Englebert3rd
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Talking about Dark Alliance co-op, my brother sometimes insists on playing it with him, to unlock the extra difficulty.
I'll have to humor him one of these days.
I'll have to humor him one of these days.
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PS2 Appreciation & Celebration Thread, long live the King!
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hardcastlemccormick
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The Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance developers also made Champions of Norrath and Champions: Return to Arms, which are even more great co-op action RPGs that I've wanted to pick up.
Riesenfass
Member
BG
A2 was a great pick up at $5, I payed $30 for mine last year and felt ok about it. It has a pretty cool weapon crafting system the first game didn't. I have both dark alliance games and both champions games, love them. Really sad that snowblind is basically dead.
These cables suck, don't buy them!!!
I've been through hell today with them.
1st, it's hard to get it in the socket as you have to tighten it to get it to fit, which is already a problem because my composite cables fit in the socket very easily with no hassle just like my other cables for other systems I've used.
2nd, the red dots, every screen I go to, from the system menu to the games, I see these red dots of death all over the screen, I mean, how is this acceptable???
I can't adjust the settings to fix the screen due to the system menu being 480i which is what my Avermedia Gamebroadcaster HD hates.
3rd, my capture card is having a hard time detecting this cable when games are under 480p(like 480i like lots of PS2 games), so I have to make due with composite through Dazzle for now, or get a svideo cable and new component cable someday.
I did direct feed screens with composite and it's so ugly as interlacing in motion just kills the picture.=O It has to be in stills, lol.
These are honestly the worst cables I've own.
IrishNinja
Member
oh man, i wanna say i had a pair like that before going back to RGB, yeah. total ass.
DracoBlade
Member
Will have to look into playing them if I enjoy these enough.
ResidentDante
Member
I remember playing BG
Yeah me too, got repetitive after while, but really fun co-op nonetheless.
Haha, yeah I could see that. I remember seeing a friend play BG2 on PC a while before another friend got the PS2 game. I was a little confused too, lol.
DeuceGamer
Member
Recently picked up a few more PS2 games. Got The Suffering, Predator: Concrete Jungle, Legacy of Kain, Scarface, Battlefront, and Battlefront 2 all complete at a yard sale (Love that you can still grab these for a buck or two). I also picked up Steambot Chronicles and Under The Skin off a fellow Gaffer in the Buy/Sale/Trade thread.
Was wondering if anyone had impressions of The Suffering, Under the Skin, and Steambot Chronicles? Specifically considering a playthrough of Steambot Chronicles but would love some impressions on any of those three from Gaffers.
Was wondering if anyone had impressions of The Suffering, Under the Skin, and Steambot Chronicles? Specifically considering a playthrough of Steambot Chronicles but would love some impressions on any of those three from Gaffers.
Englebert3rd
Unconfirmed Member
Under The Skin didn't get rave reviews back in the day, but I think it's underrated really. It's quite an interesting game, as you need to tranform into people with different abilities to get coins.
I like the game, however not many people I know actually know about it. On a side note, I've done a gameplay video on it just in case you'd like to see it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGzzUkZFT6s
It ain't the best filmed video, but hopefully should give you an idea on how the game is!
drtomoe123
Member
I finally caved.
Remembrance
Member
Steambot Chronicles was a very ambitious game, but it felt like the developers didn't quite have the technical competence to match. Among other things, the game includes mech-based combat, a morality system, commerce, a stock market, dating, and a rhythm game (note: the songs are cringe-inducing). You also have to do "realistic" tasks like eat food and buy fuel. Nothing here is very deep, including the the combat, although the story does allow you to go down a full-blown evil route if you feel like joining the villains instead of fighting them.
The biggest obstacle to getting through the game, honestly, might be the loading times - areas are small and simplistic, yet the loading times while moving between them are enormous.
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
I picked up The Mark of Kri and Rise of Kasai. Honestly...I'm not loving them. Very bland, long load times. Curious combat, but I'm not struck.
I did pick up Soul Reaver 2 and I have Katamari Damacy to be delivered today, though, and those are rad!
Sounds more like an issue with your terrible capture card or TV, not the cables.
I did pick up Soul Reaver 2 and I have Katamari Damacy to be delivered today, though, and those are rad!
Sounds more like an issue with your terrible capture card or TV, not the cables.
sixteen-bit
Member
How is Disaster Report? Any reason to play it if I have Raw Danger?
Nope, it's the cables...I tried it on multiple HDTVs in my house and I get the same red dot effect(24-40 inch ones), yet I don't get red dots with composite cables. I don't get this problem with my other systems and cables when using my capture card so it leads to the cables most likely being faulty.
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
I've used generic cables like the ones you just posted about for years and I have zero issues. But if you want something with a better guarantee, get Monoprice PlayStation Component cables, they're high quality.
DeuceGamer
Member
Thanks for the response. It is definitely a lesser known title. I had known about it and I always wanted to pick it up if I came across it at the right price. Since I love picking up the harder to find and/or lesser known titles I planned on getting it for my collection. In theory it sounds like an amazing gameplay idea.
I'll take a look at the video when I get a chance. Thanks again!
