the current $/Euro exchange rate)
I got it mainly for Resident Evil 5 (I highly doubt we'll ever get a Wii version) and a few other games that are worth getting.
The built-in Blu-Ray player is actually interesting now for me as well.

Awesome. You in to off road racers at all? If so I'd recommend the latest Motorstorm. I've been playing it non stop since Nov.

NWR_Lindy · « **Reply #64 on:** June 19, 2009, 02:24:13 AM »

I gotta pick up Pacific Rift. I love the first Motorstorm.

There's a lot of great PS3 games, but it's hard to hear about them over the hating.

ShyGuy · « **Reply #65 on:** June 19, 2009, 03:15:14 AM »

Let me recommend a good coop game for the PS3: Monster Madness: Grave Danger. It features improved controls over the 360 version and you can level up your weapons and characters.

Ghisy · « **Reply #66 on:** June 19, 2009, 07:46:20 AM »

Quote from: D_Average on June 18, 2009, 03:01:37 PM

Awesome. You in to off road racers at all?

Hmm, I don't really like racing games in general, I suck at it! haha
So far, I bought 12 games (on Ebay, 30/40 bucks average price, not bad!). I think I have all the games I wanted, it's true there aren't that many games on this system (12 games after 3 years isn't much).
My PS3 should be here next week hopefully and I'm eager to play RE5!

NWR_DrewMG · « **Reply #67 on:** June 19, 2009, 08:34:59 AM »

I've been really curious to check out the Pixel Junk games - I'll definitely be getting those when I (eventually) get a PS3

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #68 on:** June 19, 2009, 10:05:11 AM »

Quote from: ShyGuy on June 19, 2009, 03:15:14 AM

Let me recommend a good coop game for the PS3: Monster Madness: Grave Danger. It features improved controls over the 360 version and you can level up your weapons and characters.

I thought the Xbox 360 controls were fine TBH, and the Achievements give it another edge over the PS3 version. The only problem is no one plays it online anymore (and there are a couple of Achievements that require multiplayer).

D_Average · « **Reply #69 on:** June 20, 2009, 02:13:54 PM »

Quote from: TJ Spyke on June 19, 2009, 10:05:11 AM

Quote from: ShyGuy on June 19, 2009, 03:15:14 AM
Let me recommend a good coop game for the PS3: Monster Madness: Grave Danger. It features improved controls over the 360 version and you can level up your weapons and characters.

I thought the Xbox 360 controls were fine TBH, and the Achievements give it another edge over the PS3 version. The only problem is no one plays it online anymore (and there are a couple of Achievements that require multiplayer).

I'm always tempted to rent this game as it looks like mindless fun but the reviews were so bad. I just may give it a shot though.

I'd definitely recommend these PSN games: Pixeljunk Monsters, Crash Commando, Super Stardust HD, Everyday Shooter, Echochrome, Last Guy, Flower, etc, etc...Some of these games can be a bit esoteric so its always best to try the demo first as most should have one up. Those are the ones I still play on a regular basis.

Morari · « **Reply #70 on:** June 21, 2009, 01:27:44 AM »

I had played Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia about one or two years ago on the PC. It was fairly entertaining, especially with two players. It reminds me a lot of Zombies Ate My Neighbors, which is by no means a bad thing. The controls and the camera angles could have used some work however.

NWR_Lindy · « **Reply #71 on:** June 21, 2009, 02:08:52 PM »

Super Stardust HD is great, as is Everyday Shooter. I play them in small spurts, but that's what they're meant for. I also enjoyed The Last Guy, but it didn't hold my attention for very long.

ShyGuy · « **Reply #72 on:** June 22, 2009, 02:48:03 AM »

Quote from: Morari on June 21, 2009, 01:27:44 AM

I had played Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia about one or two years ago on the PC. It was fairly entertaining, especially with two players. It reminds me a lot of Zombies Ate My Neighbors, which is by no means a bad thing. The controls and the camera angles could have used some work however.

In the PS3 version, the lead character (the Nerd) even says something like "Oh no, I think Zombies have eaten my neighbors!"

Rize · « **Reply #73 on:** June 23, 2009, 11:47:40 AM »

Quote from: TJ Spyke on June 10, 2009, 09:18:09 AM

The constant downloads the system requires is indeed annoying and no reason they should be so long when Microsoft has proven you can have large system updates be done quickly.

I also use my system mainly as a Blu-ray Disc player. I only have 2 games for the system and both were ones I got when I bought the system in November (the over-rated LittleBigPlanet and the waste-of-$70 The Eye of Judgment).

Just wanted to say that I totally agree that LPB is overrated.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #74 on:** June 23, 2009, 11:51:24 AM »

Little Pirate Bay

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