While many games on the previous gen had featured 3D settings and voice acting, the PS2 featured increased storage space that allowed for more life to be injected into these characters. As they often do, villains knew how to take advantage of the situation and gave themselves every opportunity to become the best the industry has seen. Villains were able to go from terrorizing the heroes through text boxes and occasional voice actors on the PS1, to experiencing the full range of emotions that the upgraded hardware of the PS2 offered.