Resistance 3 | Review Thread [Update 2: Reviews Coming In]

Chiggs said:
I am chomping at the bit for this game. Just a few more hours to go, and then I get to test this bad boy out on my 3D set.

*salutes Insomniac*
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Let us know how it plays in 3D! I'm really tempted to buy that 24" PlayStation branded 3DTV to play 3D games on.
 
Thought this was interesting:

Metro GameCentral via Metacritic- 70
Sep 6, 201170 Although this is a considerably more interesting and accomplished game than any of its predecessors it's still nowhere near the cutting edge of the first person shooter genre. And we say that not just because of its abandonment of all that Halo introduced to the concept a decade ago.

Fyi:

On average, this publication grades 12.6 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 60

For 873 reviews, this publication has graded:
11% higher than the average critic
2% same as the average critic
87% lower than the average critic

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"Although this is a considerably more interesting and accomplished game than any of its predecessors it's still nowhere near the cutting edge of the first person shooter genre. And we say that not just because of its abandonment of all that Halo introduced to the concept a decade ago.

But although it may not be forward-thinking it is at least a consistently enjoyable and well-crafted video game - and that certainly is a step forward for the franchise."
 
mblitek said:
Let us know how it plays in 3D! I'm really tempted to buy that 24" PlayStation branded 3DTV to play 3D games on.
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I guess I'm not surprised, but the 3D implementation is outstanding. Damn near perfect at default...almost too much when you move the slider all the way back.

Hats off, Insomniac.
 
So as someone who enjoyed the first game, but didn't care about the direction of the second game, it looks like Resistance 3 is back to form? Honestly, I haven't been paying much attention to this game after my lack of interest for the direction of Resistance 2, but I feel like I'm slowly being pulled back in.

Don't really care about the multi, but co op with a meaty campaign is intriguing. Plus my weapon wheel is back and not longer limited to two. Is the story of Resistance 2 told before Resistance 3 starts? I really don't want to have to play that game first.
 
Mrbob said:
So as someone who enjoyed the first game, but didn't care about the direction of the second game, it looks like Resistance 3 is back to form? Honestly, I haven't been paying much attention to this game after my lack of interest for the direction of Resistance 2, but I feel like I'm slowly being pulled back in.

Don't really care about the multi, but co op with a meaty campaign is intriguing. Plus my weapon wheel is back and not longer limited to two. Is the story of Resistance 2 told before Resistance 3 starts? I really don't want to have to play that game first.
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R3 is a sequel of R2.

The game has a slides show/comics presentation at the beginning to explain what happened after R2.
 
Chiggs said:
I guess I'm not surprised, but the 3D implementation is outstanding. Damn near perfect at default...almost too much when you move the slider all the way back.

Hats off, Insomniac.
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That's nice to hear. I like KZ3's 3D implementation a lot. Will see how far Insomniac tops it.
 
Mrbob said:
Don't really care about the multi, but co op with a meaty campaign is intriguing. Plus my weapon wheel is back and not longer limited to two. Is the story of Resistance 2 told before Resistance 3 starts? I really don't want to have to play that game first.
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It gives a quick and dirty recap of the salient events of the second game in a comic book style cut scene at the beginning of the game, so you should be good to go.
 
patsu said:
That's nice to hear. I like KZ3's 3D implementation a lot. Will see how far Insomniac tops it.
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The one area where it fails are the cinemas. The gameplay, however, is excellent.
 
Gamesradar | Resistance 3 Review 9/10
You'll love

Polished, impeccable campaign
Luscious arsenal of weapons
Badass multiplayer

You'll hate

No 60-man multiplayer matches
No eight-player co-op
No regenerating health (if you’re a wuss)
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http://www.gamesradar.com/resistance-3-review/?page=1

PSX Extreme review 9.3
The Good: Great artistic style and atmosphere. Excellent soundtrack. Smooth, reliable control. Awesome weapon assortment. Plenty of overall variety. Fantastic pacing. Solid AI. Memorable boss encounters.

The Bad: Graphics aren’t extremely sharp and refined. A few technical hangups. Lack of character customization.

The Ugly: “Okay, you gotta stop climbing ladders like that. It’s just plain weird.”
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http://www.psxextreme.com/ps3-reviews/512.html

Giant Bomb review 4/5
Thankfully, Insomniac has sent the series off in style. "The best Resistance yet" means something now.
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http://www.giantbomb.com/resistance-3/61-29021/reviews/

Gamespot review 8.5
The Good

Excellent arsenal
Grim and gorgeous environmental design
Challenging campaign encourages improvisation
Intriguing interplay of weapons and abilities in online multiplayer.

The Bad

Uneven campaign pacing
No matchmaking for cooperative online play.
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http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/resistance-3/review.html

1UP review B+
It's easy to say that this is the best Resistance title, but it's also easy to say that it's not Insomniac's best game.
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http://www.1up.com/reviews/review-resistance-3-almost-insomniac-best-game?pager.offset=1

Thought I update,nothing better to do right now.
 
I have to say, that's the most positive B+ I've read for some time. Still, better that then, giving an A with lots and lots of negatives. :P
 
Considering how reviled R2 was by the community, it sure did score amazingly well. Surprised how often it scored better than R1, a travesty if you read this forum it seems.

Expectations severely misaligned with reality or something there? I don't recall R2 being so dreadful at all, but lately it's what EVERYONE seems to think.
 
