Games you're convinced nobody else is playing?
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Armored Core: Silent Line
Three reasons.
1: Really old.
2: Armored core has some of the most bullshit controls ever. Seriously, until AC Nexus, it's like they forgot the PS2 controller had dual analog sticks, or ANY analog sticks, really.
3: Who else is enough of a mech game nerd that they'd buy, like, ALL of the AC games on the PS2 in an absurd Amazon.com used game frenzy, because they were so desperate for a mech game that they just couldn't fucking stand it anymore?
Come on, Activision! You made Mechwarrior 2! The grandaddy of all mech sims! Not to mention Heavy Gear 2! You need to stop messing around in the "modern" age (if you see what I mean), and get your asses back to the 31st century.
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DON'T JUDGE ME!
Three reasons.
1: Really old.
2: Armored core has some of the most bullshit controls ever. Seriously, until AC Nexus, it's like they forgot the PS2 controller had dual analog sticks, or ANY analog sticks, really.
3: Who else is enough of a mech game nerd that they'd buy, like, ALL of the AC games on the PS2 in an absurd Amazon.com used game frenzy, because they were so desperate for a mech game that they just couldn't fucking stand it anymore?
Come on, Activision! You made Mechwarrior 2! The grandaddy of all mech sims! Not to mention Heavy Gear 2! You need to stop messing around in the "modern" age (if you see what I mean), and get your asses back to the 31st century.
...
DON'T JUDGE ME!
Never got to experience it. Bought a used PS1 disc, but my PC will not read it.ExplosionProofTaco said:
My list:
Rollercoaster Tycoon 1
KOTOR
Battlezone II (One of my favs)
CnC Generals: Zero Hour
Age of Empires II
Star Trek Armada
Klingon Academy
Need For Speed III: Hot Pursuit
Wild Arms 2 (well, got the disc sitting on top of my dresser anyway.)
Ridge Racer Type 4
SimCopter
Psychonauts. I haven't played for at least year until my nephew wanted to watch me play it, and I remembered how much damn fun it is. I stopped playing fuckin' Skyrim to play some Psychonauts.
Fuckin' Skyrim
Fuckin' Skyrim
But 3 looks nicerSirBryghtside said:This [http://rctgo.net/assets/images/games/rct1/screenshots/1.jpg] is why nobody is playing RCT3scw55 said:
I hope when 4 is made, it's made from a graphics engine that isn't much powerful because they got the balance almost-right in 3. Convincing looking roller coasters and it runs fine. I don't want to upgrade my system just so I can run their HD dirt at decent FPS. Only thing they need to improve is stronger physics and allow the option to not have to build in a grid format.
Would be nice if they had a 'sandbox' mode where you could choose the settings of it (almost like a custom scenario) and it will magically generate a random landscape. Starting a sandbox game in 3 where they give you a flat piece of grassland really kills any creativity you have as you have to put effort in into building terrain relief.
I thought I was the only one who played the Psi Ops: Mindgate conspiracy.SycoMantis91 said:
Though, the reason it didn't get any attention, was because they did next to no advertising for it, which is a real shame.
Btw, did they ever make a sequel to Mindgate?
Okami is actually seen as a cult classic and gets brought up a lot in "are games art" discussions and threads. It also has a sequel, Okamiden, for the DS.Signa said:
Some games I enjoyed that I don't think get anough love:
Radiata Stories:
An obscure PS2 RPG published by Square-Enix and developed by Tri-Ace (of Valkyria Profile fame). It's pretty short for an RPG, only clocking in at 15 hours for a first run through, but the story branches at around the midway point to two distinct paths, which lends itself to a lot of replay value. The visuals are gorgeous, evokeing a storybook come to life, and the soundtrack is both jazzy, and occasionally very beautiful. The game also escews the usual JRPG protagonist schtick and making the main character a completely hilarious/endearing jerk who interacts with the world by kicking things (and people) and punches doors to knock. Speaking of people, the games' biggest draw is it's Suikoden-esque character recruitment system. Nearly every NPC in the game (178 to be exact) can be recruited to your party. Every one of them has a daily schedule and method of recruiting them, which comprises most of the games' side content. Combat is incredibly simple, with the link system being there to add a bit of variety. It's got it's flaws, the story loses steam in the last five hours or so, and you can only control the main character in combat. Most recruitable characters are reletively useless, and following them around to get their schedule down to recruit them is often a pain. Otherwise, it's a fun, endearing, and occasionally very funny RPG that's worth the buy if you can get it cheap.
