Getting a PS2...

[lord.jeff]

Another question for all of you PS2 owners: How's the memory card capacity? The store near my house has a deal going where you can get a PS2-slim + cords + 1 controller for $40 and all peripherals are 50% off with the purchase (this includes extra controllers, memory cards, etc.). I imagine the memory cards will be pretty cheap so do you think I should get two or is one enough?

The 8mb could easily hold saves for a dozen games and that's with multiple saves.

As for games:
Sly Cooper
Ratchet and Clank
Viewitful Joe(For shame this not getting mentioned till now)
Kingdom Hearts
Okami
Prince of Persia
Shadow Hearts
Persona(like you needed another recommendation)
Metal Gear Solid 3

Congrats on getting a PS2 it's still the best system there is.

 

[kabooz18]

If you like undubs (playing an american version of japanese game with the original voices)
head over here [http://kotoba.forums.free.fr/index.php?]

since some games were regionlocked etc it wouldn't hurt to set up an emulator for your ps2 (if you're not entirely against it I mean^^)
PCSX2 is the only one you would need for that.

as for games:

I thoroughly enjoyed,
Tales of the Abyss (played with a friend in coop the only JRPGs I know which are good playable in coop)

Persona 3 and 4 (though 4 is definetly the better one)

Final Fantasy X

Grandia 3 (not as good as 1 but better than 2 IMHO)

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne

Dragon Quest VIII (character designed by Akira Toriyama, it also is pretty nice and somewhat oldschool)

Mana Khemia, Disgaea, Makai Kingdom, in principle every game by nippon ichi XD

Capcom vs SNK2 and Marvel vs Capcom and Dead or Alive 2

Silent Hill 2 (the best silent hill game/ though the story of the first was better this one is better overall)

Killer 7

Xenosaga Episode I - III


the english dubs are acceptable for most games but the "Persona" and the "Tales of" games (except for Tales of Symphonia which is not for PS2(in english))
the voice actors are great but sadly they voice the characters not like they are portrayed, or they chose to portray them differently and forgot to change the text Idk.

 

[Kungfu_Teddybear]

Nobody should own a PS2 and not play the Timesplitters series, just saiyan.

 

[EeveeElectro]

Kingdom Hearts I (even though I sulked and gave up, but you might like it) and II (my favourite game evurrrrrr).
Timesplitters III.
Try the MGS games, I still have 2 to play.
Resident Evil 4.
Tekken 4 and 5.


That's all I can think of for now.

 

[bullet_sandw1ch]

Ever heard of a little action adventure game called Okami? Yeah, that's pretty good.

I-Ninja is a pretty cool little game too. Not the best game in the world but it's a really cool action platformer with a lot of personality.

And of course there's the obvious Ico and Shadow of the Colossus to mention as well.

yeah, what he/she said. especially about ico/SOTC. if you havent played ico or SOTC, you are missing out on whats basically art distilled into game form. although, if you have a ps3, the ico/SOTC collection is the better choice, as the framerate is fine, and it just plain looks better.

 

[EHKOS]

Everything. Fire a shotgun at a wall of the PS2 library and you will hit 9/10 amazing games.

 

[Fappy]

Everything. Fire a shotgun at a wall of the PS2 library and you will hit 9/10 amazing games.

... And also... kind of destroy them....

Maybe a water balloon would do the job.

 

[Nami nom noms]

I'll mention my normal list:

Champions of Norrath
Persona 4
Final Fantasy X
Kingdom Hearts 1&2
Grandia 2
Star Wars Battlefront 1&2
Onimusha 1-3
Genji
Beyond good and evil
Prince of Persia 1-3
Shadow of the Collossus
GTA San Andreas (If you can get past some dodgy shooting controls)
Disgaea

That's about all I can remember of the PS2 games I still play. In other words those are the games that still hold up today.

EDIT: Forgot MGS3!

 

[SuperSamio64]

I guess for action/adventure and platforming, go for the Sly Cooper or Ratchet and Clank trilogies.

 

[Th37thTrump3t]

I really need to buy that game again, lent it to a friend and then a schism occured in our group of friends, so now we are on opposite sides.

Fucking hate when that shit happens...

OT: Don't really know of any good JRPGs so I'm just gonna go with the Jak and Daxter series.

 

[dimensional]

I think most of the ones I would have mentioned have already been so a few multiple times so I will just reiterate some that I think havent been mentioned enough and a few that havent been mentioned yet:-

Firstly Okami you say your borrowing that though so its sorted but it must be played its fantastic
there is also Disgaea but Disgaea 4 is current gen and a better game so get that.

Prince of Persia sands of time I wouldnt recommend touching the other 2 but your call.

Shadow Hearts Covenant I can highly recommend this game it had me smiling throughout unless you like your games super serious get this.

Dark Chronicle is a sequel to Dark Cloud which I thought was a bit naff this was much better Rogue Galaxy is arguably better still though so your call even though they are a bit different.

Fighting game wise its a bit harder to recommend any not because there was a lack of quality games but because most of the good series that were about then you can get now either in an updated and generally better edition or via digital download with online play at the same sort of price as you would pay for the original.

