06045d No.14108197
Not really the best but still a pretty good game.
Lots of grinding unfortunately.
06045d No.14108293
Recently bought this at a Goodwill. I enjoy the art style.
c26a60 No.14108327
Okay, am I the only one confused on why they made pic related? There's no logic behind it at all. The system was on it's death bed and the 360/PS3 were at their height.
It's interesting because it's a well made game too. I would say it's on par with Big Red One and 2. That there is any amount of effort put into this is astounding, with the game having it's own unique campaigns and playstyle.
fffb09 No.14108362
>>14108327
Probably for britcucks and hueballs
c26a60 No.14108370
>>14108362
If that's the case, why didn't they make an adaptation for Modern Warfare?
0a8fed No.14108385
they had pic related at my local walmart for about the last six months, no one touched it and I finally decided to pick it up last week.
I still think San Andreas is the best of all three overall, and Vice City had the best music. 3 was okay.
06045d No.14108422
I always enjoyed waking up early with my cousin to play this. It was fun just to explore the bar and cause havoc.
b3bd1c No.14108445
>>14108327
PS2 saw some surprisingly late games, in terms of multiplats, yearly sports/licensed shit/shovelware, and the occasional Japanese game finding its way over (Sakura Wars V being a twenty-fucking-ten PS2 release out here, five years after the original JP release). That said, looking a bit, that Call of Duty seems to be a good year or so before what I'd call the cutoff (disregarding FFXI expansions, sports, and licensed stuff that kept being put out for it until 2013, I'd say spring 2010 was the end), and I'm not sure I'd consider 2008 to be the PS3 at its height, but that's just me.
574506 No.14108463
>>14108327
it's because the ps2 would still have had a huge base
the only devs that don't have an incentive to release on an older system rather than a newer one are first party developers
that's why ATLUS and Gamefreak love releasing on dying systems
nintendo, on the other hand, makes games so people will buy the console, but smart devs who aren't under the first party influence only care about game sales
02022b No.14109447
Posting le recommended chart
528386 No.14109475
>>14109447
Missing La Pucelle Tactics and Breath of Fire Dragon Quarter.
12ed8e No.14109538
I shoplifted Sonic Heroes. Still wasn't worth it.
c0e6ac No.14109575
>>14109475
And Metal Arms unless I'm blind.
528386 No.14109585
>>14109575
>unless I'm blind
You are.
8211cb No.14109594
Shinobi is a good game. I hate the final boss, but the rest of the game is enjoyable. I wish there was a better sequel with larger, open ended levels, a larger variety of enemies, and a more in-depth combat system with different weapons and special abilities. Never ever, though, Sega won't do it because muh sanic.
c0e6ac No.14109597
>>14109585
So I am. Action/Adventure.
35e182 No.14109599
Do we really need a ps2 thread once a month?
1ed317 No.14109605
>>14109599
I agree, it's the PS2 so there should be at least 24 threads a year.
27b20e No.14109613
Someone give me the scoop about japan-only hidden gems
528386 No.14109625
>>14109613
Would also like to know this.
1ed317 No.14109634
>>14109613
>>14109625
The Cowboy Bebop game has multiple styles of gameplay and involves tracking a treasure chest that contains a lost musical number, the international release was cancelled for some reason. I don't know about Gantz my friend told me their was a game for it.
e8880e No.14109643
>>14109575
In fairness, so are a lot of people. Even gamefaqs didn't have an entry for the PS2 version until years after its release because so many people thought it was a GC exclusive
528386 No.14109651
>>14109634
>the international release was cancelled for some reason
Weird, I thought Cowboy Bebop was way more popular overseas.
37a09c No.14109926
PS1 and PS2 are garbage unless you're a huge jrpgfag, in which case you have awful taste.
eb8ef0 No.14110293
>>14108293
worth for the ff12 demo, the dbz art style, 90s anime reject can burn in hell for all i care
b3bd1c No.14110977
>>14109475
La Pucelle PS2 was censored by Mastiff out here, and the PSP version with extra content has a fan-translation patch (admittedly I'm not personally sure if it's a ground-up retranslation or more of a script rip in regards to ported content, so I can't say if it bypasses the censorship in its entirety).
