The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

One issue many people have with ps3 rpg games is that some of them are too short, causing inability to completely create a deep character. The guys at Bethesda do not have to worry about this complaint, because this is certainly not the case with Oblivion.

The gimmick of creating a deep character becomes obvious right at the beginning of the game, where you can choose the race and a 'starsign', which are both just a set of perks, which can create a very unique character. Later on the game lets you completely modify the appearance of a character, enabling you to make your character very unique. In previous Elder Scrolls games, you immediately had to choose the class of character you wish to create. Because it is not clear to first-timers to the Elder Scrolls which style they prefer, Bethesda decided to lets you get accustomed to rougly all types of weapons (melee, ranged and magic) before letting you choose between the many classes. From the Warrior (which only uses melee and heavy armor) to the Mage (which only uses magic) to the Thief (whiich focusses on stealth and ranged combat) and everything in between. If you want to make your character even more unique, you can create your own class. This however requires some knowledge of the Elder Scrolls games. One negative issue is that your race and starsign heavily influence your strenghts and weaknesses, almost forcing you to depend on your previous, possible ill-considered, choice of race and starsign.

Since the Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind combat has not changed much, actually it's basically the same. Ranged combat works well, although the hit chance of your arrows changes with your archery skill, and is not dependent much on how skilled you personally are with the game. Especially if you haven't focussed on archery in the beginning of the game, this can be a bit frustrating, especially since arrows cost money to buy. Luckily you can pick all arrows you missed up from the ground, and loot some arrows which are stuck in your enemy. Melee works well, but can become a bit repetitive. Fighting mostly consists of either hitting, dodging (going back a bit), and hitting again or hitting and blocking. Magic is the most complex fighting style, because you can use multiple spells after each other to optimise damage. This complexity makes it the most fun fighting style, but not as powerful in the beginning of the game since many spells become available only

Fallout 3 (Game of the year) - Quick review

Hi there welcome back to ps3 rpg games for another review of a great game! Today we'll be discussing Fallout 3: Game of The Year Edition. Fallout 3 is (like borderlands) a fps and rpg in one. People like to refer to this genre as "role playing shooter". Fallout also takes place in a post apocalyptic world but is much more serious than Borderlands and has realistic visuals (except offcourse for the insane creatures and beasts, which are very impressive by the way).

Fallout 3 is more than just a shooter with rpg elements, I actually think it's more rpg because you're not as agile and really need to level to take on stronger enemies. The leveling system is conventional and works good. You have a lot of choices in character development and this not only affects you but the world around you and the behaviour of the people in it as well. Especially the karma of your character affects reactions of creatures and people you meet. You know what they say: Karma's a bitch! The freedom in Fallout is one of the strongest aspects of the game, almost every quest can be accomplished in a few different ways. For example: say you need something from a guy you can do a side quest for him to get it, try to pick his lock when he's asleep, use your charisma and smooth talk him into handing it over or the less subtle approach: just shoot him in the head. The latter obviously won't be adding to a good karma.

The detail in Fallout is amazing. The environment looks great, everything looks 40's-50's style and the music is from this period too. And that's one of the best things in Fallout 3, the music is just excellent. There's nothing better than shooting shotguns and rocket launchers at large beasts while an easy tune of "The Ink Spots" is playing! You can
have your radio on while fighting and exploring the world of Fallout all the time so listening to these great tunes is available from the moment you get the radio stations up and running..you gotta love it!

Before going to a conclusion I want to take a look at the unique VAT-system (Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System). When you activate this system the combat will be paused and you're allowed to target specific body parts of the enemy. This will give you the chance to criple your enemy by shooting the legs, make him drop his gun by

Borderlands - Quick review

Today I'm going to take a look at one of the first ps3 rpg games I've played: borderlands. This is not your typical rpg as it plays like a fps (first person shooter). If you're familiar with fallout 3 you have an idea of how that works. If you're not.. well let me tell you, it works quite well. The gameplay works like any other fps except you can gain levels and get stronger weapons all the time like in other rpg's. Just like in fallout 3 your character can have perks which make it unique (well not unique probably because a lot of people play it but it does make a difference). Each character has three skill-trees and you have to spent your hard earned skill points over these three every time you level up.


The setting of the game is a somewhat post-apocalyptic looking planet called Pandora. The world is divided in a number of areas but except from the snow world I thought the separate areas to have little variation. The art style is a mixture of comic and cell-shaded graphics, not bad in my opinion it works for the game and makes it stand out from other titles in it's genre.

Now that I've given a brief explanation of the game I will give you my overall opinion of the game and a list of pros and cons because the idea here is to give you quick information on ps3 rpg games and no long dreaded reviews that go into every detail!


Overall opinion
Borderlands is a fun and addictive game, personally I enjoyed the co-op feature the most because it's just much better to play with friends instead of on your own. It's not the best rpg or fps but the fun factor is high and that's what counts in my opinion. Although the
game might get repetitive at times most of the leveling is done through quests which keeps you motivated and gives specific goals and rewards. There's a lot of stuff to find and many different weapons and special abilities to learn. The replay value is ok. Going through

PS3 rpg games overview

Here's a quick list of all the PS3 rpg games I know of so far, this list will be updated and I will begin to put up reviews of all the games listed here shortly, so stay tuned!
 
Agarest Generations of War
Borderlands
Castle crashers (PSN)
DeathSpank (PSN)
Demon’s souls
Disgaea 3
Dragon Age: Origins
Enchanted Arms
Eternal Sonata
Fallout 3
Folklore
Final fantasy XIII
Oblivion IV: Elder scrolls
Resonance of Fate
Two Worlds 2
Valkyria Chronicles
Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment
White Knight Chronicles