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[IbizaPocholo]

The PS2 is one of the most fondly-remembered consoles of all time, with a library of incredible bangers. However, there can be only 10 best...here they are.

 

[Eevee86]

Okami is way too low. Still my favorite game all these years later.

 

[MiyazakiHatesKojima]

The PS2's library is unmatched.

 

[MasterDerico]

The PS2's library is unmatched.

This!

 

[ULTROS!]

Lack of Kingdom Hearts.

 

[EightBit Man]

Resident Evil 4 is a GameCube game to me, so Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec instead of it.

Also: Grand Theft Auto III or The Getaway > Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

 

[pennythoughts]

Pretty safe list overall. Would have put FFXII in over FFX myself.

 

[V4skunk]

My top PS2 games are.
Metal Gear Solid 3
Gran Turismo 4
San Andreas
FFXII

 

[ULTROS!]

ULTROS! List:

- Final Fantasy X
- Resident Evil 4 (even if it's a GC game)
- Star Ocean: Till the End of Time
- Kingdom Hearts II
- Shadow of the Colossus
- Persona 4 (I'm surprised why P4 isn't there)
- Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria
- Suikoden V
- Silent Hill 2
- Dragon Quest VIII

 

[EightBit Man]

Yeah, Silent Hill 2's absence is something beyond comprehension.

 

[MiyazakiHatesKojima]

Silent Hill 2 (seriously, why isn't SH2 in that list too)

Because IGN is trash, plain and simple.

 

[TexMex]

SH2 is number 7?

Anyway missings for me are Ico, Jak and Daxter, Breath of Fire Dragon Quarter, SSX and Twisted Metal Black.

 

[EightBit Man]

Pretty safe list overall. Would have put FFXII in over FFX myself.

I personally agree, but Final Fantasy X has more of that "classic factor" I guess. It was one of the games that made me want a PlayStation 2 (E3, 2001). Others were Silent Hill 2, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Devil May Cry, Grand Theft Auto III, and Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec.

EDIT: Yeah, Silent Hill at number 7. Guess I ran too fast through the video. lol

 

[ULTROS!]

SH2 is number 7?

Anyway missings for me are Ico, Jak and Daxter, Breath of Fire Dragon Quarter, SSX and Twisted Metal Black.

Who likes that game

 

[andreutas]

Good list. Even SH 2 is on there <3

 

[TexMex]

Who likes that game

Lots of people.

 

[Naibel]

No Gran Turismo, ZOE 2 or Persona 3/4 is surprising , "GameCube Exclusive, I swear to God" RE4 being in there made me lol, but AT LEAST the greatest game ever made is on it so IGN is saved I guess ^^

 

[anthraticus]

Such an IGN list.

 

[Eimran]

For me:

Metal Gear Solid 3
Dragon quest VIII
Resident Evil 4
God of War
Final Fantasy X
Devil May Cry
God Hand
Okami
Icon
Shadow of the colossus
Silent Hill 2-3
Gran Turismo 4
Grand Theft Auto Vice City
Beyond Good and Evil
Jak and Daxter
SSX3
Ratchet
The warriors
Bully

Asking the top 10 of the PS2 library is an inhumane task.

 

[ZywyPL]

PS2 had way too many amazing games to cut the list to just 10 positions, lazy IGN.

 

[AV]

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 didn't even make #10? List is null and void.

 

[Elektro Demon]

The PS2's library is unmatched.

Indeed.

 

[xrnzaaas]

It's pretty interesting how many top PS2 lists are almost entirely about games from Japan. The market has definitely changed since then.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

I have about 60 PS2 games -- missing many RPGs and action games that I have no intention of replaying -- and I feel like that's cutting down to the bone.

 

[Fake]

Lack of Kingdom Hearts.

IGN...

 

[mcjmetroid]

What is the list? I can't see the video at the moment in work

 

[LordKasual]

The PS2's library is unmatched.

And it always will be.

Honestly though, i feel like this generation is the closest we've gotten. I'm hoping the next will be the one to match it though.

The stability of new engines and the widespread use of them means that games are starting to kind of have a common performance/visual standard.

This wasn't possible in the 360/PS3 era....game engines were tripping all over themselves.

 

[synchronicity]

So. Many. Great. Games.

 

[Airbus Jr]

We need a GTA San Andreas Remake for PS5

 

[Doom85]

Doing a top # list for the PS2 of all consoles and it's only 10? That's like a waiter bringing you one of the best burgers you will ever taste and you eat like two bites. Come on! I'm not saying every great/good game ever on the system has to be shouted out, but 10 is not enough.

 

[Paltheos]

Who likes that game

People with taste. Dragon Quarter is the shit.
Fun battle system, neat gimmick in the D-gauge management and how it's meshed together with NG+ing whenever you want/need to, a Hitoshi Sakimoto soundtrack.
Allot of people legit don't like it but I've kinda wondered how many of the haters are just onboard because it's not a traditional game in the series. You can mostly see a logical progression (with some missteps here and there) and then suddenly after 4 you get Dragon Quarter which is very different.

