The Underappreciated Gems of Gaming

[Darkrain11]

Anyone want to bet on how long it takes Psychonauts to be mentioned?

Psychonauts

 

[-Seraph-]

Jeanne D'arc, was a really really good and not to mention fun SRPG. Was nothing really innovative but that didn't stop it from being awesome. And while I'm at it, Bahamut Lagoon, an awesome SRPG that unfortunately never made it over to NA, was so kick ass.

 

[Raurik]

Thief
Shogo: M.A.D.
Waku Waku 7
Grim Fandango
Megaman Zero Series

All these games are a good time if you've got the time.

 

[soul_rune1984]

Shadow Hearts

I second this and add Parasite Eve.

 

[irishdelinquent]

WWF No Mercy. Quite simply the best wrestling game ever.

 

[TerranReaper]

Valkyria Chronicles, Yazuka Series and the first two Fallouts

 

[NeutralDrow]

I swear, it's like only a few people properly appreciate Baten Kaitos/Baten Kaitos Origins. Look, I'm not saying they're sacrosanct like the Zelda and Mario games, and they're not game-of-the-year titles, but what they are are deep, creative RPGs with a pretty original story with some twists you will not see coming, in addition to solid gameplay and fantastic music pieces written by Motoi Sakuraba himself.

More info on Baten Kaitos [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baten_Kaitos] for the Gamecube and Baten Kaitos Origins [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baten_Kaitos_Origins], the prequel, also for the Gamecube, can be found on the links I've attached. If I may be so bold, you owe it to yourself as a Gamecube owner, if you are one, to give Baten Kaitos the consideration it deserves. Peace out.

I'm NeutralDrow, and I approve this message.

 

[the ecrapist]

Shadow of the Beast 2 on the Amiga. The intro made you shit your pants and the game-play was so addictive it was like the future echo of your adult life's crack dependency brought on by early childhood trauma that was caused by playing an awesome game with a shit scary opening.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnZ7l6jvXjU

 

[Zer_]

Freespace 2

Oh yeah. Freespace 2 was a fantastic game but it didn't sell nearly as well as the 1st one did. It's a damn shame too because the entire genre sort of fizzled away after that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0xL1fA09nA&fmt=18

 

[FranzTyphid]

Anyone want to bet on how long it takes Psychonauts to be mentioned?

You sly dog, you just mentioned it! Any bets we placed would be moot!

In the capacity of noting hopw everyone else seems to keep dragging it up, not in it actually being an Underappreciated Gem. So bets are still on, until someone says they feel it is the latter.

In that case, I'm betting bottom of the first page

I say between posts 42 and 68.

psychonauts!

 

[KhaosElement]

I can't even read through the whole thing to see if anybody has posted this game yet.

Azure Dreams on the PS1. It's hard as sin to get into at first, but once you do it's an amazing RPG, the only one to ever do Monster Raising correctly in my mind. Also, don't knock it off as a bad game just because you raise monsters, you gotta give it a chance first, the mechanics they use for it are vastly different from Pokemon and Monster Rancher.

 

[MRMIdAS2k]

Leisure Suit Larry 7.

 

[BolognaBaloney]

I bet a lot of people played it but Links Awakening DX for GBC

Most handheld fun ever.

Yes! I still play that one.

 

[xenxander]

Perimeter!!!

This is a hidden GEM of a game, for the RTS genera, that honestly deserves a lot more media than it ever received. Is it perfect? No. but it uses a system that is different than most conventional RTS look-a-likes and has a great single player (LENGTHY) campaign.

 

[Hutchy_Bear]

Don't know if these have been said but

Earth Defence force 2017 (not sure about the date)
It is the best worst game I have ever played. It's just so damn playable

Chu Chu Rocket. That game was so much fun multiplayer. One of the best multiplayers ever. End of.

 

[Elionmars]

Okami, definately, Xenosaga (even though episode 2 was just...*shivers*), and I'd say LoZ Majora's Mask. Honestly, I liked that game almost a little better than Ocarina. Sin and Punishment, Rise of Legends, Psychonauts (DUH!) and the Persona series.

 

[Gaming_Purist]

Tenchu: Stealth Assassins on the PSX. Also, Golden Sun 1 & 2 for the GBA.

 

[The_Deleted]

The Flatout games are a sod of a lot of fun. Particularly Flatout2.
All the fun of a Burnout but just a touch more of a challenge.
I'd definitely get a copy if you see it.

 

[The Hitman]

The Thief series, may be more well known than most of these games listed but it is hideously underrated, in my opinion the best stealth game ever.