Best PS2 RPGs

[NardBasket]

.Hack // Infection
.Hack // Mutation
.Hack // Outbreak
.Hack // Quarantine

... .Hack is awesome

Damn, ninja'd.
Oh well, i'll just recommend the G.U. series.
.Hack // G.U. Rebirth
.Hack // G.U. Reminisce
.Hack // G.U. Redemption.

Yeah, I ain't got much. Persona 4's been on this thread over 9000 times, thanks to all the Bitches and Whores.

You just had to make Adachi mad, huh?
So, Dark Cloud, any of the Tales games on the PS2, and Nocturne, I guess.

I just started Infection, and right off the bat I'm liking it. The camera/move system is kinda weird though- do they change that in the later installments?

I don't think they change it later on, unfortunately.

Well crap, that sucks. I figured I'd just deal with it for now thinking it'd get better later. Oh well, i just started Persona 3 as well and it's awesome, so I'll probably switch to that for the time being

 

[Talon_Skywarp]

Odin Sphere.

The Greatest game ever released on PS2.

All other answers are wrong!

 

[chainer1216]

ninja'd


uh...shadow hearts was good, especially covenant i know the ark the lad series (the good ones anyway) were on PS1, but the PS2 is backwards compatible.

 

[KefkaCultist]

Persona 3 & 4
Shadow Hearts 1, 2, & 3
Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2
Final Fantasy X
Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance 1 & 2
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time

Thats all I can name off the top of my head

 

[chainer1216]

.Hack // Infection
.Hack // Mutation
.Hack // Outbreak
.Hack // Quarantine

... .Hack is awesome

Damn, ninja'd.
Oh well, i'll just recommend the G.U. series.
.Hack // G.U. Rebirth
.Hack // G.U. Reminisce
.Hack // G.U. Redemption.

Yeah, I ain't got much. Persona 4's been on this thread over 9000 times, thanks to all the Bitches and Whores.

You just had to make Adachi mad, huh?
So, Dark Cloud, any of the Tales games on the PS2, and Nocturne, I guess.

I just started Infection, and right off the bat I'm liking it. The camera/move system is kinda weird though- do they change that in the later installments?

I don't think they change it later on, unfortunately.

Well crap, that sucks. I figured I'd just deal with it for now thinking it'd get better later. Oh well, i just started Persona 3 as well and it's awesome, so I'll probably switch to that for the time being

well, it doesn't change in the first series, but in the G.U. series, they completely change the combat system, and it makes everything work out much better.

 

[NardBasket]

.Hack // Infection
.Hack // Mutation
.Hack // Outbreak
.Hack // Quarantine

... .Hack is awesome

Damn, ninja'd.
Oh well, i'll just recommend the G.U. series.
.Hack // G.U. Rebirth
.Hack // G.U. Reminisce
.Hack // G.U. Redemption.

Yeah, I ain't got much. Persona 4's been on this thread over 9000 times, thanks to all the Bitches and Whores.

You just had to make Adachi mad, huh?
So, Dark Cloud, any of the Tales games on the PS2, and Nocturne, I guess.

I just started Infection, and right off the bat I'm liking it. The camera/move system is kinda weird though- do they change that in the later installments?

I don't think they change it later on, unfortunately.

Well crap, that sucks. I figured I'd just deal with it for now thinking it'd get better later. Oh well, i just started Persona 3 as well and it's awesome, so I'll probably switch to that for the time being

well, it doesn't change in the first series, but in the G.U. series, they completely change the combat system, and it makes everything work out much better.

Woah awesome, how does it work in the GU series? My only gripe is the awkward and mandatory camera control

 

[chainer1216]

.Hack // Infection
.Hack // Mutation
.Hack // Outbreak
.Hack // Quarantine

... .Hack is awesome

Damn, ninja'd.
Oh well, i'll just recommend the G.U. series.
.Hack // G.U. Rebirth
.Hack // G.U. Reminisce
.Hack // G.U. Redemption.

Yeah, I ain't got much. Persona 4's been on this thread over 9000 times, thanks to all the Bitches and Whores.

You just had to make Adachi mad, huh?
So, Dark Cloud, any of the Tales games on the PS2, and Nocturne, I guess.

I just started Infection, and right off the bat I'm liking it. The camera/move system is kinda weird though- do they change that in the later installments?

I don't think they change it later on, unfortunately.

Well crap, that sucks. I figured I'd just deal with it for now thinking it'd get better later. Oh well, i just started Persona 3 as well and it's awesome, so I'll probably switch to that for the time being

well, it doesn't change in the first series, but in the G.U. series, they completely change the combat system, and it makes everything work out much better.

Woah awesome, how does it work in the GU series? My only gripe is the awkward and mandatory camera control

in the G.U. series fights take place in a circle arena-like place and you see the fights from a high angle and it'll follow the main character around unless you move it with an analog stick, same goes for when you're walking around, though it'll follow you're back in noncombat things.

also: no more pausing and sifting through menues to use abilitys and spells.

