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What was your favorite PlayStation 2 game?

Orbit

Orbit

Banned
Nov 21, 2018
1,328
so many greats one to consider but im gonna have to go with kingdom hearts. first game i got for me on the system and literally got me into JRPGs and checking out final fantasy (looking at what game a kh character is from - how i played ffx and some of vii).
 
Starwing

Starwing

One Winged Slayer
The Fallen
Oct 31, 2018
4,122
In terms of exclusives, Wipeout Fusion

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From a thrid party it would be NFS Hot Pursuit 2
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MistahS

MistahS

Prophet of Truth
The Fallen
Sep 2, 2018
3,736
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Growing up in LA that game was so crazy to me.
 
HeeHo

HeeHo

Member
Oct 27, 2017
476
I remember SMTIII: Nocturne most fondly. Very fast, rewarding gameplay. Inspired my username for many things.

Valkyrie Profile 2 and FFX are pretty good too.
 
upinsmoke

upinsmoke

Banned
Oct 26, 2017
2,566
Extremely difficult question as there was so many! On a different day i could answer differently, today....Gran Turismo 3
 
Linus815

Linus815

Member
Oct 29, 2017
19,797
Gran Turismo 4

I don't associate GTA SA with the PS2 since I played it on the PC.
 
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Deleted member 31873

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Nov 8, 2017
3,532
Shadow of the Colossus.

Nothing else is even close, but then I also regard the PS2 era as a bit of a dark age of gaming compared to the generations before and after it.
 
Jegriva

Jegriva

Banned
Sep 23, 2019
5,519
Considering only the exclusives and not games I can play better on gameCube or Xbox, I'd say Shadow of the Colossus.
 
Techno

Techno

The Fallen
Oct 27, 2017
6,413
There's too many to pick from, but I would have to go with MGS3 Snake Eater.

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stangthang26

stangthang26

Member
Aug 15, 2018
680
I'm not sure if I'm looking back on it with rose tinted glasses. But, as a kid I loved fairly odd parents: breaking da rules. I remember the platforming to be incredibly tight and solid game play.
 
Hayama Akito

Hayama Akito

Member
Oct 25, 2017
1,326
I'm an old fart and at the time I was already pretty into the FGC, and luckily my local Arcade scene in my country was still alive so for me my biggest memories with PS2 are fighting games: I played A SHIT-TON of Guilty Gear XX, especially Accent Core... holy shit I probably had 99+ hours with that game and for a fighting game that's a lot. Soul Calibur 2, Tekken 5, Virtua Fighter 4, Melty Blood, Arcana Heart... even Fate Unlimited Codes was my shit back then so, yeah. I was happily living some great moments in the so wrongful called "dark ages" of fighting games in the US.
 
Chibs

Chibs

Member
Nov 5, 2017
4,508
Belgium
Persona 4, also my favorite game of all time.
I love thinking back on my first playthrough, fantastic memories.
 
Melchiah

Melchiah

Member
Oct 26, 2017
4,190
Helsinki, Finland
Silent Hill 2 by far, followed by Silent Hill 3, Shadow of Memories, the original SSX, Soul Reaver 2, Legacy of Kain: Defiance, and Final Fantasy X.

It pains me, that I can't play most of them currently. Hopefully, the PS5 will remedy that.
 
Aztorian

Aztorian

Member
Jan 3, 2018
1,456
This is a difficult decision. If you point a gun to my head I would say Killzone.
BLACK, Time Splitters Future Perfect and THAW come close though. But I liked so many PS2 games it's insane.
 
timedesk

timedesk

Member
Oct 27, 2017
4,937
It is probably a tie between Metal Gear Solid 3 and Shadow Hearts Covenant. I absolutely loved those games.
 
ffvorax

ffvorax

Member
Oct 27, 2017
3,855
Its super hard to choose, so I will nominate a particular one between my favoutites:
Shinobi (SEGA)
Fantastic action game.
 
flonty

flonty

Member
Oct 27, 2017
126
Fina Fantasy X and Final Fantasy XII.
Such a magical time when I played them.
I'm hoping FF XVI and VII Remake can bring the same feelings.
 
NutterB

NutterB

Member
Oct 27, 2017
388
Bought the system because of MGS2 so that will always have a certain magic to it.

Though over the course of the system: FFX, DMC, MGS3, Onimusha were amazing moments of gaming.
 
Sharivan

Sharivan

Member
Dec 29, 2018
411
Belgium
Probably Onimusha 3. The PS2 didn't have any games I really loved though. Imho it was a console with lots of good, but no truly great games.
 
Tedmilk

Tedmilk

Avenger
Nov 13, 2017
1,916
Probably the original Jak & Daxter, though GTA3 will always have a special place in my heart.

MGS2 is a close second, only for the tanker chapter as I really didn't care for the rest of the game. I sank so much time into the tanker chapter - it was truly something special at the time.
 
Acquiescence

Acquiescence

Banned
Oct 26, 2017
10,257
Lake Titicaca
Silent Hill 2 probably. Or ICO. Hard to choose between the two.

If I were to do a top ten, it'd look something like...
  1. Silent Hill 2
  2. ICO
  3. Burnout 3: Takedown (although I played this one on the Xbox tbh)
  4. Klonoa 2
  5. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
  6. Shadow of the Colossus
  7. Final Fantasy X
  8. Yakuza 2
  9. SSX Tricky
  10. Jak II
Max Payne 2 should technically be my number one choice since it came out on the PS2, but I only ever played it on the Xbox and by all accounts the PS2 port is crap anyway.
 
Dragon1893

Dragon1893

Member
Oct 25, 2017
5,446
SMT Nocturne and Persona 4, because I love rpgs and these are the best entries in my favorite franchise.
 
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