Favourite game that nobody else knows about.

[Rooster893]

Spoiler: Star Wars: Republic Commando.

Dear God, it has to be one of the best FPSs out there, on par with the Half Life series and waaay better than the Halo affair.

The mechanics are solid, the sound work is noticeably better than most FPSs, and the story is competently put together.

Now, in my opinion, Republic Commando is the second best Star Wars game out there, and I highly recommend it both to Star Wars and FPS fans.

Oh, so much this.

 

[TrevHead]

I could probably mention a load of shmups and doujins no one has heard of but i'll just mention a couple of under-rated old school games.

The TRPG Langrisser series which is the IP that Career Soft worked on before Growlancer and what Advanced Wars cloned its self on. Only the Megadrive version of Langrisser 1 saw a english version under the name Warsong, the rest have been unlocalised however some have been patched to English by fans (Langrisser 2 MD, Der Langrisser SNES, Langrisser 4 PS1)



Lucas Art's puzzle platformer Night Shift. This is so under the radar its crazy, especilly as its Lucas Arts, theres just 1 gameplay video on YT. Its for most of the popular 8/16 bit home computers. Basically you run a machine that makes Lucas Arts dolls, R2D2, Stormtroopers etc you have to make sure all parts of the machine is set up correctly otherwise you get rejects. But the machine called the Beast has a habit of going wrong so you have to fix it. Here is the vid of the 1st level, as you progress parts of the machine are unlocked and you get pests, it gets very hectic and difficult in later stages as you are under the clock.




Great Escape for 8 bit home computers (No idea which is the best port but I had it for the Spectrum) Its an isometric game set in a WW2 camp, you are an inmate trying to escape. Whats interesting about the game is that the camp runs a daily routine, roll call, meals, exercise, bed time and the guards all have the patterns as well. Its your job to sneak about collecting the items for what you need while not getting discovered, there area areas where you are allowed and others where you arn't. I never did beat it I should go back and play it and Land Before Time which is similar but you are on a prehistoric island


I've just found an updated version of it called Prisoner of War PC/PS2, no idea if it's any good.



Love-de-Lic's Moon RPG Remix Adventure for the PS1 seems to be one of the best 2D JRPGs never to make it to english http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/lovedelic/lovedelic.htm

 

[Incignito]

Zeliard
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I remember playing it when I was 4 or 5 year old. I found it to be an awesome rpg/platformer/Hack and slash

 

[sextus the crazy]

Bahamut Lagoon is another great "unknown". Though I guess because it never left Japan, and you can only really play it through translated ROM has a big part in that case. A tactics style RPG for the SNES where you engage in big party battles, with some pokemon elements thrown in.

You breed and train dragons who essentially act as each parties banner, and you can issue commands to them. They will fight along side you, dishing out damage, defending you, and launching preemptive strikes. You can also feed them items like old gear which will affect their stats to make them stronger depending on what you feed them. While you feed them, they will "evolve" into different forms depending on which stats have been altered to a degree. You can breed some pretty bad ass dragons that will do a damn good job tenderizing the enemy before your team mates get a shot at them.

I've played a little bit into it. It's a great SRPG on a console with many great RPGs. Also the only game I've seen in a while with (intentional) homoerotic undertones.

Eternal Sonata. I don't think it's THAT obscure, but I never hear much about it. Fantastic game.

Great art, great music, and great combat hampered by painfully melodramatic dialogue.

OT: I'm going to throw fire emblem and valkyria chronicles into the ring; they're not especially obscure, but they're unpopular enough to have recent Japan only games.

Also, Pokemon TCG for the gameboy color. It still holds up today and is a blast to play.

 

[dessertmonkeyjk]

I'm not the advid fan of general RPGs but this one on the PS1 really peeked my interest. The animation quality and seemless transitions between cinematics are rather stunning for its time. The combat system is a realtime radial interface with timed hits and the ability to target certian limbs.

 

[Artful_Gamer]

Toy Commander

Spoiler

The source of some of my finest childhood memories

 

[kukouri]

Hammerfight. Seriously not enough love given to that game.

 

[Vanitas likes Bubbles]

Well, I'm pretty sure all the games I've played have been played by at least one other user here on the escapist. But if you're talking about my friends or society in general, that could take awhile.

 

[ninjaRiv]

"Catch the mouse." It's a game where you put mice in a sack and beat the sack with a plank of wood. The winner is the person who makes the blood and guts pop open the bag.

Yeah... nobody knows that game.

 

[VoidWanderer]

A game I loved playing when I was younger...

Gearhead Garage

 

[wintercoat]

No One Lives Forever. Campy as fuck with an excellent story and great gameplay. More people need to experience NOLF.

 

[Sansha]

Impossible Creatures and Blood.

Impossible Creatures is an RTS where you combine animals to make genetic mutation creatures that fight each other. Unit balance doesn't exist in the game - you make your own units. Speed, defense, attack, special abilities...
My favorite units:
Tigobster: main battle unit - head and front and back legs of a tiger, torso and middle legs, tail and claws of a lobster.
Scorpiophant: the 'tank' unit - head, front and back legs of an elephant, claws, armored torso and tail of a scorpion.
Chameleagle: stealth air support - head and torso of a chameleon, wings, tail and claws of an eagle.

 

[CharrHearted]

EVE of extinction on the PS2, man that game had everything and was pretty fun.

 

[Reven]

For me it would have to be a game called Death Throw, i have not met a single person that actually knows about this game, last i checked not even a Wikipedia article on it despite it being for the first xbox

 

[Chairman Miaow]

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I played Chromehounds and HoMaM to death back in the day. I was truly saddened by chromehounds online problems. It was an absolutely awesome game, and I'm a sucker for mechs.

 

[Moonlight Butterfly]

I really like an indie game called Beat Hazard. It's a twin stick shooter that uses your own music collection to decide enemies and your weapon strength. really a lot of fun and usually very cheap on steam.
http://www.coldbeamgames.com/

Oooh I played that for the Steam christmas sale thing and I love it

It's very recent but I really loved playing Tomb Raider and the Guardian of Light with my best mate.

I really don't think it got the coverage it deserved.

 

[Chairman Miaow]

For me it would have to be a game called Death Throw, i have not met a single person that actually knows about this game, last i checked not even a Wikipedia article on it despite it being for the first xbox

I loved that game, but I could never remember what it was called..... Thanks for reminding me, one of the first X-box games I played if I remeember rightly, but I never owned it, just played it round a friends.

 

[Hjalmar Fryklund]

Avalon Code for the DS. Very odd game that plays like nothing else I've ever seen. The 18th century French fashion it utilizes makes it all the more memorable.

 

[Rastien]

Posting it again but one of the best combat systems and JRPGs around.

Still got my origingal PS1 re-release copy and i love it. :3

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