Gta 3 comes out... changes gaming forever and can fly Doodoo plane into building, Gta Vice City comes out... you can ride motorcycles and shoot people, Gta San Andreas comes out... first time a black man is main character ever... first mission Steal a Bicycle, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
@@doubleboy2388 lol I stole skateboards and skate shoes that are made in china from a store and video games even stole all the ps2 gta games because fuck China and all the crap they make but never stole a bike lmao but not since I was a teenager I stopped years ago. Yet adult blacks steal thier entire lives. What does a black boy say to his father on Father's Day? Daddy when are you getting out. Lol
I still play PS2.. Only yesterday I opened and cleaned the dusts in it. 6th Gen gaming era is the best. No DLC, Install, Patches and half completed games with future update patches. Just put the game disc in and play.
yeah in my opinion its one of the best consoles, when ps2 games were dirt cheap and everybody was practically giving them away at garage sales I ended up having a few hundred ps2 games..
None of the things you just named are inherently bad (Except half completed games), there are houndreds of great DLC's and shitty games have become great thanks to patches and great games have become better the same way. People who think like you either are only aware of shitty AAA publishers or have a serious case of nostalgia goggles.
FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT!! THE TOP REASON I OWN ONE...BESIDE OTHER COOL TITLES. but they need to remaster this GEM ASAP. would be awesome to see it on the Nintendo switch...perfect port. Its the best biking game ever
I played countless hours of Bully on my Ps2 slim back in 2007. I still play it to this day. I even made it a goal to beat it on every console it was released on including mobile. A true masterpiece in my opinion.
More realism than graphics. If you wanted your world to feel believable you added mechanical attention to detail as you can only fit so many unique and high-res assets onto 9,4 Gigabytes. One reason solid gameplay mechanics were just the better use for development effort opposed to filler content.
Sly cooper is a great game. I bought the ps3 collection plus the 4th Sly Cooper game after using him as a main character on All Stars Battle Royal on the PS3.
Gauntlet: Dark Legacy Star Ocean: Til the End of Time Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 1 & 2 (I prefer 2 myself) Serious Sam: Next Encounter Champions of Norrath & Return To Arms
Yep, I still play those old snowblind/interplay games. I wish those could get remasters on PS4 or Switch. They are very much hidden gems of the PS2 era.
Playing a lot of PS2 lately, too! Arguably has to be my favorite console, too. Just so much to it. There are just so many amazing games that you can never run out of great games to play that you haven't really played through before. For me? Splashdown, Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven, Onimusha, Smackdown Vs Raw 2007, and Sly Cooper come to mind first. :)
@@MetalJesusRocks There is a game coming to steam called Task Force, it may be the closest to that old SOCOM 2 multiplayer feel that we are gonna get. Its supposed to have full steam workshop support, meaning that modders will be able to recreate all of those old maps. The gun play and sounds are very close to SOCOM 2.
@@MetalJesusRocks They ruined that series when they brought it to the PS3 . I will say that Ghost Recon Wildlands for the PS4 has a lot of aspects of the SOCOM series and wouldn't be surprised if some of the developers from Zipper Interactive worked on it .
And I just started with the PS2 in 2019. Just bought one recently when I heard it could play PS1 games. I loved the console so much that I bought another extra 4 consoles for dirt cheap just to have spares. So, I'm set for life I guess. Oh and I did piled them up vertically and turned them all on with a single push of a button from the ps remote control...it's one of the most satisfying things I've ever seen in my life, good for calming down the ocd.
If you have a fat one get a expansion and a hard drive and find a mem card with free mcboot there are lots of games online you can DL and play site like Emuparadise and coolrom.com I own lot's of PS2 games but there are some I don't have so I load them on the HD and play them that way
@@MetalJesusRocks My pleasure man! A little late in the game discovering your channel but I'm glad I did. The deeper I dig into your archive, I'm blown away by the gold mine of amazing info you've built up! You've got all of my retro consoles covered in every aspect! I'm learning so much! Keep rockin! I'm in it for the long term now! 🤘
Games I’m still playing on my ps2 include: Rayman 2 Revolution, Unreal Tournament, Quake 3 Revolution, SSX, Armored Core 2, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3, Timesplitters 2, Killzone, and Tekken Tag Tournament.
felt exactly the same when I talked to a chick about the last gamescom a few months ago and she called the PS2 retro, I was like "WTF ?! D: o.O" and she was just a few years younger btw, so like me also in the 20s
20 years seems enough to be called retro, I give you that, but it certainly doesn't feel so long for me. I disagree with your last statement, I don't think the last gen oldered that bad, I even dare to say the PS4 wasn't much of an improvement in graphics, but well, I don't care about graphics anyway, so what do I know ;)
I love my ps4 and switch but still a retro gamer at heart. Modded ps2 and snes classics are played in my house with my kids every damn day. They love breath of the wild but still bust out the classics
Shadow of the Collosus would be fun with friends as long as you've previously beat it to have arcade mode to pick and choose which of the 16 to fight at anytime. No wait.
Tenchu Wrath of Heaven was amazing. I spent a ridiculous amount of time with the multi-player mode. I'm glad there's still some love out there for it :)
I just bought the Shadow Hearts Trilogy plus Shadow of Destiny from an online Carousell seller here in the Philippines. It was expensive but worth it given how rare they are. I am going to play them later.
I'm still waiting on a Xenosaga trilogy remaster. I first played Episode 1 several years ago and I loved the premise. It's also got a surprising amount of hidden side content.
