*CHEAP* PS2 RPG's Under $20 Worth Playing

[@LemonlyGamer]

Pete always finds the best in games. He engages with them on their own terms, totally absent prejudice, so he sees things others tend to miss because they aren't on the same wave length as the designers. I love when he makes videos like this because I think we can learn a lot from his perspective

[@KeithKillingly]

Well said, I agree

[@times7171]

Great comment. Often when Pete Talks about a game i want to pick it up and play it. I agree Pete finds the best in games in a community that often likes to put them down and find fault.

[@mrbacchus6127]

Plus you have to give a game more than as 20 minute chance. I'm certainly guilty of this

[@thehylianloach1995]

this is ultimately why i watch petes channel. his outlook on games is great

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Fantastic list! As usual, your RPG knowledge is second to none

[@LastsailorEgy]

I like your nice interactions I noticed more than once with your colleague game youtubers, salute

[@Bell_Matt]

MJR! Invite Pere to your shin digs, please.

[@Bell_Matt]

Also, i love your channel and the MJR gang. Radical Reggie ftw!

[@bluerunner556]

Gamez of war

[@HFOfficial]

I'd love for you to do something like this for PS3/360 RPGs. I feel like people don't really talk about that generations RPGs much, especially JRPGs

[@CarlosLopez-md1ei]

Get outta my mind duude.

[@silversobe]

Love these videos, just like the old days. Keep em coming Pete.

[@MrBacchus18]

These recommendations are not for the faint of heart.

[@hassan2526]

Peteeeeeeeee seeing your uploads puts a smile on my face. Your the first videogame KZbinr I came across ages ago. I don't get to play allot nowadays. But seeing your upload kicks in the nostalgia of good ol' days. Thanks man. And never stop making videos.

[@Koning038]

I get so enthousiastic for collecting when watching your videos. I love the unedited rambles dude. You inspire collectors like me with your knowledge and I wish you had more content for me to watch!

[@Dreamwar19]

I bought dark cloud because of your recommendation years ago

[@pixxellie]

yooo same

[@DarkCloudCompendium]

@@pixxellie That's so awesome!! I run a channel that focuses on the Dark Cloud series where we make videos on Dark Cloud's beta and cut content, we even interviewed Level 5 staff and asked them obscure questions regarding Dark Cloud's development! Feel free to check us out!

[@helenhomunculus5044]

OMG me too! I ran out to pick up games like Ico, SOTC, Fantavision and Dark Cloud from my local GameStop and GamersEtc. back in 2011 when I saw his Top 30 PS2 games video back in the day.

[@vieques2007]

I know this video is old but I have to say thank you. I played Ever Grace as a child and at some point sold it. I spent years trying to remember what this game was called and I can finally go get it again!

[@Dylan-fk5kb]

Dark Cloud was my childhood, one of the earliest ps2 titles we had when we got ours. Very fun and addictive and approachable. I don't own the PS2 version anymore but I do have the PS4 version which was great to be able to get. I will get a physical one, maybe the sequel since I never played it .

[@theeverydaythinker6310]

I still have the pss2 version, and it still holdds up

[@HollowRick]

Same I was 9 when I played dark cloud in 2002 time sure flies

[@dylie_dev]

I picked up Grandia III tonight and will be on the lookout for a good price on Ephemeral Fantasia too. I would love to see more videos of this style for different systems, possibly a handheld system! Also, I'd love to watch a video on platforming games you recommend picking up before their price jumps up. Thanks, Pete!

[@samdutch3492]

Thanks for the upload Pete. Living in the uk means your twitch streams often don’t work for me I’m terms of time, so over the moon to see you back on here. Great video, I’m straight on eBay looking up some of these games

[@OrganicBASSd]

I don't usually take peoples recommendations seriously. But with the amount of passion that you speak for some of these underrated titles, I will take a chance. Thanks for the upload!

[@vanburen20]

Nice having you back bro!

[@eXtremeLink859]

The old school vibes are great man, I love watching and getting lost in your chill descriptions of the games you're talking about. It'd be awesome to see you show off favorite items of yours from your collection, or just talking about your favorite moments in games you've played.

[@jesseross639]

As a PS2 collector this video is a breath of fresh air, thank you for featuring some different games other than featuring the same games every other channel does.

