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Ōkami was ported to so many platforms now (rightfully so, since it's a must-have for anyone who's a real gamer) that I no longer see it as a PS2 title. I truly miss the awesome Castlevania titles and Gradius V. It's a crime that they haven't been ported to the Switch.
Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven was the shit growing up. I didn't have a PS2 myself but would regularly be over at a friend's house to play. I remember taking turns in the campaign and unlocking the secret level/secret character. Even as years went by and his PS2 got replaced by a PS3 we kept coming back to Tenchu, playing late night multiplayer sessions or doing co-op and trying to set up the various two-player combo stealth kills. Such good times.
Dbz, played it for hours with friends, still holds up imho.
Currently playing through Grand Turismo 3 A-Spec again (working through the rally stages, my favorite) and occasionally swapping out for GTA San Andreas. Love the PS2
Some of my favourite slow-burn adventures that no one's mentioned yet:
And some action-adventure-RPGs that have a place in my heart but aren't generally considered to be anything special:
Lost many hours of my life to Gran Turismo 3 and 4!
Just for some of the quality of life features included, Sonic Mega Collection Plus. The gamecube version may have been my first foray into classic Sonic, but eh PS2 is in my opinion the better version if you're a more casual player like me because savestates.
Also, I need to get onto actually playing them, but I recently got all 3 of the Ty the Tasmanian Tiger games on PS2. I played enough on Dolphin that I knew I had to pick it up on PS2 (since I don't have a gamecube). From the couple levels I played in the first game, definitely a fun game and one I personally have enjoyed.
Also, big shout-out to the only Star Wars Battlefront games I acknowledge existing.
Metal gear Solid 3, Kingdom hearts 2 and Ape Escape 3
Hitman 2! First game I 100%’d the trophy’s
Sly Cooper Jak and Dexter Ratchet and Clank Suikoden III and IV God of War Tony Hawk
I remember renting God of War and my little brother wanting to watch me play. Then scrambling to turn the TV off as the opening cut scene played. Had to explain to my parents why he couldn't watch me play.
At some point I need to get back to Deadlocked. I didn't get super far in, but definitely a fun entry in the series in my opinion.
Twisted metal
Metal gear
Toiny hawk
Resident evil
State of emergency rocked
I really loved the "Anchor Man" DVD menu. Solid graphics, great playthrough, simple controls.
After setting up emulators for both the PS2 and PS1, I'm amazed at how little I actually turn on my xbox one S anymore.
Games from that generation just hit differently for me. Especially my favourites like Final Fantasy X and XII. It took me a while to get why I felt that way, but it's the combat systems in modern games have become to frenetic and button-mashy. How am I supposed to strategize what my team mates are doing at the speed that the combat now wants to take place at.
And that's not just with the Final Fantasy series. God of War both went down that "let's make combat as fast and frenetic as possible" route after the PS2 generation.
I'm also going to give an honourable mention on PS2 to the last Stalwart alternative to the EA NHL series; that being NHL 2K10. I really enjoyed the things that it did differently to EA Sports, like the ability to set two of your team-mates to hassle an opposing player. I wish 2K had kept it up. But it seems they gave up the NHL and EA gave up the NBA. Fair trade I guess.
Persona 3 FES
My birthday today too, although I'm unfortunately not 25...
I didn't have a PS2 (Dreamcast and Xbox in my household), but I do remember frequently staying at my cousin's house and playing NFS, GTA, Simpsons hit and run, and SpongeBob battle for bikini bottom on his
Happy birthday!
Seeing this late, but thank you very much, that's very kind ☺️
Cars, NFS Hot Pursuit 2 (and Underground 2), Test Drive Unlimited, and The Simpsons Game (and Hit & Run). Mostly racing games lol.
Twisted metal, vice city, predator
So many great games on the PS2, I think of it as the best console and best gaming period of my life, these 3 are on the top of my mind of that time.
Edit - ofcourse, not a game, but the modchip was the best thing :)
I never owned a PS2 when they were still being manufactured and sold. I still do not own a PS2. However, there are some games I actually liked that released on PS2 (I did not list games that were better on other platforms, for example, Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition on PC is still the best way to play SH2):
Metal Gear Solid 3
Kuon
King's Field 4
CyGirls (I liked Disk 1 more than Disk 2)
Drakengard 1 and 2
Shadow of the Colossus
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex
Extermination
Lifeline
Ico
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time
ill try to name things most people havent played.
I heavily recommend people to try Downhill Domination. think like snowboard kids or mario kart(specifically mount wario or dk mountain tracks) but on mountain bikes. Silly bike combat with soo many side paths for players to try to forge their own way on winning a race.
Too many to even mention.
Even more than the games, I cherish the memories made with friends.
Driving around different towns to finally find FFX, four people sitting around a 15 inch TV to marvel at MGS2, drag racing our ugly custom cars in NFS Underground, spending a whole summer rocking out and breaking highscores in Guitar Hero...
To me, it was the golden age of video gaming.
STOP MAKING ME FEEL OLD, SIR!!!!
Final Fantasy X is tied as my favorite game of all time. Funny enough, the game it's tied with came out on Xbox.
Worth mentioning:
Final Fantasy XII
Kingdom Hearts I & II
Ratchet & Clank (all)
Tony Hawk's Underground
Champions of Norrath: Realms of Everquest
Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits
Burnout 3: Takedown
Rock Band
NFL Street
Amplitude
X-Men Legends
The Jak and Daxter series is still in my top 10
I ❤️ Katamari
KATAMARI DAMACYYYYYY BUM BUM BUM BUM
Game still goes hard in the paint
MGS2 and 3, Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, GTA... There's so many great games specifically from that era, and even exclusive to the PS2.