So I’ve finally done it, after talking and thinking about it for so long I’ve gone and purchased myself a PS3 and I’m enjoying the hell out of it. I’ve been holding off on doing this for quite a while, mostly because there really haven’t been any games that I absolutely had to play. I was content to keep playing my indie and strategy titles from Steam but now that two games that I’ve been waiting for have just come out I didn’t even hesitate in my purchase.
The first game is an obvious one, Final Fantasy XIII. I’ve been a fan of the series for a very long time having played almost every title in the series including the early NES titles and have become an absolute sucker for any JRPG title. This latest addition to the series is the first Final Fantasy to be released on the current generation of consoles and it takes full advantage of the technology making the combat graphics and in-game cut scenes almost indistinguishable from the high quality pre-rendered cut scenes. The combat looks spectacular with a very simple and minimalist interface so you can focus more on the action rather than the menus and with a new leveling system that is similar to that used in previous titles it is easy for any new or old player to jump right in.
Despite the fact that I am enjoying Final Fantasy XIII a lot it wasn’t my first choice of what game to break in my PS3 with, Heavy Rain was what I had hoped for but unfortunately I’m not the only one who wants to play it as the store has me on preorder. Heavy Rain could be described as a spiritual successor to Quantic Dream’s previous title Farenheit as there are a lot of similarities between the two in both the story and gameplay. Having loved Farenheit but admit it has its faults I am very excited to see what Quantic Dream have done ensure they don’t make the same mistakes twice.
I guess it is a good thing that I wasn’t able to pick up both titles at the same time as the Final Fantasy games are known for the mind fuck stories and it would be better to focus on the story of one game at a time before moving onto the next. After I’ve finished these two games I’m not sure what I’ll move onto as I’m sure there are plenty of titles in my backlog that I should play based on suggestions from others after finding out I just got a PS3 and I haven’t even touched the PlayStation Network so there bound to be plenty there for me to do.
