Top 50 BEST PS2 JRPGs Ever (Random Order)
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- The PlayStation 2 is 20 years old now. It's my favorite console of all time, so here's a list of its 50 best JRPGs, in my personal opinion.
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Remember: the list is in RANDOM ORDER. Doesn't mean number 1 is the best of them all.
00:08 .hack Series
00:34 Ar tonelico
00:52 Disgaea Hour of Drakness
01:14 Tales of the Abyss
01:36 Persona 4
01:57 Final Fantasy XII
02:23 Wild Arms Alter code: F
02:45 Star Ocean Till the End of Time
03:05 Romancing Saga Minstrel Song
03:35 Growlanser II The Sense of Justice
03:58 Phantasy Star Universe
04:20 Shin Megami Tensei Digital Devil Saga
04:44 Arc The Lad Twilight of the Spirits
05:06 Odin Sphere
05:29 Atelier Iris Eternal Mana
05:52 Disgaea 2 Cursed Memories
06:11 Tales of Legendia
06:31 Ar tonelico II
06:54 Growlanser III The Dual Darkness
07:17 Suikoden IV
07:39 Radiata Stories
08:03 Shadow Hearts
08:29 Mana Khemia
08:49 Phantasy Star Universe Ambition of the Illuminus
09:13 Chaos Wars
09:40 Final Fantasy X
10:00 Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim
10:21 Atelier Iris 2 The Azoth of Destiny
10:45 Kingdom Hearts II
11:05 Grandia II
11:27 .hack GU Series
11:49 Wild Arms 3
12:13 Growlanser Heritage of Wars
12:42 Mana Khemia 2 Fall of Alchemy
13:07 Dark Cloud 2
13:30 Shine Megami Tensei Nocturne
13:53 Suikoden V
14:16 Dragon Quest VIII
14:39 Rogue Galaxy
15:05 Eternal Poison
15:31 Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner 1-2
15:56 Valkyrie Profile 2 Silmeria
16:31 Wild Arms 5
16:56 Grandia III
17:20 Shadow Hearts Covenant
17:42 Suikoden III
18:10 Shining Tears
18:32 Stella Deus The Gate of Eternity
18:54 Persona 3
19:21 Xenosaga Trilogy
u, sir, made my pirate life easier
I'd say over 90% are amazing games.
Suikoden 4 seemed awful, 5 was good though.
tell me your favorite rpg games
my is Exiled kingdom (android) (i wish it was longer)
Erick Landon is a hidden gem! Great video, mate!
Ps2 was a jrpg paradise. Huge selection of jrpg games you can play on that platform.
I wasn't into Jrpgs as a kid but now an adult of 36 I'm getting into them and your videos help guide me.... oh and cost me a fortune.
two years late but....PCSX2.. Stop spending your money on games from 20 years ago.
@@trevor_mounts_music I like playing them on the original console
@@Swagatron64 then get free mcboot and play the games off a hard drive
@@Swagatron64 play them on pcsx2 with a controller upscalled to 4k and see them in all splendore. The FFXII is gorgeous even for today or Kingdom hearts upscaled . Many of them are fantastic upscalled but look horrible on 65'' oleds tv because they where not made for it. Unless you scale them up and play on a 65.
@@trevor_mounts_musicuhh collectors exists also playing the games on the actual console have this immersive experience you can also play these games for free if you gonna mod your console
The PlayStation always did have the best JRPGs.
Nice compilation, PS2 was most definitely the best console for an endless stream of unique JRPG'S!
I loved .hack, Xenosaga, Star Ocean, Shadow Hearts and Final Fantasy X.
hav u tried Valkyrie Profile 2 ?
PS2 and PS1 were really awesome.
Yeah, after the PS2, console gaming (exclusives) went downhill...
The 3DS has an insane library of JRPGs as well!
@@archdemonred6108 Nope never tried a Valkyria game aside from the Valkyria Chronicles games which I believe are unrelated to Profile and Slimeria.
I love Suikoden 4, even have the rune of punishment as a tattoo, glad to see that you included it!
Glad your going to do this for all the major console's in time. This was a tremendous fun watch
At first I thought you weren’t going to put any Xenosaga game on the list. I LOVE the Xenosaga trilogy. I wish monolith would release a remaster of the trilogy on modern consoles.
