That underrated, forgotten gem of a game.
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Wow, I can't believe I will be the first to mention this! Does no one remember Goblin Commander?
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This game is terribly underrated and terribly under appreciated. It is an example of a console RTS done right. I have such fond memories of this game and I played it again just recently and I still think it holds up quite nicely. If your an RTS fan, do give this a try.
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This game is terribly underrated and terribly under appreciated. It is an example of a console RTS done right. I have such fond memories of this game and I played it again just recently and I still think it holds up quite nicely. If your an RTS fan, do give this a try.
Azure Dreams on the PS1. It was a roguelike where you played a young man delving a dungeon with a summoned creature at your command. I forget most of the details but for some reason I loved the art style and gameplay. Even if I did end up getting most of my equipment destroyed. There were items that kept that from happening though. Gold items wouldn't degrade but had weak attack power while Diamond items wouldn't break or degrade but were extremely rare. I never did beat it...
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Ghost in the Shell had this great detail in the multiplayer. There was this tall, spindly robot that had wheels for feet and it was always shaking up top. That was meant to show that the robot was always auto-adjusting as if it had some sort of fly-by-wire stabilization system. Such a small, micro detail that only Masamune Shirow could pull off, and that only I would care about.
And Oni for PS2. I bought that used and then my BC PS3 died. I remember originally thinking how ridiculous it was that you couldn't remap the controls. Every time I got into a fist fight I would end up staring at the ceiling. But that game was stylish, and the transition from guns to fisticuffs was very cool. It felt more like a Ghost in the Shell game than the actual GiTS game. The coolest part was that it was made by Bungie.
Not to sound ironic, but I think a truly overlooked game was the single player campaign for Halo: Combat Evolved. None of my friends had finished the actual game because they were too concerned with multiplayer deathmatch.
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Clock Tower is one of those games that sounds really stupid in concept, but is freaking awesome when you play it.
Imagine being thrust into the role of a victim in a slasher movie, except you're not a total idiot. When the killer shows up, you can't fight him; you have to run off and hide/find a temporary way to disable him, or you're doomed to a new existence in two pieces.
However, while your protagonist is fairly intelligent (by slasher standards), the serial killer (known only as 'Scissorman') is also very clever. Despite not being very fast, he's good at finding ways to ambush you, ranging from jumping off the stairs, or hiding in places where you'd normally find plot-essential items or NPCs. Also, while there are a lot of hiding spots, only a few are actually good. While you can hide under a bed or a bench, there's a good chance that Scissorman will suspect something and skewer you to your hiding spot. Using the same hiding spot repeatedly will result in the same outcome.
While the PS1 era graphics are a little weird for the characters, Scissorman has actually become creepier with age. His twitchy animation and unclear features make him more disturbing, and when he chases you, he loudly clashes his weapon of choice (if you haven't guessed, a giant pair of scissors), producing a horrible metallic clanging sound. His theme song is also sure to inspire panic. Sure, the voice acting is cheesy (it's a PS1 era horror game), and some of the characters are kind of stereotypical, but the atmosphere, music, and antagonist are all awesome.
Unfortunately, the series was driven into the ground by horrible sequels. Clock Tower 2 had some good ideas, but ended up being funnier than scary. Clock Tower 3 is an absolute riot only because of how ridiculous it is. Scissorman has shifted from being a menacing killer to an androgynous Soul Calibur villain. Don't even get me started on Lord Burroughs...
The biggest problem with Clock Tower is finding a reasonably priced copy anymore. But if you can manage to play it... you're in for a treat. Especially around this time of the year.
Captcha was: ladies, first. How chivalrous of you, Captcha... even though I'm a man...
Clock Tower is one of those games that sounds really stupid in concept, but is freaking awesome when you play it.
Imagine being thrust into the role of a victim in a slasher movie, except you're not a total idiot. When the killer shows up, you can't fight him; you have to run off and hide/find a temporary way to disable him, or you're doomed to a new existence in two pieces.
