GameRevolution's Top 25 PS3 Games

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

5. God of War III

Say what you want about Kratos as a character, the overabundance of QTEs, and the game's rather button-mashy combat, God of War III is easily one of the best games you can play on the PS3. If you have even a passing interest in Greek mythology, you'll eat up all of the incredible boss fights that take massive scale to a whole new level. If you've got some inner rage you'd like to take out on a host of Greek gods, God of War III will feed that burning fire within.

4. Heavy Rain

David Cage is a visionary. I love games because of the potential that they hold in offering interactive storytelling experiences. Quantic Dream is all about creating games that fit into that mold. Heavy Rain is their most recent effort, and while it is by no means a perfect game, what it manages to achieve is absolutely incredible. This is currently the best the industry has to offer in terms of interactive drama, and if the hype for Beyond: Two Souls is any indication, I'm not the only one who feels this way.

3. Red Dead Redemption

You may have realized that Grand Theft Auto IV is noticeably absent. That is almost certainly because everyone on the GR staff was just so wowed by Red Dead Redemption that Rockstar's other open-world hit got pushed to the wayside. Who would have thought that a sandbox western could possibly be so amazing? As with any Rockstar game, there are plenty of memorable characters to be found in Redemption. Plus, the world is great and there's just so much to do. And then there's that ending. Oh man, that ending.

2. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

The second entry in Naughty Dog's PS3 platforming trilogy is undoubtedly the studio's crowning achievement. Not only does it out do its predecessor in nearly every aspect, it's so good that even the third installment can't match it. The cinematic approach to gameplay and storytelling was unprecedented at the time and has since been emulated by a number of other studios developing games in the same genre. If you own a PlayStation 3 and for some reason don't have Uncharted 2, what is wrong with you? Go buy it right now!

1. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

The launch of a new Metal Gear title has become a major event ever since Metal Gear Solid blew everyone away on the original PlayStation. Over the years, the franchise as only begun to rise in popularity, virtually eclipsing Final Fantasy as the best Japanese-developed series available on the platform. As such, the launch of Metal Gear Solid 4 was monumental. It had gamers rushing out to buy a PS3 just so they could play Hideo Kojima's latest creation. Most importantly, however, Guns of the Patriots served as an epic conclusion to the story of the legendary Solid (Old) Snake.

What do you think of our picks? Agree? Disagree? Let us know in the comments below.

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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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