GameRevolution's Top 25 PS3 Games

Posted on Friday, December 28 @ 11:16:21 Eastern by Alex_Osborn

20. Fallout: New Vegas

While Fallout 3 was groundbreaking in part for its ability to take a classic PC franchise and successfully turn it into a modern first-person RPG, Obsidian Entertainment took it one step further with New Vegas. If you overlook the bugs that plague nearly every Bethesda-published open-world game, what you'll find is a truly compelling role-playing experience that has an incredible world, story, and characters. Fallout 4 truly can't come soon enough.

19. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Say what you want about AC2 or even the third installment for that matter, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is easily the best game in the series. This middle chapter in the Ezio trilogy told the best story, had some incredible gameplay and introduced multiplayer to the franchise. Seriously, there's nothing quite like Assassin Creed's multiplayer, and it's all thanks to Brotherhood. Whoever thought quiet, methodical online gameplay could be so much fun?

18. Mortal Kombat

Last year, NetherRealm Studios showed the industry how to do a reboot right with Mortal Kombat. They didn't add some goofy subtitle. They didn't add twenty new gimmicks. They simply went back to what makes the series great and cranked it up to eleven. It's got all the characters you've come to know and love. It's got stunning visuals. And most importantly, it's got blood, blood and more blood. If you enjoyed the original titles during the days of the SNES and Genesis, you'll find yourself right at home.

17. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Sure, the PlayStation 3 version may be a buggy mess and it may not currently have any DLC support, but Skyrim is just so good, it had to be included on this list. After all, the game has got to be incredible if our own Anthony Severino manages to find time amongst his busy schedule to play it to near completion. If you have even the slightest affinity toward fantasy role-playing games, you'd be a fool for passing on this game. Seriously, it has dragons. DRAGONS!

16. Battlefield 3

If you're looking for a military shooter for the PS3, look no further, for DICE's Battlefield 3 is the best the platform has to offer. From its massive scale online battles to its gorgeous visuals thanks to the power of Frostbite 2, you'll forget all about Call of Duty. With an emphasis on team-based gameplay, it goes much deeper than the straight-up run-and-gun gameplay seen in Activision's popular shooter.

Tags: ps3, uncharted, metal gear solid, sony, naughty dog, quantic dream, rockstar games, best of gr, Top 25 Games

Comments

Jobin_Wendy
Joined: Mar 2012

Posted: Dec 28th, 2012 at 11:28 am
Sooooo many third party, multiplatform releases. Journey at number 7 behind BioShock on a list of best PS3 games? I don't understand. And Journey behind God of War III?

Shuuuuuuuuuunnn the non-believer!

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LawnGnome
Joined: Apr 2007

Posted: Dec 28th, 2012 at 11:32 am
Yeah, I would have preferred to see these lists feature exclusives and then a separate category for "Top 25 Multi-Platform Games".

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Alex_Osborn
Joined: Jan 2012

Posted: Dec 28th, 2012 at 11:37 am
Thanks for the input. This is our first year doing these lists, so we're still ironing out the kinks. We'll be sure to keep all your comments in mind when deciding how to proceed in the years to come.

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elmoreoocyte
Joined: Apr 2012

Posted: Dec 28th, 2012 at 12:13 pm
What Jobin Said.

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Canon44
Joined: Dec 2012

Posted: Dec 28th, 2012 at 11:49 am
I can't really argue this list. Resistance went down hill after Fall of Man, IMO. I would have included Oblivion on here. It was one of the few games worth buying shortly after launch. I never would've tried Mass Effect, Fallout 3, or a slew of other games without it. lol fortunately after Oblivion I learned to buy Bethesda games on Xbox.

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Alex_Osborn
Joined: Jan 2012

Posted: Dec 28th, 2012 at 12:02 pm
Have you played Resistance 3? IMO, it's easily the best of the three.

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Canon44
Joined: Dec 2012

Posted: Dec 28th, 2012 at 12:15 pm
I did. IDK, I guess they just tried to turn the sequals into Resistance of Duty. I don't really like that type of play. I won't deny they sold a **** ton off 2 and 3, but they pissed off a lot of the "old guard" from the FoM days.

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darkvictory
Joined: Apr 2011

Posted: Dec 28th, 2012 at 12:08 pm
Nice list. MGS4 in the top spot, even better.

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elmoreoocyte
Joined: Apr 2012

Posted: Dec 28th, 2012 at 12:14 pm
Aside from my agreement about the glut of 3rd party games, I DO have to disagree about Skyrim being on the list. It's such a buggy mess I couldn't recommend anyone play it if they can only play it on PS3.

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Alex_Osborn
Joined: Jan 2012

Posted: Dec 28th, 2012 at 12:23 pm
That is very true; however, we approached these lists without the competition in mind (i.e. If you only own a PS3, these are the top 25 games you should check out).

Also, we have a few staffers here at GR who avoid playing games on the Xbox 360 like the plague :P

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Anthony_Severino
Joined: Oct 2010

Posted: Dec 28th, 2012 at 3:11 pm
What's an Xbox 360?

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Heath_Hindman
Joined: May 2011

Posted: Dec 28th, 2012 at 4:08 pm
It's MY sexbox.
And her NAME is "Sony."