The Time Splitters games were my LIFE back when they were current. I used to carry around my PS2 slim and controllers in an old briefcase, along with a small CRT to have play sessions at my sister's basketball practices and games with my friends.
The way PS2 hit on all strides with gaming and a DVD player is a once in a lifetime experience what a machine. Vice City is my 2nd favorite game of all time have it on my PS5 ;) Put hundreds of hrs into SSX Tricky oh my and always have time for Downhill Domination I miss it to this day :(
5:10 Man, this game. My brother and I only ever had access to a ps2 as kids (as far as consoles go), and this was one of our favorites. It's so special to me for that reason. I have it on the OG Xbox now.
Silent hills series, Yakuza series, jak 2/3, and my all time favorite from that gen, Beyond good an evil. PS2 has so many games, it's definitely one of my favorite consoles to collect for.
My favorite go to games among my decent size collection are... Gungrave Overdose Digital Devil Saga 1 & 2 Rouge Galaxy Samurai Champloo Sidetracked Dragon ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3 Star Ocean Till end of time Grandia III Metal Saga MS Saga a new dawn Bujingai Steambot Chronicles Samurai Legend Musashi Castlevania Curse of Darkness Eureka Seven Vol. 1 & 2 Fullmetal Alchemist 1 & 2 Rule of Rose Dawn of Mana Kuon Dragon ball Z Sagas Soul Calibur III Marvel vs Capcom 2 If you read the whole list, thanks. I got carried away. lol
HCTP is a real classic with the customizable story mode. Freedom Fighters is a good game. What bothered me was the patriotism that sometimes seemed real, sometimes more like comedy. Never understood why they did not include a cooperative multiplayer, that would have been gold
The entries in the 'Xeno' meta series are some of my favorites. Xenosaga is even the reason I got a PS2. I went in halfsies with my mom on it and it's really the main reasons I dusted off my PS2 and games. Come to think of it, over time I've crossed paths with at least one version of each of the Xeno games. Got Xenosaga I as my buy-in game with my PS2. Traded a copy of Front Mission 3 for Xenogears and a PS1 compatible memory card for my PS2. I bought my Wii-U in order to played Xenoblade X. Xenoblade 2 basically distracted me from a serious bout of depression at just the right moment. I'd honestly forgot that I'd even pre-ordered it and then it was there on my front step when I needed something to occupy my mind. And I picked up the portable version of Xenoblade Chronicles after, get this, I won a New Nintendo 3DS XL out of a keymaster. Is there a word for suddenly realizing that something is much more significant to your life than you thought it was? I mean, "spouse", but I'm not married to a game franchise. :P
My all time favorite PS2 game was a game that not many people seem to know about, that game is Steambot Chronicles. Mix of great story telling, mech battles, music playing, and just... I love it.
Driven to Destruction/Test Drive Eve of Destruction is one of my most played PS2 games, and I think it's still one of the best demolition derby games around.
*I still play DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 2,Tomb Raider Legend,Tomb Raider Underworld,Driver 3,The Simpsons Game,WRC 4,NBA,Vice City,San Andreas,Matrix Path Of Neo,Bully,Fahrenheit,God Of War I and II,Silent Hill Origins, etc*
RoadKill was awesome and I sometimes come back to it, Recently I picked up OutRun 2006 on the PS2 I can see that being a game I'll pick up and play every so often it still looks good.
Man, the Shadow Hearts series were really underrated. It has a great history and unique turn base system, I think it deserved so much more attention it had back then.
I just restored my PS2 to working order and played some Gradius V. It didn't get any easier over the years, but what a fine game. Next up is another run of the insane God Hand. A personal hidden gem is Kya: Dark Lineage, because I enjoy the overall vibe and the platform/fighting aspects.
my favourite console as well. it was also one of the best times for creativity in games and pushing the envelope. with the industry more passionate and way less corporate / soulless than they're today (but that can be said about entertainment in general). good times & good video!
@@Enigmalakemy comment isn't meant to say that there is no good content anymore, just that the enviroment has changed a lot and it's more difficult to find original ideas that are not neutered or filled with things you have to pay for extra. music is a different subject due to it's structure. don't know your movie taste, but john wick 3 is an obvious choice for amazing movies in 2019. ;)
One PS2 game that I still play to this day is True Crime: Streets of LA. It's a game that also released on the original Xbox and the GameCube, but I own a copy for the PS2; and I still play it to this day. It's like a GTA PS2 game in a few ways; except it's easier to get back into playing after playing more modern games; both aesthetically and in terms of game mechanics.
Have just found your channel Metal Jesus. Really excellent channel. Having just got back into retro gaming at the ripe old age of 52 I’m loving your work. Great stuff.
@GANTCE yeah I haven't played a single GoW game to this day. But Rygar is comparable to DMC and Onimusha. Just not nearly as good as those two, from my experience through playing them.
@@Jpmd3000 definitely worthwhile to play from start to finish. Even though it's been like 15 years since the game came out, the game to me is a timeless classic. Much so with the original PoP that started it all. Fun stuff.
