2011's hidden gaming gems
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Ms Splosion Man was really good. Didn't play much of it at all though (was stupidly difficult) but it was the great Twisted Pixel's product, meaning it was hilarious and also fun.
One that I'm not entirely sure is a hidden gem but people tend to forget about - Dead Space 2. It came out at the start of the year (so you are forgiven if you forgot about it) but it was AWESOME. Isaac Clarke became a sympathetic character, and the ending -
Sure, the third act was just run and gun shooter, but the first two acts were bombastic, and truly, truly epic. Falling through space debris towards the Sprawl looked and felt amazing.
One that I'm not entirely sure is a hidden gem but people tend to forget about - Dead Space 2. It came out at the start of the year (so you are forgiven if you forgot about it) but it was AWESOME. Isaac Clarke became a sympathetic character, and the ending -
When Isaac just sits by the destroyed Marker alone, exhausted and awaiting death...until Ellie has other plans and rescues him. Cue an ending that parallels Dead Space 1 minus the Nicole-morph)
Sure, the third act was just run and gun shooter, but the first two acts were bombastic, and truly, truly epic. Falling through space debris towards the Sprawl looked and felt amazing.
I've been meaning to buy that. Looks like you get to play a Terry Gilliam cartoon if he made a cartoon about Katamari. I don't see how that couldn't be entertaining.Iron Lightning said:
I don't know how hidden it was but Child of Eden was a hell of a lot of fun and not too hyped up.
Not quite sure how Skyrim 'overshadowed' The Witcher 2. I'm pretty sure there was at least two months difference in terms of release dates.endtherapture said:
I played The Witcher 2 for a while, and I couldn't be bothered to play past the starting bits, because the game assumes you finished the first one. I suffered what Yahtzee did for the first Witcher, and I took the time to read the manuscript/manual and I still couldn't be remember why I was in the second town to begin with.
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but it is a gem in a colour only a very narrow group of people will like
edit: really people? i know my definition of hidden gem may not apply to everyone but witcher 2 and infamous 2?
infamous was one of the best-selling ps3 games this year and the witcher came up every time people were talking about easing people into games.
but it is a gem in a colour only a very narrow group of people will like
edit: really people? i know my definition of hidden gem may not apply to everyone but witcher 2 and infamous 2?
infamous was one of the best-selling ps3 games this year and the witcher came up every time people were talking about easing people into games.
True, although Rayman kind of will become a hidden gem since its sales are very poor.SirBryghtside said:
For me Gravity Bone (if you are interested on the game dont watch the whole video, it is free to download)
Alot of people seem to know about terraria, but it's not gotten as much appreciation as it deserves.
It's also great value for a game, I have got about 170 hours on it so far, for £5.99? That is a good deal.
Evertime the devs updates the world generator, I restart the game on a new character, It hasn't become boring.
It's also great value for a game, I have got about 170 hours on it so far, for £5.99? That is a good deal.
Evertime the devs updates the world generator, I restart the game on a new character, It hasn't become boring.
The number of excellent games in 2011 was TOO DAMN HIGH!
No seriously I think this might have been one of the best years in ages, I won't be finished with all of 2011's releases by the time 2013 runs around, it's mind boggling.
So many games, I dunno which one to pick, I feel like Rayman Origins as said above didn't get enough sales for what it was worth, I got it for my sister for nostalgia reasons and the second I watched her play it I was like "FFFFFUUUU I want to play it now"
Sonic Generations is super fun, competing for speed runs on steam is addicting as hell.
But yeah there were so many blockbusters I can't even think for the life of me...
Terraria give me my soul back.
No seriously I think this might have been one of the best years in ages, I won't be finished with all of 2011's releases by the time 2013 runs around, it's mind boggling.
So many games, I dunno which one to pick, I feel like Rayman Origins as said above didn't get enough sales for what it was worth, I got it for my sister for nostalgia reasons and the second I watched her play it I was like "FFFFFUUUU I want to play it now"
Sonic Generations is super fun, competing for speed runs on steam is addicting as hell.
But yeah there were so many blockbusters I can't even think for the life of me...
