Above everything else get the God of War Saga collection if you can, 5 games for one low price. If that's not available to you then just get God of War III and the first God of War Collection and play them before God of War: Ascension, although It'd probably make more sense to play them after if you want to play them in chronological order. Also get LittleBigPlanet 2 (1 is unnecessary), Heavy Rain, Resistance 3, Bioshock 1 & 2, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, Mass Effect series, Red Dead Redemption, Killzone 2/3 and Oblivion or Skyrim.
Here's the top 50 highest rated PS3 games, you can't go wrong with these.
PS3 | Grand Theft Auto IV Rockstar North/Rockstar Games, 2008 |
97.05% 61 Reviews |
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PS3 | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Naughty Dog/SCEA, 2009 |
96.34% 80 Reviews |
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PS3 | Batman: Arkham City Rocksteady Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, 2011 |
95.97% 32 Reviews |
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PS3 | LittleBigPlanet Media Molecule/SCEA, 2008 |
94.74% 78 Reviews |
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PS3 | Red Dead Redemption Rockstar San Diego/Rockstar Games, 2010 |
94.67% 51 Reviews |
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PS3 | Portal 2 Valve Software, 2011 |
93.78% 36 Reviews |
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PS3 | Street Fighter IV Capcom, 2009 |
93.64% 49 Reviews |
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PS3 | BioShock Digital Extremes/2K Games, 2008 |
93.57% 44 Reviews |
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PS3 | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Infinity Ward/Activision, 2007 |
93.54% 46 Reviews |
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PS3 | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Kojima Productions/Konami, 2008 |
93.53% 85 Reviews |
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PS3 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Infinity Ward/Activision, 2009 |
93.42% 45 Reviews |
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PS3 | Mass Effect 2 BioWare/Electronic Arts, 2011 |
93.24% 42 Reviews |
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PS3 | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 4J Studios/Bethesda Softworks, 2007 |
92.98% 56 Reviews |
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PS3 | God of War III SCE Santa Monica/SCEA, 2010 |
92.63% 79 Reviews |
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PS3 |
Journey |
92.46% 52 Reviews |
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PS3 | LittleBigPlanet 2 Media Molecule/SCEA, 2011 |
92.14% 69 Reviews |
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PS3 | Batman: Arkham Asylum Rocksteady Studios/Eidos Interactive, 2009 |
92.02% 47 Reviews |
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PS3 | The ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection Bluepoint Games/SCEA, 2011 |
91.99% 34 Reviews |
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PS3 | Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Naughty Dog/SCEA, 2011 |
91.76% 70 Reviews |
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PS3 | Mass Effect 3 BioWare/Electronic Arts, 2012 |
91.73% 22 Reviews |
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PS3 | Rock Band 2 Harmonix Music Systems/MTV Games, 2008 |
91.50% 20 Reviews |
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PS3 | Super Street Fighter IV Capcom, 2010 |
91.23% 35 Reviews |
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PS3 | Rock Band Harmonix Music Systems/MTV Games, 2007 |
91.23% 32 Reviews |
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PS3 | Rock Band 3 Harmonix Music Systems/MTV Games, 2010 |
90.94% 24 Reviews |
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PS3 | Assassin's Creed II Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft, 2009 |
90.71% 47 Reviews |
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PS3 | FIFA Soccer 12 Electronic Arts, 2011 |
90.69% 29 Reviews |
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PS3 | God of War Collection Bluepoint Games/SCEA, 2009 |
90.62% 42 Reviews |
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PS3 | Fallout 3 Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks, 2008 |
90.60% 47 Reviews |
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PS3 | Killzone 2 Guerrilla/SCEA, 2009 |
90.56% 81 Reviews |
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PS3 | MLB 10: The Show SCEA, 2010 |
90.53% 30 Reviews |
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PS3 | Borderlands 2 Gearbox Software/2K Games, 2012 |
90.50% 21 Reviews |
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PS3 | Okami HD HexaDrive/Capcom, 2012 |
90.31% 29 Reviews |
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PS3 | FIFA Soccer 10 EA Sports/Electronic Arts, 2009 |
90.25% 36 Reviews |
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PS3 | Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft, 2010 |
90.05% 37 Reviews |
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PS3 | MLB 11: The Show SCEA San Diego Studios/SCEA, 2011 |
90.03% 31 Reviews |
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PS3 | Deus Ex: Human Revolution Eidos Montreal/Square Enix, 2011 |
89.89% 36 Reviews |
PS3 | Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Bluepoint Games/Konami, 2011 |
89.86% 35 Reviews |
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PS3 | Demon's Souls From Software/Atlus Co., 2009 |
89.71% 59 Reviews |
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PS3 | Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Naughty Dog/SCEA, 2007 |
89.67% 80 Reviews |
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PS3 | MLB 09: The Show SCEA San Diego Studios/SCEA, 2009 |
89.60% 31 Reviews |
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PS3 | Dishonored Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks, 2012 |
89.60% 31 Reviews |
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PS3 | NBA 2K12 Visual Concepts/2K Sports, 2011 |
89.55% 20 Reviews |
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PS3 | LIMBO PLAYDEAD, 2011 |
89.55% 20 Reviews |
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PS3 | The Beatles: Rock Band Harmonix Music Systems/MTV Games, 2009 |
89.43% 41 Reviews |
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PS3 | Heavy Rain Quantic Dream/SCEA, 2010 |
89.35% 80 Reviews |
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PS3 | NHL 11 Electronic Arts, 2010 |
89.35% 26 Reviews |
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PS3 | Dead Space 2 Visceral Games/Electronic Arts, 2011 |
89.31% 54 Reviews |
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PS3 | Far Cry 3 Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft, 2012 |
89.18% 28 Reviews |
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PS3 | Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes From Liberty City Rockstar North/Rockstar Games, 2010 |
89.16% 38 Reviews |
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PS3 | Dead Space EA Redwood Shores/Electronic Arts, 2008 |
89.07% 47 Reviews |