I worked on Shadow Hearts and I'm so glad it made it to your list. I loved the Judgement Ring aspect of the game. I never really liked traditional turn based systems but with this it really felt like I was responsible for the success (or failure) of the characters actions. The risk/reward trade off of trying to get the sliver of red was great too. Also, having to manage players Sanity Points was something I'd forget often. That we a extra level of complexity to deal with. Fun Fact: When Yuri punches Albert Simon on top of the train in the Japanese version, his hand goes THROUGH his head and out the back. Some reason they thought that was too much for us states side so they added that white flash to hide that part of the scene.
1. Shadow Hearts: Covenant 2. Dragon Quest VIII 3. Xenosaga III 4. Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga1 5. Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga2 6. Suikoden V 7. Tales of the Abyss 8. Persona 3 FES 9. Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne 10. Persona 4
@@Gwoblesto189 I played the digital version of the PS2 game on PS4. Such a great JRPG. The story was fun, great characters with Jaster, Kisala, Zeagram. I miss the game so much. Definitely one of those games I would replay a second playthrough. The sidequests and boss battles throughout the game were so fun. Can't believe I didn't play this when I had my PS2. Definitely may do the sidequests soon.
Final Fantasy 10 Final Fantasy 12 Dragon Quest 8 SMT: Nocturne SMT: Digital Devil Saga SMT: Digital Devil Saga 2 Kingdom Hearts Kingdom Hearts 2 Dark Cloud 2 Legaia 2: Duel Saga
.Hack just never clicked with me, but every other one you list was great. I can't decide if I preferred Wild Arms 5 or Radiata Stories. And Legaia 2 was fun with a unique battle system.
Finally someone who acknowledges Star Ocean 3 as one of the best RPGs for PS2.The story may be controversial(I personally like it!)but the battle system is one of the best...
ok i bought this game and have tried twice to get into it... but then i run into that little circus girl and the writing and every about her character is so atrocious i turn it off. is she a main character in that game? because it felt like they were setting her up to be the "tiny anime girl" trope and i aint into that shit. but if it was just a terrible and temporary side character i might push through it.
@@ClandestineMerkaba The game is terrible from start to finish. It has acceptable gameplay, but everything else is garbage. The story, the voice acting, the characters/character development.. it's the worst in the entire franchise and Star Ocean 5 is pretty bad.
FF12 was a good game, great graphics for a PS2 game, and plenty long, but I found the characters and storyline boring, something that still plagues FF games to this date.
One severely overlooked game is Wilds Arms 3. It's my favorite of the series. The story is awesome, the gameplay is solid, and the overall presentation is marvelous.
The sequel Shadow Hearts 2 is a great improvement over the first, but both worth playing simply to get the full story. Nice list! Thanks for the video.
Rogue Galaxy is genuinely underrated, a bit cheesy and trope-y but not so much that it detracts from the gameplay and surprisingly deep weapon crafting and skill upgrading system
Dragon Quest V remake along with the fan translation is a masterpiece. Since playing reproductions on PS2 is very cheap and easy, I would say it's a must own.
1.Persona 3 FES 2. Star Ocean 3 3. Final Fantasy X 4.Suikoden V 5.Persona 4 6.Dragon Quest VIII 7. Final Fantasy XII 8.Legaia 2 Duel Saga 9.Valkyrie Profile 2 Silmeria 10.Devil Summoner 2
These belong in the ps2 collection for sure. However, if we are to narrow it down to just 10, I wouldn't pick kingdom heart over kingdom heart 2. Same goes for shadow heart 2 over shadow heart. The sequel for these 2 games are better game overall imo.
You spoke like a true weeb. Every KH except for the first one showcases the worst parts of anime and anime culture. KH1 was a universal success, KH2 was a weeb game. Simple as that.
KH2 was better than 1 gameplay-wise, yes, but in terms of the environments and mystery of the story the first one is way better, that's why I prefer it over 2, due to its atmosphere. from the 2nd game onwards all the worlds felt lifeless to me, which wasn't the case with KH1
I mean what did you expect. It's also the BEST rpg of that era, and still the best Final Fantasy game ever made. (If you can't tell, it's one of my all time favorite games even to this day lol)
@@kingofbudokai I'll agree to it being the iconic rpg of the era, and the best of the era as well (and there was some DAMNED stiff competition, too) but best FF game has to go to FFVI for me. That game basically had it all, as far as I'm concerned. I rate 10 as a SUPER close 2nd, with 7 all but right on top of THAT...
