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[Lightning_Roller]

This thread is about the games that you have played but weren't really talked about much.

This first game I felt was underrated because no one in my circle of friends ever talked about it, but Def Jam: Fight for NY. It was solid and seriously fun fighting game involving rappers and had good gameplay. And the moves were so satisfying. Another game that comes to mind is Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime for the Nintendo DS. I didnt really know what to expect considering I never played the Dragon Quest series, but what I got was a fun little action adventure romp with huge ass tank battles. It was so much fun and I hope to find it again sometime in the future.

So GAF, what are the games that you played, that you consider underrated?

 

[Zixmar]

 

[Alcoholikaust]

 

[bomblord1]

Big box art for your answer? I can one up that.

 

[dork]

Viking? Or whatever it was called

 

[ElTorro]

Illusion of Gaia on the SNES

 

[dugdug]

Hardly anyone gave it a fair shot.

 

[delSai]

Viking? Or whatever it was called

Do you mean the Sega Hack n Slash game?

Hardly anyone gave it a fair shot.

Amazing game. Played it alot with friends. Kinda wish it would come back

 

[Septic360]

 

[Kiro]

Big box art for your answer? I can one up that.

Is this a tales of clone?

 

[Greddleok]

Underrated critically or commercially?

For both, The Wonderful 101.

 

[Shanlei91]

Great couch co-op games. The latter retains the spirit of the old console Baldur's Gate / Everquest games.

 

[Kenzodielocke]

I liked this when I bought my PS3 and didn't have any money to buy new games so I bought this for twenty. I had my fun with it.

 

[bomblord1]

Is this a tales of clone?

Not even close lol. It's a visual novel crossed with an SRPG.

The studio that made it went on to create Valkyrie Chronicles.

 

[Mass_Pincup]

All fantastic games that deserve better in my opinion.

Spoiler

I would have also put Nier but I think it's kind of highly regarded

 

[Rogan]

 

[thenexus6]

Shadowrun on xbox 360 really loved that game online

 

[cleveridea]

Nice to see Remember Me on the list

Grandia 3 - best battle system of any turn based system

 

[Tapejara]

One of the best FPS games I've ever played. Not to mention:

Edit: Also, MAG, Binary Domain, Alpha Protocol and Ghost Recon: Future Soldier are all great choices.

 

[Jharp]

Personal favorite single player shooter campaign of the generation. It was underrated when it came out, and thanks to The New Order (which is also a fantastic game), it's fallen even further into obscurity

Best multiplayer of the generation after Bad Company 2 in my opinion. Fucking loved this game. Good campaign too, with some missteps. Biggest sin was the omission of terrorist hunt (and baffling inclusion of a shitty horde mode), but the core movement/shooting mechanics in this game were second to none.

 

[LunarKnite]

All Picross games. In fact, there's very little outspoken love for the puzzle genre.

 

[Peltz]

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[Worldshaker]

 

[miku]

Only 3 ppl played this

 

[Ludger Kresnik]

I almost never see anyone not trashing Tales of Xillia 2, but it's one of my favourites in the series. I mean sure it recycles a lot, the plot is a mess, it's padded as hell and Ludger is completely broken, but it also has some great character moments and lots of stuff to do.

Also, Drakengard.

 

[Earthpainting]

Another game that comes to mind is Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime for the Nintendo DS. I didnt really know what to expect considering I never played the Dragon Quest series, but what I got was a fun little action adventure romp with huge ass tank battles. It was so much fun and I hope to find it again sometime in the future.

First game I thought of when I was reading the thread title. The one-two punch of Rocket Slime and Half-Minute Hero made me love video games again. I didn't start playing games until I was well into my 20s, so I had a lot of catching up to do, playing basically nothing but the cream of the crop. When I finally started playing contemporary games, I was hit quite hard with the disappointment of what a normal releases were like. I grew bitter and jaded in only a few years time, and was ready to stop paying attention to video games. Rocket Slime and Half-Minute Hero's novelty and cleverness restored my faith in the medium.

