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Not a troll thread. I recently got a PS3 and can't figure out what to get next. (PS3 exclusives, since I have a 360 as well.) Kind of set on these:

3d Dot Game Heroes (but heard it isn't that great?)
Ico/SoTC (never played either to any level of completion)

I was really excited about the exclusive Zen Pinball tables and Wipeout HD, but both of those were kinda disappointing. I liked Little Big Planet 2. But starting to forget why I got one of these in the first place.

Demon's Souls and Valkyria Chronicles are currently the only games I own for the system. Both are phenomenal.

Demon's and Dark Souls obviously come to mind, those are simply great.

If you like non japanese RPG, you definitely want to check Fallout : New Vegas. There is a lot of stuffs to be done in here and the game can be played in many ways.

Also, Portal and Portal 2 offer the brain twisting stuffs

As for shmups, well...

I should have said before: I have a 360 since forever, looking for PS3 exclusives and stuff.

I'll check out Dark Souls sometime soon when the price is right. Valkyrie Chronicles looks pretty but I don't know if it's my thing.

Gran Turismo 5, Ninja Gaiden Sigma (1-3), Demon Souls, Dark Souls, and the Killzone series if you're into FPS shooters.

Ico and Shadow of the Colossus HD collection is a must buy too. Both games looks and plays way better than the PS2 version.

There are some shmups on the PSN store, like the Soldner X games. (And more?) But they are not really that great...

Also, 3D Dot Game Heroes is a great game!

Motorstorm is still fun and really cheap these days. Don't know about the sequels though

The Yakuza series is probably my favorite Playstation exclusive franchise. They're basically story-driven RPGs with brawler combat. Valkyria Chronicles is a great TPS/turn-based strategy hybrid. And House of the Dead 4 is coming out soon, but it'll probably require the Move controller.

Sega is pretty awesome.

Yakuza/Ryu ga Gotoku 3-4
Yakuza: Dead Souls
Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan!
Demon`s Souls
Dark Souls
Way of the Samurai 3-4
Disgaea 3-4
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 1-2
Metal Gear Solid 4
Siren: Blood Curse
House of the Dead: Overkill Extended Cut
House of the Dead 4(coming to PSN this month)
Time Crisis: Razing Storm
Valkyria Chronicles
Oddworld: Stranger`s Wrath HD(PSN)
3D Dot Game Heroes
Gran Turismo 5

Dark Souls can be had on the 360 as well, it's Demon souls you want to look out for as it's a PS3 exclusive (and better imo)

Valkyria Chronicles is a must and 3D dot Game heroes is ok it's devloped by the same people as DS but it's no Zelda or SoM.

I can't think of any other exclusives but the important ones have already been mentioned by other people. I suppose if you're into that kind of thing then maybe disgaea? who knows, it's all down to personal taste in the end.

Folklore, Siren Blood Curse, Ridge Racer 7, and the Uncharted series.

Pixeljunk Sidescroller (PSN) is a fun 2D shmup.
Super Stardust HD (PSN) is another must-have 2D shooter.

More cool games:
Heavy Rain
God of War: there are 5 games available on PS3, GoW 1+2 HD Collection (disc release), GoW 3 (disc release), and 2 HD-ified PSP ports (PSN)

Actually they look (and most definitely play) very similarly to the PS2 version indeed, but are the better of the two since they're cleaner.

Wipeout HD/Fury all the way, you should DL it immediately.

Thought of some more:
Ratchet & Clank (Tools Of Destruction, Quest For Booty, A Crack In Time, All 4 One)
Modnation Racers

And then there is Playstation Move. Unlike kinect's caualware/shovelware, there are actually several "must have" games (especially if you like lightgun games):
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Uncharted Series??

Definitely. It's like playing a modern Indiana Jones movie that isn't crap.

Probably the best series this generation.

Don't really know why you bought a PS3 if you already have a 360 as the number of exclusives is very small, however as you've seen posted a dozen times: Demon's Souls and the Yakuza series. Demon's and Dark Souls (the latter not being exclusive) are probably my favorite game of this generation. I've probably put around 200 hours into each of them.

