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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: IPAndrews on July 24, 2005, 03:27:28 pm
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First I bought a PS2. Then (of course) I bought GTA San Andreas. San Andreas is of course very very good but I'm sort of wasting the hardware by only having one game for it. Problem is though I wonder around the local games stores and I really have no idea what to buy. Does anyone have any suggestions? What are the best games for the PS2?
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The Splinter Cells are good, as is Metal Gear Solid 3.
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God of War
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ICO. If you can find it. I had to import my copy from Hong Kong or some such place. If you can't find it, give me a shout...
Devil May Cry is excellent as well.
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Aye, another recommendation for ICO here! Simply a beautiful game, one of the best ever made in my opinion. Note: If you're looking for heavy action, this game isn't for you, but do keep an eye on the upcoming "sequel" Shadow of the Colossus.
Other recommendations:
Ace Combat 4 & 5
Armored Core games
Zone of the Enders 1 & 2
Metal Gear Solid series (Two is a bit shaky, but you NEED 1 and 3)
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MGS2 is ok, until the end of the first act. It turns to crap the moment you stop playing as Solid Snake. MGS1 is a definite must-have tho, if you can find it.
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Yeah, and the first act only lasts..what, an hour? XD
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a replacement laser for when yours dies. :doubt:
*is still angry at Sony for that one*
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Originally posted by Raa
a replacement laser for when yours dies. :doubt:
*is still angry at Sony for that one*
The newer PS2s are far better in that regard than the earlier models. I've had two SCPH-50002s (the ones with the integrated IR receiver and lacking the Firewire port) and the only reason the first one died was due to a problem in what sounded like the mechanisms which physically positions the laser, not the laser itself. On the other hand, I had something like two or three of the original SCPH-30002 models all of which died due to faulty lasers.
Sonys warranty support does suck large amounts of arse though. I bought the new one under Electronics Boutiques 2 year warranty plan and their support was fantastic. When my first machine died I simply took it back to them and they were willing to replace it with a brand new slimline model. The only reason they didn't was because I couldn't demonstrate the fault in-store (typical...).
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I'd say Pro Evolution Soccer 4, were it not for an immenent sequel. Um... Vice City is good, too. I think it's probably different enough to justify buying it as well as SA.
Colin McRae is pretty neat, too, although it's also on PC. I'd definately recommend either Burnout 2 or 3; probably 2 because 3 has become a bit EA-ised and can get really annoying at times (but ****ing ace at others).
I quite enjoyed Mercenaries (it's a sort of GTA set in War torn korea game), although I'm not sure it's a triple-A title. I actually bought it when my Pc was on the blink and, to be honest, haven't nearly touched as much since it was fixed.
I have heard (but not played) that the following games are good; God of War, ICO, Lego Star Wars, Splinter Cell, GT4 (although tempered with some others saying it's tedious and unconvincing), Devil May Cry, and..um... that's all that spring to mind. Try http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/default_PS2/7, I guess
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PS2 = XBox's poorer sister
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The market says otherwise ;)
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Originally posted by Roanoke
PS2 = XBox's poorer sister
Who gets laid more often and has all the friends.
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Originally posted by Roanoke
PS2 = XBox's poorer sister
Hardly. PS2 has a fair amount of titles exclusive to the system, which totally make it worth the purchase. And then there's nearly full (read: some games aren't compatible, but so few titles it isn't an impact) backwards compatilbility with the PS1 line-up. What does X-Box have going for it, exclusively? Halo? Ooooooh...
>>; I do hope this doesn't result in a flame war.
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Yeah, but that's when you consider quantity over quality :p
That said, the Xbox totally lacks real old school RPG, and that really sucks.
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PS2 has both :P
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LOL, wasn't being totally serious. But where titles are shared betwen the two consoles, the XBox do tend to be better (as they should be ofcourse).
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Originally posted by Nico
Yeah, but that's when you consider quantity over quality :p
That said, the Xbox totally lacks real old school RPG, and that really sucks.
Depends on your definition of quality. I personally can't think of a single exclusive game on either system I actually want; except the games I do want, had PS2-first contractual arrangements, like PES and GTA.
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I wanted dead or alive, kung fu chaos, crimson skies, and they were all on xbox, so voila. Sadly, I wanted Valkyrie Profile, Ico and stuff like that too, and since I'm not Cresus, I had to make a choice. Granted, now, there's more games I want that are out on PS2 than Xbox, but I wouldn't buy most of them anyway, so no big deal.
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Don't listen to PS2 naysayers. PS2 can take a MUCH bigger bite, but it takes longer to digest than XBOX. The two can't fairly be compared. When the PS2 is utilizing its full power, it runs circles around the XBOX. However, since that is difficult to achieve, XBOX usually does better.
Anyway, three things are of major importance:
Gran Turismo 4. Best racing sim to date. Not even Sega GT is as good as this one.
Armored Core: Nexus. Hard as hell, more challenging than fun, but not so hard that there is no chance to win.