Pretty excellent selection of games here, but I'm dismayed at the lack of Wild Arms. One of my favourite games on the system is Wild Arms 5, though 3 is considered the stronger title.
Agree with all of these and quite a few in the comments. I'd add in a little known game called Metal Saga. Nice turnbased action where you are a bounty hunter and through the game you collect and customize tanks. You even get a garage and can give each a custom paint job along with weapons, motors, and armor.
I HAVE THE PS2 AND THE PS4 BUT I DONT LIKE PS4 GAMES BECAUSE I CANT READ THE PRINT AS ITS WAY TOO SMALL FOR MY EYES. SO IM BACK PLAYING THE OLD PS2 GAMES BECAUSE THE PRINT IS A GOOD SIZE IN IT. I PLAY MY PS2 GAMES OVER AND OVER AS I ENJOY THEM VERY MUCH. WILD ARMS 1 AND 3 I HAVE HERE WHICH I LIKE, DARK CLOUD, KINGDOMHEARTS ALTHOUGH KINGDOM HEARTS IS A PRETTY GAME BUT A BUTTON MASHER.
My other favorites not on the list. 1. Ar tonelico II 2. .Hack//GU series 3. Final fantasy XII 4. Atelier iris 3 5. Mana Khemia II 6. Shin megami tensei : devil summoner 2 7. Persona 3 FES 8. Shining force EXA 9. Drakengard 2 10. .hack// series
1. Final Fantasy X 2. Dragon Quest VIII 3. Legend of Zelda Twillight Princess 4. Grandia 2&3 5. Wild Arms 3 6. Legend of Legaia 2 7. Valkyrie Silmeria 8. Star Ocean Till The End of Time 9. Tales of Destiny 2 10. Romancing SaGa Minstrel Song 11. Final Fantasy XII 12. Ys V Keifin Lost City in The Sand 13. Radiata Stories 14. Final Fantasy XI Online 15. Disney Kingdom Hearts II 16. SMT Devil Summoner 17. Suikoden III 18. Tales of The Abyss 19. Xenosaga Episode I 20. Ys III Oath in Felghana 21. Suikoden IV 22. Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII 23. Shadow Hearts 24. Odin Sphere 25. Tales of Legendia 26. Baldur's Gate 27. Xenosaga Episode III 28. Persona 3 FES 29. Disgaea 1&2 30. Ys VI The Ark of Naphitism
My top 10 would be 1. Wild Arms 3 2. Ephemeral Phantasia 3. Dark Cloud 2 4. FFX 5. Suikoden 3 6. Arc The Lad: Twilight of Spirits 7. Grandia 2 8. Legend Of Legaia 2: Duel Saga 9. Star Ocean 3: Till The End Of Time 10. Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim
Ps2 was the greatest console for jrpgs to date. Had the performance to allow for complicated mechanics, but not too much to make everything eye candy and shallow. Trails, persona, rogue galaxy, ffx, .hack, dqviii, ffxii, xenosaga, the list goes on. Monumental games.
The single greatest hidden gem on PS2 i have ever found is Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana. It's one of the only PS2 games (aside from tales of the abyss) i've ever played that i like almost as much as Final Fantasy X. The .hack quartet is also pretty solid.
I love how you jump right in, without all that historical context nonsense that most other youtubers seem to find necessary fluff to thicken up their introductions to the spoken essays they post online
My top 10 is and in no particular order: 1. Tales of the Abyss 2. Grandia 3 3. Rogue Galaxy 4. Dragon Quest VIII 5. Magna Carta 6. Phantasy Star Universe 7. Final Fantasy XI(Final Fantasy XII if XI doesn't count) 8. Ys :The Ark of Napishtim 9. Legaia 2: Duel Saga 10. Star Ocean 3: Till the End of Time
I personally didn't jibe with Magna Carta, and I do know that it is considered trash for some reason. Dunno why though... Ys 6 is literally just that good, and would have sold MUCH HARDER if the series had it's whole history in the west...bit that's a story for another time. Gotta add that I think that the Devil Summoner games should be here as well...Raidou Kuzunoha vs King Abaddon was nuts!
@@SliderZero I never played Magna Carta on the ps2 myself. I did play Magna Carta 2 on the Xbox 360 and loved the game, and put the first on my list for that reason. Magna Carta 2 is one of my favorite ROG's of it's generation.
