Thread 715673226

what are your favorite hidden gems?

>>715673226 (OP)
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. Criminally underrated action-adventure with a surprisingly heartfelt story and Andy Serkis doing mocap. Also, Alpha Protocol-janky as hell, but the dialogue system and branching story paths are wild even now.

>>715673226 (OP)
Does Gears count as an hiddem gem or is this just a bait post? Like sure it's not FF7 level of popularity but i think you know it if you're into JRPGs.
I'll never forgive Square for killing Gears 2 for the spirits within btw

I miss the OP molotov I found

>>715673226 (OP)
Xenogears is a 10/10 masterpiece, but everyone knows about it and has played it already (except for zoomers)

>>715673226 (OP)
not hidden. also very overrated with some of the most offensive random encounts of all time that doesn't even let you explore and enjoy the music for 5 seconds and an unfinished second half

>>715674734
im a zoomer and xenogears is in my top 5 what does that make me

>>715674772
>offensive random encounts
>unfinished second half
Spotted the zoomzoom who hasn't played it and got his opinion (as he does all of them) from an e celeb

>>715674841
Fuckable

>>715674772
>overrated
depends on what you mean by it.
storywise definitevely not, regardless of disc 2
but yeah the gameplay is nothing exceptional

>>715674875
thank you

>>715674841
Someone who looks beyond appearances and judges a work for what it is, placing it in its proper context
>t. zoomer who has Gears as its favorite game

>>715674862
nta but I tried it cause I heard good things and once the game started proper I was getting back to back random wolf encounters walking around and I realized it really is just another fucking jrpg and I quit.
I don't get any satisfaction from that kind of gameplay structure, I don't care how good the hundred hour storyline is.

>>715674772
>and enjoy the music
What music? Half the dungeons are silent. Then it gets even worse in Saga where all of the dungeons are silent. What were they thinking?

>>715674841
It makes you a
>LE BORN IN LE WRONG GENERATION

>>715675142
That's super fair, it's a very repetitive gameplay loop. In general i think that's why when people talk about the best JRPGs overall they tend to mention Chrono Trigger or FF7, they might not have the same level of story ambition, but they manage to be more consistent overall

>>715675367
bta but i never got this meme, like, all the old stuff is still there and anyone can try it

>>715674515
I liked the demo for this, does the full game hold up? The hospital hub was boring thou

If you like Xenogears play Kartia. It’s dated, but the story is really good and the fiction of using enchanted paper cards is cool

>>715673226 (OP)
Xenogears probably has the worst sewer dungeon I’ve ever played

>>715675932
The final dungeon mindbroke me

>>715675927
looks lame as fuck tbqh

>>715675927
Thanks anon, i'll check it out

>>715675838
If you liked the demo, the full game is just more of the same except you get different gameboy games to unlock shit with. I got about 30 hours on my first save before NG+. Definitely worth it on sale, one of my favorite games to turn my brain off to. [Spoiler] you also get to leave the hospital hub [/spoiler]

>>715677319
Also this. It was 100x more fun than Twisted Metal.

>>715677319
I bought this at a Sony store in NYC way back in the day. The whole “run anywhere you want” thing, along with the slow, methodical combat was really unique for the time.

>>715677386
Never played this but I really loved Vigilante 8. Not sure if that counts as a hidden gem, because people seem to be generally aware of it.

>>715677918
>I bought this at a Sony store in NYC way back in the day.
That's kinda crazy because I'm from NYC. I got it as a gift for having a good report card.
>Never played this but I really loved Vigilante 8.
I never even heard of Vigilante 8, will look it up now. But yeah it's basically a fun, more raunchy and dirty version of Twisted Metal. If Twisted Metal = American Pie, than Rogue Trip is like Scary Movie or Euro Trip.
>pic related
Ok this is the last hidden gem I'll post. Really enjoyed this one as a kid too. I really need to go back and play some of this shit, it's been literal decades.

>>715676732
Thanks
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