Emulating PS2 for my Steam Deck, would love any recommendations!
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Ah ok. I didn't notice if there was an issue when I was a kid playing it - too busy being enamoured with the battle system!
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Actually did not know this. Truly sad to hear it. Guess I can't get rid of my dusty PS2 just yet
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Ultimate Spider-Man scratched a very similar itch to Spider-Man 2 if you ever want more of that kind of gameplay.
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My entire childhood was Tony Hawk's Underground 2 on the PS2.
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Hell yes, Gitaroo Man is fucking dope... Had a friend in high school who was like obsessed with that game, he got really good. I tried it again recently on an emulator and holy shit it gets hard after a few levels.
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I believe a Suikoden 1 & 2 remaster is coming out soon.
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I haven't used PCSX in a while, but I remember those settings being obscure af if you're not like an expert on VRAM and shit. I would just try everything until I found the best settings for the game lol. Thankfully you can save settings per-game I believe.
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Totally worth it to just play on easy mode to vibe with the music.
“U-1!! Catch!!”
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Ratchet and Clank 3 is missing.
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Fatal Frame II
Mister Mosquito
Gitaroo Man -
I have distinct memories of my buddy completely demolishing the level with the skeletons who play their own bones like xylophones, on the hardest difficulty.
Great music
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GOD HAND- the granddaddy of Platinum Games's combo based "beat em ups", made by Clover Studios before they went bankrupt and reopened as Platinum. So think Devil May Cry and Bayonetta but hand to hand
"or fist to fist. Kick your nuts or twist your wrist. God power keeps my pimp hand strong so trust me or you won't last very long." Yeah, it also has quite possibly the best theme song ever too.Zone of the Enders the Second Runner drops you into the midpoint of a fairly generic mecha anime plot, but as overseen by Hideo Kojima. It has a lot of "Dynasty Warriors" style "tear through hundreds of fodder with ease" gameplay, but also a very fast paced "attack/dodge/parry" system for fights against beefier enemies that ends up as this fast paced sort of rock paper scissors as you have to adapt to use the right technique to counter the enemy. You fly and can manuever very fast, attacks can come from any angle, and it's just flat out fun to control. There is a PC port/remaster of questionable quality (and no steam deck support), and a xbox 360 port of good quality, but it's mostly just uprezzed graphics that you'll get by emulation anyway.
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It's crazy to me that we don't get games like SSX anymore. Games can't just be a goofy fun time now, for the most part. Even indies don't tend to do things like that.
That may because they actually don't sell, but I doubt it. It's just going to not make as much money, and most studios only make games with too much budget now instead of allowing smaller games to be made with less risk.
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It's a little cringe in retrospect, but I really liked my time with Makai Kingdom. Avoid if anime stuff isn't your bag.
Ico had some interesting ideas that are with a look.
Rogue Galaxy was pretty okay.
Psychonauts deserves a mention, though it's kind of obvious.
Red Faction had cool political leanings for a game of that era.
You've got heaps of great suggestions already so I'll leave it at that.
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I love Midnight Club 3 so much. That and Black just seemed (to me) to just push the envelope of what the PS2 could do. They're gorgeous. Black can output 480p, and even with all the crazy physics and detailed textures, it never seems to experience slowdown.
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Dark Cloud 2 (aka Dark Chronicle). That and MGS3 are basically the only PS2 games I actively think about still.
Dark Cloud 1 is also worth playing, but I'd play 2 first. It smoothes out a lot of issues with the first and adds so much more to it.
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Definitely play the AC games. Which series am I talking about? Both.
Armored Core and Ace Combat are really good games. For the PS2 continuity of Armored Core it is arguable that the PSP versions are better due to the extra content, but otherwise it's not too big of a deal.
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Manhunt is a cinematic experience.
Is MGS meets stylish kills.
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If you like Jak, you'll have a blast with Ratchet and Clank. Lots of good ol action platforming.
Klonoa 2 and Spongebob Battle for Bikini Bottom might also be worth looking into. I specifically remember finding tons of shortcuts in SBBB that were probably unintended, but that game also got a remaster in the last few years.
