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Chunky	Mar 1 2005, 6:25pm Anchor
Chunky	Post any upcoming games that arn't getting enough attention, or just aren't known by the public. Then discuss them....
San-J roots down in the wet clay, branches glistening.	Mar 1 2005, 6:35pm Anchor
San-J roots down in the wet clay, branches glistening.	Pinned. The first excellent game that comes to mind when I think of games that never got the attention that they deserved would have to be No One Lives Forever. A true masterpiece that suffered poor sales for reasons beyond me. --
Chunky	Mar 1 2005, 6:42pm Anchor
Chunky	The number 1 game that has never been noticed by anyone and is awsome: Secret Service. I haven't played the new one, but it's probably just as good as the first one. It's just like cs, only in some parts better. Funlabs.com Remember to also post any upcoming games that you think other people don't know about Edited by (in order): Chunky, Chunky, Chunky
ImTheDarkcyde ¯\(º_o)/¯	Mar 1 2005, 9:54pm Anchor
ImTheDarkcyde ¯\(º_o)/¯	domination isnt unheard of, its the sequel to the critically acclaimed Massive Assault, which was published by wargaming.net the reason "domination" might be unheard of, to you, is because they had to change names not too long ago after signing on with dreamcatcher interactive -- The only worthwhile standalone on modDB. beyond the thunderdome
Karuto	Mar 1 2005, 10:39pm Anchor
Karuto	I suppose Wild 9 was a great game that not a lot of people played, as well as Shadow Hearts. That game was released in the shadow of FF10, so there was no real chance of it standing out from that game, seeing as how they're both RPGs. Some more games that come to mind: Sambe de Amigo (Dreamcast) Intelligence Qube (Great puzzle game for the PS1) Beyond Good & Evil Prince of Persia (Although critically acclaimed, it met lackluster sales) The Second Encounter (One of the best FPS games I've played) Grim Fandango (Great comedy game for the PS1 - very rare to find now) Alien Hominid Otogi (One of the best games for the Xbox!) Otogi 2 (Bigger and better, even greater than Otogi 1) And I can list a hell of a lot more, but I don't want to get too carried away Edited by: Karuto -- "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster." - Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil, Aphorism 146
declinsion Wall Scibbler	Mar 1 2005, 10:42pm Anchor
declinsion Wall Scibbler	Grim Fandango was for PC too. I've got an old PC Gamer Demo disc with it on there. It got lots of good reviews but never seem to really go anywhere.
Karuto	Mar 1 2005, 10:43pm Anchor
Karuto	Tis the fate of a lot of really good games. I don't understand how a lot of people wouldn't buy Prince of Persia or Viewtiful Joe and sell out the stores -- "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster." - Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil, Aphorism 146
declinsion Wall Scibbler	Mar 1 2005, 10:50pm Anchor
declinsion Wall Scibbler	I think a big problem is that a lot of people are afraid to buy games that aren't hugemungous. They'd rather buy a game like HL2, that has a lot of publicity, and they're sure they will like, instead of a not so well known game. I also think a big problem is a lot of these games come out around the same time as a much more popular game, which really takes away from the publicity.
