What Games Would You Consider A "Cult Classic"?
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Golden Sun and the Chzo Mythos series. Yeah, I went there.
i honestly don't know many cult games. if we were talking MOVIES, however...
i honestly don't know many cult games. if we were talking MOVIES, however...
Okami
Condemned 1 & 2
Earthbound
Beyond Good and Evil
Grim Fandango!
Psychonauts
Monkey Island series
Secret of Mana, Seiken Densetsu 3 its sequel that was only released in japan.
Maniac Mansion
Condemned 1 & 2
Earthbound
Beyond Good and Evil
Grim Fandango!
Psychonauts
Monkey Island series
Secret of Mana, Seiken Densetsu 3 its sequel that was only released in japan.
Maniac Mansion
Hate to play the defenition man, but a Cult Classic, is a form of entertainment, in which the first showing of the movie gets very little recongition, and is otherwise ignored by the puclic. But after it gets dumped by mainstream, the movie is picked up by a small following of fans, and that particular media gains speed in the underground media. Since I am pretty mainstream, I do not know much about Cult Classics, but the one I would think the most likely is Valkryia Chronicles, at least over here in the States.
Broken Sword (ANY)
Carmageddon
Freespace 2
Legend of Dragoon
Painkiller
Titan Quest
Total Annihilation
Carmageddon
Freespace 2
Legend of Dragoon
Painkiller
Titan Quest
Total Annihilation
The Tex Murphy Saga. Point and click adventures, you can see even Yahtzee gave them props in the Zack and Wiki review he did, as Under A Killing Moon and The Pandora Directive had their box covers in certain areas in it.
They were very cleverly written point&click detective games. Under A Killing Moon itself was HUGE, I mean like 4 CDs in 1994, and had James Earl Jones as the voice of God. And that chick from superman made a debut too.
They were very cleverly written point&click detective games. Under A Killing Moon itself was HUGE, I mean like 4 CDs in 1994, and had James Earl Jones as the voice of God. And that chick from superman made a debut too.
Psychonauts.
Great game. I think I was one of the twelve people or so who bought the game within a month of it's initial release.
Great game. I think I was one of the twelve people or so who bought the game within a month of it's initial release.
In my opinion, "cult classic" means it sold badly, possibly got good reviews, but disappeared off the radar and didn't get nearly as much praise it deserved In short, "Deus Ex" and "Bioshock" can't qualify because they were successful; same with anything that got a sequel. With that said, my picks:
-"Psychonauts." No duh on that one
-"Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines." Based off an iffy pen-and-paper RPG with its own cult following, buggy and released too soon by a harsh publisher, forcing the great developer (Troika) to go under... but still a solid, smart, dark and fun game.
-"Uru: Ages Beyond Myst." A fantastic adventure game, one of the first with a real and detailed 3D world(s) that wasn't focused on finding objects to rub against other objects. Devious puzzle logic, too... one of the worlds was literally designed to be a giant puzzle system leading to a king's treasure vault. UbiSoft abandoned the online world portion, which is a shame... I was in the beta, and I can tell you it was the most intelligent online community I've ever been in.
-"Beyond Good and Evil." Cheesy animal characters and voice acting aside, the game was solid, polished, and had a dark and complex story. Probably also the first game to really incorporate photography into gameplay until "Dead Rising" came along.
-"XIII." This one's a bit iffy, but I think it should be included. A decent FPS, the first to try cell-shaded comic book aesthetics, and a rather complex and interesting storyline involving political intrigue, assassination, conspiracy and mistaken identity. Not to mention Adam West and David Duchovney providing voice work. :-D
-"Psychonauts." No duh on that one
-"Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines." Based off an iffy pen-and-paper RPG with its own cult following, buggy and released too soon by a harsh publisher, forcing the great developer (Troika) to go under... but still a solid, smart, dark and fun game.
-"Uru: Ages Beyond Myst." A fantastic adventure game, one of the first with a real and detailed 3D world(s) that wasn't focused on finding objects to rub against other objects. Devious puzzle logic, too... one of the worlds was literally designed to be a giant puzzle system leading to a king's treasure vault. UbiSoft abandoned the online world portion, which is a shame... I was in the beta, and I can tell you it was the most intelligent online community I've ever been in.
-"Beyond Good and Evil." Cheesy animal characters and voice acting aside, the game was solid, polished, and had a dark and complex story. Probably also the first game to really incorporate photography into gameplay until "Dead Rising" came along.
-"XIII." This one's a bit iffy, but I think it should be included. A decent FPS, the first to try cell-shaded comic book aesthetics, and a rather complex and interesting storyline involving political intrigue, assassination, conspiracy and mistaken identity. Not to mention Adam West and David Duchovney providing voice work. :-D
Yes. Jet Force Gemini. One of Rare's unappreciated masterworks. Really a great shooter/platformer. Imagine Mario with a rocket launcher. The game's one big fault? Forcing you to find EVERY GODDAMN BEAR in EVERY GODDAMN LEVEL. Other than that, it's utterly fantastic. It's unfortunate that, due to it being a non-Donkey Kong Rare game, we may never see it on the Virtual Console to be reintroduced to a new generation.BudZer said:
For the PS1, crash bandicoot when dirty dog was making them. And the original Tekken.
For the PC, Duke nukem, before he went 3D.
For the atari, Jungle hunt. The only game my mum ever liked. Ha ha ha ha. "Fuckin jump now! Run from the crocodile! Oh shit a boulder! Jump over the cannibal. Oh.. the games over.. Is that it?"
For the PC, Duke nukem, before he went 3D.
For the atari, Jungle hunt. The only game my mum ever liked. Ha ha ha ha. "Fuckin jump now! Run from the crocodile! Oh shit a boulder! Jump over the cannibal. Oh.. the games over.. Is that it?"
