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[SinDelta]

I've seen Lost Odyssey mentioned here and there for RPGs as a "lost" Final Fantasy.

For RTS, Stronghold as a castle builder has a following sure, but I never got the impression it had widespread success, only a bunch of terrible sequels that have yet to live up to the original 2 games.

Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat - Assassins Creed: Black Flag 5 years before the Assassins Creed franchise was even a thing.

 

[intbal]

You just want any old underrated game response?

Ok.

Galleon

It had a strange control scheme. The graphics were bad. It had no marketing budget behind it.
But it's a fun adventure with amusing characters.
And Captain Rhama was the original Parkour Pirate, long before any Assassins Creed.

 

[brian0057]

 

[kyliethicc]

 

[Mozzarella]

Prey
Witcher 2
Pathologic 2
Heroes of Might and Magic 3

Not sure if those qualify though.

 

[AJUMP23]

Many of the original Bullfrog games like Dungeon Keeper, magic Carpet. All those games were exceptional and fun.

 

[LectureMaster]

Bulletstorm is a hell of fun wacky shooter.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

 

[Nubulax]

This game was awesome... on switch now btw

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

.

 

[Mistershine.]

Do you mean under rated or under appreciated?

 

[Team Andromeda]

You just want any old underrated game response?

Ok.

Galleon

It had a strange control scheme. The graphics were bad. It had no marketing budget behind it.
But it's a fun adventure with amusing characters.
And Captain Rhama was the original Parkour Pirate, long before any Assassins Creed.

Amazing game and the sound and voice acting was brilliant. Such a cool game

 

[Team Andromeda]

Some of my underrated or overlooked games would be

Alien Resurrection - PS

Exhumed/Powerslave - Saturn

Ninja Blade - XBox 360

Sega GT 2002 - XBox

Kung Fu Choas - XBox

This Is Football 2003 - PS2

Olympic Soccer - PS/Saturn

Blood 2 - PC

Dracula Unleashed - PC/Mega CD

Pen Pen Triicelon - DC

 

[Hobbygaming]

Ryse
The Order 1886
Quantum Break
Days Gone
Until Dawn
Detroit Become Human

 

[kurisu_1974]

Easily one of the best Zelda style games ever. And it looked amazing with that tilt shift effect.

 

[Lions Gate]

Thief - 2014
The Order 1886
Watch Dogs 2
Mirror's Edge Catalyst
Vampyr
Evil Within 2

 

[roosnam1980]

Some of my underrated or overlooked games would be

Alien Resurrection - PS

Exhumed/Powerslave - Saturn

Ninja Blade - XBox 360

Sega GT 2002 - XBox

Kung Fu Choas - XBox

This Is Football 2003 - PS2

Olympic Soccer - PS/Saturn

Blood 2 - PC

Dracula Unleashed - PC/Mega CD

Pen Pen Triicelon - DC

good list , i would like to add ENTHUSIA PROFESSIONAL RACING for ps2

 

[fatmarco]

- Watch Dogs 1
- Kane and Lynch 2
- Final Fantasy XV
- Call of Duty Ghosts
- Division 1
- Dead Rising 3

 

[Team Andromeda]

good list , i would like to add ENTHUSIA PROFESSIONAL RACING for ps2

I quite like the game too, nice that it tried something different and it also looked great, Konami were really something on the PS2. Speaking of which their ESPN Track & Field is a very overlooked PS2 game

 

[Guardian's Light]

Driveclub
Sushi Striker
Will Rock ( awesome ubisoft PC fps )
Mario Sunshine

 

[Kao The Kangaroo]

One Shell Straight to Hell is a great one that has received practically no publicity. A great combination of roguelike elements with an additional base defense mode.

 

[skakmk]

Clockwork Tower - Dishonored 2 period.

 

[kyussman]

Driveclub
Far Cry Primal
Prey
Days Gone

 

[Loke]

Project Eden. Old game and has aged graphically but has some fun puzzles and is super fun in co-op.

