Name some underrated games that everyone should play

[Aurora Firestorm]

Nier! Underrated, most amazing story. Go play it now. You know you were guilty of only looking at Final Fantasy when you looked at Squeenix.

Jet Force Gemini, from before Rare sold out to Microsoft

 

[Daystar Clarion]

Nobody has mentioned Okami yet?

I'm disappointed in you all, I've taught you better than that.

I was going to mention it but looks like you beat me to it, easily one of the best games no one seems to have played im amazed how adverse people seem to be to this wonderful game no one wants to play it and I dont know why because its brilliant the only game I know to not only successfully copy the zelda formula but improve on it.

Other mention would be Little Kings Story the ai pathfinding can get annoying on occasion but otherwise its great fun and I suspect sold a total of 2 copies both bought by me. Although these are only underrated by the public they mostly reviewed well and rightly so.

I've always refered to it as 'Okami. It's like Zalda, but better.'

 

[VoidWanderer]

I am shocked, how could Beyond Good and Evil not get mentioned!!!!

 

[MetalDooley]

Other mention would be Little Kings Story the ai pathfinding can get annoying on occasion but otherwise its great fun and I suspect sold a total of 2 copies both bought by me. Although these are only underrated by the public they mostly reviewed well and rightly so.

Make that 3 copies.I bought it as well.Fantastic little game

 

[vid87]

Legend of Legaia (PS1) - Has some problems with dialogue and can be repetitive, but I loved the combat system and the story was pretty engaging.

Final Fantasy Tactics (PS1) - I know it was mentioned, but it really can't be recommended enough.

 

[Razomka]

Little Big Adventure 2. Why does NOBODY ever mention that brilliant game? It's as if it didn't exist at all, and I only dreamed of it!

Amg!! Someone else who has played this game!!!

This guy is 100% right, go go find and buy it.

I've replayed this game like 5 times just for the music alone!

Also there is the first one but I was too young to remember it but I would still recommend it

 

[bakerjl88]

i love this game too the first one is good as well

 

[Mighty Lighty]

War of the monsters (for the love god this needs a xbox arcade release)
Just cause 2 (wheeeeeeeeeeee BOOM!!, enough said)
chilli con carnage (the one good psp game that sin't peace walker)
Toejam and earl 2 (first game ever played, the music be trippin balls)
Heavy rain (funniest game ever when played in its entirety with friend)

and finally

ELITE BEAT AGENTS (the greatest game ever to be played)

 

[Darren716]

007 Nightfire and both Starwars Battlefront games

 

[Yopaz]

Alan Wake. Great game but its dismal sales doomed its chance of a true sequel. What a shame.

-is getting a true sequel.
-sold over million in digital copies.

Not according to Joystiq or Oskari Häkkinen. However I guess that he wouldn't know if there was a sequel or not, it's not like he's the head developer or something.

Remedy has confirmed that it's working on the next Alan Wake game -- but the "next" game is not the "Alan Wake 2" that was outed from an artist's resume. Oskari Häkkinen, head of franchise development for the Finnish developer, confirmed to Joystiq that a slice of the team is crafting "this next Wake installment," which is neither sequel nor downloadable content.

 

[TheSteeleStrap]

For PS2, I'm going with The Suffering (not so much the sequel) and Area 51. Any game in which Marilyn Manson does voiceovers is worth it.

 

[Arqus_Zed]

Legend of Legaia (PS1) - Has some problems with dialogue and can be repetitive, but I loved the combat system and the story was pretty engaging.

O dear lord, yes!

On another note:

Bombastic

It might be a puzzle game, but dammit, it's got one of the most hectically fun multiplayer modes ever (up to five players at a time even).

Shadow Hearts: Covenant

Everyone's always talking Final Fantasy this and Persona that, but to many people seem to forget this little piece of uncut awesome. A JRPG set in an alternate WW I where you cross Europe and Asia with a puppeteer, a female German officer, a stray wolf, an ambiguously gay wrestling vampire, Anastasia Romanov an two guys who can transform themselves into demons. It has an amazing soundtrack by Yoshitaka Hirota, a very decent story that always knows the right time when to be either serious or funny and an original battle mechanic.

Also, it has one of the most intense CG intro movies I've ever seen.

Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc

Many seem to overlook Rayman's exploits in between Rayman 2: The Great Escape and Rayman Raving Rabbids. Not unfairly so, since most of the stuff consisted of an upscaled Rayman 2 re-release called Rayman: Revolution, the multiplayer focused game Rayman M and its PSOne port Rayman Rush. Seriously, who thought it to be a good idea to make a shoddy port from a PS2 game to the PSOne? A game that wasn't even all that good.

And then there's Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc. The game still rocked the old school platformer style, while most other titles were going a more hybrid route. For example, Ratchet & Clank with its shooter elements and Jak & Daxter with its free-roam mentality. Despite being somewhat overlooked, I enjoyed myself greatly. The gameplay is simple but fun. There's a good sense of humor, the music is great (I love the Magic Hoodoo Theme) and some of the environments are simply stunning.

 

[BloatedGuppy]

Not underrated by anyone who has played it, but maybe it is flying under the radar a little.

To The Moon.

Came here to say "To The Moon".

Leaving happy.

 

[Sovvolf]

Hmmm:
PSone
Overboard (the split screen for this game had so many laughs)

Ha the memories, I'm surprised there are people out there other than I that remembers that game.

Personally I'd go for Shadow of Rome: This is a fairly old game on the PS2 but its brilliant, its gory as hell but breaks up the action with decently done stealth sections. Its a pretty fun game any way though the voice acting drops into the so bad its good area.

Gladius is a game I've revisited recently and I think its one of the best TBS out there. It also got a good critical reception but it failed to bring in the sales.

Rise of the Argonauts was a fairly fun game to play too if your into that sort of thing.

snip

I never knew a Rayman 3 existed

 

[Vigilante 989]

The Thing (PS2)

and remember to hold on to the sniper rifle.

That's all I got for now.

 

[Twilight_guy]

Psychonauts (no, I don't care that all you hipster know about it, lots of people still don't)
Folklore

That's all I can come up with off the top of my head

 

[karcentric]

Grim Fandango.

 

[Tjebbe]

I am shocked, how could Beyond Good and Evil not get mentioned!!!!

Don't know how it was in other countries, but BG&E got totally and utterly destroyed by its localization over here. Badly dubbed and no option to switch to original sound and texts.

You could almost see the poor real game shouting for help from underneath the localized carnage. Such a shame. Took me a long time to pick up anything from Ubisoft after that.

 

[Brown Cap]

Ico
The Original Resistance
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault
Saints Row 2
Age of Empires III
Any Tom Clancy Game