I'm just revisiting all your PS3 videos this week because I am really getting back into playing it again. I picked up a Retro Fighters Defender controller and it's absolutely fantastic.
Inversion, Risen 2, Risen 3, Binary Domain, Dark Void, Enslaved Odyssey Journey to the West, Untold legends dark kingdom, golden axe, Rage, Two Worlds II, Arcania, Kingdom of Amalur Reckoning, Bound by flame, bionic commando, Remember Me, Syndicate, Timeshift, Bulletstorm, anarchy reigns, Viking Battle of Asgard, Fracture, Vanquish, Child of Eden
I got 27 minutes into folklore and then gave the disc to my border collie...then I watched the rest of this video and realized I must have watched this before because I own every single one of these games. I love metal Jesus!
Just to make sure everyone knows, I run across people all the time that don't know this. But MJR said it there, the 20 and 60 GB consoles play PS2 games. The 80 GB console plays PS2 games as well, though the compatibility is not as good due to how it emulates them. BUT, here is the kicker that a lot of people don't know, EVERY PS3 plays PS1 games.
Yes, the original 20 and 60 GB models had the actual Emotion Engine/ Graphics Synthesizer built into them. As such, you had the best PS playback possible. The 80 GB model that followed it scrapped the Emotion Engine (Sony was able to emulate it with software), but kept the Graphic Synthesizer chip. To cut costs and to be able to lower the price of the PS3, Sony eventually removed the GS chip as well. The PS3's Nvidia chip was unable to emulate the graphic routines of the GS, so PS2 compatibility was lost as a result.
I used to own another PS3 back around five years ago. It couldn't play PS2 games. So you're saying that the model I had couldn't play PS2 games, but could play PS1 games?
I bought a fat original PS3 refurbished for $100 on amazon and it came with a 40gb hdd. The first thing I did when it got here was put in a 2.5 inch form factor, 5400 rpm, 250 gb laptop drive I found in the cushions of my couch and it was seriously the easiest HDD install I've ever done. When the PS3 detects that you've installed a new compatible HDD, it will offer to format it in FAT32 which is its required format to operate. Once that process is completed, you're ready to play. Even if you were to buy a refurbed HDD with the correct requirements to replace the wimpy 40gb clunker the amazon refurbed PS3 comes with, that's still only an additional $40 or so I think in the end if you're looking for a backwards compatible PS3 right now is the time to get on that shit, especially with gamestop's online store selling TONS of games for under 5 bucks and even a bunch at 99 cents, I shit you not. This investment is freaking MANDATORY if you have a Vita, and likewise if you have a PS3 then you need to get the Vita to go with it. The cross functionality has changed my life. It's just so freakin beautiful man. Being able to play Guacamelee on my 60" was worth the cost just by itself, not to mention playing Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection on the Vita. Heaven, if it actually existed, would be something like this. MY ONLY COMPLAINT - it's played every PS1 I've thrown at it (mmmmm R-Types...), but has failed about 30% of the PS2 titles I've tried including my beloved Taito Legends. So there is a judgment call to be made as to whether or not you'll be pulling out the PS2 still all of the time and would instead be better off buying a PS3 slim and just keeping both around and set up. Personally, there is just so much goodness in the fat PS3 and what I can get working that the loss of a few PS2 classics in normal rotation isn't that big of a deal, and if every six weeks or so I have to break out the PS2 to play whatever random PS2 decided not to work that weekend then so be it. One more word: prices for used systems on amazon fluctuate WILDLY from week to week so if it's above what you feel comfortable paying for it, just wait and see if it drops. If it gets somewhere comfortable, and you buy it only to see it drop another 20 or 30 bucks the next week, just go ahead and return the first one your ordered to get the new cheaper one. I know that my $100 purchase wasn't a fluke, but it was a good grab. If you just go any old day you can find PS3s used and refurbed for on average $120-$130. If only they'd made more shooters for it then it would be the most perfect gaming machine ever. Good hunting.
This is something I've been thinking about investing in. To be honest the only reason I bought another PS3(I sold my old 120 Slim a few years ago)is because I collect blu-rays and I desperately wanted to delve into The Last of Us. Which in my opinion, is easily one of, if not the best, game that has come out for the PS3 so far. Now, I know how intensely fierce some people can get with the loyalty to their system; I personally have always used a Playstation, that is what I grew up with along with NES, Supernintendo, and N64 but I think what is worth mentioning for those equal opportunity gamers, is that an Xbox 360 can do the same as the backwards compatible early model PS3s at least for the sixth generation games. That being said, I mean in the sense that the HD can still be upgraded and a vast majority of the titles available on PS2 were also released for Xbox /Xbox 360. But that isn't to say each system has their own unique stand alone titles that could sway a decision. I think what really makes a difference though is if you have a nostalgia for the early fifth gen games because let's face it, if you grew up with a ps1 you wouldn't pass up a lazy sunday with Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, or Lara Croft. At least for the more nostalgic of us out there :p
Tommy TwoTacos I realize it's been two years but I got 2 60gb variants that are fully functional and essentially a back up to a main. Haha happy hunting!! I found My second one on ebay on a pawnshop for 45 bucks. Spend another 50 bucks in repairs and viola! $95 dollar ps3 in 2017
I have the 60gb PS3 fat with backwards compatibility :D I've been looking for it for so long, but when I finally found it I payed 300PLN ( about 75 USD, for now) which i think is actually pretty cheap as for the unique version of video game console. About the games from PS2 and PS1- I haven't any problem, yet I enjoyed Kingdom Hearts 1&2, Dragon Quest VIII, Ratchet& Clank, bunch of Dragon Ball fighting games, God of War 1&2 and Alundra 2. The only problem I've noticed is it's weigh and size. That's pretty cool thing in my opinion and it's such a shame that any other PS3 models don't have the backwards compatibility. :'(
The launch PS3 does play things really well with a filter to soften some edges and what not but I did run into compatibility issues with Breath of Fire 4, I heard that also gave some PS2's trouble as well as one of the Tomb Raider games ...why? Hell if I know.
i think vanquish is a hidden gem to, I dont see a lot of people talking about it and its a shinji mikami game, its like the megamen that capcom dont make.
some other hidden gems for ps3 are: viking battle for asgard maffia 2 vanquish of orcs and man stranglehold both overlord games the fear series these are some i can think of that i don't think have been mentioned yet or where in the xbox360 hidden gems series
I got Deadly Premonition Director’s Edition from playstation plus, but it lagged alot and had audio issuses so I didnt finished it. (I own a ps3 slim 500gb.)
I have 80GB fat PS3. It doesn't want to play NTSC games (I have PAL) which sucks cause one of my favourite PSX games in Legend of Mana and that one was never released in Europe. Other then that it is awesome (I can play it on my original PSX or PS2)
Do you think Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance would be a hidden gem? It was a great with some awesome music. I feel that the game was overlooked by the other Metal Gear games.
The only way unfortunately is jailbreaking your ps3 install a cobra-fitted cfw which supports region free ps2 games but you'll have to convert them into iso format and put them on a fat32 hdd
It's worth noting that 20GB has no native wifi and that there are two versions of the 80GB. One that plays PS2 games and one that doesn't. All the PS2 BC PS3's are easy to tell apart even if the HDD was changed because only they have 4 USB ports, all other PS3s including the 80GB that doesn't play PS2 games only have 2 USB ports. It's also worth noting that the 80GB PS3 has inferior backwards compatibility to the 20GB and 60GB models because it has software emulation instead of hardware emulation like they have. More glitches and weird things happen with the 80GB as a result. Also, the 20GB and 60GB are heavier than the 80GB because of having the PS2 hardware in it. But $1200 for any of the PS2 BC models? With their well known Yellow Light of Death issues you shouldn't be paying more than $300 at this point. It's easy to get them for $150 on ebay and even if they have YLOD at that price, the repair costs added to that will still make it under $300 total when using gopher mods (the best repair place for them), and even cheaper if you reball it yourself. My 60GB PS3 sadly got YLOD last year and I got a Slim as a result but I still have it, in fact it's right to my left as a collector's item and in case I do decide to repair it. My PS2 has serious DRE issues and it is obviously more convenient to have that PS3 in general. I only got the Slim because YLOD is inevitable to return and it would be money down the drain for a temporary fix of an endlessly reoccurring problem.
protoluigi you're the first one that has said something good about the playstation all star game because everybody else said it sucked just because it's just lie super smash bros
i guess you're right,i mean everybody has an opinion,i for one have unpopular opinions like people like the legend of zelda games,while i think they're boring,i guess it's all about tastes
i guess people tend to hate things that are either new,or remakes or even copies,that's why people are so against PSASBR because they hate that it's a copy of smash brothers,i have the game and i think it's a decent game,it has good characters,the stages are nice and the super moves are not bad,the only complain i have about the game is that stupid purple head that you fight as a boss,but other than that i think it's a good game
I think Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is a hidden gem and worth checking out if you haven't already. The Army of Two series is great to play with a friend, but not sure if those are hidden gems or just less talked about games.
