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Playstation/Gaming Discussions => PS3 Discussion => Topic started by: Ginko on February 20, 2002, 05:09:57 PM

Title: So I finally gave in to PS2...
Post by: Ginko on February 20, 2002, 05:09:57 PM
I finally got my PS2...never thought I would but I did.   I saw that Final Fantasy X commercial for the gazillioneth time and gave in...that and all the big titles I\'m getting for Xbox are coming out much later than I thought (Brute Force, Unreal, Sega GT, Turok, Vexx, Panzer Dragoon, Project Ego, Duality...the list goes on and on, point is they don\'t come out till this fall :( )

Anyway, one of my favorite genre\'s is the RPG...since I can\'t play FFX, XI, or XII on any other system it was inevidable.  That and I can play all the older RPGs that I missed out on since I didn\'t own a PS...

I\'m definetely buying FF IX.  I played through VII and VIII(bah!) when my friend let me borrow his PS...

Other than that, I\'m thinking about Chrono Cross, Star Ocean, Saga Frontier, Final Fantasy Anthology, Vagrant Story, Threads of Fate, and Legend Of Mana.  Please give me some opinions on the games I listed or if you have some recommendations, I\'d love to hear them...
Title: So I finally gave in to PS2...
Post by: Bozco on February 20, 2002, 06:09:06 PM
Well you mentioned all RPG\'s but I must mention another great PSX game, Tenchu of course.  A great game thats still fun now.  Oh and Xenogears is a great RPG.
Title: So I finally gave in to PS2...
Post by: jp6666 on February 20, 2002, 06:11:58 PM
Good choice friend ! chrono Cross , all FF\'s and all squares are awesome
Title: So I finally gave in to PS2...
Post by: Ginko on February 20, 2002, 06:20:14 PM
I\'ll look in to Tenchu and see what it is...thanks.

And about the RPG\'s, what I\'m really looking for are people\'s opinoins on the games and possibly some insights as to what the battle systems are like, are the long, difficult, how many characters do you get...things of that nature.
Title: So I finally gave in to PS2...
Post by: 182Ways on February 20, 2002, 06:41:30 PM
Suikoden and Suikoden II.

You\'ll want to play them both.
Title: So I finally gave in to PS2...
Post by: Psycomantis101 on February 20, 2002, 07:06:17 PM
If you like FPS then i recomend medal of honor and medal of honor underground.  oh yeah check out vagrant story also. IMO but all are excelent games
Title: So I finally gave in to PS2...
Post by: mm on February 20, 2002, 07:10:26 PM
im with psycho on that one

MOH 1 and 2 are a couple of the finest console FPS\'s ever
Title: So I finally gave in to PS2...
Post by: Ryu on February 20, 2002, 08:41:13 PM
Well, as far as Playstation games go, I can recommend a whole slew of superb ones, RPG\'s included.  Say so if you want me to whip out a list of no less than 20 great must own titles.

For the PS2 though... I know MGS is not your thing, but like everyone else on this board I highly recommend Grand Theft Auto 3.  Just play it for 10 minutes and I guarantee you will love it, all of it.
Title: So I finally gave in to PS2...
Post by: EmperorRob on February 20, 2002, 08:41:21 PM
One of my fav PS1 games is Final Fantasy Tactics and Vandal Hearts.  Those games rok.
Title: So I finally gave in to PS2...
Post by: Ginko on February 20, 2002, 09:00:10 PM
Well, I\'ll be extremely busy over the next few days with school and all (I\'m taking 2 30 hour class in 7 days :eek:...but I will give all the games you all have recommended a try when I\'m done...

Thanks :D
Title: So I finally gave in to PS2...
Post by: IronFist on February 20, 2002, 09:19:44 PM
FF:Tactics is a very good RPG.  And I heard that Castlevania: Symphony of the Night was an awesome game if you can find it (unfortunately, I missed out on it :()  It\'s not an RPG, but if you\'re into those kinds of games you will love it.
Title: So I finally gave in to PS2...
Post by: idiotcrap on February 21, 2002, 04:12:06 AM
X=10
V=5
Title: So I finally gave in to PS2...
Post by: Sublimesjg on February 21, 2002, 08:26:34 AM
rigghhhttt

anyway i would say the must have rpgs from psx are

FFIX - Chrono Cross - Star Ocean 2 - Lunar 1&2 Complete - Xenogears and Vagarant Story

the others you listed are good but not the best of the best

those up there will keep you quite busy too
Title: So I finally gave in to PS2...
Post by: Hawke on February 21, 2002, 08:36:24 AM
Don\'t forget to check out Wild Arms, kick-ass RPG, if you can get over the lame graphics :)
Title: So I finally gave in to PS2...
Post by: Troglodyte on February 21, 2002, 08:52:43 AM
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Originally posted by Hawke
Don\'t forget to check out Wild Arms, kick-ass RPG, if you can get over the lame graphics :)


Wild Arms Advanced 3rd is coming out soon!

