First up, no bashing.
If you have no interest in the PS3 or the only interest you have is to flame, please do not post.....
So my PS3 console review....
So I setup my PS3 yesterday.
Out of the box I had:
Console
1xSixAxis Controller & Usb charge Cable
Power cable (no brick)
Rf & Scart attachment.
I had bought a Mobile Phone Bluetooth headset for £5 on Amazon and already dug out an old Mouse & Keyboard.
Also I bought a PS3&Wii>>PC Monitor cable.
The physical setup took seconds and then 5 mins to calibrate my PC Monitor.
Next I had a 5 minute Profile setup for both my gamer profile and internet connection.
Once done I was greeted with the main menu.
The menu contains everything you would expect...access to the Blu-Ray dvd player (with hundreds of 'tweakable' options), the memory manager (where you can create virtual Memory cards for PS1 and PS2 games as well manage downloaded files/games), the theme and picture controller and everything else conceivable.
I then turned on my Bluetooth, matched the signal and registered it to the PS3, took all of 20 seconds and it isn't even a headset designed for gaming!!! Amazing.
Keyboard and mouse followed and again worked faultlessly! Quickly sent friend invites to a load of my friends from Plymouth with happy smiley, almost girly messages to confuse the hell outta them (heck, my profile is a pink Loco Roco blob!!!)
So my next step was to visit the PS3 store which was set out nicely like a website. I added a CCard and added £10 to my account (none of this M$Point crap, just upload cold hard cash!)
I chose All Games, then Shooters and had the list of all DLContent and Demos for the PS3 shooters. Saw a bunch of PS1 and PSP games for sale here also starting at £3.99!
Oh adn there are loads of themes and gemerpix...all free!!
I queued Haze (Demo), Resistance (Demo), Genji DoB (Demo), Folklore (Demo) & PAIN (game). Set them all to download in the background then tried out the browser.
The browser worked great. After tweaking the settings to change screensize and resolution I added my favourites (Facebook, here, Ebay, Hotmail, Xbox.com etc etc) and had a browse...worked beautifully!
Now a few of my demos had finished downloading so I went to play them and waited a few moments for them to install (by doing this it prevents what would otherwise be a slow-downed mess apparently).
2 mins later I started Haze and tried it out....damned it looks nice!
The graphics are excellent, weapons feel nice and meaty and the atmosphere is very nice too!
Finished the demo in an hour or two then started Resistance. This one shows it's age a tad but was good (albeit very hard) fun Excellent weapons though
Next I tried Folklore which is a nice little action rpg with some beautiful graphics
Finally I tried Genji and my god this game is gorgeous! For a game that is a few years old it easily matches anything I have seen on the 360 in 1080 Quite good fun also.
So my initial forage into the world of PS3 is a shame-faced one.
I was caught up in the defence of the 360 more out of self-denial due to all the issues I have with the frikkin console (3 broken 360, hardware dropping off, Themes vanishing, Oblivion plugins becoming unstuck!) but now that I view it with an unbiased eye I realise that it is miles above and beyond what the 360 has going for it.
The tiny things are what count, the fact so much can be tweaked and there is even the option to install alternate OS', emulators and all manner of things such as that!
I love my 360, she's a bitter ungrateful bitch who often refuses to put out when I am most game-horny, but I have seen the another side now, one that has so far been hidden by my own stupidity and it is as good, if not better, than that which I have come to love so far.
Am I going to quit playing my 360..hell no.
Am I gonna spend more time on my PS3 than her...for a while yes as I have all these new games to go through now.
But I will not be cutting all ties....I am still a Crusader at heart and will be here to spot the enemy for you all as often as ever (well, as soon as everyone stops playing Call-of-bloody-Duty 4!!)
Tachikoma
Games played now:
Haze: 8.5/10
Very pretty with a great story delivered very well. Long SP and MP is good fun too
Resistance: Fall of Man: 7.5/10
Much better than I expected. Goods story again, gameplay is also good, but a tad outdated now but weapons are excellent!
