which ps2 games

SwissLion

But there is a Godzilla inspired monster!

And he's the worst and for "Suckas"

But still he's there

Military-Robot-guy-with-the-missile-thing for life

JayKaos

Yes but there's a game with a terrible Godzilla-inspired monster and then there's a game with, you know, Godzilla. Also Ghidorah and a billion other cool guys. There wasn't really much of a choice.

Uriel

Spyro was the best.

I remember playing Spyro 2 on the PS1 and also Tony Hawk 2.

Man the PS1 was awesome.

Uriel

You guys remember Medieval?

TrippyJing

I had so many lightgun games.

Guncon forever!

Sweeney Tom

I was all about Legacy of Kain, and the fact that the series just died abruptly was disappointing to say the least

#pipe

Dang it

thanks to this thread I now have to figure out a way to play SSX 3. I wonder if it's available on the PSN store.

I bought that new SSX this year

fuckin sucked. I got a refund.

Uriel

Sweeney Tom wrote: »

I was all about Legacy of Kain, and the fact that the series just died abruptly was disappointing to say the least

I wish I could agree nine times.

tsplitter

me and a friend beat The Bouncer in a single sitting

Couldnt even tell you what that game was about now

I Win Swordfights

Am i really the only one who loves onimusha

also Odin sphere

also god I love ffx so much

188 hours in that game and I've never beaten it

I'm right there inside Sin

Sweeney Tom

Uriel wrote: »

Sweeney Tom wrote: »

I was all about Legacy of Kain, and the fact that the series just died abruptly was disappointing to say the least

I wish I could agree nine times.

My friends used to joke in school about how much I loved that series

In all seriousness, if the PS4 was announced tomorrow, and Sony said one of their launch games would be a new Legacy of Kain, I would pre-order the system and game as soon as I possibly could. No questions asked. I'd come up with the money if I had to sell organs to pay for it.

PwnanObrien

The best thing about SSX 3 is when it's like...a Sunday in the middle of winter and you're like "fuck it. This morning I'm just going to go from the top of peak 3 to the bottom of the course." and then you do that for the next half hour.

miscellaneousinsanity

most of the big ones have alreay been mentioned but
MGS2/3
Shadow of the Colossus
Ico
Okami
Katamari Damacy
Gitaroo Man (mayyybe my absolute favorite of the bunch? maybe)
Chikyuu Boueigun 2 (Earth Defense Force, the one before EDF 2017)
Red Faction
Star Wars Battlefront
Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs Zeon/also the Z Gundam one
Dynasty Warriors 4 holy shit was there a time in my life when i played a shit ton of dynasty warriors, god damn

i could probably go on (last time i counted we have like 200+ ps2 games) but that's what i got off the top of my head

#pipe

Also something of a list:

Tekken Tag
The Warriors
Guitar Hero 2
GTA San Andreas
SSX 3
Spiderman 2

tsplitter

oh yeah, Onimusha

with that damn Dark Realm challenge

Huntera

miscellaneousinsanity wrote: »

most of the big ones have alreay been mentioned but
MGS2/3
Shadow of the Colossus
Ico
Okami
Katamari Damacy
Gitaroo Man (mayyybe my absolute favorite of the bunch? maybe)
Chikyuu Boueigun 2 (Earth Defense Force, the one before EDF 2017)
Red Faction
Star Wars Battlefront
Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs Zeon/also the Z Gundam one
Dynasty Warriors 4 holy shit was there a time in my life when i played a shit ton of dynasty warriors, god damn

i could probably go on (last time i counted we have like 200+ ps2 games) but that's what i got off the top of my head

Oh my god Misc Federation vs Zeon is like my favorite PS2 game that isn't ratchet and clank.

Fandyien

i regret not playing

ico
sotc
persona
tales of ____

all of those are fucking balls out expensive at play n trade and online now, too

Larlar

I regret not playing ICO, too, but it's available for the PS3 in that combo disc so I might cave and buy it even though I already own Shadow of the Colossus for the PS2.

Larlar

I just really hate buying games I already own, even if they're remastered in some way.

The one exception being FFIV for the DS, but only because it was probably about two decades since I played it last and they did a fucking amazing job on it.

Uriel

The best Final Fantasy is FF9.

Or 6...

miscellaneousinsanity

The Ico/Sotc collection is an amazing package, there's tons of cool developer interview/behind the scenes stuff, plus footage of The Last Guardian (if that game doesn't come out i will BURN EVERYTHING ) but really, playing SotC with a smooth, smooth framerate is basically reason enough to get it.

Muddy Water

Larlar wrote: »

I just really hate buying games I already own, even if they're remastered in some way.

The one exception being FFIV for the DS, but only because it was probably about two decades since I played it last and they did a fucking amazing job on it.

I'm not a hundred per cent sure, but I think I saw Ico available for purchase separately on the PlayStation Store when I was last browsing.

MalReynolds

tsplitter wrote: »

oh yeah, Onimusha

with that damn Dark Realm challenge

Sweaty hands the entire time

#pipe

Seriously

you guys

The Warriors

such a fuckin good game

miscellaneousinsanity

Huntera wrote: »

miscellaneousinsanity wrote: »

most of the big ones have alreay been mentioned but
MGS2/3
Shadow of the Colossus
Ico
Okami
Katamari Damacy
Gitaroo Man (mayyybe my absolute favorite of the bunch? maybe)
Chikyuu Boueigun 2 (Earth Defense Force, the one before EDF 2017)
Red Faction
Star Wars Battlefront
Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs Zeon/also the Z Gundam one
Dynasty Warriors 4 holy shit was there a time in my life when i played a shit ton of dynasty warriors, god damn

i could probably go on (last time i counted we have like 200+ ps2 games) but that's what i got off the top of my head

Oh my god Misc Federation vs Zeon is like my favorite PS2 game that isn't ratchet and clank.