YOO the videos just starting off and you brought back my memories I didn't know I had of downhill domination! I loved that game! I moved houses and the box with the ps2 and all the games was at the new house until it mysteriously vanished a few weeks later when I was going to hook it up. It's been 3 years and I still haven't found it. It was my 1st console and I had so many games that I loved
Shadow of the Colossus, Bully, Onimusha 1,2,3&4, GTA San Andreas and Vice City, Prince of Persia, God of war, Black, Def Jam fight for NY, Burnout, Manhunt, Guitar Hero 3, ....so many amazing games! Great memories
I still play a lot of stuff on the PS2 and even earlier consoles. But just to stick with the PS2, there surely are a shit ton of games i can always go back to and enjoy the shit out of it almost as if i never played it before and found out about that gem. To mention a few: Shadow Hearts (+ Shadow Hearts II.................or "Covenant" as it is known in the west) Suikoden V Star Ocean 3 Dead or Alive 2 Gran Turismo 3 + 4 Outrun 2006 Taxi Rider Mercury Meltdown NFS Underground 1 + 2 Legaia 2 ............too many to mention. The glorious PS2 with no fucking internet (outside of the other adapter), no DLCs, no fucking patches to "fix" the game they released unfinished because "fuck you, give me money", no Microshits, no Loot-fucks, always physical WITH manual, etc. The PS4 may have sold over 100 mio units by now but still that console doesnt even come close to the PS2-level, PS1-level or a few other consoles before the 7th gen where fucking internet had to play a fucking role in gaming.
Just found a copy of Ripto’s Rage at my local retro games store, one of the games I’d been looking for for PS2 for a while. Those first couple Spyro games were an amazing experience on the Playstation/PS2 and it’s about half my childhood... other than that, definitely Star Wars Battlefront I and II, and 007 Nightfire. Starting to build up that collection!
I still have my PS2 still hooked up to this day via my second TV. Street Fighter Alpha Anthology Def Jam Fight for NY God Hand Urban Chaos: Riot Response
Have you ever tried Sly 2 (Band Of Thieves)? It may be the greatest platformer on the system. In my opinion it poops on Ty, Ratchet and Clank and Jak & Daxter. The story and presentation of it alone is to this day completely unique
I just played it again after 20 years and the inverted camera is killing the game for me. I agree with everything else but that camera is terrible and no way for change it.
@Mammoth Supremacy 55 that's pretty awesome someone your age is interested in classics, pay no mind to that buzzkiller... Since you have a ps2 I would also suggest collecting ps1 games as well. And there's an accessory for the ps2 called a Brook converter for ps2. It allows you to use wireless ps4 pads on your ps2. It's around 30 bucks. Makes gaming from your couch much more enjoyable!
Guitar Hero III. OMG spent MANY hours playing this and blasting the music with my daughters. Just pulled it out recently and it is still super awesome!
My favorites are All of the Armored Core games that were released on the PS2. Time Splitters is also on my list. Second Sight. Final Fantasy XII was great.
I'm still playing a number of PS2 games, Jet X20 , Chaos Legion, Leisure Suit Larry:Magna Cum Laudy , GTA3 ,Killswitch, Rogue Trooper and the list goes on, love my PS2 .
For me MJ, god of war 1&2, GTA San Andreas, Prince of Persia sands of time, splinter cell chaos theory, persona 4, burnout 3, ratchet and Clank trilogy, NBA street volume 2, Spiderman 2, twisted Metal black & Madden NFL 2005. So many great memories.
This video helped me to discover some new gamesv that I did never heard or saw before, thanks. BTW I still play ace combat 5, the best ace combat ever.
Timesplitters 3 was very high on my list, Test Drive Eve of Destruction, GTA San Andres, Need for Speed Underground 2, Destroy All Humans. There were the games I always came back to and would play for HOURS!
This is a great video because I'm gathering games that are fun to play when friends come over. Like arcade style games. Don't have time for RPG games when friends are over.
Playing through Dragon Quest 8 for the fifth time right now. I also consider WWE Smackdown Here Comes the Pain to be the best pro wrestling game ever made.
14:30 "you feel like it could be a real place." Have you been to Miami Beach? I got to visit once and I must say they really nailed the atmosphere and general environment. Walking around I felt like I was visiting a very familiar place. Honestly kinda surreal.
In order of how much I enjoyed them: Tekken Tag, Time Splitters 2, Midnight Club 2, Spider-Man 2,Jak & Daxter, Kinetica, and Ratcher & Clank. All were pretty solid, although the first 3 I lost many many many days if not months of my teen years to lol. My friends and I would play Tekken Tag sometimes for 10 hours straight.
CORRECTION: Downhill Domination was created by Incognito, not Insomiac (DOH!) and it's a mountain biking game, not BMX. Sorry about that!
You're drunk, get some rest.
MetalJesusRocks it’s ok just don’t let it happen again
My list would be all jrpgs with top 2 being kh1 then kh2. Great videos
Its on my to get list!
The twisted metal black devs!
80's Kids: Vice City was the best!!!
90's Kids: hold my handwritten San Andreas cheat list!
Gta 3 comes out... changes gaming forever and can fly Doodoo plane into building, Gta Vice City comes out... you can ride motorcycles and shoot people, Gta San Andreas comes out... first time a black man is main character ever... first mission Steal a Bicycle, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
@@JustinKruger336 lmao those developers got a sense of humor.
@@doubleboy2388 lol I stole skateboards and skate shoes that are made in china from a store and video games even stole all the ps2 gta games because fuck China and all the crap they make but never stole a bike lmao but not since I was a teenager I stopped years ago. Yet adult blacks steal thier entire lives. What does a black boy say to his father on Father's Day?
Daddy when are you getting out. Lol
@@Ange1coreYT hell yeah Vice City is better I'm also a 90s kid.
Evanger I’m an 80’s kid and I think GTA 3 is way better
I still play PS2.. Only yesterday I opened and cleaned the dusts in it. 6th Gen gaming era is the best. No DLC, Install, Patches and half completed games with future update patches. Just put the game disc in and play.
