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Your top underrated games
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Jaybe
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Outriders - gameplay-wise it was my favourite 3rd person action game in 2021 and I played through the campaign twice as different classes. People Can Fly seemed to take learnings from their development stint on Gears Judgement and made combat better and more aggressive than Gears. The game has lots of faults too, but I say just skip through the cut scenes and have fun.
Halo2redvsblue
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A Kingdom of keflings and a world of Keflings.
Husky
THE Prey 2 fanatic
A man after my heartI agree, Prey is seriously underrated
The first Witcher is super underappreciated. Since it doesn't share the AAA control scheme all games must use, it's a bit too awkward for most people to adjust to its controls. It's got my favorite writing and music in the series.
Middle-earth: Shadow of War's not unheard of, but because it launched with a full year of microtransactions, people never gave it a fair shot. I can totally believe it was an awful experience that year, but once they patched out all the microtransactions and rebalanced the game, it became an amazing experience. I love that game to death.
Assassin's Creed Unity is another game with a reputation forever sullied by its launch. Post-patch, it's one of the series' most polished games, oddly enough! I'm not joking your ass.
I dunno many unheard of games though
There are two Battlefront games on PSP which I believe would be universally beloved if they had a PC release. Renegade Squadron and Elite Squadron (which is just Battlefront III--seriously, all the material from the leaked BF3 videos made it into this game).
Speaking of which, the Krome Studios version of The Force Unleashed (PS2/PSP/Wii) was pretty overshadowed by the weaker LucasArts version (PC/PS3/360). Krome delivered much better gameplay, level design, and story (better cutscenes, even if lower fidelity, while using the same recorded lines as LucasArts, as well as some additional story content).
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SlimeGooGoo
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Antwix
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I never played World although I have it somehow, but Kingdom was such stupid fun. Zero challenge and super casual but such a fun relaxing game.
S0ULZB0URNE
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Large list
Herzog Zwei: Genesis
Magician Lord: Neo Geo
Act Raiser: SNES
Rygar: nes
Legend of Zelda 2: nes
Legacy of Kain Blood Omen 2
NFL 2K Series
Killzone 3
Castlevania 2 Simon's Quest: nes
Fire Pro Wrestling series
Shinobi 3: Genesis
Gears 5
Salt and Sanctuary
Bloodstained all 3 of them
Dark Souls II
Bioshock 2
Demon's Souls: PS3
Rouge Leader
Monster Boy and the cursed kingdom
Neutopia Series: TG16(the BEST Zelda clone in gamings history)
WWF No Mercy | VPW 2
Legendary Axe:TG16
Street Fighter Alpha Series
SW The Force Unleashed
Sword Of Vermilion: Genesis
Elden Ring yes Elden Ring
Herzog Zwei: Genesis
Magician Lord: Neo Geo
Act Raiser: SNES
Rygar: nes
Legend of Zelda 2: nes
Legacy of Kain Blood Omen 2
NFL 2K Series
Killzone 3
Castlevania 2 Simon's Quest: nes
Fire Pro Wrestling series
Shinobi 3: Genesis
Gears 5
Salt and Sanctuary
Bloodstained all 3 of them
Dark Souls II
Bioshock 2
Demon's Souls: PS3
Rouge Leader
Monster Boy and the cursed kingdom
Neutopia Series: TG16(the BEST Zelda clone in gamings history)
WWF No Mercy | VPW 2
Legendary Axe:TG16
Street Fighter Alpha Series
SW The Force Unleashed
Sword Of Vermilion: Genesis
Elden Ring yes Elden Ring
Velius
Banned
Abso-fucking-goddamn-lutely
I wish so much it had been called PsychoShock. Criminally underrated game, probably the most underrated game of all time
Ezquimacore
Banned
Assassin's Creed Syndicate is a great game that suffered thanks to Assassin's Creed unity
anab0lic36
Member
Beyond All Reason, its the Best RTS around right now and its not even close.
At its core its a Total Annihilation remake with elements of what Supreme Commander did well sprinkled on top.
