Hidden Gems!

[Don Patch]

Tons!

Some absolute gold, there.

 

[chibimatty]

Chaos Legion - Really unique and pretty addictive in a more arcadey sort of way. Absolutely dreadful voice acting but in the best possible way, but it's definitely a love it or hate it kind of thing I think.



Bujingai is sort of in the vein of crossing DMC with Ninja Gaiden, and like NOBODY seems to have heard of it. It's really fun and pretty intense.


Darkwatch is a haunted wild west shooter that is loads of fun and just the essence of cool. It also has a really fun multiplayer mode... as long as you don't have a friend who gets a lot out of taking advantage of the friendly fire a little too much... >> Not me or anything, I totally didn't ruin the experience for @Mr. Daddy once I got my hands on the rocket launcher.

Man, classic! I have these three in my collection still.

I was actually at the Tokyo Game Show in 2002 when they introduced Bujingai and Chaos Legion and previewed them with early footage. Bujingai in particular was touted as a big deal from Sega as they had a pop star called "Gackt" in the lead role.

crimson tears

That game had such an awesome intro and theme, saw that at TGS 2002 also. Had the intro on a Capcom promotional DVD from the show also

 

[ShanaFlameHaze]

it not the most hidden game but all the ace combat games are fantastic

<-- *not from ace combat*

I played Ace Combat 3 Electrosphere recently and I had a blast!
It's anime meets fighter jets, right up my alley! Also loved the branching paths and the narrative.

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I recommend Advanced VG 1 and 2 for PS1.
If you like fighting games and anime with an all-girls character roster you will love it!

One downside is that they are not translated yet, but since it's a fighting game, it's not a deal breaker, all the menus are in English.

 

[instalazy]

Herc's Adventure
Monkey Magic
and uhh Tomba 2 but its not really underrated i guess

 

[groundbeef]

Enthusia Professional Racing is perhaps my biggest to point out. If you enjoy slightly more sim related games this is definitely a great experience. I liked some of the shmups like Giga Wings Generations, Thunder Force V, Mushihimesama, Homura, Ibara and a few others. Blood Will Tell and Crimson Sea 2 were fun.

 

[GardeniaSky's icon GardeniaSky GardeniaSky]

Radiata Stories for sure.

It's pretty cartoony but I found it quite charming.

 

[darkmood]

I know ¨¨hidden gems¨¨ could be a broad term but I been playing Final Fantasy in chronological order on my PSP and I love using this console, I also been trying hidden gems or games that you generally wouldn't see on a top 10 list or whatever. I'll leave some of those but lemme know if you have more suggestions!!

• What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord? - wtf this game is so weird lol but very charming
• Gitaroo Man Lives! - I LOVE RYTHM GAMES
• Capcom Classics Remixed - I love collections too, who knew?

 

[Eclipse14]

Hexyz Force and MotorStorm: Arctic Edge

 

[Cu-Neo]

Gungnir

 

[RustySK]

I've never been a PSP expert, but the Prinny games might fit this maybe?
Quite good and surprisingly challenging 2.5D platformers - good stuff. They're not super unknown or anything - even got ported to Switch! - but they also don't get brought up all that often.

Oh and maybe Metal Gear Acid 1 and 2.
They're turn-based stealth games with deckbuilding elements - the first is kinda janky, but the second is genuinely quite good! Since they're part of the Metal Gear franchise they're definitely no underdogs, but it's not like many people remember this particular spin-off series.

 

[DunkeyKong]

Zenonia and N.O.V.A, a top down Zelda like game and a Halo clone

 

[jankusanagi jankusanagi]

Not sure it I'd call them "hidden", but 7th Dragon 2020 and 7th Dragon 2020-II are pretty great

 

[MemeAlert]

Ys VII

 

[ThatOneLum ThatOneLum]

I second Metal Gear Acid. Also recommend Gurumin for an action adventure and maybe Mercury/Mercury Meltdown if you're into puzzlers.

 

[PSVitaForever]

If you like third-person-shooter, try "Coded Arms" and "Coded Arms Contagion": the first is random-generated areas, the second one has a plot and a fixed progression.

If you like racing games, try "M.A.C.H." racing with planes in different and cool scenarios.

If you like real-time-strategy, try "Generation of Chaos Pandora Reflection", it also involves sort of rhythm-based (button pressing in a certain and different order for different characters) minigames for attacking.

 

[Viviana Santos]

 

[BigTony]

Rengoku is ballin'

 

[Zerohour2k12]

Kenka Banchou
Persuit Force
RGG Black Panther 1 & 2
Untold Legends
Lord of Arcana

 

[TortaMexicana]

I gotta say Resistance: Retribution.

I would say it's nostalgia for me, but I download to pass time in school, and man I forgot how good it was.

I dare say, it feels like playing, uh, Gears of War for the psp? But yeah, I don't see many people talking about it.

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Kenka Banchou
Persuit Force
RGG Black Panther 1 & 2
Untold Legends
Lord of Arcana

LORD OF ARCANA MENTIONED

 

[DeadVoivod]

To name a few:

- Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Portable
- Echo Night: The First Voyage
- Genso Suikoden Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki
- Kinnikuman Muscle Generation
- Kurohyou 2: Ryu ga Gotoku Ashura Hen
- Nayuta no Kiseki
- R-Type Tactics II: Operation Bitter Chocolate
- Senritsu no Stratus
- Shinseiki GPX Cyber Formula VS
- Sol Trigger
- Soreyuke Burunyanman Portable
- Sunday vs Magazine Shuuketsu: Choujou Daikessen
- Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment
- Toaru Majutsu no Index
- Toukiden Kiwami
- Umihara Kawase Portable
- Wangan Midnight Portable
- White Knight Chronicles: Origins
- Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 3 aka Disaster Report 3

 

[stealthRUSH stealthRUSH]

 

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[darkmood]

some crazy recommendations itt. Y'all really came through sheessh I think I'll need a bigger sd card lol

 

[un1uckychloe]

the red star is a neat hidden gem i found.
also if you havent played phantasy star portable 2 infinity, it is 100% worth the time

 

[jankusanagi jankusanagi]

- Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 3 aka Disaster Report 3

I didn't know this one. It's a pretty cool and refreshing concept!