What do you think is the best underrated no-hyped game

[JoeKickAzz]

Call of juarez ,came as a complete suprise,have to pick up the new one to see if that`s as good now that the bar has been set so high

the new game is great, online is the shitz

 

[Lord Thodin]

Mech Assult 1 and 2. Ive played them both 20+ times beginning to end. They are one of the first games ever to be on X box live, but still i see no other hype from them other than what i dig for on the internet.

 

[teisjm]

Either No More Heroes or Demigod, i guess DEmigod, since NMH seems to be on the godo wii games list of almost every wii owner on this forum

 

[Gigaguy64]

Bleach: dark souls. awesome 2D fighter. i only knew about it because of a one page ad in my shonen jump.

 

[Daclunator]

star wars: republic commando
I got it for free and half way through I was like "hey... This is decent"

 

[Jinjiro]

Toonstruck - still one of the biggest flops in video game history due to appalling marketing, and to be fair, it's a decent point'n'click romp if you like those sort of games!

 

[MiracleOfSound]

The Darkness!

I agree, just played it recently and was blown away. That giant war train was AWESOME, plus Mike Patton's vocal talents... yes please.

Wow, everyone has said Psychonauts or Beyond Good and Evil. I think that would be hyped, whether it was official hype before release or fan hype afterwards makes no difference. Everyone on the Escapist has these games' nuts in their mouths or something. I like them too, but I don't think they're as underappreciated as we all think.

I also think Psychonauts was a little over hyped by the community. Playing it at the moment and it's fun but doesn't really compell me to finish it like some games do. I give it a meh+.

 

[Amethyst Wind]

Kessen 2. I loved that game and nobody I know knows about it. All they think Koei did was Dynasty Warriors.

Fear not, you are not alone! I too know of Kessen. Though I'd say Kessen 1 was the best, then 2 then 3. Not to say 2 and 3 weren't awesome, just 1 was my personal favourite, though 2 had the familiar characters from the 3 kingdoms so was fun, and 3 had different characters but was more comical and lighthearted, also it had ninjas.

My best underhyped game -> Project Sylpheed. It's very fun, and you can get it cheap as chips now.

 

[GuerrillaClock]

Killer7, Little Kings' Story, Katamari Damacy and Halo 3 get my vote.

None of them got anywhere near the exposure or sales that they deserved.

 

[Jinjiro]

To add another, The Unholy War for PS1 was one of the most fun multiplayer games I can remember from that era, and I rarely hear anyone who knows what it was.

 

[Nigh Invulnerable]

The Darkness!

I agree, just played it recently and was blown away. That giant war train was AWESOME, plus Mike Patton's vocal talents... yes please.

Wow, everyone has said Psychonauts or Beyond Good and Evil. I think that would be hyped, whether it was official hype before release or fan hype afterwards makes no difference. Everyone on the Escapist has these games' nuts in their mouths or something. I like them too, but I don't think they're as underappreciated as we all think.

I also think Psychonauts was a little over hyped by the community. Playing it at the moment and it's fun but doesn't really compell me to finish it like some games do. I give it a meh+.

I thought Psychonauts was a wonderfully charming game, I just think it gets tons of hype from the cult these days, and is thus no longer underrated or un-hyped.

On topic, a game liked Armed and Dangerous is a perfect example of a game that got little attention before release. I'd say it has since gained a bit of a cult following, but it's still a fairly unhyped game.

 

[BuckminsterF]

I'm surprised by how little Scribblenauts is being hyped

 

[lee1287]

gears of war two and halo 3...HAHAHA

 

[The Atheist Knight]

"Mount & Blade".

After playing this i'll never be able to play Elder Scrolls again. The combat is just the best ever!

 

[MiracleOfSound]

The Darkness!

I agree, just played it recently and was blown away. That giant war train was AWESOME, plus Mike Patton's vocal talents... yes please.

Wow, everyone has said Psychonauts or Beyond Good and Evil. I think that would be hyped, whether it was official hype before release or fan hype afterwards makes no difference. Everyone on the Escapist has these games' nuts in their mouths or something. I like them too, but I don't think they're as underappreciated as we all think.

I also think Psychonauts was a little over hyped by the community. Playing it at the moment and it's fun but doesn't really compell me to finish it like some games do. I give it a meh+.

I thought Psychonauts was a wonderfully charming game, I just think it gets tons of hype from the cult these days, and is thus no longer underrated or un-hyped.

On topic, a game liked Armed and Dangerous is a perfect example of a game that got little attention before release. I'd say it has since gained a bit of a cult following, but it's still a fairly unhyped game.

It is indeed a very charming game, and the atmosphere and visuals are top notch for its time. I can't quite place my finger on why it isn't doing much for me... perhaps it genuinely is a case of over hype.

I'm a very fussy gamer when it comes to controls too, and sometimes the camera and platforming bits can irritate me. But these are teeny tiny niggles, it is a great game.

 

[Torque669]

Civilization Revolution for the 360. I bought C&C3 before hand, thought the controls were just unnecessarily complicated (The PC controls were infinitely better), then Civ Rev came up from no where, no way near as complicated and it was always a fun and stress relieving experience to play... and about 4 people on the planet bought it.

I bought it because Id played his Pirates game and I loved Civ Rev. So goddamn fun especially when Gandhi was Nuking everyone. You can not laugh any harder. I lost my disc though ... I am still pissed off with that too this day.

 

[JoeKickAzz]

Now that i think about it, Silent Hill 2, when they said its coming out, most people said HAHAHA what a joke. Whos laughing now?

 

[RAI251]

I'm liking blublaze.

 

[RAI251]

Dunno if this really works here, but at least I dont remember any real pre-release hype.

Veiwtiful Joe. At least the first one.

It wasent exactly underrated. Most of the reviews I saw of it were great, but I heard little to no fan hype after the games release. It literally takes my friends a few minutes to remember what im talking about when I mention this game. Maybe it just seems that way to me.

Oh damn, I forgot about Viewtiful Joe! Holy shit! hahaha that was an awesome game indeed <3