PS2 THREAD NOWWHAT PS2 GAMES DID YOU PLAY
ask your mom lol
>>737374040I recently played through vice city using a PS2 emulator, really enjoyed it outside of the haitian gang sniper mission for some reason it was really difficult to aim because the reticle moved way too fast using my xbox controller and I couldn't fix it so I had to switch to KB&M just for that part.
>>737374725i remember it being bitch on the original ps2 hardware>>737374295MY MOM IS DEAD
>>737374040Still hoping someone is working on gaiden translation....
>>737374040I am playing trough this classics listcurrently on yakuza 2. other i played either the pos3 version or on og hardware many years ago
>>737375413i tried to play Yakuza 1 and I thought it was not that great. I keep getting sucked into playing diff yakuza games for the atmosphere but the gameplay is always so bad I cant finish it
>>737374725It moves crazy fast for me too, don't remember how it was on a real PS2 anymore
how many terabytes would a full PS2 collection be?
>>737374040Champions of Norrath: Return to Arms. The only game I can think off that's slow-paced like Diablo/PSO but not rollslop like Monster Hunter
>>737375869as for yakuza i recommend you play the games with the restored patch. it uses the japanese dub and the dialog is much closer to what characters say.as for the first game it is indeed mega jank and flawed, overcommitting usually leads you to getting knocked down and even with quick rise and parries it is still a difficult thing to avoid because the timing is so strict. I recommend getting as much experience as possible in combat and doing the komaki training missions to learn new moves and to also figure out where the secret weapon store is so you can buy protective gear against guns, after that the game is mostly a breeze aside from a few boss fights, for those i recommend always carrying at least one decent weapon and a lot of health packs. second game improves the combat drastically and it is way more fun to play trough.
>>737374040God HandRobot Alchemic Drive Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
>>737376131to me this and balder's gate are just the lego versions of actual cRPGs. Just basic coop hack and slash. only fun with friends.
>>737376213I did use the restored patch. I got as far as the underground hobo base with the guy with all the security cameras. by that point the story was already fucking terrible and slow but that silly shit made me think this game is retarded.Also the combat is just fucking awful. Probably the least fun beat-em-up combat on the ps2, even worse than The Bouncer.
>>737375413Also definitely Kings Field The Ancient City and Shadow Tower Abyss should be your next playthroughs. Absolute class games. Unless you are filtered by japjank.
>>737374040Playing ZoE2, for how much everyone jerks this title off it's not geally that good, makes me wish for a remake of it tho.Fix the atrocious camera system, make the subweapons also add up passives and make them upgradeable with a charm/energy system, re-do the english VA and put in the option to switch to the JP one, and make the story also be about Dingo's survivor guilt and being fucked by every side instead of being geopolitics with a snarky character and you'll have a great game.
>>737376538i have a physical copy of this game. Never even touched it cause I realized I dont like Kojima or mechs
Here's a list of amazing PS2 games/series completely off the top of my head>Ratchet and Clank>Sly Cooper>Metal Gear Solid>Dance Dance Revolution>Spiderman>Crash Twinsanity>Devil May Cry>God of War>Destroy All Humans>Need for Speed>SSX
Fatal Frame and Clocktower 3.
This year I have played: Rygar: The Legendary Adventure ChulipBaldur's Gate: Dark AllianceDead to RightsPsyvariar: Complete EditionPsyvariar 2: Ultimate FinalBerserk Millennium Falcon Arc: Chapter of the Holy Demon War planning to play:Disaster ReportS.L.A.I.: Steel Lancer Arena InternationalWay of The samurai
Going through this on pcsx2.What was the reception back then? It feels like such a downgrade in the combat and exploration just to cram in some half assed stealth and the cringe evil Prince.
>>737375413Jak 3 is the best in the series, Raymen 3 is pure kino, Katamari is on PC but it's virtually no different.
>>737376131This game was kino and I always liked the monster and player character models in it.Would love to see a full blown mmo use them, this is what the updated EQ player models should have looked like in luclin.
>>737376605doesn't feel like either.Cutscenes are short enough to just feel like a justification for moving from setpiece to setpiece, story is more focused on the bigger picture instead of an analysis of the single character struggle within the story, the mechs move more like flying action characters than bulky machines.I'd say go for it, you'll be dropped into action not 2 minutes in the game if you skip cutscenes.The only Kojima ahestetic is the kind of green, wide, wireframe-like UI.
>>737376872not sure if ill play jak3 since jak2 was really not fun. i didnt even finished it.>>737376506depends entirely on how jank it is.>>737376379never played the bouncer so i can't compare but i personally don't think it is that bad. Yakuza games do have a shitload of coincidences and melodrama, it is part of the charm.
