games you should but won't play

fuck you. your taste is shit. play these games because i like them and my taste is better than yours - or something

i really just want these games to get more recognition so that's what this list is for

46 Okunen Monogatari: The Shinka Ron
46 Okunen Monogatari: The Shinka Ron
dragon quest but awesome
Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere
Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere
you THINK this is a flight slim about flying planes, but it's actually a techno-as-fuck arcade shooter fused with metal gear solid

do NOT play the localized version. it's missing like 80% of the game. fan translation or bust
Adventures of Lolo
Adventures of Lolo
remember that ball from kirby? turns out he's in a puzzle game that's better than most kirby titles
American McGee's Alice
American McGee's Alice
GOD TIER atmosphere

"gameplay is dated" yeah whatever buddy. if you grew up playing any ps2 platformer you can most certainly handle this
Breakdown
Breakdown
play this game unless you're a chump who can't handle things that are different
Chaos Legion
Chaos Legion
crisis core if it was directed by trent reznor. fuck outta here if you dont think that sounds hype
Galerians
Galerians
screaming traumatized junkie teen blows evil scientists up with his mind while a plagiarized "terrible lie" loops in the background. nothing else quite like it
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell
you can climb on walls and ceilings with a fuchikoma and there's cool cutscenes by production ig
The Last Guardian
The Last Guardian
trico listens to you just fine as long as you aren't a jackass to him

don't let tlg detractors own pets
Lumines Remastered
Lumines Remastered
made by the guy who did tetris effect. better than tetris
Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete
Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete
if you don't like working designs you probably take yourself too seriously
Metal Slader Glory
Metal Slader Glory
maybe the most ambitious 8-bit project period. fucking legendary
Phantasy Star Universe
Phantasy Star Universe
sure the gameplay is outshined by pso2, but you know what pso2 doesn't have? actual atmosphere

still playable via clementine: https://psu-clementine.net/community/index.php

unfortunately there's no clyez city 3rd floor scammers in this version, but it's still close enough
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
better than any other pinball game. better than actual pinball. fucking goated
Resonance of Fate
Resonance of Fate
this is a jrpg with a really inventive and interesting battle system - so naturally fans of the genre typically overlook it
Splatterhouse
Splatterhouse
jim cummings makes fun of you while you rip monsters' intestines out of their assholes. it's pretty good
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time
not recommended if you don't like gameplay in your rpgs
Super Real Mahjong PII & PIII
Super Real Mahjong PII & PIII
mahjong is like poker but actually good

i'd actually recommend mahjong soul, but i baited you into clicking this instead because the cover art is better

here's a good resource: https://riichi.wiki/Main_Page

i'd also recommend looking up a yaku table. just having an image of different yaku to refer to while you're getting the hang of things is nice
Wetrix+
Wetrix+
wetrix is on like half of the lists i make for a reason

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i didn't grind for shit, the encounter rate was so absurdly high that i was actively trying to avoid getting into fights

2 years ago

damn he didn't do the ps1 lid trick for babel tower
emulation bros L?????
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@C_F 🤯

2 years ago

well truthfully if you didn't find big joe's store you didn't experience the best part of xenogears

2 years ago

>The ability even if you equip it is also way too costly to use more than once or twice per battle

Sounds like skill issue ngl, if you have a frame 30/50 and you consistently upgrade your fuel tank then you can easily heal more than twice per battle. Also how are you losing to Urobolus or whatever the real real final boss of xg is even without big Joe parts lol

2 years ago

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who is joe
anybody in this thread smoke weed?
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sometimes slime, I'd do it for you !

2 years ago

how playable is resonance on rpcs3

2 years ago

not sure. probably fine but there's a steam version anyway so just go for that i'd say

2 years ago

my favorite obscure game GTA 3 please add

2 years ago

real hidden gem you've got there

2 years ago

You should play GTA 3 but barely anybody does.....

2 years ago

bro i've played gta 3 before

2 years ago

O..key?

2 years ago

i have no stake in any of this but marianelalela is based for having a phantasy star 1 avatar

2 years ago

@chandler Im saying not many play the game when they should (Not everyone will get it either, only the based will)

1 year ago

What the hell going on in here?

1 year ago

you lost me at Silver Star, even ignoring the atrocities Working Designs committed, its nothing more than a bland, typical fantasy JRPG with braindead combat and mediocre at best writing, i don't get why its praised in general.

1 year ago

silver star =/= silver star story complete =/= silver star harmony

regardless, if you think working designs did the game a disservice that's where we differ. i think the combat's fun (thanks to wd increasing the stats for enemies and reducing exp gain so it wouldn't be as much of a cakewalk) but above all else the writing is fucking hilarious because wd replaced all the boring ass standard npc dialogue. there's a town of mages that got changed into a town of inbred rednecks for christ sake

if you want a braindead jrpg with bland writing, play lunar silver star harmony - the version that's faithful to the original

1 year ago

Well, i can try giving Silver Star Complete a chance to be more fair regarding the difficulty but I don’t think my opinion would change, I find WD’s humor pretty bad regardless and Silver Star Harmony is more in line with their translation and even keeps a lot of the same jokes, what every localized version of Silver Star is doing is replacing some stale Fantasy dialogue to stale poop fart smelly pop culture humor and honestly neither are worth praising.

1 year ago

silver star harmony is not at all like wd's version. it is the version people who hate wd tell others to play because it uses the original script


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