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Top 10 Underrated PS3 Games

Scruffy from PlayStation Gamer Uk Writes: "All of these games are underrated but that doesn't mean they have poor sales numbers or bad review scores, just that they weren't recieved as well as they should've been."

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Hallucinate6311d ago

you guys must not of play valkryia chronicals, VC should been number 1

rucky6311d ago

VC is not underrated though it just didn't perform well in terms of sales.

Maddens Raiders6311d ago

The Best Off-Road Racing Game of ALL - TIME.

Stubacca6311d ago

I agree with Motorstorm. I can't believe I put off buying Pacific Rift for so long.

But my No.1 underated PS3 game is definately Lair. Controversial I know, but there you have it. Not a perfect game, but not as terrible as was made out.

Anyone else like it at all?

Anyone???

>cold silence makes Stubacca weep<

Maddens Raiders6311d ago

I've loved LAIR since launch. Check the comments.

cryymoar6311d ago

was epic as BALLS!

idiots who didn't have good hand-eye coordination scored this game low.
Just because it has a learning curve doesn't mean it sucks.
Hell, learning to walk when I was a baby was a freaking pain, i bet. But do I or billions of others curse the ability to walk? No.

callahan096311d ago (Edited 6311d ago )

Agreed

I came here specifically to say Folklore #1. The game is beautiful, gorgeous, engaging, addictive, amazing. I love that game. It's one of a very few games that's come out this generation that I'd call a timeless classic, a game I'll remember for generations to come. Took me 40 hours on my first play through, getting all Cloaks for Ellen and finding every single Folk and unlocking all of their power-ups.

I also disagree with the author that Warhawk is the second best multiplayer on PS3 behind Resistance 2. Warhawk is not only my favorite multiplayer game on PS3, but of all time, across all systems. It's perfect.

himdeel6311d ago (Edited 6311d ago )

...nevertheless the list does include games that I also feel are under appreciated on the PS3.

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Danja6311d ago

Folklore is definetly the most underrated PS3 game..

some of the games he mentioned should have been on this list since they are multi-plat

Heavenly Sword
Motorstorm 2
Lair - even better now with the patch I mean easier for ppl who were complaining.

R&C..also

Warhawk is the best MP game on the PS3...not R2..

and Motorstorm 2 - is the best racing game on the PS3 with Wipeout a close second

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XxRoosterxX6311d ago

Motorstorm Pacific Rift is one of the best games on the Ps3 and every one should buy it.

My personal most underated game is PixelJunk Eden I loved that game. I got all the spectra before the patch, it was a b**** but the game makes you get get lost in its music and artistic design.

Best $10 game ever.

pain777pas6311d ago

Yes Folklore is cool at least the demo is its just that I haven't got around to picking it up but Wipeout HD and Burnout are the best racers out there. Burnout is fun for what it does and Wipeout is the best racer that is Mario kartish if you know what I mean. Wipeout winning no awards this year is a travisty though all the tracks were recycled which probably eliminated it from strong consideration. However DLC will be coming to that game and since its taking so long its probably huge. No nickel and diming Sony though you know I'll pay LOL!!!!!!!

andyo136311d ago

i felt VC was horrible, i found it incredibly poor in gameplay, it had funky graphics but that was it, the article says its the best rpg to date but onestly i still have more fun playing outdated ff7 how many years on now? (personal opinion don't dis), folklore i enjoyed.

but on that list burnout paradise is seriously under rated, Burnout basically is the funnest racing game available STILL.

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TheHater6311d ago

Where is Uncharted and Heavenly Sword?

iceman28856311d ago

Seriously, that game was awesome. It may have been short, but that doesn't change the fact that I had a blast the entire time I played the game. And no one ever seems to talk about it.

Seriously, if you've never played it, do yourself a favor and go play.

JBaby3436311d ago

The MOST underrated PS3 game. Graphically up there with any other game puts tons of enemies on-screen with an excellent story and the best drama from any game I've played.

kharma456311d ago

Dark Sector should be in there too!! It's vastly under-rated.

Figboy6311d ago

and i pimp it every chance i get.

it was such a great game, and it got DESTROYED in reviews because, at the time, the PS3 was being treated as if it was Adolf Hitler showing up at an all Jewish party.

2007 was one of the most disgusting years i've seen when it comes to journalistic integrity and objective reporting of news. the gaming media was a JOKE in 2007.

all the reviews said how FUN Heavenly Sword was. how AWESOME and SATISFYING the combat was. how EXCELLENT the voice acting, character motion capture, and facial motion capture was. how FANTASTIC and MOVING the story and musical score was. but slapped it with 6/10 scores, and LESS at some publications. suddenly, an 8 hour game length was bad, and a small number of lame puzzles, and a few moments of slowdown when there were literally HUNDREDS of people on screen at once, it was flop city for Heavenly Sword.

When it comes to game reviews and length, add at LEAST 3-5 hours of game time to any complaint about game length in a review - these guys get paid to review a LOT of games, and they don't pace themselves. they rush through so they can complete the review by deadline. first time playthough, it took me about 9 hours to beat Heavenly Sword. by my third playthrough, sure, i could beat it in 5 hours - but i actually take my time to ENJOY a game and take in it's sights and sounds.

