My first summer with the Playstation

After being convinced by Tony Ponce, who said that there is no better time to buy a console than at the tail end of a generation (cheap price, firmware fixed, 7 years of exclusives), I decided to finally dish out the money and have a Station to Play on. I thought it would be interesting to have someone’s fresh perspective on the console, after most of it’s exclusive titles had come out, so here are my thoughts on some of the PS3's many exclusives (as well as some not-very exclusives that I played first on a PS3 this summer).

The Last of Us



Due to a lack of funds, I haven’t gotten round to picking up the other Metal Gear Solid games, as I surely will, hearing great things about Snake Eater and Guns of the Patriots, as well as wanting to catch up before The Phantom Pain is released. Nevertheless, I had a chance to play the very first Metal Gear Solid, and let me tell you, it was great. The stealth, and even more, the controls, were quite modern for a game from 1998. This must’ve been one of the best looking PSOne games, because it looks superb, even today. By comparison, I can’t bring myself to play Ocarina of Time in its original form due to how badly it has aged. I can’t think of much else to say about this classic, but I will leave you with a question, “Do you think love can bloom even on a battlefield?”

Final thoughts

Apart from the games themselves, I found myself liking how lightweight the PS3 controller was, and it felt strange holding the bulky 360 controller after a while away from it.

In general, the Playstation has impressed me. Maybe it’s just playing all these stellar games in a short span of time, but the quality of these very diverse games simply amaze me. And don’t worry, there’s still plenty more for me to play - I just haven’t gotten round to it yet. Leave me a few suggestions of what I should consider picking up next - on my list are the remaining Metal Gear Solid’s, Ni no Kuni and Valkyria Chronicles.

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