I'm searching for Grandia here, but damn... Its so nostalgic to watch all of them in this video. I played most of those games in the list, but I regreted some, because I haven't finished it yet. My PS2 got broken before I had the chance to. Shame.
Big props for having all SMT and Persona games :)
Erick, please make a video about top 10 epic boss battles in JRPGs that you like the most, love you
I really wish they would do a remaster of the Xenosaga games one day.
Same, same
The voice acting killed it for me. Also so much watching, less playing
Oh man, so many memories from so many of those games.
Star Ocean 3 - Til The End Of Time had an awesome battle system and I loved the characters.
Digital Devil Saga had a very unique setting and AMAZING music (Shoji Meguro is a damn genius).
Radiata Stories I still replay at least once every year or two. I love recruiting all the different characters.
Suikoden 4 was awesome. Sailing the sea was slow, but I found it relaxing and the battles were fun. Also, lots of characters to recruit. (Suikoden 4 is better than 5, FIGHT ME).
All of the Atelier Iris and Mana Khemia games had a really fun battle system, beautiful visuals and awesome music.
And pretty much most of the games on the rest of your list made me reminisce HARD. So thanks for that :)
All true, except suikoden 5 was way better than 4, serious dude 😜
@@riyuphoenix4533 Suikoden 3 was better than them both.
Dang you’re already at 30k subs man, keep at it. I remember when you were 2k not too long ago
Shadow Hearts: Covenant is the best game of its generation and the second best game I've ever played.
My Top 3 J-RPG in PS2: Shadow Hearts Covenant, Radiata Stories and Final Fantasy X.
That’s a crazy bold statement I’ll take ur word
Silmeria number 1.
I’ll have to try it
I love how you just jump into the list without any unnecessary explaining or anything like that. Also great video and the list btw!
I loved the cover, i mean Nocturne and P4 are two of my favorite jrpgs in general
love your content mate, this is just what i need... currently playing Shadow Hearts on my laptop about an hour in and loving it !!! thanx for the list !!!
From this list I've played: Persona 3 and 4, Phantasy Star Universe, DDS, Suikoden 4 and 5, Disgaea 1 and 2, Grandia 2 and 3, Kingdom Hearts 2, .hack, .hack GU, Rogue Galaxy, Devil summoner 1 and 2, Valkyrie Profile 2, Xenosaga 1, 2 and 3... not even half of it... adulthood has taken its toll on me... (T-T)
I need more Memory , At least 64 Gb to play all those ps2 games on emulator, i'm soo exite to see all this video ! Good work man.
That must have taken a long time to edit. You are amazing and among the top of my favourite CZcamsrs. I wish you all the best :)
I loved your list of RPGs, congrats man :3
Thanks for including RADIATA STORIES, your right it's really underrated. one of my favorite RPGs
As someone who is just recently getting into JRPGS and the PS2, this is daunting. 😄
I remember when Eternal Poison was announced, it was called "Poison Pink". Which, of course, sounds like a very ...... cultured game.
Never knew Valkyre Profile 2 had such an intriguing gameplay style 😮 so good
Thx to your video, i found Radiata Stories. Its my first and long forgotten jrpg game. Im desperate searching for it
I'm playing Alter Code F as we speak. Never got to finish the original Wild Arms back in the day.
lucky you.... I knew about the game for years but never got my hands on it. Stuck trying to find an emulator of it cause people want to charge hundreds of bucks for it now. Alter Code was apparently so revered in the series that i QUICKLY couldn't find it in my state....
I kinda want to see some personal list in the future, you sound really passionate when you talk about things your personally invested.
I loved the xenosaga trilogy, its amazing the great library of ps2 games, it has no end.
Great video. I'm trying to get back into Jrpgs and play alot of the old games I missed out. Definitely a really helpful video.
Would put one that were missed “legaia 2”
I said this bro glad someone thought the same
Legend of legaia duel saga
I just realized I had already played almost all these games and yes I also consider most of them as best JRPGs too!
What song appears at 15:04
Shining Tears caught my attention here as I like diablo style games
Nice list Erick! Very informative, I've never heard of some of these.
I, mistakenly, posted a comment here, so I deleted. I have discovered your channel recently and I adore it, our viewpoints on jrpgs may be different, nonetheless your videos are very precious and your jrpg knowledge is amazing. Congratulations!
