Sapphire Dreams
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Rygar !
Because it's an underrated action game that needs more love.
Because it's an underrated action game that needs more love.
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Recommend me cult/obscure PS2 games
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It really isn't.
Every tenth voice clip in the seres of terrible voice acting on Youtube is from that game.
It more or less retains Covenant's battle system, but adds a few extra elements that I thought introduced some interesting nuance to the combat. Story-wise, it maintains the dark-but-humorous tone of the other two SH games, and probably has the most ridiculous cast of playable characters of any of them, which is saying quite a bit. The plot references events in Covenant but is otherwise pretty much entirely disconnected from the other games. I'm rather fond of FtNW, but I have a soft spot for the SH games and their particular brand of absurdism. Basically, it's worth playing if you really liked Covenant, but doesn't do much that Covenant didn't do at least as well if not better.
eXistor
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I dunno, I know the controls are supposedly terrible and it looks like shit, but it's the definition of a cult game. It's got a great concept and some weird-ass shit going on. Sometimes that's enough for a certain group of people. I count myself amongst them, it may be a trainwreck, but it's always interesting to look at. I might be wrong about this one of course, I haven't even played it, but I sure do wanna give it a go someday.
random scene:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uCvZMen5Ww
Combichristoffersen
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Great game. Had pretty amazing graphics for its time.
Yup, this one is really good.
I bought a used copy due to Internet hype and praise, but I could never get into the weird combat system they used. Great artstyle though.
Jawmuncher
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Even if they were already posted im going to post my list anyway
Oooooh maaaan. I've been thinking about that game sometime ago. I wanted to see youtube videos of it, but couldn't, for the life of me, remember it's name. I guess it's off to youtube for me now.Even if they were already posted im going to post my list anyway
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
A few personals. Unfortunately one of them never made it to the US. (updating)
There is a lot more but Ive done enough spamming as is. D:
*HUGE personal favorite, unfortunately JP only. D:
*Best one in the Kessen series personally.
*a timeless classic (lol)
There is a lot more but Ive done enough spamming as is. D:
kingkaiser
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Ohh Sony Cambridge, what has become of thee?
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Btw using the quotes tags helps save a little bit of space when images are too large.
Combichristoffersen
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Ohh Sony Cambrdige, what has become of thee?
I wish they'd do a HD upgrade of those two, or at least put them on EU PSN :|
A Link to the Past
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I found a review copy of Rule of Rose in my house today
I got it from Atlus, even though we didn't review PS2 games.
Never played it :0
I got it from Atlus, even though we didn't review PS2 games.
Never played it :0
indigo-cyclops
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I see you posted Echo Night. Amazing game.
Kuon
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Haunting Ground
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Man this thread has made me realize that the PS2 classics section on the PSN store fucking sucks, there's like 30 games there and only a handful that are interesting. Maybe i should buy a PS2 after all...
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*HUGE personal favorite, unfortunately JP only. D:
Ha I was just thinking about this game the other day having forgotten the name
Oh I hated Shadow of Destiny, the characters were so flat.
I was going to mention this pretty obscure PS2 game, but for the life of me I can't remember it's name. It's that obscure. It was a mix between an RPG and card game where you had to collect cards that were used as spells in battles. hrm
I was going to mention this pretty obscure PS2 game, but for the life of me I can't remember it's name. It's that obscure. It was a mix between an RPG and card game where you had to collect cards that were used as spells in battles. hrm
gate stormer
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Sadly I missed out on most of the PS2 library as during its heyday I was a PC and gamecube gamer. So many original and mindfuck PS2 games.
kingkaiser
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Drakan: The Ancients' Gates
One of PS2's most underappreciated gems
One of PS2's most underappreciated gems
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I absolutely hated it, and I was a huge fan of the first game. It's not a good game.
This thread really shows that obscure/middle tier games are more or less died out. It seems to be big budget franchises or you got digital downloads for cheap.
For strategy RPGs, I recommend Phantom Brave and Makai Kingdom. They are developed by Nippon Ichi, known for Disgaea. While Disgaea became their flagship series and let towards almost annual SRPGs, PB and MK are woefully underlooked. Phantom Brave has an interesting story, insane customization, and a really unique battle system that really makes you think about every turn. Makai Kingdom has great classes, and a cool vehicle/building system that sets it apart.
The Mark of Kri also had a sequel, Rise of the Kasai. The battle system is really love/hate though.
For strategy RPGs, I recommend Phantom Brave and Makai Kingdom. They are developed by Nippon Ichi, known for Disgaea. While Disgaea became their flagship series and let towards almost annual SRPGs, PB and MK are woefully underlooked. Phantom Brave has an interesting story, insane customization, and a really unique battle system that really makes you think about every turn. Makai Kingdom has great classes, and a cool vehicle/building system that sets it apart.
The Mark of Kri also had a sequel, Rise of the Kasai. The battle system is really love/hate though.
Holy shit, this is like my favorite kind of thread. I think PS2 is my all time favorite system. People here posted SOOOOO many good games! I know a lot of the following games have already been mentioned, but I'll second/third/fourth them because they are some of my personal favorites too.