[@ceruleanskylinemusic]

Pete holy shit, Orphen was the game I played a lot when I was younger but forgot the name of after all these years. This is the first time seeing the cover art in so long and it’s bringing back so many memories. You’re the man

[@redxix88]

I'm glad you're making videos like this again.

[@sagadego2021]

Arc The Lad: Twilight of the Spirits is one of my favorite rpgs on the ps2 goes for under 20$

[@PeteDorr]

I need to revisit it sometime, haven't tried it recently and can barely remember what I once thought about it.

[@virgogaming6488]

I loved that game, wish I finished it.

[@TripperLIVE]

You probably already know this, but as of today (May 7th 2021) Baldur's Gat Dark Alliance is available on Xbox One and PS4 (and X/S + PS5 via backwards compatibility). I played the whole initial sewer rats level this morning with a frozen smile on my face. I can't wait to play it again co-op with the same friend of mine whom I played it with 20 years ago on PS2. (I also own the original Xbox version, but it doesn't look as good as the PS2 version, I guess it's better optimized on PS2)

[@lainey6474]

I was 6 years old, and my dad grabbed a handful of ps2 games to give me for Christmas. He didn’t quite understand video games and what to pick out for girls. Ephemeral Fantasia was one of them. I never got past the second time loop, but I loved every second of it. The music was beautiful, every house you went into was different, and even if you were too intimidated to fight the monsters, the cutscenes alone were beautiful enough to entertain you for hours, just by wandering into a random bar. Also I don’t remember what they were called, but it was super fun getting those chick/peeps that would assist you in battle.

[@Chicomite]

Back when PS2 1st came out, one of the games I saw after SSX was Baulder's Gate: Dark Alliance and I remember thinking that graphics couldn't get better than this lol. It is a beautiful game, I'm considering getting the 1&2 HD release for PS4, probably should hop on that.

[@Agro__]

I will probably never play most of these games, but I thoroughly enjoy watching you talk about them. Keep it up

[@SkyzzzGaming]

Hi pete im steadily getting through your newer videos that i missed although im a long time viewer from the uk, ive learnt so many things about video games from you and i think your style of games has definitely influenced my decision on games jrpgs are my absolute favourite i always wanted a game room like yours which i think is very unlikely to happen but im still getting there, i dont have a clue how old i was when i first watched you but im 25 now and it feels so good to watch your new content so ye sorry for rambling but thanks for everything pete ill check out your streams when the time zones work out 😄

[@mrscary497]

Absolutely love this video. I am a big RPG fan and collector and have several hundred from all systems. Please do a video about RPG’s on other systems. Also I would like to see a video, whether it’s by system or not, on some of the most expensive RPG’s to find. Big fan of the channel thank you so much! Keep up the great work bro!

[@JohnnyCProduction]

I played so much of Dark Cloud 1 back in the day. So good! I actually got stuck on Dark Cloud 2 on the first dungeon, I needed some item that I couldn't find anywhere so I just never went back to finishing the game.

[@datashed]

Wow! I was just wrapping up your top ten consoles vid and thought to myself “I wonder if there are any videos recommending PS2 RPGs.” Then, I see this one right away. PS2 seems to be such a reasonable system to collect for nowadays.

[@azure1259]

When Pete tuts before making a statement, you know it's going to be an insightful one.

[@TheSleepy1326]

We missed ya, Pete - great upload and glad you're doing well

[@franciscobutte]

Is always a good day when a new Pete video is up.

[@darcyska]

I really love these videos. I like that it's not the same list of games as everyone else and that you actually have an opinion on the games and not just what review sites say.

[@GungraveFreak]

Totally agree with you on Dark Cloud. The first has a charm that just can't be matched by Dark Cloud 2.

[@carlataylor9924]

Lovin the old school vibes here! I'll be checking your videos out alot more since I've discovered how much I love rpg's! Alan d'or, balders gate are two ive always been curious about! I have unlimited saga and clicked this video because I saw it in your game stack!! that was a confusing game for me and I also criticized it after trying to play it!! Great video man!

[@TheAwesomeDerek]

If we're talking PS2, Shadow Hearts. Not just one of the best JRPGs, but one of the best RPGs period. Very underrated and overlooked. Great gameplay and storyline. Highly recommended if you've never tried it.

[@PeteDorr]

+TheAwesomeDerek I love that game but can’t include it in this video since it is getting quite expensive.

