Good PS1 or PS2 games for someone with a budget

[science girl]

I recently started playing my PS2 and I have been playing some old gems I haven't looked at for years such as DOOM, Quake 2, Tekken and wipeout. I even got to reconnect with my favourite franchise of all time Crash Bandicoot.

I have a PS3 and I know I could but the games on PSN but i prefer having a physical copy I can play on my PS2 which I bring with me when I travel

I was hoping that the great gaming community could recommend me some more games I could add to my collection that are not too expensive (like some of the final fantasy games).

Your help is really appreciated.

 

[Exius Xavarus]

PS1:
Tales of Destiny
Tales of Eternia
Tales of Legendia
Final Fantasy 7/8/9

PS2:
Tales of the Abyss
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
Sly 2: Band of Thieves
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time/Warrior Within/Two Thrones
Chaos Legion
Bujingai: The Forsaken City
Final Fantasy 10/12

That's all I've got for now.

 

[Ando85]

Seeing as Crash Bandicoot is your favorite series I take it you enjoy platformers. You can get the PS2 Ratchet and Clank and Jak and Daxter games really cheap. They go for just a few dollars each.

 

[TehCookie]

Could you at least tell us what kind of games you like? Otherwise you'll get the same replies (and most PS2 games are cheap).

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.230891-Another-PS2-Recommendation-Thread
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.193333-Recommend-some-PS2-Titles?
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.192750-So-I-just-bought-myself-a-PS2?
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.302581-Recommend-Some-PS2-Titles?page=1
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.230843-So-i-just-bought-a-ps2?page=1
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.193333-Recommend-some-PS2-Titles?page=1
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.289949-PS2-games
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.265037-PS2-games
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.178833-PS2-must-haves?page=1
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.308133-Ps2-games-anyone?page=1
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.383645-Playstation-2-game-recommendations

 

[science girl]

Mainly platformers and fps thanks.

 

[Gatx]

PS1:
Tales of Destiny
Tales of Eternia

Those two games alone will set her back by almost $600 plus shipping, depending on where you buy it of course but I doubt eBay would be cheaper than Amazon.

 

[Michael Hirst]

Timesplitters 2 and Timesplitters: Future Perfect. Just an amazing series, got mentioned in another thread and yeah it's just an insanely fun game. Tons of stuff to do, lots of variation, a nice level of challenge/

 

[science girl]

Timesplitters 2 and Timesplitters: Future Perfect. Just an amazing series, got mentioned in another thread and yeah it's just an insanely fun game. Tons of stuff to do, lots of variation, a nice level of challenge/

Will look into them thanks

 

[science girl]

PS1:
Tales of Destiny
Tales of Eternia

Those two games alone will set her back by almost $600 plus shipping, depending on where you buy it of course but I doubt eBay would be cheaper than Amazon.

Yea it seems like alot of good PS1 games can be seriously expensive to buy which is a pity but any too far out of my price range I will try and look for on PSN seeing as I can't get a physical copy.

 

[neonsword13-ops]

Mainly FPS and Platformers?

Sly Cooper series
Jak and Daxter series
Ratchet and Clank series
Timesplitters: Future Perfect

Oooooor you could just get Persona 3 and 4 and you'll be set for life. :3

 

[gigastar]

Good PS2 games that ive played.

Thats basically Okami and God Hand. But i hear good things of Persona 3 and 4.

 

[Quaidis]

Most of the good games on the PS2 and 1 are jrpgs. So be prepared for that, because there are also a ton of mediocre and terrible jrpgs during the later PS2 era. The Tales of games are generally safe, as are Breath of Fire 3 and 4 (not Dragon Quarter). WildArms games are fun, DragonQuest 8 is fantastic, and the Final Fantasy games are all over the board. There are some lesser known rpgs out there, and that is a whole gamble if you want to take it (for example, Valkyrie Profile is fantastic, but the sequels of it slip into mediocrity).

There are also many other games for the PS1&2, like the Ratchet and Clank series, OniMusha, ResidentEvil, GTA, Way of the Samurai 1 and 2, Okami, the Ico games, as well as some great stealth games like Tenchu and.... Others I can't remember off hand.

A great horror game I've played is the first ClockTower game.

Guilty Gear X (and X2) are good fighter games.




A great PS1 game I love playing is Intelligence Qube. It's a life or death puzzle game. The music is also great. But it's also obscure and I don't know how hard it would be to find.

 

[Verkula]

Some PS1 games, these are all either platformers or FPS series.
Oddworld
Gex
Spyro
Tombi
MediEvil (this one is more of a hack and slash then platformer but still great)
Medal of Honor
Alien Trilogy & Resurrection

 

[JaceArveduin]

For PS2:
The Bard's Tale
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance I&II (not sure the prices, so they may be out of your range *shrug*)
Star Wars: Battlefront II

That's all I got for now

 

[ScrabbitRabbit]

Wild 9 is a great PS1 platformer where you have a telekinetic device you can use to throw aliens into fans and shit, it's awesome. It creates some interesting (and comically morbid) puzzles, too. For example, slamming enemies into a bed of spikes to make it safe to walk across.

The PS1 Toy Story 2 game was surprisingly good, as well.

 

[Mirroga]

I personally loved Monster Rancher 2 and Einhander for the PS1.

 

[DarklordKyo]

If you don't mind PSN, GrimGrimoire is pretty good.

 

[GonzoGamer]

Ribbit King (best enjoyed with friends & a little substance abuse)
Katamari Damacy
Burnout Revenge & 3
San Andreas
Those are the games I played the most on my ps2.

 

[dessertmonkeyjk]

Ape Escape 1-3
Croc 1-2
Disruptor
Rayman 1-3
Quake/Doom ports if you really want to

I can list you a crapload of good games since I basically grew up with the PS1.

 

[Exius Xavarus]

PS1:
Tales of Destiny
Tales of Eternia

Those two games alone will set her back by almost $600 plus shipping, depending on where you buy it of course but I doubt eBay would be cheaper than Amazon.

Just about every physical game on PSX that ISN'T on the PlayStation Store is going to cost a ridiculous amount of money. She asked for good games, I listed good games.