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Ps2 Games: High Compressed

These are common titles found in "highly compressed" collections (sizes approximate):

| Game | Original Size | Highly Compressed Size | Notes | |------|--------------|------------------------|-------| | God of War | 8.5 GB (DVD9) | 300 MB – 1 GB | FMVs heavily downgraded; missing bonus content. | | God of War II | 8.5 GB | 400 MB – 1.2 GB | Some versions crash at specific cutscenes. | | Gran Turismo 4 | 5.7 GB | 600 MB – 1.5 GB | Removed intro movies, low-quality music. | | Final Fantasy X | 4.5 GB | 500 MB – 1 GB | Some compressed versions have audio desync. | | Metal Gear Solid 2 | 4.7 GB | 300 MB – 700 MB | Removed codec video calls, lowered voice quality. | | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 | 4.7 GB | 150 MB – 400 MB | Loss of menu music, lower quality character voices. | | Resident Evil 4 | 4.5 GB | 300 MB – 600 MB | Heavily compressed cutscenes. | | Shadow of the Colossus | 4.7 GB | 250 MB – 500 MB | Reduced texture quality, shorter draw distance. |

⚠️ Many of these are not scene releases but user-made repacks from forums (CDRomance, Archive.org, etc.). high compressed ps2 games

  • Emulator compatibility issues
    Some compression formats (e.g., max CSO) cause stuttering during decompression, especially on slower CPUs. Certain games may hang at loading screens.

  • Corruption risk
    Unofficial repacks are often untested. You might download a 200MB “God of War 2” that crashes at the same point every time. These are common titles found in "highly compressed"

  • No online/community support
    If a compressed game glitches, no official patch exists. You'll have to find the full ISO.

  • Some require weird workarounds
    e.g., extracting to RAM disk, using special loaders, or converting back to ISO (defeating the purpose). ⚠️ Many of these are not scene releases

    • | Game | Raw Size | High Compressed Size | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | God of War 2 | 8.5 GB | 1.9 GB (CHD) | | Final Fantasy X | 4.2 GB | 1.4 GB (CSO lv9) | | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 | 3.1 GB | 698 MB (7z) | | Ico | 3.9 GB | 389 MB (CHD) | | WWE SmackDown: Here Comes the Pain | 4.1 GB | 440 MB (CSO) |

    If you do not wish to compress your own discs, many "abandonware" and archive sites host pre-compressed CHD and CSO files. Proceed with caution regarding copyright laws in your country.

    Note: Reddit and Google dumps often index "PS2 CHD collection" or "PS2 compressed set."

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