Sony has made a good effort to remaster some of their best games from the PS3 generation, including The Last of Us and the Uncharted franchise. There are also plenty of third-party examples, like the various ports The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim has received.
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As many PS3 exclusives and third-party games are now playable on other systems, there are just as many still rotting away on old hardware. In honor of the announcement of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots finally getting a remaster and leaving the PS3, here are some other first-party and third-party games that fans would love to see get the same treatment.
Killzone 2
When The Helghast Come Knocking
Killzone 2 became an infamous game during the PS3 era thanks to a trailer no one believed could have possibly been running natively on the hardware. It turns out, it was a mixture of truth and lies as the game didn’t look quite as good as the trailers, but it still was an impressive shooter. The gunplay was much heavier than a lot of shooters at the time, but this weight steadied aiming a bit better than most.
The most iconic thing about the Killzone franchise is the enemy Helghast soldiers who wore masks with glowing orange eyes, and seeing those eyes in higher definition would be unsettling but worth it. After the PS4, Guerrilla Games moved on to creating the Horizon franchise, but it would be great to see the original trilogy remastered on PS5, as the platform lacks a lot of exclusive first-person shooters.
Resistance 2
A Midwest Invasion
Resistance 2
- Released
- November 4, 2008
- ESRB
- M For Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language
- Developer(s)
- Insomniac Games
- Genre(s)
- FPS
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 3
The Resistance franchise is another great example of an exclusive first-person shooter series that premiered on the PS3. It would be exciting to play the entire trilogy again in a remastered collection, but if fans had to pick one to remaster, it would be Resistance 2. This sequel moved the war effort from Europe to the Midwest of the U.S., wherein the alien Chimera successfully invaded.
Fighting aliens in the backyards of homes brought a haunting familiarity to the shooter franchise. Plus, there were some iconic moments where the sense of scale was done incredibly well, like fighting a kaiju-sized Chimera on top of roofs. Insomniac Games is doing good work with Marvel properties, but they shouldn’t forget about Resistance either.
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools Of Destruction
Getting Closer To Pixar
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
- Released
- October 23, 2007
WHERE TO PLAY
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction is another game from Insomniac Games, and this was the first Ratchet & Clank game, of many, to hit the PS3. It didn’t differentiate itself dramatically from its PS2 counterparts, but the visuals were a big improvement, and the lack of big innovations was actually comforting.
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Fans got to experience better platforming in bigger worlds, and the weaponry was more sophisticated, allowing Insomniac Games to experiment more with particle effects. There were a total of six original Ratchet & Clank games on the PS3, not counting the PS2 remastered collection, so Sony has a lot of choices on what to remaster.
LittleBigPlanet 2
A Creative Platformer
LittleBigPlanet 2 was a big step up from the previous game, which expanded the toolset for players to create their own content, going beyond 2D platforming levels. Players could create other mini-games like racing or even RPGs, plus the collaborative crossovers were wild, from DC superhero costumes to Final Fantasy 7 costumes.
The creative tools were great, but the core campaign was also inventive and full of whimsy. With four-player co-op and an abundance of costumes, every player could present their own style, and it would be great for Sony to revisit this franchise, which was so huge during the PS3 era.
InFAMOUS 2
Down In The Bayou
inFAMOUS 2 took place in a fake New Orleans-inspired area called New Marais. The game still starred Cole MacGrath, who got electric powers in the first game. This original superhero game from Sucker Punch increased the amount of powers, improved melee attacks, and just made movement overall better.
There aren’t many games that take place in the bayou either, which is why it’s a more attractive setting than the original’s full urban environment. Getting both inFAMOUS games, along with the vampire standalone game from inFAMOUS 2, inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood, would be a treat on PS5.
Dead Space 2
Eye Trauma
Dead Space 2 is one of many third-party titles that would also be great to see remastered. Currently, Xbox owners can play it via backwards compatibility, and the game also exists on Steam, but there is no easy way for PS5 owners to buy the game and play it natively.
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When the first game was remade in 2023, there was hope that Dead Space 2 would also get remade, but after it didn’t sell as well as EA hoped, it now looks like Dead Space has been retired as a franchise. It’s a shame because this sequel is a top-tier horror game with wild enemies, cool weapons, and inventive ways that use space as a concept.
Split/Second
Racing In The Movies
Split/Second is one of the coolest racing games ever made, which was like racing on a movie set. As players race, they can trigger effects in the background to change the environment and distract other racers, like blowing up a building.
It may not be as fun as throwing Koopa Shells at players like in a Mario Kart game, but the explosive set designs were mesmerizing and helped set Split/Second apart from other racing games at the time. Like Dead Space 2, Xbox and Steam players can buy and download this game easily, so PS5 owners should get that opportunity too.
Prince Of Persia (2008)
Ubisoft’s Nathan Drake
- Developer(s)
- Ubisoft Montreal
- Genre(s)
- Platformer, Action-Adventure
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC
Prince of Persia was a reboot in 2008, being a more linear adventure that was also quite easy, as it was hard to die while platforming. The game also took on a new cel-shaded look, and the Prince was voiced by Nolan North, so there was definitely an Uncharted feel to the game that PS3 fans appreciated at the time.
The game can be played on Xbox consoles, but only with a disc, whereas Steam users have full access to Prince of Persia compared to both PlayStation and Xbox consoles. With a remaster, maybe Sony can get the upper hand for once.
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