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eatpork
Joined: May 24 2010
Location: Detroit, Michigan
PostPosted: Jun 09 2010 02:20 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Did the overrated thread, now time to be nice.

I think the Grandia series is severely underrated, Grandia 2 is my favorite RPG of all-time. Most RPGs go for great story and characters, which is fine, but they usually sacrifice gameplay as a result. Grandia series, I believe, has the best turn-based battle system ever, it's one of the few games where I actually enjoyed powering up. The stories may have been nothing special, but were still pretty good.


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Doddsino
Joined: Oct 01 2009
PostPosted: Jun 09 2010 02:43 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Tomba

In an age where 3D games were the craze, Tomba was a sidescroller with 3D and RPG aspects. It was a hell of a lot of fun and I never hear anyone ever talk about it.
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PostPosted: Jun 09 2010 04:16 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Steambot Chronicles.
That game was FANTASTIC



 
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lavalarva
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PostPosted: Jun 09 2010 05:01 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Doddsino wrote:
Tomba

I love this game, despite always getting stuck everywhere at first. When I actually started to understand English a little bit, I could finally understand what the hell that Fortune Teller was saying and managed to find the Fire Pig. The only one you can capture before this one is the Storm Pig, so I couldn't do much until I captured it.
I wasted way too much time trying to get the gold medal in the motocross course though, and I had to use a walkthrough for the last few events (in both games).

I don't know if it's really underrated or not (on GameFAQs it's insanely popular), but Digimon World 1.
Pretty unique game, and still very fun despite the glitchfest. Quite challenging too, as some Ultimates are really damn hard to get, though I got far just by buying a ton of items.
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PostPosted: Jun 09 2010 05:06 pm Reply with quote Back to top

eatpork wrote:
Did the overrated thread, now time to be nice.

I think the Grandia series is severely underrated, Grandia 2 is my favorite RPG of all-time. Most RPGs go for great story and characters, which is fine, but they usually sacrifice gameplay as a result. Grandia series, I believe, has the best turn-based battle system ever, it's one of the few games where I actually enjoyed powering up. The stories may have been nothing special, but were still pretty good.

Never played Grandia, but speaking of underrated RPG's, and I know I've mentioned this game a million times on this site...Destiny of an Emperor! Best NES RPG ever! Best RPG Capcom ever did too. Easily. And also Blaster Master was a seriously awesome game as well as Crystalis. An undermentioned NES gem similar to, but in most ways better than the original Zelda.
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Joined: Feb 16 2010
PostPosted: Jun 09 2010 06:01 pm Reply with quote Back to top

The Guardian Legend
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PostPosted: Jun 09 2010 06:06 pm Reply with quote Back to top

general chaos.


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SteelBallRun
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PostPosted: Jun 09 2010 06:16 pm Reply with quote Back to top

So many games I can list here...

-Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (PS1/Arc)
-Gotcha Force (GC)
-Phantom Dust (XBox)
-Snake Rattle and Roll (NES)
-Brave Fencer Musashi (PS1)
-Nier (360/PS3)
-Cyberbots (Arc/DC)
-Vampire Savior/Darkstalkers 3 (PS1/Arc)
-Garou: Mark of the Wolves (Arc/360/PS3)

Etc, etc, etc...
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Milhouse
Joined: Dec 19 2008
Location: Charlottesville, VA
PostPosted: Jun 09 2010 06:16 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Ice Hockey on NES.
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aeonic
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PostPosted: Jun 09 2010 06:19 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Shatterhand for the NES and Ehrgeiz for PS1.


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PostPosted: Jun 09 2010 06:37 pm Reply with quote Back to top

SteelBallRun wrote:
So many games I can list here...

-Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (PS1/Arc)
-Gotcha Force (GC)
-Phantom Dust (XBox)
-Snake Rattle and Roll (NES)
-Brave Fencer Musashi (PS1)
-Nier (360/PS3)
-Cyberbots (Arc/DC)
-Vampire Savior/Darkstalkers 3 (PS1/Arc)
-Garou: Mark of the Wolves (Arc/360/PS3)

Etc, etc, etc...

yes. definitely brave fencer. and i think i only played the demo.