[@TheAwesomeDerek]

@@PeteDorr Very true.

[@leeg12000]

Pete, you were spot on about the price of Barouqe goin' up. In the UK we have CEX, basically a used game/movie store. It's £110 without the manual. It's completely out of stock ATM as well. You know your RPG's Pete.

[@stupidbluebird]

Prices are getting crazier and crazier. The silent hill games went way up!

[@alexv2845]

Kind of sad really. I really wanted to get back into GameCube colleting but there is no way in hell I'm going to pay upwards of 80 bucks a game.

[@solarwinds5114]

@@alexv2845 Mario Sunshine is $70-80 and it's one of the best selling games on the system

[@bradford433]

Yeah I don't really get why the first Silent Hill went up. I mean, you can get that one on PSN for six bucks. I guess physical is just the way to go for some people, or they don't have a ps3.

[@IzzyMann]

man love your vids, first game collector i came across yt YEARS AGO! glad you uploading again!

[@TheProutBrothers]

The timing of this video is perfect. Great idea great list and appreciate the honesty of the good and bad

[@LanceLovett]

My man! This was a great video for me. I am into stuff like Wizardy et alli. I really got a lot of good info. Gonna search your channel for more RPG info as I am just now getting back into games. I'll spare you the life changes that drove me way. Job well done brother. Thank you so much.

[@BPMusic06]

I thought Bubsy was giving us the finger at first. Haha. Great vid as always

[@Al-cy9qn]

Just completed my Suikoden collection. FINALLY. Got 1-5, tierkreis, and tactics. So pumped to play through them all. Copy of Suikoden 2 is a little rough. It's playable, but don't know how far.

[@deralmighty8011]

I have such memories with Dark Cloud (and 2). When I was 12, my grandmother had a stroke and wasn't quite the same afterwards. She couldn't think straight and would just buy us random games for Christmas and birthdays every year. One year, she shows up with a ton of Game Boy Advance games, and just two PS2 games that my sister and I had never heard of. One was Ratchet and Clank. The other was Dark Cloud. One of many times my grandmother would pick amazing games, some of the best the system had to offer completely at random. My friend Dan lived in the same building as her. He'd also never heard of this game. For a while, she would ask him for recommendations if our Christmas and birthday lists didn't eat up all of her budget. The first year after the stroke, she bypassed him completely. He was crushed when he tried Dark Cloud. It meant that the nice old lady downstairs no longer needed his help finding amazing games. Incidentally, another game she did that with was Final Fantasy X. She said she saw it on the shelf at Game Crazy and thought "This game's pretty," and grabbed it.

[@unplugged3415]

What a great time for a video like this!! Thank you very much. Games are skyrocketing for all consoles it seems.

[@abrahammontes2361]

I found the PS2 version of Baroque at my local game store for 25$. Idk if they mixed up the pricing with the Wii version, but I immediately grabbed it. And the atmosphere is indeed heavy and grungy. Like an edgy King's Field.

[@orwwan]

Am i living in an alternate universe.......... another pete dorr video 😭😭😭

[@dimensiongamer534]

Always good to see an old school Pete video.

[@acidDrop2000]

My mom bought me Orphen for $5 out of a Toys r Us bargain bin back in the day and I certainly got some entertainment out of it. It did things i had never seen before at the time. And the anime was kinda cool too but it's been years

[@midgetsparkle]

I completely missed Baroque! This is awesome, just found your channel. I really like the retro games, so more like this.... Now I delve into your backlog!

[@megami215]

Much needed value video for this quarantine

[@dustoffer9870]

Awesome video! Thank you for sharing. Personally I love the Xeno series. Xenosaga episode 1 is pretty cheap CIB. Episode 2 is a bit more but episode 3 is at or above $100 CIB on any day and slowly rising. If you have any interest in that one get a copy while you can. I doubt the price will go down ever. (Edited to fix "autocorrect" errors)

[@caterwaulin9834]

Love Okage Shadow King, Wild Arms 3 and Dark Cloud! Some of my favorite games. And it's also nice to see Baroque get some love. Not many people talk about it. Oh, and for anyone out there looking for other cool PS2 RPGs that aren't too expensive, Tsugunai: Atonement is really fun. Turn based combat, but with a parry mechanic that rewards good timing. And you play as a ghost that possesses people!

