Also the library for the ps2 was so innovative and broad that it was almost impossible to keep up with every gem especially with the Japanese version being locked to it’s own region at the time.
@@AndrewTime9106 Imo 4th gen (16-bit) is the only gen whose games had the same balance of polish, playability & creativity. SNES library had 1,000+ games just like PS1 & PS2.
I'm a gamer, not a collector. I have no problems using emulation and I do think more people should start making digital backups of their games. DVD/CDs (if used) have a lifespan and there is a limited number of copies at our disposal. @@shawnganske8731
1:40 That transition was so smooth! There is no way you didn't edit that intentionally. Also, it amazes me how I still keep finding more and more PS2 games.
Great varied list here for sure, and so glad to see Robotech Battlecry get some recognition! One of my favorite license-based games for the 6th gen! I never heard of Endgame before but may need to look into that. Also, I need to still play Urban Chaos. Awesome video man!
Good list! LaPucelle was my first Nippon Ichi game. Great characters and interesting systems, if a bit repetitive at times. Been enjoying revisiting it with the recent Prinny Presents releases.
The PS2 and Xbox were some of the best years of my life. I had moved out shortly after they launched so I spent so many hours gaming with no rules but the ones I set. It's amazing how many good games I missed!
I just recently got a Retrotink 5x and a HD Retrovision cables for the Ps2. I’m totally digging some games 🤣 Currently playing through Pandora Tomorrow
Oh man, Makai Kingdom! As someone who fell in love with Disgaea and La Pucelle: Tactics I got hooked on NIS games and made me hunt down all the PS1 and PS2 NIS games I could find. ---- La Pucelle brought up as well? I am being spoiled this video!
Great episode, a good handful of titles I had not heard of but two of my favorites were listed and it's awesome to see them get some attention. Robotech and Seek and Destroy were two games I played to death as a kid as I got them for cheap and really was captivated by them coming from the SNES to that generation of games. Good stuff man and I hope you had a good new year!
I'm a huge Kenichi fan and always wanted the game but I've never gotten this good of a look at it before I had no idea it was that visually impressive for an obscure ps2 game thank you!
Oh man I was literally at my local game store earlier and saw seek and destroy for a few dollars. The cover made it seem like one of those really cheap like basic military shooters so I didn't think twice about it. If I knew it was more like that I would have grabbed it. Robotech Battle Cry was a big game for me and my brothers as kids. I still enjoy it a lot. Mainly play it on original xbox. The ps2 versions I bought had this glitch where the cutscenes would skip and the dialogue would end up mixing into the gameplay somehow and would mess up the audio and like once objectives were complete it wouldn't work. The xbox version never had that problem for me at least.
Seek and Destroy is awesome. I never made the connection to Armored Core before, but its a good comparison. It's like a really simplified Armored Core with towns and a world map.
Glad to see Atelier Iris 3 being mentioned! I’d found it in the discount bin and it turned out to be such a hidden gem! The visuals still hold up to this day, and the music is spectacular!
Urban Chaos was a blast in my childhood. It had Time Crisis vibe that just felt good. Bruh, Atelier Iris 3 was what even made me a Atelier fan and couple years ago I started playing the whole franchise and I'm finally at Ryza 2 now (and I literally played like 15 atelier games apart from Nelke since it's just a random non-alchemist girl managing all alchemists in the Atelier franchise which makes no sense since atelier games aren't connected to each other for the most part) I wonder if Yu-Gi-Oh Capsule Monsters on PS2 is also a game that no one talks about. I had so much fun with that one.
Can confirm Seek and Destroy is fun! I remember hearing that it was part of the Penny Arcade series and this was the only entry to get a Western release.
La Pucelle Tactics looks really good. I'll give it a shot. First time I've heard of Blood Plus One Night Kiss and the first thing that popped into my head was "hey, this game looks a lot like Killer 7." I just found out that Grasshopper developed it so now I have to get it. Thanks!