Shadow Hearts: Covenant is a must too, I consider it the best game of that generation. Also it's the third best game I've ever played behind Shining Force III & Panzer Dragoon Saga.
Yeah, Shadow Hearts: Covenant leveled up the story of that small game franchise, not to mention made the gameplay smoother. I thought it should be included and considered as one with the first one just coz of the continuation of the story. My fave game on ps2 for sure
Bold move to put persona 4 over persona 3 on the list. But both are great game for a different reasons and i personally enjoyed persona 4 a lot better, so i appreciate it
I never beat any of the Atelier Iris or Mana Khemia games but I'll admit to having a lot of fun playing them. .Hack//GU is a great game, too bad about it being broken up into three (at the time) smaller games, still fun as hell to play. Ar tonelico 1 is amazing, try it sometime! I played Ar tonelico 2 but I got stuck on a boss about half-way through and it never gave me the same feels as Ar tonelico 1. Tales of Legendia deserves at least a mention here, at the very least because of it's soundtrack. And the last game I'm gonna' bring up is Xenosaga, it suffers the same curse as .Hack and .Hack//GU being broken up into smaller games but it also gives you the benefit of each part playing differently.
Great list! A few I know and love and a few I have wanted to play for years. Only omission, in my opinion, would be Radiata Stories, which I think is a bit overlooked.
@@Edos512 i wouldve been content if xenosaga was at least an honorable mention. but that said i do like the list i just wish more youtubers would give that gem the 5 mins in the spotlight it truly deserves.
Occasionally I think your Top Ten should be a Top 25! Probably still wouldn’t have room for a couple dungeon-crawlers with rpg elements: Wizardry and King’s Field The Ancient City. And Baroque, which is just plain effin weird even for a very japanesie rpg.
1. Persona 3 2. Dark cloud 2 3. Suikoden 3 4. Final Fantasy X 5. Breath of fire dragon quarter 6. Xenosaga 7. Summoner 8. Baulder',s gate dark alliance 9. Star ocean till the end of time 10. Dragon quest VIII
This also has to do with if your ps2 can play both types of disks. I recently last bought a used black slim then played xenosaga 1 and can't finish it since it can no longer read the scratchless disk.
Yay! Suikoden 5 in on this list; thanks very much! Too bad it's so expensive now; I say that cause my copy is all scratched up and I'd love to pick it up again. Anyway thanks again :)
I've recently bought SMT Digital Devil Saga and Arc the Lad. I haven't had time to play them yet, but thanks for reminding me about another ps2 RPGs I still miss in my collection :D
Ive only recently began collecting for PS2, missed it in my youth. Some of my favorite JRPGs for the console though would be Tales of the Abyss, Dark Cloud 1&2, Wild Arms 3, Rouge Galaxy, Arc The Lad: Twilight of the Spirits and FFXII. Also Summoner is great, but not a Japanese rpg :p
There's a lot more Suikoden games on the PS2 than just the 5th one, though, that sequel is my favorite in the series. Hope you mention Valkyrie Profile 2, which is a game I completed and reflected on after the ending. Unfortunately, they haven't made a proper sequel yet. There's also a lot of NISA JRPGs that could fill four videos easily, lol.
The real star of Tales of the Abyss is Jade Curtiss. :) That said, thank you for listing not only that, but Suikoden V. The series gets missed a lot it seems.
gameplay was meh. it's probably the 2nd weakest in the series. S2 -> S1 -> S5 -> S3 -> S4 Suikoden V was a breath of fresh air in the series, going back to it's roots as to why Suikoden is one of the greatest jrpg in PS
@@gethermedel3620 I have played them all including Tactics except for the 1st one. It's still my favorite of the franchise. Just finished Suikoden V this year.
I'll always have a soft spot for Wild Arms 3. It was a proper old fashioned JRPG in a changing world and has it's... quirks... but well worth losing yourself in for the horseback battles alone.
I like this channel. Your lists and production value is pretty solid. I just think you need to tweak your vocal delivery a little, and you'll be gold. You're a tad monotone at the moment. Try reading it out like you're excitedly explaining your list while face-to-face with someone.