@@tomasztomasz.r3461 More hidden gems Inversion, Risen 2, Risen 3, Binary Domain, Dark Void, Enslaved Odyssey Journey to the West, Untold legends dark kingdom, golden axe, Rage, Two Worlds II, Arcania, Kingdom of Amalur Reckoning, Bound by flame, bionic commando, Remember Me, Syndicate, Timeshift, Bulletstorm, anarchy reigns, Viking Battle of Asgard, Fracture
Ummm...The First Disgaea game came out in 2003 for the PS2 it didn't start on the Nintendo DS. Infact before the first game got it's remaster on the Nintendo DS we were already on Disgaea 3 on PS3.
MetalJesusRocks No worries Jesus! Sorry, I didn't mean to come across as a twat! I just didn't know if you were big into the series and if you saw a game entitled just "Disgaea" on the DS it makes sense to assume it started there!
I have a 1st Gen. PS3. It plays PS1 and PS2 games flawlessly. It's really just a great system. I love that I've been able to keep all of my games for PS1 and PS2 without the hassle of multiple systems. For the amount of space you could save, as a serious collector and enthusiast, I would definitely recommend picking up a 1st Gen. PS3.
It does play PS2 games great for the most part but there’s some known flickering or disappearing walls or body parts, such as on Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 4: The Room
@@TEDdotcom the first gen PS3 actually has a ps2 inside that will play flawlessly. The second gen plays ps2 through emulation and will as you say glitch on certain titles
@@TEDdotcom you dont really need to play ps2 games natively or off ps2 discs anymore. the PS3 has many remastered ps2 games with widescreen support for 16:9 like the ico and shadow of collosus bundle as well as bundles like jack and daxter and rahet and metal gear and even that konami mech shooter series zone of enders all remastered. ps3 is my fav sony system of all time.
PS3 was having a tough time when it came out so it was really more of a victim of being "on the wrong system" at the time. If it would of came out more at the end of the PS3 lifecycle it would of done much better
More of the huh or hmm could be used as a drinking game. Love this guy and the whole crew though so whatever. Gotta bring back the gamer eats though tbh, I have used most of master pauls recipes and am not displeased at all.
@@ignaciofuentes3300 Inversion, Risen 2, Risen 3, Binary Domain, Dark Void, Enslaved Odyssey Journey to the West, Untold legends dark kingdom, golden axe, Rage, Two Worlds II, Arcania, Kingdom of Amalur Reckoning, Bound by flame, bionic commando, Remember Me, Syndicate, Timeshift, Bulletstorm, anarchy reigns, Viking Battle of Asgard, Fracture
like to correct you on something cause you said for Disgaea started on the DS but it originally started on the PS2 in 2003 while the DS version was on 2008 and even the PSP version was released on 2006
snake2006 The problem with Skyward Sword for me had nothing to do with controls, but the damn color scheme. A great deal of text is unreadable without really squinting because the color they use for text doesn't contrast properly. It's the only Zelda game I never finished, but I'm not too down on myself - they'll probably re-release it in 10 years with a more readable font.
snake2006 Ah, I didn't have the Wii Motion Plus either, but if you pre-ordered the game in the gold box it came bundled with a gold controller with Wii Motion Plus.
You don't actually have to use Motion Control in those sections! There's probably an option somewhere in a menu (can't really remember), but I played through all those sections without utilising the motion control features.
LukeSparrow Oh, cool - I'll put it back in and play it properly - I only had a spare hour last time and probably didn't give it enough of a chance. I'm a bit of a game hoarder and have a tendency to do that.
Ilija Petrovic There are plenty of non-shooters. But the only games that are advertised and that have a noteworthy budget these days are shooters. I was flabbergasted when Bravely Default had television advertisement earlier this year, not only was it an RPG, but it was on a handheld console.
Ilija Petrovic There is much less shooters coming out today then there was a few years back when most of the games in this list came back with everyone trying to ride the modern warfare 2 sales hype train.
There are lots of good games, you just have to look. I get what you're saying though. FPS games are shoved down gamers' throats a lot these days, while more worthy games don't get the attention they deserve.
Folklore, Heavenly Sword, Deadly Premonition - The Director's Cut, Resonance of Fate, 3D Dot Game Heroes, Puppeteer: I've got all these F-ing awesome games!!! Disgaea 4 and Time Crisis 4 are on my list! Thank you so much, Metal Jesus, for letting the world know about them!!!! :D
CuCuz to be honest, heavenly sword didn’t age well today. The combat is less engaging than god of war and the voice acting can be ear piercing 90% of the time
Truly one of the best Action/RPGs out there and the best game in the White Wolf's universe to date.Pity the game never made the sales it should have made and is kinda lost in obscurity :(
MetalJesusRocks If you manage to find a CECHA/B/E, don't throw out your PlayStation 2. :b I own a CECHE01 upgraded to 320GB, and the eMotion GS onboard isn't perfect, or 100% reliable with all PlaySation 2 games, especially the less popular ones. Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (one of 12 games I still own for the PS2 platform) locks up and crashes regularly, as well as several other less mainstream titles I had before selling them off. It's also worth mentioning that the PlayStation 3 plays games in the resolution they were originally displayed in, with only minor sharpening/upscaling if played with an HDMI cable and actually look WORSE. It's better to play them with the RCA cable in SD.
MetalJesusRocks Just so you know. I managed to get hold of a copy of Heavenly Sword in CEX, Streatham, London. It cost me £3.00 (probably equates to about $4.50 at a guess). I got it on your recommendation in this video and because I like these type of 3d fighting games, God of War series is my favourite. I never knew about this game and I'm glad you introduced it to me. This is truly a hidden gem, an awesome game. Thank you. :)
I have all these games but here are few others.Aquanauts holiday (extremely rare), Afrika US version, El shaddai, Iron sky invasion, Arthur and the revenge of maltazard, Earth defence force, Majin and the forsaken Kingdom, Magus, Under defeat, Arcana heart love max, The cube, Monster jam, The witch and the hundred knight, Crash time 4, cabela, Hyperdimenion neptunia, Ni no kuni, Atelier... And many more
Whenever I hear that Japanese game developer is creating a game based on real history... I know that eventualy I'll fight giant crabs, dragons, undead creatures etc. And why Fryderyk Chopin? One of greatest composers, but his life wasn't such interesting. He had a couple of wemen, he was great Polish composer... that's it. But I god damn like that this game shows real Polish folk clothes. 11:22 is very popular pattern in north of Poland (at least it still is during celebrations and festivals).
I consider PlayStation All-Stars a hidden gem, sadly nobody played it because of the disappointing roster and lack of marketing, but the gameplay was pretty good if you get into it learning combos, confirms and tactics, and it's crazy fun with friends (one of the few PS3 games to be actually fun in 4-player mode in the same system).
Metal Jesus looks and speaks like such a nice guy, I mean, if you were to ask for $5 bucks on the street, this man will give you. Anyway, thank you for these "hidden gems" !
Inversion, Risen 2, Risen 3, Binary Domain, Dark Void, Enslaved Odyssey Journey to the West, Untold legends dark kingdom, golden axe, Rage, Two Worlds II, Arcania, Kingdom of Amalur Reckoning, Bound by flame, bionic commando, Remember Me, Syndicate, Timeshift, Bulletstorm, anarchy reigns, Viking Battle of Asgard, Fracture, Child of Eden
I started playing it years ago, and then I broke my sony PS3 controller and replaced it with a $20 off brand controller, so I couldn't finish the game (because there is apparently no way to absorb the powers of the enemies without the motion control of the sony controllers). So, for a long time, it was sitting on a shelf. I recently picked up a used sony controller, and have been playing again! Can't wait to finish it! The art direction is outstanding, I just wish they had included a control option that didn't require a first party controller to utilize one of the most important gameplay mechanics...
