What is your favorite unknown game?

[Collierider12]

So, if you're like me, you've been gaming for probably a long time and probably have stumbled upon a diamond in the rough every now and again.
I want to hear from anyone in this post: What game of little-to-no status have you played, and is your favorite?
I'll start with mine: Einhander on PS1.
Einhander is a 2.5D shooter that was made by Squaresoft back in 1997.
And yes, I mean Squaresoft, not Square Enix.
Einhander has a really neat Mechanic where when certain types of enemies were destroyed, they would drop their weapon. if you hovered over the weapon, you would grab it and this weapon would be apart of your arsenal. Weapons would range from rocket launchers to minigun to laser beams to frickin' star wars light sabers (they were called beam swords, but c'mon, it's a friggin' light saber.)
On top of that, weapons had different functions based on positioning. If you pressed the triangle button, you could raise a weapon above your head, or below your body with your single mechanical arm. (Hence the name, Einhander. In German, it means one-handed. Which is a reference to the bastard sword.)
Rocket launchers below the body would shoot straight forward, but above, they would become homing missiles, which were useful for defeating enemies before they even appeared on screen. Shotguns could shoot backwards, Chainguns could be aimed diagonally or forwards, so on and so on.
And on top of that, if you get a game over, (and trust me, you will) Any weapons you pick up on the battlefield will be available next time you pick a loadout (from three different types of ships) in your next play through.
And my god, the sound effects they chose for these weapons, and for the game in general, is so satisfying. The mechanical whirring of the shrimp as he swerves and jumps around the ground, The sound of the Juno as it rips into enemies, the "boom" of said enemies as bullets, rockets, and shells rip through their metallic bodies, it is amazing.
Speaking of sound, the music. I can't do the soundtrack any justice hear, just look up the soundtrack online. You want a good starting spot, try assault, dawn, or shudder. The entire soundtrack is good, but those are my favorites.
The boss fights are really fast paced, and can get pretty insane at points, (look at said shrimp from earlier, seriously, he is a great mid-boss.) I can recall every single boss and mid-boss from this game, they are all great.
Now, i do have to mention again that this game IS from the PS1, so the graphics have not aged all that well, though they aren't really eye-bleeding like some games from this era. *cough* OOT *cough*
And this game also doesn't have multiplayer, which to me was a REALLY big missed opportunity.

This was my sort of mini-review on a game i really wish would get more traction. What games do you know of should get more traction? Let me know down below.

[bogusdata]

that's not a few mate

[bogusdata]

liked this game despite bugs, sequel II is crapolah

[bogusdata]

This was a long, interesting, nuanced game, totally agree. might still be on XBLA.

[Animusisters]

Can't have a favourite thing I don't even know.

[TheDorkyDane]

Kings Quest from 2015.

This is a game, clearly created by the fans for the fans. Fans of the old time Kings Quest series should be happy with this, I was actually blown away by how good it was. It was a GREAT new point and click adventure, with humorous story telling and a love and adoration for the source material.
Also... This game has the honor of being one of the few things in the world that made me cry like a little bitch for an hour straight. I am not joking! The very last chapter in the game is genius and it is just heart breaking. You know what is coming, you know where this is going, the way the game tells it is very clever and I am crying like a bitch, I just.... Man.


Dunno if these counts for "unknown." but... The two "Shadow hearts." games I feel like are severally under appreciated as well.
And I wish they had a greater following so they could get a remaster or even remake, the concepts and stories are very unique and interesting, but well.

I would also put the Drakkengard games in there but... They do have a cult following don't they? And "Nier Autometa." which is a sequel to a spin off of Drakkengard did really well, so yeah, the series live.
.... Only this bloody series could get away with making a sequel to a spin off and it's the best game yet -_-;

[SnowyJess]

I can think of a few.