You should make it 20 instead lol bcs there are lots of goods rpg in the PS2 for example like grandia 3, wild arms 5, KH2, FFXII, etc. Btw good video bro appreciate it ❤️
The kingdom hearts trailer I remember it as a kid and new I had to have that game! One of the most loved games I ever played so nostalgic seeing it again that and final fantasy x probably two of the most dearest games to my heart 😩
I worked on Shadow Hearts and I'm so glad it made it to your list. I loved the Judgement Ring aspect of the game. I never really liked traditional turn based systems but with this it really felt like I was responsible for the success (or failure) of the characters actions. The risk/reward trade off of trying to get the sliver of red was great too. Also, having to manage players Sanity Points was something I'd forget often. That we a extra level of complexity to deal with.
Fun Fact: When Yuri punches Albert Simon on top of the train in the Japanese version, his hand goes THROUGH his head and out the back. Some reason they thought that was too much for us states side so they added that white flash to hide that part of the scene.
Wow!! Very Nice man.
Salve from Brazil 🇧🇷
1. Shadow Hearts: Covenant
2. Dragon Quest VIII
3. Xenosaga III
4. Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga1
5. Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga2
6. Suikoden V
7. Tales of the Abyss
8. Persona 3 FES
9. Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne
10. Persona 4
Great choices there mate!
Excellent list. Honestly. Shadow Hearts is bloody incredible.
I only play shadow hearts 3 and i really like it, is Covenant even better?
@@Diego-sn4gz 3 isn't bad, but 1 and 2 taken together are miles ahead
Nice to see Digital Devil Saga getting some love! And your right Persona 3 is waaayy better than P4.
Dark cloud 2 is my fav JRPG highly underrated and it is amazing!
It's g@y
Rogue galaxy is a masterpiece nd nobody remember it
Deserved so much more attention than it got!
I love that game still own it
@@Gwoblesto189 I played the digital version of the PS2 game on PS4. Such a great JRPG. The story was fun, great characters with Jaster, Kisala, Zeagram. I miss the game so much. Definitely one of those games I would replay a second playthrough. The sidequests and boss battles throughout the game were so fun.
Can't believe I didn't play this when I had my PS2. Definitely may do the sidequests soon.
The moment I saw thumbnail, it feels like I got punch with nostalgia
I remember I bought that game new at Target for $10 because no one was buying the game. Had no idea how much fun I was about to have.
Final Fantasy 10
Final Fantasy 12
Dragon Quest 8
SMT: Nocturne
SMT: Digital Devil Saga
SMT: Digital Devil Saga 2
Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts 2
Dark Cloud 2
Legaia 2: Duel Saga
Great choices!
@@thatvideogamesshow i loved shadpw hearts and suikoden 4 as well as others. One of these others may bethe 10th instead of legaia 2 tbh
Smt is goated
I´d add final fantasy xii and odin sphere. Good list though.
Persona 3 is also dope! Cool list man :)
Totally agree! Loved number 3. Thanks for watching!
Definitely
@That Video Games Show what music was playing at end from game?
Valkyrie Profile 2, Wild Arms 5, Radiata Stories, Legend of Legaia 2, .Hack//GU, Atelier Iris 3, Mana Khemia 1 and 2.
Great suggestions. Loved Radiata Stories!
.Hack just never clicked with me, but every other one you list was great. I can't decide if I preferred Wild Arms 5 or Radiata Stories. And Legaia 2 was fun with a unique battle system.
wild arms for sure and valkyrie profile for sure
I feel like the only person who remembers Radiata Stories. Poor Tri-Ace got shut down, so who knows if we'll ever see some sort of rerelease.
Legaia 2 was awful... just... awful imo. The first one was wayyy better
Finally someone who acknowledges Star Ocean 3 as one of the best RPGs for PS2.The story may be controversial(I personally like it!)but the battle system is one of the best...
ok i bought this game and have tried twice to get into it... but then i run into that little circus girl and the writing and every about her character is so atrocious i turn it off. is she a main character in that game? because it felt like they were setting her up to be the "tiny anime girl" trope and i aint into that shit. but if it was just a terrible and temporary side character i might push through it.
@@6shot6 She's literally a playable side-prop. You missed out on a great game because of your own projected guilty insecurities, it seems.
@@ClandestineMerkaba The game is terrible from start to finish. It has acceptable gameplay, but everything else is garbage. The story, the voice acting, the characters/character development.. it's the worst in the entire franchise and Star Ocean 5 is pretty bad.
@@DeltathRiylaan Sweet, don't play it then. Later.
@@ClandestineMerkaba K.
I could never get into Kingdom Hearts. As an adult I've moved well on from Disney.