No patches and dlcs, but some games were poorly made and without updates they will always be dissapointing.
And so much to unlock, bonus tracks and features..without DLC
yeah in my opinion its one of the best consoles, when ps2 games were dirt cheap and everybody was practically giving them away at garage sales I ended up having a few hundred ps2 games..
now PS3 games are super cheap
None of the things you just named are inherently bad (Except half completed games), there are houndreds of great DLC's and shitty games have become great thanks to patches and great games have become better the same way.
People who think like you either are only aware of shitty AAA publishers or have a serious case of nostalgia goggles.
Downhill Domination has always been the PS2's best kept secret.
FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT!! THE TOP REASON I OWN ONE...BESIDE OTHER COOL TITLES. but they need to remaster this GEM ASAP. would be awesome to see it on the Nintendo switch...perfect port. Its the best biking game ever
Still play it today
I still play that shit on pcsx2
@@erroldunn5947 it can not be on Switch, this Is a sony game
@@kamelpastore8429 that's what sucks
“you still play PS2?”
me: “TO THIS DAY!!!!”
Yeah same like me.i still play ps2 to this day.very fun too.so many good games right.shame sony dont make new ps2 game anymore.
TO THIS DAY TO THIS DAY TO THIS DAY😤
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Same I occasionally bring out the ps1 and older consoles as well
I remember when one kid laughed at me because I was still playing the ps2 in 2011 when the ps3 was a thing.
You should do lists like this for every console
100% agree I was just asking in a post before this one he should do one for every 6th Generation and work his way up to current.
What game is that on 17:33? Looks familiar
@@tougeruzbay I want to know as well
@@tougeruzbay Spy Fiction
@@swervon7944 Spy Fiction
I love The Warriors for the ps2. Literally one of the best games i have ever played.
Best movie to game adaptation ever made.
The Thing is another great movie game for PS2.
I was obsessed with that game
I completed it 100%
Agreed brilliant game
I agree!
Star Wars Battlefront 2, God of War, WWE Here Comes the Pain, hell even the Lego Star Wars games. I’m 25 and the PS2 is my main console to this day.
@@moldy-mold Here Comes the Pain and Raw vs Smackdown 2007 to me were the best PS2 WWE games
@@moldy-mold lol those are the best
Tekken 5 and MK deception , are loveeee 🥰💞💞💞
I played countless hours of Bully on my Ps2 slim back in 2007. I still play it to this day. I even made it a goal to beat it on every console it was released on including mobile. A true masterpiece in my opinion.
I still play ps2 from time to time, takes me back to when games were still designed to be fun instead of being all about graphics and realism
More realism than graphics. If you wanted your world to feel believable you added mechanical attention to detail as you can only fit so many unique and high-res assets onto 9,4 Gigabytes.
One reason solid gameplay mechanics were just the better use for development effort opposed to filler content.
I still love playing Sly Cooper, Jak & Daxter, and Ratchet & Clank.
Sly cooper is a great game. I bought the ps3 collection plus the 4th Sly Cooper game after using him as a main character on All Stars Battle Royal on the PS3.
Those are better than his
Shwalker07 dude All Stars was so fun, I might get a ps3 tbh
@@ShamoaKrasieski-xm4ze those two series and Prince of Persia series for me.
Gauntlet: Dark Legacy
Star Ocean: Til the End of Time
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 1 & 2 (I prefer 2 myself)
Serious Sam: Next Encounter
Champions of Norrath & Return To Arms
Yep, I still play those old snowblind/interplay games. I wish those could get remasters on PS4 or Switch. They are very much hidden gems of the PS2 era.
Gauntlet and Baldur's Gate were so good.
Haha I remember Serious Sam aka Budget Duke Nukem.
You saved me some time. Thanks
Tim Bruhnke great choices. I’d love a remaster or newer versions of gauntlet and the baldurs gate games
I think the Sly Cooper trilogy are my favorite PS2 games. Star Wars Battlefront and Kingdom Hearts are also up there
Glad to see Downhill Domination getting some love. One of my faves on the PS2.
Tekken 5 and MK deception , are loveeee 🥰💞💞💞
Playing a lot of PS2 lately, too! Arguably has to be my favorite console, too. Just so much to it. There are just so many amazing games that you can never run out of great games to play that you haven't really played through before.
For me? Splashdown, Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven, Onimusha, Smackdown Vs Raw 2007, and Sly Cooper come to mind first. :)
SOCOM! Thank you for putting a clip of it up at the end... I miss that series.
Agreed. I'd love for them to go back to the SOCOM 2 style of gameplay and just redo/update the graphics a bit for modern systems. It was glorious!
@@MetalJesusRocks Agreed!
@@MetalJesusRocks There is a game coming to steam called Task Force, it may be the closest to that old SOCOM 2 multiplayer feel that we are gonna get. Its supposed to have full steam workshop support, meaning that modders will be able to recreate all of those old maps. The gun play and sounds are very close to SOCOM 2.
@@MetalJesusRocks They ruined that series when they brought it to the PS3 . I will say that Ghost Recon Wildlands for the PS4 has a lot of aspects of the SOCOM series and wouldn't be surprised if some of the developers from Zipper Interactive worked on it .
randomguyoncomputer - would be amazing. Hopefully it will come to console.
I never would've played Downhill Domination had I not seen it in action here and heard your enthusiasm for it. Now I really want to.
The game is great, that company also made War of the Monsters, another ps2 gem
I picked it up for £2 a few months ago. I'm still bad at it all these years later!
JasonicProtosh It’s really underrated imo. One of the few games I played growing up. So good.
