We completely disagree on Degital devil saga- it is at least an 8. The atmosphere, the story, the battle mechanics (expected from SMT) and the characters are all great. The graphics not too shabby for a ps2 title. If you play SMT2, both would be a 9. Nevertheless, cool concept with rating all the ps2 games- I will be following.
Awesome video. I played a lot of rpg's during the ps2 era (Thanks Blockbuster), but when I heard 160 total, wow. I'd be surprised if I hit 1/3 of that. Grandia 3 for instance is one I never played but has a top 3 mechanic for me. Blood/spousal relatives as actual companions/teammates/party members. Children of Morta and modern GoW are the only two I can think of that actually heavily lean into this dynamic which is crazy to me as it has always felt FAR more compelling than the bog standard "Strangers before the game started" or "Childhood friends going on an adventure." There is no way I'm fighting anime gods in a JRPG because the girl that sorta flirts with me or my bro asked me to go on an adventure with them. I'd do it for family in a heartbeat though.
This is an incredibly ambitious goal, very excited to see the rating on all those games, Also this is a perfect series for me as circumstances would have I basically missed out on all the ps2 games.,
I love that you are doing this. This honestly helps me fogure out what rpgs I have left to obtain. Also we are doing the same thing but going about it totally different ways and thas really cool to me
When you play DDS2, keep in mind that the game loves to remove characters from your party to the point I had to restart after 16 hours, because I couldn't stand the grind needed to make the underleved characters become not useless. If you focus on using Cielo and Gale or get the skill for mutual karma, you will be fine.
I gotta say this video was better then i expected. Not many games I'm interested in to be honest, but a few. Grandia 3 (maybe), Radiata Stories (problably), and Shadow Hearts i guess. Hopefully their will be a Shadow Hearts collection in the future with Kudelka(?).
Nightmare of Druaga rules in my opinion! Excited to hear your thoughts about Tsugunai Atonement, probably one of my favorite games period. Also Ar Tonelico, Kings Field IV, Alon D'ar, Steambot, Baroque. Loads of good stuff coming!
@@locloudanerpg I love Tsugunai a lot for personal reasons really, discovered it out of the blue like five years ago and I realized through playing that it came at the perfect time for me. The whole game is built upon helping people really, sort of in turn to help yourself. It can feel very gratifying, its nothing more than it is and I love that. It has a certain cozy small town atmosphere to it that some might deem boring but its super homely to me and it really struck a chord, I'm not sure what it is, the drab colors or the almost placeholder character models, it all just hit right. It isn't anything spectacular but thats sort of why I have such a fondness for it. A rich simplicity I guess. I believe for the most part its gotten quite negative reviews over the years but I've honestly learned not to take reviewers opinions for granted lmao, everyone's different
Awesome dude! Must be much of an effort to do the challenge. I wish you best of luck on your journey!! Also I wish someone did this for the PS1, my favorite console, but with obscure lesser-known titles first..
this is a worthwhile goal. was curious about your age. then I heard you say you were gaming w your son. cool. i think this is a cool goal. i would do this if i could. edit: jeez just saw the spreadsheet.
Hey, good video! As you go along playing all these rpgs I wanted to say... be carefull when you get to play the Ar tonelico series. Both games on the PS2 give you a fake ending screen and credit rolls at one point (technically it's an 'ending' but you dont get to experience the final chapters and nothing is concluded in a satisfying manner). I'm worried if your not careful you could end up rating the games after the fake endings and not experience the whole final chapter in those games. Also you forgot to link your spreadsheet in the description. Good luck on the journey!
Oh crud, thanks for both heads up, I’ll link that now. Also, I’ll make sure to do a little research on Ar Tonelico before starting to make sure I avoid that.
@@locloudanerpg Things like those of ar tonelico are somewhat common in jrpgs in general with 'true endings' usually being the actual satisfying conclusions but it's pretty funny in ar tonelico where all 3 games fake you out and you don't see a whole chapter if you don't do things right haha. It's not particularly annoying to do it right either but the fact that bad endings exists can be worrying watching these sorts of reviews. Sorry if I'm being noisy!
