The 10 Best PS2 RPGs

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The PlayStation 2 had a TON of great RPGS for fans to dive into. For this list, we’ll be looking at some of the best role playing games Sony's second console had to offer. Our list includes “Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance” (2001), “Tales of Symphonia” (2004), “Kingdom Hearts II” (2005), “Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King” (2004), and more! What was your favorite RPG on PS2? Let us know down in the comments.
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@mojoplays Год назад

What was your favorite RPG on PS2? Let us know down in the comments. Subscribe for more Retro Gaming videos! wmojo.com/mojoplays-subscribe

@afellownerd Год назад

Final Fantasy XII. So easy to get lost in it's world

@kurniawannur6178 Год назад

Odin sphere, suikoden V, tales of the abyss, disgaea, shin megami tensei nocturne, even wild arms 5 all are great rpg on PS2

@boarMcberry Год назад

Didn't see FF11 in it, game absolutely blew away other RPGs

@rickeydeblase994 Год назад

Champions of Norrath

@danilodi3889 Год назад

Ffx and x2.. Shadow heart 1 and 2 also.. and god of war 1 and 2..

@BingDrums Год назад

For those Shadow Hearts fans! They are making a new game called Penny Blood. it's a spiritual successor of Shadow Hearts. They also teamed up with Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu to composed music for the game!

@pablogomez4448 Год назад

the fact that you played "to Zanarkand" the entire time truly makes this video special.

@XBC3-4GOTY Год назад

Song is a MasterPiece

@AaronTheGreat2023 9 месяцев назад

I thought the same thing

@goldog26 Год назад

The summer I spent 100%ing Kingdom Hearts 2 is one of my most cherished memories.

@CucasNerdyCorner Год назад

Kingdom hearts 2's story is easier to follow???? I don't know what they were smoking when they wrote this lol

@RojoTrueShinobi Год назад

To be fair it wasn’t nearly as complex or confusing than any other game after it, things were simple and even a bit deeper, The empty shell left behind are nobodies that’s the enemy, that’s literally it, aside from things expanded upon from 1, the story though in 2 was a lot deeper and memorable and the ending is arguably as impactful as the first, it’s quite literally the only time you actually get to be with Kiari

@jamesmcgowan8898 3 месяца назад

Dat good good. Lol

@deadbulldead 3 месяца назад

The worst part in KH is Anime POS

@geneglenn5119 Год назад

So happy to see rogue galaxy on this list. It was my personal favorite rpg on the ps2. Having the ability to have your partners ask for commands while fighting is so good. Love the story and the traveling to distant worlds. Each is different and so much intrigue. The side missions are great.

@jameskozy7254 Год назад

Just picked it up for $20. Surprisingly cheap for such a popular exclusive

@markopolo1271 5 месяцев назад

Greatest rpg of all time if you ask me. why? You may ask well that's simple great story great gameplay and most importantly *space* *pirates*

@BigHeadClan Год назад

FFX, KH2 and Star Ocean 3 are probably my top rpgs from the PS2 era. SO3 is so underrated a game shame more haven’t played it.

@rpgfan1187 Год назад

Odin Sphere and SMT: Nocturne are my top picks.

@EVERYWHERE_MAN Год назад

it’s shame you didn’t pick Tales of the abyss since that was the most popular tales of game on the ps2 and you pick the ps2 version of tales of symphonia which only Japan exclusive on the ps2

@shinvirgilspectra6137 Год назад

Not even they didn't put .hack series at either as well I'm with you about tales of the abyss its still missing bunch of RPG ps2 games

@MayorSangre Год назад

Totally agreed, Tales of the abyss and they put persona 4 above persona 3 “FEZ”

@LL-kc9ly Год назад

Never heard of it.

