Yet another console thread from the peasant owl

It is a very fun game that I replayed several times to get the alternate endings. Unfortunately, I never got to play Drakengard 2, 3 or Nier. But I am looking forward to Automata. Only managed to find 1 disc for Drakengard 2 and it didn't work. T.T

Oh, well, you can always do the external HD thing to play with piracy? I wont tell to anyone :o

.Hack games are.. love/hate [with most people not being favorable toward them]. Don't jump all-in into the series without maybe looking at reviews and a bit of gameplay video first, or at least only buy a single game of the series and try it before buying more.

See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.hack_(video_game_series)#Reception

I spent weeks and weeks playing that game with a friend of mine when I was a young kid, oh the feels ç_ç

to bad the pc version has a bad local versus :C (I'm still waiting for a decent discount :)

If you're ok with the less appealing visuals the first 2 are great. Otherwise 3 & 4 both have recap movies for the previous games

All the ones I linked are rare versions, actually. That black one is the D-Direct Black console, which was exclusive to Japan.
As far as I know, they never released a similar black console anywhere else, though they did release some special edition branded black consoles in North America (attached). In short, black consoles were rare in general, especially outside of North America. However, the straight black console I linked above was especially rare, as I believe that on top of being Japan-exclusive, only 2000 were made.

View attached image.

Yeah, my bad.

I highly recommend the Dark Alliance games. To a lesser degree, I also can recommend The Champions of Norrath games, which have more gameplay complexity (and up to 4 player co-op, versus 2), but less story and design depth. The oft-maligned Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel utilizes the same engine, as does one or two other games.

The DA games were definitely the most polished, and are a true delight in co-op [especially as co-op can actually be harder than single player (due to how xp is split between you and your teammate, requiring you to emphasize teamwork over powering through), a rarity for co-op games].

Their flavor is definitely unique and worth a try, though at their heart they're still isometric RPGs. Still, if gameplay is the factor that throws you off, the DA games are distinct enough they may still appeal.

But, still one of my favorite co-op game serieses, and probably my favorite one that's console-exclusive.

I think there was a part in RE 6 when Leon is attacked by a moth-like creature. I can't think of any other bug attacks besides all the giant spiders in rpgs. I can't handle games where you have to run and hide constantly. I love horror movies and wish I could play more horror games, but I can only really manage to play ones where you can fight back.

You sure about that? I stopped emulating years back, but it never seemed especially high-demand unless you were trying to emulate a current console.

The primary PS2 emulator out there certainly doesn't list high-end requirements:

Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32bit or 64bit) with the latest DirectX.
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 3.2 GHz or better OR i3/i5/i7 @ 2,8 GHz or better OR AMD Phenom II @ 3,2 GHz or better.
GPU: 8800gt or better (for Direct3D10 support)
RAM: 1GB on Linux/Windows XP, 2GB or more on Vista / Windows 7.

Either way, there's a good case to be made for emulating [basically exactly as Chibi mentioned].

Honestly, I preferred emulation for SNES and Gameboy games [the first allowing you to address certain poor design concepts that were common in older games (eg, rare save spots or button-mashing minigames), the latter allowing you to easily fake gameboy linking for multiplayer play], but I never saw the appeal for later consoles, other than for being able to easily import international games (which is quite compelling in its own right, given some of the rather unique Japan-exclusive console games out there).

I view it more as a way of addressing flaws in individual games or getting access to games you can't access otherwise, but from a logical perspective, there's definitely plenty of reason to use it as your primary approach to retro-gaming. The hot-saving especially is appealing the more you find yourself limited to brief spurts of free time for gaming.

The Warriors has some of the murkiest, dullest, frustrating graphics, but despite that, it's a fun and compelling (co-op!!) brawler. As absurd as the story and themes are, it's got more story and depth than most brawlers, and it shifts up gameplay often and offers enough challenges that it's pretty engaging all the way through. The real draw is definitely the fact that it does all this with interestingly designed co-op, however- otherwise you'd likely be better off looking at more modern brawlers.

That said, I'd go for the xbox version or the remastered version on the PS4, just so you can actually see what the hell is going on as you play [though if you don't plan on utilizing the split-screen multiplayer, that may be more of a self-satisfaction consideration than the "can notably hinder ease of gameplay" consideration that it is in that circumstance].

Also, on the topic of platformers, the Ratchet & Clank games on the PS2 were reasonably fun, as I recall. At least one had co-op, as well.

Sly is pretty well known and has a strong fanbase, so it's definitely worth a look.
Though, ah.. worth noting:

The first three games were remastered into high-definition for the PlayStation 3 on one disc by the new developer Sanzaru Games, titled The Sly Collection.

Choose which ever series interest you. As for the series installments, I'd got in order of release.

God Hand might be a good start like MushroomScarab said but I don't think it's remastered on PS3 so go for whichever is cheaper or if you prefer physical copies.

If you look around, there was a 3-pack collector's box for the special edition versions of the PS2 MGS games [Which I own :3], so that's a fun option for your "semi-collector" impulses. Don't think it included anything special, other than the box, but it can be tricky getting the special edition versions on their own, as I recall, so that may end up being easier to hunt down than each game individually.