frosty-theaussie Sonny Jim	Mar 1 2005, 11:21pm Anchor
frosty-theaussie Sonny Jim	Boiling Point: Road to Hell --
embers. I'm a lumberjack....	Mar 2 2005, 1:42am Anchor
embers. I'm a lumberjack....	Beyond Good & Evil sucked monkey balls it deserved to fail, it was like the shittiest platform game ever, i beta tested it. viewtiful joe failed because people arent used to that form of gaming. and No-One lives forevers failure is way over rated. -- Project Conquest
Baart	Mar 2 2005, 3:19am Anchor
Baart	No One Lives Forever was popular in here when it was released... i personally don't like it cause it gets stupid with ak47 sniping grunts with reflexes like q3a nightmare bots, no chances of surviving a firefight without a (even 5% or something like that) scratch. -- last.fm
Stimor	Mar 2 2005, 3:48am Anchor
Stimor	Psychonauts, its from Tim Schafer! Edited by: Stimor -- >:\|
Karuto	Mar 2 2005, 12:00pm Anchor
Karuto	Psychonauts isn't even out yet. Sure, it may be an underdog, but let's play it before we consider whether it should've or shouldn't have been an underdog -- "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster." - Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil, Aphorism 146
Stimor	Mar 2 2005, 1:49pm Anchor
Stimor	i buy good games. dont care if they are well known or hidden -- >:\|
San-J roots down in the wet clay, branches glistening.	Mar 2 2005, 10:55pm Anchor
San-J roots down in the wet clay, branches glistening.	The point of this thread was actually more to point out upcoming games that aren't receiving the attention they deserve, if you read the first post. The failure of NOLF can never be overrated. It was such a freaking good game. Sure, it got more publicity than most of the games mentioned in here, but it deserved as much attention as Half Life 2 got. It was one cliche-defying revolutionarily good FPS if there ever was one. Or perhaps I'm just obsessed.. Beyond Good & Evil wasn't all that bad Embers.. It wasn't like NOLF or anything, but I personally really enjoyed it. --
frosty-theaussie Sonny Jim	Mar 2 2005, 11:17pm Anchor
frosty-theaussie Sonny Jim	san-j wrote:Or perhaps I'm just obsessed.. No, you're right, NOLF was bloody awesome. I got it for free with my video card, and I wasn't disappointed with it one bit. --
San-J roots down in the wet clay, branches glistening.	Mar 3 2005, 9:25am Anchor
San-J roots down in the wet clay, branches glistening.	Woah, I also got my copy with of NOLF my last video card (MSI GeForce4 Ti4400).. Good to see that someone else shares my opinions of NOLF --
Chunky	Mar 6 2005, 11:05am Anchor
Chunky	"Breakdown" for Xbox. I just got it and its great. Deff. a underdog game to most people though. I got it preplayed for $10 so go out and try to do the same.
Chunky	Mar 11 2005, 10:07pm Anchor
Chunky	Gamespot.com I doubt anyone has heard of that
Karuto	Mar 11 2005, 10:23pm Anchor
Karuto	Strange enough, I had heard about it back in September, when that video was first posted. It was such a strange thing to watch It may become the next Katamari Damacy. Two great FPS games that people definitely need to check out: Cold Winter (Xbox, PS2) - Gamespot.com Coded Arms (PSP) - Gamespot.com Coded Arms is definitely going to be one of the first PSP games I'm going to buy. -- "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster." - Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil, Aphorism 146
San-J roots down in the wet clay, branches glistening.	Mar 11 2005, 10:29pm Anchor
San-J roots down in the wet clay, branches glistening.	Yep, I too saw that when that video was released. I saw the name Peter Molyneux, and downloaded the trailer as fast as I could! Some names, like Lionhead Games, Blizzard, Valve, iD, and Monolith, hold a certain quality of respect, that'll make you deeply interested in anything bearing their name. --
Baart	Mar 12 2005, 4:38am Anchor
Baart	Silent Storm - realistic WW2 turn-based strategy... unnoticed, totally unnoticed -- last.fm
ImTheDarkcyde ¯\(º_o)/¯	Mar 12 2005, 9:03am Anchor
ImTheDarkcyde ¯\(º_o)/¯	Chaser, was ignored as it was a budget title, but one of the best you'll find -- The only worthwhile standalone on modDB. beyond the thunderdome
Karuto	Mar 12 2005, 9:29am Anchor
Karuto	I own Chaser. It's a pretty interesting game. My dad got it from his work place. You guys should check it out. It's kind of fun. -- "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster." - Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil, Aphorism 146
Chunky	Mar 12 2005, 10:22am Anchor
Chunky	If a game is being made by Lionhead, then i automaticly look into it.