Hot Heart Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 With the new generation on the horizon, I figured now was a good time to put together a collection of all the current-gen games we felt were overlooked/underappreciated/misunderstood/whatever. Seeing as now they're probably quite cheap, it's a good time for some general recommendations for games you think are worth playing and why. Hopefully, it'll give some PXOD writers (myself included) a little kick to write a bit more. And I was thinking there's bound to be something we miss as well, so it's worth including forum members'/readers' picks as well. Definitely not looking to be too stringent with the criteria, though metacritic may give you a general view of a game's initial reception. The more, the better, I figure. If it becomes fairly large, we can split it into parts; perhaps by genre, writer, platform or something? Anyway, it can be anything - from XBLA games and indies through to licensed games. Personally, I'm thinking stuff like Assault Heroes 1 and 2, Crash Commando, Revenge of the Wounded Dragons, Rag Doll Kung Fu, Lost Odyssey, Stranglehold, Nier, Alpha Protocol, Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, Vanquish. Obviously, I'm not planning on writing about all of them, and other folks may feel more strongly about them anyway, but those are some general examples. So, let's hear it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Maybe I'll go with Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel since it's most likely better than [x] JRPG. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Viva Pinata. It was received fairly well by critics and by those who actually played it, but I feel like so few people have tried it because it looks like just some dumb kids game. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Ditto on Viva Pinata and Alpha Protocol. I also want to say 'Splosion Man on xbox live arcade. In the jrpg/krpg side definitely Magna Carta 2 for the xbox 360, brilliant game with an above average story and a very fun combat system. regular rpgs everything that I liked I feel did well, but that's from the top of my head. on point and click adventure titles I still heavily urge people to try out the Deponia series in Steam. It's basically a new Monkey Island with very good humor as well. First two titles are out right now, third one should hopefully come out by either late this year or 2014. I can't think of anything else I genuinely loved and recommended as again, most of the games I play and love tend to be popular. Kickstarter titles haven't started rolling yet either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Folklore. Guacamelee. Maybe Critter Crunch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Oh man, Critter Crunch is such a pretty looking and swish game. Way overly short though. Lost Odyssey was my one to add. Many folks talk of FFXIII as the big JRPG of the gen, but LO came out a fair bit before, just gimped by being 360 exclusive (luckily Last Remnant jumped ship to PC). It plays very much like I'd have figured a next-gen JRPG would. Way more so than FFXIII did. One of my few 360 games I own (despite lack of a 360). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Everyone's going to say Nier - it's the cult classic of the generation. Many people would say Folklore, Folksoul. I'm sure we'll even here some for Prince of Persia 2008, White Knight Chronicles, No More Heroes, Deadly Premonition, Wet and the like. I'm going to see if there are games people have actually forgotten about and aren't cult classics. Resonance of fate Majin and the forgotten kingdom The Saboteur. King's Bounty: Armoured Princess/The Legend Yesterday Avadon Cult Classics Wizardry Labyrinth of Lost Souls Child of Eden Jamestown Tokyo Jungle Sound Shapes M&M: Clash of Heroes Outland Shatter Echochrome The Last Guy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 I tried the Saboteur but it just was not enjoyable for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Tokyo Jungle would have been amazing if it weren't for the effects of toxicity and the toxic gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 THE TOXICITY. IN THE CITY. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 in the city IN THE CITY! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 I really did want to play the game more than I did. But the whole toxicity element just pushed me further and further away from it. I know they meant for it to impress a feeling of urgency (as if there weren't already one in hunger, old age and predators). It was too much for me, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 Sound like malaria from Fry Cry 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.