Resistance: Story Time
Insomniac Games has been one of my favorite developers of all time, and while some people did not like Resistance 2 at all, I quite enjoyed it, but Resistance 3 is by far the best First Person Shooter Insomniac Games has developed thus far.
Playing through the single player of this game was one of the best story experiences I had had this year. They did a wonderful job making me genuinely care about the characters and what happens to them within the game. This could aslo be because I have been invested in this series since the first game, but I felt this game did the best job at presenting the story in such a way to make me care.
Moving through the game itself was amazing. The mixture of weapons, firefights, convoy and train shooting, and the occasional too large for life boss made the game very thrilling, and very satisfying to finish. The game also looked beautiful. After A Crack in Time Insomniac decided to no longer shoot for 60 FPS but rather rest safely at 30, and I can see why they decided to do that. The water effects while you are running with a power supply were simply stunning, and seeing all of the graphical detail and environmental effects make this a FPS shooter to carefully looked at while playing.
This is not to say the game is without flaws. Multiple times I found myself having to replay part of a scenario just to get the next part of the story to kick off, and I sometimes found myself out of ammo in a very dire situations. Being stuck and not being able to move forward, or noticing one little animation that doesn't look quite right often takes away from the experience and unfortunately it did for me here.
Compared to Killzone 3, the other PS3 FPS exclusive, I would say this game has a better story but if you want online shooting, I would lean towards Killzone 3. R3 has a very robust and detailed system of upgrades and perks to purchase which make the experience fantastic if you want to play that way. However I found Killzone 3 much more entertaining and enjoyable online. I enjoy large robotic vehicles, and jet packs, and sniping people while cloaked. They are both excellent online experiences, but from my experience K3 is better.
Resistance 3 was a great game, and anyone who owns a PS3 should really give it a shot. It is what appears to be a wonderful cap to a pretty good exclusive series.
