Underrated games...

[MajesticSiN]

just make sure it isn’t a popular one

You're not the boss of me!
The Fast and the Furious arcade game

 

[G.L.a.D.O.S.]

I can't think on any more famous arcade game at the moment lol. Dungeons & Dragons is like saying Harry Potter or Lord of The Rings. Maybe the specific game isn't known, but the saga is.

Meanwhile, I post a totally unknown arcade game for the OP:

That's what I meant. I know Dungeons and Dragons is a popular IP.
I was referring to the arcade games, as they came out in early to mid 90s and haven't been available again until 2013. In terms of video games, even the re-release is retro now.

All I meant was I didn't know if it was still popular due to the age of the arcade game, not the IP.

 

[667]

Yes

 

[G.L.a.D.O.S.]

Edit - I don't remember seeing it so "Avenging Spirit" is a fun game.
You are a ghost, possess enemies, and use their powers and abilities against the others and the bosses.
Aside from the M.A.M.E. ROM, I had never even heard of the game.

Again, I don't know if it is, or was ever really popular

 

[Blueskunky]

I can't think on any more famous arcade game at the moment lol. Dungeons & Dragons is like saying Harry Potter or Lord of The Rings. Maybe the specific game isn't known, but the saga is.

Meanwhile, I post a totally unknown arcade game for the OP:

Yo Annalynn fire

 

[Rocket2049]

Dude it's hard to determine which arcade game is "underrated" because naturally everyone liked whatever arcade machine they found depending on their country, so until you connected to internet you would never guess X game not being popular as much as you believed it was and whatnot lol. I'll avoid the philosophical debate about which game is "underrated" and only list my favourites among "not too popular like Street Fighter and Metal Slug that everyone knows" ones:

- Zero Team

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- Waku Waku 7

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- Armored Warrior

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- The Outfoxies

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- Numan Athletics

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- Armed Police Batrider

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- Riding Fight

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- Hoops '96

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well... i've never heard of or played any of these games lol

 

[Deleted member 660650]

well... i've never heard of or played any of these games lol

IKR???? Kinda half of them were popular but especially Hoops '96 was so popular in my country.

 

[Isegrim]

Most of my other favorites has already been mentioned so...

I always thought Monster Maulers was unique. A game using traditional fighting game mechanics with special moves and stuff that's completely co-op but not a beat-em-up either (since you usually beat mostly bosses in a one-on-one or two-on-one manner). Closest thing to it is Red Earth by Capcom but it won't let you do co-op against bosses from beginning to end. It even has voiced lyrics in the style of 70's anime in one stage.

 

[Badseed Badseed]

Discs of Tron 1983 Environmental Cabinet GOAT!!!

 

[diet_orange]

I've said it before and I'll say it again

WIZARD
OF
FUCKING
WOR

Oh, and also Crystal Castles

 

[lesnik]

Not exactly underrated, but Spyro the Dragon and its 2 other games in the series, Spyro the Dragon: Ripto's Rage, and, Spyro the Dragon: Year of the Dragon, are pretty good games, I also recommend Rayman aswell. If you're looking for a real underrated title, Puyo Puyo Tsu Keishiban is a pretty good title. It's a puzzle game that's kinda similar to tetris.

 

[TinRattler]

Beatdown fists of vengeance
Gladiator sword of vengeance

 

[MonoAdam19]

Koudelka.
Baroque.
Planet Laika.
Brave Fencer Musashi.

I wonder if they are still considered underrated these days.

As for peak, just play Xenogears.

That's what im talking about "xenogears" is the goat

 

[Ibbie]

im trying to get back into videogames so id really appreciate some recommendations.

Personally I think it is an underated gems and hope it makes a some sort of comeback is MediEvil 1 and 2. It's basically a Hack and Slash Tim Burton-styled game, highly recommended.

Another game I would recommend is Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, a really good action-adventure game with a good story and amazing voice acting. It's a more darker version of MediEvil.

 

[John Cruelty]

Id argue its Galerians
Even tho its not that unpopular, the popularity/quality ratio is absurd, its one of the best games on the system

 

[Danieru-Emanyueru]

I've played the big ones, the Resident Evil PS1 games, Silent Hill, Dino Crisis the first Parasite Eve (didnt finish the final boss out of frustration but liked most of it). I remember trying a sci-fi horror One but dont remember its name. Clock tower 1 and 2 this games are good Horror games too.

 

[Vexicrypt]

I'd say Echo Night and Echo Night 2: Nemuri no Shihaisha are a bit more forgotten, which is funny because everyone seem to love FromSoftware these days. There is also Hellnight (aka Dark Messiah in Japan) and while there are couple big videos about it on YT, I don't see it being mentioned pretty much anywhere.

 

[Deleted member 660650]

In the era that Clock Tower and Twilight Syndrome games were popular despite I dislike horror games (except few examples like Silent Hill games) I really liked this game: https://retrogametalk.com/repository/psx-iso/yuuyami-doori-tankentai-japan/

Because it's not just a "horror" game I like the way the game is but only relatively recently people started to appreciated it. Too bad it doesn't still have an English patch.

 

[RustySK]

I see your vaguely obscure horror titles and I raise you another: Soul of the Samurai, kind of a proto-Onimusha title.
Is it great? No. Does it have a devoted cult following? No. Is it worth a bored weekend when you have nothing better to do? Sure, I guess. Whatever.

 

[Sorion]

I would say it's Hell Night, it's setting it's quite Unique and the monster it's truly terrifying, Hell Night is one of those games that really makes you feel week against impossible odds but unfortunately it can be a bit frustrating at times.

 

[Vexicrypt]

I see your vaguely obscure horror titles and I raise you another: Soul of the Samurai, kind of a proto-Onimusha title.
Is it great? No. Does it have a devoted cult following? No. Is it worth a bored weekend when you have nothing better to do? Sure, I guess. Whatever.

Oh damn, I've never met another person who played Soul of the Samurai before. I find that game very charming but that might be my nostalgia speaking, since I played as a kid. I even started speedrunning it for that reason few years back, wasted so many hours looking for that perfect random and gave up at some point

 

[GrimRiven]

Koudelka would be my pick. What a fantastic game!

 

[JPchicre]

Clock Tower is great. I think most of the good ones are very well known. Dino Crisis Is the least popular of the "main ones" i feel. Martian Gothic has a cool name. So while i think the game is lacking and bad, i am going to say that Martian Gothic is underrated because I like the name and the cover art.

 

[Vardalis]

I would say it's Hell Night, it's setting it's quite Unique and the monster it's truly terrifying, Hell Night is one of those games that really makes you feel week against impossible odds but unfortunately it can be a bit frustrating at times.

Beat me to it. I played it before the video and it was quite intriguing. Kind of shocked it was never remade or anything when the first person horror trend was super popular.

 

[Muklas]

Clock Tower is great. I think most of the good ones are very well known. Dino Crisis Is the least popular of the "main ones" i feel. Martian Gothic has a cool name. So while i think the game is lacking and bad, i am going to say that Martian Gothic is underrated because I like the name and the cover art.

Martian Gothic is a case study in almost reaching greatness and then falling flat halfway to the finish line, it's sad really because I like what it was trying to go for but at one point it just turns into a pixel hunt you just want to get over with.