What is an Unpopular Game You Will Defend Till the Day You Die

[Ícaro Oliveira Santos]

Some people hate it.
Oh well, it's still not as bad as people who defend Final Fantasy Tactics Advance.

I Like Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, it's not as good as the first game but i like it more than A2: Grimoire of the Rift.

 

[χKai]

I Like Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, it's not as good as the first game but i like it more than A2: Grimoire of the Rift.

Join the ranks of FFTA defenders.

 

[CG4R12I4N]

The only real complaint of both FFTA games is that they basically reused Tactics Ogre's models for the sprites really. And for handheld games they're really better than most of the rest despite the faults.

 

[hazys]

A lot of Breath of Fire fans hate Dragon Quarter for how different it was, but I think it's genius.

 

[Ikagura]

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Floating Runner: Quest for the 7 Crystals (1996)

I actually played this game because of the water level theme.

I kinda liked it except the final boss. I think I'd replay Jumping Flash more often.

As for my game.... I dunno, maybe Sonic 3D Blast or Zelda II?

 

[KillerJesusXo]

The very game that comes to mind is my favorite guilty pleasure.

Shit reviews, shti graphics, not even that great of gameplay, but beat it front to back multiple times, and still have so much fun with it when I play it.


Rocket Power Beach Bandits on PS2.
Favorite shit game ever

 

[Big Finger Jim]

It's kinda crap but I love Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance. I love how badass and cool it thinks it is and how you can beat the hell out of everyone you see on the street.

 

[Ajderniz]

View attachment 11760This game is incredibly underrated, it makes me sad that it's considered one of the worst RPGs of the sixth generation.

This one's not bad. I just wish they'd figured out a quicker, less repetitive battle system. The tactical aspect, plus it being in an underground setting reminds me of Underrail.

 

[What's His Face]

I love this game, and I will defend its re-orchestrated soundtrack from beyond the grave.

 

[Darklink]

And also caligula effect
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Well this one has more flaws than Monark ,but the story and the characters were too good that it redeemed it ,also has one of the most unique battle systems too that has been more polished in the sequel which everyone loved

I've actually mostly heard that this game, and its sequel, is a hidden gem. I got them on Switch for pretty cheap lol. I'll probably play 'em soonish since I'm on vacation, and have been kinda in the mood for a new JRPG anyway.

 

[Karaswinglet]

There are actually a lot of game that I like that fit this question but the first that come to mind are Dragon Quarter, P.N. 03 and... Disaster: Day of Crisis.

Dragon Quarter: Quite the departure prom previous games and a structure that aims to convey the struggle of the characters in the story to the gameplay. The final result it's quite the brutal game in every aspect but a true unique one. I'm glad it's getting so much love on the forum

P.N.03: I was absolutely addicted to this game back int he day. The combo of style, gameplay (despite the bizarre choice of control) and music really grabbed me from day one and I played and replayed it a lot. The only thing that stops me to play it right now it's not finding the rights cable/adapters to hook up my wii to my hd tv.

Disaster: DoC : While the other two games have pretty divisive ideas in every aspect of their creation, D: DoC is admittedly quite the mess in trying to provide a lot of different scenarios and gameplay elements. Yet, I couldn't stop playing it: I think they nailed the disaster-action movie vibe perfectly, with the ending topping itself at any moment providing some absolutely exhilarating developments. Damn, at a particular segment of the ending fight I couldn't help imitating Snake's voice delivering an iconic phrase. And that happened every damn time! Such a fun game.

 

[TheWanderer]

I've actually mostly heard that this game, and its sequel, is a hidden gem. I got them on Switch for pretty cheap lol. I'll probably play 'em soonish since I'm on vacation, and have been kinda in the mood for a new JRPG anyway.

its fantastic i actually wrote a shitty review here on the forums go check it out if you want ,but only about the first game

 

[CaptainJupiter]

I'll always defend Dragon Age II and Mass Effect Andromeda. Are they the high points of their series? No, but they're more then solid entries with a lot of things going for them. When fully patched ME: Andromeda's gameplay is great, and its planetary exploration is second to none in its franchise. While its story is just ok and most of the companions aren't very memorable its still overall a solid expierence.

DA II doesn't have much map variety but its companions are great and its story is solid, even if it does kind of suck to have to make a certain type of player character (always having to be a human, unlike in DA:O where you could be any of the main species).

 

[Ícaro Oliveira Santos]

I'll always defend Dragon Age II and Mass Effect Andromeda. Are they the high points of their series? No, but they're more then solid entries with a lot of things going for them. When fully patched ME: Andromeda's gameplay is great, and its planetary exploration is second to none in its franchise. While its story is just ok and most of the companions aren't very memorable its still overall a solid expierence.

DA II doesn't have much map variety but its companions are great and its story is solid, even if it does kind of suck to have to make a certain type of player character (always having to be a human, unlike in DA:O where you could be any of the main species).

I think Andromeda Sucks, but i agree about Dragon Age II. I think the story and the characters are much better than Dragon Age: Inquisition and Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

 

[starseeker300]

I think Andromeda Sucks, but i agree about Dragon Age II. I think the story and the characters are much better than Dragon Age: Inquisition and Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

funny enough, i think i saw a video guide pop into my yt feed once that was a guide on how to KILL the most characters in the finale of veilguard, and i was like, hun its that bad lol guess i know not to try out dragon age now

 

[miguk]

I am here to defend one of the most hated of all time. Behold!

