Underappreciated Games

[The_Deleted]

Conan was a pretty good game. Nice and violent.
Agreed with Shadow of Rome.
Also Shadow of Memories, Dreamfall: The Longest Journey.
But one game I will big up to anyone who asks of late is the Flatout series. They were great on the PS2, but the XBOX360 edition, Ultimate Carnage is fantastic. Pisses all over NFS: Shift.

 

[GrinningManiac]

Beyond Good and Evil, Any news on the sequel since the teaser trailers?

Oh, and Evil Genius. DAMN YOU REBELLION! Make the sequel NOW, stop holding out for maximum effectiveness!!1

 

[Arkvoodle]

Zone of Enders.

See, Zone of Enders was a cool game that was just TOO short and ended at a point that left the player feeling completely ripped off.

The first one, the second one or both?


Because I must say the second one is quite superior to the first.

 

[UberMore]

Halo 3...

No, but seriously I just got Section 8 (people keep confusing it with Distract 9) and it is more fun than I expected which is weird cause I have'nt seen too much media coverage for it.

Downloaded a demo of Section 8, seemed a bit like BF2142 in third person, yet crap (unlike District 9).


I'd say Mount and Blade, it lacks in game direction but is still strangely fun.

You, fine sir, win many a comendation for saying both 2142 and Mount and Blade are good; I salute you! (seriously, no sarcasm intended).

For me, it would have to be...errr...Path of Neo.

 

[T5seconds]

Hitman blood money...

It might be popular but no one ever talks about it and its the best game I have ever played...

Its fucking awsome...

 

[KjellKanon]

Valkyria Chronicles for the PS3.
How it didn't get more publicity is beyond me. Most awesome game in history.

Actaully it did, it got great reviews, a fnbase hell bent on pissing off everyone on forums with their constant advertising. The game itself was advertise, got an Anime series and a Sequel on the PSP.
It did well.

If it sold more, the sequel would probably be on the PS3, not the PSP.
As it stands, I might have to buy a PSP just for the sequel!

 

[Cilliandrew]

"The Thing" for the PS2. Really cool survival horror title based on John Carpenter's classic that kind of continues the story.

It never seems to get talked about, but i think it could very well be the best movie-related (kindof) game i've ever played!

Oh yeah, I remember playing that on my friend's PS2 when I was a kid. Scared the crap out of me.

Now for the greatest underrated game that I always mention in underrated game threads: Freelancer. Damn it was fun.

"Freelancer" is a good one. I also liked "Starlancer" (which was a sort-of prequel that was more "Wing Commander" based then it was "Privateer"..)

Zone of Enders.

See, Zone of Enders was a cool game that was just TOO short and ended at a point that left the player feeling completely ripped off.

The first one, the second one or both?


Because I must say the second one is quite superior to the first.

I only ever played the first one.

 

[billybobby]

crash bandicoot 1-3, the ORIGINALS! my favourite games of all time

 

[GamingAwesome1]

I bring this game up at every oppurtunity so I'll do it again.

Retro Game Challenge and it's Japan only sequel.

Both are awesome.

 

[Kaboose the Moose]

The Thief series. Amazing game with amazing stories. Thief: Deadly Shadows + Shalebridge Cradle mission = best video gaming level in the history of ever.

 

[Helgi]

Dark Sector, I really enjoyed that game.

Some people have already mentioned XIII and The Thing, I agree with them.

 

[Christemo]

Titan Quest. best RPG ive ever played. the Metacrtic score for it is around 77. it should be 101.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

Arcanum. From the Fallout series creators. Great game, although I think the gameplay will be be too clucnky for nowadays standards.

Second. Although it wasn't without it's faults though.

Spoiler

They never explained what happened to your character in the end, at least not in the 'good' ending anyway.

 

[randomrob]

Star Wars battlefront-2, seriously it's my all time favourite shooter

 

[onikaze26]

okay i couldent let this thread pass by without mentioning advent rising, its only competition for the best game ive ever played is portal, yet it never sold well enough to warrent the other two parts of its planned trilogy, which really sucks because everything was top notch.

 

[Poopie McGhee]

Darkest of Days.
Seriously, I liked it.

It was good, and Dark Sector is pretty good, and i got it for $8 a year after it came out... And condemned is awesome. As is the game that came with the DS Super Mario DS (or something of that sort)... The Darkness, Prey, and Timeshift (kinda)... so far that's all i can think of

 

[Jenova65]

I never thought of Skies Of Arcadia or Jade Empire being underrated or appreciated tbh, but maybe that was just in my house (I have played both of them a lot, a really lot)

 

[zahr]

Jade Empire. BioWare's best game and yet I see a lot of so-called BioWare fans saying it's bad.

Path of Neo

I'm not sure it's even possible to underappreciate a game like that.

 

[Zombie Badger]

Jade Empire. BioWare's best game and yet I see a lot of so-called BioWare fans saying it's bad.

People say it's bad? What the hell? It was easily the best original Xbox game! I haven't yet met anyone who's heard of Planescape Torment though.