9 hours 9 persons 9 doors. If you have a DS and like puzzle/visual novel games, you are required to play this.
Also Baten Kaitos.
Also Baten Kaitos.
Obscure games that need more love
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Titanic: Adventure out of Time.
Has some of the creepiest music I've ever heard it a game. Example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK4vF43a8AQ
Wish I could find a more cleaned up version of that.
Has some of the creepiest music I've ever heard it a game. Example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK4vF43a8AQ
Wish I could find a more cleaned up version of that.
I enjoyed Medi-Evil very much as well...Baron von Blitztank said:
However, I could never make it pass that castle level, where you battle multiple floors of zombies and some cannon things.
I also though it was interesting that you did not mention the awesome 3d graphics (HAH! I LIED) or a lot of the more complex puzzles (To a ten year old me).
On a side not, Decay on the Xbox 360 marketplace is a thrill!
Made by a little indie developer, it ranks up in jumpscares with amnesia, and not to mention the atmosphere is daunting. The bad part, is that you have to buy it in parts, and each part is 260 Microsoft points.
I can still see that fucking doll in my dreams man.
IN MA DREAMS!
I'm tired of talking about Psychonauts and that's at least a well know title among hipster gamers so I'm going to say FolkLore because it was a very interesting game in terms of story and graphic design. I also think the gameplay had some innovative ideas. Unfortunately there are a ton of places where it needed more polish and it seems to be kind of hard game to get into for some people.
I've been playing the game Payday: The Heist lately and i think it qualifies as obscure as almost nobody is playing it.
And to DioWallachia, I love a good chunk of the games on your epic list (Evil Genius and God Hand are particularly awesome... after you patch Evil Genius of course.)
And to DioWallachia, I love a good chunk of the games on your epic list (Evil Genius and God Hand are particularly awesome... after you patch Evil Genius of course.)
Blair Witch Project #1: Rustin Parr
You never even knew a game existed for those movies right? They have an original storyline though, intersecting with Nocturne's and Bloodrayne's universe. It's a survival horror game in which you are investigating around in a creepy village, and, you guessed it, go around getting lost in the forest. The game is pretty terribad, as it's full of bugs and things I'm not sure if bugs or just brainfarts, but darn, is it downright scary overall... It's scariness matched that of the Penumbra and Silent Hill games for me. Definitely worth a shot. Oh, and stay away from the other 2 Blair Witch games. They suck harder than a vacuum cleaner.
Giants: Citizen Kabuto
Nice blend of genres (TPS, FPS, RTS, Peter Jackson's King Kong...) and a sense of humor that falls so flat sometimes, you can't help but laugh anyway. I've yet to meet anyone who mentions this game in threads like this, and given how great it is, I'm baffled by it.
I Was An Atomic Mutant
It's an arcade-style giant mosnter game where you shoot up the military and innocent people as one of the 4 giant monsters, all influenced by 50's giant monster films. The atmosphere is just fucking right, but the gameplay is repetitive. Still, like to dig it up and play every now and then. The cutscenes are made in 50's monster movie style also, and they're totally looking legit scenes from aforementioned movies. At first, I thouhgt they were actually from some of those.
Carmageddon series
You get extra time and money in a racing game for running over people and destroying your opponents. Anything else needs to be said? Fuck no. You want it.
Anachronox
God damn escapists, I'm either blind or I'm very disappointed in you all. Noone knows this? It has one of the best writings for an RPG, that is western but made in JRPG style (sorta). The jokes are hilarious, the characters are interesting, and the game ate up about 70 hours of my playing time and I still felt it was not long enough. The gameplay is something I've never seen before, the combat system is very unique. Needs definitely a LOT more love.
Monster In My Pocket
An NES game for Halloween, but not of the scary type. It doesn't try to be serious, yet it's not making any clear jokes either. It rather feels like a cartoon show from its age; little to no story (He bad, You good, go kill!) and lots of action. Tere's a great variety of enemies and bosses, and if you're anything like me, you'll complete it like 3 times a year.
The Tunguska adventure series
Not sure if there's a third game in the series yet, but I've heard rumors about it a few months back. The first one is an amazing-looking point and click title, with an interesting plot. It's not exactly Syberia or The Longest Journey, but satisfied my adventure-hunger easily. The second game is rather a so bad it's good type of game, and it's self-aware. For different reasons, I love them both. Definitely goig for that third one when it comes out.