To this day, the jump from PS1 to PS2 was the craziest jump.
Tekken 5 and MK deception , are loveeee 🥰💞💞💞
hell yessss, the ps2 is the best ever
SNES to N64
@@zeejay4458was thinking the same thing. Even VR doesn’t blow my mind as much as seeing Mario 64 at Target for the first time did
I went from playing MegaMan legends on PS1 then seeing a gameplay of dynasty warriors 4 on ps2 on tv, it was the craziest thing id have ever seen
This was a total nostalgia trip for me 😁 When you started with Downhill Domination,I knew you got it!!
Tekken 5 and MK deception , are loveeee 🥰💞💞💞
007 agent under fire, ssx tricky, TH underground, ace combat 5
Tekken 5 and MK deception , are loveeee 🥰💞💞💞
And I just started with the PS2 in 2019. Just bought one recently when I heard it could play PS1 games. I loved the console so much that I bought another extra 4 consoles for dirt cheap just to have spares. So, I'm set for life I guess.
Oh and I did piled them up vertically and turned them all on with a single push of a button from the ps remote control...it's one of the most satisfying things I've ever seen in my life, good for calming down the ocd.
If you have a fat one get a expansion and a hard drive and find a mem card with free mcboot there are lots of games online you can DL and play site like Emuparadise and coolrom.com I own lot's of PS2 games but there are some I don't have so I load them on the HD and play them that way
Tekken 5 and MK deception , are loveeee 🥰💞💞💞
Never heard of Downhill Domination but it looks fun and the moving camera really sells the sense of speed.
Great game. A must have for the collection
@Mammoth Supremacy 55 yes you should but you be the final judge
@Mammoth Supremacy 55 ok I'll check you out
@Mammoth Supremacy 55 cool.
@Mammoth Supremacy 55 ok cool
I just binged all of your PS2 videos! This is great timing!
I'm sure there is going to be some overlap, but I think I captured all the gameplay footage better this time! Thanks for watching.
Ya I was just watching them also :D And was like yes new one today !
Check out Radical Reggies channel, it's pretty awesome, I believe he loves the PS 2 more than Jason plus they are friends.
@@MetalJesusRocks My pleasure man! A little late in the game discovering your channel but I'm glad I did. The deeper I dig into your archive, I'm blown away by the gold mine of amazing info you've built up! You've got all of my retro consoles covered in every aspect! I'm learning so much! Keep rockin! I'm in it for the long term now! 🤘
@@ramirezalejandro6 I will do that, thanks!
Time splitters 2, WRC 2001, medal of honor frontline, Socom 1, Need for Speed Hot pursuit 2 and NFL Blitz. I still play those almost everyday!
Games I’m still playing on my ps2 include: Rayman 2 Revolution, Unreal Tournament, Quake 3 Revolution, SSX, Armored Core 2, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3, Timesplitters 2, Killzone, and Tekken Tag Tournament.
Omg... The PS2 is "Retro" now? Now I feel old.... And I'm still in my 20s
felt exactly the same when I talked to a chick about the last gamescom a few months ago and she called the PS2 retro, I was like "WTF ?! D: o.O" and she was just a few years younger btw, so like me also in the 20s
It'll be 20 years old soon. That qualifies as Retro. Hell, compared to the current gen systems, even the 360/ps3 seems quasi-retro-ish at times.
20 years seems enough to be called retro, I give you that, but it certainly doesn't feel so long for me. I disagree with your last statement, I don't think the last gen oldered that bad, I even dare to say the PS4 wasn't much of an improvement in graphics, but well, I don't care about graphics anyway, so what do I know ;)
I'm replaying 2005 need for speed most wanted for the 100th time On the ps2 😍
Demolish Noobs that game is amazing.
Demolish Noobs just beat that last month. Grew up with the PS2 version, had to purchase the Xbox 360 version because mine was beyond repair
When someone asks me do you played this or that on the PS4, I'm always like "No, I still play PS2"
You old
" No, I still play PS Vita
I love my ps4 and switch but still a retro gamer at heart. Modded ps2 and snes classics are played in my house with my kids every damn day. They love breath of the wild but still bust out the classics
My answer is "I play everything across all consoles and handhelds. However i prefer to play on the glorious 6th gen and before"
PS2 is better than PS4
Grand Theft Auto Vice City gave me a feeling when it first came out I havent had since.
Same here, what a game!!
That’s what GTA 3 did for me. My nostalgia for that game is crazy.
Jpmd3000 You were there on launch?Damn,I can imagine the hype for it!
Sanandreas and scarface for me
I just started playing my old ps2 recently. I really wanted to replay The Warriors.
Shadow of the Colossus, Burnout series, Tekken, And Battlefront series with friends on one couch.
I second this. Still a frequent player of SotC and Battlefront II
now games just doesn't support split screen...
Shadow of the Collosus would be fun with friends as long as you've previously beat it to have arcade mode to pick and choose which of the 16 to fight at anytime. No wait.
I still play Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven from time to time. I feel like that title got severely slept on.
Tenchu Wrath of Heaven was amazing. I spent a ridiculous amount of time with the multi-player mode. I'm glad there's still some love out there for it :)
Tenchu!!
best game in the series and one of my all time fav
No kidding. It's one of the best stealth games ever made.
I have Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven but haven't played it in forever. I'll have to give it a whirl when I'm not playing Fallout: New Vegas or Sonic Mania.
the Shadow Hearts series is so good; I still play it to this day, Xenosaga is pretty good, Kuon; there is just so many great games in this console
I just bought the Shadow Hearts Trilogy plus Shadow of Destiny from an online Carousell seller here in the Philippines. It was expensive but worth it given how rare they are. I am going to play them later.