Since you have mentioned Rocket Slime, I'll pimp the other one. Half-minute Hero is a game that riffs video game adventures, by making you rush through all the tropes in an absurdly short amount of time. There's a persistent 30 second time-limit across all of the many gameplay modes, which you can reset for a cost. You are thus tasked to try to balance farming money to reset the timer and to get stuff done. It seemed like a concept that would wear thin quite fast, but they not only kept me going the entire way though, but also through a sequel.

Only 3 ppl played this

I still feel like a sucker for paying for the ending, but I must admit I had a good time with this too. The gameplay is shallow and QTE-driven, but it was honest about it. Asura's Wrath is an interesting anime-ass game where escalation never ends.

 

[Matriox]

Great couch co-op games. The latter retains the spirit of the old console Baldur's Gate / Everquest games.

Hunted has the worst split screen I've ever played with... That being said, it was a fun co-op game.

I'd say Bound by Flame. No, the voice acting isn't the best, but its a very charming B tier title. Played it over the course of a few days and had a blast.

 

[Auctopus]

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Are you joking? 87 on Metascore.

 

[Lightning_Roller]

First game I thought of when I was reading the thread title. The one-two punch of Rocket Slime and Half-Minute Hero made me love video games again. I didn't start playing games until I was well into my 20s, so I had a lot of catching up to do, playing basically nothing but the cream of the crop. When I finally started playing contemporary games, I was hit quite hard with the disappointment of what a normal releases were like. I grew bitter and jaded in only a few years time, and was ready to stop paying attention to video games. Rocket Slime and Half-Minute Hero's novelty and cleverness restored my faith in the medium.

Since you have mentioned Rocket Slime, I'll pimp the other one. Half-minute Hero is a game that riffs video game adventures, by making you rush through all the tropes in an absurdly short amount of time. There's a persistent 30 second time-limit across all of the many gameplay modes, which you can reset for a cost. You are thus tasked to try to balance farming money to reset the timer and to get stuff done. It seemed like a concept that would wear thin quite fast, but they not only kept me going the entire way though, but also through a sequel.

Glad to see someone else enjoy Rocket Slime. Also Half Minute Hero sounds like alot of fun. Maybe I need to play that myself.

 

[SolVanderlyn]

More recently:

 

[Gravy Boat]

First one that always comes to mind in threads like this.

 

[FatboyTim]

HardWar was a criminally underrated 1998 Elite-like Space Combat / Trading / Piracy game set in the craters of Saturn's largest moon, Titan. With a soundtrack by Warp Records.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardwar_(video_game)

I still fire this up occasionally, for a quick nostalgia trip.

http://i.imgur.com/q2FfaWe.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/bPmHMUd.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f2xyTBSJOk

 

[semiconscious]

this gen:

gorgeous, well-built, fun game. great dlc. & almost completely taken for granted ...

 

[Aaron D.]

High five!

 

[Aeriscloud]

Seiken Densetsu 3

If only it had come west.

 

[BadWolf]

Rule of Rose.

Terribad combat but amazing atmosphere, story, setting and music.

 

[Digital-Hero]

 

[TheCobraTwister]

Chromehounds

 

[Shanlei91]

Hunted has the worst split screen I've ever played with... That being said, it was a fun co-op game.

I'll never understand why they shaved off so much of the screen. I think Lost Planet 2 pulled some nonsense like this too.

 

[kionedrik]

Freelancer

Freedom Force

Drakensang: The Dark Eye

 

[Edsmells12345]

 

[blast processed]

Dude quote that Ghost Trick jpg

 

[Puruzi]

Asura's Wrath.

 

[Ludger Kresnik]

More recently:

Oh, definitely. The artwork alone...

 

[Cheeseman Battitude]

Killzone.

 

[Goteki_45]

 

[theechrisfox]

UNepic. Great and underrated fun on the Wii U.

 

[Shuggananas]

Personal favorite single player shooter campaign of the generation. It was underrated when it came out, and thanks to The New Order (which is also a fantastic game), it's fallen even further into obscurity

You can't buy it anymore, that doesn't help...
I remember playing it back then, found it fun but graphics sucked because of my PC back then, I want to replay it with everything maxed out, it was a fun experience iirc

 

[Tapejara]

 

[Yudoken]

Basically one of the best lan (and online) games I've ever played.
Rocket Leagues is the only game that beats it (it's a complete different game, I know that but doing stuff with cars is fun!