@EVERYWHERE_MAN Год назад

@@LL-kc9ly you should totally play it It’s an amazing jrpg many fans even say it’s the best story in tales of series

@micknat7665 Год назад

Yeah I like Symphonia more (though I give combat to Abyss). But if we're gonna talk PS2 games, definitely should've been the Abyss that got the slot over Symphonia.

@urbanasupernova562 Год назад

Shadow Hearts Covenant deserves so much more recognition, thanks!

@asgeras Год назад

I bring up that series whenever possible. I really wish it was still around.

@BingDrums Год назад

@@asgeras they are making a new game called PennyBlood. it's a spiritual successor of Shadow Hearts. They also teamed up with Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu to composed music for the game!

@EVERYWHERE_MAN Год назад

Tales of symphonia was only Japan exclusive on the ps2, western fans could only play GameCube, Ps3 and pc version of game it’s shame you didn’t pick “Tales of the abyss” since that was the most popular tales of game on the ps2

@positivepsycho2932 Год назад

Do you really think they know this stuff? They have a team of people, they probably just looked at another rpg list and shat this out.

@OneRealOG Год назад

Well list was just ps2 games not specific regions I think...

@mrnygren2 Год назад

@@OneRealOG Wrong, because the game is in English in this video and in japanese on the PS2.

@boarMcberry Год назад

true. playing on real ps2 back then, only saw ToS in JP only, while video clearly shows in english. not sure even there's fantranslations available either. Tales of the Abyss should be here instead since it was masterpiece as well. While video did say "their video, their rules", still shud have their facts checked. Quite fatal mistake in my book albeit rest of featured titles are mostly inline with mine preferences.

@OneRealOG Год назад

@@mrnygren2 well still if you are playing the remastered version on ps3 it is technically a remaster of the ps2 game which makes it a ps2 game. if it was a remake not a remaster then it could be considered a legit ps3 game.

@0bigcat Год назад

Xenosaga 1-3 are my Favorites I want them to come back,😭 I miss those games so much

@solidsnake9898 Год назад

FFX and Persona 4 are the ones that come to mind for me.

@XBC3-4GOTY Год назад

“Excellent Snake; Age Haven’t Slow You Down one Bit”

@tiagohayashi5475 Год назад

Same

@lillily1322 Год назад

WTF Tales of symphonia was Japan exclusive on the ps2, why didn’t pick tales of the abyss for tales of game on the ps2

@aprilbenilie Год назад

FFX and Shadow hearts 2 are my fave indeed ♥️

@fearlesscheshirecat1411 Год назад

Final Fantasy X was my favorite game of all time for 20 years. I still love to go back and play it. Final Fantasy XII and The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age are also really good RPG’s.

@bamf6603 Год назад

thanks ima def checkin them out ;)

@doniramdoni3884 Год назад

I don't think regular person can beat ff 12 It just long and have slow cutscene and gameplay

@fearlesscheshirecat1411 Год назад

@@doniramdoni3884 I loved XII. It’s easily one of my favorite games of all time.

@doniramdoni3884 Год назад

@@fearlesscheshirecat1411 i played It too but i prefer Rogue galaxy and suikoden V It the best RPG game in PS 2 for me

@Zypher2887 Год назад

Radiata stories one of the greatest games most people have never heard of

@absoluteclownworld Год назад

Yup love this game, same with the suikoden series.

@Zypher2887 Год назад

@@absoluteclownworld yeah but those are getting remade or remastered I doubt we ever see love like that for radiata stories and it's a huge bummer it was a borderline masterpiece

@absoluteclownworld Год назад

@@Zypher2887 At the least suikoden I and II are getting a light coat of paint.. hard to say III - V will or not. Ya Radiata Stories probably won't see that treatment but at least it's still affordable to buy a cib copy. It was like $10-$20 for the longest time, now around $40+ I think. People need to get it while they can lol

@Zypher2887 Год назад

@@absoluteclownworld look more into suikoden video I watched made it sound like they were planning the whole series first 2 games were only a start I never played them myself but I will definitely check out the remasters

@kamron_thurmond Год назад

Radiata Stories really is my favorite PS2 game. I love the characters so much. There is two manga series if you want to read them. One about Jack, and another about Ridley.

