New to PS3: Looking for RPG

So I just got a PS3 and I would like to know what RPG should I get. I wanted to get Skyrim since I played the crap out of Oblivion, but I heard many bad things about Skyrim on the PS3 (all the glitches and lags...). I saw Dark Souls, but idk if I should get Demon Souls first. Anyways, I'm looking for Suggestions :) Thanks!

So I just got a PS3 and I would like to know what RPG should I get. I wanted to get Skyrim since I played the crap out of Oblivion, but I heard many bad things about Skyrim on the PS3 (all the glitches and lags...). I saw Dark Souls, but idk if I should get Demon Souls first. Anyways, I'm looking for Suggestions :) Thanks!

ABRed

Go for dragon age 1 and 2 there cheep on amazon now

Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Mass Effect 2, Mass Effect 3 (releases in March 12)

So I just got a PS3 and I would like to know what RPG should I get. I wanted to get Skyrim since I played the crap out of Oblivion, but I heard many bad things about Skyrim on the PS3 (all the glitches and lags...). I saw Dark Souls, but idk if I should get Demon Souls first. Anyways, I'm looking for Suggestions :) Thanks!

ABRed

So I just got a PS3 and I would like to know what RPG should I get. I wanted to get Skyrim since I played the crap out of Oblivion, but I heard many bad things about Skyrim on the PS3 (all the glitches and lags...). I saw Dark Souls, but idk if I should get Demon Souls first. Anyways, I'm looking for Suggestions :) Thanks!

ABRed

You can try Dead Island. People like to rag on it but I've had nothing but fun with it.

I'd go for Skyrim. I have it and after 40 hours have had only a little big of slowdown after playing 4 hours straight. Just turn off autosave and after 3 or 4 hours turn off the system of a little bit and you can go back and be fine.

Demon's Souls is also rather good, and quite cheap now. Dark Souls (at least for me) is a lot harder, so it may be best to start with Demon's Souls to get into the style of play.

Mass Effect 2 is also very good, but be warned, it's very light on the rpg elements. I was able to level up basically every skill tree by the end of the game, which made me wonder why I bothered allocating skills to certain areas in the beginning if I'd end up with all of them.

Also, Deus Ex: Human Revolution. This would have been my GOTY if it wasn't for Skyrim. Don't listen to the complaints about the boss battles. There's only four of them and they're easy/quick enough that they never take away from the game. I'm on my second play through because they don't lie when they say there are a few ways to play the game differently each time (going for the full on stealth is a fun challenge in an era when there aren't many stealth games on consoles). The dialogue feels more real than ME2 (which was sort of praised for that feature). Likewise, the skill trees won't all be filled by the end of the game, and there's no NG+, so you really have the option to play differently each time.

I would HIGHLY recommend picking up Demon's Souls, it's really a great game. Doesn't have much of a story to it, but the combat is absolutely top-notch and the game is full of awesome enemies, great boss fights, and a lot of loot (armor and weapons) you can find. I'd get it before Dark Souls, as Demon's Souls is only around $20 new, so if you don't like it you'll know you probably won't like Dark Souls either.

Another game I would recommend is Mass Effect 2. The highlight of the game is the story and the great characters, as well as how your choices impact the game. Although as someone else mentioned, the game is as much of an RPG as it is a third-person shooter, so just be aware of that. Oh, and if you're going to get it make sure you also get the digital-interactive comic from the PSN store, it fills you in on what happened in the first Mass Effect (the PS3 didn't get that game), as well as lets you make six main storyline decisions that will impact your game when you play.

Dragon Age: Origins is my most played RPG on the PS3. It's fantastic. Dragon Age II is even more fun, but overall a worse game (still great though).

Mass Effect 2 is not bad either.

Skyrim is amazing, and if you actually enjoyed Oblivion then no doubt you'll love this one. Some people get annoying bugs and so on, I haven't experienced any so far.

Final Fantasy XIII is pretty fun as well, most people dislike it however (I loved it).

Coming up is Final Fantasy XIII-2 which seems to improve everything (31st January).

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning seems to be one amazingly good game as the developers promised many, many great features. If they do deliver their promises it'll be one of the best in the genre (8th Feb I believe).

