PS2

[DeadKennedys]

I'm getting a PS2 for Christmas, and I need to know what to get.

So far I'm asking for...

Kingdom Hearts
Final Fantasy X
Devil May Cry 1 & 2
Onimusha 2 & 3
Viewtiful Joe

You see the trend in what kinds of games I like? Could you suggest what else is good out their in that same vein?

Also, where the hell can I buy Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution. The only place I can find it is at my gamestop in the mall, but it has that "Playstation Greatest Hits" crap at the top. Can you get a box without that junk on it? If so, do the disks look any different, and are the programs different in any way?

[ItalianStereotype]

Star Ocean: Until the End of Time
Guilty Gear XX
Manhunt

[marshalldylan1]

GTA
GTA: Vice City
GTA: San Andreas-Comes out in November I believe.

There, you're set for years.

[ItalianStereotype]

fuck anything GTA in the title. those aren't games anymore, they're whores.

[Anonymous]

And drop Devil May Cry 2.

[Crying Baby Jesus]

Devil may cry 2 somwhow managed to sapp all the cool away from dantes character.

[ItalianStereotype]

GTA
GTA: Vice City
GTA: San Andreas-Comes out in November I believe.

There, you're set for years.

and one other thing, that's GTA 3, you ass. there were GTA games long before the PS2.

:gamingfag

[Captain Goodtimes]

Don't bother getting all 3 either, it's new crime in a diffrent area. it depends on what you like.

If you like a big industrial city get 3
If you like the 80's get vice
If you like black people, wait and get san an.

[DeadKennedys]

I heard DMC 2 was a disappointment in that it didn't expand on the old one. But it's a sucky game too?

[James]

DMC 2 was described as emabrassingly easy.

You can get GTA3 and Vice City as a pair for Greatest Hits, and starting with 3 and working your way up to San Andreas will help you get into the swing of things. Each game is HUGE, and each game is FUN. It'd suck to just jump to San Andreas, because then the previous games just aren't as fun to play, and you'll miss out on two great experiences.

VF4: Evolution ONLY came out as a Greatest Hits game. It was released for $20 because Sega is awesome like that. Besides, half the games on your list you'll only find as Greatest Hits unless you buy them used. I'd also suggest less intense fighting games, like the upcoming Mortal Kombat: Deception or Tekken 4. Just because VF4 can get VERY aggrivating with its steep learning curve.

I'd also suggest Dark Cloud and Dark Cloud 2. Since you seem to like RPGs and action/button mashers, these games are a great mix, with some wonderful features mixed in.

Other things worth note: Jak & Daxter, Sly Cooper, Ratchet & Clank, Jak 2, Sly 2, Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando, and eventually Jak 3 and R&C 3. The first Jak & Daxter is pretty "by the books" in terms of gameplay, but it's fun, but you can still skip that. Sly and Ratchet are GREAT platformers (coming from someone who HATES them).

[Immortal Goat]

Skip anything with Final Fantasy in the title. They are all the same as previous installments.

HOWEVER, I HIGHLY reccomend ICO. That game just makes you feel in tune wiht the characters like no other game I have ever played. If you are into that kind of stuff, then definitely get them.

Another thing to make note of is the Legacy of Kain series. Skip over Blood Omen 2, is sucked. Just go with Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain (PS1) Soul Reaver (PS1) Soul Reaver 2 (PS2) and Legacy of Kain: Defiance (PS2). They all rock.

[MetalMilitia]

Driv3r Was kind of fun. I only played it for about 30mins tho.

[James]

Skip anything with Final Fantasy in the title. They are all the same as previous installments.

:rolleyes Spoken like someone who has probably never spend more than 5 minutes total on FF games.

[Helm]

I have finished FF 5,6,7 and have watched people finish 8, and play through the more significant portion of x and x-2 and I can testify that things didn't get any better after 6, and 6 wasn't the best game every anyhow.

Get Rez, too.

[Immortal Goat]

Skip anything with Final Fantasy in the title. They are all the same as previous installments.

:rolleyes Spoken like someone who has probably never spend more than 5 minutes total on FF games.

Actually, I have spent a considerable amount of time with a few FF games, and I never saw any difference in them.

BASIC FF FORMULA REVEALED:

1. create reluctant angst-ridden teen lead character
2. create love interest
3. create generic cast of extras, but make one a different species
4. create large, overpowerful boss
5. send all characters through a generic action/love/loss story
6. lather, rinse, repeat.

[James]

I stand by my original statement.

Don't listen to the anti-FF crew. You either "get" the games, or you don't. They're enjoyable, plain and simple.

[Immortal Goat]

There's nothing TO "get". It's the same damn game with different faces and slightly different plot twists.

[Immortal Goat]

I get more playability out of a DVD menu, and I enjoy the movie I see on them more than the endless FF cutscenes, too.

[ernasty10050]

i still think final fantasy takes no skill
you use a spell or attack and your guys do all the work

it's more like watching a movie over and over again

[Anonymous]

You either "get" the games, or you don't.