I bought the backwards compatable phat 60 gig (I think) PS3 the Christmas it came out. It's been chugging along but about 2 years ago it started having heat issues. Supposedly this isn't a rare issue...quite a few people have it. I took my PS3 apart, cleaned it and blew it out as best as I could but it still heats up way to hot. I no longer play on it because I don't look forward to buying a new one in case it overheats. As to how it plays PS1 and PS2 games...somewhat ok...I can't really think of any downsides.
Brian Smith Really? The heat drop was noticable? I don't really have a "loud" issue just the heat issue... Was it any kind of thermal paste or a special kind and how much did it cost?
Pretty much any kind will do, they put really poor thermal paste on there from what I hear, I bought a pack of two for $20 at Radio Shack, they sell them individually as well so about 10 for it.
Brian Smith How much do you think it would cost to have someone do it for me? I'm really not comfortable with performing these kinds of procedures myself.
I've owned a few 60gb models they are a great way of playing PS2 games, however their is an issue with cooking the CPU (Yellow light of death) so it MUST be well ventilated and in a cool place if possible otherwise it an excellent option and a SATA upgrade very cheap & easy to do... Final note tho is the Japanese Model is the only one with a GENUINE PS2 chipset the rest use firmware so not every game will work...
Only a error With the DS and PSP versions of the first Disgaea are remakes of the originals the series started in the PS2 and so the principal games are exclusives to the PlayStation ( not counting the PSP, DS, and PS VIta ports of the originals with additional content )
I bought the 60gb backwards compatible PS3 off Ebay 6 years ago, I love it! I've never had any problems with it, playing PS1 and PS2 games works great and it gives you the option to smooth the graphics which is nice. My only complaint is how loud the fan gets sometimes but hey it's obviously doing it's job, I've put probably thousands of hours on this PS3 and I bought it used. I switched out the 60gb HD for a 500gb and It is now the Ultimate PS3 in my opinion
Thomas Graversen According to Sony's official site, it's the 20, 60 & 80 gig versions... but that may be in all territories: us.playstation.com/support/compatiblestatus/
Any PS3 can play PS1 games, but only the 20, 60, and some 80GB models play PS2 games, which is dumb, because you can pop in a DVD movie and watch it on any PS3, so why not a game printed on a DVD? I feel like it's just to drive the sales of PS2 games in the PlayStation Store... plenty of people have hacked disc-based consoles and given them the ability to play game discs from other consoles, so why couldn't Sony just release a PS2 emulator to download on PS3? I'd even pay for it. The PS1 functionality works well. You can create virtual memory cards and save games to your hard drive and even transfer files to a physical memory card with an available memory card slot to USB adapter. In the options, you can "upscale" or "smooth" the PS1 games out, but I don't notice a huge difference... of course you can also adjust the aspect ratio, but why stretch a 4:3 game out to 16:9? It would look like butts. I use a PS2 for PS1 games more often, but it's convenient for when I want to play a PS1 game on the bigger TV
I wouldn't be surprised if they charged a good 20-30 bucks for the emulator, in which case, I'd just sooner buy another ps2 lol. The last 2 ps2's I bought we 10 dollars and 5 dollars. These things are a dime a dozen. Unfortunately the games I want to play aren't and are also not on the VC. Rule of Rose would have been a nice one to get for cheaper and play out of my ps3.
It is yes, It was a survival horror game produced by atlus. The bulk of it's controvery had to do with sexual acts involving children, but honeslty, if we can make movies with content like this (A Serbian Film, The Woodsman, Happiness etc) we should be able to make games like this as well. But like all early-ish atlus titles it's sky rocketed in value. It ran me over 100 bucks just to get my copy. Would have loved a cheaper alternative.
Tarkhun Fora yeah, just did a quick check - it was banned here in UK after European parliament kicked off about it (and Australia too). Bizarrely, PEGI (the UK equivalent of ESRB) stated publicly that the aligations against the game were false. Some UK review copies do exist tho - I saw one once about 8 years ago. I failed to buy it...it was priced at £2, roughly $4. Oops!
Because Sony eventually started doing PS2 Classics and figured they could get more money out of people doing those instead of giving people native options or emulators on their PS3s for PS2 games.
It`s better to play the PS2 games on the original console, the reason is that the PS3 outputs HDMI so the PS2 games does not look good on the system. Play with the original PS2 (slim or fatty) and use a component cable for a 480p output. The games look really good with a component cable for the games that supports it. The other positive thing is that you can easily mod the PS2 to play every region. I know the US and Jap version of the 60GB featured the Emotion engine, on the European version they released a PS2 emulator for the console and removed the hardware. There is also plenty of games that had some problems running on the PS3 hardware. Anyways, play PS2 games on the orginal system for the best experience.
I really think it's a matter of taste. Personally, I much prefer the way the PS2 games look when played on the PS3. (I'm assuming you're not talking about HD Remasters and such). The PS3 has a smoothing filter that does a pretty good job of upscaling and anti-aliasing the pixelation in PS2 games, making them look quite smooth, whereas playing them on the original PS2, the pixelation is quite a bit more evident. Again, if you prefer the way that looks, that's fine, but there's no clear answer to which looks better, as it's really a matter of taste. My original PS3 broke down, so the one I have now isn't backwards compatible, which means I have to play my PS2 games on my PS2, but when I had the classic PS3, I preferred to play my PS2 games on my it 100% of the time.
personally I like to experience the games the way we all experienced it in that era. which is why I only play on an old CRT monitor. If you buy one of the newest crt's from the early 2k's, the picture is so crisp and perfect. especially if that tv has component cables and allows progressive. waaaay better than playing on a HDTV imo
Henry Reddekopp Well, to each his own. But even if I wanted to do what you did, I really don't have enough room at my house or the excess money to buy a whole new monitor just for my PS2 games, which I don't play that many of anyway, since most of my favorites got HD remasters.
Biohazard EXTREME yeah no point if you dont use it much. i was mainly a pc gamer when the ps2/xbox generation was happening, so im just now getting into those consoles. thats mainly why im going for the full original experience. personally i dont have the space either XD, but i cleared the top of my dresser at the end of my bed and plopped down a 27" crt on it :) so my bed is where i do my retro gaming lol. but i have a feeling game developers took advantage of the fact that crt monitors were a tad blurry. like a poor man's antialiasing. to me i just feel im not viewing the content as it was intended with a digital display. but thats just my opinion :)
Biohazard EXTREME Just to make sure, you do have component cables for the PS2 and are checking for a progressive scan option by holding cross and triangle as the game boots up right? Original PS3s clean up PS2 games to a serviceable degree, but an actual PS2 with those things are the best option. If there's still pixelation, then it's more to do with the game itself.
I am so glad that Deadly Premonition is on this list. It's one of my favorite games of all time. I have a lot of games on this list and I'm actually getting Resonance of Fate soon! I love your hidden gem lists and I'm glad to see someone who loves to find rare games as much as I do.
awesome vid! went out and got deadly preminition and eternal sonata after watching this. deadly preminition looks like such a rip off of twin peaks but I'm a huge fan of twin peaks so I have to try it
3D dot heros looks great :) I have a 60gig PS3 and it works with PS1 and PS2 games really well :) but you are right about the price they are very costly.
Inversion, Risen 2, Risen 3, Binary Domain, Dark Void, Enslaved Odyssey Journey to the West, Untold legends dark kingdom, golden axe, Rage, Two Worlds II, Arcania, Kingdom of Amalur Reckoning, El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron, Cursed Crusade, Bound by flame, bionic commando, Remember Me, Syndicate, Timeshift, Bulletstorm, anarchy reigns, Viking Battle of Asgard, Fracture, Vanquish, Child of Eden, Majin and the forsaken kingdom
Hi there MetdalJesusRocks, I still have my original 60g PS3 but it's now packed away because the video lazer (as is the case all too often w/ the original PS3) went out and I didn't want to pay Sony $150 to fix in for me, and so I just upgraded to the newer PS3-Slim! Also the biggest reason for me, for not getting it fixed is because as anyone who owns one of them knows all too well of the very, very loud, and I mean (5 stages of higher and higher loud) (fan)! Anyway thanks ever so much for all your (Hidden Gems) vids.!! Lord Bless and keep up the great work big-time!!!
