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Top 5 current gen 3D stinkers

3D has a hard sell ahead of it, as not only is the application to current generation games relatively new and unexplored, there's an obvious trade-off in quality as the Xbox and PS3 hardware cannot cope compared to PCs.

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lorianguy5295d ago

I thought the Killzone 3 3D was good... oh well...

rfowler305295d ago

yeah i thought killzone 3 beta 3d feature was good, my ps3 broke before killzone 3 final verison was released. but the 3d quality for it was very good.

SilentNegotiator5295d ago

msxbox-world doesn't. Go figure they would act like a loss of quality in resolution/textures/whatever is a surprise when turning on 3D, or a massive deal.

Oh! But they're not biased because they put a 360 game on the list that falls near a SD resolution when you turn on 3D! /s

"Whilst 3D and how it is implemented in games, and the reception it receives is very much subjective, there are some games which prove that 3D can be a decent addition to a game for those with 3D TV sets"
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Sites like this and PlanetXbox360 always end with "It's great, but not worth trading up for! Seriously, don't trade in for this ps3 product (hint: ps3 offers more 3D...a lot more)! Please!"

lorianguy5295d ago

Haha, Just realized the site's name xD

That explains everything.

CGI-Quality5295d ago

Indeed. I'm using the PlayStation 3D Display and have, so far, found Killzone 3's 3D to be one of the best (mind you, the only other title I've fully seen in 3D is Uncharted 3). While Uncharted 3's was beautiful, Killzone 3's was more powerful, making me feel like I was truly there (giving me some eye strain in the process, lol).

All-in-all, I disagree with that one.

hennessey865294d ago

but the best for me is wipeout hd

gypsygib5295d ago (Edited 5295d ago )

Killzone 3 3D actually looks really bad. All the games on that list look like crap in 3D. The only 3D I've seen that isn't extremely low-res is Super Stardust HD, Wipeout HD and Crysis 1&2.

Batman AC and Motor Storm look decent enough but most 3D on consoles looks so terrible.

Still haven't checked out Uncharted 3D yet thought, I hear it's very good.

Daver5294d ago

So far in my opinion, nothing equal the 3D of Resistance 3.

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Noticeably_FAT5295d ago

People like to slap 3-D on mediocre offerings and they expect the people to be fooled by it's lack of quality.

Pixel_Enemy5295d ago

So Killzone is mediocre and lacks quality? I take it you never played the game and instead read pissy articles and sales charts to gage your opinion. Way to be gamer!

Noticeably_FAT5295d ago

I admit I didn't like Killzone 2, but I haven't played the 3rd one and I don't have a 3-D television, but as a rule I usually avoid 3-D movies and games.

It's just not my thing, the Killzone thing is simply my opinion but I found Killzone 2 to be boring and the characters pretty generic. The movements were also way to weighted for my likes, even with the sensitivity turned up.

I didn't finish the game, but I got 8 or so maps into the game, the blur effect when you turn also tends to get annoying, actually giving me a headache. So ...yea....I thought Killzone 2 wasn't very well done and was mediocre for my tastes.

kaveti66165295d ago (Edited 5295d ago )

I played it Pixel_Enemy. It's a bad game. When someone makes a game where you don't even care about the characters and sometimes wish they would just die so you can hopefully play as someone more interesting, then you know it's a bad game.

If you took a film like Predator, and you removed all the likable characters, the memorable lines, the memorable scenes, the interesting enemies, and added snow, you'd get something like Killzone 3.

A-Glorious-Dawn5295d ago (Edited 5295d ago )

Killzone blew me away. It remains one of my favorite series this gen. The story is mediocre but come on, how many games have a truly decent story? It's about the gameplay and killzone looks incredible and plays great.

Funny how people criticise the story for one game then praise another which is equally mediocre.

Killzone is not a bad game, one may not like it and that's fine since preference is subjective, however its quality as a game is not.

Hicken5295d ago

The game is weighted for a reason. It helps set it apart from the more arcade-style shooters like CoD and Halo (not knocking them at all, mind you). Killzone 2 is my favorite shooter this generation, due in large part to the weight of the guns, a sense of stark realism, and the chaos that massive battles gave rise to.

