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Emulating PS2 for my Steam Deck, would love any recommendations! (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by PerfectDark@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world
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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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[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I see Rule of Rose, I upvote.

[–] PerfectDark@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

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

[–] Davel23@fedia.io 2 points 4 months ago

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

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

Road Trip Adventure

[–] Hawk@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 4 months ago

Ratchet and Clank 3 is missing.

[–] a_baby_duck@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Fatal Frame II

Mister Mosquito

Gitaroo Man

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It's a little cringe in retrospect, but I really liked my time with Makai Kingdom. Avoid if anime stuff isn't your bag.

Ico had some interesting ideas that are worth a look.

Rogue Galaxy was pretty okay.

Psychonauts deserves a mention, though it's kind of obvious.

Red Faction had cool political leanings for a game of that era.

You've got heaps of great suggestions already so I'll leave it at that.

[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

How's PCSX2 performance on the Deck? I somehow get much better performance on my Ryzen 5 4500U laptop than I do on my Ally and that makes absolutely no fucking sense.

[–] PerfectDark@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

It's perfect!

Performance is tied to framerate, or at least was a loooong time ago. I notice a lot of users on EmuDeck write about this. Like...a lot! Not your issue, but I read a lot who think the game is playing in super slo-mo, but this is all tied to the framerate. Keep it at 60 Hz or above, and all is fine.

PCSX2 has a huge range of tweaks you can make, but there's also HD texture 'packs' you can download and apply, which re-do all the textures (yeah, I know you guessed that). Some of these can be huge like Silent Hill 2's coming in at 29GB, and some can be teeny-tiny like MGS2's which only re-textures the HUD and menu (because PCSX2 can upscale the native game's resolution well enough on its own!)

Long reply, for me to say it performs perfectly for me!

[–] Denjin@lemmings.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's not perfect. Most games emulate absolutely fine, with only minor slowdown. One game I can point to which absolutely does not work fast enough to play is The Getaway which gets about 6 fps.

[–] PerfectDark@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Hmmm, maybe you should try your resolution and texture settings, I've had not one issue playing games, no slowdowns for me.

But, never say never!

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[–] weebkent@ani.social 2 points 4 months ago

Definitely play the AC games. Which series am I talking about? Both.

Armored Core and Ace Combat are really good games. For the PS2 continuity of Armored Core it is arguable that the PSP versions are better due to the extra content, but otherwise it's not too big of a deal.

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Crash Nitro Kart and some of the PS2 Crash platformers are pretty good. The Kart one has a boosting system that I like better than mario kart (and better items and vibes tbh)

[–] Wrrzag@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The Simpsons: hit & run, Shinobido, GoW, Destroy all humans.

I spent a ton of time playing the two towers, bit I don't know if it has aged well.

Also, war of the monsters was campy and fun.

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 1 points 4 months ago

Just throwing out a fun game from my childhood, Lego Racers 2. I'll have to read through later for ideas because I'm in a similar boat in having never really been in console circles and never owned a PS2

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 months ago

Dark Cloud 2 (aka Dark Chronicle). That and MGS3 are basically the only PS2 games I actively think about still.

Dark Cloud 1 is also worth playing, but I'd play 2 first. It smoothes out a lot of issues with the first and adds so much more to it.

[–] Adalast@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

I haven't seen anyone mention Dark Cloud. Love that game.

[–] mortalblade@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago

Armored Core: Nexus

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