Hottest PS2 Game (Round of 84)

[Friday]

1. God Hand
2. Killer 7
3. Kingdom Hearts
4. Kingdom Hearts 2
5. Viewtiful Joe
6. FF12
7. FFX
8. Pyschonauts
9. Silent Hill 2
10. Silent Hill 3
11. Silent Hill 4
12. Twisted Metal: Black
13. Gitaroo Man
14. Disgaea
15. Devil May Cry
16. Devil May Cry 3
17. Ratchet and Clank
18. Dragon Quest VIII
19. Beyond Good and Evil
20. Dark Cloud 2
21. Okami
22. Guitar Hero
23. Soul Calibur 2
24. Soul Calibur 3
25. Guilty Gear 2
26. Frequency
27. Persona 3 FES
28. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
29. Katamari Damacy
30. God of War
31. Resident Evil 4
32. Rez
33. Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner
34. Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
35. GTA San Andreas
36. GTA Vice City
37. Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
38. Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
39. Ico
40. Shadow of the Colossus
41. God of War 2
42. Bully
43. Timesplitters 2
44. Persona 4 (Poll closed, let's get drunk)
45. Odin Sphere
46. jpeg Dog Zero: The Belkan War
47. Armored Core 2
48. Armored Core 3
49. Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter (hey Paco)
50. Castlevania: Lament of Innocence (hey Mars)
51. Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
52. Dawn of Lyrai
53. Drakengard
54. Drakengard 2
55. Fatal Frame 2
56. Nano Breaker (hey fbm)
57. Ys: The Ark of Napishtim
58. Musashi Samurai Legend
59. Radiata Stories
60. Def Jam: Fight for NY
61. Crazy Frog Racer 2
62. Space Channel 5 Special Edition (1+2)
63. Phantom Brave
64. Front Mission 4
65. Manhunt
66. Haunting Grounds
67. Dynasty Warriors 2
68. Shinobi
69. Star Wars: Battlefront II
70. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
71. Suikoden III
72. Suikoden V
73. DDRMAX
74. Graffiti Kingdom
75. Mr. Mosquito
76. SMT: Nocturne
77. La Pucelle Tactics
78. Taiko: Drum Master
79. Mad Maestro!
80. DJ Hero
81. Eye Toy: Groove
82. Steambot Chronicles
83. The Suffering
84. Chulip

We'll do ten matches of 8, and a match of 4 to start. At this early stage, I'll advance one tie per match (and either randomly eliminate or choose if there's a 3 way or more tie).

Matches will be fully random as usual. I'll give 48 hours to vote in each.

[Friday]

58. Musashi Samurai Legend
68. Shinobi
60. Def Jam: Fight for NY
80. DJ Hero
73. DDRMAX
40. Shadow of the Colossus
74. Graffiti Kingdom
55. Fatal Frame 2

SotC comes out right off the bat swingin' its big ol' Colossal dick around

[Mothra]

Obviously Graffiti Kingdom has the day on this one.

[Niku]

SotC, Shinobi, Graffiti Kingdom, and Fatal Frame 2.

I'll save digging through my hard drive for my Graffiti Kingdom pictures for next round if monsters don't vote it out first.

[Friday]

58. Musashi Samurai Legend 1
68. Shinobi 4
60. Def Jam: Fight for NY 1
80. DJ Hero 1
73. DDRMAX 5
40. Shadow of the Colossus 9
74. Graffiti Kingdom 5
55. Fatal Frame 2 3

Next up:

53. Drakengard
39. Ico
48. Armored Core 3
72. Suikoden V
17. Ratchet and Clank
18. Dragon Quest VIII
12. Twisted Metal: Black
56. Nano Breaker

[beatbandito]

I hope you're all ready for these hardcore street balling mother fuckers to come fuck your shit up for saying their game wasn't good enough.

[Friday]

sorry, came down with the flu and doing anything hurts. will update when i feel better.

[Friday]

Body is no longer made entirely of mucus.