I got I think it was the 80Gig PS3 which could also play PS3 games ... I played Dragons Quest VIII on it (a PS2) game and it looked beautiful. I replaced the 80Gig hard drive with a 500Gig one and I hope I can still play PS2 games on it !!
Don't buy a fat ps3, they were literally built to fail. Ive owned two 60 gig fats and they both rlod. You can't put your ps1/2 saves on the cloud so they are lost forever if your PS3 eventually overheats itself to death. Buying a separate ps2 and memory cards is much more practical and economically wiser. If you have to get a fat PS3 get a 20 gig model because my friend has had his for over 6 years now no rlod. But it's still not worth it cause the thing is very loud and sometimes has problems reading the hdd.
Hey metal Jesus, I bought heavenly sword of your review here but have to say I was greatly disappointed with the screen tearing. Did you mentioned that?
So many memories, Heavenly Sword was the game which introduced me to HD gaming, and the facial animations just blew my mind. I remember shouting "That's Andy Serkis" when the bad guy made a weird face, just awesome moment. Also glad you listed Resonance of Fate, one of my favorite game of the generation, and for me, the best gameplay a JRPG ever had.
Its really sad that nobody talks about Motorstorm: Pacific Rift. That game is super fun (i've played it since 2008 and still enjoy it), it has a pretty soundtrack, and the game suprisingly still looks good and holds up by today's standarts. In my opinion, Motorstorm Pacific Rift is a true gem
Folklore is definitely unique. I was expecting something different when I originally played it but enjoyed it nonetheless. Heavenly Sword is such a gorgeous game and I also love it. Good list!
hidden games meh ... those game you mentioned are mainstream ... everyone knows about those ... well except Folklore or Yakuza or Valkyria Chronicles... except those a Real hidden gems list from ps3, would be those games : Siren: Blood Curse remake Lair Yakuza 3 Time Crisis Razing Storm - Move Games ... you did mention Time Crysis 4 ... this is a collection of all four games The House Of the Dead 4 : OverKill Extended Cut Yakuza DEAD SOULS Medieval Moves STARHAWK Sorcery Untold legends Dark Kingdom White Knight Chronicles 2 [it has part 1 on the same disc] Motor Storm 3 : Apocalypse Genji: Days of the Blade Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Mobile Suit Gundam : Target In Sight not to mention Catherine also Demon Souls the PS3 exclusive was also a hidden gem that thanks to the Fan base ... and PS3 HAS NO GAMES or any good RPGS ... became a CULT game ... creating the most avid fan base i ever saw in my life ... its so big , when the devs saw those petitions about this game ....they made two continuations and changed the name to Dark Souls ... because they would not port the first part to Xbox360 Same also can be said about Valkyria Chronicles ... same thing a game that became CULT on PS3 that now is ported to PC ... Why is it now ported to PC .... well Sega dropped the ball and made a retarded move ALIENATING THE FANS releasing the continuation , part 2 and 3 as a.... PSP EXCLUSIVE *FACEPALM*
Get it now. It's super cheap. Probably about 10 bucks or so. It was one of the first games I got for my ps3, but I was kind of expecting it to be something else and was a little disappointed to be honest. But that's my own fault. I was looking for some sort of RPG with horror elements. What I got was... Something else haha. Hard to explain folklore.
I'm just revisiting all your PS3 videos this week because I am really getting back into playing it again. I picked up a Retro Fighters Defender controller and it's absolutely fantastic.
Have fun!
More hidden gems for PS3 please!
Inversion, Risen 2, Risen 3, Binary Domain, Dark Void, Enslaved Odyssey Journey to the West, Untold legends dark kingdom, golden axe, Rage, Two Worlds II, Arcania, Kingdom of Amalur Reckoning, Bound by flame, bionic commando, Remember Me, Syndicate, Timeshift, Bulletstorm, anarchy reigns, Viking Battle of Asgard, Fracture, Vanquish, Child of Eden
I got 27 minutes into folklore and then gave the disc to my border collie...then I watched the rest of this video and realized I must have watched this before because I own every single one of these games. I love metal Jesus!
Just to make sure everyone knows, I run across people all the time that don't know this. But MJR said it there, the 20 and 60 GB consoles play PS2 games. The 80 GB console plays PS2 games as well, though the compatibility is not as good due to how it emulates them. BUT, here is the kicker that a lot of people don't know, EVERY PS3 plays PS1 games.
Thanks did not know this about the PS1 games.
Yes, the original 20 and 60 GB models had the actual Emotion Engine/ Graphics Synthesizer built into them. As such, you had the best PS playback possible. The 80 GB model that followed it scrapped the Emotion Engine (Sony was able to emulate it with software), but kept the Graphic Synthesizer chip. To cut costs and to be able to lower the price of the PS3, Sony eventually removed the GS chip as well. The PS3's Nvidia chip was unable to emulate the graphic routines of the GS, so PS2 compatibility was lost as a result.
I used to own another PS3 back around five years ago. It couldn't play PS2 games. So you're saying that the model I had couldn't play PS2 games, but could play PS1 games?
Yes, Michael - all PS3's play PS1 games. :)
jcchaconjr That's good to know. Too bad I don't own any PS1 games anymore. I wonder what happened them...
I bought a fat original PS3 refurbished for $100 on amazon and it came with a 40gb hdd. The first thing I did when it got here was put in a 2.5 inch form factor, 5400 rpm, 250 gb laptop drive I found in the cushions of my couch and it was seriously the easiest HDD install I've ever done. When the PS3 detects that you've installed a new compatible HDD, it will offer to format it in FAT32 which is its required format to operate. Once that process is completed, you're ready to play. Even if you were to buy a refurbed HDD with the correct requirements to replace the wimpy 40gb clunker the amazon refurbed PS3 comes with, that's still only an additional $40 or so I think in the end if you're looking for a backwards compatible PS3 right now is the time to get on that shit, especially with gamestop's online store selling TONS of games for under 5 bucks and even a bunch at 99 cents, I shit you not.
This investment is freaking MANDATORY if you have a Vita, and likewise if you have a PS3 then you need to get the Vita to go with it. The cross functionality has changed my life. It's just so freakin beautiful man. Being able to play Guacamelee on my 60" was worth the cost just by itself, not to mention playing Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection on the Vita. Heaven, if it actually existed, would be something like this.
MY ONLY COMPLAINT - it's played every PS1 I've thrown at it (mmmmm R-Types...), but has failed about 30% of the PS2 titles I've tried including my beloved Taito Legends. So there is a judgment call to be made as to whether or not you'll be pulling out the PS2 still all of the time and would instead be better off buying a PS3 slim and just keeping both around and set up. Personally, there is just so much goodness in the fat PS3 and what I can get working that the loss of a few PS2 classics in normal rotation isn't that big of a deal, and if every six weeks or so I have to break out the PS2 to play whatever random PS2 decided not to work that weekend then so be it.
One more word: prices for used systems on amazon fluctuate WILDLY from week to week so if it's above what you feel comfortable paying for it, just wait and see if it drops. If it gets somewhere comfortable, and you buy it only to see it drop another 20 or 30 bucks the next week, just go ahead and return the first one your ordered to get the new cheaper one. I know that my $100 purchase wasn't a fluke, but it was a good grab. If you just go any old day you can find PS3s used and refurbed for on average $120-$130. If only they'd made more shooters for it then it would be the most perfect gaming machine ever. Good hunting.
This is something I've been thinking about investing in. To be honest the only reason I bought another PS3(I sold my old 120 Slim a few years ago)is because I collect blu-rays and I desperately wanted to delve into The Last of Us. Which in my opinion, is easily one of, if not the best, game that has come out for the PS3 so far. Now, I know how intensely fierce some people can get with the loyalty to their system; I personally have always used a Playstation, that is what I grew up with along with NES, Supernintendo, and N64 but I think what is worth mentioning for those equal opportunity gamers, is that an Xbox 360 can do the same as the backwards compatible early model PS3s at least for the sixth generation games. That being said, I mean in the sense that the HD can still be upgraded and a vast majority of the titles available on PS2 were also released for Xbox /Xbox 360. But that isn't to say each system has their own unique stand alone titles that could sway a decision. I think what really makes a difference though is if you have a nostalgia for the early fifth gen games because let's face it, if you grew up with a ps1 you wouldn't pass up a lazy sunday with Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, or Lara Croft. At least for the more nostalgic of us out there :p
+Tommy TwoTacos
Also the 60 gig PS3 HD upscales and smoothes PS1 and PS2 disc games. Pretty sweet!
