I can vouch for Call of Juarez. I think I even made a thread about it a couple years ago, and I remember ASK saying good things about the game as well. It's basically a CoD-lite (I mean, CoD before the current Michael Bay-esque extravaganza anyway) set in a western theme, but with a story that is surprisingly good for game standards. It has good characters, both main and antagonist, some fun dialogue and its voice acting isn't bad. The game has good shooting, some open areas and even side missions to take on without ever being or trying to be a free roamer, interesting plot and a fun shooting duel minigame that can be a tad frustrating at first but that becomes enjoyable once you figure things out.

AC II is such an improvement over the first one is not even funny. And I loved the first one. It fixes most of what was wrong with the first while adding up a bunch of new cool shit, both within the main quest and optional. The story is still as fucked up as you'd expect in an AC game, but since most of it is about Ezio's shenanigans in Italy you don't really have to care anyway. The traversal, climbing mechanics, improved exploration aspects, better mission structure, villa management and refined combat are more than enough to give this game some serious consideration. You don't even have to play the first one, just youtube whatever parts of it you want to know.

GTAIV Episodes are also great. I have only played The Lost and Damned and found it to be pretty good, but the real jewel here is Gay Tony, although I'm sure somebody else that has played it can speak in detail about it.

Trine 2 is supposed to be much better than the first. I wouldn't know. I own both of them in PC but haven't played either.

Iga would tell you to stop fucking around and get Rayman Origins, and after seeing one level with a mexican theme, I'd be inclined to agree with him.

Borderlands is kind of an iffy recommendation. I spent over 50 hours with it. Loved what is there to be loved about the game, which is the gun variety, art style, loot-whoring, some fun bosses. But it has some serious issues, mainly with backtracking, not too much enemy variety, simplistic quest design, and more backtracking. Did I mention backtracking?

Rayman Origins is awesome! Best 2D platformer this gen.

Sonic CD HD is an extremely well done port, and I recommend it as well.

You've been looking for some open-world fun and GTA5 isn't coming out soon, so I'd go with Lost and the Damned or Gay Tony. If you want dark story biker mayhem, LaD, if you want nightclub fun (and lots of annoying helicopter missions) go with Gay Tony.

If I were looking at spending money on PSN I'd likely go for whatever PS1 or PS2 classics were available or Rayman Origins.

aspro said:

You've been looking for some open-world fun and GTA5 isn't coming out soon, so I'd go with Lost and the Damned or Gay Tony. If you want dark story biker mayhem, LaD, if you want nightclub fun (and lots of annoying helicopter missions) go with Gay Tony.

That probably going to be choice #2. Ballad of Gay Tony just looks like too much fun to pass up. Plus the Lost and the Damned has frontal male nudity so it's got that going for it.

You should give I Am Alive a shot, it's pretty short but it's as far as I think we'll ever get to experience an actual apocalypse.

By the way, AVOID Record Of Agarest War, it's one of those shitty filler RPG's released by Idea Factory.

Check this page and read the section about Record Of Agarest War, I swear it's one of the most annoying, bureocratic and needlessly difficult games I've ever played.

Foolz said:

Good read, Steel.

I can confirm that Noby Noby Boy is a Noby Noby Buy. It's a shitty tech demo for nothing.

Killerjuan77 said:

By the way, AVOID Record Of Agarest War, it's one of those shitty filler RPG's released by Idea Factory.

Check this page and read the section about Record Of Agarest War, I swear it's one of the most annoying, bureocratic and needlessly difficult games I've ever played.

Good to know. I've never been fully convinced to check it out, and I think I may have even been aware of some of those negative things. But lately my blood seems to be craving a good ole fashioned jRPG and that seemed like an obvious way to go.

robio said:

Good to know. I've never been fully convinced to check it out, and I think I may have even been aware of some of those negative things. But lately my blood seems to be craving a good ole fashioned jRPG and that seemed like an obvious way to go.

If you want an old school jRPG... give Disgaea 3 and 4 a shot.

robio said:

Aren't those strategy RPGs? I was looking for something more turn-based.

Agarest War is an Strategy RPG. For turn based RPG's... you could give FFXIII and XIII-2 a shot (I know people love to hate them but I like them).