Topic: What PS3 game(s) are you currently playing?

@LN78 Yeah I remember as part of the marketing campaign they hired "Christian protestors" to protest its release lol. It did make the news so maybe money well spent until it was revealed they'd been hired.

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@LN78 EA got the inspiration from somewhere I suppose haha

Final Fantasy XIII

Now that I have my nearly 13 year old game save back that was on Chapter 11 of 13, I'm going to make a real attempt to finally finish this game before I start Forspoken. I really hope I don't end up underleveled by the time I reach the end. It will be a true accomplishment for me to finally finish this game after nearly 13 years.

@KilloWertz that’s mad, I’m actually (& very randomly) considering playing through the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy this year, never having had any interest in it before. What’s your thoughts on the game, both then and now?

@KilloWertz Can you remember why you quit so close to the end 13 years ago?

@colonelkilgore Yeah, I remember reading about that in the Final Fantasy thread recently. It's a flawed game obviously, but one I've always enjoyed when I've went back to it. I don't exactly remember my thoughts on the game from 13 years ago, but to go as far as I did in it, I must have enjoyed it well enough.

I haven't played anywhere near all of the mainline Final Fantasy games, so I don't have a ton to compare it to, but I don't really understand why Square Enix treats it as the redheaded stepchild of the series. Sure, opinions soured on the game after people finished it back then, but you don't make two sequels for a game if it deserved that treatment. It's amazing how those are the only three regular Final Fantasy games to not be playable on a PS4 or a PS5. I still would have played it on my PS3 as that's where I started the trophy list, but it's still baffling all the same.

On the surface, the gameplay can feel pretty simplistic to the point where you can literally just hit X and let the game auto attack, but that can't last forever as you will easily die in tougher battles. Sure, some of the story can be either a bit confusing or just plain weird, but I think it's serviceable. I haven't finished it yet of course to judge it completely though. I'm not a huge fan of every character, but only one never truly redeems himself for me (Hope). I can understand Vanille not being liked either, but the character has a lot more depth to her as the game goes along. Questionable choice for the voice actress, but it is what it is.

@LN78 If I had to guess, I was probably stuck in a particular spot or couldn't beat something, so I gave up. I was a different gamer back then where I would give up on a game if I got stuck. There was no help on YouTube 13 years ago. Nor was I aware that you could simply run away from a lot of the fights in Chapter 11 if you chose to do so, but obviously I know that now and it makes things a lot less frustrating.

For many years, it has been a game I regretted not finishing. Now that I am able to pick up where I left off, I hope to finally accomplish that. I know it's been one of the wackiest gaming experiences or whatever a person could have with a game.

@KilloWertz Going back to games after such a long time is often a strange experience (I recently popped a trophy on "Arkham Origins" 8 years after the previous one) but going back to a specific game save after more than a decade is incredible!

@LN78 I did play about 10-12 hours of it on another PS3 last year, so I am familiar enough with the game again. This is indeed still strange though. I also had forgotten how "archaic" the trophy notification was on the PS3 after I popped a trophy tonight in Final Fantasy XIII. I get that it was added mid-gen, so I'm not really criticizing, but it's just a little thing that pops up in the corner real quick.

Yeah, I can safely say I've never touched a 13 year old save before. It probably would have been at least a couple of years ago if I didn't keep assuming I sold my PS3, but I guess in a slightly cheesy way it kind of worked out that I will hopefully finally finish Final Fantasy XIII 13 years after I started it.

Not playing any at the moment but was thinkin about getting back into playing these games this year anyway

Dead Space 1. I kind of remember where I am in the beginning of the game but might have to restart to refresh my memory

Metal Gear Solid 4. Still never played it yet

then original playstation games i bought off of the PSN Store a few years ago that i really need to get back into
-Dino Crisis
-Mega Man Legends 1
-Xenogears
-Tomba
-Grandia
-Medievil

@XandertheWise Good luck with MGS4 if you do give it a shot. Would be interested to know what you make of it, as and when. Have you played the previous Metal Gear games?

Also, I hope you enjoy Dino Crisis. I've always wanted to play that for myself, too!

@RogerRoger Ive played Dino Crisis bunch of times before for my original Playstation. I know how to go through the game.

and yes I have played NES Metal Gear, Metal Gear Solid, a little bit of Metal Gear Solid 2 16 years ago, and the Metal Gear Solid Acid games for the PSP and Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops for PSP

@XandertheWise That'll help, I'd imagine. I see a lot of folks wanting it to get ported to PS4/5 as part of the new wave of PS Plus classics, but going back that far can be more than a little jarring when you don't have any muscle memory to rely on. I certainly felt that way when playing the older Resi games recently.

Ah, cool. That should be enough to "get" MGS4, at least. Hope you have fun with it!