@kaveti

So many people get this one wrong. The main character of the Killzone games are on the covers. They are, without a doubt, the coolest, most bad ass antagonists in any FPS I've played or even heard of. Think about it: what other games exclusively have the antagonists on the cover art?

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DA_SHREDDER5295d ago

It all depends on the 3-D tv set you buy. I got a 2010 model, and the news ones blow mine out the water. Even the newer passive glasses are better than my active glasses. Don't get me wrong, it depends on how good the 3-D software is too, but don't get it twisted, 3D is sick if you have the right hardware and software.

ProjectVulcan5295d ago (Edited 5295d ago )

I have tried most console 3D games, most of the high profile titles on PS3 and 360 and my opinion is that they are pretty poor....In most cases the performance and resolution hit is just nasty and feels and looks like you are playing an SD game with 3D, which defeats the point of having a HD consoles IMO. GT5 as a racer suffers horribly with framerates crushed down to sub 30 FPS and responsiveness ruined.

The 3D effect is not particularly good either on stuff like GT5 or KZ3, and their image quality is so severely compromised that i don't enjoy them as much as just 2D in HD. It doesn't add anything, it just takes the present generation visuals away from them. Your eyes are more drawn to visuals flaws, it noticeably exposes weak graphical areas.

I have a reason for this viewpoint though:

I use Nvidia 3D vision on a good PC on a latest generation 3D monitor. This instantly makes it very very clear how much we need a new generation to actually make 3D work properly on consoles.

Indeed having all the bells and whistles, the full resolution, the full framerate in 3D on a PC is frankly stunning. No compromise. It is mind blowing, the clarity and depth that 3D can add to games when you have the right kit and the performance.

Batman, Bioshock, Just cause 2, Battlefield 3, Skyrim, Fallout etc etc all phenomenal on a 3D ready PC. Even stuff you might not have imagined- like RTS isometric type games, CnC, Starcraft 2, Total war and the like make your jaw drop, because it feels like you are looking down at this brilliant detailed little moving diorama.

Of course this is not cheap. But it is the 3D performance everyone should experience. Those that have not used 3D on a PC need to see it incorporated into a next generation of consoles. This will allow a wider audience to see what 3D should really be about in games.

LettingGo5295d ago

What TV are you playing on?!? Killzone 3 still looks gorgeous in 3D.

P_Bomb5295d ago

Playing GT5 on the new Sony 24" monitor and it's impressed me the most after Uncharted 3. Not sure why you think it sucks. You just have to adjust the sliders to comfortable levels. A quick google showed me some people's sweet spots and I took it from there.

ProjectVulcan5294d ago (Edited 5294d ago )

Killzone 3 is again not fantastic in 3D. The game is cut back texture/geometry wise, resolution wise and the framerate and response is just rough. Its not just that and GT5 though. Its any console game i played in 3D which is most of them. Nearly all of them 360 and Ps3 get cut back a lot.

Why does GT5 suck in 3D? Simple, the backgrounds and some alphas in GT5 in 3D are not correctly adjusted for 3D. Secondly the game takes a resolution hit, in 2D you can get 1280 x 1080. In 3D you are limited to 1280 x 720 effective with only QAA, which is MSAA in 2D.

Thirdly and most crippling is the major league performance hit the game takes. The framerate is at least halved, often more so, and screen tearing which is present in 2D mode is even more apparent in 3D mode. Performance is just ripped up in 3D mode, its not nice when you are used to a lovely slick 60FPS experience in a racer.

Finally as i said, i have access to a quality PC and top end 3D games. It sounds like you don't and you have this little monitor for PS3 3D. Thus you don't really know what 3D games should and could and do look like with no visual compromises.

I do.

If you have never used it regularly on a powerful PC and lots of other platforms then you can't really criticise my comment effectively, not someone who has greater experience.

You talk about sweet spot for depth and GT5 doesn't even have that much depth. With Nvidia 3D vision you can adjust depth on the fly, and the level you can comfortably achieve is much much higher than any console 3D game partly down to less eye strain from higher resolutions and refresh rates possible.