@@dooroflight4156 no not at all. This is a collaborative effort. All though the rating is subjective, I’d like people to use it when deciding what titles to play.
thank you I love the PS2, I missed the console as a while when I was young, and I missed the entire RPG genre. I just got into collecting PS2 games and RPGs are my fav genre. This is going to be very informational for me. But, one request is for the love of GOD PLEASE DON'T ENABLE SMOOTHING FILTERS 🙏🏻
Good luck some of those games are really difficult, and others are just really really really long. I'll def check out your smt runs for tips for Nocturne :)
If you're going to end up using half points on your scoring system you should use a 1-5 scale instead of a 0-2 scale. It would be cleaner looking, and you'd have the same number of options for scoring. The final score would just be out of 25 instead of 10.
@@locloudanerpg Oh, yeah. Only once, but I played through the whole thing. I did pretty ok once I got used to how the moves worked, but I admit to having to look up a couple of the mount puzzles - the ones where you had to make moves in a particular order to clear the board - in order to do so. I also liked Galactrix, but it has issues with crashing that persist to this day(to the best of my knowledge - it's probably been 3 or 4 years since I last tried to play it), so I never finished it.
@@locloudanerpg Also, I fully admit it could have been the novelty. I hadn't yet gotten burnt out on match 3 puzzles, as I played it well before I ever tried Candy Crush.
I've notice there are some JP only games on your spreadsheet, not every JP only RPG, but quite a few, how are you going to tackle those titles, because I don't think the PS2 version of Growlanser IV has an english fan translation.
I'm actually going to play the psp version for that playthrough. If it has a full English translation I'm going to attempt it. My hope is that they don't have any game breaking bugs.
I have legitimately played 93% of all ps2 rpgs . Most of which I have owned a physical copy of. Until you posted that list I had no clue . First ps2 rpg I played was tower of duraga last one I played on the system was grim grimoire . I played 110 on the system and all but a few I’ve played on emulation . I’ve beaten 76% of them and did post game for 60% of that 76% . I actually did the math for these calculations! I’m subscribing just to see your opinion and see how many I share
@@locloudanerpg Phantom Brave , the .Hack series (both ), VP2 sylmeria , shadow hearts , persona 3 (pretty much all the shin megami tensei series, I got a collector’s edition of devil summoners at GameStop really cheap when I was like 10, dragon quest 8 , FFX and XII,kingdom hearts 1 and 2 , xenosaga series , soul nomad , star ocean 3, the tales series . I really have a lot of favorites I originally was going to just give you 10 but more and more just came to mind
@@locloudanerpg that always confuses me I’m like this game is a gem , different enough from the first and I love the character and combat is addictive ! Music is on point as well !
Maybe it's nostalgia talking, but both Stella Dues and SMT DDS rank way higher imo. Both atleast are 8s. But this is very interesting I'm looking forward to the future titles. (I wish I had time to play all these game T_T)
No, it's an end game item. I hacked it in at the beginning though so I could use it for the entire playthrough. You usually can't get them until the endgame.
Yeah, I'm currently at about 8 games a year. That will increase as the channel builds momentum and I'm able to devote more time to it. But what is time anyway haha.
We completely disagree on Degital devil saga- it is at least an 8. The atmosphere, the story, the battle mechanics (expected from SMT) and the characters are all great. The graphics not too shabby for a ps2 title. If you play SMT2, both would be a 9. Nevertheless, cool concept with rating all the ps2 games- I will be following.
Welcome to the family! Yeah, it’s a favorite of many. Did you watch my full review?
Well damn, that's one hell of a goal. Subbed, good luck on the journey. Looking forward to the next video.
The best series on youtube. Tbh
Shucks. Appreciate that!