Eurogamer review said:
With such an outlandish arsenal, finding the right balance was always going to be tough, and so it proves as new players are thrown into the fray with the bare essentials to be torn to shreds by players of a higher level who have a more robust toy box - including auxiliary abilities unique to online play such as holographic decoys, lightning shields and cloaking devices. Inevitably, starting out with one grenade and a carbine against players who can shoot through walls, round corners and turn invisible means that the climb to level 10 - at which point the playing field becomes much more even - can be a tough and not always enjoyable one.
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Games really, really, REALLY need to stop doing this.

As if jumping into multiplayer as a noob isn't a frustrating enough experience, just tossing you to the wolves at a huge disadvantage in terms of weaponry, perks and level knowledge is by design? Dumb, dumb, dumb.

That said, the review bits about the solid campaign guarantee this as a single player purchase. But god damn it, two steps forward, two steps back.
 
NullPointer said:
Games really, really, REALLY need to stop doing this.

As if jumping into multiplayer as a noob isn't a frustrating enough experience, just tossing you to the wolves at a huge disadvantage in terms of weaponry, perks and level knowledge is by design? Dumb, dumb, dumb.

That said, the review bits about the solid campaign guarantee this as a single player purchase. But god damn it, two steps forward, two steps back.
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Its not like that at all, no matter who high my level was I still get kill by people way lower than me with ease.Its also do to people inexperience with the game.
 
Loudninja said:
Its not like that at all, no matter who high my level was I still get kill by people way lower than me with ease.Its also do to people inexperience with the game.
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Good to hear.

Does the game have any skill based matchmaking? Because the going might be good today, but this kind of thing only gets worse as time goes on.
 
Regarding the Eurogamer review, it's not like higher level players can just turn invisible or shoot through walls with an Auger any time they want - they have to earn that with killstreaks.
 
DigiMish said:
Regarding the Eurogamer review, it's not like higher level players can just turn invisible or shoot through walls with an Auger any time they want - they have to earn that with killstreaks.
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Yea i noticed that myself, got the impression that the reviewer hadn't played the Beta or wasn't paying attention at the Insomniac press gig.
 
eep ignore

anyways found this

http://www.3djuegos.com/juegos/analisis/7168/0/resistance-3/
Valoración de Resistance 3
Resistance 3 es la mejor entrega de la saga, y demuestra el formidable estado de forma de un estudio como Insomniac Games. Una campaña individual brillante, un multijugador muy interesante y un cooperativo realmente divertido conforman una oferta de contenidos muy generosa para un videojuego que ningún fan de los shooters en primera persona puede perderse.
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93% Supremo!
 
Currently an 82 on Metacritic after 35 reviews.

Average score is 80/100. :(

I find it hilarious that most reviewers seem to be using the plot to take points away from the game, but I'm willing to bet that will get a free pass when Modern Warfare 3 rolls around. <_<
 
Edge 7/10
Resistance 3’s strict linearity and hand-holding add up to an experience that feels like a dash through a film set, but the movie in question has enough charisma to make it worth seeing, with a new creature around every corner and a new weapon with which to dispatch it around the next. From the beginning of the series Insomniac pitched its design tent somewhere between B-movie cliché and heavyweight FPS contender, and those two polarities go hand in hand here, the result being an energetic, if disposable, adventure. It lacks the connective tissue to join its bite-size skirmishes into a seamless epic, but as a lightweight pick-up-and-play romp, Resistance 3 is hard to resist
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http://www.next-gen.biz/reviews/resistance-3-review

There are major spoilers in the review, great!
 
"Resistance 3’s strict linearity"

God, I hate when people bring up linearity like there's something wrong with it.
 
M.D said:
"Resistance 3’s strict linearity"

God, I hate when people bring up linearity like there's something wrong with it.
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Agreed, I'm really starting to hate reviews in general, HL2 has pretty strict linearity for example, sometimes I feel that these reviewers just run out of stuff to say and end up having to pluck criticisms out of thin air to help pad out their reviews, I suppose end of the day they have a job to do and it's harder to write a review about a 'good' game than it is about game that has faults imo.
 
Loudninja said:
Thanks for posting major spoilers Edge.
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It's something to do with the last 3rd of the game, right? I'm an idiot for missing the line where you said there's spoilers there. I stopped reading soon enough to at least not know what precisely they're talking about.
 
Not really surprised with all the positive reviews. At least everybody seems in agreement that it is way better than R2. Will buy it seems.
 
Lord Error said:
It's something to do with the last 3rd of the game, right? I'm an idiot for missing the line where you said there's spoilers there. I stopped reading soon enough to at least not know what precisely they're talking about.
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Yeah I am sick of stupidity like that.
 
If you guys are talking about the start of page two of that review, you need to get over it because the reviewer brings up a great point about that part of the campaign. For a good group of friends who picked up the game, it was a big "WTF" section of the game.
 
Cheat Code Central review 4.5/5
4.0
Graphics
There's a lot of attention to detail, and each location feels radically different than the last.
4.3
Control
Controls are tighter than ever, and are fully customizable.
4.4
Music / Sound FX / Voice Acting
Great voice work and music, and the guns sound awesome.
4.7
Play Value
A fantastic campaign that can be tackled solo or with a friend. Online multiplayer will keep you coming back.
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http://www.cheatcc.com/ps3/rev/resistance3review.html#.Tmeqneyt-nA

Kintaro said:
If you guys are talking about the start of page two of that review, you need to get over it because the reviewer brings up a great point about that part of the campaign. For a good group of friends who picked up the game, it was a big "WTF" section of the game.
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Excuse me? Get over been spoiled about a major plot point in the game are you kidding me?I don't care what point the reviewer bring up at all.
 
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