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[elohel]

what are your top 10 favorite ps2 games?

edit: dunno where the quote went(bout the garbage thread lol)

I'm just curious about what people on this forum list as their top favorites most people come here for a reason, recommendations from like minded people being one

I think it's good to continually sample a forum that's interested in gaming/game collecting culture

best and favorite game discussion threads are basically all gaming forums are made of(that and informative threads about game releases and guides for games)

so I think a thread asking what a gaming culture forum lists as their top 10 favorite ps2 games is appropriate right?

 

[Jakeh111]

GTA3
The Getaway
MGS2
Yakuza 1
RE4
DMC
Tekken 4

 

[disappeared]

What are yours?

You shall be judged accordingly.

 

[Anticitizen One]

Kingdom Hearts
Silent Hill 2
God of War
SSX
GTA Vice City
Devil May Cry
ICO
Jak & Daxter
Final Fantasy X
Resident Evil: Code Veronica X

You know despite that gen having alot of good games I just wasn't a big fan overall. I think its because xbox/ps2/gamecube/wii were like in the middle of the early 3D games (ps1/n64) which are great and the flashy new age HD games that are like blockbuster movies.

 

[NEOPARADIGM]

Don't make garbage threads
If you are posting a discussion topic, think about whether the subject has merit. Topics which exist only to ask a yes/no question with no room for actual discussion, or topics which exist only encourage subsequent replies consisting of lists or rankings are generally discouraged.

Yeah.

Anyway ... MGS3 and Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory come to mind.

 

[luka]

Kind of random, but ok.

Anubis: ZOE
Ar Tonelico 2
Ar Tonelico
Persona 4
Persona 3 Fes
Gradius V
Dodonpachi DOJ
Silent Hill 2
King of Fighters XI
Rez

 

[Deleted member 74300]

Basically Megaman X 8 and Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 for me.

 

[archnemesis]

• Final Fantasy X
• Ico
• Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
• Shadow of the Colossus
• Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne
• Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
• Suikoden III
• Suikoden V
• Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria
• Yakuza

 

[elohel]

What are yours?

You shall be judged accordingly.

ahh jeez

lemme think about that

 

[GhaleonQ]

ahh jeez

lemme think about that

...

 

[kunonabi]

Eyeshield 21 Amefuto no Yarouze! Ya! ha!
Final Fantasy X-2
Silent Hill 3
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
Resident Evil Outbreak
King of Colosseum
Persona 4
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
Haunting Ground
Xenosaga Episode 1

 

[Kusagari]

Persona 4
Kingdom Hearts
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
God Hand
Shadow of the Colossus
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
Guilty Gear X2

 

[Snuggles]

tough call:

obvious:

metal gear solid 2 & 3 : two of the most amazing games ever, obviously, wacky stories and characters and awesome and deep mechanics, the best of last gen no doubt

Time Splitters 2
best FPS of last gen, so much personality with a kickass co-op campaign and a feature packed MP mode

NFL2K5
best sports game ever, the last NFL2K before it was executed by EA's money

Bully
I did not care for GTA3 or the expansions at all, but Bully had a unique setting and it was easily R*'s best game of last gen

Sly Cooper 1 & 2
a couple of the best non-nintendo 3D platformers

Tony Hawk 3
Probably the best skateboarding game, still had a great core as well as great tracks

- probably forgetting many, but I was a Dreamcast then Xbox dude so it's understandable



and others

 

[RadioHeadAche]

Killer7, Silent Hill 2 (and even 3 and The Room), MGS3: Subsistence, and I'll even mention RE4 despite it being an inferior port.

 

[ULTROS!]

Final Fantasy X
Kingdom Hearts
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 3
Persona 4
Tales of the Abyss
We <3 Katamari
Star Ocean 3: Till the End of Time
Valkyrie Profile 2
Suikoden V

 

[Infernal Monkey]

 

[sfedai0]

I have slightly more than 10 PS2 games which I deemed worth keeping but heres 10 out of my collection.

Persona 3
Persona 4
Gitaroo Man
Front Mission 4
God of War
Zone of the Enders 2
Indigo Prophecy
RE:4
Xenosaga
Robotic Alchemic Drive

 

[Merovin]

Shadow Hearts
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Ratchet and Clank (1 - 3)
Final Fantasy X
Kingdom Hearts
God of War
Resident Evil 4
SSX 3

 

[Diebuster]

Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner
Silent Hill 2
Persona 4
Persona 3 FES
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
Shadow of the Colossus
Ico
Fatal Frame 2
Devil May Cry 3: SE
Silent Hill 3

My top 10 list for all systems isn't very different. The PS2 was a beast.

