I've been sinking further and further into the RetroDECK time-sink of setting up my emulators just so, and having the most fun doing so. The PS2 is a largely unknown system to me, I neither had one nor spent much time before now playing through some titles.

So...this is what I have so far! Most have either HD texture packs (Rule of Rose for example, and also Silent Hill 2 has a incredibly big 29GB of HD textures, I added after taking this screenshot), or mods applied (Gran Turismo is Spec II)

I haven't got MGS3 there, as I'm waiting for the remake to arrive, but...

Can anyone suggest any titles which are 'must adds' for me? I'd appreciate it!

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[–] TrippyHippyDan 3 points 13 hours ago

The Soul Reaver / Blood Omen games have not been recommended yet. Though, as a warning, last time I tried to do the Soul Reaver 2, there was a strange bug with the sound that made it so that you couldn't pass a certain puzzle.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Dark Cloud 2

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[–] bishoponarope 2 points 13 hours ago

Primal.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago

If you're a fan of the anime, the .Hack// games hold up pretty well. There's a little OVA that is included with each game to give more story.

[–] Sanctus 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Gauntlet: Dark Legacy is great classic fun

[–] edgemaster72 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I fucking love Gauntlet Dark Legacy, though if the Steam Deck is capable of Xbox emulation that's my preferred version since you can save powerups for when you need them.

[–] Sanctus 2 points 13 hours ago

Honestly any version but the GameCube one lol

[–] VindictiveJudge 2 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Not exactly a suggestion, but why emulate Okami instead of just running the PC version?

Edit: If you get the PC version, you should be able to use the touch screen to draw the brush techniques directly thanks to mouse support rather than having to fuck with the sticks. You also don't get the input lag from emulation.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Same question for XIII. Why emulate it?

[–] PerfectDark 1 points 13 hours ago

For the plethora of HD textures I've found. I know it seems ironic, because of native PC resolutions, but fans have taken texture replacements to a whole other level with these. I just tend to try them out and compare them to the PC version. This was one of the few I found made a significant difference, at least in my eyes.

[–] DJalexTheGameDev 2 points 14 hours ago

Klonoa 2

Super Monkey Ball Deluxe

Beatmania IIDX (if you don't mind connecting a keyboard to play)

[–] brucethemoose 2 points 14 hours ago

Ace Combat Zero! Or 4, 5, and Zero (in that order) if you want a lot of it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago

Def Jam 2: Fight for NY. It's basically like some of the older WWF wresling games where there can be 4 fighters at a time, but you can only be targetting one at a time. But all the fighters are rappers. The finishing moves are awesome!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago

Shining Force NEO and Shining Force EXA are both great underrated action RPGs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 13 hours ago

I'm not particularly into sports games but the NBA Street and NFL Street games were SUPER fun. Everything else I loved has already been mentioned in this thread though.

[–] SidewaysHighways 1 points 14 hours ago

summoner

Colosseum: Road to Freedom

[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago

I don't know how "must add" they are, but the Shadow Hearts series was fun for me. I really liked that it was a turn based RPG where skill mattered a little more than others. It had a wheel that spun, and depending on the move, items, etc, your attack would be stronger or weaker depending on where in that wheel you stopped the pointer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago

Monster Rancher 3. The monster rancher games were favourites of mine as a kid.

[–] tanisnikana 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I see Rule of Rose, I upvote.

[–] PerfectDark 2 points 14 hours ago

And I'm a total wuss, too. But after becoming so enamored with the REmakes, I went searching for games to scare me!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago

Road Trip Adventure

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