 

[Raziel_Likes_Souls]

.Hack // Infection
.Hack // Mutation
.Hack // Outbreak
.Hack // Quarantine

... .Hack is awesome

Damn, ninja'd.
Oh well, i'll just recommend the G.U. series.
.Hack // G.U. Rebirth
.Hack // G.U. Reminisce
.Hack // G.U. Redemption.

Yeah, I ain't got much. Persona 4's been on this thread over 9000 times, thanks to all the Bitches and Whores.

You just had to make Adachi mad, huh?
So, Dark Cloud, any of the Tales games on the PS2, and Nocturne, I guess.

I just started Infection, and right off the bat I'm liking it. The camera/move system is kinda weird though- do they change that in the later installments?

I don't think they change it later on, unfortunately.

Well crap, that sucks. I figured I'd just deal with it for now thinking it'd get better later. Oh well, i just started Persona 3 as well and it's awesome, so I'll probably switch to that for the time being

You sir, may have just made the easier choice, because you really don't need to play the first series, to play G.U.

Also, how did you get those games? Ordering them?

 

[infinity_turtles]

Also, Steambot Chronicles! You really should try this one. It's a quirky little game with something for everyone. Freely customizable steam-powered battle robots are the main attraction, and if that's not enough, there's everything from dungeon crawling and prize fighting to musical minigames and romantic subplots to get immersed in. Or, you can just screw it all and JOIN THE BAD GUYS! Seriously.

Wait, Steambot is an RPG? I always avoided it because I thought it was a side-scrolling shooter, and I have enough of those on my (S)NES. Damn you misleading Boxart!

 

[NardBasket]

.Hack // Infection
.Hack // Mutation
.Hack // Outbreak
.Hack // Quarantine

... .Hack is awesome

Damn, ninja'd.
Oh well, i'll just recommend the G.U. series.
.Hack // G.U. Rebirth
.Hack // G.U. Reminisce
.Hack // G.U. Redemption.

Yeah, I ain't got much. Persona 4's been on this thread over 9000 times, thanks to all the Bitches and Whores.

You just had to make Adachi mad, huh?
So, Dark Cloud, any of the Tales games on the PS2, and Nocturne, I guess.

I just started Infection, and right off the bat I'm liking it. The camera/move system is kinda weird though- do they change that in the later installments?

I don't think they change it later on, unfortunately.

Well crap, that sucks. I figured I'd just deal with it for now thinking it'd get better later. Oh well, i just started Persona 3 as well and it's awesome, so I'll probably switch to that for the time being

You sir, may have just made the easier choice, because you really don't need to play the first series, to play G.U.

Also, how did you get those games? Ordering them?

Lol good to know! I got .Hack at Gamestop for like $12, and I ordered Persona 3 brand new off Amazon for $30-$35 I think

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

You don't get better than Persona 3 and 4.

YOU JUST DON'T.

 

[NardBasket]

You don't get better than Persona 3 and 4.

YOU JUST DON'T.

I'm loving Persona 2. And actually, the first SMT game I played was Devil Survivor, like your avatar

 

[MatsVS]

My personal favourites:

Dark Cloud
Dark Chronicle
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness & Cursed Memories
Dragon Quest VIII: The Journey of the Cursed King
Final Fantasy X & XII
Grandia II & III
Growlancer
Persona III & IV
Rogue Galaxy
Shadow Hearts I, II & III
Shin Megami Tensei: Lucifer's Call
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga I & II
Suikoden Tactics, III, IV & V
Valkyrie Profile II: Silmeria
Xenosaga I, II & III

 

[NardBasket]

I know this topic has probably been beaten to death, but what are your favorite PS2 RPGs? I just bought a PS2 again to go back and play all the greats I missed. What are your favorite or lesser-known RPGs for the system?

i'm quoting this just to make sure you do not miss it.

SHADOW HEARTS. good god, what a good game.

persona 3 and 4 is pretty good too

Ha cool, I'll check it out! I saw it for sale at gamestop but ended up getting .Hack

 

[spartan1077]

Someone is necroin a lot of threads!
I don't think it counts exactly as a RPG but Hitman Blood Money...okay it's not a rpg but its still good...and I guess the Persona series is worth checking out.

 

[NardBasket]

I know this topic has probably been beaten to death, but what are your favorite PS2 RPGs? I just bought a PS2 again to go back and play all the greats I missed. What are your favorite or lesser-known RPGs for the system?

i'm quoting this just to make sure you do not miss it.

SHADOW HEARTS. good god, what a good game.

persona 3 and 4 is pretty good too

Ha cool, I'll check it out! I saw it for sale at gamestop but ended up getting .Hack

Shadow hearts?

Only the 1st and 2nd ones were good though. You should steer clear of the third one >.<

Yup, Shadow Hearts. I'll have to go back and pick it up!

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

Dark Chronicle was great, smacking dudes with a morphing wrench is awesome. The town building was pretty fun too.