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another "obscure/underrated games that rocked" thread
2005-02-19, 12:51 AM #1
i think it's been a while since the last one so i'll start off with a few of my favorites

Requiem: Avenging Angel
Messiah
Aquanox 1 and 2
Anachronox
Omikron: The Nomad Soul
Battle Engine Aquila
Armed and Dangerous
Ballance

and we can't forget the most unerrated games ever... Halo 1&2 *ducks*
eat right, exercise, die anyway
2005-02-19, 12:57 AM #2
Shadow Warrior
Duke Nukem Manhattan Project
Star Control 2

Hm, I'd still like to play Requiem and Anachronox. By what I saw/remember from them, they seemed to rock. Too bad I haven't seen them in shops for years. Oh, and get Star Control 2.
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2005-02-19, 12:59 AM #3
Shogo:MAD
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2005-02-19, 1:05 AM #4
I so wanted to like Aquanox, because Archimedean Dynasty did rock, but man alive....that control was just unbearable...

But hm...underrated. Anyone ever play an early-pentium-era 3d game called "Time Commando?" I remember my friends and I really enjoyed that one, but I never hear anything about it.
2005-02-19, 1:26 AM #5
Freespace
Pissed Off?
2005-02-19, 1:29 AM #6
None of these will probably ever get a sequel because no one bought them.

The Neverhood
The Last Express
Anachronox
Beyond Good & Evil
Crimson Skies
Sacrifice
If it breaks, you get to keep both pieces.
2005-02-19, 1:32 AM #7
Quote:
Originally posted by Daeron the Nerfherder
None of these will probably ever get a sequel because no one bought them.

Crimson Skies


http://www.xbox.com/en-us/crimsonskies/
eat right, exercise, die anyway
2005-02-19, 1:48 AM #8
Time Commando is awesome. I had a copy, but I think it ended up getting sold/given to the Salvation Army when we moved.

Uh... as for games other than some of those already listed, I'm just going to give one since I need sleep. It's also another of the games that got sold/given away.

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2005-02-19, 2:11 AM #9
Quote:
Originally posted by DrkJedi82
http://www.xbox.com/en-us/crimsonskies/

I'm not a current-gen console owner, but it's still nice to see that. Ah well.
If it breaks, you get to keep both pieces.
2005-02-19, 2:12 AM #10
I was really partial to both Syndicate and Cannon Fodder.
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2005-02-19, 2:14 AM #11
System Shock
System Shock 2
Thief
Thief II
Thief III
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2005-02-19, 2:29 AM #12
I love crimson skies! It's one of my favourite games! (oh so cheesy!)

Funny, I've just bought Discworld Noir, which was severely underrated - and I agree with Mr Genk about Shogo (I looked for it today in my local 2nd hand games shop!).

Carmageddon 2 - I just reinstalled it, it's a pain in the arse to get running under XP, but worth the hassle. :)

G-Police - It wasn't just a showcase for 3DFX, it was also very very awesome!

I bought Startopia (for £3) on a recommendation from one of these threads and still haven't installed it... I might do that later!
2005-02-19, 11:27 AM #13
Startopia is incredibly awesome.

And although it's not obscure or necasarilly underrated, still think NOLF and NOLF2 are the best FPSs of all time.
2005-02-19, 11:42 AM #14
Iron Storm
Dune
SimCopter
Streets of Sim City
2005-02-19, 11:50 AM #15
Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine

My. Favorite. Adventure. Game. Ever. PERIOD.
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2005-02-19, 12:48 PM #16
Planescape: Torment

BEST. GAME. EVER. PERIOD.
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2005-02-19, 12:51 PM #17
Quote:
Originally posted by Clueless_of_Morg
Planescape: Torment

BEST. GAME. EVER. PERIOD.


QFT.
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2005-02-19, 1:03 PM #18
Quote:
Originally posted by Emon
System Shock
System Shock 2
Thief
Thief II
Thief III


Yes.

Also, Anachronox was good. I never finished it, though. I should reinstall it.
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2005-02-19, 1:10 PM #19
Blood and Blood 2.
2005-02-19, 1:11 PM #20
Maybe not under-rated, but Interstate '76 is darn fun too.
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2005-02-19, 1:17 PM #21
Blackthorne for snes (so much better than Prince of Persia)
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2005-02-19, 1:18 PM #22
Freespace.
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2005-02-19, 1:57 PM #23
Quote:
Originally posted by Sol
Maybe not under-rated, but Interstate '76 is darn fun too.


Yeah, heh, I remember playing that. It actually feels like it was '76 when I last saw it. What was it again your friend said when you shot his car?

I actually just finished playing Indiana Jones and the last crusade again. Genuine youth sentiment. I didn't know the clues to what the real grail was, so I had to go through them all, watching the horrible death sequences I was so afraid of when I was younger.

God.... come back point n click adventure games.
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2005-02-19, 2:08 PM #24
Quote:
Originally posted by Tenshu
God.... come back point n click adventure games.


Those games are fun. Did anyone happen to play Star Trek 25th Anniversary? Funnest point and click game I have. I've actually got a few of them...Including one put out by Seirra. Anyone heard of Torran's Passage? (sp?)
Very funny Scotty. Now beam down my clothes.
2005-02-19, 2:11 PM #25
Quote:
Originally posted by Final_Hope__
Those games are fun. Did anyone happen to play Star Trek 25th Anniversary? Funnest point and click game I have. I've actually got a few of them...Including one put out by Seirra. Anyone heard of Torran's Passage? (sp?)


Yep! I read excellent reviews of the game, and saw a rolling (non interactive) demo of it. It looked awesome, but it never became the hit it deserved to be I think. He had an animal sidekick who could change form at will, right? I need an axe! Not an X, an AXE

Talking about Sierra, 3 words: Space - Quest - SIX! YEAH BABY! Funniest game possible (together with the monkey island series, debatable)!!!
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2005-02-19, 2:15 PM #26
Hooray for Sierra!
Very funny Scotty. Now beam down my clothes.
2005-02-19, 2:28 PM #27
PSI-OPS!!!!!!
Think while it's still legal.
2005-02-19, 2:46 PM #28
Quote:
Originally posted by SAJN_Master
PSI-OPS!!!!!!


That was FAR from obscure, or underrated. I saw at least 3 GLOWING reviews of it on g4techtv (X-Play and Judgement Day, both of which I deem fairly decent review shows).

Anyways...Cave Story for the PC.

Google it. It's free.
D E A T H
2005-02-19, 3:14 PM #29
Basically noone bought Psi-Ops. It got awesome reviews yes, but it didn't have many people playing it. I bought it for a friend a few WEEKS after it came out for $20
Think while it's still legal.
2005-02-19, 3:37 PM #30
Cannon Fodder.

If anyone's played it, do you know where I can get a copy of that song it plays while opening? It was like "Kill me with your gun" or something...
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