Makai Kingdom was one of my favourite PS2 games. Phantom Brave was good too (and IMO, has the best music in NIS's catalogue that I've experienced). Both were ported to PC, and Phantom Brave has had a variety of ports over the years. I never got into La Pucelle Tactics though. My first NIS game was Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, and the gameplay of LPT just didn't appeal as much. I had no idea that Kenichi had a game, though a lot of anime with at least some success get tie-in games, and it makes sense that it would be fighting game because of course. I suppose it was just the fact that I never looked into the possibility, and my disinterest in fighting games explains why I never happened upon it.
Oh yeah! I started watching Kenichi on Prime not too long ago. As a big fan of that kind of anime I was happy to discover it even when I missed it back then due to watching others.
I should be proud I guess that I own Seek and Destroy and Robotech Battlecry on the PS2. I also own a few other obscure games like Metal Saga, and Steambot Chronicles, though those games are talked about far more often even if hidden gems on the console that came into the public eye years after the PS2 stopped being relevant. Bought all these before the PS3 was ever released. xD
@@thatvideogamesshow Ya, I mean I bought and owned Body Harvest on the N64, which was basically Mercenaries Playground of Destruction but on the N64. 😆
7:37 came for the ken'ichi fighting games and went "da fucc?" for The blood Plus game. Like" oh, there was a game about that vampire anime that used to air on Toonami... low fidelity, weird looking 3d anime, okay.... Wait that's not Blood Plus that's looking like No More Heroes... Wait Suda made this one!"
Can you guys please please do a game called Graffiti Kingdom? I remember renting it from blockbuster as a kid and loving how unique it was. You build your own character like spore and can capture monsters to play as like pokemon!
Oh, wow. Urban Chaos looks gorgeous on emulator. I remember PS2 could hardly manage the game with such detail and all the things happening on the screen.
Pleased to see Seek and Destroy on the list. I purchased and played through it this year on my PS3, (it's a PS2 classic on ths PAL PSN stores). Highly recommended for fans of Armored Core.
Very happy to see Urban Chaos make the list. Great game that isn’t talked about too much. I would put Firefighter F.D.18 right there at that same level.
When I was a teen, I thought that game was very popular because I used to see it at the games store every time I went there, I never picked it up because it's not my style. It's crazy to think it didn't even re-release as a "Classic" or through backwards compatibility until I realized how niche it actually is. Maybe it was always at the store because no one picked it up. It was that and Super Bust A Move with its horrific front cover.
I remember really wanting to play Makai Kingdom when I was younger, though I never got the chance. La Pucelle Tactics I only know about from the old OPM demo discs.
I actually personally have the PS2 Robotech battle cry game and it’s an awesome game. I love it to bits too bad it never got a sequel though. I would also for those fans that have a GBA or a PlayStation account or Xbox account. You can get the Robotech Macross Saga gamewhere it’s a sides scrolling shooter.
End Game, owned from new, it came with a light gun.. well it did if you bought it from Argos in the UK. Good thing about the gun is it has 3 modes, so works with every PlayStation 1 & 2 rail shooters.
kenichi is a manga series that got adapted into an anime. the manga carried the story on far beyond the end point of the anime, featuring new organizations to fight against, tournaments and all sorts. the story ends with him as an adult!
Love your videos please post more videos about playstation games Here's an idea how about online download only games that needs to be remastered on disc and most expensive playstation games that needs to be remastered on disc for PS4 and PS5 and PC Like lost in the rain , Tokyo jungle , last guy and more.
>Blood+ Sorry, heart skipped a beat when that popped up. You have no idea the complexity of my relationship with that series. I always forget it actually got a game.
Me realizing how many tactics games nippok actually made XD like disgaea was the only one I originally knew about and became super big. Then knew they made phantom brave just by the art style. But that is two more that are identical in every way even the font XD they were on a roll with ps2 tactic games.
goddamn never knew kenichi had a videogame, to this day still stings that the anime never adapted the disciple's underground tournament arc, it stings even more the anime ended RIGHT BEFORE that arc starts, it was easily the best arc of the manga.
