revive....any suggestions?
I want something that will make me want to play my PS2 again.
― Ronan, Wednesday, 20 June 2007 14:43 (sixteen years ago) link
I was thinking of trying to pick up a copy of Onimusha 3 tonight. Has anybody here played it? Is it worth picking up & is it okay to start with 3 if I haven't played the earlier ones?
― Jeff LeVine, Wednesday, 20 June 2007 16:10 (sixteen years ago) link
I was not too impressed with the Onimusha I rented. Not sure which one it was.
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 20 June 2007 21:09 (sixteen years ago) link
Tomb Raider Anniversary Odin Sphere Bully Maximo God Hand Herdy Gerdy R-Type Final Ys: The Ark of Napishtim Rogue Galaxy Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia Sega Genesis Collection Virtua Fighter 4 Yakuza
― marmotwolof, Thursday, 21 June 2007 01:11 (sixteen years ago) link
Sly Cooper trilogy
God of War II is crying for me right now.
― forksclovetofu, Thursday, 21 June 2007 03:33 (sixteen years ago) link
have we mentioned Dark Cloud 2 yet? I'm wishing i coudl have spent more time on that one.
― kingfish, Thursday, 21 June 2007 06:05 (sixteen years ago) link
you did:
Rez Dark Cloud 2 Ico Shadow etc
-- kingfish orange creamsicle (kingfish 2.0), Tuesday, November 8, 2005 8:28 PM (1 year ago) Bookmark Link
Rogue Galaxy pwns it IMO
― marmotwolof, Thursday, 21 June 2007 08:10 (sixteen years ago) link
God of War II Katamari GTA: VCS
Buy them all and know love!
― kv_nol, Thursday, 21 June 2007 12:00 (sixteen years ago) link
vice city stories is good?
never played either God of War, are they addictive/playable?
too often the "immersive" games only distract me until I get stuck at a level.
whereas a friend has Gears of War and we've been playing non stop cos it's quite easy.
― Ronan, Thursday, 21 June 2007 12:41 (sixteen years ago) link
Very addictive! Very story based and linear so you can just go and get it over with.
I didn't know Gears of War was on PS2! Must track it down.
VCS is not SA but it's the best of the newer GTAs by a mile!
― kv_nol, Thursday, 21 June 2007 13:05 (sixteen years ago) link
Re. God of War: if you play one before two it makes it way more satisfying when you start the second and play it through.
― kv_nol, Thursday, 21 June 2007 13:06 (sixteen years ago) link
Oh it's not on PS2, Gears of War I mean. My friend's band gave a song to Xbox and got given a massive flightcase with an Xbox 360 and a built in flatscreen TV.
Gears of War is fucking incredible btw!
― Ronan, Thursday, 21 June 2007 13:26 (sixteen years ago) link
just ordered God of War II for 23 Euro on Ebay.
― Ronan, Thursday, 21 June 2007 13:42 (sixteen years ago) link
You will NOT regret it. So lush and so violent!
― kv_nol, Thursday, 21 June 2007 14:09 (sixteen years ago) link
Not that violence is a good thing in and of itself.
Also SCORE for your friends!
i just finished Ico last night and was so impressed. i've never played a game like it (i guess tomb raider is the closest equivalent). have you played that Ronan? it is pretty "easy" once you realise the camera angles are telling you pretty much where to go.. very very few times do you have to replay any part of it (one of my least favourite aspects of the way most video games work)
i'm sucked in, though - need shadow of the colossus!
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 22 June 2007 10:08 (sixteen years ago) link
one of the biggest revelations about Ico, which only came to me moments before finishing it, is that it works MUCH better if you discard the stubborn idea inherent to playing and "winning" most adventure and/or platform games that you must look for "secret" doorways, handles, etc. and generally run about like an attention-deficit idiot. in Ico things suddenly get a lot smoother if you just go with the flow. you won't be left in the lurch.
