The most underrated video game ever
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Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth. It's not insanely underrated, but I feel that it's highly underappreciated. It was fun while still paying good homage to it's source material. I wish they would do that with another one of Lovecraft's stories (the Dunwich Horror could work out really well if done right), but the developers aren't making any more of them. Then again, the glitches were a real pain. I had to download that unofficial patch to prevent myself from pulling my own hair out on the Shoggoth boss. It's sad, I like Shoggoths. I really do.
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I'd say Earthbound, but it's mostly that nobody ever bought it - the people who've played it (for the most part) love it and are unafraid to say so. Case in point: me.
I don't think I know anyone who's played Metroid Prime 2 Echoes, and owning all of the Prime games I can confidently say it's the best. The whole 'light/dark' duality aspect was done so well, that in the 8 years since its release I haven't seen another game come close. But I never hear anyone so much as mention it. Also, I'd buy a WiiU in a heartbeat if it boasted Prime 4 as an exclusive.
The Etrian Odyssey series. Being a fairly old-school grid-based dungeon crawler JRPG on the DS with a steep learning curve(albeit forgiving, when contrasted with true old-school rpgs ie Dark Spire), with a clear emphasis of gameplay over presentation and story, I highly doubt over anyone has heard of the game.
Shame, because if anyone does come across it, they would be dismissed by the "professional" game reviewers who take one glance at a game and either ejaculate over the impressive opening cinematics and give it higher than an 8, or find that the game offers them next to no eyecandy and are forced to play the game instead. As previously mentioned, this game has a steep learning difficulty and was instantly shunned by mainstream critics.
While larger companies are forced to forgo the traditional RPG values in order to compete for a more casual audience, Atlus shows that a game can still be good and turn-based. I'd highly recommend the Etrian Odyssey games anyone looking for a game with old-school appeal and a solid-RPG that is better than the trainwreck that is Dragon Quest IX.
Shame, because if anyone does come across it, they would be dismissed by the "professional" game reviewers who take one glance at a game and either ejaculate over the impressive opening cinematics and give it higher than an 8, or find that the game offers them next to no eyecandy and are forced to play the game instead. As previously mentioned, this game has a steep learning difficulty and was instantly shunned by mainstream critics.
While larger companies are forced to forgo the traditional RPG values in order to compete for a more casual audience, Atlus shows that a game can still be good and turn-based. I'd highly recommend the Etrian Odyssey games anyone looking for a game with old-school appeal and a solid-RPG that is better than the trainwreck that is Dragon Quest IX.
First game that came to mind was The Darkness, but then I saw it was mentioned. Than I wanted to go with Metro 2033, but guess what ? Also NOLF was added to this list....Sometimes I hate you people 
So I'm gonna go with Freedom Figters an awesome little third-person shooter with some tactical elements which I'm having trouble getting my hands on atm. Also I have fond memories of Star Trek: Elite Force 2, a game I really enjoyed a way back even though I'm not a Star Trek fan (at all).
So I'm gonna go with Freedom Figters an awesome little third-person shooter with some tactical elements which I'm having trouble getting my hands on atm. Also I have fond memories of Star Trek: Elite Force 2, a game I really enjoyed a way back even though I'm not a Star Trek fan (at all).
YES! YES! THANK GOD I'VE FOUND ANOTHER ONE. I"M NOT ALONE.LobsterFeng said:
*Ahem*
I agree with this person. That game is single handedly my most favorite PC game ever made. Sure the visuals are dated, but they still look decent with an old Radon. Insane gameplay, endless modding, quicksaves, and possibly the most important thing about Star Wars - Lightsaber hits you once = Dead. If you unlocked the realism mode via Command Console, or scripts, the gameplay immediately changed. Lightsaber hits instantly spelled dead, and lasers did a lot more damage.
Loads of fun.
Seriously underrated.
I agree, Hotel Dusk is an awesome game, very cleverly done and a great atmosphere. Probably the only adventure game in that style that I've played through and enjoyed.
I'd say Armourines, Project SWARM. It was a FPS on the PSX, had split screen co-op, and really it was a lot like Halo. A bit glitchy, graphics weren't great, but I really enjoyed it. Take a look at this video, it's so Halo'ish it's scary!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0DPpj04Q7s
I'd say Armourines, Project SWARM. It was a FPS on the PSX, had split screen co-op, and really it was a lot like Halo. A bit glitchy, graphics weren't great, but I really enjoyed it. Take a look at this video, it's so Halo'ish it's scary!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0DPpj04Q7s
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes.
Deep characterization which came out of the blue, multiple branching paths for 16 characters.
It was awesome.
Deep characterization which came out of the blue, multiple branching paths for 16 characters.
It was awesome.
I'm terribly sorry my good friend, but that is the unofficial patch I speak of. There isn't anything that fixes the bugs. Now, if you could tell me what part is bothering you I could offer some assistance, as I beat the whole game while encountering quite a few of the many reported bugs.bussinrounds said:
Shadow of Rome for PS2 had me and my friends addicted right from the start until the finish! Though we never saw or heard a single thing about it.
Also Okami for PS2 as well.
I felt that once it came out for Wii, people were drawn into it but once they figured out it was a horrible port, they didn't bother with trying the PS2 version... what a shame.
Also Okami for PS2 as well.
I felt that once it came out for Wii, people were drawn into it but once they figured out it was a horrible port, they didn't bother with trying the PS2 version... what a shame.
