2014 Holiday Gift Guide – Wonderful games PS3 owners will enjoy

Happy holidays PlayStation 3 owners and gift buyers!  While most of the Sony attention goes to the PlayStation 4, there's a lot of games that only came to PS3 and not PS4. Games light Child of Light and Valiant Hearts​ are wonderful experiences that gamers will enjoy. So here are the best games to buy a PlayStation 3 owner. If you have any gift buying questions, don't hesitate to comment, email me at Lliebl@GameZone.com or tweet us at @Lance_GZ or @GameZoneOnline.

Make sure to check out our entire 2014 Holiday Gift Guide.

Games:

Child of Light

Child of Light is a mesmerizing fairytale where you’ll admire the gorgeous visuals and the thought-provoking story. The combat is organized chaos with the active battle system that is presented simplistically, but puts a twist on the turn-based combat you might be used to. [Review]

South Park: The Stick of Truth

This comedic RPG definitely caters towards fans of the show, but there’s enough depth and entertainment to appeal to general gamers as well. The combat keeps things exciting in between the crude humor. [Review]

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

If you love Borderlands, The Pre-Sequel will give you more of what you love with some new classes and the story of Handsome Jack. There’s tons of loot, action and humor. It’s more of the Borderlands you’ve played before, which can be good or bad depending on whether or not you are burnt out on the series. [Review]

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is the best Call of Duty game made in years. It has a fun, strong campaign headlined by Kevin Spacey and Troy Baker, and the multiplayer brings in the future of weaponry as you’ll be able to boost and double-jump around the map. [Review]

Valiant Hearts

Valiant Hearts: The Great War’s story, art direction and soundtrack all seamlessly blend together for a presentation that elicits all different types of emotion. It’s a beautiful depiction of the horrific effects of war as you experience it with puzzles and through the eyes of five characters. [Review]

Hohokum

It’s definitely abstract, but Hohokum is a real game with puzzles and goals. It’s a delight from beginning to end, even as trippy and weird as it is. It’s also cross-buy and cross-save, so you’ll get it for all of your PlayStation consoles. [Review]

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

Fans of the Persona franchise will love Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, as will fans of the fighting genre. It’s primarily an arcade fighter, but its content is accessible to any skill level. But there’s also visual novel aspects, RPG elements and a ton of Persona stuff. [Review]

Madden NFL 15

It’s the only new football game you can get this year, so football and NFL fans can get their video game fill from Madden NFL 15. There are huge improvements in presentation and animations, and a mild improvement in gameplay. It’s not the Peyton Manning of video games, but not many are. [Review]

FIFA 15

This is the world’s sport. FIFA 15 is gorgeous on next-gen consoles, and still looks good on PS3 and Xbox 360. It remains one of the best sports simulation games around with improvements in AI, lively stadiums and tactical gameplay.

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