Muramasa: The Demon Blade/Odin Sphere:
If you have a Wii and/or PS2, you need to get these games. Both of these games are developed by Vannilaware, and they represent some of the best 2D action on consoles today.
Muramasa is a Wii exclusive, and defines itself by having incredibly fast and fluid combat, and a whopping 108 swords to collect, each with differant abbilities and strengths. It has a Pseudo-Metroidvania way of traveling, taking place all across Japan with Swords acting as the keys to accessing new areas. It does have it's flaws though, namely it's frequent and eventless backtracking. You could go through whole areas without encountering a single enemy It has some very light platforming, nothing challenging, but something to at least do. What makes this backtracking somewhat bearable is the fact that the game is FREAKIN BEAUTIFUL. It is seriously one of the best looking sprite based games I have ever seen. The music as well is endlessly fantastic, with tracks varying from light travel music, to deep and ominous chanting. Character animations are incredibly fluid and incredibly detailed in their movement. The game has two paralel stories, which you can tackle in any way you want. Each one has it's own boss battles and playing style, but otherwise it's the same. The story won't blow your socks off, and it suffers from a very poor translation. You'll probably just breeze through it to get to the next battle.
Odin Sphere is a bit different. It shares the formers stunning visuals and beautiful music, but relys more on it's RPG elements and has no platforming. Combat is fluid, but occasionally repetitive, and crippling slowdown due to the PS2's hardware limitations can mar an otherwise beautiful experiance. Also unlike Muramasa, it is often brutally difficult. The game has five stories running side by side with one another, giving interesting looks at the games epic norse mythology (loosely) inspired story. It's story is moteably better than Muramasa's and has enough twists and turns to keep people interested.
Stronghold/Stronghold Crusader:
I should probably start off by saying this game has not aged well at all. The AI pathfinding is pretty terrible, and the visuals, while charming in their old-schollishness, have noticably aged. Beyond that, the game is incredibly fun in that you have complete freedom to build (or destroy) the castle of your dreams, and has a very robust map editer that allows unlimited options to shape the game any way you want. At one point at least there was a great map making community, creating their own campaigns based on other works or their own imagination. Seeing how crative people can get with castlebuilding is really inspireing. Stronghold Crusader transposes this to a desert setting, and allows for a more fast paced game with up to eight people playing on a map at the same time. I've never figured out how to run multiplayer, but I imagine it would be great considering the pretty braindead AI characters. Both of these games are available on Steam pretty cheap, so pick them up.
King Arthur:
Based on a pretty terrible movie, this game breaks a lot of liscensed game conventions by actually being better than the fil it's based off of. Sure, it's not great by any stretch of the word, but playing this game co-op is a good way to breeze through the afternoon with a few laughs. Gameplay is pretty varied, but enemy's are fairly repetitive. It's really just the Lord of the Rings action games with a few added elements. Really, it's not that great, but if you see it cheap, it's a fun thing to blaze through.
Myst/Riven:
I have a lot of nostalgia for these games, in fact, they were the first real games I ever played. They havn't aged very well, and the replay value is next to nil, but as far as adventure games go, you can't get much more imersive and challanging than these two classics. The series has numerous sequels, but these two, which end on a rather satisfying conclusion, represent the best the series has to offer. Both of them are on steam, so give 'em a shot.