MrAnimeMilitary It’s worth it, you gonna love it!
I'm still waiting on a Xenosaga trilogy remaster. I first played Episode 1 several years ago and I loved the premise. It's also got a surprising amount of hidden side content.
Axogreen I am still waiting for the remaster as well; It’s such a great game!
The Time Splitters games were my LIFE back when they were current. I used to carry around my PS2 slim and controllers in an old briefcase, along with a small CRT to have play sessions at my sister's basketball practices and games with my friends.
The way PS2 hit on all strides with gaming and a DVD player is a once in a lifetime experience what a machine. Vice City is my 2nd favorite game of all time have it on my PS5 ;) Put hundreds of hrs into SSX Tricky oh my and always have time for Downhill Domination I miss it to this day :(
Timesplitters 2 Remake needs to happen.
Here's a few of my personal favorites: Atv offroad fury, Nitrobike, NBA street 1/2, Maximo, Rumble racing, Shox, and War of the Monsters.
Maximo was really great, would love to see a third game.
In one of the hidden gems videos, i saw Shadow Hearts series for the first time, now they are some of my favorite games. Thanks man!
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5:10 Man, this game. My brother and I only ever had access to a ps2 as kids (as far as consoles go), and this was one of our favorites. It's so special to me for that reason. I have it on the OG Xbox now.
Silent hills series, Yakuza series, jak 2/3, and my all time favorite from that gen, Beyond good an evil.
PS2 has so many games, it's definitely one of my favorite consoles to collect for.
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Title...
"The PS2 games I STILL play all the time!"
7:19 into the video...
Metal Jesus: " I haven't played this in a little while"
Hmmmm
oh cmon 😒
I can't say how many hours I put into the Socom games. The fact that they came with the headsets blew my mind!
Green up!
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I still play “Drakan: The Ancients’ Gates”.
@Video games Bloke. You have excellent taste. 😉
Great game, on my list as well.
I litteraly just thought about this game when i saw the video. I was so into this game back then. Glad i saw your comment
Have you guys seen the glitch episodes from that one youtuber? He used to upload them regularly
Drakan is awesome, hopefully they will revive the franchise
Such a wide variety of games for the PS2. I play it from time to time and defo think it's one of the best systems
My favorite go to games among my decent size collection are...
Gungrave Overdose
Digital Devil Saga 1 & 2
Rouge Galaxy
Samurai Champloo Sidetracked
Dragon ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3
Star Ocean Till end of time
Grandia III
Metal Saga
MS Saga a new dawn
Bujingai
Steambot Chronicles
Samurai Legend Musashi
Castlevania Curse of Darkness
Eureka Seven Vol. 1 & 2
Fullmetal Alchemist 1 & 2
Rule of Rose
Dawn of Mana
Kuon
Dragon ball Z Sagas
Soul Calibur III
Marvel vs Capcom 2
If you read the whole list, thanks. I got carried away. lol
do you have a licenced physical copy of rule of rose? lucky you
@@teacherfromthejungles6671 lol bujingai don’t get me wrong the games a hidden gem but lmao you serouis gackt lmao
I always wanted to play castlevania curse of darkness I only played the demo but I want to play full version
@@armorwolf7934 did I talk to you?
@@teacherfromthejungles6671 I meant tainted dragon
I still play: Freedom Fighters, WWE Here comes the Pain, Gran Turismo 4 is a masterpiece
HCTP is a real classic with the customizable story mode. Freedom Fighters is a good game. What bothered me was the patriotism that sometimes seemed real, sometimes more like comedy. Never understood why they did not include a cooperative multiplayer, that would have been gold
God of war and metal gear will never die
The entries in the 'Xeno' meta series are some of my favorites. Xenosaga is even the reason I got a PS2. I went in halfsies with my mom on it and it's really the main reasons I dusted off my PS2 and games.
Come to think of it, over time I've crossed paths with at least one version of each of the Xeno games.
Got Xenosaga I as my buy-in game with my PS2. Traded a copy of Front Mission 3 for Xenogears and a PS1 compatible memory card for my PS2. I bought my Wii-U in order to played Xenoblade X. Xenoblade 2 basically distracted me from a serious bout of depression at just the right moment. I'd honestly forgot that I'd even pre-ordered it and then it was there on my front step when I needed something to occupy my mind. And I picked up the portable version of Xenoblade Chronicles after, get this, I won a New Nintendo 3DS XL out of a keymaster.
Is there a word for suddenly realizing that something is much more significant to your life than you thought it was?
I mean, "spouse", but I'm not married to a game franchise. :P
i love ps2 and i think it's my favorite console too! i still boot it up to replay katamari damacy and mgs 2 + 3!
My all time favorite PS2 game was a game that not many people seem to know about, that game is Steambot Chronicles. Mix of great story telling, mech battles, music playing, and just... I love it.
Driven to Destruction/Test Drive Eve of Destruction is one of my most played PS2 games, and I think it's still one of the best demolition derby games around.
Area 51
Cold Fear
Evil Dead: Regeneration
Obscure The Aftermath
X-Files: Resist or Serve
Evil dead was awesome
Cold Fear is truly a hidden gem
For some reason I always come back to Tony hawk 3, lotr return of the King, and the ratchet and clank games
Raw Vs Smackdown 07! My best friend and I still play it whenever we get the chance! I put a lot of hours in that game.
