Sony needs to advertise their exclusives properly.

[NOTE: This is mostly from my perspective.]




Last year we saw the release of Killzone 3, Socom 4, Uncharted 3, Infamous 2, and Resistance 3.


Uncharted 3 undoubtedly did the best in 2011 and had good advertising. 


But what about the other games I mentioned? Not a lot of people knew about them and while the games did have buyers, they still sold below what was expected.




However, when a COD game is released, Sony likes to make it clear that COD can be played online, for free, with their system. Also, if a multiplatform game will give PS3-users a special item, Sony just loves to make that known instead trying to entice gamers to buy their exclusives.




Here is a link to VGChartz.com's list of the PS3's best-selling games since launch (look at the top 20): http://www.vgchartz.com/platform/3/playstation-3/


Exclusives: 6. Non-exclusives: 14. Look at how they're positioned.




The problem is either Sony isn't marketing anything the right way or their developers are not very good.


You be the judge.


- Mouse

(PS3) The Last of Us.

The Last of Us is a post-apocalyptic, third person survival action-adventure game, set after a zombie breakout. Developer: Naughty Dog.




Haven't played a game like this before. According to the demo shown at E3, you have to rely on stealth and at times, taking hostage of your enemies (human enemies, not the zombies). Due to the "clicking" sound made by the zombies, the creatures are referred to as "clickers".


I don't remember seeing this in the video, but according to articles that I have read on the game, you have to manage your ammo and health kits.


The game is set in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. You play as Joel and he is followed around by a young girl named Ellie (who apparently was rescued by Joel after the zombie outbreak).


Looks fun. I am definitely looking forward to this game and I see that the combat looks similar to the Uncharted series. Of course, I know that the game is not going to have a lot of ammo to pick up.


Hopefully it has online co-op.


- Mouse

(PS3) God of War Ascension comes out 3-12-2013.

A prequel game about Kratos, star of the God of War series. The game will focus on Kratos before he became the "Ghost of Sparta".




Looks gruesome.


Never really could get into the God of War series, personally. I found that Xmen Origins Wolverine was much better even though it was looked down upon for being a clone of GoW and a movie-based game.


Hopefully it turns out good. 


- Mouse

(PS3) Uncharted 3 review by J.W. Mouse.

 J.W. Mouse uses a 0-5 scale for all his reviews. 5 is best.


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This review will be short and sweet.

This game gets a 3 out of 5. Why? Because aside from having a good story and immersive gameplay, the controls are laggy and the story is just too short when compared to Uncharted 2. The multiplayer once again lacks dedicated servers and for some reason, the controls feel even more laggy (it's not my connection).
The game also has killstreak rewards reminiscent of of a COD game, which is annoying because the 2nd game in the series was just pure mutiplayer. However, matchmaking does seem to run very smooth, which is more than I can say for the actual matches that it takes me into.

All in all, UC3 is still a fun experience. I continue to have fun with the campaign, which is actually more fulfilling than the hair-pulling expertience of it's MP.

- Mouse