I mean there was Tekken Tag (I hated it however it seems I am in the minority but Tekken Tag 2 is out soon anyway) there is DOA2 which may still be worth getting even though DOA5 is out soon simply because the game is everywhere and dirt cheap as well as great fun the best DOA out imo by a fair way although hopefully 5 will alter that, SC2 and 3 both of which were great fun and had the best single player modes of the series even though the original and 5 are better in the fighting. Theres also Capcom vs Marvel 2 but you can get that digitally with online play now.

One I would say to definitely get if you can find it is Capcom vs SNK 2 mark of the millenium 2001 for my money its the best fighting game on the PS2 unfortunately my copy got stole a few years ago and I dont really want to shell out much for another as I know I wouldnt be able to devote much time to playing it now but it is a great game.

Theres also P4, Ico, Soc etc all the ones that have been mentioned loads of times already.

 

[217not237]

Alright, let's see...

Silent Hill 2 is the single greatest game ever made in the history of forever. Ever. Play it. Beat it 5 times at least. It's hard to overstate my satisfaction. Obligatory Portal reference when talking about how awesome something is.

Mister Mosquito kicks ass. One of the best games of my childhood. Sure, it's simple, meaningless, characterless, etc. etc., it was also kind of the original Shadows of the Colossus, in a way.

On that topic, Shadows of the Colossus, obviously.

And, On that topic, Ico, obviously.

And, on the topic of obvious choices, the Persona games.

And, on that topic, Shin Megami Tensei games.

Psychonauts if you haven't played it on another system.

Sly Cooper, Jak and Daxter, Ratchet and Clank, etc.

Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy XII, obviously.

 

[EHKOS]

Everything. Fire a shotgun at a wall of the PS2 library and you will hit 9/10 amazing games.

... And also... kind of destroy them....

Maybe a water balloon would do the job.

Metaphorically, I was going with a remix of "throw a dart at a wall of pictures" thing.

 

[York_Beckett]

Here are some random picks from my own collection (which I had to look up because I tend to forget every game I've ever played when these topics come up):

- Maximo: Ghosts to Glory/Army of Zin (platformer/action-adventure)
- Disaster Report (Adventure/Survival-type)
- Okami (Adventure)
- Devil Summoner 1 & 2 (JRPG. Though I seem to be the only person in the world who enjoyed it. But you might like it, because the protagonist doesn't say a word throughout the whole game. Neither does anyone else. Also, it was great fun.)
- King's Field 4 (First person adventure/RPG)
- Eternal Ring (see above)
- Tokobot Plus (Platformer)
- The Sly Cooper games (Platformers)
- Beyond Good & Evil (Action-adventure)
- Dark Chronicle (JRPG)
- Dr. Muto (Platform/Action-adventure. Odd control scheme, but still very fun.)
- Freedom Fighters (Third-person Shooter)
- Ico (Adventure)
- Headhunter (Action/Adventure)
- Project Eden (Adventure/Action/Puzzler/Third-person Shooter/Whatever)
- Rogue Galaxy (JRPG. Characters can be a little annoying, but it can be overlooked.)
- Rez (Kind of railshooter)
- Silent Hill 2 (Adventure/Survival-horror)

 

[lemby117]

Another question for all of you PS2 owners: How's the memory card capacity? The store near my house has a deal going where you can get a PS2-slim + cords + 1 controller for $40 and all peripherals are 50% off with the purchase (this includes extra controllers, memory cards, etc.). I imagine the memory cards will be pretty cheap so do you think I should get two or is one enough?

one should be alright I had 1 8MB and most ps2 saves are in 10's of KB so it should be fine.

 

[Xannidel]

One game I recommend is Radiata Stories
An awesome RPG that has its funny parts but the main aspect is that you recruit your 4 team mates out of like 150+ different characters with their own abilities and weapons and what not and there is a day and night cycle that you gotta get down cause EVERY npc has their own little day to day routine if you plan to recruit people.

 

[RADIALTHRONE1]

FPS:
SW Battlefront 1&2

Racing:
NFS Hot Pursuit 2

Kingdom Hearts 1&2

Silent Hill 2

I still play these about once a month

 

[T-004]

It's a PS1 game, but Street Fighter Alpha 3 is still one of the best fighting games out there!

Grandia 2 is a pretty good JRPG as are any of the Dragonquest games.

 

[Windcaler]

After looking on my shelf, here's what I have and recommend (if I didnt like it I would have given it away or sold it a long time ago)

Shadow of the collossus (best game on the system IMO)
Summoner (my favorite RPG on the system)
God of war 1 and 2
Hulk: Ultimate destruction
Xenosaga 1, 2, and 3
Persona 4
Star Ocean: Till the end of time
Ultimate spider man (not a perfect spider man game but I think it gets the web swinging and sandbox style near perfect)
Devil may cry 1 and 2
Area 51 (its an average fps, whats cool is the setting)
The Bard's tale
Defender
Dragon quest 8 (although the silent protagonist gets on my nerves everything else is pretty good)
Mercenaries: Playground of destruction
Monster hunter
Armored core 2
Star wars Battlefront 2
Viewtiful Joe
X-Men legends 1 and 2