Overrated/Underrated Games

[Jehuty]

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I don't know if its just my location, but most people have never heard of Mass Effect, so I'd call it under-appreciated. I love this game, its rare in a game to actually want to hear the dialogue of NPCs.

Also, Jeanne D'Arc on PsP is underated.

[Shard]

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Underrated: Super Castlevania IV doesn't get the attention it deserves, sitting between C3: Dracula's Curse & Symphony. Not that I think either of those games are bad, but I liked IV better, and it deserves to be available as a download for modern consoles.

I think the 4th and 5th installments of the Tomb Raider series on the PS get unfairly overlooked because people grew tired of the previous iterations. The production values and attention to story/atmosphere really jumped up in these two and if someone were interested in the pre-PS2 series I'd start them off there. There's a legitimate knock against the control scheme, but you can say the same for a lot of games people still fawn over (Parasite Eve).

Rainbow 6 Vegas 2: I played the first and enjoyed it despite a few annoying game design choices. 2 dispensed with the needlessly frustrating portions, without making it any less challenging or fun, increased the amount of customization and flow of the game. I'm generally not a fan of military-style shooters, or FPS's in general, but I went through this with a friend and couldn't wait to play it again on a tougher difficulty setting. That's really rare for me. I haven't played the online portions of this, but offline, it's just flawless execution.

[John Mora]

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it deserves to be available as a download for modern consoles.

IT IS

[Shard]

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Well then I guess everything is wrapped up in a nice little package! /Homer

[John Mora]

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Well then I guess everything is wrapped up in a nice little package!

IT IS

[MRevelle83]

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Halo picked up where GoldenEye left off. Did you see any other game do that? It's appropriately rated. Who even talks about it anymore anyway besides in "overrated/underrated" topics?

Don't see how they were appropriately rated. Neither was anything more than a standard FPS in my eyes.

[Kefka Jr.]

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Which is really the best thing a FPS can be.

[Toaster]

Under-appreciated?

Alundra
Breath of Fire IV
Legend of Mana
Parasite Eve II
Silent Bomber
Star Ocean 2
Vandal Hearts
Wild Arms 2

Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
God Hand
King's Field: The Ancient City
MGS2
Neo-Contra
Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie (what a long title)

Zack & Wiki

Crush
Gitaroo Man

Astro Boy - Omega Factor
Drill Dozer
Final Fantasy V
MegaMan Battle Network 2
Tactics Ogre - Knight of Lodis

Castlevania Bloodlines
Crusader of Centy
Cool Spot
LandStalker
Rocket Knight Adventures
Shining Force II
Wonder Boy in Monster World

Professor Layton

...

and that's mostly off the top of my head.

Over-rated?

Final Fantasy VI
Metroid Prime 3: Echoes
SSBB
MGS4
God of War II
Odin Sphere
Crisis Core
Chrono Cross
Ninja Gaiden DS
GTAIV
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Zelda: Twilight Princess
Psychonauts (you heard me)


Let the controversy begin!

[Jamos]

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TIS MADNESS!



Except for Parasite Eve II, Odin Sphere, and GTAIV.

[OnyxVeil]

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Overrated: Halo 3

Underappreciated: Tzar: Burden of the Crown (PC)

[marcus]

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Don't see how they were appropriately rated. Neither was anything more than a standard FPS in my eyes.

They weren't just "standard" fps games they were PC quality fps games on the consoles. The PC has always had a leg up in terms of first person shooters especially in the mid 90s but Goldeneye came along and provided good graphics, huge levels, and a really fun multiplayer on the N64. Halo doing the same but expanding on what Goldeneye did for a new generation of consoles.

People are always going on about Halo is overrated and how much they hate it or how stupid it is but to say that it didn't have an impact in the industry, whether good or bad in your own opinion, is like saying Final Fantasy VII didn't impact the RPG industry and Star Wars didn't impact the movie industry.

[John Mora]

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Don't see how they were appropriately rated. Neither was anything more than a standard FPS in my eyes.

Goldeneye pioneered mission goals in first person shooters, especially on consoles. And it was the first to bring multiplayer frag matches to consoles.

[Caciss]

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I agree with the Psychonauts overrated comment.

[1ce]

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Legend of Dragoon is horribly overrated. There's nothing (save for a decent battle system) good to this game.

[Riotsword]

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I agree with Toaster about Breath of Fire IV. Compared to its predecessors(which I remember being more talked about), everything from the art direction to the battle system was fantastic. And the soundtrack has its share of gems, with "Landscape" being one of the most beautiful pieces of music I have ever heard.