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User Review : Resistance: Fall of Man

Ups
  • Great story: Even my little cousins were interested in the story{Organized multiplayer: The lobby system is organized and ranking system is good
Downs
  • Sometimes the death animations are stiff and just seem un-natural

The Fall of Man, Rise of Chimera

Resistance: Fall of Man is a launch title for the Sony Playstation 3 and was released in 2006 (If I am not mistaken).Resistance is a game of the first person shooter and is developed by Insomniac games, who are responsible for the Spyro the Dragon series and Ratchet and Clank series.

Anyways enough with the introduction let us go into the review. Resistance takes place in an alternate history setting with the great depression and WWII never happening. But instead a mysterious force called the Chimera have taken over most of Europe with the United Kingdom being left to defend themselves. You take control of Nathan Hale an American Sargent sent to liberate the UK. This story is fairly well done with a little touch of mystery to promote the player to further complete the game.

The graphics in this game are fairly well done while still being 2 years old. Details in the environments are well done, and the environments also have a very "doomed and invaded" theme to it, which helps bring the feeling of being "doomed" to the player. A small gripe in this game is that the death animations are very stiff and guns tend to stay in the players hand even when he is dead. This is small but the small flaw is still there.

Gameplay in this game is very fun, I paced myself during the game, not because I did not like it, but I wanted it to last me a long time. The weaponry in this game also very fun to play with, very unique guns and grenades and almost every gun has a secondary fire and even a tertiary fire. This gives the player many options of how to take out an enemy either go up to him close with a shot gun or even take him out with a sniper the choice is up to the player. The game also features a 2 split screen co-op, 4 player split screen multiplayer and even online multiplayer. This gives the game a very high replay value even after you are done with the single player.

The online multiplayer is fairly good and can sometimes be a huge frag fest with up to 40 players online. The lobby system is very organized with the choice of either playing in a ranked or unranked game. Online gametypes consists of Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch or Team Objective which is a compilation CTF, Assault and Meltdown.

All in all Resistance: Fall of Man is a well done launch title and very fun First person shooter. If you own a PS3 I would recommend you get your hands on it.

Score
8.0
Graphics
The gameplay is fun, very run and gun yet it can change to duck and hide or even changed to twitchy in seconds. It all depends on the enemies you are facing.
8.5
Sound
Good looking game even though its 2 years old. Environments are large and detailed, and enemies look menacing.
9.0
Gameplay
The sounds in this game set a very good ambiance, many times I have been startled due to a change in the background soundtrack or even a hidden chimera grumbling. Weapons calibers sound good and realistic.
8.5
Fun Factor
I paced myself during the game. To make this game's singleplayer to last me as long as possible, because the game is very fun.
8.0
Online
Well organized lobby system, ranking system and post game stats make this game's multiplayer fun.
Overall
8.0
bigman73875878d ago

I'm glad the online is still well used in this game.

And F the Titans.

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PlayStation 3 Games That Desperately Need a PS5 Remaster

The PlayStation 3 may not have been the strongest generation for Sony, but there were still some diamonds in the rough that deserve a revisit as PS5 remasters.

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OtterX61d ago (Edited 61d ago )

Even if they could just remaster and put on PSVR2, some would still look great as VR titles and could do a whole lot to bolster the headset w these exclusives! I'd imagine the investment of reworking these titles into VR would be way less than building new games from the ground up, and they could be amazing experiences, and VR often makes flat games feel fresh again. The Resistance and Killzone games are particularly what I want to see!!

Rude-ro60d ago

I played killzone 3 in 3d and it really changed the game per being immersive.
In vr, that would be even more awesome.

darthv7260d ago

Funny you mention that... my son wanted to play some PS3 games in 3d on my PS tv and he was blown away by how good KZ3 was. It really was a great addition to the game. Im surprised there have not been more 3d games from that era being ported to the PSVR/VR2.

_SilverHawk_60d ago

resistance 1-3, killzone 1-3, uncharted 1-3, uncharted golden abyss, folklore, socom 4 , motorstorm, twisted metal, MAG, heavenly sword

Cacabunga60d ago

Killzone 2+3
Sly Thieves in Time
Crack in Time
God of War Ascension
Motorstorm
Modnation racer
Infamous 1+2

Profchaos60d ago (Edited 60d ago )

Killzone trilogy in VR would be amazing bonus points if they offer shadow fall.

There was a psvr1 Killzone project that supermassive was working on at one stage which wasn't up to scratch and Sony brand it back in house I was hoping we would see that on psvr2 eventually.