The first game on this list is true proof that the new Robocop game has PS2 enemy AI or worse. It's the same exact gameplay without the robocop license.
I love anime/manga but i always skip them because of their mediocre quality, yet History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi looks very decent, really captured the anime/manga's vibes. My favorite manga of 2000s.
Robotech: Battlecry - I like the game, but the controls frustrate me. While in jet form, it makes sense that pushing left and right turns you, but in robot mode, I want left and right to strafe. I keep pressing left or right, thinking it's going to sidestep and instead, I end up turning away from the enemy. ARGH!
It's incredible how you always find good games that we had no idea existed, to show in your videos. By far one of the best video game channels
Much appreciated!
Totally agree!
Agree
Also the library for the ps2 was so innovative and broad that it was almost impossible to keep up with every gem especially with the Japanese version being locked to it’s own region at the time.
Absolutely true
This is one of the very few channels where the video lives up to the title. I'm always discovering cool games thanks to this channel.
Glad the videos help out! 🙂
Generation 6: What a gold mine!
I’ll second that!
Not sure it’s the best gen, but it’s no doubt up there. Utterly fantastic
@@AndrewTime9106 Imo 4th gen (16-bit) is the only gen whose games had the same balance of polish, playability & creativity. SNES library had 1,000+ games just like PS1 & PS2.
I KNOW RIGHT!!!
@@wizkaqueefa9003PS2 has over 3,000 games actually
PS2 games are still gorgeous after all these years.
Well, you surprised me. To discover the existence of a "Kenichi" and a "Blood+" game on PS2 is really unexpected . Great video, by the way!
Glad you found something new!
Only issue is where to find a copy of them.
I'm a gamer, not a collector. I have no problems using emulation and I do think more people should start making digital backups of their games. DVD/CDs (if used) have a lifespan and there is a limited number of copies at our disposal.
@@shawnganske8731
1:40 That transition was so smooth! There is no way you didn't edit that intentionally.
Also, it amazes me how I still keep finding more and more PS2 games.
Great varied list here for sure, and so glad to see Robotech Battlecry get some recognition! One of my favorite license-based games for the 6th gen! I never heard of Endgame before but may need to look into that. Also, I need to still play Urban Chaos. Awesome video man!
Thanks for watching man 🙂
Good list!
LaPucelle was my first Nippon Ichi game. Great characters and interesting systems, if a bit repetitive at times. Been enjoying revisiting it with the recent Prinny Presents releases.
So happy it got that rerelease!
I like these videos as I always discover hidden gems for various systems. Thank you.
Glad you enjoy them!
The PS2 and Xbox were some of the best years of my life. I had moved out shortly after they launched so I spent so many hours gaming with no rules but the ones I set. It's amazing how many good games I missed!
100%
I just recently got a Retrotink 5x and a HD Retrovision cables for the Ps2.
I’m totally digging some games 🤣
Currently playing through Pandora Tomorrow
Oh man, Makai Kingdom! As someone who fell in love with Disgaea and La Pucelle: Tactics I got hooked on NIS games and made me hunt down all the PS1 and PS2 NIS games I could find.
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La Pucelle brought up as well? I am being spoiled this video!
Seek and Destroy was one of my childhood games
A very enjoyable 6/10 game
That's the only game on this list I've played
Ooo i thought i was the only one! I got it in gamestop as a random pick! Great game overall
Hello! I've been watching your videos for a while now, and everytime i hear your intro song it gives me a wave of nostalgic feeling!
Glad you enjoy it!
Great episode, a good handful of titles I had not heard of but two of my favorites were listed and it's awesome to see them get some attention. Robotech and Seek and Destroy were two games I played to death as a kid as I got them for cheap and really was captivated by them coming from the SNES to that generation of games. Good stuff man and I hope you had a good new year!
I really enjoy that background music! What is it!? Its so soothing and relaxing watching your vids! Thanks for the great content!
I'm a huge Kenichi fan and always wanted the game but I've never gotten this good of a look at it before I had no idea it was that visually impressive for an obscure ps2 game thank you!