Obscure/Underrated/Underplayed PS2 RPGs:
King's Field: the Ancient City
Shadow Tower Abyss (Import)
Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land
Tsugunai: Atonement
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
Evergrace
Eternal Ring
Forever Kingdom
Obscure/Underrated/Underplayed PS2 Alternatives:
Bujingai: The Forsaken City
Galerians: ASH
Sub Rebellion
SkyGunner
Shadow of Rome
Gungrave
Haunting Ground
Trapt
I could list SO many more, but I'll keep it at 8 games between my two "groupings"...and yes, OP, all of the games you listed (other than Obscure, lol!) are worth playing. Disaster Report/Raw Danger are some of my favorite games on the PS2 as well.
Obscure/Underrated/Underplayed PS2 RPGs:
King's Field: the Ancient City
Shadow Tower Abyss (Import)
Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land
Tsugunai: Atonement
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
Evergrace
Eternal Ring
Forever Kingdom
Obscure/Underrated/Underplayed PS2 Alternatives:
Bujingai: The Forsaken City
Galerians: ASH
Sub Rebellion
SkyGunner
Shadow of Rome
Gungrave
Haunting Ground
Trapt
I could list SO many more, but I'll keep it at 8 games between my two "groupings"...and yes, OP, all of the games you listed (other than Obscure, lol!) are worth playing. Disaster Report/Raw Danger are some of my favorite games on the PS2 as well.
gutter_trash
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So they didn't die out, they migrated to downloadable platforms. A part of them, that is, the other part accounts for all of those B games that were coming from Japan. Most of those games are not on home consoles anymore, they're on handhelds because that's where the bulk of the Japanese audience is these days.
That said, this generation has still seen a fair amount of B games/future cult classics.
cj_iwakura
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Imbarkus
As Sartre noted in his contemplation on Hell in No Exit, the true horror is other members.
These were two of my favorite PS2 games that I would consider cult games. Maybe not as obsure:
First one was great but the sequel was so boring... Putting guys enemies with guns in a horror game first happened here.
Not sure if obscure but:
Ah from Rocksteady, the guys who would come out of nowhere with Arkham Asylum. I actually have this game on XBox.
Never released in North America.
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Never released in North America.
Never released in North America!
Annoying, irritatingly never released in North America.
Seriously, fuck North America release policies. Also, Tokyo Jungle, Siren: New Translation, Fatal Frame 4, and Aquanaut's Holiday.
cj_iwakura
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Is this any good? The boxart always picked my interest.
Great story and art, decent monster capture grid SRPG gameplay. All four campaigns go through the exact same stages, so it can get old real fast.
synchronicity
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Absolutely. One of the best PS2 titles period imo.
Also, I-Ninja is a great/under-rated and very funny platformer that many probably missed.
Lactose_Intolerant
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gX_qh4prdY
Pretty cool game, it starts out black and white until you get your eye back from the first boss.
Parakeetman
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I have the JP version of this. I didnt even know it came out in the US till I reversed the wikipedia pages from JP to ENG lol
Culdcept?
My younger brother had the original on the first PlayStation. I quite enjoyed dipping in to it if truth be told. I think it was around that time I was discovering JRPGs with FF7. Loved them for a time, but FF10 killed that genre for me and I haven't been able to touch any since.
synchronicity
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I've seen a lot of God Hand posts, but I didn't post it because I don't consider it to be an obscure PS2 title, just one of the best games of all-time. By all means play it though if you haven't.
kingkaiser
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Well, "Drakan: Ancients Gates" is more of a western style action RPG (the best one beside Summoner 2 on the PS2 in my opinion) whereas the predecessor and PC exclusive "The Order of the Flame" is a true action-adventure game.
I agree that the combat was better in "Order of the Flame", but Ancients Gates addresses every other strength of its predecessor and improves on it. The "light" RPG Part was real fun and the possibility to specialize in melee or magic actually very good implemented.
The only real major flaw of the game was the terrible game-breaking bugs. It was almost like in a Bethesda game, where it's either you learn to save often and on different slots or the bugs are going to screw you real hard...
Rawket Lawnchair
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Dark Cloud and Dark Chronicle.
Or are they not obscure enough?
Or are they not obscure enough?
Nope, it was less card-oriented in battle iirc. Pretty sure you played as a young blonde female. This is going to haunt me, might go through gamerankings list of PS2 games until I find it.
edit: on second thought, 95% chance it was actually the GC game Lost Kingdoms http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ab/Lost_Kingdoms.jpg ooops
Dark Cloud died off into obscurity, pretty sure that would belong here.
edit: ohmygosh i just found jtinder while searching http://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/933137-buzz-the-sports-quiz/index.html
Rawket Lawnchair
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I never managed to play the full game, only a demo which I really really liked, but the game just vanished from stores back then...
indigo-cyclops
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Set in the Heian period of Japan. Three characters. Two are twins and you have to go searching for one. You can pick which character to start with but it seems the best to play in order. The other character is the assistant of a renowned exorcist who went missing. It's a fucking eerie, creepy game. Fatal Frame like clunkiness. I never finished it, but the time period and themes are really interesting.
I may have missed some details. I believe there is magic in the game to an extent. Demonic entities. You really have to check it out.