Tommy TwoTacos I realize it's been two years but I got 2 60gb variants that are fully functional and essentially a back up to a main. Haha happy hunting!! I found My second one on ebay on a pawnshop for 45 bucks. Spend another 50 bucks in repairs and viola! $95 dollar ps3 in 2017
I love Resonance of Fate.
It's so underrated.
My 60GB PS3 still going 7 years on!!
My 60GB PS3 still going strong 9 years on!
Bought ny first ps3 in 09...she's still by my side 10 years old.
Thanks for the tip about Deadly Premonition! It's on Steam and I'm a huge Twin Peaks fan.
Heavenly Sword plays like God of War. There were tons of comparisons to that game when it came out.
Thank u so much for the suggestions! I enjoyed a lot of games because of you
Red Faction: Guerilla, Sly Cooper 1-4, Mirror's Edge, Outland, Motorstorm Apocalypse.
I have the 60gb PS3 fat with backwards compatibility :D I've been looking for it for so long, but when I finally found it I payed 300PLN ( about 75 USD, for now) which i think is actually pretty cheap as for the unique version of video game console. About the games from PS2 and PS1- I haven't any problem, yet I enjoyed Kingdom Hearts 1&2, Dragon Quest VIII, Ratchet& Clank, bunch of Dragon Ball fighting games, God of War 1&2 and Alundra 2. The only problem I've noticed is it's weigh and size. That's pretty cool thing in my opinion and it's such a shame that any other PS3 models don't have the backwards compatibility. :'(
The launch PS3 does play things really well with a filter to soften some edges and what not but I did run into compatibility issues with Breath of Fire 4, I heard that also gave some PS2's trouble as well as one of the Tomb Raider games ...why? Hell if I know.
i think vanquish is a hidden gem to, I dont see a lot of people talking about it and its a shinji mikami game, its like the megamen that capcom dont make.
Think you can squeeze a 4th hidden gem video in the series? PS3 is my favorite system to collect for... so many great games, and most are affordable.
some other hidden gems for ps3 are:
viking battle for asgard
maffia 2
vanquish
of orcs and man
stranglehold
both overlord games
the fear series
these are some i can think of that i don't think have been mentioned yet or where in the xbox360 hidden gems series
I got Deadly Premonition Director’s Edition from playstation plus, but it lagged alot and had audio issuses so I didnt finished it.
(I own a ps3 slim 500gb.)
Great stuff as always, thanks. :)
Disgaea actually started on the PlayStation 2 not the the Nintendo DS. Excellent series.
I have 80GB fat PS3. It doesn't want to play NTSC games (I have PAL) which sucks cause one of my favourite PSX games in Legend of Mana and that one was never released in Europe.
Other then that it is awesome (I can play it on my original PSX or PS2)
Do you think Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance would be a hidden gem? It was a great with some awesome music. I feel that the game was overlooked by the other Metal Gear games.
heck yea my game was a hidden gem
Amazing channel!
Disgaea 4! 😊😁🤣🤣 I love it! The power of sardines!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Is there some way to get around the region lock for the ps1 and ps2 games on the ps3 60gig?
The only way unfortunately is jailbreaking your ps3 install a cobra-fitted cfw which supports region free ps2 games but you'll have to convert them into iso format and put them on a fat32 hdd
Can't wait to start my youtube channel champ RTA can be buggy on the fat ps3
It's worth noting that 20GB has no native wifi and that there are two versions of the 80GB. One that plays PS2 games and one that doesn't. All the PS2 BC PS3's are easy to tell apart even if the HDD was changed because only they have 4 USB ports, all other PS3s including the 80GB that doesn't play PS2 games only have 2 USB ports. It's also worth noting that the 80GB PS3 has inferior backwards compatibility to the 20GB and 60GB models because it has software emulation instead of hardware emulation like they have. More glitches and weird things happen with the 80GB as a result. Also, the 20GB and 60GB are heavier than the 80GB because of having the PS2 hardware in it.
But $1200 for any of the PS2 BC models? With their well known Yellow Light of Death issues you shouldn't be paying more than $300 at this point. It's easy to get them for $150 on ebay and even if they have YLOD at that price, the repair costs added to that will still make it under $300 total when using gopher mods (the best repair place for them), and even cheaper if you reball it yourself.
My 60GB PS3 sadly got YLOD last year and I got a Slim as a result but I still have it, in fact it's right to my left as a collector's item and in case I do decide to repair it. My PS2 has serious DRE issues and it is obviously more convenient to have that PS3 in general. I only got the Slim because YLOD is inevitable to return and it would be money down the drain for a temporary fix of an endlessly reoccurring problem.
PS3 Games Hidden Gems 3 Please! =]
protoluigi you're the first one that has said something good about the playstation all star game because everybody else said it sucked just because it's just lie super smash bros
i guess you're right,i mean everybody has an opinion,i for one have unpopular opinions like people like the legend of zelda games,while i think they're boring,i guess it's all about tastes
i guess people tend to hate things that are either new,or remakes or even copies,that's why people are so against PSASBR because they hate that it's a copy of smash brothers,i have the game and i think it's a decent game,it has good characters,the stages are nice and the super moves are not bad,the only complain i have about the game is that stupid purple head that you fight as a boss,but other than that i think it's a good game
i honestly dk because i only have 19 games
I think Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is a hidden gem and worth checking out if you haven't already. The Army of Two series is great to play with a friend, but not sure if those are hidden gems or just less talked about games.
00:23 Folklore
01:51 Heavenly Sword
03:24 Deadly Premonition
05:18 Resonance Of Fate
06:47 3D Dot Game Heros
08:33 Puppeteer
10:06 Eternal Sonata
11:26 Time Crisis 4
12:39 Disgaea 4
My hero! We need more people's like you!
@@tomasztomasz.r3461
More hidden gems
Inversion, Risen 2, Risen 3, Binary Domain, Dark Void, Enslaved Odyssey Journey to the West, Untold legends dark kingdom, golden axe, Rage, Two Worlds II, Arcania, Kingdom of Amalur Reckoning, Bound by flame, bionic commando, Remember Me, Syndicate, Timeshift, Bulletstorm, anarchy reigns, Viking Battle of Asgard, Fracture
Spoiler alert lol
Ummm...The First Disgaea game came out in 2003 for the PS2 it didn't start on the Nintendo DS. Infact before the first game got it's remaster on the Nintendo DS we were already on Disgaea 3 on PS3.
Arch Sirloin Good to know, thanks
MetalJesusRocks
No worries Jesus! Sorry, I didn't mean to come across as a twat! I just didn't know if you were big into the series and if you saw a game entitled just "Disgaea" on the DS it makes sense to assume it started there!
Arch Sirloin Funny how you simply just called him Jesus
Leon0o0
Well, he is the retro gaming Messiah.
It's also made its was to the psp and ps vita
I have a 1st Gen. PS3. It plays PS1 and PS2 games flawlessly. It's really just a great system. I love that I've been able to keep all of my games for PS1 and PS2 without the hassle of multiple systems. For the amount of space you could save, as a serious collector and enthusiast, I would definitely recommend picking up a 1st Gen. PS3.
It does play PS2 games great for the most part but there’s some known flickering or disappearing walls or body parts, such as on Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 4: The Room
@@TEDdotcom the first gen PS3 actually has a ps2 inside that will play flawlessly. The second gen plays ps2 through emulation and will as you say glitch on certain titles
Wonder how it held up. They are known to fail
@@TEDdotcom you dont really need to play ps2 games natively or off ps2 discs anymore. the PS3 has many remastered ps2 games with widescreen support for 16:9 like the ico and shadow of collosus bundle as well as bundles like jack and daxter and rahet and metal gear and even that konami mech shooter series zone of enders all remastered. ps3 is my fav sony system of all time.
The first gen ps3 fail
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, more people need to play that game.
I think he mentions it in a 360 hidden gem video if I'm not mistaken.