*I still play DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 2,Tomb Raider Legend,Tomb Raider Underworld,Driver 3,The Simpsons Game,WRC 4,NBA,Vice City,San Andreas,Matrix Path Of Neo,Bully,Fahrenheit,God Of War I and II,Silent Hill Origins, etc*
RoadKill was awesome and I sometimes come back to it, Recently I picked up OutRun 2006 on the PS2 I can see that being a game I'll pick up and play every so often it still looks good.
Man, the Shadow Hearts series were really underrated. It has a great history and unique turn base system, I think it deserved so much more attention it had back then.
I agree, I still play the shadow hearts series
Kodelka was the first in the series. Some things in covenant make more sense if you've played it
I just restored my PS2 to working order and played some Gradius V. It didn't get any easier over the years, but what a fine game. Next up is another run of the insane God Hand. A personal hidden gem is Kya: Dark Lineage, because I enjoy the overall vibe and the platform/fighting aspects.
my favourite console as well. it was also one of the best times for creativity in games and pushing the envelope. with the industry more passionate and way less corporate / soulless than they're today (but that can be said about entertainment in general). good times & good video!
sOUL i0N idk. This year was great for music and gaming. Harder for me to find amazing movies this year but open to suggestions
@@Enigmalakemy comment isn't meant to say that there is no good content anymore, just that the enviroment has changed a lot and it's more difficult to find original ideas that are not neutered or filled with things you have to pay for extra. music is a different subject due to it's structure. don't know your movie taste, but john wick 3 is an obvious choice for amazing movies in 2019. ;)
One PS2 game that I still play to this day is True Crime: Streets of LA. It's a game that also released on the original Xbox and the GameCube, but I own a copy for the PS2; and I still play it to this day. It's like a GTA PS2 game in a few ways; except it's easier to get back into playing after playing more modern games; both aesthetically and in terms of game mechanics.
Have just found your channel Metal Jesus. Really excellent channel. Having just got back into retro gaming at the ripe old age of 52 I’m loving your work. Great stuff.
LOTR: The Third Age still gets a lot of love from me. I always go back to play some COD:2 or some of the brothers in arms games too!
As you may be able to tell the Ratchet and Clank series is one of my all time favorites.
I still play PS2 titles to this day. One of them being Rygar: The Legendary Adventure. Also Prince of Persia: Sands of Time.
Desth O Sands of time is amazing :)
@GANTCE yeah I haven't played a single GoW game to this day. But Rygar is comparable to DMC and Onimusha. Just not nearly as good as those two, from my experience through playing them.
@@Jpmd3000 definitely worthwhile to play from start to finish. Even though it's been like 15 years since the game came out, the game to me is a timeless classic. Much so with the original PoP that started it all. Fun stuff.
Prince of Persia! I had forgotten that game. It was awesome.
@@destho4308 no dmc is different than onimusha
YOO the videos just starting off and you brought back my memories I didn't know I had of downhill domination! I loved that game! I moved houses and the box with the ps2 and all the games was at the new house until it mysteriously vanished a few weeks later when I was going to hook it up. It's been 3 years and I still haven't found it. It was my 1st console and I had so many games that I loved
Shadow of the Colossus, Bully, Onimusha 1,2,3&4, GTA San Andreas and Vice City, Prince of Persia, God of war, Black, Def Jam fight for NY, Burnout, Manhunt, Guitar Hero 3, ....so many amazing games! Great memories
Zone of the Enders will always be one of my favorites.
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I still play a lot of stuff on the PS2 and even earlier consoles. But just to stick with the PS2, there surely are a shit ton of games i can always go back to and enjoy the shit out of it almost as if i never played it before and found out about that gem. To mention a few:
Shadow Hearts (+ Shadow Hearts II.................or "Covenant" as it is known in the west)
Suikoden V
Star Ocean 3
Dead or Alive 2
Gran Turismo 3 + 4
Outrun 2006
Taxi Rider
Mercury Meltdown
NFS Underground 1 + 2
Legaia 2
............too many to mention. The glorious PS2 with no fucking internet (outside of the other adapter), no DLCs, no fucking patches to "fix" the game they released unfinished because "fuck you, give me money", no Microshits, no Loot-fucks, always physical WITH manual, etc. The PS4 may have sold over 100 mio units by now but still that console doesnt even come close to the PS2-level, PS1-level or a few other consoles before the 7th gen where fucking internet had to play a fucking role in gaming.
@Guy Who Steals Other People's Memes oh man I love Treasure Planet!!!
@Guy Who Steals Other People's Memes yeah I play it every now and then, a well made platformer.
The Smackdown series on ps2 is legendary!
Smackdown Shut your Mouth and Here Comes the Pain are 🔥
Just found a copy of Ripto’s Rage at my local retro games store, one of the games I’d been looking for for PS2 for a while. Those first couple Spyro games were an amazing experience on the Playstation/PS2 and it’s about half my childhood... other than that, definitely Star Wars Battlefront I and II, and 007 Nightfire. Starting to build up that collection!
I still play Downhill Domination, War of the Monsters, Maximo 1&2, Contra Shattered Soldier, Gradius V, Onimusha 2, Viewtiful Joe, and Rygar.
Absolutely loved the shadow heart games. One of the few things I am thankful to Game Informer because they once had it in a top 10 list of best RPGs
I still have my PS2 still hooked up to this day via my second TV.