@darkkin9812 Год назад

Great list. All great titles. Don’t miss out on arc the lad twilight of the spirits either if you’ve never played it

@kirbygamer9291 Год назад

Final Fantasy X and Kingdom Hearts 2 we're literally the first PS2 games I've ever played. Nice to see them on this list!

@clintbrew Год назад

I remember picking up the 1st kingdom hearts for the first time in a game shop thinking what is this i brought it and played and it blew my mind then i got all the other games then i got the kh collection on ps4/ps5

@joltx9909 Год назад

I never had a PS2, but Im so happy I got DQ8 on my 3DS and FF10 on my switch lite so I can play both

@justintime9314 Год назад

Favorite RPG Kingdom Hearts hands down.

@SkyGeekWave Год назад

PS2 has the richest and probably the best library of JRPG until now. There were so many of them on the platform, that some of them even went unnoticed and unfortunately got sequels or didn't get much attention due to a lack of good advertisement etc. For example I'd give the title of the best JRPG on PS2 to Xenosaga Episode 3, and I'm sure if it was out today, (any part of it), it would get much more attention and love than it got back then, and also due to a wrong title given in press (I remember some journalists were calling it potential Final Fantasy killer, only because ppl who made it were ex-employees of Squaresoft years before, and thus comparing those series was quite stupid imho).

@Xunkun Год назад

Fuck yeah, Dark Cloud 2! I'm in the middle of a replay right now! Oh, and recently uncovered evidence suggests Rogue Galaxy was meant to be Dark Cloud 3.

@HolyCross9 Год назад

Some of these really need to be remastered for modern consoles.

@RaguORagla Год назад

A good list, though it's missing Wild Arms 5 and Legaia 2 Duel Saga.

@mezias00 Год назад

Now i want to play Final Fantasy 10 again xD That Soundtrack!

@riverswater5688 Год назад

Shadow Hearts Covenant is in my top 3 games of all time

@andrieputra Год назад

FFX and kingdom hearts 2 on ps2 are LEGEND

@zhuangcorp Год назад

Wild Arms 3, Suikoden 3 were both really good as well!

@jeff-ds2pr 8 месяцев назад

Right series, wrong parts. Wild Arms 5 and Suikoden 5 are far better than part 3 for both series IMO.

@michealhigginbotham4036 3 месяца назад

Underrated comment for two great titles

@Michelle-DiPalo Год назад

Shadow Hearts and Shadow Hearts: Covenant are 2 of my all time favorite games. They are actually sequels to a PSX game Koudelka and did have a sequel called Shadow Hearts: From the New World, but it didn't do as well as Covenant Covenant.

@noua4355 Год назад

I played all of em, looking at walkthroughs to finish the games 100% and got all secret equipments. Shame they dont make shadow hearts series again

@Michelle-DiPalo Год назад

@@noua4355 I know. There's so much that you can do with the series.

@noua4355 Год назад

@@Michelle-DiPalo bro. The ending that Karin is actually Yuri's mother because Karin loves Yuri so much but he still can't move on from Alice so she wished to go back in time and marry Yuri's father so she could still be with Yuri. Damn

@BingDrums Год назад

they are making a new game called PennyBlood. it's a spiritual successor of Shadow Hearts. They also teamed up with Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu to composed music for the game!

@Michelle-DiPalo Год назад

@@BingDrums That's the best news ever.

@mikec5400 Год назад

2022 and people are still making best ps2 rpg lists.

