Name some underrated games that everyone should play
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Startopia: A very solid management sim set on a space station with a variety of amusing alien races, a fair bit of humor and a whole lot of options. Also some combat. Unfortunately it didn't do well and the company went under.
Dungeon Keeper: A game made by Peter Molyneux before he lost his groove. A wonderfully different RTS where you control a dungeon full of monsters all of who go about their daily business in addition to the whole killing adventurers thing because let's face it, sometimes a dragon just needs to sleep and lord knows you better make sure you pay it on time. There was a sequel so obviously it did decently, but the series ended there.
Freelancer: A modern take on a space sim that works with a mouse, has a massive open world and has a pretty solid plot. Yes please.
Freedom Force: A campy squad based super hero game with classic golden age comic book style plots? FOR FREEDOM! Again, there was a sequel but no word on a third installment despite the fact they left a wonderful plot hook just sitting there, so odds are the sequel didn't do very well.
Psychonauts: It's set in a psychic summer camp and the main character is a kid who ran AWAY from the circus. Why has this game NOT sold better... besides the fact that there are part of it that are made insanely difficult by the controls that are sometimes a bit clunky.
Dungeon Keeper: A game made by Peter Molyneux before he lost his groove. A wonderfully different RTS where you control a dungeon full of monsters all of who go about their daily business in addition to the whole killing adventurers thing because let's face it, sometimes a dragon just needs to sleep and lord knows you better make sure you pay it on time. There was a sequel so obviously it did decently, but the series ended there.
Freelancer: A modern take on a space sim that works with a mouse, has a massive open world and has a pretty solid plot. Yes please.
Freedom Force: A campy squad based super hero game with classic golden age comic book style plots? FOR FREEDOM! Again, there was a sequel but no word on a third installment despite the fact they left a wonderful plot hook just sitting there, so odds are the sequel didn't do very well.
Psychonauts: It's set in a psychic summer camp and the main character is a kid who ran AWAY from the circus. Why has this game NOT sold better... besides the fact that there are part of it that are made insanely difficult by the controls that are sometimes a bit clunky.
If anything, 007 Nightfire was OVERrated. People harped on about how good it was when it sufered the exact same pitfalls as the other EA bond games of the time- it's made up plot was terrible, the dialogue was awful (and don't give me that 'Bond dialogue is supposed to be awful' crap). There were a few nice moments- sneaking around in the office building at night was a highlight for me, but the rest was just bland, generic crap. Not to mention that final bit in space was pathetic compared to what goes on in the movies. Soon as I got to the end I traded it in for XIII and never looked back.
What really gets my goat about Nightfire, though, is it's from the same team that made TWINE, which while simpler, was a much better game overall. One of the better multiplayer maps in Nightfire was Skyrail, which had already appeared in TWINE- better designed, with smoother gameplay.
So if we're talking underrated bond games, The World Is Not Enough is the underdog, not the overrated Nightfire. Everything or Nothing was pretty good, but it got about the right amount of attention anyway.
I will admit the mini vehicles in Nightfire were a stroke of genius though...
What really gets my goat about Nightfire, though, is it's from the same team that made TWINE, which while simpler, was a much better game overall. One of the better multiplayer maps in Nightfire was Skyrail, which had already appeared in TWINE- better designed, with smoother gameplay.
So if we're talking underrated bond games, The World Is Not Enough is the underdog, not the overrated Nightfire. Everything or Nothing was pretty good, but it got about the right amount of attention anyway.
I will admit the mini vehicles in Nightfire were a stroke of genius though...
PC:
Aquaria
Blackwell series
Eschalon series
Trauma
VVVVVV
Aztaka
Depths of Peril
Galactic Assault: Prisoner of power
Gemini Rue
Alpha Protocol
Armageddon Empires
Hacker Evolution
Herocore (free!)
King of dragon pass
Little big adventure
Lugaru
Making history 1-2
Patrician 3
Pride of nations
Scratches
East India company
Spellcross
Warzone 2100 (free!)
Jeff Wayne's War of the worlds (Awesome music)
Drakensang 1-2
Republic: The revolution
The void
Pathologic
Armies of Exigo
Bad Mojo
Outcast
Ghost master
Alien Logic
Nightlong: union city conspiracy
Fantasy wars & Elven Legacy
System shock 1-2 (Seriously, why the heck did these games not sell well? System shock 2 is the best shooter ever made (it is not a pure shooter, much like Deus Ex, it has a strong CRPG element))
Quite a list, eh?