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sliverstorm
Joined: Jun 2007

Posted: Dec 28th, 2012 at 12:16 pm
I love that GR loves MGS. That said, I think Uncharted 2 probably deserves the top spot; you don't even need to be a fan of the series to fully appreciate it. Definitely Game of the System for me--Everything was just melded so beautifully into that incredible campaign.

Also, I notice that of the top 5, 3 games are direct sequels and the other two are spiritual sequels. So, y'know... something to be said for the refinement that comes with repetition.

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Alex_Osborn
Joined: Jan 2012

Posted: Dec 28th, 2012 at 12:20 pm
We sure do love our MGS :)

If it's any consolation, MGS4 outpaced Uncharted 2 by a VERY slim margin.

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Lien
Joined: Feb 2008

Posted: Dec 28th, 2012 at 2:04 pm
Hmmm we need to do a PS2 list too... since it's going Bye-bye soon...

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Alex_Osborn
Joined: Jan 2012

Posted: Dec 28th, 2012 at 2:21 pm
We've been throwing around the idea of doing top 25 lists for retro systems. Is that something you all would like to see?

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elmoreoocyte
Joined: Apr 2012

Posted: Dec 28th, 2012 at 2:26 pm
If you can whittle the list of NES, SNES, PS1, PS2, GENESIS, etc releases down to 25 games...You sir are a better man than I.

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R0ADK1LL
Joined: Jul 2009

Posted: Dec 28th, 2012 at 2:06 pm
I thought the first Infamous & Batman Arkham Asylum were the better games, but I agree with picking Uncharted 2 from that series.

As buggy as Skyrim was, I still put 155 hours into a single playthrough (not including many many hours of making different choices to see different outcomes & replaying sections because of game ending bugs) & another 25 or more hours into a second character. A terrible port, but still deserves to be on the list.

Not having played any of the previous MGS games, I really didn't like MGS4. It spent a LOT of time rounding up stories for characters I had no investment in. The stealth elements didn't work well for me & I always blew my cover & was forced to shoot my way out. I would ditch that & maybe add another entry from the God of War series.

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damo_rox619
Joined: Jan 2007

Posted: Dec 28th, 2012 at 2:45 pm
THANK YOU for acknowledging Metal Gear Solid 4's brilliance! IGN didn't even put it in their top 25 list, you can imagine how that went down with their readers, they even had to make a video where they explained why it wasn't on there because of all the negative feedback. Awesome list :)

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TurinAlexander
Joined: Sep 2006

Posted: Dec 28th, 2012 at 2:56 pm
I think I"m the only person that just could not get into MSG4. The dated mechanics, the small zones with annoying load screens, and the Kojima just beating you over the head with the story really killed it for me. I would have put Uncharted 2 at the number one spot.

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sandineyes
Joined: May 2008

Posted: Dec 28th, 2012 at 3:10 pm
You aren't the only one. Granted, I do not own a PS3, so I only got to play through MGS4 at a friends house once, but I was not impressed. Simply gunning your way through the game was too easy, and the story didn't have a whole lot to offer. Where each game before had something new to add, MGS4 just took every existing plot element and character and mashed them all together, and the romance part made me projectile vomit all over the screen.

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wallyvonrai
Joined: Oct 2006

Posted: Dec 28th, 2012 at 3:15 pm
Happy with Infamous, Uncharted an Heavy Rain. However i'm missing killzone 2 here.

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sandineyes
Joined: May 2008

Posted: Dec 28th, 2012 at 3:15 pm
Strange that Dark Souls didn't show up, but Demons Souls did. I realize that the similarity between the two means that Dark Souls couldn't have the impact that the first game had, but from what I've seen of Demons Souls, it looks like Dark Souls has a number of improvements that makes it rise above its predecessor.

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Heath_Hindman
Joined: May 2011

Posted: Dec 28th, 2012 at 4:10 pm
See my comment in the Wii thread about sequels and such.

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Heath_Hindman
Joined: May 2011

Posted: Dec 28th, 2012 at 6:07 pm
Wait, crap, I mean the 360 thread, not the Wii thread.

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ballabert
Joined: Jul 2011

Posted: Dec 28th, 2012 at 6:36 pm
can't argue with this list, especially considering MGS4 is no 1! thats why i love this site.
would've liked to see Mass Effect higher (i'm a new fan but can't get enough) but I'm thinking you could've grouped all three into one haha, Portal is on the list so I'm happy. MK was epic, so glad i picked it up.

I actually like the fact that they aren't all ps3 exclusives. So if a great game comes out but its also available on 360 its ineligible for this list? thats no fun

here's an example, Bayonetta was released for 360 and PS3. Worked well on 360 and was shabby on PS3. Arguably a great 360 game but ps3?

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Lok-Nar
Joined: Feb 2012

Posted: Dec 29th, 2012 at 1:33 am
I would have thought Resident Evil 5 would have made the list. I also didn't see any games that were twant launch. I thought Resistance Fall of Man was better then 3 in terms of variety of weapons and missions.

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SolidSevchinko78
Joined: Jun 2012

Posted: Jan 2nd, 2013 at 8:39 am
Skyrim SHOULDN'T be on this list. It's a lazy port from lazy developers

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