@joshuagoforth1658 Год назад

Always good to see someone else who loves persona 4 as much as me it’s honestly my favorite game of all time

@justintime9314 Год назад

I can't wait to get it for the Switch

@LivingGuy484 Год назад

Rogue Galaxy and KH2 were great choices on here, I'm happy to see them getting recognition I wish I could convince my Godchild to consider FFX. She doesn't like the gameplay, but I know she could get invested with the story

@MrFreedomforyou Год назад

Final Fantasy X is legitimately favorite RPG of all time I remember when I finished it all those years ago I got depressed because the story was over.

@CityBoySeb Год назад

I don't know if it deserves to be on this list, but I enjoyed playing Mega Man X: Command Mission. I love that they made a turn-based RPG entry for Mega Man.

@stephenyates4271 Год назад

It definitely deserves to be on the list. Command Mission was a great Rpg and had a unique battle system that almost resembled Legend of Legaia. It is usually overshadowed though because of the PS2 having some pretty legendary Rpgs.

@playercris8634 Год назад

FF X will be always in my heart :D

@Not.Giuseppe 4 месяца назад

I dig that, "To Zanarkand", played in the background for the entirety of this video.

@midwestyle Год назад

And this is why many consider the PS2 the greatest console of all time. I remember sinking hours into just about all these games and every last one of you named was a banger. You couldn't really go wrong with any PS2 RPG.

@YouTubeShorts-pb6ww Год назад

I like the ps3 best but there are some ps2 games that I will always hold dear to me.

@rosewhip889 Год назад

I was kinda hoping to see Star Ocean 3: Till the End of Time.

@Duck360Gaming Год назад

Thats a sad one Also loved how valkyrie was there

@shadowyashatoura Год назад

Nice picks but my favourite is Star Ocean 3!

@onepiecethegoat4562 Год назад

Kingdom hearts 2 was peak gaming bro I love kingdom hearts more than anything or anyone.

@donvalve2257 Год назад

Auron, best character in any jrpg. Wise, lonely, cynical and a bit rough but also brave and kind of heart, plus he was an unsent all the time and the fact he is a 35yrs that looks like a man in his 50s also add charm.

@jerohamortiz6971 Год назад

Also the best voice actor, in the English cast at least. Despite being the 1st FF with voice acting, Auron never sounded weird, unlike most of the rest of the cast.

@croviel92 10 месяцев назад

"Shin megami tensei: Nocturne" is my absolute favorite

@Odayian420 Год назад

Xeno is definitely one of my all time favs. I have all 3 now. But sadly no ps2 to play it on lol.

@camma12 Год назад

Glad to see shadow hearts in the thumbnail 😁

@s-wo8781 Год назад

Also Arc the Lad Twilight of the Spirits is really good too.

@FlashaniMan247 Год назад

I believe Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne should have been on the list, let alone be an honorable mention.

@bigbro88 Год назад

Mojo sucks

@strikemania8261 Год назад

Dragon quest viii,blank screen after talk to king ascantha while seeking moonshadow harpe, what can i do to resolve this problem.😭😭😭

@SkyLizardGirl 10 месяцев назад

These are like the most basic PS2 rpgs but still there are many more rare unnoticed hidden gems.

@SkyLizardGirl 11 месяцев назад

Wild Arms 4 and 5 - Star Ocean till the end of time - Okage the shadow king. There are many more you missed.

@CRedd9830 Год назад

Shadow Hearts I & II are among my top favorite games of all time.

@rwiggly Год назад

Just the FFX music makes me want to play it again.

@FriendlyBatDoom Год назад

SHADOW HEARTS 2 THE COVENANT NEEDS A REMASTER......

@Dreaminghappiness Год назад

The impact PS2 had on gaming industry is… just different

@draynged7869 Год назад

Dark Cloud 1 and 2 are still my favorite RPG series to date!!!

@klydejohnson7520 Год назад

Kingdom hearts is my top game series💯💯💛🖤

@josephanthonnydeez4050 Год назад

PS2 + RPGs is probably one of the best combos ever.

