Extremely Weird And Obscure Games

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Tobal

 

[thanonyx thanonyx]

Folklore
Heavenly Sword
Puppeteer
Eternal Sonata
Splatterhouse
3D Dot Game Heroes
Tokyo Jungle
Lollipop Chainsaw
Shadows of the Damned
Alice Madness Returns
The Unfinished Swan
Killer is Dead
Tornado Outbreak
Dark Sector
Resonance of Fate
Earth Defense Force 2025
Dragon's Crown
The House of the Dead: Overkill - Extended Cut
[PROTOTYPE]
The Witch and the Hundred Knight (WARNING: CONTAINS A BUG THAT CAN WIPE YOUR SAVE DATA AT ANY TIME! JUST PLAY THE PS4 PORT AS IT DOES NOT CONTAIN THIS BUG!)

 

[Viviana Santos]

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[What's His Face]

Eternal Sonata - improved port of the 360 game
El Shaddai - weird but awesome
Enchanted Arms - another 360 refugee
Resonance Of Fate - not exactly obscure but very forgotten
3D Dot Game Heroes - also oft forgotten
Record of Argarest War - people remember the "Very Naughty" 360 release...
Viking: Battle for Asgard - almost never mentioned
Lost Dimension - truly lost...Bah-Dum TISH!
Tears to Tiara II - so obscure I forgot I own it...
Remember Me - no, I forgot you for YEARS, then I bought you and you sat on my shelf since.

Oddly, just about every list on the internet for "Obscure/Forgotten/"Hidden Gem" PS3 games includes Folklore and Dragon's Crown. If everyone mentions these two games specifically, then are they really obscure?

 

[Metal_Etemon]

Kettou Beast Wars for gameboy color. Great wee game this, despite the lack of buttons there's a surprising level of depth to the fighting. Lovely spritework too, a real treat if you're into transformers or NGPC fighters

 

[Viviana Santos]

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This game has some banger character designs.

 

[Doomstruck]

I see people had already mentioned Under Night/Melty Blood (arcsys fighting games never miss )

....so I'll recommend Fighters Destiny for the N64.

Unique point system, fun stages, and once you get the hang of it It's very hard to put down in my opinion.

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second this, I played this game and had a great time with the small bit I played, was surprised to learn it's basically the spiritual predecessor to toy fighter since I was already in on that one

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This game has some banger character designs.

any game with a good witch design gets an A+ in my book, and Remi is an AMAZING design

 

[χKai]

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This game has some banger character designs.

Looks like Rule 63 Jotaro Kujo.

 

[Edward]

I had a lot of fun with Psychic Force 2 and Jojo's Bizarre Adventure for the PS1. Psychic Force 2 has more content than Psychic Force 2012.

 

[TheWanderer]

Aight hear me out
Dong dong never dies

 

[Emerald Flowsion]

 

[Grumpy_Old_Man]

Asuka 120% limited and its "hack" limit over,while the ps1 game has been already mentioned, I tend to prefer the Saturn versions better sprites and more responsive controls.
I don't know if you could consider the snk last blade or Bakumatsu Roman games obscure, but I love the slower more methodical style of of play(every hit count).
Advanced Variable Geo 2, I love a cheesy over the top anime fighter once in a while.

 

[gokusmacksmyds]

Drakengard 3 is STILL a PS3 exclusive as of 2025 despite the success of Nier / Automata.
It is kind of crazy none of the drakengard games are accessible outside of emulation nowadays.

 

[RetroLaw]

 

[Maromishi]

Many interesting responses in this thread!
A few of the games listed have even been so loved they have finally escaped onto another platform. (I really appreciate when companies up-port games that I feel many of us all missed out on; also, it means that future gamers will have an easier time accessing these awesome titles).

While I enjoyed many of the titles others have listed here (El Shaddai, Binary Domain, and Lost Dimension being some of my favorites) I think there is only one game I'd really like to see a remaster of and or another game in a similar style: The Unfinished Swan.

