Graduate school can put a serious damper on my game time. I've gotten the chance to beat GTA IV and bask in its multiplayer glory. However, aside from my brief time with everyone's favorite murder simulator, I haven't really had the time to catch up with any other games.

Unfortunately, there haven't been many releases (other than GTA) in the past few months that have interested me. Mario Kart was completely underwhelming. The Metal Gear Online beta was OK in short bursts, but I don't think it has the legs to compete with other third-person shooters. So aside from occasional COD 4 and GTA multiplayer breaks, there haven't been any single-player games that have caught my interest.



To remedy this situation, I recently traded out my 40g ps3 for a 60g. I admittedly haven't owned a ps2 in the past 2 years, and any change compared to the "ho-hum" release schedules of the 3 next-gens is much appreciated.

I've heard great things about Odin Sphere and Persona 3 (both of which I have had limited time with), so they will be on the top of my list to play. However, I find myself to be completely lacking in the ps2 knowledge department. I'm a huge RPG, platformer, puzzle, and survival horror fan. I was looking at the ps2 port of the psp Ratchet game, but I'm not sure how good it is.

Help me out D-toid!