I very infrequently will buy a PS2 game. I think I am ready for a new one now.
Here are some games I have enjoyed:
Diablo 1 and 2 for PC
Call of Duty
Prince of Persia 1 and 3 (skipped 2)
Rainbow 6, but not after it got to be really squad based
Also, I tend to buy older titles so they are cheap. But what the heck, they are new to me…
What do you suggest?
Shadow of the Colossus. It doesn’t have that much replay value (in the traditional sense, at least), but it’s totally worth it.
I’d also suggest ICO but it’s not as popular as the former and little harder to find. :\
Devil May Cry. The first one was a PS2 launch title, so it should be pretty cheap by now. The learning curve is pretty steep though.
There’s also the third game, which has a Special Edition that might or might not be available where you are (last time I checked, there wasn’t a relase date for Europe. This might be the push I need to make my PS2 multi-region. :mad: ). It’s more forgiving of hack-and-slash tactics than the first.
If you like horror games, the Silent Hill series is fantastic. SH2 was the first one on the PS2. I rented SH3 but I never finished it.
For action/adventure games, Metal Gear Solid 2 is great, though the story is bizarre. I haven’t played 3 yet.
Gran Turismo 3 (4 is out now) is a great driving simulator, the best I’ve played, but not the best racing game. My problem with it is that for each series you have to take time to come up with a car that makes it possible for you to win the race, but not too easy. A second a lap can make that difference. It’s great to play if you have a force-feedback driving wheel.
Tekken is the best fighting series I’ve played, good games to play with friends.
I’ve really only played a handful of PS2 games, and none in a couple of years now. I’m interested in hearing suggestions as well.
MGS2 does nothing but leave unanswered questions, and you won’t care about it unless you’ve played the first. MGS3 is sublimely awesome in its own right, and it neatly answered some (not all) of the questions from MGS2. If you can find MGS2: Substance, get that instead because the extras more than tripled the amount of enjoyment I got from it. (Yes, I can quantify fun. :p)
Steambot Chronicles is a fun little adventure about a dude who joins a travelling band and eventually changes history with the help of steampunk robots, while being a hero, a wuss, or a complete asshole, or something in between. But trust me - you do NOT want to build the electric guitar. Just… don’t.
Katamari Damacy, and its sequel, We (heart) Katamari, are insane games that will suck you in with simplicity and charm, while making you feel good about yourself with flufly clouds and rainbows and pandas and giant mushrooms and all manner of things.
Shadow of the Colossus just made Player’s Choice status, so you can find it on the cheap. It’s short but beautiful, with an emotional ending that will challenge your sense of morality while you slay giants by climbing all over them with your toothpick of a sword.
The Ace Combat installments on the PS2 (4, 5, and 0) are pretty fun. I liked 5 the best, but that’s just my opinion.
Dude, you’ve got to get Guitar Hero. Rock on!
!..! <– Devil horns!!1!
Dude it’s \m/, stop making stuff up or we’ll really think you’re a poser. But I’ll second this.
If you liked Diablo, I recommend:
Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance (1 and 2)
Champions of Norrath (1 and 2)
Both series should be bargin-bin now due to age. Hack and slash, collect loot, not unlike the Diablos, especially the Champion’s series where you can socket items (although the story and overall game design for the original Baldur’s gate was my favorite). They both support 2-player, too, which is fun with a spouse/friend.
Sorry - let me also through my hat in for any of the Ratchet and Clank games - serious fun with a tongue-in-cheek mentality and ridiculous weaponry.
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat (Been out for awhile, so should be cheap)
The singleplayer sucks, but the multiplayer is fantastic.
Two that I enjoyed:
Mercenaries & Destroy All Humans!
Lots of blowing stuff up.
Katamari Damacy is weird, wacky fun
Second (or third) the Ratchett and Clank games
Burnout 3 is fantastic
Killzone was very underrated, imho
I loved Ico, but still haven’t gotten around to finishing Shadow of the Colossus. I find it boring and repetitive. YMMV
Also, check out metacritic for a great game review aggregate.
I’m in the same boat. This game was constantly recommended to me in my own version of this OP, but it seems to be:
I got to about the fourth nearly identical quest and gave it up. Am I missing something by not continuing it?
Is a good choice, but don’t get the sequel Devil May Cry 2, it was a compelte let down.
If you want car racing then get Grand Tourisimo 4 (it is much better than the excellent Grand Tourisimo 3).
If you just want to crash cars get Burnout 3 or newer (Revenge being the best of them)
Strategy, look out for Romance of the 3 kingdoms VII, there are versions 8 and 9 which aren’t nearly as good, version 10 is supposed to be great, but is very recent and difficult to find cheap. It is a real old-school strategy game, a bit like risk with actual battle tactics.
Weird, Katamansu Damacy (sp?) is great little fun game.
Soccer, get Winning 11, any version from 7 onwards is great, the higher the version the more in depth it is, which means higher learning curves, but also ultimately more enjoyment.
Balders Gate and Champions of Norah are great adventure games, but if you have access to a decent PC then the PC alternatives are far better than the PS2 versions, same with any real time strategy games.