@FudTron5000 3 месяца назад

Funfact: the protagonist VA for dark Cloud is Robin and the antagonist Joker.

@kevinmcqueary7395 Год назад

my favorite RPG? simple. Kingdom Hearts. hands down. ...enough said.

@tkf28 Год назад

Shadow hearts was a gem

@thebigg3416 11 месяцев назад

Valkyrie profile 2 isnt on the list? One of thr best game ever made!

@josephguillory6316 Год назад

Of these collection my first favorite is showers covenant I love it and I hope to make a new version or sequel the second is final fantasy x it was a classic and best game I ever got at that time and my third favorite is dark cloud 2 i I played the first one and I was happy with the second one I wish they make another one those games are the best I deserve to be remembered for all time.

@Dtgray12 Год назад

Samurai Legend Musashi was a good RPG. Not great due to the slow pace but nice none-the-less.

@KnightOfEternity Год назад

Shadow Hearts: Covenant is not only the best RPG on the PS2 but the best game ever on the console for me. Just an amazing adventure.

@BingDrums Год назад

they are making a new game called PennyBlood. it's a spiritual successor of Shadow Hearts. They also teamed up with Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu to composed music for the game!

@randallmart92 Год назад

FFX of course and KH series and Persona and Dark cloud and a ton more lol Lets just say all the major ps2 hits from racing games to shooters to sports games etc are my favorite. Hell the Ps2 is still my most loved console of all time.

@youMatterItDoesGetBetter Месяц назад

Metal Gear Solid and FFX changed my life.

@afellownerd Год назад

I feel like ff12 deserves a spot, or at least a mention

@ARTSONICFAN990 Год назад

Same.

@chimeratcg07 Год назад

FF12 is better than FF10 imo

@afellownerd Год назад

@@chimeratcg07 same. I get lost in it's world so easily

@jacksmith4006 Год назад

We ❤️ Shadow Hearts ❤️ absolutely love it!

@BingDrums Год назад

they are making a new game called PennyBlood. it's a spiritual successor of Shadow Hearts. They also teamed up with Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu to composed music for the game! :)

@jacksmith4006 Год назад

@@BingDrums Ik isn’t it wonderful! 😁 cannot wait !

@donwald3436 2 месяца назад

0:43 Holy aspect ratio Batman lol!

@kamron_thurmond Год назад

Radiata Stories is my personal favorite RPG on PS2.

@kevinbayer8916 Год назад

Ok, I know this is subjective, but Nocturne over Persona. And how is ‘Star Ocean: Til the End of Time’ not on this list?

@gamemasteranthony2756 Год назад

I suspect Til the End of Time's ending might have had something to do with its exclusion.

@zzz43344 Год назад

@@gamemasteranthony2756 Most likely

@MTTT19 Год назад

Final Fantasy X is in my opinion the Best PS2 game. And in my opinion, the best Final Fantasy. But I won’t argue with anyone who says VI, VII or IX is the best. I even love X-2 as well

@staticshock4239 Год назад

I desperately need Xenosaga trilogy to get remastered because Xenosaga 3 is too expensive.

@erickreyes7902 Год назад

Didnt SYMPHONIA was released on the GAMECUBE?.. cause I really wanted to check that out after playing TALES OF THE ABYSS...

@leelogan8719 9 месяцев назад

If you guys ever do a best of ps1 RPGs please don't forget Legend of Legaia. It has truly one of the best combat systems ever!!!!!

@dthomas4566 3 месяца назад

I'm actually new to these games and playing them on Aether emulator, it's nice to be able to play a lot of the entire PS2 era I completely missed. I just completed FFX and halfway through FFX-2 (NGL I DON'T LIKE IT) I rage quit the Forgotten Realms DemonStone, it was a horrible experience, But I came here to research a few more for my emulator, maybe Baldurs gate is next😂

@EmperorLimQiye Год назад

I still remember "Magna Carta" but only played for 2hrs . I cant remember why i didnt continue 🤔

@destroyermcw626 Год назад

I have 182 hours on Final Fantasy X on Xbox one X! And 500+ hours on all the Kingdoms hearts together.

