Hidden Gems!

[zilbert25]

The Bouncer and Urban Reign are great games that deserve more attention.
The Suffering is also a good one to play through. Twisted and shit but good story and gameplay.
Shadow of Rome, cant go wrong either.
PS2 has too many man, absolutely insane amount of good games, including 100s of hidden gems.

 

[Gym Ghingham]

I will just add some from my list despite it might have some more known games

Steambot Chronicles
Shadow Heart
Soul Nomad And World Eater
Okage Shadow King
Forbidden Siren
Tear Ring Saga
Shinobido
Odin Sphere
Valkyrie Profile 2
Suikoden 5
Rogue Galaxy
Front Mission 5
Armored Core 3
God Hand
Way Of Samurai 2
The Red Star
Robotic Alchemic Drive R.A.D(aka The Big 0 with tragic comedy moment,not tragic but the execution is funny)
Shadow Of Collossus
Dark Cloud 1 and 2
Ring Of Red
Romancing Saga Minstrel Song
Tales Of The Abyss
Rule of Roses
Gregory Horror Show
Urban Reign
Shadow Tower Abyss
Wizardry Forsaken Land
Eternal Ring
Mystic Heroes
Legend Of Sayuki
Tenchu Wrath Of Heaven
Nightshade/Kunoichi
Eternal Poison
Haunting Ground
The Bouncer
Fatal Frame 1 2 3
Final Fight Streetwise
Skygunner
Crimson Sea 2
Dawn Of Mana
Dragon Quest 8
Dragon Quest 5 Heavenly Bride
Monster Rancher 4
Vampire Panic
Shadow Of Destiny/Memories
ICO
Chaos Legion
Ar Tonelico 1 2
Ace Combat 5

 

[Motbob]

my favorite game on ps2 is a game called Ring of Red.

a seemingly simple little strategy. yet i've played it through so many times. and i can return to its world again and again.
i really like the design of the game, the alternative world. so i guess its atmosphere sucked me in.
i can only recommend it.
and thank you for all the suggestions to the commenters. because i found so many interesting things that i didn't know about (because they are hidden gems ;-) ) but i became very curious about them

 

[ThirdEidolon]

What are some of your favorite PS2 Hidden Gems? I am looking for some obscure PS2 games to play this Xmas.

Magna Karta

My submission would be World Destruction on DS.

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Is Rogue Galaxy similar to a space opera? Because if it is, I wanna play it.

Think Cowboy bebop meets skies of arcadia

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Haunting Ground for the PS2 deserves more love honestly. It is just a shame that it had to be overshadowed by Silent Hill 3 and Resident Hill 4.

It doesn't help that it got scalped to hell, like Rule of Rose.

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Was this part of the Dino Crisis series?

It absolutely was, and finishes the story, but we don't talk about it.
We just don't. But yes it explains what happened to Dylan's daughter.

 

[Deleted member 563203]

I always wanted to play this game but I never got around to it. Do you know this game here and do you have experience with it?

 

[Stingy Perry Stingy Perry]

This one is quite controversial when it came out. Media outlets labeled this game as a “bully simulator” but in fact it’s the opposite.
You play as James “Jimmy” Hopkins as you rise through the ranks in order to stop bullying.

 

[Azura]

awesome game

 

[Deleted member 563203]

This one is quite controversial when it came out. Media outlets labeled this game as a “bully simulator” but in fact it’s the opposite.
You play as James “Jimmy” Hopkins as you rise through the ranks in order to stop bullying.

It's a bit like gta?

 

[Iguana-0]

Pretty good game. Although my question is. Do we have a thread related to Manhunt on here?

 

[TheWanderer]

Oh yeah beating the shit out of nerds Simulator

 

[Deleted member 563203]

Pretty good game. Although my question is. Do we have a thread related to Manhunt on here?

I don't know it, but I don't think.

 

[WesternYokai]

I played a ton back in the day and it's a nice spin on the GTA formula. Don't know if aged well tho.

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

I adore it.

But it doesn't like me.

I can't decompress it on Android (over 4GBs) and my original PS2 disc was... well-loved, so it doesn't work no more.

 

[No-Bo-Dy]

 

[Deleted member 563203]

I adore it.

But it doesn't like me.

I can't decompress it on Android (over 4GBs) and my original PS2 disc was... well-loved, so it doesn't work no more.

I'm still using Android 9 but it doesn't work for me anymore either no idea why. I can't find it in the Google Play Store anymore .

 

[Not_Red]

I'm still using Android 9 but it doesn't work for me anymore either no idea why. I can't find it in the Google Play Store anymore .

Maybe it got removed from your region?
I just checked mine and the game is still there for me, sitting at a 2.7 rate which is just on par with any rerelease from Rockstar.

 

[Kamako]

I only knew it as Canis Canem Edit for the longest time, 'cause that's what was on the PAL box-art.

I never got very far into the story, but I enjoyed doing the classroom activities, like performing an autopsy on a crow.

 

[AncientBehemoth]

Sure. I loved it so much I beat it and completed it 100% two times. IMO it is even better then GTA. School live in Britain that you never experienced. It got great OST, gameplay and funny over the top story. There are a lot of activities to do besides the main story. My favorite is outfits collection and bike racing. It's must play.

 

[Deleted member 563203]

Maybe it got removed from your region?
I just checked mine and the game is still there for me, sitting at a 2.7 rate which is just on par with any rerelease from Rockstar.

Of course, this can also be .

 

[Deleted member 420614]

Yes I do own a copy of Canis Canem Edit. A good game from the time when Rock star was good now they just shit out the same game over and over again which for some reason is the most hyped and loved game series ever made which boggle my mind to no end.

 

[TinRattler]

Brave the search for spirit dancer
The getaway
Street boyz

 

[tigg]

Okage
nice little RPG thats commonly overlooked

 

[timehack]

.hack//Series

 

[popckorn]

Damn... I truly have ignored the PS2 too long...
I could not emulate it very good with Ryzen 3200u Laptop, so I skipped it a lot.
But man, there are a treasure trove of recommendations in this thread.
Good thread!

 

[solidbatman]

graffiti kingdom is a good one. spiritual sequel to the very mediocre magic pengel. Both games allow you to draw your own lil fellas to fight with. Bit clunky but kind of works. a very blemished gem a gem nonetheless.