Thanks for the feedback. In a lot of ways it sounds like a really good game but it's just held back by a few flaws?????
Yeah, sacrificing decent camera control for a lock on targetting system that could be done by a button was the biggest offence IMO. Its a shame becase I was actually digging the lore in the first game.
Thanks for the tip, I'll try to replace them, this is the 1st time I seen something like this for any cable I owned so it surprised me to even see that happen.
Englebert3rd
Unconfirmed Member
I love both games, I've finished Raw Danger last month and I myself love these games. Do play Disaster Report, it's not really related plot wise, but it's an experience that has to be played.
There aren't enough disaster-type games, to be honest.
bananafactory
Banned
I remember playing BG
The water physics in that game blew my mind at the time.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Argh... I'm feeling the temptation to buy Dark Cloud 1 again. If I'm just going into it for some serious dungeon crawling, will I be satisfied?
I loved Disaster Report. Saw all endings, collected all compasses and got an S-rank run/time in it (lol!). In fact, even though Raw Danger is technically a better game/more interesting (what with the multiple characters/scenarios), there's something about the original that just did it for me more than the second game. Grant it, I never did complete all the scenarios in Raw Danger so maybe I'm missing out on something I've yet to see/experience. I think they're both worth playing if you like one game or the other.
SeventhSon
Member
Does anyone have experience repairing a PS2 Slim that won't read discs? I have an original PS2 Slim (with the laptop style power adapter) and it went through a process where it slowly stopped reading discs. I replaced it with a newer PS2 Slim when they were still available at retail, but I'd like to repair it if possible.
Just bought Dark Cloud 2 for 14 bucks.
I also bought some PS3 component cables, and not only do they work, but there's no red dots either, more proof that the PS2 component cables I had earlier were faulty, here's a 480p screen of Socom 3 using these cables.
I'm glad those red dots are over with.
I also bought some PS3 component cables, and not only do they work, but there's no red dots either, more proof that the PS2 component cables I had earlier were faulty, here's a 480p screen of Socom 3 using these cables.
I'm glad those red dots are over with.
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Deleted member 126221
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Is it worth it to install FreeMCBoot to get Xploder and/or GS Mode Selector? Is the difference really visible, and does it work with every game? I really feel like playing some PS2 these days, but the image quality on my HDTV is pretty bad unless it's one of those rare 480p games...
The difference is massive depending a bit in your TV. But no, the modes don't work on every game by any means. Some support 480p, some 720p, some 1080i, some multiples of those, and some neither. You just have to try or check out the compatibility list.
Is there a guide on how to launch xploder from freemcboot?
william_557
Member
i think i played a demo of the second game once. will have to try it sometime
Infernal Monkey
Member
I finally caved.
Holy cow. You could buy like five or six copies of the PAL version for that price. =x
Englebert3rd
Unconfirmed Member
Great news, man.
I wanted to try the Component cables I've got on my HDTV as a test. I did try them a few years back but then I've bought a CRT and didn't need them at that time.
sixteen-bit
Member
good taste for a 2 year old. according to the rating information it appears he'll have to wait a year before he can play with you though :/
That was very nice of him to do that.=OMy two year old got me Gradius III & IV for Father's Day
sixteen-bit
Member
My favorite is still Bloody Roar 2 (PS1). Fun series even if it's a little shallow as far as FGs go.
It seems that Bloody Roar 2 is the best one from what I heard so I might as well try to get that one sometime before the year ends.
How come some PS2 games that are listed to support 480p don't even have the option for it in the menu yet all the Socom games, GT4, Jak X Combat Racing and such do(which I own all BTW). I have Urban Reign and recently ATV Offroad Fury 4, both listed as 480p yet I don't see it anywhere in the game menu.
Oh well, fun games still, though interlacing can be a bit too much.=O
Oh well, fun games still, though interlacing can be a bit too much.=O
sixteen-bit
Member
When booting up a game hold down
When supported you can enable it by holding triangle and X buttons at boot. I don't understand why it was included this way rather than through normal menu options. It's a pain having to check the list game by game.
sixteen-bit
Member
No, unfortunately not. You'll need a swap magic disc or something similar instead.
Didn't seem to work for ATV but I got it to work with Urban Reign, and it's definitely better now, definitely when you look at her arms/hands in this comparison:When booting up a game hold downoruntil it prompts you to display in progressive scan. Unfortunately a lot of progressive scan-compatible games don't have it listed as a menu option and must be enabled it that way.
Well thats 1 dollar down the drain.
Jimnymebob
Member
God I loved that game. It was one of the first PS2 games I got, back in Christmas 2003 I think (I got my PS2 at Christmas in 2002 but only had Crash Bandicoot The Wrath of Cortex, Jade Cocoon 2, Gauntlet Dark Legacy, Jet Iron GP (I think that was it's name- it was a Wipeout clone), and the first two TimeSplitters games). But yeah, Bloody Roar 3 was awesome. Never played the other games, and didn't like the art style or other characters in the sequel, but BR3 was awesome.
My favourites were probably Xion, Uriko, Jenny, Shenlong, and Stun.
I also still believe that Stun is one of the coolest looking characters in any fighting game.
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