Ps2 Rpg Game Reccomendations

I recently came into possesion of a Ps2 and was wondering what games to get. I'm more of an RPG guy, So I know I'm getting Persona 3 and 4, Nocturne, Suikoden,Xenosaga, Valkyrie profile, tales of, and Bard's Tale for the lulz. Any other reccomendations? (Not just rpgs)

• Dark Cloud
• Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2
• Dragon Quest VIII
• Final Fantasy X
• Rogue Galaxy
• Odin Sphere

I recently came into possesion of a Ps2 and was wondering what games to get. I'm more of an RPG guy, So I know I'm getting Persona 3 and 4, Nocturne, Suikoden,Xenosaga, Valkyrie profile, tales of, and Bard's Tale for the lulz. Any other reccomendations? (Not just rpgs)

GalacticCobalt

The great thing about the PS2, is that game library is HUGE. (I just wish the hardware was a bit more reliable.) So you can always find something you'll enjoy no matter what game genre you prefer. And even better than that, is the games are dirt-freaking cheap right now. Like Atari 2600 game-price cheap. Most of the game library is very easily obtainable (although it does still have a few rare and expensive gems here and there).

Some of my favorites in each genre:

Action:

• Drakan: The Ancient Gates
• God of War 1 & 2
• Grand Theft Auto Series
• Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
• Resident Evil: Code Veronica X & RE 4
• Rygar: The Legendary Adventure
• Spider-Man 1 & 2
• Star Wars: Battlefront 1 & 2

Action-RPG:

• Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 1 & 2
• Champions of Norrath
• Champions: Return to Arms
• King's Field: The Ancient City
• Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 1 & 2
• X-Men Legends 1 & 2

Classic Game Compilations (so many great ones on the PS2, it's worth purchasing a PS2 just for these alone):

• Activision Anthology (such a cool menu, it looks like the bedroom of a teenage boy from the '80s)
• Atari Anthology
• Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 1 & 2
• Intellivision Lives
• Mega Man Anniversary Collection & Mega Man X Collection
• Metal Slug Anthology
• Pinball Hall of Fame Collections (Willaims Collection and Gottileb Collection)
• Sega Genesis Collection
• SNK Arcade Classics
• Sonic Mega Collection Plus

Fighting Games:

• Marvel vs. Capcom 2
• Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
• Mortal Kombat: Deception
• Samurai Shodown Anthology
• Soul Calibur 2 & 3
• Street Fighter Anniversary Collection
• Street Fighter Alpha Anthology

Shoot-Em Ups:

• Gradius III & IV (both on 1 release)
• Gradius V
• R-Type: Final
• Raiden III
• Taito Legends 2 (not all shoot-em ups, but it is a shoot-em up fans' dream collection for Taito shooters)

Other:

• Guitar Hero Series
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 & 4
• Tony Hawk's Underground
• WWE Smackdown/Smackdown vs. Raw Series

Dragon Quest VIII! I loved that game.MikeLirette

One of the best RPG's of all time in my humble opinion.  A great throwback to an earlier age in rpg's, but still had enough new features to make it feel new.  Great story, great characters, that game had it all.

Lotta great suggestions in this thread. Honestly there are so many good RPGs (particularly JRPGs) on this platform that it's hard to make specific recommendations without it turning into a paragraph. IMHO the PS2 (and by extension the PS1 that it's backwards compatible to) is probably one of the best consoles for RPGs.

-Byshop

-Psychonauts

-Odin Sphere

-Stella Dues (if you like tactical rpg's)

-Shadow Hearts 2 as mentioned in this thread

-Urban Reign (very underrated brawler, difficult but best fighting transitions ever, also very fun VS mode)

-Mr. Mosquito

-Rule of Rose

-Haunting Ground (underrated horror game)

-...

So many great PS2 games

No love for racing?

Gran Turismo 3 A Spec

Gran Turismo 4

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 

ATV Offroad Fury 3

Midnight Club

No love for racing?

Gran Turismo 3 A Spec

Gran Turismo 4

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 

ATV Offroad Fury 3

Midnight Club

Masenkoe

In a thread asking for RPG recommendations? I can't imagine why nobody else suggested a bunch of racing games... :roll:

-Byshop

Radiata Stories and the Dot Hack series.

[QUOTE="Masenkoe"]

No love for racing?

Gran Turismo 3 A Spec

Gran Turismo 4

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 

ATV Offroad Fury 3

Midnight Club

Byshop

In a thread asking for RPG recommendations? I can't imagine why nobody else suggested a bunch of racing games... :roll:

-Byshop

 "Any other reccomendations? (Not just rpgs)" ^ That's what the TC said in his post. fend_oblivion

Fair enough, but why didn't the op just ask for "PS2 game recommendations" and not "RPG and non-RPG recommendations"? :P

-Byshop

Soul Nomad and Phantom Brave

[QUOTE="fend_oblivion"]

 "Any other reccomendations? (Not just rpgs)" ^ That's what the TC said in his post. Byshop

Fair enough, but why didn't the op just ask for "PS2 game recommendations" and not "RPG and non-RPG recommendations"? :P

-Byshop

Everybody else seemed to have it covered.

[QUOTE="fend_oblivion"]

 "Any other reccomendations? (Not just rpgs)" ^ That's what the TC said in his post. Byshop

Fair enough, but why didn't the op just ask for "PS2 game recommendations" and not "RPG and non-RPG recommendations"? :P

-Byshop