The 2008 Prince of Persia. I mean, yes, it had a pathetically weak story, but it was gorgeous, and it was absurdly, giddily fun.
Your personal biggest underrated game of all time
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Age of Mythology, perhaps. Fantastic game?wonderful soundtrack, great single-player campaign, gorgeous visuals, super gameplay. It always seems to be forgotten in favor of the Age of Empires games, despite having so much more character.
Other candidates: People seem to overlook Far Cry 2's fantastic gunplay, and the Killzone games are my favorite multiplayer FPSs but never seem to be uttered in the same breath as COD or Halo. For something really out of left field, NASCAR Thunder 2004 has one of the most satisfying driving models in the entire history of racing games.
Other candidates: People seem to overlook Far Cry 2's fantastic gunplay, and the Killzone games are my favorite multiplayer FPSs but never seem to be uttered in the same breath as COD or Halo. For something really out of left field, NASCAR Thunder 2004 has one of the most satisfying driving models in the entire history of racing games.
There has never been a game quite like Steambot Chronicles
and the world is a darker place for it. It was an open world game with a branching storyline, a rhythm mini-game, and customizable robot cars. It never get a lot of critical acclaim, because it wasn't the most polished game, but it oozed charm. I was so desperate for more after I finished that I even bought the terrible PSP pseudo-sequel.
and the world is a darker place for it. It was an open world game with a branching storyline, a rhythm mini-game, and customizable robot cars. It never get a lot of critical acclaim, because it wasn't the most polished game, but it oozed charm. I was so desperate for more after I finished that I even bought the terrible PSP pseudo-sequel.
I didn't realise it was underrated. In that case, this is my answer.TehCookie said:
Come for the art style. Stay for the innovative use and seamless integration of motion controls, and the art style. Also, you play as the spiritual reincarnation of a god-wolf and your quest is to make everything colourful again. Buckets of win.
Chivalry MW is underrated; it's popular, but there are a few metacritic reviews dragging it down.
Hard Reset is probably the most underrated game I've played in a long time.
I would have to disagree that KOA: Reckoning was underrated. Most sites gave it around an 80, and I think that's fair. The game had amazing gameplay, but suffered from horribly boring, MMO type quests and a generic fantasy settings. It does have some of the best DLC out there though. Oh, and like others have said, it's way too easy, but that's in large part because the battle system is so good that it's hard not to overpower your enemies if you're remotely decent at games like DMC or God of War.
Oh, also Shogun 2. Shogun 2 is underrated; it's by far the best total war game, yet it's always in the shadow of Rome TW. People seem to forget how much enemy AI has improved in Total War. There's no longer allies/neutral parties randomly blockading your ports and destroying alliances and the unit balance has never been better.
Hard Reset is probably the most underrated game I've played in a long time.
I would have to disagree that KOA: Reckoning was underrated. Most sites gave it around an 80, and I think that's fair. The game had amazing gameplay, but suffered from horribly boring, MMO type quests and a generic fantasy settings. It does have some of the best DLC out there though. Oh, and like others have said, it's way too easy, but that's in large part because the battle system is so good that it's hard not to overpower your enemies if you're remotely decent at games like DMC or God of War.
Oh, also Shogun 2. Shogun 2 is underrated; it's by far the best total war game, yet it's always in the shadow of Rome TW. People seem to forget how much enemy AI has improved in Total War. There's no longer allies/neutral parties randomly blockading your ports and destroying alliances and the unit balance has never been better.
Bully
It was big news because of the controversy back when it was being released, but hardly anyone ever talks about it anymore. And it was the last Rockstar game I genuinely enjoyed, before they went all super serious on us and forgot how to have fun. Max Payne 3 being the pinnacle of all this dreary cynicism.
I keep hearing rumors about a possible sequel, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed for that one.
It was big news because of the controversy back when it was being released, but hardly anyone ever talks about it anymore. And it was the last Rockstar game I genuinely enjoyed, before they went all super serious on us and forgot how to have fun. Max Payne 3 being the pinnacle of all this dreary cynicism.