The Unfinished Swan, in my opinion is one of the best obscure indie games for PS3 (that also later made it onto PS4 and other platforms). It was a digital PSN title but it had a unique world in terms of gameplay/exploration and I think if you like puzzle games or narrative games (open to interpretation on author or narrator intention) that it's well worth a playthrough.

 

[Rylioli]

Eternal Sonata - improved port of the 360 game
El Shaddai - weird but awesome
Enchanted Arms - another 360 refugee
Resonance Of Fate - not exactly obscure but very forgotten
3D Dot Game Heroes - also oft forgotten
Record of Argarest War - people remember the "Very Naughty" 360 release...
Viking: Battle for Asgard - almost never mentioned
Lost Dimension - truly lost...Bah-Dum TISH!
Tears to Tiara II - so obscure I forgot I own it...
Remember Me - no, I forgot you for YEARS, then I bought you and you sat on my shelf since.

Oddly, just about every list on the internet for "Obscure/Forgotten/"Hidden Gem" PS3 games includes Folklore and Dragon's Crown. If everyone mentions these two games specifically, then are they really obscure?

lost dimension is surprisingly a solid title, was playing a bunch of furyu games when i stumbled on that one

 

[Viviana Santos]

 

[Viviana Santos]

 

[CG4R12I4N]

We lost a lot back then, The Battle Master duology were much better than the shitty Battle Assault version.

 

[RebelofDaNeonGod]

FUCKING GLOVE ON FIGHT 2, NO ONE GIVES A SHIT ABOUT IT, BUT I DO!!!! I'LL ALWAYS LOVE IT!!!!

One that I'm shocked didn't blow up during the Y2K craze was Slap Happy Rhythm Busters

 

[Retroviews]

The first games I ever played were fighting games, and I've developed a strong tolerance—and passion—for this genre. Recently, I've been playing the Steam versions of Blade Strangers, Chaos Code, Koihime Enbu, and Nitroplus Blasterz, along with Fighters Impact, a PS1 title.

I enjoyed all of them, but Blade Strangers stood out for its suitability for short play sessions and its delightfully bizarre cast, one of the most unique I’ve encountered. Meanwhile, Fighters Impact captivated me with its outstanding soundtrack.

I have a backlog filled with fighting games that I’m eager to explore. It’s the one genre that never fails to keep me engaged.

 

[Viviana Santos]

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[hazys]

Rival Schools/Project Justice is my absolute favorite fighting game series, but I'm not sure it counts as obscure anymore. I hope the PS1 school sim game gets translated someday.

Tatsunoko vs Capcom is my favorite Versus series game, and I hope it gets ported out of Wii jail.

One that hasn't been mentioned is Capcom's Tech Romancer for Dreamcast. Badly needs a port as well.

 

[Viviana Santos]

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[GeoHikari]

Even the updated versions of the third game was released officially in US, Arcana Heart 2(and his update Suggoi!) isn't well known for many fighting game enthusiasts.

The PS2 version of Suggoi! was critically harded due for the various amounts of slowdowns during the matches, but is one of the console's treasures. The game is also one of my favourites for the group of Arcade conversions to PS2.

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Your opinion must be praised.

I like Gouketsuji Ichizoku Matrimelee. Atlus authorized the defunct Noise Factory to produce one of best games of the series. The only worst of the game is fully the PS2 version. Like Real Bout Fatal Fury Special converted to PS1 as Real Bout Fatal Fury Special: Dominated Mind, Bonnou Kaihou it's razoable also, with few no good changes and the lack of agressive difficulty in larger levels upward to 5. And it's great to see back Angela and Kinta, who don't existis in the original Arcade version(the MVS version have Poochy again as a separate character from the kid and the four secret characters coming from Rage of The Dragons).

And I not forgot: it's bizarre and challengning the addition of a comical version of Bobby Ologun as the final boss, using his MMA atire(since at the time of the PS2 version production, he was a K1 fighter).