The Yakuza series is almost like a spin-off of Shenmue put its more cheesy and fun. Very casual with a lot of emphasis on collection. The fighting engine is a lot of fun, but not particularly challenging. My favorite was 2 on the ps2, but might as well jump in with part 3 and 4 which are hugely improved graphics wise.

Honestly, if it wasn't for Yakuza and Demon's Souls, I'd have felt pretty dumb having a ps3 over a 360 this generation.

LOL

I'm sorry I meant call of duty or deathsmiles or something

What would you suggest? If you say Gears of War I'm smashing my computer up.

The Souls games and EDF are my top picks.
3D dot game heroes is great fun too. A zelda clone, but you get these big ass swords n stuff.
Gears of War feels like walking in jelly, except instead of being orange or red, it's grey and brown.

Actually, it reminds me more of Ginormo Sword (which is a pretty awesome flash game).

lolwut?

Not completely up-to-date list, some older games and some PSN exclusives are missing, some not yet released stuff announced for 2012 is included, PSP Minis (which are playable on PS3) are not included.

2

* 2nd Super Robot Wars Original Generation

3

* 3D Dot Game Heroes

A

* Afrika
* Agent (possibly cancelled, no news in years)
* Another Century's Episode: R
* Aqua Vita
* Aquanaut's Holiday: Hidden Memories
* Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel
* Armageddon Riders
* Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland
* Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland
* Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland

B

* Battle Tanks
* Blast Factor
* Bleach: Soul Resurrección
* Boku no Natsuyasumi 3
* Bomberman Ultra
* Brave Arms
* Buzz!: Quiz TV

C

* Calling All Cars!
* Carnival Island
* Cash Guns Chaos
* Catan
* Closure
* Comet Crash
* Crash Commando
* Critter Crunch
* Cubixx HD
* Cuboid

D

* Dark Mist
* Datura
* Dead Nation
* Dead Space Extraction HD
* Demon's Souls
* Derby Time Online
* .detuned
* Digger HD
* Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten
* Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock (also on PS Vita and PC)
* Dust 514

E

* Echochrome II
* Eight Days
* Elefunk
* Ember
* Everybody's Golf 5
* The Eye of Judgment
* Eyedentify
* EyeToy (video game series)

F

* Feel Ski
* The Fight: Lights Out
* Final Fantasy Versus XIII
* Flower
* Folklore
* Formula One Championship Edition
* Funky Lab Rat

G

* Genji: Days of the Blade
* God of War III
* God of War HD Collection (God of War I + II)
* God of War Collection Vol. II (Chains of Olympus / Ghost of Sparta)
* Gran Turismo 5
* Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
* Gran Turismo HD Concept
* GTI Club+: Rally Côte d'Azur

H

* Haze
* Heavenly Sword
* Heavy Rain
* High Stakes on the Vegas Strip: Poker Edition
* High Velocity Bowling
* House of the Dead Overkill Extended Cut
* House of the Dead 3
* House of the Dead 4
* Hyperballoid HD
* Hyperdimension Neptunia
* Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2

I

* The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection
* Infamous
* Infamous 2
* Infamous: Festival of Blood
* Initial D Extreme Stage

J
* Jak and Daxter Collection
* Journey

K

* Katamari Forever
* Killzone 2
* Killzone 3
* Kung Fu Rider
* Kung-Fu Live

L

* Lair
* The Last Guardian
* The Last Guy
* The Last of Us
* Last Rebellion
* Legasista
* Linger in Shadows
* LittleBigPlanet
* LittleBigPlanet 2
* LittleBigPlanet Karting
* LocoRoco Cocoreccho

M

* MAG
* Magic Orbz
* Mainichi Issho
* Makai Wars
* Medieval Moves: Deadmund's Quest
* Megazone 23: Aoi Garland
* Mesmerize
* Metal Gear Online
* Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
* Misato Katsuragi's Reporting Plan
* Mist of Chaos
* Miyasato Miyoshi Kyoudai Naizou: Sega Golf Club
* Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
* Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire
* Monster Madness: Grave Danger
* MotorStorm
* MotorStorm: Apocalypse
* MotorStorm: Pacific Rift
* Mugen Souls
* Mushroom Wars

N

* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm
* Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
* Ni-Oh
* Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
* Novastrike
* Nucleus