Folklore is the other game that i pimp as much as i can, and it was also trashed in reviews. it scored a bit better than Heavenly Sword, because people had written it off the moment they heard of it. it's a shame, because it's a truly good game with addicting gameplay (i STILL haven't captured all the Folks), an amazing musical score, and fantastic art design and visuals.

i was playing it a few weeks back, and my fiance was like, "this game looks better than Fable 2" (she LOVES Fable 2, by the way), and that was a YEAR ONE PS3 title. the story was intriguing, even though the end was kind of crazy, but it had EXCELLENT DLC support also.

but no, the media was having a field day trashing PS3 titles and shaping public opinion, establishing new MEMEs ("Riiddddge RACER! Historical Japanese combat...as you can see, here is the giant enemy crab... and let's not forget "MASSIVE DAMAGE!" yeah to some of the PS3's best games) and overall relishing their power to tarnish a brand, even when it starts to DELIVER on it's promises.

nix6311d ago

it's such a beautiful game. and the quality is like none other. i can't believe IGN thumbed it down by saying it's short. can't believe of all the people IGN does that, and they're suppose to be the most respected one. sometimes i wonder they've got the worst way of judging a game.

i still have the game and i never loan it to others because i'm too greedy.. lol. you never know when you want to pop in the game and enjoy it. q:

BkaY6311d ago

this is the only game which i bought for AU $99.00 ....

and loved ever bit of it.... one of the best facial expression and mo cap i have ever seen.... i know its a big statement but tht the way it is...

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Gue16311d ago (Edited 6311d ago )

So many underrated games on the PS3 while most of the X360 games are overrated... He forgot about Uncharted BTW and Folklore isn't underrated, the game deserves the 75 out of 100 that it has on metacritic.

Helghast Slayer6311d ago

Yeah my would have to be"

#1 Uncharted

# Heavenly Sword

fishd6311d ago

Warhawk
Motorstorm 2
Folklore
Uncharted
R&C:Tod

Sangria6311d ago

Does he know what "underrated" means?
Metacritics score:
Assassin's Creed: 80%
Mirror's Edge: 80%
Burnout Paradise: 87%
Resistance: 86%
Dead Space: 88%
Valkyria Chronicles: 87%
Wipeout HD: 87%

Assassin's Creed, Army Of Two, Burnout Paradise and Resistance are all now in platinum, Warhawk and Wipeout are one of the biggest downloads of PSN with Pain. The only true underrated game here is Folklore, and also one of the most rare.

(and about Assassin's Creed, i think it's way overrated considering it was only a technical milestone. Scenario is a crap, the game is ultra-repetitive, the gameplay is not challenging at all and it is short, as collecting all flags and killing all crusaders are pretty useless)

infamous_276311d ago

Your right, none of these games are "under rated."
However, they all are "underapriciated"

Harryhit46311d ago

U-n-d-e-r-a-p-p-r-e-c-i-a-t-e- d.

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot18d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle18d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7717d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.

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italiangamer26d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde24d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy25d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12524d ago (Edited 24d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.

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PlayStation legend Shuhei Yoshida says Jim Ryan fired him because he didn't listen to him

Why did Sony push Shuhei Yoshida out of his role leading PlayStation's first-party games? He'd overseen some huge successes. Well, apparently, he didn't listen.

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Relientk7726d ago

Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.

Cacabunga26d ago

It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst

S2Killinit26d ago (Edited 26d ago )

Wtf why all that anger. PlayStation is dominating on every level. Besides I think there is a little more to hiring a CEO than just who is available. Its not like its a athlete your team wants to buy.

neutralgamer199225d ago

S2Killinit

live service failures, chasing trends, closing studios. yes dominating

Cacabunga25d ago

Sony is Dominating because competition is not existing. Compared to previous gens this is the poorest in terms of software offerings.

Last gen we got Uncharted 4 Lost Legacy and TLOU2 from ND alone.

This is so far a remasters gen, with no competition to lift up the quality

1nsomniac25d ago (Edited 25d ago )

..."PlayStation is dominating on every level"....

...Really???

PlayStation are soon heading into a new generation in the not to distant future. They currently have the worst customer satisfaction they've ever sustained as a company. The company is heading for a huge crash while at the same time they'll need to be planning how they are going to try and win back that favour and the build up to their new releases.

Yes financially they're winning but they're going to have to ride out this complete public corporate disaster. No one has faith in the company or the product anymore. They've damaged their public image so much this generation. Greed can kill anyone.

medman25d ago

Hulst is a disaster......

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blacktiger25d ago

He would've done the same thing and fire Jim Ryan and Shuhei would be the villain. Why?
Because Elite creates the narrative and distraction for gamers, users and citizens.

Outside_ofthe_Box26d ago

More confirmation that Jim Ryan is the culprit for what has happened to Sony. Hulst needs to go too. What sucks is that a lot of the good top heads at Sony are no longer there. I wish that guys that were forced out prematurely by Dumbo Jimbo like Shuhei and Layden came back.

robtion25d ago

Yep. Yoshida was responsible for bringing one of the best games of this generation to playstation (Stellar Blade). He is an actual gamer and is in touch with what gamers want (creative, fun games, not GaaS and agenda pushing). He also seems like a genuinely nice guy if you watch some interviews. Of course they got rid of him.

darthv7226d ago

Makes you wonder if MS even thought about hiring him after Phil and Sarah were leaving. He certainly couldn't make their situation any worse.

Agent7526d ago

Microflop. After Windows XP and Xbox 360, it all went floppy.

S2Killinit26d ago

Floppy 😆
No pun intended

badz14926d ago

Yoshida for President! Jim Ryan was and always be a hack! Sony should get Shu back

Lightning7726d ago

All the gamer/consumer lead heads are gone across PS and Xbox. shuhei gone phil's gone (questionable) but gone. The future of gaming is somewhat uncertain across the board.

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