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[TheWanderer]

D.I.C.E is a good Racing/Beat em up mash up, IDk if it's based on an anime series but it reminded me of Zoids while i played it, i also loved its unique transparent casing, tried to look for it, but no luck, i fear it was sold or went missing, wich is a shame because bein a original disc i could still play it on PCSX2

Now I don't want to be that guy
But the Arabic opening is waaaay better

 

[Lee__Kanker]

DQ IV and V on the PSX and PS2 deserved a western release.

I do love the DS remakes but they're "crunchier" (I don't mind that though).

I'm wondering why DQ VI didn't get remade tho.



I dislike English in the game too, phantomilian is a better language for whimsical worlds about dreams.

Same with Nights, Journey of Dreams having fully English voiced dialogues and cutscene kinda killed the mystic aspect of the series to me...

I'd love a proper remake of the WonderSwan + the first two GBA games too. Or maybe Heroes.

Or a simple compilation, anything is fine.

More people need to known the wonderswan game exists

No remakes

Thats right, that one technically advanced game on the mega cd has a sequel on the ps2! And it's from the same studio too!

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

More people need to known the wonderswan game exists

No remakes
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Thats right, that one technically advanced game on the mega cd has a sequel on the ps2! And it's from the same studio too!

It was a pain to emulate but I managed with an english patch.

Isn't Silpheed made by Treasure?

 

[Lee__Kanker]

It was a pain to emulate but I managed with an english patch.

Isn't Silpheed made by Treasure?

I remember when I played the og it said "game arts" but I could just be misremembering

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

I remember when I played the og it said "game arts" but I could just be misremembering

According to Wikipedia they co developed it.

 

[hazys]

• Glass Rose (Adventure)
• Urban Chaos: Riot Response (FPS)
• Way of the Samurai (Life Sim)
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (TPS)
• Urban Reign (Beat-'em-up)
• Sky Odyssey (Flight Sim)
• Everblue 2 (Diving Sim)
• 10,000 Bullets (Character Action)
• The Nightmare of Druaga: Fushigino Dungeon (Roguelike)
• Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land (Dungeon Crawler)
• Shadow Hearts: Covenant (JRPG)
• Boku wa Chiisai (3D Platformer)
• Steambot Chronicles (Action-adventure / Sim)
• Super Galdelic Hour (Mini-games / Weird)
• Vampire Night (Gun Game)
• Ring of Red (SRPG)
• Mawaza (Puzzle)
• Mojib-Ribbon (Rhythm)

 

[Auriiya]

Threads of fate
Torenko the last hope
The granstream saga

 

[thanonyx thanonyx]

You know what else deserved more attention?

CHAOS LEGION

 

[Yousef]

Now I don't want to be that guy
But the Arabic opening is waaaay better

Please always be that guy
Because you are correct

 

[ShibbyDealer]

It's already past but while things are still going:

• Gitaroo Man
• Urban Chaos: Riot Response
• Half-Life, they came out with a really solid port of the game that's worth a replay.
• Give licensed games a shot. Some of them are real pleasant surprises like that Nightmare Before Christmas one.

 

[Raccoonus]

These are all multiplats and sort of known so I don't know if these count for you...

Tak and The Power of Juju is a surprisingly well made platformer and Tak 2 Staff of dreams is a tad buggy but looks honestly quite nice for it's time and is much more straightforward and punctual.
I also never see people mention I-Ninja, I guess it's kind of like a platformer hack n slash? Gameplay is very straightforward and it can be a little challenging at times but it's overall an enjoyable game with a nice soundtrack and looks excellent for a PS2 title.

 

[TheWanderer]

Please always be that guy
Because you are correct

Ah yes a fellow man of culture fr fr

 

[SonOfEnosh]

I remember playing games that were never on any lists of popular/best games on PS2. I enjoyed them a lot. There were a ton of sports/racing games but one of my favorites that stayed in my memory is Shrek: Carnival Craze.
Cousins and friends from my neighborhood would gather around and play them together, and had such a fun time. Shame I don't have that spark anymore for it, neither do I have the time to play as much. There were also other games but I can't seem to remember them as I am writing this, maybe only Hugo games.


What about you? Which games have you played that are not as popular with the majority of the population?

 

[Antilocal123]

Bloodrayne, an artist I liked had it as their album cover and it’s kinda crazy how little it’s talked about.

 

[ing17]

Not sure how niche it would be but I enjoyed a lot of Ed Edd n Eddy Misedventures back in the PS2 era. Fully completed the game.

 

[PapiDChado]

Splatter Master, a side-scrolling hack n slash that i found at my local gamestop for like 5 euros. Totally forgot about it until I found a video essay about 505 low budget ps2 games. I totally had a blast with that one even though i never finished it.

 

[RunicOrangejuice]

Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy.
It's considered a sister-series of Atelier, with a goofy anime plot, semi-difficult gameplay, and wonderful music. Solid all-around.

 

[Renich]

Samurai Champloo my beloved... one of the best Suda51 games, and soundtrack by Masafumi Takada is so god damn good.

 

[GundamJehutyKai]

Quite a few...

Bombastic
Cy Girls
Death by Degrees
BeatDown: fists of vengeance
Ichigeki Saccu HoiHoi-San
MS Saga: a new dawn
Grandia 3

Just to name a few

 

[Jotaro]

- grandia 3
- the onechanbara ps2 games
- musashi samurai legend
- the drakengard games
- ms saga a new dawn
- psychonauts
- rise of the kasai
- seven samurai 20xx
- samurai champloo
- bujingai
- swords of destiny
- sword of etheria
- beyond good and evil
- dark cloud games
- odin sphere
- haunting ground
- death by degrees
- headhunter redemption
- robot alchemic drive
- gungrave games
- god hand
- spy fiction
- nightshade


ez one, some examples, gg

 

[RunicOrangejuice]

Bloodrayne, an artist I liked had it as their album cover and it’s kinda crazy how little it’s talked about.

Hmm, it may have just been my location or age, but Bloodrayne was all the rage when it came out in my area.

 

[Antilocal123]

Hmm, it may have just been my location or age, but Bloodrayne was all the rage when it came out in my area.

Really? Your area had good taste! ?

 

[RunicOrangejuice]

Really? Your area had good taste! ?

Vampires were a hot item in my area during the 90s
Edit: Love your avatar and handle

 

[Toppis]

Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy.
It's considered a sister-series of Atelier, with a goofy anime plot, semi-difficult gameplay, and wonderful music. Solid all-around.
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I like Mana Khemia 1's music, especially the boss theme

 

[RunicOrangejuice]

I like Mana Khemia 1's music, especially the boss theme

I've heard that game has good music, too.