>>737377086Jak 2 was a low point despite everyone telling you otherwise, feels like they just tried to copy GTA but using their already enstablished IP, Jak 3 is still on this like but makes the game much more colorful and fun.
>>737374040Why are the Ratchet games so demanding?
>>737374040I always find the weird schizos that claim this emulator doesn't work, but also refuse to upgrade their 10 year old emulator because "it works fine" so strange.
>>737377217alright, ill give it a go some day. still lots of game to go trough
>>737377257requires a lot of "gpu accuracy" which means "high cpu utilization". god of war 3 on rpcs3 is the same thing. it will cook avx512 ryzens.
>>737376291I liked the difficulty and how enemies had their various attack patterns that you could learn to block, backstep or simply just sidestep with regular movement. It was almost soulslike so I still managed to enjoyed it solo>>737376936Everquest/SOE used to be my gold standard for sexy Western high fantasy art (especially under Keith Parkinson). I still kept my preorder 2004 calendar of Champions of Norrath around. Good times.
>>737376379>>737376213>>737375869Yeah I played both Y1 and Y2 instead of Kiwami and the main problem for both is the main plot not even the side missions.The clunky combat gets better after leveling up; Y2 has better combat but optional bosses are sponges.Just play Y0 if you want atmosphere; Kuze + 80s + Majima as playable character pushed the game upI just hope Y3 main plot won't be as bad
>>737377847aside from zero no yakuza game ahs a great plot. it is just mediocre to bad.
>>737374040only the best spic kino
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>>737376538Did they change anything for the ports?
>>737374040I played Burnout Revenge a week or so ago.
>>737376379you should try playing the psp yakuza games.they were made by the def jam ffny devs and it is basically an adventure mode of that game. the story does have melodrama and many coincidences but it is miles better than your average yakuza game. the second game is more of the same but with a slightly worse story and many gameplay changes.Much like the restored yakuza games they are translated and can be fully played aside from maybe a few mini games.
TOKYO BUS GUIDE 2 GAME OF THE YEAR EVERY YEAR
>>737374040finishing Digital Devil Saga 2 rn. Running widescreen patch, undub, HD textures, Perfect bonus NG+ content save from DDS1, and I made a reshade. I think I'm going to do a run of dod1 and 2 next with their improvements.
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>>737375309I just did a 300~ turn EX-Hard playthrough on OG1. I should really start OG2.
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I replayed True Crime NYC this month and even though i love it as a kid, i can see why this game disliked by huge chunk of people. The map is too huge and driving is annoying. You die and fail mission so easily, even more so on 2 missions that force you to shoot at vehicles while being gun down by the entire mafia / gangster / cults. The song selection is fine i guess. Imho the martial arts and just how many criminal case you join in still the best so far. Hell i don't even realize i cleared all the fighting club mission before i took down any of the three big criminal gangs.tl;dr i get it now why people hating on this game now, i still like it.
>>737380472Streets of LA is far better, though I remember having one of the early issue copies that had the softlock/save bug so I could never fully beat it.
>>737380472All I remember from those games is one of them makes you go to hell and fight demon ladies lol.
>>737374040I haven't touched it in a little while, but the last things I played were Yakuza undub, Dynasty Waariors 2, and I chipped away some more at getting 100% completion in Gundam VS Zeta Gundam
>>737377086>jak2 was really not fun.That game is very definition of artificial difficulty. I dont get praise it gets some missions are insanely retarded. Jak 3 is literally Jak 2 gameplay wise but with better pacing,balance and such.
I'm trying to play SMT digital devil saga but my mind goblins are getting in the way. I'm getting lost and going back and forth around these dungeons, getting too many random encounters and then dying after like 30 minutes without a save.I don't want to use a guide and I don't want to use save states but I'm thinking its the only way I'll be able to get through the game
life. is good...
>>737380870>>737380949yea i think i had the same issue with it that's why NYC sticks with me. I'm just glad they managed to spawn Sleeping Dogs tho.
>>737374040Been playing Pragmata and Madden 26 on PC lately, thougheverbeit.
Playing Predator Concrete Jungle and 10,000 Bullets. I play on my phone though.
played kingdom hearts and going through kingdom hearts 2 next.
>>737381792does shadow of the colossus still run like shit?
>>737383456It has some issues, my biggest one was pop-in, but overall it was fine.
>>737378669>boot up sparking zero expecting BT, but prettier>heres 100 different mechanics you should memorize browtf, i just wanted a nice looking db slop game, not some sweaty fighter
>>737380120Are you using the hd mod? Its finally working without having to fiddle with the options
>>737384340I didn't know that existed, maybe I'll check it out.
