PS2 RPG recomendations

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Can anyone recommend me some RPG to play on the PS2. I've recently brought Final Fantasy X but five hours in but so far not that impressed, mainly as the story line hasn't hooked me.

I would ideally like a game like Skinning Forces 3 as i liked the tactical battles. But also liked Grandia 2 and Skies of Arcadia.
 
ojste said:
final fantasy 12
rogue galaxy
shadow hearts: covenant

those were my favourite ps2 rpgs
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Both Shadow Hearts are fantastic, but the changes to combat in Covenant do give it a more tactical feel, with the shapes for area effect attacks instead of just hitting everyone and the way your characters move around on the battlefield as you attack mobs instead of the standard "lets face one another in lines and skip forward to attack then skip back again"
 
Sareth said:
Both Shadow Hearts are fantastic, but the changes to combat in Covenant do give it a more tactical feel, with the shapes for area effect attacks instead of just hitting everyone and the way your characters move around on the battlefield as you attack mobs instead of the standard "lets face one another in lines and skip forward to attack then skip back again"
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another vote for shadow hearts, yuri is a really good down to earth char in my opinion, i like him equally to cloud. well not quite but its close! :p
 
Persona 3 (or P3 FES if you're importing) is good. The missus just finished it, can't wait to get my hands on it !
 
In no real order, except for the first which imo is a must-play...

.Hack//GU volumes 1, 2 and 3
Final Fantasy 12 (story is rubbish imo, I just liked the gameplay)
Summoner 2
Ar Tonelico
Tales of the Abyss
Suikoden 5
Valkyrie Profile 2
Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance (hack n slash, but fun)
Rogue Galaxy
Persona 3
Shin Migami Tensei: Nocturne
Xenosaga.. any of them, though 3 stands out iirc
Disgea (tactical)
 
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Geffen said:
Can anyone recommend me some RPG to play on the PS2. I've recently brought Final Fantasy X but five hours in but so far not that impressed, mainly as the story line hasn't hooked me.

I would ideally like a game like Skinning Forces 3 as i liked the tactical battles. But also liked Grandia 2 and Skies of Arcadia.
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Stick with FFX, story gets better after a short while. Currently near the end of my second play through.

A vote for FFXII, bought it under a week ago and about 12 hours in. (lots of free time before job starts). Enjoying the different combat system, story is so-so.

Then again, I haven't played many other RPG's besides FF
 
FFXII
Valkyrie Profile 2 is excellent and a little different to the usual :)
Looked pretty good on a HDTV as well.

Shadow Hearts Covenant.

Also dont forget Star Ocean Till the end of time.
I possibly enjoyed this more than FFXII

If you like a lot of story political intrique etc but lots of text....Suikoden IV

In this order
1. Star Ocean Till the end of Time
2. FFXII
3. Valkyrie Profile 2 Silmeria (best graphics in a ps2 rpg possibly)
4. Shadow Hearts 1 + 2


cant go wrong.
 
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Godawful, dumbed-down junk :(
If you've played a proper RPG, this feels like a bad cartoon.
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i agree totally. Was really surprised it was rated so highly (no actually i wasnt probably riding on the coat-tails of its predecessors). For me the only plus points it had were the story and graphics. Everything else was very bland and simple. An rpg for young kids.
 
I used to love FF series on the PS/PS2 My favorites were 8 and 10 though 8 like it has been said has a good twistly storyline with some fun puzzles and stuff to do.

10 is a bit wishy washy and at the end the story is mental. I wasted hours playing Blitz ball on this game tho :P
 
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