I remember playing the shit out of SSX on the demo disc when I first got it for Christmas https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=zBRTrdm_Q1c

>>1077390 To avoid repeating the other anon's list: >Fire Emblem >Yggdra Union >PMD Rescue Team (even if Explorers is better in every way) >Shaman King: Master of Spirits >Riviera: The Promised Land >SRW >Ace Attorney 1, 2 and 3 >Boktai 1 and 2 >Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap >Final Fantasy Tactics Advance >Klonoa >Megaman Battle Network >Mother 3 >Sonic Advance >Drill Dozer

Is this list still relevant?

>>1077493 Very much so

>>1077493 A handful of those pick are questionable but overall it's a good list

Read the list in order and wait till the end to open the image or I WILL corrupt the save files on your memory card. 10. Sly Cooper Trilogy 9. Guilty Gear XXAC 8. God Hand 7. Devil May Cry 3 6. Okami 5. GTA Trilogy 4. Dragon Quest VIII 3. Metal Gear Solid 2&3 2. Ace Combat Trilogy 1. Steambot Chronicles (You may open the image now)

>>1077527 >I WILL corrupt the save files on your memory card >not just mailing a demo disc of Viewtiful Joe 2

>>1077527 >War of the Monsters >Twisted Metal Black & Head-On: Extra Twisted Edition >Soul Calibur II and III (because Heihachi was more fun to play as than Link and Spawn, and SCIII has super cool single player modes) >Jak series >GTA series (because fuck you, they were originally PS2 exclusives) >Sly series >Ratchet series >Ape Escape series Honestly these are the only PS2 exclusives/semi-exclusives I really care about. Though I love plenty of other multiplatform games on the system.

>>1077527 >Sly Cooper Trilogy You think so? As far as platformers go, I think Ratchet & Clank is better. As for Sly, the first is my favorite. A lot of people say 2 is the best but I don't see why, I didn't like the switch to the big open hub levels you do things inside. I think the level design was much tighter in 1 and the music was better.

>>1077116 >downhill domination had a lot of fun with game. kineticlops was best character

>>1076378 S tier for me is: Genesis, Playstation, Vita Anyway one of the top games for the PS2 I have played is Stuntman. Romancing SaGa is amazing as well.

My library is >All maineline AC games >Trinity of AC games >Samurai Western >Blood Will Tell (dororo game) >Gundam EIS/ Gundam Seed NET >Zone of The Enders >Eureka Seven (both) I still need the Way of the Samurai, God Hand, Gungrave 1 & 2, Chaos Legion, Drakengard 1 & 2, ICO/SOC, some resident evil games, and the other gundam games. The Armored Core games are fun as hell, I did a quad only run for nexus and Im doing one for Zinaida's Path in Last Raven. I need to replay Silent Line without OPI just for the fuck of it. Another Age just got stupid hard with the gen 1 bosses, but the idea of old mechs kicking ass in a modern era is cool. MGS3 was also fun, but before I play 2 I need to finish 1 and PW. The ps2 has an awesome library.

PS2 nation, rise up

>>1076369 Xbox 360 isn't retro.

Maybe 8chan will help me. I know most PS2 commercials were uploaded in rly nice quality to youtube, by official accounts. But some of the ads are........ either too weird, or outright PROBLEMATIC. weird: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjySDiV6HbE pRobLEmATic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht_tAc5yiR8 Do those exist in really crisp quality anywhere?

>>1233697 Anon thinks retro is just old...... even if that brand of old is basically the same as what you have now: widescreen, progressive and HD.

>>1233843 To be fair, most commercials during that time are all hipster 2deep4u kinda of deal trying to be "unique" and awkward, that late counter-culture soul starting to get stale to give place to copypasted "movie-like" trailers like that Gears of War one.

>>1099811 My friend says Sly 1 is the best version of Crash. And for niggas who're REALLY into Crash(like things) I guess Sly 1 will bring more joy.

>>1233927 Is it hipster 2deep4u if its honest? PS1/PS2 period had REAL freedom given to developers, and so the games were pushing boundaries, both in gameplay, style, and story. Parappa, Ico, LSD Simulator, Vagrant Story, Parasite Eve, GTA, Fahrenheit, Okami, MGS, God of War....... those were actual diversity. So the ads promising shit you won't expect, were telling the truth.

>>1234080 There is a different in being honest and just being quirky for the sake of attention. Don't get me wrong, I like those commercials, I am just saying how most of those were made weird just for the sake of being weird and not to sell the game.