Street Fighter Alpha Anthology
Def Jam Fight for NY
God Hand
Urban Chaos: Riot Response
Urban Chaos is the best fps on PS2, hands DOWN
You should try urban regins
Onimusha: 3 Demon Siege With The Greatest Opening CGI Cutscene Ever Made
It’s up there with mortal kombat armogedon intro
Downhill Domination was a game I used to rent from Hollywood Video all the time. Me and my dad we’re trying to remember the name of it the other day!
Have you ever tried Sly 2 (Band Of Thieves)?
It may be the greatest platformer on the system. In my opinion it poops on Ty, Ratchet and Clank and Jak & Daxter.
The story and presentation of it alone is to this day completely unique
I just played it again after 20 years and the inverted camera is killing the game for me. I agree with everything else but that camera is terrible and no way for change it.
I still play "God Hand". This is an absolute masterpiece.
God Hand is fucking awesome
Fucking expensive
@@Ji99i3 expensive to buy on a ps2 u mean?
@@sq7507 yeah man.
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In 2019 I played through Onimusha 2 & 3, and The Suffering. They still hold up!
superdoonz1 suffering it's awesome
The first console I’ve ever owned great memories Jak and Daxter series
I always come back to to Jak 3 since it had the best combat but wasn't as difficult as Jak 2.
@Mammoth Supremacy 55 that's so cute. also if you were born in 2003 you dont know jack shit about gaming.
@@wildjames hey! No need to be an asshole.....
Gaming isn't some elitist hobby dude. Get a grip...
@Mammoth Supremacy 55 that's pretty awesome someone your age is interested in classics, pay no mind to that buzzkiller... Since you have a ps2 I would also suggest collecting ps1 games as well. And there's an accessory for the ps2 called a Brook converter for ps2. It allows you to use wireless ps4 pads on your ps2. It's around 30 bucks. Makes gaming from your couch much more enjoyable!
Guitar Hero III. OMG spent MANY hours playing this and blasting the music with my daughters. Just pulled it out recently and it is still super awesome!
My PS2 is still hooked up and Timesplitters 2 is one of my all time favourite games which I play on a regular basis. Great video.
I love these PS2 Videos!!! I think you can do a Hidden Gems PS2 video every week.
GUNGRAVE YES! Now THAT is a game that needs remade.
My favorites are
All of the Armored Core games that were released on the PS2. Time Splitters is also on my list. Second Sight. Final Fantasy XII was great.
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I'm still playing a number of PS2 games, Jet X20 , Chaos Legion, Leisure Suit Larry:Magna Cum Laudy , GTA3 ,Killswitch, Rogue Trooper and the list goes on, love my PS2 .
For me MJ, god of war 1&2, GTA San Andreas, Prince of Persia sands of time, splinter cell chaos theory, persona 4, burnout 3, ratchet and Clank trilogy, NBA street volume 2, Spiderman 2, twisted Metal black & Madden NFL 2005. So many great memories.
That's crazy you mentioned Shadow Hearts: Covenant! I ADORE that game!
Yeah the Shadow Hearts series is def one of the best jrpgs for the ps2. I love those games so much
This video helped me to discover some new gamesv that I did never heard or saw before, thanks.
BTW I still play ace combat 5, the best ace combat ever.
Thumbs up for having Timesplitters in the thumbnail
I will never get tired of playing Silent Hill 2 and Resident Evil Code Veronica, those two games are horror masterpieces
The background music is amazing!
Wow. Insomniac really nailed it with Downhill Domination.
My favorite Insomniac game ever.
Insomniac.
😂
Yep. I fucked that up... Hate it when I do that...
@@MetalJesusRocks
It's cool. It was really funny.
Only made the video more enjoyable. Don't fret!
😁👍
ps2 is the best console because :
1- huge library of games
2- it plays ps1 games
3- it's a dvd player
That last point is also what allows you to play burned games onto DVD discs if you have it soft modded, so go ps2!
Ace combat 5. I can pick that up at any time and still love playing it.
Timesplitters 3 was very high on my list, Test Drive Eve of Destruction, GTA San Andres, Need for Speed Underground 2, Destroy All Humans. There were the games I always came back to and would play for HOURS!
This is a great video because I'm gathering games that are fun to play when friends come over. Like arcade style games. Don't have time for RPG games when friends are over.
Lately its been these two:
Star wars episode 3: revenge of the sith and Shadow of rome. Good times
Shadow of Rome is a classic!!!
@@MySplatterhouse I forgot how great that game is! I miss ps2 capcom, they were the best
@@MySplatterhouse yeah, one of my all time favorite. The world needs a proper gladiator game.
smackdown here comes the pain, medal of honor frontline and rising sun
Playing through Dragon Quest 8 for the fifth time right now. I also consider WWE Smackdown Here Comes the Pain to be the best pro wrestling game ever made.
I like Shut Your Mouth more, just me though.
@@jsnsbhsueuwnkaowoiwbwhwujw6793 SYM was really good too.
Wwe2k20 blows them both away, obviously ;)
@@RepublicofODLUM I don't know man, ever since 2K20 dropped I've noticed that the graphics of ECW Anarchy Rulz are looking better and better LOL.
Dragon quest 8 OMG what a game
14:30 "you feel like it could be a real place." Have you been to Miami Beach? I got to visit once and I must say they really nailed the atmosphere and general environment. Walking around I felt like I was visiting a very familiar place. Honestly kinda surreal.
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In order of how much I enjoyed them: Tekken Tag, Time Splitters 2, Midnight Club 2, Spider-Man 2,Jak & Daxter, Kinetica, and Ratcher & Clank. All were pretty solid, although the first 3 I lost many many many days if not months of my teen years to lol. My friends and I would play Tekken Tag sometimes for 10 hours straight.
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