I tend to be drawn to the slightly more obscure titles, as they tend to offer something new and fresh (they have to, they can't go head to head with the big guys in the big guy's own field)
Aquaria
Blackwell series
Eschalon series
Trauma
VVVVVV
Aztaka
Depths of Peril
Galactic Assault: Prisoner of power
Gemini Rue
Alpha Protocol
Armageddon Empires
Hacker Evolution
Herocore (free!)
King of dragon pass
Little big adventure
Lugaru
Making history 1-2
Patrician 3
Pride of nations
Scratches
East India company
Spellcross
Warzone 2100 (free!)
Jeff Wayne's War of the worlds (Awesome music)
Drakensang 1-2
Republic: The revolution
The void
Pathologic
Armies of Exigo
Bad Mojo
Outcast
Ghost master
Alien Logic
Nightlong: union city conspiracy
Fantasy wars & Elven Legacy
System shock 1-2 (Seriously, why the heck did these games not sell well? System shock 2 is the best shooter ever made (it is not a pure shooter, much like Deus Ex, it has a strong CRPG element))
Quite a list, eh?
I tend to be drawn to the slightly more obscure titles, as they tend to offer something new and fresh (they have to, they can't go head to head with the big guys in the big guy's own field)
Breath of Fire 4 (PS1)
Illusions of Gaia (SNES)
Kid Icarus (NES)
Dynamite Headdy (Genesis)
Lufia and the Fortress of Doom (SNES)
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (Gameboy)
Low G Man (NES)
Illusions of Gaia (SNES)
Kid Icarus (NES)
Dynamite Headdy (Genesis)
Lufia and the Fortress of Doom (SNES)
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (Gameboy)
Low G Man (NES)
I'll do some RPGs..
NEIR
Radiant Historia
Ys Seven (PSP)
Atelier Totori
To the Moon
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
Alpha Protocol (not perfect, but not as bad as people think and always a bargain)
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
NEIR
Radiant Historia
Ys Seven (PSP)
Atelier Totori
To the Moon
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
Alpha Protocol (not perfect, but not as bad as people think and always a bargain)
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy (PS2 and has a kickass theme song)
Xenogears (PS 1)
Infinite Undiscovery (Xbox 360)
The Tenchu Series (PS 1, PS 2, Xbox 360)
The Darkness (Xbox 360)
Megaman Battle Network (Gameboy)
Gods Eater (PSP)
Monster Hunter: Freedom Unite (PSP)
Xenogears (PS 1)
Infinite Undiscovery (Xbox 360)
The Tenchu Series (PS 1, PS 2, Xbox 360)
The Darkness (Xbox 360)
Megaman Battle Network (Gameboy)
Gods Eater (PSP)
Monster Hunter: Freedom Unite (PSP)
Hmmm:
PSone
Overboard (the split screen for this game had so many laughs)
Rollcage
Soul-Reaver
Crash Bash
Abe's Odyssey
Abe's Exodus
Croc Legend Of The Gombos
PS2
The Punisher
X2 Wolverine's Revenge
Psychonauts
Zone Of The Enders
Tenchu Wrath Of Heaven
Airblade
PSone
Overboard (the split screen for this game had so many laughs)
Rollcage
Soul-Reaver
Crash Bash
Abe's Odyssey
Abe's Exodus
Croc Legend Of The Gombos
PS2
The Punisher
X2 Wolverine's Revenge
Psychonauts
Zone Of The Enders
Tenchu Wrath Of Heaven
Airblade
Severance: Blade of Darkness
Hype: The Time Quest
The Red Star
Well, perhaps not games that everyone should play, but at least they're great
Hype: The Time Quest
The Red Star
Well, perhaps not games that everyone should play, but at least they're great
Underrated? Really? I never thought that about Mirror's Edge. If it is then I wholeheartedly agree. One of my top 5 games ever.iBagel said:
I would also have to say Atom Zombie Smasher. My favourite zombie game. Simply brilliant!
I would agree that Mirror's Edge is underrated. It's an excellent game that got a very tepid response from the press and general public.Triangulon said:
There are some absurd suggestions in here though. The System Shocks? Ico? These games are not underrated in any sense of the word. Obscurish, maybe, but they definitely get all the praise they deserve and more.
Yeah there seems to be a fine line between underrated and too old for a lot of people commenting to have played or remembered the hype.ResonanceGames said:
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.Daystar Clarion said:
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.