Extremely Weird And Obscure Games

[sogib]

It would probably be Harvester

 

[Kovlak]

Maybe Sanitarium.

 

[Eduardo2010]

Maybe Sanitarium.

i heard this game was kind of like 'extreme' horror or something... but i looked at some clips and it just seemed like a standard point and click in a fantasy mental institution. doing busy work puzzles like in monkey island seemed to detract from the atmosphere

 

[dropsmegamega]

surprised nobody mentioned this one yet

 

[Kovlak]

i heard this game was kind of like 'extreme' horror or something... but i looked at some clips and it just seemed like a standard point and click in a fantasy mental institution. doing busy work puzzles like in monkey island seemed to detract from the atmosphere

It is, but the plot is just bonkers.

 

[Birdneest Birdneest]

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R.I.P. MR. Nemoy and the Dreamcast.

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surprised nobody mentioned this one yet

oh man, I haven't heard that name in 84 years. Quite a good one

 

[thumbsdown's iconthumbsdown]

i heard this game was kind of like 'extreme' horror or something... but i looked at some clips and it just seemed like a standard point and click in a fantasy mental institution. doing busy work puzzles like in monkey island seemed to detract from the atmosphere

this tbh, the game is more of a classic for its plot and genre rather than anything else. perhaps younger folks would call it a hidden gem...

 

[Xdqwerty]

 

[Megarockman _1987 Megarockman _1987]

The BEST genesis game

 

[Eduardo2010]

gonna try and eumulate this on muh vita

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The BEST genesis game

that looks depressing...

 

[toothflick]

My personal Japan-only White Whale game that with each passing day tempts me to learn Japanese is Sakura Note. It's directed by Akira Ueda, who's most notable for directing and being the art designer for Contact, and just like Contact, Sakura Note's pixel art is absolutely beautiful. It's also composed by Nobuo Uematsu of Final Fantasy fame and has a great OST. It seems to be an adventure game about growing up with bizarre supernatural stuff happening and where you have to fight a giant pig at the end of the first chapter. I desperately want to know what the writing is like, since I feel like there's a good chance this would wind up being an all-time favorite for me.

 

[midnitecarnival]

For anyone interested, I wanted to share the five most hidden PS2 games I know.
Add yours if ya want. =)

 

[RetroZero]

Tried to pick the ones i think are the best along with not being well-know or forgotten in time. I was debating if i should include God Hand here, but i feel like over the years it has lost it's "hidden" status. At least i've already seen lots of coverage about it.

 

[bjork]

Yoshinoya

 

[What's His Face]

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[Zerohour2k12]

 

[SecretStrategist]

Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions
Galactic Wrestling Featuring Ultimate Muscle
KOF Maximum Impact Regulation A
Road Trip
Marchen Awakens Romance: ARM Fight Dream
Shin Gouketsuji Ichizoku: Bonnou Kaihou
Rumble Racing
World Super Police

 

[stealthRUSH stealthRUSH]

Honō no Takuhaibin, Yoshitsune-ki, Shijō Saikyō no Deshi Kenichi: Gekitō! Ragnarok Hachikengō, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo Hajike Festival, Onmyō Taisenki: Hasha no In, Ueki no Housoku: Taosu ze Robert Juudan!!, Buso Renkin Youkoso Papillon Park e, Katekyō Hitman Reborn! Dream Hyper Battle!

 

[zombie100379]

gungrave , gungrave overdose , 10,000 bullets , tokyo xtreme racer series , kaido racer , global defense force , monster attack , space war attack

 

[midnitecarnival]

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Tried to pick the ones i think are the best along with not being well-know or forgotten in time. I was debating if i should include God Hand here, but i feel like over the years it has lost it's "hidden" status. At least i've already seen lots of coverage about it.

God Hand would've been completely under the radar if not for a couple of reviewers back in the day that made a big deal out of it. For those who didn't buy the magazines it would've been a huge hidden gem.

Good call on Genji - it wasn't a common game to find on stores shelves (at least 90's/20's Florida). Think I played through the first half of it back around 2005) definitely something to, at least, give a try if your new to PS2.

Gitaroo Man was made popular by word-of-mouth in 20's forums, otherwise that too would've went undiscovered.

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Lol. Yeah, I know, we've done this thread before. =P

 

[BeBop]

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Honō no Takuhaibin, Yoshitsune-ki, Shijō Saikyō no Deshi Kenichi: Gekitō! Ragnarok Hachikengō, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo Hajike Festival, Onmyō Taisenki: Hasha no In, Ueki no Housoku: Taosu ze Robert Juudan!!, Buso Renkin Youkoso Papillon Park e, Katekyō Hitman Reborn! Dream Hyper Battle!

Are they playable for a non-Japanese speaker?

 

[PSVitaForever]

Not sure if it's obscure or hidden gem, but among the titles I've played on ps2 I think "Stella Deus" it's the less AAA (I played FF10 and 10-2, Odin Sphere, DQ8, DOA, Soul Calibur, YS Napishtim, Atelier Iris 3 and Grandia 2, also Shadow Heart, Dawn of Mana and Dirge of Cerberus on emu).

Stella Deus: The Gate of Eternity (USA) PS2 ISO – The Repo

Stella Deus: The Gate of Eternity (USA) PS2 ISO Game ID: SLUS-21132. Languages: English. For Sony PlayStation 2.

retrogametalk.com

 

[Frickinfrik]

 

[NeonKnights]

 

[nobitakun]

Just a few games I had the pleasure to try (I own all of them):