Hello there friends, So I've been somewhat involved in going through the initial phase of gaining a PS3 Slim, I've had the pleasure of playing three games, two exclusives. I'll be discussing the system experience, the games I have played, and where I can, make the comparison from my years of XBox and XBox 360 experience. Well first off, yea, I wasn't really aware about the amount of noise my 360 makes until I ran the PS3 slim. Damn it's quiet. Also gripping the PS controller brought back memories of a happier time. Nostalgia kicked in, and all was awesome. Network and setup didn't take that long, and we're ready to roll. So after the setup phase, I looked over the three games available to me. Admittedly, I've been waiting for a long time to see Batman: Arkham Asylum come out, and buying the collectors edition set me back further than I originally planned, but some sacrifices into the grocery money need to be made, for being able to play the Clown Prince of Crime demands it! Arkham plays amazingly well. Jumping from the 360 demo to the PS3, it was amazing how easy the transition game. The game really only has two low points, but other than those (A record for most comic games I might add) we are blessed with easily the best Batman game to come out since Batman on the NES. Not to give anything away, let's just say the demo does not do this game justice. If there is any warning I have for 360 owners making the transition to PS3, you're going to find the X button. For you PS3 owners who never touched an XBox, the X button on a 360 is where the Square button is on the PS3 controller. Arkham requires quite a few spur of the moments where it asked for X, and I habitually pressed Square. Next on the list, the famed Little Big Planet. My first thought when the title screen opened was 'What the hell am I getting myself into?'. It wasn't until about the third scene (Wedding) that I found myself actually unwilling to part with the controller to answer the door for a pizza I ordered about an hour ago and forgot about. Then I made the biggest mistake of my life: I went to My Moon. After watching tutorials and messing around inside the level editor, I realized I've been goofing around for over 7 hours. I am not kidding when I say the only reason my attention came to the time was because the sun rise comes right into my living room, beaming onto the couch, predominantly into the eyes. So I got well rested after 3 hours sleep, and got back into it. Now, here's where I come across a difference of opinion with my room mate, as he's never really been into creation (He's a Halo 3 fan who has never touched Forge), so much as blowing things up. I am thinking it's unfortunate that he is in the majority because this kind of game is amazingly gripping and time consuming (Not to mention entertaining) experience. Hell, after I finish this write up I'll be back on My Moon just to finish a level I am working hard on to get published just to see people enjoy it. So, now I get to tell you about the last game I played before writing this. Well, I wouldn't be a 360 owner if I didn't have at least one First Person Shooter. It's almost as mandatory as owning a controller, so I just had to see what the PS3 could do with this game type. Enter Killzone 2. Never played the first Killzone, so I get an interesting With an opening involving one of the strongest speeches I've heard in most video games, I was ready. Two good games before this, and Killzone 2 was already showing to be a solid experience. Then the camera moved away and I find out we're going after this guy giving the speech on the monitor for whatever reason (Apparently these guys invaded 'our' planet in the first game). So for the first four chapters, we're finding ourselves in the same crap-brown and gun-metal location chapter after chapter, with only a few key set pieces and lighting changes to let us know some kind of time has passed. The reason I am writing this blog entry is because I had to put down Killzone. I might pick it up for later, but aside from finding some electrical shrapnel, there is no reason for me to press forward. No attachment to the characters in the game or the reason we're there in the first place. Yes, it looks very nice setting the usual colour scheme aside. Textures and visual set pieces are very unique, especially the weapons, but in the end I really have no reason to play this game that does not even entertain. Truthfully, I wish I was playing on the Helghast's side of this encounter, at least they have some degree of character on their side. And lastly, control scheme. To any other PS3 owner, are all the FPS controls using R1 to fire and L1 for melee? Again, 360 control has trained my hands for particular responses, but I'd like to know if Killzone's controls are typical for stuff like Resistance and other FPSs? Anyway, we'll close off here. Love the PS3, and 2/3 for good gaming expirences is always a plus. Gonna go back to Little Big Planet now. Until next time, - MacabreDerek