That's not the original resolution i think, maybe he catch the footage with emulator, ps2 games have not cristal clear graphics.
Oh man I was literally at my local game store earlier and saw seek and destroy for a few dollars. The cover made it seem like one of those really cheap like basic military shooters so I didn't think twice about it. If I knew it was more like that I would have grabbed it. Robotech Battle Cry was a big game for me and my brothers as kids. I still enjoy it a lot. Mainly play it on original xbox. The ps2 versions I bought had this glitch where the cutscenes would skip and the dialogue would end up mixing into the gameplay somehow and would mess up the audio and like once objectives were complete it wouldn't work. The xbox version never had that problem for me at least.
Ah man sorry to hear that, grab it next time you’re there!
@@thatvideogamesshow Definitely will.
Seek and Destroy is awesome. I never made the connection to Armored Core before, but its a good comparison. It's like a really simplified Armored Core with towns and a world map.
thanks for the list. I needed some games to look on the high seas to play
Blood+ One Night Kiss looks like an absolute must-play, thx!
Thanks for putting me on to Samurai Western. The game is amazing i have to add it to my collection
Glad to see Atelier Iris 3 being mentioned! I’d found it in the discount bin and it turned out to be such a hidden gem! The visuals still hold up to this day, and the music is spectacular!
It's so good!
Urban Chaos was a blast in my childhood. It had Time Crisis vibe that just felt good.
Bruh, Atelier Iris 3 was what even made me a Atelier fan and couple years ago I started playing the whole franchise and I'm finally at Ryza 2 now (and I literally played like 15 atelier games apart from Nelke since it's just a random non-alchemist girl managing all alchemists in the Atelier franchise which makes no sense since atelier games aren't connected to each other for the most part)
I wonder if Yu-Gi-Oh Capsule Monsters on PS2 is also a game that no one talks about. I had so much fun with that one.
Urban Chaos was great! It kinda felt a little bit like what Duke Nukem Forever 2001 was trying to be with all the interactive elements.
Can confirm Seek and Destroy is fun! I remember hearing that it was part of the Penny Arcade series and this was the only entry to get a Western release.
The low price must have put many people off when it released but it’s so much fun!
PS2 on a league of its own 🤘🏼
100%!
my best show rare ps2 games atelier iris good i love old jrpg ps1 ps2 retro vibe!!!
Legit never heard of many of these, will check them out. Love these vidoes, can you do OG xbox next?
In the works!
La Pucelle Tactics looks really good. I'll give it a shot. First time I've heard of Blood Plus One Night Kiss and the first thing that popped into my head was "hey, this game looks a lot like Killer 7." I just found out that Grasshopper developed it so now I have to get it. Thanks!
Hope you enjoy it!
Can you play Japanese games? Otherwise, it’s not worth getting it.
@@Parisiancollector I have a Japanese PS2 and have studied Japanese so I can get through it with a little help
@@omegaweapon116 awesome! I did 3 years of Japanese in university, but haven’t studied for 10 years, so I forgot most of it. 😭
@@thatvideogamesshowisn't that game supposed to have a lot of blood? why it shows sparks instead, is that a censored version?
Makai Kingdom was one of my favourite PS2 games. Phantom Brave was good too (and IMO, has the best music in NIS's catalogue that I've experienced). Both were ported to PC, and Phantom Brave has had a variety of ports over the years. I never got into La Pucelle Tactics though. My first NIS game was Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, and the gameplay of LPT just didn't appeal as much.
I had no idea that Kenichi had a game, though a lot of anime with at least some success get tie-in games, and it makes sense that it would be fighting game because of course. I suppose it was just the fact that I never looked into the possibility, and my disinterest in fighting games explains why I never happened upon it.
Oh yeah! I started watching Kenichi on Prime not too long ago. As a big fan of that kind of anime I was happy to discover it even when I missed it back then due to watching others.
Such a great show!
Great video as usual!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I should be proud I guess that I own Seek and Destroy and Robotech Battlecry on the PS2. I also own a few other obscure games like Metal Saga, and Steambot Chronicles, though those games are talked about far more often even if hidden gems on the console that came into the public eye years after the PS2 stopped being relevant. Bought all these before the PS3 was ever released. xD
Great taste! 😅
@@thatvideogamesshow Ya, I mean I bought and owned Body Harvest on the N64, which was basically Mercenaries Playground of Destruction but on the N64. 😆
Urban Chaos Riot Response is my jam!! and that riot shield is your life saver if not use right. I need to get me a copy of this game again!
Haha such a cool mechanic!
7:37 came for the ken'ichi fighting games and went "da fucc?" for The blood Plus game. Like" oh, there was a game about that vampire anime that used to air on Toonami... low fidelity, weird looking 3d anime, okay.... Wait that's not Blood Plus that's looking like No More Heroes... Wait Suda made this one!"
Can you guys please please do a game called Graffiti Kingdom? I remember renting it from blockbuster as a kid and loving how unique it was. You build your own character like spore and can capture monsters to play as like pokemon!
Will check it out!
One of my favorites systems ever especially for RPGS have all them even PS2 Imports shumps and action games
8:04 Was this made by the same guys as No More Heroes? It's STRIKINGLY similar!
Absolutely!
Extreme G Racing 3!😊
Urban chaos is one of my favorites!
thanks..lot of obscure games indeed
Glad you found the video helpful!
Oh, wow. Urban Chaos looks gorgeous on emulator. I remember PS2 could hardly manage the game with such detail and all the things happening on the screen.
Another YT video with some fine PS2 games, what's not to like here ;) Great times, great console with massive library of excellent titles ❤
Pleased to see Seek and Destroy on the list. I purchased and played through it this year on my PS3, (it's a PS2 classic on ths PAL PSN stores).
Highly recommended for fans of Armored Core.
Very happy to see Urban Chaos make the list. Great game that isn’t talked about too much. I would put Firefighter F.D.18 right there at that same level.
Great suggestion!
When I was a teen, I thought that game was very popular because I used to see it at the games store every time I went there, I never picked it up because it's not my style. It's crazy to think it didn't even re-release as a "Classic" or through backwards compatibility until I realized how niche it actually is. Maybe it was always at the store because no one picked it up.
It was that and Super Bust A Move with its horrific front cover.
talking about the ps2 is when this channel truly shines
More in the works!
I’m surprised Kenichi got a game. The series was awesome, but they never finished the anime. Have to read the rest.
Love the ps2
Same here has to be my favourite console of all time.
I remember really wanting to play Makai Kingdom when I was younger, though I never got the chance. La Pucelle Tactics I only know about from the old OPM demo discs.
Blood+ is an awesome anime! The PS2 Japanese exclusive game looks nice but disappointing to see no blood at all😢
I saw it first time with a lot of blood, maybe this is a censored version.
I recently bought Urban Chaos. It's super fun game with its own personality.
Wish we could get a remaster!
My guy said "those of you that live under a rock" 😂
I saw new games 😮 👍 thabk you
I actually personally have the PS2 Robotech battle cry game and it’s an awesome game. I love it to bits too bad it never got a sequel though. I would also for those fans that have a GBA or a PlayStation account or Xbox account. You can get the Robotech Macross Saga gamewhere it’s a sides scrolling shooter.
Kenichi was a favorite manga of mine for a long time. Not shocked it got a game, sad I never knew until now.
YO BLOOD PLUS LOOKS SICK! Need to try that. Reminds me a lot of Killer is Dead.
Yeah it looks like No More Heroes too. I never heard of this game though.
Hope you enjoy it!
Back when I was a teen, I had a blast playing Urban Chaos, I thought it was the best FPS besides Black at that time
I’ll second that!
Kind of sad Shining Tears didn't make the list. Was a very fun game back in the day I thought
End Game, owned from new, it came with a light gun.. well it did if you bought it from Argos in the UK. Good thing about the gun is it has 3 modes, so works with every PlayStation 1 & 2 rail shooters.
Such a fun game!
