I liked FEAR 3 but hated Bioshock. Just goes to show how popularity is not necessarily an indicator of quality.

It makes me wonder if I would like the Crysis games. Are they secretly great? Or secretly terrible? I can see it going either way. Hmmmmm..

Beat this. Fantastic! So surprising that a franchise could start with such generic and boring entries, then suddenly transform into this. The settings are imaginative, beautiful, the shooting is varied, the game is always giving the player more toys to mess with, and the game encourages experimentation by giving the player a full wheel of weapons. Yep, rather than just carrying two guns like every generic shooter, this time around every collected weapon is added to your stash, rather like Half-Life, Prey, Rage, or Doom. It's simply more fun that way.
Man, everything about the game was so much more interesting than the past two games. The environments looked captivating, the characters were actually worth a damn, and this time, I actually wanted to get into firefights. It just never got boring, it never felt like I was doing the same thing over and over again.

The PlayStation Move controls were so much more accurate and comfortable than playing with analog sticks. The controls had no learning curve for me as I've played FPS games with the Razer Hydra before, so aiming only required a twitch. I've always found gamepads sluggish, even with the sensitivity cranked up, so this was a very relieving feature.

This is such a leap over the first two games! They don't compare in the fucking slightest, I'm completely shocked this is the same series and the same developer.

guys it's really good
why did they even make a 1 and 2 they should've just started at Resistance 3
also why don't more console shooters support PlayStation Move this is so much better than aiming with an analog stick
the shooting is also actually fun this time around
the world and gameplay are so much more imaginative

Resistance 2 made a massive jump, in terms of quality, from R1. R3, astonishingly, made almost as massive of a jump from R2 and came close to perfection in terms of singleplayer FPS campaign. Shame that the characters feel like an afterthought, but considering how intelligent the game and level design is, it's easy to let that one slide.
Pros: One of the best level designs to grace an FPS, terrific game design, fantastic and diverse weaponry that packs a punch, awesome environmental design, superb graphics, really fun to play
Cons: Characters (writing and VA included) are a huge letdown, sound lags occasionally, could have used more non-shooting segments and environmental storytelling, disappointing radio guy, AI and music aren't that hot

In terms of actual combat and atmosphere, this is my favorite of the Resistance series. All of the guns feel just right and they level up as you use them (much like Ratchet & Clank). I felt the whole lone man on a journey was better then the military agenda of the first two. Sadly the story feels too rushed and I found none of the characters really compelling. I also encountered quite a few bugs that made objects glitch and enemies invincible. It's also a relatively short experience only running me about 8 hours until completion. Barring all story and technical issues, the combat makes for a really fun 8 hour experience.