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Joined: May 22 2008 Location: Goshen, VA Posts: 6544

Due to my fierce Nintendo allegiance, I'm JUST now getting a PS2 so I got a shitload of catching up to do. Games that I have already beaten either elsewhere or on other platforms are games like GTA 3, Vice City, San Andreas, Resident Evil 4 and Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3, so I have a lot of wiggle room here. My main preferences are JRPGs, Action-adventure, Survival horror. Please no racing or sports games.

Posted: Oct 16 2012 05:38 pm

God Hand.
God of War I & II
some of the final fantasies are supposed to be good, but definitely pick up Dragon Warrior VII
Steambot Chronicles
the Katamari games are quirky/fun
Devil May Cry is alright

Joined: May 22 2008 Location: Goshen, VA Posts: 6544

username wrote:

God Hand.
God of War I & II
some of the final fantasies are supposed to be good, but definitely pick up Dragon Warrior VII
Steambot Chronicles
the Katamari games are quirky/fun
Devil May Cry is alright

Dragon Warrior VII is on PS1. If you mean VIII, yeah I've already ordered it.

Posted: Oct 16 2012 05:50 pm

Mega Man X7 & 8
Silent Hill 2, 3 & 4: The Room
Resident Evil Code: Veronica & Dead Aim
Final Fantasy X
If at all possible, Legend Of Kay

Joined: May 22 2008 Location: Goshen, VA Posts: 6544

Thanks to both of you! Definitely want Silent Hill 2.

Joined: Apr 09 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3112

Okami.

Joined: Aug 04 2009 Posts: 2515

Survival Horror - i'd recommend Obscure. It's not the best game ever but it's a decent survival horror. It also has a sequel i haven't played. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ObsCure_%28video_game%29

RE Outbreak - both games.

007 Agent Under Fire and Nightfire.

Hitman Blood Money - if you haven't played it.

Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 are meant to be good.

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is pretty decent.

I wanna take you for a ride: The Game aka MVC2

Metal Slug Anthology.

Sly Cooper Games.

Simpsons Road Rage i always enjoy.

Time Splitters.

Posted: Oct 16 2012 06:01 pm

Road Trip Adventure
Twisted Metal Black
Castlevania Lament of Innocence
Castlevania Curse of Darkness

Edit- I've played the second Obscure game, it's pretty fun two player action. Two other survival horror games I'd recommend are Rule of Rose and Haunting Ground. Also, Silent Hill Shattered Memories was great.

Joined: Oct 05 2012 Location: UK Posts: 104

I want to add;

Persona 3 & 4
Disgaea
Shadow of the Colossus/ Ico

Posted: Oct 16 2012 06:32 pm

Cameron's Complete List of Awesome PS2 Games
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 4
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Manhunt
Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts 2
Capcom vs. SNK 2
Tenchu 3
Devil May Cry
The Sims (it's 2-player!)
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Psi-Ops
The Thing
Beyond Good and Evil
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2 (this and The Sims are probably my favorite 2-player games on the PS2)
Resident Evil: Outbreak
Resident Evil: Outbreak File 2
Max Payne
Max Payne 2
Shadow of Destiny
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
Virtua Fighter 4 (the regular one, not the EVO version)
Ico
Shadow of the Colossus
Resident Evil Code: Veronica X
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy X-2
Bully
Mortal Kombat: Deception
Okami
The Suffering
All of the Onimusha games
Radiata Stories
Indigo Prophecy

jprime wrote:

Resident Evil Dead Aim

I would also only get this if you plan on getting a Guncon 2 at some point. The game suffers without it (I would rate Dead Aim a 5.5 without the Guncon and an 8 with it). Also if you're getting a Guncon, get Time Crisis 3. Surprised

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Cameron wrote:

I would also only get this if you plan on getting a Guncon 2 at some point. The game suffers without it (I would rate Dead Aim a 5.5 without the Guncon and an 8 with it). Also if you're getting a Guncon, get Time Crisis 3. Surprised

and Point Blank (even though PS1!).

