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helter skelter

#21 February 02, 2008, 05:29:53 pm

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Quote from: Zarevok on February 02, 2008, 12:55:38 pm

I think MGS1 is far superior to 2, which is far superior to 3. 3 is just...incredibly boring and has the most boring boss in gaming history (the end)

Man, I disagree. Metal Gear Solid 3 was an excellent experience... All the additional features were fun, and the expanded gameplay options were very welcome. CQC was an awesome addition to the series. Also, it's the first Metal Gear game to really expand on the story of Big Boss. It was great all-around.

Anyways back on topic, definitely buy the Metal Gear Solid series as well as Resident Evil 4. The Prince of Persia trilogy is also worth a look.

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jamie

#22 February 03, 2008, 01:41:34 am

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reading this topic i realised there are quite a lot of interesting ps2 games i meant to play but totally forgot. so i'm ordering shadow of the colossus, ico and killer 7 from amazon used just now.

i don't really feel like i've got any advice to add to the topic right now, though.

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#23 February 03, 2008, 03:50:59 am

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Odin Sphere is a crazy brawler-RPG with one of the few truly moving RPG stories. It's also gorgeous, but it lags during fights against the vaginaspider and demented dragon.

Xenosaga (3 is the best overall and pretty stand-alone; the others are... well, very good yet very bad) has excellent characters. I also hear that it has a story but I have no idea what jappened (see what I did there)? XS3's battle system is basically the most rapid turn-based battle system ever.

Jak 1 and 3 are both great platformers, but totally different. Jak 2 is just... no. You do not want to play that ridiculously unfair game.

Final Fantasy X-2 is my favorite game. I like the cheesy girl-power story and love Leblanc. It's sort of like FFV on estrogen.

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#24 February 03, 2008, 04:00:50 am

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The only one I could recommend that hasn't been mentioned yet is Shadow Hearts. This is a good time to start with the PS2 since all of these games are great but will be dirt cheap, although a few might be tricky to find.

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#25 February 03, 2008, 05:55:51 am

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If you like fighting games, check out Guilty Gear XX. Accent Core just came out and I think it's really solid, and still available brand new in a game store ($30 too). There're those that prefer the earlier versions of the game (Guilty Gear X2), which you might find used, but I'd go for Accent Core if you're not worried about your favorite character getting nerfed in a game you've never played.

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HL

#26 February 03, 2008, 06:02:56 am

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Shadow Hearts 2.

It's all you need.

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#27 February 03, 2008, 06:17:41 am

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if you're in to fighting games- TEKKEN 5!

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#28 February 03, 2008, 06:45:20 am

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Suikoden III, TotA, Marvel vs Capcom II (if you can find it)

I extremely dont reccomend any FFs for the PS2, but thats imo. To me they were just terrible. I think Rogue Galaxy is also a good game if you are in it for the fighting and not the awful story.

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#29 February 03, 2008, 07:24:56 am

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Final fantasy x is definitely worth it. x-2 and xii were..... meh.

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#30 February 03, 2008, 08:47:38 am

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Quote from: hobomasterxxx on February 03, 2008, 07:24:56 am

Final fantasy x is definitely worth it. x-2 and xii were..... meh.

X to me had great gameplay but a weak story line. Once again, thats just my take of it. If the story is weak, no matter how great the gameplay is I wont get into it. All of them up to IX were great though.

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#31 February 03, 2008, 06:08:46 pm

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Quote from: Prezna Yurp on February 03, 2008, 04:00:50 am

Shadow Hearts

Oh man, definitely Shadow Hearts. I really hate Shadow Hearts 2's ZANY STORYLINE compared to the first one but it's a better game overall. The third one is rather terrible though.

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#32 February 03, 2008, 06:56:38 pm

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Quote from: Timothy Musclerash on February 01, 2008, 01:46:54 am

I'd recommend FFX-2 over FFX or FFXII, actually.

But besides Jak series I'd say everything Marcus mentioned is pretty good.

Yeah I think that FFX-2 is actually one of the most brilliant games ever made. In terms of avant-garde presentation, I'd put it with games like Killer 7 and Shadow of the Colossus or whatever. Unfortunately I think that the J-Pop parody concept is a little too sophisticated for a lot of people.

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#33 February 03, 2008, 07:11:23 pm

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Quote from: Timothy Musclerash on February 03, 2008, 06:08:46 pm

Oh man, definitely Shadow Hearts. I really hate Shadow Hearts 2's ZANY STORYLINE compared to the first one but it's a better game overall. The third one is rather terrible though.

What? Nuh uh.

Whats so zany about

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#34 February 03, 2008, 08:40:11 pm

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No matter what you do get it needs to include Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. They're both original, refreshing games and are probably the most epic/emotional experiences i've had when it comes to videogames.

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#35 February 03, 2008, 11:45:22 pm

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.hack//gu and metal gear solid 3 snake eater and god of war 2 aaaand persona 3

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#36 February 06, 2008, 08:09:10 pm

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Most DEFINITELY Final Fantasy X. It's like ten bucks and it'll keep you busy for a long while. It did for me, anyway. I'm STILL playing it. Probably my favorite FF as far as story goes.

My opinion, though, Final Fantasy X-2 is worth the cash, but doesn't live up to the first one. ...Final Fantasy XII was a big fat waste of money. Most definitely my least favorite FF to date, but different strokes and all that. Who knows, you may love it.

Hmm...I'd also go with Tales of the Abyss and Tales of Legendia (to a lesser extent; it's nowhere near as good).

Definitely all three Xenosagas. I own them all, but have yet to finish the second one. The first one is excellent. The battle system is perhaps a little too slow, but at least it's fun. The second one kinda sucks. The story is still intriguing, but the battles are devoid of any fun at all. I hear the third one mixes the fast paced battle system of two with the fun of the first one, all the while keeping the story interesting, so...go for all of those.

Seeing as I've never played any of the Suikoden games, aside from the first one on PSone (which is fantastic), I can't really recommend them. I've heard that the forth one sucks and the fifth one rocks, but I dunno.

Also, if you're really desperate and/or into the Final Fantasy VII storyline, I guess check out Dirge of Cerberus. I'm a big FFVII fan and I could barely get through it (and by it, I mean the horrible gameplay), but the story is neat, as it expands on the world after the events of FFVII and Vincent's (along witht the other characters') backstory.

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#37 February 06, 2008, 11:30:36 pm

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It's been mentioned, but you essentially have no choice but to buy Resident Evil 4.

Shadow Of The Collosus is probably worth buying too, but you should know what you're getting yourself into before you buy that game. It's really not very conventional.

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Roman

#38 February 07, 2008, 12:13:26 am

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by the way if you have a wii (which i doubt since you JUST got a ps2 but just in case!!), get resident evil 4 for that instead, as well as okami since apparently they're porting it over.

other than that i can't think of anything that hasn't been mentioned. shadow hearts is a pretty fun game but it seriously has the worst dialog of all time which really ruined it for me but uh the battle system's pretty interesting at least.

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