Underrated games you like?

[sorophx]

Fallout: Tactics

 

MC

Monte, I don't believe there are people here who haven't yet played FOT not sure about America and Europe, but in Russia FOT received quite a bit of praise from critics. but of course no sales figures, since there was no such thing as video games retailers in 2003

[Monte Carlo]

Now I've seen Vol's review of Alpha Protocol I'll be buying it immediately.

[Nepenthe]

Now I've seen Vol's review of Alpha Protocol I'll be buying it immediately.

A lot was made of the bugs it had, and I'm pretty sure it was a lot less buggy than FO:NV was on release. Still, I fell into the skybox a couple of times and had a few hard locks, so a patch would've been nice, but apparently Sega is beyond caring. I will keep buying (happily) Obsidian products, but Sega will be boycotted.

[Monte Carlo]

Fallout: Tactics

 

MC

Monte, I don't believe there are people here who haven't yet played FOT not sure about America and Europe, but in Russia FOT received quite a bit of praise from critics. but of course no sales figures, since there was no such thing as video games retailers in 2003

 

Possibly, but it is still underrated by any gamers and put into a similar bracket as that BOS console game.

[Purkake]

Edit: Speaking of old Snes games, anyone remembers Earthbound?

If there's one single game that's not underrated, then it's Earthbound. Half the internet wouldn't shut up about it a year ago when the Mother 3 translation was released. Ugh

Yeah but it's kind of just confined to the Internet, I have never seen anyone in RL or a magazine go about Earthbound. Actually scratch that, Earthbound was on Game Informer as one of the RPG cult gems or something like that.

 

Kind of reminds me: Shadow Hearts anyone? Legend of the Dragoons? feeling that JRPG nostalgia yet?

Considering that it's a 15 year old SNES game, I'd be happy at any kind of attention...

 

I agree with FT, it was mostly the "Fallout purists" who ragged on it. I guess the Fallout fandom has split into the orthodox radicals and the new age fans

[Amentep]

No. AP is bad bad. It's ES-POR2-FO3-DTU-EOTB bad.

 

Are you really dissing Eye of the Beholder?

 

I didn't like the original Eye of the Beholder; I kept getting attack in the back and my characters would die before I got turned around good. I did like the GBA remake they did for it where they went with a turn based fighting system.

 

To tell the truth I'd have a hard time deciding what is underrated and what isn't (but am reminded I need to finish Deadly Premonition and Nier at some point) since my main interest in games is "do I like it?" not "did anybody else like it?"

 

I suppose I'm a bit myopic on that point.

 

Oh I've never played Fallout: Tactics. Should remedy that one of these days, as I think I'd like it.

Edited December 15, 2010 by Amentep

[Purkake]

Oh I've never played Fallout: Tactics. Should remedy that one of these days, as I think I'd like it.

It's up on Good Old Games...

[Guest Slinky]

Legacy of Kain series.

 

These games are underrated? o.O?

Well yes. 5 games and two of them are good, rest are rather avarage. But the story kicks ass!

[WorstUsernameEver]

I remember Gromnir talking about pretty serious gameplay issues for Tactics. I personally never played it but may download it from GOG in the future. Too huge a backlog right now (and I just bought the humble indie pack, woe is me!) to even consider it tho'.

[Crazy Tuvok]

Let me second Stranger's Wrath. Loved this game.

And FO:T - in need of a JA-like fix, this for me was the game.

 

"Underrated" being a nebulous term (do we mean sales, reviews, fans..?) I'll just add a few that I rarely hear people recommend or that have not entered gaming lore.

 

Grim Fandango

Farenheit

Okami

and hell yes Alpha Protocol

[Tale]

Advent Rising

Alpha Protocol

Fable 2

 

Off the top of my head. Sure there's tons more.

[Rostere]

"Underrated"

Grim Fandango

 

Oh come on...

[Malcador]

We should have had a discussion on what classes as underrated.

[cronicler]

Silent Storm (S2), Silent Storm Sentinels (S3) by Nival (TB Tactical Combat)

UFO: Afterlight by Altar (Tactical + 4x)

Albion by Blue Byte (RPG)

Venetica (3rd Person Action)

So Blonde (Adventure)

Ceville (Adventure)

Jack Keane (Adventure)

Aquaria (Platformerish...)

