Most Underrated/Overlooked games in recent memory

[venk]

Originally posted by: datalink7

Originally posted by: ViRGE
Freespace 2

G.O.A.T

 

[Joemonkey]

Originally posted by: Savarak
River City Ransom

hells yeah!! best 2 player game ever

 

[Parrotheader]

Thief 2

It's actually been quite awhile since its release, but it didn't seem to generate as much buzz as the original even though it was a MUCH better game IMO. I guess that's because it was the sequel and it was assumed it would be really good since the original was strong.

The third installment is FINALLY coming out this winter. It's probably my favorite single-player game ever due to the atmosphere it was able to create.

 

[crypticlogin]

Dreamcast: Record of Lodoss War, Skies of Arcadia, Bangai-o

LOL, the gamestop around here had that one out on display and all of the employees just wouldn't stop playing... it's addicting!

lots of enemies + lots of incoming bullets + full meter + perfect timing
= white screen + 400 missiles + slow frame rate + fun + boom + boom + boom + ...

 

[Quixfire]

Originally posted by: Dragon365
Starlancer, The Corporate Machine

 

[tk149]

Clive Barker's Undying...ruined all other "scary" videogames for me. Still gives me shivers.

 

[ndee]

Hitman 2.

 

[bandana163]

Exile III - Ruined World

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: AndyHui
System Shock 2.

I have been looking and looking and looking but can't find that game ANYWHERE.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: Parrotheader
Thief 2

It's actually been quite awhile since its release, but it didn't seem to generate as much buzz as the original even though it was a MUCH better game IMO. I guess that's because it was the sequel and it was assumed it would be really good since the original was strong.

The third installment is FINALLY coming out this winter. It's probably my favorite single-player game ever due to the atmosphere it was able to create.

Thief 3 is coming out!? GREAT GOOGLY MOOGLY!!!

Hopefully it won't involve rubbish like battle with a diety that killed the first one for me.

 

[bandana163]

DurocShark: Try harder. It's very good and worth the fuss.

 

[bernse]

Battlezone, circa 1998/99. Battlezone II wasn't bad, but the original absolutely rocked. I would love a redo of it.

 

[secretanchitman]

The Legend of Zelda: Majoras Mask for Nintendo 64. It was a really good game, even though that crappy resetting time every 5 mins was pretty gay. okay, the masks were also kinda stupid, but everything else was fine.

 

[TheVrolok]

System Shock 2 and The Quest For Glory series from Sierra (were they popular at time time? I didn't have the net at the time, and was too young to read any publications (not too young to read, just didn't get into it yet)) but I think the QfG series remains some of the best RPGs of all time.

 

[datalink7]

Originally posted by: Feldenak

Originally posted by: Mani
Planescape:Torment. Didn't sell all that well but one of the best games ever made.

Agreed. It's a great game.

That is actually my favorite game. Still have it