Hitman 2! First game I 100%’d the trophy’s

Twisted metal

Metal gear

Toiny hawk

Resident evil

State of emergency rocked

After setting up emulators for both the PS2 and PS1, I’m amazed at how little I actually turn on my xbox one S anymore.

Games from that generation just hit differently for me. Especially my favourites like Final Fantasy X and XII. It took me a while to get why I felt that way, but it’s the combat systems in modern games have become to frenetic and button-mashy. How am I supposed to strategize what my team mates are doing at the speed that the combat now wants to take place at.

And that’s not just with the Final Fantasy series. God of War both went down that “let’s make combat as fast and frenetic as possible” route after the PS2 generation.

I’m also going to give an honourable mention on PS2 to the last Stalwart alternative to the EA NHL series; that being NHL 2K10. I really enjoyed the things that it did differently to EA Sports, like the ability to set two of your team-mates to hassle an opposing player. I wish 2K had kept it up. But it seems they gave up the NHL and EA gave up the NBA. Fair trade I guess.

Persona 3 FES

I ❤️ Katamari

Too many to even mention.

Even more than the games, I cherish the memories made with friends.

Driving around different towns to finally find FFX, four people sitting around a 15 inch TV to marvel at MGS2, drag racing our ugly custom cars in NFS Underground, spending a whole summer rocking out and breaking highscores in Guitar Hero…

To me, it was the golden age of video gaming.

Shadow of the Colossus.

The scale of the game was just massive for a PS2 title. Amazing hard hitting ending and challenging battles.

I really loved the “Anchor Man” DVD menu. Solid graphics, great playthrough, simple controls.

Gosh where to start…

Shadow of the Colossus, Ratchet and Clank, Jak and Daxter, Final Fantasy X, Kingdom Hearts, Devil May Cry, God of War, Resident Evil 4, Silent Hill 2, Okami, Burnout, Metal Gear Solid 2/3, Singstar, Eye Toy, Spider Man 2

And I could go on and on. We had it good back then.

ill try to name things most people havent played.

I heavily recommend people to try Downhill Domination. think like snowboard kids or mario kart(specifically mount wario or dk mountain tracks) but on mountain bikes. Silly bike combat with soo many side paths for players to try to forge their own way on winning a race.

MGS2 and 3, Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, GTA… There’s so many great games specifically from that era, and even exclusive to the PS2.

I went to use my old PS2 the other night after many years. The controllers thumpads had turned into this sticky, rubbery, goo. Gross. I couldn’t play it

Twisted metal, vice city, predator

So many great games on the PS2, I think of it as the best console and best gaming period of my life, these 3 are on the top of my mind of that time.

Edit - ofcourse, not a game, but the modchip was the best thing :)

Metal gear solid 3. Final fantasy 10, 11, 12. Freedom fighters. Kingdom hearts. Xenosaga. Battlefield modern combat. Metal gear solid 2. RAD. NFS underground. NBA street. Shadow of the colossus. Sax on tour. Burnout 3. God of war 1 and 2. Silent Hill the room. Ōkami. Metal arms.

Idk some others I’m sure. It’s THE goated console for a reason. I also enjoy RPGs and the PS2 just had banger after banger.