@MrEinherjahr Год назад

my personal favorite are FF12 DQ8 KH2 XENOSAGA3 SMT NOCTURNE

@melfice005 Год назад

Man, I hate the lack of recognition to Grandia saga, specially Grandia II. I wish they'd make a remake but it is so underated that it doesn't even show up in these lists and Square Enix will never drop off any on going FF project to work on a forgotten saga.

@koxame Год назад

The collection its so expensive on the switch 😢

@gerardoexber Год назад

Is tales of symphonia available for the PS2 here in the west?

@kevinbayer8916 Год назад

Yup. And GameCube.

@lastchance3272 Год назад

@@kevinbayer8916 No, it's not. PS2 version is Japan exclusive

@johnkennethestanislao2969 Год назад

Where can i Download Tales of Symphonia English iso? Help me gamebois! 🙂

@blackenedheart9592 Год назад

Persona 4 is hands down my all time best PS2 rpg and favorite game! And Mana Khemia 2 is second!

@lloydmikayoog7434 Год назад

The fact that RADIATA STORIES is one of the best RPG games on PS2

@SeikiRikodou Год назад

ToA should be on the list no diss to ToS which is a JPN PS2 exclusive to begin with. ToA even introduced free running which all succeeding titles adapted.

@Lastkoss Год назад

Yes show Covenant the love it is due.

@sanityxgaming6279 Год назад

Tales of Symphonia wasn't on ps2? This was a GameCube Game. Later released on the ps3

@randomlad212 Год назад

Ps2 is a golden era for JRPGs. I like the list, but instead of Symphonia, I'll put Abyss in. Instead of Persona 4, I'll put Persona 3. I haven't heard Rogue Galaxy since i played it last back in 2010. My personal favorites also included Suikoden V, Growlanser, Drakengard, Radiata Stories and Star Ocean till the end of time. There's also Grandia and Wild Arms. Mana Khemia and Ar Tonelico. Also Dokapon Kingdom, a chill game. God i miss the old days.

@Sonicrunner2010 Год назад

Wait, _Tales of Symphonia is a PS2 game as well?_ I thought that was an exclusive GameCube game.

@MrFreedomforyou Год назад

There was a third installment of Shadow Hearts I beat all three of them and yes two was the best one by far shout out to Roger Bacon.

@Sweet_Dae 4 месяца назад

I am playing again persona, final fantasy series and kingdom hearts even if its playing into emulator

@novaknight8579 Год назад

Here we are 2023 and still no blitzball yet.🤷🏿‍♂️

@Shanmania Год назад

The story of KH2 was easier to follow than KH1?

@Eminemgodful Год назад

FFX will always be my favorite

@The_Bi-polar_Express Год назад

Shadow Hearts and Covenant, DQ8 for sure. Tidus can kick rocks.....

@drewb3665 Год назад

Suikoden III is my favorite JRPG ever.

@keyblademastersora9369 Год назад

Kingdom hearts 2 is my favorite on this list

@pauliepizzo8633 Год назад

Disgaea 1 and 2

@Ancient_Ys Год назад

Mine were sh3 Ys ark of napishtim legaia 2 duel saga and ffx 😁

@luliby2309 Год назад

Do people still not realize that the "bad laughing" scene in FFX was them laughing awkwardly on purpose? They literally do normal laughs right afterwards and obviously the rest of the voice acting is good. It's so obvious in context that I can't help but wonder why people decided to show it off out of context in order to misrepresent the game. There's no way anyone didn't understand what was happening. Also, while I'm at it, I'll just say that I'm not sure how you could consider KH2's story to be easier to follow and I primarily consider Symphonia to be a Gamecube game. It's literally to this day the best on Gamecube.