>It was released in North America with nearly every cross removed, included those on Prier and Alouette's clothing; the shape of Croix's gun and the spell animations (except holy panels) were altered. The Dark World was originally hell. Croix's cigarette was removed from his character portraits and sprites. Mastiff explained the changes in an interview with 1UP.com before the game's release; according to Bill Schwarz of the company, "There are well organized forces that work hard to punish software makers and sellers for what they consider religious transgressions. As a very small and brand new publisher without deep pockets we need to pick and choose our battles. Had we thought the crosses were meaningful we would have fought. But they weren't. And we'd much rather have the game widely available then [sic] face disappointed gamers who cannot find the title. It was the right decision, though as we grow as company we may make different calls in the future."
Funny thing is that came west the same year as Shadow Hearts: Covenant did, which seems to have had no problem with retaining "religious transgressions".
>>14109599
At the very least, OP doesn't seem like the usual faggot that baits for easy console war/emulation vs original hardware replies in his (usually copypastaed) opening post.
cab844 No.14111001
>>14109926
>he hasn't played Xenogears or Valkyrie Profile
02022b No.14111004
>>14109599
We need a PS2 general.
410552 No.14111757
Been kind of thinking of getting The Bouncer, pretty much only because I remember it being hyped to hell back when the PS2 had literally nothing going for it, and then it was immediately forgotten as soon as the system got a few games.
I just wrote it off a hyped garbage at the time, but now I'm curious if it was actually any good on it's own merits - and just not being a cheap holdover for Squarefags until FFX.
8e7302 No.14111846
>>14111004
Yes goy, tell me about all those retro classics.
8e7302 No.14111866
>>14109475
If you're going to add shit add Arc the Lad - Twilight of the Spirits, it was made by the Okage devs and looks and sounds good even if half of the story is a generic JRPG.
cf0b2d No.14111882
abb300 No.14111911
>>14111846
whos the trap on the right
44999b No.14111935
>>14111846
Who is this?i don't follow e-celebs
f04031 No.14111973
>>14111935
He wears the embarrassing name "MetalJesusRocks" and his stick is putting out "Hidden Gems" clickbait videos which cause the price of certain games to go up, however if you subscribe to his patreon like a good goy he'll warn you what games he's going to feature ahead of time so you can get them while they're cheap. If someone murdered this guy I would excuse it, just saying.
8e7302 No.14112006
>>14111973
So he is a literal fucking kike then.
85bec9 No.14112225
>>14110293
The entirety of the Dragon Quest series is like a 90s anime ripoff. The character designs are done by the author of DBZ
c9f4ae No.14112268
>>14109599
good question, i also agree. We really need once a month a ps2 thread. Thank you for the talk.
also, image related, they are actually fun.
49afb6 No.14112560
>>14108293
Playing this game is like sniffing a brand new vinyl album. Everything about it was perfect. Keep breathing it in. Oh yeah! Scoop the fumes into your nostrils.
e7495e No.14113930
I wish more people had played this one. It's not fantastic or anything, but it's unique enough that I'd like to know someone out there also played it.
e7495e No.14114993
>make PC game that gains a decent following
>end game with a giant cliff-hanger
>finally get to make second game
>but now it's being published by Sony, so it's gotta be PS2 exlusive
>Sony doesn't want PS2 players to feel lost with the story, so most of the first game's plot is dropped, and the cliff-hanger just brushed away, to create a story with very little attachment to the first
It's still a decent game, but, man, I feel bad for fans of the original and for the developers. The first game has modding and multiplayer, too, which makes this even worse as a sequel.
02f545 No.14115047
>>14109447
I tried gungrave yesterday, it was hot garbage
hopefully the sequel and anime are better
b3bd1c No.14115055
>>14111866
>it was made by the Okage devs
Not according to wikipedia. If what they have is accurate, both PS2 Arc the Lads were developed by Cattle Call (who made Tsugunai prior, and these days work on Metal Max), while Okage was apparently developed by Zener Works and SCEI.
8e7302 No.14115224
>>14115055
Aw fuck, I thought it was due to the devil shit, all well.
b083ff No.14115261
>>14113930
seems cool. thanks for the reco bud
e7495e No.14115457
If it isn't apparent by now, my family loved fantasy games, especially involving dragons. This one is interesting, but nothing special. You're a dragon, you fly around gobbling up cows and orcs, and you have various elemental states that give you different abilities. Of note is the titty sprite companion that there is no art (or even good screenshots) of.
>>14115261
It's fun, and it's also incredibly metal.
e7495e No.14115504
>>14115457
Oh, and the story is fairly interesting in that the orcs have managed to capture every single dragon, putting them into a magical slumber, and are harvesting them, factory style, for magical energy to power their tech. Of course, the main point of the game is to save your species from extinction.
