Playstation 2 - is it worth it?

Post by **KingManULTRA** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 9:07 pm

The following games look pretty cool:

Final Fantasy X
Devil May Cry 3
Tekken 5
Gran Turismo 4
Metal Gear Solid 3
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Kingdom Hearts
Ico
Katamari Damacy

Are they? What are the exclusive MUST HAVE PS2 titles that would make the console worth a buy?

Post by **tnf** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 9:13 pm

What year was that system released again?

Post by **o'dium** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 9:17 pm

tnf wrote:What year was that system released again?

The year of the shite.

It was a fantastic console back in the day.

But come on, its to old now, and that pad sucks cock to play anything with...

Post by **andyman** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 9:18 pm

GTA San Andreas is almost must have....nothing is really must have though.

And Gran Turismo 4

Ico is really really good too

Post by **bitWISE** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 9:29 pm

I was going to get one of those slim PS2s but I don't even play my xbox anymore. Games just don't grab my attention these days.

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 9:31 pm

Get yourself a used Xbox, add a mod chip, start a collection. It will become your entertainment center.

edit: directed @ KingManULTRA

Post by **o'dium** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 9:33 pm

xbox fucking owns.

Driving a square car in GTA:SA with pop up things 20 feet in front of you at 15FPS does not own.

'muff said.

Post by **tnf** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 9:44 pm

SA was a lot of fun, but yes, the utter shit graphics really did detract from it.

Post by **denzii** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 9:45 pm

see if the new gen sony console will play PS2 games, if it does then wait to get that one.

Post by **Pext** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 9:53 pm

i see. odium is all the way down to cryland again

ps2:
i still like it -
ico
soon ico2
final fantasy x
kingdom hearts (bad story but ACE gameplay! - and some really challenging bosses, something you dont see that often anymore!)
Tekken
silent hill
final fantasy 12 - in a year or so
kingdom hearts 2
rez

Post by **KingManULTRA** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 9:53 pm

I'm not sure about buying a PS2, but I'm even less sure about buying an XBox. If I'm gonna buy a console I'll need kick-ass exclusive titles (and none of that sports game shit), and a number of 'em.

Post by **Pext** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 9:58 pm

hm.. they aren't that expensive anymore. plus there are modchips

Post by **KingManULTRA** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 10:04 pm

Where does one find modship tutorials (PM?)

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 10:06 pm

PM Turbanator, or odium, or Pauly(?)

They should be able to fill you in.

Post by **o'dium** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 10:06 pm

Pext wrote:i see. odium is all the way down to cryland again

ps2:
i still like it -
ico
soon ico2
final fantasy x
kingdom hearts (bad story but ACE gameplay! - and some really challenging bosses, something you dont see that often anymore!)
Tekken
silent hill
final fantasy 12 - in a year or so
kingdom hearts 2
rez

Its not crying, it true

I couldn't care less if the game was boxier than it is. The problem is, that playing at 15 FPS with that ugly shit being all thats on screen, is not fun to me.

Post by **andyman** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 10:08 pm

KingManULTRA wrote:Where does one find modship tutorials (PM?)

http://www.teamxecuter.com/x23b.htm

but be warned: their chips are NO JOKE to install...you need expereince in electronics, and not just oh i can turn this on and off

Post by **KingManULTRA** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 10:08 pm

Massive Quasars wrote:PM Turbanator, or odium, or Pauly(?)

They should be able to fill you in.

Ok.

Post by **Pext** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 10:10 pm

the point is: even though the console is allready a few years old, there is still some fun to have with it. gaming is not about uber gfx, it's about gaming.

Post by **KingManULTRA** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 10:11 pm

andyman wrote:
KingManULTRA wrote:Where does one find modship tutorials (PM?)
http://www.teamxecuter.com/x23b.htm

but be warned: their chips are NO JOKE to install...you need expereince in electronics, and not just oh i can turn this on and off

Are there any reasonably easy to install modchips?

Post by **andyman** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 10:13 pm

If you have an old xbox you can do a soft mod and not have to even open it, but yes there are some real easy ones... I don't know the names but is almost just a drop in.

Post by **KingManULTRA** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 10:15 pm

andyman wrote:If you have an old xbox you can do a soft mod and not have to even open it, but yes there are some real easy ones... I don't know the names but is almost just a drop in.

How does the modchipping actually work if you don't even open the box? Do you know specifically which boxes qualify as "old"?

Post by **reefsurfer** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 10:16 pm

tnf wrote:What year was that system released again?

i belive it was fall 2001...

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 10:17 pm

Pext wrote:the point is: even though the console is allready a few years old, there is still some fun to have with it. gaming is not about uber gfx, it's about gaming.

I agree, but I tend to have a threshold for acceptable graphics and fps so that it isn't exceedingly distracting from the actual gameplay.

Post by **o'dium** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 10:18 pm

Massive Quasars wrote:
Pext wrote:the point is: even though the console is allready a few years old, there is still some fun to have with it. gaming is not about uber gfx, it's about gaming.
I agree, but I tend to have a threshold for acceptable graphics and fps so that it isn't exceedingly distracting from the actual gameplay.

Whurd.

I know you all think im a graphics nut, but im really not. I would rather play an ugly game smooth than a nice game stuttering.

Post by **4days** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 11:18 pm

o'dium wrote:Driving a square car in GTA:SA with pop up things 20 feet in front of you at 15FPS does not own.

really like SA, but the pop-up does my head in. it's at it's worst when you use the jet and have to hover above the ground for a minute waiting for everything to load.

there are a few games that make it worth getting a ps2. not saying that and comparing it to any other console, not serious enough about my console games to care - but you can pick up a ps2 for next to nothing, so why not do it.