Top 10-25 games articles are all the same and obvious. Are there some less known or even obscure games, including bad-that-it’s-good ones, we can have fun with? What’s your experience with them? Bonus points if you played via an emulator.
They are not hidden gems buuuuut, i love Sleeping Dogs and Driver: San Francisco
Sleeping Dogs is absolutely fantastic
I’m replaying Driver SF these days and it’s still really good.
Tokyo Jungle always looked like an interesting game to me, but I never got the chance to play it
I am not versed in PS3 emulation, but Noby Noby Boy was made by the Katamari creator and was a fun PSN title to mess around with. Not really that big/long of a game but I remember having a lot of fun with it and not hearing a lot about it at the time.
Quick edit: just looked it up and forgot it had a collaboration unlock system using the score from all players. Not sure how well it would be emulated, but fun nonetheless
Puppeteer, Asura’s Wrath, Sound Shapes, LittleBigPlanet Kart, Tokyo Jungle, Dead Nation. All great games nobody seems to talk about.
I’ve not used a PS3 emulator but here are some suggestions.
Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Classics HD (mainly for ico, but both are good)
Arland Atelier Trilogy, it’s cute
blazblue series, they are just really good fighting games with a fun story.
Final Fantasy IX for the ps1 but I had to recommend it anyways.
Catherine, great puzzle game.
Thanks. I’ve played SoC and Cathrine, and am afraid of FF series. I’d check others.
Not sure what scares you about the FF series, but each entry is generally a completely standalone title. You can generally play them in any order unless you’re trying to “experience the whole series”…and that’s only because there are some games that are basically “Like this older FF, but better!”
FF9 is a great starting point if you can put up with PS1 loading times.
Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazzard
I mostly used my PS3 to play PS2 games honestly. That is, amusingly, also the main thing I use RPCS3 for.
I pretty much keep the Jak and Daxter collection, and the Sly Collection on my PC 24/7.
Late to the party but Dragon’s Crown was a great throw back to the old fantasy beatem up genre.
Beyond what was said, I’d add Spec Ops: The Line.
If you’re looking for something relaxing there’s Afrika - a photography game with a (light?) sim focus.
If you’re fine with kind of mediocre gameplay, rough performance and interesting writing: Drakengard 3. The occasional humor may or may not be your cup of tea but the overall story is worth it - it does require replaying stages and some grinding if you want to reach the true ending however.
I played Ico (from shadow of the colossus + Ico HD) through RPCS3 and it’s easily one of the best games I played.