574506 No.14115592
>>14109447
why is only xenosaga i and iii on the list
dc0217 No.14115663
>>14115457
I remember some game based on a movie that I loved the premise of but it looked shit. It had something to do with a military riding around on an armed truck fighting an army of dragons in modern day. I don't know if it was any good or not, though.
27b20e No.14115666
>>14115592
because 2 is notoriously shit
i don't think it's possible to get around playing it though
92df1a No.14115675
dc0217 No.14115709
YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.
>>14115675
Yeah, just looked it up, same one. Only reason I really remember it is because Guild Wars 2 did a similar April Fools prank, which ended up tying into Guild Wars 1.
>tfw I'll never be able to call an airstrike on a dragon
e7495e No.14115790
Here's another one I had. Think Power Stone meets Conan the Barbarian. I honestly don't remember if it was good or not.
c6fabf No.14116122
>>14111001
I have. They're not very good. Certainly not classics.
ae5a04 No.14116517
>>14109613
Shadow Tower Abyss. One of the better FromSoft games IMO.
>>14109926
Nothing else comes close.
3a127f No.14116520
What am I missing that I absolutely shouldn't be?
b3bd1c No.14116535
>>14116520
Really depends on what you like genrewise. Could certainly use the other two Ratchet and Clanks though.
e7495e No.14116536
>>14116520
War of the Monsters
Robotic Alchemic Drive
The other two ps2 Ace Combats
3a127f No.14116572
>>14116535
>Could certainly use the other two Ratchet and Clanks though.
Uh.
399bba No.14116580
>>14109599
No, we don't.
>>14109605
That Bebop game is ass
>>14111757
The Bouncer is a thoroughly mediocre game that was basically a tech demo for Square to get acclimated with the PS2.
336b14 No.14116695
>>14116520
<ape escape 3
<no ape escape 2
<probably will skip over ape escape and not suffer
AAAA
27b20e No.14116719
did someone say ape escape
eb5b04 No.14116750
>>14109447
I have a few questions.
>Is Viewtiful Joe 1/2 better on gamecube or ps2?
>Is Oni better on PS2 or PC?
>Is Killer 7 better on PS2 or Gamecube?
>What's the best version of THPS3 & THUG?
336b14 No.14116764
>>14116750
>Is Killer 7 better on PS2 or Gamecube?
Gamecube, I recall it was intended on gamecube for controls in general.
>What's the best version of THPS3 & THUG?
PC, what's with retards not knowing tony hawk games are also on pc
For a rule of thumb, xbox > gamecube > ps2.
2238fa No.14116769
>>14116750
You can unlock Dante in the PS2 version of Viewtiful Joe so automatically better.
3a127f No.14116770
>>14116719
I want to have vigorous sexual intercourse with this underage fictional character
49512d No.14116774
>>14116520
Ace Combat 5 and 0, Devil May Cry 1 and 3, Fatal Frame 2 and 3, Ico, killer7, Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne, Silent Hill 2 and 3, Viewtiful Joe, Yakuza 1 and 2
2238fa No.14116788
>>14116774
Well the DMC HD collection is coming to PC in march so he could wait for that since emulating DMC1 messed up the hud a bit at higher rez, at least it did for me.
b3bd1c No.14116796
>>14116572
Right, forgot some of those PSP ones were PS2 as well. Meant Ratchet and Clank 2: Going Commando and Ratchet and Clank 3: Up Your Arsenal. Also heard Deadlocked's a decent spinoff, but I haven't played it myself.
49512d No.14116798
>>14116788
That's a common problem, yeah, you have to play at native resolution. There's no guarantee the port of the HD Collection won't have its own problems, though.
>higher rez
Speaking of which the same could be said for Rez, there's a PS2 version but you'd be better off playing on PC
3a127f No.14116815
>>14116774
I only found Fatal Frame 3 undub for PS2. Does Fatal Frame 2 on PS2 have jap audio included? There's an undub for Fatal Frame 2 on the Wii, but it's not just applied to a disc image that you can use with Dolphin.
a27fd8 No.14116869
Just finished pic related in less than an hour. I was expecting it to be a crime drama shooter with CUHRAYZEE with a touch of Trigun. I couldn't see that final boss coming from a mile away, or the entire final level for that matter. Overall though, it's a decent arcade-style TPS. Calling it a shooter is a misnomer, though, since the game feels more like a beat 'em up, what with the way you can rack up combos and how your gun is virtually ineffective at long range. I really wish there was a more reliable way to side-step, but I guess all you can do is dive left, right, or back. It's no big deal, though, especially since you actually seem to fire faster while you're diving. There are only six levels, all of which are pretty much linear, with a few bosses. Boss design varies from 'actually cool' to 'meh'. None of them are particularly challenging either save for the last two. The game keeps track of your score and grades you on different aspects like clear time and kill count at the end, so you're more or less encouraged to do continuous playthroughs. Sound mixing is below average; there are too many loud sounds mixing up and creating some odd cacophony, and the voices are way too low during cutscenes. Speaking of which, the plot is all over the place. It's pretty disjointed and basic, and while the presentation is great, a lot is left hanging which is why I should probably watch the 25-episode anime, right? :^)
Might check out the sequel now after I look for an undub.
