[PS2] Must Own PS2 Games, or how many middling JRPGs can you suggest?

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Shin Megami Tensei 3 is Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne.
Basically a turn based RPG where you can recruit demons and fuse them to make new ones. Basically retards have called this a mature and significantly "darker" version of Pokemon. However, the gameplay is far more entertaining as it requires a bit more strategy regarding the turn based system. When exploiting the enemy's weakness you are able to get an extra attack, visa versa with the enemy attacking you. Overall, it was the best RPG for the ps2 for me.

Persona 3 is otherwise known as Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3. I believe
This was also another entertaining RPG title (though not quite as good as Nocturne). It was most known as the "Game where you shoot yourself in the head." Again, the battle system is turn based and you are also able to exploit the enemy's weakness to get an extra turn. People have claimed that this is a "Dating Sim" and "Dungeon Crawlers" which is somewhat accurate. You live out life day by day as a student by day and building relationships with a number of characters. By night, you go dungeon crawling to level up your "Persona." Likewise, you are able to fuse "Personas" and recruit new ones in the dungeon. Also by developing relationships during the day, you can boost up your Persona's strength. You can't go wrong with this one as it was only $20 for Persona 3 FES (an expanded version of Persona 3 that was released afterwards).

Both are highly notable games.
In fact I would go to recommend anything that the Atlus Shin Megami Tensei team has done.

Jam it back in, in the dark.