Yes, that's right. LJN's Friday the 13th. I don't care what one YouTuber whose comedy style is so repetitive even he hates it thinks, nor do I care about the "opinions" of memers who just repeat what he said without playing the game. This game is one of the best horror games of the 8bit era.

No other horror game before did well at getting across the feel of the movies. None other did jump scares as well, nor made you worry you weren't going to get there on time to save your friends. Sure, it had some flaws, but they were breaking new ground. And some of the things people claim make it bad aren't even bad. "You and your friends are dead." That's in a NES game! I thought we were actually happy not to get violence censored out of games? People only act like that's a bad line because of one mediocre joke about it.

 

[Lee__Kanker]

Oh and of course

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Reviewers took the opportunity to indulge in some virtue signaling by boiling the game down to "pervert game bad me holy", turns out it's deeper and more subtle than you'd expect.

I bought it because I always loved the whole design and atmosphere of the Nippon Ichi games (my brother is a Disgaea fan), but I don't like tactical RPG, so I was hype to play a Nippon Ichi RPG. Had no idea what the game was about except the whole going through hell concept, I was suprised by how minimalist it was in terms of aesthetics (the attacks aren't even animated) and the weird pacing of the game.

In my top 5 vita games, and I love the Vita.

The problem here is you're assuming game journous are popular

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The overdose is much better ,since you can be a musician there which is a huge plus also there is new interesting characters .
I really recommend playing overdose just for the musician route (this does not mean going for the musician ending ,you can befriend the musicians and also reach the good ending)
The second game is more polished in term of gameplay and all that ,but I still prefer the overdose one in term of story

I rmeber at the beginning of the switch's freeshop scenes I was in one of the shop's discords and Everyone was downloading that game

All of that was satire nintendo I would never infringe on your copyright please don't whip me

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It's an amazing technical achievement that as far as I know used no extra chips, controls snappily (you can buffer jump!) and it's just the right lenght
And I love me some juicy pre rendered 3d sprites

Spoiler: technical breakdowns for the nerds who want to know

 

[IyoTheHelpfulWolf]

Shadow the hedgehog comes to Mind
Idk i just find it really neat

It's fun if you play it as an action-platformer rather than a speedrunning platformer. It's biggest flaws are the missions that make you backtrack if you miss one damn thing on levels ill-suited to backracking, Shadow controls kind of slippery until you get used to it, and the branching story line was way too ambitious for Sega to handle at the time. There's a romhack called Shadow the Hedgehog Reloaded that's supposed to fix a lot of these issues.

 

[starseeker300]

There's a romhack called Shadow the Hedgehog Reloaded that's supposed to fix a lot of these issues.

its on the repo actually, and its also how im gonna eventually play it if i ever get around to that game

 

[Omegapunch]

The thread title can be used in a lot of ways

I think my game would be Crash Twinsanity. Despite the sells, reviews and ratings, I think it would be a much better game if it wasn't rushed due to one year timeframe
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This game was actually the first crash game I've played

 

[DunkeyKong]

This game was actually the first crash game I've played

That's cool

 

[Ikagura]

It's an amazing technical achievement that as far as I know used no extra chips, controls snappily (you can buffer jump!) and it's just the right lenght
And I love me some juicy pre rendered 3d sprites

I feel that maybe the main issue is that this game being called "3D" was not the best idea when the PSX and Saturn came out already, it's like being a kid too poor to afford real 3D so you had to buy a facsimile of the added dimension in your game (despite SNES and Genesis games of the era looking better than those mushy polygons). The European name Flickies' Island is much better imo as it's referencing the setting as well as the main gimmick (the flickies) instead of the blast attack which you rarely see anyway.

Even worse when X-treme got cancelled and this game got ported urgently on the Saturn to insure it will still have a Sonic game on it (funnily it got 3 counting Jam and R).

Also people expected a Sonic game to go fast but then you'll see that it's a slower paced exploration/research game instead. Maybe it should've had a different character or even be sold as a spinoff like Knuckles Chaotix which had a slightly different gameplay with the rope gimmick.

I am sure most people discrediting this game didn't want to have to find Flickies or are just not good at searching in a level and prefer to got from point A to point B.

The Saturn version had a map (and arguably the best half-pipe special stages in the franchise) but the damage was done and loading times are also tedious to get. Thankfully we got the director's cut which fixes most issues in this game.

 

[homesforgnomes]

Xenosaga, but I will still tell people to skip/watch the second game if they can't play the DS version. I love the ambitiousness of the setting and the character writing (with a few exceptions).

 

[Ajderniz]

I've been rocking this stuff around in my head for the past day.
I know now, and yes, it's got to do with a game I played when I had no access to, you could say, better games.
Anyone ever played this Crash: Mind Over Mutants? I think it was the first Crash game I played on my own, and I kinda loved it. Mind control headsets, cool mutants, cutscenes with different art styles...​

 

[Gin]

Can you feel the sunshine

The sun is shinin' on me~ This song was the author of my nightmares years ago, when I discovered the Creepypastas, I will never forget to have cried because of the Tails Doll. Nostalgia (⁠ ⁠╹⁠▽⁠╹⁠ ⁠)
And from what I have played, I will defend Castlevania Lament of Innocence

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Anyone ever played this Crash: Mind Over Mutants?

Me. It was a good game that unfortunately did not receive the best of treatment. It was also the first crash that I completed, then I completed Twinsanity. I do not regret having played and loves animations with different styles, especially that of the end, DBZ style, as well as the map and its different areas. A quite good game in my opinion.

I think that one day I will play it again but in Spanish, because I almost neither remember nor understood the story, besides there are some NPCs with pretty fun dialogues, if you know what I mean