The Most Underrated Games of the Decade

[SovietSecrets]

Breakdown. Not enough people played that and it was an amazing game.

 

[Wayneguard]

Every one of the hitman games released this decade.

 

[Professor Cubbage]

Metro 2033. Hardly anyone I know has played it despite it probably being one of the best FPS to come out this year IMO.

 

[Balmong7]

My friends and I each pitched in money to buy deadly premonition. It was a horrible game, but if you play games for the story and the fun. GO AND BUY IT! It was the best bad game I played.

To clarify
THE GOOD: writing, characters, plot line

THE BAD: controls, graphics (however they seemed to get better the longer you played, menu system, loading screens.

If you buy it here is hint, buy the shotgun fast.

Also this old PS2 game .hack//infection and all its sequels. Those games were great.

 

[PeePantz]

I'm chiming in with:

-Deadly Premonition. It didn't have the best budget, so the graphics aren't the best and I think that's mostly why it got passed by so much. Happens to be my favorite game, though.

I'm with you, good sir. While it may not be the best, this hilarious and fantastic game has been sooo overlooked and gotten very little love.

 

[captaincabbage]

Has anyone else played War of the Monsters?

It was such an epic game and it was fun as hell to boot. It had a great selection of monsters and locations with excellent destruction. It still feels like you're throwing a giant gorilla through a tower when you play it today because the destruction felt right, and that counts for a lot. You could even play two player with a friend and two AI players as well!
If you have a PS2 and like destructive brawler style games, pick it up if you see it.

I'll definitely be the first to say that this deserves a PS3/Xbox360 remake more than most other games. I'd just love to see it in full high def and with more monsters, new levels and a whole new game engine.

I own that game, although the single player is way too frustrating when those freaking monsters know where every last health pick up is.

But when it was at a more even level (like multiplayer) it was so much fun. Hell I remember me and my brother playing the demo for it so many times. And that was just two monsters in one stage.

really? I never had a problem with the single player. I always thought it was smart to retreat and get health, at least it makes it more challenging. It's better to play survival mode to get the tokens tho lol.

I think I might've upped the difficulty, not sure. But anyway when I'm only fighting one monster it's fine but when I'm fighting two... those bastards double team me. One starts beating me up while the other goes for health and then they switch roles, so all my damage to them doesn't last long.

It's the type of aggravating that makes you want to throw the controller at the TV.

lol fair enough, that's happened to me before. You just have to stay on top of them and single out one of them.
Easily the most useful move in the game is the 'down triangle' combo. It's an instant uppercut attack that throws enemies across the map. It is awesome.

 

[darth gditch]

Sins of a Solar Empire. Fantastic 4x/RTS game, hampered slightly by the lack of a story-driven campaign, did not garner much popular support.

 

[captaincabbage]

Has anyone else played War of the Monsters?

It was such an epic game and it was fun as hell to boot. It had a great selection of monsters and locations with excellent destruction. It still feels like you're throwing a giant gorilla through a tower when you play it today because the destruction felt right, and that counts for a lot. You could even play two player with a friend and two AI players as well!
If you have a PS2 and like destructive brawler style games, pick it up if you see it.

I'll definitely be the first to say that this deserves a PS3/Xbox360 remake more than most other games. I'd just love to see it in full high def and with more monsters, new levels and a whole new game engine.

I own that game, although the single player is way too frustrating when those freaking monsters know where every last health pick up is.

But when it was at a more even level (like multiplayer) it was so much fun. Hell I remember me and my brother playing the demo for it so many times. And that was just two monsters in one stage.

really? I never had a problem with the single player. I always thought it was smart to retreat and get health, at least it makes it more challenging. It's better to play survival mode to get the tokens tho lol.

I think I might've upped the difficulty, not sure. But anyway when I'm only fighting one monster it's fine but when I'm fighting two... those bastards double team me. One starts beating me up while the other goes for health and then they switch roles, so all my damage to them doesn't last long.

It's the type of aggravating that makes you want to throw the controller at the TV.

lol fair enough, that's happened to me before. You just have to stay on top of them and single out one of them.
Easily the most useful move in the game is the 'down triangle' combo. It's an instant uppercut attack that throws enemies across the map. It is awesome.

thanks for the advice, if it doesn't work there's still multiplayer

no problem man. I'm just jonesing for a HD version tho. I really want a fourplayer splitscreen brawler.

 

[DktrAgonizer]

I'm chiming in with:

-Deadly Premonition. It didn't have the best budget, so the graphics aren't the best and I think that's mostly why it got passed by so much. Happens to be my favorite game, though.

I'm with you, good sir. While it may not be the best, this hilarious and fantastic game has been sooo overlooked and gotten very little love.

Good woman, you mean. Man though, I tried getting my dad to play this gem a short while back, but he hated the controls and didn't get too far. It was a sad moment for me.

 

[escapistraptor]

Portal! Oh wait...

 

[PeePantz]

I'm chiming in with:

-Deadly Premonition. It didn't have the best budget, so the graphics aren't the best and I think that's mostly why it got passed by so much. Happens to be my favorite game, though.

I'm with you, good sir. While it may not be the best, this hilarious and fantastic game has been sooo overlooked and gotten very little love.

Good woman, you mean. Man though, I tried getting my dad to play this gem a short while back, but he hated the controls and didn't get too far. It was a sad moment for me.

I am truly sorry. I feel like that weird moment when you accidentally called your teacher "mom". Too many people couldn't get past the controls, but I've always had the belief that you get used to any game's controls, so I just trekked on ahead. I also loved the controls. I felt that it added to the humor of the game and actually enhanced it.

 

[Jak2364]

I think it's Galerians: Ash for the PS2. the gameplay was horrible, the graphics were crap, but the story was amazing. Like the story was the only reason i suffered through everything else, well actually, the gameplay had potential, but it just wasn't executed right.

 

[Aerowaves]

Red Faction Guerrilla - the multiplayer was honestly one of the most enjoyable experiences I've ever had online, but relatively few people seemed to play it. A hilarious romp that, with the right mindset, was absolutely fantastic.

 

[Justanothergamer300]

No More Heroes and I wouldnt have it any other way

 

[Pho3nix8000]

Star Wars Bounty Hunter

 

[NoctisLucisCaelum]

Shadow Hearts: Covenant for me definitely it was overlooked a tad bit and never reached the hieghts of turned based RPG's like FInal Fantasy. But it was a fantastic little game with quirky characters, good dialogue and great humour, the story also drew you in, as did the turn based combat.

 

[Dark-Harichan]

I have a few...

Okami
ICO
Psychonauts
Katamari
Fatal Frame series

Just my opinion. Not too many people have heard of, or played these awesome games.

 

[LittleChone]

Psychonauts. Hands down.