LAIR: 8/10
The mix of Analogue and 6-axis works really well. Strafing runs are amazing and the variance of mission is pretty wide also.
Again, much better than I had expected.
Motostorm:9/10
Quite simply the most fun I have ever had on driving game! The tracks are amazing, the vehicles handle very differently from each other and, be it 6axis or analogue, controls are excellent.
Genji: Day of Blades: 9/10
Excellent music, fun combat system and the 4 characters are varied and interesting. Graphics are a clear 10/10...fan-loody-tastic!!!
Tachikoma
Just 2 more days and MGS4 will be out.
Besides the fact there are a lot of long cut scenes (which brainless kiddies don't like...ADDs obviously.) it has got damned good reviews.
The clips and gameplay vids I have seen are frankly mindblowing and I am, for the first time in years, reeeally excited about a game!!!
It's gonna be soooooo kewl
And the fact it comes with MGSOnline also, which looks equally amazing, is an added bonus!
Tachikoma
If anyone is interested, go to youtube and do a search for "Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriot - Gameplay Demo" and it should be about 15 mins long.
Oh....My.....God.
just 3 days to go!!!
Imshall
Haha, Ryan try not to cream yourself ok?
Shame MSG4 isn't coming out on 360, I always liked the series even though it was virtually the same plot in a new setting and the action went from stealth stealth stealth stealth stealth aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand GUNS!!...and some stealth when you get hurt a bit.
But lets hope its as good as it looks!
Tachikoma
I'm trying not to mate, I'm......really.....trying....n...n....aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!
Damn.
Oh well....
2 days to go now
EDIT@ Just got a mail from Shopto....has been posted, will have it tomorrow 1 day early and my day off YAY!
haeZen
Why does Raiden look cool now you can't play as him.
Typical.
haeZen,
Tachikoma
Lol, how very true
He was such a Mary in the last one
Well, atleast we get to go all invisibible
Holy_Donut
Honophobe, he just wants to live!
Tachikoma
Just met Raiden in the game, saw him taking out Irvings and fighting Vamp...god he rocks now
Oh and MGS4? 10/10 so far, best game I have played in absolute yonks!
The FMV's are lengthy but interactive and keep you gripped with story and character revelations!
Combat is faultless and there is just so much you can do!
Controls are fantastically easy to get to grips with when yuo consider the wealth of moves at your disposal!
Graphically it is a bit drab and grey to begin with (due to the intial locations) but now I am in the streets of Europe at night it is simply breathtaking!
Only quibble, when Snake gets shot he makes an 'urgh' sound. When shot by a machine gun he sounds really weird going 'urghurghurghurghurghurghurghurghurghurghurgh'!
Definately a game that is gonna sell a lot of PS3's!
Holy_Donut
Old-Man-Pirate urghing as evil mercenaries spray hot loads over him from their loaded weapons? I LOL'ed.
Tachikoma
Ok, I played MGSO last night for a few hours.
All I can say is wow, wow indeed.
Graphically it is the same as MGS4, beautiful animation, character models and the maps are simple, but pretty.
You start up, create a Konami account and get allocated 1 character slot (you can buy more but why bother?)
Then you create their look with head, body, legs, jacket, vest, trousers, masks, accessories, gloves, boots etc etc etc
Next you choose him a voice and then a selection of skills (Ranging from various weapon types like Assualt Rifles, Sniper Rifles, Knives etc) to more Sons of the Patriot ones (Which mean that if I see an enemy, they appear as a red silhouette on everyoe elses screen so share the info).
Now I only played 2 games on 2 particlar maps but they very much reminded me of Kill House on Rainbow Six Vegas.
You start the match (I was hosting as always) and choose:
1. Main weapon like M4, Dragonov, SAW etc.
2. Pistol
3. Backup item like a set of Frags, Flash grenades, Claymores or a Porn mag that by reading refills some health!!!
You start in a Team zone with shield for about 5 seconds and then fan out into cover.
