Top Ten Must Have PS2 RPGS - Episode 2
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
- So many great RPGs released for the Playstation 2. If your stuck on which one to buy or which one to play, here are ten must have RPGs for the PS2 that you should add to your collection! A lot more great role playing games released for the console so let me know your top ten below!
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I’m so glad to see dark cloud on here. It’s the game that really got me into gaming as a whole. It’s a shame Sony is keeping it locked up in their dungeon.
Same. It's easily one of my favorite games. I just hope we'll get that 3rd game. ;-;
I'm currently working on my own version of the dark cloud series. The prototype name is called "Pendant". I want to include a lot of the dark cloud 2 mechanics such as weapon upgrading and evolving, town building, as well as the dungeon exploring. Some things I'd also like to add to make it different is being able to use magic that can be upgraded in a skill tree. As of right now, I've really only worked on it for like a month and I'm maybe 10% done with the coding so it will be a while. I'm hoping to have a playable version by next February, but really just a demo showcasing the main aspects. I currently do not have a storyline either so that will take some time too.
megamasher91 that’s awesome dude. You should share your progress on the subreddit or discord server as it get closer.
Theirs been a lot of fan games that have gone through but never got off the drawing board so even if just a demo gets out I’m sure people would like to see the progress.
I wish I could help out but I know nothing on coding etc.
Good luck with the project and I look forward to the outcome
@@megamasher91 You will have a guaranteed buyer in me if it's anything like Dark Cloud 2 😎
I must admit I like both 1 and 2 in the dark cloud series I must admit they boosted the Powerpoints you can get on your weapons but they did leave the same charms about the game itself I got both game's themselves now dark cloud 1 and dark cloud 2 aka dark Chronicle(I found out that it's not the normal ps2 version of the game that's why the name is different from mine🤔🌜
I REALLY need to replay Radiatta Stories. It's one of my favorite PS2 games!
Such a unique RPG!
Have this on ps2 even if I live in Europe. Guys, it's absolutely amazing. Countless hours of free roaming and kicking everything you see. Let alone the amazing story and the recruiting of hundreds of NPCs . Really one of the best RPGs on ps2.
PS Amazing videos my friend, thank you for informing us about those gems!!! Do not stop and keep making us want to find games that we had forgotten!!! :)
Dave, I didn't know that you are an RPG fan.
Radiata Stories is definitely one of my favorite Rpgs!
How can I replay this one I can’t find it anywhere
Just finished another Dark Cloud run the other day, one of many. I love it so, so much.
Back in the days, we had so many diverse, fun, and complete RPG experiences when we opened the new PS2 game box and put the new disc into the console. Nowadays, ...,
We put FF XV Royal Edition disc and forced to download 30 Gb patch...
We put COD Modern Warfare disc and it downloaded 100 Gb Warzone DLC....
@@AlmirYandi20 That's why I played 200+ hours of $49.99 FFX on PS2 and enjoyed every moment of it. And I played 2 hours of $59.99 utterly incomplete original release FFXV and lost faith in the series even though I am a huge fan of Final Fantasy (played FF1 to 13-3).
This is so true... I miss the days of putting in a disc and getting straight in to the action!
Shadow Hearts Covenant, Digital Devil Saga, Final Fantasy X & XII & Star Ocean - Till the end of time are my personal favourite PS2 JRPG's
You have good taste sir!
Final Fantasy X is the first game that I played when I bought my first console.
Remove DDS and we're talking
Radiata Stories is soooo good. Still have my physical copy. Colorful backgrounds, characters, branching story paths, many party setups, and tons of charm.
Totally agree, such a great and unique RPG!
Dark Cloud and Dark Chronicle
Such a great RPG! I’ve yet to try the PS4 version though, that will have to change!
You listed Xenosaga 3 thusly earning my subscribe, lol
Thank you! 🙂
Xenosaga 3 turns 14 years old on August 29th
A fellow Xenosaga fan with a Lalafell avatar. :3 You don’t happen to play on the the Light data center, do you?
I loved Dark Cloud it's my favorite RPG game of all time and I also own the game and still playing it now decided to go back and see how much I can remember about the game since I last played it
Persona 3 (and 4) are definitely my favorite PS2 RPG's. Out of all the RPG's I've played, the characters in those games feel so real I almost forget I'm playing a game, rather it's like I'm living another life.
Same here, both of them are so engrossing!
