I bought a PS2 about 6 months ago from a coworker and finally got around to getting it working at a good enough resolution on my monitor. I currently have:
- GTA 3
- GTA Vice City
- Gran Turismo 3
- Matrix: Path of Neo
- Katamari Damacy
- Midnight Club: Street Racing
Any other suggestions? I know off the top of my head I want to get the SSX games, maybe some sports games, and of course the MGS titles that came out on PS2. Anything else?
I stand by Persona being my favorite game series of all time (3 was my first one, but 4 is very good too) but those are available on Steam now so aren’t a great recommendation. but if you’re taking games that are in other places as well, I would say Disgaea (2 was my favorite) and Devil May Cry (3 was my favorite.)
I would echo what someone else said here about Jak and Daxter and Ratchet and Clank. I know it wasn’t as popular as some of the other games in the series, but Ratchet: Deadlocked was the first game I beat multiple times in a row.
I also played a bit of Dark Cloud 2 and never got too far in, but heard a lot of good things.
I don’t see it here so I’ll mention Ty the Tasmanian Tiger! Really fun collectathon platformer. Played through the more recent remaster on PC and realized it’s very easy, but I spent a huge amount of time as a kid just running around the maps and hub area.
Vagrant Story
I’ll list some of my favorites that haven’t been posted yet:
-TimeSplitters 2 and Future Perfect
-Onimusha series
-Dynasty Warriors series
-Soulcalibur II and III
-Tekken(any of them)
-Burnout 3
-OutRun 2006 Coast2Coast
-Simpsons Hit and Run
-Dark Cloud I and II
-Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
-Ace Combat 4
Dynasty Warriors is a lot of fun played coop.
Seconding the Dark Clouds, god I wish that series had continued.
.//hack Rebirth 1-8 is pretty much the all-time hands down best offline MMO of all time and it’s being slept on in this thread!
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2.
Games that I’m confident the average person would love:
- Burnout (3 and/or Revenge)
- Tony Hawk’s Underground (definitely 1 and not 2)
- Shadow of the Colossus (I’m otherwise avoiding games with HD versions for modern platforms but I specifically think this game is weirdly better with PS2-level graphics and performance)
- Ultimate Spider-Man (Spider-Man 2 had better swinging but I think this is the stronger overall package)
Games with a more niche appeal but, dammit, I want you to play them anyways:
- Steambot Chronicles
- Shadow of Destiny
Games that felt like a big deal at the time but I haven’t actually played since I was a kid so take with a grain of salt:
- Evergrace
- Way of the Samurai (1 and/or 2)
- Stuntman
- Def Jam Vendetta & Fight for NY
- Mercenaries 1
- NBA Street (2 was my favorite but all three were great)
- NFL Street (only played 1, presumably 2 and 3 are also great)
A game I know is bad but I want you to play it so that the voice clips will be burned into your brain also:
- Kessen 2
I know what you mean about SotC, i enjoyed the remake a lot but the physics and jank are still the same as the PS2 version, so the new photorealistic graphics don’t really mix with it. feels off sometimes
My PS2 is basically a Tony Hawk machine, all of them are good but THPS4 is my favorite.
Also, Psychonauts aged very well!
I spent so much time in path of neo’s hacking game. Warriors still holds up, Final Fantasy X, Burnout 2/3, Tony Hawks underground, Okami and Shadow of the colossus. Those are a few off the top of my head.
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From your collection, I’d rank them
- GTA Vice city
- Katamari
- GTA 3
- GT 3
- Matrix
- Midnight club
shadow of the colossus, metal gear solid 3 substistence
You can’t talk PS2 without mentioning Jak and Daxter or Ratcher and Clank. Each trilogy is incredible and absolutely worth a play.
All the ratchet and clank
Not seen it anywhere else in this thread so…Colosseum: Road to Freedom
Roman slave fights in the arena to gain fame, fortune and, most importantly, freedom. Super good. Highly recommend 👌 👍 👏 🙌If you can find a copy I would suggest the first Sly Cooper game.
I would also suggest the second game which is my personal favorite from the original trilogy
As much as I love the 2nd game, my biggest gripe is that there is no way to replay missions without having to replay the game. Don’t know if there any any ways to replay them any other way, which is more annoying than anything. Other than that, definitely recommend it, alongside the first and third game.
- Need For Speed Underground 1 & 2
- NFS Most Wanted
- GTA San Andreas
- Call of Duty 3
- Lord of the Rings Return of the King
Interesting, I heard cod 3 was the worst one
It was one of the few games I had for the PS2. Never played the multiplayer, but the SP campaign is awesome! I highly recommend it.