53. Drakengard 3
39. Ico 6
48. Armored Core 3 1
72. Suikoden V 3
17. Ratchet and Clank 0
18. Dragon Quest VIII 4
12. Twisted Metal: Black 1
56. Nano Breaker 3

Next up:

6. FF12
19. Beyond Good and Evil
51. Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
35. GTA San Andreas
65. Manhunt
69. Star Wars: Battlefront II
41. God of War 2
43. Timesplitters 2

[Friday]

6. FF12 6
19. Beyond Good and Evil 3
51. Castlevania: Curse of Darkness 3
35. GTA San Andreas 4
65. Manhunt 0
69. Star Wars: Battlefront II 2
41. God of War 2 3
43. Timesplitters 2 1

Next up:

30. God of War
8. Pyschonauts
52. Dawn of Lyrai
29. Katamari Damacy
70. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
9. Silent Hill 2
45. Odin Sphere
71. Suikoden III

[Friday]

shhhhhhh

[Friday]

her vision is based on movement

[MarsDragon]

While I threw a vote Odin Sphere's way because the PS2 incarnation is pretty good, Leifthrasir is better in every single way. It adds more abilities, more customization, more exploration, more enemies, more interesting combat, everything. There are so many quality of life improvements I can't list them all.

Oh, and they fixed the slowdown.

Go get Leifthrasir. It's worth it.

[fanboymaster]

Shit, I've been forgetting to check this even when Friday mentions it, in my folly I see Def Jam fell and Drakengard advanced so now I must cleanse with fury.

[Niku]

I didn't check the forum in time to vote this time around, but I would've voted for Psychonauts, Katamari, and Klonoa.

[Friday]

I'll go ahead and honor Niku's votes, which brings our total to:

30. God of War 1
8. Pyschonauts 6
52. Dawn of Lyrai 1
29. Katamari Damacy 12
70. Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil 7
9. Silent Hill 2 8
45. Odin Sphere 6
71. Suikoden III 5

Next up:

54. Drakengard 2
59. Radiata Stories
10. Silent Hill 3
16. Devil May Cry 3
42. Bully
23. Soul Calibur 2
21. Okami
46. jpeg Dog Zero: The Belkan War

[Niku]

i don't really have a dog in this fight

get it because okami is about a dog

and i like okami's vibe but have never played it

so i don't really have a dog in this fight you got that from context right

well bully for you

hill 3

[Friday]

but niku jpeg dog zero is also about a dog

or at least a jpeg of a dog

[Friday]

also i want to talk a little about silent hill 3 here because I feel like it gets a little bit of a bad rap

not like, as bad a rap that silent hill 4 gets (which it deserves a lot more, but we'll get to sh4 when it comes up) but I really feel like silent hill 3 was a really good end to the "main plot" of silent hill

spoilers ahead

the twist that you're actually playing as Alessa isn't immediately obvious but fits perfectly well. Also Heather is awesome and steps on god and kills it.

"I guess -god- didn't make it!"

The game has some serious missteps including the infamously bad red light instant kill hallway (which is doubly bad because it's right after what is in my opinion the best sequence in the game, the haunted house, so it kills you and then you have to replay the whole thing which takes forever and makes everyone associate the haunted house sequence with badness which sucks cause it's awesome) and some weird balance problems (overpowered katana making all other weapons obsolete) but overall it's a very well designed experience and it's creepy as fuck with a lot of memorable sequences.

Oh and also it has the best post-game shit of any silent hill game, including but not limited to:

+You can get a lightsaber
+You can get a flamethrower
+You can turn into a magical girl
+You can turn into a even more magical girl
+You can shoot SEXY beams while being a magical girl
- Mira did not do all the work

Anyway I know SH2 is the super famous one but I really do feel like SH3 is just as good of a game. Except no Pyramid Head. But Valtiel. But no Mira. But Sexy beam. But the frogurt is also cursed.

[Friday]

54. Drakengard 2 0
59. Radiata Stories 4
10. Silent Hill 3 7
16. Devil May Cry 3 5
42. Bully 4
23. Soul Calibur 2 6
21. Okami 5
46. jpeg Dog Zero: The Belkan War 4

So long, jpeg Dog. You will always live on in a static image of our hearts.

Next up:

67. Dynasty Warriors 2
38. Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
66. Haunting Grounds
47. Armored Core 2
49. Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter (hey Paco)
36. GTA Vice City
82. Steambot Chronicles
75. Mr. Mosquito

I'm gonna be honest. If BoFV doesn't make it out of this round, when Paco eventually gets back and checks the boards, he's going to write a very angry letter to us.

[Niku]

wait you mean i can vote for 4 things

oops

well

anyway



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