The fantastic thing is that it really felt like I was playing Paintball due to the sneaking around into cover and pearing out from cover into the bunkers, demolished buildings and broken walls across the way.
I saw an enemy in the distance and so dropped prone and crept towards him. He turnen my way so I quiclkly equipped my 'Cardboard Box' that comes as default and luckily was croaching next to a wall so it didn;t look out of place (they are littered all over the map).
He thought nothing of it so I then Mr Wolfed forward in the box and finally popped up and grabbed him from behind and cut his throat.
After that my teammate and I worked to high ground and started to pick off the enemies weith sniper fire.
Eventually the enemy relaised where we were so we went back to the floor and spread out into cover and defended each other.
Eventually it was 12 to 0 for us
I have to say that this game is fantastic. The feel of the game is exciting and it is not open to campers thanks to the open nature of the maps and the shield period.
Also the weapons are all very nicely balanced and the players (so far at least) seen series about the game and not just lobbing grenades willy-nilly like CoD4 became eventually.
The fact that you can crawl in shadows and stick to walls for camoflague just adds tot he fun.
Loving this game, both SP and MP and best package I have yet bought on any next gen console.
I am so glad though that I am playing with other people in their late 20's and intot heir 30's+ as they seem more eager to work as a team and now run off on their own.
As much as I love playing games like Chromehounds and Resistance with more of a 'for fun' emote, this game needs proper teamwork to be truly fun
Already there are loads of updates planned also...both for new charaters, models, weapons etc
So a score for this one is a clear 10/10, much like MGS4 itself
haeZen
Any online game can / will have team work. A game is what you make it, I could play MGSO and bring a completely effective and different play style to what was going on in your match.
To be fair this game sounds like RB6V and that just became Captain Blands Monotonous Adventure (<3 Yahtzee) because of how slow it is. I liked the single player of MGS 1 & 2 but this online bit just sounds like RB6V in the MGS universe with a Cardboard box from Fed Ex.
I guess slow paced FPS' just aren't for me.
haeZen,
Imshall
I have to admit, MSGO does actually sound quite fun. I always enjoyed the single player series previously and to translate that effectively to multiplayer would be great. I admit, like you HaeZen, generally I prefere the fast paced fps, there's more action, excitement and a real test on my abilities on the spot however slow paced fps, where more (i use this term with a pinch of salt) 'realistic' teamwork is required can be just as exciting change of pace.
Good as it sounds though Ryan, its not enough to make my buy a PS3 ..... especially if the FF series continues on in the same way that number 12 did... ugh. Liking the reviews however!
Tachikoma
I think that is the difference though.
As you all know I have always preferred the slow methodical style of play, hence my love of Thief & Tenchu etc!
Also I have found it nigh-on impossible to get any form of teamwork going on a fast paced fps and I am not a hugely competitive person anymore.
I used to be when I was a teenager but as times have changed I care more about having a good, fun time than ensuring the other players are pwnd.
I know a lot of you find the latter the cause of your enjoyment and that's kewl brutha, but it aint for me.
I guess this is why I got rid of CoD4 and Shadowrun so quickly, just too damned competitive for me.
I want teamwork dammit and this game has it in spades!
Holy_Donut
I am fine with slow-paced and fast-paced games, as my love for TF2 and Civ. Rev. Shows, as I can do the five minute blast-a-thons and plan my hour long attack from sea and land on enemy strongholds.
haeZen
Notice I said I don't like slow paced FPS', not slow paced games. Quake was my very first FPS and before I even played that all I played were RTS' and RPG's.
I still love my RTS' and a few RPG's but when it comes to FPS I just have to be on the move constantly. I do more thinking in a FPS than I do an RTS, which sounds strange but then an example would be when im playing CoD and any of you send me a message and I never reply? It's cause im thinking too much on the current situation in game.
Thats why I don't like things such as RB6, I don't think enough, because you don't need too. You just hug a wall and wait for someone to run round a corner and he moves in almost slow motion esque, you kill him he comes back, grenades you, and your screwed because you run too damn slow.
haeZen,
Tachikoma
But again it all depends on how you play the game!