:lol

[James]

There's nothing TO "get". It's the same damn game with different faces and slightly different plot twists.

The same could be said about a lot of successful series. Legend of Zelda, for example. Even GTA.

The point is just because you don't like a series, doesn't mean it's BAD. And just because I want Boogie to laugh again - sad little man that he is - you either "get" the games or you don't. People will like the games, and others will not understand why.

Besides, now you're basically on the same side as Ernasty. So therefore, I automatically win this discussion. Ernasty's the Old Maid of the boards: You get stuck with it, you lose.

[EisigerBiskuit]

The best thing in my library so far is Prince of Persia.
IT IS SEXY, VERY VERY SEXY

[thebiggameover]

I'm getting a PS2 for Christmas, and I need to know what to get.



make sure you get the new PStwo...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v380/Grizzlyjin/pstwo2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v380/Grizzlyjin/pstwo3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v380/Grizzlyjin/PStwoloading.jpg

:)

[DeadKennedys]

Yes, I say fuck GTA. I really think it's trite and rather boring.

I've been looking at Rez, it looks nice.

What about any of the Armored Core series, and the upcoming Nexus installment?

[Anonymous]

what the fuck

[DeadKennedys]

Yes. Anyway, also what about Xenosaga series?

[Anonymous]

Well I liked the Armored Core series. Build yourself a nifty robot and go on missions with it.



Oh and James, I'm sorry I upset you. It's just that you've turned into a kapn/SSA hybrid all of a sudden, and I thought it was amusing. Either someone likes a game, or they don't. There's nothing to get, with or without quotes. Different strokes, and whathaveyou.

Besides, we're talking about an RPG series, here. They focus more on story than other gameplay elements like combat. I mean, if you can't pass a particular FF battle, you can just level up until you do. If you don't like the story in a FF game, why bother with the game itself?

[Helm]

James, I finished all these games, and whereas I didn't start to feel like a masochist until up to 8, I don't think there's something to 'get' at all. Also, I suspect I enjoyed 6 more because I was I think, 14 at the time? than because it's seriously a great game. The ideas were just fresh then. Now, they're not. The gameplay's more of the same, the characters superficial and the total plot and character development rivals a particularily adventurous episode of Friends. If you're a fag that cried when Sepiroth killed Tifa then I can see how you might think the FF series are OMG THE BEST SERIES OF GAMES EVER INVOLVING OMG I GET THESE GAMES but for anyone with half a brain the ff series are some of the most bland console rpgs by square.

[James]

Ah, the obligatory "Helms jumps across the forums looking for other areas to harass his target" method.

If you read anything I said, you would have noted that I did say they're not without their faults. But they didn't get all the way up to 12 (with numerous spin-offs) because they're "not worth playing."

Keep your aggression focused in one thread and stay there, like the caged animal you deserved to be treated as.

[BlueOatmeal]

Jesus Christ the internet has destroyed so many lives. :tear

[Immortal Goat]

Ah, the obligatory "Helms jumps across the forums looking for other areas to harass his target" method.

If you read anything I said, you would have noted that I did say they're not without their faults. But they didn't get all the way up to 12 (with numerous spin-offs) because they're "not worth playing."

Keep your aggression focused in one thread and stay there, like the caged animal you deserved to be treated as.

I myself find the spinoffs better than the actual series. FF Tactics? Love it, because it is different. Kingdom Hearts? Great game, if only because it is such an original idea executed almost perfectly. Final Fantasy? Been there, done that.

[mew barios]

every thread must be about final fantasy :O

[Anonymous]

If it was Tifa that Sephiroth had killed, I might have cared about it ;<

FF1 was tedious and irritating, even moreso than the original Dragon Warrior. 2 I played for maybe 10 minutes before I realized it was the same game. 3 as well. 4 I have lots of good memories for, but upon a replay, I find it boring and stupid. 5 I liked, though didn't beat because it started getting monotonous. I tried to get back into FF6 a few years ago and it was just mind-numbingly dull. I seriously hate FF7. 8 was a little better because I could actually relate to maybe 12% of one of the characters, but it was really way too boring. 9 was probably the best I've played in recent memory, but nothing really special. 10 was boring, though I think they did a good job on the ending. 10-2 actually looks like a lot of fun, but I've already seen someone beat it so I don't wanna play it now. ;<

I also tried the old SNES Mario Kart recently because I've been saying that none of the new ones can compare to it, and upon playing it again found out that it sucks.

[Carnivore]

:explode

[DeadKennedys]

when Sepiroth killed Tifa

Excuse me, Aeris.


Aeris.

[DamnthatDavid]

I enjoyed Ace Combat 4. But then again, I love the majority of flight combat sims.

[ziggytrix]

If you're a fag that cried when Sepiroth killed Tifa

Like has been said it was Aeris, and I was pretty fucked on acid at the time, but yeah, I cried, and I'm not ashamed.

[thebiggameover]

you people want to talk about what ff game you want to have sex with instead of the PStwo that comming out in november? wtf?
>:

[BlueOatmeal]

The PStwo is so godamn adorable. I want it hard.