Joined: Oct 05 2012 Location: UK Posts: 104

Alowishus wrote:

Cameron wrote:

I would also only get this if you plan on getting a Guncon 2 at some point. The game suffers without it (I would rate Dead Aim a 5.5 without the Guncon and an 8 with it). Also if you're getting a Guncon, get Time Crisis 3. Surprised

and Point Blank (even though PS1!).

I wish I had a CRT so I could play Time Crisis and Point Blank with my GunCon. Damn modern technology.

2011 SNES Champ Joined: Dec 04 2006 Posts: 1929

Dark Cloud 2

Posted: Oct 16 2012 07:59 pm

Steambot Chronicles, which has already been mentioned.

Persona 3 and 4, which have already been mentioned.

Grim Grimoire.

Joined: Apr 09 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3112

I've heard interesting things about Odin Sphere.

Joined: Aug 28 2011 Posts: 537

Since you're a Nintendo fan you'd want to pick up the unmentioned Contra: Shattered Soldier and Gradius V. Another unmentioned game that is the best music game ever made is Gitaroo-Man. Taiko Drum Master is pretty cool too though. Of course you're going to Mikami's Devil May Cry and God Hand for your action fix. Zone of the Enders 2 is also recommended. (Pick up Onimusha games on XBOX). For your curiosity in platformers that aren't Mario Klonoa 2 is recommended. Get Silent Hill 2 and 3, the rival games to Resident Evil series -- 4 is not a Silent Hill game but is weird enough to get I guess. If you have to pick up JRPGs pick up Shin Megami Tensei games (i.e. Nocturne). Try out Shadow Hearts and YS: VI (Action JRPG). Disgaea series scares me with lvls going over 100.

Ignore God of War series. Ignore Persona series. Ignore every Square Enix series. Ignore The Thing. Ignore 3D Castlevanias.

Posted: Oct 16 2012 09:25 pm

Ignore Vert, the 3D Castlevanias on PS2 are pretty solid.

Posted: Oct 16 2012 09:51 pm

lavalarva wrote:

Dark Cloud 2

Hell just play both of them. Easily two of my favorite games on the system.

Other than that I love all the Ace Combat games on the PS2 and most of the things on Cam's list.

Posted: Oct 16 2012 10:58 pm

The Warriors
Final Fight Streetwise

Posted: Oct 17 2012 01:10 am

Vert1 wrote:

4 is not a Silent Hill game

Ignore Persona series. Ignore every Square Enix series. Ignore The Thing. Ignore 3D Castlevanias.

I would ignore everything in this post, actually.

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Cameron wrote:

Vert1 wrote:

4 is not a Silent Hill game

Ignore Persona series. Ignore every Square Enix series. Ignore The Thing. Ignore 3D Castlevanias.

I would ignore everything in this post, actually.

SH4 is definitely a departure. While there are some frustrating gameplay issues (the inventory system is a mess), it does some of the most interesting things in the series. in terms of narrative

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Posted: Oct 17 2012 04:53 am

Cameron wrote:

Vert1 wrote:

4 is not a Silent Hill game

Ignore Persona series. Ignore every Square Enix series. Ignore The Thing. Ignore 3D Castlevanias.

I would ignore everything in this post, actually.

Even though his post seems mostly troll-ish, there is one salient point:

Vert1 wrote:

Try out Shadow Hearts...

I like them all, but Shadow Hearts: Covenant is my favorite.

I'll also be the third to recommend Steambot Chronicles and Shadow of the Colossus.

Primal and Metal Arms: Glitch in the System are pretty fun (and you can probably get them really cheap), and I like Armored Core 2, but the Armored Core games are kind of a love-it-or-hate-it type of game.

I think these are pretty fun, too: Disgaea 1&2, La Pucelle Tactics, Makai Kingdom, Grim Grimoire, Soul Nomad & the World Eaters.

Joined: May 22 2008 Location: Goshen, VA Posts: 6544

Lots of good suggestions so far guys, thanks! And Vert's post was silly and trollish, but he has a point. I've played God of War 1 and 2 at a friends house and it was extremely generic, button mashy, and flat out boring. Not my style.

Posted: Oct 17 2012 10:48 am

Before you write off racing games, try Stuntman or Stuntman: Ignition if you can find them cheap. I hate Gran Turismo games, but loved both Stuntman games.