/v/ - Video Games

DID I JUST HEAR "HIDDEN GEMS"?

This is now a scalper thread.

I bought this really rare, old it's even older than me! game a couple of weeks ago. I had to brush off my dad's old PS1, but it was worth it! It was even better than Skyrim, but the graphics and audio work were hideous!

>>14533362

There were also hearts on Valentines day iirc. That game had lots of cool secrets.

>>14533397

Good meme friend.

>>14533398

What color was it?

Serious post coming through.

HEY GUYS,SCALPER MESSIAH HERE

make sure you don't play that shit PS1 version either

>>14533875

>BAR2 never ever

Somewhat standard to enthusiasts, but I rarely see these games talked about otherwise, except for Breath of Fire 2, but in that case it's better to emulate it with the re-translation.

Also, how does one go about defining a hidden gem? Obviously, it's not games like Mario or Zelda. But other times games are famous for being obscure or odd like Plok! or Terranigma and they seem to receive a fair amount of attention. And if wasn't popular when it came out, but found to be a good game it's sometimes called a "cult classic" instead, while other games that don't receive the same attention are a "hidden gem."

>>14533840

>El Shaddai

Top taste.

>>14533875

>>14534383

I'd argue that's not a hidden gem anymore at this point with how much attention it seems to get.

>>14534468

>Duck Dodgers

My nigger. Great shit.

>>14534392

I'll raise you one faggot

>>14534475

A lot of the early Looney Tunes games were fucking fantastic, but apparently people forgot or guess otherwise due to "muh licensed" or "muh kiddie game."

>>14534481

That looks that one road carpet apparently every child grew up with.

>>14534468

One would also have to define if they mean "obscure to the general public" or "obscure even to the medium of discussion" (in this case, an imageboard community). Because there's plenty of games that aren't all that well known in the broad spectrum, but that imageboards have long been aware of and enjoyed.

>>14534481

>Volcanoes in those towns.

For some reason I'm imagining Lego Pompeii graffiti scenario, like that one anon's post about some minifig bitch that turned him on as having "a mouth printed to take dick".

>>14534527

That's the problem, a lot of the games I've played I assume are common knowledge to anyone with an interest in video games. Wizardry and Ultima, popular defining RPGs for their time. Adventure Island and Castlevania, staples of the NES. Seems like Earthbound is shit normalfags consider to be "obscure." They either forget too easily or purposely stick to the surface, clinging onto giants like Mario, Zelda, Halo, Final Fantasy, Call of Duty, etc. It's surprising to me how many people have played games like Skyrim or Fallout 3 while knowing next to nothing about the games that came before it or not even knowing it was a franchise at all. It's sad people don't understand why things happen to be the way they are or what used to be. But I guess that's "pop culture" for you.

And I know the Spongebob games are pretty popular here, but I felt the need to post them. There are fantastic licensed games out there.

>>14534475

>nerf arena blast

man it was just a glorified UT99 mod.

>>14534785

Compared to shit like this, yes. Early as in, before modern gaming like PS2, GameCube, Xbox, etc. I was going to say retro, but it doesn't feel that way to me.

>>14534655

I had some big response to this, but decided it was getting too autistic and trimmed it. That said, there are some factors one needs to weigh, beyond just being accustomed to imageboard awareness/interests for years (if not over a decade in some cases):

>Average age of the discussion community (youngfags being less likely to have played classics, though some may at least be aware of them from older siblings/friends/parents/shitty e-celebs).

>Vectors for socialization (current releases and living series tend to have more in the way of discussion due to relevance, thus those might be of more interest to the eternal normalfag).

>Games media shilling/shitting (without taking into account media “sensibilities” and politics, popular series from big name publishers tend to have more marketing dumped into them than smaller games that could benefit more, and journokike outlets not being especially smart, tend to overlook/shit on otherwise worthwhile games; even something like calling a series “filler” compared to bigger name, higher anticipated competing games can likely do a number to normalfag interest).

As for people not knowing a game, with a number in the title at that, is a sequel to other games, you’d think that in itself would be enough of a tell that it wasn’t a stand alone title. Still, I'd hope it would just be some people taking the piss with the idea, rather than some people actually being so stupid to think "Star Wars logic" should be applied on a broad scale. Admittedly there are at least a few intentional cases of a game being named in a way where there are actually no actual entries in the series prior (Breath of Death VII, for example), and I can at least somewhat excuse new fans of a series not being aware of earlier entries when the initial one to get a local release had the name changed or numeral dropped to avoid questions of what happened to the prior one(s), but that still shows a level of not bothering to even dig a few inches deeper into the background of a game/series one might be enjoying.