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 22 June 2007 10:12 (sixteen years ago) link
gears of war is habit-forming
: /
― czn, Friday, 22 June 2007 12:23 (sixteen years ago) link
how do you mean, habit-forming?
― Ronan, Friday, 22 June 2007 13:09 (sixteen years ago) link
sorry, I think I may be addicted
in fact there's no think about it - even though it has it's problems, especially in online multiplayer, it's a great game
― czn, Friday, 22 June 2007 13:10 (sixteen years ago) link
problems with it:
- lots of glitches (chainsawing ppl with guns other than the rifle; shooting will roadie-running (the fast run thing you do); running v.v. fast (2x roadie-run speed); weapon-sliding (still moving when picking up weapon)) - roadie-running still not ideal and often sucks you into cover when you don't want to - can't shoot/melee people when they are chainsawing or kerb-stomping - terrible terrible lag issues makes the host near untouchable - attracts a host of ppl with bad attitudes (there are lots of racists and homophobes on live)
great things: - great control system (only blighted by roadie-run teething problem) though should be customisable; - balanced weapons; - great maps with lots of cover and strategic opportunities; - looks f'n amazing, even over live
― czn, Friday, 22 June 2007 13:30 (sixteen years ago) link
^^^lol at me
anyway, 1xodin sphere is winging its way to me
(o/
\o)
\o/
― cozwn, Wednesday, 17 December 2008 21:51 (fifteen years ago) link
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y220/edbighead/BikerMice.jpg
― cozwn, Wednesday, 17 December 2008 23:08 (fifteen years ago) link
:D :D :D do u want any more reccs??
― j3W1SH LAGG4RD (Lamp), Wednesday, 17 December 2008 23:10 (fifteen years ago) link
odin sphere is fun timez
― Desire: Where Sex Meets Addiction (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 18 December 2008 00:03 (fifteen years ago) link
it's gorgeous
love lord brigan and king odin's sprites
― FLEETWOOD COZWN (cozwn), Saturday, 27 December 2008 00:01 (fifteen years ago) link
http://faqsmedia.ign.com/faqs/image/article/795/795988/odin_im24.jpg
― FLEETWOOD COZWN (cozwn), Saturday, 27 December 2008 00:33 (fifteen years ago) link
http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/images/gallery/9/2007/02/medium_390619228_e4e38a826a_o.jpg
― FLEETWOOD COZWN (cozwn), Saturday, 27 December 2008 00:35 (fifteen years ago) link
that boss fight with gwendolyn is ^_^
― delicate mouse tune, crash of cat chords (Lamp), Saturday, 27 December 2008 02:08 (fifteen years ago) link
did you complete os?
other games not mentioned on this thread, kinda overlooked and worth picking up cos they're curios worth playing:
mr moskeetogregory horror showfreak outsky odysseyfirefighter f.d. 18echo night: beyond
games co-signed:
zone of the endersgitaroo man
― FLEETWOOD COZWN (cozwn), Saturday, 27 December 2008 02:22 (fifteen years ago) link
yah czn i beat it awhile ago. i'm actually playing through eternal poison right now (well, i will be when i get back home) but this thread is making me want to play through it again.
in the spirit of the thread title here is my T0P TEN PS2 RPGS:
01 Persona 3/FES02 Dragon Quest VIII03 Suikoden III04 Dark Cloud 2 05 Rogue Galaxy 06 Odin Sphere 07 .hack - Parts 1-4: Infection to Quarantine 08 Growlanser V: Generations09 Shadow Hearts10 Xenosaga
limited myself to one title per series otherwise suikoden V would probably be on there too. same with some of the other shin megami/persona titles, probably nocturne.
― delicate mouse tune, crash of cat chords (Lamp), Saturday, 27 December 2008 02:24 (fifteen years ago) link
kuon
I have yakuza 2 winging its way to me : )
― FLEETWOOD COZWN (cozwn), Saturday, 27 December 2008 02:26 (fifteen years ago) link
(not played kuon, just liked the look of the trailer)
seems kind of meh but i haven't played it either. xp to myself but the first three games on my list are str8 up must plays imo they make up part of the all time cannon for me just complete classics.