I played half of these and I absolutely loved them!! The nostalgia really kicked in watching this 😢😢
Glad you enjoyed the video!
Seeing Digital Devil Saga mentioned was like a breath of fresh air. Was my first real SMT experience...fantastic story, songs, and gameplay. I don't see it discussed often and I wish it did better in sales. Great video though, you gave me some games to check out 👍
Boring to me
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Man your list is again totally amazing. I didn't even know some of these games which look totally awesome and I am sure I would love to play them. Keep it up
Haha thanks man! Glad you found something new!
@@thatvideogamesshow Glad I've subbed your channel :D
PS2 shines with unique RPGs, not necessarily the popular ones. My favorite PS2 RPG will definitely be Grandia 2. The story, the combat, the characters are so unforgettable (Grandia 3 and Grandia Xtreme are enjoyable, too). Legaia 2 has unique combo system unlike any other RPGs (even though Legaia on PS1 is better.) Xenosaga series has unparallel stories in all RPGs I have played (Margulis is arguably the best villain of all RPGs, Xenosaga I is best). Wild Arms series are decent with story and gameplay, how often we get western themed JRPG (WA5 hexagon tactical playstyle is incredible. Shadow heart series are incredible, let's forget the 4th the new world entry (I cried at the bad ending of the original shadow heart.) Dark cloud series is another favorite, I am still getting 8 abilities on all weapons in the Dark Cloud 1 (Level 5, where is the Dark Cloud 3?? It's been 20 years!)
Was such a great machine for RPGs!
I'll put each of these on my list and give them a try, thanks.
Beat most of those. Truly Good games.
Wouldn't be surprised if PErsona 3 get remastered soon.
Glad to see .hack on this list. That series has been a favorite of mine as much as Final Fantasy.
Another fun series that I was hoping but did not see was Ar Tonelico.
You definitely do not disappoint, however in the last entry, make sure you get hold of the FES (or Festival) version for the PS2. While it is not forgiving to max out all the social links, you actually get social links for all the arcana.
I was so hoping for Jade Cocoon 2 to pop up on the list but nope. Oh well... great list either way.
I really liked the Wild Arms series. It's a shame they haven't been rereleased very much because they got quite a price jump.
I believe wild Arms 1 is available digitally on the PS3, and wild Arms 3 on the PS4. Yep sadly classic game prices have skyrocketed since just a decade ago when I was collecting. Saturn games that I paid maybe 100 for are now worth 300-1500 dollars. Insanity....
Glad .hack is on here, but it's so slept on. All 7 ps2 games and the 8th game for the ps4 is just "❤". The Infection Series going into G.U. is just the best imo.
Top 10 Must Have's:
1-10 = All of them
KH2 is like the original, but they took all the systems and made them better. The beginning with Roxas is a slow start but once you get out of cutscene village you get to a game that is just way more fun to play and replay. IMO the drive forms introduced in that game were the best combat addition to the series and were sorely missed in 3.
Yeah the key transformations just didn't do it for me. They were all really flashy to watch, and some were fun, but so many of them just felt the same. You're still essentially just slashing back and forth through the air all the time no matter what key you choose. They didn't change gameplay to the degree that drive forms did. Drives changed everything. Valor, wisdom, master, and final. Each one had their own specific feel and were so fun to use for different reasons and situations. With the key transformations it just felt really flashy but ultimately pointless which one you were using. Honey spout was pretty cool though.
And definitely try the game on critical if you never have before! It becomes a whole new game and you'll appreciate it even more.
Man I've had Radiatta story sitting in my collection for the last 15 years and have never got around to playing it....... might be time to amend that .
Get on it! =)
Ah yes dark cloud, i see you are a man of culture.
Good video. Agree with these choices, some may prefer SMT3 or P4 but these are definitely the cream of the crop for ps2 jrpgs.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Overrated franchise
Very good choices. i own all the games on part 1 and 2 and all are worth of our time. here more 10 games : Tsugunai Atonement, King's Field IV, Arc the Lad Twilight of the Spirits, Ar Tonelico Melody of Elemia, Disgaea Hour of Darkness, Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance, Eternal Poison, Mana Khemia, Alchemists of Al-Revis, MS Saga A New Dawn, Sakura Wars So Long My Love
As much as I love these games to death and they deserve all the praise they get...
I just found out about the new Suikoden spiritual successor and my excitement is drowning out every other video game right now. Nothing else matters.
