I just got a ps2... now what?

[Lice]

Hey guys N gals..

I just purchased a ps2 yesterday. This is not my first, being that the first one i got was on the day it was released sitting inline outside best buy at 4 am. That ps2 died from a disease called disc read error. That was about 2 years ago so I missed all the games from the past few years.

Yes I am a cag newbie, and yes I have seen this question asked before, but I thought I would go out on a limb and ask it yet again. The other times it was asked the guy pretty much narrowed it down to only first person shooters. More power to him, but why narrow it down where you can’t experience a whole variety of what’s been out there. I value most of your opinions so I’m trusting that you will have some games that I can’t miss.

What games would you recommend as some decent titles to pick up?

Love me the silent hill series, Racing games are great, platformers, fighting, and adventure.

I’m thinking about picking up ICO and Need for speed underground 2.

Any direction I should be directed next?

[Scorch]

Avoid NFSU2, sucks. Midnight Club 3 > NFSU2, but Burnout > all.. If you like Silent Hill, check out Cold Fear and Obscure.. the Ratchet and Clank/Jak/Sly Cooper are great platform/adventure games.. and, of course, God of War.

[SteveMcQ]

Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal would be a great platformer/adventure. I'd skip NFSU2 though. It's pretty dull as far as arcade racers go.

[supadupacheap]

Avoid NFSU2, sucks. Midnight Club 3 > NFSU2, but Burnout > all.. If you like Silent Hill, check out Cold Fear and Obscure.. the Ratchet and Clank/Jak/Sly Cooper are great platform/adventure games.. and, of course, God of War.
While I love BO3 its not really a "racer." In a way it is but its so wholely different from the rest of the pack, I wouldnt suggest it to somebody who says they like "racers." (not that they cant love it too, its just arcade as hell and most racers are sim)
GT4 is a solid sim game however it didnt seem to break new ground.

Gotta agree with the NFSU2. Game was average at best. And the fact it felt like a damn ad the whole time sucked (youre next race is left of Best Buy across from the BKing)

Rachet/Sly/Jaks are great if you can dig on a platformer.

God of War is fun but its not cheap yet and you have years worth of stuff to catch up on. Save it for later.

[kjauburn]

With all the games you missed I would look at getting some of the recent price drops or markdown games out there. I been going back and picking up some of the past hits myself lately.

If you have a KBToys near you try and pick up Ratchet & Clank: Up yours Arsenal for $4.99. Also Mercenaries is another one that just dropped to 14.99 at best buy with the $5 McDonalds Coupon. TRU green tags may be worthwhile for Call of Duty at $4.95.

Its a great time to get back into the swing of things almost every store has some nice markdowns with the upcoming next generations.

[PenguinMaster]

Here are my favorite exclusives, in order:
Jak II
Jak 3
Getaway, The: Black Monday
Getaway, The
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Final Fantasy X
Killzone
Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando
Ratchet and Clank
Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Downhill Domination
Time Crisis II

Do you have a XB or GC? If not, I'll add much more games.

[2Fast]

Seriously, they arent kidding - avoid need for speed underground 2, it blows.

[R1V3R5]

Have you played Shinobi for ps2? Old school ninja action at its finest.

[Lice]

Avoid NFSU2, sucks. Midnight Club 3 > NFSU2, but Burnout > all.. If you like Silent Hill, check out Cold Fear and Obscure.. the Ratchet and Clank/Jak/Sly Cooper are great platform/adventure games.. and, of course, God of War.

Hey thanks for the quick reply. Yeah I think I get the idea that NFSU2 must not be all that great. I was thinking about picking up burnout. I checked out cold fear and obscure and I will definitely be picking up both of those. Thanks for the great tip.

Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal would be a great platformer/adventure. I'd skip NFSU2 though. It's pretty dull as far as arcade racers go.

Yeah ill skip NFSU2… anything that is similar with the tuning and racing with similar art style? Maybe just NFSU the original one? Midnight club would probably be good, but the art direction is done in a style that is more reminiscent to an arcade look. Yeah im an artist and I like weird things…

Rachet/Sly/Jaks are great if you can dig on a platformer.

will check these out thanks.

God of War is fun but its not cheap yet and you have years worth of stuff to catch up on. Save it for later.

