PS2 game advice needed

RPG-wise you've got:

The Shadow Hearts series (1, 2, 3) has enough adult humor and good gameplay to challenge any RPG series I've ever played.
Final Fantasy X and X-2 are both solid (X being more-so IMO) RPGs with good storylines and battle systems.
Xenosaga 1 & 2 are the storyline fanatic's wetdream. If you can make it passed the hours (not lying) of cutscenes you'll find a very stable (though not fantastic) battle system to go with the amazing storyline.
Suikoden V (as Aly has already said) is the completists wetdream. Solid game, Just solid. ^^
Disgaea Hour of Darkness is a hilarious and well-build tactical RPG that'll keep the completists going for hours and hours just like Suikoden.

As far as non-RPGs go. Resident Evil 4 is the best Resident Evil (coming from a big fan of the series, though its really not everyone's cup of tea) and last years game of the year bar none. God of War and the Devil May Cry (minus DMC 2) are solid, solid series with very adult tones (and violence to match ^^) and humor.

Fighting game wise, I'd go with either Soul Caliber 3 or Tekken 5. SC3 is a solid weapons based fighter whereas Tekken 5 is the cheaper (though just as fun) hand-to-hand fighter.

Personally, I wouldn't buy anything without taking a look at the PS1 library as well. Xenogears, Crono Trigger (rereleased), a myrid of Final Fantasys and many many more that could be picked up.

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I remember buying Guitar Hero now and I think my father ended up playing it more than I did...
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Star Ocean: Til The End of Time FTW! For twenty bucks and 100+ hours of gameplay (for me) this one takes the cake as one of my favorite RPGs ever. I'm pretty upset that I forgot it. ^^ I think you could literally play it forever....
 
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Quick fun games:

Incredible Hulk Ultimate Destruction; very free feeling movement, nearly every move can be comboed together (considering its unlocked), great fun smashing things and you're practically invincible. (such as carrying a person to the top of a sky scraper then powerbombing them all the way to the ground)

Psi-Ops; cheesy story and character designs but very fun, has nice rag doll physics, you can levitate and throw enemies/objects, unlockable minigames and training mode add some replay value.

Kessen 3; fast paced mixture of hack and slash and RTS
Kessen 2 moves bit slower and is more strategy-based, has lots of people onscreen
 
Dark Cloud 1 and 2 are both decent action rpgs for ps2, the 2nd 1 being moreso, from Level 5, whom worked on Dragon Quest VIII as well. They also have a game coming out around a month after Final Fantasy XII(October or November) Rogue Galaxy, and I'm fairly stoked for that.

Even though these may not have gotten good reviews, I also enjoyed Star Ocean: Til the End of Time and Radiata Stories, both (action styled) rpgs and from Tri-Ace, the people who were behind Valkyrie Profile for ps1, and just recently released Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria in Japan, coming later this year to NA.

Atelier Iris is another decent old school styled rpg I've played, from Nippon Ichi. The 2nd 1 was pretty lackluster though. Wild ARMs I've also enjoyed since the ps1 days, Alter Code F and Wild ARMs 4 are both sorta new, but not for everyone.

As for previously mentioned rpgs in previous posts, Suikoden V is great, III and IV were kind of a downhill for the series, but V definitely revives Suikoden. Shadow Hearts, Shadow Hearts: Covenant, and Shadow Hearts: From the New World are all good as well. Final Fantasy X and X-2(moreso X) are good too. Definitely would suggest DQ8 as well, I love it and still play it even though it released in October. Xenosaga I is great too, Xenosaga II was fun, but kind of a letdown, hopefully Xenosaga III turns out great though.

As for non-rpgs I have played, Shadow of the Colossus, Devil May Cry 3, God of War(sequel next year woot!) MGS3, Katamari Damacy, ICO, and Resident Evil 4 are all good. I know I'm forgetting quite a bit of games, but I'm too spaced out to remember >>
 
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Tiger Woods 200X
 
God of War was by far one of the best games for the PS2... I see it was already recommened but I wanted to put my 2 cents in... It's a fun and exciting game, another good game is The Bards Tale it's really really funny
 
Was just thinking this over, not sure if anyone mentioned it, but Shadow of the Colossus (Though I only played the demo, my friends played full version) This game is awesome, and very visually appealing.
 
Lyrai said:
Was just thinking this over, not sure if anyone mentioned it, but Shadow of the Colossus (Though I only played the demo, my friends played full version) This game is awesome, and very visually appealing.
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I too was told this game was awesome...
 
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God of War is purely a testicle game. You, Must, Get, It. Its only 20$ now, and it includes tons of blood, gore, and breasts. I would suggest some of the Katamari games, because they're oh-so-fun, Shadow of the Colossus is an amazing game which should not be to hard to find, and Soul Calibur III is a great fighting game if you prefer weapons over fists.
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The three games I was going to mention >.>; I'd go with god of war...it's just awesome.

The other two mentioned are also great, but Shadow of the Colossus is too short (IMO) and Soul Calibur III is not as good as God of War, unless you have some decent competition to play with.
 
I looked around town to see what was available of the games you guys mentioned, and I settled for God of War.

So the total package will include Slim PS2, Guitar Hero that comes with the Guitar (does it come any other way?), DDR, and God of War.

The RPGs looked good, but they may just be stuff he would want to read up on his own to see which one he may like (or rent or whatever).

Thanks for all the suggestions guys, much appreciated.
 
Good choice Sculli. I just played through it again on God Mode. Very challenging and so much fun.
 
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