When next you see Andy, get him to recount the most successful room clearance in R6;V2 history!
You can play a game like that as intelligently or as generically as you want!
Same with MGS4!
there's one bit that really had me stumped where you have to get through 3 different multi-branching corridors to a large open loading bay and through an airsealed door (it's on a ship).
Sounds easy enough but when you add a huuuuge squad of elite guards, all armed with P90, grenades and the ability to jump massive distances and climb walls (they aint nicknamed Frogs for nothing) and a group of 3 Geckos (huge 2 legged mechs with heat sensors, insane agility and indestructible armour guarding the bay itself, things become a little more interesting.
Oh and the ship is on high alert btw
I tried sneakingit all but kept getting seen when unlocking the door.
So then I gun stormed it and never survived long enough to get the door open.
I wont go into too much detail on how I did it but suffice to say it took a lot of planning and thinking.
So again, not to everyone's taste but it gave me a fantastic sense of accomplishment when I finally got that damned door open and escaped, what was, the very start of that mission!
incidentally, I have now finished MGS4. Best ending ever to a game, quite possibly the single most finest game I have ever played and one of the saddest ending too.
Never thought I'd say this but for drawing you in and making you care about the characters it surpasses FFVII tenfold.
On play though 2 now (you keep a lot of your stuff) so going all gun ho now and actually picking a side
Holy_Donut
I fail to see how fast-paced is anymore generic than tactical anymore, due to the flood of both types of games on the Market.
And the reason HaeZen doesn't message back is because he doesn't care.
Tachikoma
Well what I said was:
You can play a game like that as intelligently or as generically as you want!
Not:
You can play a game like that as intelligently or as fast paced as you want!
so I am not saying fast paced games are generic, I am simply saying that any game can be played Intelligently or without any intelligence, even a slow FPS (I have seen people on terrorist hunt running and gunning with extremely limited success and others succeeding rather well with it too )
Holy_Donut
Newts.
Tachikoma
Bought Civilisation and Unreal Tournament now.
Will be worth you guys getting UT when it comes out, it is very good.
Civ is ok too, which is strange as my hatred for RTS games is well documented.
haeZen
Lol, your telling ME to get UT? I've had that game down on my list before anyone knew it was even realeased for the PC.
haeZen,
Holy_Donut
I heard that UT is epic poo. As in, really poo.
haeZen
'Heard'.
Have you not been reading this thread? Just because Ryan says the PS3 is good - - doesn't mean it is, same with the person telling you UT3 is poor.
Fail opinion.
haeZen,
Holy_Donut
As is yours, as you have no idea yet whether it's any good.
Fail argument to fail opinion.
And that wasn't my opinion anyway, just saying.
haeZen
Actually, I do. I play it on the PC. So I can tell you first hand through my experience that it IS a good game.
haeZen,
Holy_Donut
That's your opinion, I was stating someone else's. Just because it's different to yours doesn't mean it's wrong. Hitler.
Also, Metal Gear Ray is the campest Metal Gear. Actually, most action games on any console are quite camp really aren't they?
Tachikoma
Metal Gear Ray looks kewl......well, if a Metal Gear was ever modelled after a Pokemon
haeZen
Holy_Donut wrote:
That's your opinion, I was stating someone else's. Just because it's different to yours doesn't mean it's wrong. Hitler.
Nein, im nothing like Hitler.
Well.. No, no im not.
Fu.
Yeah Metal Gear Ray looked stupid but it was still annoying in MGS2 fighting 7 in a row with limited Stinger Ammo then going on to fight Snakes older brother in a Sword Battle directly afterwards.
haeZen,
Holy_Donut
Ryan....... it has bunny ears.
Tachikoma
Cute....tain't it
Holy_Donut
You could just push it and it would fall over. Top-heavy, no grip pads and tiny feet. As practical as Master Chief.
Excellent weapons though 
- doesn't mean it is, same with the person telling you UT3 is poor.
