I bought the last SOCOM on the PS3 for the headset, then traded the game in literally the second after I bought it. FINALLY MISTER JACK IS A CRAFTY CONSUMER.
Good headset for its price, too. Works better with my PS3 than the last one I was using.
Complex Controls? Its a dumbed down version of Syphon Filters controls. Hiding and leaning against walls is automatic, theres no other options for nightvision or anything. Theres no melee attacks. You cant crouch.
The controls are embarrassingly casual. Im surprised you said theyre complex.
I'm loving the game ,but my main issue with Sony distribution is why isn't the game on the store. The other regions picked this up on the PSN store,but yet we are yielding over to the retailers(Gamestop). Time to make a stand and move to digital distribution in a serious fashion.
I've only played the first level so far and I'm loving it. The fact that I also loved Sony Bend's previous two games (the two Syphon Filter PSP games) might attribute a lot to it. They feel quite the same. Except the firefights are more intense in Retribution.
I was a bit confused with the controls as well the first few minutes. The weapons I've used so far have been solid. I haven't played any of the Resistance games for the PS3 so I really can't tell if they're unique guns or not.
I know the auto-aiming is there but I still prefer to pump 'em full of lead manually. I mean headshots still needs to be done manually.
Solid review. I've yet to read one where the reviewer had qualms about the game's length,graphics or scope of the game.
I might be in the minority here but I love PSP games wherein they feel like they're home console games.
I picked it up last Thursday and no other game has graced my UMD drive since. I haven't even touched multiplayer (and probably won't do much with it since I don't really care for online play), but the single-player campaign is beyond robust.
It really feels like a console-quality game in terms of length, depth, presentation, etc. If Resistance: Retribution is any indication of the level of quality we can expect from the PSP iterations of Sony's PlayStation 3 franchises, then my interest in Motorstorm: Arctic Edge and Little Big Planet has immediately tripled.
And for what it's worth, I haven't found the story or dialogue to be bad. It won't win any awards, but it's nothing like the crimes against language that Capcom routinely commits.
@KillerOnTheRoad: Actually, yes. I would rather they did not offer them and instead spent the time adding shit to the game I bought, not to shit that requires me to buy something else.
@Unfather: Unlike bluray based titles, the UMDs can only hold about a gig and a half... That's not much game, particularly if the title is any amount of pretty.
Seems like a really decent PSP title, which is nice. I'm glad Sony isn't copping out on that platform just yet, since the PSP2 is virtually close by. I mean, the PSP is getting dated.
@Jandlecack: The "PSP2" has to be close by indeed, as both Patapon 2 and Resistance: Retribution (both high-profile titles) were released on the PSN at the same time as retail.
If that's not paving the way for digital distribution on the platform, I don't know what is.
07/06/09
I'm not really a fan of the SOCOM series, but I'm sure anyone who liked the PS2 games will be psyched for this one, so I won't rain on their parade.
07/06/09
Good headset for its price, too. Works better with my PS3 than the last one I was using.
03/20/09
The controls are embarrassingly casual. Im surprised you said theyre complex.
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Now that's just not nice.
03/20/09
dohohohoho~
03/20/09
Well, I quite enjoyed RE5, but you can't please everyone.
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I was a bit confused with the controls as well the first few minutes. The weapons I've used so far have been solid. I haven't played any of the Resistance games for the PS3 so I really can't tell if they're unique guns or not.
I know the auto-aiming is there but I still prefer to pump 'em full of lead manually. I mean headshots still needs to be done manually.
Solid review. I've yet to read one where the reviewer had qualms about the game's length,graphics or scope of the game.
I might be in the minority here but I love PSP games wherein they feel like they're home console games.
03/20/09
It really feels like a console-quality game in terms of length, depth, presentation, etc. If Resistance: Retribution is any indication of the level of quality we can expect from the PSP iterations of Sony's PlayStation 3 franchises, then my interest in Motorstorm: Arctic Edge and Little Big Planet has immediately tripled.
And for what it's worth, I haven't found the story or dialogue to be bad. It won't win any awards, but it's nothing like the crimes against language that Capcom routinely commits.
03/20/09
Your right hand comes off!?
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But that's just me.
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If that's not paving the way for digital distribution on the platform, I don't know what is.
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It works with most games even if the system doesn't explicitly support them, but that doesn't mean it works WELL. =/