what should i get for my first ps2 game(s)

[Samus Aran]

I NEED A CHEAP GAME TO GET WITH MY NEW PS2

Something that isn't super-short, and something that is essential, please. So no Shadow of the Colossus - I want this to last a while.

[Oh]

 PERSONA 3 AND 4 FOR THE LOVE OF GOD KAZ GET THEM

[rdl]

Shadow of the Colossus isn't short. There's 14 or 16 colossi, and I doubt you'd want to do more than 1 or 2 a day.

Ratchet and Clank 1 - 3 are a must, Jak and Daxter I never was a fan of but I guess that's also a classic. FFX is a pretty decent game, dunno about XII. And you would probably love Tales of the Abyss, as long as you don't mind main characters who beat up on themselves a lot and occasionally spew cheesy lines. A couple of the supporting characters are difficult to stand, but Guy and Jade counterbalance them.

[Samus Aran]

Shadow of the Colossus isn't short. There's 14 or 16 colossi, and I doubt you'd want to do more than 1 or 2 a day.

I tend to play the shit out of a new game. When I got Mario Sunshine for the first time, I got 80 stars in two days.

[Geno]

Ratchet and Clank series
Jak & Daxter series
Sly Cooper Series

That's all you'll need

Oh yeah if you never played Final Fantasy X then you should get that too.

[Nyerp]

you can get stars in mario sunshine??!??!

[Geno]

you can get stars in mario sunshine??!??!

Shut up you know what he means

[Oh]

 Kaz, you are no JRPG fan if you do not get Persona 3 and 4( 4 is way better). The stories have nothing to do with each other so you don't need to play 2 or 1 because those were almost different games entirely.

[Samus Aran]

you can get stars in mario sunshine??!??!

stfu

anyway uh..

persona 3:  $25
persona 4: $26
ffx: $6
tales of the abyss: $28 (totally forgot about this game)
ratchet and clank: $3
jak and daxter...wait, is precursor legacy a re-release or what?


anything else i should check the price of? i'm almost surely not going to get something more than $12 or so

[C.Mongler]

Silent Hill 2 isn't exactly cheap (prob be about 20-30 bucks) and its not exactly long (you can probably squeeze out about 15 hours if you dick around enough, maybe 25 if you want to try and get different endings), but its a damn deep and fun and scary game. I highly recommend it.
EDITZ: Its like 15 bucks used, though if you must have it new, good luck since its like 75 dollars lol.

I also liked Rouge Galaxy, though I only put like 7 hours into it. I'm sure that one has a fair amount of girth to it.

[Nyerp]

GET KLONOA 2

[Geno]

jak and daxter...wait, is precursor legacy a re-release or what?

No it's just the title.

[Samus Aran]

hey guys, what about dragon quest viii? only $6

or devil may cry 1-3 in a "dmc anniversary collection" for only $20

[C.Mongler]

hey guys, what about dragon quest viii? only $6

or devil may cry 1-3 in a "dmc anniversary collection" for only $20

DQ VIII is a fun game, a shit ton of grind though, and it will last you probably a good 40 hours.
And I'd jump on the DMC deal, DMC1 is a fun game, DMC 2 kind of sucks but its worth playing, and DMC 3 is hard as tits, but my favorite one in the series.

[Hiro]

Okami lasts a good while. Also GTA San Andreas lasts a lifetime.