Awesome video. I played a lot of rpg's during the ps2 era (Thanks Blockbuster), but when I heard 160 total, wow. I'd be surprised if I hit 1/3 of that. Grandia 3 for instance is one I never played but has a top 3 mechanic for me. Blood/spousal relatives as actual companions/teammates/party members. Children of Morta and modern GoW are the only two I can think of that actually heavily lean into this dynamic which is crazy to me as it has always felt FAR more compelling than the bog standard "Strangers before the game started" or "Childhood friends going on an adventure." There is no way I'm fighting anime gods in a JRPG because the girl that sorta flirts with me or my bro asked me to go on an adventure with them. I'd do it for family in a heartbeat though.
Yeah, it was an interesting premise that was completely abandoned in the mid game.
This is an incredibly ambitious goal, very excited to see the rating on all those games,
Also this is a perfect series for me as circumstances would have I basically missed out on all the ps2 games.,
@@fd5934 That was the thought process. You can “play” without Playing.
I love that you are doing this. This honestly helps me fogure out what rpgs I have left to obtain. Also we are doing the same thing but going about it totally different ways and thas really cool to me
Btw id love to see a list of the 160 rpgs in the ps2 cause I can't really find a definitive list online
This is a pretty ambitious series and I'm here for it!
@@RPGStory Welcome to the fam!
Love the format, looking forward to the other rating videos once they come out!
When you play DDS2, keep in mind that the game loves to remove characters from your party to the point I had to restart after 16 hours, because I couldn't stand the grind needed to make the underleved characters become not useless. If you focus on using Cielo and Gale or get the skill for mutual karma, you will be fine.
Noooooooooooooooooooooooo. Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!
I'll be here for the Shin Megami Tensei runs
Welcome!
Gotta sub for that
I gotta say this video was better then i expected. Not many games I'm interested in to be honest, but a few. Grandia 3 (maybe), Radiata Stories (problably), and Shadow Hearts i guess. Hopefully their will be a Shadow Hearts collection in the future with Kudelka(?).
I’d say it’s a stretch but here’s hoping!
Nightmare of Druaga rules in my opinion! Excited to hear your thoughts about Tsugunai Atonement, probably one of my favorite games period. Also Ar Tonelico, Kings Field IV, Alon D'ar, Steambot, Baroque. Loads of good stuff coming!
Dude Tsugunai looks wonky! Why do you like it? That makes me hopeful.
@@locloudanerpg I love Tsugunai a lot for personal reasons really, discovered it out of the blue like five years ago and I realized through playing that it came at the perfect time for me. The whole game is built upon helping people really, sort of in turn to help yourself. It can feel very gratifying, its nothing more than it is and I love that. It has a certain cozy small town atmosphere to it that some might deem boring but its super homely to me and it really struck a chord, I'm not sure what it is, the drab colors or the almost placeholder character models, it all just hit right. It isn't anything spectacular but thats sort of why I have such a fondness for it. A rich simplicity I guess. I believe for the most part its gotten quite negative reviews over the years but I've honestly learned not to take reviewers opinions for granted lmao, everyone's different
@@rudimentary-m love it. I look forward to playing it.
Subbed. Looking forward to this challenge :)
Welcome to the family!
Oh I’m very excited for this!
Awesome dude! Must be much of an effort to do the challenge. I wish you best of luck on your journey!!
Also I wish someone did this for the PS1, my favorite console, but with obscure lesser-known titles first..
If I ever finish this, ps1 will be next
I think Shadow Hearts 1 is much better than part 2. The story is darker and I liked the characters more. Both parts would have deserved a remake
what a dedication....
this is a worthwhile goal. was curious about your age. then I heard you say you were gaming w your son. cool. i think this is a cool goal. i would do this if i could. edit: jeez just saw the spreadsheet.
@@panaceaartist It’s a beast isn’t it. Yeah, I’m 35 and got two kids.
"Dang Stella Deus looks good!" "...Shigenori Soejima..." "Ah, that's why"
I’m so pleased you enjoyed shadow hearts it’s such a good game series and one I hold close to me
I didn’t just enjoy it, I adore it. Did you watch my full reviews?
