Well I've decided to turn this OP into a list, but it's currently a work in progress so .. be patient, or somthing.
PS2
-Prince of Persia trilogy (only available in the UK)
-Hitman Trilogy
-Devil May Cry Anniversary collection
-Metal Gear Solid: Essential Collection
-Grand Theft Auto Trilogy - 30$, but still a good deal.
-Fatal Frame II
-Siren
-GUN
-Beyond Good & Evil
-Shadow of the Colossus
-Tenchu Wrath of Heaven / Fatal Shadows
-Ico
-Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
-Resident Evil 4
-Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution
-Final Fantasy XII
-Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
-Psychonauts
-Armed and Dangerous
-Farenheit
- Max Payne 2
-Jedi Academy
- Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
- Jedi Outcast
-Lego Star Wars and Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
-Mafia
- Project: Snowblind
- No One lives forever
-Final Fantasy X
-Final Fantasy X2
- God Hand
PC
-Audiosurf - Steam
-Deus Ex: GOTY - Steam
-Unreal Tournament
-Max Payne Bundle (1&2)
-Half Life 1 Anthology (HL1, Op4, and Blue Shift,)
-Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines
-HL2 and/or either of the episodes for it - (Buy Orange Box for 40$ I believe for Portal, HL2, HL2 Episode 1 and 2, and Team Fortress 2.)
-Team Fortress 2
-Portal
-Baldur's Gate II
-The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
-Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord, Barbarossa to Berlin, and Afrika Corps
-Crimson Skies
-Diablo II
-Dungeon Keeper 2
-F.E.A.R
-Pyschonaughts
-Fallout And Fallout 2
-Freedom Fighters
-Freedrom Force And Freedom Forve vs the Third Reich
-Galactic Civilizations II
-Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 1
- Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfither 2
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Starcraft + Starcraft Broodwars
- Warcraft III + Warcraft Frozen Throne
- Grim Fandango
- Guild Wars
- Homeworld 2
- Jedi Academy
-Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
- Jedi Outcast
- Knights of the Old Republic
- Knights of the Old Republic 2
-Lego Star Wars and Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
-Mafia
- Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries
- No One Lives Forever 1 and 2
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I recently saw the Sly Cooper series in an EB Games for $20 each new - a little pricy for such old games, but they're a good kiddie-style platformer. If you're willing to part with an extra 10 bucks though...
-Prince of Persia trilogy (only available in the UK)
-Hitman Trilogy
-Devil May Cry Anniversary collection (1 and 3 are awesome)
-Metal Gear Solid: Essential Collection
-Grand Theft Auto Trilogy - all for $30.00, excellent deals.
If you hit an EB or any used game stores, there's all kinds of excellent stuff on the PS2 that can usually be found on the cheap:
-Fatal Frame II
-Siren
-GUN
-Beyond Good & Evil
-Shadow of the Colossus
-Tenchu Wrath of Heaven / Fatal Shadows
-Ico
-Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
-Resident Evil 4
-Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution
-Final Fantasy XII
-Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
Audiosurf ($10)
Deus Ex: GOTY ($10)
Unreal Tournament ($10, or UT2k4 for $15)
Max Payne Bundle (That's MP 1 and 2, for $15)
Half Life 1 Anthology (HL1, Op4, and Blue Shift, $15)
Psychonauts ($20, controls might be better if you find the PS2 version)
Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines ($20)
You really, really, really should have the orange box, but I guess you could buy some of this:
HL2 and/or either of the episodes for it (HL2 can be had for $20, HL2: EP1+2 for $20)
Team Fortress 2 ($20)
Portal ($20)
OR just buy the Orange Box which has all those games for cheaper.
I didn't try to go exhaustive on the list, just a taste of the amazing stuff that can be had off steam. Most of this stuff gets put on sale semi-regularly, too, at savings of up to 50%.
