Evergrace

The fist-fighting in Evergrace feels surprisingly responsive for a PS2 RPG, and I love that the third-person view actually helps keep the action clear during those giant hornet encounters. Bare-knuckle brawling against crab-like prison guards is as ridiculous as it sounds, but the combat system make

The third-person camera actually lets you see those crab guards' patterns before they close in, which saved my skin more than once. Combat feels weighty without being clunky, and the bare-knuckle brawling is surprisingly satisfying once you get the timing down.

I’d just gotten to the giant hornet fight and was worried about getting stunlocked, but the bare-knuckle combat actually flows pretty smoothly once you learn the timing. The third-person view makes dodging those crab guards feel natural instead of clunky.