Despite not liking japanese games, you should check out Onimusha 1-4 and Genji^^. Just a bunch of really good action games.
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Since there's no point mentioned the games I was going to recommend since either they have already or you have them already, I'll say The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction... It's the closest you'll get to an "open world" Hulk game... Plus, it's quite cathartic when you really think about it...
Sleeping Dogs is the spiritual sequel to the True Crimes series. The game changed companies and had to get a new name.babloyi said:Thank you for all the recommendations so far! Fine, fine, I'll be on the lookout for Persona 4. Anything else you feel is must-play, please do tell!
I've not got that far in MGS2 (the only cutscene so far has been a flash-forward after the intro level?) so I can't speak as to the cutsceneness of it. The only thing that has burrowed into my head so far is "snake? Snake? SNAKE?!!!"MarsAtlas said:
But since everyone was going on about MGS3, and I wasn't aware of its reputation before, I got it. Lets see!
I've heard of Splinter Cell, was planning on getting it on the PC, but if you say the PS2 version is better, I'll keep a look out for it!PainInTheAssInternet said:
I played some Worms on the PC as well, not really a fan (I prefer the real-time hectic mess in stuff like Liero instead).
I remember hearing how Spiderman 2 was better for the PS2 than the PC. I'll keep an eye out!
I actually have one of the Need for Speeds (Pro Street, I think?), but I didn't think they were great enough to deserve a mention. I'll make sure to check it out properly. I'm not much of a racing gamer...my history is basically just Lotus 3->4D Sports Racing->Carmageddon 2.
Is Final Fantasy XII mechanically much different from X? Because I really didn't much care for it.Barda236 said:
I've played Sleeping Dogs on the PC, which was supposed to be something of a sequel that then wasn't a sequel. Is it anything similar? I enjoyed Sleeping Dogs for a bit, but in the end it really became drudgery.Samael Barghest said:
Because I've played Vice City and San Andreas on the PC (and enjoyed them to a degree), but the -Stories games were PS2 exclusives. Which Ratchet & Clank is the bestStg said:
I played RE2 (or maybe it was 1?) on the PC with an emulator, and enjoyed it in a tension-building, zombie-creeping terror BLAM-BLAM-BLAM sort of way, and vaguely remember watching a friend play a sequel (all I remember is constant load times with doors) on some console. Which RE would you suggest? It is my understanding they went downhill at some point.
I have a couple PS1 games I play emulated on the PC (PS2 emulation, or maybe just my PC doesn't seem up to snuff yet)- I had Final Fantasy VII (which I am given to understand is one of the peaks of the post-SNES series), but all I remember from it is unnecessarily long combat animation sequences (that still counted towards the countdown clock at the start), and some train and hideout level after. Aside from that, I think I have Tekken 3 somewhere as well...anything specific you'd recommend on the PS1?Brian Tams said:
Thanks again!
These two. So much. Shinobido: Way of the Ninja is THE BEST ninja game and Yakuza is just freakin' awesome. But make sure that you play both with Japanese language. English voices are not the greatest. They're fine in Yakuza, but Japanese just sounds so much more authentic.joest01 said:
Another one I'd recommend is The Punisher from 2005. It's one of the most amazing third person shooters ever. Fuck Max Payne. It ain't got shit on Volition's Punisher game.
Devil May Cry 3 is a must.
Why not simply get all three Sly Cooper games? They're best played chronologically because each story is lightly connected. Plus, all three are very good (in the case of the second, great) games.
I also recommend Star Wars: Battlefront 2 as well as the Destroy All Humans games, Namco Museum, Pac-Man World 2, and if you're up for some very simple open-world carnage, Jaws Unleashed.
I would recommend Shadow of the Colossus, but it appears you've already gotten that one.
I also recommend Star Wars: Battlefront 2 as well as the Destroy All Humans games, Namco Museum, Pac-Man World 2, and if you're up for some very simple open-world carnage, Jaws Unleashed.
I would recommend Shadow of the Colossus, but it appears you've already gotten that one.
Shadow of the Colossus. It has since been re-released on the ps3 (so people may miss it as a ps2 only game of that generation) but this is definitely a game to play. Set to have a movie adaptation (reportedly) and winner of a few Game of the Year awards. This one has really stuck with me.
If you can find a copy, one of my favorite games from the PS2 was called Mister Mosquito. It was, as the title would suggest, about a mosquito menacing a Japanese family. The gameplay is pretty clever. You fly around the family's house looking for choice places to nab a drink of blood.
They managed to work in some pretty funny stuff too. The gameplay is fun, but the voyeuristic nature of being a literal bug on the wall while the family goes about their day, argues with one another, behaves strangely while believing no one is watching, and just general silliness of the concept made this one of my favorites of it's time.