Dark Cloud, Okami, Grandia 3, Radiata Stories, Front Mission 4... Too many good RPGs during PS2 era.
For me is:
1 - Final Fantasy XII
2 - Dragon Quest VIII
3 - Final Fantasy X
FF12 was a good game, great graphics for a PS2 game, and plenty long, but I found the characters and storyline boring, something that still plagues FF games to this date.
One severely overlooked game is Wilds Arms 3. It's my favorite of the series. The story is awesome, the gameplay is solid, and the overall presentation is marvelous.
Great list. I'll just add Dark cloud 2 and Wild Arms 3 are two more great ps2 rpg's that are well worth playing
Dark cloud 2 and radiata stories are two that I felt were missing from this list.
@@judahshort08 Same
The sequel Shadow Hearts 2 is a great improvement over the first, but both worth playing simply to get the full story.
Nice list! Thanks for the video.
Xenosaga III
Romancing Saga: Minstrel Song
Final Fantasy X
Tales of the Abyss
Shadow Hearts: Convenant
Grandia II
too bad xenosaga 2 was such a slow game, both the first and the third were fantastic.
We can't forget Dark Cloud 1 and 2!!!
Rogue Galaxy is genuinely underrated, a bit cheesy and trope-y but not so much that it detracts from the gameplay and surprisingly deep weapon crafting and skill upgrading system
You get a like simply for using “Wandering Flame” for the FFX section. Such a perfect song.
One of my favourites!
Honorable mentions:
Dark Cloud 1 & 2
Xenosaga 1 thru 3
I'd add Disgaea Hour of Darkness to the list
Great choice!
If you’re someone that likes to 100% games this game will drive u nuts
Dragon Quest V remake along with the fan translation is a masterpiece. Since playing reproductions on PS2 is very cheap and easy, I would say it's a must own.
1.Persona 3 FES
2. Star Ocean 3
3. Final Fantasy X
4.Suikoden V
5.Persona 4
6.Dragon Quest VIII
7. Final Fantasy XII
8.Legaia 2 Duel Saga
9.Valkyrie Profile 2 Silmeria
10.Devil Summoner 2
You forgot Wizardry: Tales of the Forsaken Land. That one made me tear up with Sophia's goodbye.
These belong in the ps2 collection for sure. However, if we are to narrow it down to just 10, I wouldn't pick kingdom heart over kingdom heart 2. Same goes for shadow heart 2 over shadow heart. The sequel for these 2 games are better game overall imo.
Agreed. They elevate the first game imo
You spoke like a true weeb. Every KH except for the first one showcases the worst parts of anime and anime culture. KH1 was a universal success, KH2 was a weeb game. Simple as that.
KH2 was better than 1 gameplay-wise, yes, but in terms of the environments and mystery of the story the first one is way better, that's why I prefer it over 2, due to its atmosphere. from the 2nd game onwards all the worlds felt lifeless to me, which wasn't the case with KH1
I absolutely loved Rogue Galaxy! Good call.
Such a great experience!
im playing p4 on pcsx2 and i have to say is the best rpg i've ever played ( yes i have played p5 and p3)
One of the best RPGs ever.
Definitely gonna have to pick some of these up. Great List!
totally missed rogue galaxy as a kid but it looks fantastic. never enough rpgs.
as long as There's SMTs on a list, I'm good with it.
FF10 is the most iconic jrpg of that era ♥️
I mean what did you expect. It's also the BEST rpg of that era, and still the best Final Fantasy game ever made. (If you can't tell, it's one of my all time favorite games even to this day lol)
@@kingofbudokai 100% ♡
@@kingofbudokai I'll agree to it being the iconic rpg of the era, and the best of the era as well (and there was some DAMNED stiff competition, too) but best FF game has to go to FFVI for me. That game basically had it all, as far as I'm concerned. I rate 10 as a SUPER close 2nd, with 7 all but right on top of THAT...
Reading the comments and watching the vid for a good list of ps2 rpgs to load on my ps3
thanks guys!
Pretty excellent selection of games here, but I'm dismayed at the lack of Wild Arms. One of my favourite games on the system is Wild Arms 5, though 3 is considered the stronger title.
I love me some wild arms 3
the list is too short for rpg games must lol
No Xenosaga or Dot Hack?