(Opening Video)
http://www.scej.jp/wildarms3/rm/wa01.ram

(Awesome in-game Video)
http://www.scej.jp/wildarms3/rm/wa03.ram

(Japanese Website)
http://www.scei.co.jp/sd2/wildarms3/index.html
Title: So I finally gave in to PS2...
Post by: Heretic on February 21, 2002, 09:45:03 AM
Forget about FF Anthology, it\'s on the incompatible with PS2 list. Supposedly game V works fine (one of the least loved games of the entire series) and VI  has trouble when you go to save.  

Breath of Fire III would be a good substitute for Anthology. Am told BoF IV is even better. If you want to catch up on the classics, don\'t overlook FF Chronicles either.

You\'re an RPG fan and never owned a PSX? No wonder you freely talk smack about Sony [shakes head slowly] Just don\'t know no better, is all ;)
Title: So I finally gave in to PS2...
Post by: kopking on February 21, 2002, 11:53:31 AM
wild arms, ive heard its excellent, unfortuantely i missed it. als ive heard xenogears in excellent, but wansnt release in uk
Title: So I finally gave in to PS2...
Post by: Hells of d-day on February 21, 2002, 03:21:28 PM
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Originally posted by Bozco
Well you mentioned all RPG\'s but I must mention another great PSX game, Tenchu of course.  A great game thats still fun now.  Oh and Xenogears is a great RPG.


Tenchu was great just the idea of snaeking up and being stealth was a great idea, no 2 was great to.
Title: So I finally gave in to PS2...
Post by: Hells of d-day on February 21, 2002, 03:23:58 PM
Does anybody remeber Suikoden...great game the graphics are a bit lame but the story was great....but i missed out on suikoden 2 :(
Title: So I finally gave in to PS2...
Post by: datamage on February 21, 2002, 07:25:12 PM
Ginko,

Here\'s a couple more that I\'m sure you won\'t regret.

Alunda and Vandal Hearts. Great oldies.
Title: So I finally gave in to PS2...
Post by: PSX_J on February 21, 2002, 07:28:17 PM
Wow, Ginko! I remember your crazy fanboyish ways quite well. It\'s nice to see you actually giving other consoles a try.
Title: So I finally gave in to PS2...
Post by: Paul on February 21, 2002, 11:30:35 PM
No wonder you\'re smacking SONY left right and centre..you\'ve never owned a PSX.

But it\'s quite ridiculous to be an RPG fan and not playing all those fab RPG all these years.

Just WHAT DID U PLAY all those years???!!! :)

Anyway, I suggest you try everything everyone\'s recommending here...I\'ve  finished ALL of them except BOF4 and Wild Arms 2.

Those are all great games despite the now dated graphics.

Gameplay over graphics anyday for me... :)
Title: So I finally gave in to PS2...
Post by: Paul on February 21, 2002, 11:37:08 PM
No wonder you\'re smacking SONY left right and centre..you\'ve never owned a PSX.

But it\'s quite ridiculous to be an RPG fan and not playing all those fab RPG all these years.

Just WHAT DID U PLAY all those years???!!! :)

Anyway, I suggest you try everything everyone\'s recommending here...I\'ve  finished ALL of them except BOF4 and Wild Arms 2.

Those are all great games despite the now dated graphics.

Gameplay over graphics anyday for me... :)
Title: So I finally gave in to PS2...
Post by: Ginko on February 25, 2002, 09:25:54 AM
Whew, I made an A in my Law of Contracts class :cool:  Now to work on Law of Agency :( Pretty easy so far...

Smacking Sony?!? LOL!!  I\'m not done yet...Xbox is still my console of choice, PS2 comes somewhat close though...

Anyway, 2 of my friend\'s had PS and I got a little bit of playtime in...I was never impressed enough to go out and buy one.  FFX impressed me so I bought PS2.  

FFIX is great so far, GTA III is so awesome,  Metal Gear Solid 2 was okay ( I was a bit underwhelmed by the whole thing), Chrono Cross is pure gold so far...

Ummm, only like 20 more games to go...they\'ll all have to take a back seat to Jet Set Radio Future:D
Title: So I finally gave in to PS2...
Post by: FatalXception on February 25, 2002, 11:24:51 AM
Avoid Legend of Mana like the plague though, I see it was on your list.

If you get tired of RPG games, you can play rpgish Parasite Eve or Eve II.  Both were cool.
Title: So I finally gave in to PS2...
Post by: Ginko on February 25, 2002, 03:32:08 PM
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Originally posted by FatalXception
Avoid Legend of Mana like the plague though, I see it was on your list.

If you get tired of RPG games, you can play rpgish Parasite Eve or Eve II.  Both were cool.


I forgot to put this on my list!!  I played though some of the first one, very cool game.  A little slow paced though.

But I have been looking for both of them...somewhat hard to find.  I\'ll probably have to get them used...oh well.
Title: So I finally gave in to PS2...
Post by: Chrono on February 25, 2002, 03:53:46 PM
yeah.. legend of mana was weak.. very differnt then the last.. I did not care for it :(

you obviously have to try MGS2 and GTA3 :hat: