Most Under-rated Game

[InterestingKiwi]

Crystalis (NES one not GBC). Although it's not necessarily underrated, more just unknown. The people who have played it, can mostly attest to it's greatness, but it just never took off to be popular.

For a game that is generally unappreciated, that I just love. The Bouncer (PS2), maybe if I paid 50 bucks for it brand new and got a game that I could be in an hour to two I would think differently. However I paid maybe five bucks for it, and there is always that day, where my NES isn't hooked up that I want to just pick up a game and beat it in that sitting. The NES is great for games like that. But if that's too much work, I have The Bouncer. It genuinely quick if you want it to be, and it's interesting throughout the game. I love it far too much compared to the general populous.

 

[ecoho]

Psychonauts.
Brutal Legend.
Monster Hunter Tri.
Resonance of Fate.
All I can put at the top of my head.

all of those and ill add
dragon age 2
phantom crash
too human
crackdown

 

[MetaKnight19]

Deathsmiles is one of the most fun shmups I've played in a while and sadly the genre seems to be dwindling (in Europe anyway), with the exception of some downloadable titles on PSN and XBLA *Looks at Trouble Witches Neo, then goes to play Trouble Witches Neo*

 

[Julianking93]

Ninja'd! I have to agree with Nier. Seriously, it's the best damn JRPG I have ever played. The main protagonist isn't an angsty teenager and saving the world is just a bi-product of the protagonist's main goal. Great story, nice twist. I loved it.

Dude. Fuck yes.

Gotta love JRPGs without that typical story. Granted, it can be done well but only rarely it seems. Nier had a good original story with, honestly one of the few twists in stories that actually surprised me.

 

[albinokid66]

Wanted Weapons of fate's gameplay was second only to portal or possibly Klonoa (maybe Hitman) in terms of sheer unrivaled fun, sure it was cover based and featured that ever present overused gaming mechanic 'Bullet Time' but being able to curve bullets and do all the slidy jumpy rolly actions fluidly presented one of the most rewarding 3rd person shooter experiences I have ever had.

Everything else about the game is terrible but the gameplay is so much fun that I can overlook its faults

Others Include:

Mirrors Edge (same as above really, plus the visual design and the ever changing enviorments which made up for its repetitiveness)

SKATE (Couldn't Get more niche if you tried, A skaters wet dream, perfectly balancing realism, challenge and fun. Being a skater for a good 6 years I have not met one other Skater who does not hold this series as nothing short of amazing)

Action Man Mission X-treme (Let the hills run with cries of "Nostalgia" as I am a Mid-Ninties child and action man was my equivilant to breasts nowadays but this game really is good, think of it as a child friendly Metal Gear with far more variety in terms of level design, gameplay sections and about the same in boss fights-and thats saying something-driving was piss piss piss poor though... Nothing to special but still worthy of notice)

 

[TestSubject4]

I remember playing the shit out of this game. Nice simplified Sim City-esque gameplay inside a doughnut spaceship while having to balance the social friction between different races of aliens. I have no idea why this game isn't remembered as fondly as the likes of Rollercoaster Tycoon.

Yes one hundred times yes. This game was brilliant. Sunk so many hours into this.

 

[lostlambda]

Neir and the last remnant

 

[Dchao]

Latest one would have to be Nier, I seriously enjoyed the fuck out of it, everything to the characters to the fighting.

Resonance of Fate. It's one of the better JRPGs I've played in a long time.

This might be the next game I pick up, how is it?

 

[praygon]

Lost oddessy for the 360 was an amazeing game despite the sometimes cringy worthy moments with kids in the party it was a really good turn based RPG but all the reviews just brushed it off because it was a turn based battle system which is a genuine shame i know the old ff style combat isnt quite as exciteing as say kingdom hearts or god of wars battle system but it more than made up for it with the need for genuine stratagy.

 

[TrueRugioBlue]

Resonance of Fate. It's one of the better JRPGs I've played in a long time.

Totally agree, the gameplay and combat is awesome!

 

[-Dragmire-]

Was Drakenguard under rated? I remember alot of people not liking the grindy nature of the game but I loved it.

Most fucked up characters I've seen in a game too.

 

[Grey_Focks]

Alpha Protocol comes to mind, though to be fair anyone who complained about game breaking bugs has a very fair point. Seriously, it seldom crashes on me, but soooo many times I will load up a game and the boss I'm fighting/the dude I'm protecting have just vanished, forcing me to reload another save. If that doesn't bother you too much though, it really is worth it.

