Comment on Once again, looking for PS2 game suggestions!
VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
You already have an insanely good library. You could probably play for the rest of the year on those games alone. In addition to what you have here, I’d recommend:
Alien Hominid Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance Burnout series Def Jam: Fight for NY Destroy All Humans 1 & 2 Devil May Cry Godfather, The GTA Vice City Stories & Liberty City Stories (NOT ON PC) GUN Hitman: Blood Money Jak & Daxter series Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Marvel vs Capcom 2 Need For Speed Underground & Hot Pursuit series Onimusha: Warlords Psychonauts Ratchet & Clank Series Rayman 2 Resident Evil 4 Red Dead Revolver Sly Cooper 1 & 3 (1 & 3 are probably my favs) Shadow of the Colossus Silent Hill 2 & 3 Simpsons Hit & Run SoulCalibur II Spider-Man 2 (phenomenal free roam) Star Wars Battlefront I & II Super Monkey Ball Deluxe Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 Twisted Metal: Black
FWIW, the original PS2 versions of the GTA games that are also on PC are actually better because they removed content as licenses expired. Unless you have the downgraded PC versions - in which case, godspeed.
Even then, I usually stick with PS2 as PC doesn’t have support for the analog face buttons that the PS2 had. I don’t know if you can emulate that on Steam Deck, but if you play PS2 GTA San Andreas with an OEM controller, pressing the button harder actually does make you go faster. It’s magic, and I find it hard to play without now. 😅
I look forward to seeing how the Deck holds up with some of these titles! I’ll admit, I’ve been thinking about getting it to use as a portable PS2 myself.
PerfectDark@lemmy.world 1 day ago
There’s no issue with PS2 games! I raise the resolution up to 3x native (I think? Whichever one is 1080, anyway), and also apply HD texture packs. There’s not one issue I’ve come across on a PS2 game so far. And setting RetroDECK up to play them is a breeze!
Do it!
I’ve already got Spider-Man 2 on there (others also recommended it), but reading through your list, these all look wonderful! I didn’t actually know the ‘Stories’ games on PS2 for GTA didn’t end up on PC, thanks for that tip!
VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
If you can emulate PSP games with ease, check out GTA Chinatown Wars. I just wanted to see how the game played one evening, and I ended up beating it in a couple days.
It has a drug dealing mechanic, and you have to crash cop cars to lose stars. Extremely unique and fun GTA.