528386 No.14116918
02022b No.14118498
>>14115592
>>14109475
>>14116119
I'm not the anon that took over and updated the chart.
887519 No.14123066
>>14111973
>his stick is putting out "Hidden Gems" clickbait videos which cause the price of certain games to go up
so just don't watch his shit and emulate
bae093 No.14123068
>>14108327
For the same reason they made this. I played both of them and they're okay, for the ps2 at least.
8e7302 No.14123085
>>14123066
The jewtube commenters are in on it, it's a scalping scam dipshit.
887519 No.14123166
>>14123085
>the jewtube commenters
is this supposed to be reassuring?
8e7302 No.14123286
>>14123166
Yes kike, now fuck off.
13a22f No.14123370
>>14123066
>pirate game
>wtf why don't they make games for me anymore!!
52b559 No.14123390
>>14116869
The anime is basically a backstory and then towards the end follows the game.
124bec No.14123401
>>14123370
>Implying developers are going to see the money you pay for 10+ year old ps2 games
259bb3 No.14123406
>>14108327
1. Install base
2. It was outsourced to Rebellion Developments so it didn't take away development from Treyarch
>>14108463
>that's why ATLUS and Gamefreak love releasing on dying systems
Game Freak has never released on a dying system.
13a22f No.14123415
>>14123401
Is that the cutoff then, 10 years then you pirate?
124bec No.14123433
>>14123415
If you like the game/developer, the cutoff would be when buying a copy no longer actually supports the devs. Then pirating or buying a copy would neither hurt nor help a dev.
eb5b04 No.14123445
>>14123406
>Game Freak has never released on a dying system.
Pokemon Emerald came out on the GBA in 2005 when the DS came out 1 year prior. Black 2/White 2 came out in 2012 when the 3DS had been released one year prior.
124bec No.14123461
>>14123406
>>14123445
Game Freak also released Drilldozer for the GBA in 2005. The North American version came out even later in 2006.
d894af No.14123952
>>14116520
How do you get windows' font rendering to look so good?
a9e1fe No.14123985
e9edd2 No.14128135
>>14123952
I didn't think it looked that good tbh
Maybe just use ClearType Text Tuner with Magnifier.exe open so you can closely examine what it is actually doing to the text.
4f82f1 No.14128210
>>14115617
Bad music, bad game, ok art.
e44063 No.14128230
>>14108197
Dragon quest builders is this games funner spiritual successor
96f200 No.14128411
>>14116815
>Does Fatal Frame 2 on PS2 have jap audio included?
Assuming you want the Japanese version: It has Jap audio & subs.
aadf7b No.14131783
>>14108385
I had no idea big name retailers still sold PS2 games
275920 No.14137463
Do I have this right?
>Get modded memory card
>Put games on usb drive
>???
>Profit
82c790 No.14137507
>>14137463
You need to get a PS2 Fat with network adapter, a HDD and a modded memory card.
You can play games from an USB drive but the PS2 uses USB 1.0 so games will run like shit and most will be unplayable due to compatibility issues.
a69c28 No.14137526
Nothin personnel… kid
SKEEEEEEIITH
f04031 No.14137527
>>14137463
As this anon said >>14137507 PS2 uses USB 1.0, slow as balls, you might be able to run some games off it but get ready for long load times, freezing cutscenes, and crashing and glitches. Shame too because it makes the Slim models only good for legit users and disc-swapping (which of course burns out the laser).
275920 No.14137555
>>14137527
>>14137507
That's a lot of money for piracy. Still, it's cheaper than buying something like MvC2. Why is that so expensive nowadays anyway?
f04031 No.14137592
>>14137555
Honestly I want to say I bought my fat, adapter, and HDD for like $80 all together? Something like that. Not bad compared to a top of the line flashcart. No idea on how much for a pre-modded memory card because at that point I already had a swap-disc slim so I just used that to load up a Memory Card I already had. Only trick is you need an older HDD and supplies of those are slowly dwindling.
f04031 No.14137610
>>14137592
Oh, and I should note that buying all that shit was online like a lazy faggot, so if you went in to a store for your PS2 and (if you get lucky) network adapter it will probably be considerably cheaper.