However, while your protagonist is fairly intelligent (by slasher standards), the serial killer (known only as 'Scissorman') is also very clever. Despite not being very fast, he's good at finding ways to ambush you, ranging from jumping off the stairs, or hiding in places where you'd normally find plot-essential items or NPCs. Also, while there are a lot of hiding spots, only a few are actually good. While you can hide under a bed or a bench, there's a good chance that Scissorman will suspect something and skewer you to your hiding spot. Using the same hiding spot repeatedly will result in the same outcome.
While the PS1 era graphics are a little weird for the characters, Scissorman has actually become creepier with age. His twitchy animation and unclear features make him more disturbing, and when he chases you, he loudly clashes his weapon of choice (if you haven't guessed, a giant pair of scissors), producing a horrible metallic clanging sound. His theme song is also sure to inspire panic. Sure, the voice acting is cheesy (it's a PS1 era horror game), and some of the characters are kind of stereotypical, but the atmosphere, music, and antagonist are all awesome.
Unfortunately, the series was driven into the ground by horrible sequels. Clock Tower 2 had some good ideas, but ended up being funnier than scary. Clock Tower 3 is an absolute riot only because of how ridiculous it is. Scissorman has shifted from being a menacing killer to an androgynous Soul Calibur villain. Don't even get me started on Lord Burroughs...
The biggest problem with Clock Tower is finding a reasonably priced copy anymore. But if you can manage to play it... you're in for a treat. Especially around this time of the year.
Otogi: Myth of Demons -A beautiful and unique action game that captures both the thrilling, combo based action of modern sword fighting games and blends them with an uniquely tranquil take on the genre through it's dark-fantasy aesthetics blended with East-Asian mythology.
Tetris Attack, for the SNES.
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I love this game and even have a little history about how I got interested in it, but never found someone with the same passion for the game. I wish people knew about it more.
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I love this game and even have a little history about how I got interested in it, but never found someone with the same passion for the game. I wish people knew about it more.
Underrated in the sense that it wasn't given enough attention, I suppose under-the-radar is a more appropriate way to describe the game. As for it not being forgotten, well it has to be known in the first place to be forgotten, and I am the only person in my group of friends who owned a PS2 and BG&E. I suggested it to the OP because if he hasn't played it, it's worth a shot.chiggerwood said:
Any Etrian Odyssey game
Klonola- or the first GBA one, at least. Great puzzels, great animation for the system.
Little King's Story- the Wii one, it was such a well put together world and story...
Lost in Blue- for the DS. I don't know, I think this game is a lot more fun than people give it credit for. Reviewers complain about shaking trees all the time (and how repetitive the game can be), but to be honest, you can still beat the game if you never even touch a tree.
I kinda want to add The World Ends With You, since few people I know have played the game...
Half Minute Hero- for the PSP. It's funny and has great gameplay.
Hatoful Pigeon- parody, no other explanation needed.
Klonola- or the first GBA one, at least. Great puzzels, great animation for the system.
Little King's Story- the Wii one, it was such a well put together world and story...
Lost in Blue- for the DS. I don't know, I think this game is a lot more fun than people give it credit for. Reviewers complain about shaking trees all the time (and how repetitive the game can be), but to be honest, you can still beat the game if you never even touch a tree.
I kinda want to add The World Ends With You, since few people I know have played the game...
Half Minute Hero- for the PSP. It's funny and has great gameplay.
Hatoful Pigeon- parody, no other explanation needed.
Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl/Call of Pripyat (Clear Sky never existed).
Quite popular around the master race of PC gaming, but the game's still quite obscure and underrated, thanks to great extent by it's "buggy" nature (CoP isn't that buggy IMHO, in fact, it's way more stable than your typical Bethesda RPG). This game is way shorter than I'd like it to be, simply because it's wonderful. It makes you think and plan ahead of your next move, you can't pick up too many items or carry too many guns because of their weight and you aren't freaking Master Chief with regenerative health.
Maybe not underrated, but still kinda obscure.
