Ah, PlayStation 2
Well, Sony finally pulled the
plug on one of the best consoles of my generation.
From
MTV, ((After
nearly 13 years, 150 million sold, and who knows how many gamers
hooked worldwide, Sony Japan is set to end shipment on the incredibly
long-lived PS2. ))
I
can't even count how many hours I played on that damn thing with all
the RPGs and MGS games, not including the PS1 games you could play on
the system too. I also played a lot of DVDs on that bad boy too.
While
they've only stopped shipping PS2s in Japan, it is only matter of
time when they stop shipping here in North America. Heck, I need to
replay some of these games.
Here
are some of my favorites
Dark
Cloud II: You played it as a RPG, but you could make your own towns
too.
Final
Fantasy X: I loved how pretty this game was at the time and the first
game with voice acting too. I can't even count how many hours I
spent on it. It also had a somber ending to it.
GTA
Series: Never really was a fan of the old games before PS2, but the
open world feel really got to me. I love this series because it felt
like a mob movie.
Metal
Gear Solid II: It turned out to be something completely different.
Metal
Gear Solid III: Somehow, they were able to improve on the series by
setting it in the jungle. You got to eat and capture things. The
story was amazing too. In some ways, it was better than part 2.
Final
Fantasy XI: My first true online game, I played this game so much
that I pretty much didn't do anything else with my life. I was
really hooked on this game badly. I loved and hated this game at the
same time. I hated it for forcing you to always seek out parties and
group missions, but the huge fantasy world was great and wonderful.
Tekken
Tag: Love the fast action.
Space
Channel 5 Part 2: You get to play along Michael Jackson for an
extended period of time. Enough said.
SSX
and SSX Tricky: I was never a sports guy or even a sports videogame
fan, but I was willing to play these games. They were totally
kickass with a nice techno/hip hop score. I still remember playing
Untracked on SSX.
There
are more, but I just don't have to time to list them now.
I think my favorite games of the system (off the top of my head) are:
ReplyDeleteKatamari Damacy and We Love Katamari
MGS Snake Eater
Ace Combat 5 and Zero
God Hand
Warship Gunner 2
Tekken 5
Urban Chaos: Riot Response
Red Dead Revolver
Persona 3
Disgaea
Snake Eater might just be at the top of my list. Man, I love that game. I really need to look at some Tekken 5 videos. I've heard a lot of good things about that game.
ReplyDeleteRed Dead Revolver was good too. It felt like a Dead Wood game.
Persona is another one too I need to check out.
There needs to be an top RPG PS2 list too. I've played so many good ones from that era.