I have spent so many hours playing that game with my brother. Mainly because we are The Big Gundam Nerds, but its gameplay is really satisfying, albeit simple. My brother came back from his time in Japan with one of the more recent entries in the series and it is absolutely bonkers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr0loopi1G8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voy_Pugy2Bs

PwnanObrien

Here's a pretty amazing breakdown of Shadow of the Colossus' visuals.

Kuribo's Shoe

Robot

Alchemical

Drive

Shock G

I Win Swordfights wrote: »

Am i really the only one who loves onimusha

also Odin sphere

also god I love ffx so much

188 hours in that game and I've never beaten it

I'm right there inside Sin

odin sphere is a cool thing I still gotta beat

miscellaneousinsanity

Fandyien wrote: »

i'm like, eight hours into kingdoms hearts and i can't find SOTC for less then super expensive

@Fandyien you're in richmond right? I can lend you a copy of sotc.

gtrmp wrote: »

although the creepiest game on the system might possibly be Mister Mosquito, the game where you play a mosquito who drains blood from a japanese family by biting them in increasingly unlikely places

Oh man, I remember seeing the Mister Mosquito review on Toonami and then years and years later I saw a used copy in Gamestop and I got it and it actually gets really hard and I still have never beaten it.

Marathon wrote: »

I had a pretty good time with Tenchu: Stealth Assassins, which is a PS1 game and i'm a dummy.

I played Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven at a friend's house one time and it was the coolest thing my thirteen year old self had ever seen. Never got around to it after that, though. One of these days I'm gonna go on a PS2 ninja/samurai action game binge and marathon Tenchu and Onimusha and Samurai Western and Way of the Samurai and Shinobi and etc

Fandyien

snap yeah i am in richmond, do you live here too

Muddy Water

I'm not the biggest fan of the franchise myself, but I'm fairly sure God of War 2 is one of, if not the best designed game of the last 5 or so years. The puzzles are elaborate and every fight has a new twist or a gimmick, even if it's as simple as framing that one duel in shadows, so you don't realize whom you're fighting until it's too late. Every couple of hours, there's a change in location or a meaningful upgrade in your abilities. The game just constantly keeps you on your toes.

Contrast that with God of War 3. It has superior combat, is far grander in scale, and ups the violence and shock value considerably, all of which are considered the USPs of the franchise. But it still feels like half the game that 2 is, 'cause it's level design is so by-the-numbers.

My point is, that is one heck of a swan song the PS2 had. It's just a testament to the value of good design.

TheySlashThem

I Win Swordfights wrote: »

Deadlocked is the only ratchet and clank I've played and i heard fans of the series didn't enjoy it as much

I thought it fucking ruled though

my best friend and I have beaten it in co-op so many times

it's so fucking underrated

miscellaneousinsanity

Yeah, my copy of the game might be in nova currently, but I'm right on Broad st.

Shock G wrote: »

Shock G wrote: »

I Win Swordfights wrote: »

Am i really the only one who loves onimusha

also Odin sphere

also god I love ffx so much

188 hours in that game and I've never beaten it

I'm right there inside Sin

odin sphere is a cool thing I still gotta beat

my sentiments exactly, except I think I've only ever watched my brother play it

boy I sure am glad that I bought a phat ps3 when I heard they were going to be removing backwards compatibility.

Der Waffle Mous

Huntera wrote: »

miscellaneousinsanity wrote: »

most of the big ones have alreay been mentioned but
MGS2/3
Shadow of the Colossus
Ico
Okami
Katamari Damacy
Gitaroo Man (mayyybe my absolute favorite of the bunch? maybe)
Chikyuu Boueigun 2 (Earth Defense Force, the one before EDF 2017)
Red Faction
Star Wars Battlefront
Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs Zeon/also the Z Gundam one
Dynasty Warriors 4 holy shit was there a time in my life when i played a shit ton of dynasty warriors, god damn

i could probably go on (last time i counted we have like 200+ ps2 games) but that's what i got off the top of my head

Oh my god Misc Federation vs Zeon is like my favorite PS2 game that isn't ratchet and clank.

Yessssss

Though I think I like Zeta vs. Gundam more because it has that utterly fucking insane alternate timeline mode and I am a UC nerd.

TheySlashThem

Tam wrote: »

I Win Swordfights wrote: »

Deadlocked is the only ratchet and clank I've played and i heard fans of the series didn't enjoy it as much

I thought it fucking ruled though

they tried to get serious and it didn't really work
combat is arguably more sophisticated than the previous games though

It wasn't serious at all though? There was this whole exaggerated parody of grim and gritty games to its look in still pictures, but then everything bounced and stretched in cartoony ways and the announcers were goofy just in case you forgot what series you were playing.

TheySlashThem

SirEtchwarts wrote: »

Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal is one of my favorite games of all time, period.

Yes.

interrobang

didn't they cannibalize the spyro brand for that skylanders bullshit

TheySlashThem

mensch-o-matic wrote: »

its kinda weird how sly cooper, tak and spyro have vanished from gaming, middleschool was all ABOUT them

I loved the sly games.

Not too sure about the new one from a different developer coming out.

Uriel

interrobang wrote: »

didn't they cannibalize the spyro brand for that skylanders bullshit

To be fair.

Skylanders seems kinda cool.

Iloveslimes

As of yesterday, Odin Sphere was on sale as a PS3 download for $5 (for the U.S., no idea for other countries). I'm going to try picking it up tonight.