Xenosaga 1-3 mostly 1 & 3
No
Glad to see rogue galaxy getting some acknowledgement
Best PS2 JRPG is FF12. Best PS2 JRPG not many know about and should play it is Rogue Galaxy.
Agree with all of these and quite a few in the comments. I'd add in a little known game called Metal Saga. Nice turnbased action where you are a bounty hunter and through the game you collect and customize tanks. You even get a garage and can give each a custom paint job along with weapons, motors, and armor.
The PS2 era was such a fantastic period for JRPGs that you could probably make the same list with completely different games multiple times over.
I HAVE THE PS2 AND THE PS4 BUT I DONT LIKE PS4 GAMES BECAUSE I CANT READ THE PRINT AS ITS WAY TOO SMALL FOR MY EYES. SO IM BACK PLAYING THE OLD PS2 GAMES BECAUSE THE PRINT IS A GOOD SIZE IN IT. I PLAY MY PS2 GAMES OVER AND OVER AS I ENJOY THEM VERY MUCH. WILD ARMS 1 AND 3 I HAVE HERE WHICH I LIKE, DARK CLOUD, KINGDOMHEARTS ALTHOUGH KINGDOM HEARTS IS A PRETTY GAME BUT A BUTTON MASHER.
Okay that ridge racer track at the beginning got me. subscribed.
My other favorites not on the list.
1. Ar tonelico II
2. .Hack//GU series
3. Final fantasy XII
4. Atelier iris 3
5. Mana Khemia II
6. Shin megami tensei : devil summoner 2
7. Persona 3 FES
8. Shining force EXA
9. Drakengard 2
10. .hack// series
1. Final Fantasy X
2. Dragon Quest VIII
3. Legend of Zelda Twillight Princess
4. Grandia 2&3
5. Wild Arms 3
6. Legend of Legaia 2
7. Valkyrie Silmeria
8. Star Ocean Till The End of Time
9. Tales of Destiny 2
10. Romancing SaGa Minstrel Song
11. Final Fantasy XII
12. Ys V Keifin Lost City in The Sand
13. Radiata Stories
14. Final Fantasy XI Online
15. Disney Kingdom Hearts II
16. SMT Devil Summoner
17. Suikoden III
18. Tales of The Abyss
19. Xenosaga Episode I
20. Ys III Oath in Felghana
21. Suikoden IV
22. Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
23. Shadow Hearts
24. Odin Sphere
25. Tales of Legendia
26. Baldur's Gate
27. Xenosaga Episode III
28. Persona 3 FES
29. Disgaea 1&2
30. Ys VI The Ark of Naphitism
Awesome list and your style is cool!. Thank you.
My top 10 would be
1. Wild Arms 3
2. Ephemeral Phantasia
3. Dark Cloud 2
4. FFX
5. Suikoden 3
6. Arc The Lad: Twilight of Spirits
7. Grandia 2
8. Legend Of Legaia 2: Duel Saga
9. Star Ocean 3: Till The End Of Time
10. Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim
damn. I can't imagine putting Suikoden 3 in the top 20 lol
but Suikoden V? surely in the top 10
@@gethermedel3620 Suikoden 3 was my first and still favorite Suikoden game so I chose one from franchises that had multiple games
Good list. I would add Tsugunai: Atonement. IMO a hidden gem.
Ps2 was the greatest console for jrpgs to date. Had the performance to allow for complicated mechanics, but not too much to make everything eye candy and shallow. Trails, persona, rogue galaxy, ffx, .hack, dqviii, ffxii, xenosaga, the list goes on. Monumental games.
Always looking into building my ps2 rpg collection. Back then I was a FF fanboy so I have some catching up to do.
So many great RPGs on the system!
Ahh «move me», happy to hear it as an intro song !!! Ridge racer 4 ost is so good :D
Suikoden III was a fun rpg on PS2 for me, had fond memories playing it.
Same.
The only “top rpg” list that I’ve ever 100% agreed with (across all platforms). Great stuff dude
Thanks mate!
The single greatest hidden gem on PS2 i have ever found is Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana. It's one of the only PS2 games (aside from tales of the abyss) i've ever played that i like almost as much as Final Fantasy X. The .hack quartet is also pretty solid.
Nice to see a lot of love for xenosaga in trhe comments, it's a series that I thought was mostly forgotten.
I love how you jump right in, without all that historical context nonsense that most other youtubers seem to find necessary fluff to thicken up their introductions to the spoken essays they post online
Agreed, hate that nonsense as well.
