PS3 backwards compatibility?

I've been hearing about some problems with PS3 backwards compatibility and was wondering if those of you around here that have a PS3 would be willing to fill me in on some stuff.

My friend is borrowing my PS2 and has been for awhile now. I haven't talked to him in a few months (sad how college can do that to people), and my other friend recently informed me that it may not be working properly anymore. If this is indeed the case, I would want to replace it at some point in order to play FM+, and also to replay KH and KH2 some more.

The reason I am posting this now is because I am curious as to whether or not these games will work correctly on PS3, and I figured that there would maybe be some kind people around here with the necessary means to test them for me. I was also curious about Radiata Stories, so if anyone has a PS3 and Radiata Stories, I'd be interested to know about that too.

So if any of you want to test this stuff out and post your feedback, I would greatly appreciate it.

 

In my experiance, the only problem I had was using a PS2 ARMAX on my ps3. It plays all games perfectly fine. You can create a virtual Memory Card on the Hard drive since the PS3 has no memory card slots. From what I hear there is also a 'Memory Card Adapter' that you can buy for 15 bucks that lets you use your mem cards still. Other than that, Backwards compatability is perfectly fine.

 

There was a scaling problem before with the PS1/PS2 playback, but this problem has been fixed in the latest firmware Sony released. I'm currently playing Rogue Galaxy and many other PS2 games on my PS3, and they play fine under 480P.

I've also played Radiata Stories to its completion. It's not a very good game, I'm afraid to say. The reason I played it was because in the past, I've appreciated many titles that were made by Tri-Ace. So I decided to give Radiata Stories a try.

The story is very un-engaging and the characters were unable to really captivate me. The protagonist--despite having a name like Russel--is somewhat one-dimensional and whiny. At the beginning of the game, he reminded me a lot like Naruto, but unlike the anime series, Russel doesn't change very much throughout the game, at least, not progressively. His demeanor changes somewhat drastically at some point of the game, but this only makes his performance more unconvincing and awful.

The settings are owed some credit; the angles are nice and there are lots of people to talk to, and quite a bits of characters you can recruit into your party. However, the process in doing this can be tedious and really unmotivating given the cast of characters at your disposal and the sheer uninteresting plot. The only thing I really looked forward to was replacing my armor and getting better weapons. That alone, shows how uninterested I was in the game.

The world map is vastly mediocre to the core, with shallow camera angles and limited detail on the paths on which you walk as you travel across the continent. Enemy encounters are not random--which can seem uplifting--but the beastiary is nothing graphically gradiose to the eye and many of them seem irrelevent and unnecessary (I'm talking about giant ants and spiders in perfectly normal green pastures). The battle system is about the game's only redeeming feature, but I've seen the battle system utilized far better in other titles (which I was say in a moment). It's placed in real-time, and resembles much what other action RPGs tend to look like: you can control any character in your party at any time and the rest are simulated by AI. The tactics of your AI comrades can be customized to fit a particular role such as healer, melee, etc. The battlefields are not like KH and instead you are enclosed in a specific battle area where you fight the entire duration of the battle. These battlefields are really sore to the eyes, as they lack detail and actually bore you throughout the battle.

If I were you, I'd pass on Radiata Stories. It's definitely a Tri-Ace title you can overlook. I originally was interested in trying out Radiata Stories because of another title Tri-Ace made called Star Ocean 3: Till the End of the Time. I very highly recommend you try that game over Radiata Stories. The cast of the characters are far more intriguing and entertaining to watch, the story is far more action-packed and well written, and the soundtrack completely outdoes Radiata Stories. I absolutely hated the OSTs for Radiata Stories. Star Ocean 3 also has as similar battle system that Radiata Stories had, but is utilized far more intelligently and is much more engaging.

Hope this helps.

 

XD.

He asked for some facts, not your opinion on both games.

Although I have to admit, I agree with you :3. Except I think I like Radiata a bit more.

Either way, I've asked my friend and he said yes, it was possible to play RS ont he PS3. It may be different PS3's with different effects, though.

 

i made backward scompatablility rules for mine i will only play kh for ps2 games and some ps1 games tho the ps1 games are alot better on ps3! and they do glitch galore! rugrats:search for reptar has a ps3 glitch were you here voices from other lvl's in the pickle's residence! it's really random! from gooses to clen up on aisle 7 it' hilariuos! other wise backwards compatability is fine in my book!:D

 

He said he "was curious about it, and wanted to know more", not necessarily facts. I thought giving a review as someone who's played it would help him greatly. I merely mentioned Star Ocean 3 because seeing as I found it several times better than Radiata, I thought I'd pass on that recommendation to him.

 

What I actually meant was that I was curious if Radiata Stories works on a PS3. I already have it and have beaten it, and wanted to play through it again. But thanks for the review anyway, and I think I'll look into Star Ocean 3.

Thanks for all the feedback everyone, the help is greatly appreciated.

 

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Thanks for the link, but everytime I try to enter in a game name it gives Firefox an error. Does this happen to anyone else?

 

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No error but that maybe because I'm using Internet Explorer.

...some of my games are going to have some problems with the PS3. Damn! I'm going to end up keeping my PS2 anyway.

 

Weird. I use Firefox 2.0, not getting errors.

I'm on my Mac, though.

 

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It's working for me now, my computer and/or firefox must have been acting up that day.

 

I was told just the other day by a friend that it's only Europe that'll have problems with backward compatibility (typical). Supposedly they're taking a chip or something out that allows PS1/2 backward compatibility, either that or only a few games will work? I can't really remember. And they're trying/GOING to stop us importing games from US/Japan?! Oh well, no surprise there. Just another normal day for Europe, when we get screwed.

 

Europe will be getting emulator, it will take several updates for them to play them all. but they get it cheaper.

 

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I wander if this means my ps3 will sell for more? if so ebay may be gettinga new item up there.

 

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You'll be able to play imports that are PS3 titles--since Sony has made the PS3 a region-free console. However, yes, you won't be able to play all (or most) of PS2/1 games from the get-go.

Like libregkd said, you'll be getting upscaled games as a trade-off, but I did read somewhere about what John S was saying about Euro getting an emulator. This will take longer, but it will benefit you guys more in the long run.