Allegiance*
America's Army*
Anachronox
Arcanum
Armed and Dangerous
Baldur's Gate II
Barkley Shut up and Jam Gaiden*
Beneath a Steel Sky*
Cave Story*
Chivalry is Not Dead*
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord, Barbarossa to Berlin, and Afrika Corps
Crimson Skies
Diablo II
Dungeon Keeper 2
Empyreal Nocturne*
F.E.A.R and F.E.A.R Combat*
Fahrenheit
Fallout and Fallout 2
Freedom Fighters
Freedom Force and Freedom Force vs. The Third Reich
Freespace* and Freespace 2*
Galactic Civilizations II
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2
Giants: Citizen Kabuto
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grim Fandango
Ground Control*
Guild Wars
Hidden and Dangerous 2
Homeworld 2
Jedi Academy
Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
Jedi Outcast
Knights of the Old Republic and KOTOR 2
Lego Star Wars and Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
Mafia
Masq*
Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries
Mount and Blade
N*
No One Lives Forever and No One Lives Forever 2
Oblivion
Planescape: Torment
Rainbow 6: Vegas
S.W.A.T 4
Silent Storm
Sim City 4
Starsiege: Tribes*
Star Wars: Republic Commando
Synaesthete*
Thief, Thief 2, Thief III
Total Annihilation: Spring*
Tron 2.0
Tropico
Warzone 2100*
XIII
On Steam:
Audiosurf
Battlestations: Midway
Beyond Good & Evil
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Call of Duty, Call of Duty: United Offensive, Call of Duty 2
Company of Heroes
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
Day of Defeat: Source
DEFCON, Darwinia, Uplink
Deus Ex and Deus Ex 2
Disciples II
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Full Spectrum Warrior
GUN
Hitman: Something or other
IL2 Sturmovik
Indigo Prophecy
Jagged Alliance 2
Just Cause
Max Payne and Max Payne 2
Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
Orange Box (not $20 but totally worth it)
Painkiller
Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode 1
Project: Snowblind
Psychonauts
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45
S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl
Sam and Max: Season 1 and 2 (Season 1 Episode 4 is *[free as in beer])
Trackmania United Nations*
The Longest Journey
Tomb Raider: Whatever the good ones are, by Crystal Dynamics or whatever
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
X3: Reunion
Mods (all free):
Battlefield 2:
Battlefield Pirates 2
Forgotten Hope 2
Point of Existence 2
Project Reality
Half-Life:
Natural Selection
The Specialists
Half-Life 2:
Age of Chivalry
Fistful of Frags
Hidden: Source
Insurgency
Minerva: Metastasis
Pirates Vikings Knights 2
Revolt: The Decimation
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Thanks for the suggestions so far guys.
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it's on gametap, actually. along with the rest of the infinity engine games. that'd be under $20 if you played it in 2 months, i guess.
http://www.gametap.com/play/gameDetails/000151550
Ace Combat 5 is an excellent choice also, fun arcadey action with a decent narrative and a totally badass series of final missions. Ace Combat Zero and 4 are also recommended
Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction might be the best game ever made, so there's that
God Hand has already been suggested, but it's going to be suggested again because [vidurl=http://youtube.com/watch?v=TuTXPMQxLzE]god damn[/vidurl]
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Mine has another 5 copies left, thanks to Capcom's "Don't advertise good games with a sequel count of less than 3" policy. You may be as lucky, and this game is basically the game that we all thought of when we heard of the Wii.
"I bet they could make a totally awesome puzzle game with motion controls..."
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I might reinstall that, if it's still around.
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Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter - $8 used at Gamestop. Fantastic JRPG that was mostly overlooked because it was fresh and unique and didn't feel like your standard JRPG.
Everyday Shooter - $10 on Steam. Great music-oriented shmup that originated on the PS3's download service. Well designed levels and a rockin' soundtrack.
Space Invaders Extreme - $20 everywhere. Fantastic update to the original Space Invaders. Available for the DS and PSP although I've heard the DS version is a little better. This game is about as good as Pac-Man: Championship Edition and that's saying a lot (Pac-Man:CE was probably my favorite game of 2007).
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I don't have a DS or a PSP.
Also I'm guessing that Breath of Fire Game is on the orginal Playstation and I don't have a memory card for the PS1
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Sadly its becoming really hard to find now, and outside of Gametap I don't know where you'd find it for under $20. I'm so glad I bought my copy when I did a couple years ago, best $2.90 I've ever spent.
It's the best JRPG of 2007 with even more goodness added, so it's well worth the price.
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Yeah, Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter is a great RPG.
BoF: Dragon Quarter is a PS2 game.
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WarCraft III!
The Sonic Mega Collection Plus!
A sixth copy of the StarCraft Battle Chest!
But seriously, you can pretty much google for any "Top Ten" list of PC games over a year or two old, and the majority of the entries on them are at least under $30.
Oh and STALKER, but that takes some decent hardware.
Yeah, Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter is a pretty polarizing game. Either you love it or you hate it, there are few people who are in the middle. It's doesn't really play like anything else and if you go into it expecting another Breath of Fire 1-4 then you're bound to be disappointed: it's got elements of Strategy/RPGs, dungeon crawlers, and even a little bit of horror games all mixed up with a dark post-apocalyptic/fantasy setting. However, I will say that the game belongs in my top 10 list for best executed stories in a video game and you can play through the entire game without restarting once if you use smart tactics.
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I've said this a few times, but no one listens to me. Usually, I'm shouted down. I really disliked that game.
I'll admit, I was expecting something along the lines of 1-4. I thought III had a really neat if not really abuse-able trainer (master? I forget what it was called) and custom dragon system (well neat idea, few combos were actually viable late in the game). IV had some of the art direction I had seen at the time and the spell combo system. Not to mention that all the previous games were pretty colorful. V... well, I wasn't expecting what I got, and this does color my opinions of it. As far as not restarting when using smart tactics... after a point I just thought it was what the game wanted me to do.
Got it.
That too .
I don't have a Wii, sadly.
Played and beat.
I'm taking a trip down to Gamestop today, I'll see what I can find.
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Mark of Kri for PS2 might be a little hard to find, but if it's there it's probably sub-$20. It's third-person action with wonderful stylized graphics. A good experience to have.
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Pyschonauts is free on Gametap.
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