 

[Aion002]

A top 10 list? Lazy... On Ps2 you can easily do a top 100 list.

 

[JohnSpartanLee]

PS1 Top Ten > PS2 Top Ten

 

[rkofan87]

re4 is a gc port wth?!

 

[daninthemix]

The PS2's library is unmatched.

PS1 comes close.

But you are correct.

 

[Smaller than Atom]

SOCOM II

 

[kunonabi]

1. Silent Hill 3
2. Final Fantasy X-2
3. Eyeshield 21: Amefuto no Yarouze YaHa!!!
4. Resident Evil Outbreak
5. Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly
6. Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
7. Haunting Ground
8. Xenosaga Episode 1: Der Wille zur Macht
9. Dance Summit 2001
10. Silent Hill 2

Honorable Mention: Shadow of Destiny

That's pretty much how my list shakes out since I'm not really a huge PS2 guy.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Not likely to show up on any Top 10 list are all the arcade ports and compilations. PS2 was the last console to really gather it all into one place. You had Dance Dance Revolution, lightgun games, many notable shmups, vs puzzle games, tons of fighting games, and collections for a lot of retro games including the legendary Taito Memories/Legends compilations. You could fill a shelf with all the amazing arcade ports.

 

[Spokker]

We need a GTA San Andreas Remake for PS5

This would be fine. I'd be fine playing remakes for the rest of my life. Just let me die humanely with nostalgia. I don't care.

 

[Vawn]

The PS2's library is unmatched.

I prefer PS1, PS3 and PS4 personally, but, other than those, I totally agree.

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

Lot of multiplats.

I would have put persona games on there.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Gran Turismo 3
Ace Combat 4
TM Black
NFL 2k4
God of War

*** I hated GTA 3 and Shadow of Collosus. The frame rates were sketchy as hell. There is no way these games ran at even 30 fps.

 

[Handel]

Ico hard snubbed, replace Vice City on the list with it as there's already the superior San Andrea's on the list. It's one of the most influential games of all time narratively and in terms of design concept.

Good to see Okami get it's due though.

My top 10 :

1. Ico
2. Okami
3. Silent Hill 2
4. RE4
5. Shadow of the Colossus
6. GTA San Andrea's
7. FFX
8. Kingdom Hearts 1
9. Dragon Quest VIII
10. God of War 2

 

[nordique]

Everyone’s top 10 is gonna be different for this system

for me, the standout experiences were:

MGS2, MGS3
Devil May Cry 1 & 3
Shadow of the Colossus
God of War
GTA 3, Vice City, San Andreas
Sly Cooper series

these were the games I enjoyed the most and I played on ps2, and ultimately owned the system for

 

[mcz117chief]

Gran Turismo 3
Ace Combat 4
TM Black
NFL 2k4
God of War

*** I hated GTA 3 and Shadow of Collosus. The frame rates were sketchy as hell. There is no way these games ran at even 30 fps.

I can't understand why anyone would put Ace Combat 4 on any list of best PS2 games when both 5 and Zero are far superior in every possible way.

 

[Nestunt]

1. Metal Gear Solid 3
2. Onimusha Warlords
3. Final Fantasy X
4. Grand Theft Auto Vice City
5. Devil May Cry
6. Socom II
7. Jak and Daxter

 

[Faenrir]

Ign...
No RPG on that list but 2 GTA games and several horror games...hmmm.

Here's my top 10:
Dragon Quest VIII
Radiata Stories
Rogue Galaxy
Ico
Okami
Shadow of the Colossus
Soul Calibur II
Devil May Cry
Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3
Guilty Gear X2

I had no idea there was an Eyeshield game, i'll have to track one down ^^

 

[Elektro Demon]

Eurogamer also has a list.
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-03-04-the-best-ps2-games-on-playstation-2s-20th-anniversary

 

[TheWanderingOgre]

Shadow of the Colossus
Ico
Yakuza 2
Virtua Fighter 4 Evo
Persona 3
Snake Eater
Silent Hill 2
Sons of Liberty
Silent Hill 4
Final Fantasy XII

Something along these lines.

 

[Handel]

Ign...
No RPG on that list but 2 GTA games and several horror games...hmmm.

Here's my top 10:
Dragon Quest VIII
Radiata Stories
Rogue Galaxy
Ico
Okami
Shadow of the Colossus
Soul Calibur II
Devil May Cry
Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3
Guilty Gear X2

I had no idea there was an Eyeshield game, i'll have to track one down ^^

I was tempted to put Radiata Stories on my own list, quite a flawed game but has a bunch of interesting concepts. Dark Cloud is another that would probably be in if expanded to 15 or 20.