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These 6 PS3 games will make you cry tears of surrender

"PSU.com decided to honour some of the PS3’s toughest games to date; titles that test the patience and sanity of even the most hardcore players."

NovusTerminus4289d ago

Add Resonance of Fate and Devil May Cry 4 (Hell or Hell mode) Also, Dead Space 2 on Hardcore mode

Gaming1014289d ago

Hardcore mode wasn't that hard on Dead Space, or at least it should'nt have been, I had tons of health and ammo by the end, it just took the right strategy to get through - the hard part was the cheap insta-kills that are so hard to stay away from sometimes that set you back allllll the way to your last save - so frustrating! I died so many times after playing for 5 hours! So it was more unfair design that made it hard rather than actually challenging enemies.

I never bothered with Devil May Cry or Resonance of Fate, although Max Payne has proven to eb extra difficult on its hardest difficulty, I'm going through on hard on my first playthrough and its nuts! The aiming is too twitchy at times and too sluggish at other times, really hard to adgust it to make it work for you the way perfect aiming in Uncharted 2 (and now 3) does.

badz1494289d ago

Or else many more games will fit inthe list for being frustratingly hard on their hardest setting like World at war with the dreaded grenade spam! That's not frustrating, that's juat plain stupid and lazy design-wise! SOCOM4 is extremely hard on elite too but that's also due to bullet absorbing enemies which just most of the time rush to your covers with their sponge body and not to forget their pin-point shooting accuracy from a mile away with basically any gun in the game!

KZ2 is a good example in the article for being challenging on normal and Wipeout too. Another game worthy of a mention over W@W is Motorstorm PR - It's simply brutal! You're given enough time to familiarize yourself with the vehicles and tracks but at level 7 & 8, the AI are simply crazy hard and brutal! I've given up on taking 100% gold in it long ago but 100% in the 1st game and Apocalyse are very manageble!

joab7774289d ago

Yeah, all my friends ran through killzone 2 and it took me forever. I was having the hardest time. I found out that they were on easy and I had chosen the second hardest difficulty. I figured that u needed to do that to unlock elite but u didn't. It did help though for elite, as ultimately I'm the only one with the platinum. And waw was hard but not as bad as k2. I think Batman's challenge rooms for Atlanta asylum were tough too. The others I havnt played but I'd like to think I could do it. There hasn't been a game I have given up on because of difficulty. I did give up on lost planet 2 platinum...because I wanted to play another game last year, Lol.

360ICE4288d ago (Edited 4288d ago )

Meh, I think the really hard games are the games that are hard, period. Not the games that if you turn it to very hard mode they'll be hard. But, of course, if they're tailored for harder difficulties, such as MGS4, then that counts in my book.

Didn't like the list, btw.

StraightPath4288d ago

i dont remember killzone 2 being REALLY difficult. I have platinum..was just same level as Call Of Duty veteran difficulty to me. I just ran through whole game MOSTLY knifing and running was a effective strategy. Only hard part a spent quite a long amount of time was the last part.

Radec boss fight was pretty difficulty. Other then that KZ2 elite was nothing hard.

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h311rais3r4289d ago

100% demons souls made me sooooo mad

cr33ping_death4289d ago

ugh World at War on Vet.... every time i was near death and tried to hide i kept getting pelted with grenades forcing me to leave my recovery spot and get finished off by gun fire. but i eventually platinumed the mother f'r :)

spunnups4288d ago

im still stuck on that sniper level, getting head shotted through multiple walls is a little, idk.::IMPOSSIBLE?!?!

cr33ping_death4288d ago

thats nothing compared to some of the later levels, prepare to verbally abuse your t.v lol

Relientk774288d ago

World at War on Veteran

SUX

I died like so many times on the second level

Sidewinder-4288d ago

Fucking annoying game. All the cod Veteran modes are. I only completed Modern Warfares. I tried (oh how i tried) to do World at War's, but fuck.

I got stuck at, i don't know...the game was shit and unmemorable, that castle, where you have a flame thrower and Jappos come out of trapdoors.

