PS3 Performance - games what run well in the cell

sabertoothalex

tomjonjon Drakengard 3 is a wild ride but if you’re looking for games that run well it should be at the bottom of your list. It’s the only game that has ever made me motion sick because the framerate is not just bad, it’s this weird swimmy bad that made my stomach turn. Genuinely the best way to play it is to emulate it if you have a powerful enough PC. You can get solid 30 or 60(with a patch) out of it with RPCS3.

Andy B

exodus Drakengard 3

This game famously runs like butt on PS3 but I still love it (Edit: oops I was 2 minutes too late in saying this)
and I still recommend it for it’s batshit looney tunes story and if you don’t mind the frame rate dipping to single digits occasionally. It also has a ton of DLC that I’m surprised hasn’t been taken down yet.
But Folklore, Eternal Sonata and White Knight Chronicles are all gorgeous and hold up really well.

the rocky connrrr picture show

SHATTER

Also might be good:

3D Dot Game Heroes, remember that? the RPG with the pseudo-voxels?
Best of PlayStation Network Vol. 1
Modnation Racers
the MotorStorms
I can’t believe no one’s mentioned Valkyria Chronicles!

MovingCastles

the rocky connrrr picture show I believe Valkyrie Chronicles 1 got ported to PS4. It’s actually a decent package.

kyleprocrastinations

MovingCastles I’ll second all of this because you pretty much listed my whole ps3 collection lol. I’ll add that for the PS1/2 classics you can hook up the PS3 to a crt with composite cables and it looks pretty nice (depending on which model you have, though. I’ve got the big chunky one with all the ports). It even auto senses the correct aspect ratio if I remember correctly.

MovingCastles

kyleprocrastinations I had no idea you could do this. I need to check my PS3. It’s one of the fat models - but from memory only those first run of ps3s allowed you to actually play PS1 and PS2 discs.

xhekros

MovingCastles There’s a discount every several months that has Valkyria Chronicles 1 (remastered) and 4.
Also, I want to play Rain one day (if I can pay for the game, LOL). My only real concern was that I should have been able to do that before and started buying games like Drakengard 3 or Nier, but…

robinhoodie

Twisted Metal I remember performing well in single player, but being a hot mess online (even though that was the focus). Just a ton of stuff happening and moving at a fast clip without much of the PS3 screen tearing

Obskyr

Tradeghouls 'n ghosts PS3 has Katamari Forever! The best Katamari (don’t @ me).

Not only the best Katamari, but the best Katamari soundtrack (you can @ me anytime)! I sang Katamari on the Wings at karaoke night just the other week. Got the room pumped, even though no one had heard it before.

Obskyr

I’ve long considered getting a PlayStation 3 only to play Tokyo Jungle. But then I always end up with the same conclusion: “Well… I guess I shouldn’t get it only to play Tokyo Jungle…” And so I fail to obtain a PlayStation 3.

But I bought a PS Vita back in the day only to play Danganronpa, and that ended up being one of the best decisions I’ve ever made; changing my trajectory in life and introducing me to a world of games I never would have played otherwise!? So clearly my conclusion is flawed!?

exodus

HeavenlyHalberd I haven’t actually gotten it yet, it’s just on my list!

the rocky connrrr picture show

Ahem ahem, a hacked PS3 can run We ♥︎ Katamari perfectly—imo the best Katamari and you can @ me anything you like just don’t @ me late to dinner.

kyleprocrastinations

MovingCastles yeah I think it’s just the 80gb model that will actually play PS1/2 discs, but even then it’s hit and miss what will play. These days I just use mine for the PS1 games you can download that would otherwise be prohibitively expensive. Misadventures of Tron Bonne and the like.

robinhoodie

All versions of the PS3 play PS1 games from the disc just fine. It’s the PS2 that’s super spotty. A million times better to just play PS2 games on PS2.

treefroggy

Kings Field (US) runs faster on PS3 hardware than it does on ps1! Less slowdown and higher peaks! Quite exciting! Hehe

MDS-02

Metal Gear Solid 4!?!?! It certainly makes some of the most extensive use of the fact that you can install shit on the hdd out of any PS3 game. I actually forget how it runs but I remember thinking it was pretty impressive at the time.

