Alpha Protocol - Jankiness (cover mechanics), mini games and one strange bug aside, my second favorite game of the current generation. It didn't have my favorite story, but it did tell it in the best way possible. I enjoyed the choices and consequnces they give during your playthroughs. There are also a lot of characters that I liked.
Okami - Sure, it did get re-releases and a sequel but that in no way helped Clover Studios. I'm currently playing this and having a great time. The boss battles have been fun, the game looks great with a lovely artstyle and the soundtrack is top notch. I'm sad I didn't pick this up on the PS2.
The Last Remnant - I'm going to assume the game didn't do well enough to warrant a sequel. Despite techical issues on Xbox 360, I spent close to 100 hours on this. I really like turn based combat, I liked it even more that this game toyed with new cocepts for a jrpg. Positioning had different effects, setting up unions was fun and setting up formations for unions added even more depth.
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2 - You can't rotate the camera, most annyoing it felt. Other than that, I loved the game. Spent almost 120 hours on my first playtvrough. The jobs were great. I loved all the different classes you could choose from. The game also made the law system less restrictive and annyoing compared to the first game.
Nier - It didn't have a great combat system and the graphics didn't give the player a good first impression. The game did however have a good story that revealed things on subsequent playthroughs. There were enough likeable characters to keep me going and the boss battles were really fun. The game also has a great soundtrack.
Mistwalker's games - I have only played Lost Odyssey and am progressing through Blue Dragon right now. They were/are solid enough games, but the sales were less than impressive. Lost Odyssey had sever loading issues on my console, frying it. When the option to install games to the HDD was an option on 360, I completed the game and enjoyed it despite a boring antagonist.
Troika Games' games - They all had technical issues (which probably hurt them a lot) but they were also some of my favorite games of all time. Arcanum with its steampunk setting. Roaming the lands with 8 adventurers was great fun, especially seeing my mercenaries slaughter enemies before I could even blink. The character customization was off the wall. Your main character could truly be built the way you wanted.
Temple of Elemental Evil has a great turn based combat system that I am surprised we haven't seen in other games.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines is my favorite Troika game. You do need to install fan patches, it really makes a difference. It has the best voice acting in any game and the writing probably helped a lot. Some crazy characters that are not easy to forget. Had the games released with less bugs, it might have helped Troika.
That's ten out of many games that makes me sad.