If it were about any other console I would say top50 is an exageration, but PS1 and PS2 have so much RPGs it makes a lot of sense!
Ah, those times!!
Wooohooo,most of the games in here I have played & enjoyed so getting to see many get the spotlight is awesome thanks to Erick Landon RPG!
So many great memories over the years with most of the games & actually playing some even before the first game in the series.
Can't wait for the next installment & thanks for an amazing trip down memory lane. 😁
Best video in all of CZcams as far as JRPG goes on the PS2.
Its great to see that theres tons of tons of great JRPG games on the good ol ps2
PS2 its amazing.So many great JRPGS...
.Dot Hack + G.U. // and Xenosaga Trilogy is by far my favorite JRPG games ever . Story is so damn dark n deep but also very beutiful with many secrets , Amazing character developement , awesome Battles and ofcourse one of the best Soundtracks ever created !
Great video Erick, so many 💎
A great video 👌
I realized how many good RPGs I missed in the PS2
What do you think about Steambot Chronicles @Erick Landon?
Thank u man, u have a best list jrpg games! 💪😉👍🔥
i want a true portable ps2 so badly.. ar tonelico 2 is my favorite ps2 game, but there are so many great games
I like how the wording of a sentence when talking about the Devil Summoner games implies that the 30s didn't exist
Nice list, although I find mega man x command missions to be an over looked/under rated game too, would make my own top 50 ps2 for sure.
Make sure it's better than this and I agree I like x command mission def overlooked as we ll as legaia 2 and tales of legendia
Glad to see Ar Tonelico and Growlanser on the list. Very good game series, the both of them.
I've seen too many of your videos. I knew all of those games. 😅
I keep looking for Shining Tears but haven't gotten my hands on it yet. You didn't mention that Tales of the Abyss is multiplayer. I haven't played Legendia yet because it's only single player. That's a big change for the Tales series.
Erick, I came here to see your face... ;[ We want more videos where we can see you talking! Too many of those faceless let's plays... Though more FFVIIR is always welcomed as we are on the hype train!
Thanks for introducing me into more rpgs.
Tales of abyss was my fav on the ps2
Xenosaga. Love it
ps2, the golden era of jrpg
I played 43 of these games and beat all 43.🤯
I personally think that the ps2 was the golden years for rpgs..
I gotta stop watching these PS2 game recommendations haha, they’re getting expensive to buy!
I just bought a usb to ps2 memory port. Let's have at my persona 3 and nocturne saves again!
Bro you can just download ps2 emulator and download any ps2 game Roms and play on a computer won’t be the same as a hard copy on a ps2 but it’s free 😂💪🏻
I don't have a computer, but I have a PS2, so I buy an empty dvd, download the .iso archive of the game I want and then copy for the DVD I just bought.
ITS EMULATION BABY!" PearlJam
However, console with a CRT TV is a very nostalgic experience.
@@danielnielel How do you download and burn to a DVD?
Great reviews and rankings. I'm proud to be a Japanese person. We were born in a great era.
Love this man. Do other consoles but I’m sure you plan on doing that
Mi backlog acaba de crecer!! Muchas gracias Erik!!
The PS2 had So many great JRPGs. Persona 3 & 4, Final Fantasy 10/10-2, Dragon Quest 8, SMT Nocturne, etc.
Oh man, this video is fantastic. I even wish to get back to trade fleet to have time to play all these games. Love art style and even today it looks great. Thank you for your videos and deep knowledge of the genre. Stay cool and awesome.
I would've added: "La Pucelle Tactics" high on the list.
Hi Erik! what about Jade cocoon 2? Have you played it? How about its mecahnic and your opinion on the game.
AMAZING VIDEO!!!
Due to life situations I missed any and all gaming from 2002-2014, but it is my firm opinion that the PS2 has the strongest library of JRPGs out of any console despite my not having played the latter portion of them.
Why did you put Kingdom Hearts on the list dude?
🤔
Number 1 is rightly deserved 🤘
Finally someone that has played almost as many RPGs than me. Kappa Great video btw.
Trying to get my ps2 library in check because the new systems will never play the large library. O course I have it on the ps4 but some games don't work like they should.