Personally I'd love to see some more love or acknowledgement of psvr2 from Sony in general it was a expensive headset and Sony barely acknowledge it's existence

seanpitt2360d ago

The amount of work needed to remaster these games wouldn't be beneficial on a financial and business sense.. MGS4 would probably be the best bet as it would need the least amount of work!

Iceball200060d ago

YEAAASSSSS! I miss this franchise and wanna play it so bad again.

Father__Merrin60d ago

The time is perfect for a resistance fall of man game campaign coop multiplayer

InUrFoxHole60d ago

The resistance series is str8 trash to me. Socom 3 I would welcome. Or killzone MP.

Marcus Fenix60d ago

A Resistance reboot will be awesome

Michiel198960d ago

That's what Bungie should make, Ill keep saying it until it happens

1Victor60d ago (Edited 60d ago )

Resistance was ok but Warhawk and Starhawk was better and kept me coming back for almost a decade of fun and petty revenge on the loud mouth unskilled players 🤣
Edit I loved capture the flag dropping the pot on the flag carrier was extremely satisfying as well as transforming your plane in bot form and stumping them to death 😱

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Michiel198960d ago

Resistance was the best co-op fps I ever played after L4D2

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Ranking the Resistance Games From Worst To Best

While it's been on ice for as long as it was around, the Resistance franchise has no shortage of quality.

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Knushwood Butt737d ago

My take:

Single player
3, 2, 1

Multiplayer
3, 1, 2

Overall
3, 2, 1

I beat the lengthy single player in 1 multiple times and spent hours in the online too. Plus 1 featured my home town! Special mention to the audio design in 1: playing that with surround headphones blew me away.

Note: I have the platinum for Resistance 2.

Eidolon736d ago

Resistance 1 MP will always be my favorite. Call it nostalgia or whatever, but that was my jam, felt more balance, natural.

Miraak82 735d ago

i have the platinium too , 10k kills in online ranked matches was no joke . Took me 3-4 months straight grinding but it was fun . To put it in perspective you only got like 25 kills per match if you were 1st place every match that's at Least 400 matches in 1st

Sciurus_vulgaris737d ago

I only played the 3 main Resistance titles. My ranking would be;
1. Resistance 3
2. Resistance: Fall of Man
3. Resistance 2

GoodGuy09737d ago

Man I loved 3's campaign. Another gem stuck on the ps3 and who knows if insomniac will go back to the franchise.

fr0sty736d ago

Resistance, Warhawk, MAG, Motorstorm, there's so many first party gems on PS3 that Sony has just left to die...

P_Bomb737d ago

Never played Burning Skies but I still have Retribution.

monkey602736d ago

Burning Skies was about 3 hours long and rather inconsequential. You haven't missed anything

porkChop736d ago

Honestly, Burning Skies was shit. There's no two ways about it. At first I thought it looked terrible, then I second guessed myself. Big mistake.

darthv72735d ago

Retribution has this really cool feature where you could use a PS3 to link a controller to it and play. So if you had a 2000 or 3000 hooked to a tv, you can use a real controller. All of this predates the PSP Go's ability to sync a sixaxis to it via bluetooth.

Yui_Suzumiya736d ago

Resistance 3 was shocking and brilliant. Loved it.

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Days Gone Director Pitched Open World Resistance; Wasn't Interested in Syphon Filter Reboot

Days Gone director & former Bend Studio dev Jeff Ross says he pitched an open-world Resistance game to Sony; he wasn't interested in a Syphon Filter reboot.

P_Bomb852d ago (Edited 852d ago )

Sony rejected an open world Resistance? Come ON guys. Stop with these timed deals for Deathloop etc and let’s go!

This plus the fact Days Gone hit 9 million has me scratching my head this week. Why so cynical?

porkChop852d ago

Resistance doesn't need to be open world though. Just because it can technically work doesn't mean it's a good direction for the franchise.

P_Bomb852d ago (Edited 852d ago )

No I know, but seeing as the franchise has no current direction, I’m in the camp of anything’s better than nothing. Could always just dip a toe in like GOW, TLOU2.

excaliburps851d ago

Well, yeah, but any new Resistance is good! LOL! XD

EvertonFC851d ago

Agree tbh it sounded straight off the bat what halo infinite turned into but just a resistance version of it.

Army_of_Darkness851d ago

An open world resistance based on resistance 3 would be awesome ballz!

CanadianTurtle851d ago

As a huge fan of the series, an open-world Resistance would not be a bad idea. Especially if it had Day's Gone's gameplay engine. Replace the motorcycle with a military hummer or a chimeran vehicle. I think it could work very well.

