The PS3’s heyday is now a while behind us, let’s take a look back as to which games really stood out. These choices are my personal opinion and not necessarily the same opinions as the rest of the Gamer Laughs team. These are the games that were most important to me as a gamer, and there may be some unexpected titles on this list.

The Club

SEGA’s attempt at a new IP fell flat on it’s face due to many reasons both technically & creatively. People didn’t like this game very much and every time I see it for sale it barely goes for more than £2. The local multiplayer in The Cluc was so riveting and tactical and each playable character felt completely different from the next. A true arcade gem, it’s a shame they never made the sequel. For my full review click here.

Naughty Bear

Being one of my personal gems made it hard to decide where to actually place this game on my list. The truth is, there are better games, and more accessible games, but Naughty has a special place in my heart and on this list. When I need to feel like a psychopathic murderer naughty is there to help me and keep me out of prison. I love Naughty, I couldn’t bear to not have him in my top twenty. For my full review click here.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Call of Duty’s last hurrah, Modern Warfare was the game that made the franchise huge, and with good reason. This is the game Activision have spent nearly 10 years trying to recreate and are now charging you 480 to reacquire on a new system, those bastards. It may even be cheaper to buy a second hand PS3 and the original game, so don’t rule that out – the online community is still packed.

Assassin’s Creed II

Such a massive step up from the first game in the series, but the AC games have been slipping ever since. This game took all the potential from the first game and brought it to fruition, apart from those damn feathers – Fuck you Petruccio, making my trophies hard to get! There was so much more to do in AC2 than just the main story, and at some points that felt overwhelming. I’m a big fan of quantity and replayability, and this game gave me both of those things.

God Of War III

God of War III felt more like a cinematic epic than anything else, and despite the fact it was riddled with those poisonous quick time events, it was a fantastic masterpiece. Acting as the crossover game for the GoW franchise, the third entry proved that tearing the heads off of gods was even better in HD.

Dante’s Inferno

A very similar game to God of War III, Dante’s Inferno was one hell of a game, quite literally. you traverse through the nine circles of Lucifer’s barren wastelands to save your wife Beatrice from his sinister clutches, you encounter amazing boss fights along the way as well as partake in excruciatingly hard puzzles and platforming sections. For my full review click here.

Dead Space 2

Scary necromorph children roam the creches and classrooms and that’s the least of your worries. The second Dead Space game includes terrifying bosses such as the Tormentor, and never fails to make you shit your pants in a playthrough. The game is so dark and eerie that even the manliest of men might whimper once or twice.

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2

One of the first games I had for the system, along with Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. Rainbow Six Vegas 2 was amazing. So many different weapons and outfits, loads of maps and online play. It felt like a huge step up graphically from the PS2 and I sunk hours of play into both the campaign and the Terrorist Hunt modes. Rainbow Six is a FPS I’ll not get tired of for a while. It’s been nearly 10 years and I’m still spinning the disc from time to time.

Resistance: Fall Of Man

One of the PS3’s launch titles and one of the best exclusives for the console. Resistance is like Falling Skies and Alien had a gross, slimy lovebaby. The co-op campaign really pushed this game to it’s limits and made it super-enjoyable. It spawned two sequels of varying quality and lost a very one sided war against the Gears of War franchise, yet Gears isn’t on the PS3 so resistance reigns.

Saints Row 2

The best game in the Saints Row series, It was compared to GTA a little too much and because of that the following games were bordering on the too silly, causing me to lose interest in a once hopeful franchise. The story was the right length, the cheats were excessive but not too game breaking and there were so many funny little niches and easter eggs. Playing this game online was a blast and a truly unforgettable experience.

Yakuza 4

Ever wanted to throw bikes at Japanese mobsters? Yakuza 4 is not only a hilarious, quirky game but has an intertwining story with four different points of view from four different characters. You’ll become attached to each of these protagonists and eventually use them all to take down your foes. Yakuza 4 is everything the GTA franchise should’ve been, but with elements of Tekken thrown into the mix. The fourth yakuza game also features the mini game Boxcelios 2, which could be on this list in its own right.

Fallout 3

It’s debatable whether Fallout 3 or Fallout: New Vegas deserved to be on this list. I chose the third game as it’s the game that got me into Fallout, it felt so much like the number one on this list just in a different setting, and in case you haven’t guessed, number one is my favourite PS3 game. I loved battling it out with Super Mutants and helping random Ghouls and wanderers out in the wasteland, and with unforgettable locations like Megaton, this game was iconic.

Dishonored

Dishonored was and still is very different to every title on every platform. The art style was strange but still realistic and the futuristic mechanical elements really created a unique setting. Dishonored was brutal and really challenging, with a story full of twists, turns and a lot of blood and guts. An amazing game and an even better work of art.

Unreal Tournament III

Local multiplayer at it’s best. Unreal Tournament III is still the best use of the unreal engine I’ve ever seen, with creative maps and game modes as well as incredible weapons like the Redeemer and vehicles worthy of worshipping. One of the best FPS games of the seventh generation, UT3 doesn’t slip up to it’s competition, it was just outshined at the time by more memorable titles. Read my full review here.

Burnout Paradise

The sixth home console release in the Burnout franchise, Burnout Paradise took things in a brand new, open-world direction. After the Burnout 3 clones Revenge and Dominator it was refreshing to have a slight change, even if it is the last Burnout game we were given. For my full review click here.

Borderlands 2

Where to begin. Borderlands is a game with so much depth, with so much though put into every little detail and so many GUNS. Four player co-op is rare amongst games but BL2 manages to pull it off flawlessly, with tonnes of awesome DLC, multiple raid bosses and a truckload of replay value. It’s no surprise that BL2 is the second best FPS on the console as it has so much to give and so little to hate.

Split/Second: Velocity

Featuring quite possibly the best graphics to ever bless the system, Split/Second: Velocity is exactly what it says on the box – Velocity. The game feels mind-breakingly fast and has youn perched on the edge of your seat every single gaming second you play it for. One of my favourite racing games, if not my favourite racing game of the last generation. For my full review click here.

BioShock

Without a doubt, the best FPS of the seventh generation. BioShock is so atmospheric and so lonely that it can fuel your nightmares and make you skiddish. The way that BioShock blends the first person shooter genre with survival horror is so well done that i question even calling this a game, it’s so artistic and so well told that it’s more of an interactive work of art. Read my full review here.

Max Payne 3

Number two is Max Payne 3, the final game in the trilogy makes your heart race constantly, especially on the harder difficulties. Max Payne 3’s story is worthy of Hollywood adaption, and not the kind that includes Mark Wahlberg. Sign Stone Cold up for this gig and you will get an awe-inspiring, jaw-dropping crime thriller to go alongside the best shooter game of the seventh generation. I don’t understand why more people don’t mention this game, it’s amazing, bloody amazing.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was and still is adored by many, I thought it was pretty shit. This game is why, if you’ve never played Oblivion then what the fuck are you doing!? I’ve invested accumulative years into this game on multiple playthroughs and on multiple systems, it never stops being the game I fell in love with. Oblivion is the game that made me really take a step back and go, you know what? I love games. I hope it can be yours too. For my full review click here.

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