I was waiting for Xenosaga to show up and you went and put it at number 1. Which btw is where it belongs👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
I wouldn't put it there, but i did love it
@@sufianramli8017 to reach his own. The OG .hack series is a solid tour for the top spot for me too
@@sith_turtle9631
Yeah. I loved it as a Xenogear prequel, but the combat system wasn't as great, especially the 3rd one. Still a solid series though
I wish game and go back to these days but with the quality of game that was on the PlayStation 2
Nice job
What ost is playing since Eternal poison?
Suikoden 2 is the best Suikoden series game, and Suikoden V is the best PS 2 Suikoden series
Mana Khemia isn't a spin off, they're the 9th and 10th Atelier games.
After I watched it, I still want the game I'm looking for, which is a role-playing jrpg, and I can see my life in my turn.
Checking this out to fill my phone for AetherSx2 goodness
Same hahaha
I hope to play at least half of those games.
My favourite is Mana Khemia ❤️
What a great movie
It's not a movie it is a comic
Did u get it ⁉️
Did YOU GET IT ⁉️
i rememner a game where you start off with a guy and girl. recruit some minotaur dude with a lance and i remember base defense elements sometimes. wish i knew what game it was. had to of been on ps2
I've always liked la' pucelle tactics more than disgaea, and think that it deserves to be on the list more.
Maybe someone here can help me, I’ve been looking for an JRPG I played when I was little. I don’t have much to go off of, I just remember main character being late for school, when you are there you have 2 best friends, one being a flamboyant boy and a girl, and then an earth quake happens.
.hack, Xenosaga, Tales of Legendia, Star Ocean: Till the End of Time, Shin Megami Tensei, yes yes yes.
Nobody seems to like Unlimited Saga, it even has a price of roughly 15 euros whenever i see it (as opposed to the 750 euro for the first Suikoden)
UNLIMITED Saga is awesome. It's not for everyone though.
Xenosaga
I was never interested in Odin Sphere but maybe I'll give it a chance.
just a heads up mate..i heard Leifthrasir on the PS3 is far superior than the PS2 version although i never played the PS2 version... i love that game though
@@MrQ12elve Thanks. But isn't this on PS4 as well? I was going to go far that.
@@breathofthewild1749 oh your right...soz i forgot about that haha
@@MrQ12elve All good.
Top 50 for the ps2. The ps3 and ps4 don't even have this number in total.
PS1 has top 100.
Ps4 has top 330 rpgs if you count digital and physical games. At least 250 physical. At least half of them suck but it still has many rpgs. PS3 has like 115 rpgs. And PS2 has like 165. I think PS1 has about 100. I have a complete collection for PS2 and PS3. Still working on PS4 because I only buy at cheap prices and games are still coming out. I will pay full price for some like cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Starfield.
Most of them ps1/ps2 ports.
There are 165 RPG on ps2 (depending on your exact definition)
Eric knows his games, some of the ones he named are often not even considered in tops. Some left field games like Magical Pengel, ChoroQ or even Shepherd's Crossing are super interesting, but not good enough to be in a top 50 best RPG.
Grandia 2 is a fantastic game, no matter how you play it, but I'll always stand by the Dreamcast version, simply because I find it to be better than the PS2 version.
Well the PS2 port is one of the worst ports ever made.
Meu top 10 de JRPGs do PS2
01.Final Fantasy XII
02.Persona 3
03.Stella Deus
04.Digital Devil Saga 1 & 2
05.Rogue Galaxy
06.Suikoden III
07.Persona 4
08.Dragon Quest 8
09.Odin Sphere
10.Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria
This one is a Prequal(takes place before the PSX games)
Personally, I liked Megaman X Command Mission...
also, gotta agree with a comment I seen before. Legaia 2 was really good (aside from it's voice acting, which is hit or miss sometimes)
Nocturne, DDS1-2, FFX, FF12, P3, P4, Silmeria, Xenosaga. Doesn't get better than these.
I just bought Legaia 2 xD
Still not find my favorite Jrpg.
I forgot game name but i remember gameplay that game.
Gameplay like 10:15
I missed Monster Hunter 1 and 2 😜
God so many amazing games. They really don't make em like they used to
Does anyone know the music starting from around #10 and on to #1?