Mass Effect 3 is coming in March as well, and I guess it's guaranteed it'll deliver the same experience as 2.

As for Demon's Souls and Dark Souls I can't recomment them as personally I hated them (I don't even consider them RPG's, but dungeon crawlers). Demon's Souls however is cheap now, so if you do want to get an idea about the series go ahead and give it a try.

Folklore is a must get, and of course Valkyria Chronicles.

eternal sonata, fun and you can get it for like 10 dollars.

FFXIII, the older FFs from psone on psn

Alot of rpgs coming out in the new year, FF XII-2 , Ni no kuni, tales of graces f, amalur kingdom of reckoning, and more

Folklore is a must get, and of course Valkyria Chronicles.

Gxgear

Same thing, I would also suggest Disgaea 3 and 4 as well

My list of great PS3 RPGs:

Dragon Age: Origins

Dragon Age 2

Mass Effect 2

Demon's Souls

TESIV: Oblivion

TESV: Skyrim

Fallout 3

Fallout New Vegas

Nier

Enchanted Arms

Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, Skyrim.

Make a new topic in 2 years when you're done with those. ;)

Dragon Age: Origins is my most played RPG on the PS3. It's fantastic. Dragon Age II is even more fun, but overall a worse game (still great though).

finalserenade75

Just out of curiosity, how is the combat in DAO? It looks like it could possibly get boring after a while, but the game itself looks rather interesting.

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Dragon Age: Origins is my most played RPG on the PS3. It's fantastic. Dragon Age II is even more fun, but overall a worse game (still great though).

blueboxdoctor

Just out of curiosity, how is the combat in DAO? It looks like it could possibly get boring after a while, but the game itself looks rather interesting.

I believe you posted a topic a while ago about Dragon Age: Origins and I answered it :P

Anyway, yes it does get dull after a while (specifically after around 5-6 hours into the game). When it gets dull however just keep playing and it'll get much better. The combat strongly reflects the leveling system, what I mean by that if you level up your character in a successful manner the combat will change and seem dynamic. If you choose your skills randomly however (which will more than likely happen in your first playthrough) it'll become hectic and you'll rely on one or two skills and no more. Frankly I did not like it at all in my first playthrough, but something told me to go ahead and give it another try and I'm very glad I did.

If the combat does get dull you can always change which character you control, for example I enjoyed the game the most as a tank. I played as a tank 3 times, and sometimes it got just too boring so I'd switch to Leliana, Sten or others. I strongly suggest you search a couple of guides for leveling before you start though, it'll help you get a better grasp over the game.

Deus Ex Human Revolution, Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age Originsand Dragon Age II are all good ones. ;)

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Dragon Age: Origins is my most played RPG on the PS3. It's fantastic. Dragon Age II is even more fun, but overall a worse game (still great though).

finalserenade75

Just out of curiosity, how is the combat in DAO? It looks like it could possibly get boring after a while, but the game itself looks rather interesting.

I believe you posted a topic a while ago about Dragon Age: Origins and I answered it :P

Anyway, yes it does get dull after a while (specifically after around 5-6 hours into the game). When it gets dull however just keep playing and it'll get much better. The combat strongly reflects the leveling system, what I mean by that if you level up your character in a successful manner the combat will change and seem dynamic. If you choose your skills randomly however (which will more than likely happen in your first playthrough) it'll become hectic and you'll rely on one or two skills and no more. Frankly I did not like it at all in my first playthrough, but something told me to go ahead and give it another try and I'm very glad I did.

If the combat does get dull you can always change which character you control, for example I enjoyed the game the most as a tank. I played as a tank 3 times, and sometimes it got just too boring so I'd switch to Leliana, Sten or others. I strongly suggest you search a couple of guides for leveling before you start though, it'll help you get a better grasp over the game.

Yeah, after that thread I decided to wait for the combo pack with DAO and the Expansion to come down in price. Sadly (well not exactly sadly) I now have Skyrim so it'll be a while until my next lengthy rpg. Though, I'll probably end up with DAO since I've been doing a second ME2 playthrough and am curious to see what else Bioware has to offer.