Hidden Gems!

Aight, for the PS2 we have some options:
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These are pretty good, and all from The Repo, enjoy.
 
I don't hear this game mentioned often outside of places like this, so since it's an absolute goddamn masterpiece - Alundra, for the PSX.
Pretty much the best top-down Zelda game that's not a Zelda game. Highly, highly recommend it.


And while I'm at it, here's a random, overlooked action game that deserves way more attention: Rising Zan, also for PSX.

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Man, now I'm remembering tons and tons more - I'll limit myself to one more recommendation, since I don't want to flood this thread: Racing Lagoon, a street racing JRPG, also for the PSX.
Games like this are the reason people like me still consider the fifth console generation the most interesting. Genuinely weird ideas realized with an actual budget (for the time). Great stuff.


(Great Youtube channel btw - plenty of other recommendations on there as well)
Oh hell yeah, I was meaning to play Racing Lagoon and entirely forgot about it. Might be my night tonight now
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Way of the Samurai series is my suggestion for the thread, also!
 
Man are you metal jesus rocks and need tip on games for a new video >.< Just kidding.

Man Hidden gem ooh.
Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure 1-3 and best part is all 3 games are on steam.
Grandia 3
Infinite Space to me the best game I ever played on NDS.
Metal max series such underrated game series and my favorite is Metal Saga on the PS2.
Fragile Dreams hands down my NR1 game on the Wii.
I think he meant exclusively for the PS1 and 2, but these recommendations are too good to be ignored, nice!
 
Infinite Space to me the best game I ever played on NDS.
Metal max series such underrated game series and my favorite is Metal Saga on the PS2.

I second these, though I feel Infinite Space is way too large in scope for the DS; I feel it would have been much better realized on the PSP, Vita or 3DS. It is also very buggy.

The Metal Max series definitely deserves to be played, and most of the games have excellent translations at this point.

On my end, I can recommend a few. While none of them are groundbreakingly incredible, I feel they are low key great games that never got much fanfarre:

All of them are tactical RPGs so your enjoyment will be predicated on your opinion of the genre.
 

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I'd recommend Tsugunai: Atonement if you're heavily invested in the RPG genre. Numerous RPGs shown above are games I'd recommend before this one (Shadow Hearts especially). It features great music from Yasunori Mitsuda and an interesting dodge / parry battle system.

Another general game to recommend would be Skygunner. It looks visually awesome, sounds great, and has a decent flight system to boot.


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Thousand Arms for the Playstation 1,one of the greatest underated Hidden JRPG gems ever made and very overlooked,at first glance,it may appear like a typical average Basic turn-based RPG,but this game also incorporates alot of halarious comedy gold dating sim/simulation style gameplay to it where the main character meis can date one of the Girls to powerup his weapons/abilities,and not to mention that this game has a kickass soundtrack and an incredible opening intro by legendary jpop artist "
Ayumi Hamasaki" ^^
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Thousand Arms for the Playstation 1,one of the greatest underated Hidden JRPG gems ever made and very overlooked,at first glance,it may appear like a typical average Basic turn-based RPG,but this game also incorporates alot of halarious comedy gold dating sim/simulation style gameplay to it where the main character meis can date one of the Girls to powerup his weapons/abilities,and not to mention that this game has a kickass soundtrack and an incredible opening intro by legendary jpop artist "
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I remember playing this one only briefly and I admit I was quick to dismiss it, but it's nice to know there's more to it than meets the eye! I'll give it another go.
 
I remember playing this one only briefly and I admit I was quick to dismiss it, but it's nice to know there's more to it than meets the eye! I'll give it another go.
OH do so play it,it's quite amazing! it starts out pretty slow at first,but the further you get into it,the more interesting it gets,especially the plot twists this game offers,which has a perfect balance of both humor and drama,and theres plenty more games like this i can reccommend you guys in general:P
 
I am LOVING the suggestions! You guys are legends! More would not be amiss, even if you believe them to be more known.
Your very welcome:P Another game I highly reccommend for the playstation 1 is defentially "Threads of Fate" (Which is known in japan as Dew Prisim)
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by Square Soft (This was what the company used to be known as back in the 90's/2000's before they merged with Enix and became Square Enix as they're known today.lol) you can choose from two different characters,a male protagonist named Rue and a female protagonist named Mint,each have they're own seperate different story arcs:P
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One last title from me
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Kudus to @ouyrtuy for playing gungage I love that game even if I play it in Japanese
Another good game is Macross plus
It give you both mech battles and aerial dogfights
I love games with mechas! Also I wish there were more games like Gungage.
 
Aight, for the PS2 we have some options:
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These are pretty good, and all from The Repo, enjoy.
Any of the shadow hearts games are great. I even like the 3rd one although I may be in the minority on that one.
Aight, for the PS2 we have some options:
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These are pretty good, and all from The Repo, enjoy.
Any of the shadow hearts games are great. I even like the 3rd one although I may be in the minority on that one.
 
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I love games with mechas! Also I wish there were more games like Gungage.
Then you should try Omega Boost if you haven't that is, is a good somewhat short mecha game
It has good music to boot
 

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