When you have experienced 3D like i have you will no doubt, know exactly what i refer to. Come back then and tell everyone.

Ahhh i feel sorry for everyone who plays 3D on console not knowing what it really is supposed to look like when the games aren't heavily compromised to achieve it.

It as if you are playing on a black and white SDTV and you say its good because you just don't know any better. You will have a nice surprise then if they sort out next gen or get a good PC- full colour baby!

gospelnote20005295d ago (Edited 5295d ago )

Yeah I am going to have to agree with you. I own one of the newer 3D tv models and it looks amazing. I play Uncharted 3, Resistance 3, Killzone 3, Gran Tourismo, Batman, Crysis and they all look good to me in 3D. Its just another option to play and the more options the better. And you have to have the right equipment as well.

gypsygib5295d ago (Edited 5295d ago )

I have a 51" Samsung PN51D7000 (2011 3D Plasma) and can confirm that every game on that list is extremely low res and/or has a significant hit in performance.

I'll agree that Crysis looks excellent in 3D and Batman and GT5 look decent, most games look terrible, at least on consoles.

I have Uncharted 3 but haven't played it in 3D yet, I'll check it out.

P_Bomb5295d ago (Edited 5295d ago )

GT5 is amazing in 3D as the sliders let you customize it to your liking. Maxing everything out gives you some ghosting but everything pops out of the screen more than any other 3D game I've seen. It's literally like racing toy cars around a race track, you feel like you can touch the cars on the car select screens as well.

I wouldn't call Crysis excellent in 3D though. I have them both on PS3 and they're not even as good as Killzone or Resistance 3 for 3D effects (sparks, debris, shrapnel, dust/water) and have the same problems the 2D mode has such as frame drops, pop-in and enemies with no physics. Once they're down, you can't mess with them anymore. Waste of 3D as it breaks the immersion. The bullet trail lines perk looks weak as well, KZ3's 3D bullets coming at you are better implemented imo.

Batman AC looks just as much 2D as 3D at times in 3D mode. Looks more like those viewfinders we used to play with as kids. Uncharted 3 blows it away.

Typical article from MSXBoxworld overall. There are plenty worse multiplats with 3D patches, no reason for KZ3 and R3 to be on this list. They spend most of their time talking about res' drops which lets face it, affect every 3D game. The actual 3D *implementation* in R3 though is quite well done, you can even look down enemies' mouths. No reason it should be on this list while Batman AC's relatively weak implementation and Crysis 1's oddball top/bottom format aren't. Saying "if only the source material had a bit more shine" is a bit of a backhanded dig by Richard Cram as it doesn't speak to the 3D whatsoever. He doesn't back up his brief bullet points with enough facts. Sliders help alleviate ghosting in most cases.

DasTier5295d ago

the only one of those ive played in 3d was gears, but the 3d on that was like the adverts fo it in cinemas (actually there) and not as crappy as youd see in a film

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piroh548d ago

There's too many games to choose from

No Metal geat solid 1,2,3,4?
No Resident evil?
No Silent hill?
No Midnight club 3?
No NfS Underground 2?
No Final Fantasy?
No Burnout 3?
No Dragon quest 8?
No Days gone?
No Ace combat?
No Tekken/Soul calibur?......
just from the top of my head

PS1 era was full of great RPGs, PS2 was racing generation i would pick top 200 and even that would be just a fraction.

FinalFantasyFanatic547d ago

30 is way too low over the entire history of Playstation, I just wouldn't be able to narrow it down that much, I would pick 100 at least.

Storm23547d ago

Yeah...really odd list. I get that it is personal preference and I love most of the games listed, but my list would definitely be different. I agree though, it would be incredibly difficult to come up with just 30.

lockedongamer1547d ago (Edited 547d ago )

I only picked first-party titles. Otherwise, I agree!

EDIT: Except for Days Gone, I don't get the love for it but you do you!

Chocoburger538d ago

I didn't like Days Gone either, it doesn't deserve to be on any best of list.