Radiata Stories:
An obscure PS2 RPG published by Square-Enix and developed by Tri-Ace (of Valkyria Profile fame). It's pretty short for an RPG, only clocking in at 15 hours for a first run through, but the story branches at around the midway point to two distinct paths, which lends itself to a lot of replay value. The visuals are gorgeous, evokeing a storybook come to life, and the soundtrack is both jazzy, and occasionally very beautiful. The game also escews the usual JRPG protagonist schtick and making the main character a completely hilarious/endearing jerk who interacts with the world by kicking things (and people) and punches doors to knock. Speaking of people, the games' biggest draw is it's Suikoden-esque character recruitment system. Nearly every NPC in the game (178 to be exact) can be recruited to your party. Every one of them has a daily schedule and method of recruiting them, which comprises most of the games' side content. Combat is incredibly simple, with the link system being there to add a bit of variety. It's got it's flaws, the story loses steam in the last five hours or so, and you can only control the main character in combat. Most recruitable characters are reletively useless, and following them around to get their schedule down to recruit them is often a pain. Otherwise, it's a fun, endearing, and occasionally very funny RPG that's worth the buy if you can get it cheap.
Muramasa: The Demon Blade/Odin Sphere:
If you have a Wii and/or PS2, you need to get these games. Both of these games are developed by Vannilaware, and they represent some of the best 2D action on consoles today.
Muramasa is a Wii exclusive, and defines itself by having incredibly fast and fluid combat, and a whopping 108 swords to collect, each with differant abbilities and strengths. It has a Pseudo-Metroidvania way of traveling, taking place all across Japan with Swords acting as the keys to accessing new areas. It does have it's flaws though, namely it's frequent and eventless backtracking. You could go through whole areas without encountering a single enemy It has some very light platforming, nothing challenging, but something to at least do. What makes this backtracking somewhat bearable is the fact that the game is FREAKIN BEAUTIFUL. It is seriously one of the best looking sprite based games I have ever seen. The music as well is endlessly fantastic, with tracks varying from light travel music, to deep and ominous chanting. Character animations are incredibly fluid and incredibly detailed in their movement. The game has two paralel stories, which you can tackle in any way you want. Each one has it's own boss battles and playing style, but otherwise it's the same. The story won't blow your socks off, and it suffers from a very poor translation. You'll probably just breeze through it to get to the next battle.
Odin Sphere is a bit different. It shares the formers stunning visuals and beautiful music, but relys more on it's RPG elements and has no platforming. Combat is fluid, but occasionally repetitive, and crippling slowdown due to the PS2's hardware limitations can mar an otherwise beautiful experiance. Also unlike Muramasa, it is often brutally difficult. The game has five stories running side by side with one another, giving interesting looks at the games epic norse mythology (loosely) inspired story. It's story is moteably better than Muramasa's and has enough twists and turns to keep people interested.
Stronghold/Stronghold Crusader:
I should probably start off by saying this game has not aged well at all. The AI pathfinding is pretty terrible, and the visuals, while charming in their old-schollishness, have noticably aged. Beyond that, the game is incredibly fun in that you have complete freedom to build (or destroy) the castle of your dreams, and has a very robust map editer that allows unlimited options to shape the game any way you want. At one point at least there was a great map making community, creating their own campaigns based on other works or their own imagination. Seeing how crative people can get with castlebuilding is really inspireing. Stronghold Crusader transposes this to a desert setting, and allows for a more fast paced game with up to eight people playing on a map at the same time. I've never figured out how to run multiplayer, but I imagine it would be great considering the pretty braindead AI characters. Both of these games are available on Steam pretty cheap, so pick them up.
King Arthur:
Based on a pretty terrible movie, this game breaks a lot of liscensed game conventions by actually being better than the fil it's based off of. Sure, it's not great by any stretch of the word, but playing this game co-op is a good way to breeze through the afternoon with a few laughs. Gameplay is pretty varied, but enemy's are fairly repetitive. It's really just the Lord of the Rings action games with a few added elements. Really, it's not that great, but if you see it cheap, it's a fun thing to blaze through.
Myst/Riven:
I have a lot of nostalgia for these games, in fact, they were the first real games I ever played. They havn't aged very well, and the replay value is next to nil, but as far as adventure games go, you can't get much more imersive and challanging than these two classics. The series has numerous sequels, but these two, which end on a rather satisfying conclusion, represent the best the series has to offer. Both of them are on steam, so give 'em a shot.