[ziggytrix]

PStwo that comming out in november

prolly needs it's own thread.

[DeadKennedys]

Wtf is a PStwo? Give me links and pictures, please!!!

[ziggytrix]

pics on the previous page of this thread. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/17/sony_pstwo/

[DeadKennedys]

Just what exactly is the advantage of buying that, other than smaller size? What does it offer that the original doesn't?

[thebiggameover]

Just what exactly is the advantage of buying that, other than smaller size? What does it offer that the original doesn't?

The first ps2s are kinda known for breaking really easy. fan problems, i hurd that playing dvds in them jacks the lazer, and what not. the new "PStwo" will fix all the problems, plus its smaller. people are kinda wondering how the hard drive thing will fit in to it, but i guess we will see...

[Crying Baby Jesus]

The Xenon (Xbox2) won't have a hard drive cuz billy boy doesn't like people hacking it

[thebiggameover]

The Xenon (Xbox2) won't have a hard drive cuz billy boy doesn't like people hacking it

what the fuck are you talking about?

[Helm]

What the gay? I don't even think you as I target, James. We're discussing the FF series and I'm just saying that evethough I'm very much aware of the history of them and I've played most installments, that doesn't stop them from being very very mediocre at best in my oppinion. And that they've reached number 12 I attibute to the fact that bored pre-teens worldwide somehow relate to these cheezy love-stories in them. It's no wonder people think FF7 is omg the best evah and FF7 was the first of the series with a major love thing going on. To be seen on every FF game thereafter, also.

And ziggy... fag.

[ziggytrix]

FAGGY, maybe, but not a FAG. >:

[Father §p@z]

:( I feel sorry for all the people who bought a Gaystation2, mainly because, aside from FF10- What is it now, 12?, it really doesn't have very many good games :(

[Rongi]

ok

[James]

:( I feel sorry for all the people who bought a Gaystation2, mainly because, aside from FF10- What is it now, 12?, it really doesn't have very many good games :(

That's the dumbest comment I've read on these boards in recent memory.

[nothing4buddha]

agreed.

[Father §p@z]

Also, PS2 only comes in black, but I'm not sure. It must be a bitch to find it at night without waking anyone up by turning the lights on.
The Gamecube, however, comes in a tacky little silver paint job that reflects even the slightest amount of light. So there :(

[Captain Goodtimes]

Could you be anymore racist?

[Father §p@z]

I wouldn't talk about Racism if my signature said "THERES A BLACK KID IN THE WHITE HOUSE :eek "

[thebiggameover]

Also, PS2 only comes in black, but I'm not sure. It must be a bitch to find it at night without waking anyone up by turning the lights on.
The Gamecube, however, comes in a tacky little silver paint job that reflects even the slightest amount of light. So there :(

you can go to the sony's website and get it in blue, yellow, red, and silver....

[ziggytrix]

or you can get your own damn place where you can turn the lights on whenever the fuck you like.

only comes in black. what kinda stupid fucking excuse for a flaw is that.

if i were a goth, i'd be trackin your ass down right now, motherfucker. >:

[Captain Goodtimes]

I wouldn't talk about Racism if my signature said "THERES A BLACK KID IN THE WHITE HOUSE :eek "

Yeah, but that's you, bigot.

[DamnthatDavid]

My X-Box is so god damn big, I can beat all you whiners, and moaners, to death with it. Then have sex my PS2, and use my Gamecube as a cup holder.

Gamecube is for 4 player, multiplayer fun, with a more of a relaxed feel for all games.

PS2 is your, hang out by yourself in your mom's basement playing game after good game.

X-Box is only good for lan games.

[Father §p@z]

You can play 8 player on gamecube, you know. Also, GC costs less than your precious PS2, because it doesn't have a DVD player. But you can buy a DVD player for under 50 dollars now. Besides, DVDs screw with PS2's laser, as stated previously in this thread.

[James]

Stop being retarded. This is a direct order.

[Anonymous]

Also, PS2 only comes in black, but I'm not sure. It must be a bitch to find it at night without waking anyone up by turning the lights on.

The one James quoted was pretty damn stupid, but for me, this is the stupidest thing I've read on the gaming boards.

[James]

I didn't acknowledge that as stupid at first, because I thought "OK, he must have been joking. This post kind of makes that clear."

But then he kept going, and then I realized he was serious.

[Rongi]

father spaz remember when you said at least i'm not as bad as mubert or sports

well, this thread proves you really are, and than some

[Father §p@z]

Scew this thread, and the PS2 >:

[DeadKennedys]

You should totally hang yourself :)

[Father §p@z]

:hangman

[darkvare]

Don't bother getting all 3 either, it's new crime in a diffrent area. it depends on what you like.

If you like a big industrial city get 3
If you like the 80's get vice
If you like black people, wait and get san an.
you can get 3 and vice city in the double pack

[Captain Goodtimes]

My friend has the two pack, in the vice city game there are several glitches including all the hatian missions being taken out.

[al_thebastard]

I'm sick of every game cloning Half-life and GTA, I want a game with a new gimmick