― delicate mouse tune, crash of cat chords (Lamp), Saturday, 27 December 2008 02:37 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah wouldn't pay more than a few bucks for these games tbh
def going to track down a copy of persona 3; want to try project zero too, heard good things
― FLEETWOOD COZWN (cozwn), Saturday, 27 December 2008 02:40 (fifteen years ago) link
I want to own Persona 3 really bad but it is still $30 at the used games store (used). wtf?!?!
― Abbott of the Trapezoid Monks (Abbott), Saturday, 27 December 2008 19:00 (fifteen years ago) link
I ended up getting Rogue Galaxy for $18 instead.
― Abbott of the Trapezoid Monks (Abbott), Saturday, 27 December 2008 19:01 (fifteen years ago) link
anyone play breath of fire: dragon quarter?
― cozwn, Saturday, 10 January 2009 12:18 (fifteen years ago) link
Kuon looks amazing!
― hyggeligt, Monday, 12 January 2009 13:01 (fifteen years ago) link
Lamp, I'm surprised you rate Suikoden III above V, for me it's the opposite... either way though, I love Suikoden, and I don't even really play JRPGs anymore.
― &U HAEV MY AXE LOL (Will M.), Monday, 12 January 2009 15:42 (fifteen years ago) link
rep harder for iii on story and looks - the trinity added a lot to the game for me and the secret chapters were sick. v had better gameplay but it was blockier and slower too so much less elegant.
― boys are such ruffians! (Lamp), Tuesday, 13 January 2009 05:05 (fifteen years ago) link
anyone ever play the red star? pretty dope imo, it's like a cross between streets of rage style scrolling button masher and ikaruga bullet hell shmup
― cozwn, Tuesday, 3 February 2009 00:32 (fifteen years ago) link
def worth it if you can pick it up for under £3
― cozwn, Tuesday, 3 February 2009 00:33 (fifteen years ago) link
anyone got PAL copies of these they're looking to get rid of
mgs3: subsistencezone of the enders 2: 2nd runnergrandia 2
― cozwn, Tuesday, 3 February 2009 02:02 (fifteen years ago) link
i have all those games but not PAL :((
― Lamp, Tuesday, 3 February 2009 04:34 (fifteen years ago) link
i have grandia 2 on dreamcast - it's kinda grindy, then it's a magic, weird evocation, a softly-spoken but deadly articulate curse wished on its whole genre. For like an hour, halfway through. Then it's kind of grindy again.
― Gravel Puzzleworth, Tuesday, 3 February 2009 22:43 (fifteen years ago) link
uhhh backloghttp://4.media.tumblr.com/UmgbcxYFvjkvrl3iUguSeR8Uo1_500.jpg
― cozwn, Thursday, 5 February 2009 11:19 (fifteen years ago) link
looks like odin sphere o_O
― FADCFTMFW (cozwn), Saturday, 7 February 2009 23:38 (fifteen years ago) link
i've been acquiring a box of p2 games, having never owned one before. i think they're mainly for if i get made redundant, so i don't immediately start to panic with boredom. it's about the same size as cozwn's picture of his backlog two posts previous.
today i was playing SILENT HILL 2 and it occurred to me that its secret progenitor was ZELDA. if you take the snes one as yr zelda in point then you even get the dark world/light world bullshit from it.
― thomp, Saturday, 9 May 2009 21:34 (fourteen years ago) link
I went on a perilous expedition to a Gamestop in the boondox of LA in the hopes of finding this game for cheap but was foiled by the store's organizational incompetence :(
looks fun as fuck though. I don't really have time for massive RPGs with weeks of playtime (sez the guy who went home and ordered a copy of Persona 4 from Amazon in semi-protest) so a 10-hr arcade-y dungeon crawler sounds like a win to me.
― /no cobo (jamescobo), Monday, 22 February 2010 21:10 (fourteen years ago) link