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Games That Did Not Deserve To Be Forgotten
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papersleeves
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Otogi series. Beautiful games, technically and artistically. Loved smashing a spider demon into a Japanese temple and watching the whole thing collapse. Wouldn't mind an HD collection actually. Throw in Metal Wolf Chaos for good measure! I only got to play the OXM demo but it seemed pretty awesome as well.
EatinOlives
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Ultimadrago
Member
Not necessarily, you can hold a game as objectively "better" in terms of mechanics, gameplay, story, etc than a title you have a larger personal attachment to without it being your favorite.
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Queen of Hunting
Unconfirmed Member
probs Brute Force considering The game broke Xbox sales records of both first day and first week sales, beating out even Halo and microsoft ignored it because it wanted halo to be its bitch
Why did Capcom forget about this series???
And:
Why doesnt Konami give us a proper this gen sequel
You're awesome, sir.
SMT
this show is not Breaking Bad why is it not Breaking Bad? it should be Breaking Bad dammit Breaking Bad
Princess Ashelia is the best part of my favorite game.
I played as Ash, Vaan, and Basch. I regret omitting Balthier. Also, Gabranth made the game worthwhile as well.
devilinanewdress
Banned
One of the best games on the PS2, forgotten too fast as it did not run on all PS2 systems, primarily the PHATs, must be played, I'd even say it's a tad better than Final Fantasy XII (my fav ps2 game).
No way. Rogue Galaxy was a massive disappointment to me. I really liked it at the beginning but the further I got in to it, the more I hated it. It, along with Dark Cloud and Dark Cloud 2 (which I thought was overrated) soured me on Level 5 for a long time.
DataStream
Member
Oh Fuck yes. Even have it installed on my PC.
going through the whole thread and finally saw this! *high five*
semiconscious
Gold Member
prettiest, most cleverly designed ds game that next to no one played...
Stunt Island was truly ahead of its time.
I had some disney pack with a "video" (i think it was in engine) demo of this and I wanted it so bad.
Loved Primal
I don't care how trashy and exploitive it is, Bloodrayne 2 will always be one of my favorite PS2 action games.
Yeah, there are still people playing this, but compared to bigger MMOs like WoW, this game was pretty much forgotten about.
The funny thing, is it did what every other MMO forgets. It was actually a MMO. NO instances, no battlegrounds, no zones. Completely HUGE seamless world filled with tons of memorable locations, towns, and mobs. Your character could be built in ANYWAY you wanted. You could allocate every point of XP earned into any part of your character. You could run faster, jump higher, etc. You could scale any mountain, you could find completely random dungeons out in the middle of nowhere. You could wear any kind of armor/items you wanted.
And the very very best part. There were NO quests. Town criers would tell you rumors of things, and it was up to the community to find them. Everything was always new and fresh, and exploration had a sense of accomplishment and wonder.
The MMOs of today are complete garbage in comparison. Instanced zoned bullshit where people with the most time benefit far too much, and all players are forced in the same routine over and over again. They're boring.
Its such a shame developers care more about making a game accessible and easy rather than truly fun.
I played for 5 or 6 years. Great game.
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DonMigs85
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prettiest, most cleverly designed ds game that next to no one played...
I still have this, bought it close to its launch date. My only real complaint is that it's pretty short.
Syph Medwes
Member
It was only published by EA, Pandemic Studios was the developer and unfortunately they're now defunct. RIP makers of Battlefront.
Kydd BlaZe
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Fucking Freedom Fighters
KittyKittyBangBang
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Not too many forgotten Square games but...
shaowebb
Member
When the FUCK am I going to get this on the North American PSN? Europe got it! WTF gives Sony?! Why do you hate me??
I met the writer of that game last Saturday in WV. His name is Beau Smith and he has written comic books professionally for indie scene publishers, DC, and Image for years. He's a local guy who has written comics for DC and who currently writes the Wynona Earp series.
I mentioned going into the gaming industry and Maximo came up and it turns out he got the call to write that game out of the blue. Someone who had met him when they were like 15 or so at a comic convention when he was doing the Guy Gardner comic for DC had spent like 45 minutes talking to him and the experience was never forgotten. Fast forward to Maximo and one day Beau Smith (the aforementioned Army of Zin/Comic writer) gets a call from Capcom. Turns out the guy had grown up and gotten into the gaming industry and still loved Beau's work and thought he would be perfect for the story since they wanted a comic booky kind of feel to it (according to Beau).
All that because he had spent the time to talk with a fan at length at a convention years before.
If your curious about the Maximo Army of Zen writer Beau Smith he's a pretty hilarious guy to talk to and he is always eager to hear from fans and give people advice on how to get into the industries he's worked in. Genuinely one of the coolest guys you could ever meet.
Freezie KO
Banned
Troddlers!
A game where you control a wizard that creates (and takes away) blocks. These blocks help little Lemmings type creatures reach a goal.
But the game requires puzzle skills, as well as mild platforming from the wizard. Oh, and did I mention there are grinders, zombie troddlers, bomb blocks, ice blocks that make your troddlers slip from insane heights, and many other sadistic traps? And each troddler death has a devastating, yet satisfying, crunch, splat, or animation.
It's like Lemmings, Pikmin, and Donkey Kong '94 had a baby. Has anyone else played this hidden gem?
Not too many forgotten Square games but...
Yeah!!
There's way too little Brave Fencer Musashi lovers in here..
But I just thought of another one:
I don't usually like sports games, but damn it, if I didn't have a blast with this one!
Such a great, fun game.
Edit:
One more.
Awesome game.
Def Jam: Fight For NY: One of the best, most brutal fighting games for the PS2.
And those Blazin' moves. Ouch.
And then... they followed up with the abomination know as Icon... WHY?
First thing that came into my mind.
Will forever hold a place in my memories.
Also a masterful game.
I would also personally add:
Last Blade 2
PLEASE PLEASE SNK!!! Last Blade 3 PLEASE!
Dreams-Visions
Member
Starring Nathan Drake's father and making a valid argument for Xbox Live long before Halo 2....there was...
A gentlemen.
A scholar.
Gsak
Member
dark_prinny
Banned
Shepard? Is that you?
KingOfReading
Banned
And my favorite NES game of all time:
This man knows a good game when he sees it. I can't count the number of hours I put into this when I was a kid.
My vote is STILL for F-Zero.
They were owned by EA
Very disappointed this hasn't been listed yet.
That's because no one on this board has forgotten it. It and its predecessors are critical darlings.
Why did Capcom forget about this series???
And:
Why doesnt Konami give us a proper this gen sequel
This. I wouldn't even mind them being turned into strictly handheld only series.
Booooo @ Capcom and Konami.
InsaneLuchador
Member
Never hear about these anymore but loved them in their day.
Gsak
Member
Never hear about these anymore but loved them in their day.
Astro Boy is such a great game!