[@TanookiNoKintama]

I’m also a fan of Ephemeral Fantasia! It’s cool to see a positive review of it

[@ledvogs7799]

Its good to see you uploading again, man! I've been going back and watching some of your older videos because of it. Thanks for all the content over the years!

[@AreyouthirstyTV]

Great video as always! I can liisten to pete talk about games all day!

[@johnbenard9550]

Great to see you posting videos on KZbin again. I have all the games you recommended except for Grandia 3, and totally agree they are great games. Another game that I have fond memories of playing a lot on my PS2 was Disgaea.

[@lostblade0711]

Loving these styles of videos Pete, it takes me back to the old days of KZbin. Very well done.

[@JSCG12]

Appreciate the recommendations Pete! Glad to see a game like Okage mentioned here. It was one of the first games I rented for the PS2 back in the day. I'm a big fan on RPGs and would love to delve into some of the ones you've suggested here like Xenosaga or Grandia III that I've shamefully missed. Also Dark Cloud has so be one of the PS2s greatest games and I'm still hoping that we get a third entry someday.

[@anthonychipmunk5184]

Orphen was my 1st PS2 game back in the day. Cool vid!

[@BackloggedGames]

So amazing to hear your unique perspective. Glad you're back. Thanks!

[@adamclark8994]

I agree with everything you said about Ephemeral Fantasia. It's a very strange but interesting game. I enjoyed it when I knew what I was doing but wish I didn't play it blind as I got stuck.

[@privacyisbutatheory]

Love the recommendations! First set of games you listed were definitely ones under the radar. Much appreciated!

[@LongslayerX720]

God I love your videos. I watch your Twitch stream but I really like the videos because you're on a set topic and discuss all sorts of games.

[@delchavez]

I love the old school style video. Show us the game case, tells what it is, what you do in the game, and why you like it, and then move to the next. Simple but effective, and way easier too!

[@pfromdapab]

Keep it up Pete. You recommend quite a bit that I keep enjoying. And your voice is so calming. Don’t stop !

[@drew8235]

Alon D'ar kinda reminds me of another unknownish PS2 game I discovered as a kid called Drakan: The Ancients' Gates.

[@adriangutierrez7686]

I am glad I own a few of these. Like Xenosaga and Grandia 3. Those are great. I actually played Xenosaga during the quarantine. Please make more videos like this. For Ps1, Ds, Ps3, and other consoles

[@arbrockatyrrell6512]

Fantastic video Pete. Missed your youtube videos. I don't know if they released them outside of Europe but the two summoner games were great and worth checking out.

[@JLAvey]

Wild Arms 3 sat on my shelf for more than ten years before I got around to playing it. It's an alright game. Still have saved files for Balder's Gate from back when I first bought it brand new. And Grandia III.... that games started out strong but it feels like the developers were in a real hurry to wrap up the ending. Someone else described it as if one team quit half way through and another took over.

[@AfterAnAutopsy]

You couldn't pay me enough to revisit Unlimited Saga. I bought the game twice! It's been a horrible experience in my gaming life. Everything outside of the game play is fantastic.

[@PeteDorr]

I still encourage you to watch the video series sometime, it explains a lot about aspects of the game that people hate because they simply don't understand how it works. It's unfortunate we have to use outside resources to fully appreciate the game, but it's there as an option.

[@AfterAnAutopsy]

@@PeteDorr agreed but it's not worth it to me to invest after 15 years or so. I'm glad it's finally seeing some attention though

[@jkdeadite]

I bought Unlimited Saga used about a decade ago, and I will never forget the guy at the store asking me twice, "Are you really sure?"

[@realavt]

Grandia 3 was quite good at beginning - but only as long as you stay on Disc 1, because second part of story was a lot worse...

[@Reginmund]

It's very nostalgic to see you recommending Baroque after all these years. I remember you also reviewed it in one of the first videos you ever put up in your channel, way back when I first subscribed in the early days of KZbin gaming channels.

[@zarfb254]

Good to see you back making KZbin videos 👍🏻

[@doomer2298]

Thanks Pete! Great video! It would be great to see a video like this for PlayStation 3. Or any other console really. Any RPG content is awesome!

[@mark..7042]

Ah, Ephemeral Fantasia. Great game, if you get used to the quirky gameplay. Great characters too. It was the first game I tested on my new HD Ready Tv with my new Component Cable. It greatly improved the visuals.