I keep hearing rumors about a possible sequel, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed for that one.
Feel ashamed that I actually forgot about Bully. One of those games that are just fun.Casual Shinji said:
I have to say the Buffy the Vampire Slayer games, especially the X-Box exclusive one. It had been a while since I played them, and I figured I only enjoyed them because it was Buffy and I love Buffy, but I recently replayed them and they ARE really good. In the PS2 one, I was especially impressed by Willow's magic system. It was fun to use the buttons to do magic rather than just punch, kick, punch, and remembering all the spells was a bit more challenging. X-X was a plain fireball, X-Square-X was a magic shield, and X-X-O was a sun beam (mentioning that because I'm curious, are there good games with a similar battle system? Never played one).
Absolutely!MichiganMuscle77 said:I'm sure if I thought on it a bit more I could come up with a different answer, but SWAT 4 definitely deserves recognition as a criminally underrated game.
In fact, I'll throw in all SWAT games here. The first one strived for realism using FMV's, but for its time, it gave a good idea what it meant to be a member of SWAT, including all the tedious training.
SWAT 2 was a fresh take on the RTS genre, where instead of an army, you have a couple of SWAT elements fighting a creepy religious cult.
SWAT 3 had my all-time favourite level of the series, the Fairfax Residence. I must've played through that hundreds of times. Plus, the free missions and upgrades to the base game were really welcome.
And finally, SWAT 4 was a superb game in its own right, for all the reasons you mentioned and then some!
We need a new game. And I don't mean a crappy PSP spin-off.
Goddamn Viva Pinata, fun, strategic game play, charming and pleasing aesthetics, an uplifting atmosphere, with a surprisingly somber and interesting back story to boot.
I remember the first SWAT, my parents bought it for my brother because he wanted to be a cop. I wasn't allowed to play it, even though I watched my brother play it. The first mission gave me nightmares, I was young, don't judge.Iwata said:
Kind of sucked that the game forced you to play through the missions 5 or 6 times to get the "correct" outcome(if you had to shoot the suspect, you were brought back to the station and your next call would be the same mission. To complete a mission the suspect has to give up and get arrested), or was it random? At least I remember my brother having to play through the first mission and being forced to the same point of entry, (guarding the perimeter, which ended in having to shoot the suspect), when to actually beat the mission you had to be in the entry team.
He ended up giving up for a long time on the second mission, since he could never get the good outcome (got the same exact run about 20 times in a row).
Sadly, all my choices have been picked.
Man, even I forget about how awesome SWAT4 is.
For my choices: the original FEAR, FEAR 2 and FEAR 3 were more mainstream and have gotten their share of criticism and respect, but I never felt the original game got the respect it deserved. It's scares weren't very good in hindsight, but in terms of atmosphere it was king along with the original Condemned.
Also, Rune Factory 3 for the Nintendo DS. Harvest Moon with more combat and waifu-wooing, the first time I've ever gotten into a literal farming simulator.
EDIT: The Favorite PS2 game thread reminded me of Odin Sphere, that game is hardly talked about despite having great 2D animation.
For my choices: the original FEAR, FEAR 2 and FEAR 3 were more mainstream and have gotten their share of criticism and respect, but I never felt the original game got the respect it deserved. It's scares weren't very good in hindsight, but in terms of atmosphere it was king along with the original Condemned.
Also, Rune Factory 3 for the Nintendo DS. Harvest Moon with more combat and waifu-wooing, the first time I've ever gotten into a literal farming simulator.
EDIT: The Favorite PS2 game thread reminded me of Odin Sphere, that game is hardly talked about despite having great 2D animation.
I'm going to have to agree with you ;DXX Y XY said:
I just found out about the HD version of the Ur-Quan Masters too. Its about time for another play through.
OT: Star Control 3 for me. SC2 is the better game for sure, but I think the 3rd one deserves more love than it got.
