Help Me Find This PS2/PS3 Game (Please...)

[Suptuou]

Could be. Video games are so similar, and when you played so much different video games in a short time your brain start to generate false memory of a video game never existed but combined many elements into one game. It may be even a SEGA Genesis video game you weirdly remember as a PS2 game even in 3D. Brain works in a way it has to "generate" the memory by using a blueprint it saved therefore our memories always have a potential to be false. Your uncle's green sports car can even turn into a red pickup truck in your memory. And then it may turn out it wasn't your uncle's but your aunt's. False believes also can generate a false memory. I can also say the memories you had when you were a child likely to be false for many reasons I'll skip to explain.

While such a video game perhaps exist, it's really hard for us to find and we cannot machine gun you every similar game. I wish we could find it. I hope a hero will come and give the right answer so don't lose hope!!! It sucks to can't remember a game you look for. So best to do is checking video games of the platforms you suspect, perhaps you may find great games along the way! This is what I do when I look for a game I can't remember lol.

You're right, but you have to admit – it's so frustrating that I could find even Raiden 3, yet I can't remember this game that made me feel so amazing back then! Ugh, I wish I could recall THIS game instead of the Tomb Raider I played on PS1... AGGGGHHHHHHH!

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Damn I thought I was getting somewhere with a ps2 game called Sword of Destiny. If anything, that one might be pretty cool to check out regardless. The search continues

Oh someone already mentioned that well fuck me lmao

I checked out Sword of Destiny and for a second I thought 'This is it!' because of the main character, but nope... Turns out it's not the one. Games from that era all had such similar UI designs too – it's like I've played them all, yet they've all been wiped from my memory. So frustrating

 

[PhaseJump]

I am thinking of Darksiders.

It was a Soul Reaver vibe, plays like DMC and GOW with the action and weapons, a bit like Zelda 64 overall with the exploration, you went through environments that were corrupted during the apocalypse, so they are organic and hellish in places.

 

[csanjuro]

Crimson Sea 2 maybe?

 

[Deleted member 77791]

Crimson Sea 2 maybe?

Seriously, I was actually looking for this game!! I was trying to remember a video game that its 1st game is XBOX exclusive, 2nd game PS2 exclusive or something. I was going nuts of how it's hard to convince Google I mean the first XBOX, not XBOX ONE lol.

Well they say there is always an opportunity in everything!!! Really thanks for saving my short mortal time from wasting it on researching the whole PS2 library for like 99999th time lol.

 

[Cardboardtubeknight Cardboardtubeknight]

So I've definitely spent about an hour than expected on this. Sorry, but I'm throwing in the towel.

Good luck on your search though

 

[Nasty]

It's funny cause what you describe fits perfectly with Lament of Innocence but it could be you merging a couple memories together and sending yourself on a wild goose chase as a result lol

 

[Zerohour2k12]

Drakengard maybe?

 

[Clippy]

A bit of a Hail Mary but I haven't seen Baroque or Maken X mentioned so maybe it could be one of those?

 

[gwardojones]

It's not one of the Genji games, is it?

Genji: Dawn of the Samurai gameplay video

 

[thecrow2313]

Hello friends! There's a PS2 or PS3 game that I've been trying to remember for almost two years now, but I just can't seem to find it. Recently, I decided to play some old games through an emulator (like Jak, DMC 1-2-3, Metal Slug, Onimusha, etc.), and it felt really great. However, I still can't find that one game I've been thinking about for years. I remember it being a mix of Onimusha and DMC, though it might not actually be like that.

I only recall a very short 2-3 second clip: Imagine you're in a boss arena—a circular room. I distinctly remember the main character having a cape (ım not sure) (possibly a sword user?). That boss room had a brain-like structure, with round, eye-like things popping up from the ground. There were vein-like textures on the floor and walls, and I'm somewhat sure the ground looked like a brain. One of the enemies attacking us was something like worms coming out of the ground, or maybe some kind of energy wave, but it also had a fleshy texture.

The graphics weren't bad for its time—I remember the textures and effects being fairly detailed, which made the whole "living" environment even creepier!