@@locloudanerpg I think I did I also think I commented on them too 😂
@@jacksmith4006 perfect. 👍 i have Valkyrie Profile 2 coming up shortly!
Hey, good video! As you go along playing all these rpgs I wanted to say... be carefull when you get to play the Ar tonelico series. Both games on the PS2 give you a fake ending screen and credit rolls at one point (technically it's an 'ending' but you dont get to experience the final chapters and nothing is concluded in a satisfying manner). I'm worried if your not careful you could end up rating the games after the fake endings and not experience the whole final chapter in those games.
Also you forgot to link your spreadsheet in the description. Good luck on the journey!
Oh crud, thanks for both heads up, I’ll link that now. Also, I’ll make sure to do a little research on Ar Tonelico before starting to make sure I avoid that.
@@locloudanerpg Things like those of ar tonelico are somewhat common in jrpgs in general with 'true endings' usually being the actual satisfying conclusions but it's pretty funny in ar tonelico where all 3 games fake you out and you don't see a whole chapter if you don't do things right haha. It's not particularly annoying to do it right either but the fact that bad endings exists can be worrying watching these sorts of reviews. Sorry if I'm being noisy!
@@dooroflight4156 no not at all. This is a collaborative effort. All though the rating is subjective, I’d like people to use it when deciding what titles to play.
ty for your work they shall rule the day this Legend started with this challenge ^^
😂 yes they will. Mr Beast, here I come.
@@locloudanerpg hahaha how many RPG's does the Ps2 have?
I'm here for every single one of these videos :)
Thanks for your support Zach!
6.5 for DDS is very low for me. That game is an 8 or 9 at least. I can't believe you didn't mention it's sick soundtrack.
Haha watch my full review on my channel. These are just summaries.
thank you I love the PS2, I missed the console as a while when I was young, and I missed the entire RPG genre. I just got into collecting PS2 games and RPGs are my fav genre. This is going to be very informational for me.
But, one request is for the love of GOD PLEASE DON'T ENABLE SMOOTHING FILTERS 🙏🏻
Haha I’ll see what I can do.
Some I’m looking forward to:
Arc the Lad Twilight of the Spirits
Suikoden 5
Tales of Legendia
Xenosaga Episode 3
Shadow Hearts 3
Wild Arms 3, 4, and 5
I remember buying Grandia 3 and returning it a few days later. Lol
Haha yeah, it’s unfortunate
Good luck some of those games are really difficult, and others are just really really really long. I'll def check out your smt runs for tips for Nocturne :)
If you're going to end up using half points on your scoring system you should use a 1-5 scale instead of a 0-2 scale. It would be cleaner looking, and you'd have the same number of options for scoring. The final score would just be out of 25 instead of 10.
Shining Tears is so disappointing as a fan of the Shining series who grew up with the force games. Soo heartbreaking.
Agreed
can't wait for the next episode
Bro, thanks for the Excel file! My life has meaning again!
5:01 - 5:18 Sounds like the Divine Beasts quest if you ask me (ok maybe not exact same dialogue)
Exactly
This is an ambitious goal. Good luck
I agree with most of these, but I loved Puzzle Quest. It was simple, and gimmicky, and just worked.
Did you beat it? If I had played it casually I probably would have enjoyed it a little more.
@@locloudanerpg Oh, yeah. Only once, but I played through the whole thing. I did pretty ok once I got used to how the moves worked, but I admit to having to look up a couple of the mount puzzles - the ones where you had to make moves in a particular order to clear the board - in order to do so.
I also liked Galactrix, but it has issues with crashing that persist to this day(to the best of my knowledge - it's probably been 3 or 4 years since I last tried to play it), so I never finished it.
@@locloudanerpg Also, I fully admit it could have been the novelty. I hadn't yet gotten burnt out on match 3 puzzles, as I played it well before I ever tried Candy Crush.
Keep it coming, this was entertaining!