And for a more recent one: To The Moon
Very strong writing with great and loveable characters, an interesting mistery that will keep you playing and... well... one of the most infuriating endings for me. Not going to spoil it, but it was pissing me off; maybe that was the point of it, maybe not, but either way I was not happy seeing it. Other than that, the game is amazing, the gameplay is "sufficient", despite all the critique's that say otherwise, and I love how they made a very powerful and emotional plot unfold with SNES-era JRPG graphics; with those "primitive" graphics they put more emotion into some scenes than anything that the latest Final Fantasy games ever tried to do with their deliciously expensive cutscenes. Bottom line, it's pretty cheap, google it up; it's worth your money. You should probably bring some tissues with you also.
That's all I remember now. Lots of games that could and should have done with a little bit more popularity and love in this thread, which makes me both sad and happy. Sad, because such amazing games are not recognized in a way they deserve it, and happy because now I can look up a lot of these titles and see which ones I can get
You never even knew a game existed for those movies right? They have an original storyline though, intersecting with Nocturne's and Bloodrayne's universe. It's a survival horror game in which you are investigating around in a creepy village, and, you guessed it, go around getting lost in the forest. The game is pretty terribad, as it's full of bugs and things I'm not sure if bugs or just brainfarts, but darn, is it downright scary overall... It's scariness matched that of the Penumbra and Silent Hill games for me. Definitely worth a shot. Oh, and stay away from the other 2 Blair Witch games. They suck harder than a vacuum cleaner.
Giants: Citizen Kabuto
Nice blend of genres (TPS, FPS, RTS, Peter Jackson's King Kong...) and a sense of humor that falls so flat sometimes, you can't help but laugh anyway. I've yet to meet anyone who mentions this game in threads like this, and given how great it is, I'm baffled by it.
I Was An Atomic Mutant
It's an arcade-style giant mosnter game where you shoot up the military and innocent people as one of the 4 giant monsters, all influenced by 50's giant monster films. The atmosphere is just fucking right, but the gameplay is repetitive. Still, like to dig it up and play every now and then. The cutscenes are made in 50's monster movie style also, and they're totally looking legit scenes from aforementioned movies. At first, I thouhgt they were actually from some of those.
Carmageddon series
You get extra time and money in a racing game for running over people and destroying your opponents. Anything else needs to be said? Fuck no. You want it.
Anachronox
God damn escapists, I'm either blind or I'm very disappointed in you all. Noone knows this? It has one of the best writings for an RPG, that is western but made in JRPG style (sorta). The jokes are hilarious, the characters are interesting, and the game ate up about 70 hours of my playing time and I still felt it was not long enough. The gameplay is something I've never seen before, the combat system is very unique. Needs definitely a LOT more love.
Monster In My Pocket
An NES game for Halloween, but not of the scary type. It doesn't try to be serious, yet it's not making any clear jokes either. It rather feels like a cartoon show from its age; little to no story (He bad, You good, go kill!) and lots of action. Tere's a great variety of enemies and bosses, and if you're anything like me, you'll complete it like 3 times a year.
The Tunguska adventure series
Not sure if there's a third game in the series yet, but I've heard rumors about it a few months back. The first one is an amazing-looking point and click title, with an interesting plot. It's not exactly Syberia or The Longest Journey, but satisfied my adventure-hunger easily. The second game is rather a so bad it's good type of game, and it's self-aware. For different reasons, I love them both. Definitely goig for that third one when it comes out.
And for a more recent one: To The Moon
Very strong writing with great and loveable characters, an interesting mistery that will keep you playing and... well... one of the most infuriating endings for me. Not going to spoil it, but it was pissing me off; maybe that was the point of it, maybe not, but either way I was not happy seeing it. Other than that, the game is amazing, the gameplay is "sufficient", despite all the critique's that say otherwise, and I love how they made a very powerful and emotional plot unfold with SNES-era JRPG graphics; with those "primitive" graphics they put more emotion into some scenes than anything that the latest Final Fantasy games ever tried to do with their deliciously expensive cutscenes. Bottom line, it's pretty cheap, google it up; it's worth your money. You should probably bring some tissues with you also.
That's all I remember now. Lots of games that could and should have done with a little bit more popularity and love in this thread, which makes me both sad and happy. Sad, because such amazing games are not recognized in a way they deserve it, and happy because now I can look up a lot of these titles and see which ones I can get
Saya no Uta.
And eroge/Horror visual novel.
This game will make you die inside....literaly....A very good unique Horror game!!!
It was so good, I can't believe it myself I was saying that for this kind of game.
And eroge/Horror visual novel.
This game will make you die inside....literaly....A very good unique Horror game!!!
It was so good, I can't believe it myself I was saying that for this kind of game.