 

[Android18a]

Final Fantasy X
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
Persona 3
Persona 4
Gitaroo Man
Dragon Quest: Journey of the Cursed King
Burnout 2
Star Ocean 3
Okami
Makai Kingdom I guess

I can't really remember what games I played now ^^

 

[Manji Silk Boss]

GTA3-SA
DMC 1 and 3
Ico
Shadow of the Colossus
MGS1 and 2
Hit Man Blood Money
Guilty Gears
Time Splitters
FFX
God of War

Seriously.. could go on and on and on ... Honorable mentions def include ZOE and RE:4

 

[JaCy]

1. Final Fantasy XII
2. Dragon Quest VIII
3. Silent Hill 2
4. Shadow of the Colossus
5. Okami
6. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
7. Persona 3: FES
8. Xenosaga Episode 3
9. Suikoden V
10. Sly Cooper

 

[Augemitbutter]

• Final Fantasy X
• Ico
• Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
• Shadow of the Colossus
• Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne
• Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
• Suikoden III
• Suikoden V
• Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria
• Yakuza

i've played through all of them but two.

 

[Ferrio]

Like this thread, makes me see if I missed anything.

 

[frankie_wilde]

Jak & Daxter
Ace Combat: Distant Thunder
Sly Raccoon
The Getaway
God of War 2
Shadow of the Colossus
Ratchet & Clank
Ico
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
Hitman: Blood Money

 

[AKingNamedPaul]

Silent Hill 2
Devil may cry 3
Street fighter anniversary
shadow of the colossus
Ico
Final fantasy X
Persona 4
MGS2
Silent hill 3
Zoe2


no particular order and this list is kind of thrown together.

 

[Fjordson]

-Grand Theft Auto III
-Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
-Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
-Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
-Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
-ICO
-Devil May Cry
-Guitar Hero 2
-Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
-Final Fantasy XII

 

[54-46!]

We had this thread a month ago, I'm not complaining though.. I like to list stuff.

One game per franchise, no particular order:

 

[Lumpy Onion]

1. Final Fantasy X
2. Metal Gear Solid 2
3. Metal Gear Solid 3
4. Final Fantasy XII
5. Kingdom Hearts
6. Kingdom Hearts 2
7. Shadow Of The Colossus
8. Dragon Quest VIII
9. Final Fantasy X-2
10. Kings Field: The Ancient City

I feel bad having Persona 4, Zone of the Enders 2, and Xenosaga ep.3 in my to-play pile. Plan on doing all three as soon as my summer vacation starts though, so hopefully those end up on my list after all the good things I have heard about them.

 

[Mooreberg]

01. Metal Gear Solid 3
02. Grand Theft Auto III
03. Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution
04. Final Fantasy XII
05. God of War II
06. Ratchet & Clank Going Commando
07. Yakuza 2
08. Tekken Tag Tournament
09. Devil May Cry
10. Twisted Metal Black

Did not get into RPGs all that much until this generation, so this could change a bit if I ever catch up on things. Never finished Ico or SotC but I'll just wait for the PS3 remake to finish those and then rank accordingly. REZ gets an honor mention since PS2 is where it was "officially" released at retail in the West, but I played it on Dreamcast.

 

[santouras]

Was more of a nintendo boy so I didn't play a massive amount of psx...

Wip3out
GT2

are probably the only two amazing psx games that I sunk countless hours into

 

[Hunter-Zero]

Duh, it´s a difficult choice, let´s see...

-Disgaea Hour Of Darkness
-God Hand
-Devil May Cry
-Silent Hill 2
-Shin Megami Tensei Digital Devil Saga
-Guilty Gear XX Accent core +
-Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty
-Final Fantasy X
-Tekken 5
-God Of War 2

But i could go on forever, amazing game library

Edit: Damn, how could i forgot Onimusha 3? it´s one of my most played games :/

 

[shintoki]

Zone of the Enders 2nd Runner
I feel the biggest compliment I can give the title is that it's pacing is built atop of a needle. It's only a 5-6 hour title, but nothing felt wasteful. The old school enemy design of learning patterns and weak points, mixed in extremely well with the modernized action mechanics. Learning the ins and outs to the enemies, while having a variety of attacks and sub weapons kept the gameplay fresh throughout. Add on to some strong level design, where the mechanics were not forced to the point of being repetitive. It made for an extremely tight and well done 5-6.

Always add in how gorgeous the title was.

Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition
Once again, another gameplay focused title. Best way to describe it was it being like water. Choosing between the 4 styles, allowed them to develop each one fully, instead of just being a cliff note like most titles do. It never felt like I forced into employing cheap tactics, but instead was being directed to create my own flow of battle. Do I want to lean heavy towards countering or create a continuous flow of attacks? Both would be as effective as the other.

Final Fantasy X2
Honestly, the light hearted tale worked out much better than another doom, end of the world. Add on top of the most addictive version of the ATB system yet. It's a shame they put out this gem as a side-story, instead of a proper entry.

GTA:VC/SA
I'll admit it right now, SA is a better game. The mechanics are much more refined and actually bearable compared to III/VC. Yet, SA overextended too much. The story dragged out too long and the scope of the map ended up being too large for it's own good. I ended up wasting more time running back to retry missions than I hoped too. VC while having inferior mechanics, the small scale worked out better for me. So I don't really want to choose since I do prefer one, but the other is clearly better.

Bit tried now, so I'll update the other 6 later.

 

[flashbandit16]

ICO
MGS3
Shadow of the Colossus
Silent Hill 2
Zone of Enders 2
GTA SA
God of War 2
Kingdom Hearts
Primal
Indigo Prophecy

Still need to play a bunch of RPGs. I also might be forgetting a few games that might replace some of the ones I listed.

 

[dragct]

- Devil May Cry
- Final Fantasy X
- Gran Turismo 4
- God of War II
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
- Ratchet & Clank 3
- Resident Evil 4
- Rez
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- Silent Hill 2

 

[nemesun]

It's quite hard to list only ten, simply the golden-age of gaming:

-Metal Gear Solid 3
-Shadow of The Colossus
-Yakuza 2
-God of War II
-Okami
-Dragon Quest VIII
-God of War I
-Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
-Odin Sphere
-Final Fantasy X

 

[Mister Wilhelm]

Not going to put a lot of thought into this, but here you go:

GTA: Vice City
War of the Monsters
FFX
Shadow of the Colossus
Onimusha
Devil May Cry 3
Timesplitters 2
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection
Giants: Citizen Kabuto

 

[Seraphis Cain]

Off the top of my head:

Dynasty Warriors Gundam 2
Shadow of the Colossus
Fire Pro Wrestling Returns
King of Colosseum 2
Warriors Orochi 2
Timesplitters 2
Star Wars Battlefront 2
OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
Gitaroo Man
R-Type Final

 

[iconoclast]

No particular order:

Fire Pro Wrestling Returns
Shadow of the Colossus
Espgaluda (or Dodonpachi Dai Ou Jou, but since DOJ Black Label is better, I'll choose Galuda instead)
King of Colosseum 2
Devil May Cry 3
Shinobi
Persona 4
Yakuza 2
Metal Gear Solid 3
God Hand

 

[The_Dude]

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
God Hand
God of War
God of War II
Ico
Maximo: Ghosts to Glory
Project Eden
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Shadow of the Colossus
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4

 

[StickyFingers]

Let's see,

-Burnout 3 Takedown
-Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2
-MGS2
-GTA Vice City
-God of War
-SSX 3
-StreetFighter Alpha Anthology

 

[Noisepurge]

 

[QisTopTier]

Shadow Hearts
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Ratchet and Clank (1 - 3)
Final Fantasy X
Kingdom Hearts
God of War
Resident Evil 4
SSX 3

Wow almost the exact same just swap out ssx 3 for Okami

 

[kinoki]

Final Fantasy XII
Silent Hill 2
REZ
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Shadow of the Colossus
Ico
Katamari Damacy
God of War

 

[Nemic77]

GTA: San Andreas
The Getaway
Forbidden Siren
Silent Hill 2
Shadow of the Colossus
Red Dead Revolver

 

[Acquiescence]

Ooh ooh, me me.

 

[JustAnotherOtaku]

PS2 exclusive? Either way I have no idea. Well I do, but I'd probably end up posting 50 and maybe getting it down to 25. Top 10 would take all weekend.

 

[Jazzem]

>

Someone on GAF posted a picture of a scroll they had for the game; my jealousy can't be stated enough!

 

[nli10]

The new Sticky says no list threads, but seeing as it's here:

Mad Maestro!
SOS survival (or whatever the Disaster games are called in your region)
The Parappa games incl. Um Jammer Lammy (Ps1 versions and PS2)


All other games have been bettered since that I know of, yeah I enjoyed them at the time but only those above are yet to be truly surpassed. Mad Maestro is probably still the best genuine music game that allows expressive playing which really is a shame.

 

[Lazy Jones]