Nah but seriously. Radiata Stories is up there as one of the best JRPGs I've ever played. It was amazing.
Got my eye on that one as well... Looks like its shaping up to be something special!
Agreed, loved the amount of options with NPCs!
Hey just an idea... how about a Top Ten Must Have Cross-platform {INSERT GENRE or HIDDEN GEMS} {INSERT 5th,6th,7th,8th GENERATION}. If you do 6th Generation FPS please include Robotech Invasion. Not a lot of people know about it and make sure to switch off invert controls if you play it.
Love your Channel and thx u again for what you do!!
Ooo now that’s a great idea MVP, I’ll add them to the list and thanks for the suggestion... glad you enjoy the vids 🙂
Patiently waiting for the day that Okage Shadow King gets the recognition it deserves on lists like these
1:04 IT IS the opposite actually, it's entirely required to play the first one if you want to enjoy the second one.
Arc The Lad Twilight of the Spirits. A true masterpiece. I don't know how it's so overlooked. In my top 3 games of all time.
Maybe because not everyone likes tactical rpgs, like me
Not everyone has to like the same thing that's what makes it interesting to say the least like I'm not into wrestling and some are I'm more into rpg's(role playing game's) like hit man or final fantasy 12 I also found g-force to be creepy but so cute just like whiplash without the lab rat experience(horror games like resident evil or of course silent hill the ps2 has something for everyone no two people have to be the same if you don't want to be but even I have my own limits to my own madness🤔🌜
Ready for part 3
In the works!
all the lists are good sir!!.... awesome!!.... we really need to show to the millenial gamers of today that PS2 has a HUGE AMOUNT LIBRARY of RPG Games.... next is PART 3 sir!!!..... Legaia 2 Duel Saga Phantasy Star Grandia 2 3 or Xtreme... Tales of Legendia YS Ark of Napishtim Magna Carta or Drakengard.....
Thanks Sei that means a lot 🙂 haha these kids don’t know the greatness! Part 3 in the works for sure!
first i started up dark cloud i was, wtf. shoudl i do now. Well i went in to the dungeon and then, it was clear as rain, after finding this and that, then upgrading things, upgrading the town, imean rebuilding, etc. i was hooked and never let it go until i finished it, must say by the end it gets a bit repetitive, first two chapters or towns, fun, then the third, kinda too, mobs getting harder, but ok. Expected. But u go again after that and by then, it overstays its welcome i can say. If presented with a new mechanic, a new something in game, ok great, but its the same all over and even though i think its a great flaw of the flow, i still love this little game.
I love Wild Arms 2 but Wild Arms 3 I get lost fairly early. I still put in Wild Arms 3 every few years to try to make some progress with no luck... I noticed a few of the directions in Wild Arms 2 are plainly wrong. I would love it if they re-release the Wild Arms series and put in a hint system
If anyone's going to re-release Wild Arms 3, they better change the main story. It starts off strong but the game repeatedly had you fight the same enemies over and over again in the main story like an old cartoon show where the bad guys run away only to fight another day.
Shadow hearts:covenant, FF12 , .Hack series, SMT: Lucifers Call, Odin Sphere, Dark chronicle , Suikoden V , Sword of Etheria my favorites! ps2 really was the rpg king^^
Agreed, was such a great machine for RPGs!
I have been wanting to play Suikoden V for years. Is it really good? Does it still play similar to 1 and 2? Good story?
Own all these too
I'm really shocked that there is no entry for Valkyrie Profile 2. For me one of the top 10 JRPGs of all time.
star ocean 3 and ar tonelico 2 were two great ones as well.
Yay! Glad to see Persona 3 on this list after not seeing it on the first episode :P
oh... you covered Wild Arms 3
Shin megami tensei nocturne, digital devil saga 1 & 2 and Persona 3 and 4. 🤠
You have gooooood taste!
I still don't understand why Shadow Hearts series is not playable (using emulation) on PS3 (CFW) while other JRPG can
CECHAxx (60gb and and CECHBxx (20 GB) are full hardware backward compatible CECHCxx (60 GB) and CECHExx (80 GB) are limited hardware emulation, they dont have the emotion engine
I love your must have rpg´s serie.
forgot about wild arms, such a sick game.
One of the greats!
.Hack is fun but gets severally repetitive with 4 parts. I loved it as a kid and still enjoy, but its hard to dive into the same way.