Terraria give me my soul back.
I've played EYE for 4 hours now, still no idea what is going on or why whatever's happening is happening.totally heterosexual said:
Gave up even attempting to understand once the werewolves, reindeer and women dressed in white with machineguns started spawning all over the place.
Whilst being full of 'interesting' ideas, everything's overshadowed by generally how crap it is.
Edit: forgot to mention the translation, who the hell proof read that.
Not directed at me, but I was gifted that game over Christmas.omega 616 said:
Oddly enough, I actually "get" what E.Y.E is about, but WOW. They really need to clean up the presentation (the level design and story is...just freaking BAD) and interface. A lot.
If they did that, then it could be on its way to becoming something great.
I never, EVER buy goons. I just raid smaller outposts, and break down smaller blockades to get my goons back. For REZ, well, if you know where to look, you generally won't even need to mine it directly. A lot of debris fields have both Rez and neutral Goons (who will join up with you almost without question) in those fields. Typically, they also have cloaked crates out there with some small bonus data too.
The debris fields are found randomly in any given map and system. Just check your tactics display and you will find them.
I've found a few methods that make it easier to "liberate" good tech from earlier in the game without putting my ships in direct danger.
Cloaking Device with Thermal Mass Resonance Bombs, and beam ships to burn through shields. This combo will end most level 1 and some level 2 stations. When reinforcements arrive, I keep them off my beacon by decloaking my small fighter to draw the enemy away from the station (and off my beacon), and eliminate them with bombing runs, then I go back to manually bombing the tar out of the station.
(You need Thermal Bombs because of the high damage secondary charges to keep up with their shield regen and repair work. Regular mass bombs don't have secondary charges.)
The DLC for Orcs Must Die isn't anywhere near as horrendous as Dungeon Defenders; two cheap packs vs Horse Armor shenanigans, and constant advertisements for a mode you can't actually play.
I bought the extra characters in Dungeon Defenders for less than a dollar during the peak discounts of the Steam sale, but I noticed it didn't actually download anything; it was already there (hello Horse Armor!). Oh, and you can't play the hardest difficulty unless you buy that DLC.
So hurray for price gouging...at least the DLC for Orcs Must Die is purely additive, and not something that looked like it was chopped out of the original and resold.
Anyway, yeah, the Steel Weaver's basic skill (traps/guardians grant extra money) is easily the best skill in the game, and she is easily the best Weaver in the game.
The next best thing: If you have the DLC, and the Alchemists' Satchel, you can make a mint using the Double Cash for Magic Kills skill from the Knowledge/Wisdom Weaver.
But it still isn't as efficient as the Steel Weaver.
The opposite for me. If I was to ask anyone at my school, even those who play a lot of video games. They don't know what either game is.Capitano Segnaposto said:
Also as someone else said earlier, The Witcher 2 was overshadowed by the release of Skyrim.
What?endtherapture said:
The Witcher 2 was very linear.
There were splits in the storyline at some points, but that doesn't make it non-linear, maybe multi-linear, but linear no less.
It was just masked with the hub-based side-quest setting with an explorable surrounding.
That's not a bad thing though.
Linearity is superior for telling a good story.
And it's a great game.
IMO, Xenoblade Chronicles gets an illegally small amount of love on the internets. The fact that it's only out in Australia might have something to do with it, but still.
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The only one that really comes to mind is Red Faction: Armageddon. While it basically was "just another shooter", I really enjoyed the take people's lives beneath the surface of Mars, as well as the neat science fiction elements presented. The action felt satisfying, the environments and atmosphere felt very claustrophobic and tense, and actually gave you the feeling of isolation when all alone. And even though the story didn't make a whole lot of sense, it at least gave you a sense of danger in an already messed-up world.
Although it was repetitive and very linear, it was very entertaining in small doses, and a good addition to an already great series. Not quite as good as Guerrilla or the very first Red Faction, but I'd still say check it out.
Although it was repetitive and very linear, it was very entertaining in small doses, and a good addition to an already great series. Not quite as good as Guerrilla or the very first Red Faction, but I'd still say check it out.