Heavenly Sword was so awesome, I am surprised that the game did not get more praise back in the day
PS3 was having a tough time when it came out so it was really more of a victim of being "on the wrong system" at the time. If it would of came out more at the end of the PS3 lifecycle it would of done much better
Heavenly sword is a great game and the visuals are amazing. Fun game. I got it for cheap at a video store a few years back.
The game got sooo much praise and attention I thought it was absolutely terrible
You could totally make a drinking game from how many times metal jesus says a game is a "love letter" to a certain thing lol.
With how many times he says that, I would not be surprised if Romantic Comedies were his thing
@@PuroresuFan rom coms are 'the shit'! Love me some Bridget Jones Diary type films
Or every time he says huh while talking to someone
I guess hes just a lovey guy, wich isnt very metal, hm nevermind i dont know
More of the huh or hmm could be used as a drinking game. Love this guy and the whole crew though so whatever. Gotta bring back the gamer eats though tbh, I have used most of master pauls recipes and am not displeased at all.
Child of Eden and Vanquish were games I didn't hear much about, but I think are hidden gems.
Vanquish is AMAZING i discovered it on a sale like a year ago i think
Ditto on the Vanquish part. One of the best singleplayer shooters I've played.
child of eden is a hidden gem, Vanquish was very well known and critically acclaimed (also a greatest hits title)
Played Vanquish on the 360, didn't really like it tbh, so i'd say it's hit or miss.
@@ignaciofuentes3300
Inversion, Risen 2, Risen 3, Binary Domain, Dark Void, Enslaved Odyssey Journey to the West, Untold legends dark kingdom, golden axe, Rage, Two Worlds II, Arcania, Kingdom of Amalur Reckoning, Bound by flame, bionic commando, Remember Me, Syndicate, Timeshift, Bulletstorm, anarchy reigns, Viking Battle of Asgard, Fracture
like to correct you on something cause you said for Disgaea started on the DS but it originally started on the PS2 in 2003 while the DS version was on 2008 and even the PSP version was released on 2006
Was just gonna say this.
Metal Jesus, you really have to play Catherine. Believe me, that game is right up your alley. You will love it.
jidar Kinsey keeps telling me that! I need to break down and buy a copy...
yes yes you should
+Vincent Brooks I just got a copy for xmas!
Ollie Burton Very good
Got it for valentines day, great game
I tried Heavenly Sword fairly recently and absolutely hated the motion controlled sections. I had to stop playing.
RMGB TV 1 - PS2 Tuesdays, PSP Vault, etc. - Those early PS3 games definitely have motion controls tacked on, which is a bummer...
snake2006 The problem with Skyward Sword for me had nothing to do with controls, but the damn color scheme. A great deal of text is unreadable without really squinting because the color they use for text doesn't contrast properly. It's the only Zelda game I never finished, but I'm not too down on myself - they'll probably re-release it in 10 years with a more readable font.
snake2006 Ah, I didn't have the Wii Motion Plus either, but if you pre-ordered the game in the gold box it came bundled with a gold controller with Wii Motion Plus.
You don't actually have to use Motion Control in those sections!
There's probably an option somewhere in a menu (can't really remember), but I played through all those sections without utilising the motion control features.
LukeSparrow Oh, cool - I'll put it back in and play it properly - I only had a spare hour last time and probably didn't give it enough of a chance. I'm a bit of a game hoarder and have a tendency to do that.
Man games used to be so versatile. Now all you see is SHOOTERS SHOOTERS SHOOTERS + the requirements are huge
Skyrim, Dark souls 1 & 2, Dragon's Dogma, Little Big Planet, Minecraft, and many, many others disagree.
You guys act like I'm a hater. I'm talking about the newest games that come out today. Highest percentage are shooters.
Ilija Petrovic There are plenty of non-shooters. But the only games that are advertised and that have a noteworthy budget these days are shooters. I was flabbergasted when Bravely Default had television advertisement earlier this year, not only was it an RPG, but it was on a handheld console.
Ilija Petrovic There is much less shooters coming out today then there was a few years back when most of the games in this list came back with everyone trying to ride the modern warfare 2 sales hype train.
There are lots of good games, you just have to look. I get what you're saying though. FPS games are shoved down gamers' throats a lot these days, while more worthy games don't get the attention they deserve.
Folklore, Heavenly Sword, Deadly Premonition - The Director's Cut, Resonance of Fate, 3D Dot Game Heroes, Puppeteer: I've got all these F-ing awesome games!!! Disgaea 4 and Time Crisis 4 are on my list! Thank you so much, Metal Jesus, for letting the world know about them!!!! :D
I now own each and every game of the list. Yeehee!
time crisis was amazing never got boring
le partage de passion n'a pas de prix!
CuCuz to be honest, heavenly sword didn’t age well today. The combat is less engaging than god of war and the voice acting can be ear piercing 90% of the time
Love your Bloodlines tshirt: talk about a hiddem gem also right there!
dimitriid I've been wanting to go back and replay Bloodlines and try out new characters and plot lines, but haven't had the time recently.
Truly one of the best Action/RPGs out there and the best game in the White Wolf's universe to date.Pity the game never made the sales it should have made and is kinda lost in obscurity :(
MetalJesusRocks If you manage to find a CECHA/B/E, don't throw out your PlayStation 2. :b I own a CECHE01 upgraded to 320GB, and the eMotion GS onboard isn't perfect, or 100% reliable with all PlaySation 2 games, especially the less popular ones. Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (one of 12 games I still own for the PS2 platform) locks up and crashes regularly, as well as several other less mainstream titles I had before selling them off.
It's also worth mentioning that the PlayStation 3 plays games in the resolution they were originally displayed in, with only minor sharpening/upscaling if played with an HDMI cable and actually look WORSE. It's better to play them with the RCA cable in SD.
MetalJesusRocks Just so you know. I managed to get hold of a copy of Heavenly Sword in CEX, Streatham, London. It cost me £3.00 (probably equates to about $4.50 at a guess). I got it on your recommendation in this video and because I like these type of 3d fighting games, God of War series is my favourite. I never knew about this game and I'm glad you introduced it to me. This is truly a hidden gem, an awesome game. Thank you. :)
I have all these games but here are few others.Aquanauts holiday (extremely rare), Afrika US version, El shaddai, Iron sky invasion, Arthur and the revenge of maltazard, Earth defence force, Majin and the forsaken Kingdom, Magus, Under defeat, Arcana heart love max, The cube, Monster jam, The witch and the hundred knight, Crash time 4, cabela, Hyperdimenion neptunia, Ni no kuni, Atelier... And many more
Whenever I hear that Japanese game developer is creating a game based on real history... I know that eventualy I'll fight giant crabs, dragons, undead creatures etc.
And why Fryderyk Chopin? One of greatest composers, but his life wasn't such interesting. He had a couple of wemen, he was great Polish composer... that's it.
But I god damn like that this game shows real Polish folk clothes. 11:22 is very popular pattern in north of Poland (at least it still is during celebrations and festivals).
For me i would say Lollipop Chainsaw and Shadows Of The Damned
I agree with Shadow of the Damned, but from what I remember, Lollipop Chainsaw had some pretty heavy marketing.
I shoud have gotten a ps3 instead of an Xbox 360.......im glad I went back to Playstation. Backwards compatibility would be great on ps4 though...
I prefer the PS3 Slim + a PS2 Slim, still takes up less space and they're more reliable.
Deyaced Ylurt ps3 playing ps2 games it upscales ps2 games to 1080p and looks much better. Also HDMI output, no memory cards, etc way better.
remember though ALL PS3 models play PS1 discs, which few people realise lol ;)
I consider PlayStation All-Stars a hidden gem, sadly nobody played it because of the disappointing roster and lack of marketing, but the gameplay was pretty good if you get into it learning combos, confirms and tactics, and it's crazy fun with friends (one of the few PS3 games to be actually fun in 4-player mode in the same system).
Heavenly Sword was the first PS3 game i played when I bought the system in 2006/2007... I remember thinking to myself, damn everything is so shiny.
Good vídeos but you forgot Vanquish
PS3 is one of my favorite consoles of all time, great video Metal Jesus!
Metal Jesus looks and speaks like such a nice guy, I mean, if you were to ask for $5 bucks on the street, this man will give you.
Anyway, thank you for these "hidden gems" !
