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kap Minister of Paranoia
Joined: 28 Aug 2003 Posts: 2103 Location: I hate you.
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Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 1:23 am Post subject: |
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Threeboy wrote: | "Flashback"
its storyline and graphics were cool for the time. |
..I thought everyone loved Flashback and that it was hyped to hell.. |
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Beeshu
Joined: 27 May 2004 Posts: 58
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Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2004 6:48 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, I'll have to say that Zelda II was definately in the underrated category. I played it before I played Zelda I and constantly equated the gameplay of the first game to the map screen in the second game. |
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rahga
Joined: 24 May 2004 Posts: 56
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2004 4:05 am Post subject: |
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Wario's Woods.... The game that went down in history as the NES swan song. To most, it was yet-another Mario themed puzzle game, with cutesy music and second-string characters, a lacking story, and had a horrible learning curve compared to Tetris and Dr.Mario, and was mostly assumed to be as bad as Yoshi and Yoshi's Cookie. Absolutely forgettable... unless you played just enough rounds to hit the sweet spot. After getting used to running up walls, kicking stuff, and midair pickups, this game kept me challenged just enough to consistently work up a panic. A good game that I would classify as "complexity management".
Okay then. |
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Smeg Staff
Joined: 26 Aug 2003 Posts: 1600 Location: beneath enemy scrotum
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2004 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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Heh, I love me the shit out of some Wario's Woods. |
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SlyphGlitch
Joined: 01 Apr 2004 Posts: 144
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Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2004 9:45 pm Post subject: Wow |
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Wow, there is someone else that likes the N64 Castlevanias. They were good games, they had some collision detection/jumping problems, but good games none-the-less. Also Legacy of Darkness had a cool midi version of Vampire Killer, even only if was played for 30 seconds. |
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rusheddd
Joined: 20 Jul 2004 Posts: 2 Location: Rochester NY
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Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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General Chaos for the Sega Genesis is a very much underated game. If anybody out there gets the chance, download a sega emulator and the rom as well. I've had many fridays wasted with friends playing this game... and when I say wasted... I mean by passing the time. |
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Geist
Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posts: 7 Location: NeoIcaria
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Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 10:34 am Post subject: |
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Suikoden, which was viciously overlooked for coming out at the same time as FF7.
And of course, Simon the Sorcerer which was right up there (not quite as good as) the Lucasarts adventure games.
...But man did the 3rd one have loading issues. |
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No-face
Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 5
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Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 12:10 pm Post subject: |
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Do the Abe games count as underrated? They rarely seem to be mentioned, but I really rate them.
I've no idea what the third one is like(don't have an Xbox), but "Oddysee" and "Exodus" are a couple of brilliantly inventive old skool PS1 puzzle games, similar in gameplay to Prince Of Persia or Blackthorne, but better.
Broken Sword(PC/PS1): Great graphic adventure in the Lucasarts style - Really lush graphics and a truly awesome storyline involving clown-assassins and the Knights Templar. Released as "Circle Of Blood" in the US, I think.
Septerra Core(PC): Mostly unnoticed european RPG intended to rival FF7, but which ended up being much less ambitious due to lack of funding. Good atmosphere, storyline, characters etc. |
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Kitsune FURRY
Joined: 20 Nov 2003 Posts: 318 Location: Mexico
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Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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I actually bought Septerra Core, but never finished it because the game wants me to install an ancient version of Quicktime to run. :|
I liked it though. |
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jambone666 BANNED
Joined: 15 Nov 2004 Posts: 11
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Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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the most underrated game is legend of zelda 2, i played it on the gamecube collection and it is actually pretty good |
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Carnivol gay dickhead
Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Posts: 576 Location: confirmed
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Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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Beyond Good and Evil never got the attention it deserved!
Instead people put so much light on Prince of Persia - Sands of time (and even giving it a sequal!?)
But if we're gonna jump a little back in time, I must say that Castlevania 64 (both incarnations of it) was extremely underrated.
The game rocks solid!
The camera sure can be bitchy, but then again, it can be realy annoying in other titles too, like those damn "old school" levels in Mario Sunshine... no one complained about the camera freaking being your worst enemy there!
A hidden talent some of us have is the ability to think in 3D, very valuable when playing games in 3D, as the camera wont be your worst enemy anymore! |
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TheRedEye The Internet's Frank Cifaldi
Joined: 26 Aug 2003 Posts: 4192 Location: Oakland, CA
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Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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The voice acting in Beyond Good & Evil is mostly terrible, but it's a good game otherwise. I don't think it's as amazing as most make it out to be, but I enjoyed it quite a bit, and would recommend it to anyone. |
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Beeshu
Joined: 27 May 2004 Posts: 58
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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2004 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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Along similar lines, didn't the director of Fable publicly apologize for the publicity not matching up with the quality of the game? |
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TheRedEye The Internet's Frank Cifaldi
Joined: 26 Aug 2003 Posts: 4192 Location: Oakland, CA
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Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2004 12:47 am Post subject: |
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Beeshu wrote: | Along similar lines, didn't the director of Fable publicly apologize for the publicity not matching up with the quality of the game? |
He apologized for speaking of ideas he had VERY early in the development process that they couldn't implement in the game. Little shit like dynamically growing trees, nothing substantial. He made no apology for the quality of the game, nor should he. |
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FlowingMindspin
Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Posts: 57 Location: Lewistown, PA USA
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Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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Beyond Good & Evil was my favorite game of 2003... nothing else really came close besides Prince of Persia. And while PoP is deserving of its sequel, I really wish BG&E would get one as well.
As for an underrated game... Little Samson. Pure platforming fun. Though the Japanese game is better. |
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Carnivol gay dickhead
Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Posts: 576 Location: confirmed
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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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... what made the Japanese version of "Little Samson" better?
The fact that you need to understand japanese to read the text "follow me" and the title screen?
Or are the more changes?
Now, "Cocoroon" now that's an underrated NES/Famicom game!
It's like the prequal to Little Samson...
Gameplay/music is very similiar, but the graphics sucks (but it's the same style as LS)
And you can customize your own character (and upgrade them too) and dear lord... they sure can look retarded ^_^
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Personaly, I find PoP - SoT OVER-RATED! |
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FlowingMindspin
Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Posts: 57 Location: Lewistown, PA USA
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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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Carnivol wrote: | ... what made the Japanese version of "Little Samson" better?
The fact that you need to understand japanese to read the text "follow me" and the title screen?
Or are the more changes?
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IIRC, there are more levels, and a lot of altered graphics and such. Like, gorier enemies, backgrounds, etc.
I really need to play through them both again. |
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BMF54123 Staff
Joined: 28 Aug 2003 Posts: 743 Location: Henderson, NV
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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 6:55 am Post subject: |
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From the few levels of Lickle I played, it looked exactly the same. Slightly different intro and title screen, but aside from that, nothing. |
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Carnivol gay dickhead
Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Posts: 576 Location: confirmed
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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 7:52 am Post subject: |
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Okay... time to pull out the only game that teaches people about the problems my little brother have!
ADHD!
Little Samson tells the story of a very disturbed kid that's got ADHD! |
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FlowingMindspin
Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Posts: 57 Location: Lewistown, PA USA
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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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The changes came in the later levels. |
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