Top Five RPGs on the PS2

[Raistlin]

This is surprisingly difficult, as I hadn't realized how few RPGs I both played and enjoyed on the PS2. My top 3 is easy:

Suikoden V
Final Fantasy XII
Suikoden III

All great games. But after that I'm pretty much drawing a blank. I did play a couple of other RPGs (FFX, Suikoden IV, and parts of others), but FFX was meh, and I'm hesitant to suggest S4 was one of the top RPGs on the whole console (even though it was enjoyable and not as terrible as it's been made out to be).

[Colonel Angus]

You need to try X-2. It's the FFV of the PS2.

[Wolf Kanno]

You need to try X-2. It's the FFV of the PS2.

Except with a crappier story and more mini-games.

[Forsaken Lover]

But 200% more T&A and therefore better.

[Colonel Angus]

You need to try X-2. It's the FFV of the PS2.

Except with a crappier story and more mini-games.

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[Wolf Kanno]

You need to try X-2. It's the FFV of the PS2.

Except with a crappier story and more mini-games.

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[Mirage]

Out of the ones I've played:
1. Star Ocean: Till The End of Time (no, I'm not kidding)

Why would you be? It has perhaps the best gameplay ever to have graced the console, and I'll be struggling to find a PS4/360 RPG with better combat as well.

In the order which they pop into my head:
Star Ocean 3
FFX-2
FFX
Persona 3
Persona 4

Each game might have been judged by entirely different criteria than any of the other games. Some are listed for superior gameplay, some are listed for superior feels, some are listed for a good combination of both.

[Colonel Angus]

You need to try X-2. It's the FFV of the PS2.

Except with a crappier story and more mini-games.

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[The Man]

I didn't play that many PS2 RPGs. The ones that really made an impression on me:

Star Ocean 3 (yeah the ending was pretty questionable but as Mirage pointed out the gameplay in this game is excellent, plus it has one of the best soundtracks on the PS2)
Shadow Hearts
Final Fantasy X (it has some rather glaring weaknesses but I enjoyed it fairly well regardless)
Dragon Quest VIII

Not sure how I'd rank them. There are also a lot of important games that I missed or didn't play enough to form an opinion about, such as FFXII, Suikoden III-V, Xenosaga, SMT/Persona series, etc.

[Wolf Kanno]

You need to try X-2. It's the FFV of the PS2.

Except with a crappier story and more mini-games.

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[Ayen]

Rikku's face says it all.

[metagloria]

Out of the ones I've played:
1. Star Ocean: Till The End of Time (no, I'm not kidding)

Why would you be? It has perhaps the best gameplay ever to have graced the console, and I'll be struggling to find a PS4/360 RPG with better combat as well.

In the order which they pop into my head:
Star Ocean 3
FFX-2
FFX
Persona 3
Persona 4

Each game might have been judged by entirely different criteria than any of the other games. Some are listed for superior gameplay, some are listed for superior feels, some are listed for a good combination of both.

You like SO3, and you like X-2 better than X. How do I give you one of them moogle hugamajigs? <3

[black orb]

FF 10
FF 12
Suikoden 5
Disgaea 2
Tales of the Abyss

[Quindiana Jones]

RDJ looks a lot like Sheogorath from Shivering Isles in that gif.

[I Took the Red Pill]

Dragonquest VIII
FFX
Persona 3
Kingdom Hearts
Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits

Last one is a game I never see mentioned anywhere. It was a really fun (albeit cliche) game. I'm just going to go ahead and pretend they never released End of Darkness. It's one of the worst games I've ever played.