To any of the gamers here who don't own a PS2...

[Artemus]

...ah, right, Argentina and all that.

Hm.

[Jolly Joes]

I just didn't have time or money to buy a system for which none of the available titles piqued my interest.

So does this mean you are not planning on plunking down money on a Next-gen system or a DS or PSP anytime soon?

Also I could argue that some of the games you mentioned are on par or even not as great as some certain games that are exclusive PS2 even if they are not from an IP that is 15+ years old =P. Not to mention that there is plenty of unusual stuff for the PS2.

Though I can understand if you have a backlog of games. Still, I find to be intested in other games to consoles I know I won't be purchasing for awhile.

ashuku said:

Some people (like me) actually like to buy GOOD games though, and dont just settle with, "Whatever is cheapest" and not care if its a good game or not.

And if I have to buy a $100 console for 3 or 4 games that ARE good, and do intrest me on a console, or settle with 5 dollar bargain bin games, that blow ass, why even buy the console?

That's why you shop around for the best deals and sales on excellent discounted games or used games. Also, the Greatest Hits line does help.

[Ashuku]

Im the same way, and Im planning on buying a DS by november, and a 360 sometime after that.

[BlazeHedgehod]

According to EBgames.com, good PS2 games $9.99 or under:

MGS3 non-subsistence is $9.99
GTAVC is $7.99
MGS2 is $4.99
Gran Turismo 3 is $3.99
Onimusha Warlords is $3.99
VF4 is $3.99
Devil May Cry is $9.99
Twisted Metal Black is $6.99
Jak & Daxter is $6.99
Manhunt is $9.99
Ace Combat 4 is $9.99
Red Dead Revolver is $9.99
Deus Ex $4.99
Onimusha 2, $6.99
Jak II is $7.99
The Mark of Kri, $4.99
MDK2 is $2.99
Resident Evil Code Veronica X, $9.99
SSX Tricky, $6.99
Tekken 4, $9.99
Shinobi $9.99
Midway Arcade Treasures 3, $8.99 (gonna have to pick that up!)
Gungrave $9.99
Nightshade (Shinobi 2) $9.99
Ratchet & Clank $9.99
Sly Cooper $9.99
Maximo & The Army of Zin $7.99
Rayman 2: Revolution $7.99
Beyond Good & Evil $9.99
Sega Soccer Slam $7.99
Viewtiful Joe $9.99
Viewtiful Joe 2 $7.99
Sega Classics Collection $9.99
Escape from Monkey Island $9.99
Killer 7 $8.99
Ridge Racer V $5.99

For roughly the price you'd pay for a Burger King game ($4 Value Meal order, $4 game), you could get a PS2 game that is likely much better.

[Jolly Joes]

You listed a couple of multi-platform games which I wouldn't reconmend on the PS2 if you own a GCN or Xbox.

I think Capcom is releasing a DMC "Thrillogy" for $29.99 or $39.99.

[BlazeHedgehod]

Yeah, but still

[J]

I'm sad that they didn't consider Onimusha 3 a good game.

[Bartman3010]

That is a BAD BLAZE! Do NOT get the PS2 version of Sega Soccer Slam, performs and plays the worst out of whats also availible on Gamecube and Xbox. Plus Sega Classics Collection is the one with the 3D remakes too, right?

But....eh, I cant really complain for much else. I'd do some research on some of those games though.

[Keith T. Hemari]

jollyjoes said:

I just didn't have time or money to buy a system for which none of the available titles piqued my interest.

So does this mean you are not planning on plunking down money on a Next-gen system or a DS or PSP anytime soon?

Also I could argue that some of the games you mentioned are on par or even not as great as some certain games that are exclusive PS2.

Though I can understand if you have a backlog of games. Still, I find to be intested in other games to consoles I know I won't be purchasing for awhile.

Honestly? No. I have little to no interest in Next-Gen, beyond, maybe the Wii, if only because it won't cost me more than I make in half a month of hard work and SSB:B looks to kick serious ass.

As for the how good the games I mentioned are, that's really relative. As has been seen in countless threads here and other forums, people have different priorities and interests in games. The ones you listed simply don't attract my attention for one reason or another. Not always because they were of poor quality.

In the end, though, I just have too many other interests to put a lot of time and money into extensive game playing. That was why I went on to list all those other things. When it comes down to a choice between pursuing my known interests or spending hundreds of dollars on something that could turn out to be a dud, I'll go with what's known. Sure, yeah, the PS2 is much cheaper now, but I'm still not interested, and I would much rather spend that money on a few Alternators, or some episodes of MST3K that I've never seen, or getting that high-quality collection of Jules Verne novels I've been eying, or, perhaps, saving it up for something more useful, like a new, better car.

[Evan]

jollyjoes said:

I just didn't have time or money to buy a system for which none of the available titles piqued my interest.

So does this mean you are not planning on plunking down money on a Next-gen system or a DS or PSP anytime soon?

Also I could argue that some of the games you mentioned are on par or even not as great as some certain games that are exclusive PS2 even if they are not from an IP that is 15+ years old =P. Not to mention that there is plenty of unusual stuff for the PS2.