They managed to work in some pretty funny stuff too. The gameplay is fun, but the voyeuristic nature of being a literal bug on the wall while the family goes about their day, argues with one another, behaves strangely while believing no one is watching, and just general silliness of the concept made this one of my favorites of it's time.
I would recommend Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria; I just got into it, it's got a different combat system - if you've played the first game (Valkyrie Profile for the PS 1) it's basically the same and you don't need to have played the first to enjoy this. I'm about an hour in (tried to beat the dungeon boss and got curb-stomped, so I'll need to backtrack and grind)and I'm finding it very enjoyable...so enjoyable I'll be starting a playthrough of the first game sometime soon (I was lucky to find it at a local game trading store).
Yes it is. While it loses marks for cramming in two kids (Vash & Penello) to appeal to the Japanese market, it dropped the typical turn based combat and plays more like an MMO.babloyi said:
And you mentioned the long unskipable animation sequences in FFVII... yeah they kind of started that and it sort of became a trademark of PS1 era JRPG's. Kind of a silly 'look what we can do now!' phase as before that there was little to no animation involved in the combat.
I don't know if you can get it on the PS network yet but if you want to try a JRPG with smoother turn based combat I'd highly recommend Suikoden 2, probably my all-time favourite JRPG.
Actually Splinter Cell Chaos Theory is best on the PC, I think he was just pointing out that its a very good game that his available for the PS2, if you can play it on PC do so (although if I am correct the PC doesnt have split-screen co-op, so maybe the Xbox version does get an advantage), on the PS2 its rather lackluster visually since it runs on the old engine I think.babloyi said:
Although what you can get is Double Agent for the PS2 since it was made by the Chaos Theory team instead of the "next-gen" and PC version that was made by some other guys and its terrible in comparition.
OT: So yeah, like you already said, Timesplitters 2/FP, just play these games, no excuses. Everything about them is great, the singleplayer, the offline multiplayer (with bots), the level editor, the challenges, they are perfect at being what they wanted to be.
Other ones may have already been mentioned like Destroy All Humans, Mercenaries, Darkwatch (fun gothic western shooter), Black, James Bond Everything or Nothing.
Seconded Front Mission 4. Just a very solid, very challenging mecha strategy game which I only wish was a bit longer and let you play a mission with both character teams together.
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, if you haven't played it on another system yet.
Disgaea 1 & 2
Final Fantasy X is one of my all-time favourites so I'm iffy about suggesting another such JRPG to you, but Wild Arms 3 does things very differently from any other game in the genre, and it isn't even five minutes in before a Mexican stand-off occurs and you are thrown into the four 'character intro' dungeons a la Mega Man. I cannot recommend it enough. My main caveat is that it has some outdated mechanics that can make battles drag on, such as posting each individual application of a buff/debuff when you use it on everyone, and a few late-game bosses are just damage sponges without any dangerous attacks. Also bring your thinking cap- this one has more puzzles than every Zelda in the past 15 years put together.
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, if you haven't played it on another system yet.
Disgaea 1 & 2
Final Fantasy X is one of my all-time favourites so I'm iffy about suggesting another such JRPG to you, but Wild Arms 3 does things very differently from any other game in the genre, and it isn't even five minutes in before a Mexican stand-off occurs and you are thrown into the four 'character intro' dungeons a la Mega Man. I cannot recommend it enough. My main caveat is that it has some outdated mechanics that can make battles drag on, such as posting each individual application of a buff/debuff when you use it on everyone, and a few late-game bosses are just damage sponges without any dangerous attacks. Also bring your thinking cap- this one has more puzzles than every Zelda in the past 15 years put together.
It's thankfully already been mentioned just the once, but it's worth saying again- THIS:
Possibly the greatest non-GTA sandbox ever made. Incredibly atmospheric, intelligent, and explosive, with immense freedom and a ton of action and stealth options abound. It was only ever made available for two consoles...
And the PS2 was one of them, you lucky blighter!
Possibly the greatest non-GTA sandbox ever made. Incredibly atmospheric, intelligent, and explosive, with immense freedom and a ton of action and stealth options abound. It was only ever made available for two consoles...
And the PS2 was one of them, you lucky blighter!
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I'm sure it's already been suggested, but there is a good reason for that, simply put they are fantastic.
Persona 3 and 4 and some of the best ps2 games I've ever played.
Also go for Persona 3 Fes if you can ( basically an added epilogue chapter with around 30 hours more content, and a more well balanced and refined game overall.)
I'm sure it's already been suggested, but there is a good reason for that, simply put they are fantastic.
Persona 3 and 4 and some of the best ps2 games I've ever played.
Also go for Persona 3 Fes if you can ( basically an added epilogue chapter with around 30 hours more content, and a more well balanced and refined game overall.)