Also slight off topic from the performance question but Beyond Two Souls is a riot to play through with a friend. That game does some different stuff and also is typical quantic dream nonsense. The prequel to A Way Out if you get what I’m smokin.

The real answer to the original prompt is in fact Wipeout HD + Fury. Zone mode and get too close to your tv.

Ed: Oh oh oh and Lair has that nice “our textures are a bit too high of resolution” feel. People can complain about motion controls but I enjoy it.

phylaxis

y’all might get me to plug my ps3 back in

speaking of, is there a source on for reals ps3 controllers that aren’t busted or knockoffs, but also aren’t stupidly expensive?

the rocky connrrr picture show

phylaxis I have a spare white one I don’t really need!

◉◉maru

tomjonjon I see Drakengard 3 was mentioned.

It’s an interesting game but it definitely doesn’t match your “runs well” requirement. I’d also recommend the original Demon’s Souls even though he does not run fine either.

This would be my Top 10 for the PS3 exclusives (not accounting for Mainichi Issho which wasn’t a video game per say).

Everybody’s Golf 5 / Minna no Golf 5
Tokyo Jungle
Boku no Natsuyasumi 3
Wangan Midnight
Yakuza: Dead Cells / Ryū ga Gotoku of the End
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift
Aquanaut’s Holiday: Hidden Memories
Ridge Racer 7
PixelJunk Racers
Katamari Forever / Katamari Damacy Tribute

And these special cases:

Demon’s Souls (there’s a remake on PS5)
GTi Club＋ (it’s a remake of an arcade game)
Metal Gear Solid 4 (only if you really like MGS)

Of the End being stuck on PS3 is a much bigger shame than Kenzan!, which is a pretty average early draft of what Isshin! would do much better a generation later (although there is a PS3 version of Isshin! as well).

Speaking of games running well, Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Ver. is the best way to play MHP3 solo in an official capacity nowadays.

exodus

◉◉maru Of the End being stuck on PS3 is a much bigger shame than Kenzan!

Agreed, and this one feels like a conceptually easy pickup since it’s a wackier game in the series, even if not as critically acclaimed. So I wonder whether there are some practical reasons getting in the way.

bwood

Is there a place to get digital only games? Some of my favorites were:

Super Stardust HD
Magic Balls (but I think they changed the name to Magic Orbs)
After Burner Climax
The Last Guy
Echochrome
Everyday Shooter
Hamsterball
Sega Rally Online Arcade
There was a pinball game with a Ninja Gaiden table that was a heck of a lot of fun to play.
Calling all Cars - it’s only fun when playing 4 players. I found it fascinating because it was created by the same guy responsible for God of War 1 and 2 (the PS2 ones).

I bought so many games but then my PS3 died. Ugh, it makes me sick thinking about it.

Disk games that were fun:
Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection
Lair. People tore this apart when it first came out, but there was a patch that made it playable. It’s not the greatest, but I think it’s worth checking out. Heavily promoted but was D.O.A.
Haze. It’s worth checking out the history of this game. This one was heavily promoted in video game magazines. It was supposed to be a Halo killer and failed miserably. I liked it, but I didn’t play first person shooters, so I had nothing to compare it to. It’s something to experience.
The Resistance: Fall of Man series

I don’t know it it’s possible to play (it’s 100% online multiplayer and the servers are long gone), but Warhawk was ok. Now that I think of it, it’s probably why I hate Fortnite.

Emily

i know its been remastered at this point but i played the first 3 uncharteds on the ps3
and i think they are all a pretty good time
i had a little trouble with uncharted 3 because it can crash while going through that opening bar sequence
its wild how much that uncharted 3 opening almost looks like a ps4 game! almost!
at least to me
i dont have a ps4 lol

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