If you could help me find it, I’d be really happy! When I played it as a kid, it got me so excited—I even got scared and asked my mom, "Do people’s brains look like that when they die?" :D I’m sure I played this game between 2005-2007, and it was either a PS2 or PS3 game.

 

[AlucarD]

Could it be this? Pretty similiar from the way TS described, worth to have a look.

 

[Suptuou]

It's funny cause what you describe fits perfectly with Lament of Innocence but it could be you merging a couple memories together and sending yourself on a wild goose chase as a result lol

Probably..

 

[Sinmenon]

The way you described, it could be either Castlevania: Lament of Innocence or even Curse of Darkness. Both have extra playable characters, so I'm wondering if you saw a clip of Joachim as a playable character?

In any case...
At some point, when you are relaxed, try to do this:
Recall the day when you saw that game. How was the weather? Were there any external sounds around you? And what about the smells? Now, how was your day, and what were you doing just before seeing the game?
Now that you are "in the mood", in a similar headspace as back then, try to recall what you saw. Try to describe the main character: what are their colors? Can you remember the hair? Weapons?
Then the location. You mentioned gothic-like setting and brain-like tissue. Can you remember anything that stands out? Something about the place, maybe more details of the enemy? Can you remember anyone speaking in the game?
Yes, I'm trying to help jog your memory. I hope it helps.

 

[PhaseJump]

If it wasn't Darksiders, or a Castlevania game, including Lords of Shadow.

Could it have been a platformer like Maximo 1 and 2, MediEvil, even Akuji the Heartless?

 

[nobitakun]

The way you described, it could be either Castlevania: Lament of Innocence or even Curse of Darkness. Both have extra playable characters, so I'm wondering if you saw a clip of Joachim as a playable character?

In any case...
At some point, when you are relaxed, try to do this:
Recall the day when you saw that game. How was the weather? Were there any external sounds around you? And what about the smells? Now, how was your day, and what were you doing just before seeing the game?
Now that you are "in the mood", in a similar headspace as back then, try to recall what you saw. Try to describe the main character: what are their colors? Can you remember the hair? Weapons?
Then the location. You mentioned gothic-like setting and brain-like tissue. Can you remember anything that stands out? Something about the place, maybe more details of the enemy? Can you remember anyone speaking in the game?
Yes, I'm trying to help jog your memory. I hope it helps.

I think it would be more interesting if he asked his mother about it, because I quote from his first message:

When I played it as a kid, it got me so excited—I even got scared and asked my mom, "Do people’s brains look like that when they die?"

I assume he showed her to ask that question.

Otherwise I would be very surprised if by a 2-3 seconds clip anybody who didn't see that clip would guess what game is it, among all the thousands and thousands PS2 and PS3 games that exist. How can you know it was PS2 or PS3 and not Xbox or Xbox360, if you can't tell PS2 from PS3 graphics? :O

 

[Vaggplus]

Was it by any chance the final boss from Grandia 2?

Spoiler: Grandia 2 final boss

 

[PSVitaForever]

Was it by any chance the final boss from Grandia 2?

Spoiler: Grandia 2 final boss

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When they mentioned brains and things like that I immediately thought of Grandia 2 because of that part inside an enemy, but I feel it's not so "creepy" like the rest of description make it seems, also it's not like Grandia reminds of DMC.

Let's hope the author of this topic will be able to find that game, eventually; sometimes it happens to me as well, I have some scene in mind and I can't remember which game was, lucky me when I find out!

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Not sure if someone mentioned it already, but around the time 3.04.56 of the video below there are worms coming out of the ground. "Dante's Inferno", never played it but I recall I thought it was shocking when I first saw it years ago, and the description made me think about it.

Post automatically merged: May 20, 2025

3.55.29 (time in the video below), this one came to mind when mentioning swords and action battles, "The Sword of Etheria" (I wanted to play it but I haven't still, never seen before today that it becomes creepy, maybe it could fit with your description)

After this I give up and I wish you good luck :)

 

[Suptuou]

Alright friends, I'm throwing in the towel. I'll inevitably stumble upon it during my 'play every PS2 game ever' challenge. And if not? Well, guess my imagination betrayed me. Thanks a ton for all your efforts – now I'm off to cry-play Onimusha 3.