 

[jigglet]

LEGEND OF THE RIVER KING

 

[fart town usa]

ZombiU
Code Veronica: X
T.R.A.G (called Hard Edge in Europe)
Shining the Holy Ark (Saturn exclusive, this game is amazing and is rarely mentioned)
OG Resident Evil 96 (people act like it's dated to the point of being unplayable)
Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding
Twilight Princess (metacritic is great but people still label it the worst 3D Zelda, completely absurd)

 

[jufonuk]

Marvel ultimate Alliance 3.
have enjoyed what I have played of it so far.

kid icarus uprising.

Death tank on Saturn

Baku Baku animal

burning rangers

pit fighter on SNES

ghost recon 3DS

 

[mxbison]

Dark Messiah of Might and Magic (PC)

72 on Metacritic.

How much fucking crack do you have to smoke to give this game anything below a 9.

 

[SinDelta]

Do you mean under rated or under appreciated?

Both.

 

[The Wheel of Fortune]

Here's my trifecta of underrated AND underappreciated games. I used to mention Prey (2017) before, but surely by now (especially in gaming sites like this) we all know how good it is.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky for the Nintendo DS. One of the most beautiful stories I've ever experienced in a videogame. I'll never get tired of recommending this game to anyone with even a passing interest in Pokémon. I'm glad the Rescue Team remake did quite well, because surely that means this is next to get a remake and more people will be able to experience this masterpiece!

Trauma Team for the Nintendo Wii. Fast-paced (well, mostly) and addictive gameplay with a unique control scheme that sadly can't be replicated in any other console to the same effect. A very unique game, all in all, and a blast to play through. I can also be quite challenging --but fair-- if you play on the harder difficulties.

Don't sleep on Outland, people! You can play it on PS3, 360, and PC, I think. This underappreciated gem was made by Housemarque, developers of Returnal, Resogun, and some other gems, but it's more of a strategic platformer than a straight-up shooter. It could really use a re-release, but if you don't mind playing old games, you should check it out on Steam!

 

[Amory]

Greedfall is a pretty solid ARPG on Gamepass.

I posted my thoughts in the OT a month or two back. The entire OT is less than 2 pages, so I'm assuming not a ton of people know about it.

It's nothing exceptional but I enjoyed my time with it. The combat is a high point.

 

[Kumomeme]

The Last Story on Wii

it deserve similliar attention as Xenoblade Chronicles

 

[Phase]

Onimusha (the whole series). I just finished the first one, never even heard about it before, and loved it. From what I can tell from people online the subsequent ones are even better.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Not sure what you mean by underrated? From a shitty critic point of view?The most recent example would be Days Gone. From a player base point of view? Quite a lot of those tbh especially on Steam. Heres a site for it: https://steam250.com/hidden_gems

 

[carlosrox]

This utter fucking masterpiece. You can watch me fucking break in awe at the music and atmosphere.

 

[SinDelta]

Greedfall is a pretty solid ARPG on Gamepass.

I posted my thoughts in the OT a month or two back. The entire OT is less than 2 pages, so I'm assuming not a ton of people know about it.

It's nothing exceptional but I enjoyed my time with it. The combat is a high point.

Greedfall was good. Really good. Borderline but not quite up to par with older Bioware titles. Could have been amazing with a larger budget. I hope a Definitive Edition, expansion and or sequel/prequel based on the Continent comes along at some point at least.

 

[T4keD0wN]

• Riddick - Escape from the butcher's bay
• Sacred 1 Gold
• Scrapland (2005)
• Scarface The World is Yours
• Tribes: Vengeance
• Spellforce 1,2
• Overlord (2007)
• Starship troopers (2005)
• Trine series
• Celtic Kings: Rage of War
• Infernal (2007)

 

[Bo_Hazem]

Mass Effect: Andromeda

Combat, graphics, sounds were all so good. Not a bad story/mystery as well.

 

[Roman Empire]

Soul Sacrifice

Driveclub

Chrono Cross

(not really underrated, but it has a lot less fanfare compared to Chrono Trigger)

Bomberman Fantasy Race

(Idk I hated this game early on, but it has some unrelenting AI at endgame, and surprisingly enough, it has some high skill ceiling).

There are a lot more but some in mind but I'll leave at these four.

 

[stn]

Street Fighter X Tekken (PS360, PC). Its an excellent fighter that unfortunately received bad press due to shitty DLC practices.