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Resistance 3 is a Classic, 13 Years On

Insomniac Games' thunderous conclusion to its acclaimed first-person shooter series remains an under-appreciated work of art.

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_SilverHawk_561d ago

Sony needs to remake the trilogy on ps5

CrimsonWing69561d ago

I’d rather them do a new game in the world of Resistance.

Cacabunga561d ago (Edited 561d ago )

I honestly liked the first one most..
killzone 2 and 3 outshined Resistance 2 and 3 for me in every aspect.

Eonjay561d ago

I absolutely adored Resistance 3 but they do not NEED to remake this game. They should do something that they enjoy and if it is Resistance then so be it.

Mr_cheese561d ago

Loved resistance 3, played the whole thing on co op with the move controller and gun, was very different!

Resistance 2 online was the best

gamerz561d ago

Me too, but also on a 3D tv! R3 was one of the few games that got plastic rifle panning motion right.

isarai561d ago

Such a criminally underrated series, id love a remaster collection of the trilogy.

preciousdeath561d ago

Yes! ...and make them PSVR2 compatible.

Pedrof561d ago

Not a classic in my opinion ; a pretty mediocre PS3 shooter as far as I'm concerned, not bad, not the worst of the trilogy, but certainly not great. Killzone 2 was miles ahead of it (and of most FPSs even today as far as I'm concerned).

pwnmaster3000561d ago

Naw man.
Resistance 1 will always be GOATed for me.
I remember playing all night on multiplayer. Such a fun game.

P_Bomb561d ago

Ah yeah, R1! I cut my teeth on the one-shot Walmart map, lol! Miss that.

gamerz561d ago

Played that demo soooooo many damn times since it was the only thing to play for a while at launch. That and motorstorm.

refocusedman561d ago

killzone was amazing but resistance was great as well. althpugh theybwrre both fps, I think that served different purposes.

JEECE561d ago

Thanks for turning Insomniac into a Marvel studio.

ApocalypseShadow561d ago (Edited 561d ago )

Although I agree on original games and creativity over licensed IP, especially something like Ghost of Tsushima. But Sony's looking at that series selling less and less overall with the 3rd estimated to not even sell 2 million. Gamers who say they loved it didn't really buy it.

While Spiderman the series has sold over 50 million not counting PC. And Spider-Man 2 is over 11 million so far. If you had their business and had to make their decisions, what would you do in their shoes?

JEECE561d ago

@ApocalypseShadow

Umm, that's exactly my point lol. Insomniac made great, original IP games and people didn't buy them because they were too busy lapping up yearly CODs and Assassin's Creeds, so naturally Sony/Insomniac had to pivot to something else.

Knushwood Butt561d ago

So you are saying 1 was the worst?
I respect your opinion but strongly disagree.

I'll start with what I didn't like about 3:
- OK, Nathan Hale is gone but new player character totally forgettable. Can't even remember their name.
- Awful forced in 3D. Just look at KZ3 for 3D done well.
- Online multiplayer that paled in comparison to 1 and 2. Put hundreds of hours into the first two. Probably less than 10 hours into 3.
- Campaign was OK but I played the other two more, especially 1.

Pedrof560d ago

1 had my favorite gunplay of the trilogy (no need for COD iron sight) so I guess my worst would be 2. At least 3 wrapped up the storyline, supported the move controller and had prettier graphics. But in my book, none of the three really stood out. From that era, I prefered Singularity for example and obviously Killzone 2.

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lex-1020561d ago

I wish they'd bring back the Resistance 2 multiplayer. God that co-op was so much fun.

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Playback: Enslaved Odyssey to the West

TSA revisits Enslaved Odyssey to the West to see how it holds up.

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Relientk77644d ago

Such a great game. I really wish we got a sequel to it.

darthv72644d ago

This is a pretty good game. Im glad its backward compatible on xbo/series

Venoxn4g644d ago

Great game, enjoy the DLC as well

bamboo313rd644d ago

So under rated. Just played it with lossless frame generation and 4k. 144hz.

0hMyGandhi644d ago

fantastic game. Criminally underrated. Yes, the combat was overly simple. But the sound design, world design, characters and lore were absolutely top-notch.

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