I now have a desire to colour code to show if I have heard of the game before, or played before.DioWallachia said:
Black = Not played
Blue = Heard of
Red = Played
Stretch Panic
Alien Soldier
Chakan The Forever Man
Gunstar Heroes
Mischief Makers
Thunder Force IV
Phatologic
Turgor
Dungeon Keeper
Syndicate (original)
IJI
Tyrian
Hyper Princess Pitch
Hero Core
Evolva
Sacrifice
MDK2
Messiah
Heroes 3 Of Might And Magic (and with Wake of The Gods mod you cant say PERFECT RPG without refering to this game)
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Vento Aureo for the Playstation 2
Frozen Synapse
Splatterhouse series
Batman Revenge of The Joker for the NES
Blood
Hexen
Heretic
Rise of The Triad
Legacy of Kain series (since no one talk about this and not even recognizes this series as the cause of excelent voice acting since the Playstation era then i must assume that its fucking obscure)
The Pirates of Dark Water for the Sega Genesis
Extreme Pinball
EarthWorm Jim
Cave Story
La Mulana
Runman
Radix Beyond the Void
Vynyl Goddess from Mars
Scott Pilgram Vs The World - The Game
Yummi Nikki
Yummi Nikki Gensou (only for the soundtrack)
Xmen Clone Wars
Dwarf Fortress
Eversion
Radiant Silvergun
GodHand
Cthulhu Saves The World
Deadly Premonition
Descent
Evil Genius
Irisu Syndrome
Jazz Jackrabit
Hokuto Musou
Persona 2: Innocent Sin
Raptor Call Of The Shadows
Leander
Total Distortion
Arcus Odyssey
Killer7
Alisia Dragoon
Bastion
The Binding of Isaac
Battletoads & Double Dragon
Boogerman
Dynamite Headdy
El Viento
Robocop vs Terminator
Vectorman
Street of Rage
Sunset Riders
Super Meat Boy
Warzard
One Must Fall 2097
Painkiller
Shadow Warrior
The Death And Return Of Superman for the Sega Genesis
Snow Brothers
ResQ
Yep, thats a very obscure list you got there.
SHIT. You heard of ResQ?? That thing is very obscure because it was NEVER released to begin with out of fear that it will never be able to compete with the Playstation that was released when the game was finished (ResQ was for the Sega Genesis)Blaster395 said:
And somehow i forgot to put Grim Fandango but i believe that most people know about it already.
PS3:
Nier
--fantastic characters and story, decent combat, interesting visual design, AND a stealthy retrospective on several generations of Japanese gaming
PS2:
Drakengard
--really interesting, really vicious story; functional though grindy combat but at least you get to ride a dragon during the aerial sequences
Primal
--great story, believable and respectable female protagonist, nice world variety
The Bard's Tale
--humorous and snarky take on old-school crpgs, great Orkney-inspired setting
PC:
Death to Spies
--hardcore stealth of the Hitman variety, WWII setting, well-researched Russian spy-craft
Nehrim
--NOTE! this is a mod: total conversion of TES IV: Oblivion, story-driven but still open world, fully voiced by professional voice actors (German with English subtitles, good translation), completely new environments and quest lines, original soundtrack
Nier
--fantastic characters and story, decent combat, interesting visual design, AND a stealthy retrospective on several generations of Japanese gaming
PS2:
Drakengard
--really interesting, really vicious story; functional though grindy combat but at least you get to ride a dragon during the aerial sequences
Primal
--great story, believable and respectable female protagonist, nice world variety
The Bard's Tale
--humorous and snarky take on old-school crpgs, great Orkney-inspired setting
PC:
Death to Spies
--hardcore stealth of the Hitman variety, WWII setting, well-researched Russian spy-craft
Nehrim
--NOTE! this is a mod: total conversion of TES IV: Oblivion, story-driven but still open world, fully voiced by professional voice actors (German with English subtitles, good translation), completely new environments and quest lines, original soundtrack
Seriously, If I stopped using words because there might be a misunderstanding over them I'd never use any word related to anything about gaming ever again. We don't have a dictionary.DioWallachia said:
You deserve a medal. I played Dynasty Tactics 2 to near full completion and loved every single bit of it, even with recruiting officers.ChupathingyX said:
Vince was only the third best doll in the shop according to the introduction. The first game didn't exactly end with much opening for a sequel but other, not-as-awesome games got unnecessary sequels (like Force Unleashed). I still have that game on the Xbox and play it every so often, it was a fun game.Scarecrow 8 said:
*Gasp*DanteLives said:
Finally!
Someone else who has played Dynasty Tactics 2!
No sir, you deserve a medal.