Some more hidden Gems for you: Vanquish, Pure, Dead to Rights Retribution, Sniper Elite V2
Inversion, Risen 2, Risen 3, Binary Domain, Dark Void, Enslaved Odyssey Journey to the West, Untold legends dark kingdom, golden axe, Rage, Two Worlds II, Arcania, Kingdom of Amalur Reckoning, Bound by flame, bionic commando, Remember Me, Syndicate, Timeshift, Bulletstorm, anarchy reigns, Viking Battle of Asgard, Fracture, Child of Eden
Where's Reckoning: Kingdoms of Alamour?
That game's combat is better than Skyrim!
+robert carfang Is in the first part of ps3 hidden gems
robert carfang i disagree, that game is quite forgettable.
He has the Xbox 360 version and covered it in on of those videos
I finished Folklore this year and it's amazing! The boss fights are very creative too :) highly recommended
I would recommend too
I started playing it years ago, and then I broke my sony PS3 controller and replaced it with a $20 off brand controller, so I couldn't finish the game (because there is apparently no way to absorb the powers of the enemies without the motion control of the sony controllers). So, for a long time, it was sitting on a shelf.
I recently picked up a used sony controller, and have been playing again! Can't wait to finish it! The art direction is outstanding, I just wish they had included a control option that didn't require a first party controller to utilize one of the most important gameplay mechanics...
This has become one of my favorite episodes in the series. Some truly awesome games in this one FOOS!
I bought the backwards compatable phat 60 gig (I think) PS3 the Christmas it came out. It's been chugging along but about 2 years ago it started having heat issues. Supposedly this isn't a rare issue...quite a few people have it. I took my PS3 apart, cleaned it and blew it out as best as I could but it still heats up way to hot.
I no longer play on it because I don't look forward to buying a new one in case it overheats.
As to how it plays PS1 and PS2 games...somewhat ok...I can't really think of any downsides.
I had that problem also, I had an 80gb model. I applied some new thermal paste and it solved the overheating problem.
Brian Smith Really? The heat drop was noticable? I don't really have a "loud" issue just the heat issue...
Was it any kind of thermal paste or a special kind and how much did it cost?
Pretty much any kind will do, they put really poor thermal paste on there from what I hear, I bought a pack of two for $20 at Radio Shack, they sell them individually as well so about 10 for it.
Brian Smith Ok, thanks. I'll have to look into this..
Brian Smith How much do you think it would cost to have someone do it for me? I'm really not comfortable with performing these kinds of procedures myself.
hope for a 3rd video please, love your stuff, greetings from Tijuana Mexico.
I love every single one of these titles, especially 3D Dot Game Heroes! Great video Jesus!
That's just an essential hidden gem!
when it comes to cubic visuals, 3D dot game heroes > minecraft imo...
Agreed!
I've owned a few 60gb models they are a great way of playing PS2 games, however their is an issue with cooking the CPU (Yellow light of death) so it MUST be well ventilated and in a cool place if possible otherwise it an excellent option and a SATA upgrade very cheap & easy to do...
Final note tho is the Japanese Model is the only one with a GENUINE PS2 chipset the rest use firmware so not every game will work...
any disgaea game is amazing if you don't value your social life at all. lol
Deadly Premonition is one of the best games ever made. It's so bad it's incredible. I really can't explain it.
i just bought folklore off ebay ! Will play it later :-) & i agree with you about heavenly sword, good game.
Same here i barely ordered it on ebay!
Only a error
With the DS and PSP versions of the first Disgaea are remakes of the originals
the series started in the PS2 and so the principal games are exclusives to the PlayStation ( not counting the PSP, DS, and PS VIta ports of the originals with additional content )
I bought the 60gb backwards compatible PS3 off Ebay 6 years ago, I love it! I've never had any problems with it, playing PS1 and PS2 games works great and it gives you the option to smooth the graphics which is nice. My only complaint is how loud the fan gets sometimes but hey it's obviously doing it's job, I've put probably thousands of hours on this PS3 and I bought it used. I switched out the 60gb HD for a 500gb and It is now the Ultimate PS3 in my opinion
Hey man! Only the ps3 60 gb. can play ps2 games :) Great video otherwise!
I thought that too
Ive got a 60gb but ive honestly never tried a ps1/2 game on it even though i own lots of them lol
Peace!!
Thomas Graversen According to Sony's official site, it's the 20, 60 & 80 gig versions... but that may be in all territories: us.playstation.com/support/compatiblestatus/
MetalJesusRocks yeah, in the UK it's only the 60gb, so it's probably different the USA and/or Japan.
I've read it was on the 60gig too. But I could be wrong
***** Indeed, but for some reason we never got the 20gb in the UK - this is probably where the confusion is coming from :-)
Heavenly Sword is nothing underrated. It's hype PS3 game on it's early release.
Any PS3 can play PS1 games, but only the 20, 60, and some 80GB models play PS2 games, which is dumb, because you can pop in a DVD movie and watch it on any PS3, so why not a game printed on a DVD? I feel like it's just to drive the sales of PS2 games in the PlayStation Store... plenty of people have hacked disc-based consoles and given them the ability to play game discs from other consoles, so why couldn't Sony just release a PS2 emulator to download on PS3? I'd even pay for it.
The PS1 functionality works well. You can create virtual memory cards and save games to your hard drive and even transfer files to a physical memory card with an available memory card slot to USB adapter. In the options, you can "upscale" or "smooth" the PS1 games out, but I don't notice a huge difference... of course you can also adjust the aspect ratio, but why stretch a 4:3 game out to 16:9? It would look like butts. I use a PS2 for PS1 games more often, but it's convenient for when I want to play a PS1 game on the bigger TV
I wouldn't be surprised if they charged a good 20-30 bucks for the emulator, in which case, I'd just sooner buy another ps2 lol. The last 2 ps2's I bought we 10 dollars and 5 dollars. These things are a dime a dozen. Unfortunately the games I want to play aren't and are also not on the VC. Rule of Rose would have been a nice one to get for cheaper and play out of my ps3.
Tarkhun Fora is Rule of Rose the one with the dead children controversy? If so, I'd be amazed if it ever turned up on the VC :-/
It is yes, It was a survival horror game produced by atlus. The bulk of it's controvery had to do with sexual acts involving children, but honeslty, if we can make movies with content like this (A Serbian Film, The Woodsman, Happiness etc) we should be able to make games like this as well. But like all early-ish atlus titles it's sky rocketed in value. It ran me over 100 bucks just to get my copy. Would have loved a cheaper alternative.
Tarkhun Fora yeah, just did a quick check - it was banned here in UK after European parliament kicked off about it (and Australia too). Bizarrely, PEGI (the UK equivalent of ESRB) stated publicly that the aligations against the game were false. Some UK review copies do exist tho - I saw one once about 8 years ago. I failed to buy it...it was priced at £2, roughly $4. Oops!
Because Sony eventually started doing PS2 Classics and figured they could get more money out of people doing those instead of giving people native options or emulators on their PS3s for PS2 games.
It`s better to play the PS2 games on the original console, the reason is that the PS3 outputs HDMI so the PS2 games does not look good on the system. Play with the original PS2 (slim or fatty) and use a component cable for a 480p output. The games look really good with a component cable for the games that supports it. The other positive thing is that you can easily mod the PS2 to play every region. I know the US and Jap version of the 60GB featured the Emotion engine, on the European version they released a PS2 emulator for the console and removed the hardware. There is also plenty of games that had some problems running on the PS3 hardware. Anyways, play PS2 games on the orginal system for the best experience.
I really think it's a matter of taste. Personally, I much prefer the way the PS2 games look when played on the PS3. (I'm assuming you're not talking about HD Remasters and such). The PS3 has a smoothing filter that does a pretty good job of upscaling and anti-aliasing the pixelation in PS2 games, making them look quite smooth, whereas playing them on the original PS2, the pixelation is quite a bit more evident. Again, if you prefer the way that looks, that's fine, but there's no clear answer to which looks better, as it's really a matter of taste. My original PS3 broke down, so the one I have now isn't backwards compatible, which means I have to play my PS2 games on my PS2, but when I had the classic PS3, I preferred to play my PS2 games on my it 100% of the time.
personally I like to experience the games the way we all experienced it in that era. which is why I only play on an old CRT monitor. If you buy one of the newest crt's from the early 2k's, the picture is so crisp and perfect. especially if that tv has component cables and allows progressive. waaaay better than playing on a HDTV imo
Henry Reddekopp Well, to each his own. But even if I wanted to do what you did, I really don't have enough room at my house or the excess money to buy a whole new monitor just for my PS2 games, which I don't play that many of anyway, since most of my favorites got HD remasters.
