This tool allows to decrypt PS2 Classics for PS3 and encrypt any PS2 .iso to play on PS3 (fat/slim/superslim), as a .pkg file. https://www.psx-place.com/resources/ps2-classics-gui.638/

List of games compatible with the PS2 Classics Emulator: https://www.psdevwiki.com/ps3/PS2_Classics_Emulator_Compatibility_List

Best text guide on hall to install PS3 HEN.

Vimm's Lair: Dumps of every PS3 game ever. Slow download speeds. https://vimm.net/vault/PS3

Nopaystation: best place to look for PSN content. Lots of DLCs and later release date games. PKGs come with rap files. No disk only games. https://nopaystation.com/

Pkgi: PKGi PS3 is a PlayStation 3 port of pkgi (PSVita). The pkgi-ps3 homebrew app allows to download and install .pkg files directly on your PS3. https://nopaystation.com/

/r/Roms Megathread: Lots of disk only games. Links to Internet Archive collections. Faster download speeds. https://r-roms.github.io/megathread/sony/#sony-playstation-3

God of war III (USA) (1.00) (BCUS98111) is not working on RPCS3. While the EU version works just fine.

(AFAIK, EU version is censored lot of scences, which I don't want)

I downloaded USA iso from Redump (myrient). I downloaded EU version from Gnarly Repacks.

I also updated the game to 1.03, still stops at cache compilation.

Can somebody help?

I can provide additional info if wanted and links if allowed.