Released in the West on the eve of a new generation, Tales of Xilla gave the then-wheezing PS3 another quality shot in the arm. LittleBigPlanet 2 Bigger, better, more was the mission statement for LittleBigPlanet 2 , and it definitely delivered that. LittleBigPlanet 2 offered more variety in gameplay terms and subsequently pushed the creative side to new places as well.
Inarguably the best game in the series from a quality standpoint. Lee Everett and his ward Clementine stole the hearts of players, before trying to crush the aforementioned organ with some gut-wrenchingly devastating scenes. Telltale have not quite reached this peak again since, but that was never going to be an easy thing.
Vanquish Vanquish is short, sweet and gloriously frenetic fun. Playing as a cyber-suited, knee-sliding, cigarette-smoking cliche of an action hero as he tears up enemies in a ballet of violence should be a pleasure reserved for two generations prior, but Vanquish was sprinkled with that red-hot Platinum Games magic dust and became quite the cult favorite, as shown by its inclusion here.
Tools of Destruction changed little from the winning formula of the PS2 outings, but the extra grunt ensured it was shinier and slicker than ever.
A rare case of more of the same, but better being absolutely fine. First-person parkour in a brilliant-white futuristic dystopia? You can see where the appeal lies. The fifth chapter arrived after the PS4 arrived, but what a fitting end to the generation it was. Long term fans will know just how magical Yakuza 5 was, and still is.
Instead, we got a WWII shooter…with a twist. Mass Effect 3 Was the ending a criminal act? Depends who you ask, but fumbled finale aside, Mass Effect 3 brought the story of Commander Shepard to a rousing end. Sucker Punch went some way to correcting this with a bigger, more vibrant sequel set in a New Orleans-inspired city and some fancy new powers. It upped the mission variation, and pushed the ongoing story into more interesting places. Written and directed by Andy Serkis King Kong, Lord of the Rings , as well as future Tomb Raider writer Rhianna Pratchett , Heavenly Sword told a visually handsome tale of Nariko, a flame-haired warrior thought to be a prophesied divine warrior who finds herself thrust into a battle with the evil King Bohan Serkis and embroiled in the search for the titular sword.
Heavenly Sword was a stunning-looking game for its time, holding up well even now. A little Yakuza here, a pinch of Arkham Asylum there, a touch of Burnout , and many others.
Sleeping Dogs was a surprise hit that many were hopeful for a sequel of, but that sadly looks further away than ever given recent events with the developer. It takes the best of the final fantasy series and makes it modern but without losing the feeling of nostalgia. Making it accessible for consoles. The threat of permadeath helps shape your initially bland grunts into a pack of war heroes. Ones you may just end up feeling devastated by when they make one wrong move and end up dead forever.
Endlessly replayable, and unlike anything else on PS3, Enemy Unknown re-released with the rather excellent expansion built in as Enemy Within a year later is superb. The best received of the three PS3-exclusvie Pixeljunk games is Sidescroller , a side scrolling shooter a la Gradius , released in This puzzle game drew comparisons to Tetris when it first came out in , except instead of colorful blocks, players crush garbage. The game gets much more complicated than Tetris , however, as the game quickly introduces different kinds of garbage and different means of dealing with all of it, like fire and chemical substances.
Trash can also be smashed by gravity or heavier trash and some items decompose naturally over time. Developer Drinkbox Studios might be known for its fantastic luchador Metroidvania games, Guacamelee 1 and 2 , but before that, the developer's first game was Tales from Space: About a Blob. The game has players assume the role of a sentient blob who needs to escape the clutches of an evil scientist and save its fellow blobs in a level-based action platformer.
About A Blob received a sequel, Mutant Blobs Attack , which came to came to multiple platforms, including the Nintendo Switch, but the only way to play the first About a Blob is through buying it digitally on the PS3 before July 2. Genshin Impact tasks players with venturing across the vast terrains of Teyvat, but there's a big tip to make it a lot easier.
Here are the pros and cons of both to help you decide. He left his IT job to write full-time in and has never looked back. He's been covering tech tutorials, video game recommendations, and more as a professional writer for over seven years.
Physical Games vs. Share Share Tweet Email. Ben Stegner Articles Published. Several long-running franchises originated on the PS1, and fans should secure the early entries in these series while they can:.
There is still time to buy many of these original PlayStation titles now, before hunting through used game stores and possibly paying exorbitant prices online for physical copies becomes the only option. There's only a few months left, since the PS3 digital store is closing on July 2, He lives with his wife, three dogs, and a likely excessive number of video game consoles.
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