Your Greatest Sleeper Hit

[REDPill357]

TF2

I never was much of a fan of the original. I was constantly getting owned by grenades and snipers, et cetera. I thought TF2 was going to be the same.

BOY WAS I WRONG.

 

[DkSeraph]

I'm going to say System Shock 2, although honestly that's a textbook definition for "overlooked greatness" in gaming these days. It's possibly the best combination of survival horror, FPS and RPG to date, spawning such renowned games as Deus Ex and Bioshock (it's spiritiual descendant). Seriously, it's the DOOM of character-building shooters.

However, if you're looking for something a little less fashionable to call "sleeper", I'd have to say Fallout. I was very much skeptical I'd enjoy a old-school turn-based RPG and I came away after finishing it (and Fallout 2) lamenting that they 'just don't make them like that anymore'.

 

[nightmare_gorilla]

katamari damacy, it looked too stupid to be fun but after playing the demo i went out and purchased beutiful katamary for the 360 and actually love playing it even if it is simple and kind of dumb.

 

[doughnut]

Stubbs the Zombie. First impressions, "Oh god they killed the zombie!" But I played it none the less, and loved every brain eating second of it. I hope they'll do another one since Halo is finally finished. Next Gen Zombie carnage. An anti-Dead Rising. I hope so.

Uh, sorry to disappoint... Bungie made Halo, Wideload made Stubbs. While Stubbs was in the Halo engine, it was because some Bungie staff left to start Wideload.

Wideload's next game is Hail To The Chimp - http://www.hailtothechimp.com/

 

[PurpleRain]

However, if you're looking for something a little less fashionable to call "sleeper", I'd have to say Fallout. I was very much skeptical I'd enjoy a old-school turn-based RPG and I came away after finishing it (and Fallout 2) lamenting that they 'just don't make them like that anymore'.

I agree wholeheartedly. Even if they made fallout 3 using the same engine as Fallout 1 and 2 I would be so happy. Now I'm only a little nervious and curious about the new one, not overjoyed as I should be.

Wideload's next game is Hail To The Chimp - http://www.hailtothechimp.com/

Hmm. I like the music and it does look a little amusing. But what is it? A question and answer game? A racing game? What is a presidentual party game exactly?

 

[Senor Pantz]

Freedom fighters, I hadn't heard anything about the game when I picked it up, but it looked fun and I played it non-stop (almost ) until I had finished it, and it had the best soundtrack.

Any one know if they are making a sequel?

 

[mitsoxfan]

Hm, difficult to say. Everything seems so over hyped these days, it's hard to pick a game that qualifies without someone saying 'Hey, that game was supposed to be the greatest [insert genre here] game of all time!'

Going back a ways, "Lunar" on the Sega CD was probably the greatest RPG I ever played (no offense FFVII), but never see it on anyones top 10 list.

"Skies of Arcadia" on the Dreamcast comes to mind as well.

"Ascendancy" on the PC was probably th first 4x style game I played, and I still think that was the best 4x game I ever played, and it was a long time ago.

And I'm not sure if "Fallout" counts, but that would have to be #1 on my list.

 

[GloatingSwine]

Going back a ways, "Lunar" on the Sega CD was probably the greatest RPG I ever played (no offense FFVII), but never see it on anyones top 10 list.

You're more likely to see the Playstation remake, which, to be fair, is a little stronger, because Luna stays in the party much longer, so they have longer to develop the relationship between her and Alex. Plus, added fanservice \o/.

 

[Dom Camus]

Powerstone 2. First time I saw it the game was running on a Dreamcast I'd been hoping to use for my daily Soul Calibur fix. The players persuaded me to take the fourth controller and after my first game I was instantly hooked. It's one of the few games where I'm prepared to forgive the horrible character balancing errors (hint: play Ryoma).

 

[monodiabloloco]

I would have to back up the posters who mentioned Fallout. I had never even heard of it for a long time, then bought it for $10 and still pop it in my new PC every now and again.
My biggest 'sleepers' would have to almost all be old school though. I absolutely loved the original Duke Nukem.. no, not the 3D shooter you all are familiar with, the old school 2d scroller. I thought it was going to be seriously stupid but it was given to me by a buddy. I played the shareware, then immediately bought the full version.
More recently, a game I can't even remember the name to on Live Arcade. it's a free side scrolling shmup that lets you link up with the other player. My daughter calls it 'that shooty game', so that's what I call it too. I am old, so forgive the memory... tons of fun though!

 

[GloatingSwine]

More recently, a game I can't even remember the name to on Live Arcade. it's a free side scrolling shmup that lets you link up with the other player. My daughter calls it 'that shooty game', so that's what I call it too. I am old, so forgive the memory... tons of fun though!

Aegis Wing?

Good little shooter, and also happily free.

 

[BigNiceJohn]

RLH for the xbox. Graphically, it wasn't too much to look at, and even looking back at it, the story was a hodge-podge of different sci-fi ideas (trapped on a space station, enemy aliens, save the few allies left, etc.) but I just really dug it, and ended up playing it through three or four times... just because it was enjoyable.

 

[jaisimar_chelsea]

duke nukem 3D
hail to the king baby

 

[qbert4ever]

KOTOR. When I first saw it at my buddys house, I had never even heard of it. When I asked if it was turn based and he said yes, I just thought how I hate most RPGs and put off playing it for months. Fast forward to after I beat it three times.

"KILL THE MEATBAGS!"