underapreciated or ignored games

[thenamelessloser]

I think Nier is fantastic...and I'm only 4 hours in.

Same here. I only just started playing it a few days ago, and I already love Weiss.

*Ahem* er, I mean Grimoire Weiss.

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LOL sorry for jumping in like this but how's the combat in Nier? I was considering buying it once but after I saw the chick (or guy....according to the japanese version) wearing a thong, and negligee I kinda wrote it off as a game just trying to grab attention with bouncy boobs.

However I came across it again and now I'm tempted to get it. Is it actually good, story and combat wise?

I have an odd opinion of Nier, I found the game either so bad it is good or an awesome parody/satire of video games. The gameplay has a lot of flaws but because the characters themselves acknowledge some of them and how the overall story totally deconstructs the normal JRPG narrative I think that maybe all the problems with the game were on purpose. I wonder if the woman (or man) who swears and dresses in little is also a parody of the over sexualizing and other aspects of f woman in video games as well.

I think Alpha protocol was a great game with how its choices had a large effect on who lives and dies and how the story goes along. I even found the gameplay to not be that horrible. Just remember it is an old skool rpg mechanics not about letting you be whatever you want but having to level up properly to fight bosses. I enjoyed it also because it reminded me of Deus Ex in some ways.

 

[gfmbhsmo]

The Darkness is about at "cult classic" popularity, right? If it's not a famous game: The Darkness! The actual gameplay is sort of repetitive, but the powers are cool and the story, characters, and music make up for its flaws.

one thing tunred me off of the darkness and that is that you can mess up the story and have no way to continue the devs must have been huffing extra hard when they decided to not even put in a failsafe or even just block guns during that part og the game

What, really? Can you shoot Jenny during her little birthday surprise or something? Ha, that's kind of funny. I wouldn't dismiss a game because it lets you do something like that, but I wouldn't blame you if you decided to stop playing because the combat lacks variety, since it consists of destroying lights and killing the same type of enemy pretty much through the whole game.

realy early on when you have to go to the avidence locker and the guy at the door starts talking to you i capped his little ass and found out that i was buggered if i wanted to play the game

I don't remember the part you're talking about, and I don't understand why you wouldn't just load and not shoot the guy.

because it saved and i couldnt go back thats what made me stop playing

 

[Z of the Na'vi]

Oh look, I get to quote myself.

Again.

Anybody who has a decent taste in 3rd person shooters will agree with me when I say Metal Arms: Glitch in the System. The only reason that game didn't sell very well is due to the fact Halo: Combat Evolved stole all of it's thunder.

If Swingin' Ape studios were to be reformed under a new name, or perhaps with the permission of the original IP creator, that game would sell very fast, and very well. I'll admit I owned the Gamecube version, so I am not sure if there was any online multiplayer component to the PS2 or the Xbox version.

However, an HD remake could bring the possibility of a completely redone multiplayer mode, while still remaining true to the original playstyle that made the game so much fun for me. The soundtrack was kickass as well.

I mean, just listen to this:

Spoiler: Main Theme

Here is also a trailer for the game towards the time of its release date:

Spoiler: Trailer

Seriously. I want to see this game brought back. Either a sequel or an HD remake, I don't care. It is a gem of the last generation, and a damn shame that it sank into the muck of forgotten memory. Metal Arms: Glitch in the System is something that the gaming world needs at this point. Too many gritty shooters and realism flooding the market.

Bring back Glitch I say!!

 

[Ekonk]

The Void! One of the deepest and most unique games I've ever played.

Also one of the hardest and most beautiful.
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[shrekfan246]

way back when ps2 was still the best thing since sliced bread i played a game called alone in the dark the new nightmare. this was a rather shy game not wantign you to see what was goign on so they covered everything in shadows fog and shit your pants atmosphere.
i havent found a game since this can make me quiver such at this one did
shame the storyline gamkeplay charecters and monster desing are total shit

Relating to the second part of your post here, the three games that Frictional Games have made: Penumbra: Overture, Penumbra: Black Plague, (4 if you count Penumbra: Requiem, but it didn't have any monsters from what I remember), and Amnesia: The Dark Descent. They are all terribly underrated despite being some of the creepiest and most immersive survival-horror games you'll ever find.
Well, I think they're underrated at least. I don't know official sale numbers or anything.

 

[joemegson94]

The Oddworld games are some of the greatest games I've ever played, but hardly anyone seems to talk about them these days.

 

[hecticpicnic]

Ultima 6,Dark chronicle(i think its called somthing else in America),valkyria chronicles and master blaster.Also anyone remember Abe's odyssey not underrated but EPIC same with chrono trigger.

 

[hecticpicnic]

Metro 2033. One of the few games to be based off a novel (a Russian one at that) and developed by a Ukrainian company, 4A games. It had fantastic atmosphere and a good use of HUD. Unfortunately it came out at around the same time as Mass Effect 2, so got pushed under the carpet.

Heard the gameplay was a bit off.
And we all knows what makes or breaks a game.I saw in my local movie shop,should i rent?

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I like the music ,especially the free jazz and the way it compliments the ridiculousness of the game.Also I asumes you like it for the same reason i like prince/Space balls?​