Agree
My top 10 is and in no particular order:
1. Tales of the Abyss
2. Grandia 3
3. Rogue Galaxy
4. Dragon Quest VIII
5. Magna Carta
6. Phantasy Star Universe
7. Final Fantasy XI(Final Fantasy XII if XI doesn't count)
8. Ys :The Ark of Napishtim
9. Legaia 2: Duel Saga
10. Star Ocean 3: Till the End of Time
I personally didn't jibe with Magna Carta, and I do know that it is considered trash for some reason. Dunno why though...
Ys 6 is literally just that good, and would have sold MUCH HARDER if the series had it's whole history in the west...bit that's a story for another time.
Gotta add that I think that the Devil Summoner games should be here as well...Raidou Kuzunoha vs King Abaddon was nuts!
@@SliderZero I never played Magna Carta on the ps2 myself. I did play Magna Carta 2 on the Xbox 360 and loved the game, and put the first on my list for that reason. Magna Carta 2 is one of my favorite ROG's of it's generation.
Dragon Quest is a godlike jrpg.
im sad this video ended! such great memories!
Glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
Shadow Hearts: Covenant is a must too, I consider it the best game of that generation. Also it's the third best game I've ever played behind Shining Force III & Panzer Dragoon Saga.
Agreed, the sequel was brilliant as well. I’ll have to include it for a part 2!
Yeah, Shadow Hearts: Covenant leveled up the story of that small game franchise, not to mention made the gameplay smoother. I thought it should be included and considered as one with the first one just coz of the continuation of the story. My fave game on ps2 for sure
Dragon Quest 8 was my first footstep in the world of DQ, and I don't regret it at all. It's such an awesome game and I love it!
Is dragon quest 8 worth playing on ps2?
You mentioned Tales of the Abyss ? You my sir deserves a like !
Thanks mate!
I absolutely love the Ridge Racer Type 4 intro!
You my dude are making the best rpg game lists of all. Most of them are rlly amazing in this episode here.
Thanks Jura! That’s means a lot mate! Glad you are enjoying the episodes 🙂
@@thatvideogamesshow You're welcome :D
What’s the ost at 5:28? I know I’ve heard it before dammit
i believe it's from SMT series, i heard the similar one in devil survivor 2 record breaker, but i think it originates in the earlier SMT games
Bold move to put persona 4 over persona 3 on the list. But both are great game for a different reasons and i personally enjoyed persona 4 a lot better, so i appreciate it
Ar tonelico 1 and 2 (best game) arterlier iris 1 2 3, mana khemia 1 2 persona 3
golden generation of JRPGs
I never beat any of the Atelier Iris or Mana Khemia games but I'll admit to having a lot of fun playing them. .Hack//GU is a great game, too bad about it being broken up into three (at the time) smaller games, still fun as hell to play. Ar tonelico 1 is amazing, try it sometime! I played Ar tonelico 2 but I got stuck on a boss about half-way through and it never gave me the same feels as Ar tonelico 1. Tales of Legendia deserves at least a mention here, at the very least because of it's soundtrack. And the last game I'm gonna' bring up is Xenosaga, it suffers the same curse as .Hack and .Hack//GU being broken up into smaller games but it also gives you the benefit of each part playing differently.
My niggaz left out Ar Tonelico Melody of Metalfalica and Elemia doe
Great list! A few I know and love and a few I have wanted to play for years. Only omission, in my opinion, would be Radiata Stories, which I think is a bit overlooked.
totally overlooked!
And I had to play through twice to get all the characters.
*sigh* everybody always forgets about xenosaga
That's my only complain here... i would have changed suikoden 5 for xenosaga
@@Edos512 i wouldve been content if xenosaga was at least an honorable mention. but that said i do like the list i just wish more youtubers would give that gem the 5 mins in the spotlight it truly deserves.
Occasionally I think your Top Ten should be a Top 25! Probably still wouldn’t have room for a couple dungeon-crawlers with rpg elements: Wizardry and King’s Field The Ancient City. And Baroque, which is just plain effin weird even for a very japanesie rpg.
Awesome list, it's just missing Radiata Stories!
1. Persona 3
2. Dark cloud 2
3. Suikoden 3
4. Final Fantasy X
5. Breath of fire dragon quarter
6. Xenosaga
7. Summoner
8. Baulder',s gate dark alliance
9. Star ocean till the end of time
10. Dragon quest VIII
That song at the end is from wild arms isn’t it?