>>737382273Don't forget Chain of Memories:^) it's crucial to the story of KH2
>>737375413People onions about halo or Metroid prime but rachet and clank being the unofficial Sony shooting rep of that gen mogged them desuUp your arsenal and deadlocked are just more fun
>>737385290I would hardly even compare Metroid Prime to those two, its strength lies in its exploration, I do think Halo and Ratchet is a more fair comparison, but that is still a hard one since Halo is telling a serious dramatic story while Ratchet is mostly for fun.
>>737385404For sure they are different things but I just mean baseline if you're in the 6th gen these are the games you were playing if you wanted to shoot something with like time splitters being the multiplatform meet up
>>737374040>sovl
>>737376854Completely and utterly forgettable.Sands of time is a great platformer with a surprisingly decent romance and warrior within is edge combat kino This is just warrior within again
>>737377369>>737377217The jak games are fine, 2 is only really difficult from how awkward it is to shoot. No strafe and lock on targeting. It also had an empty open world you walk back and forth in and very few levels overall so it got tiresome.Had some fun cutscenes and some high point missions thoJak 3 is probably overall better if you just ignore it's fucked balancing. I think my main issue with these games is how little they connect. Outside of like 2 cutscenes you can ignore jak 1 while playing jak 2, and despite 3 being a direct sequel to jak 2 the main villain is just some guy who the game pretends always existed and the game takes place in some random desert with a noble savage angle despite the fact your introduction to the savages is combat arena to the death.Extremely messy but I suppose least it's interesting Jak x is pure kino tho
>>737385943Jak X didn't have the same magic CTR did but it was still pretty fun.
Is this one good?
>>737374040Ar Tonelico, I had these on my backlog for years and finally playing them but I got out of emulation for a few years as I was playing steam games, new and on my backlog there.
>>737374040Slowly going through Wild Arms 3 right now. A lot of soul in this one. Only finished 1 and 5 before. 2 is next.Slowly because I'm an autist who has to talk to every NPC multiple times, including checking back after story events in case their dialogues changed. And my Japanese is still not so good, so I'm reading slowly.
>>737374040These are some of what survived through a few breakups and bad friends as well as some that I have reclaimed from flea markets along the years.I have Ape Escape 2 and 3 outside of this picture and it's missing a few obvious gems like SA and MGS2, but overall I think it's a pretty good list.
>>737386172Beginning is information overload because it needs to make sure you understand the mechanics of the game. Also its very railroaded to start the game as well so its easy to sort of give up on the game. Once you get past that, its pretty good
>>737377064It's a rail-like shooter with lock-on targeting but you can turn and operate in a 360 degree arena or hallway. It feels like a 3D pseudo shmup with anime drama and the weird ass plot to go with it.
Done with crash ttr and shaolin monks, maybe i'll drop neopets
>>737387018>devil may cray 2that is a rare game, not everybody kept their copies, same goes for guitar hero
>>737375007Even as a corpse, her pussy game still be strong.
>>737388271That's just rigor mortis, you sick fuck.
>>737388140I've literally never booted it up once but I saw a friend play it while I was hung over and now I associate the gameplay with being sick.
Do you ever stumble upon a shit game that for some reason you just want to keep playing to completion? This is mine right now
>>737386316don't let the tank part filter you anon, WA3 definitely one of my favorite. i long the times when i never skips the intro MV every time i play it.
>friend game me a ps3 phat>it's a cechk01 model with no ps2 hardwareWhat the hell should I do with it?
>>737388513it's this one for me. Even as teenager with shiet taste this one pushed me to the limit.
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>>737388817you can still play ps2 games, just note the compatibilty isn't 100% https://www.psdevwiki.com/ps3/PS2_Classics_Emulator_Compatibility_List
>>737387726Hey I just bought this game today
>>737374040Global Defence Force
>>737388724Don't know what that is, but I don't give up so easily. Not after already having put 10+ hours into a game.
>>737383456i played it years ago on version 1.6 and it was fine. should be way better now.
>>737381792code veronica has weird post processing. i played the gamecube version instead.
i was looking at ps2 best sellers and saw that it had 167 games that sold over a million
These ones except Persona 4 because I decided to just play the PC version
>>737374040I was convinced to play Xenosaga pt 1 in a thread from a few days ago. Really enjoying it. KOS-MOS just woke up.