>There are fantastic licensed games out there.

True, there are some good ones out there. But the overwhelming majority just seem to be shat out to make some quick extra cash on the side of the original work (and risk being rushed for relevance to the original work, poorly tested, low on content, not respecting the source material andor fans, etc), rather than being a quality game experience of their own (that just so happens to not have an original cast/setting). Similar issue I have towards anime adaptations of various manga/LN/.

>>14534825

Tsugunai's never been especially expensive when I've seen it (since I started noticing it, I mean). Having gotten middling reception in both Japan and NA (PAL didn't see it, of course) has likely kept it low profile. More a case of not showing up much compared to being expensive. Though, I suppose "expensive" is open to interpretation, whether you consider $20-25 too much of a risk to drop on a complete copy. Odd game, but one I enjoyed.

>>14534933

>True, there are some good ones out there. But the overwhelming majority just seem to be shat out to make some quick extra cash on the side of the original work

That's exactly why a lot of hidden gems tend to be licensed games. No one expects them to be good.

>>14534991

I was going to post this, but I didn't consider it a hidden gem myself. I'd thought anyone who's read a bit about Xbox's history would've known about Microsoft's failed mascot attempt. But, that being said, I love this game and I wish Blinx would've picked up as a mascot for the Xbox. Video games seemed to lack the fun that older generations had as it started to shift into shooter/racing/dudebro territory and I'd argue they still do. I love mascots in general, it's a shame they've gone away. If I were to revive Blinx and I'd incorporate more green into his color palette and change the vacuum into a stopwatch. I hate that Master Chief has become the "go-to" mascot for Xbox. It just doesn't work for me.

How much of the original Xbox's library would be considered a hidden gem due to everyone else owning a PS2 or GameCube?

shit's RAD

I will be VERY surprised and delighted if anybody here has played this.

>>14535054

Eh, a lot of people don't seem to know about it from my experience. It's on the same level as Marvelous for me, where it's a game that Nintendo made themselves but went unknown for the most part. Hell, I'd argue Voodoo Vince is less of a hidden gem/obscure than StarTropics considering it got a remaster.

>>14535070

I couldn't see them working as mascots, they're kind of ugly and because of that wouldn't have as broad of an appeal. But they do work as mascots for Oddworld in general, being that they're overall representative of how Oddworld is.

>>14535093

I've got a better one. See 5th image. I vaguely remember playing that/renting it. I might've been too spooked by it when I first played it.

I've never seen anyone mention this game. Was pretty good for the $3 I picked it up for back in the day.

Would anyone consider the Japan-only Goemon titles to be hidden gems or not so much because of somewhat popular localization via Mystical Ninja?

>>14535119

Eh, he would've made a fantastic mascot. I think every console could easily be improved by having a mascot/franchise that would guarantee a new release every generation.

>>14535125

Same, I kind of regret selling it and Yoshi's Story off to help buy a GameCube.

>>14535116

I wish it got a sequel

Some of you might know this already, but for the longest time I never knew Secret of Mana had a sequel.

>>14534655

>THQ Nordic is going to remaster SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom

>>14534655

>>14537838

>try to emulate Battle for Bikini Bottom for a hit of nostalgia

>visual fuckery i.e. red triangles on the ground and an outlined green box that distorts the image inside it

>my fucking face

The retards at Giant Bomb have recently been talking shit about this game. Don't believe their lies. I played it when it first came out, and it's a masterpiece.

Day of Reckoning is a masterpiece too.

I don't think I've seen Ehrgeiz mentioned even once in /v/. It's basically a fighting game from the PS1 era, but what made it stand out to me was the dungeon crawl mode. It was very comfy.

>>14538524

Some gameplay screenshots.

Metal Storm for the NES was pretty cool.

>>14533247

Kiwame Mahjong Dx2, one of the best games to learn how to play mahjong. Pretty accessible too, despite being in japanese.

Gekitou Pro Yakyuu - Nice baseball game with physics similar to Pro Yakyuu Spirits, which is rare since bat positioning is rare in baseball simulators. Has english version called "Homerun King", just without anime characters and with MLB cast.