O

* Okami HD
* Operation Creature Feature

P

* PachiPara DL Hyper Sea Story In Karibu
* Pain
* Papo & Yo
* PixelJunk Racers
* PixelJunk Shooter
* PixelJunk Shooter 2
* PixelJunk SideScroller
* Planet Minigolf
* PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
* PlayStation Move Ape Escape
* PlayStation Move Heroes
* The Punisher: No Mercy

R

* Railfan: Chicago Transit Authority Brown Line
* Railfan: Taiwan High Speed Rail
* Ratchet & Clank Collection
* Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
* Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty
* Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
* Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One
* Record of Agarest War 2
* Resident Evil Chronicles HD Collection
* Resistance 2
* Resistance 3
* Resistance: Fall of Man
* Retro/Grade
* Ridge Racer 7
* Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan!

S

* Saint Seiya Senki
* Savage Moon
* Shiki-Tei
* The Shoot
* SingStar (PlayStation 3)
* SingStar Dance
* SingStar Guitar
* Siren: Blood Curse
* Sky Diving
* Slam Bolt Scrappers
* The Sly Collection
* Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
* Smash Cars
* Snakeball
* SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs
* SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation
* Sodium (PlayStation Home)
* Söldner X
* Söldner X 2
* Sorcery
* Spelunker HD / Spelunker HD Black
* Sports Champions
* Starhawk
* Start the Party!
* Super Rub 'a' Dub
* Supercar Challenge
* Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars
* Super Stardust HD

T

* Tales from Space: About a Blob
* Tales of Xillia
* The Ratchet & Clank Trilogy
* The Witch and One Hundred Cavalry
* Time Crisis: Razing Storm
* Tokyo Jungle
* Topatoi
* Tori-Emaki
* Toy Home
* Trash Panic
* The Trials of Topoq
* Trinity Universe
* Trinity: Souls of Zill O’ll
* Tumble
* TV Superstars
* Twisted Metal

U

* Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
* Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
* Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
* Under Siege
* Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom

V

* Valkyria Chronicles

W

* Wakeboarding HD
* Wangan Midnight
* Warhawk
* Warrior's Lair
* Way of the Samurai 4
* White Knight Chronicles
* White Knight Chronicles II
* Wipeout HD / Wipeout HD Fury
* Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls

X

* Xevious Resurrection

Y

* Yakuza 3
* Yakuza 4
* Yakuza Dead Souls
* Yamasa Digi World DX

tl;dr
There are more than 200 currently available games in this list that aren't available for Xbox 360.

Good games from the above list:

3D Dot Game Heroes
Comet Crash (don't like it myself but a lot of people do)
Dead Nation
Demon's Souls
God of War series
Gran Turismo 5
Ico & SotC collection
MAG
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan! (never tried it, but it's Yakuza in medieval Japan)
Savage Moon
Spelunker HD (best game on PSN for me)
Super Stardust HD
Twisted Metal
Uncharted series
Valkyria Chronicles
Wipeout HD
Wizardry

There's also Spelunker HD Black, which is missing in the above list.
I'll add it.

Well that's a whole load of series. Thanks.

Maybe I should have put an asterick to indicate games I CARE ABOUT. If you like a lot of the PSN homebrew stuff, maybe, but I honestly think a lot of it isn't that good. Also, listing HD collections or ports of older games is just cheating. You know what I meant.

Yes, but he's becoming increasingly good at pretending he didn't.

How is it cheating? Games like Ico/SotC HD and Dead Space Extraction HD are much improved over the originals, which by the way aren't available on 360, either. There are no homebrew games in that (incomplete) list.


In your above post you said you only cared about ~3 PS3 games (Demon's Souls and the Yakuza series). I just showed you that there are ~220+ exclusives, some of which are very highly regarded by many. So your first post really only leaves 3 possible interpretations: A) You simply don't know most PS3 exclusives, B) You have an extremely discriminating taste, or C) You were trolling.

Friendly, when questioned you've stated multiple times that you're not a pro-Sony fanboy. How is anyone supposed to believe everything you type isn't utterly biased?



As I previously mentioned, Ico/SotC are far from greatly improved over the originals. In fact, if you have the originals, there's no real need to buy the HD updates: they could have done a lot more to refine them.

SotC on PS2 had serious framerate issues. Could they have done more? Sure. Was it still a great improvement? Without doubt.