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    #46
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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.

    And I'm damned if I do and I'm damned if I don't
    So here's to drinks in the dark at the end of my road
    And I'm ready to suffer and I'm ready to hope

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      #47
      Re: Overrated/Underrated Games

      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.
      Last edited by Shard; 08-25-2008, 02:35 PM.
      So you're a fish out of water...
      Keep swimming.
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        #48
        Re: Overrated/Underrated Games

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

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          #49
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          Well then I guess everything is wrapped up in a nice little package! /Homer
          So you're a fish out of water...
          Keep swimming.
          What else can you do?

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            #50
            Re: Overrated/Underrated Games

            Originally posted by Shard View Post
            Well then I guess everything is wrapped up in a nice little package!
            IT IS

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              #51
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              Originally posted by SirTMagus View Post
              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.
              Last edited by MRevelle83; 08-25-2008, 07:10 PM.

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                #52
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                Which is really the best thing a FPS can be.

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                  #53
                  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!
                  Last edited by Toaster; 08-26-2008, 01:04 PM.

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                    #54
                    Re: Overrated/Underrated Games

                    TIS MADNESS!



                    Except for Parasite Eve II, Odin Sphere, and GTAIV.
                    PSN: KingJamos

                    Add me... I'll wait.

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                      #55
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                      Overrated: Halo 3

                      Underappreciated: Tzar: Burden of the Crown (PC)

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                        #56
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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.

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                          #57
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                          Originally posted by Rhen2002 View Post
                          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.

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                            #58
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                            I agree with the Psychonauts overrated comment.

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                              #59
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                              Legend of Dragoon is horribly overrated. There's nothing (save for a decent battle system) good to this game.

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                                #60
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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.

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