Just unboxed my childhood PS2, and I'm about to insert this bad boy. What am I in for?

>>715391316 (OP)
dualshock 2 sucks major ass
get a controller adapter before ruining your gaming experience

>>715391316 (OP)
A dead disc drive

>>715391316 (OP)
A tedious experience that is fun for the first 5 hours. Play the 2 instead

>we have zelda at home sweety

Should I read the manual first?

>>715391316 (OP)
>bad boy
Hello fellow redditor!

>>715391414
My launch PS2 still works just fine. Skill issue.

>>715391821
You seem to know a lot about what redditors do and say, anon
something you're not telling us?

>>715391316 (OP)
Write down what different gems do, and fish to get the ones you need.

weapons that last 5 hits and a broken knife

>>715391414
Wrong.

>>715391316 (OP)
An OK but flawed RPG with random dungeons.
It was a tech demo.
Dark Cloud 2 is a much more complete game.

>>715392427
I have no idea what I am doing. Going in completely blind. I haven't played this in probably 20 years and I never beat the game. I remember getting hardstuck by a character restricted level late in the game and giving up.

>>715392871
>playing on an lcd
worthless thread

>>715391316 (OP)
too many characters + broken weapons being permanently unusable make this game kind of annoying. but it's still pretty decent otherwise

dark cloud 2 kind of shits all over it though. now THAT'S a great game

>>715391614
you should always read the manual first

>>715391316 (OP)

>>715393243
It's an old samsung lcd from like 2008. I have a 2000s 21in sharp crt too.

What is a reasonable price to buy a fat PS2 in the US?

Playing Shadow of Rome. Much better than Drakengard, which I 100%’d a few days ago

>>715393308
>broken weapons being permanently unusable
1. Put shitty weapons into spheres when low and combine into other weapons.
2. Auto-repair powder exists, anon.

>100% Drakengard
Doubt
Show weapons

>>715391316 (OP)
>game consoles and color TV existed when you were a child
Zooooooooooooooooom.

>>715393650
For context I bought my fat PS2 for $50 and this was 2010

>>715391316 (OP)
Disc read error

>>715391406
4/10 b8 got me to reply

>>715393940
Lmao beat me to the joke

I just fried mine trying to swap magic it with my buddies last year

>>715393650
Emulate. Do it right and you get an experience cheaper and better.

>>715394020
How is it cheaper to emulate if I already own original hardware that was purchased in 2000?

>>715393745
Those aren’t bad as long as you’re not replaying story missions for ones you miss

>>715394156
read the reply chain fucking retard

>>715394156
honestly, its cheaper for me to emulate Patapon 2 on PPSSPP than it is to get out my actual PSP, which is on my desk because I'm waiting for it to explode.
This is mostly because I have no idea where the charger is.

>>715394230
>Says 100%
>Didn't max out the weapon stories
Get to the grind Deku Scrub

Every PlayStation I owned is a piece of shit that broke down.

>PS1 skips music
>PS2 disc read error
>PS3 Bluetooth+Wifi died
>PS4 straight up died

>>715394156
you must be different because that guy wanted a fatps2 but you have it already
dvdrws still cost something, your time finding a burning application that is convenient and works, having a drive that can do this, finding a sharpie to write the name on the loose disc you have no more jewel cases for,
setting up an emulator once takes about that long but then you have all the games and your disc laser won't crap out on you or you won't run out of memory cards

>>715394331
fuck that
have a jet

>>715394247

>>715391316 (OP)
Fun game. Kinda dogshit story. Great OST. Genie waifu character. I had a fun time with it but I'm very skeptical about trying the sequel. I haven't seen much about it but the artstyle, and I'm not a big fan of what I've seen.

>>715394759
In terms of gameplay, its a straight up improvement.
Instead of 6 different characters, its 2 characters that have a Melee and Ranged weapon each, with a "Transformation" to grind for, either a Mech for the boy or Multiple monster transformations for the girl.
Weapons don't vanish when broken and it has the most terrible golf minigame in exist.

>>715394445
ps2 hdds are a thing you know

Timely thread OP, I just started playing this for the first time the other day and was concerned at how obnoxious weapon repair is going to get later on if the first weapon almost breaks on the first floor. Going to try 2 instead thanks to the thread's advice.

>>715395286
Just don't buy things off of the Mayor and you'll be ok.

>>715391316 (OP)
Spheda is a great minigame. Only behind Finny Frenzy in Dark Cloud 2 for the GOAT minigame.