Metal Gear Solid 1, 2 substance, and 3. MGS2 isn't bad if you don't pay much attention to the whiny little *****, or the flaws in the storyline.
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At top performance, the Xbox is more powerful than the PS2. It's simply a case of technological progression.
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PS2 is quite a bit slower than X-Box...basically because they are a year apart and the X-Box benefitted from some substantial leaps in power. But that never really slowed Sony down I don't think. They have a ton of games for their platform and they made well on what the PS2 was capable of.
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I demoed a PS2 at EB games and found the games... lacking. Maybe it's just me, but I find the PS2 controller very uncomfortable. In addition, when compared to the PS2, multiplatform games look better on the Xbox. The way I see it, if you want JRPGs and MGS, you get the PS2. If you like Western RPGs (like the Elder Scrolls, KOTOR), racing games, action platformers (Ninja Gaiden), and FPSs, your best bet is the Xbox.
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*refuses to buy consoles*
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*would rather buy consoles than some of the dreck coming out on the PC atm*
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Some more good console games...
X-Men Legends
Gran Tourismo
ESPN NFL 2k series
Destroy all Humans!
Mercenaries
Mortal Kombat: Deception and Deadly Alliance
Devil May Cry
God of War
And those (along with the others mentioned) should set you off on the right foot..
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Originally posted by MatthewPapa
*refuses to buy consoles*
If I had the money to buy a PC, I'd refuse to buy a console too. Thanks to everyone who's suggested titles here. Much appreciated. I'll look into them.
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I have a reasonably decent PC which I find the money to upgrade every so often but I still buy consoles simply because it broadens my gaming options. A good thing since PC games seem to have turned to **** lately.
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Originally posted by Deepblue
I demoed a PS2 at EB games and found the games... lacking. Maybe it's just me, but I find the PS2 controller very uncomfortable. In addition, when compared to the PS2, multiplatform games look better on the Xbox. The way I see it, if you want JRPGs and MGS, you get the PS2. If you like Western RPGs (like the Elder Scrolls, KOTOR), racing games, action platformers (Ninja Gaiden), and FPSs, your best bet is the Xbox.
I find the PS2 controller far better for horizontal than vertical movement; I think upwards presses on the stick stretch the underside tendons of your thumb a bit too much for my taste. I hated the xbox controller when I tried it, though; when I got the PS2 I basically had a choice of all 3 machines (it was a present), so I basically picked the one with the best footy game on it :D
Otherwise I'd have bought a gamecube; I probably still would if it wasn't for the backwards compatibility of the Revolution.
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Originally posted by MatthewPapa
*refuses to buy consoles*
I understand. I have PS2 in the living room. It's used for watching DVDs, not playing. I have one game, Hardware, and I got it for free when registered my console. There are few games for PS2 that I'd like to have (eg. WWE Smackdown 2, NFS:U2, GTA: SA), but I probably spend the money on PC.
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I wouldn't bother with the WWE games. They seem to have gone backwards since Smackdown 2 on the PSOne.
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*doesn't like to think about wrestling games*
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Wrestling games are surely the only game more real than the subject they're based on.
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Go get a Cube, if you don't mind the general cutesiness of the 1st party games. The gameplay and controller are top-notch. As is the price :nod:
Plus we get the coolest exclusive character on Soul Calibur 2 :D
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In our household there's a Cube, PS2, Xbox, DC, PS1, N64, SNES & PC. Tip: never sell you're old consoles.
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I have a Gamecube, and the only series I have games for are Zelda and Metroid. oo;
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yeah, but it's worth getting a 'Cube just to play Prime, and since you already got the Cube for Prime you might as well get Wind Waker and Echoes which are also excellent. At least, that's what I did. :nervous:
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Aye, Prime is easily one of the best games ever. ^^; Not quiite up to par with Super Metroid, but oh well. Right now, the games I'm most looking forwards to are Shadow of the Colossus and LoZ: Twilight Princess.
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my list! (in no particular order)
Crash Nitro Kart (very fun, and i end up playing it for hours on Hard difficulty)
Ace Combat 5
Jet Li: Rise to Honor (fight scenes and gunfighting scenes everywhere you go!)
Star Trek: Shattered Universe
Star Wars: Episode 3
Robotech: Battlecry
Medal of Honor series
GTA Series
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low standards?
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you haven't played those, have you?
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Originally posted by Cobra
my list! (in no particular order)
Jet Li: Rise to Honor (fight scenes and gunfighting scenes everywhere you go!)
Star Trek: Shattered Universe
Star Wars: Episode 3
Robotech: Battlecry
Low standards...
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A few months ago, I thought about getting a new console, either a PS2 or an XBOX (I've got a GC already), and as there's really only one game on the PS2 that I want and can't get on the XBOX (MGS3) whilst there are quite a few games on the XBOX that are only on that system (Halo 2, Jade Empire, Crimson Skies to name a few) that I want the choice was rather simple.
Also, most multi-platform games perform the best on the XBOX, and with that the XBOX has good online capabilites unlike the other two (the GC in particular).