Pretty simple, what underrated games do you like or think deserve more attention. My picks would have to be Metro 2033 and the Bourne Conspiracy. Also i heard Alan Wake didn't sell too well so i'd have to pick that as well.
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Marc Eckos Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure, easily. Its just such a good game, and yet, no ones heard of it.
Alan Wake? Really? It wasn't that great. The writing was crap, the story was convoluted, the characters were cutouts. And if I hear that guy say Stephen King one more time I'm going to lose it, and this is coming from someone who has a Stephen King character as his avatar.
I loved Alan Wake. It was nice to see something different. But i agree that "Stephen King" was mentioned WAY too much. The first words spoken in the game were "Stephen King"....MetaMop said:
Hmmm Section 8 defiantly, such a fun game but no one plays it.
Single is a load of waste but the multiplayer is just brilliant fun.
Single is a load of waste but the multiplayer is just brilliant fun.
i hear very little about the Dino Crisis trilogy
though perhaps thats best considering the third one
but one was amazing, tense, genuinely frightening at times and well plotted
and two was just brilliant
maybe i shouldn't have said that
i suspect i'm being judged harshly right now
though perhaps thats best considering the third one
but one was amazing, tense, genuinely frightening at times and well plotted
and two was just brilliant
maybe i shouldn't have said that
i suspect i'm being judged harshly right now
Pikmin. I just love the Pikmin games so much, but they seem to have been mostly forgotten by the gaming community. Back when I first played them I had never experienced anything like them, and to this day they still are the best example of that specific subgenre of strategy games, even though they are outdated by at least 5 years. It really felt like a lot of work, effort, and creativity went into almost every aspect of these games. The fact that a third game has yet to be made makes me quite sad. I mean even Golden Sun, the epitome of bland RPG syndrome, has gotten a third game now.
Also Dwarf Fortress. There is nothing like Dwarf Fortress, and it's one of the greatest games ever made in my opinion. Even though it is still very much a work in progress. In a modern market in which many games limit the amount of freedom the player has, Dwarf Fortress gives you free reign to do so many crazy things. Yet it receives very little attention despite all the unique things Toady keeps adding to it, most likely due to its rogue-like graphics driving new players away. The main reason I started my LP [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.245167-Lets-Play-Dwarf-Fortress-I-MUST-HAVE-CUT-GEMS] of Dwarf Fortress here on the Escapist rather than, say, the official forums was because I wanted to attract more people to this awesome game. I mean what other game lets you build complex mechanisms designed to drain parts of the ocean, capture mermaids, force them to breed, and then slaughter their offspring because they have valuable bones?
Also Dwarf Fortress. There is nothing like Dwarf Fortress, and it's one of the greatest games ever made in my opinion. Even though it is still very much a work in progress. In a modern market in which many games limit the amount of freedom the player has, Dwarf Fortress gives you free reign to do so many crazy things. Yet it receives very little attention despite all the unique things Toady keeps adding to it, most likely due to its rogue-like graphics driving new players away. The main reason I started my LP [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.245167-Lets-Play-Dwarf-Fortress-I-MUST-HAVE-CUT-GEMS] of Dwarf Fortress here on the Escapist rather than, say, the official forums was because I wanted to attract more people to this awesome game. I mean what other game lets you build complex mechanisms designed to drain parts of the ocean, capture mermaids, force them to breed, and then slaughter their offspring because they have valuable bones?
I wouldn't really call the Dwarf Fortress series underrated, it's pretty much a gem of indie gaming, and unique in the fact that it has die-hard fans that don't even play it. There are people who love the game entirely for the insanity it creates, and they do nothing more than watch LPs and Livestreams, or go around the official forums to absorb different stories that the game has created. Look at the popularity of things like Boatmurdered or Headshoots/Syrupleaf.Internet Kraken said:
It did lose some thunder to Minecraft, which could be easily described as "DF For Dummies" but it's rather highly regarded in the niche it sits in.
True, perhaps underrated isn't the right term for Dwarf Fortress. It's just that, to me at least, the game doesn't get nearly as much attention as it deserves. I only heard about Dwarf Fortress this year, but I instantly feel in love with it. It had so many thing I had always been looking for in a game, and filled the void that massive disappointment Spore left in my heart. Something I never thought would happen. Hence why I think it's underrated, even though so many people really do love it.KalosCast said:
I suppose here's a big difference between Dwarf Fortress and other underrated games; with games like Alan Wake (used because it was mentioned in this thread) a lot of people know about it but didn't pay attention to it. With Dwarf Fortress, it feels like most people don't even know it exists. Probably because it doesn't get much attention in the press.
Deathrow from the original Xbox. This was one of the most well-made violent combat-oriented fantasy sports game I've ever played and for the first Xbox, the graphics were very eye-catching. It was a sleeper hit capturing very high scores on all top Gaming Sites. Prime example of a developer that had all of their assets wrapped up in the game's actual development and nothing left over for advertising. I had always hoped for a sequel but it never happened.
It was one of those early games to utilize custom soundtracks and playing an ultra-violent fantasy sport accompanied by some of my favorite Heavy Metal songs was one fucking awesome experience. My favorite feature... being able to just beat the shit out of the opposing team to make them forfeit if they're beating you at the actual game in points... just like in Mutant League Hockey on Sega Genesis.
It was one of those early games to utilize custom soundtracks and playing an ultra-violent fantasy sport accompanied by some of my favorite Heavy Metal songs was one fucking awesome experience. My favorite feature... being able to just beat the shit out of the opposing team to make them forfeit if they're beating you at the actual game in points... just like in Mutant League Hockey on Sega Genesis.
What? There exists another person who has played and enjoyed Divine Divinity?DeadlyYellow said:
OT: I feel as if World in Conflict is underrated. It is certainly underplayed.
I definitely agree with you, but I think a lot of the problem is that the game simply isn't accessible. A first-time player absolutely requires the Wiki and/or a Geology textbook to have any idea what they'll be doing. And absolutely freakin' nobody figures out how to work that counter-intuitive mess that the game uses for military management without looking it up online. Many people also I believe are attracted to the game in order to do senseless megaprojects, which you can only achieve after you're very well-versed in the game's mechanics and how to exploit them for the most benefit. Then, of course, the total lack of direction can leave a lot of people with a "okay, now what?" once they have their fort defended and aren't on the verge of starvation every winter.Internet Kraken said:
Don't get me wrong, the game is a technical marvel, if I remember correctly, someone used the procedural generation to create a map of Europe that was almost identical to the real-life continent, right down to ecosystems and placement of rivers. However, it has a ways to go before it's in a state where it can gain any mainstream appeal from people who actually want to play it, rather than go read Boatmurdered.