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Emulating PS2 for my Steam Deck, would love any recommendations! (lemmy.world)

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I've been sinking further and further into the RetroDECK time-sink of setting up my emulators just so, and having the most fun doing so. The PS2 is a largely unknown system to me, I neither had one nor spent much time before now playing through some titles.

So...this is what I have so far! Most have either HD texture packs (Rule of Rose for example, and also Silent Hill 2 has a incredibly big 29GB of HD textures, I added after taking this screenshot), or mods applied (Gran Turismo is Spec II)

I haven't got MGS3 there, as I'm waiting for the remake to arrive, but...

Can anyone suggest any titles which are 'must adds' for me? I'd appreciate it!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Future Tactics: The Uprising

its a turn based shooter.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Not a game I've seen mentioned much, but I would recommend Whiplash if you like dark humor and 3D platformer action games.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I'm not particularly into sports games but the NBA Street and NFL Street games were SUPER fun. Everything else I loved has already been mentioned in this thread though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Armored Core: Nexus

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Dark Cloud 2 (aka Dark Chronicle). That and MGS3 are basically the only PS2 games I actively think about still.

Dark Cloud 1 is also worth playing, but I'd play 2 first. It smoothes out a lot of issues with the first and adds so much more to it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Just throwing out a fun game from my childhood, Lego Racers 2. I'll have to read through later for ideas because I'm in a similar boat in having never really been in console circles and never owned a PS2

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

summoner

Colosseum: Road to Freedom

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Manhunt 1 & 2, God of War

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[–] Hideakikarate 1 points 3 months ago

I don't know how "must add" they are, but the Shadow Hearts series was fun for me. I really liked that it was a turn based RPG where skill mattered a little more than others. It had a wheel that spun, and depending on the move, items, etc, your attack would be stronger or weaker depending on where in that wheel you stopped the pointer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I haven't seen anyone mention Dark Cloud. Love that game.

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