Impossible. There's no where to hide, and like you say, using cover just turns of AI's grenade spam mentality. Shit games.

cr33ping_death4288d ago

lol, yeah thats what i sounded like while playing that level :) i was like f' this game, this game sucks, everything but somehow i beat it. but your frustration is understandable sir.

soliduck4289d ago

I got plat on demon and dark souls, and im not bragging I think to much is made about how tough they are. If u play the game how your supposed to and summon co op help the difficulty is perfect. I think ninja gaiden sigma is the most difficult game ive played this gen. That or the starhawk horde mode. That thing kicked the crap out of me and my friends, even on medium difficulty.

DragonKnight4288d ago

Trying playing them without help then. I beat the game without co-op and only really summoned co-op for invasions. Ninja Gaiden isn't hard so much as poorly designed for the illusion of difficulty. Enemies can get away with stuff they shouldn't be able to, camera SUX, and there are too many restrictions. There are people who make Ninja Gaiden look easy simply because they know how to work around the feigned difficulty.

Omnislash4288d ago

I beat and platinumed Demons Souls and Dark Souls without any help or even touching online. Great games I loved them!

izumo_lee4289d ago

Killzone 2 on elite difficulty was murderous for me. I still have not killed Radec on elite cause of those rocket spamming motherf*ckers. Add to the fact that Rico is useless....yeah not fun at all.

Demon's Souls was hard the first time around but once you understand the enemies it got easier for me personally.

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 1/2 are only hard on Master Ninja difficulty. That mode is almost simply unfair. Add the challenge modes in Master Ninja it is almost impossible.

@ LordMe

I found Resonance of Fate to be pretty easy. There is a method in dealing with the harder enemies. It helps to upgrade your weapon with the right add-ons to maximize damage. I usually have 1 guy dealing armor damage & the other 2 to take out the life bars.

badz1494289d ago (Edited 4289d ago )

Even on normal difficulty! Die too damn easily for an elite soldier leading an army for a mission on a poisonous enemy planet! He's simply incompetent overall! What was the ISA thinking when they hire that clown?

It would have been much better if they let coop gameplay instead of stupid AI like Rico. I think it's the biggest missed opportunity of arguably among the best FPS this gen!

Knushwood Butt4289d ago

Yeah, I've yet to beat that last section too, and have tried many times. There's no doubt that it's rock hard, and Rico being useless makes it frustrating too.

NeoTribe4289d ago

Dude I hear u on the radec fight on elite. Took me forever to kill all his rocket goons. Finally me and radec are face to face, I'm beating his monkey ass up until I somehow blew myself up trying to finish him off with an explosive. I fired it right in front of a lamp or some stupid shit and blew myself up... I wanted to cry.... gave up after that.

SamPao4288d ago

oooh K2 elite is so much fun, had hard time with radec but beat the shit out of him! there are some good tactic tips on the internet! look them up!

Dark_Overlord4288d ago

Rico was very useful in the last fight with Radec, him dying let me know they were attacking from behind too :D

Azmatik4288d ago

KZ2 was aparently hard not for me though i honestly cant remember a game i played that was impossible oooo wit i think it was Bioshock i tryd platin it and its not happening beat the game on survivor difficulty WITHOUT saving LOL and the remake to MoH: Frontline i duno about u guy but just the first mission was hard as hell!!!!

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies9h ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken4h ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing6920h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker20h ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo19h ago(Edited 19h ago)

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing6919h ago(Edited 19h ago)

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos16h ago(Edited 16h ago)

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt7h ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken4h ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.

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10 Weirdest Video Games of All Time

Plenty of unforgettable games have completely messed up their players throughout the years, all the way back from the PS1 days to the dark recesses of the modern internet.

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JonTheGod7d ago

Why are the Katamari games not on the list??

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The best PS5 exclusives 2024

With so many PS5 exclusives to choose from, it can be a little overwhelming to pick which one to play. This is especially true for a new PlayStation gamer who has yet to experience the wonder of PlayStation-exclusive storytelling. So, here's KnowTechie's take on the best PS5 exclusives in 2024 and beyond

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Hereandthere11d ago

PlayStation is killing it with the exclusives this year. Exclusive wise, what has xbox released this year?