Honorable mentions to the Mount and Blade games, Brink and Overlord. All worth checking out, in my opinion.

Also, I seem to remember Splinter Cell Conviction getting some hate? From what I've played, it's fantastic, but Ubisoft just plain sucks at porting to PC, and Uplay is so fucking stupid...

 

[BDKida]

I am agreeing with Extra Credits' under- rated games review on The World Ends With You. There's a sequel coming up and the first one had me hooked!

 

[Babitz]

Alpha Protocol. The game is gaining a cult following, though.

 

[ChupathingyX]

Fallout: New Vegas.

Ditto for me to, I absolutely loved that game and most of the bugs are fixed though and the dlc is very well done minus dead money[/quote]

Actually I thought Dead Money was fantastic, the story was very interesting and long, the Sierra Madre gave great atmosphere and environmental storytelling, the story connected to the Mojave especially with Father Elijah and the BoS and the character themselves were very unique and interesting. Plus Dead Money gave us a lot more insight into Ulysses.

Explanation as to why New Vegas gets so much hate Lets look at my two most played characters the two Bethesda Fallouts.

Fallout:New Vegas: Dexter LVL 31, Karma Good,Playtime 32:12
Fallout 3: Daniel LVL 30,Karma Very good,Playtime 120+ hours

That proves nothing, the fact that you've played New Vegas for such a short time means you obviously don't look into the lore or anything.

Plus, Bethesda didn't make New Vegas.

 

[Danny 6Speed]

Fallout: New Vegas.

Ditto for me to, I absolutely loved that game and most of the bugs are fixed though and the dlc is very well done minus dead money

Actually I thought Dead Money was fantastic, the story was very interesting and long, the Sierra Madre gave great atmosphere and environmental storytelling, the story connected to the Mojave especially with Father Elijah and the BoS and the character themselves were very unique and interesting. Plus Dead Money gave us a lot more insight into Ulysses.

Explanation as to why New Vegas gets so much hate Lets look at my two most played characters the two Bethesda Fallouts.

Fallout:New Vegas: Dexter LVL 31, Karma Good,Playtime 32:12
Fallout 3: Daniel LVL 30,Karma Very good,Playtime 120+ hours

That proves nothing, the fact that you've played New Vegas for such a short time means you obviously don't look into the lore or anything.

Plus, Bethesda didn't make New Vegas.[/quote]
I have Played most all the quests + side quests on both playthoughs(ok not in New Vegas but the wiki says I am only missing 5hrs of content) but however to make you feel better I have 4 other playthoughs with an average 17 hrs.

Edit: why does it say Bethesda on the box?

 

[ChupathingyX]

I have Played most all the quests + side quests on both playthoughs(ok not in New Vegas but the wiki says I am only missing 5hrs of content) but however to make you feel better I have 4 other playthoughs with an average 17 hrs.

Edit: why does it say Bethesda on the box?

I still fail to see how that makes the game bad, all you're saying is that you played it less, you're giving absolutely no reason as to why it is bad or why Fallout 3 is better.

Bethesda published it, Obsidian developed it.

 

[Danny 6Speed]

I have Played most all the quests + side quests on both playthoughs(ok not in New Vegas but the wiki says I am only missing 5hrs of content) but however to make you feel better I have 4 other playthoughs with an average 17 hrs.

Edit: why does it say Bethesda on the box?

I still fail to see how that makes the game bad, all you're saying is that you played it less, you're giving absolutely no reason as to why it is bad or why Fallout 3 is better.

Bethesda published it, Obsidian developed it.

Didn't say it was bad but was less beefy and i still played the hell out of it but the smell of reuse and rushing covers the thing and the game world feels so small and all the interesting places seem to be up for sale on XBOX Live.

 

[ChupathingyX]

Didn't say it was bad but was less beefy and i still played the hell out of it but the smell of reuse and rushing covers the thing and the game world feels so small and all the interesting places seem to be up for sale on XBOX Live.

Less beefy?

I'm pretty sure that New Vegas has more locations, quests, choices, characters and just about everything than F3.

Not to mention much more lore and deeper characters especially the companions, not those 2D cardboard cut-out companions from F3 who give you barely any backstory or insight into the world.

Not to mention the amount of gameplay aditions to spruce things up.

 

[Danny 6Speed]

That may be so but the quests were short and yes the game play is way better but the fact that i get bored wandering the wastes is a bad sign the feeling of "what now, oh nothing" and you still did not mention anything about the small world I want to see what you can counter to that (not trying to be aggressive this conversation is pretty entertaining).