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.

@rianerick6510

Жыл бұрын

Wow!! Very Nice man. Salve from Brazil 🇧🇷

Dark cloud 2 is my fav JRPG highly underrated and it is amazing!

@whoknows8223

Ай бұрын

It's g@y

I´d add final fantasy xii and odin sphere. Good list though.

Persona 3 is also dope! Cool list man :)

@thatvideogamesshow

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree! Loved number 3. Thanks for watching!

@tidalphantom0277

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely

@paulsmith9192

3 жыл бұрын

@That Video Games Show what music was playing at end from game?

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

@thatvideogamesshow

4 жыл бұрын

Great choices there mate!

@rimjobledouche5201

4 жыл бұрын

Excellent list. Honestly. Shadow Hearts is bloody incredible.

@Diego-sn4gz

4 жыл бұрын

I only play shadow hearts 3 and i really like it, is Covenant even better?

@rimjobledouche5201

4 жыл бұрын

@@Diego-sn4gz 3 isn't bad, but 1 and 2 taken together are miles ahead

@littlediddle5740

4 жыл бұрын

Nice to see Digital Devil Saga getting some love! And your right Persona 3 is waaayy better than P4.

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

@judahshort08

4 жыл бұрын

Dark cloud 2 and radiata stories are two that I felt were missing from this list.

@zzz43344

4 жыл бұрын

@@judahshort08 Same

Valkyrie Profile 2, Wild Arms 5, Radiata Stories, Legend of Legaia 2, .Hack//GU, Atelier Iris 3, Mana Khemia 1 and 2.

@thatvideogamesshow

4 жыл бұрын

Great suggestions. Loved Radiata Stories!

@rriggs6547

4 жыл бұрын

.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.

@cameronduncan1922

4 жыл бұрын

wild arms for sure and valkyrie profile for sure

@CrimsonOptics

4 жыл бұрын

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.

@dilandauomi

4 жыл бұрын

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...

@6shot6

4 жыл бұрын

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

4 жыл бұрын

@@6shot6 She's literally a playable side-prop. You missed out on a great game because of your own projected guilty insecurities, it seems.

@DeltathRiylaan

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@ClandestineMerkaba

3 жыл бұрын

@@DeltathRiylaan Sweet, don't play it then. Later.

@DeltathRiylaan

3 жыл бұрын

@@ClandestineMerkaba K.

We can't forget Dark Cloud 1 and 2!!!

Rogue galaxy is a masterpiece nd nobody remember it

@thatvideogamesshow

4 жыл бұрын

Deserved so much more attention than it got!

@Gwoblesto189

4 жыл бұрын

I love that game still own it

@Melbester9

4 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@atiq8987

4 жыл бұрын

The moment I saw thumbnail, it feels like I got punch with nostalgia

@Icelocks

4 жыл бұрын

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.

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.

Dark Cloud, Okami, Grandia 3, Radiata Stories, Front Mission 4... Too many good RPGs during PS2 era.

You forgot Wizardry: Tales of the Forsaken Land. That one made me tear up with Sophia's goodbye.

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.

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.

Honorable mentions: Dark Cloud 1 & 2 Xenosaga 1 thru 3

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

@thatvideogamesshow

4 жыл бұрын

Great choices!

@nezkeys79

4 жыл бұрын

@@thatvideogamesshow i loved shadpw hearts and suikoden 4 as well as others. One of these others may bethe 10th instead of legaia 2 tbh

@nozomi5474

4 жыл бұрын

Smt is goated

man, that wild arms 1 tune at the end? right to my feelings...

You get a like simply for using “Wandering Flame” for the FFX section. Such a perfect song.

@thatvideogamesshow

4 жыл бұрын

One of my favourites!

For me is: 1 - Final Fantasy XII 2 - Dragon Quest VIII 3 - Final Fantasy X

@jeffjackson9679

3 жыл бұрын

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.

I absolutely loved Rogue Galaxy! Good call.

@thatvideogamesshow

4 жыл бұрын

Such a great experience!

