I've decided to run through some PS2 titles. A couple surprised me so far.
Digital Devil Saga 1 & 2: Got this 'cause I enjoyed Persona and it's getting deeper. I'm a good bit into DDS1 (Coordinate 136) and am enjoying the ability to slowly turn Serph into a magic-casting god. I love the voice acting, particularly Argilla and have spotted a few familiar voice-actors, like the Major from GitS. I think I know who the final boss is though. Gale's visions of that crying black-haired woman got me thinkin'.
Star Ocean Till the End of Time: Good god, this game is so bad, but... I enjoy it? The writing and acting are solid, but the character and facial animation is so stiff! There are so many awkwardly long pauses in conversation that I stopped taking the story seriously ever since I met Cliff, the best and funniest character so far. We've been planet-hopping so far, helping some elf girl fix her music-box, riding turtles through infested-caves, and now, end a kingdom's tyranny. Lovin' it.
Silent Hill 3: Oh, man... Well, I always wanted to get through the Silent Hill series and Heather sounded more fun to play as then Harry (SH2 dude). Game starts in this abandoned amusement park, I see a lot of Robbies everywhere, sound design is horrifying, but those damn controls. Come on! I'll get used to it eventually and am working my way through the mall.
I like how the game doesn't spell out anything for me. One moment I'm walkin' away from this creepy dude into the bathroom, next, the whole mall evacuated and I can hear conversation from this closed store. I've worked my way up to where I'm puttin' these books in line for the code to open this password-required door. I'll play this game in chunks 'cause I don't think I can just sit and knock this out in one go like I thought.
Next up, Dragon Quest 8, Haunted Ground, Siren, and Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love.
Let's go!