@jewunit: Capcom is showing some love to it in Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 Phoneix Wright has Cecil Palette swap and Maya as too as Lynne, I loan my cartidgre to a friend and didn´t have the chance to finish ghost trick : (
I thought it was a great group time stopping RPG like Dragon Age, but it didn't get the coverage like other games of the same type did. Not quite as good as other games of the same sub-genre, but really amazing overall.
Drakan: The Ancients Gates. The most underrated game I know of. It did riding on a dragon better than any game I've ever seen, which is not really saying much, actually. It had outdated graphics for its time, five minute load times, and glitches. But it was packed with content, had hidden areas and side quests, and was really fun. It also had some cool characters and a cool story.
Too Human. Once you learn it, it's awesome. The story is actually pretty interesting, I wanted a sequel.
Alan Wake. Why did nobody play this? It totally rules.
Downhill Domination. The only downhill mountain biking game ever made. It's like SSX, but it's easier to wipe out, harder to do tricks, and you can toss water-bottles at other racers. The courses are also insane. They go through forests of trees, past bears, across traffic, through thunderstorms, and other ridiculousness. It has mechanics like SSX and the spirit of a Pro Skater game. It was great to race split-screen.
Mirror's Edge is definitely one of the games I feel that people underappreciated. I also really enjoyed Godfather II for the price I paid, and had a good few hours with that game.
Deadly Premonition. Not underappreciated because not enough people like it, but underappreciated because it's one of the best games of last year (if not THE best!)
A brilliant game in every way. Criminally overlooked, and underrated because people wanted just another Mario 64 clone and couldn't handle the new concepts.
I'll just say it right now: underappreciated is not underrated. Fable III is underrated; Fragile Dreams is underappreciated. (If you accuse me of going off topic, keep in mind that either game answers your question :P.)
Fable 3 is an odd one. Having more of a story was nice, but it wasn't a significant leap for the series, like it should have been. The Fable series needs to move into being more open world, more serious and more focused on lore. They can still keep the sillyness, but there just isn't enough to keep it going as a long running series. Kingdoms of Amalur is exactly what the Fable games should be.
But I don't quite understand why there's so much outright rage for it. If it makes you feel better, Fable 2 was treated the same way until the third one came out.. Same with the first, and they're both considered classics now.
That game does not get its due. Really great little handheld RPG. I've played through it a couple of times now because I can chip away at it bit by bit and always have a great time every time I pick it up.
Usually my favourite games are also those critically acclaimed games, with a few exceptions though like Castlevania Curse of Darkness and Dante's Inferno. They are not The most favourite games of mine, but I like them a lot, although they received so and so critics.
I think Ghost Trick got an appropriate amount of critical praise, but the general game-playing public did not embrace it. The combination of a unique gameplay mechanic, great animation, and an enjoyable story were undermined by a weird release date (January 11, 2011) and a general lack of fanfare on Capcom's part. I would highly encourage DS and 3DS owners to check out the game.
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