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Good Underrated Games

banjo-kazooie: nuts and bolts. a lot of people hate this game because its not the platforming game people wanted (and i think lots of people also saw this as rares last chance at redemption), but its lots of fun building different types of vehicles, and the humor is on par with the first 2 games. im thinking of actually digging that game out and playing it again.
 
Rollercoaster Tycoon 2.

The best in the series (mainly because you didn't have to build coasters directly in the park and could use the editor).

The first is too broke unless you have an old computer and the 3rd was just unnecessary imo, it was too try-hard.
 
Monster World-series. (Not gonna call it Wonder Boy cause that just makes it confusing.)
 
Most visual novels too, imo. I miss the thread but idk noone from there seems to active nowadays :(
 
Noiru said:
Rollercoaster Tycoon 2.

The best in the series (mainly because you didn't have to build coasters directly in the park and could use the editor).

The first is too broke unless you have an old computer and the 3rd was just unnecessary imo, it was too try-hard.
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How is Rollcoaster Tycoon underrated?

I'll go with Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II that game is amazing and has some of them best writing ever in a game.
 
Tales of Xillia apparently sold well enough to get a direct sequel (which I also loved) and yet I never see anyone talking about it!

Loved Psychonauts when that came out too. Didn't Tim Schafer do a fundraiser for a sequel or something? What happened with that? /too lazy to google

Trying to think of other games I loved that either got a bad rap from review mags/sites or just went unnoticed in general... hmm. A lot of them were probably JRPGs though and everyone always eyerolls at those. I thought Chrono Cross had amazing art direction and a soundtrack I still listen to on a weekly basis, but admittedly the plot was weak and character development suffered so I can see why it wasn't an immediate hit...

I loved the Lunar games (Silver Star Story, Eternal Blue). Oh oh oh, and Thousand Arms! I still love Thousand Arms. I find fanservice annoying as hell and yet here I am professing my love for a glorified dating sim, oh god.

There are SO MANY but I don't have my game catalogue thingy (aka, the big zippy binder I keep my most beloved games in) nearby so I'll have to post again once I get a hold of that.
 
Chromie said:
How is Rollcoaster Tycoon underrated?

I'll go with Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II that game is amazing and has some of them best writing ever in a game.
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I meant the 2nd one mostly. Everyone praises the 3rd too much.
 
Teruteru said:
not sure if this game has been mentioned yet but
"Okage shadow king" is a really good and underrated game​
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I KNEW I was forgetting something! Okage was great! The battle system was horribly tedious but the soundtrack was very cute and the dialogue was flawless. Whoever wrote for that game and localized it gets a big thumbs up from me.
 
gasp I forgot to mention another game

Gregory Horror show: soul collector
is another underrated Gem
the game was sadly never released in the USA however
it was released in Europe however.

the game can be bought online however it goes for a pretty high price
for example right now there's a few copies on amazon going for $99.98
and on ebay $100+

((I had to settle with a Playthrough of the game however but ah well maybe someday I'll get to play it, but I did enjoy watching the gameplay of it it was very enjoyable, just like the anime, oh yeah there's also a GHS anime))
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I think the 2nd Rollercoaster is underrated because I mostly see people talking about the third, or in rare cases the first one. Also orange troll go away.

And Wario Land 3. I don't see many people around playing this, but the best from that series imo.
 
Solatorobo! I bought the game on a whim and it's so much fun. the first story arc is okay, the gameplay is really fun because you literally GRAB YOUR ENEMIES ATTACKS AND CHUCK THEM BACK AT THEM. and the characters were really endearing. the entire game kind of feels like playing a Ghibli movie which is a+ in my book. and then the second story arc happened and it was SO GOOD. basically if you can track this game down do it.

I also really, really love Rhythm Thief and desperately want a sequel, darn it Sega.
 
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so slept on
 
definitely zero escape

deep sea prisoner stuff are really good. i couldn't sit through all of mogeko castle, but i really liked wadanohara and the great blue sea and the gray garden. the character designs are really cute too
 
OMG, someone else who played the Hamtaro games! I love you, person I don't know.

Now, *deep breath* Beyond Good & Evil, Skies of Arcadia, Lunar: Silver Star Story, Lunar: Eternal Blue, Psychonauts...
 
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