>>737389951>RE4 sold worse than i thought>Yakuza sold better than i thoughtwow
>>737389951I always think of my uncle, and all the random ass PS2 games he had. Then from the late-X360 era onwards, he plays absolutely nothing but GTA Online, transferring his character up to the PS4 and PS5 too kek
>>737374040Everquest Online Adventures on the Sandstorm server
>>737389951>FFX-2>5MWhat the fuck
Xenosaga. I really really really hope shion doesn’t do something stupid. Junior is kino
>Spyro enter the dragonfly: definitive editiongame is still meh, but it's cool that someone tried to unfuck this game.>Spider man 2Best spider game, I never get tired of the Web swinging mechanics
>>737391641>>Spyro enter the dragonfly: definitive editionWow, i'll have to check that out at some point kekRemind me; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSwVYtDIIb4 some people are making a "definitive" mod to *fix* Destroy All Human Path of the Furon that works on Xenia with a decomp coming later
i played some bmx xxx, ratchet n clank, thug 2, some other random games. i think the next actual playthrough will be raw danger
>>737374040HOMENSIt's not braindead, but indeed a dumb square square game
>>737374040Im playing predator concrete jungle these days. I noticed that the devs included a 60fps patch on it with the latest updates, so it was time I should revisit this game. They also fixed SSX3's slowdowns in some races, which is cool as fuck
I played through all the Jak games on OpenGOAL so now I'm playing Lost Frontier as well. It's way more mediocre than I remember
>>737385235This but unironically
>>737392723Ive really been wanting to come back to this game. Super underrated.
>>737390109>>737391574What was his fucking problem?
>>737374040Rule of Roseloved it, the story was so unique and complexI think I'll play Haunting Ground next
>>737381687Damn nigga really? Is this your first SMT? DDS1 is one of the easier ones. Just exploit weaknesses.
>>737376087I'm guessing 1.5-2TB, maybe less if you compress the disc images to CHD
>>737375413Rogue Galaxy has to be the worst game I have played in my entire life
>>737376131This series is my favorite of all time but I CANT FUCKING PLAY IT because every god damn form of emulation i try just lags to all fucking hell during the lava fields so I cant progress. I try playing it on a real ps2 but it looks so shitty on my modern TVs I cant continue. Its been pissing me off for the last decade. The ONE old game I really want to play and I need a fucking retrotink or whatever bullshit or a giga pc or find some old tv at a yard sale. FUCK. And then every single diablo clone I try turns into hordes of enemies on screen and spamming abilities which is boring as fuck. The combat in norrath is perfect
>>737395096>he doesn't have several PVMsngmi
>>737395096I too have mindless aoe fatigue from games in generalARPGs, MMO's, FPS everything eventually just lets you room clear nonstop and its so boring and clearly made for retards.
sengoku basara 2 quite implressive how good a musou game actually can be
starting
What settings do y'all use? Does this look right?
>>737398036ico if snes
>>737397423Its sickening how every single arpg turns into the same bullshit spam slop. The first Torchlight starts out so nice and then very quickly turns into spam. Idk how the fuck people play PoE.... Untold legends on psp and shining soul for gba are the only ones ive played with a similar combat pace to norrath.
>>737397963>original monster hunterhave fun
>>737374040recently I finished Shin Megami Tensei 3 Nocturne, great game
>>737398036got my configs from chatgpt
>>737398307holy fugg shining soul...that takes me back
>>737374040I'm currently playing KH1 because it's been around 15 years since i've touched the game (i do replay KH2 at least once a year) and i never played the final mix version. I'm gonna tryhard it just like i do KH2, so i picked the staff, dropped the shield and started at night for optimal gains.I almost forgot how cute young kairi is.>why don't you emulate the PS3 version?Different OST.
>>737394880is it really that bad? it even got a ps3 and ps4 release so it must have sold well.
>>737400843In the PC version, it lets you pick the soundtrack. It doesn't on the PS3?
>>737386172not reallyall shadow hearts games kind of suckthey're too easy and starting from 2 (the one you posted) they become a fucking parody story-wiseand even 1 doesn't really hold up well after shanghai
>>737374040Gran Turismo 4
>>737401087I know for a fact the PS3 version doesn't. I didn't know KH1 had a PC portt, but i'm not restarting my save at this point.
>>737401783both the PC port and PS3 version have a slightly different kairi model cause they lost it or lost the source code or whatever so you're playing an objectively better versionalso non-JP PS2 KH1>Final Mix simply because the recolors suck ass and so does synthesis with its retarded changes
>>737374040I beat the first Klonoa earlier this afternoon, so I'm about to start the PS2 Klonoa
>>737402474>objectively>betterI wish you faggots could learn what objective and subjective things are.
>>737374040I'm emulating the superior racing game on the superior console emulator.
>>737402693PS2 kairi is objectively cuter, plus you can see her (and selphie's) panties only in this platform.The recolors and synthesis being worse (i guess because there's a lot more shit to craft before you can get ultima?) is subjective.
>>737374040The one and only with the orange filter intactidgf about the weird ghosting in 4K
>>737403054my dream is for xemu to get added to retrachievements
>>737380472People hate it because you flat out couldn't beat it on xbox and PC, the final QTE was bugged.
>>737403281>objectively a subjective conceptAgain, you need to learn what those things are.
>>737400843>tryhard>dropped shieldAm I misremembering or did you fuck up? I thought you had to drop the sword.