Though I can understand if you have a backlog of games. Still, I find to be intested in other games to consoles I know I won't be purchasing for awhile.

You make a fine point. I dunno. I just...don't feel like getting a PS2 XD Like, all I can really think of wanting is honestly just Katamari Damacy. Even if there are other good games, if that's all I can think of it doesn't really seem like it'd be a worthwhile purchase, no matter how cheap.

The wheeeeeeee definitely won't have much interesting me early on. I'll probably just buy it and ExciteTruck to tide me over and Virtual Console stuff. Yeah, launches don't have much, that's an unbroken tradition...but I will get it on the knowledge that eventually it will be worth the money.

...okay I am making no sense here getting a system for $250 with no games but on the promise that there will be stuff I will likely enjoy rather than shelling out $130-odd for a system and a game I am kind of interested in trying.

...it makes way more sense when I say it that way though






I HATE VIDEO GAMES

[CrazyMrLēo]

artemuswolfwood said:

I have to wonder where you guys are finding these "hundreds of dollars" prices. The things are literally $99 now. That's like two games.

$129.99 in Canada. Add two games that don't suck and an extra controller and you're over $200. Which is, of course, plural hundreds.

Edit: Oh yeah, and tax. Tax brings the system alone up to just under $150.

[Seph]

blazehedgehog said:

So a $100 gaming console and a good 20 games, for $19.99 or under, doesn't interest any of you?

A hundred dollars is a hundred dollars! It's a lot of money for something you're not interested in!

[Ashuku]

seph said:

blazehedgehog said:

So a $100 gaming console and a good 20 games, for $19.99 or under, doesn't interest any of you?

A hundred dollars is a hundred dollars! It's a lot of money for something you're not interested in!

Why cant they just understand that despite it being a decent system, with a ton of games, at a relatively low cost, we still DONT want it?

[BlazeHedgehod]

Because there are a lot of games on it worth giving a chance. You might be surprised and find something you didn't think you'd like, and it's getting cheap enough to where doing that is a cost-effective possibility.

[Sz]

Jolly: I've bought 3 games in the past year, one of which was Zelda OoT. I'm not desperately searching for a videogame fix -- if I need to play a game that bad, I have plenty of old standbys I enjoy much more than the newer games.

I just don't have the time. That and every time I play a less than awesome game these days it just urges me to get back to developing games, which kinda sucks the enjoyment out. The old, "I can do better than this... I ... should do better than this. Damnit!"

Great games are still fun though. So I play N64 games retextured, SMW, old Sonic, a few really good racing games (Forza, thus far, qualifies), etc.

[Jolly Joes]

I remember that some people here in the past were disappointed that game "X" was coming to the PS2 even if it was previously a Xbox/GCN or game "Y" was being planned as a PS2 exsclusive and asking why "How come they are not bringing this game to the GCN/Xbox instead?"

[CrazyMrLēo]

blazehedgehog said:

Because there are a lot of games on it worth giving a chance. You might be surprised and find something you didn't think you'd like, and it's getting cheap enough to where doing that is a cost-effective possibility.

I wouldn't call paying over $100 for a system you're not really interested in cost-effective, even if you are pleasantly surprised by a few games. If you already own the system, then I can understand taking a chance on cheap games. But that initial purchase is a big investment, and if I was going to spend that much on entertainment, I'd probably be buying DVDs instead.

[Sz]

crazymrleo said:

blazehedgehog said:

Because there are a lot of games on it worth giving a chance. You might be surprised and find something you didn't think you'd like, and it's getting cheap enough to where doing that is a cost-effective possibility.

I wouldn't call paying over $100 for a system you're not really interested in cost-effective, even if you are pleasantly surprised by a few games. If you already own the system, then I can understand taking a chance on cheap games. But that initial purchase is a big investment, and if I was going to spend that much on entertainment, I'd probably be buying DVDs instead.

Exactamundo. I'll buy the complete set of Space MacGyver with my $150 before I'll buy a PS2.

[Ashuku]

crazymrleo said:

blazehedgehog said:

Because there are a lot of games on it worth giving a chance. You might be surprised and find something you didn't think you'd like, and it's getting cheap enough to where doing that is a cost-effective possibility.

I wouldn't call paying over $100 for a system you're not really interested in cost-effective, even if you are pleasantly surprised by a few games. If you already own the system, then I can understand taking a chance on cheap games. But that initial purchase is a big investment, and if I was going to spend that much on entertainment, I'd probably be buying DVDs instead.

Concur'd (Except on the buying DVD's instead part)

[Andrusi]

blazehedgehog said:

So a $100 gaming console and a good 20 games, for $19.99 or under, doesn't interest any of you?

Well of course it interests me. But so do an assload of other things. This is where priorities come in.

blazehedgehog said:

Because there are a lot of games on it worth giving a chance. You might be surprised and find something you didn't think you'd like, and it's getting cheap enough to where doing that is a cost-effective possibility.

How, exactly, is it cost-effective to pay over a hundred dollars for something you neither need nor want because it will give you the opportunity to spend even more on things that you also neither need nor want but might possibly turn out to be cool? That's over a hundred dollars I won't be able to spend on things I do need or want. And I don't know about you, but to me that's a pretty significant amount of money.