Final Fantasy 10, Dragon Quest 8, Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, Shadow Hearts: Covenant, and Persona; I don't think it is an exaggeration to say that the PlayStation 2 has the best RPG lineup in console history. By my count, the library features more than 150 role-playing games, many of which stand the test of time as entertaining adventures. The sheer volume of content guaranteed that some all-time brilliant PS2 RPGs would slip through the cracks, becoming hidden gems only remembered by a select few.
Pick a game at random, and you will find a solid 7/10 experience, but we want to aim higher for this article. Let's highlight those true masterpieces that, for one reason or another, aren't really discussed alongside the console's ultimate greats. If you have a PS2 lying around and yearn to relive 2005, pick up one of these forgotten RPGs.
Obviously, some folks definitely remember these PS2 games, but they really aren't mentioned alongside the library's RPG heavyweights.
Famously, Atlus dropped Persona 4 very late in the PS2's lifespan, causing it to be regarded as the console's swan song; however, the publisher actually released another RPG even later down the line, although Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon didn't and still doesn't get the same degree of adoration.
As a sequel to an uneven game that mostly flew under the radar, Devil Summoner 2 fought an impossible uphill battle, and very few people had any interest in picking up an obscure action RPG for the PS2 in May 2009. This was the same month that saw the release of Infamous and Sacred 2 on the PS3, along with some of the console's worst games... for good or ill, the PS2 was very much old news.
Although by no means flawless, Devil Summoner 2 improves widely on the first game, building one of the best and most tactical real-time combat systems of its era. Like Persona, you capture and use demons in battle, and you can summon and command two simultaneously. With 158 demons in the game, the combo possibilities feel almost endless, and the gameplay is quite solid and far less sluggish than the first game.
Even the setting deserves props, as it blends pre-WWII Japan with Western and occult elements. You work as part of a detective agency, taking on fairly fascinating case files. If you enjoy SMT or Persona, give Devil Summoner 2 a try.
I imagine some people might have played Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army, which modernizes the first game. While I don't know if Atlus plans to remaster the sequel, I would still recommend just playing the PS2 version. Even compared to Raidou Remastered, Devil Summoner 2 remains the superior game.
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