The original four games are definitely more story-focused than gameplay-focused. I found it hard to enjoy playing them, but the plot is on another level.
kingdom hearts 2 man kickass game, shame we wont get another like it anytime soon as square enix is a shadow of its former self consumed by the darkness in their heart for money
9:01 was waiting for kh2 literally the best game/soundtrack in the series
Awesome RPG!
I only play final fantasy 12 and dark cloud 2 and I absolutely love them.
Great games!
You definitely need to play more from this list if possible!!!!
@@ReaveIdono
I will after I graduate from school :)
My favorite Final fantasy is FFX and X-2, both are for the PS2
Definitely happy I have Persona 3 but I think FES was better especially with the new content like The Answer but that's just my
opinion
XENOSAGA WE IN HERE !!!
Such a good list.
The PS2 had so many great games. Not really into JRPGs, but some of these looked pretty good.
Was there a game or games that combined survival horror with JRPG mechanics? Basically Parasite Eve 1 on PS1 style I guess?
The PS2 was such a great machine! It’s a literal gold mine for awesome games. I’m not sure about a survival horror RPG, I’m pretty sure there is one. It’s name escapes me! 😅
Galerian Ash
Ótima lista! Muitos games que eu não conheço, e futuramente irei querer jogar .
@Nicolas Ferreira Dos Santos Estamos em todos os lugares como sempre brother..😂
Wow great choices I love ur channel bro great work and narrative 😃👍🏿👍🏿🙏🏿❤️🍔
Thanks Keith, really glad you enjoy the channel and videos =)
That Video Games Show I hope u do a video on my favorite game on GameCube warioworld and gotcha force
All those games shown look really good also almost bought kingdom hearts 2 instead I bought shadow of the colossus and a another memory card
Oh man Shadow of the Colossus over Kingdom Hearts 2 any day! Great choice!
Pretty shocked to see dark cloud on here and no mention of dark cloud two
Came here for Kite.
Y'all Sword Art nerds need to know the superior predecessor that is .hack.
I wanna congratulate you guys for saying RPG and not that stupid "JRPG" nonsense. Liked and subbed for that alone.
Growing up during the NES, SNES, and PS1 golden era of gaming, we called them RPGS and that's what they'll always be to me! I'm sick and tired of hearing them with the stupid useless modern nickname they've been given. Rant over.
Anyway great list, I'll have to check some of these out. Radiata stories is tri ace, damn that's one that flew under my radar. I'm surprised you didn't mention a Suikoden or the excellent Kings field 4 (although technically not a traditional RPG it has rpg elements).
Those were the days! When an RPG was an RPG haha
The fact that he called it hack/infection instead of dot hack/infection hurts me
No mention of Suikoden? :O
All these games needs to be played with undub.
Great list man.all My favourite
Thanks mate!
@@thatvideogamesshow yeah,, especially for P3 and P4 for PS2.. Until know I still play persona 😁
Have every game on this list.
You have good taste sir!
What a weird selection for a top 10 RPG for the PS2... At least it's original.
Rogue Galaxy!
Top Ten PS2 Undubs
1) Persona 3 FES
2) Xenosaga 1-3
3) Star Ocean Till the End of Time
4) Final Fantasy X
5) Tales of Legendia
6) Tales of Abyss
7) Suikoden 5
8) Wild Arms 5
9) Shadow Hearts 2
10) Hack G.U. 1-3
Great selections!
Great selections!
likes were at 999 i liked the vid and bam! 1K
Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia
Ar tonelico: 2 Melody of Metafalica
isn't on your lists.
No Drakengard... I heard they are pretty good...
I must confess that I have never understood the third continuation of shadow hearts cos its storyline seems totally disconnected to the first two games of the series
No Dragon Quest 8? INSANE
Check part 1 🙂
How are you gonna put dark cloud in there but leave dark chronicle out 😡
Always a part 3!
So far you got 4 I now own #1 dark cloud(the first one) and now I got #2 in the dark cloud series rad,story,s wild arms #3 now I also own #5 final fantasy #12 I also got #10 I also found some interesting game's by searching for videos on UA-cam like spinx and the cursed mummy whiplash g-force(it's cute thinking of a ginnie pig as 007)(but also creepy thinking of your toaster oven or blender coming to life and attacking you)all you need to do is look closely and I'm pretty sure you're going to find your special game on ps2 that gives you joy also🤔
I was surprised how much I enjoyed G-Force!