There's Hamster Ball which is a lot like Marble Madness except you control a hamster in a ball
Petz 5 - still the best virtual pet game I've ever played
Luxor Evolved - I would consider it the best game in the Luxor series
Chao Resort Island - as someone who spent more time in the chao garden than the main game in Sonic Adventure 2 I really appreciate a fangame like this
Supertux and Pingus - a Mario clone starring Tux, the Linux penguin, and a lemmings clone with penguins
Platypus - a side-scrolling shooter with a claymation aesthetic
Hopmon, Petwings, Troy 2000, and Mage Bros - as far as I know these all appear to be from the same developer
Seiklus - a rather charming little game
Space Moth - a bullet hell game where you play as a moth
The Inner World - a pretty good point and click adventure
Windosill - a very short point and click thing, there's even more stuff like it on the Vectorpark website
Ikachan - a short game from the creator of Cave Story
Knytt, Knytt Stories, Within a Deep Forest, FiNCK and other assorted projects by Nifflas

[EdaGos]

hmmmm my "unknown" game is "call of Juarez Gunslinger" it is very fun Single player FPS game

[SnarkyJay]

Have you played Discworld Noir? It's the third adventure game in the series, and is really well done. If you like the police procedural Discworld books, like "Guards! Guards!", you will really like DIscworld Noir. It's a pain to get running on a modern OS, but I was able to get it running perfectly by using a Windows XP virtual machine.

[SnarkyJay]

I also had Einhander back in the day. I enjoyed that game quite a bit. Thanks for mentioning it, as I haven't thought about it in a long while!

[Zoltor]

This is a hard one, I'm older then time its self, and I play so many great unknown games, but if I am only allowed to choose 1 game, I would have to probally go with Hoshigami(don't play the DS remake, It's watered down, play the original playstation game published by ATLUS).

It does right what every other Tactic/RPG seems to do wrong. It's in the vain of the original Tactics Ogre, but infinitely better. It's the hardest Tactic/RPG ever made(woot woot, finally a tactic/RPG that's truly hard, and punishes every little mistake you make), there's a lot of towers/side quests, there's branching paths galore, yet unlike any other game with branching paths, there is actually a way to recruit everyone. The story is not only top notch(as is the music), but for every char that's alive, and that you recruited by the end of the game, actually effects the ending(there's a lot of characters too).

It's so awesome, I generally rate it as my favorite tactic/RPG ingeneral(and I have basically played them all, so that's saying something).

[Morax]

Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy on the Xbox. The ancient Egyptian art style was fantastic, especially the level design. I also remember spending loads of time trying to collect all the monsters for the museum in Abydos.

I don't hear much about it, likely because it's an Xbox exclusive and never had a sequel, although they did release a remaster on PC recently.

[Murray]

I played a bit of Lost Planet 2 when it was new. It was pretty fun but luckily I played with 3 friends. I heard that the AI was terrible so solo single player was apparently a bad idea.

[starracker]

My best unknown game is Neverhood, an old point and click adventure game made out of slime!!!!
Plus, as a child it was the first time i was introduced to multiple ending games.

[[Formerly]NEET]

Steambot Chronicles was a PS2 game I had found at my local Gamestop some 10+ years ago and fell in love with it.

You have a mech you can pilot and run around in, can play around 6 different musical instruments with a band and earn money, go hunting for fossils to fill a museum. The music in the game has still stuck with me to this day and I went out of my way a couple of years ago to track down a copy of it, and had to pay a pretty penny for the game.

COMRADES!!!

For me, it was -

Metal Saga - PS2 - the wacky enemy designs & names (What would you call an enemy with the shape of half-buried, unexploded missile?a Dud!) and the ability to customize your Tanks and one of your party member. And the theme!

Wizardry : Tales of the Forsaken Land - PS 2 - My 1st introduction to the Wizardry franchise. I've been hooked since then and played other Wizardry titles in the franchise.

Deception : Dark Delusion - PS - The grisly combination between weak girl, deadly trap and awesome way to kill your enemy. Still playing it on emu.