
Summoner wasn’t the standout PS2 launch title, but it has its fair share of fans. Now the Volition developed action RPG can be enjoyed afresh on PS5 and PS4 as part of Sony’s PS Plus Premium emulation efforts – and perhaps as a surprise, it has a Platinum Trophy to unlock. The Japanese giant’s generally only added Trophies to its first-party titles, but some third-party titles have been incorporating gongs of late.
With a campaign approximately 25 to 30 hours in length, it won’t take you an eternity to achieve 100 per cent, although you will have to deal with some archaic visuals and cumbersome controls. Still, quality of life improvements like save states and rewind available as part of PlayStation’s emulator should make this classic title a little more palatable to play in 2024.
Are you a fan of the original Summoner game, and will you be replaying it for its Platinum Trophy? Prove you’re a true WRPG aficionado by unlocking all the achievements in the comments section below.
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Summoner was one of the games I bought on launch day. It was pretty good for the day. Still don't see it listed in the PS Store though.
Does this release still have the hidden Dungeons & Dragons video?!
Well I take back what I said earlier. I guess those first third party games that got patched wasn't the end. 😁
Never played it as it wasn’t one of my launch games and it seemed to have flown under my radar. Still, always happy for a non bloated JRPG, especially with trophy challenges. Might give it a go between bigger games.
I hope Bandai-Namco goes back to Ridge Racer 2 (PSP) and Ridge Racer Type 4 (PS1) and adds trophies as well. (And update the washed out icon on 2 while they are at it)
But I am also happy if they add trophies to Ridge Racer V (PS2), should it drop at some point. (Which it probably will, based on the other releases)
Looks like all the classic games moving forward will have trophies, great to see. Really wish we could see burnout 3 and revenge.
@GamingFan4Lyf we can only hope!
Over the years the from PS2s launch and this game a friend of mine would constantly buy this and then trade it back and buy it again. I bet you he's going to play it
@InsaneWade would be pretty nice to have all the launch titles available. Feels right.
bouncer next please
I wonder will they release Evergrace. Another odd a actiony/RPG from the early PS2 days that I also played to death.
I’d never played Summoner, but Summoner 2 is one of my all time favorite PS2 games. I’ll definitely give this a go. Hopefully they release part on the platform as well. I’ve been having a blast with Sly Cooper. Best part was hearing my 11-year-old daughter describe her fond memories of Sly from when she was a toddler. I don’t even remember playing it at that time lol.
@twitchtvpat I still use the name Sion Barzahd when I’m creating fake accounts to get free trials lol. Also sign dumb petitions this way.
@AhmadSumadi i remember buying it and thinking wow this is the future of video games and the graphics were so great , crazy to see it compared to now , but i'd still would love to replay it get some trophies.
also bring back one of my favorite ps2 games Shadow of Destiny
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