The problem with continuing Resistance as a linear FPS game is that the market doesn't respond to those games anymore. I think the games industry is tired of 8 hour (linear-shooter) campaigns. That was acceptable in the PS3/360 days but now I think the industry wants more. IF a new Resistance game were to come out and it followed the gameplay structure of the original trilogy, it would be regarded as "just another FPS." But if it got the Days Gone treatment, it can attract a larger fanbase.

Rhythmattic851d ago (Edited 851d ago )

Porkchop
Maybe they're not considering the halo effect ?
Mwhahahahahaha

Mr_cheese851d ago

I'd try any new resistance experience but if I'm being truly honest, my first instinct is that it would not touch the heights of the original trilogy and should continue to be a story driven linear campaign. Especially with the technology afforded in this gen, even linear can have a very open feel to it.

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sparky77851d ago

That 9ml was an estimate, he confirmed he doesn't have executive level sales figures so he just guessed. I would assume it was much lower than that with the majority coming from PS+ and discounts.

If Sony brought Housemarquee after Returnal didn't sell 9ml, it's obvious sales aren't all Sony cares about.

jukins851d ago (Edited 851d ago )

Thats what im thinking. Ntm the game was on sale relatively faster than most sony 1st party games. Released buggy horrible framerate that took months to "fix" and it took about 10chours of slow paced gameplay till you got to a point where you got enough mods tools and guns for it to be enjoyable.

I find it weird that all the sudden ppl are praising the game asking for a sequel just because a former director said it sold x amount. Given the 6 year cycle, bad launch, 50/50 reception and to leads who were supposedly not a good fit leaving/ getting fired shows why sony probably didnt greenlight a sequel

EvertonFC851d ago

He didnt guess ffs, he used data from a trophies website with there own internal data which matched up.

Ausbo851d ago

That’s different though. The ps5 was in its infancy when returnal released. Different sales targets

MrBeatdown851d ago

If they were pitching some kind of third person, open world Resistance with destructible environments similar to Red Faction Guerrilla where you can take down Chimera towers and giant robots, sure. But I don't want Far Cry with aliens, which is all I see this being.

I'm fine without another Days Gone too. I have yet to play much of it, but it seems like a great game with a tired setting. I'm not dying for more zombies.

I'll take Syphon Filter in any form though.

arkard850d ago

It was revealed the director didn't use officisl sales figures.

https://www.gameinformer.co...

porkChop850d ago

Yeah I saw. You can't base sales on trophies. Those trophies include anyone who bought the game used, borrowed from friends, households with more than 1 gamer, rentals, PS+ subscribers, review copies, etc. Those altogether would account for likely at least a couple million PSN accounts.

What I find ridiculous is that he says he still "stands by" his numbers. If the game was as successful as he thinks it was then Sony wouldn't have shot down any chance of a sequel. He shouldn't have gone around talking shit like he did with a source as flimsy as trophies, he made a fool of himself. He likely burned some bridges, limiting his options in the future.

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porkChop852d ago

As far as Syphon Filter goes, it's a shame that after two generations of leaks and rumors the game was never actually in development. MGS is dead, Splinter Cell might as well be dead from what we've heard. Sony's had a massive opportunity to come in and take over a dormant genre, and they're just dragging their feet. So many opportunities to bring franchises back and they just don't.

Magog851d ago

They already did. TLOU2 is the best stealth game I've ever played.

GhostofHorizon851d ago

Rumors from multiple sources have it that an open world 3rd person tactical stealth game is in works as a first party Playstation game. Perhaps they just didn't want to double down.

CaptainHenry916851d ago

I saw that but who's the developer?

GhostofHorizon851d ago

I don't think it mentioned a developer.

Exvalos851d ago

Splinter cell is coming back, it was confirmed already.

porkChop851d ago

Yes. I know that. I didn't say it is dead, I said it might as well be. They're literally making a "stealthy Assassin's Creed" but with Splinter Cell paint.

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Relientk77851d ago

*Sigh* I don't know if Syphon Filter is ever coming back

KeyAppearance851d ago

I really wish we got more grounded action-crime or action-espionage games, not everything has to be over the top action RPGs and have sci-fi/superhero/fantasy elements.

Especially after seeing that jawdropping Matrix showcase... we can really rival some great action films if done right :O

Phantom68851d ago

Shame about Siphon Filter as I believe there is a market for it.
Also, there are some rumors that Sony is working on a new game that mix both Splinter Cell and MGS features.
Let's hope it is true.

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