[@heatherfryling4868]

Thanks for the awesome video. Perfect viewing before we head off to a retro convention to look for good deals.

[@Chrissers88]

I agree about dark cloud. I love the sequel, but the first one is still my favourite. It was one of the first games I played for the PS2 and I adore its charm ^_^

[@Dusty_B]

Love seeing more KZbin vids from you Pete!

[@bradford433]

You definitely know your stuff when it comes to these games. I like how you're able to go in depth with each one, as opposed to other videos that just throw titles in a list with a generic "great game - play it!" summation. One thing I think worth mentioning is that if anyone picks up Xenosaga Episode 1 and enjoys it, and maybe wants to try out 2 and 3, they should know that those games are getting to be very expensive. The 2nd one is definitely shooting up in price (despite being worse than the first one, from what I've heard, I haven't played it), and 3 has been $100+ for a long time. It's kind of a shame, as I like Episode 1 quite a bit, and wouldn't mind checking out the rest, but I just can't justify shelling out that much money for them.

[@apprenticeboglim1780]

Hell yeah Pete, great seeing you uploading again.

[@DigitalxxxFr34k]

always nice to see you come back to youtube bud

[@StillAtMyMoms]

You need to make some more documentaries. Those were high quality.

[@EmanueleMatricardi]

Amazing video Pete!!! I'm so Happy you are back on KZbin!!!

[@Mailrobot]

Maybe somebody has commented this, but the Dark Alliance games are separate from the Baldur´s Gate games on PC which are receiving a sequel by Larian Studios.

[@davidcedro6734]

So good to see you making content again Pete:) Your passion really comes across and definitely going be picking up some of these!!

[@Coolto22]

I’d love to see videos like this for other consoles!

[@erebus015]

Funny that you post this video just now because I was planning to pick up Xenosaga for ps2 to play it again. It looks like part 2 and 3 are becoming more pricey now, so perhaps I should hurry and pick them up.

[@nothingandnowherebuthere]

You have a very soothing voice. Awesome video. I'm not big into rpgs but i like hearing about them.

[@marathonxman]

Glad to see another upload Pete! I miss your videos. I watched a TON of your stuff back, oh boy probably 10+ years ago now. Been lurking in your stream from time to time as well. Thanks for everything! Also Ephemeral Fantasia! Thought I was the only one in the world who enjoyed that game?!

[@ZEROisthenumber]

Wrote down a few of these that I certainly wanna look for and play. Thanks so much for these recommendations, Pete. Very informative.

[@motherwii]

Loved the video! I really want to check out everything you mentioned. Already picked up Ephemeral Fantasia when you were doing speedruns of it.

[@JuupoWuupo]

Some stuff in here I've never heard of. Thanks for the recommendations and the relaxing video!

[@paxhumana2015]

Evergrace has a prequel that is called Evergrace II in Japan, but Forever Kingdom elsewhere.

[@ronnietravis741]

I finally caved and got ps now and I've been playing dark cloud. Excellent recommendation

[@georgerustic3817]

orphan such a fun game for ps2

[@ErlingGrey]

I wonder how long I’ve been watching your videos. I think I was in high school. So like, 10 years?

[@GameCollectingReaper]

Definatly gonna check some of these out! Also would love to see a signed game collection video that would be pretty cool!

[@misterneckbreaker88]

ah ps2 been down that rabbit hole, have 1500 ps2 games all in tubs my display has about 20. i have the display of good games i have a nostalgia or connection to then the rest is all packed in containers.

[@alvarocn7996]

Grandia III is an amazing game, on par with the 2 previous games. Really don't see why people dislike it

[@JMLRetroRoom]

Why didn’t you show some captured footage when recommending the game.. it would add so much to the video. I know it’s a lot of work but it’s worth it in the end 🙂

[@rich_in_paradise]

Hey Pete, these videos are great as it's a struggle to know what to buy when shopping for retro games for consoles you didn't own or follow at the time. Regarding juggling, I think it was you who recommended Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier on the DS one time. I picked that up - great game, esp. the combat which includes a ton of juggling and combo building.

[@KoLAddict]

I legit forgot Orphen existed. I ordered a copy yesterday. They are so eager to get rid of it they shipped same day so I already have a tracking number.