What´s your favorite underappreciated game?

There are some games that while you might like it or even love it most of the public will not share that same sentiment, but is not about polarazing or niche either you could call them "underrated". So I´ll start with Brütal Legend that still today is one of the most imaginative games I´ve played ever and I felt some that people misinterpreted , sure it was marketed as some kind of hack n' slash action game (wich kinda was) but because there was no metion of the part where the game turns into a light RTS game people felt somewhat cheated and didn´t care for the unexpected gameplay change.

I thought all parts of Brutal Legend were great and everything fit into the crazy atmosphere of the world, the sountrack was amazing even for someone who dosn´t necesarelly appreciate the history of everything arround it was a nice tribute to the Heavy metal/Rock genre, all the characters were great specially Jack Black as Eddie he really comitted to his role , and I just can´t stop prasing the atmosphere and the design of everything in that world from the creatures that roam the land to the landmarks is really different from everything that´s out there even 2 years later. I guess the argument about it´s gameplay it´s what draws some criticism but to me the hybrid nature of the gameplay it´s what makes it appealing at least to me in the first place. I could sit here and talk about how much I like that game but I really want to know what are some of your underappreciated games that you feel need more love.

PD : oh and excuse the possible grammatical errors.

Kane and Lynch 2 sure that game is fucked up, but its also kinda awesome

Nier, by far.

Disgaea 4. Never saw a thread for here once.

Tomba!

An original blend of excellent platforming, adventure game puzzle-solving and amazing artstyle, this unique game is just FUN through and through!

I WANT MOAR!

Can I be honest? I enjoyed Duke Nukem Forever, despite being... well, Duke Nukem Forever. I think it's a fun game, and the boss battles can be quite challenging on Damn, I'm Good.

I'm sure I'll think of another one later, but Chrono Cross comes to mind.

Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45

The Club

Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise

The Saboteur

@YI_Orange said:

I'm sure I'll think of another one later, but Chrono Cross comes to mind.

What? People love Chrono Cross.

Most of Rare's non-Kinect 360 titles.

Final Fantasy VIII

Man, F the haters! I LOVED Star Wars Bounty Hunter! Can't really give you an in-depth explanation, it was just awesome! Lol.

@MasturbatingestBear said:

Final Fantasy VIII

What? People love Final Fantasy VIII.

Vampire Rain or maybe Otogi 1 and 2

@JoeyRavn: But can you call it underrated when it sell a lot ? I mean the reviews were bad but I think that game was number 2 sales wise the month it came out right? at least it got the sells support.

I definitely agree with you on Brutal Legend. I bought it months after release, knowing what to expect and I think because of that the RTS aspect didn't disappoint me, even though I enjoyed those parts. It is what is, and that is one of the most beautifully realized game worlds I've explored. It doesn't hurt that I like Jack Black either.

Mirrors Edge

I love the Freedom Force games to death, I would pee my pants if they announced another one ... but I think I am the only one.

any of the brothers in arms games.

@MasturbatingestBear said:

Final Fantasy VIII

What? People love Final Fantasy VIII.

Vanquish.

I think Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon on N64 was pretty great, in a non-ironic way.

Mass Effect. It wasn't nearly as flawed as people, including it's makers, thought.

Mirrors Edge is a good one, it was even less appreciated and probably less flawed. I hate that Mirror's Edge was considered a shitty game for the reasons SMB was so loved.

Europa Universallis 3.

Nier. It's one of the most original experiences you can have this generation with one of the greatest stories to boot. 
 
All the reviews will tell you how there's zero originality and the story is only semi-interesting in the last 30 minutes.

Shadows of the Damned.

Brute Force, I played the crap out of that game. I wish they had done a sequel.

Vagrant Story

Brutal Legend.

@MordeaniisChaos said:

Mass Effect. It wasn't nearly as flawed as people, including it's makers, thought.

Mirrors Edge is a good one, it was even less appreciated and probably less flawed. I hate that Mirror's Edge was considered a shitty game for the reasons SMB was so loved.

There´s a group of people that didn´t care for Mass Effect gameplay but I think overall everyone enjoyed that game a lot myself included, mostly for the setting and the characters it´s kinda hard to call that game underappreciated when it was that successful. Mirror´s Edge I agree that was a great idea that needs to be revisit.

Viva Pinata

@AngelN7 said:

@JoeyRavn: But can you call it underrated when it sell a lot ? I mean the reviews were bad but I think that game was number 2 sales wise the month it came out right? at least it got the sells support.

Yeah... but look at how many people bash the game constantly. I admit it's not the best game ever and that it may have some serious issues, but I feel that everything that could ever be considered good about it is completely ignored. I don't know, I had fun with it. Not my favorite game ever, by the way. Just the most recent example I could think of.

@MasturbatingestBear said:

@YI_Orange said:

I'm sure I'll think of another one later, but Chrono Cross comes to mind.

What? People love Chrono Cross.

I've seen a lot of hate for Chrono Cross, mostly stemming from how it's not Chrono Trigger. A lot of people, at least the vocal ones, give it a lot of shit for "not living up to" Chrono Trigger in the same way people act about FFTA.

Gotcha Force on the Gamecube, it fucking owns, look it up.

@JoeyRavn said:

@AngelN7 said:

@JoeyRavn: But can you call it underrated when it sell a lot ? I mean the reviews were bad but I think that game was number 2 sales wise the month it came out right? at least it got the sells support.

Yeah... but look at how many people bash the game constantly. I admit it's not the best game ever and that it may have some serious issues, but I feel that everything that could ever be considered good about it is completely ignored. I don't know, I had fun with it. Not my favorite game ever, by the way. Just the most recent example I could think of.

Your point is right though after all for a game to be called underappreciated has to be sourrounded by something negative that the overall audience thought was bad or unappealing, but you had fun with it and that´s what it counts.

As said before, Final Fantasy VIII.
 
 
But the biggest one is definitely Baten Kaitos: Origins. No one played that game. And I wouldn't have either, if it wasn't for my dad just getting me a game he thought looked cool for Christmas when I was younger. I gave it a look when I opened it up, but quickly fell in love.

I don't know if it's my favourite underappreciated game, but I have a lot of love for that last retail Bionic Commando game.

Too Human. I put soooo many hours into that game.

Valkyria Chronicles.  Super Robot Wars games outside of Japan.

The original Dead to Rights AND Dead to Rights Retribution

Dumb. Stupid. Arcade Fun. Also I like how kind of love the straightforward "no irony" presentation of Jack Slate in both games. also, Jack Slate is the greatest generic videogame character protagonist of all time. I also think when the original came out it did some fun things with hand to hand combat and disarms quick time events that were novel at the time. Also SHADOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great gameplay, looked amazing and had great music.

When it comes to the campaign, I guess I'd have to say Modern Warfare 2 and three.

Alpha Protocol.

Oni.

I think Dark Sector was a really fun that wasn't necessarily received well. The glaive provided some satisfyingly visceral combat. And the horror/action segments worked well.

Bosconian.