Doesn't have a full release yet, but even it its current state its a phenomenal game that is very polished. 1 vs 1 is my preferred way to play, but its one of the few RTS that plays and runs incredibly well at player counts as high as 8 vs 8.
All it really needs to take off is a matchmaking system and a few 'influencers' to start showcasing it.
Its currently free to play, with a pretty hardcore community of dedicated players that seems to be steadily growing as more and more discover its brilliance. If RTS is genre that you are sad doesn't have much to offer currently, were disappointed with remakes like planetary annihilation and cancelations of games like C&C generals, this is where you should be looking, it truly is RTS Nirvana.
At its core its a Total Annihilation remake with elements of what Supreme Commander did well sprinkled on top.
Doesn't have a full release yet, but even it its current state its a phenomenal game that is very polished. 1 vs 1 is my preferred way to play, but its one of the few RTS that plays and runs incredibly well at player counts as high as 8 vs 8.
All it really needs to take off is a matchmaking system and a few 'influencers' to start showcasing it.
Its currently free to play, with a pretty hardcore community of dedicated players that seems to be steadily growing as more and more discover its brilliance. If RTS is genre that you are sad doesn't have much to offer currently, were disappointed with remakes like planetary annihilation and cancelations of games like C&C generals, this is where you should be looking, it truly is RTS Nirvana.
The_hunter
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Nintendo 51 clubhouse games on the switch, It's really fun, especially with non-gamers.
Gamebuilder garage, if you have interest in game dev.
Gamebuilder garage, if you have interest in game dev.
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kyliethicc
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Knack HD
PanzerAzel
Member
Galak-Z by 17 Bit.
This little game is criminally underrated, and I find it to be one of the best shooters ever made. Movement based on physics and momentum, enemies who have AI and will actively dogfight you, dodge, flank, retreat, and call for back-up. Various enemy factions who fight each other who you can tactically kite together for massive space brawls. Procedurally generated levels. Numerous weapons upgrades. It’s an indie so it’s not all that deep, but the core I find brilliant.
I‘ve poured more than 1,500 hours into this game and I’m still not tired of it. Sucks that it sold miserably so there won’t be a sequel, but Jake Kazdal knew what was up with this one.
This little game is criminally underrated, and I find it to be one of the best shooters ever made. Movement based on physics and momentum, enemies who have AI and will actively dogfight you, dodge, flank, retreat, and call for back-up. Various enemy factions who fight each other who you can tactically kite together for massive space brawls. Procedurally generated levels. Numerous weapons upgrades. It’s an indie so it’s not all that deep, but the core I find brilliant.
I‘ve poured more than 1,500 hours into this game and I’m still not tired of it. Sucks that it sold miserably so there won’t be a sequel, but Jake Kazdal knew what was up with this one.
Hypereides
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Never-fucking-Dead, me bruddah.
Misunderstood and trashed for no other reason than incompetence. Reviewers either didn't even scratch the surface of it, got pissy and took the losing limbs mechanic as some kind of punishment, blabbered and raged about how politically incorrect it was, or, straight up invented some nonsense about it.
Victim of its time really.
I miss that old school comic book panel graphic design that was common in the late 90's/early 00's.
Misunderstood and trashed for no other reason than incompetence. Reviewers either didn't even scratch the surface of it, got pissy and took the losing limbs mechanic as some kind of punishment, blabbered and raged about how politically incorrect it was, or, straight up invented some nonsense about it.
Victim of its time really.
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I miss that old school comic book panel graphic design that was common in the late 90's/early 00's.
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manfestival
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I played it because of gamepass. Not really worth the time or effort that I put behind it to finish it. Story sucked and it was weird.
Skull-Knight
Member
Dante's Inferno
Dragon age 2
the darkness 1,2
Dragon age 2
the darkness 1,2
CuteFaceJay
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Red Faction Guerrilla
Hobbygaming
has been asked to post in 'Grounded' mode.
Most people probably never heard of this one
Hypereides
Member
Still some of the best, if not the best, destruction physics to this date. Kinda unbelievable how much stuff like that has stagnated in modern times.