This also has to do with if your ps2 can play both types of disks. I recently last bought a used black slim then played xenosaga 1 and can't finish it since it can no longer read the scratchless disk.
Good list. Not what I expected.
Yay! Suikoden 5 in on this list; thanks very much! Too bad it's so expensive now; I say that cause my copy is all scratched up and I'd love to pick it up again. Anyway thanks again :)
no .hack//G.U series or the original .hack// ?
I've recently bought SMT Digital Devil Saga and Arc the Lad. I haven't had time to play them yet, but thanks for reminding me about another ps2 RPGs I still miss in my collection :D
An ok list. However, why no Grandia II and Dark Cloud 2/ Dark Chronicle 2?
Why... Melfice...
Ive only recently began collecting for PS2, missed it in my youth. Some of my favorite JRPGs for the console though would be Tales of the Abyss, Dark Cloud 1&2, Wild Arms 3, Rouge Galaxy, Arc The Lad: Twilight of the Spirits and FFXII.
Also Summoner is great, but not a Japanese rpg :p
FFX and Kingdom Hearts was my fist rpg and I loved them to death. My favorite on ps2 though is Persona 3 and 4 🖤
I’m a few months into P4, but so far I’ve easily enjoyed P3 FES more than P4
OMG the closing Wild Arms music
There's a lot more Suikoden games on the PS2 than just the 5th one, though, that sequel is my favorite in the series. Hope you mention Valkyrie Profile 2, which is a game I completed and reflected on after the ending. Unfortunately, they haven't made a proper sequel yet. There's also a lot of NISA JRPGs that could fill four videos easily, lol.
The real star of Tales of the Abyss is Jade Curtiss. :)
That said, thank you for listing not only that, but Suikoden V. The series gets missed a lot it seems.
Agreed. Jade Curtiss is awesome!
Im surprised the xenosaga series didnt make it on this list.
Besides FFX, Suikoden 3 was my most enjoyable time-invested RPG for PS2. I am saddened it did not make the list somehow.
I know. I never play Suikoden V but the 3rd one was so good!!!!
gameplay was meh. it's probably the 2nd weakest in the series.
S2 -> S1 -> S5 -> S3 -> S4
Suikoden V was a breath of fresh air in the series, going back to it's roots as to why Suikoden is one of the greatest jrpg in PS
@@ReaveIdono you should play Suikoden V
@@gethermedel3620 I have played them all including Tactics except for the 1st one. It's still my favorite of the franchise. Just finished Suikoden V this year.
I'll always have a soft spot for Wild Arms 3. It was a proper old fashioned JRPG in a changing world and has it's... quirks... but well worth losing yourself in for the horseback battles alone.
Me playing ffvi: theres too many playable characters. Wah
Suikoden V: stop whining and hold my beer
😂
its only 108
You should have played Radiata Stories for the PS2 then. Almost every character in the game is a playable character.
I like this channel. Your lists and production value is pretty solid. I just think you need to tweak your vocal delivery a little, and you'll be gold.
You're a tad monotone at the moment. Try reading it out like you're excitedly explaining your list while face-to-face with someone.
I'll add shadow hearts 2 and wild arms 3 to this excellent list.
Great choices there!
You should make it 20 instead lol bcs there are lots of goods rpg in the PS2 for example like grandia 3, wild arms 5, KH2, FFXII, etc.
Btw good video bro appreciate it ❤️
Tales of Destiny remake
Odin Sphere
Dawn of mana
Berserk ps2 version
Grandia 3
Wasn't LotR The Third Age also pretty good?
Darn good list :) the nostalgia .......
Glad you enjoyed it mate 🙂
The kingdom hearts trailer I remember it as a kid and new I had to have that game! One of the most loved games I ever played so nostalgic seeing it again that and final fantasy x probably two of the most dearest games to my heart 😩
Dragon quest VIII.......my disc broke..... I remember playing it myself and its so cool
Suikoden 3, Digital Devil Saga 1 & 2 are great too. Story presentation and gameplay is so good.
Please! What is the name of the intro song playing??
I think I found it. It's Move Me from Ridge Racer Type 4
Xenosaga, .Hack, Chaos Legion, Grandia, Digimon World 4 was dope too.
Great list. Are you going to make a top 10 must have rpg's for PS3 and PS4?
Coming soon! 😉
@@thatvideogamesshow thanks for the reply👍🏼