I'm Not Jumping Ship, I'm Buying a Life Raft

Jon here.

I’m not really sure what to write about in this Tuesday blog post. I thought about writing about the slow start and lackluster 3rd party support of the 3DS, but I’m sure it will turn around and I don’t want to be eating my words a year down the line. In fact, most of the hot-topics surrounding Nintendo over the past couple of months are beaten to death. Don’t get me wrong, the Big N still has some serious issues to resolve around it’s struggling hardware and lack of 1st and 3rd party software, but I’d rather talk about something more positive.

But there’s just not a whole lot going on in the world of gaming post-E3, so I’ll talk about something more personal.

I’ve always been a multi-console owner since the end of the 16-bit era. I had an N64 and a PS1. I had a Gamecube and a PS2. However, almost five years into this generation, I find myself owning only a Wii. I do get to play games for other consoles that my friends own, but the always steady stream of quality and interesting games on the Wii and DS kept my wallet in check, preventing me from purchasing another system. I always intended to get a PS3 though. But now that the Wii’s life is coming to an abrupt end (much to my chagrin), I think this holiday will be the right time (financially speaking) to take the plunge.

Side note: I would have been satisfied with the Wii being my only home console with generation if the software had kept coming. But that seems to not be the case.

Barring any massive surprises from Nintendo over the next few months, I’ve begun making my list of PS3 games to purchase. I’ll probably start with some older games and build a library on the cheap, but I am really looking forward to The Last Guardian, Bioshock Infinite, Resistance 3 and Uncharted 3.

Also on my list:

• Uncharted, Uncharted 2
• Little Big Planet, LBP 2
• Bioshock, Bioshock 2
• Resistance, Resistance 2
• Dead Space, Dead Space 2
• Lost Planet 2
• Mass Effect 2, Mass Effect 3
• Portal 2
• Valkyria Chronicles
• Resident Evil 5
• Batman: Arkham Asylum

So, I’m throwing this question out to the MyIGN users: what other PS3 games would you suggest I get to build a library? Disclaimer: I’m not into sports or racing simulators. Suggestions about downloadable games would also be very welcome.