Your favorite underappreciated games...

[DaWrecka]

Ikaruga, no question.

Though perhaps Heavy Weapon takes second place.

 

[Blayze]

Right, let's see...

Planescape: Torment.
Stars!
Sacrifice.
Jagged Alliance 2.
Metal Fatigue.
Total Annihilation.
SWAT 2.
Dungeon Keeper 2.

 

[jdog16]

Okami.

 

[jdog16]

EDIT: Arg, double post. -_-

 

[Melaisis]

Shadow of the Colossus.

Ico.

shadow of the colossus is a great game but ico sucks a giant donkey cock!

It just wasn't made for the target audience present at the PS2's launch, that's all.

 

[Alanicor]

Hired Guns on the Amiga.

Technically an FPS but with puzzle solving. My bro and I spent many a night on that one due to its 2 players/2 mice controls. He always got cim though, I begrudgingly accepted cim-lite.

 

[PhoenixFlame]

Definitely Earthbound for the SNES, which snuck in in the midst of all the Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger stuff to create a solid RPG experience.

Going further back, have to say Maniac Mansion, a puzzle solver with multiple characters and endings that was way ahead of its time.

 

[phulcrum1984]

Bridge Builder!

 

[Abbadiel]

Sanitarium...

 

[HSIAMetalKing]

Armored Core 4-- I lurved that game, and was hoping to enjoy zillions of hours of frantic online robot-on-robot action. But no one plays online, so my awesome AC and I are all alone.

Jak 2 and 3-- The Jak series doesn't get nearly enough credit for its awesomeness.

Timesplitters: Future Perfect-- Man, what I wouldn't give for Timesplitters to replace Halo in popularity.

Killer7-- Gamestop had, I shit you not, an entire row of Killer7 games on display because no one ever bought them and they were taking up space in the bulging PS2 case. I happened to have 11 dollars so I bought it, quite enjoyed it.

 

[Malidictuim]

C&C Renegade - Don't kill me for it but I find the game fun. The multiplayer is exactly what I've always wanted and the story isn't half bad either.

 

[Anarchemitis]

Sim Tower. Who still like Sim Tower except me?


I'm so alone.

 

[Malidictuim]

Sim Tower. Who still like Sim Tower except me?


I'm so alone.

I liked Sim Tower.
It was good fun to play while waiting for stuff to download =)

 

[Zamber0ni]

Gunstar heroes and Ristar, by far my two favorite Genesis games.

 

[worgun]

Beyond good and evil
suikoden 2 and 3
xenogears
Shin Magami Tensai: Nocturne

 

[Ohwiseone]

UM..Let me think,

Advent Rising Anyone..God i wish they would finish up that trilogy

 

[AlohaJoe]

"Underappreciated" is always impossible to judge but here are some I didn't see listed above:

Crusader: No Remorse
Syndicate
Warsong (Genesis)

 

[p1ne]

Definitely Earthbound for the SNES, which snuck in in the midst of all the Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger stuff to create a solid RPG experience.

Earthbound actually has a pretty solid cult following. The same with Beyond Good and Evil, which was mentioned by another poster. Neither were really commercial successes, but so many gamers will cite them as great that I don't know if "underappreciated" is really the right descriptor to apply.

My answer to this thread would be, without a shred of a shadow of a doubt, Ogre Battle for the SNES. Amazing game that very few people have played.

Also, out of all the SNES RPGs out there, the one people always forget to mention is Illusion of Gaia, and I think it might be my favorite of the bunch.

 

[Phantom6]

Baten Kaitos Origins. I didn't even have to think about this one. Arguably the best RPG I've ever played.

- Amazing graphics, sound, and voice acting
- Original yet fun battle system
- Best storyline I've ever seen in a game
- Downright hilarious character interactions
- Tons of sidequests
Need I go on?