Okay at the risk of getting assaulted by PS3 fans I will preface the rest of this review by telling you now that I was not very impressed by Resistance Fall of Man. If you are a Resistance fanboy I would suggest that you stop reading now so that I might spare your feelings.
Resistance Fall of Man is the story of Nathan Hale and the alternate reality that Insomniac presents us. Basically Nathan Hale is a solider in the U.S. military around the time of WW2. The catch is that WW2 never happened because Europe was invaded by an alien race called the Chimera. You spend the game playing as Nathan on a journey to stop the Chimera, save Europe and ultimately save the world.
I will say that I liked the graphics in Resistance's campaign. The environments were well constructed and unlike other FPS's I didn't feel like I was playing the same level over and over again (cough, cough, F.E.A.R). There is a fairly wide range of enemies to fight and the Chimera designs are very well done. And I must say I liked the variety of the weapon designs. Insomniac did a great job of blending in vehicle combat to break up the action and add some variety. The game offers both co-op and multiplayer with a wide range of options to help keep the game fresh.
Sadly the things I enjoyed about Resistance paled in comparison to the things I either disliked or hated about it. First off the story doesn't really draw you in. I never really feel like I am fighting for the future of humanity and Nathan Hale is one of the least inspiring protagonists I have ever controlled. The game functions fine as a shooter but it doesn't really do anything new. Now granted there are plenty of games out there that don't do anything "new" but I found myself just trying to get through Resistance instead of actually enjoying the experience. To be completely honest I only finished it because I didn't want to feel like I wasted $50. Which brings me to the multiplayer; which feels like a poor mans Quake mixed together with a poor mans Halo. The maps are pretty bland and the combat is too chaotic and yet also manages to be boring at the same time. And for all those who argue that the game is "more realistic" than other FPS's, you sure can throw grenades pretty far. I mean some maps I would see people just standing in the spawn and lobbing grenade after grenade and never running out of them. I purchased this game because I had recently picked up a PS3 and I was looking for a multiplayer experience but I must say that Resistance Fall of Man sorely disappointed in that category.
All in all I didn't hate Resistance Fall of Man; I just thought it was very average. It does nothing new and does nothing to inspire you to want to pick it back up after you beat it. I must say that I bought into the hype and what I found for my money was a very average game that received a lot of hype it didn't deserve.
The PlayStation 3 may not have been the strongest generation for Sony, but there were still some diamonds in the rough that deserve a revisit as PS5 remasters.
Even if they could just remaster and put on PSVR2, some would still look great as VR titles and could do a whole lot to bolster the headset w these exclusives! I'd imagine the investment of reworking these titles into VR would be way less than building new games from the ground up, and they could be amazing experiences, and VR often makes flat games feel fresh again. The Resistance and Killzone games are particularly what I want to see!!
I played killzone 3 in 3d and it really changed the game per being immersive.
In vr, that would be even more awesome.
Funny you mention that... my son wanted to play some PS3 games in 3d on my PS tv and he was blown away by how good KZ3 was. It really was a great addition to the game. Im surprised there have not been more 3d games from that era being ported to the PSVR/VR2.
resistance 1-3, killzone 1-3, uncharted 1-3, uncharted golden abyss, folklore, socom 4 , motorstorm, twisted metal, MAG, heavenly sword
Killzone 2+3
Sly Thieves in Time
Crack in Time
God of War Ascension
Motorstorm
Modnation racer
Infamous 1+2
Killzone trilogy in VR would be amazing bonus points if they offer shadow fall.
There was a psvr1 Killzone project that supermassive was working on at one stage which wasn't up to scratch and Sony brand it back in house I was hoping we would see that on psvr2 eventually.
Personally I'd love to see some more love or acknowledgement of psvr2 from Sony in general it was a expensive headset and Sony barely acknowledge it's existence
The amount of work needed to remaster these games wouldn't be beneficial on a financial and business sense.. MGS4 would probably be the best bet as it would need the least amount of work!
The time is perfect for a resistance fall of man game campaign coop multiplayer
The resistance series is str8 trash to me. Socom 3 I would welcome. Or killzone MP.
Resistance was ok but Warhawk and Starhawk was better and kept me coming back for almost a decade of fun and petty revenge on the loud mouth unskilled players 🤣
Edit I loved capture the flag dropping the pot on the flag carrier was extremely satisfying as well as transforming your plane in bot form and stumping them to death 😱
While it's been on ice for as long as it was around, the Resistance franchise has no shortage of quality.
My take:
Single player
3, 2, 1
Multiplayer
3, 1, 2
Overall
3, 2, 1
I beat the lengthy single player in 1 multiple times and spent hours in the online too. Plus 1 featured my home town! Special mention to the audio design in 1: playing that with surround headphones blew me away.
Note: I have the platinum for Resistance 2.
Resistance 1 MP will always be my favorite. Call it nostalgia or whatever, but that was my jam, felt more balance, natural.
i have the platinium too , 10k kills in online ranked matches was no joke . Took me 3-4 months straight grinding but it was fun . To put it in perspective you only got like 25 kills per match if you were 1st place every match that's at Least 400 matches in 1st
I only played the 3 main Resistance titles. My ranking would be;
1. Resistance 3
2. Resistance: Fall of Man
3. Resistance 2
Man I loved 3's campaign. Another gem stuck on the ps3 and who knows if insomniac will go back to the franchise.
Resistance, Warhawk, MAG, Motorstorm, there's so many first party gems on PS3 that Sony has just left to die...
