[Ottis413]

My wife and I received a Sony PS2 for Christmas this year, and I've got my eye on some LOTR games on ebay.
My question is; do any of them suck? They're going fairly cheap so as long as they aren't to bad I'll be happy. But, I don't want to waste my money.

Along with the PS2 we received the three GTA games, I have to say I don't think too much of them, violence for violence sake just isn't my cup -o- tea.

We also got Crash, fun but it's really more of a kids game.

And Resident Evil 4, I'm completely addicted to this one! Who doesn't love shooting zombies?!?!

And finally, do you know of any other good fantasy games for the PS2? The weather has been seriously sucky here, so I've got some time for Gaming!

Thanks!

[vladazhael]

I really, really enjoyed "The Third Age" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berethor). I'm not as avid a gamer as some, so my perspective may be a little different, but I did play it *with* an experienced gamer, and he liked it as well. It was actually the first RPG I played all the way through, and I've even considered trying it again. It doesn't seem to be all that well known, at least among the people I've encountered, but I have yet to talk to anyone who didn't enjoy it.

Aside from that, I've heard that none of the licensed movie tie-in games for LOTR were all that good, but I haven't played any of them myself, so I really don't know.

In other fantasy games, I liked Final Fantasy X (fortunately, the supporting characters made up for the insufferable male and female leads) and XII (that's twelve, not X-2, which did exist, and consisted mostly of costume changes), though I have yet to sit down and finish the latter.

The whole Silent Hill series is also probably right up your alley if you're enjoying Resident Evil. Lots of zombie- and monster-killing goodness, but with the added bonus of messing with your head.

[Alassante]

I loved all the LOTR games so far except the Fellowship of the Rings ones. They didn't quite get it right until Two Towers. But it and Return of the King are kick butt. I still haven't beat Return of the King (course I have to start over since the kid lost the memory card)

[NeumeIndil]

My Boy Thing agrees with Vlad. He also knows from experience that the LOTR games aren't great, but if you can get them used at Game Stop etc. when you go into town next time, the TTT and RotK might be worth a try.

[Ottis413]

Thanks for the tips, I went ahead and put (ebay) low-ball bids on all of them and got the three LOTRs and The Third Age for about $22.oo USD with shipping!
I was out bid on The Hobbit twice so far, it still seems to be in fairly high demand.
I'll definitely try Silent Hill, I remember watching a movie by that name a few years ago, based on the game. I've found that game based movies generally suck, but this one wasn't too bad.

While we're on the subject of games, I found some surprisingly good (at least IMHO) flash games recently, made by Amanita Designhttp://www.amanita-design.net/

Machinarium (Very cool!) http://machinarium.net/demo/ Demo, first level free.

Samorost 1, Free online http://amanita-design.net/samorost-1/

Samorost 2, first level free. http://amanita-design.net/samorost-2/

If you like Puzzle type games, check 'em out!

[DarkElfChilde]

GTA games are good for stress relief, but I honestly think they suck big time.

I haven't played the PS2 since the original xbox came out. Now I use the xbox 360. Though, when I did have the PS2, the Two Towers game was pretty fun.

[Sulriel]

I'm on xbox as well as Rhavloth. I play some halo, I enjoy it but I'm not very good.

I love Borderlands and I have a bunch of Indie games.

"I mad3 a game with zombies in it" is loads of fun. also one call "stay alive" or something like that. You're a lab rat trying to escape and you have to work through their experiments. (the cake is a lie!)

[DarkElfChilde]

I used to play the Halo games, but not anymore. I play Modern Warfare 2 sometimes but not as much as when it first came out - too many people glitching in the multiplayer (not fun or cool at all. ), Borderlands was good, Mass Effect [second one is so awesome ], and a bunch of other games. Now, I'm waiting for Splinter Cell Conviction.