Biohazard EXTREME yeah no point if you dont use it much. i was mainly a pc gamer when the ps2/xbox generation was happening, so im just now getting into those consoles. thats mainly why im going for the full original experience. personally i dont have the space either XD, but i cleared the top of my dresser at the end of my bed and plopped down a 27" crt on it :) so my bed is where i do my retro gaming lol. but i have a feeling game developers took advantage of the fact that crt monitors were a tad blurry. like a poor man's antialiasing. to me i just feel im not viewing the content as it was intended with a digital display. but thats just my opinion :)
Biohazard EXTREME
Just to make sure, you do have component cables for the PS2 and are checking for a progressive scan option by holding cross and triangle as the game boots up right? Original PS3s clean up PS2 games to a serviceable degree, but an actual PS2 with those things are the best option. If there's still pixelation, then it's more to do with the game itself.
I am so glad that Deadly Premonition is on this list. It's one of my favorite games of all time. I have a lot of games on this list and I'm actually getting Resonance of Fate soon! I love your hidden gem lists and I'm glad to see someone who loves to find rare games as much as I do.
i like Eternal Sonata i played on xbox360 sure ps3 has more staff playing encore mode makes it hard
awesome vid! went out and got deadly preminition and eternal sonata after watching this. deadly preminition looks like such a rip off of twin peaks but I'm a huge fan of twin peaks so I have to try it
3D dot heros looks great :)
I have a 60gig PS3 and it works with PS1 and PS2 games really well :) but you are right about the price they are very costly.
enslaved odissey to the west
spec-ops the line
Darksiders
Vanquish
Inversion, Risen 2, Risen 3, Binary Domain, Dark Void, Enslaved Odyssey Journey to the West, Untold legends dark kingdom, golden axe, Rage, Two Worlds II, Arcania, Kingdom of Amalur Reckoning, El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron, Cursed Crusade, Bound by flame, bionic commando, Remember Me, Syndicate, Timeshift, Bulletstorm, anarchy reigns, Viking Battle of Asgard, Fracture, Vanquish, Child of Eden, Majin and the forsaken kingdom
Can you do a part 3 video for PS3 I would want to find out more what else you would pick up
yes deadly premonitions is definitely a what the f#ck is going on kinda game...
Hi there MetdalJesusRocks,
I still have my original 60g PS3 but it's now packed away because the video lazer (as is the case all too often w/ the original PS3) went out and I didn't want to pay Sony $150 to fix in for me, and so I just upgraded to the newer PS3-Slim! Also the biggest reason for me, for not getting it fixed is because as anyone who owns one of them knows all too well of the very, very loud, and I mean (5 stages of higher and higher loud) (fan)!
Anyway thanks ever so much for all your (Hidden Gems) vids.!! Lord Bless and keep up the great work big-time!!!
I got I think it was the 80Gig PS3 which could also play PS3 games ... I played Dragons Quest VIII on it (a PS2) game and it looked beautiful. I replaced the 80Gig hard drive with a 500Gig one and I hope I can still play PS2 games on it !!
Don't buy a fat ps3, they were literally built to fail.
Ive owned two 60 gig fats and they both rlod.
You can't put your ps1/2 saves on the cloud so they are lost forever if your PS3 eventually overheats itself to death.
Buying a separate ps2 and memory cards is much more practical and economically wiser.
If you have to get a fat PS3 get a 20 gig model because my friend has had his for over 6 years now no rlod.
But it's still not worth it cause the thing is very loud and sometimes has problems reading the hdd.
Check out Nier BEST FUCKING game story was so good/amazing/perfect and gameplay was very good too
Hey metal Jesus, I bought heavenly sword of your review here but have to say I was greatly disappointed with the screen tearing. Did you mentioned that?
The combat system in Resonance of Fate is horrible. I love rpgs and love guns in rpgs. But after three tries to get into it I've decided it sucks.
Every time he says "Metal Jesus and I'm back again" I think of whoop there it is by Tag Team.
So many memories, Heavenly Sword was the game which introduced me to HD gaming, and the facial animations just blew my mind. I remember shouting "That's Andy Serkis" when the bad guy made a weird face, just awesome moment. Also glad you listed Resonance of Fate, one of my favorite game of the generation, and for me, the best gameplay a JRPG ever had.
holly shit america is real expensive i got a 60gb ps2 compatible fat ps3 in the uk with all the cables and controller for £20
I'm so happy you included Deadly Premonition. It's such a wonderful game and deserves more recognition.
Its really sad that nobody talks about Motorstorm: Pacific Rift. That game is super fun (i've played it since 2008 and still enjoy it), it has a pretty soundtrack, and the game suprisingly still looks good and holds up by today's standarts. In my opinion, Motorstorm Pacific Rift is a true gem
He talked about it in the ps3 buyers guide video
Folklore is definitely unique. I was expecting something different when I originally played it but enjoyed it nonetheless. Heavenly Sword is such a gorgeous game and I also love it. Good list!
I've been wanting to get my hands on that game, hut it's expensive
What about Wolf Among Us? That seems like a game that went flying past the radar...
In eternal sonata nobody knows how to put their arms down!! that's right...I said it >:I
hidden games meh ... those game you mentioned are mainstream ... everyone knows about those ... well except Folklore or Yakuza or Valkyria Chronicles... except those
a Real hidden gems list from ps3, would be those games :
Siren: Blood Curse remake
Lair
Yakuza 3
Time Crisis Razing Storm - Move Games ... you did mention Time Crysis 4 ... this is a collection of all four games
The House Of the Dead 4 : OverKill Extended Cut
Yakuza DEAD SOULS
Medieval Moves
STARHAWK
Sorcery
Untold legends Dark Kingdom
White Knight Chronicles 2 [it has part 1 on the same disc]
Motor Storm 3 : Apocalypse
Genji: Days of the Blade
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Mobile Suit Gundam : Target In Sight
not to mention Catherine
also Demon Souls the PS3 exclusive was also a hidden gem that thanks to the Fan base ... and PS3 HAS NO GAMES or any good RPGS ... became a CULT game ... creating the most avid fan base i ever saw in my life ... its so big , when the devs saw those petitions about this game ....they made two continuations and changed the name to Dark Souls ... because they would not port the first part to Xbox360
Same also can be said about Valkyria Chronicles ... same thing a game that became CULT on PS3 that now is ported to PC ... Why is it now ported to PC .... well Sega dropped the ball and made a retarded move ALIENATING THE FANS releasing the continuation , part 2 and 3 as a.... PSP EXCLUSIVE *FACEPALM*
Thank you! I was like WTF?!? When i saw 3D Dot Game Heroes! I've never seen/heard about that game! I'm gonna hunt that one down!
Love the PS3. Eternal Sonata looks beautiful and I need to buy it.
Always find a couple of games I passed up when watching these hidden gem videos
I'll have to try Folklore - Well done sir
Get it now. It's super cheap. Probably about 10 bucks or so. It was one of the first games I got for my ps3, but I was kind of expecting it to be something else and was a little disappointed to be honest. But that's my own fault. I was looking for some sort of RPG with horror elements. What I got was... Something else haha. Hard to explain folklore.
I'll hunt it down
The hype on Folk Lore just doesn't fit for me. The game was slow, and those dreaded comic-like dialog scenes..
Pretty good video. I'd play all of these apart from the JRPG's.
How have I never heard of Puppeteer before?! I've never seen that on any list anywhere else. Found it now in Australia for $7!
Folklore is a "great game" indeed...i finshed chapter 2 boss and just decided to stop...
hidden gem = games people just doesnt bother to play haha
Deadly Premonition is goddamn amazing.. its so weird, and then it becomes really serious in a way you dont expect.. it gave me the feels
MetalJesus you should play Sony's Lost in the RAIN or RAIN amazing game
I played it. It was really fun!
Wrecked: Revenge Revisited is awesome as it is a spiritual sequel to the ps2 Hit Game Mashed (Drive to Survive in North America)
I agree about Folklore. It's phenomenal!