>>715394440
Try not living in a swamp

>>715394440
>PS1 Died
>PS2 Laser super charged and destroyed discs
>PS3 still working fine
>PS4 has broken Bluetooth

All my PlayStation's still work and I played them pretty much every day. I'm convinced some of you guys are filthy bastards who live in filth.

>tfw you remember how it felt to unbox your first PS2 console and you still remmeber what have you played

>>715394440
all of my playstations work fine, only the controllers go to shit.
both of my original xboxes have fucked disc drives that i don't use anyway, and one 360 died (not rrod)

It's gaming time

>>715395725
>>715396162
My og Xbox still works to this day. I didn't even have to replace the clock battery.

>>715393128
>Dark Cloud 2
they aren't even the same genre of games, you can't compare them
darkcloud 2 is fundamentally so different and disconnected in every feasible way you just can't do it
its apples to bull testicles

>>715396483
>Dungeon Crawler
>City Builder
What's so different?

>>715396370
>replace the clock battery.
you better do it right now or vishnu will come haul you away by your nutsack and squat a fat log over your chest

>>715396603
stop being silly
thats a gross oversimplification

>>715396204
how did you get rid of the black borde-
>dat overscan
nevermind

>>715396691
you're a gross oversimplification.
Dark Cloud 1 is a tech demo, it was designed around building a village on the fly and being able to explore it, then they added a dungeon crawler to it.
Dark Cloud 2 is a pure refinement of all the concepts that the original game was made around.

>>715396204
pics from the lower plane of existence

>>715394759
2 improves on most aspects, the shitty monster transformation mechanic that opens up in chapter two is absolutely irrelevant though after the one time you have to use it. Combat is improved, dungeons are improved, and the minigames are fun. Though one of my biggest gripes is how fucking long the beginning is, still worth giving it a go. One of the best PS2 rpgs imo.

>>715391316 (OP)
>What am I in for?
Steve.

>>715396883
>Dark Cloud 1 is a tech demo
Thats wildly disrespectful to what Dark Cloud 2 was able to accomplish for its time, the game was THE hero of the system before other titles released

>>715398335
shit fuck meant Dark Cloud 1
disregard that i suck cocks

>>715398335
I'm not being disrespectful
it IS a tech demo
They showed off the Village building mechanics as a Tech Demo to display the power of the system
Its the T-rex of the PS2

>>715391316 (OP)
>fat ps2
good taste, here's the pros and cons and between fat and slim:
FAT pros
>easier to mod
>convenient HDD bay (put an SSD in there)
>get the network adapter while you're at it
>can stand on its end (remember to turn the logo on the disc drive to the side when you do)
>looks fucking cooler than any other console ever
>can put shit on top of it
FAT cons
>slightly older
>louder
>disc drive need a tiny amount of lube reapplied after around 20-25 years to keep it ejecting properly
SLIM pros
>slightly newer
>quieter
>top loading disc drive
SLIM cons
>top loading disc drive can scratch the fuck out of your discs if you arent careful or are unlucky
>harder to mod
>harder to stand on its side without it falling over
>cant put shit on top of it either because of the top-loading drive

>>715399186
What would someone even mod a PS2 with?

>>715401776
i modded mine like 15 years ago and it involved, opening the case, then hotswapping a james bond game with an exploit dvd i burned that installed free mcboot. you can just buy pre installed fmcb memory cards on ebay these days

>>715391316 (OP)
>dark cloud was meant to be a zelda killer
lmao

>>715401967
it worked

>>715401776
i have a 4TB SSD in mine, with every PS2 game ever made loaded onto it

>>715404324
How do you get the system to play games off the SSD? Is there a guide for setting this up?

>>715405635
the guides are fragmented and spread across multiple sites
essentially you will need:
>a fat ps2
>an official network adapter
>an IDE to SATA conversion kit for the adapter (v cheap on ebay)
>an SSD
>a freemcboot memory card
all i can tell you is that no soldering is required, just a screwdriver
in the end you will have a console worth multiple times more than what you paid for it

Any suggestions for PS2 controllers?

>>715394440
the psx my dad bought me 25 years ago works to this day

>>715391316 (OP)
CAT
ASS

>>715409985
dualshock 2

Why are zoomniggers so obsessive about the fucking PS2?

>>715410558
zoomers like any 6th gen console besides maybe the dreamcast. take your meds, offtopic faggot