@@craiganderson7986 I told you it's like 007 in animal form believe me the first time I played it I liked it myself I'm glad you also can enjoy it good luck buddy✌🌛
I'm guessing everyone forgot about Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria
I own it, liked it, but remember getting to some water level, and just getting destroyed by some boss. Even after grinding, I couldn't get anywhere. It's one of the few JRPG games I never beat.
@@jeffjackson9679 Oh it get's really hard the first time, specially on the seraphic gate. It took me 2-3 hours per boss on each floor.
I replayed the game and once you get some understanding on the mechanics and positioning the fights that took me 2 hours, took 20 mins.
Once you know how to build a character, which parts are breakable and the weaknesses of the monsters it becomes a looot easier.
got em allll
Is it bad that I own every game mentioned in both of these RPG lists? Lol
Really don't get the disdain for WA 2nd Ignition
You play as roxas for maybe an hour though
Did he really just say “Shy-on” instead of “She-on”?! I am insulted, Shion is such a bad ass!
He butchered it
What about the Gamecube? There are good RPGs for that system too.
Good shout, I’ll have to make one on that console!
i feel like final fantasy 12 is a single player version of final fantasy online(FF11). . .
mate should i play wild arms 3 or 5 as a newcomer to both the franchise and rpgs?
Mmmm thats a tough one... I personally prefer 5 but 3 is a great jumping on point as well. Its got a very unique art style as well when compared to 5.
@@thatvideogamesshow do you know which one is less grindy. I have limited experience with traditional rpgs except from Persona (which I loved because of the social aspects)
Also I understand Stat ocean has social relationships and stuff, do you know if the ps2 sequel is good?
Thanks.
BTW you should make a odd/weird games list like most of the old fromsoft jrpgs for the ps2. I find that flawed but original experiences tend to feel more personal because they're not normally leaning on traditional genre cliches and game mechanics.
Don't get me wrong there are a lot of cult classics that are also technically good like God hand and also pretty strange but most of these experiences are made by AA studios which mean the quality is not usually the best
Where is "Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne" ? :)
great list of rpgs
Included in part 1 🙂
@@thatvideogamesshow Allright. Then I have to watch part 1 :)
Have a nice day!
You too buddy
I liked few selections like xenosaga 3, wild arms 3, .hack over .hack g.u.
But no Tales of the abyss easily one of the best rpgs in the system ? Or at least tales of legendia which has an amazing story.
Well if you don't know tales of you should check them up.
Check part 1
@@thatvideogamesshow I see it didn't came up in the suggestion, ill check it out then.
I'm captain basch rossenburg of dalmasca💪💪
What’s ur intro music?
thanks for FF XII. the last good FF. Since we got FF XIII and FF XV and... beurk...
so.. is it top 20 now?
And final fantasy X ?
A top ten of rpgs for ps2 no is complete without final fantasy X
AMEN
Part 1
“Devil digital saga” bruh you even put the name in the video in text, how’d you get that wrong?
Is that Auron at 9:54?
It is!
fighting system in FF XII SUCKS. Kingdom Hearts 2 should be renamed Disney movie time as you will spend 90% of your time watching cutscenes.
Music is too loud
It's DOT hack, not hack. Get it right
Where’s dragon quest viii??
On part 1 🙂
Liked👍
No tales of the abyss?? 😢
Part 1 🙂
That Video Games Show ohhh 😅
That Video Games Show Can’t believe there’s three parts to this video. Just shows how great of a system the ps2 is.
Final fantasy XII combat system is awful making annoying to grind.
Noooooo
The .Hack games were slow, dull, main character was seriously lame. Getting data cores was always a pain in the ass. I had them all and sold them, no regret. That being said, .Hack G.U. was three games that start good and develops into awesome. Much more fun.
Ahh see I never found them slow and dull myself. I can understand how the concept might have the potential to turn players away though. It’s essentially a single player mmo 😅
@@thatvideogamesshow the concept wasn't the problem. You had to go into the menu to use your special skills, magic, data drain. Stopping the action to open a menu and scroll through a bunch of options. G.U. used a trigger system. Much faster, fluid combat. Infection and the subsequent games had decent ideas, but executed badly.
I suppose it comes down to personal preference. Loved the way it allowed to take things at your own pace with the skills menu etc.
Where's dragon quest 8?!
Included in Part 1, incredible RPG! =)