Metro 2033.
Made by most of the same team that made Stalker, both games share a lot of similarities each other and although way more linear than Stalker, it still was gloomy, stark and mature, also it's still used as a great graphical benchmark for PC gaming. It looked that good.
Like Stalker, maybe not underrated, but still a forgotten gem.
Quite popular around the master race of PC gaming, but the game's still quite obscure and underrated, thanks to great extent by it's "buggy" nature (CoP isn't that buggy IMHO, in fact, it's way more stable than your typical Bethesda RPG). This game is way shorter than I'd like it to be, simply because it's wonderful. It makes you think and plan ahead of your next move, you can't pick up too many items or carry too many guns because of their weight and you aren't freaking Master Chief with regenerative health.
Maybe not underrated, but still kinda obscure.
Metro 2033.
Made by most of the same team that made Stalker, both games share a lot of similarities each other and although way more linear than Stalker, it still was gloomy, stark and mature, also it's still used as a great graphical benchmark for PC gaming. It looked that good.
Like Stalker, maybe not underrated, but still a forgotten gem.
I'm gonna go with Threads of Fate on this one.
It's most likely just nostalgia talking though. I have not played the game in years, and as such I'm actually having a difficult time remembering why I enjoyed it so much. I just remember having quite a bit of fun with it back when I actually owned a PS1. I even still have the original disk, despite it having long since become useless for me since I don't own the system to play it on...
It's most likely just nostalgia talking though. I have not played the game in years, and as such I'm actually having a difficult time remembering why I enjoyed it so much. I just remember having quite a bit of fun with it back when I actually owned a PS1. I even still have the original disk, despite it having long since become useless for me since I don't own the system to play it on...
Actually, it has... sort of. Wrecked: Revenge Revisited is the xbla/PSN follow up to mashed, but falls far short of the original in content. It has virtually no singleplayer, you can't add AI to online matches, and it only has 6 tracks. One of them is based on Polar Wharf though, so for some that's really all you needKissmahArceus said:
Rumour has it that NTSC versions of Mashed are compatible with Xbox 360s, too.
URRMUHGURRD SO MUCH NOSTALGIA!Shadowstar38 said:May I present to you...
This is my all time favorite game from the Gameboy Advance. I sunk more time into this than Pokemon Rudy. It's that fucking good.
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I'm going to avoid saying Okami, and say the Viewtiful Joe series...not sure if it would be all that underrated nowadays, with how you could find both of the games in bargain bins everywhere, and the fact he showed up in MVC3.
I'm still greatly saddened by the fact that there will never be a final installment, since Clover shut down. Actually, I'mma go play through VJ2 again. But hey, even for an unfinished series, I can live with the cliffhanger at the end of VJ2. After all, they do pretty well at tying up those other loose ends.
Also, NIER was a good one. If the combat were a tad better it would have held itself up quite nicely after the third playthrough to figure out the entire story.
And last, but not least, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. I loved this game. Period.
Otogi: Myth of Demons and its sequel Otogi: Immortal Warriors. I loved thos games. Shame they aren't backwards compatible with the 360.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Crimson Skies yet. I've only played it on the PC and I know it's based on a pen and paper, but that game was amazing. Fun combat, diverse missions, extraordinary alternate history setting and a lot of style. You play as an air pirate in 1930s continental US, which has separated into multiple states, destroying the land infrastructure and making air travel and zeppelin aircraft carriers a fact of life. And you're an effing corsair in a pulpy, black swan as a love interest, story. Again, it had style, and deserved far more than the Xbox rerelease. I still have the extras it gave me at the end of a mission, if i did sidequests - a signed photo from a nurse I saved, a gold coin from the treasure of the king of Hawaii etc and lots of pinups from grateful young ladies
I still have itSmeatza said:Micro Maniacs
It seems that me and a few friends were the only ones in the world that played this game (as I've never met anyone else who claims they have), but it is creative, innovative, challenging and most of all, really REALLY fun.
Haven't actually played it that much though...