I'd add Disgaea Hour of Darkness to the list

@thatvideogamesshow

4 жыл бұрын

Great choice!

@sanjaykaaumoana-morton9310

4 жыл бұрын

If you’re someone that likes to 100% games this game will drive u nuts

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

Definitely gonna have to pick some of these up. Great List!

my god..you are making me cry with those video...please keep up the good work!! For the PS2 my list is: 1) Star Ocean Till The end of Time (I'VE GONE MAD FOR THE THROPHIES) 2) Final Fantasy X (I think giving tons of hp and a pattern to a superboss is not good...) 3) Shadow Hearts (replayed too many times searching for everything) 4) Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne (OMG beating Lucy at the end...1 of my greatest achievement!) 5) Persona 4 (huge fan of smt serie ^^) 6) Dragon Quest 8 (my FIRST DQ ever, loved it so much!) 7) Kingdom Hearts (just finished the DLC of 3...what a jurney!!) 8) Disgaea (put every number you want. I just LOVE MAXING STATS ^^") 9) Xenosaga Episode 1 (KOS-MOS is the FLEXER OF JUSTICE) 10) Tales of Destiny (yeeeeah it's only in japanese...so wat? t's my best Tales ever and given the great work done in the remake, how can I not possibly play it??)

@azuresea7183

4 жыл бұрын

Xenosaga 1-3 mostly 1&3

Okay that ridge racer track at the beginning got me. subscribed.

Xenosaga III Romancing Saga: Minstrel Song Final Fantasy X Tales of the Abyss Shadow Hearts: Convenant Grandia II

@espling

4 жыл бұрын

too bad xenosaga 2 was such a slow game, both the first and the third were fantastic.

Good list. I would add Tsugunai: Atonement. IMO a hidden gem.

totally missed rogue galaxy as a kid but it looks fantastic. never enough rpgs.

Reading the comments and watching the vid for a good list of ps2 rpgs to load on my ps3 thanks guys!

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

as long as There's SMTs on a list, I'm good with it.

Ahh «move me», happy to hear it as an intro song !!! Ridge racer 4 ost is so good :D

I absolutely love the Ridge Racer Type 4 intro!

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.

Great list!

Good list. Not what I expected.

Always looking into building my ps2 rpg collection. Back then I was a FF fanboy so I have some catching up to do.

@thatvideogamesshow

4 жыл бұрын

So many great RPGs on the system!

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.

@kurtisschwartz9870

4 жыл бұрын

I love me some wild arms 3

@gethermedel3620

2 жыл бұрын

the list is too short for rpg games must lol

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.

@thefrozengoat

4 жыл бұрын

totally overlooked!

@rriggs6547

4 жыл бұрын

And I had to play through twice to get all the characters.

Glad to see rogue galaxy getting some acknowledgement

Nice to see a lot of love for xenosaga in trhe comments, it's a series that I thought was mostly forgotten.

The only “top rpg” list that I’ve ever 100% agreed with (across all platforms). Great stuff dude

@thatvideogamesshow

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

Darn good list :) the nostalgia .......

@thatvideogamesshow

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it mate 🙂

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 :)

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 😩

Awesome list, it's just missing Radiata Stories!

im sad this video ended! such great memories!

@thatvideogamesshow

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! 🙂

You my dude are making the best rpg game lists of all. Most of them are rlly amazing in this episode here.

@thatvideogamesshow

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jura! That’s means a lot mate! Glad you are enjoying the episodes 🙂

@VendonJura

3 жыл бұрын

@@thatvideogamesshow You're welcome :D

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.

You mentioned Tales of the Abyss ? You my sir deserves a like !

@thatvideogamesshow

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

Awesome top man, maybe i´d choose Shadow Hearts Covenant above the first one or Kingdom Hearts II instead of the first, but it is a matter of personal tastes. I´d add Odin Sphere, Dark Chronicles (Dark Cloud 2 in other regions) and Final Fantasy XII too.Holy shit the PS2 has an amazing library of jrpgs

Suikoden III was a fun rpg on PS2 for me, had fond memories playing it.