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PostPosted: Jun 09 2010 09:18 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Doddsino wrote:
Tomba

In an age where 3D games were the craze, Tomba was a sidescroller with 3D and RPG aspects. It was a hell of a lot of fun and I never hear anyone ever talk about it.


i adored tomba. it was freakin' fun.
Legend of Mana is one of my all time favorits. Played like a fairy tale.
oh, and i totally agree with brave fencer musashi. you could collect action figures. beat that.


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Doddsino
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PostPosted: Jun 09 2010 09:21 pm Reply with quote Back to top

lavalarva wrote:
Doddsino wrote:
Tomba

I love this game, despite always getting stuck everywhere at first. When I actually started to understand English a little bit, I could finally understand what the hell that Fortune Teller was saying and managed to find the Fire Pig. The only one you can capture before this one is the Storm Pig, so I couldn't do much until I captured it.
I wasted way too much time trying to get the gold medal in the motocross course though, and I had to use a walkthrough for the last few events (in both games).

I don't know if it's really underrated or not (on GameFAQs it's insanely popular), but Digimon World 1.
Pretty unique game, and still very fun despite the glitchfest. Quite challenging too, as some Ultimates are really damn hard to get, though I got far just by buying a ton of items.


Yup, that Motocross race using the wine was a pain. What I really liked about the second game was the fact that you could fight any of the Evil Pigs at your discretion, however the first game you're forced to fight the Fire Pig in order to get through the volcano.

If I do have one complaint about the 1st game, the main Evil Pig was a fucking joke. He has to be one of the easiest bosses ever. It's almost impossible to fail against this guy since he doesn't attack you if you don't attack him. And even the bag is placed in a shitty manner that it's so damn easy to just line yourself up with it and throw. Also I found it weird how many anime short movies were at the begining, only to have virtually none the rest of the game.

I never played Digimon, but I almost bought it when it came out. Instead I bought Sim Theme Park, which was probably the worst game I ever paid $50 for.

Another really fun PS1 game was Einhander, it's definately my favorite side-shooter.
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PostPosted: Aug 15 2010 01:23 am Reply with quote Back to top

I know this is gonna be a massive bump to this long dead thread but...

Turok Evolution multiplayer was awesome (for gamecube).


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PostPosted: Aug 15 2010 01:56 am Reply with quote Back to top

Milhouse wrote:
Ice Hockey on NES.


Totally. I lost so many hours of my life to this game between the age of 10-14, it's ridiculous.


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Joined: Sep 01 2007
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PostPosted: Aug 15 2010 03:42 am Reply with quote Back to top

Grandia II rocked my socks.



 
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Crimsonslayer
Joined: Aug 13 2010
Location: Kingfisher, Oklahoma
PostPosted: Aug 15 2010 05:23 am Reply with quote Back to top

High Seas Havoc for the Sega Genesis, i very great platformer also, some very kickass music. Seriously check it out.
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Nekkoru
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PostPosted: Aug 15 2010 06:01 am Reply with quote Back to top

I second Shatterhand on the NES. Seriously awesome.

Also, what the fuck is up with the hate on all of the Mega Man games after 3?


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PostPosted: Aug 15 2010 08:52 am Reply with quote Back to top

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Alowishus
Joined: Aug 04 2009
PostPosted: Aug 15 2010 09:17 am Reply with quote Back to top

Quackshot - Genesis

Donald Duck + Plungers = Win!!!!
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Joined: Aug 04 2010
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PostPosted: Aug 15 2010 10:39 am Reply with quote Back to top

Doddsino wrote:
Tomba

In an age where 3D games were the craze, Tomba was a sidescroller with 3D and RPG aspects. It was a hell of a lot of fun and I never hear anyone ever talk about it.


Loved this game back in the day. Goofy characters, vivid artwork, great intertwining quests, just plain fun. Love it!


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Joined: Oct 01 2009
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PostPosted: Aug 15 2010 01:27 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Eternal Champions "2" - Sega CD
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PostPosted: Aug 22 2010 10:39 am Reply with quote Back to top

Another vote for Ice Hockey
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PostPosted: Aug 22 2010 12:22 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Dark Sector. Damn that glaive was cool, and they had some awesome online multiplayer.


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PostPosted: Aug 22 2010 01:50 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Gex for the 3DO. I had a friend lend me his 3DO when I was a kid and this game kept me entertained for hours, classic. In 1994 those graphics were so damn amazing...



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