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CuteFaceJay
Member
It annoys me how we've got all this tech now and it's almost like the industry aren't able to replicate or even come close to what Volition achieved with Red Faction back in 2009 on the the 360 & PS3.
RAIDEN1
Member
This game was great. Combat is unbelievably satisfying. Whipping one enemy into the air with your hook arm and then slamming them into their buddy never got old. Neither did the 360 degree spin you could do, taking out everyone around you. Some of this stuff needs to make its way into Halo Infinite. The hook arm controls could be a bit finicky, but once you mastered them some of the platforming sections could be a fun challenge. There were a lot of hidden collectibles just out of reach enough to make you want to go for them. The boss battles were cool (some of the Capcom DNA filtered down to the Western developer) and the game was loaded with interesting set pieces. The final levels are hype as fuck and the ending plot twist is off the wall nuts:YOUR ARM IS YOUR DEAD WIFE
Very good OST too:
I'd put the game on the same level as Binary Domain in terms of 7th gen Japanese-y shooters with some interesting ideas.
Yeah but apparently the plot is trash? Something about the guy's wife or something......that's why you have the bionic arm etc.....(correct me if I am wrong)
fart town usa
Member
Right now, Ghostwire: Tokyo
The Council - Adventure game on PS4/XBO/PC - It's kind of like Mass Effect dialogue choices but w/ no combat. Takes place during the American Revolution, secret societies and all that. Really cool game. Has puzzles and rewards a good knowledge of history. Lots of story paths to take.
T.R.A.G. (Hard Edge) - PSX game, it's like Resident Evil meets Mega Man Legends
Shining the Holy Ark - Saturn exclusive. Awesome dungeon crawler with gorgeous graphics, great OST/atmosphere, fun battle system.
RE: CVX - One of the best RE titles, story is pretty dumb but in terms of gameplay, it's nearly flawless. One of the best RE OSTs too.
The Council - Adventure game on PS4/XBO/PC - It's kind of like Mass Effect dialogue choices but w/ no combat. Takes place during the American Revolution, secret societies and all that. Really cool game. Has puzzles and rewards a good knowledge of history. Lots of story paths to take.
T.R.A.G. (Hard Edge) - PSX game, it's like Resident Evil meets Mega Man Legends
Shining the Holy Ark - Saturn exclusive. Awesome dungeon crawler with gorgeous graphics, great OST/atmosphere, fun battle system.
RE: CVX - One of the best RE titles, story is pretty dumb but in terms of gameplay, it's nearly flawless. One of the best RE OSTs too.
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FR1908
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This was a Probotector/Contra in 3D done right.
I'm not sure if this game was successful or not, but I know that all the kids in the neighbourhood never bought or rented it because of its box art. Gladly my younger sister had the balls.
The best Pong game ever made. All the different takes with the old formule were fantastic.
I'm ashamed, but I loved it. Didn't play it as much as the Snes and N64 games, but liked it a lot more than all the other attempts.
A close second to Streets of Rage 4 as the best side-scrolling beat 'em up
Guilty_AI
Member
Distance
Amazing arcade racer that mix Tron aesthetics, Trackmania and the old Rush games. The fact that the game has a map creating tool also makes it so there are tons of custom tracks in the workshop, making the game practically infinitely replayable.
Oh, and it supports VR
Amazing arcade racer that mix Tron aesthetics, Trackmania and the old Rush games. The fact that the game has a map creating tool also makes it so there are tons of custom tracks in the workshop, making the game practically infinitely replayable.
Oh, and it supports VR
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WitchHunter
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Hades
Tams
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ComputerBlue
Member
The Saboteur
Shits_McGiggles
Member
Now that is a hidden gem!
Lethal01
Member
Not hidden, but all the praise in the world wouldn't be enough.
balls of snow
Member
Quantum Break...
Rip beth
Rip beth
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
Deadly Premonition 1 and 2. (these games have crap gameplay and graphics and still makes a lasting impression like no other)
Chorvs (more people should get this game, we need more devs doing non-played out genres, and more $40 price point games imo)
Chorvs (more people should get this game, we need more devs doing non-played out genres, and more $40 price point games imo)