@ladyraven3418

4 жыл бұрын

Same.

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!

@playstationtwo877

2 жыл бұрын

Is dragon quest 8 worth playing on ps2?

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.

OMG the closing Wild Arms music

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

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.

very good list!

@thatvideogamesshow

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

that ending backsong's from wild arms, nice

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.

Suikoden 3, Digital Devil Saga 1 & 2 are great too. Story presentation and gameplay is so good.

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.

@zennabella1676

Жыл бұрын

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.

Xenosaga, .Hack, Chaos Legion, Grandia, Digimon World 4 was dope too.

Ayyye I played all these except the shadow hearts games and suikoden V good list

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.

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.

@dreadlocke1151

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. They elevate the first game imo

@proksenospapias9327

4 жыл бұрын

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.

@Finozzi96

2 жыл бұрын

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

man that outro song from wild arms...poor nostalgia!

FF10 is the most iconic jrpg of that era ♥️

@kingofbudokai

4 жыл бұрын

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)

@akiinmoonlight79

4 жыл бұрын

@@kingofbudokai 100% ♡

@SliderZero

4 жыл бұрын

@@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...

My niggaz left out Ar Tonelico Melody of Metalfalica and Elemia doe

The tales series in my 2nd favorite rpg genre after final fantasy... I love this rpg so much

Dragon quest VIII.......my disc broke..... I remember playing it myself and its so cool

Saw the thumbnail, and yeah, Rogue Galaxy had such an epic end game. I never finished the shadow heart games. I dabbed in all three...

I agree ~ good

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.

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.

That bravolotto ad is hilarious

FFX and Kingdom Hearts was my fist rpg and I loved them to death. My favorite on ps2 though is Persona 3 and 4 🖤

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)

@thatvideogamesshow

4 жыл бұрын

One of the best RPGs ever.

I'll add shadow hearts 2 and wild arms 3 to this excellent list.

@thatvideogamesshow

4 жыл бұрын

Great choices there!

This channel is fucking great

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 ❤️

id say quite a fue of theas games mentioned are best played in there remasterd form on 3ds vita ps3 and so on, that sead exelent list

golden generation of JRPGs

Great list. Are you going to make a top 10 must have rpg's for PS3 and PS4?

@thatvideogamesshow

4 жыл бұрын

Coming soon! 😉

@zensoredparagonbytes3985

4 жыл бұрын

@@thatvideogamesshow thanks for the reply👍🏼

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.

@Kaitou1412Fangirl

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Jade Curtiss is awesome!

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.

Baldur's Gate 2, Champions of Norrath, Champions Return to Arms should have surely made the list but otherwise excellent list

snes/ps1/ps2... now that was golden age with rich rpg library! whew wild arms series, good ol’ shadow hearts, etc...

@thatvideogamesshow

4 жыл бұрын

So many great RPGS!

That song at the end is from wild arms isn’t it?

Was really hoping to see Radiata stories on here.

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

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

@thatvideogamesshow

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed, hate that nonsense as well.

@michaeljijus980

4 жыл бұрын

Agree

No one ever mentions dark cloud 1/2 ;_; still love them to this day

You also forgot Digital Devil Saga 1 and 2, but glad you included nocturne and p4

Amazing

Can't remember from which games come the tracks you used in intro/outro... >

I would include the original Dot Hack games IMOQ. As the 4 are practically one game as your save data transfers over game to game transferring all items and level.

I just miss Shadow Hearts: Convenant. Other than that, its a great list. :)

Me playing ffvi: theres too many playable characters. Wah Suikoden V: stop whining and hold my beer

@thatvideogamesshow

4 жыл бұрын

😂

@asepsuasep6107

4 жыл бұрын

its only 108

@SanosukeSagara09

4 жыл бұрын

You should have played Radiata Stories for the PS2 then. Almost every character in the game is a playable character.