82c790 No.14137773
>>14137555
>That's a lot of money for piracy.
I got my PS2,gamepad,adapter, HDD,eyetoy for about 70$. That's really not that much money, low tier PC mice cost that much.
>>14137592
>Only trick is you need an older HDD and supplies of those are slowly dwindling.
I started collecting those, thankfully they are dirt cheap and a lot of people give them away for free.
Also does anyone know if there are any good PS2 wireless gamepads? Got one with the console I bought but it ate batteries like a mothafucka so I didn't use it that much.
c5acce No.14137994
>>14116520
Timesplitters Future Perfect, Genji, Haunting Ground.
4f6ca1 No.14139165
I'm currently playing through PSX titles, but I remember this gem from PS2:
Fur Fighters
It was sadly a financial flop and made Bizarre Creations take a leap of death by juggling quite a few publishers, selling assets left and right to Microsoft Game Studios and others, while working on a title for another publisher/studio, and in the end, getting bought by Activision.
You know the rest - it's been seen so many times before. The talented small team got scattered around as corporate assets they were. Don't know anything else - I hope they are all doing fine.
Fur Fighters is a great game, but It's nearly impossible to get working in a modern computer. I have a real working physical disk for the PC version, but the game just does not work. Internet search gives PC, PS2, Dreamcast, iPad (?) as platforms, go figure.
3f4d53 No.14143385
>>14109634
I've never seen it before but theres no way it can actually be good right?
c7ba13 No.14143399
I can't remember if this game is any good but I had a sudden flashback of it. Has anyone played it recently?
c205e7 No.14143413
>>14143399
Its a short mediocre 3d platformer. Just play Ratchet and Clank or any of the Jak games.
2238fa No.14156299
Thanks to an anon I found out Capcom made 2 of these games for PS2 basically it's their take at Ghosts and Goblins in 3D. I looked up some gameplay and it looked fun so i'm emulating it.
I start up the first cutscene and HOT DAMN THIS GAME KNOWS HOW I LIKE MY WOMEN.
ece8fb No.14156370
I'm trying to remember a ps2 game I used to play. It involved a QT and card summoning. It was like a top down action rpg or someshit.
de7b31 No.14156434
>>14137526
my collection
all that money
all that time scouring to find these gems
and just like that, with a flick of a single blu ray disc, it's…gone
I'm glad we finally got some closure about Ovan though that was retarded leaving it vague like that for 10 YEARS I AM OLD NO
c76905 No.14156474
>>14116520
kingdom hearts 2 final mix
you'll enjoy it, especially on critical difficulty
b3bd1c No.14156495
>>14156370
You sure it was on the PS2? Just asking since I know the Gamecube had Lost Kingdoms I and II, which have female player characters, real time combat, and summoning monsters from cards.
>>14156434
Glad I didn't pay that much on mine (got Volumes 2 and 3 for about $20 total), though having played through them shortly before the announcement of Last Recode, I don't really feel like the compilation warrant a pick up for me, at least for the time being (I don't have a PS4 right now anyhow). It's nice that they did finally rerelease the games and fuck scalpers over a fair bit, but I've seen some mixed opinion as to if LR is better or worse than the PS2 originals.
528386 No.14156914
>>14156299
>HOT DAMN THIS GAME KNOWS HOW I LIKE MY WOMEN
ugly?
b452f5 No.14157036
I'm going through Persona 3 FES right now and regular enemies that appear in mobs of 3-4 having instakill moves isn't fun.
2238fa No.14157040
>>14156914
Forgive me anon I didn't realize you where too good to appreciate women with a early CGI aesthetic.
188860 No.14157444
>>14157036
I used cheat engine to cheat some yen into my bank to skip the grind. Instantly liked it. Part of me liked it more than P4
Please no bully.
b452f5 No.14162215
>>14157444
I'm playing a physical copy.
49512d No.14162242
>>14162215
Good, decent MegaTen games have a skill called Tetraja that shields against those attacks, for P3 you're stuck with Homonculi or learning how demons' Personas' affinities work, come on anon.
b452f5 No.14162258
>>14162242
I already have a general idea as to what some enemies are weak against, and I just have to hope that I find attacks that work well with the various types. I keep jumping to and from Orpheus because that full party heal is really good though.