> Wheel of Time. Awesome FPS where you throw around spells like ranging from your lowly air dart to the staple fireball and the all-powerful balefire. Really challenging, but unique and challenging. I think one of the Half Life's came out around the same time, probably why nobody has ever heard of it.
> Breath of Fire. Amazing JRPG with great mechanics and a likeable cast. BoF III had *thousands* of dragon transformations, and BoF 4 had amazing art, animations and graphics assets for a PS1 game. I think it just gets lost in the crowd in between all the other JRPG games.
> Gladius. This is an amazing Fantasy tactical RPG. And for a change, the 'Fantasy' isn't generic D&D knockoff fantasy, but set in a fantasy version of the Roman Empire, and it came with two campaigns! One of the best buys one could make for the PS2, IMO.
> Colony Wars. I get delightful Babylon 5 vibes off of this game, and I love it. A complex, multiple-ending campaign with more variety and impact from your actions than your average Biowarerpg, but was a starfighter sim. I have only ever met one other person who has played any of the three games, sadly.
> Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance. Yeah, it isn't the Computer RPG, and Champions of Norrath arguably perfected the formula, but *darn* it was fun! This series was like a gateway drug for me to get into the Forgotten Realms D&D setting, and I'd buy a Dark Alliance 3 in a hearbeat. I want to find out what happened to Vhaidra, Allesia, Dorn, etc!
> Medievil. I miss Dan Fortesque! Sure, the sequels might not have lived up to the first games dark atmosphere and unique humor, but the first game is just gold. One of my favorite hack and slash games.
> Croc. I think it suffers from beign overshadowed from its contemporaries-Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon, but this series had its own charm, and if you really wanted a challenging platformer, it was a good choice.
> Dune. This series had quirky but somehow charming aesthetics and acting (with FMV!) Sure, the pathfindign was rubbish, but I loved house Ordos, Harkonnen, and (of course) Atreides.
> Shogo, Nexus: The Jupiter Incident, Geneforge, various others.
Too many good games out there which people just don't seem to be aware of. I hope some folks will consider giving a few of the ones mentioned here a try