My thoughts exactly. But this is a title I really want to play, I love mythology and all aspects of it, but I shall wait until its priced for a real cheap ass gamer…

Here are my favorite exclusives, in order:
Jak II
Jak 3
Getaway, The: Black Monday
Getaway, The
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Final Fantasy X
Killzone
Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando
Ratchet and Clank
Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Downhill Domination
Time Crisis II

Do you have a XB or GC? If not, I'll add much more games.

Ohh I forgot about the getaway. Would you recommend playing the first Getaway before the black Monday sequel?

And no I don’t have an xbox or game cube so any more additions would be great.

Seriously, they arent kidding - avoid need for speed underground 2, it blows.

Woah… I sense some anger over this game here… I will avoid it like the plague.

Have you played Shinobi for ps2? Old school ninja action at its finest.

No I haven’t played that and I will add it to the list.



Thank you all for the great ideas for games…. And I have a lot of catching up to do….:bouncy:

[The VGM]

I liked NFSU 2, much more then Midnight Club 3. Dont know about the PS2 version though.

I say play DMC 1,2,3
Onimusha 1,2,3
Resident Evil 4 (If you dont have it for Gamecube)
Dynasty Warriors 5

and that's all I can think of for now

[PenguinMaster]

Here's my complete list of my favorite games for PS2, in order (since you don't have a XB or GC).

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto III
Jak II
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Psychonauts
Jak 3
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
Incredible Hulk, The: Ultimate Destruction
Half-Life
Prince of Persia: The Warrior Within
Beyond Good & Evil
Getaway, The: Black Monday
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Hitman: Contracts
Red Dead Revolver
Freedom Fighters
Soul Calibur 2
Punisher, The
James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing
Getaway, The
Deus Ex
Burnout 3
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Final Fantasy X
Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando
Ratchet and Clank
kill.switch
Killzone
Manhunt
Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Goldeneye: Rogue Agent
James Bond 007: NightFire
James Bond 007 in... Agent Under Fire
Downhill Domination
Time Crisis II
Tony Hawk's Underground

And to answer your previous quest about the Getaway, the stories are not at all related so the order doesn't matter.

[thingsfallnapart]

Hey thanks for the quick reply. Yeah I think I get the idea that NFSU2 must not be all that great. I was thinking about picking up burnout. I checked out cold fear and obscure and I will definitely be picking up both of those. Thanks for the great tip.



Yeah ill skip NFSU2… anything that is similar with the tuning and racing with similar art style? Maybe just NFSU the original one? Midnight club would probably be good, but the art direction is done in a style that is more reminiscent to an arcade look. Yeah im an artist and I like weird things…



will check these out thanks.



My thoughts exactly. But this is a title I really want to play, I love mythology and all aspects of it, but I shall wait until its priced for a real cheap ass gamer…



Ohh I forgot about the getaway. Would you recommend playing the first Getaway before the black Monday sequel?

And no I don’t have an xbox or game cube so any more additions would be great.



Woah… I sense some anger over this game here… I will avoid it like the plague.



No I haven’t played that and I will add it to the list.



Thank you all for the great ideas for games…. And I have a lot of catching up to do….:bouncy:

If you like artsey games, go try Auto Modellista. Sort of fell under the limelight, it isnt that bad. Its cell shaded.

[wubb]

Already been said but I have to jump on the Jak and Ratchet & Clank bandwagon (Haven't played any Sly games yet, but Sly 2 is incoming ATM.)

I recently picked up a PS2 (owned an Xbox for a year and a half). I've played Jak II, R+C 2, and R+C 3. All are simply amazing games (and I assume the rest of the series are just as good.)

You seem to like all kinds of genres, so I'd highly recommend checking out Katamari Damacy. It's pretty short, but very addictive, fun, and pretty unique

Klonoa 2 is another fun game (but very short and the story really sucks). However it's probably pretty hard to find this one for cheap.

[Purkeynator]

You may want to try some of those Eye Toy games if you like party games or exercise. There are Eye Toy Groove, Play 1 &2, and Antigrav.

[ne2eire]

Get Ico for sure. It's probably the best adventure/platformer I've played and the graphics are up there with even some of the best looking PC titles. And this was a launch title :D

[Rhett]

Penguin said it all.