Best PlayStation 1 and 2 games

[Father Heathen]

Twisted metal black was awesome!!

I still have that game too.

I never got to play the PS3 version.

 

[AnthonyGiarrusso]

Need For Speed Carbon is my favorite video game of all time.
I'm a big Gran Turismo fan.

 

[PoetPhilosopher]

Tekken 3

 

[AnthonyGiarrusso]

Auto Modellista & Tokyo Xtreame Racer 3

 

[PoetPhilosopher]

There was a really good Harvest Moon game for PlayStation 2, but sadly, I don't remember the name of it. It was cel-shaded.

 

[Twilight Hue]

There was a really good Harvest Moon game for PlayStation 2, but sadly, I don't remember the name of it. It was cel-shaded.

I think it was XII or something like that.

 

[Father Heathen]

I think it was XII or something like that.

XIII was cell shaded but was a FPS.

There was a really good Harvest Moon game for PlayStation 2, but sadly, I don't remember the name of it. It was cel-shaded.

There were two; Save The Homeland and A Wonderful Life.

 

[McBell]

Although it is possible to acquire a monster in-game, the series is known for the ability to acquire new monsters using Compact Discs (CDs). Players can use any readable CD, and the game creates a monster using the CD's metadata.[6] Certain CDs would result in unique monsters: for example, Tecmo's Deception gives the player Ardebaran, a villain from that game,[7] and some Christmas music albums will give the player a monster of type "Santa".

Monster Rancher (video game) - Wikipedia

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[vulcanlogician]

Dynasty Warriors 4

Final Fantasy 7 & 9

Metal Gear Franchise

Shadow of the Colossus

 

[Koldo]

Dynasty Warriors 4

Final Fantasy 7 & 9

Metal Gear Franchise

Shadow of the Colossus

I see you make no mention of FF 8 and 10. Other than the combat system, which was quite a hassle, I actually liked 8 more than 7.

Personally, I consider 9 and 10 the best of the series (although I have never finished 13, nor played anything past 13).

 

[Erebus]

Timesplitters 1-3 on the PS2.

I played the hell out of all three games both solo and with friends. The map editor in particular was an amazing feature, particularly in 2 and 3. We used to make single player missions for each other all the time.

 

[vulcanlogician]

I see you make no mention of FF 8 and 10. Other than the combat system, which was quite a hassle, I actually liked 8 more than 7.

Personally, I consider 9 and 10 the best of the series (although I have never finished 13, nor played anything past 13).

FF10 is another fave of mine. It just didn't make the list. The combat is shallow once you come to understand how it works. This isn't true of FF9.

 

[Koldo]

FF10 is another fave of mine. It just didn't make the list. The combat is shallow once you come to understand how it works. This isn't true of FF9.

Isn't the combat also shallow in FF7? I legit can't remember all that well. As far as I remember, the most remarkable fights happened in FF4.

 

[vulcanlogician]

FF7 makes up for this deficit in myriad ways. A compelling story is one such way.

 

[vulcanlogician]

Can I replace my answer with FF6?

 

[Soandso]

Some of the PS1 games I played a lot of:

Final Fantasy anthology - especially FF5
Final Fantasy 7
Tony Hawks Pro Skater 1&2
Tenchu (Fromsoft ftw)
Armored Core
Tekken
Resident Evil 2
Twisted Metal 1&2
Whatever demos came on the PlayStation magazine disc

Some of my favorite PS2 games:

Shadow of the Colossus
Champions of Norath
Champions: Return to Arms
Baldur's gate: Dark Alliance 1&2
EverQuest Online Adventures
Monster Hunter
Katamari
Gauntlet: Dark Legacy
Armored Core 2
Mechwarrior 2 (but I played the PC version more after getting a PC)

 

[ChurchofDeanne]

The Dark Cloud series and Jade Cocoon 2 stand out as excellent RPG's on the system. The Suikoden entry was also good.

 

[Twilight Hue]

I remember all the fun I had with the theme park series along with theme hospital.

They were geniuses back in the day.

Games worked mostly and the creativity and challenges were top tier quality.

Now today it seems developers and publishers don't know how to program anymore and make a compelling working complete game for the greater part.

 

[Guitar's Cry]

Twisted Metal 2 for PS1
Twisted Metal Black for PS2

Twisted Metal 1 and 2 were my favorites.

 

[Father Heathen]

Twisted Metal 1 and 2 were my favorites.

I loved the first one even though it's a bit janky and didn't age well. I didn't care much the fighting move input mechanic that 2 and Black had, either.