Burning Skies was about 3 hours long and rather inconsequential. You haven't missed anything
Honestly, Burning Skies was shit. There's no two ways about it. At first I thought it looked terrible, then I second guessed myself. Big mistake.
Retribution has this really cool feature where you could use a PS3 to link a controller to it and play. So if you had a 2000 or 3000 hooked to a tv, you can use a real controller. All of this predates the PSP Go's ability to sync a sixaxis to it via bluetooth.
Days Gone director & former Bend Studio dev Jeff Ross says he pitched an open-world Resistance game to Sony; he wasn't interested in a Syphon Filter reboot.
Sony rejected an open world Resistance? Come ON guys. Stop with these timed deals for Deathloop etc and let’s go!
This plus the fact Days Gone hit 9 million has me scratching my head this week. Why so cynical?
Resistance doesn't need to be open world though. Just because it can technically work doesn't mean it's a good direction for the franchise.
No I know, but seeing as the franchise has no current direction, I’m in the camp of anything’s better than nothing. Could always just dip a toe in like GOW, TLOU2.
Agree tbh it sounded straight off the bat what halo infinite turned into but just a resistance version of it.
As a huge fan of the series, an open-world Resistance would not be a bad idea. Especially if it had Day's Gone's gameplay engine. Replace the motorcycle with a military hummer or a chimeran vehicle. I think it could work very well.
The problem with continuing Resistance as a linear FPS game is that the market doesn't respond to those games anymore. I think the games industry is tired of 8 hour (linear-shooter) campaigns. That was acceptable in the PS3/360 days but now I think the industry wants more. IF a new Resistance game were to come out and it followed the gameplay structure of the original trilogy, it would be regarded as "just another FPS." But if it got the Days Gone treatment, it can attract a larger fanbase.
Porkchop
Maybe they're not considering the halo effect ?
Mwhahahahahaha
I'd try any new resistance experience but if I'm being truly honest, my first instinct is that it would not touch the heights of the original trilogy and should continue to be a story driven linear campaign. Especially with the technology afforded in this gen, even linear can have a very open feel to it.
That 9ml was an estimate, he confirmed he doesn't have executive level sales figures so he just guessed. I would assume it was much lower than that with the majority coming from PS+ and discounts.
If Sony brought Housemarquee after Returnal didn't sell 9ml, it's obvious sales aren't all Sony cares about.
Thats what im thinking. Ntm the game was on sale relatively faster than most sony 1st party games. Released buggy horrible framerate that took months to "fix" and it took about 10chours of slow paced gameplay till you got to a point where you got enough mods tools and guns for it to be enjoyable.
I find it weird that all the sudden ppl are praising the game asking for a sequel just because a former director said it sold x amount. Given the 6 year cycle, bad launch, 50/50 reception and to leads who were supposedly not a good fit leaving/ getting fired shows why sony probably didnt greenlight a sequel
He didnt guess ffs, he used data from a trophies website with there own internal data which matched up.
That’s different though. The ps5 was in its infancy when returnal released. Different sales targets
If they were pitching some kind of third person, open world Resistance with destructible environments similar to Red Faction Guerrilla where you can take down Chimera towers and giant robots, sure. But I don't want Far Cry with aliens, which is all I see this being.
I'm fine without another Days Gone too. I have yet to play much of it, but it seems like a great game with a tired setting. I'm not dying for more zombies.
I'll take Syphon Filter in any form though.
It was revealed the director didn't use officisl sales figures.
https://www.gameinformer.co...
Yeah I saw. You can't base sales on trophies. Those trophies include anyone who bought the game used, borrowed from friends, households with more than 1 gamer, rentals, PS+ subscribers, review copies, etc. Those altogether would account for likely at least a couple million PSN accounts.
What I find ridiculous is that he says he still "stands by" his numbers. If the game was as successful as he thinks it was then Sony wouldn't have shot down any chance of a sequel. He shouldn't have gone around talking shit like he did with a source as flimsy as trophies, he made a fool of himself. He likely burned some bridges, limiting his options in the future.
As far as Syphon Filter goes, it's a shame that after two generations of leaks and rumors the game was never actually in development. MGS is dead, Splinter Cell might as well be dead from what we've heard. Sony's had a massive opportunity to come in and take over a dormant genre, and they're just dragging their feet. So many opportunities to bring franchises back and they just don't.
Rumors from multiple sources have it that an open world 3rd person tactical stealth game is in works as a first party Playstation game. Perhaps they just didn't want to double down.
Yes. I know that. I didn't say it is dead, I said it might as well be. They're literally making a "stealthy Assassin's Creed" but with Splinter Cell paint.
I really wish we got more grounded action-crime or action-espionage games, not everything has to be over the top action RPGs and have sci-fi/superhero/fantasy elements.
Especially after seeing that jawdropping Matrix showcase... we can really rival some great action films if done right :O
Shame about Siphon Filter as I believe there is a market for it.
Also, there are some rumors that Sony is working on a new game that mix both Splinter Cell and MGS features.
Let's hope it is true.
I agree with most of your points, except the sound...I was quite bored of the in game 'music'. It's clear this is an honest review and not one with an ulterior motive.
But don't let the PS3 fans get to you. I'm sure you'll have the occasional fanboy comment, accusing you of some thing or other, but some of them are actually alright people. Read and reply to only those.
You must have been playing in the private rooms. I never did, it's always a frag fest in the private rooms. Insomniac does need to work on the multiplayer aspects of the game to get things more, "under control" though. It's why I like COD4 online better then RFOM. I think things are looking up for RFOM2 on all fronts though.