>>1233551 >Beat Down Wish Capcom would give it another chance

The PS2 was full of those misunderstood gems that if released today would be everyone's favorite

>>1077527 I haven't played literally any of those Heard they're good though

>>1076389 Thank you for that article, it looks like the kids might grow up more resistant to fake ads/scams atleast >20% of 3 year olds are already hooked on phones, and 13% have online profiles

>>1076389 >all those gayming consoles literally who the fuck is buying those, what are they even playing

>>1316971 FIFA and COD

>>1234134 >I am just saying how most of those were made weird just for the sake of being weird Drug addicted Gen Xers like Chris Cunningham were free to express themselves and it was beautiful. Mid 2000s onward you start to get shit like this and it's such corporate sewage it makes me recoil in disgust. What's fucking sad is that PSP Squirrels is somehow 100 times more creative than most of the shit ads you get today where it's just a nigger being given "power" by the brand.

Would any of you guys have minded if video game graphics stayed on the level of the PS2? I honestly don't care for graphics beyond this level, they still look really good to me.

>>1351998 Perfectly fine, and I'm a guy who's put his money where his mouth is, I've bought plenty of "graphically weak" games if they look fun. Though I'd still like modern processing power for more NPCs and bigger maps.

>>1076012 >get my hands on a relatively small CRT >decide to dust off my PS2 >it doesn't turn on (it was working the last time i powered it on... 15 years ago) >google the issue >if the red LED isn't turning on, it might be the button itself, not the power supply >i have to clean it, and if it still doesn't work, i have to swap out the piece (which is cheap, but will take a while to arrive from china) >cleaning did the trick >FMCB it >play some rape escape 3 on it and unsuccessfully try to load symphony of the night from a USB stick >find out the PS2 needs its battery changed as well >clean the whole console while i'm at it >now the image is all fucked up (incredibly dim, distorted, wrong colors) >google the issue >a fuse most likely blew (or i knocked it off) >i don't know how to solder, so i sell it to a coworker for $50 (gave him the two controllers i had, 2 memory cards and a copy of some shitty NASCAR game i don't even remember buying) This is still my favorite console of all time, if only because of its immense catalog, back then i could literally go dumpster diving in any random gamestop and find gold in their discount bins. Shit like odin sphere, the already mentioned ape escape 3 and valkyrie profile 2 i got for less than 5 dollars thanks to clueless employees not knowing how much they're worth. Too bad coomlectors shat up the hobby. >favorite game I genuinely couldn't pick just one. >favorite game that's not on everyone's favorite PS2 games list (hidden germs) Not sure if its a hiden jerm, but shadow of rome. I never hear anyone talk about it. >favorite genre that was on PS2 that's not made anymore Hack and slash, it's all soulshit now. >favorite characters Sayaka, sayaka in the chinese outfit, sayaka in the genie outfit, sayaka in the magical girl outfit.

>>1351998 Late PS2 but early 7th Gen was fine too

>>1076012 What a perfect timing for a thread, I have been on a large PS2 stint lately. >Favorite game A tough one but I gotta say Ace Combat Zero >Hidden Gem Sky Odyssey, a game about flying a plane through crazy fucking islands >Favorite Genre that was on PS2 that's not made anymore Dungeon Crawlers in the vein of Dark Cloud/Rogue Legacy, alternatively Monster Rancher like games. >Favorite Characters Albedo from Xenosaga, and Raziel from Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

>>1076012 >favorite game Shadow of the Colossus. Yes, unoriginal choice. But its real time giant boss battles have aged better than, say, QTE shit in God of War games. The feeling of every colossi being a fully playable gameplay experience and not a lazy QTE is a technical marvel. >favorite hidden gem Ape Escape 2 is underrated. I still prefer 3, but people shouldn't sleep on 2. >favorite PS2-exclusive genre Furry mascot platformers. Made by Sony. Ratchet, Sly, maybe Jak if you count Daxter. Then sony "grew up" and stopped making much of them in favor of Uncharted, Infamous, TLoU. >favorite characters Who comes to mind... Ammy from Okami Yumi from Ape Escape 3 Snake from MGS3 Yorda from Ico Prince from Katamari Raz from Psychonauts .....of the top of my head. Dunno why I remember these guys the most, but there you go.

>>1076374 People weren't exaggerating when they said PS5 has no games.

>>1076012 Monster Hunter Dos Bleach Blade Battlers 2nd Car Combat games Mike Toreno

>>1351998 it's funny, I played a new game recently that looked like 2006 graphics but was colorful, and it was honestlyreally great. I'm also replaying God of War 1 and like... yea, turns out your brain really doesn't need fucking raytracing and all that bullshit to be fooled into just eating up what's on screen. Which is nice. ANyway, I crank my settings down all the time for performance anyway where I can on newer games. >>1077527 I mean, I'm not a dick rider, but God of War 1/2 was really fucking Goated at the time. I'm playing right now, and it does shit that modern games don't do (GIANT FUCKING MONSTERS AND LANDSCAPES). >inb4 shadow of the colossus Fine game with mid combat at best compared to God of War 1, but I don't think it's fair to compare them in a pissing match. Respect would be best due by respecting them for their different strengths. But yea, GoW1 like... it does stuff that modern games steal from to this day.