Radiata stories is my favorite of these ❤ friend of mine has been talking great about shadow hearts though
I've notice there are some JP only games on your spreadsheet, not every JP only RPG, but quite a few, how are you going to tackle those titles, because I don't think the PS2 version of Growlanser IV has an english fan translation.
I'm actually going to play the psp version for that playthrough. If it has a full English translation I'm going to attempt it. My hope is that they don't have any game breaking bugs.
Seems Like a a decade-long Project 😅 good luck, Go for it 💪
Looking forward to your thoughts on Wild Arms 3-5
Im starting Wild Arms alternate code soon!
cool concept, good luck bro
I have legitimately played 93% of all ps2 rpgs . Most of which I have owned a physical copy of. Until you posted that list I had no clue . First ps2 rpg I played was tower of duraga last one I played on the system was grim grimoire . I played 110 on the system and all but a few I’ve played on emulation . I’ve beaten 76% of them and did post game for 60% of that 76% . I actually did the math for these calculations! I’m subscribing just to see your opinion and see how many I share
That’s so awesome. What were some of the best in your opinion?
@@locloudanerpg Phantom Brave , the .Hack series (both ), VP2 sylmeria , shadow hearts , persona 3 (pretty much all the shin megami tensei series, I got a collector’s edition of devil summoners at GameStop really cheap when I was like 10, dragon quest 8 , FFX and XII,kingdom hearts 1 and 2 , xenosaga series , soul nomad , star ocean 3, the tales series . I really have a lot of favorites I originally was going to just give you 10 but more and more just came to mind
@@lionhinder dude im playing Val Prof 2 and it is actually incredible. Noone ever talks about this game!
@@locloudanerpg that always confuses me I’m like this game is a gem , different enough from the first and I love the character and combat is addictive ! Music is on point as well !
@@lionhinder yeah, my dislikes are small
Amazing video bro
Keep going !!❤
Wow,that seems like a lot of work
I wish i had as much passion as you
Also I’ll be waiting for Mana Khemia,bc that’s probably my favourite PS2 RPG
That will be a good one.
Maybe it's nostalgia talking, but both Stella Dues and SMT DDS rank way higher imo. Both atleast are 8s. But this is very interesting I'm looking forward to the future titles.
(I wish I had time to play all these game T_T)
I do too 😂
Awesome keep up the good work
Do a video on one of the Mass effect games
How about a class tier list across the entire trilogy.
0:38 ok, I finished Shadow Hearts Covenant back in the day but don't remember different outfits / skins in it. WTF, is that a mod?
No, it's an end game item. I hacked it in at the beginning though so I could use it for the entire playthrough. You usually can't get them until the endgame.
waiting for valkery profile 😁
I should have the revieew up by the end of the month!
hope you play growlanser 2 :>
1 and 2 are on the list, though I’ll probably review them together.
This is going to take a hell of a long time no?
Yeah, I'm currently at about 8 games a year. That will increase as the channel builds momentum and I'm able to devote more time to it. But what is time anyway haha.
@@locloudanerpg well i hope you finish this, and with that bringing channel views and building a fanbase. I respect the dedication
Can you do triangle strategy top tier
Eventually
How are you streaming all these ps2 games ?
My footage is on Locloudane Gameplay. Im not streaming yet.
RADIATA STORY MENTNIOED RAAAAAAAH
WHAT IS A BAD GAME
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
i just was watching an X-play review and sometimes your voice reminds me of Adam sessler. No offense
Haha, none taken, though we couldn’t be more wildly opposite of each other in real life.
What game is shown at 00:12 ?
Why would you put yourself through this hell
Because I want you to love me.
@@locloudanerpg thats fair. My love is worth suffering for.
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UA-cam won’t let me subscribe…
It won’t let you subscribe?!
Perhaps try going to my channels main page.
@@locloudanerpg Nope…
@@davidtharp2125 Ive never heard of that. Maybe try a different device?
@@locloudanerpg Same…