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Nocturnal Stillness
08-03-09, 18:28
Have you played a game that is underated? have you picked up a game you've never heard of before and found it was amazing? Use this topic to tell people about the great games they may have missed!
My gaming gem is Disgaea: hour of darkness on PS2 I bought it brand new and even though I hadn't heard of it before I thought it looked good and I wasn't let down, It is without the doubt my favourite game on the ps2 I loved the characters and the plot.
Have you played a game that is underated? have you picked up a game you've never heard of before and found it was amazing? Use this topic to tell people about the great games they may have missed!
My gaming gem is Disgaea: hour of darkness on PS2 I bought it brand new and even though I hadn't heard of it before I thought it looked good and I wasn't let down, It is without the doubt my favourite game on the ps2 I loved the characters and the plot.
Hmm as I recall the Disagea games are pretty well known nowadays. I suppose when the first game came out it was hardly known anywhere but I can't say much seeing as I haven't played any of them. :p
For me there is quite a large list:
Tech Romancer (Dreamcast)
Otogi 1 and 2 (Xbox)
V-Rally 2 (PSOne)
Tenchu 2: Birth Of The Stealth Assasins (PSOne)
Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast)
Micky Mouse: World Of Illusions (Mega Drive)
Chuck Rock and its sequel (Game Gear Version0
Gargoyles (Game Boy)
Zeoth (Game Boy)
I'll have to say Alundra (PS1). If you like the 2D Zelda's, then you'll love this. The sequal...not so much:(
Steel Battalion is always a hidden gem, cause no one wanted to pay £130 for it! lol really great game though.
there is a free online First Person shooter that has been under the radar for years, www.ijji.com (http://www.ijji.com) the game is called Soldier Front, its really really good, I mean if it were a real game I would definately buy it, there is also two other good games on the website
Gunz: The Duel
and Drift City
The Penumbra series. Survival horror with all physics-based puzzles and object interactions.
The World Ends With You
Vagrant Story
Silent Bomber
Kengo: Master Of The Bushido
Way Of The Samurai
Shin Megami Tensei: Lucifer’s Call
Shin Megami Tensai: Persona 3
Gungrave
The Possessed
09-03-09, 06:47
I'll have to say Alundra (PS1). If you like the 2D Zelda's, then you'll love this.
Totally agree. That game was amazing. It was one of those ones where it's a struggle to put down before finishing.
Sky_Dragon
09-03-09, 09:42
I agree Vagrant Story was awesome.
Lol and the most obvious one. Although it's so well known now. Monster Hunter (PS2). I could of happily spent my life on that game!
DRUNKEN WARRIORS TIL I DIE!
Hmm.. I guess Beyond Good and Evil never got the appreciation I would've liked to see it get... Idk i haven't played that much games, haha
The Penumbra series. Survival horror with all physics-based puzzles and object interactions.
Wouldn't mind knowing which console it was on.
PC only, for now. There's been talk of a Wii port, which would be awesome considering the physics - in this one you gotta drag open drawers and stuff when searching.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAvQAkXqnUg
Only one I can think of at the time would be Phantasy Star Universe. The world needs more online action RPGs like that.
Only one I can think of at the time would be Phantasy Star Universe. The world needs more online action RPGs like that.
Yea that game is good but not as good as Phantasy Star Online but thats proberbly a bit too dated now
I haven't actually completed all of these games, but I do like them a lot, and they're games I'm tempted to give another go.
Here's a couple of my favorites anyway:
Alundra
Azure Dreams
The Bouncer
Harvest Moon [SNES]
Sonic Advance
NiGHTS [GBA]
Gunbird 2
Ridge Racer Type 4
Jet Set Radio
Bishi Bashi Special
Incredible Crisis
Koudelka
Legend of Legaia
Mr. Driller
Parasite Eve
Pepsiman
Ico
RPG Maker
Strider
Wild Arms
Chaos Legion
Gitaroo Man
Odin sphere
Threads of Fate
Gurumin
SILENTKILLER
09-03-09, 23:24
I found some aswell ^^
Monster Hunter ( totally underrated outside Asia )
Atelier Iris Saga
Disgaea Saga
Soul Nomad
Phantom Brave
Rising Zan
Tenchu Fatal Shadows
Tenchu Z
Also i agree with Clay on Chaos Legion and Parasite Eve
Oooh I guess that's another one! Odin Sphere! Though it's... somewhat populair, I guess, I still think it deserves a whole lot of more love!
I found some aswell ^^
Monster Hunter ( totally underrated outside Asia )
Atelier Iris Saga
Disgaea Saga
Soul Nomad
Phantom Brave
Rising Zan
Tenchu Fatal Shadows
Tenchu Z
Also i agree with Clay on Chaos Legion and Parasite Eve
I'm sorry but as a Tenchu fan I would hardly call Tenchu Z a gem. Personally I found it atrocious. :(