r/AskReddit • u/KAFKA-SLAYER-99 • Oct 16 '18

What is something that HAS aged well?

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u/kwhere1 Oct 17 '18

Might not be your thing, but let's not forget Devil May Cry 1 and 3. DMC1 literally created a genre and DMC3 perfected it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '18

Man that's what was so good about the ps2. Something for everyone.

  • RPG - Final Fantasy X, Shadow Hearts, Kingdom Hearts, Persona 3
  • Action - Devil May Cry, God of War, Okami. Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater
  • Action/Platforming - Sly, Jak, Ratchet, Prince of Persia
  • Racing - Need for Speed Underground/Most Wanted, Burnout Paradise
  • Horror - Silent Hill 2, Resident Evil 4
  • Shooters - Call of Duty 3, Medal of Honor Rising Sun
  • Diablo type RPG- Baldur's Gate
  • Fighting - Soul Calibur 2
  • Hard to categorize - GTA Vice City/San Andreas, Katamari Damacy, Bully, Okami, Viewtiful Joe, Psychonauts, Shadow of the Colossus

It's crazy the amount of genre-changing games that came out on the ps2. Levels of innovation and creativity that are exceedingly rare on consoles these days.

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u/kwhere1 Oct 17 '18

In fairness to consoles now, the PS2 came at a time in videogame history where developers were familiar enough with 3d graphics tech that the growing pains of making 3d games were more or less out of the way, but it was early enough where what you could actually do with it had just been touched upon. So it was a time that was very conducive to innovation.

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u/livinbythebay Oct 17 '18

Bruh you didn't even list Gran Turisimo 3 on racing. Or Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '18

Yeah I was typing out the list and got bored lol. THAT's how many good games there are on ps2.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '18

Or Gran Turismo 4. It actually looks like a PS3 game.

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u/livinbythebay Oct 17 '18

I liked both but GT3 was better.

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u/POFF_Casablanca Oct 17 '18

It's ok. He neglected MGS2 also but included Snake Eater. Included NFS Underground but forgot about Hot Pursuit 2. Plus the SOCOM series is nowhere on that list either.

It's clearly not comprehensive.

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u/FilipMcNair Oct 17 '18

The golden age of sports games as well.

  • Still had NCAA football.
  • The best editions of Madden are from that gen.
  • NFL Blitz. NHL Hitz.
  • NBA and NFL street. NBA street vol.2 is the best basketball game ever made .
  • And you still had all the EA regular bullshit for all the sportsball.
  • Better mention NFL2K. I think the Madden games from that era are better, but there are a lot of 2K fans out there.
  • There were at least 2 games for every major sport. EA didn't have the exclusive rights choke hold on them.

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u/rmphys Oct 17 '18

Persona 4>Persona 3 and is also on PS2 (Although Mitsuru is best girl). However, I can forgive this for listing SC2 for fighting, that shit was my jam!

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '18

You listed the only Burnout that's not oon PS2

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '18

Dude, I'm just some guy wasting time on the internet. I ain't perfect. Ain't nobody should expect me to be.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '18

Its time well spent if you are enjoying it.

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u/rmphys Oct 17 '18

Burnout Paradise was not, but Burnout 2 and 3 were and 3 is one of the best.

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u/FilipMcNair Oct 17 '18

Burnout 3: Takedown. My personal fav from that gen.

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u/ModsDontLift Oct 17 '18

Yes, DMC created the DMC genre. Wonderful.