The Fall Last Days of Gaia (RT-TC, not that it was officially released in English)

Nexus - The Jupiter Incident (3D, Tactical Spaceship Command)

Gorky 17 (TBS)

 

 

Anno (Althoug I do agree that it is more than a bit light for serious traders)

Port Royale ( would give it a 7)

Commander: Conquest of the Americas

Edited December 15, 2010 by cronicler

[Purkake]

UFO: Afterlight by Altar (Tactical + 4x)

Man, there are so many things wrong with this game, it deserves all the hate it got. There was so much potential for it and many interesting features from research, to general base management to their pseud-real-time combat system, but the lack of environments, actual tactics and most of all, variety killed it.

[Malcador]

Nexus - The Jupiter Incident (3D, Tactical Spaceship Command)

 

Oh, wow, I had forgotten all about this game. Was great fun in the campaign, shame my PC couldn't run the final mission.

 

Hm...should look around for it again.

[Crazy Tuvok]

"Underrated"

Grim Fandango

 

Oh come on...

 

Critical acclaim no doubt. But no one ever played it.

 

"Total cumulative worldwide sales are estimated between 100,000 and 500,000 units"

 

Worldwide.

 

If that is not underrated then what are we talking about?

[Purkake]

Also, Aquaria was everyone's indie darling at one point.

 

Critical acclaim no doubt. But no one ever played it.

 

"Total cumulative worldwide sales are estimated between 100,000 and 500,000 units"

 

Worldwide.

 

If that is not underrated then what are we talking about?

Look at the OP, underrated here means that it wasn't given a "fair" treatment by critics.

 

What you're thinking of is unpopular or possibly unknown by the general public. We have another thread for that.

Edited December 15, 2010 by Purkake

[Thorton_AP]

Fallout: Tactics

 

MC

Monte, I don't believe there are people here who haven't yet played FOT not sure about America and Europe, but in Russia FOT received quite a bit of praise from critics. but of course no sales figures, since there was no such thing as video games retailers in 2003

 

Possibly, but it is still underrated by any gamers and put into a similar bracket as that BOS console game.

 

I do still need to play this game actually haha.

[Crazy Tuvok]

Look at the OP, underrated here means that it wasn't given a "fair" treatment by critics.

 

What you're thinking of is unpopular or possibly unknown by the general public. We have another thread for that.

 

You mean like Jagged Alliance 2 and Homeworld?!

[Purkake]

Look at the OP, underrated here means that it wasn't given a "fair" treatment by critics.

 

What you're thinking of is unpopular or possibly unknown by the general public. We have another thread for that.

 

You mean like Jagged Alliance 2 and Homeworld?!

Yes, you can take solace in the fact that you aren't the only one doing it wrong. Other people were also called out on it, though.

 

Try to think outside the box instead of just listing any game you like.

Edited December 15, 2010 by Purkake

[Crazy Tuvok]

Look at the OP, underrated here means that it wasn't given a "fair" treatment by critics.

 

What you're thinking of is unpopular or possibly unknown by the general public. We have another thread for that.

 

You mean like Jagged Alliance 2 and Homeworld?!

Yes, you can take solace in the fact that you aren't the only one doing it wrong. Other people were also called out on it, though.

 

Try to think outside the box instead of just listing any game you like.

 

 

Fair enough. I admit that my posts were less in keeping with the OP and more with tone of the thread wherein some pretty well received (critically) games have been mentioned.

 

Still you are right. By virtue of the OP Grim Fandango in absolutely no way qualifies.

[Purkake]

Awesome.

 

Rogue Trooper was pretty underrated for an actual functional and fun game.

 

Oh, and Penumbra got shat on for no good reason as well.

Edited December 15, 2010 by Purkake

[entrerix]

how underrated does it have to be? i think red faction guerilla scored a metacritic 85, and i think it deserves at least an 88...

 

Edited December 15, 2010 by entrerix

[Hassat Hunter]

Have to second Gothic III (an actual good and fun version of Oblivion) and AP, as well as Fahrenheit.

 

Might have to add Kohan II to the mix.

 

As for the people mentioning Anno, which one do you guys mean (1602, 1503, 1404 or the series?)