Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Sigma 2, and *cough* 3, released on the PlayStation 3.
Sigma was one of the original group of games I bought on my PS3 that year.
I'm a big NG fan, so having Ryu in the game is fine by me.
I frigging loved Gravity Rush, so Kat is an awesome choice.
Some of you guys aren't "PlayStation" fans. You are "3rd party fans." There's nothing wrong with that in any way, shape, or form.
To me, "PlayStation" screams Ape Escape. PaRappa the Rapper. God of War. Uncharted. Ratchet and Clank. Jak and Daxter. LittleBigPlanet. wipEout. Gran Turismo. Patapon. Loco Roco. Sly Cooper. The Mark of Kri. etc.
So many of you cannot let go of the PlayStation 1 era, which was a FANTASTIC era in PS history, but it was not the only era in PlayStation history. There have been 5 PlayStation gaming platforms in 17 years. Each of those platforms have had some great games, with some really likable, iconic characters in their own ways.
3rd party shaped the PlayStation ONE. It gave the platform its street cred. However, with the PlayStation 2, Sony started to take a page from Nintendo's book, and began to lay the groundwork for a strong first and second party stable of characters and franchises. That, to me, was the real "birth" of PlayStation as its own thing.
The PlayStation 3 speaks for itself. Sony has been killing it with strong, quality original IPs and continuations of existing IPs. To me, the PS3 is when Sony completely came into its own in terms of no longer relying on third parties to carry them.
Yes, a celebration of PlayStation isn't complete without a nod to Metal Gear, Devil May Cry, Final Fantasy, and Resident Evil, but if those IP holders are not interested in licensing some of the biggest names from those IPs, or are asking too much to license them, what do you expect Sony to do with a new IP that probably isn't getting an Uncharted or Killzone level budget.
I'd like to see Cloud, Snake, Lara, Crash, and Spyro in this game. They may yet show up at some point. But the roster as is is looking great. I'm stoked and excited for it, because I'm a big fan of Sony's first and second party IPs. Many of you guys aren't, and I get that, but ultimately, that just means this game may not be for you if the roster that is here turns you off that much. Which is a shame, because the actual game play is very fun. To be honest, if this game didn't have these PlayStation all stars, and was all original characters, it would still be a fun 4 player brawler. Power Stone didn't need to have a bunch of known characters to be fun.
PS All Stars has some great characters in it, and some interesting character choices in it, but at the end of the day, it's a well made party brawler that I think, if people give it a chance and play it for more than just 10 minutes, they'll walk away having had a good time.
This game needs a demo, big time. But thankfully, SuperBot said that was in the cards.