Family Stadium 2003 - another arcade baseball game, that is no worse than Konami's Power Pros series. Extremely fun to play.

Simple 2000 Series Vol. 115 - "The Roomshare to Iu Seikatsu" - small game about room sharing, kinda like simplistic clone of sims, you have to work, improve your relationship with your roommates, decorate room and most importantly pay rent in time.

>>14538564

The dungeon mode was really the only reason to play. Speaking of PS1 hidden gems, pic related was a pretty good 3d platformer overall, though not as good as Crash, Spyro, or Croc, and the graphics have aged kinda badly.

This fucking game

If you can wrangle the controls into doing what you want and like optimizing stealth game runs it has all the stuff you could want.

Getting past the controls though is one pretty fucking tall order, and occasionally there's a few LoS bugs but damn I haven't had that kind of fun with stealth games since the VR missions in MGS2 and mastering the way stealth works in 3 to fuck with guards.

The dub is absolutely atrocious in the best ways.

>>14541585

It's also buggy, better wait for the PC port.

>>14541684

Ninjas are absolutely for sexual

Your choices of character are: roastie, Swede, and nigger.

>>14548846

I think that may have been the last time a commercial sold me on a game.

>>14549106

Old game commercials are the comfiest shit

>>14549106

shame a good commercial doesn't make the game good.

>>14549792

You know it, I think it may be that they leaned a bit more toward toy commercials than they usually do now.

>>14534773

And Chex-quest was just a doom wad yet people love that. I'd love to see them do a new arena shooter with all their new guns. And have "Illegal mods" to use. Would be good fun

>>14535049

>Voodoo Vince

Had a nice artstyle and the platforming was good enough with a nice challenge. Never beat it before hocking my xbox and it won't work on the 360. There's a PC version of it now though.

>>14550404

Get out of here with your Splinter Cell knock-off. The Mario Kart Knock-off is where it's at though.

Building meter for powerups instead of RNG is actually a good idea. And it plays well enough, with some fun tracks to race (not many but the ones they have are good, apart from the construction one.)

Also you can play as a burger.

Big Bumpin' is just confusing and doesn't play very well

It's a shame, game is really unique gameplay wise, and it's interesting to see werewolves and vampires in a WW2 game. The devs also had a plan to make it a trilogy, one taking place during the cold war, the other during modern times, fighting terrorism. Shame it will never happen, because it was too difficult for the journo cunts(And the game really IS difficult, if you don't look up how the game really works, you will be fucked in the later stages: Best example is if you decide to take as much gear as possible with you, as you would think you should, or even use guns at all, enemies will move 3 or 4 times before you do, you have no choice but to run mages in the last few levels)

>>14552171

Then again, it's one of those games that censors swastiks and replaces them with iron crosses, for (((Some))) reason, and one of the interviews talks about one of the US studio heads talking about how he censored all instances of mentioning concentration camps because his (((Girlfriend))) found it uncomfortable

One of the characters is a medic, they even removed his red cross from his armband ffs, so maybe it's best we only get one game

>>14551311

>kart

You get the fuck out Sneak King is an absolute gem, and by far the best of the BK series, pleb.

>>14552648

>>14552638

>Herbert West

>This creepy fellow is based on the HP Lovecraft character of the same, who succeeded in raising the dead - Gallant describes him as the team's "reanimator". Acting as medic, his MS attacks are all defensive, healing allies, curing status elements and reviving the fallen. This makes him both the most important and worst character. Limited only to weapon attacks, he can't wield a sniper rifle, meaning you're stuck either with light short-range rifles (like the M1 Garand), or heavier weapons which slow him down. At every feasible opportunity try to get him to attack to keep his EXP up. Known as Herbert East in Atlus' English localisation, the little red cross on his white armband was digitally removed (presumably because the Red Cross organisation bitches incessantly about its use), though can still be seen in the manual.

Source

https://hg101.kontek.net/operationdarkness/operationdarkness.htm

Also, I agree, this swastika shit is ridiculous. Don't tell me this looks natural

>>14568493

In this series Dokapon DX is the real hidden gem.

>one of the raddest yugioh games

>atmosphere is surprisingly dreamlike (partly thanks to the OST) and blends well with the surreal and bizarre nature of the cards

>doesn't really feel like a budget game konami shat out to make money off of Yugioh

>the game seems to be popular-ish but despite this, nobody ever brings it up and talks about it

>makes me really question how popular it actually is