Man, I had forgotten about seek & destroy!
Glad the video helped out!
I literally just came here because the thumbnail artwork with Miyu and Ken'ichi made me curious.
I freaking miss this era of gaming!
Most games i have never seen, looks impressive for ps2.
Glad you found something new!
Love your videos bro
Cheers!
kenichi is a manga series that got adapted into an anime. the manga carried the story on far beyond the end point of the anime, featuring new organizations to fight against, tournaments and all sorts. the story ends with him as an adult!
Man i went true all the 36 Ps2 Videos to get all the good games lol thank u ouo
Love your videos please post more videos about playstation games
Here's an idea how about online download only games that needs to be remastered on disc and most expensive playstation games that needs to be remastered on disc for PS4 and PS5 and PC
Like lost in the rain , Tokyo jungle , last guy and more.
More on the way 🙂
Dual hearts ps2 is critically underrated and hardly even gets a proper video essay or review.
its realy curious how any video here, is a sure recomendation to can try one of those days.
hoppe to get my consoles to give it a try to our hobby.
I didn't know that there was a game that was like time crisis thanks for the information 👍
Glad you found something new!
@@thatvideogamesshow I always do
That fighting game at 3:17 is definitely using the same system as the Naruto clash of ninja games
>Blood+
Sorry, heart skipped a beat when that popped up. You have no idea the complexity of my relationship with that series. I always forget it actually got a game.
I had Robotech Battlecry as well as Armored Core 3 😅
I recently played and beat Urban Chaos. It was absolute hella fun.
Such a great FPS!
Good for u, i hate cops now.
Me realizing how many tactics games nippok actually made XD like disgaea was the only one I originally knew about and became super big. Then knew they made phantom brave just by the art style. But that is two more that are identical in every way even the font XD they were on a roll with ps2 tactic games.
goddamn never knew kenichi had a videogame, to this day still stings that the anime never adapted the disciple's underground tournament arc, it stings even more the anime ended RIGHT BEFORE that arc starts, it was easily the best arc of the manga.
Love that thumbnail!
Cheers!
Everyone needs to check out (beat down fists of vengeance)
I didnt know kenchi had a game i watched the show a few months ago
It’s a lot of fun!
didnt Makai Kingdom get a port in one of those NIS classics collections recently?
I didn't know kenichi was on ps2 let's see if I can play it
😮
Makai Kingdom is GREAT
Prefer its radial movement than Disgaea's panel movement.
Hi, I've been planning on playing some Tactical RPGs, do you think La Pucelle would be a good start? Or I should start with Disgaea instead?
Makai Kingdom and La Pucelle Tactic are on Switch.
Nippon Ichi tactics games GOAT
Nina Williams part of the intro song.
Atelier Iris 3 for the win.
I can't find the Kenichi game anywhere is it available in America
You won't find it, it's a Japan exclusive.
Seek and Destroy looks fun even though it has the visuals of an N64 game.
The first game on this list is true proof that the new Robocop game has PS2 enemy AI or worse. It's the same exact gameplay without the robocop license.
ps2 has more games than any console will ever have
I love anime/manga but i always skip them because of their mediocre quality, yet History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi looks very decent, really captured the anime/manga's vibes. My favorite manga of 2000s.
Hi. Plz, what is the link of your discord ? Wasnt' able to find it...
Should be in the description.
@@thatvideogamesshow didn't find it sorry
Makai kingdom is a great game...
i love Kenichi funniest anime ever
I saw History's strongest disciple characters on the thumbnail so I had to click
Robotech: Battlecry - I like the game, but the controls frustrate me. While in jet form, it makes sense that pushing left and right turns you, but in robot mode, I want left and right to strafe. I keep pressing left or right, thinking it's going to sidestep and instead, I end up turning away from the enemy. ARGH!
I've got Guncon and a itch to scratch 👈🏻
Get on it!
That thumbnail though...
It makes sense that no one would be talking about the Robotech game; Robotech is a bastardized mishmash that should never have existed.
U miss one more PS2 Game call Elvandia Story