Good JRPGs on the PS2?

[eric__s]

Has anyone played the Metal Saga games? I've heard they're completely open world, sort of like Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song.

 

[Exhuminator]

Disgaea huh? If you want to throw in SRPGs, I adored Front Mission 4 and 5. Absolutely recommend them.

 

[karoliner]

Digital Devil Saga 1+2
Disgaea 1+2(they have PC versions too)
Eternal Poison
Front Mission 5
Mana Khemia 1+2
Shadows Hearts 1+2
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Soul Nomad & the World Eaters
Valkyrie Profile 2

 

[Falksi]

I'd love to see Summoner 2 updated and released for the PS4. It was fucking lush

 

[Raghar]

Has anyone played the Metal Saga games? I've heard they're completely open world, sort of like Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song.

Primitive graphics, and small bland environments. Also when you get first chance to be married, don't do that.

 

[WhiteGuts]

Dragon Quest 8

 

[HoboForEternity]

 

[miles teg]

I second dark cloud 2 and the shadow hearts games: so happy that I'm not the only one who enjoyed those dark cloud 1 has a better diorama phase, but 2 has the better gameplay.

Shadow hearts is great, with a kind of horror setting. Coventant is too much light hearted compared with its predecessor but I remember I really enjoyed the graphics back then.
Never played from the new world, is it worth it?

 

[Hobo Elf]

Shadow hearts is great, with a kind of horror setting. Coventant is too much light hearted compared with its predecessor but I remember I really enjoyed the graphics back then.
Never played from the new world, is it worth it?

If you think Covenant is too light hearted then From the New World will make you vomit rainbows. The setting is stupidly weeaboo in the worst kind of way. Combat system is a bit better but each encounter, even the trash ones, feel like they drag on due to HP bloat, so it's not a fun game to play even with the mechanical upgrades.

 

[ghostdog]

Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne
Shadow Hearts
Dragon Quest VIII
Persona 4

 

[Shinji]

• Monster Hunter (I don't know if people consider it a RPG, but it's a fun game nonetheless)
• Kingdom Hearts
• Suikoden III
• Final Fantasy X
• Rogue Galaxy
• Valkyrie Profile 2 (has a very unique combat system, one of the best IMO)

 

[abnaxus]

Suikoden 3

i remember when i was lookin forward to playin this

 

[Delterius]

Soul Nomad & the World Eaters

Here I was thinking wether someone else played the best Nis game.

 

[Chaotic_Heretic]

Alienman

I don't like much Jap wierdshit myself; for the PS2 here is my recommendations:

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne - Excellent setting, atmosphere, music and challenge with very fun mechanics (monster fusion for party members; skill progression for MC). A bit grindy game-play, but otherwise superb.

Digital Devl Saga 1 and 2 - Finished Nocturne? Want something similar? Almost as good as nocturne with more forgiving game-play mechanics.

Jade Coccon 2- Think Pokemon; but darker with its own hooks.

Breath of Fire IV Dragon Quarter - good setting and fun gameplay.

Shadow hearts 1 and 2: 1 and 2 are very solid; with 1 having the best setting and atmosphere in the series and 2 having a bit more interesting mechanics. Play 1 and 2; then ignore the existence of 3.

Eternal poison: Best strategy RPG ever. To get the full story you need to play from multiple protagonists. Each protag has his own team of recruit able uniques; every protag can recruit generic party members. There is no grinding; so can be very challenging if you fuck up your team.

Play these and then move on to the other recommendations as they have more weaboo.

Oh and stay away from Star ocean 3. I loved Star Ocean 1 on SNES and Star ocean 2 on PS1, but Star Ocean 3 on the PS2 is like Fallout 3 and Oblivion; perhaps worse.