VersusDMC11d ago

They won't complain about Microsoft not releasing games here but put all their effort into saying that only first party counts. Games like Rebirth and Grandblue Relink don't count. Games published by Sony like Helldivers 2, Stellar Blade and Rise of the Ronin don't count because Sony don't own the studios.

It's some narrative building so for when Hellblade 2 come out they can say, seemingly without shame, that Microsoft is actually releasing first party games this year. And claim victory.🙃

Chevalier11d ago

Weird 1st party games didn't matter when Xbox had so little, but, now they're important again? Guess Ark 3, Stalker 2 don't count any more?

KyRo11d ago (Edited 11d ago )

ARK 3 doesn't exist and it's just a timed exclusive. It's also a game that a majority of the ARK player base doesn't want as it's a massive deviation from what people like about the original game

Abnor_Mal11d ago (Edited 11d ago )

Honestly to me it doesn’t matter what they say, they are just finally getting a chance to say all the things PS fan(boy)s were saying to them for the past few years. Let them get that, they deserve a “win” for a change.

The new narrative is that suddenly first party games matter again when awhile ago they didn’t, but that was because they were struggling with the same three games with the occasional fourth or fifth. That games should be everywhere on all platforms since that’s whats happening to theirs. The consoles don’t matter just the ability to play anywhere. Whatever Xbox is doing Sony will soon follow.

They’re not moving the goalpost anymore, but rather just moving the whole damn stadium.

jwillj2k411d ago

Only a incel would care about who published what and who owns who.

If it’s not on the other consoles it’s an exclusive.

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Cacabunga11d ago

Killing what? Where are the 1st party games??
Stellar Blade and FF7 is what I’m seeing this year.. so shallow!!!!

andy8511d ago

Doesn't really matter as long as they're great games. Baffles me why people put an emphasis on 1st party. They're still games you can't play anywhere else this year

Cacabunga10d ago

Andy

PS brand is my favorite because of their stellar first party software.. currently I see absolutely nothing to go crazy for..

CS710d ago

Nonsense.

PS1 and PS2 was built on great third party exclusives like FF, MGS, GTA & Tekken.

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raWfodog11d ago

Of course I love the games I’ve played from PS but I don’t believe we need to limit it to ‘exclusive’ to acknowledge that Xbox will be releasing some good games this year also. In that same vein, I believe that Xbox diehards shouldn’t limit their acknowledgment of good PS games to 1st party. There are plenty of good games to go around for everybody.

Tacoboto11d ago

This is a Playstation article about Playstation games and your comment is about Xbox. Can't you just celebrate what PS has without dragging this into console war BS?

ChasterMies11d ago

I don’t think Microsoft is releasing games exclusively on Xbox anymore. They have some timed exclusives that release on Xbox first.

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Abear2111d ago (Edited 11d ago )

Returnal, Astro Bot, and Ratchet made having it since day one worth it.

GT7 free updates and Spiderman 2 and others at 60fps have made this last year more than okay.

But yeah, it’s been dry lately. BG3 and third party have made great filler, but we ready for that SOCOM or Killzone announcement and some more 1st party goodness. Crossing fingers for Ghost of Tsushima 2 announcement this summer.

Didn’t know Helldivers was exclusive! Wtf is going on at Xbox that they can’t get these games, series s strikes again.

SonyStyled11d ago (Edited 11d ago )

Sony owns the Helldivers IP. The first was a PS3/Vita/PC game. It was never an Xbox game that they could ‘get’ a decade ago. I’m not sure what the upset is with Xbox here

CS710d ago

Lol, how do you ignore Rebirth one of the best games ever made?

anast11d ago

Looks like they are on par with the previous gens. Solid games all around. Interestingly enough, we can't say they released a bad game yet this gen. Unlike the Quiet Man dustup.

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DefenderOfDoom211d ago

I actually do not mind if Marathon releases on multiple platforms . I just wish that Marathon has a dedicated single player campaign.

DaniMacYo11d ago

Helldivers 2 is exactly what gaming needed. I’m loving it.

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