PS3 vs 360: Decisions, Decisions

[chuckro]

Amazon.com helpfully sent me the new FF13 trailer this morning. Bastards.

Final Fantasy XIII (both, Mar 9, 2010)
It’s so pretty. I wants it, precious. And the summon monsters apparently transform into vehicles? I wants it!

Final Fantasy Versus XIII (PS3, no release date)
Square-Enix has been leaning more heavily towards the 360; I’m not sure I want to place odds that this will stay exclusive. Also I have no idea when it’ll actually be released. I’m still waiting with baited breath of Dragon Quest 6 and 9 for the DS, which will hopefully be due out this year.

Disgaea 3 (PS3)
Seems to be keeping everything I liked about the earlier Disgaea games, and I liked the improvements from Disgaea 1 to Disgaea 2, so I have high hopes for the new stuff.

Cross Edge (PS3)
The fact that Nippon Ichi has thrown its weight behind the PS3 is an argument in its favor. Last Rebellion is also going to be PS3-exclusive, due out in February.

Beautiful Katamari (360)
Katamari Forever (PS3)
Whichever system I buy, I’ll buy the Katamari game for it. I get the distinct impression that Katamari Forever is a better game, though, and focuses much less on making you buy DLC to get everything that comes with it.

Dynasty Warriors 6 (both)
It’s only real advantage over the rest of the series, as far as I can tell, is that it’s much prettier on the newer systems. Heck, there’s a PS2 version of this, too. Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce also interests me, but that’s also coming for both systems.

Lost Odyssey (360)
Apparently this plays like a Final Fantasy game with some elements of Shadow Hearts thrown in. That seems like something I’d very much enjoy.

Blue Dragon (360)
Seems to be full of things I like, though noted for its difficulty.

The Last Remnant (360)
The battle system is apparently a cross between jrpg and battlefield strategy. I’m not sure how I’ll feel about that—I’d kinda like to see it firsthand. This is apparently also available for PC, though that would require a significant upgrade to my system.

Infinite Undiscovery (360)
Real-time combat and made by the Star Ocean guys. On one hand, the story promises to be interesting. On the other hand, my experience with actually playing games made by Tri-Ace has been less than stellar.

Dragon Age: Origins (both)
I’ve been told I should play KOTOR or the like before bothering to go for this.

Star Ocean: The Last Hope (both)
See Infinite Undiscovery.

So, PS3 will have a side-story Final Fantasy game, the Nippon Ichi releases, and a better Katamari game. 360 seems to have a better overall catalogue including several jrpgs that I’m very interested in. What am I forgetting, here?

(Also noteworthy: I’d really rather avoid dealing with DLC/patching; my TV is not cool enough to derive any particular benefit from HD or blu-ray; the Wii is out of the running based on my experiences playing it at parties; and I have some 40 games in my DS/PS2/Gamecube backlog. Oh, and work and classes.)

Comments

[ecmyers.livejournal.com]

So do I! You won't have a problem with this game. It's made for people like us :)

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

Oh that's encouraging! I was worried. Because I automatically assume that anything that feiran plays is too hard for me. (I'm usually right.)

[ecmyers.livejournal.com]

You know how bad I am with first-person games (that aren't on the Wii)! At best they're frustrating but I force myself to adapt; Arkham Asylum is just fun.

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

It's Batman. The only way it could fail to be fun is if it were a film by Joel Schumacher. (Or Public Enemies, though that one still at least allowed Batman to be funny.)